With a new year upon us, I can confidently predict that in 2025 a new building project will outrage the people of Plymouth. You are guaranteed to hear comments about graft, under-the-table payouts, and the greed of developers. And count on frequent complaints about traffic, the loss of small-town life, and the overall ruination of […]
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Posted inEnvironment & Health
In federal suit, vocal sand mining critic says she has been targeted by local officials, business leaders
Environmental activist Meg Sheehan is seeking to identify anonymous critics she says maligned her on a Facebook page called “Meg Cost Us Millions” and other social media sites. In a 117-page lawsuit filed in US District Court in Boston, Sheehan, alleges that she has been victimized by town officials and powerful business leaders because she […]
Posted inBusiness
Here are the 10 most read stories we published last year
As 2025 dawns, the Plymouth Independent has wrapped up its first full year of publication. And it truly was full. We published hundreds of stories, columns, letters, obituaries, videos, and images from local artists. Many thousands of you came to the site every week – almost 800,000 during the last 12 months. Close to 24,000 […]
Posted inGovernment
For them, being able to call the Oak St. school building home is a ‘miracle’
Joyce Malaguti plans to be moved into her subsidized one-bedroom apartment in the former Oak Street elementary school by New Year’s Eve. To say she is lucky is an understatement. Malaguti, 89, secured one of three small apartments sought by 1,320 seniors and 187 veterans who applied for them. On Monday, she and her son […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
These Roosters will crow in the afternoon on New Year’s Eve
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 Shady Roosters will start crowing a little early to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the […]
Posted inCulture
This year’s menorah lighting at Plymouth Rock holds special meaning
Darkness arrives early in December, but it will be a bit brighter on the waterfront late Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of the South Shore is planning to light a public menorah at Plymouth Rock on Water Street at 5:30 p.m., Dec. 29, followed by a community celebration, marking the fifth night of Hanukkah. In addition […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
Will the Plymouth MBTA station ever reopen?
When the Plymouth Independent site went live on Nov. 21 of last year, the first batch of stories included one by Fred Thys about the status of the MBTA commuter rail station at Cordage Park. The headline read: “You still can’t get there from here.” More than a year later – and three and a […]
Posted inGovernment
‘We will all be in each other’s thoughts’
At the end of each Select Board meeting, there is time set aside for “new business.” Sometimes it’s a chance for board members to preview topics they would like placed on the agenda for an upcoming meeting. On other occasions, they have offered observations and comments about local goings-on or feedback from constituents. But at […]
Posted inCulture
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Spire, just for laughs
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. Ring in the laughter with the New Year’s Eve Comedy Show at the Spire on Tuesday, […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Paroled murderer accused of groping girl in Plymouth hotel pool wants case dropped
Editor’s note: On Sept. 26, 2025, a jury found James Barnes not guilty of the charges listed in this report. A paroled killer accused of groping a 13-year-old girl in a Plymouth hotel pool wants a judge to throw out the charges, arguing that police lost key evidence — notes and recordings from interviews with […]