A former employee of the Boys & Girls Club of Plymouth has been indicted on four felony charges after being accused of touching and photographing a partially-nude 7-year-old boy. Bradley Collins, 21, of East Bridgewater, was first arraigned in Plymouth District Court in September after a camper told his mother his “best buddy” had taken […]
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Posted inCulture Calendar
Humor author Liz Gotauco presents ‘Anti-Valentine’s Date Night’
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 the prospect of Valentine’s Day seems daunting, there’s an alternative: Liz Gotauco, the author of […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
On again, off again: Town rescinds Sunday parking ban
Saturday afternoon, the town announced a 24-hour parking ban would take effect in the downtown and North Plymouth areas, in advance of what was expected to be a modest Sunday snowfall that could also bring powerful wind gusts. The move surprised some residents and business owners because the predictions called for just a few inches […]
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Piled snow, covered sidewalks draw ire from downtown residents
Responding to criticism from residents and business owners about what they say was a plodding snow removal effort this week, Plymouth officials cited a reduction in manpower and a “historic” 22-inch snowfall as among the reasons. Bill Coyle, the town’s director of the Department of Public Works, told the Independent his department is down roughly […]
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Troubled Plymouth preschool changes ownership
Starboard Academy, a for-profit Plymouth preschool accused of misconduct, child neglect, and wage and hour law violations, has been sold to an education company looking to expand in Massachusetts. The school – subject of several state investigations and a defendant in five pending lawsuits from parents of allegedly victimized children – will now get a […]
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At 95, Charlie Vandini remains the ‘Mayor of North Plymouth’
For years, Charlie Vandini held court regularly from a bench inside his North Plymouth store. Along with Gus, an exuberant golden retriever with the same upbeat personality as the shop’s owner, he greeted everyone who entered Charlies’ North Plymouth Ace Hardware with a big smile and hearty welcome. “We used to call him the Mayor […]
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Wandering kindergartner prompts tighter security
Plymouth school officials say they have increased staff monitoring after a kindergartner was inadvertently allowed to walk away from a before-school program at Nathaniel Morton Elementary School earlier this month. The five-year-old boy apparently left to walk home and was missing approximately six minutes before an alert bus driver spotted the child walking on South […]
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Comedians to raise money for toddler facing cancer
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. “Stand Up for Hope – A Comedy Night for Nathan” a fundraiser for two-year-old cancer patient […]
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Scaled back apartment complex OK’d for Sandwich St.
While much attention has been focused on the massive condo complex developer Pulte Homes plans for North Plymouth, a 26-unit apartment building on the southern side of downtown was recently was recommended by the Planning Board and approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals over the objections of some neighbors. Twenty-six one- and two-bedroom apartments […]
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Town Meeting form of government under fire again
A move to toss out Plymouth’s Town Meeting form of government – one critics call antiquated and inefficient – is in the works, renewing an effort that’s failed at least twice since the turn of the century. The latest attempt surfaced at Tuesday’s joint meeting of the Select Board, Planning Board, and Plymouth Foundation called […]