Author Archives: David Golden

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 […]