The inmate, who was being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility on an armed robbery charge, liked to talk. On a single day in April, he sat on the phone for seven hours and 13 minutes, according to the sheriff’s department. When the calls automatically disconnected at 30 minutes, the inmate just redialed, officials […]
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Posted inGovernment
Keohan ousted from Community Preservation Committee
The Select Board on Tuesday voted to remove Bill Keohan from the Community Preservation Committee, which he has chaired since its inception in 2002. It also ousted committee member Allen Hemberger, a supporter of what Keohan has characterized as an effort to keep recommendations on spending Community Preservation funds independent of town politics. They were […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Discolored and smelly. That’s how some Ponds of Plymouth residents describe their water.
Celeste Harrington, a Ponds of Plymouth resident since 2003, remembers when the water was fine. “Until Aquarion,” she said. “You could drink it out of the faucet. It tasted good.” Now, however, her water is “sometimes brown,” Harrington said, and “it always smells like bleach.” Other residents of the massive South Plymouth subdivision say […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
Everyone will be welcome at Nelson Park for the Plymouth Pride Festival
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column. It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Plymouth Pride will hold its 4th annual Plymouth Pride Festival on June 30 at […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Connecting the dots between Italian immigrants and Plymouth Cordage Co.
In 2018, I made my first trip to my ancestral homeland of Bologna, Italy. Part of the trip included excursions into the countryside to see the villages different branches of my family came from. The village of Palata Pepoli was home to two branches of my family – Fornaciari and Fiocchi. It was everything you […]
Posted inGovernment
Here’s your chance to have a say on where Plymouth is headed
Development is out of control. It’s too expensive to live here. Traffic is a nightmare. Taxes are high, and services are lacking. Those are among the many complaints of disgruntled Plymouth residents, most of whom don’t vote, much less get involved in helping to shape the town’s future. For those who are motivated to do […]
Posted inGovernment
New committee will weigh where Plymouth’s wastewater should end up
The Select Board Tuesday selected six members for a committee that will advise it on a proposal to discharge treated wastewater at Camelot Park instead of in the harbor, where most of it goes now. Joshua Bows, Mark Champagne, Bill Doyle, Martin Enos, Rose Forbes, and Hampton Watkins were selected from a pool of 11 […]
Posted inObituaries
Malcolm A. MacGregor, 81, longtime champion of the environment and wildlife
Malcolm A. MacGregor, 81, a wildlife and environmental champion whose tireless advocacy left a long legacy of influence over the wildlife and ecosystem of Southeastern Massachusetts, passed away on May 31, 2024, with his family at his side. Born in Weymouth to Robert Muir and Gladys Marie MacGregor, Malcolm’s life was dedicated to using his […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
Fond memories of Benny’s remain, even as its plaza becomes blighted
Everyone loved Benny’s. But not enough to keep the retro-style department store from going dark seven years ago. The family-owned, Rhode Island-based chain closed all 31 Benny’s in 2017, including its Plymouth location off Court Street. The Bromberg family, which had owned it since 1924, cited “the changing face of retailing today and the dominance […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Police vow to crack down on pint-size punks riding bikes
Plymouth Police say marauding gangs of young teenage boys on bikes have been terrorizing motorists and pedestrians in the downtown, waterfront, and North Plymouth areas. The department reported that there have been nearly 30 recent reports of kids on bikes swerving at cars, harassing and swearing at pedestrians, fighting, kicking doors, igniting fireworks while riding, […]