Thousands attend Plymouth's annual Thanksgiving parade Saturday, presented by America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration.
While dozens of trees went down and some in town are still without power, over all, Plymouth handled Hurricane Sandy pretty well. DPW crews at Long Beach had to smooth out part of Ryder Way but DPW Director Jonathan Beder said crews were able to go home relatively early Monday night--before midnight.
Barktoberfest, a family-friendly and pet-friendly event took place again at Nelson Park. This event will feature pet-friendly vendors, food vendors, live entertainment, a pet costume contest and much more.
Last year, Hurricane Irene put a damper on the Waterfront Festival. This year, the weather cooperated and provided a sunny day with a light breeze.
Singer-songwriter Kiley Evans performed on the lawn at Plymouth Public Library Thursday. More than 100 people attended the free outdoor show. Evans performed a 3-piece accoustic set for two hours in the sun.
Pilgrim Hall Museum has an amazing collection of Colonial material, including this rare document from 1693. This extremely rare document is the Census List of the Pompposhpissit (Herring Pond, South Plymouth) Native Congregation of 1693, from the Pilgrim Hall Museum Archives, currently on display in Written, Printed, & Drawn. The congregation had 226 members over the age of 10, all Native and listed by head of family, like Squaoppetan with 4, Samsson Waapnut with 5 and Paul Quoi with 3 family members each. Captain Thomas Tupper (1637/8-1706) of Sandwich, who assisted building a meetinghouse …
Thanksgiving morning, 52 costumed people recreate the procession to the site of the first church by English settlers - Pilgrims' Progress. At noon, the United American Indians of New England, preside over an anti-Thanksgiving demonstration - the National Day of Mourning. And all day, Patuxet Wampanoag Chief Randy Joseph welcomes the public into the Federation of Old Plimoth Tribes pavilion.
The annual Thanksgiving Parade was a good one Saturday. Miss it? Want to see it again? Check out the photos.
The Taste of the Town to benefit the Plymouth Public Library Foundation was a success with food, beer, and wine from more than a dozen local restaurants, a silent auction and the new "Book Pop."
Barktoberfest, hosted by the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, at Nelson Park was a howling good time for pet owners.
The MSSF 5th Annual Take Me Fishin'! fishing derby and nature appreciation event was a great success with more and larger fish caught than ever before. Also available were several nature activity centers designed to inspire young people towards good stewardship of the natural environment. We lost count, but we estimate that over 150 children and their families attended this free, community-spirited event. Our dedicated volunteers did a great job and are already planning next year's event for September 29, 2012! I hope you will join me in thanking all of the volunteers, DCR Staff, and business…
The Friends of the Plymouth Pound dog walk was a tail-wagging good time. Check out the pictures of cute dogs and awesome volunteers. Don't forget tonight go for some pancakes before the Patriots game at IHOP, from 7 to 9 p.m. 20 percent of all sales goes to FPP.
The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra performed American standards Sunday afternoon on the Library's lawn to celebrate the American spirit 10 years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
The leaves are just beginning to change on some trees, but the flowers are still colorful.
At extreme high tide, with Irene passing over Springfield directly to the west of Plymouth, people in Plymouth crowded the roads, walked, jogged and biked around town.
In it's fourth year, the Plymouth Independent Music Festival featured several local acts.
Johnny Souza played a free concert Thursday, part of the Musicians' Performance Fund, series. Accompanying Johnny on trumpet and fluglehorn were Ted Casher, sax, Chris Taylor, piano, Dave Landoni, bass and Steve Silverstein, drums.
