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12/10/2023

Brewster Garden stairs will reconnect park to Main St. Extension: The long-discussed project, with a price tag of $164,000, is expected to be completed by early February.

It’s a step up for Brewster Gardens. A series of steps, to be precise. For years, people were able to walk through the park and climb stairs at the Emond […]

12/10/2023

No te preocupes (don’t worry), Anejo is still bringing its Mexican menu to Plymouth: The former Sam Diego’s space is being renovated after months of permitting and license paperwork.

Work on spicing up downtown is well underway at the old fire station building on Main Street. Anjeo, with locations in Falmouth and Hyannis, is in the process of converting […]

12/10/2023

Weathervane Theater blows into Memorial Hall: What’s happening in town, including live performances of two holiday-themed musical comedies.

An award-winning theatre 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 […]

12/09/2023

‘Winter Wonderland’ on a balmy weekend: Watch Plymouth North singers serenade passersby with holiday music.

Students from Plymouth North High School helped to spread holiday cheer on Court Street Saturday, singing songs outside of Vela Juice Bar, accompanied by acoustic guitar. They sang a variety […]

12/09/2023

Fresh off a national award, North’s Shelley Terry keeps challenging students: The English teacher extols the power of words, and worries about the threat of AI.

Every three to four weeks, students in Michelle “Shelley” Terry’s broadcast journalism class at North Plymouth High School produce a live 25-minute newscast. They do all the reporting and writing, […]

12/08/2023

Our latest “Your Art Here” submission is an illustration by Plymouth artist Keith Favazza titled “The Journey.” It’s about “the adventurous journey of the herring,” he says. “For the Wampanoag tribe, it means spring and hope.” Favazza says his work “started out as a hand-painted chair on the waterfront and turned it into an illustration.” He can be reached at [email protected].

12/07/2023

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12/07/2023

Lack of restroom access in the business district is a ‘going’ concern: By failing to accommodate visitors and residents, the town sends an unwelcoming message.

My morning walk/run route often takes me along the waterfront and through downtown. This time of year, it requires a certain degree of weather tolerance, good shoes – and a […]

12/06/2023

Our latest submission is from Margaret Bailey Rosenbaum. It’s an acrylic painting titled “Bramhall’s Autumn Bouquet.” The subject was a bouquet at, you guessed it, Bramhall’s Country Store.

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12/06/2023

Traffic restrictions, road closures will be in place for trooper’s funeral services on Thursday: Plymouth resident Gregory Furtado, 41, died suddenly last week.

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 […]

12/05/2023

In separate arrests, two facing co***ne, fentanyl charges: One suspect was caught while allegedly breaking into his dead father’s home.

If he had just kept a key to his father’s house, Brian Vincenzi wouldn’t be facing felony drug charges. Vincenzi, 33, of Carver, was allegedly trying to break into his […]

12/05/2023

Christmas in Plymouth wasn’t always merry and bright: The public tree lightings of modern times would not have pleased Gov. Bradford.

Plymouth’s Communitree is up and lit for the holidays. The tree, after its latest move, now stands in front of town hall. This is the tree’s third location in our […]

12/04/2023

Watch the Winter Lights 5k runners take off: The 12th annual Winter Lights 5K was part of the tree lighting festivities downtown on Friday evening. Hundreds of runners, many dressed for the holidays, participated.

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12/04/2023

Get ready to be detoured: Here’s what to expect as the Water Street sewer project ramps up again.

The Water Street sewer installation project begins again in early December. Here’s what to expect. For more information, visit the town’s project page.

12/04/2023

Let there be lights, and more: Scenes from the slightly soggy tree lighting festivities

The weather was damp, but not enough to dampen spirits during Friday’s annual tree lighting festivities downtown, which attracted throngs of people looking to get in the holiday spirit. The […]

12/04/2023

As the problem-plagued Water St. sewer project is set to resume, its cost has doubled to $9 million: Town manager Derek Brindisi says he’s ‘trying to avoid litigation,’ but responsibility for the busted budget is in dispute.

The price tag of the troubled sewer project on Water Street has doubled to $9 million. Now, as construction ramps up to finish a job that had to be paused […]

12/03/2023

Our latest submission is a photograph of the full Beaver Moon over Nye Barn at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, taken on Nov. 27 by Marcia Martinson. She used her iPhone 12 Pro Max with the night setting. Martinson, who is a volunteer in Plimoth Patuxet’s wardrobe department, says she loves “taking photos of our beautiful town.”

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12/03/2023

A general store with a specific vision, and an owner with strong opinions: Tatum Stewart’s ambitious aspirations for downtown Plymouth are on full display seven days a week.

Tatum Stewart is doing more than one thing at a time. Again. (Can we please not call it multitasking?) She’s contemplating a reporter’s question while keeping an eye on the […]

12/02/2023

‘You’re a pathological liar’ - Simmering tensions between Community Preservation Committee members explode at contentious meeting.

Over the objection of its longtime chair, the town’s Community Preservation Committee Thursday narrowly voted to fund an administrative position that would do some work for the committee but report […]

12/02/2023

This holiday film classic makes for ‘wonderful’ live theater: Plus more of what's happening around town in this week's culture calendar.

