Judy Jennings - Realtor® Serving Plymouth & Barnstable Counties

Stay tuned for further updates and if you missed some of my other posts, you can find them here:

Hollywood East - Still Waiting for State Infrastructure Approval
Hollywood East - Dream is Getting Closer to Reality
Hollywood East - Hosting Acting Forum April 1st
Hollywood East - Plymouth MA - Estimated Timeline
Plymouth Rock Studios Forms Another Alliance
Hollywood East The Road to Plymouth Rock Studios
Hollywood East - Feel The Action
Hooray for Hollywood - East
Hollywood East in Plymouth MA

Are you considering relocating to Plymouth? At least come visit and explore the area.  It is such a fantastic place to live and has so much to offer in the form of housing.  Whether you are newly weds, starting a family, raising a family, downsizing, up-sizing, looking for investment property, looking for a retirement home, or seasonal property. Plymouth has whatever you need and in all price ranges.  

Plymouth Massachusetts is such a unique area renown for its history, fresh seafood, fantastic beaches and close proximity to Boston (approx. 40 miles south) and Cape Cod.  Plymouth is the second largest town in Massachusetts and is immediately surrounded by Bourne, Carver, Wareham, and Kingston.  Other nearby towns include: Duxbury, Marshfield, Middleboro (proposed destination Casino to be built), and Sandwich. 

There are some really good homebuying opportunities in the area. I have included a search link at the bottom of this page to give you an idea of  what you can find here. The search criteria was just an example to get you started. If you want, change it and see what you come up with.  Feel free to browse at your leisure.  

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pssst ... I will be writing a post shortly about the latest style of new homes offered at Pinehills. 

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Earlier this month, Plymouth Rock Studios received unanimous approval from the Plymouth Planning Board members for the Hollywood East master plan. However, there is a stipulation that the town and Plymouth Rock Studios work out the final details of their agreement over the next 40 days. The studio is hoping that the state will issue preliminary approval for special financing for road improvements from the state's Infrastructure Investment Incentive (I-Cube) Program. They have applied for $50 million, which is the maximum allowed under this program.

The I-Cube program is a combination of funding from the state, local (town of Plymouth), and the developer. If Plymouth Rock Studios does not qualify for the I-Cube program, the project is in jeopardy. Many would like to know if the studio has a plan B in place in the event this does not go in their favor.

Unfortunately, the state did not issue any preliminary ruling in time for Monday's town meeting. The board of selectmen and the new town manager are discussing whether they will call a special town meeting on June 29, 2009, as no vote can be taken at this time.

This webisode from the series discusses their plans for building a complex with green technology.

I have tried to share some of the more informative webisodes on this project. I hope you are enjoying the updates.


For past webisodes visit: Hollywood East Webisodes

For further information on Hollywood East/Plymouth Rock Studios see my previous posts:

Hollywood East - Dream is Getting Closer to Reality
Hollywood East - Hosting Acting Forum April 1st
Hollywood East - Plymouth MA - Estimated Timeline
Plymouth Rock Studios Forms Another Alliance
Hollywood East The Road to Plymouth Rock Studios
Hollywood East - Feel The Action
Hooray for Hollywood - East
Hollywood East in Plymouth MA

I stopped by the Middleboro herring run recently to check out how many fish were in the river and migrating up the ladders toward the Assawompset to spawn. I was pleasantly surprised. There appeared to be a decent number of herring in the river.

There are two species of river herring that migrate from the ocean, make their way up to the Nemasket River and eventually spawn in the Assawompset Ponds in Lakeville. The alewife is the first to arrive here in late March throughout May, while the blueback migrates here in late April through June.

Once the eggs are laid and fertilized, the adult herring swim back downstream and return to the ocean. The incubation for the fertilized eggs is approximately three to seven days. The hatchlings eventually work their way back to the ocean. It is somewhere around 3 to 6 years before the juvenile herring return to their native spawning grounds in the Assawompset Ponds.

The herring run in Middleboro is one of the largest in the state of Massachusetts. It used to be a place where my husband and I would stop and net herring to use as live bait on our fishing expeditions. However, for the past three years, the run has been closed to the taking of herring. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and South Carolina have all placed a moratorium for catching river herring. The moratorium was put in place back in 2006 and was to last for three years. When I visited the New England Boat Show this past February, and stopped by the MA Division of Fish & Wildlife booth, I learned that the moratorium was being extended for three more years. It will be in effect through 2010.

Although I was selfishly disappointed to hear this news, I understand the importance of protecting healthy stock levels of the species. Over the past several years, I personally observed that the number of river herring had diminished. Seven years ago, you could yield a net full of these lively fish with one scoop that was almost too heavy to lift. Each subsequent year, you would catch less and have to work harder to catch your quota.

I guess we will have to rely on other methods for catching striped bass for the next three years. We have developed other techniques that have been very productive using both live and artificial bait. This year, my captain is hooked on landing a tuna. That ought to be interesting.

Meanwhile, the fishing reports are coming in that the bass have arrived and some of those caught are in the the 25 lb range. This is a good sign that the season has begun. Massachusetts offers some prime recreational fishing grounds throughout Cape Cod Bay, and Buzzards Bay.

Follow the link to the Massachusetts Salt Water Fishing Guide it is a 64 page report full of information pertaining to fishing, including boating access ramps throughout the state.