What a difference a year makes in local politics. In 2024, only one candidate, David Golden, was on the ballot for Select Board. This year, five people are competing for two seats in the May 14 town election. Charlie Bletzer and John Mahoney are seeking re-election. They face three challengers: Scott Vecchi, Deb Iaquinto, and […]
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Posted inCulture
Downtown discoveries: From art making to axe throwing to wood carving
When your correspondent was last seen wandering around downtown Plymouth, he hadn’t made it north of Town Hall and realized his job was not yet done. There was much more to be explored, much more for a newcomer to discover. But before we head beyond Town Hall, there’s at least one gem south of there […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
‘Beautiful Things’ presents student art for a worthy cause
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. A free exhibit and silent auction called “Beautiful Things” will open on Friday, May 2, at […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Opponents of Hedges Pond Road business park sue to stop work
Opponents of a 34-acre business park under construction on Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville filed a lawsuit Thursday to try to stop development of the site, which they say is a historic Native American cultural land that should be preserved. Seventeen residents filed the suit against Plymouth Select Board members, Standish Investment Group – the […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
A look at the ever-changing local restaurant and retail scene
Stability isn’t a word that often pops up when the subject is retail or restaurant businesses. They rise and fall on short-lived trends, customers’ whims, labor and supply chain costs, and other hard-to-control (or predict) factors. Like one person’s fixation on tariffs, for example. National chains come and go like limited TV series (so long, […]
Posted inBusiness
Struggling Mayflower Brewing has tapped a buyer
Amid a wave of consolidation and closings in the craft beer industry, Mayflower Brewing Company – Plymouth’s oldest and largest beer maker – is changing hands. Drew Brosseau said Tuesday that he is selling the business he founded in 2007 to Orleans-based Hog Island Beer Company for an undisclosed sum. But the Mayflower name and […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Some Plymouth residents bought their homes through the mail
We live in an age of instant gratification. Perhaps the best example of that is Amazon, which now, with a warehouse in Kingston near the Plymouth border, usually makes deliveries here overnight, and sometimes the same day. There is not much that cannot be sourced from Amazon. But did you know that the company has […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
Something fishy is about to happen and everyone’s invited
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. The herring have been running at this time of year “since time immemorial,” said Kim VanWormer, […]
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Trump administration pulls funding for Pilgrim Hall work
In what is the first local example of a wave of federal budget cuts, the Trump administration has revoked a $200,000 grant to Pilgrim Hall Museum that would have supported modernization and preservation of four centuries of documents in its archives that are now housed in deteriorating boxes. In an email, Keith Sonderling, acting director […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Citing difficulty in hiring, Police Dept. wants out of civil service
It’s been more than 100 years since Plymouth police joined the state civil service system. Town officials say that’s long enough. “It’s an entity that has probably run its course,” said Police Chief Dana Flynn. “It hasn’t kept up with the times.” That’s why officials are looking to opt out of the statewide program, a […]