Frederic Thys
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Plymouth needs more commercial development. Bureaucracy has kept it to a trickle. www.plymouthindependent.org/plymouth-nee...
Plymouth needs more commercial development. Bureaucracy has kept it to a trickle. - Plymouth Independent
As a gloomy fiscal outlook descends on Town Hall, there’s added urgency to bolster local revenue to avoid layoffs, service cuts, or a Proposition 2 ½ override. Growing the commercial sector is not a n...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Plymouth needs more commercial development. Bureaucracy has kept it to a trickle. www.plymouthindependent.org/plymouth-nee...
‘Snow Ball’ offers an antidote to a ‘long, cold month’ www.plymouthindependent.org/snow-ball-of...
‘Snow Ball’ offers an antidote to a ‘long, cold month’ - Plymouth Independent
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January 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
‘Snow Ball’ offers an antidote to a ‘long, cold month’ www.plymouthindependent.org/snow-ball-of...
One last look at Light the Night www.plymouthindependent.org/one-last-loo...
One last look at Light the Night - Plymouth Independent
Reaching a consensus on anything these days can seem impossible, but you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who wasn’t dazzled by the Light the Night display that’s turned Brewster Gardens a winter wond...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
One last look at Light the Night www.plymouthindependent.org/one-last-loo...
Town ringing in new year with a ban on Styrofoam containers www.plymouthindependent.org/town-ringing...
Town ringing in new year with a ban on Styrofoam containers - Plymouth Independent
As of New Year’s Day, expanded polystyrene containers – better known by the brand name Styrofoam – will be banned in Plymouth restaurants and take-out establishments, including supermarkets that serve...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Town ringing in new year with a ban on Styrofoam containers www.plymouthindependent.org/town-ringing...
For Plymouth, a year of challenges, changes, and concerns www.plymouthindependent.org/for-plymouth...
For Plymouth, a year of challenges, changes, and concerns - Plymouth Independent
As 2025 nears the finish line, the Plymouth Independent prepares to mark its second full year of publishing. And it truly was full. The town was not lacking for news – good, bad, ugly, and sometimes p...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For Plymouth, a year of challenges, changes, and concerns www.plymouthindependent.org/for-plymouth...
After a down tourism season, officials and businesses look to cash in next summer www.plymouthindependent.org/after-a-down...
After a down tourism season, officials and businesses look to cash in next summer - Plymouth Independent
Plymouth Rock has long been a symbol of many things, including the town’s awkward tourism reality. People often stand before the “must-see” attraction, furrow their brows, and mutter the inevitable qu...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
After a down tourism season, officials and businesses look to cash in next summer www.plymouthindependent.org/after-a-down...
Team Spinal Tap event will definitely ‘go to 11’ www.plymouthindependent.org/team-spinal-...
Team Spinal Tap event will definitely ‘go to 11’ - Plymouth Independent
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December 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Team Spinal Tap event will definitely ‘go to 11’ www.plymouthindependent.org/team-spinal-...
They said it, we published it www.plymouthindependent.org/they-said-it...
They said it, we published it - Plymouth Independent
We listened to and spoke with hundreds of people for Plymouth Independent stories in 2025. Here’s a selection of what they had to say, and you can quote us on that. “I woke up the other morning and Su...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
They said it, we published it www.plymouthindependent.org/they-said-it...
‘It may be cold, but a lot of warm hearts help out’ www.plymouthindependent.org/it-may-be-co...
‘It may be cold, but a lot of warm hearts help out’ - Plymouth Independent
For many veterans, the year-end holidays can be a time of financial strain and emotional need. That’s why Michael Duggan helped to hand out free meals and heartfelt thanks yesterday to those who serve...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
‘It may be cold, but a lot of warm hearts help out’ www.plymouthindependent.org/it-may-be-co...
Driver in alleged North Plymouth hit-and-run turns himself in www.plymouthindependent.org/driver-in-al...
Driver in alleged North Plymouth hit-and-run turns himself in - Plymouth Independent
A North Plymouth man was severely injured Saturday evening after being struck by a driver who allegedly stopped briefly before fleeing the scene. The victim, a 54-year-old North Plymouth man who has n...
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December 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Driver in alleged North Plymouth hit-and-run turns himself in www.plymouthindependent.org/driver-in-al...
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BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Case of man who allegedly posed as town manager to go forward www.plymouthindependent.org/case-of-man-...
Case of man who allegedly posed as town manager to go forward - Plymouth Independent
A Plymouth district court judge has refused to dismiss identity fraud charges against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent who filed a strange traffic complaint with the Plymouth police last yea...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Case of man who allegedly posed as town manager to go forward www.plymouthindependent.org/case-of-man-...
Harvard study finds proximity to nuclear plants increases cancer risk www.plymouthindependent.org/harvard-stud...
Harvard study finds proximity to nuclear plants increases cancer risk - Plymouth Independent
A new Harvard University study has found that cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants, including the now shut down Pilgrim station in Manomet. “We found that living near nuclea...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Harvard study finds proximity to nuclear plants increases cancer risk www.plymouthindependent.org/harvard-stud...
