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Fashion show charts 250 years of style: Elected officials and local business leaders trade business attire for period dress during Revolutionary Runway at Hedge House. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/fash…

Fashion show charts 250 years of style - Plymouth Independent

They wore hoop skirts and bell-bottoms, flapper dresses and psychedelic prints. There was even an ’80s ski suit that should have come with its own warning label. Local elected officials, business...

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Three lawsuits alleging neglect at preschool settled: Two more lawsuits against Starboard Academy, both alleging misconduct by one teacher, are still active. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/thre…

Three lawsuits alleging neglect at preschool settled - Plymouth Independent

Three families who sued a private Plymouth preschool for alleged misconduct and child neglect have settled their cases against the school and its owner under undisclosed terms. They alleged a teacher...

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Manhattan Short Film Festival returns: Plus, make sure you check out First Fridays Plymouth, Fall Fishing Derby, Randy Travis, Fat City Band, the Town-Wide Litter Cleanup and Big Yellow Taxi. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/manh…

Manhattan Short Film Festival returns - Plymouth Independent

This week, Plymouth movie buffs can be part of an international jury when the Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to the Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court St., Wednesday, Sept. 30, and...

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Mayflower Brewing closing at year’s end: Plymouth’s oldest craft brewery is moving operations to another brewery in Hyannis, closing its Plymouth brewing operations. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/mayf…

Mayflower Brewing closing at year’s end - Plymouth Independent

Plymouth’s oldest craft brewery is closing its doors at the end of the year, the latest casualty in a nationwide decline in the popularity of independent breweries. Mayflower Brewing Company, which...

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Nineteen homes sold for more than $1 million last month: Rising interest rates and increased inventory could signal a slight shift in favor of buyers. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/nine…

Nineteen homes sold for more than $1 million last month - Plymouth Independent

This might not make for a gripping opening to a story, but the latest snapshot of the local real estate market is a mixed picture. August data show 123 homes sold in Plymouth, the same number as in...

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The latest submission to Your Art Here comes from Robert Hennessey. “The battle between storm clouds and this morning’s sunrise, as we prepare for another nor’easter ….we got this!” #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent
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A rare storm is bearing down on Plymouth. Here’s what you need to know. Heavy rain, strong winds could cause erosion, flooding, downed trees, and power outages. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/a-ra…

A rare storm is bearing down on Plymouth. Here’s what you need to know. - Plymouth Independent

This time, there was no calm before the storm. Thursday afternoon, more than a day out from a rare September nor’easter expected to pummel the Massachusetts coast, Plymouth Harbor already was...

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Flying under the radar: Plymouth Municipal Airport has for years been run by appointed commissioners who sometimes make decisions affecting their own interests — with scant outside scrutiny, an Independent investigation has found. plymouthindependent.org/flyi…

Flying under the radar - Plymouth Independent

Airport Commissioner Karin Goulian showed up at a Select Board meeting earlier this month with an unusual request. Goulian, who along with her husband runs aviation businesses at the Plymouth...

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RV crashes through downtown seawall: Town officials will speed repairs as possible nor’easter looms off the coast. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/rv-c…

RV crashes through downtown seawall - Plymouth Independent

A recreational vehicle plowed through the seawall on Water Street Wednesday morning, leaving a gaping hole town officials say could take several days to repair. In the meantime, with a potential...

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Connie Melahoures awarded first Gregory Peace Prize: The prize recognizes her work on homelessness and her service to Plymouth. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/conn…

Connie Melahoures awarded first Gregory Peace Prize - Plymouth Independent

For decades, Constance Melahoures has worked to make sure Plymouth residents experiencing homelessness have somewhere warm and safe to sleep, food to eat and, ultimately, a path toward permanent...

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Iaquinto scolds board for bad behavior: The board chair has banned her colleagues from addressing each other directly from the dais. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/iaqu…

Iaquinto scolds board for bad behavior - Plymouth Independent

Select Board Chair Deb Iaquinto admonished her fellow board members Tuesday about their continued bickering from the dais, announcing a ban on them directly addressing each other at their weekly...

