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Town Meeting voters will have a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to create more public access to Duxbury’s shoreline if they approve the $3 million purchase of Blairhaven, a five-acre water-front property at Howland’s Landing.

Duxbury Selectmen unan-imously voted to endorse this Community Preservation

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underResidents may feel like the winter of ‘10-11 is the worst in years. But how does it measure up?

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By JuStin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

This has been a winter to remember. Like clock-work, it seems that in the past month or so, Duxbury has been hit with a storm at least once

a week, leaving the town blanketed in snow and running out of places to put it.

Figures are snow totals in inches for the winter season. Numbers courtesy of Wayne Heward. *2010/2011 totals are as of Friday, Feb. 4.


By JuStin GraeBer, Clipper editor [email protected]

Duxbury voters will have a chance to vote on the com-plete police station project at this year’s Town Meeting.

Originally, the Public Safety Buildings Committee wanted to seek design money only on Town Meeting floor. But at their meeting last Tues-day, the group voted to seek approval for the project in its entirety.

The police station project has been coming back before

voters at Town Meeting and the general election for several years. And police officials and committee members say this project is as trimmed down as it’s going to get –– and it’s needed now more than ever.

“It’s been one thing after another just in my short time here,” said Police Chief Mat-thew Clancy, who was ap-pointed last year.

He’s seen the station bat-tle problems with basement flooding, ice dams on the roof,

They’re all inCommittee will seek construction & design funds for police station


Town to vote on Blairhaven CenterCPC wants to buy $3 million waterfront property on Standish

The town is considering spend-ing $3 million in Community Preservation Fund money to purchase the Blairhaven retreat center on Standish Shore.

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SUNRISE AND SUNSET Sunrise SunsetThurs. Feb. 10 6:45 a.m. 5:08 p.m.Fri. Feb. 11 6:44 a.m. 5:09 p.m.Sat. Feb. 12 6:43 a.m. 5:11 p.m.Sun. Feb. 13 6:41 a.m. 5:12 p.m.Mon. Feb. 14 6:40 a.m. 5:13 p.m.Tues. Feb. 15 6:39 a.m. 5:15 p.m.Wed. Feb. 16 6:37 a.m. 5:17 p.m.Thurs. Feb. 17 6:36 a.m. 5:17 p.m.Fri. Feb. 18 6:34 a.m. 5:18 p.m.

Averages & ComparisonsAvg January High Temp 2011 34.1Highest Recorded Avg Jan High-’06 44.2Lowest Recorded Avg Jan High-’04 27.9

Snowfall for January 2011 21.5”Highest January Snowfall-’05 55.6”Lowest January Snowfall-’89 0.1”

Rainfall for January 2011 2.42”Highest January Rainfall-’86 7.29”Lowest January Rainfall-’93 1.54”

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WEATHER ALMANAC High Low Rainfall Snowfall 6AM Sky ConditionsSaturday 36 24 -- -- Broken CloudsSunday 36 19 -- -- Broken CloudsMonday 26 12 -- -- ClearTuesday 34 12 0.02” 5.8” OvercastWednesday 39 23 0.89” melted 1.7” Light Snow Thursday 28 14 -- 0.3” Very Light SnowFriday 35 14 -- -- Scattered Clouds Totals: 0.91” 7.8”

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South Shore Conservatory and Duxbury Performing Arts Center will present a family dance party featuring Notori-ous, on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 3 p.m. in the cafeteria of the PAC, 73 Alden St.

Young and “not-so-young” family members will dance to-gether to the fiddling of Eden Macadam-Somer, with guitar-ist Larry Unger. As caller Sue Rosen teaches the steps at this family event, dancers will be swinging their partners and enjoying the duo’s rollicking American, Celtic, and Eastern European fiddle tunes. Partici-pants should wear comfortable dancing shoes so they won’t have to “sit out” a single mo-ment.

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Democratic Town Committee to caucus

Duxbury Democratic Town Committee will hold its annual Caucus on Sat-urday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St., on the lower level.

The purpose of the meet-ing is to elect delegates to the 2011 Mass. Democratic Convention to be held on June 4 in Lowell.

The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in the Town of Duxbury. For caucus information please contact Chairman David O’Connell at 781-934-0994.

Speakers at Holy Family

The Holy Family Speakers Series continues at The Parish Center of Holy Family Church at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. There will be three new speak-ers for 2011. Sister Nancy Corcoran, Wellesley College Catholic Chaplain, will speak on Feb. 15. Her topic will be, “Can the Church Keep It’s Young People.” She will be followed on March 15 by Sis-ter Nancy Kehoe, Clinical In-structor in Psychology at the Cambridge Health Alliance, whose topic will be “Wres-tling With Our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness and the Journey to Wholeness.” The final speaker in the series will be Father Walter Cuenin who will speak on April 12. Fa-ther’s topic will be “Whatever Happened to Vatican Two.”

Genealogy Club field trip plannedDuxbury Senior Center Genealogy Club is planning to

attend an upcoming workshop Tuesday, Feb. 15 at Thomas Crane Library in Quincy. The theme is “How to create a Trav-el Itinerary based on your Family History.” The leaders will discuss how to include resources like gazetteers, historical guidebooks, maps and more in your family history albums. If you would like to join us we will have transportation from the Senior Center leaving at 6:15 p.m. and return by 9 p.m. Contact Linda Hayes at 781-934-5774 for details and to make your reservation.

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It is that time of year, when residents nomi-nate our favorite vol-

unteer to be recognized at the Duxbury Community Volun-teer Awards.

Volunteers, as Town Manager Richard MacDon-ald is fond of saying, are an essential part of the fabric of Duxbury. They may operate behind the scenes for 364 days a year, but on one night they take center stage during a dinner and ceremony at the Village at Duxbury.

The Duxbury Com-munity Volunteer Award is sponsored by Welch Health-care and Retirement Group. Through this award, the Dux-bury business community celebrates the spirit of civic responsibility through com-munity service. Event orga-nizers say they are pleased in recent years to see the nomi-nees expand from mostly town government people to volunteers from all walks of Duxbury life.

Last year’s winners were Patricia and Tom Guil-foile, who were honored for their work on a range of is-sues around town, including youth baseball, the Appala-chian Service Project, Buddy Ball, the Newcomers’ Club and Duxbury High School Sports Boosters. The previ-ous year, the advisory board couldn’t pick one person and handed out multiple awards. (All nominees are honored each year during a ceremony at the Village at Duxbury.) Nomination forms are avail-able at the Duxbury Free

Library, The Village at Dux-bury, Westwinds and the Se-nior Center. Forms are also available on the Clipper web-site. Can’t find a form? Just send a statement including your contact information, the contact information of your nominee (phone numbers and addresses are important) plus in 150 words or less tell us the impact your nominee has made on others, their contributions to the com-munity, and the lasting ef-fect of your volunteer’s con-tribution of time and talent. An advisory board made up of representatives from all different aspects of the community will review the nominations. The awards dinner will be held at The Village at Duxbury in April. Nomination forms are due March 3 and must be sent to Duxbury Community Volun-teer Award, c/o The Village at Duxbury, 290 Kingstown Way, Duxbury, MA 02332 or faxed to 781-582-2274. Any questions, please call Maureen Crowley at 781-585-2334 x 112 or [email protected].

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This month, the At-lantic Symphony Orchestra officially

welcomed Duxbury attorney Jim Hartford to their Board of Directors.

Hartford said he was de-lighted by the invitation and excited about the opportunity to contribute.

“I first heard the ASO perform last year in April,” he said. “I saw vibrant young musicians who were also high-ly skilled, very excited about playing their instruments and invested in mastering some of the most challenging pieces in the musical literature. I wanted to be part of this organization and help it grow.”

The timing was just right. In prior years, ASO board members had been music lov-ers or musicians, principally involved with the choice of programs. The orchestra re-lied on word of mouth for new donors. Today’s ASO board is a more typical nonprofit board comprising people with a range of experience, a wide variety of perspectives and an adventurous spirit.

Hartford fits the bill on vir-tually all counts. He is open to possibilities — and this open-ness showed up early on. At his high school, there was a small

radio station. After a couple of visits, and news of an open-ing, Hartford took over a clas-sical music show along with responsibility for choosing themes, matching time frames and piece lengths and making up playlists.

Hartford said he has al-ways loved all manner of mu-sic from classical to country and bluegrass. He played the clarinet from fifth through 10th grade and for a few years played with the school orches-tra.

“I also tried to learn the violin,” Hartford said, smiling as he remembered. “I inherited a violin from my grandfather. The instrument itself was so beautiful it was inspiring, so I tried. It wasn’t a great success

but I worked at it. After all, it’s one of the wonderful things in life if you can make an instru-ment sing, and it’s also great when you’re trying.”

Hartford described him-self as an overextended, eclec-tic sports dad. Roy Harris, co-president of the ASO, said he welcomed the new board member’s energy.

“Jim brings passion about the community and the orches-tra along with good sense about the tough world of fund-raising for the arts — and about how to run an organization like ours intelligently.We’ve named Jim head of the ASO’s Governance Committee, where he’ll help guide expansion of the board,” Harris said.

Hartford and his wife Liz, who have two children, have lived in Duxbury since 1987. He has been in private prac-tice, has been a partner in a firm of general contractors and currently works as counsel to a variety of profit and nonprofit organizations.

So can the ASO win away some of the Plymouth Philhar-monic’s audience?

“Not at all,” Hartford said. “The ASO and the Phil aren’t competitors; each has a differ-ent focus. We’re lucky to have both.”

Duxbury attorney named to Atlantic Symphony Board

Duxbury resident Jim Hartford has been named to the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s board of directors.

DBP’s ‘Ed Night’ at DBMSOn Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Duxbury Bay

Maritime School, the Duxbury Beach Preservation Society, a subcommittee of the Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., launches another exciting year of events. This year for their “Ed Night,” they will host Norman Smith, Director of the Blue Hills Trail-side Museum and the Norman Smith Environmental Education Center. Smith will speak about his work with snowy owls and other shore birds.

Did you know that the snowy owls seen on Duxbury Beach have been moved from Boston’s Logan International Airport, and that Smith is the one who traps them and transports them to our beach? Come learn about these beautiful creatures from an expert who has spent countless days and nights, in all weather conditions, observing, capturing, banding, and color marking the owls. For the last several years, Norm has also been banding ospreys in Duxbury and other towns.

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After school movie at the libraryThe magical nanny returns “when she’s needed most and

wanted the least.” Licensing prohibits release of the title but you can watch the hilarious results on Tuesday, February 15 from 2:15 to 4 p.m. in the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library. Register either online at duxburyfreelibrary.org, click calendar, call 781-934-2721, x115, or visit the children’s ref-erence desk. Snacks are permitted.


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W I E M E Y E R D E N T I S T R YGirl Scout newsSweetheart Dance: The popular annual Sweetheart Square

Dance will take place on March 5 at Duxbury High School. Fliers have been e-mailed to the leaders to be sent out to their girls with all the information. We will again be taking photos of each couple so suggest arriving a few minutes early (be sure you know your troop number so we can get your photo to you). Sweetheart Dance patches and necklaces will again be available for a nominal price. This event is open to all of our Scouts and is one they won’t want to miss. For those who have never square danced before –– not to worry. Bob Butler our caller, is terrific and will soon have you swinging your partner like a pro.

Easter Bags for the Interfaith Council: As in past years we will be filling gift bags for the children whose families receive Easter food baskets. This year we have 56 children to serve and so far have only 26 signed up for. If your troop can help us out, please let Joan know. Bags will be available, along with a list of items to include, the first part of March. This is a nice service project for the girls to do at this beautiful time of the year. Ques-tions? You can call or e-mail Joan with any questions you may have.

Bowling Party: We will again be sponsoring a Disco Bowl-ing Party at the Alley Kat Lanes in Kingston. The date is March 26 and all troop sign-ups must be received by March 15. Lead-ers are encouraged to check the Web page for more info. This is always a well-attended event and is open to all of the girls.

100th Anniversary Service Project: At our last Leaders’ Meeting, we voted to proceed with plans to address the founda-tion plantings around some of the buildings at the Duxborough Village Senior Housing on Chestnut Street as a service project to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting. How many areas we can do will be determined by the number of troops participating, but we are hoping to start this spring with a spring clean-up and planting day and then do bulb planting in the fall. This is a great way to make this special anniversary of Girl Scouting more meaningful for your girls and to help us give back to the community. If your troop would be able to partici-pate, please let Joan know. We are also looking for people (they don’t have to be leaders) who might be willing to assist with obtaining the supplies we will be needing and/or the planning of the planters. If you can help, please let Joan know.

Pool Party: The weather was far from summery, but once you stepped inside the Percy Walker Pool you would never have guessed on a recent Saturday evening as our Girl Scouts gath-ered for a pool and pizza party. The girls had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed their pizza and dessert afterwards.

Junior Girl Scouts paused during the swimming to pose for a photo during the Girl Scout Pool Party. Pictured are: Hailey Briggs, Lauren Oliver and Meghan Guilfoile.

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Transfer and beach stickers will expire March 31

Don’t risk being turned away from the dump! While it might be hard to think about a nice day at the beach right now, you may be in the mood for spring cleaning. Applica-tions for 2011 transfer and beach stickers are available at Town Hall from 8 to 7 Mon-day; Tuesday through Thurs-day 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fri-day 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online at town.duxbury.ma.us.

Please note these changes: Transfer Stickers (no limit) go on the driver’s windshield left bottom inside corner. An enve-lope is requested for returning all of your processed mail-in stickers.

