On the reality show Project Runway, host and fashion model Heidi Klum tells the contestants: “In fashion, one day you are in, and the next day you are out.” The same can now be said about me and my role as the town’s Community Preservation Committee chairman. I was appointed to the post on June […]
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Citing personal reasons, Fornaciari steps down from Community Preservation Committee
Bill Fornaciari’s tenure as chair of the Community Preservation Committee was a short one – just two weeks. Fornaciari has stepped down from his position, and the board, citing unforeseen personal reasons. In an email to Town Clerk Kelly McElreath, Fornaciari said his resignation was effective June 27. The move also means he is no […]
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Canty says reporter could face years in prison for not announcing he was recording a public meeting
Select Board member Kevin Canty says that a Plymouth Independent reporter committed a felony punishable by up to five years in prison for recording the board’s public meeting earlier this month without first announcing he was doing so – even though the session was being streamed live on YouTube. The unusual public admonition took place […]
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Community Preservation Committee wastes no time in moving on
Two days after the Select Board voted not to reappoint Bill Keohan and Allen Hemberger to the Community Preservation Committee, the newly formed lineup did not wait for the two men’s terms to end June 30 before electing architect Bill Fornaciari as its new chair. Former fire chief Edward Bradley was elected vice chair […]
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Keohan ousted from Community Preservation Committee
The Select Board on Tuesday voted to remove Bill Keohan from the Community Preservation Committee, which he has chaired since its inception in 2002. It also ousted committee member Allen Hemberger, a supporter of what Keohan has characterized as an effort to keep recommendations on spending Community Preservation funds independent of town politics. They were […]
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Here’s your chance to have a say on where Plymouth is headed
Development is out of control. It’s too expensive to live here. Traffic is a nightmare. Taxes are high, and services are lacking. Those are among the many complaints of disgruntled Plymouth residents, most of whom don’t vote, much less get involved in helping to shape the town’s future. For those who are motivated to do […]
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New committee will weigh where Plymouth’s wastewater should end up
The Select Board Tuesday selected six members for a committee that will advise it on a proposal to discharge treated wastewater at Camelot Park instead of in the harbor, where most of it goes now. Joshua Bows, Mark Champagne, Bill Doyle, Martin Enos, Rose Forbes, and Hampton Watkins were selected from a pool of 11 […]
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Who really cares about a town election?
The anemic 13 percent turnout for last Saturday’s town election was no outlier. While this year’s annual election largely lacked drama – there was just one candidate for Select Board, arguably the town’s most powerful committee – it’s probably not the prime reason why people didn’t bother to vote. Most years since 2013 – […]
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As Harry Helm prepares to leave Plymouth, he worries about the town’s future
Harry Helm’s long connection to the Plymouth area is about to become a long-distance relationship. After 30 years of living in town and 11 serving in local government, Helm is moving to Maryland with his husband, Tom. But leaving isn’t easy. Had he decided to stay in Plymouth, Helm says, he would have run […]
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Nearly 90 percent of Plymouth’s registered voters fail to cast ballots in town election
A dreary day and few competitive races combined to produce a dismal turnout in Saturday’s annual town election, with just over 13 percent of registered voters casting ballots. In what was the only real semblance of drama heading into the in-person part of the voting, David Golden – the sole candidate on the ballot for […]