Remember “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings”? It’s one of the heart-over-head verities of the seasonal favorite film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” And every other year, audiences […]

12/01/2023

Our latest submission is from Keely Farrell, who runs the Made in Manomet shop in – you guessed it – Manomet.

“The image I referenced was from a photograph my husband took of a hummingbird in our backyard,” Farrell says. “Lucifer grass is one of my favorite plants, so I thought this image was perfect. The background is watercolor. [The] lucifer grass and the hummingbird were created using colored pencils.”

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12/01/2023

State’s new climate initiative is of vital importance to Plymouth: Gov. Healey and others on Tuesday outlined a new plan aimed at mitigating damage as sea levels rise.

On Tuesday, the state announced an initiative to focus on responding to the coastal effects of climate change, especially flooding and coastal erosion. Massachusetts has 1,500 miles of coastline, spanning […]

12/01/2023

Moran says she’s not running for re-election to the state Senate: The surprise decision appears to open the door for Plymouth select board member John Mahoney, who narrowly lost to her two years ago.

State Sen. Susan Moran, a Plymouth and Barnstable Democrat, is not running for re-election in 2024, and instead plans to run for clerk of Barnstable County Superior Court instead in […]

11/30/2023

Former professor who faced r**e accusation resigns from conservation commission: Select board members say they were unaware of the widely reported charges, which were eventually dropped.

The Plymouth select board had two candidates to choose from when they were making an appointment to the town’s conservation commission last month. One was a retired orthopedic surgeon, an […]

11/29/2023

Get ready to light up downtown: Friday’s tree lighting event will turn Main Street into a party venue.

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, […]

11/28/2023

Our latest contribution to Your Art Here is Heidi Mayo’s pastel painting of Holmes Terrace in North Plymouth titled “Holmes Run.”
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11/28/2023

Why you might not want to make your coffee with town water: Caffeine and conversation with Speedwell’s Derek Anderson

Derek Anderson starts his morning with a cup of coffee. Sometimes several. Then he drinks more throughout the day. As owner of Speedwell Coffee, it’s part of the job. The […]

11/27/2023

Holiday season in Plymouth gets off to a classic start: We’re not going to say “‘tis the season,” but you know what we mean – there’s a lot happening in town.

It’s been 10 years since the Pilgrim Festival Chorus has performed a holiday seasonal classic composed by one of the last century’s recognized musical giants, Benjamin Britten. The piece is […]

11/26/2023

An electrocution, an oil spill, and disrepair: Residents of Mayflower Hills mobile home park have had it.

John Lennox was w**d whacking around a utility pole outside his home on Patriot Circle on Sept. 14 when it fell over and he felt a surge of electricity go […]

11/25/2023

‘Starchitects’ were behind some notable Plymouth buildings: Famous architects who have left their mark here include Charles Bulfinch and Graham Gund.

After graduating in 1986 with an architectural degree from Roger Williams University, my fellow graduates and I were ready to change the world. My classmates spread out across the country, […]

11/24/2023

Today’s Your Art Here work is "Fawn," a pastel by Plymouth North High School sophomore Megan Holleman.

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11/24/2023

What’s an ADU? It could help ease the town’s housing crunch: The Planning Board supports the idea as way to help address Plymouth’s housing crunch, but it faces a long road to approval.

Taking a third swing at the ball, the planning board is proposing a zoning change that would make it easier for single-family homeowners in Plymouth to add a second living […]

11/23/2023

You still can’t get there from here: Closed since April 2021, there’s no sign that Plymouth commuter rail station will ever re-open.

The platforms at the Plymouth MBTA commuter rail station offer a spectacular water view, access to a rail trail, and parking. One thing they do not offer: trains. The adjacent […]

11/23/2023

Deemed unappetizing by town officials, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving horror film is on the holiday menu at theaters nationwide.

It sounds like a tourism marketing department’s dream: A short video about Thanksgiving in Plymouth that has attracted more than 20 million views. But while the trailer for director Eli […]

11/23/2023

Plimoth Grist Mill is for sale and potential buyers include the town: The historic site, which houses a museum and a restaurant, is on the market for $1.574 million and there’s already an offer on the table.

An undisclosed potential buyer has made an offer on one of Plymouth’s best-known historical landmarks, the Plimoth Grist Mill along Town Brook. But the bidder may have competition: The town […]

11/22/2023

Arts are an essential part of the Plymouth community. That’s why we offer this forum for local visual artists to display their work on our site. We welcome images of paintings, illustrations, anime, photographs, and any other art form that translates to online display. It’s our way of offering exposure to some of Plymouth’s many creative types.

Our debut piece is a photograph from Plymouth resident Connie Melahoures. This picture, titled “After the storm,” was taken from her cottage on Plymouth Long Beach. She says it reflects her “passion for seascapes.”

YOUR ART HERE Arts are an essential part of the Plymouth community. That’s why we offer this forum for local visual artists to display their work on our site. We […]

11/22/2023

Plymouth relies on tourism. So why isn’t everyone all-in on promoting it?
See Plymouth CEO Lea Filson talks about why so many people come here, and what needs to happen if the town is going to attract more.

Tourism was on the minds of attendees at last month’s Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce annual legislative breakfast. As is usually the case at such events, the politicians stressed the […]