Category: Your View

An amplification to your story on Plymouth Rock symbolizing both perseverance and persecution (which is true indeed) … the Rock also has another symbolic meaning – American independence. This was expressed in the lead-up to the Revolutionary War when, in 1774 (250 years ago), Colonel Theophilus Cotton and some of his militiamen attempted to drag […]

I loved Bill Fornaciari’s article about the library. I haven’t lived in Plymouth for over 50 years, but my fondest childhood memories are from the library [on North Street], so much so that my husband and I tried to buy it as our summer home. We were slightly outbid by the Plymouth Center for the […]

Thank you so much for this article. I was so excited to read someone else was noticing this, I made my husband stop what he was doing and listen to me read it aloud to him. We both felt so validated after reading it. We think we were probably on Court St on that Thursday […]

Thanks so much for today’s great piece about reckless driving in Plymouth. It’s a trend I’ve noticed across the region for several years now and I agree that it’s really concerning (as is the police department’s hands-off approach to it). I do want to disagree with one point you made about the possible causes – […]

I go crazy all day witnessing these selfish drivers [who don’t stop at red lights]. We live in Plymouth and Boston and the drivers just love getting past our safety regulations. It goes along with an accepted attitude of getting an edge on our daily life transactions even if our fellow man is harmed by […]

I am sure we have all seen them. Driving south towards the old exit 5 and boom, there they are: huge, open, ugly pits. Expansive open fields, devoid of life and empty except for one thing- sand. Lots and lots of sand. Maybe it annoys you, maybe not. Maybe, though, you continue to notice. You […]

 I am deeply concerned about the social issue of transportation accessibility, which impacts Plymouth directly due to the closure of the MBTA station located in Cordage Park. Initially closed temporarily due to Covid-19 and subsequent MBTA budget cuts, service at this station was ultimately suspended permanently, even though the station and tracks remain. While the […]

As the winter months are approaching, people who are homeless need a warm place to stay. Every year, Plymouth offers shelters during the months of November to March, most of the shelters being churches which can only house a small number of people. They also offer free meals in the shelters, as well to anyone who […]

As a social work student, I was disheartened to learn about the increased instances of shoplifting at the Walmart Supercenter in our community, especially considering the underlying causes behind this behavior. While a small percentage of individuals may choose to shoplift for the “thrill,” a more significant percentage turn to shoplifting as a final resort […]

I’d like to thank Michael Cohen for his article “Developer wants to remove 2 million yards of sand and gravel from Cedarville parcel.”  He shined a spotlight on the rapidly expanding sand mining business on Boston’s south shore, being conducted under the folksy guise of “cranberry farming.” P.A. Landers is the owner of the “cranberry […]