🌱 PLYMOUTH DAILY: Student's Car Catches Fire - No Injuries

Good afternoon, Plymouth! Let's get this Tuesday started off right. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, upcoming weather:

• Tuesday: Drenching rain this afternoon. High: 66 Low: 53.
• Wednesday: Very windy; showers, cooler. High: 55 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Plymouth today:

1. Student's car catches fire at Bristol-Plymouth in Taunton, no one injured (Taunton Daily Gazette)
2. Plymouth Fire Welcomes New Emergency Management Director (Plymouth Patch)
3. Barnstable County Safety Officials Prep for Storm (CapeCod.com News)
4. Lawyers give opening arguments in Quincy manslaughter case in death of Chris McCallum (The Patriot Ledger)
5. How Chelsea And Provincetown Turned Their COVID Fights Around (wgbh.org)
6. Plymouth Fire Department: Plymouth Fire Department Announces Christian Horvath As New Emergency Management Director (Press Release Desk)
7. Braintree youth center to hold Halloween party Friday (The Patriot Ledger)
8. Entertainment at The Spire (Wicked Local)
9. Driver seriously injured in rollover crash in Mashpee (CapeCod.com News)
10. Quincy carpentry, plumbing, electrical students kick off tiny house project (The Patriot Ledger)
11. Metal detectors in Brockton lead to lengthy waiting in rain, school opens early Tuesday (Boston 25 News)
12. Grammy-winning country music queen Kathy Mattea is 'happy to play music again' in Plymouth (The Patriot Ledger)
13. Gelato & Chill to shut down Hingham Derby Street Shops location (Wicked Local)

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Coming up in Plymouth:

Tuesday, October 26

• Pox, Pus, and Creeping Miasma: Disease and Death in the Colonial New England (6:00 PM)
• Energy (Shallop) - Town of Plymouth (6:30 PM)

Wednesday, October 27

• BOH (Great Hall) - Town of Plymouth (4:00 PM)
• Read to a Dog - Plymouth Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Pilgrim's Progress: Music of the Plymouth Colony Settlers 1590-1645 (7:00 PM)
• Historic (Rope Walk) - Town of Plymouth (7:00 PM)
• Pilgrims' Progress: Music of Plimoth Colony 1590-1650 (7:00 PM)

Plymouth Patch Notebook

• JEFF COHEN Charitable Foundation: "We have had a few days to sit back and reflect on this years benefit, and my gosh, it was nothing short of AMAZING. There were between 500 & 600 people in attendance, our sponsors were awesome, and our volunteers rocked their stations. T..." (Facebook)
• Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce: "Today we celebrate a birthday for our very own Director of Operations, Bob Nolet! (Although his birthday was yesterday.) Bob is incredibly kind, generous and hard working and we are so lucky to have him a part of the team! If you know Bo..." (Facebook)
• Plymouth South High School: "Don’t miss the unified sports mega bowl this Wednesday at 3:30 at South!" (Facebook)
• Plymouth South High School: "Advisory pumpkin decorating contest…awesome creativity…top 3 advisories will be selected on Friday! Great work and spirit…go panthers!" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce: "BOO! From the Chamber Crew! Don’t be a scaredy cat and bring your family downtown for Halloween on Main for a fangtastic time! Check out the map of all the participating Merchants! Thank you to St. Anne's Credit Union, the Mummy of All S..." (Facebook)
• Plymouth Youth Baseball & Softball: "Free to tryout, but please register online. We are looking for girls to join 8u, 10u, 12u and 14u. For more information visit www.plymouthybs.org" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce: "Who is excited for Halloween on Main this Friday from 3-5! 👻 🎃. Fun filled day for the entire family with free face painting 🎨, free pumpkin decorating at @villagelandingmarketplace 🎃 and free costume contest @angelosfamousrb!" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Public Library: "A special 400th Anniversary event---Wednesday, October 27, @7 PM. We are thrilled to have LIVE in the Fehlow Room, Seven Times Salt, presenting, Pilgrims' Progress: Music of The Plimoth Colony Settlers" (Facebook)
• Federal Furnace Elementary School: "All FFES students welcome!!!" (Facebook)
• PACTV (Plymouth Area Community Television): "Find out what is good and good to know on PACTV's Local Matters! the Local Seen" (Facebook)
• Indian Brook Parent Teacher Association: "Join us tonight at 6PM for our monthly PTA Meeting! Can't make it in person? Join via Zoom using this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7232... Meeting ID: 723 2974 1944 Passcode: R7H8vm" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Public Library: "Space is still available in tomorrow's Read to a Dog! In chance of rain, program will be held in Otto Fehlow Room. Register with the following link: https://plymouthpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/8221501" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Public Library: "Check out: Plant and Cutting Swap" (Facebook)
• PACTV (Plymouth Area Community Television): "Duxbury voters will decide whether or not to purchase 65 acres of land that is now a working cranberry bog and adjacent to the Wright reservoir. Thanks to Joe Grady, Duxbury's Conservation Administrator for taking the time to talk to us ..." (Facebook)

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