by Linda Ibbitson Hurd
Special to The Express
In the Summer of 1960 when I was 13, I spent a lot of time with my best friend. We were the same age, and both named Linda. She was the youngest of six siblings and I was the oldest of four. We lived in Hanson, I on upper Elm Street and she down the end where it went into Halifax. She and her sister had the choice of attending school in Hanson or Halifax as the town line went through the middle of their house. They chose Hanson. The house, a big two-story old Colonial, was on a beautiful plot of land where there was also a barn with a second story which housed a wrought iron workshop where her grandfather worked and a kennel for Golden Retrievers attached to the rear of the house.
One particular Saturday night when I had been invited for the weekend, Linda and I were having supper with three of her sisters, her brother-in-law, their small daughter and Linda’s parents and grandfather. The conversation turned to a situation the married sister and her husband were going through. From the beginning of Summer when their vegetable garden started producing, they found some missing when they got up in the morning along with shoe tracks in the garden soil. Then one morning they found a few items missing from their barn, which was a good distance from the street but right beside the house. They lived down the end of Elm Street near Hudson Street and not too far from Linda’s house. Their garden was in their side yard not far from the street. The Police were investigating.
When supper was over, Linda and I helped watch her two-year-old niece until her parents took her home. After they left and everyone headed for the TV set, we went outside to walk around until her mother called us in, saying it was time for bed. With lights off in every room and the house so quiet, we stayed up talking for a while in whispers. We were sitting on her bed when she looked at me and said, “Let’s go catch that burglar!” “How’re we going to do that without waking everybody up?”, I asked. “I’ll show you,” she said.
We dressed in dark colors, took the sheets off the two beds in her room, tied them together then put them around the bed post closest to the window and took out the screen. She dropped the sheets down, only a few feet from the ground and we climbed out. We moved quickly to the road before anyone could see us and hoped her grandfather wasn’t up. It was a beautiful, still, summer night and the moon wasn’t quite full. We walked the distance to her sister’s house. The garden was full except for the bare spots where things had been taken and the lettuce and squash were closest and rather large. Linda whispered, “lie down between the rows of lettuce and don’t make a sound!” As we crouched to lie down in the dirt between the rows of lettuce, she stepped on a dry twig which snapped, making a louder than usual sound in the stillness of the night. In the dirt we were lying flat with her nails dug into my thigh when she whispered, “don’t even breathe”. All of a sudden, the back door slammed open under the overhead light and her brother-in-law Ray stepped out with a shotgun bellowing, “Who’s there!?” A shot rang out and we could hear it whizzing over our heads. Before another shot was fired, Linda stoop up screaming, “Ray, it’s us, me and Linda, don’t shoot!!” He made an anguished sound and broke the shot gun in half over his thigh, yelling, “Get in here right now, both of you!”
In we shuffled, heads down and were ordered into the spacious living room with wide speckled gray floorboards. We sat and awaited our fate. We got the third degree and answered all their questions. Ray was shaking and his wife Florence was sheet white. “Do you know I could have killed you, what were you thinking?!!! “That we wanted to catch your burglar”, Linda said. He looked at me waiting for an answer “I wanted to help”, I said. He put his head in his hands. After almost an hour and all the lecturing, he looked at Linda and said, “I’ll take you home and talk to your mother.” He looked at me and said, “You call your father right now!” Oh my God, I thought, I’m dead. I didn’t want to do it but I knew there was no way out of it. Linda argued for me but both Ray and Florence were adamant. I called my dad.
When my dad came and talked to Ray and Florence and we headed for home, he was very calm and never said a word. I could sense he wasn’t mad, not even lecturing me. I was relieved. The drive home was barely two minutes, we weren’t far from where they lived. My mom met us at the door, intensely upset chiding, “Do you realize a policeman could be carrying you home dead in his arms? do you know that!?” I looked at her and said, “well, he isn’t and I’m not”. “Go to your room!!” She shrilled. I went.
Linda and I weren’t allowed to get together for a while, we knew things had to cool down first. We both realized we were wrong and learned the valuable lessons of noninterference, that well-meaning intentions can go terribly wrong, and consequen-ces can be irreversible. These have held us in good stead.
Thrilled, proud, and emotional
That’s how Kingston’s Sienna Harrington described her recent trip to Missouri earlier this month, which culminated with her U14 Girls’ South Shore Select Soccer Club team winning the national championship.
