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PLYMOUTH — For the first time in its 59-year history, the Terryville Country Fair is being held in August.

Plymouth (AP) — A man suspected of killing his estranged wife before committing suicide late Thursday had been ordered by a judge to leave the house two days earlier, according to court records.

New Plymouth - Experience is the name of the game for the New Plymouth Pilgrim volleyball team.

Maybe it's in our nation's DNA. Ever since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, we've been pushing west. If it wasn't land, it was gold. If it wasn't gold, it was opportunity. Yes, opportunity. That's what this must be a story about - opportunity...

PLYMOUTH -- Plimoth Plantation is going art house. The 17th-century living museum, best known for its exhibits and role players in Colonial dress, is making a foray into the world of independent film and reinventing itself as a cinema on weekends. Starting next month, the museum's newly renovated theater will host Saturday night screenings of the latest art and foreign ...

Defense won championships for the Sheboygan South and Plymouth boys soccer teams at the annual 16-team Redwing Invitational, held at the Horace Mann Complex on Saturday.

BIG PREP SHOWDOWN Canton vs. Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio), inc. Chelsea 26, Ypsilanti 14 Plymouth 28, Belleville 6 Milford vs. Walled Lake Central NON-LEAGUE Whitmore Lake 18, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 8 Birmingham Brother Rice 10, Detroit Denby 0

Reverse Mortgage Seminar: Held at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at Colonial Mortgage Corp., 33919 Plymouth Road, Livonia. Free. Call Larry Brady at 800-260-5484, ext. 33, to register.

(WSBT) Saturday family members of one of the victims of South Bend's manhole murders held a memorial golf outing. The cousin of Michael “Shan” Nolen, Jr. organized the fundraiser held at Tri-Way Golf Course in Plymouth.

PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- With intensity that matched the heat, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards continued his scorching criticism of special interests Saturday, telling voters his trade policies would work for them, not big corporations.

PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards put more heat on special interests today, telling voters his trade policies would work for them and not big corporations.

Associated Press - August 25, 2007 4:35 PM ET PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards continued his scorching criticism of special interests today, telling New...

Court records show a Plymouth man suspected of killing his estranged wife before committing suicide Friday was ordered by a judge to leave the house two days earlier.

PLYMOUTH, Conn. -- A man suspected of killing his estranged wife before committing suicide late Thursday had been ordered by a judge to leave the house two days earlier, according to court records.

Roberto Carlos lookalike Dominik Werling smashed a wonder goal the Brazilian master would have been proud of as Barnsley chalked up a welcome win.

Angelo Sharpless stands tall on the sideline, stands tall on the field and stood out against the competition in Plymouth’s 44-0 rout of Jamesville friday night.

PLYMOUTH -- The little Cessna 152 sits in the back corner of the tarmac at the Plymouth Municipal Airport, its blue and white paint baking in the August sun.

The Village of Plymouth Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at village hall, 48 W. Broadway. Mansfield

Today is the second and final day of Plymouth Alive’s 4th annual Kielbasa Festival on Main Street. Festivities kick off with a parade at 9 a.m. Entertainment at the Kielbasa Fest stage on Main Street in downtown Plymouth will continue throughout the day.

Shooting Deaths In Plymouth May Be Murder-Suicide Two weeks after his wife left him and took their kids, Scott Magnano described his wife, Jennifer, as fearful and anxious.

An 18-year-old Plymouth man has pleaded no contest to a charge related to his involvement in a burglary at a Wymore business last year.Blake Bergmeier entered the plea to one count of attempted burglary, a Class IV felony, earlier this week in Gage County District Court. Sentencing in the case has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 3. A Class IV felony carries a maximum sentence of five years ...

PLYMOUTH -- A house at the center of a contentious divorce and custody battle was the scene of a murder Thursday where investigators believe a man shot his wife before driving away and killing himself nearby.

Efforts to fight blight in Plymouth are on hold, for now, after residents protested what they said was an inaccurate and unfair list of blighted properties. About 30 residents attended a Town Council meeting Tuesday at Town Hall, complaining they had cleaned their properties years ago and recently learned the town was claiming they owed thousands of dollars in blight fines. The council voted ...

PLYMOUTH — For the first time in its 59-year history, the Terryville Country Fair is being held in August.

