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By Justin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

The North Hill saga has taken another unexpected turn, as Duxbury received no response to its invitation to bid on the management of the nine-hole, municipally-owned golf course.

Even getting to the point of rebidding the contract was a fight for the town. The course has been run under a court or-der since 2008, when Doug Johnson of Johnson Golf Man-agement sued after a contract

was awarded to another firm. Johnson had run the course for over a decade prior to that. Judge Herman Smith of Mid-dlesex Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction to Johnson, allowing him to run the course based on the old contract until the suit was re-solved.

As the legal battle dragged on, however, the town had the preliminary injunction vacated in November of last year and

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By Justin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

Duxbury is abuzz with talk of a school build-

ing project that may bring a new co-located middle school/high school to town. But seven years ago, anoth-er school project was at the center of a fierce debate.

In 2001, voters were pre-sented with several school projects bundled together. In addition to expansions at Alden and Chandler ele-mentary schools, there was

A peek behind the curtain

North Hill bids come up empty

Taking a closer look at the PAC with the director

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Thumbs up for historic districts

A SHOW OF TUNES: Pam Walsh, Pam Smith and Barbara Clifford sing during the adult open mic night, held at the Ellison Center for the Arts on Friday night. The event, “Art Unplugged,” was a col-laboration between the Duxbury Art Association and The South Shore Conservatory. Photo by Justin Graeber

PAC Manager Tony Kelso stands in the auditorium. Kelso has worked at the building since its opening seven years ago.

By susanna sheehan, Clipper staff [email protected]

A proposal to create the first-ever local historic dis-tricts in Duxbury has received the support of the Board of Se-lectmen.

Article 31 asks voters to adopt a new section of the general bylaws, Chapter 12, known as the local historic district bylaw.

Article 31 is sponsored by the Local Historic District Study Committee.

Appointed by selectmen in 2009, this seven-member committee led by Jim Hart-ford identified three separate historic districts in Duxbury containing 14 properties. All property owners are willing participants in the districts, said Hartford.

A local historic district can be one or more buildings, properties or sites that have been designated by the town and state as historically or ar-

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Absentee ballots for the Duxbury Town Election on March 26 will be available at the town clerk’s office in the next couple of weeks. Once the ballots are available, voters can fill out an absentee ballot application and vote in person from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mon-day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Voters may also request a bal-lot be mailed to them. Please make your request in writing or fill out the application at the clerk’s office. Remember to provide your mailing address. Please call the office if you are coming between noon and 1 p.m. For questions, call 781-934-1100 x150.

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One resident’s quest to clarify the zoning bylaw’s def-inition of an accessory struc-ture has received support from the Board of Selectmen.

Tremont Street resident Jessica Williams has submit-ted a citizen’s petition article to the annual Town Meeting that seeks to update the town’s description of accessory struc-tures, which are detached ga-rages or sheds, guesthouses or artist’s studios, to name a few examples.

Article 33 adds language to the bylaw that allows an ac-cessory structure to have fin-ished living space inside it but not be considered a “dwelling unit.” According to Williams, the state building code defines dwelling unit as building hous-ing a single family.

“These [accessory struc-tures] are used by homeown-ers and do not meet the defi-nition of a dwelling unit,” said Williams.

Selectmen Chairman Shawn Dahlen and Select-man Betsy Sullivan voted to support Article 33. Selectman Christopher Donato was not in favor.

According to Williams there is no intention in the by-law change to create double density, or two single family homes on one lot, but to allow homeowners the same rights they have had for years, which have recently come into ques-tion by the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

These include being able to build an additional build-ing on a property with finished space that is not considered a dwelling because it has no stove, said Williams.

Williams, an architectural designer, said she encountered

what she considers the Plan-ning Board’s new interpreta-tion of the current definition of accessory structures in 2009 when she designed a detached garage for a client that con-tained studio space and an ex-ercise room and was told that the town no longer permitted these types of structures. Wil-liams appealed the Planning Board’s decision to the ZBA and won.

A committee consisting of both Planning Board and ZBA members determined that the town’s building inspector had been misinterpreting the by-law when he allowed accesso-ry structures to have finished living space, she said.

“I disagree with that,” said Williams. “This has been a common practice for de-cades.”

Accessory structures add tax revenue without additional burdens to town services, said Williams. She refuted the idea that allowing living space in an accessory structure will

mean double density because, she said, that means an illegal apartment.

“Accessory structures do not create rental units,” said Williams. “The only way to turn an accessory structure into double density is to cheat, and by denying accessory struc-tures with living space, the Planning Board is assuming that someone is going to cheat. Presuming someone is going to cheat is not good policy.”

Dahlen, a local builder, said he felt accessory struc-tures with living space should continue to be allowed. Years ago, he built a garage with finished space over it for his aging parents, and he said this was a better solution than add-ing on to his home, because it gave his family privacy yet

kept them together.He said he did not have any

proof of accessory structures with finished living space be-ing turned into illegal dwelling units but asked anyone with this information to come for-ward.

The Planning Board did not support Article 33 and has submitted its own article, Ar-

ticle 34, to clear up the defini-tion of accessory structures.

This article states that an accessory structure is not to be used in whole or in part as a dwelling.

Planning Director Tom Broadrick said the Planning Board has been seeing acces-sory structures that are larger than in the past and this con-cerned them.

“I don’t remember seeing guest houses that look like sin-gle family homes,” Broadrick said.

The Planning Board be-lieves there should be no living space in a detached structure because this could lead to it be-ing used as a permanent dwell-ing and create double density. Broadrick said he thought that any application for an acces-sory structure with finished space should be denied by the

Planning Board and sent to the ZBA.

Dahlen did not support Ar-ticle 34, saying the Planning Board had an opportunity to better define what constitutes a dwelling in an accessory struc-ture, such as adding language prohibiting plumbing, heat-ing, or kitchenettes, etc, but it didn’t take that opportunity.

Dahlen and Sullivan voted not to support Article 34. Do-nato voted in favor of it.

Selectmen were receptive to the idea of creating a com-mittee to study the issue of ac-cessory structures with living space, but Dahlen said some-thing must be done now to the bylaw so residents know what they can and cannot build.

“A broader based commit-tee is a good suggestion, but in the meantime, we need some clarity,” he said.

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Eddy Ramos has been Duxbury’s Animal Control Officer for

the past five and a half years. An animal lover at heart, Ra-mos was fortunate to find an opportunity in Duxbury where he is in good company. We re-cently caught up with him to find out what’s going on with all the animals in town.

What does a typical day consist of? Well, it changes day to day. First off, I take care of the shelter. I take calls about strays, injured wildlife, wildlife in people’s homes. The day can vary so much it’s outrageous.

How many people work in the shelter? It’s just me and about three or four solid volunteers, who are all amaz-ing. We couldn’t do it without them. We have a very good team.

How did you become the Animal Control Officer? I worked at a humane society in Boston for eight years, doing more technical rescue work as opposed to shelter stuff. I then started at a shelter in Pem-broke and while there Dux-bury’s shelter was being built. I saw an opportunity to build something really great here, something that might make other towns a little jealous.

What is the most unusu-al animal you’ve ever dealt with? In Duxbury? Well, I

found a Tegu Monitor lizard that escaped from someone’s home. We actually found the owner by posting a picture in the Clipper. They called in and were reunited with their pet.

What is the most com-mon call? Most of the time people call in about wildlife on their property, such as rac-coons or skunks. People call about missing dogs.

What happens to strays whose owners never come for them? We hold them for 14 days, and usually post fliers in neighborhoods and a photo in the Clipper. We’ve returned a lot of pets to their owners through the Clipper. After 14 days they are given a medi-cal and behavioral check and then placed up for adoption. There’s no time period within which they must be adopted. We like to think we’re a little different from other shelters that way.

Do people call in with strange problems? We’ve had ducks in people’s fireplaces.

How many animals can the shelter accommodate? No specific number, we figure it out. You have to make do. A lot of it’s on-the-fly planning.

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chitecturally significant. A lo-cal historic district offers the strongest form of protection for the preservation of historic structures important to a town’s history, because it can provide protection from demolitions and inappropriate remodeling and can help ensure that new structures are built to be com-patible with existing buildings in the district.

The first proposed dis-trict, called the Winsor Local Historic District, includes the Duxbury Rural and Histori-cal Society’s headquarters, the 1807 Nathaniel Winsor Jr. house on Washington Street as well as two other proper-ties: the 1813 Seth Sprague Jr. House, which has been divid-ed into condos, and the 1780 Fitzgibbon house at the corner of Mattakeeset Court.

The second district, the Bradford historic district, includes seven buildings at the Tremont end of Harrison Street. It consists of the Soci-ety’s 1808 Gershom Bradford house at 931 Tremont Street and its surrounding ten acres, the 1847 Captain Freeman Soule House at 987 Tremont Street, the 1831 Rev. Benjamin Kent House at 992 Tremont Street, also known as the Par-ish House, the 1807 Captain Gamaliel Bradford house at 942 Tremont Street, the 1890 house at 907 Tremont Street , the 1832 Daniel Loring House at 915 Tremont Street, also known as the Parish House and the 1808 Captain Daniel Bradford House at 251 Harri-son Street.

The third district consists of the First Parish Church at 842 Tremont Street built in 1840.

Hartford told selectmen that his committee encouraged a “collaborative process” and did not include any property owner who did not want to be part of the districts.

In 1991, an effort by the Duxbury Historical Commis-sion to establish a local histor-ic district on High Street failed to receive a two-thirds major-ity vote at Town Meeting.

In addition to creating the three local historic districts, Article 31 also establishes the bylaw that specifies what can and cannot be done to build-ings inside the district. These bylaws can be strict or lenient, depending upon how they are written.

Hartford said the proposed bylaw is “very lenient.”

“It is not particularly oner-ous in its restrictions,” he said.

The bylaw creates a five-member Local Historic Dis-trict Commission, appointed by selectmen, that reviews proposed changes to all exteri-or architectural features visible from a public way on which the property has frontage. The Commission will review any planned additions, alterations or demolitions to the buildings in the districts and will follow a procedure which includes reviewing the changes, deter-mining if the changes warrant a public hearing, holding the hearing, and then approving or disapproving the proposal, as well as giving reasons for the denial. The Commission can also give recommendations when it issues a denial and it is open to informal discussions with property owners who are considering changes to their buildings.

Hartford said the bylaw “recognizes that houses and churches are fluid, dynamic properties” and that the intent of the bylaw is not to preserve them “as a snap-shot in time” but to preserve the elements that contribute to the character of the building and the over-all historical character of the town.

As written, the bylaw does not govern items such as

paint color, roofing materials, landscaping, antennae, satel-lite dishes, additions not seen from a public way and interior renovations. Basketball and tennis courts as well as hock-ey rinks are not restricted as long as they are not covered. The Commission will review proposals to change fencing, storm doors and windows and window air conditioning units. Also, any new construction on vacant land in the districts will be subject to review.

Hartford said the Local Historic District Commission can create more comprehen-sive rules over time.

Selectmen Chairman Shawn Dahlen said he had read through the bylaw and only questioned the 60-day time frame that the Local His-toric District Commission had to issued a written decision. Dahlen said he would like to see that shortened.

Currently, Duxbury does not have a local historic dis-trict but it does have a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Board of Selectmen gave their recommendations on a host of zoning and Planning Board articles Monday night.

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• The board voted 3-0 to approve Article 35, an amendment to the Accessory Apartment bylaw that changes the waiting period to use apartment addition to a single family home from five years to one year. This is proposed by the Local Housing Partnership. • Voted 3-0 not to support Article 36, a citizen’s petition by Washington Street resident Nancy Lundgren written as a resolution to support single density zoning. Selectmen said they supported the concept and were against double density zoning but disagreed with the second sentence of the article that stated that “Duxbury has become home to double density sites in the past few years.”• Voted 3-0 to support Article 37, a bylaw amendment that changes the title of a guest house to a bed and breakfast but leaves the defi-nition alone. The current bylaw describes a bed and breakfast but the title doesn’t match the definition.• Voted 2-1 to support Article 38, an amendment to the zoning bylaw regulating lot coverage in neighborhood business districts. The current bylaw allows fifty percent building coverage on a lot. This proposal changes the site coverage to no more than 70 per-cent, including building coverage set at 20 percent. Open space coverage is set at 30 percent. A similar article has been in the town meeting warrant for the last two years but voters did not get a chance to act upon it as it was indefinitely postponed. Selectmen Chairman Shawn Dahlen voted against this article. • Voted 2-1 to support Article 39, a new definition of open space. Selectmen Chairman Shawn Dahlen voted against recommending this article.• Voted 2-1 not to support Article 40, changes to the parking rules and regulations. Selectmen Dahlen and Betsy Sullivan voted not to support this article, while Selectman Chris Donato voted in favor of it. This new section to the zoning bylaw requires all new parking spaces to be paved and doesn’t allow gravel parking areas. Dahlen and Sullivan did not agree with the larger sized parking spaces the bylaw changes specifies.• Voted 3-0 not to support Article 41 that eliminates “use vari-ances” from the bylaw. Selectmen were concerned that this change removes “potential flexibility” from the bylaw. • Voted 3-0 to support Article 42, which is a citizen’s petition to change the zoning of a portion of a 4-acre lot on Cape Verde Terrace to residential from wetlands protection. Town officials have said the zoning is incorrect and there are no wetlands on the property where the zoning map identifies some. Owners Bill and Doreen Driver sponsored this petition and they hope to split the lot into two properties. • Voted 3-0 to support Article 43, a citizen’s petition to have town meeting accept Cushing Drive and Ice House Road as public ways. The Planning Board is against this article, saying that there are still eleven houses in this residential subdivision yet to be built and that taking the roads as public ways could stick the town with the repair bills if the road is damaged whenever the homes are constructed. Dahlen felt that the town has protections in place for road repairs, such as permits and performance bonds.


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Kyle Turner ➢ was named to the dean’s list for the fall semes-ter at New Hampshire Institute of Art, where he is studying il-lustration and painting.

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Sarah Whipple and Bran- ➢don Hehir of Needham wel-come their new son, Tyler Jo-seph Hehir, born Jan. 9, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Tyler’s grandparents are Jeff and Kathy Palmer of Duxbury and Mary and Joseph Hehir of Newton.

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The girls of Brownie Troop 80669 were thrilled to get a lesson in “Staying Safe” and a tour of the Duxbury Fire Department. Pictured with Deputy Chief Christopher West and Paramedic Michael Cardoza are Chase Sampson, Gabrielle Barron, Paige Wanner, Kate Packard, Lily Watts, Callie Robbins, Mara MacKinnon, Bennett Fraser, Olivia Kearns, Emma Collins, Audrey Mitchell, Laurel Massa, Abby Chase, Alex Floreano, Izzy McNulty and special guest Brentan Watts.

Duxbury Town Manager Richard MacDonald and Finance Director John Madden were special guests of the Senior Men’s Club meeting at Miramar Center. Questions and discussion involved topics dealing with town finances and the important decisions that will be deter-mined at Town Meeting. Photo by Julius A. Prince, Jr.

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At our upcoming town meeting, we will be asked to support the purchase of the Blairhaven Retreat property from our Community Preservation Act (CPA) fund. While we are large proponents of the CPA program, and think the Community Preservation Committee does wonderful work on behalf of Duxbury, this proposal is not appropriately planned prior to asking taxpayers to make this level of commitment. If the purchase of Blairhaven was genuinely used as conservation land, or “open land” without ex-panded parking, infrastructure, and other potential costs, it could be wonderful use of CPA funds. As currently described, however, we are being asked to support the purchase now, and determine how the property will be used at a later date. The number of potential “uses” is enormous, and the impli-cations are just as broad. Why are we being asked to put the “cart before the horse”?

