Category: Your View

It’s no coincidence and certainly no surprise that just days before an election, the Plymouth Independent suddenly publishes a list of recycled accusations, anonymous claims, and old political gossip targeting me. If any of these allegations had a basis in truth, why are they showing up now? Why wait until voters are heading to the […]

The idea that a mayor would guarantee a more efficient – and effective – local government, is a ‘big lie.’ It’s an attractive notion, of course. When things don’t go our way – whether it’s the Red Sox or Town Meeting – our first reaction is to ‘throw the bums out.’ But starting from scratch […]

Dear editor, Thank you for Mark Potheir’s article on Town Meeting’s refusal to cut 1% of the budget. I haven’t watched the meeting, but I do wonder about the quality of the data members receive. Through a prospective town meeting member, I recently tried to find out how many fires the Pinehills Fire Station has […]

In 1622, Plymouth held its first town meeting. At the time, the town had roughly 100 residents. With such a small population and no broader governmental structure to rely on, town meeting was both practical and effective. It allowed citizens to gather, deliberate, and make decisions that directly affected their daily lives. That was more […]

On April 9, 2026, a Superior Court Judge issued the following Preliminary Injunction sought by the Airport Commission: “The Town Manager  and the Town are restrained and enjoined, directly or indirectly, from acting in any manner involving the care, custody of the   [airport], or its management, retaliating in any way against the [Commission] or its […]

The Town of Plymouth has engaged consultant Weston & Sampson to develop a Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) that will gradually begin providing sewers where they are most needed.  It has also appointed a Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to ensure the consultant has the best up-to-date information about Plymouth and to help its residents to […]

Betty Cavacco and Dick Quintal are running as a Team for Select Board. They say that it’s getting too expensive to live here in Plymouth.  Right! For Sure!  They want to fix things primarily by “making the most of what is already here”: the site of the former Nuclear Power Plant, by possibly having Small […]

The Plymouth Select Board needs intelligent leaders who base decisions on data driven information, reason, and sound judgment.  That is why I am voting for Kevin Canty. Kevin Canty does the research and has the analytic acuity to discern what actions taken will bring the most long-term benefits to Plymouth.  His advocacy to add money […]

I appreciated Al DiNardo’s letter regarding a “return to limited government “. I especially appreciated his willingness to use the Firefighter Safer Grant as an example of the way local governments collude with the state to circumvent the limits of Prop 2 1/2. When I lived in Weymouth, the councilors laid off the whole crossing […]

The recent article, “Group announces effort to abandon Town Meeting,” highlights a push to fundamentally alter Plymouth’s governance. While proponents seek a new structure, any move away from our current system must reckon with Plymouth’s unique geographic reality. We are not a typical suburb; we are a massive, diverse landscape where residents in densely populated […]