Britt Reid, son of Eagles coach Andy Reid, was taken into custody in Plymouth Township yesterday afternoon for failing a sobriety test after he drove into a shopping cart in a parking lot, said Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr.

PLYMOUTH — A special town meeting that was to be held Thursday night regarding $1.9 million in funding for road paving and culvert repair in the Fall Mountain section has been cancelled. A referendum must be held because the project involves the town securing bonds.

PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY- Folks there are celebrating at the annual Kielbasa festival Friday and Saturday in downtown Plymouth . The group " Plymouth Alive" sponsors the event which features ethnic foods, craft vendors, and plenty of entertainment.

William C. Hall of Duxbury, a retired company president, died Sunday at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. He was 89. Mr. Hall spent many years in Scituate and Concord. He was the retired president...

PLYMOUTH - Plimoth Plantation has changed in a big way this past year. Visitors once sat through a multiple-slide orientation film shown through a projector whose flapping slides were Scotch-taped together.

PLYMOUTH - It sounded like a game of Clue.

PLYMOUTH - As children go back to school, they’ll meet more than just old friends at the bus stop; they’ll meet mosquitoes.

PLYMOUTH - Will Hollywood stars be flown in from Los Angeles to film in ... South Plymouth? Will Plymoutheans be starring in TV shows and movies?

PLYMOUTH - Ronald E. Cook, 84, of Kingston and Plymouth, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Golden Living Center of Plymouth. He was the husband of the late Lucy (Siricco) (Cook) Palavanchi.

PLYMOUTH - Angelo J. Souza, 84, of Plymouth, died Friday, Aug. 24, at Radius Healthcare Center. He was the husband of Suzanne M. (Pacheco) Souza.

PLYMOUTH - Little did Plymouth’s Bob and Diane Carr know when they decided to start a family they would one day become the proud parents of not one, not two, but three athletic leaders.

Last lifeguard day The lifeguards for Plymouth beaches are heading back to school/college. Last day for lifeguards at Plymouth Beach is Monday, Sept. 3.

PLYMOUTH - A 10- or 12-game regular season football schedule is usually just the start of things for Tom Pinto. There’s always a playoff game or two happily added into the mix for the Curry College senior defensive lineman, who helped Plymouth North win two Atlantic Coast League titles and is riding a streak of three straight New England Football Conference championships with the Colonels.

PLYMOUTH - The end of August may be near, but that doesn’t mean the golfing season is coming to an end anytime soon. Get out and play a few rounds with the kids before they go back to school.

PLYMOUTH - Charter commissioners Karen Buechs, Margie Burgess, and Dick Silva have been working for three weeks to develop a mayor-town council form of government.

Vigil for Peace and Justice PLYMOUTH - At 7 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 28) there will be a Vigil for Peace and Justice held in Shirley Square. The local event will participate in a nationwide vigil to honor fallen soldiers.

PLYMOUTH - Who say finding quality clothes means your wallet has to look unfashionably thin?

PLYMOUTH - Wilmot Evans Beane, 79, of Plymouth, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, at home. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Bodfish) “Curly” Beane.

Port Washington scored on four plays of 30 yards or more in a 35-14 victory at Plymouth. Zach Moeller had 152 yards rushing on nine carries, including two TD runs of 66 and 61 yards. Port also returned two turnovers for scores. Plymouths Kevin Feick had 74 yards rushing and a TD for the Panthers on 19 carries.

The Plymouth Historical Museum has received a donation of Civil War memorabilia that Director Elizabeth Kerstens called "priceless."

New Plymouth restaurant owner Slavko Petkovski was yesterday found guilty of stabbing a former employee.

PLYMOUTH - For best-selling author Anita Diamant, writing historical fiction is a way to give a voice to people who were voiceless. People like Dinah, a talented midwife from a story in the Book of Genesis, who is the narrator in Diamant’s first novel ‘‘The Red Tent.’’

(WSBT) Crews from INDOT New Carlisle, Plymouth and Mishawaka continued the work they started Thursday Night. They cut, chopped, and cleared uprooted trees and branches that had pulled down power lines and blocked streets.

PLYMOUTH - Voters will get just one charter choice on the town ballot next spring, a majority of the charter commission members having made it clear that they would not support presenting a second.