The town is being asked to spend $3.15 Million (more than is in the current CPA fund and requir-ing us to borrow money) to buy a piece of property without a formal plan for its use. It is more than reasonable for taxpayers to understand how the property will be used before spending the entire CPA fund, borrowing $800K, and essentially eliminating our ability to make other purchases in the short/medium term. This is not the environment to make “speculative” purchases and hope that good judgment is used at a later date. As noted above, the initial purchase of the property is $3 Million. Another $150K is being set aside to fund other potential costs that are not identified. Is it enough? Tearing down buildings, making improvements to parking, installing lights, maintenance and clean up, studies to understand traf-fic flow and potential impact to the bay, insurance requirements, security? The list could be a lot longer, but without understanding the usage, it is hard to calculate the ultimate cost? What we do know, is that if the property was sold as three lots (the alternative proposal), new real estate taxes of $75-100K a year would be paid to the town. The ten year impact of that lost revenue is $750K to $1 Million! The town is being asked to make a decision without understanding the entire economic picture of the project. Any operating costs that will be required to support the ultimate use of the property will become an ongoing cost that is required from our town budget. Many town residents walk, run, bike and take their dogs along Standish and Crescent Street. Cur-rent traffic to the Standish Monument and Howlands Landing is manageable along those roads and is an accepted part of living in the neighborhood (not unlike how the Powder Point residents support beach traffic). Current “sight lines” can be challenging as you drive around the loop, and if you have children in the neighborhood, you constantly worry about someone driving to quickly around the bends. With open ended “uses” to the property, it is unclear what that will bring in increased traffic. Although this is a concern to the immediate residents only, it can surely be understood by any parent or family in town. Howlands landing is owned by the town, and will not change no matter what happens to the Blairhaven property. There has been some discussion that this “preserves” Howlands Landing and is not accurate. In the end, we need more information before the purchase is made, and not afterwards. This will help us make the most intelligent choices with our tax dollars, as we struggle to fund many initia-tives around town. Thank you.

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Religious ServicesDuxbury Houses of WorshipFirst Baptist Church of DuxburyDr. Kevin Cassidy2 Tremont St.Phone: 934-6095Website: www.fbcd.org, email: [email protected]

Holy Family ChurchChurch and CCD Center, Tremont StRev. Msgr. William Glynn, PastorRev. Francis Chase, Parochial VicarPhone: 934-5055 Fax: 781-934-5796Mass Schedule: Saturdays, 5 pm; Sundays, 7, 8:30,10, and 11:30 am, with babysitting available at 8:30and 10 Masses. Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday, 8:15.

Pilgrim Church United Church of Christ404 Washington St.Rev. Kenneth C. Landall, Sr. PastorPhone: 934-6591Email: [email protected]. Pilgrim Childcare and Preschool. Sunday worshipand Church school at 9 am.

New Covenant FellowshipTarkiln Community Center, Rte 53, Summer StDavid Woods, PastorPhone: 585-8628Sundays: Contemporary praise and worship at 10. Sundayschool and youth group after opening worship. Communionfirst Sun. of the month. Women’s Discovery and men ofPromise homegroups.

Church of St. John the EvangelistEpiscopal410 Washington St. Box 2893The Rev. William Eddy, Interim PriestPhone: 934-6523Service at 8 and 10 am.

First Church of Christ Scientist243 Parks St.Phone: 934-6434Sun.: Service at 10:30. Sunday school for youth to 20 at 10:30.Wed.: Service at 8 pm, readings from the Bible and Science andHealth. Childcare provided. Reading Room: 17 Standish St.,Hours: Tue. through Fri., 10-1; Sat., 9-3.

First Parish ChurchUnitarian Universalist842 Tremont StRev. Catherine Cullen, MinisterPhone: 934-6532Sundays: Worship service at 10:30, nursery and childcareavailable.

St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene136 Summer St.Phone: 585-3419Monday-Friday: Noah’s Ark Day School for ages 2 yrs 9months to kindergarten. Call for information, 582-1778.Nursery is provided for all services.

High St. United Methodist ChurchHigh and Taylor Sts.Rev. Barbara Kszystyniak, PastorPhone: 585-9863Sundays: Worship service and Sunday School at 10,nursery care available.

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Zion Lutheran Church386 Court St., No. Plymouth, Rev. C. Robert Stott, Phone: 508-746-3041

Congregation Beth JacobSynagogue: 8 Pleasant St. Plymouth, Community Center, Court/Brewster St. LawrenceSilverman, Rabbi, Phone: 508-746-1575.

South Shore QuakerPhone: 781-749-4383, Turkey Hill Lane, Hingham, (off Rte. 228 at the library/town hallcomplex off Levitt St., up the hill to Turkey Hill Lane).

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)379 Gardner St., So. Hingham, Bishop John Howe, Phone: 781-293-2520, Sundaysyear round: Family worship at 10 am.

St. Mark of Epheseus Orthodox Mission261 Main St., Kingston, Rev. Terrence McGillicuddy, Phone: 781-585-8907

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Matt Brady of Duxbury and Allison Hutchinson of Plymouth are rehearsing for Bay Players production of Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley.

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Are you interested in learn-ing more about the proposed co-located school building project for Duxbury Middle School and High School? Do you need more details or have questions about the school ar-ticle coming up at Town Meet-ing on March 12?

On Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Duxbury Middle School auditorium, The Par-ent Connection will host an informational evening on the School Building Project that includes a presentation and a question and answer period. The panel of guests includes: Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ben Tantillo; Elizabeth Lewis, chairwoman of School Build-ing Committee; and other representatives from the Com-mittee, including Anne Ward, School Committee chairwom-an, John Heindstat, School Committee vice chairman and the principals of the Ips-wich Middle School and High School, a co-located school model.

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citizens and interested parties to attend a meeting on Mon-day, March 7 at 6:30-8:30 p.m. at The Village, 290 Kingstown Way. Board members are Nancy O’Connor and Kate Pevzner, co-chairwomen; Roberta Sullivan, treasurer; and Jen Cameron Klein, communications director. Topic discussions will include developing a set of bylaws, and ideas for fundraising and recruit-ment, among other issues. The group is looking for enthusiastic individuals who want to help support the Duxbury Schools art program. Refreshments will be served. For further information, call Linda L. Garrity at 781-837-6194.

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moved to rebid the contract, essentially starting the whole process over. Town officials said this would essentially make Johnson’s arguments ir-relevant.

In a legal posting dated Nov. 24, 2010, Town Man-ager Richard MacDonald outlined seven reasons for rejecting all bids from the 2008 process (including the high bidder, Calm Golf).

“The Town has incurred significant legal fees in de-fending this action for the past two years,” he wrote. “The adverse effect of this litigation and subsequent publicity have deterred po-tential members from join-ing North Hill, depriving the Town of revenue.”

MacDonald also said the litigation had undermined the state Procurement Act, the essence of which is to “give municipalities and ef-ficient and effective mecha-nism for procuring essential municipal contracts.”

However, Judge Smith stepped in again and blocked the rebidding process, deny-ing the town’s motion for summary judgement and granting another injunction to Johnson Golf, also dated Nov. 24.

In a Jan. 27 letter, Mas-sachusetts Inspector Gen-eral Gregory Sullivan said the town legally had the op-tion of rejecting all bids and starting over.

Duxbury sent the con-tract out to bid again, with a deadline of Feb. 17. Howev-er, that time came and went, and no one turned in a pro-posal.

Director of Inspectional Services Scott Lambiase said that 14 potential bid-ders did pick up a packet from his office, so the issue wasn’t a lack on interest. He said he had touched base with some of the individuals and companies, and reasons for not bidding included the general state of the economy as well as bonding issues.

Recreation Director Gor-don Cushing said he wasn’t sure why the town didn’t get any bids returned.

“It was somewhat sur-prising that nobody did,” he said.

The town hasn’t made a decision on what to do next.

“Obviously going back out to bid is an option,” Cush-ing said, as well as the town taking over the course itself. However, he pointed out that would take an up-front in-vestment –– something that is unlikely to happen in the near future.

MacDonald confirmed that the town received no bids, but said he hasn’t de-cided what the next step will be.

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Oct. 24, 2008: Sealed bids for a five-year management contract for the North Hill Country Club due to Duxbury. The town decides, after reviewing the proposals, that the evaluation procedure was not correctly followed and the process will have to start over.

Dec. 12, 2008: Original complaint filed by Johnson Golf in Middlesex Superior Court against Duxbury and members of the North Hill Committee, seeking monetary damages and alleging breach of contract, conspiracy and fraud and breach of public trust.

Jan. 15, 2009: Town Manager Richard MacDonald awards the contract to Calm Golf, the highest bidder after the new process.

Jan. 27, 2009: Johnson Golf files a new application for injunctive relief, seeking to stop Duxbury from awarding the contract to Calm Golf.

Feb. 3, 2009: Middlesex Superior Court Judge Herman Smith grants a preliminary injunction to Johnson Golf, effectively barring Duxbury from awarding the contract to Calm

Sept. 20, 2010: Selectmen have to cancel a planned discussion of contract violations at North Hill after Johnson obtains a gag order from a judge. The order is lifted a few days later

Oct. 18, 2010: The Board of Selectmen votes 2-1 to terminate Johnson’s contract, citing multiple violations including the com-pany’s inability to provide a surety bond for the course.

Nov. 24, 2010: The town moves to rebid the contract, citing seven reasons the ongoing situation has been detrimental to the town. Judge Smith denies the town’s motion for summary judgement and grants another preliminary injunction to Johnson, stopping the rebidding process.

Dec. 25, 2010: Duxbury files an request with the Massachusetts Appeals Court asking the court to review the current injunction.

Jan. 27, 2011: The Mass. Inspector General sends a letter to the town saying they do have the option to rebid the contract.

Feb. 17 2011: The deadline for bids on the North Hill management contract comes and goes without a single applicant.

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“The three schools in the St. George Street school com-plex [Alden, Duxbury High School and Duxbury Middle School] need and can effec-tively share this new perform-ing arts space,” wrote then-Su-perintendent of Schools Eileen Williams in a March 7, 2001 op/ed for the Clipper. “Com-munity groups and citizens can benefit through multiple uses of this enlarged auditorium. Taxpayers and students alike can reap the benefits of such a center while the state funds the majority share (67 percent) of the cost.”

The project was approved, and seven years later, the Per-forming Arts Center, or PAC, still hosts mostly school events, but it has also been home to a firefighters’ convention, Dux-bury’s annual Town Meeting, the Plymouth Philharmonic and Atlantic Symphony Or-chestra and many other events and festivals.

Tony Kelso has been the PAC’s manager since it opened. He, along with Technical Di-rector Darren MacFarlane, are the center’s sole employees.

“He really makes things happen,” Kelso said of Mac-Farlane, who also works in the school department. “The place would not function with-out him.”

MacFarlane also helps or-ganize the PAC’s high school staff. For things like the Fes-tival of Music, which takes place in the building every April, as well as other shows, high schoolers are hired to do much of the backstage and front of house work.

“It’s great for the high school kids,” Kelso said. “They get a lot of real world experience.”

The PAC’s scheduling works on a tiered system. When the building was built, a promise was made to honor re-quests from the school depart-ment first. Town uses get next priority, followed by outside groups – although Kelso said he hasn’t had to turn anyone away because of a scheduling conflict yet.

“That’s worked well. It’s a tough thing to juggle at times,” he said.

Starting in mid-October, the PAC is busy, through Janu-ary up until Feburary, before the school vacation, Kelso said. Town Meeting is in March, and during the spring there are music and dance festivals.

“The challenge is always the summer,” Kelso said. “It’s a hard time to fill with groups because people are busy.”

There is a pricing matrix

available on the Performing Arts Center’s Web site. Rent-ing the auditorium itself is $100 per hour (there is a four hour minimum) for a local non-profit group, and for profit or outside groups pay more. That’s just the base, however, things like the rehearsal room and lobby, audio equipment and lighting, the use of the grand piano, front of house staff and custodial services are all an additional cost. (See the full list at duxbury.k12.ma.us/pac.) The PAC does not charge the schools or town to hold their events there, but even groups like the Music Promot-ers pay a fee to, at the very least, cover the operating costs of the event.

The numbers for the first two years of the building were built into the school budget. However, in the years since, 2004-2011, the facility has more or less broken even (see chart).

However, Kelso said those numbers don’t include the staff costs that would be incurred during school-sponsored events if the PAC was just the Alden auditorium.

For this year, Kelso is expecting that by the end of June they’ll have a gross of $60,000. He pointed out that the PAC only charges flat fees, not a percentage of the door, so even big, well-attended events like last year’s Rosanne Cash concert don’t make any more money for them than other events.

“We know what we’re getting whether one person or 1,000 shows up,” he said. “People see this big, large place and they think it could be a cash cow, but that’s a hard thing to pull off.”

Kelso is in an association with other local performaning arts center managers, and the problems Duxbury struggles with affects them all.

“They’re all talking about how hard it is to predict [in-come] these days,” he said.

There aren’t too many oth-er auditoriums like the PAC on the South Shore. Plymouth’s

Memorial Hall is of a simi-lar size, but operates under a slightly different model (the building is town owned, but a management company runs the facility.) Kelso said he feels like the word is getting out about Duxbury’s facility.

“People all over the South Shore and Plymouth County are aware of it now,” he said.

“What’s good about the PAC is it hasn’t always been performances,” he said, point-ing to the firefighters confer-ence Duxbury recently hosted. “It’s things like that that I like seeing here because it’s a mix of stuff.”

Kelso feels the PAC has achieved many of the goals set out in the original plan, and moving forward he hopes to keep up the relationships he’s built with local groups while expanding awareness of the center.

“To me it’s fulfilled very much of what the original in-tent was,” he said.

Someday, he’d like to see the PAC host its own perfor-mance series, maybe a small festival of 6-8 events a year. Although such a series could help the PAC become more profitable, it takes an up-front investment first, which is un-likely in this economic cli-mate.

Kelso is also hoping to finish the orchestra pit in the PAC, which needs another $25-30,000 worth of work.

“That will be a selling point,” he said, pointing to the donated grand piano that gen-erate additional rental fees.

“I think the PAC can keep doing what its doing,” Kelso said of the school-first focus. “It’s that kind of thing that this place was made for.”

At the same time, he wants to raise the community awar-ness of what’s going on inside the looming facade.

“I hope people see it as a community asset,” he said. “It shouldn’t be just for the school population ... [The community at-large] should feel that this is theirs too.”

A peek behind the curtaincontinued from page one PAC INCOME/ExPENSES 2004-2011

Year Income Expenses Net

2004-2005 $77,893/39,220 $118,573 -$1,460*

2005-2006 $32,678 $31,218 +$1,460

2006-2007 $58,742 $58,592 -$150

2007-2008 $76,625 $76,859 -$384

2008-2009 $46,394 $62,868 -$16,858

2009-2010 $76, 672 $59,784 +$16,814

2010-2011 $59,000 (est.) $58,000 (est.) +$1,000 (est.)

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Keep the CPAIt seems as though, whenever times get tight and the

residents of Duxbury are feeling the squeeze on their wallets, there is a push to repeal the Community

Preservation Act. But just like it would be a mistake for an individual to cash in on long-term investments for a short-term benefit, getting rid of the Act would be a nearsighted

decision that would do great damage to Duxbury as a community.

If there is one thing Duxbury residents have consistently demanded, it is a rural-looking, historically preserved community with limited development. The Community Preservation Act accomplishes both those purposes, by helping the town buy land that residents can use for passive recreation, paying for restoration the town couldn’t otherwise afford, and protecting buildable lots from being developed.

Sure, the state match is taxpayer money, and it isn’t “free.” The excellent folks on the Community Preservation Committee know this, and study each potential purchase with a careful eye. And although the match has declined from 100 percent, even the low reimbursement numbers, if transferred to any other kind of investment, are the kind of return that would make a financial advisor drool.

Some of the projects paid for with Community Preservation money are the kind of things that make Duxbury what it is. To lose the Act would be to lose a large part of what makes this town so special.

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EDiToRiAL

editorial missed the mark

While I share the editor’s frus-tration for the

practice of some folks who show up at town meeting for one vote and then leave, I must correct misleading and disparaging reporting done in last week’s Feb. 23 edito-rial. First, at no time did any one of the school advocates who were at that selectmen’s meeting in any way “lobby the selectmen for good place-ment of the school building article”. The quote: “By good placement” advocates meant” early enough so I can leave and not sit through the rest of the meeting” was never said by anyone - not at the meet-ing, or any other source. I was upset to have this quote attrib-uted to us, as I have attended every town meeting in entirety since I moved to Duxbury five years ago. I even attended a town meeting before I moved here, and found it to be infor-mative and civil – it was good discourse by educated people who loved their town. One can attend a town meeting and get a good sense of what a town is like – what it values. Even back then, I heard about the impending need of the middle and High School buildings. In the editorial, it spoke of “an embarrassing display” at the selectmen’s meeting. This simply didn’t take place, and shines a bad light on those

of us there. I can say that the other school advocates who were at the selectmen’s meet-ing are people who spend countless hours serving on various official school com-mittees and educational orga-nizations; qualified informed volunteers doing their job as good citizens. Duxbury is a

better town because of their efforts. Like me, they are also in regular attendance at town meeting, and certainly don’t take “a lackadaisical attitude” toward it.

