The setting for the final show of this summer’s Project Arts concert series won’t be as scenic as usual, but it will be safer. The organization behind the popular free concerts is moving Wednesday’s event from Pilgrim Memorial Park on the waterfront to Memorial Hall on Court Street because of the town’s high risk for […]
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Posted inEnvironment & Health
Officials hope to minimize EEE threat with aerial spraying
Aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes in parts of Plymouth and surrounding towns is tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday, said Ashley Randle, the state’s commissioner of agriculture. The spraying will take place inland, from dusk to dawn. The effort is aimed at preventing people and animals from potentially being infected with Eastern equine encephalitis, a deadly […]
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How a Bon Jovi tribute band will help send local students to Hawaii
The Visual and Performing Arts Department of the Plymouth Public Schools is partnering with Memorial Hall and Don Jovi (yes, Don – it’s a Bon Jovi tribute band) for a fundraiser on Sept. 6. The money raised will lower costs for a planned trip to Hawaii in December for 80 Plymouth high school music students […]
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EEE threat forces closure of Plymouth’s public fields and parks from dusk to dawn
The town has ordered the closing of all public fields and parks in Plymouth from dusk to dawn until further notice, citing the high risk of Eastern equine encephalitis, a potentially fatal disease spread by mosquitoes. The closings will apply to all sports leagues and organizations that use Plymouth’s outdoor recreational facilities – as well […]
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Plymouth woman charged with selling drugs to undercover troopers
A Plymouth woman is facing multiple drug charges after she allegedly sold crack, fentanyl, and methadone to undercover state troopers, according to court records. Police began investigating Claudette Ylitalo, 47, after finding her number on the cellphone of a person who died from a drug overdose in June, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim […]
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What we know about the massive military plane that buzzed Plymouth
Kenneth Fosdick was in his boat last Friday morning – going past State Pier – when a huge C-17 military transport jet flew over, its engines producing a roar. “I look up and I’m like, ‘Oh, my God!” said Fosdick, an experienced pilot and the chair of Plymouth’s Airport Commission. “I honestly thought that there […]
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Meet the candidates who want to represent Plymouth on Beacon Hill
Editor’s note: To help voters make informed choices in the Sept. 3 Democrat and Republican state primaries, the Plymouth Independent reached out to all the candidates seeking to represent Plymouth in the House of Representatives and Senate. We focused on contested races, but plan another story before the general election in November. The deadline to […]
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Residents aren’t sold on plan for apartments at Benny’s Plaza
Everyone loved Benny’s. But a proposal to turn Benny’s Plaza into a high-end apartment complex? Not so much. Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a 100-year-old Boston real estate firm, wants to redevelop the North Plymouth property, which is mostly deserted. The firm’s chief executive officer, Jay Doherty, came to town Wednesday with a plan to build […]
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Manomet murder suspect was on probation for threatening a woman with a gun
A 26-year-old Plymouth man faces murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his father to death with a kitchen knife Thursday. Matthew Paluzzi will be arraigned Friday in Plymouth District Court, according to a spokeswoman for Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. He is accused of killing his father, Anthony Paluzzi, 73, of 15 Cedar Road […]
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In two incidents, police arrest four on drug charges
They were looking for a shoplifter and a guy with an outstanding warrant. In two incidents last week, Plymouth police didn’t find what they were looking for — instead they allegedly discovered crack, fentanyl, a counterfeit $100 bill, and caches of pills, according to police reports. In all, four suspects were arrested and arraigned in […]