@body copy-rag right:Monroe will have a connection with the Plymouth Whalers this season. The Ontario Hockey League team has signed RJ Mahalak of Monroe, who is just 15 years old.

Pericard was on loan from Premier League Portsmouth to second division Plymouth Argyle at the time he was caught driving a Mercedes CLK 500 at 103 mph (166 kph) en route to a training session in March 2006.

PLYMOUTH - There's a little bit of something for everyone this weekend during the 122nd annual Plymouth Old Settlers Celebration.

----PlaCor, Inc., based in Plymouth, Minnesota, is a privately-held corporation which is developing a simple, easy to use, proprietary, global, point-of-care test to measure platelet reactivity.

Authorities discover two people dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide at a Plymouth home.

One of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's sons, awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired. Britt Reid, 22, of Villanova, failed a sobriety test in a store parking lot around 3:45 p.m. and was given a blood test, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Lawrence of Plymouth Township said. Reid struck a shopping cart when officers activated their ...

State police are trying to determine why a Plymouth man shot and killed a woman and then took off in a car with a weapon late Thursday. He was found dead early this morning in Terryville after shooting himself. The names of the victims were not released, but investigators said their early reviews at the scene indicated a man shot and killed his wife and then shot himself, Connecticut State Police ...

PLYMOUTH -- Residents here are buzzing over a full-color flier they received in Wednesday's mail from an anonymous source.

Two people were found dead early Friday in what appeared to be an overnight murder-suicide at a Plymouth home, police said.

PLYMOUTH, Conn. -- Two people were found dead early Friday in what appeared to be an overnight murder-suicide, police said. The names of the victims were not released, but investigators said their early reviews at the scene indicated a man shot and killed his wife, police said.

Efforts to fight blight in Plymouth are on hold, for now, after residents protested what they said was an inaccurate and unfair list of blighted properties. About 30 residents attended a Town Council meeting Tuesday at Town Hall, complaining they had cleaned their properties years ago and recently learned the town was claiming they owed thousands of dollars in blight fines. The council voted ...

PLYMOUTH — For the first time in its 59-year history, the Terryville Country Fair is being held in August.

PLYMOUTH — A special town meeting that was to be held Thursday night regarding $1.9 million in funding for road paving and culvert repair in the Fall Mountain section has been cancelled. A referendum must be held because the project involves the town securing bonds.

PLYMOUTH — Democrats at a caucus Tuesday night unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Vincent Festa Jr. for mayor, setting the stage for a battle with Republican Mayor Jan A. Krampitz. Brandon Hovanak, a 21-year-old long shot, is running for the top job as an unaffiliated candidate.

PLYMOUTH — Nettie Ann Dearborn, 64, of Lacourse Road died peacefully on Aug. 22, 2007, at her home. Born in Plymouth on June 13, 1943, she was the daughter of Maurice Zelma [Randall] Carpenter.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - An adult son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired, police said.

In the second quarter of 2007, the New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation awarded grants totaling $46,000 that will support the work of 11 non-profit organizations throughout NHEC service territory.

Fifty one boats enjoyed near perfect conditions in Plymouth for the first day of racing yesterday at the J-Cup 2007 which is being hosted by the Royal Western Yacht Club.

Police say a woman is dead after a shooting in Plymouth, and that a suspect is being sought.

Plymouth (WTNH, Aug. 24, 2007 5:35 AM) _ State police say a woman was found shot to the death on the porch of her home, and they are looking for her killer.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (AP) - One of the sons of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid was detained on suspicion of driving while impaired this afternoon. Twenty-two year old Britt Reid is currently awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Teresa Lynn Reinhard, 46, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007. She was born in Plymouth on Sept. 27, 1960, to Alfred and Elsie (Sawyer) Mauer. She married Donald Reinhard on Oct. 8, 2001, in Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Police say a woman is dead after a shooting in Plymouth, and that a suspect is being sought.

PLYMOUTH, Conn. -- Police say a woman is dead after a shooting in Plymouth, and that a suspect is being sought. The Connecticut State Police major crimes squad remains at the scene of the overnight shooting, which was reported on Scott Road in the Terryville section of Plymouth.

Taylor Dekker scored the game-winning goal off an assist by Nate Klopatek as the Sheboygan Christian boys soccer team beat Plymouth 2-1 on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.