Mary Lynn CarsonWashington Street

Reading the Clipper editorial “Good Placement is a lot

of bunk” (Feb. 23), I was re-minded of a football coach who, when he grew angry at the referee, would politely ask, “Sir, are you watching the same game I am?”

The charges by the edito-rial writer that parents sup-portive of the new school project “lobbied” selectmen for “good placement” of the Town Meeting article are ut-terly unsupported. I attended the meeting referenced by the Clipper, and not a single per-son in the audience mentioned anything about placement of the school article, much less lobbied any board member about it. Where, exactly, was the “embarrassing display” the Clipper says occurred?

Also, it was odd to see quotations attributed to “ad-vocates” when the advocates present at the meeting never delivered them. I can only guess that the editorial writer, who was not present at the meeting, created the quotes in

order to buttress his inaccurate charges. Vague, unattributed quotes are rarely sanctioned in reporting and never in edi-torial writing.

It was frustrating to see the citizens who have worked so diligently to present an ac-curate, compelling argument for new schools maligned by a carelessly sourced editorial. I hope this was a temporary aberration from the Clipper’s customary high journalistic standards.

Jim BorghesaniClearwater Drive

[Editor’s note: The “quote” both writers refer to was not meant to be taken as a verbatim quote, but as a tongue-in-cheek aside. How-ever, it’s obvious that our well-intentioned point about full participation in Town Meeting was, at best, poorly articulated. So mea culpa, and we hope to get back to the intelligent and informative debate that’s been filling these pages in recent weeks.]

Following the decision to build a co-locat-ed middle and high

school on the middle school campus and prior to voting on or implementing a schematic design procurement for the se-lected option, this letter seeks to raise public awareness as to whether the information avail-able thus far has sufficiently fo-cused on – and drills down into – total project costs.

Three areas requiring a deeper understanding of the details (more homework) are: 1) the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Reimbursement rate applica-tion to allowable vs. total cost; 2) the rate calculation itself and the several untapped additional incentive reimbursement cate-gories and additional 4 percent available reimbursement; 3) the MSBA reimbursement cap on size of total project and size of specific academic and non-academic spaces.

The max MSBA reimburs-able program for an 850 student MS is 160 SF per pupil and 190 SF per pupil for a 1,000 stu-dent high school. Importantly, 963 CMR 2.16 (5) identifies a significant list of ineligible (for funding) project costs. Should

this list be reconciled with any statement of total project costs and resulting assessment of tax levy? Should a more de-tailed list of total project costs be made available to the vot-ers? Does the “model school” approach mean Duxbury will build to the MSBA maximum reimbursable project size? Do we need more space? How much more and why? What di-rection are we going to give the schematic designer we want to hire?

Where the estimators in the Duxbury feasibility study used $190 / SF for the middle school and $220/ SF for the high school, the published schemat-ic design estimate for Hanover High School construction cost only is $324 per square foot and Wellesley High School con-struction costs only was $381 per square foot; the Welles-ley number is from 2009. The writer suggests that rather than use dated schematic design his-torical cost data in determining construction cost, final design (construction documents) cost estimates and actual bid data (tempered with an understand-ing of current and future bid-ding economic climate) would be more useful in determining

the estimated total project cost for Duxbury. This information is available now – as is the above maximum reimbursable program size and funding cap per square foot. In the writer’s opinion, it is not necessary to wait for completion of sche-matic design to get closer to to-tal estimated project cost than the $130 million published.

Private sector construction management best practices uti-lize the concept of designing to cost whereby the design profes-sional is given a budget and the design contract contains a rede-sign (at no cost) clause should the completed design be over the allowable budget. Does it make sense to include such a clause in the schematic design contract procurement?

In summary and in the spirit of being pro-education, it is hoped that the above home-work is completed on time by the planners, advocates and voters – so that the report card at the end of the day is closer to 100 percent rather than 66 2/3 percent and adequate plans can be made by all as they seek to get behind the vision for 21st century education in Duxbury.

Steve FarrellFord Street

Doing the homework on the school project

I recently attended one of the many informa-tional meetings hosted

by DuxburyCARES. The pro-posal was clearly presented by Superintendent Tantillo and makes good financial and edu-cational sense.

Renovation of the systems at the existing buildings would cost about $117 million – class sizes would shrink to allow for retro-fitting insulation into pres-ently uninsulated classrooms and the current layout, which does not support team-teaching and other strategic teaching methods, would remain un-changed. Alternatively, for $74 million ($130 million, less the 43 percent state reimbursement for being a model school), we can create a competitive model school for Duxbury that will at-tract new families and talented teachers and enable innovative education with efficiency of shared resources for decades to come. With renovation, re-imbursement from the state is questionable, as the MSBA did not recommend this option as economically or educationally appropriate. Since we cannot continue to ignore the problem and taxes will increase in either the renovate or rebuild scenar-io, wouldn’t we rather spend less money for innovation than

more money for bandaids? I also learned that if we

don’t vote in favor of this ini-tiative on March 12, we will lose our “place in line” with the model school state reim-bursement and start the process all over again, losing valuable time and money invested so far. There are plenty of other towns in Massachusetts that would be happy to take our place in line. I just moved to Duxbury last year, not knowing that the mid-dle and high schools have been identified as “at risk” since 10 years ago. While I presently have four children in Duxbury schools (5th-11th grades) and only two of them would be able to enjoy the new high school in 2015, I still see this as advanta-geous from the perspective of property value protection. Sus-taining a town’s reputation as a desirable place to live requires consistent investment in that reputation. Whether you have kids in the schools or not, new schools that support healthy property values is a win-win for all the citizens of this beau-tiful town. I am voting “yes” for schools on March 12 and March 26. I hope others will do likewise – every vote counts.

Sheryl MelansonWinslow Road

New school makes sense ——


A different take on new school plan ————

Take tax increases in context –––––————

It seems the town is pre-sented with a choice of $130 million build

option of a co-located middle and high school or old outdated schools. How about an option which builds only a new state of the art high school behind the current middle school and then rehabs the current high school to be an upgraded mid-dle school. Somehow we are being convinced that rehab does not work in Duxbury. The old high school was rehabbed into a beautiful library for less than $5 million. The old library was rehabbed into the Wright Building for $2.8 mil-lion, which is fabulous. How about spending three summers rehabbing the high school into a fantastic middle school for about $10 million and doing a fantastic new high school dur-

ing the same three years behind the current middle school. The old middle school could then be torn down and parking, landscaping, and driveways could be reconfigured to en-hance a campus plan. Telling Duxbury rehab does not work while there are homes from the 1600’s still standing in town seems ludicrous.

Hanover, which is about the same population as Dux-bury, just spent $50 million on a state of the art high school. Rehab the high school for $10 million with a plan to turn it into an excellent middle school. Build a $50 million high school with all the latest and greatest. The total would be $60 million for both schools with maybe $20 million reimbursed. That would be a $40 million dollar bill to the Duxbury taxpayers

over 25 years versus $80-90 million in the current plan. No trailers, new science labs, new high school, upgraded middle school, and a three year plan. Also there would not be sev-enth graders sharing facilities with twelth graders.

My daughter is in third grade and I think the best use of town funds is to preserve smaller class sizes. If we spend all our tax dollars on exorbi-tant buildings I actually think our school funding will suffer. We already pay for buses and extracurricular activities. We donate supplies to her class and volunteer. I fear if the current plan passes we will be seeing larger classes due to the tax in-creases to pay for a very, very expensive building plan.

Sheila Lynch-BenttinenWest Street

The estimated cost of the school building project is substantial

and it will result in an increase in our taxes beginning in 2014. To add some historical context, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at tax increases back in the 1960‘s when we built the original buildings.

The current estimated in-crease in the average tax bill for this project will be in the neigh-borhood of 10-12 percent, de-pending on how the town struc-tures the bond. While this is a substantial increase, it is sig-nificantly less than the tax in-creases approved 50 years ago when the voters of Duxbury au-thorized the construction of the existing middle school in 1960 and high school in 1968.

To put this current project in historical perspective, to-tal Duxbury Real Estate taxes more than tripled from about $750,000 in 1959 to approxi-mately $2.3 million in 1969. For example, some of the an-nual tax increases during that 10-year period were 12.6 per-cent in 1959, 12.4 percent in 1961, 19 percent in 1967, and 24.4 percent in 1968. Certainly the town was growing during that time; however the number of homes only grew by about 17 percent during that 10-year period. There were two reces-sions in the 60’s and no doubt these annual tax increases were daunting to the voters in the 1960’s.

There will never be a time that we will relish a tax in-

crease between 10-12 percent. However the school building project is an investment in our community and our children that is long overdue. This is easily verified with a tour of the schools or by talking to a high school or middle school stu-dent. The state funding for this project is significant and avail-able now, and current construc-tion costs are favorable.

Duxbury residents had the wisdom and the vision to make a substantial investment in our schools 50 years ago that contributed to the high qual-ity schools we have today. It’s time for us to follow their lead and renew that commitment.

Gary MagnusonDuxbury School

Committee Member

Like many residents of Duxbury, I was not aware until re-

cently of all of the background work that has been done over the past ten years on the school building issue. A master plan for our schools was created in 2000 with the help of the non-profit organization, New England School Development Council – and the work of our School Building Committee and other Duxbury volunteers, has more or less been ongoing since, with improvements to Chandler and Alden being un-dertaken between 2001 – 2003. In 2007, the School Building Committee began to explore options to improve DMS and DHS. Town Meeting approved in 2009 funds to conduct a feasibility study with the goal of evaluating the alternatives available for repairing, reno-vating, or replacing DMS and DHS. Many members of our community have been working on these initiatives for years, with the goal of providing our Duxbury students with the best possible opportunity for a high quality education. This work has been ongoing, and compre-hensive, and has involved many aspects of our schools from cur-riculum development, school schedules, teacher recruitment and training, leadership, tech-nology integration, along with our school buildings. Having a

high quality school system in Duxbury is one of the primary reasons many of us have cho-sen to live in this community. The outcome of 2009 study undertaken by our town was a recommendation to build a new middle school and high school. The next step proposed for this process would be to conduct a detailed design study which will take approximately six months to complete, and will cost an estimated $2.9 million. Only after undertaking this next detailed design step will it be possible to answer the ques-tions many of us have about the final proposed design, cost, schedule, state reimbursement, tax impact, traffic flow. I be-lieve the process which has led us to this point, has been very thorough, and carefully done. I strongly encourage my fellow Duxbury residents to support the request to move forward to the detailed design phase, af-ter which we can make an in-formed decision about moving forward with a well conceived, integrated, and thorough plan for our schools. Having sat on the sidelines for much of this initiative, I would also like to thank the many Duxbury resi-dents who have volunteered to develop and implement this plan to continue to improve our schools.

Peter QuigleySunset Road

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Mr. Oktay’s letter with opinions about the condi-

tion of the middle and high schools is thoroughly refuted by the 350 page feasibility study completed last year. I understand that Mr. Oktay has not read the study and his brief visit was to the schools’ boiler rooms only. The systems and building components through-out the middle and high schools have indeed failed in that they no longer function as expected.

The middle school did not install two boilers in 2002, as Mr. Oktay claims. These boil-ers were for the PAC. One boiler was installed in 1974 and the other in 1997-8. Nei-ther boiler is vented properly, resulting in an improper fuel air mixture. The pumps, pip-ing, univents and temperature control systems have reached the end of their useful life. Mr. Oktay states that the schools’ HVAC systems run “efficient-ly and economically.” In fact, students at both schools com-plain of too little or too much heat. At times this winter, the staff had to visit DMS fre-quently on weekends and eve-nings to make sure the heat-ing was properly working and there were no freeze-ups due to air in the hot water supply lines.

The middle and high school roofs leak regularly. The rubber membrane on a

large part of the high school and all of the middle school has a life expectancy of 20 years. The middle school roof is now 25 years old; the high school roofs are 37 years old and 43 years old.

The schools are not in “very good condition.” The study includes dozens of find-ings and photographs that con-firm the opposite. The schools’ age and advanced deterioration are evident in their outmoded design, degraded exteriors and interiors and costly, inefficient operating systems.

Mr. Oktay’s opinion that the extensive repairs neces-sary in both schools could be accomplished during the eight week summer break is conjec-ture. The $68 million worth of required repairs can not be completed over the summer, will cause significant academ-ic disruptions and will require the use of trailers as temporary classrooms.

Repairs will likely trigger additional building code re-quired upgrades.

A reroofing project will require the installation of an-

chors from the masonry walls to the roof framing and evalu-ation/augmentation of the dia-phragm.

Based on the anticipated repair costs and work area, the building will likely be required to be fully sprinklered.

The repairs may require anchorage of the brick to ma-sonry walls, walls to roofs and floors, and interior partitions to building frame, in accor-dance with current wind and seismic codes. Masonry walls may require strengthening.

The buildings must be brought into full compliance for accessibility if repairs ex-ceed 30 percent of the value of the building.

The repair costs to both buildings total $68 million, much of which would not be eligible for reimbursement. This cost does not include technology and building code upgrades. Both repair and ren-ovation options would require swing space, portable trail-ers and phasing over multiple years.

We encourage all residents to become informed, attend a presentation or contact a building committee member. A copy of the study, upcom-ing presentations and commit-tee list is available at, www.duxbury.k12.ma.us in the “hot topics” section.

Elizabeth Lewis, P.E.Chairwoman, School Building Committee

Blairhaven a good buy

By Holly Morris, CHairwoMan, CoMMunity Preservation CoMMittee

Blairhaven Retreat is comprised of three lots totaling five acres. The property rises steeply from its 390 feet of frontage on Kingston Bay to

Crescent St. Approximately 2.5 acres are wooded upland, the beach is rocky and tidal. There are three buildings; the dormitory, the caretakers cottage, and a barn; including lawn, parking area, and an area for prayer/meditation under the cedars. There is also an old solitary cedar; legend has it that this is where John Alden proposed to Priscilla.

The town has been interested in this land since the 1800’s for

improved access to the important deep water mooring field. It purchased the road and landing in 1894, later to be known as Howlands Landing, with intention of further expansion. In 1952 the town revisited the landing and considered construction of a pier and docking facilities. In 1975, the Duxbury Town Landing Study Committee recommended acquiring the right of first refusal if the Church decided to dispose of the property. Blairhaven was targeted for protection, with emphasis on acquisition, in the 1997 and

2002 Duxbury Open Space & Recreation Plans. In 2003, the Church was approached to see if they would consider a conservation restriction. The Church was undergoing reorganization and had been approached by developers. In 2009 they agreed to sell to the Town as this was more in observance of their mission. Recent appraisals valued the land at $3.15 to $3.5 million;

the Church settled for $3 million. The landing is actively used by boaters, fishermen and

people who just want to enjoy the scenery or fireworks on the Fourth of July. This is a unique landing because the lane is reported to handle parking for up to 20 cars and the deep water basin supports 80 moorings. There are 16 landings to salt water, however, half have any or very limited parking and fewer allow boat launching. Access to some landings has been challenged as some residents have tried to disguise them or discourage use with creative or extraordinary measures. Improvement of the landing and allowing the community to use Blairhaven for passive recreation has also become controversial.

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) states that CPA funds may be used for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use. The intention is to improve access to the bay and to provide an area for passive recreation. Town landings are valuable to the community for recreational, economic and aesthetic purposes. They should be accessible by the entire community as they will serve to develop a greater appreciation of the natural resources in our town, encouraging responsible stewardship. As mandated by the CPA, all land purchased with CPA funds must be protected with a conservation restriction.

A committee comprised of all land use boards and committees and members at large will be appointed by the town manager. This committee will develop a mission statement, determine current and possible uses and implement a feasibility study; with sensitivity to the neighborhood and adherence to environmental regulations. Public review and comment will take time. To rush this process would be irresponsible.

