The Massachusetts Senate passed a plastic bag ban last week. While I can agree that the ban on disposable plastic shopping bags will be a boon to the environment, I object to the sidebars that accompany that Senate bill. Specifically, I find the imposition of a 10-cent paper bag tax objectionable. The Commonwealth would render […]
Author Archives: Stan Wollman
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Select Board is pushing an agenda by replacing Keohan
It seems outrageous that Bill Keoghan was removed from Community Preservation Committee. A push for more affordable housing will not, in my opinion, guarantee that longtime Plymouth residents stay in town. Likely, more nonresidents will move into the affordable housing based on income and need. You do not preserve a community by adding more to […]
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Self-storage and the CIA in Plymouth?
In response to Mark Pothier’s column, the amount of excavation and chopped up concrete that was processed at the Shaw’s building construction site, combined with the extremely long construction time, led me to believe it is a government project. I was sure that they excavated down 5 stories for a bunker and CIA black site. Are […]