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Mark James Pothier @markpothier

Editor of the Plymouth Independent; former Boston Globe editor and writer; half of the Boston band Adventure Set; former Nieman Fellow.

Joined August 2008
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Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
27 Aug 2024
Readers roar about motorcycle noise: Also, painting a picture of the local arts scene, and why you shouldn’t give up on the voting process. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/read…

Readers roar about motorcycle noise - Plymouth Independent

By this time in August, you can feel fall creeping around the corner. “Out of office” messages peak along with back-to-school retail fever. The news typically slows to a trickle for a few weeks. I...

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Meat processing. Ugh. nytimes.com/2024/08/30/healt… via @NYTimes

Boar’s Head Plant Tied to 9 Deaths Had Mold, Leaky Pipes and Flies (Published 2024)

Federal inspectors cited continuing problems at a deli meat plant in Virginia that was linked to an outbreak of listeria, records indicate.

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Plymouth has been hit especially hard by the summer wave of Covid that has washed over the state and the country, according to data collected by the state. But … Source: Plymouth Independent search.app/qp2YGbKSWNTUj2su9

Covid has made a comeback in Plymouth this summer - Plymouth Independent

Plymouth has been hit especially hard by the summer wave of Covid that has washed over the state and the country, according to data collected by the state. But even though the virus has made a...

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ELT (Every Last Thought)

Adventure Set · ELT (Every Last Thought) · Song · 2024

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“Tooting my own horn” tweet.
Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
24 Mar 2024
PI Editor Mark Pothier receives the coveted Yankee Quill Award: Pothier was presented the award Saturday at the annual New England Newspaper & Press Association convention. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/pi-e…
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Mark James Pothier retweeted
Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
1 Apr 2024
Now you can listen to the Plymouth Independent: The Talking Information Center is producing a weekly episode for the blind, visually impaired, and others. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/now-…

Now you can listen to the Plymouth Independent - Plymouth Independent

Thanks to the Talking Information Center, you can now listen to some of the Plymouth Independent’s journalism. Since 1978, the Marshfield-based center has provided a reading service available to all...

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Mark James Pothier retweeted
Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
2 Apr 2024
Take a video tour of the proposed historic district expansion. Town Meeting members will have the final say on April 6. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/take…

Take a video tour of the proposed historic district expansion - Plymouth Independent

One of the articles to be voted on at the April 6 annual Town Meeting proposes expanding the boundaries of the Plymouth Historic District.  Under Article 15, the area would expand to include Union...

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96 immigrant families find a temporary home in #Plymouth mouth , but they face an uncertain future, and simmering resentment from the social media haters. plymouthindependent.org/immi…

Immigrants find a temporary home, but face an uncertain future - Plymouth Independent

The Baymont by Wyndham Motel in Kingston has become a temporary home to about 300 people from all over the Americas. Ninety-six immigrant families live at the motel off Route 3, where their housing...

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Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
12 Jan 2024
Listen to Plymouth Independent editor Mark Pothier and advisor Walter Robinson’s recent appearance on GBH’s Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent share.spooler.fm/rVk8Kp/Vlv7…
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Mark James Pothier retweeted
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22 Jan 2024
The privilege and pain of being a veterinarian: Norm Stillman sold his popular Court Street Animal Hospital because the job he lived for no longer made him happy. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/the-…

The privilege and pain of being a veterinarian - Plymouth Independent

When our golden doodle died a few weeks into the Covid lockdown, my wife and I grieved in isolation. Norm Stillman rescued us from despair. At the time, the Plymouth veterinarian owned Court Street...

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Old school grocer in my hometown.
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14 Dec 2023
We’ve got a $50,000 donation match going on at the @PlyIndependent. Double your contribution and help us build a strong financial foundation.
Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
13 Dec 2023
Double the impact of your end of year giving! All contributions this winter will be matched up to $50,000 thanks to a generous donor. In the first hours of the match, we have already reached $25,200! Help us reach this goal by making a contribution today. zeffy.com/en-US/donation-for…
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We’re the Plymouth Independent youtu.be/sIaRq0tSs8g?si=Bb1k… via @YouTube
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This is the kind of news that wasn’t getting coverage in my hometown. It speaks to the dysfunction of local government on some levels. And the need for citizens to get more involved. ⁦@PlyIndependent⁩ plymouthindependent.org/cont…

Contentious Planning Board meeting marked by charges of racism, disrespectful behavior - Plymouth...

Wednesday’s marathon Plymouth Planning Board meeting was marked by an apology, a call for punishment, and a fair amount of confusion. Following a four-hour session, the board allowed member Birgitta...

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We’re the Plymouth Independent youtu.be/sIaRq0tSs8g?si=-a_Z… via @YouTube

We’re the Plymouth Independent

Video credit: Christopher Harting christopherharting.com

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#Mutt, featuring my Adventure Set song “Melatonin Dreams,” is on #Netflix. Please watch!
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Talking #coffee in the ⁦@PlyIndependent⁩. Can’t call that work. plymouthindependent.org/why-…

Why you might not want to make your coffee with town water - Plymouth Independent

Derek Anderson starts his morning with a cup of coffee. Sometimes several. Then he drinks more throughout the day. As owner of Speedwell Coffee, it’s part of the job. The day of our conversation he...

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Thank you, ⁦@leung⁩, for mentioning the ⁦@PlyIndependent⁩ in your #GivingTuesday column. bostonglobe.com/2023/11/27/b…

On #GivingTuesday, here are 9 local nonprofits that could use your generosity - The Boston Globe

Many of these organizations help children, women, and people of color.

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Mark James Pothier retweeted
Plymouth Independent@PlyIndependent
26 Nov 2023
An electrocution, an oil spill, and disrepair: Residents of Mayflower Hills mobile home park have had it. #nonprofit #news #plymouthindependent plymouthindependent.org/an-e…

An electrocution, an oil spill, and disrepair: Residents of Mayflower Hills mobile home park have...

John Lennox was weed whacking around a utility pole outside his home on Patriot Circle on Sept. 14 when it fell over and he felt a surge of electricity go through his body.  “I heard my friend yell...

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