The CPC works closely with the Finance Director to determine cash flow using very conservative estimates. The Community Preservation Fund will have an estimated $3.9 million dollars in the account for FY 2012. This includes an undesignated fund balance of over $1.9 million, because the Town has spent CPA funds responsibly and reserved for extraordinary opportunities. We are estimating the state match of $340,000. If all CPA projects are passed at this town meeting, we will have to borrow short term $800,000. We are leaving over $400,000 in reserve. The CPA fund receives approximately $1.2 million in annual surcharge receipts and the short term debt will be paid back with CPA funds, not the town’s general fund.

The CPC recommends this article and encourages the voters to attend Town Meeting which begins March 12.

Commentary

Town Meeting season is upon us again, and Duxbury taxpayers

are again faced with a myriad of new and exciting ways to spend money that we may or may not actually have. One proposal, the Blairhaven Project, sounds fine at first blush, after all, what could possibly be wrong with buying five acres on the water adjacent to Howland’s Land-ing? A lot, as it turns out. Please take the short trip over to How-land’s Landing before you vote and see for yourself how well the town is taking care of this

property. Take note of the con-dition of the short road down to the water, the boat ramp (what’s left of it), the signs and con-crete parking posts, and judge for yourselves whether this property is being maintained in an acceptable manner. If Duxbury is unable to afford to properly maintain what we al-ready have, why would we ever consider adding five acres and three buildings to the equation? And – those three buildings – who will pay for their upkeep or their destruction in the fu-ture? We will. Just as we will

pay for the $800,000 loan to help purchase a property with an as yet undecided purpose. Will they pave paradise and put up a parking lot? There are far too many unanswered ques-tions and the last thing the town needs is a potential money pit. You can’t always get what you want, so why not be happy with what we have – which, in Dux-bury, is already pretty incred-ible.

Richard JohnsonGoose Point Lane

Blairhaven has too many questions ————

Fix the old before buying the new —————

Why are the taxpay-ers of Duxbury being asked to

spend upwards of $130 million for a new school system with all of the attendant bells and whis-tles when we are unable or un-willing to spend enough money to maintain what we have?

Why are we being told we have to build new facilities rather than repair or remodel what we have without sup-porting alternatives? Our nic-est public building was built in 1926, or 85 years ago, as a high school. It then became an ele-mentary school and after major refurbishment, our library. The ugliest building, in the eyes of many, was built with state as-sistance provided we accepted their regulations and labor rates. Do we need another of these buildings?

School designs and layouts

seem to have an evolutionary process which keeps people employed. Yes, we all want a top notch school and top notch graduates, but to get here, don’t we really want a classroom with four walls, heat, light, A/C, internet connectivity, up to date teaching aids, dedicated teachers, and a positive envi-ronment? I fail to see why we need $130 million to achieve this all at once.

What’s wrong with tackling our school building problems in stages? What’s wrong with tak-ing sections of the school out of service over time to rebuild or remodel? What’s wrong with replacing a worn out roof with a second floor to gain an addi-tional classroom or laboratory? Builders and contractors do this all the time.

What’s wrong with spend-ing thousands of dollars up

front for portable classrooms if it should mean saving millions of dollars over the life of the project? These structures have been used successfully around the world. Actually, it sounds like these might be superior to some of our classrooms in use today.

It’s easy to say construction costs are favorable today or the state is going to pay (maybe) for a large percentage of the proj-ect. However, let’s think before we jump. Let’s see some alter-native solutions and cost esti-mates, not the dart board stuff, and let’s not forget the hidden and ongoing costs that nobody wants to acknowledge until the bills arrive. Remember new is not always the best.

Malcolm MacNaughtKing Caesar Road

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With regard to the proposed purchase of Blairhaven Center: This seems like a premature and maybe bad recommendation to the town. Spending three million

dollars of taxpayers’ funds and removing property that would oth-erwise go onto the tax roles is not something that should be done without strong justification. Doing so before there is a clear and unalterable idea of how the property is to be used is certainly pre-mature. There may well be good uses for this property that would justify the purchase, however, there certainly are bad ones. If the town insists on putting this to a vote now, we should turn it down. This is not a time to casually spend our money.

John ReedStandish Street

Dear friends, fam-ily and community: As you may know,

last year I ran my first mara-thon. Having completed that achievement, I have decided to take on an even bigger chal-lenge. This year, not only will I run the 114th Boston Marathon, I will be running to raise funds to support Special Olympics Massachusetts!

I was chosen as one of eight members of the Special Olym-pics Massachusetts (SOMA) team, and my goal is to raise $5,000 by April 1 to support their programs and services. As you may know, SOMA provides year-round athletic training and competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities. However, you may not know

that through its “Healthy Ath-letes” initiative, SOMA is also becoming a leader in having a major impact on the quality and accessibility of health care for these individuals.

When running the Boston Marathon I will be represent-ing our community and the Duxbury Police Department, Duxbury Police Association and to all who made a donation showing that we do care that we can meet the goal of $5,000 or more.

Not everyone is as fortu-nate as I am; they do not have the support of people like you. Many people with intellectual disabilities lack the financial resources and accessibility of quality health-care. This is why SOMA does not charge its ath-

letes to participate in any of its athletic or health-improvement programs. With your help, we can give them the support they need. Your generous donation will allow SOMA to further assist people with intellectual disabilities in leading healthi-er, happier lives. Together we can begin to change our world –– one mile at a time.

Thank you for your support. Please visit: www.specialolym-picsma.org/marathon click on sponsor participant then en-ter PARTICIPANT’S NAME: DENNIS SYMMONDS to make a donation online.

I’ll see you at the finish line!

Dennis B. SymmondsPine Point Road

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I am writing to encour-age readers to vote yes for the new, co-located

school project, which will ben-efit the entire town. The eco-nomic strength of a town, and especially its real estate values, are directly linked to its educa-tion system. The first impres-sion of a town’s commitment to education is the actual school buildings themselves. Our fam-ily moved to Duxbury from NJ last August. We have three chil-dren – one in every school ex-cept the high school. Our move was sudden and right before the new school year, so we had very little time to select a town and buy a home. Initially, we focused on another town based solely on the schools, but home prices were so high it seemed the town had not been impacted by the “crunch,” so we consid-ered Duxbury. Fortunately, we were unable to tour the inside of the schools prior to making

our decision. As we drove by, we were dismayed by the out-ward appearance of the high school and middle school, but we tried not to judge the books by their covers and assumed the interior must be better just because of the obvious pride in the beautiful town. We got out of our car to walk, and as we gazed at “for sale” brochures in the window of a realtor’s of-fice, wondering if this was the right place for us, a friendly woman said, “It’s a great time to buy in Duxbury, and it’s such a magical town!” It moved us to take a leap of faith. If we had gone inside the schools instead of walking down the sidewalk, we probably would have made a big mistake and bought in the other town. Duxbury is a magi-cal place to live. Let’s help keep it that way by making it a magi-cal place to go to school too.

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The fitness fair, which will take place on March 26 from 8:30-11 a.m., is an event to get young children, and families moving. This event gives them the opportunity to try new ex-ercise programs. Fitness orga-nizations will have the chance to host resource tables and organize 20 minutes of inter-active demonstrations of their fitness program. The fair will raise funds for the early child-hood community. The Fitness Fair is free, and runners partic-ipating in the 5K run are asked to donate $20 per runner, and $10 per runner if they are un-der 12. All money raised will benefit local programs serving young children and their fami-lies. Highlight what we can achieve when non-profit, pub-lic, and private organizations work together.

Play festival at the PAC set for March 5

Duxbury High School will be hosting one of the preliminary competitions of The Massachusetts High School Festival. The Massachusetts High School Festival is the METG’s premier event. The festival includes 115 one-act plays produced by member high schools. The competition is or-ganized on three levels – preliminary, semi-final and state. Student excel-lence in acting and tech-nical design is recognized at each level, including the selection of an All-Star Company at the fi-nals. Two schools chosen at the State Festival rep-resent Massachusetts in the New England Drama Festival, the regional showcase of secondary school theatre.

This event will be held at the Duxbury Per-forming Arts Center, 130 St. on Friday, March 5. George St., Duxbury be-ginning at 9 a.m. The ad-mission is $10 for one or all plays. Duxbury High School will close the night with their perfor-mance of “See me, Hear me, HOLD ME!” begin-ning at 5:30 p.m.

The Magic Dragon Children’s Center held its annual Sweetheart Soiree/Auction on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Duxbury Senior Center. It was a fun family event with a DJ for the children, cupcake decorat-ing, crafts, raffles and a silent auction to benefit the center.

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Friday Feb. 1812:29 p.m. Larceny of property in progress on Mayflower Road. Police have one male in custody, charged with larceny over $250.4:18 p.m. Report of possible injured coyote on side of Union Street. Area search negative. Possibly mistaken for neighbors dog.5:01 p.m. Phone wire down on Washington Street. Referred to Verizon.9:09 p.m. Wire down in road on Kingstown Way. N-Star notified.9:19 p.m. Caller on South Street reported tree down on house caused damage, leaking. Build-ing inspector notified.9:44 p.m. Caller on Priscilla Av-enue reported simple assault re-sulting in injury to nose. Ambu-lance requested. Patient refusal.

Saturday Feb. 195:30 a.m. Lines down on Ocean Road North. N-Star notified.

9:17 a.m. Officer reported tree on power lines on Kingstown Way. N-Star and state highway DPW notified.5:22 p.m. Party into station to report lost or stolen license plate.7:12 p.m. Caller on Autumn Av-enue reported water coming up onto her yard. Water department notified.9:27 p.m. Caller on Tremont Street reported person outside her window. Multiple calls received between 9:15 p.m. and 1:28 a.m. Area search negative.

Sunday Feb. 201:32 a.m. Party on Tremont Street passed out. Ambulance transported to Jordan Hospital.9:21 a.m. Caller on Rachel’s Lane reported female party sleep-ing in vehicle since 6 a.m. Officer transported party to station.

monday Feb. 2112:58 p.m. State sign knocked down at corner of High Street and Summer Street. State DPW noti-fied.1:41 p.m. Caller reported elder-ly man walking along Route 53 looks confused. Gone on arrival.3:00 p.m. Caller on Trout Farm Lane reported past larceny.5:00 p.m. Caller on Mayflower Street reported males congregat-ing on cul-de-sac. Gone on ar-rival.

tuesday Feb. 228:17 a.m. 911 call from Hidden Acres Drive for male party not breathing. Assisted other agen-cies.7:01 p.m. Caller on Summer Street reported hearing a loud boom. Area search negative.7:54 p.m. Caller on Cross Street reported kids playing in roadway. Spoken to.

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282 King Caesar, Duxbury (EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY)An exceptional Duxbury residence with brilliant Bay views and deeded rights to a private sandy beach just steps away! A secluded setting on lush landscaped grounds! This home offers exquisite detail throughout. Master Suite with balcony and waterviews, in-law/au pair suite with private entrance. A rare opportunity on Powder Point! MLS#71130480, Marcy & Ian Richardson, $1,850,000

212 Marshall Street, Duxbury (OH SUN 1-4)Steps away from 200’ of privately owned beach, this five bedroom Standish Shore custom Colonial is one of a kind. Open granite kitchen with red birch cabinets, family room with water view, three season porch, bonus room, third floor bedroom and second family room with water views. MLS#71146583, Alice Desmond, $1,300,000

104 Surplus Street, Duxbury (EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY)Superb five bedroom Cape in the heart of the Village with a fantastic, open kitchen, gorgeous millwork, six fireplaces, luxurious master suite and more. MLS#7115136, MaryBeth Davidson, $1,295,000

366 Washington Street , Duxbury Charming Village Cape with five bedrooms, a stainless and soapstone kitchen, seven fireplaces, wide pine floors, a master suite, finished walk-out lower level and more. Borders a private lane. MLS#71184397, MaryBeth Davidson, $885,000

43 Flint Locke Drive, Duxbury (OH SUN 1-4)Spacious Royal Barry Wills Ranch set back on 1.75 acre lot with pond views and access to Mill Pond. Open floor-plan, living and dining rooms with expansive views of pond and wooded areas and large wrap-around deck. Featuring large eat-in kitchen with granite and cathedral ceiling, ash cabinets, family room, two fireplaces and bonus-room office. First floor master has bow window overlooking pond. MLS#71178954, Ed Joubert, $629,500

80 Tussock Brook, Duxbury (OH SUN 1-4)New Listing! This classic four bedroom Colonial shines! Great floor plan, center island, granite kitchen with dining area opens to step-down fireplaced cathedral family room with skylight and glass doors to deck. Laundry, mudroom and walk-up attic, and two car garage. Enjoy Bay Farm pool, tennis, exercise facility, racquetball court, walking trails! MLS# , Marcy & Ian Richardson, $549,000

60 Mill Pond Lane, Duxbury (OH SUN 1-4)Tastefully updated, one owner home located in a cul-de-sac neighborhood just minutes from the highway. White cabinet kitchen with granite and newer appliances opens up to a cathedral family room with floor to ceiling gas fireplace and built-ins. Formal living room and dining room offer details including wainscoting, crown molding and built-ins. MLS#71149926, Chris Daley, $525,000

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to make your own Nantucket basket, similar to the one that won last sum-mer’s DAA’s Midsummer Art Show’s Best in Show Award. The class runs for four Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. “Learn the art of Nantucket basket making as we create a Nantucket bread basket for your table. Learn to shape staves, weave, apply rims, and add finishing techniques as we make a beautiful heirloom. Tuition includes all materi-als. Scrimshaw adornment available at additional charge.” The cost for DAA

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Mildred Pierce – Coming to a TV screen near you! “Mil-dred Pierce” the 1945 movie featuring Joan Crawford in an Academy Award-winning performance based on James M. Cain’s novel of the same name will be reprised on HBO in April with Kate Winslet in the starring role and Todd Haynes directing. As you may know from my previous story on Mildred Pierce (Duxbury Clipper, Feb. 17, 2010) I’m convinced that Cain’s novel “Mildred Pierce” was inspired by Duxbury’s Mildred A. “Ma” Pierce. I can now pro-vide more evidence, circum-stantial though it may be, to reinforce my convictions.

Let’s review the facts about Ma Pierce that were the same as those in Cain’s book. First and most evident, the names were the same, so when I’m referring to the book I’ll use Mildred, when I’m refer-ring to Duxbury’s Ma Pierce, I’ll use Ma. Both their hus-bands were home builders and both husbands had left them. Both women ran a restaurant by themselves, the restaurants

were in a seaside location, and both made a lemon pie that was very popular. Duxbury’s Ma had a daughter, who sang opera and a brilliant daugh-ter, who was spoiled; Cain’s Mildred had a daughter, Veda, with both of those character traits. And last, but most sig-nificant, both lost their boy-friend to their daughter.

That is a considerable list and taken individually they could be coincidental, but taken as a whole, they repre-sent a compelling argument that Ma Pierce was the model for Mildred. How often does a daughter end up with a man 35 years her senior, who was her mother’s boyfriend? I know things like that happen, but with all those other things and then ending up in Cain’s book one year later, come on, now!

In recent months I have read Roy Hoopes’ biography of James M. Cain, chiefly to see if he ever places Cain in Duxbury or on the South Shore. First, I’d like to go over some of the other in-sight Hoopes gave to the case. Cain’s book starts in the spring of 1931, and at that time Mil-dred’s daughters were 11 and

7. In the spring of 1930, Ma’s two youngest daughters were 11 and 7.

Cain, when young, was an aspiring operatic singer un-til his mother, who was also a singer, told him he didn’t “have the voice for it.” What a blow that must have been! For the rest of his life, Cain was as much devoted to opera as he was to writing. In 1947 he mar-ried (his fourth wife) an opera singer, Florence MacBeth, whom he had admired when he was younger, and they re-mained happily married for 19 years until her death in 1966. Many of his stories, including “Mildred Pierce,” were about singers.

