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Greetings Plymouth! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Plymouth officials responded to Manomet's anger over 40B construction impacts
  • What final testimony in Plymouth's Lindsay Clancy trial is revealing
  • How the Lindsay Clancy trial in Plymouth is wrapping up

Also on today's calendar: Cantrip and Low Lily traditional music double bill and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manomet Residents Confront Plymouth Select Board Over Unchecked 40B Development Impacts, Dust, and Heavy Truck Traffic (southshore.news subscription) — Plymouth's Select Board took its meeting to Manomet, where residents blasted a Beach and Elm Street 40B project over dust, towering sand piles, and heavy truck traffic on narrow roads. Town officials promised stepped-up enforcement through Inspectional Services while stressing state limits on 40B control and highlighting efforts to reach the 10% affordable housing threshold.
   

• WATCH LIVE: Final witnesses expected to testify in Lindsay Clancy trial (pbs.org) — Jurors in Plymouth are hearing the final witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which centers on her mental state when her three children were killed. Testimony this week focuses on dueling psychiatric experts debating postpartum psychosis, bipolar disorder, and whether she understood her actions were wrong before closing arguments begin.
   

• The last few witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to testify (wdef.com) — In Plymouth, the Lindsay Clancy murder trial is nearing its end as jurors prepare to hear the last witnesses about her mental health when her three children died. A prosecution psychologist disputes claims of acute postpartum psychosis, while the defense argues she'd lost touch with reality, setting up closely watched closing arguments.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plymouth

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Other local events
    Thursday August 27
  • Manomet Hhistory Book Group
    Plymouth Public Library Manomet Room (Branch)
    4:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Manomet Storytime
    Plymouth Public Library Manomet Room (Branch)
    10:30 am
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Wednesday Writing Group
    Plymouth Public Library Boardroom
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • SES Gr. 4 & 5 Open House
    South Elementary School 178 Bourne Rd, Plymouth, MA 02360
    6:00 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • American Parkinson's Group
    Plymouth Public Library Fehlow Meeting Room
    1:30 pm
    • Saturday September 5
  • Cantrip and Low Lily traditional music double bill →
    Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth
    8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 26
  • Fiber Friends
    Jonathan Bourne Public Library Community Room , 19 Sandwich Road\
    9:30 am
  • John Gaskey
    Carver Public Library Small Group Study Room , 2 Meadowbrook Way\
    10:00 am
  • Getting Ready for School - BIS
    Bourne Intermediate School, 70 Trowbridge Rd, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532, USA
    2:00 pm
  • Athletic Policy Subcommittee
    Carver Middle High School 60 S Meadow Rd #2, Carver, MA 02330
    5:30 pm
  • Cranberry Village HOA
    Carver Public Library Small Meeting Room , 2 Meadowbrook Way, Ca
    6:30 pm

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  • Does anybody know a good Reliable work from home job ..
    I was a customer service representative for Verizon doing billing and collection for government accounts (Nextdoor Plimouth Commons)
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Kitchen Designer in Plymouth. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • State's second human case of West Nile virus this year reported in Middlesex County (bostonglobe.com)
  • Division 1 Lucas Oil Series races into New England Dragway (nhra.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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