The Jan. 3 request from Independent reporter Fred Thys was a standard one: He wanted to speak to someone at Town Hall about a story. The response from communications coordinator Casey Kennedy was anything but standard. “Per the Town Manager’s email to Mark [Pothier] a few weeks back, the Town has paused its relationship with […]
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‘The PI is worth your time and money’
Since launching in November 2023, the Plymouth Independent’s reach has far exceeded our expectations. In 2024, the first full year of publication, there were nearly 800,000 site visits, and about 2.2 million page views. It’s clear that many of you crave and value local news, especially after years of virtually no coverage. But so far, […]
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PI editor Mark Pothier on the ‘Media Minute’ podcast
Host Elizabeth Yekhtikian chats with Plymouth Independent editor Mark Pothier about crafting a sharp story pitch, how a lack of local news erodes democracy, and more.
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Reminder: Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday
An hour less sleep for more light at the end of the day is a trade-off most of us are happy to make. Here’s a reminder that Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. March 10 (Sunday morning). Make the appropriate adjustments (especially if you still have clocks that don’t automatically jump ahead 60 minutes). […]
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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 […]