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Even Chowder Snobs Admit This Plymouth Restaurant Serves The Best Bowl In Town

Guy Fieri called this clam chowder one of his favorites on national TV. That’s a bold endorsement for a bowl of soup sitting right beside a busy harbor. The chowder shows up in a bread bowl if you ask. It also leaves in pints, quarts, and even full gallons.

Plymouth, MA · 1d
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Zoning Board More Receptive To Proposed Apartment Building

CHATHAM – Plans for a proposed apartment building on Route 28 have been revised, reducing the total number of units and changing the traffic flow on the property at 1134 and 1142 Main Street. At an informal discussion Nov. 5, zoning board of appeals members appeared more receptive to...

Chatham, MA · 1d
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Cape Cod Chronicle

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The Turkey That Turned Heads

EAST HARWICH – What’s more unlucky than being a turkey just before Thanksgiving? Perhaps being one that’s snow white, devoid of the natural camouflage that helps them avoid predators. White turkeys like the one recently spotted in a residential neighborhood of East Harwich are an unexpected find,...

Harwich, MA · 1d
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Pilgrims and Puritans: Who really shaped Thanksgiving?

Wondering the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans? Many New Englanders know the story of the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth , but with both the Pilgrims and Puritans establishing colonies in Massachusetts, it can be easy to mix up which group the holiday originated with. Here's what to know about the key differences between the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Puritans vs. Pilgrims After King Henry VIII declared himself head of the new Church of England in 1534, the Puritans emerged as a group of people who wanted to return to practicing religion in the way early Christians did. The Puritans believed in reforming, or "purifying," the Church of England from within, says the Plimoth Pawtuxet Museum . The Pilgrims emerged from a more radical group known as Separatists, who believed in forming new, separate church congregations outside of the Church of England. The Separatist church congregation that came to be known as the Pilgrims was from the town of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire, England. More: The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts. Here's where Where did the Pilgrims settle? After a dozen years spent in the Netherlands for religious freedom, the Separatists decided to journey to the New World, planning to settle

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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Brewster Residents Honor Those Who Served

BREWSTER – As traffic whisked by on Route 6A, the mood outside the front of the council on aging was reverent and respectful. Residents and visitors gathered on the building’s front lawn for the town’s annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor those who have proudly served our country.

Brewster, MA · 1d

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Outer Cape schools see better year for student enrollment

Student enrollment was trending downward in Outer Cape schools following the COVID-19 pandemic, but new data shows a recent departure from that trend. That's according to Lauren Hakimi of the Provincetown Independent. CAI's Gilda Geist spoke to Lauren to learn more. Gilda Geist Walk us through how enrollment on the...

Provincetown, MA · 1d

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Most people know him as Father Paul, but you can call him General

In 1984, Paul K. Hurley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army, eventually becoming a captain of artillery in the famed 82nd Airborne Division. The Weymouth native loved the camaraderie of the armed forces, but felt like something was missing in his life. So he left the Army in 1990 to find out exactly what that was.

Manomet, MA · 2d

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Mass. brewery saying goodbye to its home, but its beers will be poured elsewhere

One of the South Shore's oldest craft breweries is shutting down at the end of the year. Mayflower Brewing Company in Plymouth will close its brewery and tasting room at 12 Resnik Road on Dec. 31, the Plymouth Independent reported. The craft brewery has been operating since 2007, according to its website.

Plymouth, MA · 22h

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New pay-to-park signage posted in Kingston Emporium

The Kingston Emporium has installed new QR-code signage requiring drivers to pay for longer-term parking, offering a compromise for University of Rhode Island students who previously risked being towed for parking in the lot all day. The Emporium is a commercial plaza next to the URI campus and is home...

Kingston, MA · 22h

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YOUR VIEW: Parking lot criticism ‘missed the mark’

Reasons offered in a recent letter in the Plymouth Independent questioning the addition of 90 new parking spaces at Nathaniel Morton Elementary School missed the mark. Limiting impervious surfaces and reducing the potential for contaminant runoff into the harbor is always beneficial. But adding shared parking spaces at this location won’t change society’s preference for large vehicles; it doesn’t argue for smaller (compact) parking spaces, and it won’t reduce harmful stormwater runoff.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

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YOUR VIEW: Canty speech ‘disrespectful, demeaning and judgmental’

Along with other residents of West Plymouth, I attended the Select Board meeting on November 10, 2026. I live very close to the huge 392-apartment, 40B proposal by developer Rick Vayo, which the Select Board summarily voted to approve on a fast track, and to send a prepared Memorandum of Agreement and Support letter to the state housing agency, with no residents of the area present at the meeting.

