As the summer season winds down, one waterfront restaurant owner wonders why her establishment and others didn’t attract the usual crowds this year. The owner – who asked that her name be withheld out of fear of derogatory comments on social media that might further hurt business – said tourists have been filling up parking […]
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‘Creative Collectives’ aims to build an arts community
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. If you want to tap into your creativity, but find the idea of a lengthy course […]
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Judge orders home invasion suspect held pending trial
The man accused of attacking a well-known local chef inside his North Plymouth home last month will remain in jail until trial, a judge ruled Thursday. After a 30-minute dangerousness hearing, Plymouth District Court Judge Shelby Smith granted a prosecutor’s request to keep Jose Juarez, 38, behind bars until at least January. Plymouth County Assistant […]
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Armed man subdued by police at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
A man carrying a bayonet and a pistol triggered a lockdown at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Saturday morning, according to police and two staff members who were there. The hospital issued a “Code Silver,” a signal alerting staff that an active shooter or a person with a weapon was in the facility and they should […]
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Boys & Girls club staffer faces charges related to photographing, touching child
His mother knew something was wrong when she picked up her seven-year-old son from summer camp on the afternoon of August 11. He was afraid to say what was bothering him — he’d been warned “not to tell his mommy or daddy what happened,” Plymouth police reported. But the child eventually told his mother – […]
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Longtime investigative reporter’s literary success is no mystery
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. Multiple Emmy winner, and investigative television reporter Hank Phillipi Ryan will celebrate the launch of her […]
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Local chef uses hammer to fend off attacker inside his home
Imagine being jolted awake by someone screaming. At first you think it’s your roommate. Then you realize the voice is a stranger’s. That’s what happened at about 8 a.m. on August 15 when Mike Wisdom found an unhinged man inside his North Plymouth home. A vicious assault and struggle took place. After several minutes, […]
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Town claims victory in battle over Atlantic Country Club. For now.
The town has succeeded, at least for now, in blocking a large residential development on the site of the Atlantic Country Club in South Plymouth. Select Board chair Kevin Canty said Wednesday that he was told by the town’s lawyer that the club’s prospective buyer had withdrawn his offer to purchase the property. “We’re very […]
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Downtown fixture New World Tavern fighting to survive
Karl Heine is in a predicament many restaurateurs face as the industry struggles to regain its footing since the pandemic. He’s trying to save his business, The New World Tavern, amid a decline in tourism, fewer young customers, higher prices for goods, a shortage of workers, and – most important – a six-figure bill from […]
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Making a trek to Oliver Neck. (Yes, it’s in Plymouth.)
In 1928, Doubleday published “The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod,” by the naturalist Henry Beston. It became a classic of nature literature. Beston drew up the plans for a small beach cottage in 1925, intending to use it occasionally. He soon found he didn’t want to leave […]