News across Plymouth County

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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,…