Ma Pierce’s daughter Myrtle sang the lead role in an operetta staged at Duxbury High School. The school had a reputation for putting on very successful operettas. She also sang at her graduation and went on to do some singing on a local radio station in Plym-outh. Myrtle was the older of the two girls still in the area during the time of Cain’s vis-it. In Cain’s book he has the youngest daughter die of fever or flu. At first, I thought my whole theory about Mildred was going up in smoke when I figured from Ma’s youngest daughter’s birth date that she

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Boys’ BasketballTues. March 1, 7 P.M.QuincyIf they beat QuincyThurs. March 3, 7 P.M.Oliver Ames/Whitman-Hanson

Girls’ BasketballMon. Feb. 28, 7 P.M. @ Bishop Feehan (Attleboro)If they beat Feehan Wed. March 2, 7 P.M.@ Medfield

Girls’ HockeyWed. March 2, 4:20 P.M.Natick/Archbishop Williams

Boys’ HockeyFirst round game will be played by the weekend

CheerleadingSun. March 6Dartmouth High School

DHS TournamenT SCHeDule

James m. Cain’s novel “mildred Pierce” was a successful movie with Joan Crawford (right) in the title role. The book is being remade as a mini-series on HBo with Kate Winslet (above) as Pierce. The writer believes he has discovered evidence link-ing Cain with Duxbury, and that he based Pierce’s characters on Duxbury’s mildred “ma” Pierce. For example, both women ran a restaurant by themselves in a seaside location, and both lost their boyfriend to their daughter.

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Thursday March 3Friendship Home Gala. Friendship Home Inc. hosts “Welcome Home Gala” at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston from 5:30-10:30 p.m. Live music, silent and live auction, raffles, dinner and dancing with proceeds to benefit Home with a Heart, center for day and evening programs for individuals with development disabilities. For more information, visit friendshiphome.net.

My Life, My Health. A new Chronic Disease Self-Management program offered at the Duxbury Senior Center. To be held on Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. for six weeks (Jan. 27 – March 10). Facilitated by trained leaders. There is no charge and space is limited; please sign up with the Senior Center front desk at 781-934-5774, ext. 100.

Free Thursday Movie Matinee. 1 p.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center will be “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” (PG-13).

Friday March 4Duxbury Senior Club. The Senior Club meets at the Duxbury Senior Center at 10 Mayflower St. Coffee social at 9:30 a.m., meeting at 10 a.m. followed by a fun sing-along with the McNabs.

State Rep. Webster office hours. Rep. Webster will be available to meet with constituents at Foodie’s Market in Hall’s Corner at 9 a.m. Appointments are not necessary. Call 617-722-2487 or e-mail [email protected] with any questions.

“Crimes of the Heart” play. On March 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Lodge, 585 Washington St. Performed by the Bay Players. Tickets are $17 general admission and $15 student/senior. For ticket reservations call 781-361-2453 or visit bayplayers.org.

saTurday March 5Shipwreck Ball. At the Duxbury Bay Maritime School from 7-11:30 p.m. Live music from “Connected the Band,” catered by Lavishly Dunn and Island Creek Raw Bar. Come dressed as your favorite pirate.

Tickets $40 or $50 at the door. Visit dbms.org for more info.

“Crimes of the Heart” play. On March 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Lodge, 585 Washington St. Performed by the Bay Players. Tickets are $17 general admission and $15 student/senior. For ticket reservations call 781-361-2453 or visit bayplayers.org.

Winter Wipeout. Duxbury Student Union fundraiser from 7:30-11:30 p.m. at The Wright Building. Featuring Island Creek Oysters and Despite Dwight, raffle, silent auction and Twister competition. Tickets are $30, available at the DSU, Benchwarmers and Depot Street Market. For more info, visit duxburystudentunion.com.

Learn to Skate. Saturdays starting March 5, 12:30-1:20 p.m. with the Pilgrim Skating Club at Hobomock Arena in Pembroke. Seven week session runs through April 16 and costs $135 (plus annual $15 registration fee for new students). Helmets mandatory. For more information visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

Jones River Landing Mardi Gras. Live music, jambalaya, and more held at 55 Landing Rd. in Kingston, to benefit Haiti and New Orleans. Tickets bought ahead, online at jonesriver.org or at the Landing, are $40 for one, $75 for a pair, or three for $110 ($45/$85 at the door). Any questions please contact Peter Donohoe at [email protected] or call 781-585-2322.

Girl Scout Sweetheart Dance. In the Duxbury High School gym from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $5 ($2 for additional girls with an escort) which includes a framed photo. Make-your-own sundaes, patches and necklaces will also be available.

Flag Book workshop. From 1-5 p.m. at the Art Complex Museum. A flag book is a custom structure that when pulled open, pages lie flat and become either one large image or a montage of images and text. All materials provided. The cost is $45.

Accessory apartment informative discussion. At 9 a.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center. Selectman Shawn Dahlen and guest Jessica Williams will address the facts and issues.

sunday March 6Zabuli update. Razia Jan presents an update on the Zabuli Education Center for Women and Girls in Afghanistan at the Duxbury Senior Center. Tea, coffee and Afghan desserts at 3 p.m. For more information call 781-431-7894 or visit raziasrayofhope.org.

Breakfast. All you can eat at the Cornerstone Lodge from 8-11:30 a.m. Cost is $7 adults, $6 seniors, and $5 for children 12 and under. Please bring can tabs to benefit Shriner’s hospitals.

Write It Down Seminar. For all who want to begin writing, this is a seminar from 2-4 p.m. in the Duxbury Free Library Merry Meeting Room. Registration is free but limited to 15 people. To register, call or stop by the circulation desk, 781-934-2721

Family Concert. The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra hosts “Rising Stars Showcase” on March 6. An instrument demonstration begins at 2 p.m. followed by the concert at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15-$20 adults and $8-$12 for children (age 12 and under). Among the performers will be SSC concerto competition winner Ilve Bayturk of Duxbury.

Monday March 7Art Boosters meeting. The newly formed Duxbury Art Boosters board invites interested parties to attend a meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at The Village, 290 Kingstown Way. Looking for individuals to help support the Duxbury Schools art program. Refreshments will be served. For further information, call Linda Garrity at 781-837-6194.

Tuesday March 8Drop in storytimes. Drop in programs at the Duxbury Free Library do not require registration and are designed for participation by an adult with a child. Toddler Tales, ages 2 and under, takes place Tuesdays, 10 a.m, repeated at 10:30, through March 29 in the lower level Resource Room.

BNI Business Alliance. The BNI Chapter in Kingston meets every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. at the Beal House, 222 Main St., Kingston. During the month of January local businesses may join the meeting to learn about how referral and network marketing can help grow their business. Each business rep. may promote their business and hand out business cards. For more information, visit bniba.com.

ROOTS Genealogy Club. Meets every Tuesday from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center. Newcomers are welcome.

Wednesday March 9Town Meeting Public Information Session. Learn about the proposed new police station at 9 a.m. with Police Chief Clancy followed by “tea” at 10 a.m. to meet and greet the Library Trustee candidates at the Duxbury Senior Center.

Drop in storytimes. Drop in programs at the Duxbury Free Library do not require registration and are designed for participation by an adult with a child. Drop In Storytime for ages 3 and under takes place Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. through April 6 in the lower level Resource Room.

Thursday March 10Duxbury Caregiver Support Groups. Anyone caring for an elderly parent or spouse and would like to share experiences with other caregivers, The Duxbury Senior

First Baptistfbcd.org

781-934-6095Dr. Kevin Cassidy

Pastor Brent Van Wyke, Youth Asst.Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

with Adult and Youth Bible Fel-lowships following. Childcare is provided during the morning service with age appropriate classes for young children. First Baptist offers many opportuni-ties for youth, men and women. Check the Web site for details or call the office today. Good Shepherd Christian Academy is a ministry of First Baptist Church.

Holy Family Churchholyfamilyduxbury.org Rev. Robert J. Deehan

Rev. Seán Maher781-934-5055

Weekend Mass: Saturday, 5 p.m., Sunday, 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (family Mass), 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Babysitting available at the 8:30 and 10 a.m. Masses. The rosary is prayed after daily Mass. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Fridays at 9 a.m. Daytime Bible study, Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Evening prayer group Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer group Fridays at 6:45 a.m.

Pilgrim [email protected]. Todd Vetter, Senior PastorRev. Eloise Parks, Asst. Pastor

781-934-6591Sunday Worship Service at

10 a.m. Church office hours, Monday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tues-day-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Pilgrim childcare and preschool, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m-6 p.m. Tuesdays, ladies Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Bible study at 10 a.m., and evening intro-duction to Bible study at 7 p.m. March 6, Scout Sunday. March 9, Ash Wednesday Service, 7:30 p.m.

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal

www.stjohnsduxbury.org 781-934-6523

Sunday services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Wednesday: Men’s Bible study 6:30 a.m., Coffee and con-versation 9 a.m., Holy Eucharist with healing 10 a.m., Adult Ed 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Children’s choir rehearsal 6 p.m., Youth choir rehearsal at 7 p.m. Thurs-day: Adult choir rehearsal 7 p.m. Friday: AA meeting at 7:30 p.m.

JourneyCommunity of Faith

www.journeyduxbury.com Rev. David Woods

781-585-8295Services, Sundays at 10

a.m.

First Parish Churchduxburyuu.org

Rev. Catherine Cullen781-934-6532

Sunday Worship Service and Church School at 10:30 a.m. Welcoming Congregation, Sunday at 9:30 am. Buddhist meditation, Sundays at 7 p.m. Thursdays, book group at 9 a.m., sewing group at 10 a.m.

St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarenestpaulsnazarene.orgRev. David Troxler

781-585-3419 Sunday worship, 11 a.m.,

Bible Quiz practice at 9 a.m., Sunday school classes and Bible study, 9:45 a.m. Nursery is pro-vided for all services. Fridays, Sacred Youth Ministry at the teen center at 6:30 p.m. Tues-days, women’s Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. March 3, Financial Peace University class, 7 p.m. March 5, Children’s talent show, 6:30 p.m. March 9, Soup and the Word 6 p.m. March 18-19, Marriage Enrichment Weekend.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

781-934-6434Sunday worship service and

Sunday School for Ages 3-20, 10:30 a.m. Mid-week testimony meeting on Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Christian Science Reading Room open to all, 15 Standish St. Halls Corner, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Christian Science Sentinel Radio on WATD 95.9 FM Sun-day mornings at 9 a.m.

United Methodisthighstreetumc.org

Rev. Dr. Alex K. Musoke781-585-9863

Office hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday worship service and Sunday school, 10 a.m., fol-lowed by fellowship, adult choir rehearsal, 8:45 a.m. with coffee hour following. Third Friday of each month we serve dinner at Mainspring Shelter, Brockton. Last Wednesday of the month is ladies’ luncheon at 12 p.m.

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Center offers a support group the second Thursday of each month from 1:30–3 p.m. Call Donna Ciappina, at 781-934-5774, ext. 105, for additional information or to join the group.

Book Lecture. At 6:30 p.m., the 1699 Winslow House and the Ventress Library team up to host a lecture by University of Memphis professor Aram Goudsouzian who will discuss his book “King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution” at the Ventress Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield. Admission is $5 per person.

Friday March 11Gather ‘Round. A storytime for preschoolers with an adult, is held every Friday at 10:30 a.m. all year round in the picture book room. For more information, check the children’s pages on the library Website, duxburyfreelibrary.org or call 781-934-2721 x115.

saTurday March 12Driftwood Folk Cafe. Kendall Hall at First Parish Church, 19 Town Square, Plymouth. Mary Gauthier with Tania Elizabeth at 8 p.m. A café style seating serving home-baked goods, tea, soft drinks, and coffee (alcohol-free and non-smoking). Driftwood Folk Café is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit corporation. Shows sell out quickly, so please order tickets in advance at 508-224-7024, email [email protected] or visit www.driftwoodfolkcafe.com.

sunday March 13Sunday Salon Series. The Manomet Center for Conservation Science: the Widewater Journals, is the topic for the presentation to be held at the Duxbury Free Library at 2 p.m. For free tickets, call the library at 781-934-2721 x108.

Soccer Training Sessions for Fifth Grade Girls. Soccer training sessions will be held every Sunday through March 20 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the Chandler gym. The sessions are open to all fifth grade girls and will focus on fun games to improve skills.

upcoMingSpeaker Series. In The Parish Center of Holy Family Church at 7 p.m. on two more upcoming Tuesdays. On March 15, Sister Nancy Kehoe will present “Wrestling With Our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness and the Journey to Wholeness,” and Father Walter Cuenin will speak on April 12 on “Whatever Happened to Vatican Two.”

Special needs screening. The Duxbury Integrated Preschool will be conducting a special needs screening for three and four year old children on March 15 at the Chandler School. To

schedule a time, please call Bridget or Gail at 781-934-7672.

College Funding 101. March 15, 7 p.m. at the Duxbury Free Library. Come learn about the options and strategies to create a sound, effective plan for a college education.

Farm presentation. March 16 at 9 a.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center there will be a presentation on potentially putting Community Supported Agriculture at the O’Neil Farm. A CSA could mean the public could go once a week to get milk, organic vegetables, eggs, and meat, and pet and feed various animals.

Marriage Enrichment Weekend. March 18, 7-9:30 p.m. and March 19, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene with speaker Reverend Willie Batson of Family Builders Ministries. Cost is $25. For more information or to register, call 781-585-3419.

Planning for “The Mortal Instruments” party. Teen fans of Cassandra Clare’s fantasy thriller trilogy are invited to a planning meeting on Friday, March 18 at 3 p.m. in the Resource Room at the Duxbury Free Library for a gala bash in the spring. Contact Ellen Snoeyenbos, 781-934-2721 x106 if interested in attending.

Children’s Art Exhibit. Spring into Art exhibit, March 19 and 20 at the Art Complex Museum for it’s 40th anniversary. Open to all young artists, aged five to twelve. Drop off entries at the museum entrance March 3-6 from 1-4 p.m. A reception for the artists will be held March 20, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Further information is available at artcomplex.org or (781) 934-6634, ext. 10.

Birdie for Books Mini Golf Event. Sunday, March 20 at the Duxbury Free Library, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. An afternoon featuring 18 holes of mini golf, carnival games, raffle items and refreshments. For further details and to purchase tickets at $5 each or 5 for $20, visit duxfol.org or contact Katy Horgan at 781-934-0997.

Antique Show. The 30th Annual Duxbury Spring Antique Show will be held at Duxbury High School on Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appraisals will be offered on Sunday, March 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $5 per item or 3 for $10. Admission is $7 or $6 with a card available at many local businesses or downloaded from duxburyboosters.org. Please contact Joanne Williams at 781-934-0111 for more information.

Question of the Week

“Horton hears a Who!”Charlie nelson Pilgrim Byway

by Mary Beth Goldman

“Oh the Places You’ll Go.”Carol Jankowski

Director Duxbury Free library

“Horton Hatches the Egg!”mrs. o

(aka marty o’mara) Children’s librarian

Duxbury Free library

“Horton Hatches the Egg!”Klara Geder

arrowhead rd.

“The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.”

“Green Eggs and Ham.”anne and Shashu Geisel

Pilgrim Byway Grandniece of Dr. Suess!

It’s Dr. Seuss Day – what’s your favorite?

Razia Jan will pres-ent an update on the Zabuli Educa-

tion Center for Women and Girls in Deh’ Subz, Afghani-stan on Sunday, March 6, at the Duxbury Senior Center. The event is open to the pub-lic. There will be tea, coffee and Afghan desserts at 3 p.m. and Jan will speak at 4 p.m. For more information call 781-431-7894.

Razia’s Ray of Hope Foun-dation is a nonprofit organiza-tion dedicated to improving the lives of women and chil-dren in Afghanistan through community-based education. Focused on the Afghan village of Deh’Subz, the organization was founded on the belief that education is key to positive, peaceful change for current and future generations. The foundation strives to provide opportunities to learn and grow in a safe, nurturing en-vironment, empowering girls and women through educa-tion and resources so that they may work toward brighter fu-tures — in their own villages and beyond.

Zabuli update

Former Duxbury resident razia Jan will update the status of her school in afghanistan on Sunday, march 6.


members is $220, or $250 for those too silly to join DAA.DAA membership is $35 for adults, $25 for seniors and

students. Membership runs from June 1 to May 31, but it’s still a bargain even if you take just one workshop between now and June.

