🌱 Patch AM: Can Plymouth turn 2026’s global spotlight into lasting tourism dollars?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Plymouth turn 2026’s global spotlight into lasting tourism dollars?
• What Plymouth’s biggest 2025 fights mean for your neighborhood next year
• How Plymouth’s New Year Styrofoam ban will change your take-out

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Party in the Pub and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy; a little morning snow, temps: high: 31, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with sun, some clouds, with a high of 27 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Money to spend.' Can '26 events key tourism rebound in Plymouth MA? (tauntongazette.com) — Plymouth’s tourism industry is scrambling to turn 2026’s World Cup, U.S. 250th anniversary, and tall ships into a real economic boost instead of just more day-trippers stopping at Plymouth Rock. Local hotels, restaurants, and Plimoth Patuxet are planning marketing and upgrades, but transportation gaps and heavy reliance on gas and day visits still threaten efforts to keep visitors overnight and spending locally.
   

• For Plymouth, a year of challenges, changes, and concerns (plymouthindependent.org) — Plymouth wrapped up 2025 with big decisions on housing, policing, Memorial Hall, and the future of the Pilgrim nuclear plant site, alongside mounting budget worries that could mean an override within a few years. Residents also saw major changes downtown, from new hotel plans and restaurant closures to e-bike debates, ICE activity, homelessness concerns, and a series of high‑profile lawsuits and public safety incidents.
   

• Town ringing in new year with a ban on Styrofoam containers (plymouthindependent.org) — Starting New Year’s Day, Plymouth restaurants, take-out spots, and supermarkets must stop using Styrofoam-style polystyrene containers under a new Board of Health ban. Officials and local restaurateurs say most businesses already switched to alternatives, citing health concerns, ocean pollution, and recycling limits. Residents can expect take-out and leftovers in cardboard or other non-foam containers instead.
   

📸 Around Plymouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plymouth

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Casino Night
  Plymouth G Pub, 101a Carver Rd, Plymouth
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Party in the Pub
  Plymouth G Pub , 101a Carver Rd , Plymouth
  9:00 pm
• New Year's Eve Charity Casino Night
  Plymouth G Pub , 101a Carver Rd , Plymouth
  9:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Library Closed
  Plymouth Public Library , 132 South St , Plymouth

Saturday January 10

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Norwood, MA
  Hilton Garden Inn Boston Canton , 110 Royall St , Canton
  6:00 pm

📣 Plymouth Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Fiber Friends
  Community Room Jonathan Bourne Public Library , 19 Sandwich Road , Bourne
  10:00 am
• Library Closing at 4:30pm
  Plymouth Public Library , 132 South St , Plymouth
  4:30 pm
• Ken Monteiro
  Black Lantern Tavern , 1 Greenside Way N Suite 4 , Plymouth
  6:30 pm
• Booty Vortex
  Soundcheck Studios , 150 Corporate Park Dr , Pembroke
  7:00 pm
• CHRISTINE HURLEY & FRIENDS - A NYE CELEBRATION!
  Spire Center for Performing Arts , 25 1/2 Court St , Plymouth
  7:00 pm
• Christine Hurley
  Spire Center for Performing Arts , 25 1/2 Court St , Plymouth
  7:00 pm
• Open Mic Night
  Plymouth G Pub , 101a Carver Rd , Plymouth
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• As 2025 winds down, here are some of the most interesting quotes published on the Plymouth Independent site over the past 12 months.
  (Coming on Tuesday - the year in review). https://www.plymouthindependent.org/they-said-it-we-published-it/ (Nextdoor Summer - Main)
• Looking for something to do between the holidays?
  Check out the Plymouth Independent's Culture Calendar. https://www.plymouthindependent.org/team-spinal-tap-event-will-definitely-go-to-11/ (Nextdoor Summer - Main)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Plymouth. Apply here.
• Applied Water Managemen posted a job opening for Water Operator - SIGN ON BONUS! in Plymouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plymouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carver

• Hardware, machinery shop plans to open in Swansea. What we know. (heraldnews.com)
• Vote for the Brockton-area High School Male Athlete of the Week (enterprisenews.com)

Wareham

• They said it, we published it (plymouthindependent.org)

Kingston

Ok Plymouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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