The Halifax Council on Aging hosted a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon on Tuesday, March 10, at the Our Lady of the Lake Church Parish Hall in Halifax. Close to 100 residents were served a traditional Irish corned beef and cabbage dinner by Halifax first responders, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, staff from the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office, and a group of volunteers known as the Fab Five Members of Generations who decorated the hall and tables. Entertainment was provided by John Ahl who serenaded guests with a selection of songs ranging from the Beetles to traditional Irish music.
Nomination Papers
Plympton Town Clerk Patricia Detterman has announced that nomination papers are now available for the Spring Town Election on Saturday, May 16.
A complete list of offices is available on the town’s web site or at the office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours.
House lots for sale to benefit Preserve
Alan Wheelock
Special to The Express
Late in 2018, Plympton voters approved the acquisition of a large, beautiful parcel of conservation land on Prospect Road, not far from the Middleboro town line. Recognized by the state as one of the most environmentally important natural areas remaining on the South Shore, this land might well have been destroyed in a sand and gravel operation had it not been acquired by the town. The property is extensive and covers 160 acres of forested upland, wetlands, and cranberry bogs.
In order to finance the acquisition of the property, the Plympton Open Space Committee led a creative effort that involved the use of Community Preservation Act funds, personal donations, fund raising efforts, and the issuance of a short-term municipal bond. The Open Space Committee made a commitment to voters to retire the bond as quickly as possible by selling several house lots with frontage along Prospect Road.
These lots are now on the market. Each of the three lots available for sale by the Town are approximately 1.5 acres in size, and have already been approved for both septic and wells. The lots are beautifully wooded with mature white pine, red and white oak, and American holly. All three of the lots have water views overlooking a reservoir (associated with the former cranberry operation) and of course are contiguous with Plympton’s newest conservation area – Two Brooks Preserve. The Preserve will afford the new residents hiking, bird watching, and overall enjoyment of nature just outside their doorsteps.
Interested parties can submit bids for one or more of these lots to the Town of Plympton. (A public bid process is required for the sale of Town-owned property under state regulations.) Required forms and instructions are available at Plympton’s website, which is town.plympton.ma.us.
Alternatively, paper copies of the bid forms and instructions may be obtained at the Treasurer’s Office at the Plympton Town House, 5 Palmer Road, in Historic Plympton Village. The Town House is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday evenings from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
All bids must be received at the Treasurer’s Office at the Plympton Town House no later than 12 noon, April 7, 2020.
Primary Election is March 3
Town Clerks throughout the Silver Lake region are making last minute preparations for the Presidential Primary Election March 3.
The polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. and is expected to be a heavy turnout.
Plympton residents vote at the Plympton Town House, 5 Palmer Road, Route 58.
Halifax residents vote at the Halifax Elementary School, Route 106, Halifax.
Kingston residents in Precincts 1, 2, and 3, vote at the Kingston Elementary School, 100 Main St.; Precinct 4 votes at the Town Hall, 26 Evergreen Street.
Silver Lake Drama Club to perform
Monday, February 24, the Silver Lake Drama Club invited the Express to see the play Darcy and Elizabeth, a shortened version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
The Silver Lake Drama Club has been invited to present their play at the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild festival again this year. The festival is hosted this year by the Joseph Case High School in Swansea.
The Massachusetts Theatre Celebration is a one-day, non-competitive opportunity for students to share work, receive feedback, and forge connections with students in other schools that can lead to collaboration and support for years to come.
Tickets for the Preliminary Round at Joseph Case High School in Swansea on Saturday, Feb. 29, are $15 for the entire day!
Preliminary Round – Saturday, Feb. 29, Semi-Final Round – Saturday, March 14, and the Final Round – Thursday – Saturday, March 26 – 28.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Andover, Attleboro, Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dedham, Duxbury, Framingham, Hamilton/Wenham, Hanover, Harvard, Hingham, Hudson, Leominster, Lexington, Marshfield, North Reading, Norwood, Sharon, Wayland, Westford, and Winthrop Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Get ready for plastic bag ban March 1
The reusable bag bylaw, designed to reduce the use and distribution of single use plastic shopping bags, will take effect on March 1, 2020. This bylaw was voted at the Annual Town Meeting in May, 2019 and has been approved by the Attorney General. It applies to all businesses operating in the town of Halifax.
