It was the outcome an entire town hoped would not come to pass. The body of Rodney Riviello was found Saturday, four days after the 69-year-old Manomet man walked out […]
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Posted inPolice & Fire
‘This whole experience has been unbelievable.’ As a Manomet man remains missing, his son wonders what happened.
Dan Riviello, whose father, Rodney, has been missing since Tuesday, says he “could not be more grateful” for the outpouring of support from people who have come together to look […]
Posted inGovernment
Canty says reporter could face years in prison for not announcing he was recording a public meeting
Select Board member Kevin Canty says that a Plymouth Independent reporter committed a felony punishable by up to five years in prison for recording the board’s public meeting earlier this […]
Posted inSports
Behind the arm of D.C. Brown, Plymouth North captures Division 2 baseball championship
The game wasn’t quite over Sunday, but D.C. Brown’s day was done. The Plymouth North High School star pitcher, and 2024 MIAA Player of the Year, had reached his pitch […]
Posted inBusiness
A convention center in Plymouth? It’s just a concept, but backers of the idea are excited.
Imagine a convention center near the waterfront, attracting thousands of new visitors to Plymouth each year, creating hundreds of jobs, and pumping millions of dollars into the local economy. The […]
Posted inGovernment
Community Preservation Committee wastes no time in moving on
Two days after the Select Board voted not to reappoint Bill Keohan and Allen Hemberger to the Community Preservation Committee, the newly formed lineup did not wait for the two […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Prisoners are spending thousands of hours a month talking on the phone – for free
The inmate, who was being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility on an armed robbery charge, liked to talk. On a single day in April, he sat on the […]
Posted inGovernment
Keohan ousted from Community Preservation Committee
The Select Board on Tuesday voted to remove Bill Keohan from the Community Preservation Committee, which he has chaired since its inception in 2002. It also ousted committee member Allen […]
Posted inEnvironment
Discolored and smelly. That’s how some Ponds of Plymouth residents describe their water.
Celeste Harrington, a Ponds of Plymouth resident since 2003, remembers when the water was fine. “Until Aquarion,” she said. “You could drink it out of the faucet. It tasted […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
Everyone will be welcome at Nelson Park for the Plymouth Pride Festival
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column. It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a […]