Category: Your View

So far in its short life the Plymouth Independent has shown admirable skill and patience at explicating the arcana of Plymouth’s town government for us average citizens. Maybe you can explain this one, or know someone who can: why is it that the current EJ Pontiff proposal for 71 Hedges Pond Road doesn’t require a […]

I would like to strongly disagree with Mr. Vayo about the Plymouth downtown parking. When I came to Plymouth in 1972 to open my art shop (Golden Gull Studios) at 42 Court St., parking was terrible then, and [it] has become worse. I was able to build a new location on the waterfront with my […]

When you serve cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving, it’s easy to picture bogs glistening in the autumn sun, steeped in tradition and nostalgia. Companies like A.D. Makepeace of Wareham, which claims to be the world’s largest cranberry grower, fuels this idyllic image. But the reality behind your cranberries – and the land they come from – […]

Today I am filled with gratitude for our school community here at Rising Tide. I would like to take a moment to recognize the students, families, and staff members here at Rising Tide Charter Public School for their incredible efforts in organizing a Thanksgiving food drive to support families in need. Spearheaded by students in […]

I’ll bite – why aren’t there contingencies for a rain date for the Thanksgiving parade? I understand there are logistical challenges, such as overnight travel, commitments to other parades, and, of course, the ever-present issue of money. But here’s a thought: Let’s keep it simple. If the forecast predicts a 90 percent chance of rain […]

I’m so happy to see you do a follow up story on this topic (drivers running red lights).  Unfortunately, it will take a serious accident to get the chief to pay attention to this issue.  My favorite intersections to complain about are: 1) Stop & Shop on Samoset Street.  It’s unbelievable to witness firsthand any […]

You are to be commended for bringing this very dangerous progression of traffic violations in our town to light. (“Wild in the streets of Plymouth: When did running red lights become normalized.”)  I thank you. For our community to be unable to rely on common sense police regulations and governance of the traffic laws is […]

Great article by Bill Fornaciari regarding the Plymouth/Plymouth-Carver Thanksgiving game tradition. For a generation, the rivalry between Plymouth, including Plymouth-Carver, and Silver Lake was as good as high school sports could get. For this PCHS alum (Class of ’71), the ’69 game was memorable. PC played a great game, in particular the play where Paul […]

Thank you for publishing both sides of the Plymouth Rock story in your November 12, 2024, article, “At Thanksgiving time, sizing up Plymouth Rock.” This 10-ton piece of granite could well be the last vestige of our geological history if Plymouth doesn’t stop sand and gravel mining. Today, the boulders extracted by mining operations are […]

I read your article about red light running in Plymouth with interest. I worked as a police sergeant in Plymouth until 1998. I went on to police chief in Grafton, and then in Gulf Breeze, FL. In Florida we had almost exactly the red-light situation that you described in your article, and it led to numerous […]