How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. 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 Philharmonic Orchestra believes what the world needs now is “more [Burt] Bacharach,” the orchestra’s director […]
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Looking ahead to celebrating MLK Day in Plymouth
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Plymouth’s No Place for Hate Committee believes in celebrating Americans’ differences and says that it’s committed to […]
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Head into 2024 step by step with a good, long walk
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We try to accommodate as many listings as possible. Want to start the New Year off on the right foot? Put that foot down on a wooded trail in […]
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Holiday ‘tootalings’ can cause a family debate
To me, they are as iconic as Plymouth Rock, spark fierce debates, cross multiple generations and during my youth were made by various nationalities. They are, in fact one, of Plymouth’s culinary delights. You probably know them as Italian tortellini but in Plymouth speak, we call them tootalings! First a little background for those unfamiliar […]
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Last March, the Plymouth Independent was just a gleam in the eye of its volunteer founders. Fingers crossed, we declared our intention to create a nonprofit news website committed to journalism that would promote transparency and community engagement and hold the powerful accountable. “Local journalism that matters has all but vanished,’’ we wrote of our […]
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Tidings of comfort and joy this season in Plymouth
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We try to accommodate as many listings as possible. Christmas falls on a Monday this year. That means that Christmas Eve arrives on a Sunday, and some local […]
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Weathervane Theatre blows into Memorial Hall
An award-winning theater company will bring two holiday-themed shows to Memorial Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-17. The company, Weathervane Theatre, based in Whitefield, NH, will stage its own productions – “Who’s Holiday!” and “Winter Wonderettes.” “We want to expand the brand,” said artistic director Ethan Paulini. “We’re doing some Christmas shows that have […]
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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 […]
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Get ready to be detoured
The Water Street sewer installation project, delayed because of a dispute over massive cost overruns that have doubled its price, is now scheduled to resume in early January. Here’s what to expect. For more information, visit the town’s project page.
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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 […]