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Bowes breeds winner at Westminster Show
Duxbury resident Anne Bowes fulfilled her life-long dream of winning “Best of Breed” this February at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – the Superbowl of dog shows – with the help of a little...
View ArticleSlow the flow: Town to inspect for leaks before granting more water discounts
The town has backed away from its practice of offering one-time discounts to water customers who requested them after receiving unusually high bills and has decided to continue its past procedure of...
View ArticleExit 10 light proposed: Plymouth 400 may help push plan forward
Town officials have supported a request by the Duxbury 2020 Committee to fasttrack a traffic light at Exit 10 of Route 3 near the highway on and off ramps at Tremont Street. The Board of Selectmen...
View ArticlePembroke to run Housing Authority
The director of the Pembroke Housing Authority will be taking over the Duxbury Housing Authority, local officials announced recently. Michael Thorpe, chairman of the Duxbury Housing Authority, came...
View ArticleTown health care costs increase
For the first time in four years, the town is raising its health insurance rates for its employees and retirees. On Monday, the Board of Selectmen approved a four percent rate increase at the...
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DFD assists in Halifax rescue: Man trapped in trench after walls collapse
Duxbury’s Fire Department was called to help rescue a man stuck eight feet down in a trench in Halifax last week. According to Duxbury Fire Captain Rob Reardon, five Duxbury fire fighters who are part...
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St. John’s choir reunites to celebrate 20 years since “Dreamcoat”
Twenty years ago, the junior choir of St. John The Evangelist Church of Duxbury was chosen to be in the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Colonial...
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DHS seniors cruise Boston harbor for a special night
On Thursday, March 24, the Duxbury High School senior class experienced Boston by boat. This year’s highly anticipated annual Senior Night Out was attended by eighty percent of the class. Read More ...
View ArticleBurning cigarette starts fire at Millbrook building
The Duxbury Fire Department responded to a small fire behind the Duxbury Package Store at the Millbrook building on St. George Street last Thursday afternoon. Read More ...
View ArticleDrama troupe in finals of the Festival of Plays
This past weekend, Duxbury Drama Troupe #355 performed their play “The Sacrificial King” in the state finals. Of the 3,000 students from 114 schools who participated in the Massachusetts’s Educational...
View ArticleBattelle in negotiations: Buyer to be named “soon”
Battelle is in negotiations to sell its 11-acre property on Washington Street to a residential developer, a spokesperson from the Columbus, Ohio-based company said this week. “We are still in...
View Article52 town workers make six figures
In Duxbury, there are 52 employees who make six figures – their salaries range from $202,927 at the top of the list to $100,152 at the low end. The police department can lay claim to 18 of these top...
View ArticlePowder Pt. delays pondered, lifted
A partial demolition plan for the former home of Olga Owens Huckins, the inspiration behind Rachel Carson’s award-winning book, “Silent Spring,” was the focal point of Duxbury Historical Commission’s...
View ArticleSix streets and town pier lot on 2016 road paving list
April showers may bring May flowers, but April can also bring smoother roads in Duxbury since it’s the start of paving season - if the weather ever acts more like spring. Department of Public Works...
View ArticleElm Street cell tower approvals remain valid
Owners of an Elm Street property have retained town approvals granted five years ago to construct a cell tower on their land. The Duxbury Planning Board voted last month to approve changes to a 2011...
View ArticleTown can maintain private Standish St. scenic view
The Board of Selectmen have endorsed a plan that will allow the town to maintain a private view easement on Standish Street. In 2000, the Conservation Commission purchased a small lot at the corner of...
View ArticleBest Buddies talent show this Thursday at the PAC
On Thursday night, the Duxbury High School Best Buddies and Student Council clubs host their 14th annual talent show. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, high school students and Buddies...
View ArticleA Journey of Faith meets at Tarkiln on Sunday mornings
The following is the seventh in a series examining the history and role of churches and houses of worship in Duxbury. For Pastor David Woods, faith has been a journey. So when he needed to find a new...
View ArticleMeschino, O\'Connor win at primaries
Democrat Joan Meschino and Republican Patrick M. O\'Connor earned decisive victories in the Tuesday, April 12 primaries. The two victors will be opponents in the May 10 special election to fill the...
View ArticleSenior night snafu: DHS students smuggle drugs, alcohol onto cruise
What was intended to be a fun, healthy gathering of friends and classmates prompted Duxbury High School Principal Andrew Stephens to address the senior class in regards to “behavioral concerns that...
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