Do you have acrylics or oil paints, brushes, and a lost sense of direction or gumption? I do. I bought a set in a flurry of artistic vigor, and stopped cold after one not-so-bad-for-a-beginner painting of Monadnock. Carol O’Malia offers a one-day painting workshop for those of us with “no significant experience” on Saturday, March 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Students with a range of backgrounds and skill levels are welcome. One day workshop will focus on adding drama through the use of lighting and strong compositional techniques. Come away with a knowledge of historical and contemporary visual representation that can be applied to future paintings. Students will be painting from still life set ups and there will be a focus on learning how to “see.” Various painting techniques will be touched upon to give you some of the tools needed to make your paintings pop. To see more examples of Carol’s work, go to her Web site: omalia.com.” I did, and it’s true. Carol’s paintings pop. Imagine Paul Émile Chabas (September Morn, Joyous Frolics), but without the skin and hoochie-kuchie. Carol obviously works from photos (like my Monadnock, but poppier) and her paintings all tell stories with sweet drama. Members pay $120, non-members $160.

Paula Whalen teaches a workshop on using oil pastels and paint sticks Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Come learn the techniques that unlock the secret to creating beautiful paintings. This vibrant & versatile medium is very inexpensive when compared to oil paints. Learn the fundamentals of draw-ing and painting with this medium. No experience necessary. Pack a lunch. Material list available at registration.” I’m pretty sure that means your paint sticks and paper, and Paula’s teach-ing. Members: $70, Non-members: $110. (You’re doing the math, right? Membership is $35.)

Marj Bates offers multiple workshops course offerings at her “light filled seaside studio on Lighthouse Point in Scituate Harbor.” Check the DAA Web site for the complete list. One on Saturday, March 12, from 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. will teach you how to make glass beads using “the ancient technique of glass beadmaking known as lampwork. The art involves melt-ing glass around a steel rod and shaping it into a bead. Students will leave with enough glass beads to make a cherished keep-sake. All materials included.” Members: $175, Non-Members $185.

Sergio Roffo will teach a two-day workshop for intermedi-ate and advanced painters, his Coastal Landscape Workshop. Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mem-bers: $375, Non-members $450. “The workshop will focus primarily on outdoor painting in Duxbury, weather permit-ting. In the event of rain, the class will paint indoors and will be instructed on how to paint successfully from photographs. Sergio is a nationally noted painter and elected Fellow of The American Society of Marine Artists.”

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781.934.6682

Commercial Portrait, Snug Harbor Tile

The DHS Varsity Winter Cheerlead-ing Team won

second place in the Patriot League Cheerleading Compe-tition held at Whitman-Han-son Regional High School on Thursday night Feb. 10. Their winning trophy is displayed at the high school. The team will move on to regionals which will be on March 6.

Jonathan McKinley finished ninth in the mile with a time of

4:24.17 at Saturday’s All-State meet at the Reggie Lewis Cen-ter, qualifying the senior for

the Nike Indoor Nationals on March 12.

The girls’ 4x400m team of Emily Doyle, Liz Runci, Lau-ra Nee, and Julia Nee finished 10th with a time of 4:06.79

and also qualified for the Nike Indoor Nationals.

Doyle finished 10th in the State for the 300m with a time 41.92.

Cheerleaders take second in Patriot League

Below: Team Photo with the winning Trophy. Back row: manager Kelsey Davidson, Caroline Corbett, alley Benson Bush, Sammy Carley, Sarah Hansmann and Shannon Conway. middle row: Kelley mackin, Catherine Sullivan and allie Berrett. Front row:Kenzie reale, Zoe moriarty, lauren macDonald, Frankie arana, and Sam Copp.

Coach Betty Stenstrom with Cheerleaders Frankie arana and lauren macDonald.

McKinley qualifies for Nationals

members of the Duxbury track team compete at reggie lewis recently.


would have graduated in 1941. Cain’s book came out in late 1941, leaving little or no time for him to observe the difficul-ties that the Pierce family was to endure.

Ma’s youngest daughter, Nina, was a brilliant woman who was planning to be a sur-geon, not just a doctor, but specifically a surgeon. She graduated from Duxbury High School in three years, a feat rarely, if ever, accomplished at that time. In November of 1940 she had passed her ex-ams and was waiting for a vacancy to enter training at Massachusetts General Hos-pital. Ma’s youngest daughter was clearly ambitious and on a plane above her mother.

Cain was having difficulty writing an ending to his book. He had written four versions and each time, in Cain’s own words, “almost on cue, at page 254, the thing fell apart right in front of my eyes.” I think that he was writing about Ma’s Myrtle and when the other sister took away her mother’s boyfriend – boom! He had an ending and combined the two characters. He said later that he had “made Veda too smart.”

Hoopes describes Cain as “not attracted to the glitter-ing social life of New York … he preferred more serious intellectual conversation with like minded friends.” Hoopes continues with, “parties he attended and gave were typi-cal village affairs with often no chairs, cushions or even mats to sit on.” Ma Pierce’s youngest daughter, in cor-respondence with Margery MacMillan during prepara-tion of her book “Stopping Places Along Duxbury Roads” (1991), wrote that “…many people who came to eat would ask to sit in the kitchen and were allowed. As mother was cooking, she would always entertain her guests with many stories. All were repeat guests. Several came from N.Y. every year.” This would have been a perfect setting for Cain.

Hoopes writes about Cain’s writing habits and his unusual personality. He pos-sibly knew Cain better than anyone, simply because he

had access to his papers and to Cain himself. He mentions a story given to Cain by William Gilbert Patten in 1928, “about two westerners who had cut off a man’s head, and didn’t know what to do when it started rolling around in their wagon; Cain shift-ed the story east, added some characters of his own, and put the story in the mouth of an east-ern roughneck.” This story about Cain’s meth-ods indicates to me that if he could move a story from west to east, he cer-tainly was not above mov-ing “Mildred Pierce” from Duxbury to California.

I also find it significant that the standard fiction dis-claimer in “Mildred Pierce” (in the original version) is beyond the usual “…are not intended to represent actual persons, events, or places” and is preceded by “The locale of this book is California…” To me, Cain is deliberately lead-ing the reader away from the people in Duxbury he is writ-ing about. Especially, since he once wrote to his publisher that he considered such disclaim-ers thinly veiled announce-ments that the story was based on reality.

“By 1930 James M. Cain the writer had clearly emerged” in the opinion of biographer Hoopes. He wrote that “Cain liked to shock his readers, but to write his best he had to pretend to be some-one else. Yet with his limited imagination almost everything he wrote had to be based on personal experience or things he had observed happening to others.”

This reliance on actual events is evident in Cain’s “Postman Always Rings Twice” and “Double Indem-nity.” Both were based on the trial of “Tiger Woman” Ruth Snyder and her lover, Judd Gray and their murder of her husband. Ruth purchased per-sonal injury insurance on her husband and “double indem-nity” in the event of his death. She instructed the postman to deliver payment coupons only to her, ringing the doorbell twice as a signal. So two of Cain’s most successful books were suggested by real life sit-uations, why not the third?

In August of 1938 Cain’s play “7-11” was performed by the South Shore Players at the Cohasset Town Hall (the pre-cursor of the South Shore Mu-sic Circus). Cain’s old drink-ing pal Sinclair Lewis was appearing on stage in his own play “It Can’t Happen Here.” Lewis’ play appeared the week of July 25 and again on August 8 and was postponed at least once. According to the Cohas-set Historical Society, Cain’s play was moved to the week of August 22. Cain was here for a good part of that summer and I thought into September rewriting his play. Cain’s play

starred Nancy Carrol, Sheila Barrett and Barry Sullivan.

Cohasset had somewhat limited hotel space and the nearest alternative sites in-cluded Nantasket and Dux-bury, which was experiencing its own theater and tourist re-naissance. There was a hotel owned by Louise Chandler St. George at the corner of Soule Avenue and Tremont Street, called The Shore Acres Inn, which catered to the-ater people. If any of the cast of his play were staying there, it would not have been out of the or-dinary for Cain to stay there too. The i n t e r e s t i n g thing is, if he did, he would be driving by Ma Pierce’s restaurant on the way to Cohasset ev-ery day!

It should be pointed out that Cain was a heavy drinker and a notorious wom-anizer. I’m not suggesting that he had an illicit relationship with any of these women, but he certainly would have been comfortable in Ma’s kitchen.

A brief description of Ma’s youngest daughter might be appropriate here. She, as did all of Ma’s daughters, worked part time at her mother’s restaurant. As to her being spoiled, several contempo-raries pointed out that she wore high heels and dresses to school, while most of the girls wore skirts and sweaters. Other contemporaries have described her as self-centered, ambitious, a loner, and a per-son who “put on airs.” If you are familiar with Veda in the book and movie, that describes

her quite well.An examination of the

timeline of these events is re-vealing. In 1938, Cain visits

the area at least once. Hoopes confirms that Cain began writing “Mildred Pierce” after a visit to Cohasset in 1938. By 1939 he’s struggling to finish his book. If my supposition is true, he’s watching the interaction of Ma, her daughter and Ma’s boyfriend. Ma’s daugh-ter started high school in 1937, which meant she

should have graduated in 1941. By finishing in three

years, graduating in 1940 and taking up with Ma’s boy-

friend, she provided Cain with the perfect ending to his story. In the words of one of her classmates, “the story was all over town.”

There is another possible Cain connection to Duxbury, and that is the Sjostedt fam-ily. Cain was married to Eli-na Sjosted (the difference in spelling is probably not sig-nificant) Tyszecka from 1927 until 1947. They were married during Cain’s most successful years, during which he wrote “Postman,” “Double Indem-nity” and “Mildred Pierce.” Hoopes quotes Cain as saying, “She had a beautiful mind, particularly for one writing the

things I write – sardonic, ironic, sometimes al-most savage in its comprehen-sions of basic things. There was always her amusing point of view, expressed with this prepos-terous accent, so fresh, so delight-ful, that I have seen saleswom-en in department

stores gather around her, to listen a few minutes and be entertained by her.” She must have helped with “Mildred Pierce.”

Cain’s book was published in September of 1941. Critic Ralph Thompson wrote, “How Cain could ever tangle himself up with this prodigious, in-credible, preposterous child is almost as hard to understand as Veda (Mildred’s daughter) herself.” Other reviews were

not so kind; some were com-plimentary. “To all those who said that the unattractive peo-ple in Mildred Pierce simply did not exist, Cain’s reply was: “I can only say, as Shaw said of Pinero, ‘Doesn’t this fellow meet anybody?’” Isn’t this an admission on Cain’s part that his characters were based on real people?

A two-day research visit to the Library of Congress, with daughter Erin, poring over James M. Cain’s papers (96 boxes) has produced mixed results. Most significantly, the 1938 box is not in the collec-tion. Hoopes reports Cain’s secretary lost or destroyed the box. That is the year that we know Cain was on the South Shore, and now we know that he was here from Aug. 8 un-til Nov. 18, a period of three months, two months after his play had closed in Cohasset. Elina had gone home in early September. Where was he and what was he doing?

Cain had been sued twice, once for “obscenity” in his novel “Serenade,” and once for plagiarism, relating to a woman who claimed she had delivered a script similar to “Mildred Pierce” to Cain’s N.Y. office in 1937 for advice and a possible sale. Cain did not have a N.Y. office in 1937, he did not review other au-thor’s work and the story was nothing like “Mildred Pierce.” The movie company paid the woman $750 as a settlement of a nuisance suit, none of which came out of Cain’s pocket.

These cases wore con-siderably on Cain. In addi-tion, a man named Richard Fuller wrote to Knopf, Cain’s publisher, saying he was con-cerned about his wife’s reputa-tion as her name was Mildred Pierce. Both Cain and the pub-lisher refused to change the name and Mr. Fuller finally signed off.

All of these events had Cain deeply worried. He for-warded his “Mildred Pierce” papers to the lawyer in the plagiarism case. Were the 1938 papers lost or destroyed? Might Cain have destroyed them himself? It seems strange to me that after moving across the country several times that all his papers are in the collec-tion except 1938! It appears that any concrete evidence of Cain staying in Duxbury will have to come from another source, and I’ll be looking.

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Duxbury’s “ma” Pierce ran a restaurant in town in the ‘20s and, this author believes, served as the inspiration for James m. Cain’s novel “mildred Pierce.”

nina Pierce, the daughter of Duxbury’s “ma” Pierce, may have been the inspiration for the character Veda in James Cain’s novel, “mildred Pierce.” The characters have much in common, including running off with their mothers’ beau.

James m. Cain’s novel has much in common with Duxbury’s “ma” Pierce, and the author often looked to true events for inspiration. His books “The Postman always rings Twice” and “Double Indemnity” were based on a real court case.

Did Duxbury woman inspire Cain’s novel?


Sunday Salon SeriesDuxbury Free

L i b r a r y ’s S u n d a y

Salon Series and Westwinds Bookshop presented author Ju-dith Campbell who dis-cussed her first novel, “A Deadly Mission.” At the end of her pre-sentation, Campbell answered questions.

author Judith Campbell is

joined at the podium by her

husband, Chris Stokes.

Photo by Julius A. Prince Jr.

Friends of Tarkiln fundraiser

The Friends of the Tarkiln Community Center are plan-ning a fundraiser at that his-toric landmark on Saturday, April 2, from 7-10:30 p.m. Schoolhouse Rock is the name of the event which promises to be fun for all who attend. Music will be provided by the well-known local group, De-spite Dwight. Members of the committee are currently col-lecting items for their silent auction. Tickets are $30 and are available at Duxbury Wine and Spirits, Folk Art Antiques, The Studio and Westwinds Bookshop. Further informa-tion may be obtained at 781-934-6943 or at Tarkiln School @gmail.com

Sunday Salon Series Presents: The Widewater Journals

On Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m., President, Dr. John Hagan will introduce the Ma-nomet Center for Conservation Sciences’s mission and conser-vation initiatives. Kim Gog-gin, Garden Coordinator will read journal entries written by the Ernst family, the original owners of the Widewater Es-tate. Dr. Harold Ernst, a Har-vard professor and physician, and his wife Ellen, a generous humanitarian, created a sum-mer paradise on the bluffs of Manomet where many people gathered to enjoy the splen-did outdoors. Holidays at the Ernst’s estate proved to be significant in forging lasting associations between people who shared an appreciation of the natural world and a deep concern for the wellness of so-ciety. Discover how The Ma-nomet Center for Conserva-tion Sciences is continuing the Ernst legacy by joining com-munities together in conver-sation about our environment and the well being of society today. For free tickets, call the library at 781-934-2721 x108.


Black Tie Bingo raises over $13KFriends of the

Council on Aging and

the Duxbury Interfaith Council recently teamed up for Black Tie Bingo at the Duxbury Senior Center. The evening raised funds for the fuel assistance program of the South Shore Com-munity Action Council assisting over 100 fami-lies in Duxbury.

rita Welch, founder of Welch Healthcare & retirement Group enjoys an elegant evening of Black Tie Bingo with, from left to right, Shawn Dahlen, Duxbury Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Duxbury resident, attorney Peter n. muncey and Duxbury resident and master of ceremonies, Jim Fagan.

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Teen event planning meetingTeen fans of Cassandra Clare’s fantasy thriller trilogy, “The

Mortal Instruments,” are invited to a planning meeting on Fri-day, March 18 at 3 p.m. in the Resource Room on the Lower Level of the Duxbury Free Library for a gala bash in the spring. Call Ellen Snoeyenbos, 781-934-2721 x106, if interested in at-tending.

Alden Kindred seeks nominees for Speak for Thyself Awards

The Alden Kindred of America is excited to wel-come back a wonderful event celebrating women in our communities. This spring, the Alden House Historic Site will present the fourth “Speak for Thyself Awards” dinner on May 20 at the Duxbury Senior Center.

The Speak for Thyself Award honors exceptional women who, in the spirit of Priscilla Mullins, make their own choices. It recognizes the roles of women in America as Pilgrims, pioneers, advocates, community organizers, politi-cians and business leaders, as well as mothers, sisters, wives and friends; women whose daily lives are a reflection of America. The Speak for Thy-self Award bridges the lives of American women from a homestead of the 17th century to our 21st century communi-ties.

Past recipients of the award are former First Lady Barbara Bush, President of the Massachusetts Senate, Ther-ese Murray, U.N. Population Fund Representative in Hati, Tania Cooper Pariola, author and speaker Loretta LaRoche, actress and advocate for spe-cial needs children, and Dux-bury community leaders and advocates Elizabeth Nightin-gale, Anne Antonellis, Hollis “Holly” Morris, Betsy Sul-livan, Dorothy “Dolly” Snow Bicknell, and Joanne Moore.

