Author Archives: David Golden

One of the most gut-wrenching votes I have cast as a Select Board member came this week. The Board was asked to review the decision of our Dog Hearing Officer regarding a dog that had repeatedly demonstrated dangerous behavior. We were presented with evidence that the dog had attacked another dog, attacked at least three […]

Once again, the Plymouth Independent is attempting to manufacture a controversy where none exists. Fred Thys’s recent article regarding the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) appointments is not objective journalism. Instead, it is a nakedly political attempt to continue an ongoing assault on a private citizen to influence elections in Plymouth. A review of the facts […]

Many residents have asked me about my vote on the Simes House. As a resident of Manomet, I drive by the Simes House just about every day. I appreciate its place in our village’s history just as much as my neighbors do, and I did not approach the decision to sell this property lightly. Public […]

It’s unfortunate that the Plymouth Independent chose to turn the town’s tremendous recovery from the recent storm into an attack on my character and motives. As usual, the PI seems more interested in clicks than reporting, presenting a twisted version of events instead of fairly describing what actually happened. Throughout the storm and the recovery […]

In recent days, a great deal of misinformation has circulated online about the Select Board’s recent vote concerning Plymouth’s wastewater treatment system. Given the importance of clean water to our community, and the understandable concern many residents feel, it is critical to correct the record and explain what the Board actually voted on, what it […]

A recent Plymouth Independent article on town employee healthcare coverage speculated about my motives without reaching out for comment. Assigning intent to an elected official without seeking their perspective is not thorough journalism  –  it is lazy headline writing designed for clickbait, and it demands clarification. The claim that this proposal failed out of “fear” […]

Editor’s note: Plymouth Select Board member David Golden wrote this letter to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, and submitted it to the Independent for publication. My name is David Golden, and I am a selectman in the Town of Plymouth. At our last Select Board meeting, representatives from Eversource attended, at my request, to discuss soaring […]