🌱 Patch AM: How Plymouth is bracing for this weekend’s nor’easter

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In today's newsletter:

• How Plymouth is bracing for this weekend's nor'easter
• How one Plymouth neighbor is reshaping support for unhoused residents
• Why Plymouth's Select Board chair just changed how meetings will run

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy and windy; p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
• Sunday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Plymouth residents preparing for nor'easter (boston25news.com) — Plymouth residents and waterfront businesses are bracing for a nor'easter this weekend after an RV crashed through a local seawall, prompting temporary barriers and repair plans. Locals are securing homes, boats, and campsites, preparing for strong winds, heavy rain, and possible power outages, while some Water Street shops weigh whether to close depending on flooding and safety conditions.
   

• Connie Melahoures awarded first Gregory Peace Prize (plymouthindependent.org) — A longtime advocate for unhoused Plymouth residents, Connie Melahoures has received the first Gregory Peace Prize for decades of work creating winter shelters, permanent housing, and community coalitions. Local leaders praised her role in the Plymouth Task Force to End Homelessness and Overnights of Hospitality, highlighting how her efforts, and those of many volunteers, are reshaping support for vulnerable neighbors across town.
   

• Iaquinto scolds board for bad behavior (plymouthindependent.org) — Plymouth Select Board Chair Deb Iaquinto has tightened meeting rules after weeks of public bickering, ordering members to speak only through the chair and banning personal attacks. Her move follows clashes over West Plymouth tax data, a contentious dog euthanasia vote, and conflict-of-interest concerns, as she tries to refocus the board on serving residents respectfully and transparently.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plymouth

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
  Cape Cod,
  10:00 am
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  Plymouth Memorial Hall, 83 Court St, Plymouth
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Paint Your Pet →
  Plymouth Bay Winery, 114 Water St, Rear Building, Plymouth
  6:00 pm
• 3 Course M**der Mystery Dinner at The 1620 Winery →
  Loring Boulevard, Plymouth
  6:00 pm
• Live Music by Chris LeBeau →
  Plymouth MA
  6:00 pm
• Country Night at Uva →
  46 Main Street, Plymouth
  6:00 pm
• It's a Dolly Parton Party! →
  Uva Wine Bar, 46 Main Street, Plymouth
  6:00 pm
• Donna the Buffalo at The Spire Center →
  Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth
  7:00 pm
• Donna The Buffalo →
  The Spire Center for the Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth
  8:00 pm
• The Jody Moore Band →
  CabbyShack, 30 Town Wharf, Plymouth
  9:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Plymouth Seafood Festival →
  126 Water St, 126 Water Street, Plymouth
• Second Annual Ken Kanady Pickleball Tournament! →
  Old Colony YMCA - Plymouth, 2 Greenside Way South, Plymouth
• Fall Wreath Making →
  137 Warren Ave, 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth
• Book Love: Saturday Storytime (3 to 6yo) →
  Plymouth MA
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Carver

• Nor'easter forces cancellations of major Rhode Island events (newportri.com)
• THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW to be Presented at Americana Theatre Company (broadwayworld.com)
• Cape Cod and Islands Boys Soccer Player of the Week poll is open (capecodtimes.com)

Wareham

• Letter to the Editor: Thanks from Unleash the PAWsibilities (theweektoday.com)
• Letter to the Editor: Vote early and make your voice heard (theweektoday.com)
• Superintendent says MCAS progress is 'encouraging' (theweektoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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