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I live and work in Tekirdağ, Turkey. People here are as

surprised by this statement as people in the States tend to be. And, while my Turkish has ex-panded astronomically since arriving back in September, I still stumble when they ask in-credulously, “But why?” It’s a long and complicated answer, but allow me to offer you the abridged version:

Anybody who has lived in Duxbury long enough knows about the Duxbury Connec-tion. It’s like that idea of six degrees of separation: no mat-ter where you go or what you do, you can’t help running into someone who knows someone who is somehow tied to our little slice of heaven. And, for me, simply being from Dux-

bury is the beginning of my voyage here.

Back when I was a junior at DHS, my family participat-ed in AFS, the American Field Services exchange program. We decided to host a Turkish student named Selen for a year. And, while we considered this decision carefully, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. It’s been seven years since Selen left, but she is still an integral part of our family, Blackberry messaging my dad daily and checking in on me incessantly as any prop-er Turkish abla (big sister) should do.

In the summer of 2004, I came to visit Selen who had recently returned home. She, an Istanbul native who had given me my first glimpse of Turkish culture while still liv-ing in our home, showed me

the incredible dynamism this city and this country possess. In the years following this two-week trip, I thought of Istanbul often, hoping in some abstract sense that I would somehow, someday be able to return.

In 2008 I spent the semes-ter abroad in the Netherlands, but before going I proposed a two-week research project to my American college. With funding secured, Selen and I spent two weeks exploring, catching up and interviewing women about their perceptions of the headscarf in Turkish so-ciety. Their opinions fascinat-ed me and, as my last year of college approached, I decided to apply to the Fulbright Com-mission to work and research in Turkey.

So here I am, five months into my ten-month stint here. I work as an English instruc-tor at Namık Kemal Univers-itesi and write about Turkish culture and politics in my free time. My work here is ex-hausting and at times painfully difficult, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and not only for me. I have had the opportunity to interact with Turks who have never before and may never again meet an American. It’s a fun job too. I’m in a prime location to voy-age and explore the cradle of modern civilization, and I’m happy to have an opportunity to share my experiences with my hometown newspaper. So, I hope you’ll follow along as I dispel some myths, offer my observations, and hopefully persuade you to be of the same mind as myself: This is one mind-blowing country.

Alexandra Hallowell is a 2005 DHS graduate and is currently a Fulbright English Teaching Fellow in Tekirdağ, Turkey. She will be sharing her experiences here in the Clip-per and you can follow her on Twitter at @deathbydolmus or on her blog at deathbydolmus.wordpress.com.

Duxbury resident Alex Hallowell (right) is living and working in Turkey as part of a Fulbright scholarship. She will share her experiences teaching English and writing about Turkish culture with the Clipper.

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Save the date for spelling bee

The Annual Duxbury Education Foundation (DEF) Spelling Bee is coming on Thursday, Feb. 10 to the Duxbury Performing Arts Center.

Teams of three will compete at the fourth and fifth grade, middle school, high school and adult levels. The winning middle school team can compete regionally. The cost to par-ticipate in the DEF Spelling Bee is $100 per person or $300 per team. Mulligans will be free for all fourth grade teams this year, and will cost $30 per team for fifth grade through adult teams. Registration information and the study list can be found online at duxburyeducationfoundation.org.

The annual red carpet team entry walk begins at 6:15 p.m., where each team will show off their costumes, the best of which will win an award. Special “BEE” headbands with pipe cleaner antennae will be on sale outside the event for spectators who want a costume.


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Duxbury, meet your next selectman –– Ted Flynn.

Barring a write-in cam-paign, Flynn will win the election to replace outgoing selectman Betsy Sullivan, who announced last year she would not seek re-election.

Flynn is a former mem-ber of the Board of Library Trustees (he stepped down to seek the selectman’s seat). He had been on that board since 1988. He has also served on the Town Management Study Committee, which brought the town manager form of government to Duxbury, and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, which brought recycling to town. He has also served on the School Committee and several other boards.

The two School Com-mittee candidates, current chairwoman Anne Ward and Maureen Connolly, will also easily win re-election (again, barring a write-in cam-paign.)

However, there are two contested races on the bal-lot. Jennifer Turcotte will face off against Paul McCor-mack for a five year seat on the Planning Board. Current board member Brian Glen-non is running unopposed to fill the remainder of Harold Moody’s unexpired term, for two years.

There is also a three-way race for two seats on the Board of Library Trust-ees. Donna Ryan, Brooke McDonough and Elizabeth “Sunny” Steadman will com-pete for the three-year posi-tions. (Steadman has filed a legal document to allow her name to appear on the bal-lot as Sunny, according to the town clerk’s office.) La-mont “Monty” Healy is run-ning unopposed to fill the

remained of Flynn’s term on this board, for two years.

Other unopposed candi-dates: Friend Weiler, Sr., is running to keep his position as town moderator, a year-to-year office, and June Albrit-ton will run for a three-year term on the Board of Asses-sors. Alden Ringquist is run-ning for a five year seat on the Duxbury Housing Au-thority.

Residents who have not yet registered in Duxbury must be registered to vote in town by Friday, Feb. 18 in order to qualify for both the Annual Town Meeting and town election. The town election will take place on Saturday, March 26, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Dux-bury Middle School, Herrick Gymnasium at 71 Alden St.

Final ballot set for town electionSelectman, School Committee seats uncontested

The major seats in town goverment won’t see much of a challenge in this year’s election. Ted Flynn will run unopposed for Betsy Sullivan’s seat on the Board of Selectmen, and Anne Ward and Maureen Connolly will both retain their seats on the School Committee, barring a successful write-in campagin.

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Thomas Perekslis ➢ (DHS ‘08), son of John and Lynn Perekslis, a junior biology ma-jor, Katelyn Dennis (DHS ‘07), daughter of Ronald and Con-nie Dennis, a senior business administration major, and Jac-queline Cronin, daughter of Sharon and Thomas Cronin, a sophomore biology major, were named to the dean’s list at St. Michael’s College for the fall semester.

Daniel D. Sangster ➢ and Thomas G. Sullivan were named to the dean’s list at the University of Hartford for the fall semester.

Abigail W. Cook ➢ was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Lawrence university in New York. She is majoring in psychology.

Duxbury resident and Em- ➢erson College professor, Julie Hennrikus, has been appointed Executive Director of Stage-Source, The Greater Boston Theatre Alliance, a non-profit service organization that pro-vides leadership and services to advance the art of theatre in the Greater Boston area. Hennrikus joined Emerson College in 2004 as the general manager and di-rector of marketing for Emerson Stage, the producing arm of the department of Performing Arts. She has developed curriculum and will continue to teach in the field of arts management at the college.

Sara Trevisani ➢ has been named to the dean’s list of the College of Liberal Arts and Sci-ences at the University of Con-necticut, where she is a junior majoring in physiology and neurobiology.

AmeriCorps members ➢ Vic-toria Lorusso, Caroline List-ernick, and Toni Holland will be volunteering with Jumpstart at Wheelock College. Jumpstart is a national non-profit organi-zation that helps to reduce the education gap in low-income areas by pairing college stu-dents with preschoolers to de-velop language, literacy, social, and emotional skills. During this year of service, from fall 2010 to spring 2011, they will be dedicating over 300 hours of service to preschoolers in the Roxbury and Dorchester com-munities of Boston.

David Hill ➢ was inducted into the Medical Honor and Ser-vice Society and has made the dean’s list for the fall semester of his second year of medical school at the American Univer-sity of the Caribbean School of Medicine.

Wells Hunter ➢ was named to the president’s list at Castle-ton State College for the Fall 2010 semester. This is the col-lege’s highest honor for a single semester. Wells was invited to attend the President’s List Din-

TALL TAIL: Becky Cutler of Surplus Street is spending part of her sophomore year at St. George’s Academy in Newport R.I. aboard “Geronimo,” a 69-foot sloop. Becky is one of eight St. George’s stu-dents living and studying aboard the ship as it cruises in the Bahamas for the next few weeks. The students have been tagging turtles and conducting other scientific experiments in addition to learning what it’s like to live aboard a sailboat. Above, Becky grabs hold of an 18 lbs. wahoo which the crew caught and grilled for dinner.

DHS sophomore Kelly Cronin received a gold medal in Intermediate Ladies Freeskate at the 2011 Bay State Games held in Williamstown, qualifying her as a featured skater at the Show of Champions that weekend. She also received a bronze medal in Intermediate Ladies Short Program. Also competing from Duxbury were Caroline Vitaro who received a silver medal in Pre-preliminary Freestyle, and Elizabeth Vitaro, who competed at Pre-Juvenile Freestyle.

Girls’ Night Out committee members and sisters Emma and Sarah Goldberg ham it up on the runway at the Duxbury Student Union’s first ever makeover fundraiser.

Duxbury artist Eija Heward has a collection of stained glass works on display at Cravings Cafe in Kingston. In March, the artist will be opening a new studio at the Wright Building in Rockland, where she will display her paintings and stained glass creations. Heward is standing next to a large stained glass work entitled “Norwegian Texture.” Photo by Julius A. Prince, Jr.

Recycling at Chandler School are Molly Duval, Cody and Tate Panton, Jameson and Bennett Regan, and Liam Chicoin.

Jameson Regan holds a tray of chocolate lol-lipops he made. He sold them all and raised $64 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at a recent CFF fundraiser. Jameson’s six year old brother, Bennett has CF.


Resident rejoins UMass faculty

Duxbury resident Arthur Bernard, who had served as Gov-ernor Deval Patrick’s chief of staff, will become vice chancel-lor for government relations and public affairs at UMass Boston, a position he previously held be-fore leaving to join the adminis-tration.

He returned to his old job on Feb. 7, according to an e-mail from UMass Chancellor J. Keith Motley.

“As many of you know, Mr. Bernard joined the UMass Bos-ton team in 2007,” wrote Motley. “He was extremely effective in helping the university launch its strategic and master plans that year and in helping to establish the then-newly formed Division of Government Relations and Public Affairs. While we regret-ted losing him to Governor Pat-rick’s administration, where he eventually became chief of staff, we are very pleased that he is coming back to us.”

SUPER MOMENT: Duxbury residents Craig and Declan Dolloff went to the Super Bowl in Dallas, along with brother Steven and cousin Justin Dolloff.

Ilve Bayturk wins South Shore Conservatory’s concerto solo competition

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Duxbury has earned the opportunity to be a featured musician in concert with Plym-outh Philharmonic Orchestra. Her recent performance at South Shore Conservatory’s 23rd Annual Concerto Competition placed her ahead of 12 com-petitors from all across the South Shore, po-sitioning her as the overall winner and se-curing her appearance at The Phil’s Family Concert on March 6 at Memorial Hall in Plymouth.

A graduate of Dux-bury Middle School, Ilve currently attends Milton Academy as a freshman. In addition to her love of piano, she plays the violin in the school orchestra. She is also the accompanist of Community Voices, a chorus for develop-mentally delayed adults at South Shore Conservatory. Ilve also enjoys tennis, reading, travel and movies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Gloryia (Conroy) Marie, 73 of Plymouth , died Thursday Feb. 3, 2011 at the Golden Liv-ing Center in Cohasset. She was born March 26, 1937 in Boston, daugh-ter of the late John and Frances (Bergami) Con-roy. She attended the Museum of Fine Arts

School, where she received the Globe Scho-lastic Art Award. She also attended Fisher Jr. College, and Bridgewater State College. Mrs. Marie was a volunteer producer and direc-

tor at Duxbury Community Television where she produced and directed “Hoagies Money,” “Edger,” another movie and local community stories. She was an artist, who loved painting, writing, gardening, and cooking.

Mrs. Marie leaves her daughter, Jane Pat-ton of Old Orchard Beach, Maine and the late Leo A. Hieblinger; her sister, Frances Olivia; her two grandchildren.

Mrs. Marie is buried at the Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury. Donations in her memo-ry may be made to the Massachusetts Humane Society, P.O. Box 890127, 87 wharf St. E. wey-mouth, MA 02189. For more info and online guestbook, visit cartmellfuneralhome.com.

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Jane Wildes Jeter of Hopewell, N.J. died suddenly on Jan. 15 at her home. Mrs. Jeter grew up in Duxbury and graduated from Dux-bury High School in 1965. She had an under-graduate degree from the University of Massa-chusetts and a Master’s degree in sociology. Mrs. Jeter was a retired reading, health and science middle school teacher who taught in Seabright, N.J. In addition to her career in edu-cation, she was recognized nationally for her expertise in dog training, including both obedi-ence and agility training. She raised, trained and showed German Shepherds and Cocker Spaniels. Most recently, she taught agility

classes in the Hopewell area and advised dog clubs both locally and nationally. Mrs. Jeter was a recipient of numerous awards in the area of breeding and training dogs.

Mrs. Jeter was the wife of the late Harry Jeter and the sister of the late John F. Wildes. She leaves her mother, Frances S. Churchill of Duxbury.

Burial will be private and a memorial ser-vice will be held later in the spring at Pilgrim Church in Duxbury. In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may be made to the American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc., 186 Pilgrim Drive, Holden, MA 01520.

Jane (Craig) Sanger died on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at her home in Duxbury. She was 86.

Mrs. Sanger was born Mary Enid Jane Craig on Dec. 17, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA, to Mary Enid Pritchard and Charles Winchester Craig.

Raised in the Philadelphia area, she graduated from Pem-broke College at Brown University in 1948. After she and her first husband, w.R. Sanger, were married in that year, they made their home in a number of communities, including Shaker Heights, OH, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, weston, where they lived for over 30 years, and Edgartown. Ms. Sanger moved to the Village of Duxbury in 2005.

A lifelong volunteer, Jane will be remembered by many for her service at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, at the Bos-ton Symphony Orchestra, at WGBH, the Winsor School, Noble and Greenough School, and at the Martha’s Vineyard Preserva-tion Trust, as well as at other Vineyard organizations. In atten-dance at Boston Symphony Hall on Friday afternoons for de-cades, she co-chaired the annual Musical Marathon in 1983. Ms. Sanger was also an avid gardener, weather enthusiast and bird watcher.

