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The Department of Public Works is facing budget cuts of more than $125,000 for next year.

According to Finance Director John Madden, the DPW budget has been slashed $125,688, or 3.4 percent. These cuts are necessary due to the $1.7 million gap be-tween revenues and town ex-penses for the next fiscal year, Madden said.

The budget, including the water department, totals just over $5.2 million, a 2.58 per-cent decrease over the current year’s budget.

One of the biggest cuts is the elimination of the $39,000 for street lighting.

Selectmen were not happy with the total darkness that will result from cutting out money for the street lights.

Street lights may be cut in DPW budget

Later start time debated


Fiber optic television is coming to town this year. Se-lectmen voted unanimously last Tuesday to begin the li-censing process with Verizon.

Company representative Rick Colon told the board Ve-rizon has made a commitment to bring FiOS television to Duxbury, and will install the fiber optic cable throughout the town this year.

This is a switch from what Verizon told Town Manager Richard MacDonald last year. Verizon had said it had no plans for at least a few years to bring FiOS to Duxbury, ac-cording to MacDonald.

Residents have been ask-ing repeatedly when Verizon will make FiOS available, town officials said. Some res-idents can already access the fiber optic network for voice and Internet connection but

not for television.FiOS will compete with

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By JuStin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

What about Alden?That was the question on

the minds of parents at a public forum discussing a proposal to push back the middle and high school start times.

The forum was held on Monday night at Duxbury Middle School. Parents packed the auditorium to near capacity to ask questions about the pro-posal, and school officials pre-sented scientific studies show-ing older students are more

adapted to a later start time.The proposal, which the

School Committee will be voting on at its Feb. 4 meet-ing, would make Alden the early starter at 7:30 a.m. The high school and middle school would then start at 8:15 a.m.,

and Chandler would begin the day at 9:10 a.m.

Superintendent of Schools Susan Skeiber said that the is-sue of pushing back the school start time was first broached six years ago by the Duxbury

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School parents concerned about effect have on Alden students

INVISIBLE SLED: It isn’t often that you can slide down a hill sled-less in Duxbury. Ryan Driscoll does just that on Saturday on the hill at Miramar.


Two new unions, includ-ing one for town department supervisors, have become of-ficial, Town Manager Richard MacDonald announced Mon-day.

The Massachusetts Divi-sion of Labor Relations certi-fied the creation of two col-lective bargaining units: One includes managerial positions such as the internal department heads at the library, the other

includes clerical staff such as the DPW office manager and a police department assistant.

The positions covered by the new unions are the jobs that are part of the Duxbury personnel plan with some major exceptions. According to MacDonald, the following positions are not part of the managers’ group: the police chief, fire chief, Council on Aging director, Department of

New unions approved

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Union split into two groups: one for managers and one for staff

2 Wednesday, January 28, 2009Duxbury Clipper

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Reverend Lennie Tighe will be the initial speaker of the three part series on End of Life Care. The series will be held at the Parish Center of Holy Family Church. The first in the series will be held on Tuesday evening, Feb. 10 at 7 o’clock. Fr. Tighe’s topic will be “Suffering.” A discus-sion period will follow the talk. Fr. Tighe is the emergency re-sponse chaplain at Beth Israel, Brigham and Women’s, and Children’s Hospitals. Prior to this, Fr. Tighe was the chaplain at Shattuck Hospital for twenty years where he ministered to acute care patients including many with HIV.

Reverend Lennie Tighe will be the initial speaker of the three part series on End of Life Care.

Caucus to elect Dem. delegates

Registered Democrats in Duxbury will be holding a caucus at The Duxbury Free Library, in the Merry Room, on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. to elect seven delegates and three alternates to the 2009 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Delegates will be divided equally between men and women.

The convention will be held on Saturday, June 6 at the Mass Mutual Center in Spring-field. At that time, Democrats from across the state will gath-er to adopt a party platform.

The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Dux-bury. All ballots will be writ-ten and secret. For caucus in-formation please contact Chair, David O’Connell at 781-934-0991.

Storytime openings

There are still some spac-es available for the Tuesday morning storytime which will begin in February at the Dux-bury Free Library. This pro-gram for children ages 3 ½ to 4 years of age will run Tues-days, Feb. 3 to April 14, 10:15 – 10:45. This is a stay alone storytime but adults must stay in the library while children attend. Registration must be done in person by visiting the children’s department.

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On Saturday, Feb. 21, the American Red Cross Blood Ser-vices will be at High Street UMC on a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you would like to donate you can call 1-800-GIVELIFE to schedule a time, or walk-ins are welcome. If you have any questions about the donation process, or if you want to know if you are eligible to donate, you can call the American Red Cross nursing line at 1-800-462-9400 x2210. If you cannot make it to High Street on Feb. 21 you can go on the Web site givelife.org or www.newenglandblood.org for a of other upcoming drives in the area. In February, all presenting donors will receive a free ticket to the New England Home Show at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston from Feb. 26 to March 1.

3Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Duxbury Clipper

By JuStin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

This week, three more can-didates took out papers at the town clerk’s office to run for elected office. School Com-mittee incumbent John Hein-stadt of Blodgett Avenue took out papers to retain his seat. He will likely be competing against challengers Colleen Brayer of Tobey Garden Street, who has run for School Com-mittee in the past, and Glenn Listernick of Carr Road, who took out nomination papers this week.

John Murdock of Otter Rock Road, who originally took out papers to seek a spot on the Board of Selectmen but withdrew, said this week he will seek a seat on the Plan-ning Board.

This makes the Planning Board a contested race, as in-cumbent George Wadsworth

of Elm Street and Clipper Publisher Josh Cutler, of Vine Street, have already taken out papers to seek two seats on the board. Incumbent James Kimball of Old Barn Road has not withdrawn papers to seek re-election. To date only Wadsworth and Cutler have returned papers.

In other contested races, Christopher Donato of Chan-dler Street will be challenging incumbent Andre Martecchini of Heritage Lane for a three-year term on the board.

Town Clerk Nancy Oates believes there will be several Proposition 2 1/2 tax increase issues on the ballot in March,

which traditionally draw big turnouts at the polls. The schools have discussed putting forth a debt exclusion proposal and the idea of a more sweep-ing Proposition 2 1/2 override, a permanent tax increase, has been floated –– although Oates added she had not been told anything officially. By law, the clerk needs to be informed of any ballot questions 35 days before the election.

Oates noted that citizens interested in seeking public office can start by serving on boards that are less time-con-suming and scrutinized.

“They don’t have to start with the Board of Selectmen,”

she said.In as-yet uncontested

races, Laney Mutoski of Carr Road took out papers last week to run for library trustee. There is still an open seat up for elec-tion on that board.

Linda Collari of Summer Street has taken out papers to retain her seat on the Board of Assessors, and Allen Born-heimer of Summerhouse Lane has taken out nomination pa-pers to remain the town mod-erator.

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Meeting on farmers market

On Thursday, Jan. 29, at 10 a.m., there will be a meeting in the Setters Room at the Duxbury Library to discuss the possibility of es-tablishing a farmers/artisans market in Duxbury. Many other towns have such mar-kets, some of which have been operating for more than a decade. The question is whether there is enough interest and support for one in Duxbury.


The Duxbury Art Association’s Winter Juried Show received a phenomenal 555 entries this year. Five highly cre-

dentialed judges were challenged with awarding 113 winners into this year’s show. “The quality and caliber of work was outstanding this year,” said Executive Director Mary Beth Brown “We are grateful to artists all over New England who continue to raise the bar at this event.”

A total of 17 Duxbury residents were ac-cepted in the show including Jane Flavell Col-lins, Kathy Dixon, Shirley Muirhead Jenkins, Katherine Smit, Kristine Brennan, Kate Garri-ty, Linda Garrity, JoAnn Gouzoules, Anne Hen-ning, Ruth Jensen and MJ Rest. Lisa Mackin won second place in Drawing and Mary Schiess second place in Photography. Eleanor Lawson received third place in Mixed Media, and Lanci Valentine took third place in Sculpture. Lilly Cleveland and Wendy Hale both won Honor-able Mentions.

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Meeting on affordable housing bylaw

In March 2008 the Town of Duxbury ap-proved an Affordable Housing bylaw that allows non-conforming lots which have met established criteria to now be considered for development for affordable housing. The Duxbury Local Housing Partnership is sponsoring a presentation to those individu-als who have received an invitation on how their lots may be eligible. The presentation will take place on Thursday, Jan. 29 (snow date Feb. 5) at the Duxbury Senior Center, corner of Tremont and Mayflower Streets.

We urge those who have received an in-vitation to come to the presentation and dis-cuss one-on-one with town representatives the possibility of this development opportu-nity for their lots. For more information, visit the town of Duxbury Web site at www.town.duxbury.ma.us. Select “Boards & Commit-tees.” Click on “Local Housing Partnership,” and then click on “Affordable Housing Op-portunities.” RSVP 781-934-1100 ext. 48.

Sr. Club NewsPatrick Browne, executive director for the

Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, will speak on Wednesday, Feb. 4. His topic will be his recently published book, “Duxbury, Past and Present” that he wrote with Norman For-git. The Senior Club meets for a coffee social from 9:30-10 a.m., followed by the speaker of the month. All members and new members are welcome to attend.

The trip of the month will be on Feb. 12 and is a Valentine’s celebration ‘Italian Style’ at Christina’s in Foxboro, Mass. Lunch includes a choice of baked scrod or chicken parmesan, while you enjoy Jimmy Alleva. He hails from Queens, New York and has beautiful renditions of Italian music. The cost for this fun trip is $67.

On March 11 we bus to Cornerstone Theatre in Mystic, Conn. for a St. Patrick’s Day Show. This is a Hooley, or an Irish social party of mu-sic and fun. The cost to attend is $60.

The Christmas party was a great success. Mabel Giagini had us all singing and laughing with her accordion. The club’s next party is in April and will be our 42nd Anniversary party.


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at the next leaders’ meeting at the Scout House on Wed., Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Renee Pease from Council will be there for the start of the meeting to update us, and the remainder of the meeting will focus on our up-coming events for your girls. Bring your ideas for the remainder of the year—or even for next year! The Sweetheart Dance, the bowling party, the Easter service project are a few of the items on the agenda.

Sweetheart Dance: This is the event the girls wait for all year –– our Sweetheart Dance! It will be held on Sat. March 4 in the High School gym. Bob Butler will again be on hand to lead the girls and their escorts through an evening of square dancing. Make-your-own-sundaes will be available during intermission and Sweetheart Dance patches and Sweetheart necklaces will also be available for $1 each. Admission is $2 per person ($5 per family) and each attendee is asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Interfaith Council’s Easter baskets.

Disco bowling: Our disco bowling party is scheduled for March 28 from 6:45-8 p.m. at the Alley Kat Lanes in Kings-ton. The cost is $9.50 per girl and includes a snack. E-mail Patti Guilfoile at [email protected] for more info and to register your troop.

Cookies for a cause: Cadettes in Troop 80331 continue to collect boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be sent to our servicemen and women stationed in Iraq. The drive is going very well, but they still need help to meet their goal of 25 cases. The cookies will be shipped by the VFW in Plymouth in the care packages they ship to Iraq every 4-6 weeks. Won’t you help put a smile on a soldier’s face when he opens his box by purchasing a box or contributing toward a box? The girls will be at the Post Office Friday afternoon or donations can be made by calling Suzanne Sarles at 781-834-1514 or Joan Riser at 781-934-5427.

Troop happenings: Brownie Troop 80460 braved 17 de-gree temperatures to visit Hidden Hollow Horse Farm in Pem-broke. The girls learned about horse care and had the chance to learn how to groom the horses and to go for a ride. The girls all dressed for the weather and had a fantastic time.

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The DR&HS issues “date-boards” to roughly five houses per year. The purpose is to authenticate, using research standards, the construction date of a home and to place any historical information available about that home on file in our archives. This recent dateboarded home has a sin-gular historical distinction.

The William Sherburn house is, perhaps, a unique house in the

early history of Duxbury. Why is it so rare? It is not because of the architecture, the style or the size of the house. The house is not unusual in and of itself. It was just a humble dwelling in its infancy. It was not built by a man of wealth or prominence. The builder was an unskilled man of limited means. It is remarkable in that, to the best of my knowledge, there is no other dateboarded house in Duxbury having been built by an African-American.

The current proud owner of this charming dwelling lo-cated at 1112 Tremont Street, is Sarie Booy. The original structure is now mostly hid-den in the revisions, architec-tural changes and moderniza-tion done to it over the years. The dwelling has evolved into a charming, warm and inviting home.

Although the Hingham Vi-tal Records show he was born in Charlestown, Massachu-setts and his father’s name was

Peter, I was unable to verify this. His death was recorded on Sept. 6, 1862 and stated William was buried in Dux-bury. Based upon the date he died and his age at that time, I was able to approximate his date of birth to be about June 17, 1814.

Sherburn married first, Hannah W. Fuller, in Duxbury, April 17, 1840. They had two daughters, Hannah, born Nov. 13, 1840 and Ann M., born Aug. 26, 1844. Hannah died of consumption on April 19, 1845 at age 23.

He married second, Mary Ann Williams in Duxbury, on April 28, 1849 and had three more children.

Sherburn was listed in the Duxbury Records as a labor-er and a “free man of color.” The 1850 Census states he is a “worker.” The Duxbury An-nual Report for the year 1858 revealed he no longer owned any real estate, was still a resident of Duxbury and was levied a poll tax in the amount of $1.67. This confirms, as a freeman under Massachusetts law, he shared the same voting rights as other Duxbury resi-dents. At this time, the right to vote was denied to many black men, not only in the South, but in some northern states as well.

William bought his 45 square rods of Duxbury land from Barker Hunt on Oct. 13, 1840. On May 11, 1842, he sold his land “together with the dwelling I now occupy and all buildings situated thereon,” to Benjamin Barstow, Samuel Knowles and Nathaniel Ford

for $300. This indicates the subject house was built be-tween 1840 and 1842.

He had married his first wife, Hannah, on April 17, 1840. Given the date of birth of their first daughter, Han-nah was either pregnant when he married her, or she became pregnant immediately after. At the time, they must have been either renting a small house or living with a family by whom William was employed. Be-cause Barker Hunt sold him his small lot, and because Barker owned the old “Hunt House” abutting the subject property on the south side, he may have been a servant working for Hunt. Whatever the case may have been, when he bought his quarter acre of land, it was with the intent to build a house for himself and his family.

A man of modest means, Sherburn built a very small house. The original house, now hidden within the cur-rent house by additions, was a very humble dwelling at best. Therefore, the dwelling could easily have been erected be-tween Oct. 13, 1840 when he bought his land and Nov. 13, 1840 when his first child was born. If it was not constructed by that time, there was cer-tainly ample time to complete such a small dwelling prior to January 1841. It would there-fore seem most reasonable that the house was built in 1840.

He sold his house in 1842. However, the records prove he was still residing in Duxbury until at least March 1, 1859. There is a strong possibility that he continued living in the house he built and rented it from the new owners. Records show that Sherburn had moved to Hingham by 1860.

Of all the date-boarded houses in Duxbury to date, the William H. Sherburn house stands out as being the only one now documented as hav-ing been built by a “man of color.”

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The Public Safety Study Committee might have found a silver lining in the current economic downturn.

Voters at last March’s an-nual Town Meeting rejected a plan to build new separate police and fire stations. But selectman Andre Martecchini, who sits on the study board, pointed out that many contrac-tors may be hungry for work, and that may drive construc-tion prices down.

“At Town Meeting last year it was a very different economic climate,” he said. “Prices now have stabilized ... the delay might have worked in our favor.”

The Public Safety Study Committee has developed a warrant article that contains three articles that will be voted on at Town Meeting in March. One article proposes a combi-nation police and fire station on land from Mayflower Cem-etery. The second is to build a new police station next to the transfer station on Mayflower Street, and the third is for a renovation to the current fire station.

The combination facility would cost $14.3 million for a 31,000 square foot building. The new police station would cost $7.75 million and the renovation project for the fire station is slated to cost $5.2 million.

Martecchini said the study group wants to come to Town Meeting with a clear idea of which article they support – and a clear budget number.

“Sometimes the best thing we can do is establish a num-ber and design to it,” he said.

He believes not separat-ing the possible projects was a mistake at March’s meeting.

“A lot of people knew we needed a new police station, but when it got combined with the fire station it got derailed,” he said.

Fire Chief Kevin Nord said he thinks a new facility would be more beneficial to the department, yet any refur-bishing would greatly improve their current situation.

“A combination station addresses our concerns from a new approach—it’s cheaper to build new than refurbish,” he said. Nord said the best lo-cation for this campus would be on the cemetery land on Mayflower Street because of response times.

If the renovation article passes, Nord said the con-struction would make daily ac-tivities more difficult, such as having to move around people and equipment.

A combination station would better serve the public as well, Nord said, because

right now there is no one avail-able at a front desk at the fire-house. In the combination fa-cility, both the police and fire departments would share the foyer area, which would allow for easy access to personnel.

Nord said if the town does not pass the combination sta-tion, the renovation would still solve many of the station’s

problems. “The interior is starting to

be a real headache because of the needed repairs,” he said. “The repairs will meet what we need today, but won’t al-low for future expansion.” Nord said the department has all the space for the equipment they need right now, but there is no room to expand the num-ber of staff people.

Deputy Fire Chief Chris-topher West said either way, something has to be done about the fire station. “Anything they do will improve [the fire sta-tion], but that’s not to say the $5 million would be a cure-all and keep the facility going for another 40 years.”

West said he was hesitant about the combination facility, but said if that was the only way to get the project passed, he would back it.

He said the money for the renovation would be better

used to put towards a brand new fire station, although the repairs are much needed.

West said the committee might decide to remove one of the articles from the warrant before Town Meeting. “Those two articles are in the warrant just so either direction we go we have the article, and also

to give the town the option of voting,” he said.

West said the committee could pull the renovation arti-cle and push for the combina-tion facility because at the last Town Meeting that is what the people wanted.

Town Manager Richard McDonald said the expected outcome of the vote is com-pletely unknown due to the economy.

“With the economy, its very difficult to know,” he said. “If we were in better times, we would have a better indicator.”

Nord agreed, saying cost will be the main issue at Town Meeting. “This project will cost lots of money and the economy has taken a down-ward spiral,” he said. “But bond rating is low right now and people will be fighting for work, so there could be low bids on the job.”

The vote will come down to what the public thinks is warranted, McDonald said.

Martecchini said the price of the new stations –– whatev-er form they take, combined, separate or renovated –– may be high, but the need is there. He said other towns that have tried to cut corners on con-struction are now paying for maintenance and upkeep.

“We could do it cheaper, but we’ll regret it,” he said.

Justin Graeber contributed to this article.

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HOMETOWN SECURITY: Michael Fitzgerald (DHS ‘97) son of Nancy and Bill Barges of Blodgett Avenue, is pictured standing on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. on Tuesday Jan. 20. Michael works for Homeland Security in Boston and was selected to join other officers from around the country to help with security during the inauguration of Barack Obama.

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In these difficult economic times, one Town Meeting ar-ticle that may receive extra scrutiny this year is the an-nual $400,000 lease of Dux-bury beach from its owners, the Duxbury Beach Reserva-tion, Inc. If so, the town and the Reservation are prepared to show how this money is spent.

Margaret Kearney, Presi-dent of the Reservation, said her organization is not seeking an increase in the lease amount this year, as these funds were adequate in covering the cost of managing the part of the beach the town rents.

This includes the beach in front of the residents’ parking lot and the drive-on section of the beach.

A large portion of the lease money, $110,000, comes back to the town to pay the salaries of the town’s endangered spe-cies officer and his assistant, who are part of the harbormas-ter’s department.

Also, this amount covers the costs of hiring piping plo-ver monitors. These are sum-mer workers who sit on areas of the beach to protect the piping plovers, an endangered shore bird that nests every spring and early summer on Duxbury Beach.

To help the town monitor activity on the beach, especial-ly any which might affect the plovers, the Reservation pro-vides a vehicle for the endan-gered species officer and two ATVs for beach patrols. Also, the group pays for all vehicle repairs, said Kearney.

