Category: Your View

There is fantastic news coming out of the State House! The Massachusetts House’s overwhelming passed the PETS Act (H 5589), 151-1, approving this bill that will strengthen animal welfare protections, modernize veterinary technician licensing and support responsible pet ownership. While the legislation is not yet final and must still be reconciled between the House and […]

his week I am writing to you about ballot question #9 in the Nov. 3rd state election. Question 9 asks voters if they want to uphold An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws enacted July, 2024. I urge you to keep the current law by voting YES. The law provides many gun violence prevention measures, such as […]

In a recent letter to the Plymouth Independent, Select Board Chair Mr. Golden described his vote as “gut-wrenching.” However, he also used that letter to dismiss his own very public and profane attack on fellow Board member Mr. Keohan, during which he used obscenities and disparaged Mr. Keohan’s character. This is particularly ironic given the […]

I am writing to express my concern regarding a recent incident at the Select Board meeting of July 28.  As The Plymouth Independent has reported, a member of the Select Board responded angrily to another board member’s vote with a profane and personal attack.  This is unacceptable and a dangerous precedent. Disagreements are a natural, […]

(Editors note: On July 25, a planned rally to protest immigrant detentions at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility was faced with a counter protest. See a portion of the profanity-laced confrontation here.) Jake Lang takes himself very seriously. The vest, the vibes, the shouted slurs- some familiar, some requiring a quick google- the tools of […]

In my opinion, Deb Aquinto and David Golden acted in the very best interest of the Plymouth public when they voted to euthanize this particular pit bull. Given the ongoing, aggressive history of this particular pit bull their decision was exceedingly appropriate. – James M. Quinn

One of the most gut-wrenching votes I have cast as a Select Board member came this week. The Board was asked to review the decision of our Dog Hearing Officer regarding a dog that had repeatedly demonstrated dangerous behavior. We were presented with evidence that the dog had attacked another dog, attacked at least three […]

Many years ago, my then four-year-old son endearingly referred to the Forefathers Monument, which is located just steps away from our house, as the “Four Dads Monument”. The Forefathers Monument, as we know, honors the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower. It is comprised of a central statue, (“Faith”), surrounded by four ancillary statues (“Morality”, […]

After reading your piece on the two teachers who walked the length of Cape Cod to protest conditions for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, I was reminded of the protest hosted by a number of groups at the PCCF on Saturday, July 25th at 1:00 pm.  Given the […]

This past Thursday, July 16, a fire started in the woods beyond our home on Bloody Pond. The Plymouth Fire Department was prompt and efficient getting the fire under control. At the time we noticed the fire, the wind was out of the Southwest about 12 to 15 knots. This was directing the fire towards […]