She leaves her husband, Jack Eustis of Duxbury; by her brother, Cassin Winchester Craig, and his wife Jeanne, of Gw-ynedd, PA; her daughter Noel Gearhart and husband Peter; and her son Craig Sanger, all of Wellesley; four grandchildren, two step-granddaughters as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her first husband, Mrs. Sanger was preceded in death by her brother Donald Winchester Craig.

Burial at Tower Hill Cemetery, Edgartown, will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 34 North Summer Street, Edgar-town, MA 02539.

Joseph G. Shea, 72, of Duxbury, died sud-denly on Jan. 31. He grew up in Jamaica Plain where he was granted access to the adult section of Boston Public Library Branch in Jamaica Plain after he read every book in the children’s section.

Mr. Shea was a naval aviator who flew the A-1 Skyraider from the aircraft carriers U.S.S. Essex and U.S.S. Coral Sea., including mis-sions over Vietnam early in the war and as a pilot instructor. He retired as a Commander in the US Navy, and went on to work for Delta Airlines, as captain for the Boeing 727, 757, and 767.

Mr. Shea was an avid reader and a self-taught historian. He loved to share his knowl-edge of history and devoured research materials for the pleasure of knowing and sharing. One of his proudest moments was researching and enabling the reconstruction of the WWI War Memorial in Duxbury.

As an active member of First Parish Church

in Duxbury, serving on many committees there. He was active on town committees through the years and while serving as Sealer of Weights and Measures authored a manual for the job, which was reproduced and distributed by the Commonwealth to all cities and towns. He was also a long serving member of the Highway Safety Committee and the Municipal Commis-sion on Disabilities.

Mr. Shea was the husband of the late Jac-queline (Kress) and leaves his children, David and his wife Kathleen of Pembroke, Susan and her partner Nicci Meadow of Norwell and An-drew of Duxbury; his grandchildren, Ryan and Christopher Shea of Pembroke, Hayden Shea-Meadow of Norwell; his sister, Gerry Townsend of Florida; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Wednes-day, Feb. 9 at First Parish Church, 842 Trem-ont St., Duxbury, MA at 2 p.m. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Joseph G. Shea Memorial Fund c/o Rock-land Trust Company, P.O. Box 1627, Duxbury, MA 02331. Funds will be used to support local scouts in need.

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Richard C. Bergeron of Duxbury, formerly of Brockton, died Mon-day, Feb. 7 at home sur-rounded by family. He was 88. Husband of the late Mildred A. “Milly” (Millay) Bergeron, he was born in Brockton to Simeon J. and Mary Z.

(Eschemback) Bergeron. A graduate of Brock-ton High School and Boston University, Mr. Bergeron served his country in the Navy during world war II in the Pacific Theater. He worked for Intercity Transportation Company for most of his life and the U.S. Post Office. Summering in Duxbury for 20 years before moving there permanently in 1971, he was instrumental in creating the neighborhood beach association. Mr. Bergeron enjoyed music and dancing. He was a member of the American Legion for more than 40 years and attended many Navy reunions around the country.

Mr. Bergeron leaves his daughters, Patricia A. Wittlif and her husband, Vernon of Hous-ton, Tex., and Debra L. Jorgensen and her hus-band Peter of Ashland, N.H.; a son, Richard C. Bergeron, Jr. and his wife, Karen of Ledyard, Conn., his sister, Virginia R. Burgoyne; his brothers, Robert F., Raymond W., and Don-ald A.; two grandsons, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl A. Bergeron, and a sister, Rita L. Bergeron.

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At the annual Town Meet-ing in March, residents will be asked to buy 29 acres of open space off Summer Street.

Article 25 proposes to spend $447,097 in Commu-nity Preservation Act funds for three adjacent parcels with 200 feet of frontage on the east side of Summer Street between Keene and Franklin Streets. The actual cost of the land is $427,500. The addi-tional money is for associated purchase costs, such as a sur-vey and bounding the land.

The property contains up-land, wetlands and two ponds, which total approximately five acres. One of the lots is a 6.54 acre buildable lot appraised at $235,000. The current owner is Edward Koplovsky.

Community Preservation Committee chairman Holly Morris said this is a good use of CPA funds because it is ad-jacent to 155 acres of Duxbury

conservation land, it is a rare species habitat and it is within the Western Greenbelt, an area targeted for land acquisition. Owning this land will also pro-tect the ponds and streams that feed into them as well as the wildlife that live in and around

the area, she said.The Community Preserva-

tion Committee voted unani-mously in favor of purchasing this land. On Monday night, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to support all CPC articles.

Police & fire open houseThe Duxbury police and fire departments will hold an

open house on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the police station on west Street and the fire station on Tremont Street. The public is invited to come tour the facilities as Town Meeting considers a new police station and a fire rehab.

open space on CPC docketOTHER CPA ARTICLES

Article 19, the operating fund: This seeks to use $80,500, or five percent of CPA revenues, to administer the projects brought for-ward under the Act. Of this amount, $16,000 is for salaries. Last year, the total cost was $64,500. Article 20, annual allocations to the CPA: This year, voters will be asked to approve $483,000 to be split three ways into deposits of $161,000 into the historical preservation, affordable housing and open space accounts. With the 28 percent match from the state, the CPA 2012 revenue before Town Meeting expenditures will be just over $1.6 million. For FY12, the fund balance will total $3.9 million. Article 21, restoring the Old Town Hall for $250,000: The original 1840 building that now houses offices for the town manager and selectmen will receive a restoration of its facade, work on its foun-dation and a new roof. $130,000 will be spent to remove lead paint from the building. Article 22, restoring the Keene Mill foundation for $30,000: The project to repair the historic sawmill near the intersection of Temple and Keene streets, near Camp Wing consists of removing and resetting the granite blocks that form the foundation of the mill. Also, brush will be cleared from the area and a guardrail will be installed. Article 23, a gravestone restoration at the Standish Burial Grounds and Mayflower Cemetery for $58,000: In the Standish cemetery, there are 92-100 gravestones in need of repair or res-toration. The oldest headstone dates to 1697. In the Mayflower cemetery, the earliest gravestone there dates to 1787 in a section that is adjacent to the First Parish Church. This area contains about 115 gravestones that have been identified for repairs. Article 26, a proposal to spend $9,549 on a compact rolling shelving system for the town clerk’s vault: The vault storage was recently analyzed by a professional who recommended the shelv-ing. The town clerk keeps the records of the town, which include vital records of births, marriages, and deaths, town meeting reports and annual town reports, ZBA maps and cases, voter registration cards and bound street lists. Many of these records must be kept by the clerk indefinitely. Article 27, depositing $330,000 in CPA funds into the Housing Assistance Project: This fund, which began with $500,000 in 2008, has awarded one $100,000 grant to an eligible participant. Two more grants will be awarded once these applicants find homes that qualify for the program.

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Anderson, Kyla Marie Baraky, Grace Elizabeth Barry, Michael Patrick Benoit, Madison Janice Bergstrom, Riley Edward Bossi, Thomas James Briggs, Hailey Anne Bruce, Megan Douglas Bullinger, Elizabeth Campbell Button, Benjamin John Bylo, Kirsten Nicole Caliendo, Eva Maryanna Campbell, Matthew Garrett Carlisle, Caitlyn Mary Caslin, Tyler Vincent Caso, William Christopher Cawley, Edward Samuel Colucci, David Michael Connolly, Elizabeth Marie Cox, Brian William Cox, Kelsey Matthes Cronin, Michael Dennis Davidson, Grace Phelan DeMeritt, Devin Austin Diamond, Alexandra Hennessey Diamond, Samantha Curtis Dickinson, Jake William Doheny, Meghan Patricia Duffy, Eamonn Connell daSilva, Jose Gabriel Fantom, Martha Ross Gaines, Dylan Gregory Garrett, Allison Judith Gill, Sarah Beverly Gisholt Minard, Alden Elizabeth Guilfoile, Meghan Patricia Halligan, Michael Reed Harrington, Jillian Winslow Henderson, Alexander Charles Heppenstall, Alexandra Frances Hunt, Matthew Frederick Hutchinson, Garrett Scott Ivanof, Juliana Barbara Jamieson, Alexander Preston Jones, Rebecca Ann Kelly, Tyler John King, Zachary Scribner Koomey, John Christian Kyriakides, Rachel Alexandra Peter Lareau, Ryan Alexandre Lawson, Brie Ane-Knight Leclerc, William Lionel Lee, Maya Elizabeth Lema, Sean Thomas Lyons, Abigail May Macaulay, Sophie Paige MacQuarrie, Mei Elizabeth Manning, Abigail Elizabeth McLaughlin, Annabel Sarah Merlin, Sean William Moitoso, Madison Tully Moody, Harold Francis Murphy, Isabel Soraya Murray, Emily Rose Neuger, Stephen Clayton Nichols, Hunter Ryan O’Keeffe, Caroline Malloy Oliver, Lauren Alexandra Peters, William Ryan Puatu, Cassidy Grace Quinlan, Benjamin John Rice, Hunter Jacob Roveto, Julia Hosom Sargis, Makenna Kathryn Schaeffer, Tobias Rudolph Schorer, Jackson Warren Shanahan, Conor Samuel Sibley, Emma Jeanne Smith, Hunter Peter Tierney, Siobhan Rose Tokarski, Aidan Sean VanDingstee, Meredith Lee Van der Veen, Emily Elizabeth Wahle, Theodore Charles Weimer, Elizabeth Mary

Grade 6 HonorsAntaya, John Stephen Badeau, Devin McClure Bartley, Katherine Elise Berry, Chandler Robinson Biggins, Kyle Michael Billard, Sarah Anne Bishop, Danielle Renee Blair, Isabella Sage Bolduc, Brendan Kenneth Bombardier, Devin Carl Boutin, Robert Paul Brady, Claire Fiona Brandeis, Carolyn Anne Brennan, John James Brook, Andrew Sean Brown, Colin James Burke, Patrick Hennessey Burns, Ryan Philip Caieiro, Adam Louis Chase, Julia Claire Chin, Zachary Alexander Cleary, Bridget Egan Cole, John Henry Eagleston Coletti, Michael Ernest

Collins, Matthew Aiden Connolly, Andrew Mccauley Constantine, Julia Rose Craig, Evan Patrick Creamer, Elizabeth Noreen Curley, John Francis Davenport, Nathaniel Fairbanks Davis, Liam James Devine, Zachary Stephen Dixon, Austin Patrick Dolloff, Declan James Duffin, Clayton Avery Eisner, Erica Nolan Kane Fitzgerald, Brendan Thomas Flynn, Patrick Burns Fontana, Alexandra Rose Foote, Lillian Mary Gavin, Michael Francis Gearin, Nicholas Shawn Gill, Michael William Goldberg, Emma Alexandra Goldner, Jack Renken Goodell, Grace Emma Griffin, Cathryn Pope Guinen, Maya Susan Hadley, Makenna Lane Hargrave, Thomas Jean Heath, Connor Easton Herlihy, Grace Margaret Hesson, Jake Michael Hill, Madison Elizabeth Hurley, Devyn Elizabeth Hurley, Dillon Wood Isbister, Sydney Elizabeth Jacobson, Richard Michael Jewett, Timothy Carter Jordan, Alicia Mariann Kalil, Maxfield Holbrook Kalous, Christopher Mead Kangos, Benjamin Douglas Kelly, Andrew McDermott Kelly, Matthew McDermott Kennedy, Lee Declan Knies, Alexandra Frances Knobloch, Kyle John Kracov, Mark William Kropp, Brittany Gayl Lamothe, Jordan William Lawlor, Julia Anne Lewis, Carter James Lewis, Claire Elizabeth Lewis, Meredith Rose LoConte, Nicholas Williams Lyons, Mary Kate Macaluso, Jack David Mackin, Averey Clare Macleod, Abigail Margaret Magwood, Rourke Kevin Maimaron, Robert Dunn Maiuri, Zachary Keith Mann, Rose Victoria Mathews, Colleen Irene Mazurczak, Cooper Robert McCarthy, Madison Rose McGoldrick, Thomas John McKim, Alyssa Sarah Melia, Abigail Katherine Murdock, Ethan O’Brien Murphy, Bridget Kathryn Murphy, Peter Francis Najarian, Robert George Nelson, Sara Elizabeth Nichols, Olivia Hay Nolan, Timothy Richard O’Neal, Charlotte Erin Pattinson, Wesley Mellor Pilon, Isobel Noel Poelaert, Mallory Marie Pollack, Marshall Cole Poreda, Grace Eizabeth Prime, Luke Macgregor Prime, Zachary Everett Quigley, Declan Brosnan Quigley, Mia Heffernan Quinlan, Andrew John Quinlan, Cory John Roberts, Christopher Rentz Roberts, Samuel Barry Roland, Cole William Rubin, Eric William Rubin, Matthew Murphy Schomp, Albert Linden Schwanke, Arianna Joyce Schweitzer, Katherine Viktoria Sharpe, Jenna YuHui Simard, Jackson Timothy Siroonian, Olivia Renee Stefanski, Kendra Rhea Stewart, Nicholas Dahlen Stratton, Nathaniel Michael Sullivan, Cameron Daniel Sullivan, Jeffrey Peter Sullivan, Robert Edward Sullivan, Sophia Young Hee Sunderland, Anne Marion Swiderski, Seton Elizabeth Taglieri, Nicholas Lawrence Thomas, Andrew Joseph Tinkham, Samuel Joseph Tower, Grace Elizabeth Triebel, Henry John Walker, Sara Elizabeth