The lease funds also pay for dune repairs, new snow fence

and cable fencing, beach road maintenance, debris clean-up in the spring and fall and daily trash removal in the summer. In addition, these funds allow the Reservation to annually remove and replace the ramp to the beach and fertilize and replant the beach grass on the dunes.

Kearney said that the Reservation funds geological studies and Audubon Society oversight of the migratory birds that come to the beach every year.

The Reservation’s ability to maintain the beach is good for the town, as it earns almost

$1.5 million in revenue from beach stickers annually, Kear-ney said.

“We have a nice co-opera-tive agreement with the town,” she said.

“The town doesn’t own the beach and this is to the town’s benefit to enter into a lease agreement every year,” said Selectmen Chairman Jon Wit-ten.

Selectmen voted unani-mously to support the article for the beach lease.

The town has been leasing the beach since 1919.

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SELECTMEN’S NOTES

Also at Monday night’s meeting, the board:

• Postponed a vote on the Town Meeting article that contains no funding for the annual July 4th parade and celebration. Town Manager Richard MacDonald has eliminated the $10,000 in this article because he must make budget cuts. Cutting this money will not affect this year’s parade but will hurt the committee’s efforts to hold one next year. Without the town’s annual funding, either the 2010 parade or celebration will have to be cut, said Margaret Kearney of the July 4th Committee. Selectmen postponed their vote in the hopes MacDonald could find a way to keep the funding in the article.

• Voted their support a Town Meeting article that authorizes the town manager to designate a permitting authority for the new state trench safety regulations.

• Voted in favor of a special Town Meeting article that amends language to the town’s FY09 Housing Allocation Plan and voted their support for a housing allocation plan for the next fiscal year, FY2010.

• Decided to ask for more time from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to submit a letter with their comments about Millbrook Crossing, a mixed-use Chapter 40B development proposed on St. George Street and Railroad Avenue.

• Announced that residents can receive town emergency notifica-tions on their office, cell and home phone numbers by register-ing them on the town’s Web site, where there is a link that says “CONNECT CTY sign up now.” Those without access to the Internet can call Chris Smythe in the town hall at 781-934-1100 extension 130.

Citing concerns about compromising the town’s po-sition with a pending 40B ap-plication, the Planning Board Monday rejected a bylaw change to rezone a portion of land at Island Creek.

The proposal to rezone two parcels for commercial space is part of a planned ex-pansion of Island Creek under a comprehensive permit appli-cation.

Representatives for the developer say a recent court decision gives them the right to include limited commercial space in a Chapter 40B proj-ect.

Despite the adverse rec-ommendation, Town Meet-ing voters will have the final

say on the bylaw change in March.

In other business Monday the Planning Board:

• Closed the public hearing on a bylaw revision that would have changed the town’s max-imum lot and building cover-age regulations. The board decided to wait to make their recommendation until more members were present. Local businessmen J.R Kent, Scott Oliver and Shawn Dahlen were in attendance to speak in favor of the plan.

• Continued a public hear-ing on changes to town park-ing bylaws.

• Approve a change to Wireless Telecommunications Bylaw to reduce the cell tower

setback ration from 8-to 1 to 4-to-1, which is more likely to withstand a challenge under federal guidelines.

• Voted not to recommend a request from the First Bap-tist Church on Tremont Street to rezone a church-owned par-cel from residential to com-mercial. The church abuts the Island Creek property.

• Approve updated zoning maps based on changes made at last year’s Town Meeting.

• Closed a public hearing on new bylaws dealing with wind turbines. Board mem-bers generally agreed with the proposal, but wanted to offer an amendment dealing with setback ratios.

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

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Lillian Emily (McLearn) Atkinson of Lexington, for-merly of Duxbury, died Jan. 21 after a brief illness. Mrs. Atkinson was 101 years old.

Lillian Atkinson was a 1924 graduate of Belmont High School and Bryant and Stratton Commercial Institute. She was a founding member of the Pilgrim Congregation-al Church United Church of Christ in Lexington, a charter member of the PEO Sister-

hood Chapter AK of Duxbury, and was actively involved in various charitable organiza-tions.

Mrs. Atkinson was the wife of the late Dr. Harvey Atkinson. She leaves her son, Dr. Theodore H. Atkins and his wife, Patricia of Ac-ton; and a daughter, Marcia A. Christiansen and her husband, Reverend Dr. James W. Chris-tiansen of Alton Bay, NH She also leaves four grandchildren

and four great-grandchildren.A memorial service for

Mrs. Atkinson was held at Pil-grim Congregational Church, in Lexington. Charitable contributions may be made in her memory to PEO Sister-hood, 3700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50312, or Pil-grim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue Lexing-ton, Mass. 02421.

May Aileen Rand William-son, of Needham and Duxbury, formerly of Wellesley Hills died Jan. 11 at the age of 103.

Mrs. Williamson was the wife of the late George M. Wil-liamson; mother of Miriam W. O’Day of Dover, Mass. and her husband, the late George Dyer; and the late John Kirkham Williamson of Annisquam, Mass. and his wife, the late Phyllis Deering William-

son; sister of the late Charles Kirkham Rand of Wellesley Hills, grandmother of Pamela JoAnn O’Day of Avon,Conn., Mark Dyer O’Day of Dover, Mass.; Elizabeth Rand Riley of Durham, N.H., Kirkham R. Williamson of Rockport, and George C. Williamson of An-nisquam. She also leaves by seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service for Mrs. Williamson will be held

at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at St. Andrew’s Episco-pal Church, 79 Denton Rd. at Washington Street (Rt. 16) Wellesley. Burial was held pri-vately at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley. Memorial dona-tions may be sent in her name to the Wellesley Free Library, Attn: Carolyn Wood, Develop-ment Office, 530 Washington St. Wellesley, MA 02482.

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Den 2 and 3 attended a great pro-gram at Heritage Plantation in Sandwich. They had a blast ex-

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In this program, scouts learned about the

history of Heritage museums and gardens and the many historical buildings on our grounds. In the American History Museum, they learned some of the changes our country’s flag has gone through and some of the stories behind them. The scouts also participated in the proper ways to display and fold the flag.

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Alice Farrell Reynolds, of Duxbury, died on Jan. 26 at the age of 81.

She was born on June 24, 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island to George B. Farrell, MD and Elizabeth (Russell) Farrell. She graduated from West Warwick High School in 1945 and Brown University in 1949.

Mrs. Reynolds leaves her husband Henry Reynolds, sis-ter Patricia F. Black of Nar-ragansett, RI, and four chil-

dren: Michael H. Reynolds of Clearwater, FL; Mary R. O’Connor and husband James of West Chester, PA; Stephen F. Reynolds and wife Emily of Barrington, IL; and Anne R. Ward and husband George of Duxbury. She also leaves ten grandchildren.

She was an active volun-teer in the Brown University alumni association, garden club, Junior Great Books and in school libraries while her children were young.

Calling hours will be Thursday, Jan. 29 from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 30 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Shepherd Fu-neral Home, 216 Main Street, Kingston. A funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Church in Duxbury at 10 a.m. on Fri-day, Jan. 30. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Stroke Association, 9707 East Easter Lane, Build-ing B, Centennial, CO 80112.

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Selectman Andre Martec-chini joined leaders from six other area towns and Plymouth County last week to discuss creating a regional 9-1-1 cen-ter and other ways to combine resources, save money and im-prove services.

The joint selectmen’s meeting, held at the Pembroke Public Library last Wednesday evening, was the latest in a se-ries of collaborative sessions that have been growing in size since they began last summer. Last week’s meeting drew 24 people, including selectmen and town administrators from Duxbury, Pembroke, Hanson, Marshfield, Hanover, Plymp-ton, Hingham and Rockland, Plymouth County Administra-tor Troy Clarkson and county commissioners Tim McMul-len and Anthony O’Brien.

The regionalization of emergency dispatch services topped the agenda, but offi-cials also discussed regional-izing everything from waste disposal and energy purchas-ing to animal control.

Fire chiefs from 14 area towns, including Duxbury, ex-pressed interest in a regional 9-1-1 center after Clarkson brought up the topic at a re-cent meeting of the Plymouth County Fire Chiefs Associa-tion, he said. The county has applied for a grant with the state 9-1-1 board to fund a fea-sibility study for the program.

“Right now we’re in the information-gathering process. We are trying to gauge the in-terest of the county communi-ties,” Clarkson said this week. “We know it works elsewhere in the state and elsewhere in the nation.”

The county has a possible site for the 9-1-1 center — a county-owned building in Plymouth formerly used as the administrative headquarters for the sheriff’s department, Clarkson said.

Communities in the north-ern part of the county — Hing-ham, Hull, Norwell and Co-hasset — already have been working on a plan to develop a centralized 9-1-1 center, seek-ing out state grants to help fund start-up costs.

Clarkson said he didn’t want to interrupt that process but thought the county’s role was to facilitate regional pro-grams and “to allow commu-nities to pick from a menu of options.”

“The commissioners feel strongly the county role is to be a leader and to put together regional programs that make sense for the member commu-nities and that can save them money,” Clarkson said. “The presence of the commissioners [at the meeting] demonstrates how important it is.”

The Plymouth County cen-ter could follow the model of a 9-1-1 system already insti-tuted on the Cape, in which all emergency calls come to one center and are dispatched in the way each community pre-fers, Clarkson said. For some towns, that means sending all calls to the fire department and for others it is to the appropri-ate authorities depending on the situation. Local emergency personnel still respond to the calls in their town.

Clarkson said a regional center not only could save towns money on dispatch-ers, but also could improve service. A trained dispatcher could stay on the line and offer medical help while emergency responders are on their way in-stead of having to hang up to answer another incoming call.

At the joint selectmen meeting, officials raised con-cerns they felt need addressed if the plan moves forward. Hanson Selectman Jim Arm-strong said one issue could be making sure dispatchers know of “podunk names” — familiar terms for local spots that out-of-towners might not recog-nize. He also wanted to make sure local stations still had an officer on duty at night, even if calls were going to another location.

Clarkson said a state or federal grant could help fund the startup of a regional 9-1-1 center but that towns should expect to contribute to the op-erational costs.

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High School Council.“Since then it has constant-

ly been in the back ground,” she said. Due to administrative turnover at the high school the issue was tabled, but has come to the forefront again.

She said that all the school councils have met on the issue, because a time change would affect the entire district.

“It was not something that was simply a high school deci-sion ... in that it would impact more than just high school stu-dents,” she said.

Although other options were examined, Skeiber said, the current proposal is the most cost-effective and practical.

Asst. Superintendent Ed-win Walsh pointed out that the district wanted any change to be budget neutral, meaning no additional buses could be add-ed. In order to bus all students to school at the same time, for example, the district would need to add 16 buses at a price of $57,000 each.

Stephanie Crowley, a Duxbury High School gradu-ate who has just received her doctorate in sleep studies from Brown University, presented information from various stud-ies showing the affect of sleep on different age groups.

Crowley said that high school students don’t need any less sleep than elementary school students.

However, the sleep rhythms of teenagers are dif-ferent –– they take longer to wake up and fall asleep later, Crowley said.

“They can’t actually fall asleep earlier compared to younger kids,” she said.

She said the studies have gathered empirical data show-ing high school students’ brains are less engaged early in the morning, leading to lower test scores and grades, as well as increased incidences of tar-diness.

Skeiber said the district’s research found benefits to a lat-er start time including students

attending school more often and on time, eating breakfast, completing homework, being more alert, fewer nurse visits and fewer car crashes.

Hingham, which initi-ated an earlier start time sev-eral years ago, reviewed the change after three years, in-cluding studying test scores and a survey to students and parents.

“They found better atten-dance, and that tardiness was less of an issue,” Skeiber said.

Cheryl Lewis, the science department head at the high school, said she was for the change.

“My biggest reason ... is what I observe every day,” she said. “I see students not actively engaged ... you can almost forget about engaging students in the first block.”

However, she said a poll taken of high school teachers was only 50/50 in support of moving the start time –– al-though she noted the question asked was how the teacher him or herself would feel, not what would be best for the stu-dents.

High School Principal An-drew Stephens also said what he saw with his own eyes convinced him to support the change.

“More compelling to me than the research is the daily sight of kids coming to school without enough sleep,” he said.

Although Athletic Direc-tor Thom Holdgate was not present at the forum, he sent an e-mail to Skeiber saying his

department would not be ma-jorly affected by the change, as long as the high school started at 8:15 a.m. or earlier.

“Athletics should never be the reason to hold back a change that is for the good of the student body as a whole,” Holdgate wrote.

After the presentation au-dience members wrote ques-tions on index cards, and the administrative team and other presenters answered as many of them as possible before the forum adjourned.

Parents said that they be-lieved the statistics supporting-moving the high school start time back, but were concerned about how the change would affect Alden students. Skeiber admitted that there are still un-answered questions regarding Alden students, specifically about where the children will go after school. She said she had been talking to the Dux-bury Student Union as well as people from Duxbury Before and After Dark. Many parents also expressed concerns about middle school and high school students, who used to baby sit younger kids, not being out of school early enough to help.

“There are a number of questions that need to be ad-dressed,” said Alden Principal Christopher Trombley.

An impasse seemed to sur-face as parents wanted more details about the options for Alden students –– and district officials said they couldn’t work out the details until the change was approved.

“We’re not against it, we need to understand it,” said one parent.

One of the index cards read by Skeiber asked if she thought the negatives of the plan outweighed the benefits.

“We would not be here tonight if we thought that was true,” she said. “There are things we have to wrestle through.”

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Superintendent of Schools Susan Skeiber, Duxbury High School Principal Andrew Stephens and high school science teacher Cheryl Lewis answered questions from parents about a proposal to push back the middle and high school start times.

Special ed. lecture The Duxbury Special Education Parents Advisory Council

is hosting a Social-Cognitive seminar presented by Pamela Ely. The lecture will be Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 7– 9 p.m. in the Merry Room at the Duxbury Free Library. Reservations can be made through the Duxbury SEPAC Web site at duxburysepac.org. Click on contact us, fill in your information and put in the event name and number of seats requested.

Ely is a speech and language pathologist and founder of the Ely Center in Newton. She will be discussing the impact of language processing deficits and navigating the academic and social world around us. The seminar will be focused on the impact of social-cognitive deficits and those factors which af-fect students’ academic and social performance (including sen-sory needs, executive functioning skills and language process-ing abilities). For more information about Pamela and the Ely Center, please visit their Web site, elycenter.com.

PROPOSED START TIME CHANGE

Current start timesChandler Elementary: 9:05 a.m.Alden Elementary: 8:35 a.m.

Duxbury Middle School: 7:20 a.m.Duxbury High School: 7:30 a.m.

Proposed start timesChandler Elementary: 9:10 a.m.

Alden Elementary: 7:30 a.m.DMS & DHS: 8:15 a.m.


They asked if there was a way to keep some lights on at cer-tain intersections. Town Man-ager Richard MacDonald said the budget is ever changing and did not rule out that possi-bility. Selectmen also want the town to investigate LED lights to save money.

The budget for the transfer station has been slashed by al-most twenty percent, including a reduction in salaries, as fund-ing for seasonal help has been reduced, and an additional cut in expenses.

However, the reduction in expenses is good news. The town has been saving money on its trash hauling costs due to the pay-as-you-throw system that began last April. With PAYT, the town has an average of 200 tons of trash a month less than before the new system. The expense budget for the next fiscal year beginning in July is $572,582; before PAYT that amount was $821,850, more than the trans-fer station’s entire FY10 bud-get of $769,806.

The animal control budget, which was moved from the police department’s budget to the DPW last year, also shows a 1.79 percent reduction of its total budget of $61,864. This is due to lowered gas prices and moving the maintenance

of the ACO vehicle to the ve-hicle maintenance budget.

Some departments show budget increases, and this is frequently due to paying for the higher costs of utilities. The central buildings’ budget will increase by almost six percent due to the rising costs of electricity, and the cemetery budget will rise by over 5.8 percent for the same reason. More electricity is being used because the town has a busy crematory, said DPW director Peter Buttkus.

The central fuel depot bud-get also reflects a budget in-crease of over six percent, due to the cost of gasoline. With all the recent snow storms “fuel consumption has gone through the roof,” Buttkus said.

The snow and ice budget remains at $149,200, the same amount it has been in past years, although the town has already exceeded that amount by $150,000, as authorized by the finance committee, to meet the costs of January’s snow-storms. Towns are allowed to spend past their budgets for this service but must pay it back in the next year’s budget.

In their discussion of the DPW budget, selectmen were convinced that the town can save money by consolidating services between town depart-ments. They want the schools and Buttkus to work together

on a plan to maintain town and school fields that eliminates the overlapping in labor and materials. They also indicated the DPW and the police and fire departments should find a way to bring together their ve-hicle maintenance departments to save money.

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Public Works director, finance director, library director, town accountant and treasurer col-lector. The union is officially called the professional and su-pervisory union.

The other union, called the professional support union, will exclude the following po-sitions: the executive assistant to the town manager, the sec-retary for the town manager

and selectmen, all Council on Aging employees and the per-sonnel administrator.

The reasons these specific positions are excluded are be-cause of either confidentiality issues or participation in labor negotiations, said MacDonald.

The process that eventually led to the formation of the new unions began over eighteen months ago, said MacDonald.

In May, the Clipper learned that managers and town de-partment heads were seek-ing to have the town address employees’ long-standing is-sues with the personnel plan. That initial effort resulted in the Duxbury Professional Employees Association. The personnel bylaw covers about 50 employees whose salaries and benefits are not negotiated through collective bargaining.

In November, organiz-ers said their main motivation was to have the town agree to third-party arbitration, in which employees with an is-sue could take their grievances to an outside party rather than to their own supervisor, the town manager or the personnel board. Members believed their fellow employees who belong to unions had more options and they wanted the personnel plan to offer them third-party arbitration.

Nancy Denman, head of children’s services at the Dux-bury Free Library, served as the spokesperson for the Dux-bury Professional Employees Association. She said the pur-pose of her group was never to form a union but that “the goal in the beginning was to have open communication with the town about inadequacies in the personnel plan.”

According to a letter from the Duxbury Professional Em-ployees Association published in the Clipper in November, employees had been waiting for some action on the person-nel plan since August 2006 when MacDonald solicited their input on the plan and for-

warded them to the Personnel Board for review.

“This (the union) was our last alternative,” said Denman. “We did not start with this in mind at all.”

However, town officials disputed this and said they were prevented from sitting down at the negotiation table by the formal process at the state level.

The new union will “force communication” between the town and its employees, said Denman.

“It forces the town to sit down with the union’s bar-gaining unit,” said Denman.

MacDonald said he is

working to review the posi-tions that are now part of the new unions and their associ-ated compensation. He said that the changes to the person-nel plan to reflect the addition of the new unions will not be ready for the annual Town Meeting in March, but must wait until next year.

As far as changes in pay and benefits for the newest union jobs, MacDonald said there would be no adjustments until contracts had been nego-tiated and there is money to fund them. He is currently ne-gotiating contracts with seven separate unions.

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Despite Governor Deval Patrick’s recent announcement that he must reduce state aid to cities and towns, Duxbury will not have to layoff employees due to budget cuts during this fiscal year, Town Manager Richard MacDonald said this week.

“As of today, major layoffs are not in the cards for the town of Duxbury,” MacDonald told the Board of Selectmen Monday.

Patrick announced last week that he must cut local aid by $128 million for the current fiscal year (FY09) and foresees another $375 million cuts for the next budget year, which begins in July. The $128 million is a 2.3 percent decrease in local aid. The reduction is necessary to close a $1 billion state budget shortfall.

MacDonald has been aware these reductions were on the horizon and he credits “conservative budgeting” as the reason Duxbury can currently preserve its workforce. Mac-Donald said he has consistently projected that the town will receive less state aid each year instead of more and that has helped him avoid making retro-active budget cuts and lay-ing off workers.