PLYMOUTH As he pondered his first really big offensive personnel decision as a head coach, Dan Knaus relied on his instinct as a defensive coordinator to guide him.

Match report to follow later.

Britt Reid, son of Eagles coach Andy Reid, was taken into custody in Plymouth Township yesterday afternoon for failing a sobriety test after he drove into a shopping cart in a parking lot, said Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr.

The Community Literacy Council needs volunteers to tutor one-on-one or small group literacy sessions with adults. The five-part sessions will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 11 to 25 at the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Curriculum Center, 1024 S. Mill St. in Plymouth. Tutors will receive training manuals.

New Plymouth Girls' High School won the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Monetary Policy Challenge (MPC) competition this year, the bank said today.

The Reserve Bank announced today that New Plymouth Girls' High School is the national winner of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand 2007 Monetary Policy Challenge (MPC). Timaru Boys' High School placed second in the national final and Lindisfarne College from Hawkes Bay came third.

Britt Reid, son of Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid, was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI following an incident in Plymouth Township Thursday afternoon. Web Extra: Reid Leaving Police Station

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (AP) -- One of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's sons, awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired.

One of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's sons, awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired. Britt Reid, 22, of Villanova, failed a sobriety test in a store parking lot around 3:45 p.m. and was given a blood test, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Lawrence of Plymouth Township said. Reid struck a shopping cart when officers activated their ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (AP) — An adult son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired.

SARASOTA, Fla.----Pipe lining technicians for the Nu Flow Companies began water pipe and drain line restoration of the luxury retirement community of Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay in Florida last month.

MIDDLEBORO — The first annual Middleboro High School DECA Golf Classic fund-raiser is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 16 at Southers Marsh Golf Cub in Plymouth. All proceeds from the tournament will go to benefit the Middleborough DECA Program, "An...

the signing of 15-year-old right wing RJ Mahalak, who was selected by the Whalers in the fourth round (80th overall) of the 2007 Ontario Hockey League Draft.

It was Criminal Law 101, a crash course in the juvenile detention system and a pep rally all in one. But most of the people in the basement classroom of the Plymouth County Law Enforcement Center on Wednesday night weren't law students, cops or juvenile court officers.

PLYMOUTH – A small group of Plymouth residents don’t want to see any more of their town disappear. They’ve seen enough go already.

PLYMOUTH— For Mark Joia of Brockton, lugging thousands of 50-pound bales of hay in the country air or collecting fresh eggs from a chicken coop sure beats being locked up for another day inside the big house.

PLYMOUTH - Three years ago, Melissa Powers closed Finders Keepers, her vintage clothing and jewelry store in Braintree, to start a family. But she soon realized she wanted to pour her creativity into another venture, something fun, something that would allow her to spend time with her children, Laney, now 4, and Tommy, 2.

Since Chris and I got married on the sly in June, shocking everyone, my dad and stepmother decided that we should have a reception to celebrate our wedded bliss, whatever that means.

PLYMOUTH -Plymouth has been awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative for Wind Turbine Project Feasibility Studies at a number of sites in town.

PLYMOUTH - It was lunchtime at the Boys and Girls Club, and after a fun-filled morning the 40 or so kids were hungry.

PLYMOUTH, MI -- Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc.'s new product brochure, Meter Mix Dispense Systems for Adhesives, Sealants and Lubricants is now available by mail and on the company's website at www.SealantEquipment.com/catalog. The new brochure, its 40th year edition, has been expanded to six product sections: Principles of Meter Design, 2-part Meter-Mix Dispensing Systems; 1-part ...

RUSHVILLE, Ind. -- Plymouth-based automotive electronics maker Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America will shut down production at its Rushville plant in October, idling about 126 workers.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.----Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation announced today that it closed on the financing it announced on August 21, 2007. Beijing Med-Pharm has executed agreements with certain institutional and individual accredited investors and has sold an aggregate of 3,470,557 units consisting of one share of our common stock and warrants to purchase two-tenths of a share of our common stock ...

Wycombe Wanderers have dismissed a £125,000 offer for striker Jermaine Easter from Swindon Town. The Chairboys were less than impressed by the offer from the League One Robins, with Wales international Easter also said to be interesting Plymouth Argyle.

PLYMOUTH -- Indiana Renewable Fuels LLC remains committed to building its ethanol plant just southeast of Argos.

