When the Plymouth Select Board in January pondered a proposal to let cruise ships dock in the harbor again this summer, local fishermen showed up to protest the plan. They […]
Tag: Feature
Posted inHistory & Architecture
A local fish tale about a man with a vision and a rooftop boat
If you’re a long-time resident of Plymouth, you almost certainly remember Mayflower Seafoods on the Plymouth waterfront. For me the restaurant evokes both fond memories of a now deceased business […]
Posted inGovernment
Officials say airport’s $7.6m runway expansion won’t bring more, bigger jets
Sharon Racette says she can taste fumes outside near Plymouth Airport’s main runway. She wonders whether a planned extension of the runway will make it worse. The Plymouth Airport Commission […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Suspect in brutal Manomet attack was earlier charged with raping a 61-year-old homeless woman
She planned to hang herself with a rope, a woman told police last summer after allegedly being raped by 19-year-old Brodric Mason. But the 61-year-old homeless woman was too distraught […]
Posted inEnvironment
Plan to pump treated wastewater from harbor to Camelot Park raises concerns
Last fall, fish started dying at Darlene Nickerson’s trout hatchery in Chiltonville. “I knew I should have been testing my water, but it’s expensive,” said Nickerson – who owns […]
Posted inEnvironment
Where do your recyclables end up? The answer is complicated, and worrisome.
Do you know where your waste hauler dumps your household trash and recyclables? Are you wasting your time and effort by separating household waste in trash and recycling bins? And […]
Posted inGovernment
You still have to pay taxes, but the town is making it more convenient
How’s this for a positive spin on local taxes? Your bills aren’t going down, but the town is giving you more options for paying them. It’s in the process of […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
A (dollar) sign of Plymouth’s growth: More banks
When notorious crook Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he supposedly replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Sutton, who died in 1980, denied saying it, but who […]
Posted inCulture
Philharmonic’s director: ‘Be prepared to be blown away’
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 […]
Posted inGovernment
Town settles with contractor over Water St. project, but more trouble surfaces
The town will pay an additional $2 million to finish the beleaguered Water Street sewer project, pushing the cost of the job to $6.5 million. But that’s not the end […]