NEWBURYPORT — A year after it was threatened with closure, only to be saved at the last minute through the work of local legislators, the shellfish purification plant on Plum Island is again facing an uncertain future.
Now, those same legislators who fought for its survival last year, in partnership with a group of clammers determined to keep the shellfish industry alive in Massachusetts, are once again hoping to ensure the last state-run purification plant in the country doesn't fade into history.
Third-generation shellfisherman John "Jack" Grundstrom of Rowley said cutting funding for the plant would be catastrophic for the state, putting many clammers' livelihoods in jeopardy.
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