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The Plymouth Independent Published September 29

Manhattan Short Film Festival returns

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 Thursday, Oct. 1. Audiences at venues around the world watch the same 10…

The Plymouth Independent Published September 29

Mayflower Brewing closing at year’s end

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 was purchased last year by the owner of Orleans-based Hog Island Beer Company,…

Fall River Reporter Published 9 hours ago

Plymouth County mother indicted after authorities say 2-month-old injured so severely that she may never walk, speak, feed or care for herself

BROCKTON – A grand jury has indicted a woman charged with physically abusing her two-month-old child, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. Today, a Plymouth County grand jury indicted Jillian Timmons, 34, on two counts of Assault and Battery on a Child…

City of Boston Published 11 hours ago

1929 Main Street Unit #1

1929 Main Street Unit #1 Development Marshfield Habitat Home Anonymous Thu, 10/01/2026 - 1:40pm Occupancy Type Own Income Eligibility AMI Threshold 80% AMI Rent or Sale Price $290,000.00 Minimum Income Threshold $98781.00 Minimum annual income Number of Bedrooms 3Bedrooms Number…

City of Boston Published 11 hours ago

Marshfield Habitat Home

Marshfield Habitat Home Anonymous Thu, 10/01/2026 - 1:40pm

Fall River Reporter Published 12 hours ago

Massachusetts man has daughter and family in mind after winning $400,000 State Lottery prize

A Massachusetts man is thinking of others, and a little bit for himself, after hitting big money recently playing a State Lottery game. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Robert Cheetham of Plymouth is the winner of a $416,405 prize on a $2 bet while playing “Timber…

The Plymouth Independent Published October 01

Plymouth Seafood Festival to celebrate town’s history

Plymouth is known around the world for its history. But for generations, much of the town’s identity – and its survival — came directly from the sea. Fishing and shipping helped Plymouth thrive through the 19th century, as fisheries and seafood played a key role in the town’s…

The Plymouth Independent Published October 01

YOUR VIEW: Recognizing the sacrifice of those relocated by The Drew

Mr. Antall gave a lovely and forward-looking description of the gentrification of Plymouth. With lifelong friends and acquaintances in town I’m always vested in its progress. You may wonder at another aspect of Mr. Vayo’s project. I did, as a Planning Board member, when Mr. Vayo…

The Plymouth Independent Published October 01

YOUR VIEW: ‘Preserve direct local democracy’

As rumblings grow about altering our form of government, a critical test is brewing at our upcoming Town Meeting: defending our legislative authority against a trend of citizen petitions being ruled out of order. ​Town Meeting is the supreme legislative authority. Under our…

The Plymouth Independent Published October 01

Marcia J. Keen, 82, nurse and Carnegie Hero Medal winner

Marcia J. Keen, formerly of Plymouth, died on Sept. 14 after a battle with cancer. She was 82. Born Aug. 4, 1944, in Plymouth to Henry and Dorothy (Crane) Walton, she received a Carnegie Hero Medal at aged 14 after she saved a six-year-old boy from drowning at Manomet Beach. She…

The Plymouth Independent Published October 01

Richard B. Keen, 93, lifelong electrician

Richard B. Keen, of Sagamore Beach, MA and founder of Keen Electrical Service, died peacefully on July 23. He was 93. Born Aug. 10, 1932, to Frank and Mildred (Cole) Keen, he grew up in Norwood, MA, and moved to Pembroke, MA in 1942, graduated from Pembroke High School in 1950,…

Fall River Reporter Published September 30

Massachusetts man, Rhode Island woman found guilty in murder of door-to-door salesperson Brima Koroma

BROCKTON – Two people were found guilty today in Brockton Superior Court on charges related to the murder of a 24-year-old in 2022, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. 37-year-old Brendan Fernandes of Brockton, was found guilty of First-Degree Murder,…

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