“I was recently asked by an employee ‘Is my job safe?’” MacDonald said. “It is one of my priorities and one of the Board of Selectmen’s priorities to maintain jobs.”

According to Selectman Andre Martecchini, the gov-ernor’s budget cuts will not affect Chapter 70 school aid, which is the majority of Duxbury’s state aid. Cutbacks will affect lottery money and additional assistance from the state, he said.

Selectwoman Betsy Sullivan said town officials must communicate with all its employees “to let them know where we are.”

In a related issue, MacDonald said that even though he has instituted a hiring freeze, he is planning to fill the posi-tion of planning director because he considers it “essential” to the town.

WHO’S IN, WHO’S OUT

Town Manager Richard MacDonald announced the creation of two new unions on Monday. The crux of the negotiations was always over who would or wouldn’t be able to join the associations. Here’s the breakdown:

Who’s in: Director of inspections, deputy assessor, deputy fire chief, DPW operations manager, manager of buildings and grounds, water and sewer superintendent, harbormaster, planning director, all library division heads, cemetery and crematory super-intendent, conservation administrator, health agent, information systems administrator, recreation director, assistant recreation director, animal control officer and the water/sewer office man-ager. Most part time employees are not unionized, with the excep-tion of the veterans’ agent and administrative assistants at the harbormaster’s and police department.

Who’s out: Police chief, fire chief, Council on Aging director, Department of Public Works director, finance director, library director, town accountant, treasurer/collector, executive assistant to the town manager and selectmen, all Council on Aging employ-ees and the personnel administrator.


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Colon said plans for Dux-bury’s FiOS are in the design stage, and he felt confident that the fiber optic video will be operational this year.

“We’ll have the lion’s share of the homes done in 2009,” said Colon.

The town and Verizon will now enter negotiations for a contract, which Colon said should take between six to seven months to finish. Dux-bury has been in negotiations with Comcast for a new con-tract for years. The town has been without a cable contract since the one with previous ca-ble provider Adelphia expired in 2004.

Colon said the negotiat-ing process with Verizon will be different and much shorter than what Duxbury is experi-encing with Comcast. He said his company is committed to public access and will provide the same number of public access channels the town has or feels it needs. Verizon will also provide funds to pay for staffing a studio and for new equipment for creating local television shows. Providing public access channels and set-tling on the amount of funding to support programming has been part of the ongoing nego-tiations between Duxbury and Comcast.

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In other business, the board:

• Voted 3-0 to support the Town Meeting article for reno-vating the Percy Walker pool at a cost of $2.2 million.

• Re-opened the annual Town Meeting warrant to add the pool renovation article and the home rule petition for ar-tificial turf article, which were formerly listed on the special Town Meeting agenda.

• Announced that Town Meeting moderator Allen Bornheimer had appointed Robert Hayes to the cemetery trustees to fill the vacancy cre-ated by the recent death of trustee Robert Ash.

• Announced that a repre-sentative from GATRA, the local bus service, will be at the Senior Center on Jan. 28 from 1-2 p.m. and on Feb. 11 from 10-11 a.m. to take pictures for a GATRA identification card and MBTA Charlie Cards.

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Come to Footprints game nightBeat the winter doldrums with game night at the Holy Fami-

ly Parish Center on Friday, Jan. 30 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Start the evening off by making Valentine’s Day cards for the residents at Bay Path Nursing facility, then on to all new games to complete a night of fun. E-mail your reservation to Emily at [email protected]. Your ticket to a fun night of games will only cost you a school supply. Entrance fee will help TLC (Teach, Learn, Care) help other Duxbury children have the school supplies needed to succeed. Donations of water and desserts are appreci-ated. Volunteers are also needed. E-mail your availability with RSVP.


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SALON SERIES: Lisa Genova, author of “Still Alice,” spoke about her novel deal-ing with a young wom-an’s battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. This was another of a series of Sunday Salon presen-tations co-sponsored by the Duxbury Free Library and Westwinds Bookshop. Seated are Lisa Genova and her daughter, Alena. Standing: Carol Jankowski, circula-tion head/events coordinator at the Duxbury Free Library and Marilyn Haraden, Westwinds Bookshop.

Intro to cake decorating

Children in grades four to eight accompanied by an adult, are invited to learn basic cake decorating skills on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the children’s program room at the library. Participants will practice simple decorating techniques on cupcakes they provide. All other supplies will be provided. Registration is required in person at the chil-dren’s desk or by phone 781-934-2721 ext. 115. Previous participants can not be accom-modated.

Entertaining for education“Entertaining for Education,” formerly

known as, “Dinners for Duxbury” will take place March 6-15. The new event name reflects the wide scope of festivities Duxbury residents have hosted over the past few years. You can host on your own or host with a friend! Wheth-er it’s dinner, a luncheon, a girl’s or guy’s night out, or a big shindig, the DEF is looking for

parents to host an event of their choice and invite friends and neighbors. It’s a fun way to socialize and support the Duxbury public schools! Interested in hosting? Or can’t host, but would like to attend? Contact Jen Fallon 781-934-9797 or Cattina Giumetti 781-934-7871 or visit duxburyeducationfoundation.org for more details.

Cooking classes at Foodie’sFoodie’s is offering cooking classes with Chef Laura Bren-

nan. Laura is the former chef/owner of the South End restaurant, Caffè Umbra. As the opening chef at Foodie’s Market, Laura has brought her passion for fresh, home made foods and her love of soup to Duxbury.

On Friday, Jan. 30 from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Laura will teach a class on “Wine Sauces: Marsala and Lemon Caper.” The class is $25 and includes a wine and cheese pairing as well as an op-portunity to sample the sauces. Gentlemen only please on Tues-day, Feb. 10 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Laura will lead a class on mak-ing a romantic Valentine dinner for your sweetheart. Advance registration is required for all classes. Make a reservation by calling 781-934-5544, ext 0 or by stopping by the store.


Senior center newsTax Returns...The Senior Center has received a number of

calls to schedule appointments for having their income tax re-turns taken care of. Our tax preparer is waiting to receive the complete 2008 tax program. And, since we are still in the month of January, there still are various reports and statements, etc. be-ing mailed out to different individuals. So, if you wish to sched-ule an appointment to have your tax return done, please call Julie at 781-934-5774 x104 during the first week of February.

Free Movies...Thursdays at 1p.m. Feature on January 29 will be ‘Walking Ned Devine’. How can dead Irishman Ned Devine collect his lottery winnings? Well, longtime cronies Jackie O’Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O’Sullivan (David Kelly) have the answer. After discovering that Ned died from the shock of hitting the jackpot, Jackie and Michael mastermind a scheme to impersonate the “lucky stiff” and collect his prize money. Now all they need to do is persuade the rest of Tulaigh Mohr’s denizens to go along.

S.H.I.N.E. (Serving Health Information Needs of El-ders)...Your questions about Medicare (incl. Part D) and Medic-aid insurances will be answered by meeting with our S.H.I.N.E. counselors. A counselor will be available at the Senior Center on Jan. 30. Call Julie at x104 to schedule an appointment.

Lunch At The Café Ellison...at the Duxbury Senior Center! Enjoy Chef Peter Dewey’s delectable cuisine. ($4 for Duxbury seniors 60 years and up; $5 for all others). Lunches open to ev-eryone, Monday through Thursday at 11:30 a.m. (Kitchen closes at 12:30 p.m.). Call 781-934-5774. Reservations required 24 hours in advance.

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GATRA Picture ID & MBTA Charlie Cards... Joanne La-Ferrara, from GATRA will be at the Duxbury Senior Center to take pictures to use for GATRA ID and Charlie Cards (for use on the MBTA) on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 1-2 p.m. and on Feb. 11 from 10-11 a.m. (This will enable half-price fare!)

Volunteer Opportunity...There is an urgent need right now for anyone willing to help out a senior citizen by taking his/her shopping list to the grocery store (and unpacking groceries for him/her at home). This is especially important now for seniors, with the ice and snow on the ground. Also, spending a few min-utes for a short visit (if you can) would do wonders for brighten-ing up the day of a homebound person. Please stop by the Senior Center at 10 Mayflower St. for a volunteer application…or call Becky at x117.

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Union solution reached – finally The agreement between the town and two new unions

was announced on Monday without much fanfare. That’s a rarity in cases of often difficult union

negotiations. Both sides should be commended on conducting a difficult negotiation as civilly as possible –– at least in public.

Town officials were prevented for legal reasons from commenting on the situation, but union members weren’t bound by the same rules. Still, other than a paid advertisement and a few comments, we didn’t hear much sniping back and forth.

The end result seems like a workable solution. Union backers wanted a single union, but that would have been unworkable –– some employees would have been in the same bargaining group with their supervisors, which would have been a logistical nightmare come contract time. Two groups, one for managers and the other for support staff, seems like a fair solution.

It felt like high time the negotiations finally wrapped up, however. Although we heard little in public about the union issue, behind the scenes some town employees felt like they had to walk on eggshells in their own departments. Despite the unified front, there were some managers unhappy with the idea of a union. The formal process of the union formation also froze the previous pay scale system, leaving some employees without their scheduled raises.

What we can’t help wondering is if all this was avoidable. There seemed to be a consensus from both sides that the town’s personnel bylaw needed updating. “It was a dog of a plan,” said one union supporter, and town officials we spoke to wouldn’t disagree. From the beginning, union members have said that the formation of a union wasn’t their goal –– equal treatment was. But the very act of appealing to the state labor board prevented the town from coming back to the negotiation table. Town officials say they were willing to work things out, why didn’t it happen?

Duxbury taxpayers have a right to expect that such disputes will be worked out without resorting to an expensive legal process. This dispute seems to have ended in a positive way for town officials and town employees. But is it the best thing for town taxpayers?

–– J. Graeber

I checked the Duxbury Interfaith Council Web site while preparing to

write my “What’s Going On Here?” column for the Jan. 14 Clipper. I wanted to promote the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. I clicked on the DIC’s highlighted link for the Anti-Defamation League. I was shocked to see a full-court press for war, including a download enabling users to create their own battle posters. The download remains on the ADL website. Stylized rockets point out of Gaza with rang-ing circles. A pull-down list of U.S. cities, with London added, allows users to create their own threat imagery in easy, print-able graphics. You can even special order threat posters for additional communities. Gaza aims at your home town.

Jennifer Smith’s speech was splendid. She didn’t men-tion Gaza, Hamas, or violence

against Muslims. She told me after the speech that she coor-dinates Camp IF, a New Eng-land camp experience putting Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Unitarian-Universalist kids together to improve under-standing. Why not during the

speech?Meanwhile, a coalition of

Israeli human rights organiza-tions (according to Guardian.co.uk) is working to oppose human rights abuses and viola-tions of international humani-tarian law (the Geneva Con-ventions) in the aftermath of the three-week war that killed 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Is-raelis (five of them by “friend-ly fire.”) I wonder what Mar-tin Luther King would have thought about it, but I’ll let B’Tselem and the other Israeli human rights groups have a go. I’ve resumed writing about fig-ure skaters.

I didn’t bring ADL’s web-site into Duxbury’s Martin Lu-ther King Day mix. The Dux-bury Interfaith Council did. I just noticed what ADL was saying to the world.

Bruce BarrettFranklin Street

Who ever said that teenagers are not dependable?

Friday night, at the Chandler School, we proved that state-ment is completely false. For one cold winter night we trans-formed the gym and cafeto-rium into a summer oasis with multiple crafts, face painting, and over 10 stations of games. We were lucky enough to have over 50 Duxbury teenagers contact us to help run every activity. Sporting their “Chan-

dler Lifeguard” T-shirts, these kids jumped into action when 800+ people started pouring into the building. The success of this event was tied directly to the organization and energy of these teens. They cheered the little kids on at every game, they served them all ice cream and they actually stayed to clean up (yes parents, your teens were sweeping and pick-ing up trash). We were all so impressed with each and every one of them.

Of course, the night could not have been successful with-out the planning and hard work of the team consisting of the Chandler PTA, administration and school parents. Your time, creativity and support are al-ways so important.

Thank you all, young and “not so” old, that made the Beach Blast a fun and success-ful evening!

Christine Cass and the Chandler team

I attended last night’s meeting at the DMS au-ditorium and I wanted

to respond before the commit-tee voted on the matter. I am opposed to changing the school start times for a number of rea-sons. I am concerned we are sending the wrong message to our parents and students. We need to make parents and stu-dents responsible for getting to school on time and alert. If that means going to bed earlier, so be it. An employer or a college is not going to change your start date just because you stayed up too late at night. Our children must get used to this concept and high school is the perfect time to start.

The studies were not com-pelling enough. The reference to the Carskadon study and the Falone study were interesting until it was announced they were from the same group at Brown. Numerous studies from the same group does not, in my opinion, provide the depth of research needed to make a sig-nificant change to our school system. The young woman

presenting did make reference to Facebook, emailing, texting and late night phone calls as ad-ditional reasons students do not get enough sleep. These are sociologically and not physi-ological issues, i.e. parenting issues. Parents need to be par-ents and check on their children and make sure the phones are shut off, lights are off and kids are in bed early enough to get the sleep they need.

A change to a later start time will penalize those stu-dents that currently comply with the posted times, reducing after school time available for work, study, and other activi-ties. These students do not need additional time in the morning, they already plan their nights and days accordingly. If a large number of students can comply, why don’t we force the rest to comply, rather than changing the start time?

While I believe the athletic director in his statements that we can work around the time change, I strongly disagree that coaches will accept a note from the teacher for additional tu-

toring. Coaches insist on full attendance at practices or you will not compete at the next event. I am very concerned this will force students to make a choice, extra help or go to prac-tice, and we all know what the choice will be.

Many parents rely on older children being at home to greet younger siblings. Changing the start times will put undue hardships on families at a time when we all need to work to help make ends meet. The state-ment about the Student Union providing after-school supervi-sion will only work if you plan on busing students home once their older siblings are free to watch them at home, obviously not realistic or feasible.

We have too many ques-tions and not enough answers to move forward at this time. I believe the question requires additional research and I fer-vently request you table the is-sue.

Gregory HunterHerring Weir Road

Interfaith council brought in hawkish group –––

Too many questions on time change plan ——–

Chandler beach blast a success ——————

Coffee with the editor

CHAT WITH OUR EDITOR: Clipper Editor will be holding a coffee hour at Foodie’s on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 a.m. Stop by to pitch a story, give a compliment, air a grievance, or just to chat.


Fifty years ago The Jan. 29, 1959 issue of the Clipper re- ➢

ported that Duxbury will NOT receive $60,186 if the withholding tax is approved as proposed by then Governor Furcolo. The Clipper also reported the amount of money the neighboring towns of Hanover, Kingston, Marshfield, etc. would NOT get.

Barnes Liquor Mart offered free delivery ➢on liquor orders of $10 or more. Snow tires sold for $28 installed from the Bay Motor Company.

Twenty-five years agoAt a waterfront advisory committee meet- ➢

ing held Jan. 17, 1984, one problem facing Duxbury waterfront stemmed from an issue in Plymouth. The Plymouth sewage treat-ment had allegedly violated state statutes by by-passing treatment stages and dumping raw sewage into Plymouth Harbor, which is part of Duxbury and Kingston bays. A bill was filed in the State Legislature attempting to lessen restrictions on dumping that currently protect Duxbury, Kingston and Plymouth bays. The waterfront advisory committee met with other town boards and committees to insure that any move made by Plymouth would present no ad-verse effects to Duxbury and Kingston bays.

The A&P was selling Skippy peanut butter ➢for $1.49. McMenamy’s Restaurant in Kings-

ton offered a Family Fish Fry (fried scrod, french fries, cole slaw, and six dinner rolls)for $7.95 that serves four adults.

Pushing back the start time for high school students increases

test scores and attendance re-cords. It also decreases late-ness, behavioral issues and car accidents. With all of this won-derful news, how come every-one hasn’t made the change? Well, the change is not an easy decision and one many school districts have not taken lightly. The solution is very compli-cated, affecting many families, schedules, work schedules, child care arrangements, after school activities, budgets, bus schedules…the list goes on and on. When the Duxbury Public School Administration sudden-ly had the solution to, “switch Alden and the Duxbury Middle School and High School sched-ules,” I was skeptical. I decid-ed to do some research and the findings compiled below are compelling.

Sleep is essential for all children, not just teenagers. From an article by David Mill-er called “Sleep Deprivation and Learning,” Miller states, as children progress through ado-lescence and puberty, physical transformations occur making them especially susceptible to sleep deprivation. Their biolog-ical clocks change causing an alteration in circadian rhythms that control sleep and wakeful-ness. Puberty occurs between the ages of 9-15 for boys and 8-16 for girls, thus children from elementary school to high school are affected by this al-teration. Sleep is essential for effective memory function, and therefore sleep deprivation has a negative impact on learning by hindering retention and re-call of information.

Inattention and difficulty in concentration are additional side effects of sleep depriva-tion that hinder learning. In fact, sleep deprivation has such

a negative effect on attention that it can mimic or exacerbate symptoms of ADHD. This level of inattention greatly im-pairs an individual’s ability to comprehend and learn new in-formation.

A study by Dr. Avi Sadeh, had a group of fourth and sixth-graders go to bed on two con-secutive nights 30 minutes later than their usual bed time. On the second day, Dr. Sadeh test-ed the subjects to determine the effect of two consecutive days of 30 minutes sleep loss on cog-nitive thinking. The findings were measureable. The perfor-mance gap caused by an hour’s difference in sleep was bigger than the normal gap between a fourth-grader and a sixth-grad-er, which is another way of say-ing that a slightly sleepy sixth-grader will perform in class like a mere fourth- grader. A loss of one hour of sleep is equivalent to two years of cognitive matu-ration and development.

Switching the Alden School schedule to that of the middle school and high school sched-ules would be detrimental. The Alden students just starting puberty are also susceptible to sleep deprivation. Putting ele-mentary school children of this age group to bed early, so they can start school at 7:25 a.m., might not be an option based on the science presented in these studies; therefore, send-ing these children to school an hour earlier every day could potentially be a problem. This lost hour of sleep could add up to a 180 hours of lost sleep. What kind of damage might be done to these young people’s cognitive development?

To conclude, I believe that the idea behind changing the high school and middle school start time is valid. However, I feel that jeopardizing another group of students to solve this problem is not the right answer. I believe that we need to look at many more options and avail-able research before this issue is settled. We cannot allow our-selves and our children’s edu-cations to be dictated by a bus schedule, after school activities or any other obstacles. The bottom line is we want what’s best for all our students and try to maximize each child’s edu-cational experience.

Kim KellyValley Street

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Time change would hurt Alden students ––––––Change is best

for studentsBy ML NichoLs

Change is hard. The anticipation of change, even harder. As human beings and families, we thrive on routine, predictability and schedules.

Our crazy-busy family calendars remind us of this daily. So when a significant shift in school start times gets thrown on the table, it’s only natural that some of the stakehold-ers (parents, teachers, students and coaches) get feisty, and in some cases, downright angry. The schools are messing with our routines, our family life and our work sched-

ules. How dare they….without having every detail worked out six months in advance?

The benefits of a later start time and more sleep for Duxbury adolescents outweigh the compromises and incon-veniences that will come from this change. The research is compelling and logical. Just as food fuels our bodies, sleep fuels our brains. The closer we all get to the recommended hours of sleep (8.4 hrs for adults, 9.25 for teens and 9-11 hrs for children ages 6-9), the better we function in life, in work, in the classroom and on the playing fields.

It’s hard to argue with the facts. When a child enters puberty, a biological shift occurs in their circadian rhythm, or sleep cycle. The sleep hormone melatonin begins to release later, up to an hour - so by the time they reach high school, most teens have difficulty falling asleep before 10:30 or 11 p.m.. Do the math on a 7:30 a.m. start time and the ideal 9.25 hours of sleep for an adolescent and you end up on a collision course, resulting in a significant build up of sleep deprivation?

