Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Tuesday issued an executive order officially recognizing Plymouth’s Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe. “(S)ince well before the arrival of the Mayflower, the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe has […]
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Backyard farmers say proposed livestock rules are too strict
Dan Green worries that he might have to get rid of some of his chickens. He and other members of the Plymouth Agricultural Commission are fighting proposed regulations from the […]
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Unified Basketball Jamboree was about ‘something bigger’
No one claimed victory after a basketball tournament at Plymouth North High School last Wednesday. “They don’t name a winner,” said Justin Domingos, athletic director at Plymouth North. “They do […]
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Election roundup: Plymouth goes for Harris, Fernandes bests Muratore in state Senate race, Badger and LaNatra win state rep seats
Like most of Massachusetts, Plymouth voters sided with Kamala Harris in her losing battle against former president Donald Trump’s retaking of the White House. At the same time, the town […]
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Plymouth wins $678,000 to prepare high school students for clean energy careers
Plymouth Public Schools will use two grants from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center totaling more than $678,000 to train students in job skills for the state’s growing clean energy sector. […]
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Election preview: A look at candidates vying to represent Plymouth on Beacon Hill
Editor’s note: To help voters make informed choices in the Nov. 5 general election, the Plymouth Independent reached out to the candidates seeking to represent Plymouth in the state House […]
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Town Meeting wrap-up: Land bank moves forward, property purchases OK’d, and a waterfront zoning change is approved
Town Meeting members Saturday voted in favor of establishing a land bank, prevented a change in the charter that would have made it possible for the town to take over […]
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What you need to know before Saturday’s Town Meeting
Let’s start with a primer on the mechanics of Plymouth’s Town Meeting. Each spring and fall, it holds sessions to decide much of the direction of the community, including how […]
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Proposal for affordable apartments on South St. appears dead
Developer Rick Vayo says he won’t move ahead with plans to seek $3.2 million in town funding for an affordable housing project on South Street after the Planning Board on […]
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The state has denied Holtec permission to dump radioactive water into the ocean, but the company’s opponents aren’t letting up
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, along with state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, held a press conference at Plymouth Rock Wednesday to announce their […]