A planned transformation of Court and Main streets aimed at improving walkability, pedestrian safety, aesthetics, and climate resiliency will be delayed for at least a year after funding for the project fell through. The work would have been largely paid for by a $3 million state grant that did not come through, said Michael Cahill, […]
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Posted inCulture
Fifty years ago this week, Bob Dylan rolled into Plymouth
I’m in Pilgrim Memorial State Park, standing near a landmark. Not Plymouth Rock or the Mayflower II, but a cluster of trees where Bob Dylan posed for the cover of his “Desire” album in late October 1975. The shoot, by famed photographer Ken Regan, took place when Dylan was here to launch the Rolling Thunder […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
No scarcity of Halloween week events in town
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 you haven’t already had your fill of ghosts, goblins, and jack-o-lanterns, there are plenty of […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
State Road crash leaves teen dead, two others injured
An 18-year-old Plymouth man was killed and two others injured in a head-on crash on State Road Friday morning. The accident, on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road, took place just before 8:30 a.m., according to Plymouth police. When officers and firefighters arrived at the scene, at 129 State Road, they found a gray 2020 […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Homeless man infamous for threatening motorists is jailed
You may have seen him flipping off drivers at Colony Place, Market Basket, or other Plymouth shopping destinations. Jeremy Smith has become well-known in town — but not in a good way. When a driver earlier this month posted on the All Things Plymouth Facebook page that a man, believed to be Smith, shouted at […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Plymouth firm’s app lets ICE identify people through eye scans
A Plymouth company has landed a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to provide ICE agents with an app that can scan irises to tap into databases nationwide and identify people. BI2 Technologies, based in a one-floor building on State Road, signed a $4.6 million deal with ICE in September. The app […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
‘I am the biggest fan of childhood magic’
Rick Vayo’s work isn’t always fun and games. But the prolific developer’s latest venture, a downtown store called Bamp’s Toy Vault, is exactly that. Last Thursday morning, eight days before its Oct. 24 opening, a surprisingly relaxed Vayo stands in the 36 Main St. shop amid a cluster of construction materials, equipment, display racks, and […]
Posted inEducation
No relief in sight to offset town’s $11 million school transportation costs
A six-month push to ease Plymouth’s public school transportation costs has hit a roadblock after a key proposal failed to advance from a crowded legislative education committee agenda. The setback means Plymouth taxpayers will continue to shoulder the nearly $11 million it costs to bus students to schools across the town’s more than 100 square […]
Posted inGovernment
Here’s what happened at Town Meeting
During a relatively low-key Town Meeting Saturday, members cut funding for irrigation and lighting from a proposal to restore the 314-year-old Training Green, rejecting an argument from Town Manager Derek Brindisi in support of the improvements. The fall gathering of Plymouth’s legislative body also supported repaving an airport runway and taxiway, an accessible trail near […]
Posted inReal Estate Sales
More – but still not enough – homes are on the market in Plymouth
The local real estate market is sending mixed messages. So what else is new? More homes are going on the market in Plymouth, and it’s taking a bit longer for some of them to sell. But at the same time, of the 89 sales in September, more than half – 53 – closed at or […]