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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Plymouth Lets Mayflower Meetinghouse Museum Work Resume After Change-of-Use Permit Scare

Work has been allowed to resume on converting the historic Mayflower Meetinghouse at Town Square into a museum, after Plymouth officials halted the project last month and only recently cleared the way for it to continue. The building's owners, the Mayflower Society, filed new paperwork seeking a formal change of use from church to museum, and the town's director of inspectional services responded by issuing a new commercial zoning permit allowing the work to resume.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

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Matt Goyen to be inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame

The last time Matt Goyen was a part of the Cape Cod Baseball League, it was certainly different. The Brewster Whitecaps actually played in Harwich at Cape Cod Tech. It was only in ‘06 that the ‘Caps moved to their current venue, Stony Brook Field. Now, Goyen is...

Harwich, MA · 1d

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Theater Review: Eventide’s ‘Songs For A New World’ Is A Theatrical Adventure

“The Steam Train” number featuring Gabriel Ferreira (left) as a basketball player with Cheerleader (Francesca Jannello), Coach (DJ Kostka) and Mom (Lauren Davis). BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIOS PHOTOS. In her opening night speech, Eventide Theatre Company's new artistic director, Denise Page, spoke passionately about the excitement of beginning a new...

Dennis, MA · 3d

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Plymouth North custodian offers inspiration to students

Hundreds of students at Plymouth North High School got to know a different side of a familiar face when a school custodian shared his story of serving in the Navy at the school’s annual Veterans Day assembly on Tuesday. Marcus Williams, a maintenance worker at the school since 2022,...

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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Dated Cape Cod Shingle-Style Becomes Family Summer Home

In Mashpee’s New Seabury on Cape Cod, interior designer Liz Caan helps with a total renovation, turning a dated home into a fresh family retreat. Designer Liz Caan of Liz Caan & Co. in Newton, Massachusetts, knew it would be a gut job when she saw the house perched on a bluff in New Seabury on Cape Cod. Her clients wanted to turn a dated Shingle-style structure into a family summer home with memorable style and abundant guest accommodations.

Mashpee, MA · 4d

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A Taste of Social Psychology

For those of you close to Southeastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island, I’ll be doing two lectures next week – same presentation, different venues, free admission!. Social Psychology is the study of how attitudes and behavior can be shaped by the social situations we find ourselves in or by the influence of other people. In this presentation we’ll learn about various.

Wareham, MA · 18h

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From 1776 to today, Wareham salutes its veterans

Avery Nelson, age 9, sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" during the Veterans Day ceremony at Centre Park on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Photo by Erin Darling. The Wareham High School JROTC march in the Veterans Day parade. Photo by Erin Darling. Uncle Sam shows off his moves during the Veterans...

Wareham, MA · 2d

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Onset Historical Society Collectors Event and Membership Drive

The Onset Historical Society is hosting a Collectors Event and Membership Drive on Saturday, Nov. 14 to discover Onset's past. Attendees are encouraged to join, meet fellow collectors, and bring their own historical items. Event highlights include nearly 1,000 Onset postcards, historical ephemera, and over 50 vintage porcelain pieces, alongside...

Wareham, MA · 3d

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Nantucket Just Dodged A Massive Bullet, But Not Of Its Own Accord

To the editor: Ballot question 7 Nantucket vote: No 51 percent, Yes 49 percent. I could not agree more with Joe Topham regarding the devastatingly negative impact Ballot Question 7 would have had on Nantucket, had it passed. One must ask, however, why he waited until after the voting on Tuesday to voice this concern? The existence of and information on Ballot Question 7 was made available to the public in early September. It’s not as if our officials weren’t aware of it. In the October 29 edition, the I&M reported that Leslie Snell said that neither the Planning Board nor the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission has discussed the question or taken a position on it. How could such an important ballot initiative not have been a focus for the people in our community who are responsible for planning our future? Why was the alarm bell not sounded well BEFORE people voted?

Nantucket, MA · 2d