If you are on Facebook there is a good chance you are familiar with an infamous – and popular – page that discusses daily life in Plymouth. Recently, I followed a discussion that got nasty and, inevitably, someone threw down the “townie” card. Somehow, having been born and raised here – whether you are a […]
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Posted inCulture
$6.2m Pilgrim Hall project will restore precious artwork, replace roof
Pilgrim Hall, one of the oldest museums in the country, is marking its bicentennial with a $6.2 million renovation project that got underway earlier this month. The project is focused on restoring two massive historical paintings and replacing the 200-year-old building’s roof. Because the roof replacement also entails interior work, certain precautions had to be […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Suspect charged in Redbrook mailroom thefts has history of similar crimes
Plymouth police believe they have cracked the case of the brazen thief who repeatedly made her way into the locked Redbrook mailhouse and stole packages meant for residents of the South Plymouth neighborhood. Sunny Lynn McDonough, 45, is charged with five counts of breaking and entering to commit a felony and five counts of larceny. […]
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Walmart has just about everything, including a lot of shoplifters
It’s a mecca for shoppers around the country, a massive store selling everything from groceries to electronics, and from eyewear to garden tools. In Plymouth, Walmart is also a mecca for shoplifters, who regularly waltz out of the Colony Place Supercenter with merchandise they didn’t pay for. The items often aren’t worth much — anywhere […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
At Manomet’s Tidmarsh sanctuary, nature puts on a spectacular fall show
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to carl@plymouthindependent.org, at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpg attachment – helps. Mass Audubon’s Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary weekly walks continue through October, a vibrant period in the […]
Posted inGovernment
MacRae says Plymouth town clerk botched ballot counting in Senate primary contest
Alleging “widespread and systematic irregularities” in Plymouth’s counting of mail-in ballots in the Sept. 3 primary, state Senate candidate Kari MacRae Friday said she will seek a court order to force town officials to count them again. MacRae, of Bourne, who originally lost the Republican primary to state Rep. Matt Muratore by 45 votes, alleged […]
Posted inGovernment
Planning Board has questions about proposed Cedarville business park
As they began a review of a proposal to build a 34-acre business park in Cedarville, Planning Board members Wednesday expressed concerns about the amount of truck traffic the project will add to an already congested area of town and questioned the design, which calls for flattening much of the hilly site. The developer, Standish […]
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Select Board OK’s spending another $140,000 on Oak St. project despite concerns about cost overruns
A divided Select Board Tuesday night approved spending $140,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money to finish the transformation of the former Oak Street elementary school into three affordable apartments. The work, which was originally budgeted at under a half million dollars, has more than doubled to $1,168,000. The once-modest project has attracted massive interest […]
Posted inSports
Team effort: A campaign is underway to let Plymouth North football games kick off after dark, despite EEE threat
Mosquitoes are not deterring a determined group of Plymouth North High School students and parents from trying to persuade town officials to bring back Friday night football. They’re calling for an exception to the closure of parks and fields from dusk to dawn to allow home games to start at 7 p.m. instead of 4 […]
Posted inBusiness
Planners to consider 34-acre business park for Cedarville
A proposal to build a business park on 34 acres off Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville is scheduled to come before the Planning Board for review on Wednesday, Sept. 11, but supporters and opponents are already weighing in on what would be a significant project in a part of town where commercial development has been […]