We’ve published a lot of photos of The Spire Center for the Arts since the Independent launched last November. In most of them, the downtown venue has been shrouded in scaffolding and green mesh as it underwent a much-needed renovation. Over the years, the building, especially its steeple – more than 100 feet above the […]
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The Garden Club’s Arbor Day celebration keeps growing
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at robert@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. The Plymouth Garden Club will be planting trees and flowering plants at Indian Brook School […]
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Mayflower II returns to a foggy Plymouth Harbor
Well, that was one way to avoid the Water Street detours. The Mayflower II returned to Plymouth Harbor and its berth at State Pier on Thursday after spending the winter undergoing maintenance in Mystic Seaport. The 102-foot-long replica ship left Connecticut Wednesday morning and by Thursday morning was making its way through Cape Cod Canal. […]
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Downtown wouldn’t be what it is without The Spire
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at robert@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. Ten years ago, Plymouth lacked a mid-size room for live music, theater, and dance. The […]
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Can this historic Cordage house be saved?
Liz Tracy developed a passion for the house at 2-4 South Spooner St. a few months ago after her grandfather told her it was scheduled to be demolished. “It takes away the history that was there,” said Tracy. “I’d love for it to go somewhere where you could maintain that two-family. The next step […]
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Local poet laureates celebrate the ‘art of words’
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at robert@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. “What a wonderful community of amazing writers and readers we have,” said Miriam O’Neal, the […]
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Now you can listen to the Plymouth Independent
Thanks to the Talking Information Center, you can now listen to some of the Plymouth Independent’s journalism. Since 1978, the Marshfield-based center has provided a reading service available to all – especially to the blind, visually impaired, and otherwise text-impaired population of Massachusetts and beyond. Each week, approximately 200 volunteers read aloud from national and local […]
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Concerned about your drinking water? You might want to attend this event.
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at robert@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. Margaret Sheehan, a Plymouth native – and currently a summer resident – who’s known for […]
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Delayed by the pandemic, a Plymouth 400th composition finally debuts
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at robert@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. “Wampanoag: Stories for All Time,” a work composed for the celebration of Plymouth’s 400th anniversary […]
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‘At the Edge of the Sea’ offers a shoreline perspective
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at robert@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. “We’ve all stood at the edge of the sea, feet in the sand, witnessing its […]