PLYMOUTH DAILY: Catholic School Mask Mandate + Kitten Ringworm

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's what's happening in Plymouth today.

First, today's weather: Humid throughout the day. High: 88 Low: 71. The tide now in Plymouth is falling. The next high tide is 2:32 a.m. The next low tide is 8:31 p.m. Sunset today is 7:29 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow is 6:01 a.m. The moon phase is Waning Gibbous tonight.

Here are the top stories in Plymouth today:

1. Archdiocese of Boston implements mask mandate for some Catholic schools (WCVB Boston)
2. Scituate Animal Shelter reports a spike of kittens with ringworm, pauses intake of new cats (The Patriot Ledger)
3. Raynham author's epic fantasy hits No. 1 on Kindle (Enterprise News)
4. 'Haitians have the best cuisine': Brockton woman's cooking page has 48K followers (Enterprise News)
5. Local music to light up the Marshfield Fair stage (Wicked Local)
6. Mr. Schiavi Leaves Bourne With No Regrets | Bourne News (CapeNews.net)
7. Tropical Storm Henri Leaves Bourne Mostly Unfazed | Bourne News (CapeNews.net)
8. Mashpee 'Relatively Unscathed' By Tropical Storm Henri | Mashpee News (CapeNews.net)
9. Axe-throwing to romantic walks: Eight spots to bring a date in New Bedford, Fall River (Fall River Herald News)
10. Brockton COVID artwork: Tyler Knowlton creates PROVA! installation (Enterprise News)
11. Two dangerous dog hearings held by Wareham selectmen in court-like proceedings (Wicked Local)
12. Barnstable School Committee keeps mask mandate through Oct. 1 (Barnstable Patriot)

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Today in Plymouth

• Jumanji at Moonrise Cinemas! (5:00 PM)

Plymouth Patch Notebook

• Plymouth Fire Local 1768: "We never forget.... 42 years ago today, Plymouth Fire lost Firefighter David Montanari when he had a fatal heart attack while battling an arson fire at the Old Colony Railroad freight office. He was 48 and a 21-year veteran of the Plymouth Fire Department." (Facebook)
• Plymouth South High School: "Reminder - Grade 9 Orientation is Thursday, August 26th at 5:00pm. We do have a change in our original plan that was shared in a letter earlier in August. Please see the newsletter below for specifics on the activities. All students should report to the main entrance of the school to get their SCHEDULE and then enter the building to meet teachers, tour the school, receive a t-shirt, have ice cream, and most importantly find where you report on the first day of school." (Facebook)
• Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce: "Pilgrim Belle cruised sponsored by Hood Remodeling, Inc. is SOLD OUT for tomorrow night! Only people that are registered through the Chamber will be allowed to board the boat. Boat will leave promptly at 7:00pm, please arrive at 6:45pm." (Facebook)
• Plymouth Public Library: "Join us Wednesday morning at 10am in the Garden to talk about what you're currently reading and/or looking forward to reading! You'll be able to get ideas from fellow readers and Librarians for new additions to your to-be-read list." (Facebook)
• PACTV (Plymouth Area Community Television): "Find out the latest COVID-19 updates from the Town of Plymouth at noon today - Comcast 13, Verizon 43 and live on www.pactv.org/live #COVID19 #plymouthma" (Facebook)

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— Haley Cornell

About me: I am the breaking news editor for Patch in Massachusetts. Previously, I worked for WHDH - Channel 7 News for five years as a writer. Questions? Comments? Tips? Reach me at haley.cornell@patch.com

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