A form for Speak for Thyself Award nominations is available from the Alden Kindred of America by calling 781-934-9092 or e-mailing [email protected]. Nom-inations should be submitted by Feb. 15.


COLLEGE CORNERBy mike Halloran, sports editor

[email protected]

Sophomore third baseman Tyler Genereux (DHS ‘09) had three hits and three RBIs in Mass Maritime’s season opening loss to Cornell College (Iowa) in Fort Pierce, Fla. Genereux also pitched two scoreless innings of relief while striking out four… Went-worth College senior Sam Herrick (DHS ’06) scored 18 pts and hauled in 14 rebounds,

but Wentworth lost in the CCCC Cham-pionship game to Salve Regina, 68-58, in OT. Earlier in the week Herrick was

name the Defensive Player of The Year in the Commonwealth Coast Conference and a first-team All-Star…Senior Kristen Byrne (DHS ’07) scored the game-win-ning goal for St. Anselm in their 6-2 win over St. Michaels’ in the ECAC Open semifinals… Hunter Chiasson (DHS ’09) recently competed at

the Summit League swimming champi-onships for IUPUI at the Natatorium in Indianapolis. Hunter set a new school re-cord in the 100-yard backstroke and re-corded a second-best time in the 200. He also swam a personal best in the 500-yard

free… Senior Max Butler (DHS ’06) won two individual gold medals and two relay gold medals, as UMass won the Atlantic-10 swimming championship... Ben Bray, a senior and indoor track and field athlete at Bran-deis was named to the all academic team for the winter season from

the University Athletic Association.Do you have a son or daughter that

plays or coaches college sports? I want to hear about it. E-mail me your student-athletes name and college to [email protected].

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monday6.-7 a.m.: Adult Swim7.-9 a.m.: Adult Swim/ Aquacise9 a.m..–12 noon: General Swim/Lessons12 noon–1 p.m.: Adult Swim1–3p.m.: General Swim/Lessons3–5p.m.: Lessons5– 6p.m.: Dolphins Swim Club6–7p.m.: General Swim7– 8:30p.m.: Adult Swim / SSDC

Tuesday6–7 a.m.: Adult Swim7–9 a.m.: Adult Swim/ Aquacise9 a.m.–12 noon: General Swim/Lessons (10p.m.-11p.m. Triathlon Training/3 lanes)12 noon–1 p.m.: Adult Swim1–2:30 p.m.: General Swim/Lessons2:30–3:30 p.m.: Pool After School3:30-4:30 p.m.: Pool After School, Too4:30-5:30 p.m.: Kingfish5:30-7 p.m.: General Swim7–8p.m.: Adult Swim/ MASK8–9p.m.: MASK

Wednesday6– 9 a.m.: Adult Swim9 a.m.–12 noon: General Swim/ Lessons12 noon–1 p.m.: Adult Swim1–3 p.m.: General Swim / Lessons3–5 p.m.: Lessons5.–6 p.m.: Dolphins Swim Club6.–7 p.m.: General Swim7.–8:30 p.m.: Adult Swim / SSDC

Thursday6-7 a.m.: Adult Swim7.-9 a.m.: Adult Swim/ Aquacise9 a.m.–12 noon: General Swim / Lessons12 noon–1 p.m.: Adult Swim1– 2:30 p.m.: General Swim/ Lessons2:30-3:30 p.m.: Pool After School3:30-4:30 p.m.: Pool After School, Too4:30-5:30 p.m.: Kingfish5:30-7 p.m.: General Swim7– 8 p.m.: Adult Swim/ MASK8– 9 p.m.: MASK

Friday6-9 a.m.: Adult Swim9 a.m.-12noon: General Swim/Cardinal Cushing (1/2 pool)12 noon–1p.m.: Adult Swim1–3 p.m.: General Swim/ Lessons3–5 p.m.: Lessons5– 6 p.m.: Dolphins Swim Club6–8 p.m.: General Swim

Saturday9 a.m.-12 noon: Lessons12 noon–1 p.m.: Adult Swim1– 3 p.m.: General Swim3–6 p.m.: Adult Swim/SSDC6–8 p.m.: Party Rentals

Sunday10 a.m.-12noon: Party Rentals12 noon–1 p.m.: Adult Swim1– 3 p.m.: General Swim3–4 p.m.: Adult Swim/ SSDC4– 5 p.m.: SSDC/ Dolphins Swim Club5– 6 p.m.: Dolphins Swim Club6.-7 p.m.: Party rentals7–10 p.m.: North Atlantic Scuba

Percy Walker Pool spring swim schedule

Online lesson registration begins as follows: Pool mem-bers, Tuesday, March 8, 8 p.m.; Duxbury resident non-members, Wednesday, March 9 at 8 p.m.; non-resident, non-members, Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m. Internet registration closes March 20 at 3 p.m.

In-person registration will be held March 14 to April 10 during regular pool hours. Family memberships must be valid through May 22, 2011.

Lessons run Monday, March 21 through Monday, May 22

monday/Wednesday

10–10:30 a.m. Level 1 10:30–11 a.m. Level 2 11–11:30 a.m. Preschool Level 1 11:30–12 noon Preschool Level 2 1–1:30 p.m. Preschool Level 1 1:30–2 p.m. Preschool Level 3 3:30–4 p.m. Preschool Level 2 4–4:30 p.m. Level 1 4:30–5 p.m. Level 2

monday

2:15–3 p.m. Intro to Synchronized Swimming (for girls) 3–3:45 p.m. Water Polo (grade 6-8)(new)3:30–4 p.m. Preschool Level 2 3:30–5 p.m. GuardStart Part 3 (grade 6-8)

4–4:30 p.m. Level 1 4:30–5 p.m. Level 2 4–4:45 p.m. Level 3 4–4:45 p.m. Level 4

Wednesday

2:15–3 p.m. Fundamentals of Diving 3–3:45 p.m. Stroke Clinic (grade 6-8) (new)3–3:45 p.m. Fund. of Diving (grade 6-8) (new) 3:30–4 p.m. Preschool Level 2 4–4:30 p.m. Level 1 4:30–5 p.m. Level 2 4–4:45 p.m. Level 3 4–4:45 p.m. Level 5

Tuesday/Thursday

11–11:30 a.m. Preschool Level 1 11:30–12 noon Preschool Level 3 1–1:30 p.m. Preschool Level 1 1:30–2 p.m. Preschool Level 2

Friday

2:15–3:45 p.m. TGIF at PWP (grade 3-8) (new) 4–4:30 p.m. Level 1 4:30–5 p.m. Level 2 4–4:45 p.m. Level 4 4–4:45 p.m. Level 6 Personal Water Safety

Saturday

9–9:30 a.m. Preschool Level 1 9–9:30 a.m. Level 1 9–9:45 a.m. Level 3 9–9:45 a.m. Level 4

9:30–10 a.m. Preschool Level 2 9:30–10 a.m. Level 2 10–10:30 a.m. Preschool Level 3 10–10:30 a.m. Level 1 10–10:45 a.m. Level 3 10–10:45 a.m. Level 5 10:30–11 a.m. Preschool Level 1 10:30–11 a.m. Level 2 11–11:30 a.m. Parent & Child Level 1 11–11:30 a.m. Preschool Level 2 11–11:45 a.m. Level 3 11–11:45 a.m. Level 4 11:30–12 noon Parent & Child Level 2 11:30–12 noon Preschool Level 3

Water Safety Instructor

Fee: $245 + $85 for materials dates TBA

lifeguard Training (new)

Fee: $245 + $85 for materials dates TBA

CPr recertification (new)

Fees and dates TBA

red Cross Babysitting Course

Fees and dates TBAFor more information, cal 781-934-2464 or visit town.dux-bury.ma.us/pool.

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Grades 1-5 TutorRetired school psychologist, for-mer elementary school teacher, who has been tutoring individual children, has openings to assist your child with reading, literacy skills, math, homework and or-ganization. Please call Terry, 781-585-9022.

The Paint SaintProfessional interior/exterior painting, gutter cleaning, power washing and window washing. Best prices and service always with a smile. Will paint your home like it was our own. Call Andrew for your free estimate. 781-264-3628.

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Have Truck College students have truck and will help move or dispose of household items. Need help cleaning out basement, attic, garage, bedroom? How about dump runs, stacking wood, cleaning yard or interior painting? Call Shawn, 339-933-0804, 781-934-9449.

TutoringRemediate, review, advance. Ele-mentary, intermediate, high school. Certified classroom teacher, Masters in education and organization. Support w/all cur-riculum including reading, lan-guage arts, science, ESL, study skills, time management, test tak-ing and SAT prep. Physicist avail-able for high school/college math. 508-830-0305.

Piano TuningMartin Snow, RPT, Craftsman Member Piano Technicians Guild, plus complete piano rebuilding service, sales. 781-837-6531. www.martinsnowpianos.com.

Just Small JobsSkilled craftsman solves your repair needs. Call Jim at (339) 832-0244.

Handyman ServicesBig jobs, small jobs, odd jobs. Experienced in carpentry, paint-ing, electric, and plumbing. Pow-erwashing. Install windows, doors, new decks. Storm doors, deck and home repairs. Floating floors. Positive attitude, easy to talk to. Call Rick Shea. 774-454-7548, 508-224-9036.

Seasoned FirewoodKiln-dried firewood Cut and split 14”-16” lengths. Call Nessralla’s Farms in Marshfield, 781-834-2833, or visit www.nessrallas.com.

Absolute Removal Large or small cleanouts of base-ments, attics, sheds, yards. Small construction sites. Storage units. We do the work or you can make a pile and we’ll take it away. Fast reliable service seven days/week. Free estimates. 781-588-4036. South Shore.

Small Engine RepairAlso, snow blowers and chain saws repaired and sharpened. Outboards, 15hp or under, lawn mowers, light welding, small en-gine repair, household appli-ances. Free estimates. All work guaranteed. Pickup and dropoff available. Call Todd, 781-936-8724.

Junk BustersJunk removal, specializing in cleanouts of basements, garages, attics, yard debris, odds and ends. We also specialize in carpentry, painting, gutter work, and window washing. Best prices, free estimates. Please call or leave a message for Mike, 781-789-3612.

Patio & Walkway RestorationIf you have a weedy, sunken patio/walkway, I can make it look new! By powerwashing, lifting sunken areas and poly-sanding, I can bring your patio/walkway back to “like new” condition. Call Jonathan Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.

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Miss Jane’s School Now enrolling September 2011, ages 2 years 3 months to 4 years, pre-school/playgroup. Offering classes Tues., Wednesday, and Thiursday. 1, 2, or 3 day sessions available, 9am to 12:45pm Music, crafts, fun play, indoors and out. Lunch provided. Fully licensed by the State. Contact Jane Van Haur, 781-934-0350 or [email protected].

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Window And Gutter CleaningLet local firefighters brighten your day! Residential and storefront. Pressure washing - house, patio, deck, etc. Free gutter cleaning with every full house window job. Reasonable rates. References available. Fully insured. Keith McWalter. 781-340-5183 or cell-781-690-2000.

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RemovalNasty vines, sheds, boats, stumps, brush, pools, brick and rubble, appliances, swing sets. Insured men promptly removing junque. Many years of local service. Call Chuck T., 781-424-8844.

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Fishing ChartersOutstanding charters for striped bass & blues. Offshore tuna. Freshwater canoe trips for trout, smallmouth, largemouth bass. Bird watching excursions. Clamming trips. Flycasting lessons. Scenic bay tours. Gift Certificates. Capt. David Bitters, BAYMEN Guide Service, Inc. 781-934-2838 www.baymenoutfitters.com

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2003 GMC Yukon Denali XLPrice reduced! Alpine white w/sandstone leather. Capt. chairs. New (9/10) factory installed trans. w/3yr. 100k mi. warranty. Always garaged dealer serviced. 84k mi. Excellent condition. Title in hand. $12,900/b.o. Call 781-820-8874.

1998 Buick LeSabreMeticulously maintained. Runs great, ready to go. 94,000 miles. Averaged about 8,000 miles per year. Asking $3700. Call 781-582-2065 or 339-788-0685.


Starter Boat, Motor, Trailer'Crestliner' 14' aluminum open runabout with 15HP electric start Suzuki and a Venture trailer. All in excellent condition. All extras including anchor, lines, oars etc. $3500. Call 781-934-1332.

Halmatic 8.80 Motor SailerYou could buy a new 14’ outboard or, for the same price, my motor sailer which sleeps 5 in full-length berths. Recently rebuilt 40HP diesel engine, 3 sails, shallow draft. Galley, head, equipped. Ideal for local waters. $19,950. 781-934-2132.

2005 Ford Explorer LTDLOADED,with 35,000 miles,8 cyl-inder,silver,5speed,bucket heated seats,dvd,cd,running boards, ac, all power, sunroof, keyless entry, one owner. $16,000 or best of-fer. Call: 781-447-2942 or 781-771-0695.

19' Carolina Skiff1993 19’ Carolina Skiff w/ 55 hp Suzuki, Was a work boat for our boat yard. Just serviced! CLEAN! Was in the water two days ago! Bow platform, console with seat, 12 gal. fuel tank, Single axle bunk trailer. $4995 firm. Jesse's Ma-rine (508) 746-0037.

2005 Mini Cooper S ConvertibleExcellent condition, 44,200 miles, 6-speed manual, traction control, leather interior, dual front and side airbags, alloy wheels, ABS, cruise control, run flat tires, rear parking sensors, 4 new tires, Minimal winter use. Garaged. $15,500. 781-424-1102.


Shaw 24’ Classic YawlBuilt 1961 Jensen in Denmark. Midget ocean/racing cruiser. Mahogany, oak, sitka, teak, double planked mahogany. Teak centerboard, bronze centerboard trunk, 1500 lb. slotted lead keel. Accomodations: four berths, galley, head. $6000. 508-747-1235.

18' Marshall Sanderling Catboat1974 catboat; 6 HP Yamaha out-board, 1994 trailer included; both trailer and boat updated; Pres-ently on mooring In Duxbury; $11,000. Call 781-934-6417


2004 John Deere 4410 2004 John Deere 4410 with loader $2950, diesel, 590hrs, 35HP, R4 tires, contact [email protected]/ or call 781-214-4765.

36’ Sabre “Spartina” 1986. Excellent condition, fully equipped. Great boat for cruising couple or family. Roller furling main and genoa. Full electronics (radar, GPS chart plotter, autopi-lot...) power windlass, ESPAR hot air heating system etc. Price drastically reduced, $59,000. 781-452-7321.

Acura MDX 20022002 Acura MDX For Sale. Good

condition, 132k miles. Black exterior, beige interior. 4wd. Fold up 3rd row of seats. $7,500. Call 781-934-0803.

Sail $2,200 1988 Hunter '23 Free winter storage. Nissan 8.9 outboard; Three sails; Free boat stands. Available in Duxbury for viewing. Kevin, 617-620-9479 or Ron, 781-724-1270.

Pick-Up Truck For Sale1997 blue 3/4 ton V-8, 8' bed, 143,000 miles, 1 owner. In good condition. $4,500 or best offer. Call Bob, 781-447-0026

Lab Needs Home5 year old female yellow lab needs home. Trained, great with kids, very loving. Product of di-vorce, she must go to a great family in Duxbury. More details, please call 781-635-6032 or 6033.


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Window And Gutter CleaningLet local firefighters brighten your day! Residential and storefront. Pressure washing - house, patio, deck, etc. Free gutter cleaning with every full house window job. Reasonable rates. References available. Fully insured. Keith McWalter. 781-340-5183 or cell-781-690-2000.

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Fishing ChartersOutstanding charters for striped bass & blues. Offshore tuna. Freshwater canoe trips for trout, smallmouth, largemouth bass. Bird watching excursions. Clamming trips. Flycasting lessons. Scenic bay tours. Gift Certificates. Capt. David Bitters, BAYMEN Guide Service, Inc. 781-934-2838 www.baymenoutfitters.com


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1998 Buick LeSabreMeticulously maintained. Runs great, ready to go. 94,000 miles. Averaged about 8,000 miles per year. Asking $3700. Call 781-582-2065 or 339-788-0685.


Starter Boat, Motor, Trailer'Crestliner' 14' aluminum open runabout with 15HP electric start Suzuki and a Venture trailer. All in excellent condition. All extras including anchor, lines, oars etc. $3500. Call 781-934-1332.

