Category: Your View

I have been a resident of Plymouth, specifically Summer Reach, since June 2019. Several weeks after arrival we went shopping for furniture and were referred to the Plymouth Furniture store in North Plymouth. Several months later, I was referred to Three Broke Girls in North Plymouth for my haircuts. When Covid struck and shut down […]

The Town of Plymouth invites all residents to participate in a confidential survey about the future of open space, parks, and recreational opportunities in Plymouth. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) Division of Conservation Services oversees open space planning in communities across the State.  Every seven years, communities must submit a […]

There is so much hatred toward the homeless immigrants being housed in and around Plymouth and volumes of misinformation being generated, that an article exploring the truth, especially about what’s being spent and by whom, would be exceedingly useful. So many people blame the Democrats and feel that social services are being denied to Americans […]

Many of us take for granted that the Town of Plymouth is endowed with an array of natural resources that other towns can only dream about – 35 miles of picturesque coastline, as many as 450 sparkling ponds, restored herring runs, globally rare pine barrens, an underground aquifer with billions of gallons of fresh water, […]

Let’s face it: bees have historically gotten a bad rap. Sure, their stingers are something to be aware of, particularly if you’re allergic, but generally speaking, a bee’s stinger is only a weapon of last resort. Especially hesitant to sting are our precious native bumble bees which I liken to tiny flying teddy bears. Bees […]

The great horned owlet pictured here was orphaned by highly toxic chemicals pest management professionals and homeowners use to target rats and other rodents. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, or SGARs, were developed in the 1970s as a more potent successor to the previous generation of anticoagulant rodenticides, including warfarin. Rodents can consume a lethal dose of […]

The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth area is pleased to announce two candidates forums at the end of April. They will showcase the local town elections that are contested. These forums will help the Plymouth Voter decide on the best candidate to fill each of the open seats. The first forum will be […]

Editor’s note: The writer is referring to Article 16C on the April 6 Town Meeting warrant, which calls for spending $4 million in Community Preservation money to subsidize developer Grantham Group’s construction of 62 affordable one-bedroom apartments for people age 62 and over at Redbrook. The total cost of the project is estimated at $25 […]

When Article 16C: Affordable housing – Cranberry Commons at Redbrook comes before Town Meeting this Saturday, April 6, Town Meeting should enthusiastically vote to support this project. There is a lot of misinformation surrounding this project – much of it due to the fact that so many things have changed since the original proposal. The […]

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 […]