Category: Your View

I moved to Plymouth in early 2020 and immediately started participating in town elections. I voted but I did not spend as much time as I do now watching PACTV replays or reading committee meeting minutes. At the time, in-person voting was a no-brainer, I drove 4 minutes down the road to PCIS and cast […]

“Who really cares about a town election?” was a very good and thorough look at all the reasons behind this ongoing issue. I would add to [Select Board member] Kevin Canty’s [comment] that no one takes pride in their country, their hometown, their state, etc., anymore. The lack of patriotism, is, I believe, one of […]

Reading the recent article about [former Select Board member Harry] Helm made me want to write to the Plymouth Independent regarding the lack of voter turnout in the recent election. I recently moved here from California and have always voted absentee and volunteered to “work” the election for many years. Whenever a candidate was up […]

It is sad to read that only about 10 percent of eligible voters in Plymouth cast a ballot in our recent election. Unfortunately, that is not far from the norm in elections. There are lots of excuses for those who do not vote. Most of us lead very busy lives, multiple jobs, kids and their […]

Sustainable Plymouth, South Shore & Cape Citizens Climate Lobby, the Plymouth Public Library and the League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area are sponsoring a new series of sustainability workshops this summer. All three will be at the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St. The workshops will provide in-depth information about how these technologies […]

My name is Beth Gragg, and I’m running for Town Meeting member representing Precinct 7 on May 18. I’m running because I see the pressure that Plymouth faces as it grows and raises revenues for much-needed services while at the same time maintaining the natural and historical appeal that attract people to our town. I […]

Thank you to all the individuals who have voiced their support for Bill Keohan, long-serving chair of the Community Preservation Committee (CPC). Thanks to Bill and the other dedicated members of the CPC, several of Plymouth’s most historically important buildings have been successfully restored, thus enabling these beautiful structures to continue playing important functional roles […]

I can’t help but notice how many folks walking downtown stop in their tracks and look up to gaze at the stunning exterior of the newly renovated Spire Center. Over the past two years this 138-year-old former church went from a much-discussed eyesore (on par with Bert’s Landing) to something we’re proud to showcase when […]

What a disgraceful hit piece this was on Hunter Young. Hunter is running for School Committee! What relevance is there to his personal position on global climate warming? Fred Thys is, obviously, just another partisan editorialist, not an objective journalist. Yes, most scientists believe man is impacting the climate, but there are varying views as […]

I applaud Joan Bartlett and Richard Serkey for their letters in defense of Bill Keohan. Joan and Richard are citizens who are involved in Plymouth and who have strived for decades to make Plymouth a better place to live. I hope your readers and the Select Board will ask themselves “how many times have I […]