Halmatic 8.80 Motor SailerYou could buy a new 14’ outboard or, for the same price, my motor sailer which sleeps 5 in full-length berths. Recently rebuilt 40HP diesel engine, 3 sails, shallow draft. Galley, head, equipped. Ideal for local waters. $19,950. 781-934-2132.

2005 Ford Explorer LTDLOADED,with 35,000 miles,8 cyl-inder,silver,5speed,bucket heated seats,dvd,cd,running boards, ac, all power, sunroof, keyless entry, one owner. $16,000 or best of-fer. Call: 781-447-2942 or 781-771-0695.

19' Carolina Skiff1993 19’ Carolina Skiff w/ 55 hp Suzuki, Was a work boat for our boat yard. Just serviced! CLEAN! Was in the water two days ago! Bow platform, console with seat, 12 gal. fuel tank, Single axle bunk trailer. $4995 firm. Jesse's Ma-rine (508) 746-0037.



Shaw 24’ Classic YawlBuilt 1961 Jensen in Denmark. Midget ocean/racing cruiser. Mahogany, oak, sitka, teak, double planked mahogany. Teak centerboard, bronze centerboard trunk, 1500 lb. slotted lead keel. Accomodations: four berths, galley, head. $6000. 508-747-1235.

18' Marshall Sanderling Catboat1974 catboat; 6 HP Yamaha out-board, 1994 trailer included; both trailer and boat updated; Pres-ently on mooring In Duxbury; $11,000. Call 781-934-6417


2004 John Deere 4410 2004 John Deere 4410 with loader $2950, diesel, 590hrs, 35HP, R4 tires, contact [email protected]/ or call 781-214-4765.

36’ Sabre “Spartina” 1986. Excellent condition, fully equipped. Great boat for cruising couple or family. Roller furling main and genoa. Full electronics (radar, GPS chart plotter, autopi-lot...) power windlass, ESPAR hot air heating system etc. Price drastically reduced, $59,000. 781-452-7321.

Acura MDX 20022002 Acura MDX For Sale. Good

condition, 132k miles. Black exterior, beige interior. 4wd. Fold up 3rd row of seats. $7,500. Call 781-934-0803.

Sail $2,200 1988 Hunter '23 Free winter storage. Nissan 8.9 outboard; Three sails; Free boat stands. Available in Duxbury for viewing. Kevin, 617-620-9479 or Ron, 781-724-1270.

Pick-Up Truck For Sale1997 blue 3/4 ton V-8, 8' bed, 143,000 miles, 1 owner. In good condition. $4,500 or best offer. Call Bob, 781-447-0026

Lab Needs Home5 year old female yellow lab needs home. Trained, great with kids, very loving. Product of di-vorce, she must go to a great family in Duxbury. More details, please call 781-635-6032 or 6033.


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2002 Hitchhiker 5th Wheel31.5’ long, 3 slides, glide ride hitch, new tires, new water heater, rebuilt furnace. Propane/electric refrigerator and heater. Queen-size bed w/upgraded matteress. Double sleeper sofa. TV and stereo system. Desk station set up for computer. Storage inside and out. Excellent condition, asking $19,999. 617-538-2113.

2004 Pursuit 2270 Center console. Low hours, T-Top, 225 Yamaha 4-stroke, color fishfinder, GPS, live bait well, brand new aluminum Ven-ture tandem trailer with disc brakes. $26,900. Call George, 781-561-5995.

Audi A4 Quattro 2006 Audi A4 Quattro For Sale. Great condition. 63,000 miles. Loaded, GPS, leather, automatic, XM radio. Lovingly maintained. New tires. $18,000. Please call 781-934- 6396.

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SITE VISITS FOR 3 TOWN MEETING LAND PROJECTS

Walk the sites of three Community Preservation Act projects being considered at this year's Annual Town Meeting, which begins on Saturday, March 12th.

Site visits have been sched-uled for Sunday, March 6, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. for the following sites:

Article 22 - Keene Mill Foundation Restoration Pro-ject, located at intersection of Temple and Keene Streets.

Article 24 - Blairhaven Land Purchase, located at Howlands Landing off Cres-cent Street.

Article 25 - Koplovsky Land Purchase, located off Summer Street (Route 53), near Keene Street.

Volunteers will be at the sites to answer questions.

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COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT

PLYMOUTHPROBATE AND

FAMILY COURT52 Obery Street

Suite 1130 Plymouth, MA 02360

(508) 747-6204

NOTICE OFPETITION FOR

PROBATE OF WILL

Docket No. PL11P0279EA In the Estate of: William F. Hefner Jr.Late of: Duxbury, MA 02332Date of Death: 01/21/2011

to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Matthew T. Spillane of Sandwich, MA and Gwynne W. Guzzeau of Orleans, MA be appointed ex-ecutor/trix named in the will to serve Without Surety

IF YOU DESIRE TO OB- JECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN AP- PEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Plymouth ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORN- ING (10:00 AM) ON: 03/16/2011

In addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16.

WITNESS, Hon, Catherine P Sabaitis, First Justice of this Court.

Date: January 22, 2011

Robert E. McCarthy Register of Probate

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TOWN OFDUXBURYBOARD OFAPPEALS

NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING

The Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing in the Mural Room at Town Hall, 878 Tremont Street, on March 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. to con-sider the application of Benja-min A. Carlson for a special permit under Articles 400 and 900, Sections 401.2 , 410.4

LEGAL NOTICEMORTGAGEE'S

SALEOF REAL ESTATEBy virtue of and in execu-

tion of the Power of Sale con-tained in a certain mortgage given by David L. Slayter to World Savings Bank, FSB,, dated November 11, 2005 and recorded in Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 31744, Page 157, of which mortgage Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Southwest, N.A. f/k/a Wachovia Mort-gage, FSB f/k/a World Sav-ings Bank, FSB, is the present holder, for breach of condi-tions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 15 Philips Brook Circle, Duxbury, Massachu-setts will be sold at a Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 2011, at the mort-gaged premises, more particu-larly described below, all and singular the premises de-scribed in said mortgage, to wit:

A certain parcel of land situated in Duxbury, Ply-mouth County, being shown as Lot #4, as shown on a plan

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entitled 'Philips Brook Circle” - Definition Subdivision Plan of Land, “Being a resubdivi-sion of lots 2 and 3 as shown on a Plan No. 806 of 1986” Duxbury, Mass., dated Febru-ary 9, 1987, prepared by Keefe Associates, 468 Plain Street, Marshfield, Massachu-setts and revised March 6, 1987 by R.E. Southwick & Associates, 46 Trout Farm Lane, Duxbury , MA recorded as Plan No. 88-439 at Plan Book 30, Page 786 with the Plymouth County Registry of deeds.

Said Lot #4 containing ap-

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proximately 50,721.00 square feet according to said plan.

Also, the fee in Philips Brook Circle as shown on aforementioned plan.

For title see deed recorded in Book 28120 at page 116.

The above premises will be sold subject to all taxes, as-sessments, and other encum-brances which may constitute a prior lien thereon, and will be conveyed subject to any easements, restrictions of re-cord, tenancies, and rights of redemption for unpaid federal taxes, if any, as shall, not-withstanding this provision,

and 906.2 of the Duxbury Protective Bylaw. The prop-erty is located at 5 Spring Street, parcel no. 202-998-601 of the Duxbury Assessors Map, consisting of 9,148 sq ft. in the Residential Compatibility District and owned by Benjamin A. Carl-son, 5 Spring Street, Dux-bury, MA 02332. The appli-cant proposes to remodel and enlarge a pre-existing, non-conforming structure. The application may be viewed in the Inspectional Services De-partment between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., or by appointment.

Any person wishing to comment on the applicant's proposal should appear at public hearing at the time and place noted above. Written comments may be submitted to the Board of Appeals, 878 Tremont Street, Duxbury, MA 02332 no later than 7:30 p.m. on March 10, 2011. Any individual with a disability may request accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may re-quest the application and any accompanying materials in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation to partici-pate in the public hearing should be made at least three business days in advance by contacting Danielle Brandon at (781) 934-1100, ext. 122.

Judith A. Barrett, ChairBoard of Appeals

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constitute valid liens or en-cumbrances thereon after said sale.

Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier's check, or certified check in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder and will be required to be paid as a deposit by the suc-cessful bidder; successful bid-der to sign written Memoran-dum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or cur-rent funds in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee's attor-ney, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, 2364 Post Road, Suite 100, Warwick, RI 02886, or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the prem-ises contained in said mort-gage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.

Other terms to be an-nounced at the sale.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY

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MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK SOUTH-WEST, N.A. F/K/A WA-CHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB F/K/A WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB

By Its Attorneys,PARTRIDGE SNOW &

HAHN LLP2364 Post Road, Suite 100

Warwick, Rhode Island 02886

(40l) 681-1900

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S

SALE OFREAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale con-tained in a certain mortgage given by Cheryl Ann Crag-well and Melbourne E. Crag-well, II a/k/a Melbourne E. Cragwell to First Residential Mortgage--Louisville, dated June 20, 2003 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 25864, Page 105, of which mortgage CitiMortgage, Inc. successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.

is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the pur-pose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 2011, on the mortgaged prem-ises located at 6 Duxborough Trail, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises de-scribed in said mortgage,

TO WIT:A certain parcel of land

with improvements thereon known as 6 Duxborough Trail, situated in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachu-setts, bounded as follows:

BEGINNING Southerly by Temple Street, one hundred seventy eight and 23/100 (178.23) feet;

WESTERLY by Lot #6 on plan of land hereinafter men-tioned, two hundred one and 46/100 (201.46) feet,

NORTHEASTERLY by Halifax Country Club, Inc., two hundred ninety five and 76/100 (295.76) feet;

EASTERLY by Halifax Country Club, Inc., one hun-dred twelve (112) feet; and

SOUTHEASTERLY by the arc of a circle and in line of land of said Halifax Coun-

try Club, Inc., forty three and 30/100 (43.30) feet;

Containing 40,094 square feet, more or less.

For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 17790, Page 106.

These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restric-tions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all un-paid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encum-brances of record which are in force and are applicable, hav-ing priority over said mort-gage, whether or not refer-ence to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Five Thou-

sand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Of-

fices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachu-setts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the pur-chase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

CITIMORTGAGE,INC.

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO

MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.

Present holder of said mortgage

By itsAttorneys,

HARMON LAWOFFICES, P.C.

150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200903-1239 - BLU

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ELECTRICIANS

Complete Electrical ServiceAudio Visual Sales & Installation

Master’s License #A7402Serving Duxbury Since 1969

508.320.4775

FIREPLACES

CONTRACTORS

COUNTERS

SCOTT’S FLOORING

Owner: Scott Ennis

781-447-0957

AmericanLawnCare.com

“PLOWING”

781-826-1118

781-812-8388Pembroke

Master Licensed Fully Insured

Bob Latwas 14903A

All work comes with a 3 year warranty

Full Service Electrical ContractorNorth River Electric

SOUTH SHOREMoulding Co. Inc.Designed, Supplied andInstalled Professionally

Call today for a FREEFREE no hassle quoteComplete New Home Installations

617-688-8485

We also build mantles, built in cabinets & bookcases“Mouldings Matter”

Add beauty & value toany room with

Crown Moulding • Chair Rail • Stair Work • Wainscoting

• Base Board & More

h COUNTERTOP INNOVATION hSPECIALIZING IN UNIQUE MATERIALS

Set your countertop free!We do everything from the simple to the exotic

Corian Restoration & Repair • CabinetsQUALITY • RELIABILITY • EXPERIENCE

[email protected]

countertopinnovation.com

• Concrete• Corian

• Granite• Glass

• Cork• Bamboo

A Division of

[email protected]

PAINTING

PAINTING

Licensed & Fully Insured

Josh Smey(339) 933-0342

Call for FREE Estimate

• Painting (Interior/Exterior)• Property Management• Power Washing• Window Washing• Gutter Cleaning• Carpentry - Frame to Finish• Snowplowing

837-6543

C.A. Geldmacher, Inc.All Types of Roofing

Since 1973cageldmacher.com

Fully Insured DUXBURY Lic. #033392

ROOFING

ROOFING

SNOW PLOWING

Residential & Commercial

FREE Estimates

“Talk with the guy who actually does the work”Local - Toll Free - 800-617-9677

www.ridgebros.com

ALAN HURLEYROOFING

[email protected]

Roof Repairs from

Ice DammingAvailable

We Accept Credit Cards

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING

FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPING NEEDS

781-934-5010www.oconnorlandscape.net

winter’s here!Plowing • Sanding • Salting

Tree & Branches TrimmingFully Insured

WOODCHUCKWOODCHUCKI N D U S T R I E S

FULLY INSURED

781-582-9512

WE ENLARGE BACKYARDS

LOCAL - RELIABLE - COMPETITIVE PRICES - 24 HOUR SERVICE

[email protected]

~SNOW PLOWING~

There’s no man like - The Snow Man

617-688-1071617-959-1627

WeathertiteRoofing & Remodeling Co.

Quality references Licensed & Insured

781-293-4648508-588-8283

Custom Work by Professional, Skilled Craftsmen

Many roof repairs under $200. Thirty-years new roofs, gutter cleaning and repair. All carpentry: decks, porches, clapboard, windows and more.

– Ice & Snow Removal –

TREE SERVICE

T R E E S E R V I C E

– GREAT WINTER RATES –

GODFREY LANDSCAPE

• Fall Clean-ups• Leaf Removal

You rake ’em, we take ‘em!

• 24 Hour Snowplowing

[email protected]

Pa

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Wallsn Ups

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781.934.2001 Chad Frost

Gutter Cleaning

Bill SullivanTelephone: 781-294-8727

Cell: 781-718-4415

FreeEstimates

SULLIVAN PAINTING

Proudly Serving all � Duxbury

Call to schedule a FREE estimate781-585-7246

Visit us online at www.certapro.com

Lou & Paige NeJameOwners and Duxbury Residents

Finally a painter I can call back!

Shawn Dahlen & Co.LANDSCAPING

A name you can trust, Since 1970.

Free Estimates!781-934-2186

Specializing in All Phases of Design & Installation

www.evergrnlandscape.com

(781)585-6182Michael Bouchie

Serving the South Shore since 1986

HYDROSEEDING

781-837-9954Duxbury, MA

PAUL CANTY

Call Now for Fall Cleanup & Snow Plowing

781-293-1906Hydroseeding & Lawn CareFully Licensed and Certified


Duxbury Business AssociationJOIN THE DBA, BECOME A MEMBER FOR 2011

VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.DUXBURYBUSINESSASSOCIATION.COM

Ground Effects is pleased to announce that Ann Sheridan, MCLP has joined our staff and has attained the highest level of certification within the landscape profession in the Commonwealth of Massachussetts. She has taken and passed the Massachusetts Certified Landscape Profession-al examination conducted by the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Landscape Professionals. Ann is a long standing Duxbury resident.

Ann has over 30 years of experience in the landscape industry and has a bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from LSU, a Mass Pesticide License, as well as the MCLP.

Call Ann for all of your landscaping needs.

804 Webster Street, Marshfield, MA 02050781-834-1118

[email protected] • www.gfxlandscaping.com

GroundEffects

• Landscape Design• Construction• Maintenance

YOUR REAL ESTATE SOURCEwww.duxburyrealestatesource.com

I am often asked by friends and clients, “How many houses are on the market in Duxbury? “

This is the basis for my informational web site regard-ing the Duxbury Real Estate Market. My intention is to provide an up to date summary for those interested in real estate in Duxbury.

Each week I will post a real estate market update list-ing the number of homes on the market, those sold, as well as other pertinent tips and news regarding current market conditions.

So whether you are thinking of selling, or buying, or just curious let me be your real estate source.

Robin Markella22 Depot Street, Duxbury, MA 02332Office 781-934-2588 • Cell [email protected]

You can also follow me on my facebook page at Duxbury Real Estate

OPEN

HOUSES

SUNDAY

MARCH 6

2-4 PM

DUXBURY, MA. 256 Washington St DUXBURY, MA.

DUXBURY, MA. DUXBURY, MA.

Macdonald& Wood

Macdonald& Wood

Macdonald& Wood

Macdonald& Wood

781.934.2000

781.934.2588

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