Important legislation addressing the evaporation of radioactive wastewater at the former Pilgrim nuclear power plant site was the subject of a State House hearing on June 17. House Bill H9040 will place a moratorium on increasing the rate of evaporation (aka forced evaporation), from wastewater held at the plant pending completion of a study enabled […]
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State housing bill of critical importance to Plymouth
On Jan. 18, the Massachusetts Legislature heard testimony on the $4.1 billion bond bill on affordable housing (H4138). This is an enormously important bill for Plymouth. The hearing lasted more than nine hours and testimony was given by hundreds of people including legislators, housing authorities and other stakeholders. The bill is more than double any […]
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Both sides of nip ordinance debate must be transparent
A recent mailer sent by the opponents of the “nip ban” stated, “In October 2023, a minority (44 percent) of Plymouth’s 162 Town Meeting members were successful in banning the sale of miniature bottles of alcohol in the Town of Plymouth.” This statement suggests that this Town Meeting vote was not fully legitimate. The implication […]
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Banning the sale of nips is environmentally responsible
I write in support of the prohibition on the sale of liquor in bottles less than or equal to 100 ml. We have heard many reasons why this prohibition is beneficial. Among them are a reduction in roadside litter, presumably less alcoholic consumption in a moving vehicle, and the reduction of non-biodegradable plastics that contaminate […]