As Scott Lorenz of Plymouth prepared his hot air balloon for sailing in the Kensington Metropark and Island Lake Recreational Area near Milford earlier this month, he had a double mission in mind.

PLYMOUTH, MI – August 22, 2007 – The battle for galactic supremacy rages on in Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor, Stardock Entertainment’s latest addition to the award-winning Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords.

The Plymouth District Library, located at 223 S. Main in downtown Plymouth, offers the following programs in August: n NEEDLECRAFTERS MEETING, Monday, Aug. 27, 7-9 p.m. - Knitters, quilters, needlepointers are all invited to attend this informal group gathering. Lessons are not provided, but ideas exchanged among attendees. No registration required. Bring your latest project!

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The Plymouth Historical Museum has received a donation of Civil War memorabilia that Director Elizabeth Kerstens called "priceless."

Plymouth's thought to be the first city in the south west to ban the release of large numbers of balloons on council-owned land. The order has been backed by environmental groups who say it will reduce litter and protect wildlife.

PLYMOUTH -- The 2007 Downtown Plymouth Waterfront Festival is this weekend. This year's event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mayflower II.

As Richard Davis, a Red Cross disaster service volunteer from Plymouth waited Tuesday afternoon in Rochester, Minn., to find out where he would be assisting with flood victims, he said other volunteers kept arriving.

A 48-year-old Canadian man in the area on business is facing criminal charges after a woman accused him of groping her at a Plymouth bar, according to a criminal complaint.

An elderly man suffers a suspected heart attack while snorkelling off a Cornish beach.

Plymouth Herald trainee photographer Amy Stamford is recovering at home after a car crash outside work that left her with serious head injuries. The 22-year-old was driving a VW Polo which was in collision with a grey Mercedes C180 coupe outside work as she left for home.

A pedestrian was injured Wednesday night when he was hit by a van on Rivers Avenue. The man was crossing Rivers Avenue near Northwoods Boulevard at 9:40 p.m. when he was hit by a southbound Plymouth Voyager van, North Charleston Police Maj. Coyle Kinard said.

23 August 2007 A New Plymouth man is due in court today for allegedly threatening police twice overnight. Sergeant Mike Aro says police were called to a domestic dispute at a house in the suburb of Spotswood at around midnight.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Inscape Publishing, St. Louis Park, a training development company, has been acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners, New York, from the Riverside Co., another New York private equity firm. NEW BUSINESS ATS Medical Inc., Plymouth, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the company approval to begin marketing additional sizes of its line of ATS Open Pivot ...

A New Plymouth man is due in court today for allegedly threatening police twice overnight.

Adult Learners’ Week He/ Tangata Mãtauranga will be launched at New Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront museum, Puke Ariki, on Monday September 3. The launch marks ten years of Adult Learners’ Week/ He Tangata Mãtauranga celebrations in Aotearoa.

RUSHVILLE, Ind. -- Plymouth-based automotive electronics maker Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America will shut down production at its Rushville plant in October, idling about 126 workers.

One high school in the west metro is requiring students to carry more than books when they go back to school this fall. All 2,300 students at Armstrong High School in Plymouth, Minn. used to carry student IDs in their wallets, but now they'll have to wear them around their necks when they come to school. Video: Jeanette Trompeter Reports More Education News More Minnesota News

PLYMOUTH - MassDevelopment says about half of the 1,000-acre town-owned property in southwest Plymouth can be developed as a commercial or industrial park.

Police twice pepper-sprayed a man who was allegedly brandishing two large knives and threatening to kill his partner and officers. Police were called to a domestic incident in the New Plymouth suburb of Spotswood at 12.10am.

Showing the professionals how to run the economy has scooped a national prize for five New Plymouth economics students.

The 122nd annual Plymouth Old Settlers begins Friday evening, Aug. 24, with a ham, beans and corn bread supper and continues throughout the weekend with food, activities and entertainment on the square.

The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Top 20 boys cross country teams: 1,Fishers; 2,Carmel; 3,McCutcheon; 4,Bloomington North; 5,Warren Central; 6,Carroll (Allen); 7,LaPorte; 8,Northridge; 9,Hamilton Southeastern; 10,DeKalb; 11,Franklin Central; 12,Franklin; 13,Munster; 14,Plymouth; 15,Silver Creek; 16,Chesterton; 17,Lawrence North; 18,Huntington North; 19,Michigan City; ...