The proposed 8:15 a.m. start time at DMS and DHS results in 3.75 hours more of sleep per week, for a total of 135 hours per year or 900 more hours over the seven-year journey from sixth thru 12th grade. Some ask do kids actually go to bed at the same time; won’t they just stay up later? The research done in Edina, MN (a suburb very similar to Duxbury) showed that indeed, some kids did stay up later; for about two weeks. Then the novelty wore off and they returned to their natural sleep cycle. The ben-efits of more sleep for our adolescents are overwhelming: improved alertness, improved concentration and mental acuity, more self confidence, less anxiety, less moodiness and depression, better memory. In addition, a greater abil-ity to perform complex tasks and be creative, and reduced potential for drugs and alcohol. Do we need any more legitimate benefits?

On the planet “Ideal,” all schools start around 8 a.m. Enter budgets, buses and reality in New England. It makes sense that the age group hindered by a biological reality ought to be prioritized. DMS and DHS students also rep-resent over 65 percent of our school district population and the majority of our kids’ school journey. Younger children can fall asleep easier and earlier. They are also more alert and perform better in the earlier morning hours. While it’s not ideal for Alden to start at 7:30 a.m., it’s not a deal breaker either.

Now, I personally can’t imagine how I will get my nine-year-old off to school for a 7:30 a.m. start time at Alden next year (she’s barely out of bed at 7:30 a.m. on a good day now) or how I’ll deal with her home at 2 versus 3 p.m. But I will adapt and figure it out because I believe the benefits to her as a teen later in school far outweigh the problems I’d have with her as a nine-year-old at Alden. I also know that getting her out of bed for an Alden 7:30 a.m. start for three years will be much easier than a 7:30 a.m. start time at DMS or DHS for seven years. I know because I’ve lived both sides. As to the legitimate and important concerns about after school programs, clubs and sports, the town of Duxbury is made up of smart, motivated Duxbury parents and professionals. I’m confident they we will all work together to figure out creative solutions to the difficulties (and opportunities) this proposed change would bring. Necessity is often the mother of invention.

Our schools have an obligation to provide an optimal learning environment for our students. Shifting start times for the majority of our students over the majority of our children’s school journey is the right thing to do for the kids. I hope the School Committee will understand and em-pathize with the natural, human outcry against change, but also support the wisdom and benefits behind this proposed start time change. It’s a fine line you must walk.

From the arChives

Closing pool doesn’t make sense

As a longtime resident of Duxbury, I am concerned about the possible closing of the pool. My children used it for swimming lessons, and birthday parties,

like many other residents. In an age of obesity, it doesn’t make any sense to close a pool

that offers so much to so many people of all ages.It would be a big mistake, for all of the reasons that Karen

Goldberg listed in her letter to the Clipper.Johanna M. Keyes

Barn Swallow Lane

An ad from the Clipper touts the 59‘ Thunderbird, with its 20 miles per gallon rating (in some fac-tory tests) as the “King of Thrift!”


Parents’ turn to play at the DSU

The DSU Parents’ Night organizers –– Bottom row: Laura Smith, Sue Lawrence, Terri Woodward, Tom Pye, and Dave Savage is behind Tom Pye. Middle Row: Beth Davis, Debby Jewell, Sue Bradford, Mari Clare Glova, Jamie MacNab, Deb Bowen, Barbara Pye. Back Row: Bob Jewell and Paul Glova

Jamie and Amy MacNab step up for some fresh oysters.

Connected provided a jazzy blend of rock for the evening.

Paul and Lynn McIsaac and Susan and Tom Nauman take a break from school work. Lynn and Susan work in the central office of the Duxbury schools.

Diane and Roger Grant work at one of the refresh-ment tables.

Connected members Peter Eldridge, Tom Augello, Peter McDonough and Richard Brech take a break at the Island Creek Oyster station as Gregg Morris of Island Creek Oysters looks on with a big smile.

Sisters’ night out: Mary Kramer, Pam Habel, Jen Tewksbury, Terri Woodward, Kathy Shields and Karen MacLeod.

Photos by Karen Wong


Local Housing Partner-ship: Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m, at the Senior Center.

Fiscal Advisory Com-mittee: Thursday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center

War Memorial Com-mittee: Monday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Board of Selectmen: Monday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall

Planning Board: Monday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. in the small conference room at Town Hall.

Library Trustees: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 8 a.m. in the Setter Room at the library.

Conservation Commission: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Finance Committee: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.

Economic Advisory Committee: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 8 a.m. in the Mural Room.

School Committee: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m. at the Alden School.

Community Preservation Commission: Thursday, Feb. 5, 8 a.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall.

Library Trustees: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 8 a.m. in the Setter Room at the Library.

Around Town Hall

DEF newsUpcoming event: DEF Spelling Bee, Feb. 3. BEE there!

BEE smart! Or BEE a sponsor! The 2009 Duxbury Education Foundation Community Spelling Bee will be held at the Dux-bury Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The red carpet walk begins at 6:15 p.m. and the Bee from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Call Gay Shanahan at 781-934-2138 to volunteer or for more infor-mation. To obtain entry forms, visit duxburyeducationfounda-tion.org. Tax-deductible contributions are payable to the Dux-bury Education Foundation, with team entry/sponsorship form to: Gay Shanahan, 576 Washington St, Duxbury, MA 02332.

Grant highlight: Chandler Integrated Preschool. The Go Talk9+ voice output device provides an innovative and motivat-ing approach to developing skills in early literacy, social, audi-tory, and receptive /expressive language development for inte-grated preschool students. Pre-literacy and language skills are a priority for early learners, as they are the foundation for all learning. Currently, Chandler Preschool serves approximately 70 three to five year olds who are preparing to attend kindergar-ten. These devices will enhance teacher instruction and be used as a technology tool for small and large group instruction.

DSU newsVolunteer your time: Got a special talent or skill or even

a spare hour to volunteer at the DSU? This past week Presi-dent Obama challenged all Americans to give back to their local communities. At the DSU, we are looking for role models of all ages to guide and shape our members.

Before and After Dark: Before and After Dark, in conjunc-tion with the Duxbury Student Union, is pleased to offer an eti-quette program for students in grades six – nine from the South of Boston School of Etiquette. The five-week course, offered at the Student Union, will cover general social skill topics such as proper introduction and a firm handshake, establishing eye con-tact, gaining confidence in public speaking. Classes will also focus on dining skills, facial care, and how to be a good sport. Tuition cost includes all food and supplies. Please advise the Be-fore and After Dark office of any allergies at time of registration. The class runs from 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoons for five weeks at the Duxbury Student Union from Feb. 24 – Mar. 24. The cost is $100. (*Student Union members may deduct $10 from the fee)

Thanks for support: Thank you for your support of our second annual parents’ nful spirit along with a commitment to the Duxbury Student Union last Saturday evening. Thank you to all who attended, to our sponsors – Mark Collins and Duxbury Services, Inc., Island Creek Oysters, Vintage Wines, Sue Turley of Depot Street Market, Foodie’s, Glova Family Farm, The Stu-dio, Connected the band, and to the numerous volunteers that made this night a great success!

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In preparation for the British Invasion teen dance in the Merry Room of the Dux-bury Free Library, on Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. the mem-bers of the Bookmarks, the teen book group that meets weekly at the library, is plan-ning some festive activities. A re-enactment of the French Taunting scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be shown, karaoke of classic British pop and rock standards will take place, the

girl band, The Pink Tuxedoes, will perform Beatles tunes, a costume contest will result in many tacky prizes, and gener-al frivolity will ensue. Teens stuck for ideas as to what British literary or pop icon to come as might well consider the following ideas: any Har-ry Potter character, someone from Dickens, Jane Austen, Monty Python, a British rock star, movie character, royalty, Benjamin Bunny, Mary Pop-pins, Arthurian legend, Tolk-

ien creatures or people, Wil-liam Wallace (Mel Gibson with a blue face), Scottish, Irish, or Welsh history, Queen Boudica who defied the Ro-mans, James Bond, Austin Powers, Amy Winehouse, El-ton John, David Beckham... the list goes on.

Costumes are optional but encouraged. Tickets are $5 in advance at the Reference Desk of the Duxbury Free Li-brary, or $7 at the door.

Snow warning reminder

When snow warnings are issued, residents are requested to park their cars off the street to avoid damage to the vehicle and to expedite plowing and sanding operations. Vehicles obstructing plowing or sand-ing operations will be towed at the owner’s expense.

The Town is not responsi-ble for damage to lawn areas, fences, steps, shrubs, trees or mailboxes that are located within the street layout. Resi-dents are urged to drive reflec-tive stakes along the edge of their lawns to reduce damage.

Residents may obtain sand at the highway garage for emergency use.

A free wheeling discussion Exploring faith and life...

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal ChurchAll INVITED – Come and join us!www.stjohnsduxbury.org

Prepare for a British invasion!


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AldenMonday: Chicken patty on a roll, mashed potato, green beans, applesauce, juice.Tuesday: Breakfast for lunch, pancake pods- strawberry filled, scrambled eggs with sausage, syrup, oranges, apple juice.Wednesday: Our own pizza, garden salad, pears or raisins, juice.Thursday: Cheese and macaroni, carrot and celery sticks, dinner roll, strawberries with topping, juice.Friday: Pasta bar, veggie tray, cheddar cubes, garlic bread, peaches, juice.

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Thursday Jan. 151:35 a.m. Officer reports dam-age to state highway sign. State DPW notified.7:08 a.m. Caller reports mo-tor vehicle accident on Tremont Street with property damage.9:09 a.m. Motor vehicle stopped on Chandler Street. Written warn-ing issued.10:25 a.m. Motor vehicle stopped on Winter Street. Writ-ten warning issued.1:52 p.m. Person locked keys in car on Summer Street. Officer as-sisted.4:11 p.m. Party locked keys and dog in car at the transfer station. Services rendered.5:56 p.m. Caller from Union Bridge Road requests unwanted guest removed from premises. Ambulance transported person to Jordan Hospital. Officer trans-ported party back to Duxbury at 11:06 p.m.8:40 p.m. Party reported credit card theft.11:08 p.m. Caller reports suspi-cious message on computer. Of-ficer referred party to detective.

Friday Jan. 1612:20 a.m. Accident with inju-ries on Franklin Street. Motor vehicle towed and person trans-ported to Jordan Hospital.6:07 a.m. Caller from Conserva-tion Lane reports icy road.11:01 a.m. Party in station to re-port a road rage incident.11:12 a.m. Motor vehicle stopped on Elm Street. Written warning issued.1:48 p.m. Minor motor vehicle accident reported on Franklin Street.3:41 p.m. Animal found in chim-ney at Summer street residence. Animal control notified.4:30 p.m. Disabled motor ve-hicle reported on Depot Street.5:23 p.m. Caller reports fist fight between two male motorists on Winter Street. Suspects left area.6:29 p.m. Caller reports cars parked in roadway on Temple Street. Officer spoke to residents to move the vehicles.

Saturday Jan. 171:48 a.m. Caller reports receiv-ing annoying phone calls from ex-boyfriend. Caller was advised to call Verizon to put a trap on the phone.8:15 a.m. Caller from South River Lane reports breaking and entering overnight of a motor ve-hicle. Report filed.8:37 a.m. Second caller from South River Lane reports break-ing and entering overnight of a motor vehicle. Report filed.8:15 a.m. Caller from Plantation Drive reports breaking and enter-ing overnight of a motor vehicle. Cash taken. Report filed.9:58 a.m. Person from Autumn Avenue reported a suspicious white male hanging around the area. Suspect left the area on a bicycle. Nothing found.10:09 a.m. Loud argument re-ported on Eagles Nest Road. Of-

ficer found contractors working nearby. All cleared.10:13 a.m. Caller from Congress Street reports breaking and enter-ing overnight of a motor vehicle. Cash taken. 10:22 a.m. Person called 911 to report a female screaming on To-bey Garden Street. Female lacer-ated her finger. No transport.11:01 a.m. Caller from Apple Hill Lane reports breaking and entering overnight of a motor ve-hicle. 11:09 a.m. Caller from Planta-tion Drive reports breaking and entering overnight of a motor ve-hicle. 1:38 p.m. Caller reports suspi-cious female in the company of an older male in area on Tremont Street asking youths for mari-juana.

Sunday Jan. 189:27 a.m. State police request fire and ambulance for a motor vehicle crash on Route 3 north-bound.10:48 a.m. Party on Island Creek Road locked out of car. Officer assisted.11:58 a.m. Motor vehicle with-out injury reported on Chandler Street.12:02 p.m. Motor vehicle ac-cident with injury on Lincoln Street.1:04 p.m. Kingston police report motor vehicle stuck in snow bank a the corner of Winter Street and Route 53.1:45 p.m. Motor vehicle off road near roundabout on Congress Street.2:18 p.m. Four car accident re-ported on Summer Street. One injury reported.11:48 p.m. Caller reports spun out vehicle on Route 3 south-bound. State Police also notified.

Monday Jan. 191:26 a.m. Caller reports power out on Franklin Street. Explosion heard and wires down. NSTAR notified.5:29 a.m. Caller reports wires down on Autumn Avenue. NSTAR notified.9:54 a.m. Low wire reported on Tremont Street. Verizon notified.10:27 a.m. Power line down across driveway on Temple Street. NSTAR notified.10:59 a.m. Caller reports wires down on Indian Trail. NSTAR notified.11:41 a.m. Caller reports branch on wire smoking on Standish Road. NSTAR enroute.12:40 p.m. Tree hanging low over Franklin and Temple Streets. DPW notified.4:18 p.m. Female suspect ar-rested on Prior Farm Road for do-mestic assault and battery.7:55 p.m. Fedex driver request-ed tow truck on Harrison Street.

Tuesday Jan. 207:14 a.m. One car accident on King Phillips Path. Officer shut-tled injured party to residence.12:23 p.m. Larceny reported at residence on Stockade Path. 1:22 p.m. Abandoned vehicle by Franklin and Summer Streets. Citation issued.2:11 p.m. Branches on wires on West Street. NSTAR notified.3:21 p.m. Motor vehicle acci-dent on Congress Street. No in-juries reported.4:14 p.m. Motor vehicle report-ed off the road on West Street. 4:44 p.m. Motor vehicle report-ed off the road on North Street. 4:46 p.m. Motor vehicle report-ed off the road on Cross Street.

Area search negative.5:05 p.m. Motor vehicle re-ported off the road on Kingstown Way. No injury, no damage.5:25 p.m. Disabled motor ve-hicle on Congress Street. Owner requests assistance.5:39 p.m. Motor vehicle report-ed off the road on King Phillips Path. Services rendered.6:40 p.m. Well-being check re-quested on mother not heard from in three days. Party is fine. Phone service was out in the area.7:47 p.m. Officer reports motor vehicle traveling without lights on Washington Street.

Wednesday Jan. 2112:41 a.m. Officer reports sus-picious vehicle parked behind the

high school. Item logged.9:01 a.m. Minor motor vehicle accident on Gurnet Road. Report filed.9:34 p.m. Trailer parked on cor-ner of High Street. Officer re-quested owner to move.1:25 p.m. Suspicious male parked in area on Woodridge Road trying to cover car win-dows. Area search negative.3:51 p.m. Bus company reports car blocking cul de sac on Cord-wood Path. Vehicle was moved.6:01 p.m. Party complains of kids knocking ice off roof on Washington Street. Officer spoke to the youths.9:20 p.m. Duxbury officers as-sisted Marshfield police depart-ment with resident of Acorn Street.

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The Presidents came to town for a Sunday matinee with the undefeated Dragons, bringing along Patriot League All-Star Doug Scott and his high-powered offense. By the time they left the building on the short end of a 61-47 defeat to Duxbury, it was the defense of junior Brian Grossman that had the fans buzzing.

Despite Scott’s 19 points, Grossman covered his former AAU teammate like a glove, keeping him from getting into his offensive rhythm and pret-ty much making the rest of the Presidents minor players for most of the afternoon.

“Grossman played great defense on Scott and he got plenty of help to hold him be-

low his average,” said Dux-bury Coach Gordon Cushing.

Duxbury’s own offensive powerhouse, Mark Brust, got things rolling by nailing a three-pointer on his open-ing shot, but it was matched by Scott, who had his team in front 6-3 in a couple of min-utes.

Grossman, Brust, and ju-nior center Aaron Cramer combined for seven straight points for a 10-6 lead, but Quincy battled back in the fi-nal two minutes of the quarter to tie the game at 13-13.

A 6-2 run to start the second quarter had Quincy ahead 19-15, but Sam Davidson, Gross-man, Brust, and Mike Sullivan ripped off eight straight points to regain the lead at 23-19 with 3:29 left in the half.

Cushing called a timeout after Sullivan’s basket to give his troops a breather, and the respite was just what they needed, as they came back on

the floor and went on a 7-2 run that included an Ian Whitney hoop at the buzzer for a 30-21 halftime lead.

“We were kind of sloppy in the first half and turned the ball over too many times,” said Cushing. “I don’t know why we did that, but we talked about it at halftime.”

The third quarter has been a big one for the Dragons all season long, and it was no different on Sunday, as three-pointers by Brust, Davidson, and Grossman propelled Dux-bury to a 43-25 lead for their biggest advantage of the after-noon.

Five straight points by Scott cut the lead temporarily before Cramer, Davidson, and Brust had the lead back up to 49-32 at the end of three quar-ters.

A pair of free throws from junior forward C.J. Cote gave

the Dragons their biggest lead of the game at 51-32 to start the fourth quarter, allowing Cushing to soak in the victory and give some playing time to his bench in his team’s 14th consecutive victory.

“Our defense was terrific tonight,” said Cushing. “When you can hold a team to an aver-age of 12 points a quarter and keep them in the 40s you are going to win a bunch of bas-ketball games.”

Brust was the game’s top scorer with 24 points, while Grossman chipped in with 12 and Davidson totaled seven.

After last night’s home game with North Quincy, the Dragons now get ready for Hingham, who was one of the pre-season favorites to capture the Patriot League crown and also was an opening night vic-tim (69-58) of the Dragons.

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With a bumper crop of snow this year, I finally got over to the Blue Hills

Ski Area in Canton. I think of it as Duxbury’s home for alpine skiing. The hill is under new management (since 2007.) I always loved it there, and it’s even better now. Its 309’ vertical drop means that you’ll be gliding into the lift line more often than a really big mountain requires. They moved the handle-bar rope tow over to share the load on the main hill (Big Blue), so the

double chair lift line is quicker than ever. You can see the Boston skyline from the upper reaches of the chair lift, over your left shoulder, or you might

see a bald eagle soaring above you. I did, back in 2006.

Some places have a way of weav-ing people and history together into stories that link us beyond the ordinary. Massachusetts means “Big Blue” in the Wampanoag tongue. E.M. Lowe, the theater magnate, cut the ski trails at the Blue Hills to please his charming, feisty Hungarian bride Sonya. I heard that story from Hans Seisl, an Austrian with an accent to die for, the man who ran the ski school and pro shop from

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781- 934-6095 Dr. Kevin Cassidy

Sun. worship, 9:30 a.m., Sunday school class, children through adult, immediately fol-lowing morning worship; 5:30 p.m., junior and senior high youth groups; 6 p.m., devotion and prayer time; Wed., 9:30 a.m., ladies’ Bible study, 6:30 p.m., Awana for children age 4 - 6th grade, 6:45 p.m., adult Bible study taught by Pastor Kevin.

Holy Familyholyfamilyduxbury.org

Rev. Bryan Parrish781-934-5055

Weekend Mass: Sat., 5 p.m., Sun., 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., family Mass, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. babysitting avail-able at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Daily Mass: Mon.-Sat., 8:15 a.m. The rosary is prayed after daily Mass. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Fri., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Daytime Bible study Thurs., 9:30 a.m. Evening prayer group Wed., 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer group Fri., 6:45 a.m.

Pilgrim ChurchRev. Todd Vetter, Senior PastorRev. Eloise Parks, Associate

Pastor781-934-6591

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Service, 10 a.m., Pilgrim Ring-ers – 8:30 a.m., Junior Choir – 9:00 a.m., Teen Choir – 11:15 a.m., Kids Klub – 2:30 p.m., Junior Youth Fellowship – 5:00 p.m. Church office hours, Mon., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tues.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Pilgrim childcare and preschool, Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m-6 p.m. Ladies Bible Study is held on Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and Wednesdays, at 9 a.m. Open Bible Study on Wednes-days at 10 a.m. Men’s Group meets Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Lasagna Meals Pick Up, Satur-day, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.