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Long lost caricatures from bygone era emerge: Once on the wall at a popular Plymouth hot spot, the faces are now on display at the library, which is crowdsourcing their identities. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/long…

Long lost caricatures from bygone era emerge - Plymouth Independent

(This report has been edited to correct the name of the school where Evelyn Dunbar taught) There was a time in Plymouth when Saturday night meant dressing up, heading out and dancing until your feet...

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With The Drew, downtown finally gets the hotel it needed: Its opening marks the first phase of a project that will connect Chilton and Howland streets. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/with…

With The Drew, downtown finally gets the hotel it needed - Plymouth Independent

Why didn’t somebody do this sooner? That was my reaction last year when I heard about a boutique hotel planned for the heart of downtown. It’s no surprise the man behind it is Rick Vayo, a developer...

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Sunday Serenades series expanding: Plus, check out the inaugural Plymouth Seafood Festival, watch a Pilgrim ballet, hear Robert Cray, listen to stories and songs by Cash & Dylan, watch Bad Apples, picnic & dance to the GroovaLottos. plymouthindependent.org/sund…

Sunday Serenades series expanding - Plymouth Independent

Sunday afternoons have come alive at the Spire Center for Performing Arts. With its new Sunday Serenades series, the Spire is expanding beyond its busy weekday and weekend evening schedules to offer...

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Pilgrims take the stage in a story told through ballet. Anchored: The Pilgrim Story” performed by Ballet Magnificat! is coming to Memorial Hall #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/pilg…

Pilgrims take the stage in a story told through ballet - Plymouth Independent

Ballet tells stories without words. Emotion, conflict, loss and celebration unfold through movement and music, leaving dancers to convey what actors might otherwise say aloud. That is the language...

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Plymouth couple indicted in alleged child rape: Daniel Forand and his wife Samantha Pelrine, a Plymouth police officer, are charged with repeatedly raping their teenaged foster child over a period of seven years. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/plym…

Plymouth couple indicted in alleged child rape - Plymouth Independent

A Plymouth couple accused of repeatedly raping the teenaged child in their care was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on Friday on multiple counts of aggravated rape and other charges. The...

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Select Board flaps continue despite conduct policy: This time Kevin Canty unloads on a board member after apparent misunderstanding. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/sele…

Select Board flaps continue despite conduct policy - Plymouth Independent

Just a month after the Select Board passed its new conduct policy mandating civility on the dais, another episode of incivility erupted at this week’s meeting at West Elementary School. This time it...

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Embattled Pulte Homes condo project could be history: For more than a year, residents have fought to kill the 163-unit project in North Plymouth. It now appears Pulte may be pulling out. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/emba…

Embattled Pulte Homes condo project could be history - Plymouth Independent

Faced with an uprising of outspoken neighbors, a deadline quickly slipping away, and talk of the land going back on the market, Pulte Homes may have abandoned its plan for a condo project in North...

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Public parking at school called ‘win-win.’ Plans to add 90 parking spaces at Nathaniel Morton Elementary School are moving forward, with officials trying to address noise and privacy concerns from neighbors. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/publ…

Public parking at school called ‘win-win’ - Plymouth Independent

Town officials are calling a planned $1.5 million transformation behind Nathaniel Morton Elementary School a creative solution to a growing shortage of downtown parking during the summer season. The...

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State denies Holtec’s appeal of ban on wastewater discharge at Pilgrim plant: Opponents of the company’s decommissioning plan applaud the decision, but concerns remain. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/stat…

State denies Holtec’s appeal of ban on wastewater discharge at Pilgrim plant - Plymouth Independent

In a widely expected ruling, the state on Tuesday rejected Holtec International’s appeal of an order preventing it from discharging treated radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay as the company...

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