The Plymoth County Farm Bureau's 89th annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the auditorium of the Le Mars Community Junior High School.

A van-load of ten volunteers will be pulling into Plymouth County next month to help restore the savannah at Five Ridge Prairie and build a fence for bison.

(SBT24/7News) A North Judson man learned it’s not a good idea to drive an allegedly stolen car around Plymouth.

Tomorrow morning sees the start of the J-Cup 2007 in Plymouth, where 54 J-Boats do battle for 3 days.

PLYMOUTH -- The Indiana Department of Transportation is restricting lanes on about 4.5 miles of U.S. 31 between Indiana 10 and Indiana 110 in Marshall County through November 2007 during a resurface construction project.

Stretches of Hines Drive between Plymouth and Dearborn Heights were closed about this morning because of flooding.

Beginning this fall Plymouth State University will be offering a online class for health care professionals aimed at gaining awareness of health care and its laws.

Plymouth swimming standout Chelsea Peterson is already in mid-season form.

Linda Faye Coleman, 45, of 59 Plymouth St., pleaded guilty to a probation violation: 90 days in jail with credit for 56 days served; $1,620 in fines, costs and fees; probation continued; must successfully complete the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program once released from jail.

Cornerstone Community Church, now located on Main Street in New York Mills, soon will share space with Plymouth-Bethesda United Church of Christ on Plant Street, said the Rev. Mike Ballman, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church.

“When you go into those three steps, do something with your instruments,” Plymouth High School Band Director Jonathan Porter commands into the microphone attached to his headset. “Particularly brass.”

PLYMOUTH - This fall, Plymouth Airport will have some new wingmen.

PLYMOUTH - Lisa Buchanan was driving northbound on Route 3 around noontime Friday, Aug. 10, headed home to Randolph after visiting friends in Yarmouth. Heavy rain poured down and traffic slowed to about 40 mph.

PLYMOUTH - A proposal to conduct wind tower studies at three different sites could be the first step in cutting down the town’s energy bill.

PLYMOUTH - Doing all the little things right paid off for the Tibbetts Electric squad this season as it captured the Plymouth Little League Senior Division softball league title.

PLYMOUTH - Some students returning to Plymouth Community Intermediate School next month will be decidedly cooler than their schoolmates.

Phil Klotzbach, the son of Barbara and David Klotzbach of Plymouth and the grandson of Willard and Jennie Whittemore of Plymouth, recently completed his Ph.D. in atmospheric science from the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo.

PLYMOUTH - Bill and Jennie Whittemore of Manomet enjoyed an early celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary May 19. They were married at Mrs. Whittemore’s home in Amherst, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1937, by Mr. Whittemore’s father, a Baptist minister.

Fires that just would not go out and a train that wouldn’t stay on the tracks were Plymouth’s top concerns 100 years ago this week.

PLYMOUTH - There are 18 holes on a golf course. Under par is a good thing and being in the swing is par for the course. But Marianne Twigg is at the Life Care Center right now where under par means you have a problem but getting back in the swing means you win the game.

PLYMOUTH - Security measures at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station are tested on an almost daily basis, but some are claiming those measures are coming up a little short.

PLYMOUTH - Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m., author Anita Diamant will speak, answer questions and sign her books at Books & More, at 10 Home Depot Drive. She is the author of The Red Tent and Last Days of Dogtown. The event is free and includes complimentary cheese and fruit. Call 508-732-9944 with questions.

PLYMOUTH - When people go on vacation, they usually turn to boarding houses to keep an eye on their pets.

To the editor: In the recently released Plymouth Harbor Dredge Alternatives Study, four options were presented

PLYMOUTH - Charles Phillip Higgins, 73, of Plymouth, died Sunday, Aug.19, at the Life Care Center of Plymouth. He was husband of the late Doris (Gecse) Higgins.

PLYMOUTH - Marion E. (Finney) Shurtleff, 82, of Plymouth, and formerly of Logansport, Ind., died Friday, Aug. 17, at Jordan Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Alton Shurtleff and the late John Parker.

PLYMOUTH - Both born and raised in Plymouth and both former products of the town’s soccer programs from youth through high school, John Tocci and Greg Sorensen have nearly identical backgrounds. They even have a close bond.