“It feels surreal and exciting because the skill level and competitiveness of the other teams from all over the country we were going against were so good,” Harrington said. “They were very physical and fast paced games. Every player on the Select 09 GA team worked so hard all year to get to where we are and am so proud of everyone.”
Harrington’s club kicked off the July 6-9 trip with a 1-0 victory over the South Carolina Surf SC. It then beat the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals, 2-1, to earn a spot in the finals. It was there where the South Shore Select doubled up TopHat, 2-1, for the crown.
“The excitement of beating some of the top-ranked teams in the country and advancing from game to game until we were national champions was definitely a highlight,” Harrington said. “Especially because we came from behind and won our last two games, 2-1, in the second half of the game.”
Her favorite memory?
“[It] was when I was on the field and the whistle blew during the championship game,” she said. “Our whole team was celebrating on the field and the Select 06 team that was watching came running out on the field too.”
Harrington, an incoming freshman at Silver Lake, has now shifted her focus to the high school pitch.
“I’m going to spend the next six weeks continuing to work on my speed and agility to prepare for high school tryouts at the end of August,” she said.
~ Nate Rollins
Selectmen reject name change…again
The Plympton Board of Selectmen met in-person on June 26. As he has done in the past, Selectman John Traynor brought forth the issue of changing the name of the Board of Selectmen to the Select Board. “I saw a Boston Globe article that said we are now at about 100 towns that have either made the renaming or not all of them are not yet official, but they are in progress. And I just think it’s going to happen, I would just like to see this Board approve it,” Traynor said. Selectman Mark Russo said that he still was not in favor of the renaming. Selectman Christine Joy said, “I don’t really care about keeping up with everyone else; I like the name Board of Selectmen. I actually find it very empowering to be on the Board of Selectmen and I just think I’m not ready to make the change yet.” Traynor said, “That’s alright, I’ll just keep bringing it up.”
The Selectmen voted to allow a one-time increase to the cost-of-living adjustment granted to retirees for FY23. Town Administrator Liz Dennehy recommended the adjustment.
Dennehy also provided a Town Administrator’s update saying, “we have been very busy trying to close out FY 23 and also beginning the preparations for FY24. She told the Selectmen there were a number of items in correspondence.
Dennehy said that Upland Road Solar is changing ownership entities. She said that there would be a lot of documentation associated with that and recommended that the Board vote to allow Joy to act on behalf of the entire Board. The documents would still appear before the entire Board for approval once finalized. The Selectmen voted to authorize Joy to work with the Town Administrator and Legal Counsel regarding all documents pertaining to Upland Road Solar with the understanding that the finalized documents would come back before the full Board.
Dennehy also told the Selectmen that she had a request from the Library for use of town property. The Library was requesting the use of the Deborah Sampson room in the Town House for estate planning on July 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Selectmen voted to approve.
Highway Superintendent Rob Firlotte met with Dennehy to discuss several roads that will be undergoing work. Dennehy said that Elm St. would be getting paved from Main St. to Winnetuxet Rd. and West St. She also said that Main St. would be getting a binder course to bring it back up to grade from roughly 149 Main St. to Ring Rd. “As the time gets closer, we’ll put stuff out on social media if we need to,” Dennehy said.
Dennehy further told the Selectmen that she received a memo from the Board of Health, who had contacted Webby Engineering to look at the elevations between the Fire Department and the Library. She said the hope was that the current Fire Station could tie into the Library septic system, but they were told it was not feasible. She said she would be sending the results of the study to the Town Properties Committee.
The Selectmen ended their evening with their raves for the last few weeks. Joy said her rave was for the screening committee responsible for bringing forth three excellent candidates for the position of Fire Chief. She announced that earlier that evening, the Selectmen had voted unanimously to appoint Captain Cheryl Davis as Plympton’s next Fire Chief. For his rave, Russo said, “It is a great pleasure to me that the little town of Plympton would have a woman Fire Chief.” Traynor said, “My rave is for the Assistant Assessor Wendy Jones. I’m sad to see her leaving; I think she’s done a great job. We’re losing a critical resource – I’m sorry to see her go.” Traynor also noted her excellent work on the complicated subject of solar and said that she would still be assisting with that in some capacity during the transition.
