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Coffee hour tomorrow

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Some folks who are too lazy to think spend too much time reading. Reminds me of something the French writer Joubert said: ÒThe worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.Ó

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Mission Tarkiln: Preserve and Protect

The Tarkiln Study Committee is faced with an October deadline to ask the Community Preservation Committee for historic preservation funds, but some committee members worry the lack of a long-term ...

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Parents Have Concerns With Alden Pilot Program

Parents expressed concern over what they saw as a lack of communication and labeling children as a new program for so-called “high-end learners” was introduced at the Alden ...

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Police Officer Struck by Car Dies (Video in Story)

A Duxbury police officer struck by a car at the Marshfield Fair has died, and Marshfield police have added vehicular homicide to the list of charges the car’s ...

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Tank replacement, new wells on tap for Water Dept.

Two major town water projects are on tap for Duxbury, and Water Superintendent Paul Anderson hopes they will increase water pressure in certain areas of town and help his department ...

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Library to Get Reading Garden

Patrons of the Duxbury Free Library may have noticed the leveling of the giant hill in front of the library’s main entrance. Soon, the flat earth will be ...

New Black Eagles to Play Benefit
Mon, Sep 08 2008 00:00
Insurance Agency is celebrating its 20th year serving Duxbury by sponsoring a concert of the internationally acclaimed New Black Eagle Jazz Band to celebrate and support the good work of a local cha...
Fri, Sep 05 2008 12:09
Because of predicted rain, the Rotary Club Annual Duck Race at the Blue Fish River will be postponed until Sept. 20 at 1 p.m.
Tank replacement, new wells on tap for Water Dept.
Tue, Sep 02 2008 22:25
Two major town water projects are on tap for Duxbury, and Water Superintendent Paul Anderson hopes they will increase water pressure in certain areas of town and help his department better deal with...
Mission Tarkiln: Preserve and Protect
Tue, Sep 02 2008 22:19
The Tarkiln Study Committee is faced with an October deadline to ask the Community Preservation Committee for historic preservation funds, but some committee members worry the lack of a long-term vi...
Tue, Sep 02 2008 22:17
The first weeks on the job haven't exactly been slow for new Department of Public Works Director Peter Buttkus.

Library to Get Reading Garden
Tue, Sep 02 2008 22:08
Patrons of the Duxbury Free Library may have noticed the leveling of the giant hill in front of the library's main entrance. Soon, the flat earth will be replaced with a reading garden, courtesy of ...
Tue, Sep 02 2008 22:05
A new year means a new set of goals for Duxbury Superintendent of Schools Susan Skieber and the School Committee.
Tue, Sep 02 2008 22:03
After a busy summer, Duxbury Superintendent of Schools Susan Skeiber is ready for the new school year.
Duxbury Around Town
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:55
Parny Orniston recently graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and was named to the Dean's List ...
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:46
The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously for a new five-year fee schedule for the town-owned North Hill Country Club. The schedule will last for the life of the new contract when it begins in Januar...

Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:43
The folks on the Tarkiln Study Committee have a tough task ahead, but we believe they're heading in the right direction and that they have the right...
Duxbury Police Log
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:39
Thursday, August 21 9:44 a.m. Caller reported two suspicious males in a green van hanging around Bay Farm Road. Police investigated and reported all...
Dragons football tunes up for opener with Xaverian
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:33
The scheduling of Division I powerhouse Xaverian for the Dragons' home opener on Friday night must say something about how Coach Dave Maimaron views h...
Baseball celebrates successful season
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:31
The 2008 DHS varsity baseball team held its annual break-up dinner this summer in the student lounge, and for the first time made it a family affair...
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:28
Ramadan has arrived. Here in Duxbury the Muslim month of fasting was expected to begin Sept. 1st. The moment is approximate, since the traditional...
Tue, Sep 02 2008 21:26
The popular Friday Film series at the Duxbury Free Library will return for a fourth year.
Parents Have Concerns With Alden Pilot Program
Fri, Aug 29 2008 16:25
Parents expressed concern over what they saw as a lack of communication and labeling children as a new program for so-called “high-end learner...
Fri, Aug 29 2008 13:30
Melvin E. Dyer of Marshfield, 67, a Duxbury Police Officer, died on Monday, August 25 of injuries sustained in a tragic accident on August 16. His ...
VIDEO: Family Beach Day
Wed, Aug 27 2008 17:47
Video from Saturday's first annual Family Beach Day, sponsored by the Beach Preservation Society.
Police Officer Struck by Car Dies (Video in Story)
Tue, Aug 26 2008 21:55
A Duxbury police officer struck by a car at the Marshfield Fair has died, and Marshfield police have added vehicular homicide to the list of charges...
Tue, Aug 26 2008 20:00
Sometimes, in the waning days of summer, as the fall breezes start to blow in, if you listen carefully you can hear a strange sound carried by the w...
Skeiber Makes Communication a Hallmark of First Term
Tue, Aug 26 2008 20:00
Superintendent of Schools Susan Skeiber will be starting her second year as the head of the Duxbury School District on Tuesday.
Tue, Aug 26 2008 20:00
Merrill Diamond, the real estate developer whose projects include the Waterworks in Chestnut Hill, James Landing in Scituate and Ocean's Gate in Mar...
Tue, Aug 26 2008 20:00
Although there are some new faces in the Duxbury School District this year, Superintendent of Schools Susan Skeiber said the turnover she faced in h...
Tue, Aug 26 2008 18:00
Town officials hope Habitat for Humanity will build new homes on the land currently occupied by the former Grange building and an abandoned fire hou...
Blake Dalton: A New Face for DMS
Tue, Aug 26 2008 18:00
Coming from Phoenix, Arizona via Kansas, new Duxbury Middle School Principal Blake Dalton was used to a flat landscape rather than the rolling hills...
Tue, Aug 26 2008 18:00
The Planning Board met with Selectman Andre Martecchini Monday night to discuss a potential zoning change to the Island Creek project.
Tue, Aug 26 2008 17:00
Volunteers will be able to help work on restoring the former Tarkiln School, as long as they sign a waiver.

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