Hundreds of charged-up protesters gathered on Coles Hill and around Plymouth Rock on a gray Saturday to demonstrate against President Trump and his polices, taking part in a wave of similar “No Kings” events held in cities and towns in Massachusetts and across the country. They were protesting, among other things, the detention of Plymouth […]
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Posted inGovernment
Citing ‘significant’ safety concerns, town opens emergency access lane at Long Beach
Getting in and out of Plymouth’s Long Beach may be tougher over the summer. And this time it’s not about nesting plovers. Citing “significant public safety concerns,” the town says it has assembled a vehicle corridor using Jersey barriers “at the northernmost end of the public/day parking area.” The measure was needed, it says, to […]
Posted inReal Estate Sales
Plymouth home sales ticked up in May
The weather’s warmed up, but how about the local real estate scene? Don’t sweat it – the May numbers are in, and it looks like the temperature is rising. While one month doesn’t mean a market heatwave is upon us – demand still outstrips supply – the increased buzz might be an early sign of […]
Posted inGovernment
Select Board’s Cedarville meeting attracts a crowd
Residents packed the Cedarville Fire Station Tuesday evening for the first in a series of Select Board meetings to be held in Plymouth’s neighborhoods, starting with those farthest from Town Hall. “I wanted, personally, to come to Cedarville first because I know that Cedarville often feels ignored and not heard by people at 26 Court […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
ICE arrests in Plymouth upend lives, raise concerns
Josiana Cruz Silva has been crying and praying since her husband was plucked off a Plymouth street by ICE agents last month. After being taken to Burlington, and then back to Plymouth, Daniel Nogueira Capuzzo, 39, was moved to Arizona. Now he’s being held in Colorado, where, Silva said, her husband is surrounded by criminals. […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
How did he get away with it for so long?
As Plymouth schools’ food services manager sits at home, tethered to an electronic monitor while awaiting his next court appearance, people all over town are asking one key question: How was Patrick Van Cott allegedly able to steal food, equipment, and other goods for decades without getting caught? Van Cott, 62, who pleaded not guilty […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
Waterfront concert series packs its lineup with variety
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. Get your folding chairs and blankets ready – it’s almost time for the increasingly popular Project […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
ICE agents capture man facing deportation in Miami
A man living in Plymouth but facing deportation proceedings in Florida was taken into custody by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday morning after he was found hiding in Vine Hills Cemetery. When ICE agents approached him, the man fled by car into the cemetery off Summer Street where he struck multiple headstones, according […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
School food services director faces theft charges, held on $50,000 bail
He’s been the Plymouth Public Schools’ food services director for more than 20 years. Police say he may have been stealing from the town for almost as long. Patrick Van Cott, 62, was arrested this week after Plymouth police, acting on a tip, discovered he could have been pilfering school equipment and food for decades, […]
Posted inEducation
At Hedge, diversity and community thrive while immigration fears swirl around it
It is the town’s oldest school, built in 1910, a place that has educated generations of immigrants, including some of Plymouth’s newest residents. For many of its students, English is not their first language. Two thirds of them come from low-income households, compared with 31 percent townwide. “We have families that have been in North […]