$170,006 in ARPA funds for Plympton
Friday morning, June 30, Plymouth County Treasurer Tom O’Brien brought good news to Plympton by way of a very large check! This $170,006 was from ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds and will be used to replace a Silver Lake HVAC rooftop unit replacement. From left are Plympton Police Lieutenant Daniel Hoffman, Plymouth County Commissioner Gregory Hanley, Plympton Selectman John A. Traynor, Jr., Plymouth County Treasurer Thomas O’Brien, Town Administrator Elizabeth Dennehy, Plymouth County Commissioner Jared Valanzola, and Plympton Police Chief Matthew Ahl.
Photo by Sandi Neumiester
Halifax fireworks can be seen July 1
The tradition continues, thanks to community contributions and stalwart volunteers who put everything together and clean it all up.
The Town of Halifax’s Fireworks Celebration, coordinated by the members of the Fireworks Committee, is scheduled for Saturday, July 1. There will be a day event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and an evening event from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. that will include a variety of fun-packed and family-oriented activities such as a DJ, food vendors, dunk tank, and much more. Day Event Activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. include T-Shirt Sales, Corn Hole, Hula Hoops, Cookie Decorating, Dunk Tank, and Face Painting.
Evening Event Activities from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. include Food Trucks , DJ/Music, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, and of course Fireworks (after dark)
The Halifax Fireworks Committee is also seeking volunteers on July 1 to assist with setting-up and running activities throughout the day and also on July 2 to help with clean-up. If you can volunteer, please e-mail Janice Hayward at Janice.Hayward@halifax-ma.org or Susan Hill at Susan.Hill@halifax-ma.org.
This event is made possible by the support and funding from residents, guests, sponsors, and local businesses. We are thankful to all who have contributed towards continuing the tradition. Everyone is invited to take part in watching one of Halifax’s grand community events as we celebrate our nation’s birthday alongside friends, family, and neighbors.
Halifax Outside Watering Restrictions
As of June, 1, 2023, the following outside water restrictions were put in place.
SUNDAY: NO WATERING
MONDAY: EVEN NUMBERED HOUSES 5 – 8 a.m. and 6 – 9 p.m.
TUESDAY: ODD NUMBERED HOUSES 5 – 8 a.m. and 6 – 9 p.m
WEDNESDAY: NO WATERING
THURSDAY: EVEN NUMBERED HOUSES 5 – 8 a.m. and 6 – 9 p.m
FRIDAY: ODD NUMBERED HOUSES 5 – 8 a.m. and 6 – 9 p.m
SATURDAY: NO WATERING
Sprinklers are allowed during the above specified hours. Washing cars is allowed during the above specified hours even on a no watering day.
If these restrictions are not adhered to the following fines will be enforced:
1st Offense – Verbal Warning
2nd Offense – $50.00 fine
3rd Offense – $100.00 fine
4th Offense – TERMINATION OF WATER SERVICE & $250 TURN ON FEE.
If you have a well, please go to the Board of Health and obtain a well or irrigation well
number. THIS NUMBER MUST BE POSTED ON THE FRONT LAWN. To prevent the Water Department or Police, who enforce this policy, from stopping at your house,
The Board of Water Commissioners appreciates your cooperation.
Kingston BOS hears kelp farm proposal
The Kingston Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, June 6. Jared Waitkus appeared before the Board with a proposal for a sugar kelp/shellfish farm. Waitkus told the Selectmen that he has been on the oyster wait list since 2015. He referenced a book called Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith. Waitkus said Smith is the founder of GreenWave and has spent 15 years creating the 3D Ocean Farm off Long Island. Waitkus included in his presentation, “GreenWave’s integrated model shifts the practice of aquaculture from growing vulnerable monocultures to creating vibrant ecosystems, which produce higher yields.”
Waitkus explained that sugar kelp is a “yellowish- brown marine algae that looks like lasagna.” He also said it is popular in Asia and is now becoming more popular in the U.S. He called it a “zero impact crop.” Regarding the benefits of growing it, he said, “sugar kelp consumes excess nutrients and carbon dioxide from the water column and give off oxygen as they grow.”
Regarding the grant layout, he said that it would be just under three acres, 200 ft. wide by 645 ft. long. He said that the sugar kelp would make up approximately two acres while the shellfish would take up approximately one acre.
Waitkus explained the seeding process saying, “They take PVC pipe in short lengths, they wrap it with a thin twine, and then they put it in tanks and that’s where it gets seeded with basically baby kelp.”