United Methodisthighstreetumc.org

Rev. Barbara Kszystyniak781-585-9863

Sun., adult choir, 8:30 a.m., worship service and Sun-day school, 10 a.m., followed by fellowship. Tues. morning prayer, 6 a.m. Wed., Wired Word Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Third Fri. of each month din-ner is served at Mainspring Shelter, Brockton. Last Wed. of the month, ladies’ luncheon, 12 p.m.

Church of St. John the Evangeliststjohnsduxbury.org

Rev. Roy Tripp781-934-6523

Sunday services: 8 a.m., w/music 10 a.m. Wednesday, men’s Bible study, 6:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist and Healing, 10

a.m., chil-dren and youth choir rehearsa l in the e v e n i n g . Thursday evenings, adult choir rehearsal. Fri-day, AA meeting, 7 p.m. First Monday of each month, God On Tap, 7 p.m., at the Winsor House.

First Parish Churchduxburyuu.org

Rev. Catherine Cullen781-934-6532

Sunday worship, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Church school classes meet downstairs in the Parish House (rear entrance) at the same time. Junior Choir, 9:15 a.m., Senior Choir, 9:30 a.m., HIP youth group, 6 p.m., Buddhist group, first and third Sunday at 7 p.m. Talent show rehearsal Sunday Feb.1 from 1-5 p.m. and Mon-day Feb. 2 from 6-9 p.m. You and your Aging Parent: Meet-ing times: Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 18, 25, and Mar. 4 at 7:30 pm at First Parish Church. Leader: Betsy Stevens.

St. Paul’s Church of the NazareneRev. David Troxler

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

Nursery is provided for all services. Sunday school meets Sunday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Bay Path Nursing Home Ministry held Sundays at 2 p.m. at 308 Kingstown Way. Small groups meet dur-ing the week. Wednesday, Feb. 4, Sacred Youth Ministry will meet at the teen center at 6:30 p.m. and Men’s Bible study will meet in the Atkinson Fel-lowship Hall at 7 p.m.

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and Sunday school for youth to age 20, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., service.

Living Waters Community of Hope

LivingWatersCH.orgRev. Kendra Vaughan Hovey

[email protected] Box 1761 Duxbury, 02331

Worship services will be held Sundays at 6 p.m. begin-ning May 3.

Journey Community of Faith

www.journeyduxbury.com Rev. David Woods

781-585-8295Sunday, 10 a.m., Ford Cen-

ter at Miramar.

Thursday, Jan. 29Duxbury Music Promoters. The Duxbury Music Promoters will hold a casual meeting Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Winsor House for anyone interested in hosting a dinner for the DMP “Music Dinners” on Saturday, March 21. We are looking for host/hostess’ to gather their friends for an evening to celebrate Duxbury Public Schools award winning music program. We will discuss all the details of how to plan a DMP dinner. For more information call Pamela Smith 781-934-6492 or Beth DuBuisson 781-834-2688.

Relay For Life Kickoff Event. The Relay For Life Kickoff Rally will be held at 7 p.m. at Party Lite, 59 Armstrong Rd. in the Plymouth Industrial Park, Plymouth. This is an opportunity for all Plymouth residents to come together to kick off the Relay For Life of Greater Plymouth that will be held on June 26-27 at Plymouth South High School, learn more about the event and how to get involved. There is no admission charge and anyone is welcome! For more information, call Kathy Wickert, event chair, 508-224-3665. For more information about the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.relayforlife.org.

Friday, Jan. 30Wizard of Oz. Duxbury High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be performing at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. To reserve tickets, please call the Duxbury Performing Arts box office at 781-934-7612.

Cooking Classes at Foodie’s. Fri., Jan. 30, 1-2:30 p.m., Chef Laura will teach a class on “Carbonara and Alfredo” and “Wine Sauces: Marsala and Lemon Caper.” Cost is $25 per person and includes a wine and cheese pairing. For reservations, call 781-934-5544 x0 or stop by the store.

Footprints’ Game Night. Let’s beat the winter doldrums together with game night at the Holy Family Parish Center on Friday, Jan. 30 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. E-mail your reservation to Emily at [email protected]. Your ticket to a fun night of games will only cost you a school supply. Your entrance fee will help TLC (Teach, Learn, Care) help other

Duxbury children have the school supplies needed to succeed.

Winter wonders. First day to see “Winter Wonders” at the Plymouth Guild for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth. Over 100 new and original works of art by local artists will be on display and for sale through March 21. Open 6 days, 10 to 4; Sundays noon to 4, free admission. Opening reception Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m., with oil portrait painting demonstration by artist Dianne Panarelli Miller plus music by the Mulcahys. Light refreshments. Admission is free.

saTurday, Jan. 31Wizard of Oz. Duxbury High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be performing at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m and 7 p.m. To reserve tickets, please call the Duxbury Performing Arts box office at 781-934-7612.

sunday, Feb. 1All you can eat breakfast. The Cornerstone Lodge will be serving all you can eat breakfast from 8-11:30 a.m. The menu includes scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage, toast, english muffins, baked beans, pancakes and french toast cooked to order, juice and coffee. The price is $7 adults, $6, seniors, and $5 for children 12 and under.

Wizard of Oz. Duxbury High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be performing at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. To reserve tickets, please call the Duxbury Performing Arts box office at 781-934-7612.

Monday, Feb. 2God On Tap. Meets on the first Monday of the month, 7-9 p.m., at the Winsor House on Washington Street. Sponsored by St. John The Evangelist Episcopal Church. For more information, visit the Web site at stjohnsduxbury.org.

Tuesday, Feb. 3Spelling Bee. The 2009 DEF Community Spelling Bee will be held at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The red carpet begins at 6:15 p.m. and the Bee

from 6:30 – 9 p.m.. The Spelling Bee supports the fundraising efforts of the Duxbury Education Foundation. Enter or sponsor a team (three spellers) with an entry fee of $300. Call Gay Shanahan at 781-934-2138 to volunteer or for more information and to obtain entry forms visit duxburyeducationfoundation.org

Parents and Guardians of 8th graders. Research isn’t being done the same way it was when you were in the 8th grade. The Duxbury Free Library is offering a class designed for parents to learn about the electronic and print resources available through the Library. In our Mining for Research Gold we will demonstrate where to look and where not to look for information so that you can guide your researcher. The class is offered Tuesday Feb. 3, 6:30- 7:30 p.m. Please call the Reference Desk to register: 781-934-2721 x100.

Storytime at the Library. There are still some spaces available for the Tuesday morning storytime which will begin in February at the Duxbury Free Library. This program for children ages 3 ½ to 4 years of age will run Tuesdays, Feb. 3 to April 14, 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. This is a stay alone storytime but adults must stay in the library while children attend. Registration must be done in person by visiting the children’s department. For more information, call 781-934-2721, x115.

Wednesday, Feb. 4Sustainable Duxbury. Meets on the first Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at the Senior Center on Mayflower Street. For more information, call Judi Vose at 781-934-3283 or Jim Savicki at 781-585-8041.

Thursday, Feb. 5DivorceCare. DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids (for chidren ages 5-12)will begin a new session on Thurs. Feb. 5 and will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Thursday through May 14 at St. Paul’s Church of the Nazarene, 136 Summer St. This is a weekly support group and seminar for those who are recently separated or divorced. DivorceCare for Kids combines games, crafts, music, activities and DVD drama to create an atmosphere where children can feel comfortable. Call 781-585-3419 for details and to register. Cost is $25 for the first member of each family and $12 for each additional family member.

Friday, Feb. 6Prepare for a British Invasion. The Duxbury Free Library is planning a dance with a literary theme to be held at 7 p.m. in the Merry Meeting Room. The theme is: “The British Invasion” and participants will be dressing up as characters from British books. Therese DiMuzio will be the DJ. Tickets are $5 in advance at the library reference desk, or $7 at the door.

saTurday, Feb. 7Introduction to Cake Decorating at the Duxbury Free Library. Children in grades 4 to 8 accompanied by an adult, are invited to learn basic cake decorating skills on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the children’s program room. Registration is required and will begin on Saturday, Jan. 24 in person at the children’s desk or by phone 781-934-2721 x115. No repeat of previous participants can be accommodated.

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Democrats to hold caucus in Duxbury. Registered Democrats in Duxbury will be holding a caucus at The Duxbury Free Library, in the Merry Room, Alden Street on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. to elect seven delegates and three alternates to the 2009 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Delegates will be divided equally between men and women. The Convention will be held on Saturday, June 6 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Duxbury. For caucus information please contact chair, David O’Connell at 781-934-0991.

Audobon presentation. Mass Audubon presents “Desserts and Destinations: Downeast Maine” at the North River Wildlife Sanctuary, 2000 Main Street in Marshfield, on Saturday, Feb.7 at 7 p.m. For more information, contact John Galluzzo, 781-837-9400 x7909.

sunday, Feb. 8Duxbury Appalachia Service Project bottle and can drive. Duxbury ASP teen volunteers will hold a bottle and can drive on Sunday,

Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holy Family Church parking lot. Please help out this worthy cause.

Cupcake Caper. The Cupcake Caper, a mystery lunch theater presentation starring the High Street United Methodist Church Youth Group will be performed on Sunday, Feb. 8at 11:30 a.m. at High Street United Methodist Church, 298 High Street. The cost is $6 per ticket for both lunch and show. This is a fundraising event for the Youth Group’s mission trip to Machias, ME in August 2009. If you would like to purchase tickets to reserve your seat for the best show in town please call the church at 781-585-9863 or e-mail a request to [email protected].

upcoMingStorytime openings. There are still some spaces available for the Tuesday morning storytime which will begin in February at the Duxbury Free Library. This program for children ages 3 ½ to 4 years of age will run Tuesdays, Feb. 3 to April 14, 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. This is a stay alone storytime but adults must stay in the library while children attend.

Registration must be done in person by visiting the children’s department. For more information, call 781-934-2721, x115.

More cooking classes at Foodie’s. Gentlemen only please, on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 6–7:30 p.m. Laura will lead a class on making a romantic Valentine dinner for your sweetheart. This class is $25 and includes a wine and cheese pairing and samples of the dishes Laura will create.

Eat Your Words. The Duxbury Free Library and Foodie’s Duxbury Market are kicking off the New Year with a unique collaboration named Eat Your Words. Our first theme is the Middle East. Highlights are: Feb. 15, 2 p.m.: “Discussion of The Bastard of Istanbul” with Georgina Chanatry at the Library, followed by a tasting of a Middle Eastern dish at Foodie’s. Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m., children’s stories of the Middle East recommended for ages 4 – grade one with an adult at Foodie’s. March 2, 10 a.m., tour of the store with a sampler of Middle East ingredients at Foodie’s, $5 per person, March 10, 6 p.m., cooking class: Middle Eastern Cuisine at Foodie’s, $25 per person, March 15, 2 p.m., discussion of “Kabul

Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil with Georgina Chanatry” at the Library, followed by a tasting of a Middle Eastern dish at Foodie’s. For more information, call the Library at 781-934-2721 x100 or e-mail [email protected].

Lifeguard classes at Percy Walker Pool. The pool is now enrolling for February vacation. Recertification for lifeguarding and CPR classes are also available. Please contact Tiasa by phone at 781-934-2464 or at the pool office for more information.

Duxbury Idol. The fifth Annual Duxbury Idol will now be on Saturday, May 2. The school calendar has Feb. 7 listed. Please update your calendars for this event!

Juicy Living, Juicy Aging. Don’t miss this PBS Television Show LIVE Taping of ‘Juicy Living, Juicy Aging’, starring Loretta LaRoche, public television’s original stress-expert, at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tickets for the PAC are available at www.lorettalarocheproductions.com, or 508-747-1340 and all FYE stores. Doors open 6:30-7:30 p.m. Due to taping, doors close promptly; no admittance after 7:30 p.m.

Antique show. The 28th Annual Duxbury Spring Antique Show will be held on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at DHS to benefit the Duxbury High School Athletic Program. Volunteers are still needed for the show. Contact Joanne Williams at 781-934-0111 if you would like to help.

ongoingBeach and transfer station stickers. The Town of Duxbury is currently accepting applications for beach and transfer station stickers. Applications can be downloaded from the town Web site www.town.duxbury.ma.us and are available at Town Hall. Residents can purchase their beach stickers at a reduced rate by mailing in their application postmarked by March 2.

You and your aging parent. As our parent age, we are increasingly involved in family discussions about their future lives and care. Join with others as we tackle some of aging’s hard questions and search for solutions. The text, “Caring for Your Aging Parents” by Hugh Delahanty & Elinor Ginzler will be the text and is available at Westwinds Bookstore. Meeting times: Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 18, 25, and March 4 at 7:30 p.m. at

First Parish Church. Leader: Betsy Stevens. Call Marty Kearns, Church Adminstrator at 781-934-6532 x2 to leave your name, phone number and/or e-mail.

The Council on Aging offers two new fitness classes. Gentle Kundalini Yoga from 7-8 on Tuesday evenings ($27/mo) and ZUMBA Latin Dance Aerobics at 12:45 p.m. on Fridays ($5/free for seniors.)

Celebrate the season with a special offer from the Friends of the Duxbury Free Library. Purchase the small, limited edition giclee print of Duxbury Bay beautifully framed for $150. The mural giclee reproduction signed by the artists, Duxbury native Anna Conway and John Hodany is an ongoing fundraiser offered by the Friends and all proceeds benefit the library. See the framed displays at the library’s circulation desk or Westwinds Bookshop. For further information please contact the Friends of the Library at 781-934-2183.

Drop in story times. At the Duxbury Free Library. Programs include: Toddler Tales, Tuesdays, 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., age 3 and under,

Drop in story time. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., age 3 and under and Gather ‘Round Story Time, Fridays, 10:30 a.m., for preschoolers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required. For more information, check the children’s pages on the library Web site at duxburyfreelibrary.org.

Stories and art for preschoolers and toddlers. Meets from 10-11:30 a.m on the first Thursday of each month at the ACM . Cost is $5 per session. Pre-registration is required by calling 781-934-6634 x15.

Burnt Toast Bi-Weekly. Meets at 4 p.m. on Thursdays, , at the Duxbury Free Library and produces a literary newspaper. For more information, call 781-934-2721 x115 or visit the library Web site at duxburyfreelibrary.com.

Caregivers Support Group. Meets at 6:30-8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Senior Center on Mayflower Street. Sponsored by the Norwell VNA and Hospice. For more information, call 781-659-2342.

Strength Training Class. Meets from 9-10:30 a.m. on Thursdays at the Senior Center on Mayflower Street with Missy Walker, certified personal trainer and fitness consultant. Cost is $7. For more information, call 781-934-5774 x15.

Question of the Week

What is your favorite snow day activity?

“Making a reservation for Florida!”

tim Hanley Mayflower Street

By Sarie Booy

“Snow shoeing or doing donuts in parking lots with my car!”

travis Roberts trout Farm lane

“Sledding with my kids down at Miramar.”

Dawn kirby Depot Street

“Relaxing after snowblowing my and my neighbors’ driveways.”

Bob Marcell Christina Court

“Sitting down with my cup of tea and spending the day read-

ing!”Susan Irving Glass terrace

SaVe tHe Date: the 28th annual Duxbury spring antique show will be held on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at DHS to benefit the Duxbury High School athletic program. the kick-off meeting was recently held at Foodie’s. Front row: Joanne Williams (co-chairwoman), Barbara kosharek, Deb Bowen, Shelia tenaglia, kathy Casal, lenore DiPrima, lisa Webber (co-chairwoman), Corinne Poore, Pat Cook, Chris Coakley and kathy Dame. Back row: ashley Mohram and Margaret Brook. Not pictured are Donna Owen, karen Griffen, Carolyn Harasimowicz, laurie Gallagher, Holly Gerraughty and ann Mullins. Volunteers are still need-ed for the show. Call Joanne Williams at 781-934-0111 for more information.

DHS to host antique show


1965 to 1995. He regularly returned to Austria to keep up with the latest instruction techniques and skiing styles, often bring-ing Austrian instructors to Canton for the season. Hans came to America in 1964 to work for Olympians Egon Zimmerman (Austria) and Penny Pitou (United States) at their ski school at Gunstock in New Hampshire. They also ran the school at Blue Hills where Hans started the following year.

Penny Pitou was the first American skier to medal in the Olympic Winter Games, winning silver medals in both the downhill and the giant slalom at Squaw Val-ley in 1960. It was a time of great world tension, and also the first Winter Olym-pics I watched on television. I just learned on Wikipedia that Hillary Clinton, now U.S. Secretary of State, says Penny Pitou taught her to ski. The article says that Penny had to trick her way onto her ski team at Laconia High School in 1953. There was a “boys only” rule, so she hid her hair under a hat and had her friends call her “Tommy.” The ruse ended dramatically when she crashed in a race right

in front of a gate-keeper, her hat flying off and her hair falling free. Wikipedia quotes her, “It’s one of the few times in my life that I was at a loss for words.”

Duxbury’s high school ski team practices and races at the Blue Hills. They’ve got varsity races Jan. 29 (at Ski Ward in Shrewsbury) and Feb. 2, 5, and 9 at Blue Hills, with a JV race on Feb. 10 also at Blue Hills. The races all start at 6:45 p.m. according to the league Web site.

If I read the Web site correctly, the Duxbury boys are cur-rently ranked first in the small schools group, and the girls are ranked second. The spreadsheet is a bit bewildering, so I feel duty-bound to go skiing on race day (there’s one tomorrow as I write, Jan. 26). The hill is open to all paying skiers during race times. Only the race course itself is blocked to other skiers. The lifts all run as usual. Some of the kids will also ski at the Blue Hills Cup Challenge Race Feb. 12 (a meet for invited ski-ers), and at the Alpine State Championships at Berkshire East in Claremont on Feb. 24.

Now there aren’t too many high school sports where I can expect to watch while participating in the same sport. Sailing is one, skiing the other. All the rest are enjoyed from a seat. When I see ski racing at the Blue Hills, I share the snow, the cold, the wind, the mountain with the sleek young athletes who fly at twice my speed. But it is my speed, and I do ski well.

Hans Seisl says it on his shop’s Web site. He opened a year-round ski shop, the Ski and Sports Loft in Canton just minutes away from the hill.

“Get out and enjoy the Power and Tranquility of Nature!” he writes. Thinking of his accent, I ski better, alive to the mountain and the world.