We’ve got some suggestions for New Year’s www.plymouthindependent.org/weve-got-som...
We’ve got some suggestions for New Year’s - Plymouth Independent
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December 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We’ve got some suggestions for New Year’s www.plymouthindependent.org/weve-got-som...
Fearing it would anger unions, Select Board rejects move to rein in healthcare costs www.plymouthindependent.org/fearing-it-w...
Fearing it would anger unions, Select Board rejects move to rein in healthcare costs - Plymouth Independent
By a 3-2 vote, the Select Board has decided not to put a proposal before Town Meeting that would address one of Plymouth’s costliest expenses at a time when it faces a budget crunch. Town employees cu...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fearing it would anger unions, Select Board rejects move to rein in healthcare costs www.plymouthindependent.org/fearing-it-w...
Select Board won’t support e-bike regulations www.plymouthindependent.org/select-board...
Select Board won’t support e-bike regulations - Plymouth Independent
Plymouth electric bike riders can keep cycling freely after the Select Board Tuesday rejected proposed regulations that would have set conditions on the bikes’ use. The board voted 3-2 against submitt...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Select Board won’t support e-bike regulations www.plymouthindependent.org/select-board...
Is Plymouth on the brink of a fiscal crisis? www.plymouthindependent.org/is-plymouth-...
Is Plymouth on the brink of a fiscal crisis? - Plymouth Independent
Whenever discussion of a budget includes the mention of potential layoffs and a tax override, alarm bells sound. That’s what happened during Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, where members and Town Mana...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is Plymouth on the brink of a fiscal crisis? www.plymouthindependent.org/is-plymouth-...
Police seize crack, fentanyl worth up to $1 million www.plymouthindependent.org/police-seize...
Police seize crack, fentanyl worth up to $1 million - Plymouth Independent
Plymouth drug detectives seized hundreds of grams of crack cocaine and a kilogram of fentanyl potentially worth more than $1 million in a series of drug busts last week. Four men are being held withou...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Police seize crack, fentanyl worth up to $1 million www.plymouthindependent.org/police-seize...
At long last, bye bye Bert’s www.plymouthindependent.org/at-long-last...
At long last, bye bye Bert’s - Plymouth Independent
The demolition of Bert’s, the abandoned restaurant at the beginning of Plymouth Beach, finally got under way Tuesday as a backhoe began ripping the structure apart. The razing came after months of del...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
At long last, bye bye Bert’s www.plymouthindependent.org/at-long-last...
Sheriff says ICE detainees better off in Plymouth jail www.plymouthindependent.org/sheriff-says...
Sheriff says ICE detainees better off in Plymouth jail - Plymouth Independent
Responding to calls to stop housing ICE detainees at the jail off Long Pond Road, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald Tuesday said the men are better off here than out of state — away from their f...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Sheriff says ICE detainees better off in Plymouth jail www.plymouthindependent.org/sheriff-says...
Holiday ‘crawl’ aims to give local businesses a boost www.plymouthindependent.org/holiday-craw...
Holiday ‘crawl’ aims to give local businesses a boost - Plymouth Independent
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December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Holiday ‘crawl’ aims to give local businesses a boost www.plymouthindependent.org/holiday-craw...
ZBA member wants to develop land near proposed North Plymouth condos www.plymouthindependent.org/zba-member-w...
ZBA member wants to develop land near proposed North Plymouth condos - Plymouth Independent
It’s one of the most spectacular pieces of real estate in all of Plymouth, with beach frontage and expansive ocean views. It’s also just a few steps from where Pulte Homes wants to build a six-story 4...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
ZBA member wants to develop land near proposed North Plymouth condos www.plymouthindependent.org/zba-member-w...
An architect’s take on Memorial Hall: We deserve better www.plymouthindependent.org/an-architect...
An architect’s take on Memorial Hall: We deserve better - Plymouth Independent
You’ve undoubtedly read the news that Plymouth’s aging Memorial Hall needs expensive emergency repairs just to deal with its latest water problems. A debate is underway on whether to spend a lot more ...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
An architect’s take on Memorial Hall: We deserve better www.plymouthindependent.org/an-architect...
At North Plymouth meeting, residents decry ICE tactics www.plymouthindependent.org/at-north-ply...
At North Plymouth meeting, residents decry ICE tactics - Plymouth Independent
Opinions on encounters between North Plymouth residents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dominated an emotionally charged Select Board session at Cold Spring Elementary School Tuesd...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
At North Plymouth meeting, residents decry ICE tactics www.plymouthindependent.org/at-north-ply...
All aboard the Polar Express on North (Pole) Street www.plymouthindependent.org/all-aboard-t...
All aboard the Polar Express on North (Pole) Street - Plymouth Independent
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December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
All aboard the Polar Express on North (Pole) Street www.plymouthindependent.org/all-aboard-t...