Category: Your View

Happy spring! As we finally welcome some warmer weather, I wanted to share an update from our first 100 days in the state Senate. Six thousand pieces of legislation were filed to start the legislative session. Our office filed 48 bills that cover environmental protection, housing for working people, data privacy, support for our tourism […]

A recent writer to the Plymouth Independent claimed that “town officials and their pro-development appointees on town boards and committees keep rubber stamping market rate housing”. That claim overlooks the fact that in many cases, rightly or wrongly, state law limits the ability of towns to deny permits to applicants whose projects meet the requirements […]

Use crowdsourcing to get a crowd of people involved to solve a problem. (“What can be done about people who trash Prestige Way?”) These remote areas are the perfect places to dump their trash.  The police do not have the time to solve this problem, but several people, even one person with a trail camera […]

For years, town officials have been subjecting Plymouth to one of the highest rates of development in the state. Developers openly bring a steady stream of new residents to Plymouth, with the support of our Select Board, Planning Board, town manager, and Planning Department. I’ve yet to meet a Plymouth resident who isn’t upset about […]

Plymouth residents have a right to feel safe – and indeed, to be safe – when they do business in our town’s administrative offices. On April 5, Town Meeting members will have a chance to vote on whether that right will be protected. They will vote on whether Plymouth opts out of a key provision […]

An April Fool’s Day event in Plymouth will focus on sand mining at the Cedarville Conservation Area. All are welcome to join an awareness raising picket from 8 to 10 a.m. at 71 Hedges Pond Road. Until January, the Cedarville Conservation Area was a globally rare pine barrens forest. It is a Native American historic […]

I am a social work student at Bridgewater State University, and I was born and raised in Plymouth. As someone who has always called this town “home,” I am deeply concerned about the growing threat of overdevelopment and the potential loss of our town’s historical landmarks. I am writing to engage local officials, developers, and […]

We are in favor of a “no” vote on Article 12s at the April 5 Town Meeting.  Article 12s, were it to pass, would allow Plymouth to “opt out” of a Massachusetts state law that prohibits firearms in municipal buildings. Massachusetts has one of the lowest rates of gun violence in the country, in part […]

Fred Thys wrote a very elucidating article on how your property taxes are calculated. But perhaps you are wondering just how do they get spent? The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area has a video for you describing just that. In March of 2024, the League asked both town and school officials to […]

Plymouth Public Schools has an obligation to identify any child who is a resident of Plymouth who may have a disability which impacts their education. As part of our on-going child find procedures, you, any member of your staff or the child’s parents may refer the student for an evaluation. It is the responsibility of […]