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BOYS’ BaSketBallDec. 16 Dux over Hingham 69-58 1-0Dec. 22 Dux over Scituate 61-60 2-0Dec. 27 Dux over Plymouth North 91-54 3-0Dec. 29 Dux over Somerville 70-60 4-0Dec. 30 Dux over Nauset 58-55 5-0Jan. 2 Dux over Silver lake 78-68 6-0Jan. 5 Dux over Marshfield 57-50 7-0Jan. 7 Dux over Whitman-Hanson 73-63 8-0Jan. 9 Dux over Hanover 63-46 9-0Jan. 13 Dux over Middleboro 68-51 10-0Jan. 16 Dux over Pembroke 71-54 11-0Jan. 19 Dux over Randolph 68-58 12-0Jan. 23 Dux over Rockland 63-47 13-0Jan. 25 Dux over Quincy 61-47 14-0Jan. 27 North Quincy Home 6:30Jan. 30 Hingham Home 6:30Feb. 3 Quincy Away 6:30Feb. 6 Scituate Away 6:30Feb. 10 Silver Lake Home 6:30Feb. 12 Whitman-Hanson Away 6:30Feb. 13 Patriot League All-Star Game TBA 8:00Feb. 18 Plymouth North Away 5:00

GIRlS’ BaSketBallDec. 22 Dux over Scituate 54-44 1-0Dec. 27 Dux over Hingham 80-71 2-0Dec. 29 New Bedford over Dux 58-50 2-1Jan. 2 Dux over Silver lake 52-34 3-1Jan. 7 Whitman-Hanson over Dux 66-53 3-2Jan. 9 Dux over Hanover 78-70 4-2Jan. 13 Dux over Middleboro 61-27 5-2Jan. 16 Dux over Pembroke 70-31 6-2Jan. 19 Dux over Randolph 65-32 7-2Jan. 23 Dux over Rockland 67-54 8-2Jan. 25 Dux over Quincy 58-24 9-2Jan. 27 North Quincy Away 6:30Jan. 30 Hingham Away 6:30Feb. 2 New Bedford Home 6:30Feb. 3 Quincy Home 6:30Feb. 6 Scituate Home 6:30Feb. 10 Silver Lake Away 6:30Feb. 12 Whitman-Hanson Home 6:30Feb. 13 Patriot League All-Star Game TBA 6:00Feb. 18 Bishop Fenwick Home 3:00

BOYS SWIMMING & DIVINGDec. 16 Dux over Hanover/Rockland 92-55 1-0Dec. 18 Dux over Hingham 99-77 2-0Jan. 6 Dux over Middleboro 85-74 3-0Jan. 8 Dux over Norwell 89-68 4-0Jan. 12 Dux over Barnstable 102-63 5-0Jan. 13 Dux over Pembroke 65-50 6-0Jan. 15 Dux over Quincy/N. Quincy 93-73 7-0Jan. 27 Randolph Away 3:30Jan. 29 B.C. High Home 4:00Jan. 31 Scituate/Cohasset Quincy 11:30Feb. 3 Silver Lake Home 3:30Feb. 5 League Championship-Dive Middleboro 3:30Feb. 7 League Championship Quincy 1:00

GIRlS SWIMMING & DIVINGDec. 16 Dux over Hanover/Rockland 94-82 1-0 Dec. 18 Dux over Hingham 90-82 2-0 Jan. 6 Dux over Middleboro 102-71 3-0Jan. 8 Dux over Norwell 90-72 4-0Jan. 12 Barnstable over Dux 96-74 4-1Jan. 13 Dux over Pembroke 88-78 5-1Jan. 15 Dux over Quincy/N. Quincy 98-79 6-1Jan. 27 Randolph Away 3:30Jan. 31 Scituate/Cohasset Away 11:30Feb. 3 Silver Lake Home 3:30Feb. 5 League Championship-Dive Middleboro 3:30Feb. 7 League Championship Quincy 10:00

BOYS tRaCkDec. 15 Hingham over Dux 54-46 0-1Dec. 15 Middleboro over Dux 57-43 0-2Dec. 29 Pembroke over Dux 63-37 0-3 Dec. 29 Randolph over Dux 55-45 0-4Jan. 12 Quincy over Dux 51-48 0-5Jan. 12 Dux over Scituate 71-29 1-5Jan. 29 Whitman-Hanson Lewis 4:30Jan. 29 Silver Lake Lewis 4:30Feb. 2 Hanover Lewis 4:30Feb. 5 All-League Meet Lewis 5:00

GIRlS tRaCkDec. 15 Dux over Hanover 72-28 1-0Dec. 15 Dux over Middleboro 64-36 2-0Dec. 29 Hingham over Dux 76-24 2-1Dec. 29 Dux over Quincy 73-30 3-1Jan. 12 Pembroke over Dux 66-34 3-2Jan. 12 Dux over Rockland 73-27 4-2Jan. 29 Whitman-Hanson Lewis 4:30Jan. 29 Silver Lake Lewis 4:30Feb. 2 Randolph Lewis 4:30Feb. 2 Scituate Lewis 4:30Feb. 5 All-League Meet Lewis 5:00

BOYS ICe HOCkeYDec. 17 Dux over Barnstable 5-2 1-0Dec. 20 Dux over Hanover 5-4 2-0Dec. 23 Hingham over Dux 6-2 2-1Dec. 27 Dux ties Marshfield 2-2 2-1-1Dec. 29 Pembroke over Dux 3-0 2-2-1Jan. 3 Dux over Norwell 3-1 3-2-1Jan. 7 Dux over Brockton 9-1 4-2-1Jan. 10 St. John’s(S) over Dux 3-0 4-3-1Jan. 12 Norwood over Dux 3-0 4-4-1Jan. 17 Dux over Marshfield 3-2 5-4-1Jan. 19 North Quincy over Dux 7-3 5-5-1Jan. 24 Williams over Dux 5-2 5-6-1Jan. 28 Xaverian Brothers Foxboro 6:15Jan. 31 Weymouth Home 6:00Feb. 2 Braintree Randolph 7:10Feb. 4 Coyle-Cassidy Away 8:00Feb. 7 Bridgewater-Raynham Home 6:00Feb. 11 Medford Away 7:00Feb. 14 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBAFeb. 16 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBAFeb. 18 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBATBA Needham Home 12:00

GIRlS ICe HOCkeYDec. 13 Dux over Barnstable 4-0 1-0Dec. 17 Dux over Sandwich 6-1 2-0Dec. 20 Dux over Marshfield 6-1 3-0Dec. 27 Dux over Martha’s Vineyard 2-1 4-0Dec. 30 Dux ties Falmouth 2-2 4-0-1Jan. 3 Dux over Canton 1-0 5-0-1Jan. 7 Dux over latin academy 3-1 6-0-1 Jan. 14 W-H/Pembroke over Dux 3-0 6-1-1Jan. 17 Hingham over Dux 5-1 6-2-1Jan. 19 Dux over Scituate 9-0 7-2-1Jan. 24 Dux over Franklin 2-1 8-2-1Jan. 26 Westwood Canton 4:30Jan. 28 Quincy/North Quincy Quincy 6:00Jan. 31 Falmouth Home 3:20 Feb. 4 Barnstable Kennedy 6:20Feb. 7 Martha’s Vineyard Home 3:20Feb. 11 Marshfield Gallo 7:00Feb. 14 Sandwich Home 3:20 Feb. 17 Cougar Classic Rockland TBAFeb. 19 Cougar Classic Rockland TBAFeb. 21 SEMGHL All Star Game Gallo TBA

WReStlINGDec. 17 Dux over Whitman-Hanson 36-33 1-0 Dec. 29 Marshfield tournament 7th 1-0Jan. 3 W-H Invitational 2nd 1-0Jan. 6 Dux over Silver Lake 52-24 2-0Jan. 10 Wayland over Dux 47-24 2-1Jan. 10 Winchester over Dux 43-26 2-2Jan. 10 Dux over Wakefield 43-33 3-2Jan. 14 Quincy over Dux 37-36 3-3Jan. 17 North andover Quad 2-1 5-4Jan. 19 Dux over Scituate 50-14 6-4Jan. 24 Pembroke over Dux 36-30 6-5Jan. 24 Dux over Middleboro 39-0 7-5Jan. 24 Dux over Hanover 45-18 8-5Jan. 28 Hingham Home 7:00Jan. 31 Somerset Away 10:00Jan. 31 Mansfield Away 10:00Jan. 31 Bridgewater-Raynham Away 10:00Feb. 7 Duxbury Team Tournament Home 9:00TBA Rockland Home 10:00TBA Randolph Home 10:00TBA North Quincy Home 10:00

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Dragons Winter Sports ScheduleRevised as of Jan. 26

Penny Pitou was the first american skier to medal in the Olympic Winter Games, winning silver medals in both the Downhill and the Giant Slalom at Squaw Valley in 1960.

Shaker chairs on displayThe Art Complex Museum

in Duxbury is nationally recog-nized for its Shaker collection which includes a significant number of chairs that were pro-duced in the workshops of most of the eastern Shaker communi-ties. From Feb. 7 until April 26, a variety of chairs from the col-lection, produced between the first quarter of the nineteenth century and the 1930’s, will be on exhibit.

The common New England slat-back chair, fashioned by the hands of a Shaker woodworker, has become an icon of Ameri-can furniture design. Shaker craftsman were familiar with that furniture form. It was found in almost every eighteenth and nineteenth century rural New Eng-land home. The exhibit contains examples that present a myriad of subtle changes in chair design during more than a century of chair production.


Duxbury snow scenes

kristin Coppola and her niece, katie Johnson soar and roar down the hill.

Barely visible against the backdrop of white snow, this dog ambles about on a walk.

Hunter Smith spins down the hill.

Wendy Smith does a balancing act with her coffee as she rides down the hill with husband tim and daughter keely.

Colorful sledders take advantage of the warm sunshine for some outdoor fun.

Charlie Driscoll steers down the hill on his invisible sled.

Despite the cold temperatures, the spectacular vistas had people out all over town.

Walkers braved the frigid cold for a winter visit to Duxbury beach.

Photos by Deni Johnson



It had all the earmarks of a traditional Duxbury/Rockland game, as the two teams battled back and forth in the third quarter trying to establish a lead. However, when push came to shove, a much bigger Duxbury squad unleashed its offensive arsenal in the final eight minutes and cruised to a 67-54 win on Friday night in Duxbury.

It looked like Coach Mark Dunn’s team was intent on blowing out the visitors early, as senior Stacia Boynton was a whirling dervish, flying up and down the court at break-neck speed to score eight of Duxbury’s first 10 points for a 10-2 lead.

A Katie Curley basket upped the score to 12-4, forc-ing Rockland Coach Mal Lan-nin-Cotton to call a timeout in hopes of slowing down the Lady Dragons.

When play resumed se-nior captain Michelle Oloskey gave Duxbury its biggest lead of the night at 14-4 with just over three minutes left in the quarter.

Whether it was cold shoot-ing or complacency in build-ing such a quick lead, the Lady Dragons’ effort was wiped away in about seven minutes, as Rockland’s Rachele Ber-nache buried a three-pointer for a 19-18 lead with four min-utes left in the half.

Duxbury’s Sarah Botieri

would can her own three-pointer two minutes later be-fore Rockland’s Kim Mellen scored to make it 23-23 at halftime.

“In the beginning we were pressing and getting steals and it became transition bas-ketball,” said Dunn. “When Rockland got back on defense we have offensive plays, but we just didn’t run them. That certainly helped them get back in the game and they also picked up their intensity de-fensively.”

Rockland would grab the lead four times to start the third quarter, and then surrendered it when Boynton nailed a three-pointer for a 32-31 Duxbury lead. Bernache countered with one of her own to take back the lead at 34-32, but Botieri was on fire and canned a pair of threes for a 38-34 lead that had Cotton calling for a tim-eout.

When play resumed the Bulldogs ripped off five straight points to take a one-point lead, but a Devon Tsinzo trey made it 42-42 as the third quarter ended.

Rockland grabbed its last lead at 43-42, and it was all Duxbury after that, as the Lady Dragons went on a 15-2 run over the next four minutes to grab a 57-45 lead with 3:40 left in the game.

Three-pointers by Tsinzo (2) and Botieri fueled the run, prompting Dunn to play it safe in the final minutes by forcing the ball down low to the Cur-leys (Kelly 6 pts. /Katie 2 pts.) that sewed up the win.

“I told them at halftime that we were a much bigger

team and needed to get the Curleys more touches inside,” said Dunn. “The key was we moved the ball well and were able to go inside and outside and then get back into our zone press and make a few steals.”

Duxbury got great distri-bution in the scoring column, as Botieri led the way with 15 points (4 threes), followed by the Curleys with 14 each, Boynton (11) and Tsinzo (9).

On Sunday afternoon in Quincy, the girls had an easy time with the Presidents, cruising to a 58-24 win with Boynton (15) and Botieri (10) leading the way.

Controlling the boards throughout the game, the Lady Dragons pulled ahead early and never looked back, allow-ing Dunn to go to his bench regularly.

Dragons’ DenSports Editor Mike Halloran • [email protected]

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Lady Dragons catch fire and rout Rockland

UP FOR GRaBS: Michelle Oloskey tries to box out her Rockland opponent, while Devon tsinzo moves in for the loose ball during Duxbury’s 67-54 win over the Bulldogs.

WItH PaIN tHeRe’S GaIN: Sarah Botieri reaches in to tie up the ball and get possession.

NO WaY JOSe: kelly Curley makes sure she’s in position to get the rebound.FUll SPeeD aHeaD: Stacia Boynton has a determined look on

her face as she drives the baseline against Rockland.

Photos by Mike Halloran



After a 9-0 pasting of Sci-tuate earlier in the week, the Duxbury girls’ hockey team had its hands full on Saturday afternoon at The Bog, escaping with a 2-1 win over Franklin.

The Panthers looked to be one of the Lady Dragons’ toughest challenges on the schedule, and they proved to be just that despite their 5-4 record.

With outstanding goalten-ding from sophomore Kailyn Burke, Franklin was able to keep the game close through-out until sophomore Brianna Connolly’s goal with 6:02 re-maining in the game proved to be the difference.

Things didn‘t start smooth-ly for Duxbury, as they were forced to play shorthanded just over a minute into the game. However, they overcame that obstacle quickly and jumped into the lead at the 10:18 mark when a persistent Siobahn Mc-Carthy kept jamming away at a loose puck near the post that eventually went by Burke for a 1-0 lead.

The lead lasted 40 sec-onds, as Franklin defenseman Rachel Porter unloaded a wrist shot from the left point that found its way through a screen and eluded netminder Julia Hannon to tie the game at 1-1.

Both teams had chances the rest of the first period, as Franklin’s Katrina Corriveau blasted a slapper from the right wing that Hannon gloved, while Duxbury’s Kaitlin Sul-livan had a goal disallowed on an apparent kick-in, and Jen Baran watched her shot drib-ble past Burke and head for an open net before it was brushed aside.

It didn’t get any easier for Duxbury early in the second period, as the Lady Dragons were hit with consecutive pen-alties that overlapped by two seconds. Despite being a play-er down, it was Duxbury that had the best chance to score, as Sullivan almost tucked in a shorthanded goal past Burke with 11:40 to go in the period.

Two minutes later Dux-bury freshman Colleen Leddie suffered what appeared to be a knee injury, as she was carried off the ice. Nevertheless, it seemed to motivate her team-mates, as Meg Johnson and Cory Connolly had a strong rush up ice, creating a scoring

opportunity that went up and over an empty net.

The Lady Dragons con-tinued to keep the visitors in the game, as they ended the second period and started the third shorthanded. However, a hooking call on Corriveau took the sting out of the second one to make it four-on-four.

The teams traded power-play chances midway through the period, and it was just two seconds after the Panthers’ ad-vantage ended that Connolly

potted the game-winner on a beautiful feed from senior cap-tain Meg Muncey that capped a 2-on-1-break.

Duxbury continued to give Franklin another lifeline, as a tripping call put the Panthers a man up with 3:15 to go. A Han-non save preserved the one-goal margin and sent sopho-more Molly Sullivan back up ice for a serious scoring bid that Burke turned away.

The Panthers continued to pressure Hannon and looked

like they were about to tie the game, but their shot went over the crossbar of the wide open net with 26 seconds remain-ing.

Now sporting an 8-2-1 re-cord, the Lady Dragons will try to sew up a tournament berth this week when they take on Quincy/NQ at 6 on Wednesday night in Quincy, followed by a 3:20 p.m. start on Saturday afternoon at The Bog against Falmouth.

Connolly goal takes care of Franklin

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ClOSe BUt NO CIGaR: Duxbury’s kaitlin Sullivan tries to jam a shot past Franklin goaltender kailyn Burke while her team was shorthanded in Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Panthers.



Duxbury Coach John Blake has always told his team that they had to play 45 min-utes every night if they expect-ed to get into postseason play. On Saturday night in Kingston the Dragons saw what hap-pens when you don’t heed the coach’s words.

After taking a 2-0 lead early in the second period, the Dragons sat back and watched as Archbishop Williams ral-lied with five straight goals for a 5-2 win at The Bog.

The loss was costly for Duxbury, as it dropped them below the .500 mark to 5-6-1, and puts them in a precarious position for postseason play, as they begin a tough stretch of six games over the next two weeks prior to the always-tough Cape Cod Classic dur-ing school vacation.

The Bishops went on the power-play just 27 seconds into the game and couldn’t connect, opening the door for the Dragons to jump out in front at the 12:38 mark on a beautiful tip-in by junior Bra-dy Doyle, who was stationed in the slot where he tipped in a shot from junior defenseman Jake Kearney.

That was about all the of-fense Duxbury could muster,

as they relied on goaltender Dan Sangster to keep them in the game against the hustling visitors.

Sangster had no time to rest in the first period, as the Bishops carried the play and tested him on many occasions, forcing the lanky junior to use every move in his repertoire in keeping the one-goal margin.

The Duxbury defense got a break in the opening minute of the second period when they went on the power-play at the 14:05 mark and it proved to be advantageous, as sophomore defenseman Kane Haffey picked up the puck in the slot and beat Williams’ goaltender Nick Commesso low to his left.

Holding a 2-0 lead, Dux-bury had momentum on its side, especially when Wil-liams picked up a retaliatory penalty that put the Dragons on the power-play with 9:10 left in the period.

What looked to be a bonus almost turned disastrous, as the Duxbury defense coughed up the puck in its own zone and had to rely on Sangster for another bailout a minute into the power-play.

The play seemed to turn the game around, as Duxbury was back on its heels the rest of the night.

With 5:24 remaining in the middle stanza, the Bishops finally broke through when Sangster made another skate save near the post, but couldn’t

keep Mike Boyle from jarring it loose and over the goal line to cut the lead to 2-1.

A Duxbury power-play with less than two minutes to go would hopefully gener-ate an insurance tally. Unfor-tunately, as the man advantage expired, defenseman Steve Bellew sprung James Boyle up the middle for a break-away. The Weymouth junior faked Sangster to his left and slid the puck into the right-hand cor-ner to tie the game at 2-2 with :06.5 to go.

The goal was certainly a demoralizer for the Dragons, who watched as Mike Mc-Donald put the Bishops ahead for good just 39 seconds into the final period when he took a pass from Boyle and went upstairs on the right-hand side.

The teams exchanged power-plays during the peri-od, but neither would connect. Much like Williams’ tying goal, those dangerous sec-onds after a power-play would come back to haunt Duxbury.

Moving the puck into the Dragons’ end, Williams put the game on ice with 3:58 to go when Mike Boyle spotted Matt Previte all alone at the left post for an easy 4-2 lead.

A demoralized Duxbury squad showed it on the final Williams’ goal, as Jim Perron beat a pair of Dragon defend-ers to the puck and poked it past a sprawling Sangster with 3:09 left on the clock.

“We came out and played well at the start,” said Blake. “But we made a few mistakes and they popped in a few goals. It’s the little things that are killing us like not picking up a man in the slot, or letting them get a goal at the end of the period. They just kind of wore us down as the game went on.”

It’s a tough week for the Dragons, as they travel to Fox-boro on Wednesday night for a 6:15 p.m game with Xaver-ian, before returning home on Saturday at 6 p.m. to take on Weymouth.

Attention all DHS lacrosse players Captain’s practice has started at the Jungle Plex in Plym-

outh and will continue every Thursday at 4 p.m. during Janu-ary and February. Please bring a check for $75, made out to Duxbury Youth Lacrosse. Call Quinn Cully at 781-934-0379 with any questions.

Softball registration opensGirls in grades 1-9 are invited to enroll in Duxbury Youth

Softball’s spring season. Sign up online at www.duxburyy-outhsoftball.org. With extended pre-season skills clinics (Soft-ball Fridays and February vacation programs) this promises to be the best season yet. Plus, the DYS board has voted to hold the line on fees, and there will be no increase over 2008.