Waitkus also explained potential locations saying that they investigated three different locations. According to him, the nearest land is 2,520 ft. away, Gray’s Beach is 3,175 ft. away, and the nearest eel grass bed is 189 ft. away (well within requirements). Waitkus said, “Channel width at that location is approximately 350 ft. wide and with the farm there, there will still be 200 ft. of open channel for boats to navigate.” He noted that Duxbury has a 12-acre kelp farm that is currently being farmed.
Chair Kimberley Emberg, “Is there enough room to navigate around that, it looked like there are very few deep spots and channels in the bay?” Waitkus said, “Even with that, with the farm there, when it’s fully operational and the kelp is in the water, there’s still 200 feet for boating; I think the average boat in Kingston is no wider than eight feet wide.”
“The hope after talking to Woods Hole is to try to get approval from the State to do basically scallops, mussels, oysters, and sugar kelp,” Waitkus said. He clarified that the sugar kelp would account for 80 percent of the farming. Waitkus acknowledged that there could be a potential issue as he is number two on the waitlist for a shellfish grant and there is someone ahead of him. “We have a waitlist for shellfish, so I just want to make sure that we’re cognizant of that,” Emberg said. She also said that at this point she wanted to consider a sugar kelp grant rather than a dual one for that and shellfish.
Selectman Tyler Bouchard said, “We have a moratorium on new grants… there’s three and at this point, it doesn’t seem like there’s going to be more than three for the time period and obviously you are on the short end of that list, which is great.” Bouchard said that he would want to make absolutely certain that the 250 feet or 350 feet are navigable given the limited waters in Kingston. Town Administrator Keith Hickey said that he would want to verify that emergency boats would still be able to navigate around the farm in the event of an emergency.
Bouchard also said that another consideration is that the three grants have specific locations already and if one of those were to retire and Bouchard’s turn should come up, will one of those plots be able to be moved to his kelp farm location. There will be a public hearing in July regarding the proposed kelp farm.
Hickey provided a Town Administrator’s update and said that there are three employees who were hired through the Regional Health Coalition. “The Board that oversees that grant voted to move that grant Host Community from Kingston to Plymouth, so those employees will become Plymouth employees after July 1,” Hickey said.
Hickey also said that representatives from the Town and the State, including D.O.T., and concerned citizens have been invited to a meeting with the Old Colony Planning Council to discuss the intersection at Maple St. and Landing Rd. The intersection has been deemed dangerous by many.
Hickey also said that Eversource has reached out to see if they could install a transformer in the library parking lot. He noted that it would be about the size of a parking space. “Unless there’s an event going on, it really shouldn’t be that much of an issue,” Hickey said.
Emberg provided those in attendance with several announcements including various vacancies. The Sewer Commission has a vacancy as of July 1. Emberg also said, “The Moderator is recruiting to fill open seats on the Finance Committee. Anyone interested should reach out to the Moderator.” There is also an open seat on the Capital Planning Committee, and anyone interested should reach out to Finance Committee. Additionally, there is an opening for a Kingston resident on the Old Colony Elder Services Board of Directors, and for a volunteer to deliver for Meals on Wheels. The Council on Aging is seeking an Associate member.
Other announcements included that the Animal Rescue League of Boston is sponsoring a spay wagon and will be coming to Kingston a few times per month. Appointments are required and can be scheduled via phone or online. Transfer Station sticker sales have begun. Upcoming events include a farmer’s market on Sunday July 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gray’s Beach. The next Music at the Beach event will be July 11 at 6 p.m. at Gray’s Beach Park.
Selectman Don Alcombright brought forth the issue of a need for a police detail at the Hilltop during sports season, particularly for the Thursday night events. “Part of the issue is traffic gets backed up all the way to the light, so they’re double parking and they’re taking up all the spaces in the first few baseball fields; so, people that are actually trying to attend sporting events, can’t,” Emberg said. Hickey said he would have a conversation with the Chief and the club.
Selectman Sheila Vaughn acknowledged that it is PRIDE month and said two Kingston residents are running an event to celebrate at Nelson Park in Plymouth on June 25. “It is a great event and it is run by two of our Kingston residents who run Plymouth PRIDE. Plymouth PRIDE is all of our surrounding towns… Plymouth area,” Vaughn said. She said there would be food trucks and other entertainment.
Before adjourning, Bouchard said of the Memorial Day events in Kingston, “It’s one of those days where it’s like the best of what you get to see in a town like we have, between the speakers and the volunteers who put their time into it.” Emberg also thanked everyone for a wonderful Memorial Day parade and cookout.
