Category: Your View

Editor’s note: Chris Campbell is superintendent of Plymouth Public Schools. As the new school year begins, I would like to discuss an issue that is critical to our community: school funding. While school budgets might not be the most captivating topic, managing our district’s finances is about more than just dollars and cents – it’s […]

This [Business Beat column on the Benny’s Plaza site] is an example of the type of reasoned thought piece that makes the Independent so valuable.  Nice work presenting some very sensible alternatives, as well as calling out the core of small-town provincialism which darkens many local fiscal discussions. – Chuck Snowdon

Thank you for shedding some light on this topic (Benny’s Plaza) as most of our residents don’t understand the issues or how to approach the changes occurring in Plymouth. The Benny’s site would have been a great location for our affordable workforce housing (40B) but I don’t think the neighbors would have appreciated an affordable […]

A resident and consumer here responding to the latest article on Benny’s Plaza in the Plymouth Independent. Thank you for the article. It is well written and paced with various options and concerns. Options build community. (Sure, Trader Joe’s would be great since travel to the current locations is quite a distance – ask anyone […]

I first toured Plymouth in the mid-1970s and that was the last time I did any official “touring” of the sites you mentioned (Bill Fornaciari’s Sept. 17 History & Architecture column).  On the other hand, I have summered and now lived here since 1978 – that’s 46 years, but who’s counting?  I can tell you […]

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 […]