Waltz, Benjamin Andrew Weber, Shayla Rose White, Rylee Aurele Williams, Aine Catherine Wyatt, Tyler Michael Zukowski, Mikayla Gascon

Grade 7 High HonorsAntonino, Matthew Drea Ball, Bridget Eileen Barrett, Katherine Slein Bartlett, Emma Clare Beckerman, Katherine Marie Bernard, Alexander James Boyle, Kathryn Elizabeth Brown, Lydia Grace Bulu, Brianna Lee Burke, Brady Christopher Butler, Evan Murphy Chase, Catherine Stewart Chinetti, Anna Eilene Coghlan, Kevin John Corcoran, Kevin Peter Crowley, Caroline Margaret Denelle, Delia Kathryn Despathy, Riley Morgan Dobyns, Taylor Shaw Donato, Payton Mary Dorsett, Gabrielle Ann Driscoll, Charles Buckley Duggan, Julia Noelle Dunne, Courtney R Eggers, Benjamin William Fadden, Brianna Kate Farias, Thomas Wyatt Fitts, Susanna Chandler Gerraughty, Daniel Webb Gill, Emma Kathryn Grace, Emily Frances Hecker, Noel Francis Hocking, Caroline Sarah Horgan, John Ryan Hovey, Alana Gabrielle Hunt, Connor J Hutchinson, Megan Lindsey Johnson, Carolyn Margaret Jones, Abigail Eleanor Jordan, Catherine Margaret Kates, Christine Rose Kearney, Sarah Lane Lampson, Trevor Andrew Lehmann, Kerri Elizabeth Lloyd, Marin Phasopheap Lombardi, Alexis Barbara Luscko, Abigail Marie Macaluso, William Francis MacKinnon, Emma Katherine Marshall, David Kenneth Martinez, Zulia Aniela McClintock, Daena Cole McDaniel, Abbey Noella Mellen, Maren Alicia Mello, James Michael Mrowka, Lawrence Stephen Murphy, Olivia Rose Murray, Kristen Marie NeJame, Louis Macaulay Neprud, Jared Calvin O’Brien, Heather Winifred Olson, Anna Louise Palombella, Sarah Mary Parry, Caitlin Marie Peters, Kathryn Ferrick Piper, Harrison David Quilty, Patrick Fitzgibbon Quinlan, Nicole Carol Quinn, Katherine Margaret Rakauskas, Veronica Mai Reagan, Jake Kenneth Roberts, Thomas Nehemiah Ruff, Julia Marie Ryan, Charles John Saia, Marisa Hsin-Hsin Sarles, Caitlyn Mary Schiller, Cameron Louise Sheil, Hannah Elizabeth Snow, Jack Louis Stevens, Kylie Grace Stone, Abigail Atwood Sullivan, Anna Genevieve Sweet, Chloe Elizabeth Tearse, David Squire Therrien, Sophie Rose Thomas, Olivia Marie Tonis, Jonathan Adam Tufankjian, Calista Rose Venturelli, Lily Sullivan Ward, John Reynolds Webber, Maximillian David White, Julia Maria White, Rachel Anne Williams, Katherine Carol Wong, Elizabeth Nicole Yucius, Abigail Reid Zolla, Alexander John

Grade 7 HonorsAnello, Cameron Bradford Barbati, Anna Theresa Barker, Chyrsten Nicole Barry, Elizabeth Anna Bedrick, Danika Marilyn

Berrigan, Beth Kristen Berry, Emily Russell Blackington, Brynne Rose FuTong Borg, Andrew Thomas Borghesani, Celia Jane Boucher, Izabella Renea Bouthillier, Anna Catherine Brayer, Griffin Thomas Briggs, Iva Noelle Brockwell, Brian Greg Brooks, Ciara Grace Buckley, Caroline Anne Burgess, Max Bradley Burke, John Colman Christenson, Cameron Thomas Chu, Haley Morgan Connors, Angela Lorraine Conway, Molly Rose Coppola, Daniel Joseph Coyman, Brendan Francis Daley, Kathryn Madelyn DeMartino, Joseph Thomas DeMio, John Douglas DiVasta, Jared Gabriel Dobens, Anne Kathleen Downey, Nicole Jean Drago, Taylor Lauren Duffey, Ryan Thomas Duggan, Maxwell Hugh Duty, Ryan Arthur deRoetth, Louisa Andresen duMont, Hannah Katherine Eddy, Cameron Bradshaw Elliott, Mary Kate Estey, Eli Wyatt Fahey, Caroline Anne Falcone, James Murphy Fassnacht, Nina Mary Josephine Fearey, Morton Lazell Feldman, Matthew Christian Felty, Storme LT Fitts, Charles Campbell Fitzgerald, Julia Nicole Gallagher, Claire Jacqueline Giumetti, James Michael Glattstein, Max Edmund Hammel, Matthew David Haney, Sean David Hanlon, Meredythe Jane Hargrave, Katherine Ann Healy, Lauren Barbara Herlihy, Luke Ryan Hines, Lucas James Hines, Stephen Robey Homan, Cameron Ronald Horton, Wesley Everett Huang, Kevin Michael Jamieson, Charles Porter Kelso, James Henry Kennelly, Kurt Nicholas Kent, Jacob Price Kimbro, John Hayden Koplovsky, Madison Gillian Krahmer, Walter Mason Kurker, Taylor Jabran Lannon, Samantha Marie LaTorre, Ryan Christopher Leddie, Hannah Isabelle Leonard, William Rosario MacDonald, Owen Patrick Mackin, Lindsea Rose Madigan, Peyton Mullin Markella, Harrison William Martinez, Xavier Michael Matthews, Lauren Gallagher McCarthy, Brendan Joseph McCarthy, Gretchen Joan McCarthy, Theresa Catherine McDermott, Emily Caroline McDonough, Shea Caroline McGill, Katherine Joyce McLaughlin, Brianna Melcha de OliveiraMcManus, Jacob Alexander McManus, Noah William Meyer, Abigail Lynn-Ann Morreale, Nicholas Paul Muller, Jennah Marina Mullin, Samuel James Murphy, Alexis Eleanor Nolan, Julia Elizabeth Norton, Rachael Gauthier Nudd, Kelsey Ann O’Brien, Dawson Matthew O’Brien, Liam Paul Francis O’Brien, Rachel Renee O’Connor, Christopher Gregory O’Hare, Thomas Patrick O’Neal, Michael Christopher O’Neil, Conor Robert Olson, Michael David Passell, Duncan Lawrence Patrolia, Jonas Truth Perry, Robert David Phinney, Robert Warren Proctor, Ryan Christopher Prudente, Collin Michael Rangulong, Sydney Halle Riley, Darnell James Robillard, Makayla Danielle Rosenberger, Benjamin Robert Sanchez, Benjamin Edward Scott, William Michael

Siegener, Charles Raymond Sinnott, Madelyn Louise Slayter, Lillian Margaret Spellman, John Timothy Stauss, Heidi Hawksworth Stinebiser, Eli Logan Stuhr, Ryan George Sullivan, Cole Hilson Thomas, Emily Dane Tobin, Molly Jacqueline Tower, Megan Ann White, Alexandra Marissa Coffin Wiese, William Hunter Willett, John Peter

Grade 8 High HonorsAllen, Tate Douglas Anderson, Kathryn Elizabeth Bernier, Jack Andrew Boyle, Matthew Ryan Burns, Evan James Caso, Sarah Jane Chase, Judson Andrew Chatlin, Garrett Davis Cheal, Jason James Cheever, Sarah Elizabeth Connor, Daniel Joseph Cook, Emmaline Berlin Cox, Erik Richard Cronin, Catherine Mary Cross, Jamie Lee Crowley, Olivia Tierney Curran, Brendan Patrick Demos, Remington Clark Dillon, Niall Coggins DiMartinis, Jake Steven Dixon, Bridget McKenzie Doheny, Matthew George Dunne, Michael Patrick Fahy, Kaitlin Elizabeth Feeney, Craig Thomas Fichter, Marissa Abelli Fiskio, Elliana Marie FitzGerald, Alana Leigh Fitzgerald, Veronica Mary Foley, Isabelle Marie Foote, Madeline Margaret Gandt, Peter Richard Garrity, Grant Richard Gavin, Nicole Elyse Gleason, Grace Elizabeth Hadley, Madison Jane Harrison, Catherine Mary Holbrook, Sarah Constance Hunter, Catherine Johnston Hutchinson, Tyler Robert Ivanof, Olivia Litsa Johnson, Charlotte Mullins Kelly, Tucker Robert Lawson, Perry Christine Leaverton, Christopher Jennings Leclerc, Alexandra Renee Lewis, Aubrey Jeanne Lyons, Madeline Alice Mackin, Alyssa Jenea MacLennan, Kristina Elizabeth Magnuson, Erik Joseph McCann, Isabella Marie McCourt, Jared David McManus, Tyler Bruce Melia, Kelly Kent Moody, Michaela Marie Murphy, David Matthew Murphy, Tess Azita Mutkoski, Michael Christopher Nolton, Emily Klier O’Connor, Daniel Joseph O’Neal, Matthew Kiely O’Rourke, Kevin Joseph Palfrey, Sarah Morgan Prime, Wyatt Garrison Quigley, Lucy Moore Ruff, Charles Joseph Schaeffer, Zayla Dean Serres, Olav Albert Sanderson Sharpe, Jillian Yuli Shay, Patrick McGahan Smith, Kristin Marion Stohlman-Vanderveen, Maryellen Sullivan, Jacqueline Marie Sullivan, Jared John Tierney, Rachel Catherine Turner, Annie Elizabeth Vetsch, Cara Ingrid Vitaro, Elizabeth Claire van der Veen, Collin Michael Wahle, Charlotte Frances Ward, Mary Katherine Wolff, John Arthur Wyatt, Virginia Barbara

Grade 8 HonorsAdamski, Sarah Elizabeth Allen, Connor Michael Anello, Olivia Bradford Archambault, Keely Ann Armstrong, Christopher Todd Badeau, James Pierce Barry, Garrett Wesley Bentsen-Bush, Ashton Marie Bombardier, Nicole Sullivan Brady, Alison Lorraine

Brennan, Falvey Anne-Marie Bright, Mackenzie Charlotte-May Brumley, Annie Mary Joo Hee Buonagurio, Riley Elizabeth Burgoyne, Benjamin Robert Butcher, Lincoln Maxwell Button, David Joseph Caliendo, Benjamin Daniel Campbell, Patrick Christopher Catanzariti, Eva Olivia Cazeault, Jared Philson Champ, Camille Alain Clancy, Tara Lynn Clark, Owen Marshall Connelly, Margaret Grace Connolly, Geraldine Ann Cordeiro, Riley Nicole Craffey, James Francis Crane, Riley Stuart Creed, Peter William Curcuru, Alicia Faye Curley, Baylee Anne Dacey, Joseph Walter Day, James Alexander Dickinson, Nicholas Reed DiVasta, Sarah Benedette Dudley, Jane Ann Duffy, Brendan Patrick Duffy, Emma Katherine Ederle, Katherine Rose Errasti, Shawn Edward Fahey, Julia Mary Fallon, Colleen Patricia Ferguson, Sally Ann Adalia Fitzpatrick, Michael Sean Flynn, Jack McSheffrey Gino, Sophia Margaret Grady, Patrick Ryan Groll, Samuel Tyler Guilfoile, Erin Patricia Gunderson, Emily Eileen Halligan, Katherine Ann Hannon, Edmund Jordan Hartford, Eliza Carroll Heidenreich, Claire Elizabeth Hesson, Colby Michael Hickey, Daniel Noyes Homsy, William James Horan, Isabella Victoria Houghton, Grace Dana Jacobson, Charles Giorlando Jagiela, Matthew Orion Johnson, Haley Christine Jones, Danielle Braga Jones, Kaylee Rose Juliano, Anna Theresa Kalous, William Garvey Kent, Tayler Patricia Koplovsky, Austin Listernick, Christina Michelle Lyons, Matthew Joseph MacKinnon, Kailin Mary Maloney, Maggie Gianchetti McCarthy, Meghan Elizabeth McClure, Matthew Louis McEachern, Hannah Frances McKenzie, Chandley Rose McMahon, Timothy James McSheffrey, James Ryan Meier, Michelle Elizabeth Michelson, Drew James Miller, Rebecca Leigh Moretti, Christopher Paul Morton, Hannah Margaret Murphy, Catherine Jane O’Brien, Erin Elizabeth Hook O’Brien, Kelly Christina O’Connor, Jake Francis O’Connor, Kirsten Barbara O’Connor, Quinn Lockwood O’Neill, Annabelle Quinn Parry, Meghan Elizabeth Pilon, Aidan Robert Pisani, Avery Lynn Puatu, Griffin Daniel Quilty, Molly Fitzgibbon Riccio, Jenna Marie Robinson, Caroline Conlon Rosenfeld, Emma Elizabeth Roy, Lauren Anne Roy, Megan Claire Sarles, Meghan Elizabeth Schupp, Marie Kathleen Schweitzer, Erik Allen Sellers, Summer Rae Shaughnessy, James Robert Sibley, Christian Andrew Smith, Cody Lee Stayton, Amanda Brooke Stevens, Luke Kevin Sullivan, James Joseph Sullivan, Kiley Helen Tibbetts, Christopher Bartlett Vidito, Jennifer Marie Vuilleumier, Madison Lace Walsh, Cameron Campbell Walsh, Kathryn Sage Williams, Mairead Elizabeth Williams, Nicholas John Woleyko, Alexandra Tan Wynne, Kayla Janae Zec, Brian Steven


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Name of nominee: Ray-mond DeGaust.

Nominee’s department: Police and Duxbury Free Li-brary.

