Category: Your View

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 […]

The recent article “Prisoners are spending thousands of hours a month talking on the phone – for free” from the Plymouth Independent demonstrates a troubling bias in its coverage, favoring the perspectives of carceral officials while downplaying the broader benefits of the new legislation. Such framings only serve to uphold punitive structures rather than promote […]

Like others in Plymouth, I have always been intrigued by the prospect that a mini-convention center could attract additional visitors/attendees to Plymouth, especially during the “shoulder” seasons, and bring welcomed new business to the local economy.  However, after reviewing the Convention Center Market Analysis and Feasibility Study prepared for Plymouth by the CSL-led team of […]

The Massachusetts Senate passed a plastic bag ban last week. While I can agree that the ban on disposable plastic shopping bags will be a boon to the environment, I object to the sidebars that accompany that Senate bill.  Specifically, I find the imposition of a 10-cent paper bag tax objectionable. The Commonwealth would render […]