Author Archives: James M. Quinn

Ongoing failures at Memorial Hall are indicative that razing this structure is the appropriate and fiscally responsible course of action. Reproduce the facade and cupola, if wanted, and have a functional interior. The external water problem is what needs to be to be investigated and mitigated, if possible. If not able to be reasonably addressed, […]

The news about emergency repairs (costing $750,000) being required at Memorial Hall solidifies my opinion that this structure needs to be torn down and replaced. Memorial Hall is hardly a “historic structure” by any stretch of one’s imagination. The original intent, prompting its construction, is sacred and should be honored within and by any replacement […]

Recent articles in the Plymouth Independent have documented delinquencies in the payment of meals taxes to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and probably to Plymouth by the owners of multiple Plymouth restaurants and bars. These monies were collected from and paid by patrons of these establishments. These monies legally belong to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and are to […]