Nominee’s title or role: Custodian.

How long have you worked for the town?: I’ve been at the police department since July, but I’ve worked for the library for 16 years.

What did you do before working here?: I was in prop-erty management. I was in charge of nine buildings in the Quin-cy-Braintree area.

What do you like most about your job?: I like that I get to move around, to the police station and back. That really breaks up the day.

What’s the biggest chal-lenge?: In the winter at the library, it’s definitely snow re-moval. We also get a lot of kids coming in the afternoons – we have over 100.

Where do you live?: Kingston.

What do you like to do in your free time?: I like to play hockey, I play in the South Coastal Men’s League out of Pem-broke. I also rent out the Bog for a pick-up league –– I’m basi-cally playing year round.

Please recommend a favorite book or movie: My favorite movie is Platoon.

Quote from nominating co-worker(s): Ray has been work-ing at the police department handling our custodial needs since July 1. His wonderful work ethic and positive attitude and smile have made him a welcome addition to the Police Department. He constantly goes beyond and thinks ahead of our needs.

–– Police Chief Matthew Clancy

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istered by Friday, Feb. 18 in order to qualify for both the Annual Town Meeting and town election. The town election will take place on Saturday, March 26, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Duxbury Middle School, Herrick Gymnasium at 71 Alden St.

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Volunteer training begins on March 21 and continues every Monday for nine weeks. Trainings take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Cranberry Hos-pice, 36 Cordage Park Circle in Plymouth. For more infor-mation and to register, call volunteer coordinator Karen Foster at 508-830-2762.

Republicans to host forumOn Wednesday, Feb. 16, the Duxbury Republican Town

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faulty electronics and even ter-mites. The facade around the station’s chimney is crumbling –– leading to leaks –– and the rear door of the station, which is how the officers come and go, rains water down on their heads. A second floor office is almost constantly flooded from leaky walls –– and offi-cers dryly note that it’s lucky the person who used to occupy it isn’t there any more. Budget cuts.

Clancy said that the po-lice station isn’t just outdated. It was built by a private con-tractor, using non-commercial building materials and tech-niques. It isn’t as durable as commercial-grade buildings constructed around the same time. In fact, the station’s sec-ond floor expansion was built by one of the department mem-bers rather than a contractor.

Non-commercial construc-tion means the building isn’t built to withstand the heavy use of a police station. Lt. Lewis Chubb said that’s what people are forgetting when they compare the station to a private home that may be old-er but in better shape.

“A house is only occupied by moving people about eight hours a day,” said Chubb. At the police station station, more than 20 people use the build-ing 24 hours a day.

“It’s served its purpose well for many years ... but it’s not built for the load it’s taken on,” said Clancy.

Public Safety Build-ing Committee member Georgeann Blatterman said she was one of those people who had to be convinced about the police station plans.

“I’m the person you have to sell the project to,” she said. “I knew it was probably out-dated.”

The more she learned, however, the more she real-ized how great the need was.

“They need these build-ings,” she said. “They’ve need-ed them for a while and they need them going forward.”

Blatterman said she and the other committee members heard the message from vot-ers loud and clear during the unsuccessful projects –– keep the price down.

“One of the overriding

public concerns is cost,” she said. “When people go into the voting booth you’re looking at that cost factor.”

Clancy pointed out that the police station proposals have gone from $9.8 million for a single station, to $16 for a combined, police and fire building down to $6.6-4 mil-lion, although those numbers may still go down. The size of the building has also shrunk from 19,000 square feet down to 15,200.

“The building can’t get any smaller,” said Clancy. He said that if the proposal is cut any future, the station may require expansion within the next ten years.

Blatterman also said that the site selection of Mayflow-er Street will help keep costs low. That site will allow for a one-story design, which police officials say is ideal. There will also be no need for tempo-rary housing. The new police station on Mayflower Street would also be able to tie into new utilities being installed for the new crematory.

One thing everyone agrees on: These projects are as streamlined as possible, and the police department can’t wait any longer.

“We have shaved the projects to the absolute bare bones,” said Blatterman.

“The bond market and construction market is still very favorable ... it’s not go-ing to remain that way much longer,” said Clancy. “This is the best possible time for this project.”

Public safety officials say the time is now for police

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This door is the entrance to the police station used by the department (rather than the front, public entrance.) Because of the way the roofs are situated, water pours down in a sheet when the gutters are frozen –– creating a slippery hazard on the ground.



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Stacking up the snow totalsBut how does the winter of

2010/2011 stack up to previ-ous winters? As of last week, it’s in the middle of the pack (see chart on page one.) How-ever, the season is hardly over. January 2011 saw 21.5 inches of snow fall on Duxbury, sec-ond only to the the whopping 55.6 inches that hit town in January of 2005, which might be why it has felt like such a whitewash.

DPW Director Peter Butt-kus said that this winter sea-son, his crews have seen seven plowable storms and have per-formed 23 sanding operations.

The snow totals so far for the year are 13.3 inches for December and 21.5 inches for January, according to local weather watcher Wayne He-ward. Last year, Duxbury saw 47.4 inches from December through March.

Heward said that since he’s been measuring snow (starting in 1984), the high-est total snowfall was during the 1995/1996 season – 103.6 inches.

Buttkus remembered that season being particularly dif-ficult for highway crews.

“Those years were crazy years,” he said.

The lowest was 12.7 inch-es in 2001/2002, according to Heward.

Duxbury, like most towns, historically sets a low number for the snow and ice removal budget. That is because towns can “deficit spend” this line item –– meaning they can spend more than what’s in the budget without having to go back to Town Meeting, as long as the Board of Selectmen de-clares a snow emergency.

For the past several years, Duxbury has budgeted a total of $149,200 for snow and ice removal –– $55,000 for pay-roll and $94,200 for expenses,

according to Finance Director John Madden. This year, Butt-kus said he’s asked for an ad-ditional 105,000, which hasn’t been exhausted yet.

Since 2006, the most the town has spent on snow and

ice removal was $463,966.62 in 2009, according to Madden. The only year during that pe-riod where the budget came in below expectations was 2007 (see chart above.)

Buttkus said that the most difficult snow to deal with is wet and heavy –– something that’s happened several times this season.

“Heavy wet snow brings the most problems,” he said. “You’ve got tree damage, you’ve got lines down ... the snow’s heavy to move, it takes its toll on the equipment.”

Snow on trees can cre-ate problems on narrow ru-ral roads. Buttkus said a few storms ago, he had to send the department’s bucket truck ahead of the plows just to clear a path.

Another problem is when the weather changes from snow to rain. He said the de-partment crews have to scram-ble to keep storm drains clear

so the water has someplace to go.

And what happens when there’s no where to push the snow on those narrow streets? Boston has made headlines in recent days as they consider asking the Department of En-vironmental Protection for permission to dump the snow into the ocean –– but Buttkus said that’s “a big no-no” in Duxbury.

“We’re fortunate where we rarely have to haul snow,” he said. However, when they do have to truck out snow, it’s placed in the parking lot of the Girl Scout House/Recreation Department office off Hall’s Corner –– accounting for the giant mound of snow there.

A piece of equipment that’s helped DPW crews move large amounts of snow this year, Buttkus said, is an industrial-strength snowblow-er that’s attached to the depart-ment’s road side mower. In past year’s they’ve used it to clear sidewalks, but this year it’s being employed to widen the road.

“That machine has been extremely busy this year,” Buttkus said.

Buttkus pointed out that the snow is just the end of what’s been a strange year in terms of weather. He said town officials have responded to astronomical high tides and hurricane remnants in addition to the snow –– and that this summer was extremely dry.

“It’s been a crazy, crazy year of weather extremes,” Buttkus said. He said there was a two-week period in March where the Gurnet was battered by storms, causing the loss of six feet of beach in front of the seawall.

“I can’t ever remember that happening before,” he said.

Despite all the crazy weather, Buttkus said his de-partment has stayed ahead of all the storms, and are prepared to handle whatever comes their way for the rest of the winter.

“We’re always well pre-pared,” he said. “Every storm throws something different at you ... there’s a lot of seasoned personnel here.”

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

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

Past recipients of the award are former First Lady Barbara Bush, President of the Massachusetts Senate, Therese Murray, U.N. Population Fund Representative in Hati, Tania Cooper Pa-riola, author and speaker Loretta LaRoche, actress and advocate for special needs children, Marianne Leone Cooper, Christmas Tree Shop founder Doreen Bilezikian, Granite Electric Com-pany President Phyllis P. Godwin, nature conservationist Helen Philbrick, and Duxbury community leaders and advocates Eliza-beth Nightingale, Anne Antonellis, Hollis “Holly” Morris, Betsy Sullivan, Dorothy “Dolly” Snow Bicknell, and Joanne Moore.

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

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Loss support group to meet

The “Living Through Loss” support group –– open to all people in the Duxbury area who have lost a loved one –– will meet on eight consecutive Wednesday nights, running from Feb. 9 through March 30. The sessions run from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Herrick Room in the lower level of Holy Fam-ily Church. Though people are welcome to join after the start-ing date, new attendees cannot be admitted after March 2. Any questions should be addressed to Deacon Art Keefe at 781-585-4444.

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Town to purchase Blairhaven?Committee warrant article this week, saying this opportunity, while costly, was not to be missed.

“I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the residents of Duxbury,” said Selectman Chairman Shawn Dahlen. “I think it would be foolish to pass this up.”

Article 24 seeks to spend $3.15 million to purchase three parcels totaling five acres of land at the corner of How-land’s Landing and Crescent Street directly on Kingston Bay. The property is adjacent to the Howland’s Landing, an active public boat launching area and 80-vessel capacity mooring field.

Community Preservation Committee chairman Holly Morris said the town has ne-gotiated a $3 million price with the property owner, the Massachusetts New Church Union. The extra $150,000 is for additional expenses in-cluding money to repair or demolish the three structures on the property. Currently, Blairhaven is used as a retreat and for functions.

According to Morris, the town has been eyeing this land to buy for over a hun-dred years. In 1895, the town bought Howland’s Landing and, even back then, it wanted to further expand its hold on the waterfront. In 1939, Mary Blair gave the land to the church to be used as a camp for children.

In 1952, the town wanted to acquire 50 feet on both sides of Howland’s Lane and want-ed to build a pier and dock. In 1975, the Town Landing Study Committee recommended the town acquire the right of first refusal on Blairhaven.

Morris said the CPC has been talking to the New Union Church about buying Blairhaven since 2003. The property was assessed at be-tween $3.1 million and $3.5 million, she said.

If purchased, the property would be used for passive rec-reation, access to the water and improved parking, said Morris. Town Manager Rich-ard MacDonald plans to name a Blairhaven study committee to investigate and recommend the best way to use this land.

“This is an amazing oppor-tunity,” said Selectman Betsy Sullivan. “We wouldn’t even be discussing it in this econo-my without the CPA.”

Tremont Street resident Jim Sullivan said he felt it was “mind-boggling” that the town was considering such a large land purchase at this time.

“I find it very difficult to reconcile an expenditure for $3 million on waterfront property when we’re tearing our hair out trying to find ways to build a police station and renovate the fire station, not to mention the other [school] project,” he said. “This money comes from taxpayer’s pockets.”

Selectmen noted that Community Preservation Act money can only be spent on historical preservation, open space land purchases and in-creasing affordable housing.

CPC member Brendan Ke-ohan said the test for the CPC was to determine if this project was an appropriate use of CPA

funds. “Not only is it an appro-

priate use, it is a good use,” said Keohan. “From Boston to Cape Cod, the waterfront for the public has virtually van-ished. It is an unbelievable op-portunity.”

The money is available to pay for most of the project –– although the town would have to borrow $800,000, which would be paid back from CPA funds within a year, Morris said.


Board of Selectmen Chairman Shawn Dahlen said that purchasing the waterfront property at Blairhaven is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity the town cannot afford to pass up.

Upcoming library story timesRegistration for the winter/spring stay alone story times

for ages 4, 5, or in kindergarten is currently underway in the children’s department of the Duxbury Free Library. Spaces are filled on a first come basis. Registration must be done in per-son, no phone registrations are accepted.

Children may be registered for one of two sessions. The offerings are: Session I: Tuesdays, 10:15-11 a.m., through March 1 or Session II: Tuesdays, 10:15-11 a.m., March 8 through April 5.

Drop in story times will begin this week. Drop in programs do not require registration and are designed for participation by an adult with a child. These programs include: Toddler Tales, ages 2 and under, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., repeated at 10:30 a.m., through March 29 in the lower level Resource Room; Drop In Storytime for ages 3 and under, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 26 to April 6 in the lower level Resource Room.

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

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Feb. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center, join us for lunch and entertainment by Jerry Gottschalk, renowned pianist. Gottschalk’s appearance is thanks to the generosity of the Dux-bury/Kingston Kiwanis Club. Invite a friend and call ahead for lunch reservations 781-934-5774, ext 100. The cost for lunch is $5 for Duxbury seniors and $6 for non-residents and non-seniors.

Eating Smart for a Healthy Heart: Come for lunch on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. and get an extra treat, as a Nor-well VNA nutritionist will present tips on how to make smart-er food choices for better heart health. Invite a friend and call ahead for lunch reservations 781-934-5774, ext 100. The cost for lunch is $5 for Duxbury seniors and $6 for non-residents and non-seniors.

Senior Breakfast: wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. with a special presentation led by Jim Hartford of the Historic District Study Committee. Three new historic districts are being pro-posed in Duxbury to preserve and protect the historic districts in our town. Be informed in time for Town Meeting. Call in advance to reserve your spot for breakfast ($4) at 781-934-5774, ext. 100.

