Category: Your View

Plymouth needs to simplify its process for renewing routine annual permits. Years ago, I approached [then-Select Board member] Patrick Flaherty about the inconvenience of renewing annual passes.  He informed me that the town was reviewing processes and there would be a better system. That was three years ago; it’s not much better. It seemed like we were on track when […]

At a recent combined precinct 4 and 18 meeting, a representative of the Advisory and Finance Committee (A&F) represented that it did a complete 360 on its vote on [Town Meeting] Article 16C  – the “senior” affordable housing project for Redbrook – [from] initially unanimously against it to unanimously for it on a “revote” – […]

The Church of the Pilgrimage in Town Square, Plymouth, would like to note a transition in its ministry. On Monday, March 18, Rev. Dianne Arakawa said goodbye to her transitional ministry at The Church of the Pilgrimage. Rev. Arakawa served ably for the past two and a half years. She led the congregation through the […]

I am a Vietnam vet but served in a support role. I wrote this out of respect for my grunt friends: Ed Sherman, Mike Rodriguez, Bill McKinney, Ron Nicynski, Ham Pakradooni, Don Wright – who passed from Agent Orange-related cancer – and a long-lost grade school friend, John Reynolds. March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Appreciation […]

The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area would like to thank Christopher Campbell, superintendent of Plymouth Public Schools, Derek Brindisi, town manager, and Lynne Barrett, director of finance for their information-filled program, “Where Do My Taxes Go?” Organized by the League, this is the second year that this presentation has been made available […]

The recent article regarding parking in Plymouth was informative and timely. Plymouth residents and visitors are urged to check the Park Plymouth website for a fuller understanding of how paid parking works in Plymouth, where to find the best parking spaces, and why turnover of parking spaces is essential to the economic well-being of downtown […]

Congratulations to Mark Pothier on his recent Yankee Quill Award achievement. I knew Mark years ago when we were both employed by MPG Newspapers and the late publisher Phyllis Hughes. Mark was always at the top of his game and was admired and respected by his colleagues. He is committed to his craft and dedicated […]

As a student (and Plymouth resident) completing a master’s degree in social work (MSW) at Bridgewater State University, I feel it is important to address an overwhelming need for individuals to be recruited and retained in the behavioral health workforce. A bill now on Beacon Hill – S.160/H.4451, Social Work Uplifting Practices and Exam Removal […]

The Select Board [members] in Plymouth are not legal experts and should consult one when an important legal issue comes before them. Town counsel would be an appropriate mentor regarding the propriety of designating the town moderator as a “Special Employee” permitted to represent clients before the Town. The reason? Because the point of it […]

Plymouth North High School’s DECA Program recently had 73 students compete in the MA DECA State Career Development Conference held in Boston. The students competed in a variety of role play events on topics ranging from restaurant and food service management to accounting and marketing for various industries. We also had 15 projects created and […]