PLYMOUTH - Yes, that was Plymouth North’s Eric Foley coaching Plymouth South, North’s Bill Farrell coaching Duxbury and Abington, and South’s Jeanne McNamara coaching Marshfield.

The following dates will be the last day guarded by lifeguards on Plymouth Beaches. The lifeguards are heading back to school/college.

PLYMOUTH - Bob and Beth Murray of Plymouth are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Elizabeth, to Thomas Matthew Russillo.

Charter Commission considers minority report PLYMOUTH - Charter Commissioners Karen Buechs and Margie Burgess, along with fellow commissioner and supporter Dick Silva, will present a second charter proposal at tomorrow (Thursday) night’s Charter Commission meeting, asking for a mayor-town council form of government.

Row, row, row your boat PLYMOUTH - Duxbury police arrested Mark Kennedy, 27, of Bridgewater, and Daniel Haywood, 35, of Whitman, last Saturday after allegedly breaking and entering into a home in Duxbury and assaulting a 15-year old girl in the house

PLYMOUTH - Explore Historic Plymouth’s Downtown is a young group of merchants and residents whose purpose is to promote, preserve, and revitalize the downtown and waterfront Plymouth area. The goal is to allow the downtown district to compete in today’s market as a cultural and historic commercial district, ensuring that it will be a thriving community in which people will visit, dine, shop, ...

PLYMOUTH - This fall, Plymouth Airport will have some new wingmen.

Beijing Med-Pharm Corp., a pharmaceutical marketing and distribution company, said Tuesday it expects to receive $30.6 million in proceeds from a direct offering of 3.5 million units.

PLYMOUTH, MI - Plymouth Whalers President, General Manager and Head Coach Mike Vellucci announced the acquisition of 17-year-old center Steve Lock from the Peterborough Petes in exchange for a future 15th round draft choice in the Ontario Hockey League Draft.

Military staff working on wards at a Plymouth hospital alongside NHS staff don their uniforms.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.----Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation announced today that it has entered into agreements with certain institutional and individual accredited investors to sell an aggregate of 3,470,557 units consisting of one share of our common stock and warrants to purchase two-tenths of a share of our common stock at an exercise price of $9.37 per share.

PLYMOUTH - A minority of the charter commissioners want to give Plymouth voters another option for town government. They have drafted a mayoral charter loosely modeled on Newton’s and will present it Thursday to the full commission.

PLYMOUTH - The Olive Garden’s grand opening wasn’t as grand as planned after a pipe break prevented the restaurant’s chefs from cooking with gas. A contractor installing a guardrail behind a store in Colony Place shopping plaza drilled through an 8-inch gas main about 2:30 p.m. Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most spas take pride in keeping up with the latest trends, from organic ingredients to Asian massage.

Goshen officials Monday approved an additional $26,000 in design work needed for the planned pedestrian tunnels at Plymouth Avenue and Goshen College.

Plymouth County's Pheasants Forever, in conjunction with the Le Mars Sportsman's Club, will be hosting its second annual Youth Trap Shoot starting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26.

Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway has returned to work after missing Saturday's 1-1 home draw versus Ipswich Town. Holloway was rushed to hospital a couple of hours before kick-off because he was suffering from a kidney stone.

PLYMPTON— It may be summer recess, but a trio of Dennett Elementary School students didn't let the calendar interfere with their interest in a science lesson.

RAYNHAM n A 54-year-old Raynham resident was killed in a single car accident Monday after his friend's red Plymouth sedan crashed into a tree in the residential Pine Street neighborhood.

The world-renowned Gipsy Moth IV yacht has finally set foot on Irish soil, the first since May 28, 1967, when yachtsman Francis Chichester brought the ocean-battered yacht back into the Plymouth Sound in Devon .

Residents of a New Plymouth rest home are preparing to take to the streets in their mobility scooters, crutches and wheelchairs to back their nurse-manager's fight to keep them safe.

Plymouth captain Paul Wotton plays his first match this year on Monday evening.

The Plymouth Kielbasa Festival will open at noon Friday, Aug. 24, and continue through 11 p.m. in downtown Plymouth. The festival opens Saturday, Aug. 25, at 9 a.m. and continues through 11 p.m.