Halifax BOS fields requests and complaints
The Halifax Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, May 23. Selectman Naja Nessralla was not able to attend. The Board did a quick recap of Town Meeting and Selectmen Chair John Bruno said the only real complaint he heard was regarding the acoustics in the meeting room. “To the extent possible, I think we should always use the other room, because you can hear better,” he explained.
Noise Complaint
Bruno said they had a noise complaint regarding Fieldstone Farms. The complaint came from a neighbor on Plymouth St. Health Agent Bob Valery sent correspondence to the Selectmen letting them know that he has had numerous site visits and he cannot substantiate a noise complaint. “We’ve investigated this for four years and nothing has ever come of it,” Bruno said. “Mr. Valery does a great job and he’s gone out there several times and he’s very detailed in his reports so unfortunately, there’s not much we can do,” Town Administrator Cody Haddad said.
Vacation Carryover Requests
The Selectmen took up requests for many members of the Police Department to carry over significant vacation time. Bruno asked why so many of them were not taking their vacation time. Haddad said, “His explanation was they were without a couple of officers for much of the last calendar year.; They were down a couple of officers, so their officers were required to work overtime and not use their vacation. There was one officer who is going on a trip next fiscal year who is looking to carry over the time – you know, cases like that, that’s very reasonable, if you have a planned event that you’re looking to use, but you know, just continually carrying over isn’t necessarily a good practice,” Haddad said. Bruno made a motion that the Selectmen indicate that it will be the policy of the Board to look closely at any vacation carryovers in the future. “That they are expected, and the default is that the vacation be used in the year that it is accrued,” Bruno said. The Board and Haddad agreed.
Live Entertainment Permit Requests
Raun Jerome came before the Board to request a live entertainment permit for July 8 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jerome said it was for a cookout for friends and family. It had previously been approved by the other necessary town Departments. The Board approved.They also approved a live entertainment request for Generations for a DJ at an animal festival on June 4 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Requests of Various Committees
Haddad told the Selectmen that the Veteran’s Service Officer Steve Littlefield had requested that the Board create the Veteran Services Committee. Littlefield requested that it consist of the Veteran’s Service Officer (VSO), the two Assistant VSOs, the Cemetery Director, and two members at-large. Haddad read, “The Committee will assist in serving the Veterans in Halifax on a year-long basis with a special emphasis on Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day celebrations while also providing services to our Veteran community.” The Selectmen approved the request and voted to create the Committee.
Jeremy Gillespie of the Halifax Beautification Committee appeared before the Board to request permission to plant trees in various locations throughout town. Haddad said that the approval would be contingent upon Steve Hayward’s approval since he serves as the Tree Warden. The trees were awarded as part of an Earth Day essay contest sponsored by the Beautification Committee. There was a winner for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade.
The Board also discussed the status of the Bylaw Review Committee. Bruno said that it was his belief that the current iteration of the Committee has never met. Bruno recommended to Haddad that they organize a meeting to get started.
Building Commissioner Search
“As you know we are recruiting for our Building Commissioner – I wanted to bring before you, the process for determining who the next Building Commissioner should be. Historically, the Board has interviewed several individuals for the position. My recommendation would be to not do that… by requiring an interview of the full Board you deter qualified applicants to apply because they may not want their existing employer to know… my recommendation would be to form an internal team to sift through, conduct preliminary interviews, and then make a recommendation to the Board of a finalist,” Haddad explained. Haddad recommended only presenting one finalist before the Board. Bruno said that he would feel comfortable leaving it up to the Committee to have the discretion to determine the number of candidates to present.
MBTA Action Plan Update
Regarding the MBTA Action Plan, Bruno said they received a letter back from State Representative Josh Cutler. Previously, Bruno had sent a letter expressing his concern over the requirements of the MBTA Action Plan that the other Selectmen had co-signed. “We didn’t hear much from the other representatives,” Bruno said. He continued, “Our problem is that our townsmen, people, I haven’t heard anybody say that they are in favor of this; I would like to go back to them and thank Mr. Cutler for his thorough response but ask them to say, ‘look will you come in here and talk to us and explain about this program and why it’s a good idea’… there are rooms full of angry people and I’m not going to justify it.” Haddad said he reached out to a group of about 50 Town Administrators and said that he has received an “overwhelming response” from about 25 other local Town Administrators who plan to meet to discuss next steps. The MBTA Community Action Plan requires that towns served by the MBTA zone for a district of reasonable size to be used for multi-family housing. Failure to comply will result in the loss of certain grant funding.
