Category: Your View

This letter was written by citizens of three sovereign Wôpanâak communities; the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) in response to a July 13 letter by Richard Serkey.   The land and waterways Kutahkeemun is the Wôpanâôt8âôk word for “our land,” which holds deep meaning. […]

Environmental leaders from nine countries in Asia and South Asia met with Sustainable Plymouth and other local environmental groups as part of a three-week International Visitor Leadership Program on Monday, July 8, to discuss community advocacy in areas such as marine health, plastic pollution, and waste management. The program is sponsored by the U.S. State […]

Representatives of the Wampanoag Indian tribe have asked the Town to recognize their legacy by agreeing to recite a “Land Acknowledgement” statement at the commencement of all municipal meetings.  I am opposed to doing so, not because I lack sympathy for the injustices visited upon the Wampanoag Nation, but instead because it could be the […]

Self-proclaimed visionaries such as developer Rick Vayo, and disciples, should be regarded with severe skepticism. They are not here to save us or “polish” Plymouth. Developers so far have given Plymouth reckless absurd building, overcrowding, massive dangerous traffic, unenforced speed limits, traffic jams, drunken brawls downtown, loss of our forests and wildlife, and threats to […]

The Plymouth No Place for Hate Committee, a committee of the Town of Plymouth, presented its seventh annual Outstanding Citizenship Award to two Plymouth High School students at the July 9 Select Board Meeting. The purpose of this award is to recognize a student who has shown a commitment to social justice by challenging discrimination […]

As we celebrate the arrival of European pilgrims on this soil 400 years ago, and the subsequent founding of a new nation on this continent 156 years later, I would like to take a moment to recognize the people who have always inhabited this continent, including the land known on this day as Plymouth, Massachusetts: […]

Outstanding athlete, accomplished public speaker, renowned coach are just a few of the descriptions one hears about Brooks Johnson, a Plymouth High School graduate and all-around Plymouth Kid who died on June 19 at 90 years old. He was one of Alice “Ma” Urann’s “Boys,” which made him even more special. If you were one, […]

I read the article regarding recognizing and thanking the Herring Pond Wampanoags for their stewardship of the land we now call Plymouth. I appreciate the valuable and timely information that you provided. Thank you. I’ve been a resident of Plymouth for nearly 16 years. I was blessed with the opportunity to serve Plymouth as a […]

The Community Land and Water Coalition invites the public to join a community forum titled “Protecting Our Land and Waters: Part II” on Tuesday, July 16, from 6 to 7:45 p.m., in the Fehlow Meeting Room at the Plymouth Public Library.  This forum aims to foster an informed dialogue on the challenges and opportunities surrounding […]