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CORRECTION: TUESDAY Night Community Supper:  Many folks have been working hard all day & fixing a good meal is not a high priority.  Tina Verdrager and Margo Marrone will be cooking up a variety of food & anyone who would like to stop at the church to partake of this meal is welcome.  If others have something to share, that would be fine, but certainly not necessary.  We will start setting up at 5:30 & hope that getting together will provide a much needed break for everyone & time to chat.

Reposted Comment from Jon Clinch

The township order regarding travel on Route 100 has made meetings at the Town Hall inaccessible to residents below Rocky Road. In the interest of public safety and clear communications, I’d ask on our behalf that any materials made public at such Town Hall meetings be provided to us both via the internet and via posting at the church.

Additionally, the Facebook group Rebuild Okemo Valley is an active location for sharing regional information. While we’re waiting for the development of the Plymouth Recovery News site, this can help get things done. People there are already talking about issues concerning Plymouth. Its address is as follows —https://www.facebook.com/groups/203312973065383/ I would be willing, and in fact eager, to establish such a group for Plymouth. It’s simple and easy and free. In the meantime, piggy-backing on the successful Rebuid Okemo Valley group is one good way to get things done NOW.

By Jen Flaster

I just got word that the Plymouth Recovery News site is not yet ready for prime time – please disregard the post sent early this am about the evacuation plans.  The info on that website is subject to change – once the emergency management team has reviewed the content on that site, it will become the official source for news about the response in Plymouth. There is a meeting in town this morning – we expect an update early this afternoon from the town emergency management team.  Thanks to all who are lending their hands to get Plymouth back up and running!!

From Jen Flaster

Route 100 just before Hawk by Jim Nielsen

Last night we regained power and phone about 8pm. The power is now running from Town Line Road and to home on 100A north of Town Line.

We still haven’t really seen any road crews on this north side of 100A, but CVPS is here working again today. Yesterday I spoke to and then later saw(!) Bobbi Lynds, who is part of the emergency team and was somehow able to drive down through Hale Hollow (which is still not a true through route) by truck. Bobbi said that the roads are really in bad shape and that’s why access is still so limited. She said she thought they would be sending road crews up 100A from the south. Route 100 was closed coming from W. Bridgewater yesterday and I expect it will be again today. Route 4 is closed from Bridgewater to Woodstock as well today, but we drove North Bridgewater to Cox District, which is under repair, and got through to Woodstock (and West Leb!) last night. We also just heard this morning that Route 4 is open to local traffic who need to get through.

Bobbi let me know that there is a great crew of people organizing down in Plymouth at the Municipal Building. ABLE is using its trucks to repair roads and everyone else with big equipment is lending it to the effort. Julie Dupont is organizing volunteers, Melissa Lynds is organizing communications through the post office. Terry and Willow Bascom have past experience with Hurricane Floyd and will be helping out with the aftermath of the storm and the impacts on people that we don’t yet know about. Bobbi also shared that the Mennonite Disaster Management Services would be sending in people to help with FEMA paperwork and other post-storm needs.

Keep sending in information and pictures and we’ll keep publishing it!!

From Jen Flaster, 12:30PM, September 2

Power crews showed up in force today on North 100A – we expect to have power from Town Line Road north by tomorrow.

Route 4 is closed to non-emergency vehicles from Bridgewater to Woodstock from 7am to 6:30 pm for road repair. Long Trail is serving free food and has running water, internet and power. That’s where the Plymouth Press is set up today…

This morning we tried to head towards town on Route 100 in West Bridgewater because we heard it was passable, but they wouldn’t let us through. Road crews are working hard in the area. We haven’t seen VTrans on the north end of Route 100A yet.

People are sending in their pics – I’ll have those up shortly… if you have photos, don’t send them to the wordpress account!! Send them to plymouthpress@me.com and if you do send to the wordpress account,  include your name and e-mail address in anything you post or it can’t be posted. Thank you!!!