Monday, May 20, 2013
Starting July 1, all Plymouth residents who use the town’s transfer stations or town curbside pickup must use orange Town of Plymouth SMART/PAYT bags, which will be available at local stores.
There are a number of solid waste options to purchase by July 1. Programs A, B, and C will utilize the three operating transfer stations from July 2013 through the end of December 2013 using the orange SMART/PAYT bags for all trash. Options and costs OPTION DESCRIPTION COST BEFORE JULY 1 A Your curbside trash pickup and recycling will start on January 1, 2014, and you can use any of the three Transfer Stations in Town until that time. $80 B From now until the end of December, use any of the three transfer stations in Town; starting in January, you will bring rubbish and recycling to Manomet Transfer Station only $50 C You have full flexibility year round. You can use any of the three transfer stations in Town until the end of December …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot. Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
All flushing will begin at 7:30 a.m. and continue as late as 8 p.m.
The Water Division will be flushing hydrants in the Cedarville pressure zone this week. The Cedarville pressure zone encompasses all areas south of house number 1650 State Road to the Bourne town line and all the side streets. The hydrant bonnets and caps are painted blue in this zone. All flushing will begin at 7:30 a.m. and continue as late as 8 p.m. The Water Division estimates that the flushing in Cedarville will require six days to complete. Customers may notice a severe drop in pressure while the hydrants are flowing. Some discoloration of the water may occur when the hydrants nearby are being flushed. If this occurs, wait until the flushing is over, then run cold water from the faucet nearest the water meter for several minutes. …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Matt Muratore wins reelection in tight Selectmen's races, while other races were more wide-open. Click for the all the winners.
Selectmen Anthony Provenzano, 2167 Matt Muratore, 2028 School Committee Debra Betz, 1939 Jim Sorensen, 1775 Town Meeting Representatives PRECINCT 1: Richard R. O'Keefe Lucile A. Leary PRECINCT 2: Michael R. Rocchi Charles H. Bletzer A. Ethan Kusmin PRECINCT 3: Michael Jay Tubin Erich G. Scharath Jr. PRECINCT 4: Richard Tavares William R. Brennan PRECINCT 4: (one one-year term) Charles F. Benevento PRECINCT 4: (one two-year term) J.W. Patenaude-Lane PRECINCT 5: Stephen M. Palmer Dennis J. Sullivan Neil J. Foley PRECINCT 6: Mary M. Byron Linda J. Evans Thomas Kelley PRECINCT 7: Kenneth E. Buechs Christopher B Greene Mark A. Schmidt PRECINCT 8: Herbert G McKay PRECINCT 9: Mathew B. Rose James John Reed Mark J. Donahue PRECINCT 10: Mark T …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Massachusetts' problem is now Virginia's. After a macabre, around-the-clock stakeout of a Worcester funeral home this week by frenzied reporters and furious protestors, the remains of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev were secreted out of central Massachusetts and buried in a small Muslim cemetery in rural Virginia. No cemetery in Massachusetts, or public official for that matter, wanted Tsarnaev's body. And Gov. Deval Patrick just seemed relieved the tense standoff was over. "No. I have enough to do," Patrick said, when asked if he wished he had gotten involved to end the theatrics sooner. The April 15 attacks on the finish line of the Boston Marathon threw Beacon Hill policymakers off stride, quieting the raging debate …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The polls open at 8 a.m. Saturday; make sure you vote. Not sure where to vote? Check here.
Six candidates for Selectman, five for School Committee, and many more candidates for Town Meeting representatives. Check the attached PDF ballots to view the candidates in each of Plymouth's 15 precincts. If you're not sure which precinct you're in, check this link from the Secretary of the Commonweath's website. Enter your address and it will tell you where you vote. Precinct 1 Hedge School Precinct 2 Cold Spring School Precinct 3 Town Hall Precinct 4 Plymouth North High School Precinct 5 Plymouth Community Intermediate School Precinct 6 Manomet Elementary School Precinct 7 Indian Brook School Precinct 8 Cedarville Fire Station Precinct 9 South Elementary School Precinct 10 Federal Furnace School Precinct 11 Plymouth Airport Precinct 12 …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Results from a recent executive survey ranked Massachusetts 47th for business.
A CEO magazine ranks Massachusetts as one of the worst states in the nation for business. Chief Executive Magazine ranked Massachusetts 47th based on a survey of corporate leaders. Survey respondents reported the Bay State is one of the worst for taxation and regulation. The state Republican Party is pointing to the survey and saying that Gov. Deval Patrick and the Democratic-led Legislature are bad for the economy and business. What do you think about Massachusetts’ business climate? Is this a good state in which to do business? Let us know in the comments section.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Plymouth Selectmen will set the rates for the new curbside pickup program and single-stream recycling. The rates are expected to be much lower than the current rate of $186.
The Board of Selectmen will set the rates for the new curbside trash pickup program at its meeting tonight, and the rates will be more than $100 less than the current rates. There are several options for the proposed rates: "The current dump sticker is $186. Private haulers cost anywhere from $400 to $700," Selectman Belinda posted on an earlier Plymouth Patch article. "What the town is offering is considerably less expensive than what is being charged now." And with curbside you get single-stream recycling. That means every recyclable item goes into one container -- paper. plastic, bottles, cardboard all in one container. That makes recycling very easy. Plymouth currently recycles at a level of 18 to 20 percent. PAYT and single-stream …
You asked when beach stickers will be available for the coming summer, we got the answer for you.
Beach stickers for this summer will be available starting May 22, at the same price as last year. Beach parking stickers will cost $15 for regular stickers and $5 for senior/handicapped stickers, according to Plymouth Treasurer/Collector Ed Maccaferri. Stickers for 4X4 access are $40 and $20 for senior/handicapped stickers. The stickers will be good from July 1 of this year until June 30, 2014. The stickers purchased last year are good until June 30 of this year. Selectmen will set the prices for transfer station and curbside pickup at Tuesday night's meeting. Residents will be able to purchase stickers online through a link on the town's website, in person at Town Hall, and by mail to Plymouth Town Hall, 11 Lincoln St., Plymouth, MA 02360…
Monday, May 6, 2013
The town is encouraging residents to recycle by requiring those who use the transfer stations to dispose of their trash in designated orange trash bags.
Be prepared to see orange trash bags on the shelves when doing your grocery shopping. Stating July 1, residents who currently use one of Plymouth's transfer stations will be required to place their trash in orange trash bags as part of the town's new Pay-as-you-throw program. The new program goes into effect in July, and will be fully operational beginning next January. Starting then residents will have two choices: Dispose their trash at the Manomet transfer station, or join the automated curbside trash pickup service with single-stream recycling. The PAYT bags are for solid waste only and not recyclable items. Recyclable items will continue to be disposed of at the transfer stations as they are now. The new Plymouth orange trash bags …
G. M.
9:23 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
What will they do for people who live down the many dead-end, dirt, one lane roads? Will those big trash trucks get down those roads? What about when those roads are not plowed out in the winter? Also, 30 gallon bags can get very heavy. Will there be someone to help the disabled & ederly at the transfer stations? more ›