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 …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning to purchase up to $5 million of cranberry concentrate for federal nutrition assistance programs and food banks.
The USDA's plan to purchase up to $5 million in cranberry concentrate from growers in Massachusetts will help support local farmers, a vital part of the economy of Southeastern Massachusetts. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and William "Mo" Cowan, along with Congressmen James McGovern, William Keating, and Joseph P. Kennedy III, applauded the decision in a press release from Warren's office: "I'm pleased the USDA has announced plans to buy cranberry products for federal nutrition assistance programs," Senator Elizabeth Warren said. "This purchase will help support hardworking cranberry growers throughout Massachusetts who play an important role in our local economy and will provide our children with another drink alternative." …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
In case voters weren't paying attention, and turnout suggested many weren't, his name is Gabriel Gomez. And now only Ed Markey stands between him and the United States Senate. "My name is Gabriel Gomez, and I'm a proud Republican," Gomez said, reciting his full name for the second time during a five-minute chat with reporters outside the new go-to, post-election Broadway T stop in South Boston Wednesday morning. The reporters already knew who he was, but part of Gomez's strategy now is to make sure everybody else does too. The newly minted face of the Republican Party captured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday by defeating two better known names in Massachusetts Republican politics. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The former Navy SEAL and the longtime Congressman will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
A political newcomer will face a long-time Massachusetts politician in the race to be the Bay State's next U.S. senator. The Associated Press has declared Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset and Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden the winners of their U.S. Senate special primary elections, according to tweets from Fox 25. The call for Gomez came approximately one hour after the polls closed in the statewide primary while a call for Markey came moments later. Gomez defeats his more seasoned opponents, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington and state Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. Markey beat fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Brett Rhyne of Needham ran an …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez won their U.S. Senate primaries across the state, but the battles were especially close in Plymouth, with Stephen Lynch defeating Markey.
With all precincts reporting in Plymouth, voters went against the tide on the Democrats' side, but went with the grain on the Republican ticket in the U.S. Senate primaries. Gabriel Gomez of Scituate won the Republican ticket statewide, defeating Abington Republican and former U.S. Attorney Mike Sullivan, and former judge Dan Winslow of Norfolk. The final tally was 1,167 for Gomez, 1,079 for Sullivan, and 180 for Winslow. On the Democratic ticket, Plymouth voters went against eventual winner Ed Markey, a Congressman from Malden, instead going with South Boston Congressman Stephen Lynch: 2,274 votes to 2,058. We'll have the precinct numbers as soon as possible. Follow Plymouth Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Emotionally drained by last week's marathon bombings, House lawmakers raced through budget week, shortening it to a three-day affair that averaged out to about a billion dollars in spending for every hour in session. The only thing left to do by Friday was figure out where that money was going. It was an impressive display of efficiency and trust or acquiescence, depending on your vantage point. House lawmakers sprinted through deliberations over how to best allocate $33.8 billion, agreeing to bump up the bottom line closer to $34 billion between Monday and Wednesday night. After 37 hours in session - many spent in idle chatter awaiting a thumb's up or down on legislators' preferred earmarks, policy goals and spending priorities from …
Ed
8:31 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Yeah, that's why some of these companies still offer 100% medical, 7 weeks sabaticals after 10 years, etc. Let me know when Mitt closes all the Staple stores and ship them off to China. Do a little research and find out why some of he Kennedy's listed their primary residence outside Massachusetts. I'll tell you why... TO AVOID PAYING TAXES. more ›