Health and Wellness: Be good to your feet. Make an ap-pointment with Kathy Affsa for a therapeutic foot massage. Appointments are available at the Senior Center on the second Thursday of the month beginning at 9 a.m. Cost is $10 for 10 minutes, $20 for 20 minutes. This massage helps improve circu-lation, relieve stress and muscle tension and reduce blood pres-sure. Call Peggy to schedule your appointment at 781-934-5774, ext. 104.

Tax assistance for seniors: John Madden will once again be providing free federal and state tax preparation services for seniors and special needs individuals under the AARP/IRS tax assistance program through the Duxbury Senior Center. Contact Peggy Murphy at 781-934-5774, ext. 104 to arrange a date to drop off your tax documents for processing.

Before and After Dark registration begins

Duxbury Before and After Dark Winter/Spring flyers were mailed out in mid-January to Duxbury residents, with details for over 80 exciting classes for children and adults. Online, walk-in and mail-in registra-tions is ongoing. In order to register for classes online, families must create an Ac-tive Net account, or sign into an existing account at activenet.active.com/dux-buryrecreation. For addi-tional information, please visit the Before and After Dark Web site link at dux-bury.k12.ma.us or call the office at 781-934-7633.

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The Community Garden Club of Duxbury announces two scholarships to be awarded this year.

Duxbury High School Senior: A $500 scholarship will be available to a member of this year’s Duxbury High School Graduating Class. The purpose of this award is to recognize any graduating senior who has demonstrated a commitment to beau-tifying Duxbury and/or to protecting its environment. The dead-line for applying is April 1. Further information may be obtained in the high school guidance office.

Duxbury Resident Scholarship: The second scholarship is available to a Duxbury resident of any age enrolled in a course of study focusing on horticulture, landscape design, city plan-ning, land management, botany, environmental studies, earth sciences, forestry or allied subjects. The applicant may have completed part of his/her coursework and need not be enrolled in a four year program.

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The town is considering allowing a farmer to cultivate and hay Bay Farm field as part of a new management agree-ment voters will take up at the annual Town Meeting begin-ning March 13.

Conservation Administra-tor Joe Grady explained that Article 30 seeks voter approv-

al of a management agreement for up to 10 years for Bay Farm field off of Loring Street on the Kingston border.

He said the Duxbury Ag-ricultural Commission sug-gested the town lease the field for hay production because it will help to maintain the field by getting rid of the invasive exotic plants that have taken over the area.

The walking trails would be maintained if the hay fields are allowed, said Grady.

“I think it’s a positive sug-gestion,” said Grady, adding that it will release the Depart-ment of Public Works from the responsibility of mowing the expansive field in the summer.

Roger Ritch of the Ag-ricultural Commission ex-plained that a 10-year lease is more desirable than a five-year lease because it will take time and money to convert the land to usable hay fields, as the soil is not currently able to support a crop.

A bale of hay costs be-tween $6 to $8 at local feed

stores, he said.Bay Farm field consists of

80 acres that is jointly owned by Duxbury, Kingston and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. Duxbury bought its 44 acres in 1973. It is under the care of the Board of Selectmen and is not considered official conser-vation land. It is frequented by dog walkers, bird watchers

and fishermen as it ends at the Kingston Bay shoreline.

If the management agree-ment is approved at town meet-ing, the town will solicit bids from farmers or others who want to cultivate the field.

Selectmen voted unani-mously to endorse Article 30.

In related business, select-men:

• Voted to support Article 13, a proposal to rename ap-proximately 5 acres off May-flower Street after late Clipper publisher David Cutler. Cutler was an outspoken advocate of open space and of adopting the Community Preservation Act. The property is near the Round Pond open space park-ing area.

• Voted to support Article 29, granting an easement to a homeowner off Lincoln Street. Grady told selectmen that Elizabeth Mallory of Lincoln Street recently informed him that her driveway and utili-ties have been located on town property for over 30 years.

The driveway runs over two parcels. One is owned by the Board of Selectmen and was taken for back taxes in 2003. The other parcel had been owned by the Water Depart-ment, but was recently trans-ferred to the Conservation Commission due to swapping of land near the Birch Street water tank. Town Meeting can grant an easement for the se-lectmen’s land, but it may re-quire an act of the Legislature for an easement over the con-servation land.

The town is looking into allowing a farmer to harvest hay from town-owned Bay Farm field.

Display case open to the publicAre you a person who is so interested in some type of item,

that you can’t get enough? Perhaps you collect buttons, or bird ornaments, or glass paperweights. Or maybe you inherited Aunt Millie’s international yo-yo collection. would you like to show off your collectibles to the community? The Duxbury Free Li-brary provides a display case for this purpose. Past case collec-tions have included mermaids, baskets, teddy bears, Red Sox memorabilia, Duxbury photos, tiny boxes, a crow collection, postcards, and record albums from the 60’s and 70’s. Call the library at 781-934-2721 x108, or stop by the circulation desk and reserve the case now.

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The Historic Clothing Committee of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society enjoys the ongoing partnership with the Duxbury Free Library. The current exhibit is entitled “Valentine Romances May Lead to June Wed-dings.” From February to June, four different wedding gowns from the DRHS collection will be featured in the museum-quality display case constructed by local artist Craig Bloodgood that is permanently housed in the library’s reference area. The first exhibited gown is the wedding gown owned by Anne wessell Steel (b. 1857, d.1893) and worn for her May 1, 1879 wedding to George Arthur Piersol, great grandparents of Duxbury resident, Nancy Morgan, whose fam-ily summered in Duxbury. The groom’s vest is extant and is exhibited in the case alongside the dress. Also in the case are antique Victo-rian Valentines loaned by Mary Barclay, and a “Sailor’s Valentine” made by Lillian Bar-low, setting the mood for the romantic season. Launched in 2008 by then Library Director

Elaine winquist and DRHS Historic Clothing Committee Chairman Madelon Ali, Threads of Duxbury’s Past, a rotating display, allows many of the unique and interesting clothing and lifestyle accessory items from the society’s archives to be seen by the broader public. This project has been made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jane Fogg, with matching funds from the DRHS. All are invited to the library for a peek at the display.

Boy Scout Troop 62 Duxbury invites you to a pancake breakfast to raise money for the the Venturing Scouts of Troop 62. Troop 62 is very active in the community working on proj-ects including Alden House Cleanup, Clark’s Island Preparation and many other volunteer efforts. Over the last couple of years the troop has grown to over 80 scouts (between the ages of 12-18) and has had over 15 fellow scouts achieve the rank of Eagle, the highest rank in scouting. In 2007 the troop established the Ven-turing Scouts of Troop 62. This group of scouts are between the ages of 14-18 who participate in more high adventure trips.

In April, the venturing scouts will be at-tending Sea Base High Adventure Camp in The Bahamas. This trip requires that each scout have of a minimum rank of First Class as the scouts will be working an active schooner for five days. This is a working vessel and not a pleasure cruise and the scouts will be responsi-ble for maintaining the ship as well as standing watch throughout the night.

The Pancake Breakfast will take place on Sunday, Feb. 20 at Holy Family Church from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the lower level. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and children. Troop 62 appreciates your ongoing support.

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The Paul S. Fortini Foundation’s 2nd Annual Amazing A cappella

Nate Altimari and Firedrill! Sang a haunting rendition of Martin Sexton’s “Can’t Stop Thinking About you.”

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Dylan Kornberg sings “Down on the Corner” by Joe Fogerty with the DHS Pacmen.

Boston based profes-sional a cappella group Firedrill! wowed the audience with their powerful singing. Danny Barnicle is up front singing “Laura Nom C’e” by Nek.

The Bostonians of Boston College sing “Runaway” by Love and Theft. Duxbury’s Brian Greenwood, second from right, is a sopho-more at BC.

The DHS Pacmen, with Cam Draper up front and the group singing back up with some “trombones.”

The Bostonians of Boston College finished off with “OMG” by Usher. Brian Greenwood, former mem-ber of the DHS Pacmen, is on the far right.

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Duxbury Free Library’s Sunday Salon and Westwinds Bookshop pre-sented neurosci-entist and author Lisa Genova, who spoke about her new book, “Left Neglected” (inset). Genova explained how we process information from the right and left side of our brain.

Genova answered questions about her writing style in front of a large crowd at the library.

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This winter could be a difficult time for some of our neighbors to keep their homes heated. Last year, nearly 150 families in Duxbury asked for fuel assistance from the Dux-bury Interfaith Council and the South Shore Community Action Council. The council depends on donations to meet these heating needs.

Anyone can help support a new fuel assistance fund this holiday season with the purchase of a gift certificate for “ the person who has everything.” Consider making a dona-tion in their name to the Duxbury Fuel Assistance Fund. Stop by The Duxbury Senior Center to purchase the deco-rative certificate that you can give announcing that a dona-tion had been given in the recipients name to support The Duxbury Fuel Assistance Fund. The money raised supports the Outreach Committee of the Duxbury Interfaith Coun-cil, which among other things, provides fuel assistance for those in need in our community.


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MacDonald the consummate professional

Professional. That’s the one word that comes to mind over and over again when it comes to Town Manager Richard MacDonald.

Years ago, Duxbury residents made a choice to take the politics out of day-to-day town operations and install a strong town manager form of government. Some of the motivation

was practical, to be sure –– selectmen just don’t have the time to run the day-to-day aspects of town government anymore –– but the overarching reason behind the move was to professionalize the town by putting a manager in the top seat, rather than an elected official from the community. Duxbury residents are smart, involved in their community and demanding –– they expect a high quality of services for their tax dollars.

Duxbury has been lucky enough to have some good town managers since the change was made. But MacDonald has made the biggest strides in bringing Duxbury’s operations into the modern age, and fulfilling the wishes of those voters who made the switch.

At the time MacDonald was appointed, some of his critics felt he was under-qualified, complaining that he was “just a plumber.” (MacDonald was Duxbury’s director of inspectional services before being appointed town manager.) Those critics have little to hang their hats on now.

The proof is in the pudding. The economic circumstances of the past couple of years have put the best local managers to the test. Yet Duxbury has consistently balanced its budget without resorting to layoffs or furloughs. There aren’t many communities in Massachusetts that can say the same thing –– especially not communities that rely as heavily on property taxes as Duxbury does. The no-nonsense approach MacDonald and his team have brought to the budget is also helping to improve other areas like personnel and public bidding. There’s really no room for debate. Duxbury is an incredibly well-run town, and that starts at the top.

Yet, we’re most impressed by his single-minded focus on what’s best for the town. MacDonald has shown in recent years an ability to rise above politics and make tough decisions based on what’s best for Duxbury. That’s the very definition of professionalism, and it’s exactly what Duxbury residents were looking for when they approved the town manager act.

MacDonald’s three-year contract is up this year, and we hope that he sticks around a long time, and continues to move Duxbury in the right direction –– towards a town that provides high-quality constituent services in a cost-effective manner. Not bad for a plumber.

–– J. Graeber

This coming Saturday, Feb. 12 both the Po-lice and Fire Depart-

ments are holding Open Houses between 10 a.m. and 12 noon.

It is especially important for citizens to inform them-selves and actually see the ap-palling conditions of these two buildings. Neither one meets the mandated code for the in-frastructure of public safety facilities which are central to the protection of every person and their property in Duxbury. Taxpayers have not approved recent proposals for a new po-lice station and an addition to the fire station, largely based on the expense.

However the committee, charged with finding ways to

reduce the costs, is bringing revised plans to Town Meet-ing after years of diligent re-search and many meetings. We the voters would be irre-sponsible if we do not approve the plans for both the police and fire stations on March 12

and then confirm that approval on the ballot at the Town Elec-tion on March 26. Not to do so would jeopardize the safety we all take for granted.

Jeanne Clark Surplus Street

When I first started hearing about the school project,

like many residents in town, I was skeptical. Do we really need to replace the buildings? Why now? After learning about the project, I am thoroughly convinced that rebuilding is by far the best option for Duxbury. Here’s what I’ve learned: This is not a “new” idea. The situ-ation with the schools was in-cluded in the Master Facilities Plan 11 years ago and the feasi-bility study was conducted two years ago. Duxbury applied for state reimbursement and we have finally come to the top of the state list.

To rebuild pros: 43 per-cent reimbursement from the state is available now. Immedi-ate increase in property value. Approval for the model school plan keeps cost in check. Pro-vides teachers and students with 21st century classrooms. Attracts and retains the best and brightest teachers. Become a Green school that is energy ef-ficient. Address High School’s “at risk” accreditation status. Seamless student transition; no student trailers. Done in 3-4 years. Our state tax dollars get

spent in Duxbury. Taxes will not increase for two years.

Cons: Taxes will increase. To renovate pros: Gives

residents more time to digest the idea and plan for tax in-crease. Gives time to apply for reimbursement for renovation (although reimbursement is not guaranteed)

Cons: Taxes will increase. Renovation will cost the town more, giving us even higher taxes. The currently available state dollars that would come to Duxbury will be given to an-other town.

There would be no return on investment, and it would cost more to renovate than what the high school and middle school are currently worth. Reimburse-ment by Massachusetts School Building Authority may not be approved at all; we would have to shoulder the whole cost of renovation. Extensive, serial renovation projects estimated at 8-10 years. Schools would be gutted: replace boilers, me-chanical and electrical systems, HVAC systems, flooring, win-dows, doors, and plumbing, blow in insulation and replace walls –– and maybe more. Ap-proximately 800-1,000 stu-

dents at a time would be moved to trailers, at about $700k per year (unreimbursable). Science labs cannot be taught in trailers. Renovation would not address educational deficiencies; load-bearing walls can’t be moved.

To do nothing: We can’t afford to do nothing. Just this past week, schools in Hingham and Carver were closed due to structural issues with the roof. Knowing what we do, it would be irresponsible not to act.