Updated 7:29 a.m.- Considering there are only a few Plymouth Prowlers on the road, it was probably a poor choice for a joyride.

John C. Leonard, the father of Sacred Heart-Griffin football coach and boys athletic director Ken Leonard, died Saturday at age 84 at his home in Plymouth, Ind. A memorial service is planned for 7 p.m. Friday in the SHG auditorium, 1200 W. Washington Street, and the public is invited.

Plymouth boss Ian Holloway is back at work after missing Saturday's game with Ipswich because he was suffering from a kidney stone.

PLYMOUTH — Those interested in starting a business or accessing resources to strengthen their businesses will have an opportunity to learn about options through Microcredit-NH, a nonprofit, statewide program that provides assistance to the self-employed.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Carolyn Foster Knowles, 71, of Lake Ronkonkoma, died Aug. 16, 2007 at Speare Memorial Hospital, in Plymouth, N.H., after a long illness.

Paul Freitas has been named the town's new chief administrator. Selectmen voted Monday to give the position to Freitas who had been serving in the post on an interim basis. Freitas' appointment was approved unanimously.

Ipswich Town boss Jim Magilton was less than impressed by referee Kevin Friend's performance in the 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle.

Plymouth-based Orion Energy Systems Inc. wants to go public.

Plymouth boss Ian Holloway says he is desperate to try and sign Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair on loan.

BERLIN, N.H. -- A new law reorganizing New Hampshire's public technical college system does more than change the name.

The goal for Livonia Franklin is simple this season -- continue winning. If the Patriots, coming off 10-1 and 5-4 seasons, can have a winning season it would be their first three-year run of winning seasons since the 1970s.

Accellos, Inc., a leading provider of logistics, warehouse, 3PL, transportation, and mobile fleet management solutions recently announced the acquisition of Maximum Data Solutions, Inc., based in Plymouth, Michigan.

To many in El Paso , it is Washington's understanding of what it means to be on the border that is increasingly in question. As the political stalemate continues on how to revamp immigration laws, the Bush administration has taken aggressive new measures to tighten border security and deal more harshly with illegal immigrants.

EL PASO -- Leaders of this sunny desert city peppered Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff during a recent visit with complaints about trade-crimping border-crossing delays, unwanted calls to enlist local police in enforcing immigration laws and recent deaths of immigrants at the hands of...

was born and raised in the Detroit metropolitan area. He attended Plymouth High School and the University of Michigan, where he was enrolled in both the schools of engineering and music.

NEWQUAY Fire Brigades Union officials and local MPs reiterated calls for a funding review after an aerial platform had to be brought from Plymouth, 50 miles away, to fight an hotel blaze in which three people are thought to have died.

Orion Energy Systems Inc., a Plymouth provider of energy-efficient lighting products, has filed for an initial public offering of common stock, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Adrian Garcia, 19, an Iraq war veteran, looked Friday at a specially equipped 1999 Plymouth Voyager that was presented to him by the El Paso International Museum of Art and Deane Miller, president of the museum's board of directors.

PLYMOUTH Orion Energy Systems, Inc. announced today its intent to offer shares of its common stock to the public.

Orion Energy Systems Inc. of Plymouth has filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission to become a publicly traded company. The company is proposing a $100 million stock offering and plans to trade under the ticker symbol "OESX" on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

Local 4 Casters have issued an urban and small stream flood advisory in poor drainage areas.

PlaCor Inc. said Monday that former UnitedHealth executive John Reinke was appointed as its CEO.

A Beresford, S.D. man turned himself into the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Monday regarding a situation that occurred in Akron two weeks earlier. Information developed over the course of an investigation led to the sheriff's office issuing an arrest warrant for Tracy Lee Snedeker.

Barn quilts are quickly accumulating as more than a dozen of the vivid patchworks now hang on barns and other outbuildings across the Plymouth County landscape.

Follow the Blues this afternoon as they take on Plymouth Argyle in the Coca-Cola Championship with our matchday live coverage. Match Photos from the game against Plymouth Argyle have been added to the photo gallery section of the site.

The crowd of hundreds milled around hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen or her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, who were staying at the Criterion Hotel in central New Plymouth.

Orion Energy Systems Inc., which makes energy efficient lighting systems, plans an initial public offering of common stock, according to a regulatory filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.