Town Administrator Updates
Haddad told the Selectmen that the Park Commissioners finally submitted their proposed uses for the Economic Development Bill funding. The first use is for landscape cleanup to the area to the left of Fourth Ave down to the water’s edge and the driveway and gateway near Sixth Ave. The cleanup is estimated at $9,500. They are also looking for a conceptual design as part of the beach re-nourishment process. The Board approved the two projects.
Regarding training for Department heads, Haddad said they received special training so that they could control their own Web page within the town Website. “We hope that it will help the functionality of our Website, allow residents to be more engaged, have more up-to-date information,” Haddad said. The Selectmen and Haddad also discussed the plan to hold Selectmen’s meetings at various locations around town to highlight buildings and Departments.
Haddad thanked Tommy Schindler for providing free lunch to all town employees recently. He said he is starting a new business called Teddy’s Hot Dogs. Haddad said he had the “bacon and mac dog” and noted it was “very good.”
Haddad also said that he recently started an employee of the month program. The first recipient was Peggy Selter of the Board of Health and Conservation Commission. “She’s been going above and beyond in the absence of some Building Department staff, some Zoning Board of Appeals staff, Planning Board staff; she’s taken on the Conservation Commission. Peggy is great in every aspect,” Haddad said.
Haddad also told the Selectmen that they received word from MASS DEP that Halifax was awarded a Host grant that provides funding assistance for the town. The town makes money and all they need to do is provide an office space in the recycling center. They also get access to a State DEP employee who will be housed in the building.
The Annual Fourth of July Fireworks event will be held on July 1 this year. The Selectmen voted to approve the event.
Pine Street Bridge detours
The Pine Street, Halifax is closed to through traffic and detoured for the duration of the bridge replacement project.
The southbound detour will be Route 106 to Route 105 and northbound will be Route 105 to Route 106.
Emergency vehicles, deliveries, and homeowners on Pine Street will be able to get to their homes, but will only be permitted to enter and exit from the side of Pine Street bridge where the home is located. Pictured is a map of the detours that went into effect on Tuesday, May 30, and will remain in effect for the duration of the Pine Street bridge replacement project.
This map was created and provided by the Halifax Highway Department. If there are any questions, please call the Halifax Highway Department at (781) 293-1760.
Green – Northbound detour.
Blue – Southbound detour.
Red – Barriers; Pine Street at Thompson Street right-side blocked, left-side for local entrance and exit. Pine Street at Plymouth Street left-side blocked, right-side for local entrance and exit.
You should contact the Highway Department at (781) 293-1760 with any questions.
Russo wins another term as Plympton selectman
Despite having only one contest on the ballot, 9.35 percent of Plympton residents cast their ballots in Saturday’s election. There were 229 votes cast out of the 2448 registered voters.
The position for selectman was the only contest on the Plympton ballot last Saturday and incumbent Mark Russo won handily with 176 votes over self-described newcomer Gary Somero’s 47. There were five blanks and one write-in.
Ethan Stiles won another three-year term on the Board of Assessors with 190 votes, and 39 blanks.
Arthur Morin Jr. won a three-year term on the Board of Health, with 155 votes, 39 blanks, and two write-ins.
Cheryl M. Davis and Douglas F. Reese were unopposed as constables, garnering 197 and 187 votes respectively, and 74 blanks.
Finance Committee members Marilyn Browne and Kathryn Shepard won 198 and 190 votes respectively, with 70 blanks for the three-year term.
Nate Sides won 187 votes for the one-year position, with 38 blanks and four others.
Library trustees for three years brought Rebecca Archambeault and Jonathan Mulcahy 198 and 195 votes respectively, with 64 blanks and one other.
Library trustee for two years elected James Lundgren with 195 votes. Jessica Lau won 34 write-in votes, and 226 blanks and three others.
Library Trustee for a one year term saw Colby Leoncio elected with 49 write-in votes., 175 blanks, and five others.
Joan Ann Beckwith won a five year term on the Planning Board with 194 votes, 35 blanks.
Daniel Cadogan and Robert Montgomery won three year terms to the Plympton School Committee with 187 and 21 write-ins respectively. There were 247 blanks and three votes for others.
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