Students and teachers are already dealing with distrac-tions and safety hazards such as buckets in classrooms to catch water from roof leaks, class-rooms without heat, rodents, inadequate electrical supply which leads to blown circuits, and so on. We, the taxpayers, are going to pay whether we renovate or rebuild. It can no longer be avoided. Rebuilding is the more affordable, more educationally-appropriate op-tion. If you are skeptical, like I was, or have questions; I en-courage you to attend one of the many public information sessions and or visit the Web site duxburycares.org.

Heather Edwards Depot Street

Seek other funds

The chairman of the School Building Com-mittee stated as fact

that the tax impact for a me-dium priced home would be 11 percent should the new schools project move forward. That is an assumption, not a fact. The assumption is that the new schools will be paid for by raising property taxes. Another alternative is to look for cuts in school and town budgets to cover some or all of the 11 percent needed for the new project.

Terry Reiber Tremont Street

Support public safety projects ——————

The police station (pictured) and fire station will host an open house from 10-12 this Saturday.

This former skeptic convinced ——————

Shea will be missed

I was about to sit down tonight and write a sympathy card to send to Joe Shea for his wife’s

recent passing when I saw your piece regarding Joe. I was so sadly shaken to learn he was gone as well. I volun-teered with Joe on the Highway Safety Committee for years and always en-joyed running into him at Town Meet-ing or elsewhere in Duxbury. He kept me “up to date” on all the goings on in town, a place he obviously cared about very much. His humor and down-to-earth manner will be sorely missed. My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.

Linda GarrityWest Street


A clear choiceBy Anne WArd And John heinstAdt

As the discussion about the proposed school building project intensifies in the weeks leading up to Town Meeting, it is vital that Duxbury

voters have accurate information upon which to base their decision.

One of the more inaccurate assertions circulating through town is that renovating vs. rebuilding the high school and middle school is a viable choice because it will cost the town less.

In fact, it will cost taxpayers more.

A comprehensive study of the two schools last year identified $117 million in necessary repair and renovation projects over the next eight or nine years. If the state were to approve renovation as a cost-effective, educationally appropriate option, Duxbury would receive less reimbursement than for a new building, and would be left with a minimum cost to the town of about $78.4 million. Reimbursement would only be approved for one school at a time so the second school would have to wait years to get started.

Constructing a new co-located high school and middle school will cost an estimated $130 million, but the town qualifies for a higher reimbursement rate of 43 percent, putting the cost to the town at about $74.1 million. The state has already accepted Duxbury into its cost-controlled model school program.

But the $4.3 million savings isn’t the only reason new construction is the wiser choice.

If the town takes the piecemeal renovation approach, tens of millions of dollars will pour into two 1960s era, inefficient, outdated, educationally-inferior buildings. The result? Two 1960s era, inefficient, outdated, educationally-inferior buildings. Renovation work would span eight or nine years and impose significant disruption to education and to the community. Students would be relocated to costly temporary trailers on Train Field for years. In addition, renovating two separate buildings will prevent the town from realizing the short-term purchasing savings and long-term operating costs that are available by eliminating redundant boilers, HVAC systems, kitchens, IT centers, loading docks and other duplicative operations.

Renovation will do nothing to address the inherent flaws in the 1960s design of the buildings. The labyrinthine sprawl of the high school will remain unchanged. Windowless interior classrooms will remain. Undersized classrooms will become even smaller because of insulation requirements. Impediments to teaching and learning, caused by poor building layout, particularly in the science area, special education and in instructional technology, will not be adequately addressed.

Doing repairs or gut renovation of these buildings just won’t get the job done. The assessed value of the DMS and DHS buildings is a fraction of what it would cost to bring them up to date. Gut renovations make sense when a building has “good bones” or has historical significance, like the original 1924 high school, now the Duxbury Free Library. These buildings have neither. Another argument in favor of renovation is that the work could take place during summers when students are on vacation. This theory breaks down under scrutiny. First, summer vacation lasts about nine weeks, not three months. While some smaller projects might be completed in this span, nine weeks is not enough time to stage, undergo and clean up major renovation projects that impact every structure and system in the building. School building renovation projects take years and require relocation of students and staff.

Finally, renovation costs will likely increase as material and labor costs rise over the eight to nine year renovation time span. In contrast, new construction would lock in current favorable building costs and be completed in 3-4 years.

These are the reasons why the School Building Committee, after extensive study of all the options, chose new construction. Silver Lake, Whitman-Hanson, Hanover, North Plymouth, Norwood, Natick and East Bridgewater, among others, made the same choice for new construction over renovation of their school buildings, some of which were newer and better built than ours. A new co-located middle school and high school is the most cost-effective and educationally appropriate option. The choice is clear.

Ms. Ward and Mr. Heinstadt are the chairwoman and vice chairman of the School Committee.

CommenTary

Having lived through a run-away real es-tate tax nightmare in

a Metro West community prior to moving to Duxbury, I suggest we all take a good look at what’s need-ed vs. what’s wanted with regard to capitol improvements. It would be terrific for Duxbury to have a beautiful state of the art High School and Middle School for our kids, along with both new Police and Fire Stations. But is now the time? Are all of these projects needed now?

Unfortunately, the current fi-nancial woes of our nation and state are far from over. 2011 might bring a far greater financial debacle than 2008, pushing us further into a deeper recession or depression. There are many reasons to suspect this may happen, and most of you that are financial professionals know better than I the misinforma-tion being fed to us about the true health of our local and national economies. 9.6 percent unemploy-ment? How about 18.6 percent current unemployment, “the de-valuation of the dollar and in the future “what if” the dollar ceased being the international currency in which oil is traded? Some say at this time the difference between us being in a recession or depres-sion is only a matter of if you still have a job. If the town decides to go ahead with the new school buildings ($136 mil.), police and fire stations as estimated, and the state does come through with the 40 percent reimbursement ($54 mil), the Duxbury tax payers will have accrued $81 mil. in new debt, with many, many uncertain finan-cial years ahead of us both locally, statewide and nationally!

In the Metro-West community I lived in, after seeing my real es-tate tax bill go up 30 percent in one year, I wondered how in the hell this could happen in the land of Propo-sition 2 1/2? Spending months re-searching and learning some of the

local and state tax codes and ap-pealing to both the town and state governments, it was interesting to see my tax bill increase reduced by half. After this exercise and speak-ing to many of my neighbors about all of the proposed 2 1/2 over rides and tax increases, we started a tax payers association.

We found while organizing it that there was already a Tax Payers Association created back in 1977 though inactive. It had been very active and successful educating the tax payers during the period of 1977-1983, the time Proposi-tion 2 1/2 came around. Once re-activated in 1990, it grew in a short period to 300 members, some of who were retired state and federal

auditors. The lessons learned from these people was quite eye open-ing to not only the group, but when published in the local newspaper, many town’s people were surprised to learn that the information and presentations to them were usually less than complete and not surpris-ing quite biased. The association had a great impact on future prop 2 1/2 over rides and capital improve-ments.

After Googling; “Duxbury Tax Payers Association” and learn-ing there is/was such an entity, I could not find any information available with regard to the mem-bership, officers or contacts. With all of the capitol improvements be-ing proposed, and the possibility that the state can/will not be able to reimburse the town under this program, (40 percent – $54 mil.)of the proposed school building cost due to its current and future fiscal crisis, the Duxbury tax pay-ers will end up footing the entire bill for many, many generations to come! Let’s make every effort to seek cost effective alternative ways to make do with the resources we currently have.

Charles H. Cahill Jeremiah Drive

As a graduate of Dux-bury High School, and a parent of two

students currently attending the Duxbury school systems, let me first say that although I love the nostalgia of stepping back into the same exact school I attended in the 80’s. I do agree, as does most of the town, it is time for

some type of action before condi-tions get worse.

I did skim through some of the great commentary on this topic from last week’s paper, and at the end of the day, let’s make the smarter choice to rebuild, ver-sus renovate, which seems to be a more responsible choice. We are in a good position for state

funding, it appears that we have gotten this far from voter support, and most importantly, let’s not disrupt our students and teachers any more than we have to so that they can focus on learning.

Tim HoveyRailroad Avenue

Local musicians want to bring jazz to South africa ————

The Milton Academy Jazz Band is traveling to South Africa in March to celebrate music and learn about a culture. The band will be performing jazz concerts in several locations

primarily at schools and in townships around Johannesburg and Cape Town. They will play their final concert of the tour at Oprah Winfrey’s school: The Leadership Academy for Girls. The Milton students will also be bringing used instruments with them so that the South African students may share their love of music. If anyone in Duxbury has an instrument they are no longer using and would like to donate it to a grateful South African student, please call Mackenzie O’Neil, a Milton Academy jazz student and Duxbury resident at 781-934-9796 before March 1 and she will be happy to pick it up and carry it to South Af-rica.

Mackenzie O’Neil Upland Road

Do we need all the projects now? —————



What do you think?


Last Saturday eve-ning was an amaz-ing night of A cap-

pella for the audience and performers at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center. The Suffolk Ramifications, Tufts sQ, Trinity Pipes, Boston Col-lege Bostonians, DHS’s PAC-men, and the featured group Firedrill! filled the hall with the power of their voices.

It was wonderful to see the PAC filled with patrons of all ages and enjoying a fantas-tic concert close to home.

We would like to thank our benefactors, our local business advertisers, mem-bers of the PAC, music and drama departments, our many adult and student volunteers, and all of the talented per-formers.

We especially thank our audience for coming out on a cold and wet winter night to support the Paul S. For-tini Foundation for Music and Drama. Together we are con-tinuing our mission to give

our student community the tools they need to experience the performing arts.

Ken and Kathy Fortini The Paul S. Fortini Foun-

dation for Music and Drama

Thank you for supporting amazing a Cappella II

JAM SESSION: For photos of the a cappella show, see page 22.

The time is right for a new school —————


DHSMonday: Mom’s mashed potato bowl, popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, seasoned carrots, biscuit.Tuesday: Grilled marinated chicken, rice pilaf with orzo, Mediterranean salad, pita bread.Wednesday: Italian pasta bar, choice of mari-nara, Italian meat or alfredo sauce.Thursday: Macho nachos with Mexican meat and cheese, cilantro brown rice, seasoned corn.Friday: Baked potato bar, baked potato wedges or baked potato with chili, broccoli and cheese sauce, whole wheat dinner roll.All lunches served with choice of milk.Cold fruit and vegetable bar, fresh food grab-n-go specials daily.

DmSMonday: Mom’s mashed potato bowl, popcorn chicken, mashed pota-toes, seasoned carrots, biscuit.Tuesday: Chicken fajita, fiesta rice, salsa, corn.Wednesday: Italian pasta bar, choice of marinara, Italian meat or alfredo sauce.Thursday: Macho nachos with Mexican meat and cheese, cilantro brown rice, seasoned corn.Friday: Baked potato bar, baked potato wedges or baked potato with chili, broccoli and cheese sauce, whole wheat dinner roll.All lunches served with choice of milk.Cold fruit and vegetable bar, fresh food grab-n-go specials daily.

alden and Chandler SchoolsMonday: BBQ pork rib on a whole wheat bun, Boston baked beans sea-soned corn.Tuesday: French toast sticks, warm strawberry topping, sliced ham, baked potato wedges, mixed fruit.Wednesday: Whole grain pizza dunkers, marinara sauce, broccoli trees with ranch dressing, fresh apple.Thursday: American chop suey, seasoned green beans, garlic toast, fresh pear. Friday: Meatball sub with shredded cheese, glazed carrots, orange wedges.Assorted fruit and veggie selection daily.All lunches served with choice of milk.

Send School newS & PhotoS to [email protected]

the deadline is Monday at noon.

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Week of Feb. 14-Feb. 18School Lunch menu

Thursday Feb. 10DEF Spelling Bee PAC

Friday Feb. 11DMS ski trip

DHS Senior class play 7:30 p.m. DHS auditoriumSaturday Feb. 12

DHS Senior class play 7:30 p.m. DHS auditoriumMonday Feb. 14

Kindergarten packets available at Chandler School 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.All String Night 7:30 p.m. PACAlden School Council 3:45 p.m.

School Building Committee meeting 7 p.m. Town HallTuesday Feb. 15

All Choral Night 7:30 p.m. PACAP application deadline

Kindergarten packets available at Chandler School 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.Wednesday Feb. 16

Kindergarten packets available at Chandler School 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.Thursday Feb. 17

Kindergarten packets available at Chandler School 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.Monday Feb. 21-Friday Feb. 25

February break - no school

Kindergarten registrationFor all children who will be five years old on or before Sept.

1, 2011, registration for kindergarten will be held at Chandler School on March 7-10. All age appropriate children are encour-aged to participate in the registration process regardless of plans for the next year.

Between Feb. 14-17, parents should come to the Canty Wing office (Ray Coppens Field entrance) from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. to schedule an appointment and to pick up a registration packet.

On March 16, at 7 p.m. in the Chandler cafeteria, kindergar-ten orientation will be held.

April 5-8 will be for screening appointments. At the regis-tration, parents will need to bring the child to the appointment to have his/her hearing screened by registered nurses, bring a certified (raised seal) birth certificate which will be copied and returned that day, and bring a copy of the child’s immunizations. A physical exam will also be required before entering school in September.

Kindergarten Extended Day will be accepting 2011/12 ap-plications during the week of kindergarten registration. Inter-ested families should stop by the KED table for information and forms. Please note that KED registration cannot be confirmed until morning and afternoon kindergarten assignments are de-termined in late spring.

Ten students won awards at the 2011 Boston Globe Scho-

lastic Art Competition. This marks the 61st year of the competition which attracts thousands of students across the Commonwealth. Gold Key winners will have their work submitted for national judging.