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COLLEGE CORNERBy Mike Halloran, SportS editor

[email protected]

Freshman Mike Baran (Thayer ’07) scored the game-winning goal in Amherst’s 3-1 win over Southern Maine that extended the Lord Jeff’s winning streak to four games… Ham-ilton College women’s hockey goal-ie Meg Shine ‘10 (Tabor ‘06) was selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference “Player of the Week” on Jan. 19. Shine post-

ed a 0.95 goals against average and a .966 save percentage in three games during a 1-0-2 week for Hamilton (5-7-2 overall). She recorded her first shutout this season and the second of her career on Jan. 13 when she made 19 saves in a 4-0 win at Buffalo State College. Shine ranks seventh in the conference with a 2.64 goals against average and is eighth with a .912 save percentage. On Sunday night Shine recorded 21 saves in a 5-2 win over Wes leyan in CT…

Kristyn Roth (DHS ’06) helped the Boston College swim team finish 3rd at the BU Terrier Invitational swim meet. Roth had a pair of personal-best times in the 100-yard back-stroke with a :59.52 and the 50-yard backstroke with a :28.22. She also had three other season-best times in the 50-yard freestyle relay, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard backstroke. On her return from semester break,

Roth finished 4th in the 200-yard medley relay, 5th in the 100-yard backstroke, 9th in the 100-yard but-terfly, and 3rd in the 200-yard free-style relay in a 191-109 loss to UM-ass.… Senior Dave Hill (DHS ‘05) and his Johns Hopkins fencing team beat Sacred Heart, 20-7, last week. Hill won three out of four of his sa-ber matches… Bucknell sophomore Evan Novakowski (DHS ’07) was a member of the winning 4 x 400 relay team at the Bucknell Hepta-

ganol last weekend in PA… Curry College senior Kim Reske (Sacred Heart ’05) scored 4 pts. and grabbed 4 rebounds in Curry’s 74-54 loss to Colby-Sawyer last Wednesday night. She followed that with a 3-point effort in a 55-47 win over Gordon and Sara Schwanke (DHS ’07), who led Gordon with 14 points.

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Meg Shine

evan Novakowski

Mike Baran

Percy Walker Pool newsLifeguard classes. Now enrolling for February vacation.

Recertification for lifeguarding and CPR also available. Please contact Tiasa at the pool office for more information.

Williams ices DuxburyGettING SOMe HelP: Defenseman Ryan Schroeder comes to the aid of goaltender Dan Sangster during Saturday’s 5-2 loss to archbishop Williams.

a tOUGH aFteRNOON: Dan Sangster had a busy afternoon, as he was pressured by the Williams attack.

Photos by Maynard Sangster


By Wendy Genereux clipper contriButor

After shutting out a deplet-ed Middleboro squad, 39-0, in the first match of their home quad on Saturday, the Dragons faced off against former league rival and last year’s Division 3 South Sectional wrestling champion, Pembroke.

The Titans rallied and tied the Dragons last year with a critical third-period pin in the final match, and it was much the same on Saturday, as Pembroke recorded five pins, while Duxbury won eight of the fourteen contests in the 36-30 Pembroke win.

While the pins certainly helped the Titans, it was the strategy of Pembroke Head Coach Dave Vining that en-abled his team to win the match. That strategy was evident in the 152-lb. match-up between Duxbury senior captain Johnny Barrett and Pembroke senior captain Tom Simon. Knowing that Bar-rett had the upper hand in the match, Simon wanted to win or lose the match on his feet. After two scoreless periods, Simon let Barrett escape from bottom to give the Duxbury captain a 1-0 lead. Simon was then penalized twice for stall-ing, giving Barrett a 3-0 win.

Next up for Duxbury was junior John McGeady, who took the mat in the 160 lb. weight class against Pembroke senior captain Kevin Meyer, whose off-season wrestling paid off with a quick takedown of McGeady, and an eventual first-period pin.

With the score 6-3 in the visitor’s favor, Duxbury senior captain Tyler Genereux, who is now ranked 8th in the state’s 171-pound weight class, took the mat against Pembroke ju-nior Mark King. Genereux took King down and led 2-0 at the end of the first period. Once again Vining instructed his wrestler to stay off the mat by having King choose the neutral position to start the second period in hopes of pre-venting a pin. A quick Genere-ux double-leg takedown, and the awarding of two subse-quent points for stalling by the referee, gave the Duxbury se-nior captain a 6-0 lead en route to an 8-0 major decision.

That match was a small victory for Pembroke, who sent out senior captain Andrew Bowker against Duxbury’s Pat Murphy in the 189 lb. weight class. Pembroke’s star wrestler

did not disappoint, as he took Murphy to the mat halfway through the first period and quickly worked his takedown into a first-period pin, giving the Titans a 12-7 lead that they would extend to 18-7 after Duxbury forfeited the match at 215.

That set up one of the more entertaining matches of the afternoon that pitted Dux-bury senior Jake Roumacher, who normally wrestles at 215, against Pembroke junior heavyweight Nick Burton.

After a scoreless first pe-riod, Roumacher quickly esca-ped from bottom to take a 1-0 lead. With the two wrestlers now on their feet, Roumacher went for the headlock, only to lose his grip, giving Burton the takedown and a 2-1 lead. The lead was short-lived, however, as Roumacher earned an escape as time expired in the second period. The match would go to a one-minute overtime period after neither wrestler could get a takedown in the third. Start-ing the overtime on bottom, Roumacher again got the one-point escape. Burton would be given the same opportunity, but the Duxbury senior held him down for the final 30 sec-onds and a 3-2 win.

With the score now 18-10 and momentum on the home team’s side, Duxbury got an easy six from junior Tim Donoghue, who went uncon-tested in the 103 lb. weight class. With a two-point ad-vantage, Pembroke’s decision to bump up freshman Joe-Joe Vercollone (103) would prove to be a pivotal one. The fleet-footed soccer star would face Duxbury freshman Brendan Gillis, who appeared to be up for the challenge when he took Vercollone down first in the 112 lb. match-up. How-ever, the Pembroke grappler reversed and tied the score at 2-2. Not to be outdone, Gil-lis escaped to set up a seesaw match that had the contest tied 10-10 at the end of the second period. After a short break for blood, Vercollone earned an-other critical reversal to take a 12-10 lead, but once again Gillis fought for the escape. Nevertheless, disaster struck the Dragon freshman on an-other Vercollone takedown, giving the Pembroke grappler the pin on a nifty move and a 3/4 nelson.

Duxbury couldn’t stop the bleeding when freshman Mik-kel Linskey took the mat in the 119 lb. weight class against Pembroke sophomore Matt Merrit. The Titan wrestler got the first takedown and never looked back, as he mounted a 7-0 lead after two periods. Starting the third period on bottom, Merrit got a reversal, and quickly had the Duxbury freshman on his back en route to a third-period pin.

With a commanding 30-16 lead, Pembroke standout

Geoff Bullock was sent out to the mat to face Duxbury se-nior Kevin Szulak in the 125 lb. weight class. Bullock got the first takedown after a suc-cessful sprawl on a Szulak at-tempt, giving the Titan junior a 2-0 lead after the first period. Starting the second period on bottom proved to be a fatal de-cision for the Duxbury senior, as he was stacked for another Pembroke pin.

With four matches to go, Duxbury senior captain Justin Carroll would finally end his team’s skid when he took the mat against Pembroke fresh-man Matt Winn in the 130 lb. weight class. Leading 2-0 after one, the senior captain had the underclassmen on his back for most of the second period, but did not get the call on an ap-parent pin. With a 9-1 advan-tage heading into the third pe-riod, Carroll cruised to a 13-1 major decision.

Pembroke led 36-20 when senior Kyle Scola was sent to the mat to face Pembroke ju-nior Matt Vito. Scola wasted little time getting the take-down, but Vito wouldn’t move on bottom, and the period

would end with the score, 2-0. However, a quick escape on bottom by Scola, three back points, and two more stalling points by another Pembroke grappler, extended the Dux-bury senior’s lead to 8-0 after two, and an eventual 13-0 ma-jor decision.

With two matches to go, Duxbury could only hope for a tie with a pair of pins. Who better to get it started than se-nior captain and #5-ranked Colin McKenzie, who would have his hands full against #9-ranked Pat Claflin in the 140 lb. contest. The Pembroke junior went for the takedown first, but McKenzie defended it well before a successful Claflin takedown near the end of the first period. McKenzie would keep Claflin down in the second period, but could not turn him for back points. Starting the third period on bottom, McKenzie got a one-point escape when Claflin chose the optional position, al-lowing the Duxbury captain to get up. The decision backfired when McKenzie was awarded a takedown, giving him a 3-2 win.

With no Duxbury pin, se-nior Zach Sanchez could only make the match respectable when he took the mat against Pembroke sophomore Mike McBurnie. The Duxbury se-nior dominated the match from start to finish, but anoth-er missed call on an apparent pin led to a 10-3 decision, and a 36-30 Titan victory.

Fortunately for the Drag-ons, they didn’t have time to dwell on the loss, as PL op-ponent Hanover was up next. Duxbury took their frustra-tions out on the Indians with a 45-18 blowout. Winning all three of their matches on the day were senior captains Jus-tin Carroll (130) and Johnny Barrett (152), seniors Kyle Scola (135), Zach Sanchez (145), and Jake Roumacher (215). Senior captains Colin McKenzie (140) and Tyler Genereux (171) were both 2-0 and extended their unbeaten streaks to 20-0, while junior and #9-ranked Tim Donoghue also went 2-0.

The Dragon grapplers will host Patriot League opponent Hingham on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

Titans’ tactics prove effective

WReStlINGDuxbury 30Pembroke 36

WReStlINGDuxbury 39Middleboro 0

WReStlINGDuxbury 45Hanover 18

ROllOVeR: Duxbury senior captain Justin Carroll (130) works for a pin against a Whitman-Hanson opponent earlier this season. the senior captain went 3-0 at Saturday’s home quad against Middleboro, Pembroke, and Hanover. Photo by daysendphoto.



The Duxbury High School track team competed in Saturday’s Class C Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston finishing 21st in the 23-team field.

Duxbury’s best performance of the day was in the women’s 1600 Sprint medley relay, where Tracy Clough, Jess Williams, Julia Nee, and Emily Gallagher took 14th in the 43-team field.

The next best finish occurred in the 4 x 400 relay, where Emily Doyle, Gallagher, Williams, and Nee finished 17th out of 28 teams.

MENS’ RESULTS400 Meters Relay Split FinalsKyle Hadley (Senior) 56.8David Hemingway (Junior) 61.3Patrick Walsh (Senior) 62.0John Hemingway (Junior) 62.1

800 Meters Relay Split FinalsBen Kimball (Junior) 2:25.7

1,200 Meters Relay Split FinalsJason Angell (Freshman) 3:45.3

1,600 Meters Relay Split FinalsGreg Bray (Sophomore) 5:05.4

4x400 Relay FinalsPatrick Walsh, John Hemingway, David Hemingway, Kyle Hadley. 4:03.20a (20th place)

Distance Medley Relay FinalsJason Angell, Kyle Hadley, Ben Kimball, Greg Bray. 12:16.20a (20th place)

WOMENS’ RESULTS200 Meters Relay Split FinalsSophie Dubuisson (Freshman) 28.7Tracy Clough (Senior) 28.7 Victoria Niles (Senior) 29.1Jess Williams (Sophomore) 29.5Devan Bahr (Sophomore) 30.4Charlotte Cipolletti (Sophomore) 30.4

400 Meters Relay Split FinalsJulia Nee (Sophomore) 61.4

Emily Doyle (Freshman) 67.4Emily Gallagher (Sophomore) 67.8Jess Williams (Sophomore) 69.8Liz Runci (Sophomore) 72.0

800 Meters Relay Split FinalsEmily Gallagher (Sophomore) 2:41Lauren Bittrich (Freshman) 2:48Katie Griffin (Junior) 2:56Elizabeth Doherty (Sophomore) 3:01Madison McKenzie (Sophomore) 3:05Casey Ducinski (Senior) 3:07

1200 Meters Relay Split FinalsKatie Griffin (Junior) 6:45

4x200 Relay FinalsVictoria Niles, Charlotte Cipolletti, Devan Bahr, Sophie Dubuisson. 1:59.13a (29th place)

4x400 Relay FinalsEmily Gallagher, Emily Doyle, Jess Williams Julia Nee. 4:30.51a (17th place)

4x800 Relay FinalsLauren Bittrich, Madison McKenzie, Elizabeth Doherty, Katie Griffin. 11:41.82a (21st place)

Sprint Medley Relay 2,2,4,800m FinalsTracy Clough, Jess Williams, Julia Nee, Emily Gallagher. 4:41.33a (14th place)

Distance Medley Relay FinalsLauren Bittrich, Liz Runci, Casey Ducinski, Katie Griffin. 15:34.20a (29th place)

Dragons in relays Registration still open for Bay State skiers

Registration is still open for the 2009 Bay State Winter Games al-pine skiing competition. The two-run, giant slalom race will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield, Mass.

This year’s competi-tion features Scholastic, Open and Masters divi-sions for skiers of all ages. The Open and Masters di-visions are a new addition to the Winter Games for 2009. Scholastic athletes must be in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade as of the 2008-09 academic year to be eligible. Open division athletes must be between the ages of 19 and 35, while Masters division athletes must be age 36 or older as of Feb. 7. Separate races will be held for males and females in all divisions.

Register today online at baystategames.org for $35. Those who sign up after Jan. 31 will be charged $45. The fee includes entry into the competition, a Bay State Games T-shirt and an all-day lift ticket for Bousquet Ski Area. Registration will remain open until the morning of the competition, but please arrive no later than 7:30 a.m. to ensure a spot in the race.

Scheduled for Feb. 6-8, the 24th annual Bay State Winter Games feature figure skating, alpine skiing and ice hockey, which will be held at Williams College, the North Adams Skat-ing Rink and Bousquet Ski Area.

For more information or to enter the alpine skiing compe-tition, please visit www.baystategames.org or call 781-932-6555.

Shannon kelly lines up a shot against Quincy.

Julia averna lines up a shot from the corner.

Nikki Worthman fires up a jumper from the free throw line.

Girls pour it on against Quincy

Photos by Matt Boynton

ClaSS C RelaY ReSUltS


‘High School Musical’ at DMS

Brainiacs Rosy Brewer, Shannon Hunt and emma Cook take notes in class.

Meghan O’Neal

(Gabriella) launches into

song.

Students Rosy Brewer, Pat Maclennan, Maddy lies and Meghan O’Neal have their cell phones taken away by their teacher emily Guimetti (Ms. Darbus.)

Pat Maclennan (Ryan) talks on his cell phone.

Janine Neprud (kelsi Neilson) accompanies evan Gioiosa and Meghan O’Neal during their audition.

Front Row: Sarah Caso, Grace Houghton, emma Cook, Miranda Boynton, avery Pisani, Haley Johnson, kristina Vicario. Back Row: Caroline Bittrich, Micaela lannon, Rosie Doherty audition for emily Guimetti (Ms. Darbus).

Cheerleaders annie turner, anna Juliano, erin Doolin, Chandler Gisholt Minard and Sydney Grady.

Photos by Karen Wong

Meghan O’Neal (Gabriella) and Griffin Hines (Coach Bolton) talk to emily Guimetti (Ms. Darbus) about the school musical while students erin Doolin and Charlotte Wahle listen in.

Pat Maclennan (Ryan) and Maddy lies (Sharpay) audition for their school musical in the DMS production of “High School Musical.”


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Two Items For SaleAntique wooden rocking cradle: Overall height 28”; 33” at rocker base. Interior sleep surface 34”Lx14”Wx11”H. Corners have small turned posts w/Amish style carving on foot and sides. $250. Custom-made fireplace screen (spark guard) 42”Wx38”H. $75. Andirons, grate and tools, $75. 781-934-2779.

Dollhouses For SaleVictorian style - papered, finished floors, interior doors, baseboard. Various prices. Please call 781-293-5153.

Birch Kitchen Table and ChairsCanadel brandy wash solid birch table top on decorative steel pewter base with four solid birch matching chairs. Your price, $280; Jordan’s Furniture price, $1150. Good shape. Call 617-875-1990.

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Pediatric Nurse WantedDuxbury physician has position available for part-time, pediatric nurse in office setting. For immediate consideration, please fax resume to 781-934-7264 or call 781-934-0172.


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Kingston-Duxbury LineHome for rent. 3 BR, washer/dryer, $1500/mo. First, last, security, refs. No smoking/pets. Convenient location. Excellent neighborhood. Near T/bus, shopping, expressway. Great yard, lots of parking, quiet, great for kids or professionals. Year plus lease. Leave message, 781-294-7923."He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home." -Johann von Goethe

Waterfront Kingston Bay RentalYear-round. 1-2 bedroom, neat and clean. Spectacular views. Close to Rte. 3, Plymouth Harbor, and commuter rail. $1200/mo. plus utilities. Call Cathy White, C21 Tassinari, 508-361-2287.

One BR Cottage For RentDuxbury, Full kitchen, full bath, by the water on Powder Point. Year-round rental. Furnished or not. $1200/month. Call 508-245-4561 (cell).

Vermont Winter Ski VactionOkemo Valley. Swedish-built home, large marble fireplace in great room, sleeps 10. Many amenities, 10 private acres. Eight miles to Okemo. Unbeatable rates. Call owner, 781-934-2787, or email [email protected]. For pics/info, go to www.cyberrental.com #172678

Summer Rental Needed Looking for furnished rental for month of July. Former Duxbury residents. Please email [email protected].

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4-BR home located in picturesque setting w/mountain views. All modern amenities. Located on a lake minutes from Connemara Golf Course, 5 minutes to beach, fishing, sightseeing, shopping. $1000/ week. Off-season rates available. Gerry, 781-934-2642 or 617-584-9183

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Walkout Basement StudioSeparate level/entrance of quiet home near schools, Old Cove/Powder Point. kitchenette/WC with shower/studio area bedroom. One person only, indoor cat or bird okay. No smoking. 4WD req. Duxbury references. credit check first/last, $950 includes gas/electric. Tenant-At-Will. 617-957-7605.

Township Condo For Rent2 BR, 2 bath, FP living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, private porch, A/C, garage. First, last, security. No pets, no smoking. Furnished or unfurnished. 781-799-0381.

Green Harbor RentalsTwo private capes. Weekly or Monthly. Beautifully furnished and finished. Vacation or corporate rentals. Modern equipped and gardens. Now through June and Sept. on. See www.homeaway.com/184284 and www.vrbo.com/98748 for details. Call Tom, 617-576-9470.

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Ski Vacation in NHCharming well-furnished condo, Waterville Estates, NH. Sleeps 6, incl. family passes to multi-million dollar rec center w/two pools, jacuzzi, sauna, workout, game room. For photos and info, go to http://watervilleestates.blogspot.com. $200/night, $1200/week, $2000/mo; Call Newmans, 603-924-4223.

Duxbury Apt. For RentTwo BR with kitchen, clean and bright. Private location, set back from road, near Hall’s Corner. Heat, hot water and electricity included. $1500/month. Please call 781-291-9056.

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4-Season Vacation Waterville Valley, NH. Deluxe new 3 BR, 3 full bath condo. Two master suites (one with Jacuzzi), loft also. Sleeps 7 max. Gas fireplace, walk to town square and athletic center, golf on site, boating, fishing, skiing. No smoking/animals please. 2 night minimum. Call Joe, 781-934-2002 for rates.

Sugarbush Ski House RentalSpacious, 3BR, 4 bath house (sleeps 8) in Waitsfield, VT. Available February school vacation week (2/13-2/21). All amenities including large living room, spacious kitchen/dining room, two fireplaces, rec room w/HD TV, hot tub, sauna, stereo. Ten minutes from mountain. $600/night, 3 night minimum. Call 781-934-8200 (days), 781-934-7578 (eves., weekends).

NH Vacation RentalFour season, five bedroom home, close to ski areas, indoor/outdoor pools, hot tubs, fitness room, lake, tennis, basketball, game room, fully equipped. 781-837-5840 or e-mail [email protected].

Duxbury House to ShareAntique home on 2.5 acres near Rt. 3, UU Church, beach, schools and Village Center. Furnished bedroom $675 per month (first and last - 3 month minimum stay); includes utilities (A/C), WIFI, local telephone, cable, baby grand piano and bi-monthly housecleaning. Also, single car garage $200 per month, 20% off if paid in full for 6 months. Call 617-953-9444 (cell) [email protected] (email). Non-smoker please.

Apartment For RentHall’s Corner 1 BR, second floor. Heat included. $950/month. First, last, security deposit and credit references. Call 508-746-7655.