No plastic bags will be permissible for distribution at checkouts (points of sale). There is no thickness, or percentage of plastic content acceptable. The Beautification Committee, on clean up days and at other events, has distributed free reusable bags while supplies lasted.
Start gathering your reusable bags now!
For more information about the bylaw, or with questions, please contact the Halifax Beautification Committee at Beautification@halifax-ma.org.
Caregiver Registry wins unanimous approval
State Representative Kathy LaNatra (D-Kingston) has announced that the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to create a registry of care providers who have harmed a person or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability, with a goal of preventing these providers from being hired for programs funded or operated by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS).
The legislation, An Act to Protect Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities from Abuse, will create a registry of care providers against whom the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DCCP) has made a final decision regarding “substantiated findings” of acts resulting in serious physical or emotional injury of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability. The legislation requires care provider employers to check the registry prior to hiring or retaining any person as a care provider and prevents employers from hiring or retaining any provider who appears on the registry. Those employers include those with DDS licenses for day services, those that have contracts with DDS, and those receiving funding from DDS. Under the bill, DCCP imposes monetary fines or other penalties on any employer that fails to comply. The legislation also includes due process protections for care providers. Representative LaNatra said, “I’m proud that the House of Representatives voted unanimously to take this important step, to further ensure the well-being of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.” The bill now advances to the Senate for consideration.
Her district includes all of Halifax, Kingston and Plympton, as well as residents of Precincts 1, 11 and 13 in Plymouth; Precinct 1 in Middleboro; and Precinct 1 in Duxbury. She maintains regular office hours throughout the district.
Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday morning’s weatherman said he wouldn’t be surprised to see old fashion liquid barometers overflow, the barometric pressure was going to be that low.
The Feb. 7 storm was presaged all morning by dark, smoky skies and wind whipping all around. There were trees and limbs down throughout the three Silver Lake towns, but it seems that Plympton got the worst of it.
Capt. John Sjostedt said that his department answered 18 storm-related calls.
Trees were twisted 10-20 feet high, and snapped like twigs, falling everywhere. Elm Street seems to have suffered a microburst.
Eversource had its work cut out for them and tree crews were kept busy.
Veterans surprise Halifax Walmart manager
Halifax Walmart manager Martin Disla was surprised on Friday, Jan. 24, by members of the Halifax Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6258, in appreciation of his ongoing support of the Post and all veterans in the surrounding area.
“They have been such a supportive force to our community, not only to the military, but also to many other chariites needing assistance, Post Commander David Walsh said, “They have been gigantic in support of Children’s Hospital as well as providing assisting to the local fire and police community.”
Walsh continued, “Post 6258 Veterans of Foreign Wars of Halifax is proud and honored to award Walmart Manager Martin Disla and the Halifax Walmart Crew a special Community Service Award and a plaque to permanently remain in the store to remind all patrons of Walmart’s many accomplishments and continuing commitment to our community. Thank you Halifax Walmart!”
Halifax PD wins OFGR grant for traffic control enforcement
The Halifax Police Department has been awarded a grantEach December, the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) partners with police agencies across the state as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization. OGR recently awarded grants to 125 local police departments, including a grant that reimburses the town of Halifax up to $7500 for extra patrols during the mobilization period of Dec. 11 through Jan. 20, to pay for overtime patrols to increase impaired driving enforcement targeting drivers impaired by alcohol and/or drugs during the holiday season.
Complementing these efforts was an educational campaign titled Wisdom featuring local cannabis users talking about their personal experiences with, and thoughts on, driving after consuming cannabis, alcohol, or other drugs. Impaired crashes are not accidents; they are preventable. Wisdom’s ads serve as a reminder for drivers to recognize the responsibility they have to drive safely and to avoid getting behind the wheel if they are impaired. Remember – If you feel different, you drive different.
The next mobilization period is March 6-22, the spring speed enforcement campaign, followed by the April 1 – 30 campaign for distracted driving, then May 14 to 31 Occupant Protection/Click it or ticket. From June 11 to July 5 is the Summer Speed Enforcement mobilization and final period is Aug. 20 – Sept. 8 Drive Sober or get Pulled Over.
The grant will reimburse the town of Halifax up to $7500 dollars for extra patrols during these periods. The officers on these patrols must document at least 3 stops per hour unless an arrest is made then time is allowed to process the arrest.
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