Category: Your View

Excellent article (Bill Fornaciari’s Sept. 20 History & Architecture column). Thank you very much for the list of local landmarks to visit. I was born in Salem, another historic town. Our family has only lived in Plymouth for two years, but we are so proud to live here and absolutely love the history. It’s wonderful […]

I am writing to express my deep frustration and concern regarding the ongoing noise issue in downtown area, as discussed in your July 31 report. It is distressing to note that the police have claimed they would be specifically targeting this problem during the summer, as announced by a police spokesperson. However, despite these assurances, […]

The residents of North Plymouth addressed their concerns regarding the [proposed] Benny’s Plaza “development” raucously and emphatically and colorfully, as is their right. Having observed the nonsense that goes on in town government, the citizens must be raucous, emphatic, and colorful to be heard and taken seriously. This time, the citizen was effective. The developer […]

Editor’s note: The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area on Sept. 14 said that this lecture has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond its control. The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area is concerned about the abundance of mis- and dis- information that is surrounding this election season. It is often […]

I did not attend the North Plymouth Steering Committee meeting at which a proposal to construct multifamily residential housing at Benny’s Plaza was discussed, but the PI article about the meeting reported that the proponents’ presentation got a raucous and obscenity-laden response from many of those present. I am vicariously embarrassed for the Town of […]

You are spot on with the problem [of loud motorcycles and cars]. The problem is multifaceted.  There is an acute problem – extraordinary loud engines on slow crowded streets like downtown.  Then there is a more persistent, less acute problem of vehicles that can be literally heard for miles all day and night.  I think […]

As a resident and motorcycle rider of Plymouth for the last 50 years, I would just like to say that if there was a lighted sign down the waterfront saying “do not rev your engine,” nine out of 10 riders would think twice and slow down. That friendly reminder would definitely work. A lot of […]

I have been a Plymouth resident for over 50 years and been residing on South Street for the past 28 years. The motorcycle and car noise has become unbearable. They start from 3A going up South Street – which, by the way, is a 30-mile-an-hour stretch – [going] at least 45 miles an hour, some […]

Last spring, 459 residents participated in the town’s open space and recreation plan survey, sending a strong message about the value of Plymouth’s open spaces and recreation resources to the community. Protecting the environment, maintaining our parks and playgrounds, making Plymouth “more walkable and bikeable,” controlling development, and a passionate plea for dog parks are […]

I would like to apologize to Ethan Serkey if he felt I was disrespecting his father as a person. I really mean that. However, I did not misrepresent the elder’s views at all; he adequately represented them himself, and I objected to several points. I don’t care what he thinks of JFK (my own father […]