Hilton Head CondoGreat opportunity. Updated 2 BR, 2 bath condo on south end, 5 min walk to broad, sandy beach. Small complex w/pool. $170k [email protected] for info and pics.

Standish ShoreHouse for rent. Deeded beach rights. Think summer! $2500/mo. plus utilities. Call 781-589-6071.

4 BR Vacation FebruaryEastern Mountain Slopes Inn, N. Conway, N.H. On the main street near shops, skating and skiing. 4 BR, sleeps 10. Indoor pool. 2/22-2/29. Reduced to $1000. Call 781-974-2939.

Ski House RentalAlton, N.H. 2 hours north of Boston. Sleeps 6-8. 20 minutes from Gunstock Ski Resort. $150/night. 3 night minimum. Weekends also available. Please call 781-447-3725.

Florida February Vacation1 BR Outrigger Beach Club, Daytona area. On the beach. Sleeps 4, kitchen. Completely renovated. Heated outdoor pool and hot tub. Feb 14 - Feb 21. $600. Call 781-974-2939.

Duxbury House For Rent4 BR, 2.5 bath on cul-de-sac. Convenient to schools and commute. Inground pool, large yard. $2500/month plus utilities. Call 781-585-7756.


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Residential & CommercialFirst floor commercial office space and office suites available. 33 Enterprise St. (Rte 3A) Duxbury. Also, 1 BR, second floor apartment. Modern appliances, A/C, W/D. No pets, no smoking. 781-934-5900

Duxbury Apartment For Rent1 BR apt. Convenient location. Two separate entrances. $900/month. Available now. Call 781-389-0769.

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Residential SnowplowingAlso, snowblowing and shovelling. Reasonable rates. Call Brett at B&B Fence, 781-291-9684.

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Small Pet HotelDuxbury. Non-dangerous snakes and reptiles, fish, gerbils, rabbits, parrots and birds, cats, etc. Also offering dog walking, home and barn visits. Member PSI-Pet Sitters International. Bonded and insured. Call for reservations. 617-957-7605.

Junque RemovalClean-outs, appliances, furniture. Ask about our yard debris specials. Same day service. Book for Tuesdays and receive a 10% discount. Call Chuck Teravainen at 781-582-9512.

Eldercare Registered NurseI will care for your family member with love and dignity. Experienced in dealing with Alzheimer’s or people in need of rehab services. I live locally and have excellent references. Very reasonable rates. 781-585-8005 / 781-223-5239 (cell).

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Baby-Sitting is my Business13 year old Duxbury resident with two years experience interested in babysitting children 2 years and up. Available weekends and after school. References available. $7.50/hour, .50 additional child. Call between 3-7:30 p.m., weekdays and noon-9, weekends. Home- 781-585-4284, 781-724-5791 (cell).

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? Need deliveries or pickups done? 339-933-0804/781-934-9449.

Interior Finish Work SaleMention this ad and receive 20% off all interior finish work including kitchens, baths, etc. Decades of experience. Licensed, insured and registered #104457. Call Desmond, 781-654-1465.

Painting PlusSpecializing in interior/exterior painting, power washing, gutters, carpentry, dump runs, and window washing. Free estimates, best prices guaranteed. Save 50% on interior painting booked this winter. Fast and reliable service. Please call Mike, 781-789-3612.

Trial Music LessonBerklee College of Music graduate offering personalized drum or guitar lessons in the convenience of your own home. First lesson is free of charge. Reasonable rates, references available upon request. Call 508-583-8503, email: [email protected]

Caregiver/CompanionLocal woman available for child, eldercare, pet and house sitting. Will include assistance with meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, errands and appointments. Four hours min., approximate rate $20/hour. Excellent local references. Please call 781-291-9509 (cell).

House SittingRetired teacher will house sit, care for plants, pets... Children an option. Please call Andrea 781-934-6652Certified Home Health Aide/CNACaring and compassionate. Excellent local references. Call 617-462-3503.

SnowblowingCall Richard, 781-630-0649.

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Tennis Racquet StringingExperienced stringer. Low rates, quick turn around. Variety of strings. Call Brayden, 781-585-4905.

Personal Asst./Executive Asst.Available weekends to run errands/personal shopping, pay bills/bookkeeping, perform administrative tasks, organize closets, make housekeeping and property maintenance arrangements, make appts, arrange parties and much more. $30/hour, one hour minimum. Call Marie, 781-834-3646.

Carpentry Services Former carpentry teacher experienced in all phases of building construction available for home repairs, additions, kitchens, windows, bathrooms, playrooms, decks and doors, custom built-in cabinets, and home building projects. Have a home building project and questions? Call Jerry Morse at 508-353-7350 for a free estimate or energy-saving ideas.

RoofingSnow and ice removal, repairs. Licensed and insured. Call Dana, 781-837-8995.

Math Makes SenseExperienced math tutor will help your child turn the tide of math anxiety. One-to-one tutoring promotes math achievement, confidence, motivation and success. Elementary and Secondary Math, Algebra I and II, Geometry, SAT prep and Pre-Calc. Call 781-834-3340.

Expert Tutor 2009 SAT/PSAT preparation: Individual and/or small group study/practice for reading comprehension, critical thinking, and persuasive essay writing skills development. Also, MCAS, ACT, and AP History and English tutorials, including college essay and research paper set-up and completion. Maurice B. Conway, Ph.D., 781-834-8790.

Carpet/Upholstery CleaningFresh clean carpets & upholstery. Schedule now. Pet odor removal, Scotchguard and free deodorizing. Leather cleaning. Quality Carpet Company. Owner-operated. 508-580-4777 or 800-652-1744.

Custom Design WoodworkingInterior custom designed wood-work. Built-in cabinets, media cabinet systems, mantles, book-cases, wainscot, furniture, inte-rior finish upgrades. Call Dave Drew, 781-545-4246 or cell, 617-835-9044.

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

Shine Organic CleaningMention this ad, get $20 off first cleaning. Refer a friend for 50% discount. Cleaning services w/experience. Great references. All cleanings (houses, offices, restaurants). Free estimates. Organic or non-organic cleaning supplies. All calls returned. Call 774-269-3400/857-526-3977.

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Tax returns done in the privacy of your home. Fast, easy, very reasonable rates. Call John @ 781-888-4183.

Computer, Website HelpNeed a website? Computer running slow? I can help. From website design and hosting to speeding up your system's performance, I can relieve your frustrations. Weekends, evenings. Call Mark, 860-984-3199. [email protected]

Seasoned FirewoodDry Oak. Cut, split, and delivered. $95/quarter cord; $175/half cord; $300/full cord. Free delivery. Stacking available. Call Greg at 781-706-9829 (cell) or 781-585-6923 (evenings).

Need Computer Help?Does your computer run slowly? Do you need a wireless network setup? Memory upgrade? I’ll install, configure, optimize your computer, trouble-shoot application problems, educate you on surfing the web and help you buy your next computer. Scott, 781-626-2638.

Wallpapering/Interior PaintingCeiling, walls, woodwork, drywall repairs, touch-ups, cleanouts done at low, reasonable prices. Call Debbie, MC/VISA accepted. 781-585-8043.

Volvo Repair ServiceSouth Shore mobile repairs exclusively servicing Volvos. Problems with your Volvo? Don’t want to pay high dealership rates? Check engine lights, wiper problems, door latches etc. Will come to your home or office. Call 781-534-0731 e-mail [email protected]

Burns Snow PlowingExperienced and dependable. New equipment. Season rate, $300. Call now, James, 781-264-7408.

Absolute RemovalNo job too small. Junk removal, basement cleanouts - attic - shed etc. Fast and reliable service 7 days a week. Free estimates. Call 781-588-4036 or e-mail [email protected]

A1 Top to Bottom HousecleaningWeekly – bi-weekly – monthly. One-time cleanings our specialty. Over 10 yrs. experience. Duxbury refs. Michelle (508) 291-1864.Professional Window Cleaning

Prices start at $5.00 We are fully insured. No job too big or small. 10% off when you mention this ad. Please call for free estimate. Mike 781-789-3612

Handyman On Call30+ years in building trade. Small jobs - I will either do the job for you, or guide you through it. All types of projects and repairs. Free estimates. Also offering housecleaning services. Matt Lopes, 508-830-0082.

Window And Gutter CleaningLet local firefighters brighten your day! Residential and storefront. Pressure washing - house, patio, deck, etc. Spring clean up. 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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Specializing in cleanouts of basements, garages, attics, yard debris, and 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.

Bob’s PlumbingResidential service calls. Install and repair, toilets, faucets, sinks, disposals, dishwashers, icemakers, hot water heaters. Drains cleared/cleaned. Gas work. Your call will be promptly returned. Call 617-212-5234 (cell). Master License #13167.

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A year-round local service. Window prices start at $5/each. We also repair loose and leaking gutters, and can install highly durable and effective gutter screens/guards. We also can repair your worn/torn window and door/slider screens. I always answer my phone! Please call cell # 508-523-9927.

Experienced PainterThirty years experience. Average size ceilings, $90; 10’x12’ room, $200. Wallpapering and custom finishes. Senior discounts. Inte-rior and exterior painting. Excel-lent references and free esti-mates. Call Matt, 508-746-8115.

Brian’s PlowingAffordable and reliable. Please call 781-589-0250.

A Couple of CleanersResidential, commercial and one-time cleaning. Experienced, thorough and dependable. Free estimates, excellent references. Call SueAnn or David, 781-582-2167.

Housekeeping in DuxburyResidential cleaning. Safe, secure, reliable and cleanliness is priority. Will fulfill your home cleaning needs. I’m the one person you need to call. Your home will look great and smell terrific! Excellent Duxbury references. Cindy, cell# 508-574-8330.

Gutter and Yard Cleanup We specialize in raking and removing leaves, small trees, branches and yard debris. Any and all junk removed, inside and out. We also clean gutters, install gutter guards, and wash windows. Please call Mike at 781-789-3612.

Planes, Train& Automobiles

88 Jeep Wrangler4.2L 6-cyl 5-spd manual 1988 Wrangler 4x4. Green w/tan. Three tops. 149k. Lots of updates. $2200. 781-834-2066, Chris.

2004 Kia SorrentoAutomatic, CD player, power locks and windows, roof rack, trailer hitch, new brakes and tires. 60,000 miles. Very good condition. $8500. Call 781-293-9222.


2005 Jeep Wrangler-XRocky Mountain Edition, red with grey/black interior, 4X4, 6-speed manual, cruise control, power steering, 15 inch aluminum wheels, fog lamps, A/C, 6-disc CD changer, premium sound system w/ 7 speakers,18K miles, looks new. $14,000. 781-834-2688

2000 Mazda Millenia SMillenium Edition. 6-cyl., power everything. 127K miles, 18-22 mpg. Great driving car. Good condition. New tires, brakes, timing belt. All records. Small dent in trunk lid, CD changer needs repair. Kelly value approx. $4900, selling for $4300. 781-585-8886.

Selling your car or boat?For less than the cost of a tank of gas you can reach more than 10,000 potential buyers in the Clipper.Classifieds. To place your ad call 781-934-2811 or visit us on the web at www.duxburyclip-per.com.

90 M.P.G.Brand new 2008 Moped. Less than 3 miles on it. 50 c.c, street legal, no license or insurance needed. Disc brakes, no shifting, super easy to drive. $1,390. Call 781-640-8193. Hanson

Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD1994. Black exterior, V8, AWD, leather, towing. New brakes, rotors, shocks, tires and tuneup. Reduced price, asking $2900. Call 781-934-0705 or 617-650-0070.

2002 Chevy Trailblazer92,000 miles. 4WD. New brakes, new battery, new sticker. Excellent condition. All power. CD, A/C. Tow package. $7800 or best offer. Call John, 617-827-3984 (cell) or 781-934-9138 (home).


1992 Jeep Wrangler Sahara4.0 litre, 6 cyl - automatic 4x4. Hard top, soft top, bikini top, no top. Great vehicle. 169K. Runs great. $2500. Call 617-967-0303, Greg.

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD4-wheel drive, leather interior, moonroof, heated seats. Loaded. Very clean. 161,000 miles with a recent engine replacement. Must see. $4950. Call 617-909-9044.

1995 V6 CamryAutomatic V6 Toyota Camry. 185,000 miles. Excellent mechanical & visual condition, tan interior/exterior, V6, automatic, sunroof, security system, A/C, power everything, new tires with less than 1000 miles on them, CD/AM-FM/cassette. Well maintained. $4895. Call 781-254-0055.

2004 Pursuit 2270 Center console. Low hours, T-Top, 225 Yamaha 4-stroke, color fishfinder, GPS, live bait well, brand new aluminum Venture tandem trailer with disc brakes. $39,500. Call George, 781-603-5640.Sea Pro W/Free Winter Storage

2005 20.6’ Sea Pro. 140HP Suzuki; 4-stroke, low hours. Full canvas, swim platform, bait live well. Matrix 27 Fishfinder. Professionally maintained. 2005 Venture trailer included. Boat is currently on Duxbury Bay mooring. Free Winter Storage. $28,500 or BRO. 781-934-7731 (evenings) or 617-696-6900 (days).


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2008 Carmate TrailerBrand new - never used. Carmate enclosed 6’x12’ cargo trailer. Single torflex axle, spring assisted ramp, vent, electrical outlet, LED lighting, jackstands, radial tires. Great for landscapers, builders, toy haulers. Kingston. $3900. Greg, 339-832-1986.

1985 BMW 535i Classic New Price - $3000. First year of 535i. Original owner. 5-speed shift. Power everything, new on-board computer. New: front-end strut housings, brakes, catalytic converter, exhaust assembly. Fully serviced, have maintenance records. recently inspected. Body in great shape. 172,000 miles averaging 1000-2000/year the last 7-8 years. Wonderful driving car! Call 781-934-9867

Michelin Tires For SaleEight used (4 winter and 4 all-weather). 225/55 R16 Alpin Pilot and Energy MXV4 Plus. Snows used one season. Call 781-934-5998. $350 or best offer takes all eight.

2003 Mercedes E 320Silver. $20,000. Call Jim at 617-312-0172 for full details, or 781-934-2701 (home).


2006 Jeep LibertyMint condition. Inferno red. Limited edition. All factory options. 30K miles, leather, moonroof, etc. Great price at $13,600 or best offer. Call 781-934-2037 or 617-240-3181.

2002 40' Beneteau First 40.7A sleek and sophisticated racer with all the comforts of a luxurious cruiser. Extra-roomy cockpit, fiberglass hull, single diesel engine, full sail inventory, Profurl roller furling, pear interior, deep draft 7’9, custom handrail, full electronics, and more… $165,000. St. Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590 for more information.


1930 Ford Tudor SedanChevy Corvette 327 cu. in. engine, turbo 350 trans, Genie nostalgia shift, TCI front end, Chevy rear end, travel trunk, spare tire and mount (not mounted), Crager wire chrome spoke wheels, Sony radio/Sony 6CD changer, California special car cover. $25,000 or BRO. Contact Richard, 508-378-1541.

Everything ElseUnder the Sun

Beautiful English Bulldog PuppyRed and white female. Sire and dam on premises. Healthy, happy girl! Ready to go Feb. 1. Asking $2200. Call 508-748-6754. mariondogtraining.com

AKC English Chocolate LabsReady to go home now.Certificates available. Parentshave all clearances and championbloodlines. 781-834-6632.

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The Duxbury Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Mural Room, Lower Level, Town Hall, under the Town of Duxbury Wetlands Bylaw, Chapter 9 and Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, MGL, Ch. 131, Section 40, on Tuesday evening, February 3, 2009 at 7:15 p.m. on the request of Joseph Lojko and Darryl Demos to amend the Orders of Conditions for SE 18-1490 to relocate the shared pier as described in a written request filed with the Conservation Commission on January 20, 2009. Said project is located at 80 & 84 Marshall St., lots 200-878-009 and 200-878-005 of the Duxbury Assessors Map.

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Chapter 9 and Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, MGL, Ch. 131, Section 40, on Tuesday evening, February 3, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. on the request of Duxbury Construction LLC to determine the applicability of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Town of Duxbury Wetlands Bylaw relative to a project described in a Request for Determination filed with the Conservation Commission on January 20, 2009. Said project is construction of an addition in the buffer to bordering vegetated wetlands and is located at 2 Windward Way, lot 060-032-009 of the Duxbury Assessors Map.


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PLYMOUTH DivisionDocket No. PL09P0048GDNOTICE OF PETITION

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his/her spouse, and heirs apparent or presumptive, a petition has been filed in the above captioned matter alleging that said ward of Duxbury, MA is a mentally ill person and requesting that George L. Marlette ofBrockton, MA or some other suitable person be appointed guardian of the person: and property-with authority to administer antipsychotic medications in accordance with the treatment plan to serve With Personal Surety.

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OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT PLYMOUTH ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) on 2/18/2009.

WITNESS, Hon. Catherine P. Sabaitis, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 21, 2009.

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The Duxbury Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Mural Room, Lower Level, Town Hall, under the Town of Duxbury Wetlands Bylaw, Chapter 9 and Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, MGL, Ch. 131, Section 40, on Tuesday evening, February 3, 2009 at 7:25 p.m. on the request of Susan Bourget to

construct a garage with second-story addition as described in a Notice of Intent filed with the Conservation Commission on January 20, 2008. Said project is located at 110 Gurnet Rd., lot 212-901-028 of the Duxbury Assessors Map.


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KingstonCome make an offer. Town & Country Estates! Where else could you buy a two bedroom, one and a half bath home for this price? Great deal! Perfect for year-round or seasonal. Central air. MLS#70736078, Rita Strong, $99,900

DuxburyFabulous location on Captains Hill with 1.24 acres. Dateboarded 1,870 sf Cape with multi-purpose two-story barn. Gas heat and central air. Preliminary work has been done for a 3, 4, or 5 bedroom system. New septic must be installed. MLS#70854324, Mark Wenham, $825,000

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DuxburySpacious three bedroom, two bath Colonial with approximately 2,000 sf. of living on a large lot. Priced to sell quickly! Light and bright kitchen with center-island and cathedral ceiling open to large wrap-around deck. MLS#70862784, Lisa DeMeritt, $375,000

DuxburyFantastic opportunity for under $200k just a few blocks from Duxbury Bay! Renovate the existing bungalow or build your dream home or sum-mer getaway on this nice .20 acre corner lot. Convenient location near Landing Road Beach and Hall’s Corner shops. MLS#70844809, MaryBeth Davidson, $199,000

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DuxburyMajor reduction! Owners' new home is almost built. This is a great opportunity. Sprinkler system, brook, and shallow fishpond for winter skating. Walk out basement, outside hot/cold shower, and 2-car garage. MLS#70790089, Marietta Tsinzo, $469,900

DuxburyStunning center entrance Colonial in a super cul-de-sac neighborhood! This spacious home offers a great entertainment floor plan. Oversized maple cabinet kitchen with center-island, granite countertops and newer appliances opens to a cathedral family room with fireplace. MLS#70822262, Chris Daley, $850,000

William Raveis Mortgage, L.L.C. is pleased to announce the addition to our team of Bill Wishart as Executive Mortgage Banker, covering our Duxbury, Norwell and Scituate offices. Bill joins us with experience of over 12 years in mortgage lending and 5 years of real estate sales on the South Shore.

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DuxburyVery much admired! Renovated c1825, three bedroom Farmhouse with attached three-level barn/workshop. Charming sitting/music room, liv-ing room, dining room with window seat and custom period cabinets. MLS#70791906, Rita Strong, $599,000

PlymptonWith over seven private acres the possibilities are endless! Lush land-scaping, mahogany decks, heated pool, built-in speaker system both inside and out. An exquisite gourmet kitchen with professional grade appliances will delight even the most finicky of cooks. MLS#70860576, Patricia Ford, $810,000

Carriage Lane, DuxburyIncredible opportunity in Duxbury! Brand new construction and a care-free lifestyle! Visit www.DuxburyEstates.com or come tour our fur-nished model home. Have a home to sell? No problem. The builder will give you eight months to sell your home! Danielle Delagrange, Starting at $469,900

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