Category: Your View

I read the Plymouth Independent on a regular basis. One of the biggest hindrances to any kind of development to downtown Plymouth is the lack of parking (“Can downtown Plymouth be more like Portsmouth?”). I have lived here for over 50 years, and it has always been an issue. When it gets busy, there is […]

Greatly appreciate what Mr. Vayo’s organization is trying to do. But unfortunately, until such time as parking is not onerous for Plymouth residents, downtown will be avoided by us locals. Especially avoided during tourist season. I have a daughter who lives in Rye [New Hampshire] near Portsmouth. Although it may take a bit of searching, […]

Valerie Fredette’s recent letter regarding public versus private beach property claims some public right to Priscilla Beach. As a prior resident of Priscilla Beach for almost 50 years and a member of the Priscilla Beach Association for all that time, I frequently fielded that question. Priscilla Beach is a deeded parcel in the subdivision (parcel […]

I am writing in response to the letter written by Valerie Fredette. She states [that] with beach stickers on her cars she is unable to access White Horse or Priscilla beach. As a matter of fact, Priscilla Beach is private. This is not [in] dispute. White Horse Beach has 560 feet of public beach attended […]

I’m writing to express dismay about the candy thrown during the Plymouth Fourth of July Parade. While the tradition may seem festive, it results in gum and hard candy littering our downtown streets. This is not only unsightly but also creates sanitation issues as it attracts unwanted pests to our downtown streets. Wasn’t there once […]

Mr. Antall paints a vivid and disturbing picture of immigration enforcement in the United States, suggesting that local cooperation with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) equates to constitutional violations. He targets Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald explicitly for continuing to house ICE detainees, accusing him of participating in unconstitutional conduct. These are serious charges. […]

Seems like Plymouth is closed for the Fourth of July holiday. Why do I even live here? No beach access for White Horse and Priscilla Beach. Priscilla Beach belongs to that neighborhood only? I know it was made into a homeowners association in 1937, but how can they claim the beach? This seems like overreach […]

Thank you for writing this most important article regarding the Plymouth Brazilian community living in fear. It is a disgrace, and I vacillate between being heartbroken and being angry. My family members employ several female Brazilian housekeepers. They are all wonderful, hardworking individuals. We pay them well, just as we would any other employee who […]

It breaks my heart to read how frightened some of our neighbors are to just conduct the simple acts of daily life – buy groceries or walk their children to school.  I doubt this was true when many of our older relatives (grandparents in my case) arrived in the United States. They made the arduous […]

President Trump has demonized all immigrants, undocumented and legal residents as well as U.S. citizens.  The Brazilian residents of Plymouth are not the murderers and rapists that Trump has characterized. They are law abiding refugees and neighbors living their lives like the rest of us, just trying to get by, providing necessary services for the […]