Author Archives: Linda Jacobs

I read Andrea Estes’ October 2 article “Makepeace defends ‘distasteful’ posts about environmental activist” with mixed feelings: satisfaction, annoyance and curiosity. Satisfaction because Estes reported that A.D. Makepeace attorney Michael McVeigh admitted that he was the person who developed the Meg Cost Us Millions Facebook page. Not only is it good to have that out […]

Hooray for the union representing Department of Public Works employees working at Memorial Hall. I felt so encouraged reading Fred Thys’s article about the temporary closing of the hall due to the [alleged] presence of silica dust. Union president Dale Weber voiced the identical concerns about silica dust – a carcinogen known to cause severe […]

The plans to “revitalize” downtown Plymouth have a straightforward goal: Profit. Oh, the plans sound lovely – trees, plants, rain gardens, little lights. But how ironic that the town whose planners, movers and shakers, and committees are concerned that downtown Plymouth has a shortage of trees and that the aforementioned are concerned about water quality […]

I’m so very glad that Theodore Bosen shared his experience with gun proliferation in the New Hampshire town where he lives. He wrote, “Up here, we have to have guns because everyone else does.” As Bosen wrote, studies show that carrying weapons exponentially increases gun violence. I wanted to offer this after reading your article […]

I read Michael Cohen’s article about Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth’s expansion with interest and am very pleased at the news. Most of us know at least one person who’s had a long, frustrating and sometimes frightening wait in BID’s emergency room. I am alarmed at the increased number of cancer patients reported and, to my […]

In an amusing twist, last night I finished reading Meg Sheehan’s lawsuit and opened my email today to see Andrea Estes’ article about it. As she reported, Meg is suing town officials and business leaders for [what she says are] vicious attacks against her in public places, online, and in print. It took several sittings […]

I’d like to thank Michael Cohen for his article “Developer wants to remove 2 million yards of sand and gravel from Cedarville parcel.”  He shined a spotlight on the rapidly expanding sand mining business on Boston’s south shore, being conducted under the folksy guise of “cranberry farming.” P.A. Landers is the owner of the “cranberry […]

Kudos to Plymouth Planning Board member Birgitta Kuehn for standing up to behemoth Makepeace as it plays its dirty tricks to try to add another 113 market-priced homes to the Redbrook housing development. As a Carver resident living in a manufactured home park that abuts one of Makepeace’s many sand mining operations, I’ve seen how […]

I enjoyed Christopher Hart’s story. and think he’s doing great work. Whenever I read about veterans – either organizations that help them or people who celebrate them – I think that the absolute best thing we can do for veterans is to stop fighting wars. I believe that we are on the precipice of nuclear […]

I want to first say a big thank you for a really good local paper! I am often in Plymouth, and I am enjoying reading local news again – finally! I’d like to comment on Tatum Stewart’s vision for downtown Plymouth (Mark Pothier’s piece in 12/3/23). So far in Plymouth, there’s pretty much room for everyone to enjoy themselves, […]