My morning walk/run route often takes me along the waterfront and through downtown. This time of year, it requires a certain degree of weather tolerance, good shoes – and a strong bladder. Trying to find a restroom in the business district off-season is like searching for something positive to say about the Patriots this season. […]
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Posted inPolice & Fire
Traffic restrictions, road closures will be in place for trooper’s funeral services on Thursday
Funeral services for State Trooper Gregory Furtado, a Plymouth resident who died suddenly on Nov. 30, are expected to draw a large crowd of mourners to St. Peter’s Church on Court Street Thursday morning. Furtado, 41, was a detective assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office. While expressing condolences during Tuesday’s select board […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
A general store with a specific vision, and an owner with strong opinions
Tatum Stewart is doing more than one thing at a time. Again. (Can we please not call it multitasking?) She’s contemplating a reporter’s question while keeping an eye on the activity at Plimoth General Store, her Main Street business that opened in June. It features just enough of a lot of things, filling a void […]
Posted inCulture
Get ready to light up downtown
The annual holiday tree lighting festivities always draw an energetic and large crowd to downtown Plymouth. Besides the lighting itself, there will be a lot going on, including live music, arts and crafts, hay rides, face painting, the popular Winter Lights 5k road race, and – naturally – an appearance by Santa Claus. With Main […]
Posted inWe Have Questions
Why you might not want to make your coffee with town water
Derek Anderson starts his morning with a cup of coffee. Sometimes several. Then he drinks more throughout the day. As owner of Speedwell Coffee, it’s part of the job. The day of our conversation he had tasted nine coffees from Guatemala. “That’s a lot,” Anderson conceded with a slight smile. “I’ve gotten more sensitive to […]
Posted inFrom the Editor
Greetings from the editor: It’s almost like I never left town.
What’s going on in Plymouth? It’s a question a lot of us have asked for years as local news coverage eroded, leaving the town without a credible local source of fact-based journalism. In its absence, rumors, innuendos, and outright falsehoods have filled the void, posing a serious threat not only to Plymouth’s prosperity, but to […]
Posted inCulture
Deemed unappetizing by town officials, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving horror film is on the holiday menu at theaters nationwide
It sounds like a tourism marketing department’s dream: A short video about Thanksgiving in Plymouth that has attracted more than 20 million views. But while the trailer for director Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving” was a YouTube hit leading up to last Friday’s successful theatrical release, the movie appears to be something of a nightmare for local […]
Posted inWe Have Questions
Plymouth relies on tourism. So why isn’t everyone all-in on promoting it?
Tourism was on the minds of attendees at last month’s Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce annual legislative breakfast. As is usually the case at such events, the politicians stressed the positive and the audience politely listened. But the mood seemed subdued. Maybe the coffee wasn’t potent enough, or, more likely, it was because many of […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
For women-owned downtown businesses, a mix of optimism and frustration
Let’s get down to business. This column is a place for just about anything related to business in Plymouth, from comings and goings to announcements and events to an examination of the gears that drive the town’s economic engines. We’ll start downtown, which technically is in the northeast part of this sprawling community, not anywhere […]
Posted inCulture
This time, it’s ‘Mayor Mike’ who’s the headliner
Unless you’re of a certain age, you may not be familiar with Ed Santos. More likely, you’ve heard of Mike Landers, known to some as “Mayor Mike.” Or, at least, you may have heard the music he’s helped make happen on the Plymouth waterfront since the 1990s. Through Projects Arts, the nonprofit he created with […]