Plymouth’s new municipally owned swap shop is aiming for a soft opening in the fall. It will be staffed by volunteers, managed by the town’s Recycling Committee and maintained by [the] DPW. The location will be 33 Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville. Operating hours will be Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, May through the […]
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Quintal has undermined his ‘ability to govern’
Last week Select Board Chair Richard Quintal, speaking “as a private citizen,” wrongly labeled the not-for-profit organization Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance (SEMPBA) as being a party in a lawsuit against the town despite having a “sweetheart deal” on a town owned building. Along the way, he managed to drag in the name of candidate […]
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Plymouth’s ban on foam take-out containers is good for public health
In 2016, Plymouth became the first town on the South Shore to ban single use plastic shopping bags. Today, every single town along the South Shore and many inland have followed suit. Now Plymouth takes the lead again by being the first on the South Shore to ban the use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS aka: […]
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SEMASS is the least efficient form of energy production
Readers perhaps saw a fine article last week in the Independent on solid waste and recycling. However, in that article I was misquoted as stating that Waste to Energy (WTE) incinerators are the “least acceptable” form of energy production. In my opinion, that dubious honor goes to coal fired plants. What I believe I did […]
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Nip bans produce less litter and reduce drinking while driving
A ban on the sale of nips was passed at October’s Town Meeting. Consumers can still purchase any type of alcohol they want. The question is where does someone’s right to drink alcohol out of a small bottle end and everyone else’s right to safe and clean streets begin? Opponents minimize nips’ contribution to drinking […]