Category: Your View

The project eligibility letters for the Pulte project state that the total number of units approved was 163, which is the total number of project units presented to the ZBA by Pulte, but left unanswered is the number of units set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement because that number was redacted by Pulte […]

The town needs to get its act together and fast track the approval of a Costco site or lose it to Kingston or elsewhere.  I was a retail executive, and I know at some point Costco may decide it would be better to open a new store elsewhere rather than spending time and money fighting […]

The petitioners  of the Plymouth Community Trust Bylaw are grateful for your coverage of the Select Board hearing and [its] vote to support this initiative. However, we wish to clarify a point: stating that the petitioners are “unsatisfied with a decision to leave the town’s immigration enforcement policy solely in the hands of police,” mischaracterizes […]

I just want to say a big thank you to all of the emergency crews that worked tirelessly this week to dig us out of this huge snowstorm and keep us safe. To Eversource line workers and field crew, communications, fire, police, ambulance, ER, waste management, heating and oil, emergency responders and DPW, and any […]

On February 13, New Hope Chapel in Plymouth hosted Night to Shine, a prom-style celebration designed specifically for individuals with special needs — and the evening delivered all the sparkle, joy and pageantry of a traditional high school prom. Guests were welcomed with a red carpet entrance, music, dinner, dancing and a crowning ceremony where […]

I am a graduate student completing my Master of Social Work [degree] at Bridgewater State University. This is in regard to the issues surrounding affordable housing accessibility in Plymouth among eligible recipients. The current eligibility requirements do not reflect the true local cost of living. Affordable housing is based on the area median income (AMI). […]

If Earth had eyes, she would see humanity as a form of pollution. A pollutant that spreads quickly, taking over each parcel of land, each forest, each river. A curse brought by one species that betrayed 10 million others. Just look at what we have done to our own town. (I say “we” loosely. I […]

In recent days, a great deal of misinformation has circulated online about the Select Board’s recent vote concerning Plymouth’s wastewater treatment system. Given the importance of clean water to our community, and the understandable concern many residents feel, it is critical to correct the record and explain what the Board actually voted on, what it […]

In light of the “Plymouth Faces Economic Cliff” drumbeat coming from Town Hall (and this publication) of late, I was initially pleased to read in the Boston Globe that a Manomet business had landed a massive contract with a federal agency – hurrah for our tax base! Alas, my congratulatory mood soured quickly when I […]

I went to the Select Board meeting last night where the proposal to move forward with the process to approve land application of treated sewage in Camelot Park at the head of the Eel River watershed and on top of our single source aquifer was approved by all our select persons, less William Keohan. Everyone […]