Senior Sarah Goldberg won a Gold Key Award for her digital art composition “Mas-querade,” and Devon Tsinzo won a Gold Key Award for her digital art composition “Head Light.”

Five students won Silver Key Awards. Senior Abigail Ellis received an award for her painting “Hairnado.” Juniors Sam Aprea, Danielle Jamieson and Gerry Stillman won for their drawings, and sophomore Shelby Pollack won in the ce-ramics and glass category.

Three additional students picked up honorable mentions, including seniors Joshua Perry and Mikalah Peterson and ju-

nior Kyle Jones, all for their work in digital art. Shelby Pol-lack picked up an additional award in ceramics and glass.

Art teacher Mary Ann Leydon said, “I’m thrilled that Duxbury students were rec-ognized. This validates the importance of art in the curric-ulum and recognizes the cre-

ative process in our children. I’m proud of all the entries and pieces that were submitted.”

Student artwork will be on display during the week at the State Transportation Building in Boston from Feb. 14 – April 7, 2011. Winners will receive their awards at John Hancock Hall on March 6.

Senior Sarah Goldberg won a Gold Key Award for her digital art com-position “Masquerade,” and Devon Tsinzo won a Gold Key Award for her digital art composition “Head Light.”

art competition winners

WHAT A MOLD: Eva Caliendo displays her clay master-piece produced in art class. Creativity is encouraged, to meet requirements, the vessel must be able to hold water. Eva worked diligently on her mermaid, after all, it is a pres-ent for her mom!

Judgement free movieThe Duxbury Free Library and the SEPAC presents a

movie for everyone on Tuesday, Feb. 22. If you are looking for a vacation activity to keep the kids

busy, we are pleased to co-sponsor a “judgment free” inclusive opportunity for all to watch a movie in an inviting atmosphere. The movie will be screened in the Merry room at the library from 1:30-3:30 p.m. A clown fish’s adventure as he travels the ocean looking for his son with the help of his friend Dory.

The Library will provide an inviting setting to watch a movie with modifications made to provide a stress free expe-rience for kids and families. If you would like to bring your own snack, you are welcomed to do so. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Young adults or individuals with special needs should be accompanied by a chaperon for the best possible experience. This is a free event. Due to limited seating, online registration is required at duxburyfreelibrary.org.

magic Dragon taking applications

The Magic Dragon Chil-dren’s Center located in Chan-dler Elementary School is now accepting applications for the 2011/2012 school year from current families and town of Duxbury employees. New ap-plicants can register beginning Feb. 1. The Magic Dragon is accredited by The National Association for the Education of Young Children offering full and part time care for chil-dren eight weeks to four years of age as of Sept. 1. Please call the director, Sara Heath at 781-934-7671 for more details and to schedule a tour of the center.

Sign up for preschoolThe Duxbury Integrated Preschool is now accepting ap-

plications for the 2011-2012 school year. Parents interested in learning more about the program are invited to a parents-only information session on Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 9:15-10 a.m.

During the open house, you can visit a preschool classroom at the Chandler School and meet staff, receive preschool cur-riculum information, view samples of activities and student portfolios and have an opportunity to look into a classroom in session.

Program information and applications will be available. Call Bridget or Gail with any questions at 781-934-7672. The program is located at the Chandler School – enter via the Ray Coppens Field entrance.


Thursday Jan. 271:53 a.m. Car stuck in snow on Church Street. Tiger Towing no-tified.

2:00 a.m. Officer reports trans-former down on Chandler Street. NStar notified.

2:30 a.m. Cable wire down on Church Street. Comcast notified.

6:31 a.m. Tree down on Torrey Lane.

8:48 a.m. Low hanging wire on Congress Street. Comcast noti-fied.

9:46 a.m. Caller on Bay Road reported motor vehicle struck over night while parked.

11:51 a.m. Minor motor vehicle crash on East Street.

11:56 a.m. Tree blocking road on Valley Street. Tree Depart-ment removed.

12:33 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with injury on Tremont Street. One party transported to South Shore Hospital.

5:14 p.m. Caller reported pos-sible drunk driver. Area search negative. Surrounding towns ad-vised.

5:41 p.m. Tractor trailer stuck in snow bank on Congress Street.

Friday Jan. 288:54 a.m. Rubbish truck stuck in driveway on Myrtle Street. Offi-cer assisted.

2:24 p.m. 911 call for unwanted family member at door. Officer transported same to Jordan Hos-pital for evaluation.

5:57 p.m. Caller on North Street reported motor vehicle side mir-ror struck by passing van. Hit and run.

10:38 p.m. Caller on Depot Street reported kids throwing snow balls. Area search nega-tive.

Saturday Jan. 293:23 p.m. Caller on Plumfield Lane reported missing yellow lab with tags and microchip.

5:38 p.m. Caller on Franklin Street reported motor vehicle ac-cident with injury.

7:02 p.m. Caller on Simmons Drive reported party stuck in driveway. Caller tried to help and party became angry. Officer as-sisted situation.

Sunday Jan. 308:39 p.m. Caller on Saint George Street reported her dog ran off.

10:48 p.m. K-9 assitance re-quested in Foxboro for armed suspect barricaded.

monday Jan. 316:39 a.m. Caller reported wire down in driveway on Franklin Street. Verizon notified.

10:51 p.m. Caller on Oak Street reported party driving by and yelling. Area search negative.

Tuesday Feb. 18:08 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Kingstown Way with injury. No transport.

10:33 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Route 3 North. No injuries.

11:04 a.m. Motor vehicle stuck in snow bank on Enterprise Street. Vehicle towed.

1:42 p.m. Caller reported pos-sible attempted break in on Stockade Path. Officer reports no break.

2:01 p.m. Party on Old Barn Road transported to Jordan Hos-pital following 911 call. Animal control to take care of dog.

2:41 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with two SUVs on Enterprise Street.

4:12 p.m. Manager at Rite Aid reports party acting suspicious. Officer spoke to.

8:41 p.m. Caller on Eli’s Lane reported party out of control and took off. K-9 tracked and re-trieved party.

10:14 p.m. Caller on Mayflower Street reported oil service man knocking on door and using pro-fanity. Party reported owner shut him out of house after providing service. Left.

Wednesday Feb. 210:30 a.m. Larceny reported on Summer Street.

8:00 p.m. Caller reported re-straining order violation by driv-ing by house. Area search nega-tive.

Thursday Feb. 31:10 a.m. Officer reported sus-picious person on Bolas Road. Area search negative.

2:24 a.m. One male under arrest on Elm Street. Charged with con-spiring to violate drug law, pos-session of a class D substance and possession to distribute a class D substance.

12:31 p.m. Wire down on Tobey Garden Street. Verizon notified.

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I hope the neighbors enjoy my entre into environmental performance art, a

collaboration with my letter carrier. She dominated Act I with her acrobatic efforts to lean out of her truck to reach one-handed over mountains of snow to my mailbox, open it, and stick a daily handful of mail inside it. She followed this with a stunning example of what

major-league pitchers call “finish.” She closed the mailbox before driving on.

Our latest storms brought us to Act II. Without a flying trapeze, Evel Knievel himself couldn’t reach over the

stacks of ice and snow. Neither could my letter carrier. My son and I had shoveled through Act I, but this latest surge overwhelmed our efforts until Sunday. Rain and a warm sun gave me an opening to create a sculpture at the mailbox, a graceful crescent of snow cliff – the French call it a cornice – shaped for easy access.

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Duxbury’s road to the playoffs hit a pothole on Fri-day night, as the Dragons let a hard-working Silver Lake squad hang around a little too long before dropping a 76-71 double overtime decision to the Lakers in Duxbury.

Coming into the game with a 3-10 record, it looked like Silver Lake would be a likely candidate to be one of the two wins the Dragons needed to qualify for post-season play. But after watch-ing the first eight minutes of action, it didn’t look like the Lakers were going to roll over and play dead while satisfying Duxbury’s needs.

Laker guard Tucker Bouchard was lighting it up in the first four minutes, scor-ing seven points before Sil-ver Lake Coach Tom Duggan called a timeout with his team ahead 10-8 and 4:19 left in the opening quarter. When the teams came back on the floor, Bouchard hit his second three-pointer of the quarter and the Lakers jumped out to a 17-12 lead at the end of the first eight minutes.

Five points by senior Josh Whalen and a hoop by Bouchard (33 points) in-creased the Laker lead to 24-16 midway through the sec-ond quarter before baskets by junior Justin Marino (5 pts.) and junior Curtis Owen (4 pts.) kept the Dragons within striking distance at 30-24 as the half ended.

Wide open shots for Silver Lake and careless ball han-

dling by the Dragons was dic-tating the score.

“They play hard, but we let them stay in the game,” said Duxbury Coach Gordon Cushing. “They were getting wide open shots and then we kept fouling them and send-ing them to the line (27 of 31). Some of those fouls were so ridiculous because they were so far away from the basket.”

When Connor Kindregan started the third quarter by cutting the margin to 30-26, it appeared the Dragons were right back in the game. But the Lakers kept getting wide open shots and ran off 10 straight points to lead 40-26 with 3:04 left in the quarter.

At this point in the game, Owen caught fire, scoring 10 straight Duxbury points to cut the margin to 40-36 at the end of three quarters.

The Dragons were now back in the game, and all the

mistakes they had made didn’t matter anymore. By outplay-ing the Lakers over the next eight minutes, the only thing that would matter would be a win.

And what a wild eight minutes it would be.

Early in the fourth quar-ter a Laker injury held up the game for five minutes with the visitors leading 42-40. When play resumed Owen tied the game with a jumper with 5:45 to go, and the lead went back-and-forth in dramatic fashion the rest of regulation time.

Six lead changes occurred over the next three minutes, with an Owen jumper giving Duxbury a 48-47 lead, forc-ing the Lakers to call a tim-eout with 2:49 showing on the clock.

The Lakers couldn’t get the ball back in play and Dux-bury took advantage, as Jason Marino scored on his own re-

bound to make it 50-47 with two minutes to go.

The Dragons got the ball once again, but committed a costly turnover when they had a chance to put the game away. Four consecutive Laker free throws had them back in the lead at 51-50 with 56 seconds to go. Two Owen free throws got the lead back for Duxbury, but after a Laker timeout, a driving layup by Bouchard put Silver Lake back in front, 53-52 with 20.7 seconds left.

After a Duxbury turnover, Silver Lake’s Mitch Graziano was fouled and hit two free throws for a 55-52 lead.

The Dragons had one last chance to tie the game and they tried to find Owen for a three-pointer. As they moved the ball around the top of the key, they spotted Owen on the right side and got him the ball. The junior captain was inside

Dragons lose thriller to Silver Lake

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CleaR tHe tRaCk: Duxbury’s Curtis owen drives the baseline for two of his team-high 28 points in Friday night’s 76-71 double overtime loss to silver lake. Photo by Mike Halloran


Wednesday Feb. 9Duxbury Cares. Public information session at 9:30 a.m. in the Tarkiln Community Center, 245 Summer St. (Rte 53). Please join us to discuss the proposed school building project.

Thursday Feb. 10DEF Spelling Bee. The Annual Duxbury Education Foundation Spelling Bee is coming to the Duxbury Performing Arts Center. Teams of three will compete at the fourth and fifth grade, middle school, high school and adult levels. The winning middle school team can compete regionally. The cost to participate is $100 per person or $300 per team. Registration is now open. Registration information and the study list can be found at duxburyeducationfoundation.org.

Valentine’s Day Luncheon. On Thursday, Feb. 10 at 11:30 a.m., enjoy lunch and entertainment by Jerry Gottschalk, renowned pianist at the Duxbury Senior Center. Invite a friend and call ahead for lunch reservations 781-934-5774, ext 100. The cost is $5 for Duxbury seniors and $6 for non-residents and non-seniors.

Duxbury Caregiver Support Groups. Anyone caring for an elderly parent or spouse and would like to talk about and share experiences with other caregivers, The Duxbury Senior Center is offers a support group from 1:30 – 3 p.m. Call Donna Ciappina, at 781-934-5774, ext. 105, for additional information or to join the group.

Movie Matinee. Free movie at 1 p.m. will be “An Ideal Husband “ (1999, PG-13). These weekly matinees are shown at the Duxbury Senior Center.

Therapeutic foot massage. Appointments are available at the Senior Center beginning at 9 a.m. Cost is $10 for 10 minutes, $20 for 20 minutes. Call 781-934-5774 for an appointment.

Friday Feb. 11Fashion Show. Holy Family Women’s Club presents “For the Love of Fashion’’ at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Church parish center. The evening will include refreshments, a raffle, a silent auction and door

prizes. Tickets are $25 per person and may be purchased at the store ONE or by contacting Kelly Hartnett at [email protected]. Proceeds will benefit local women’s charities.

saTurday Feb. 12Democratic Caucus. Duxbury Democratic Town Committee will hold its annual Caucus at 10 a.m. in the Duxbury Free Library on the lower level to elect delegates to the 2011 Mass. Democratic Convention to be held June 4 in Lowell. The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Duxbury. For more information please contact David O’Connell at 781-934-0994.

sunday Feb. 13Master ballet class. The José Mateo Ballet Theatre invites area dancers to a master class from 1-2:30 p.m. at the South Shore Conservatory studio at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George St. Mr. Mateo, artistic director of Cambridge-based José Mateo Ballet Theatre, will lead this class for experienced dancers, ages 10 and up. Younger dancers are encouraged to come and observe. This class is free and open to the public. To register or for more information, call 781-934-2731 x 11 or visit sscmusic.org.

Monday Feb. 14Duxbury All String Night. At 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, featuring all of the orchestras from Grade 5 through High School.

Tuesday Feb. 15Duxbury All Choral Night. At 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, featuring all of the choruses in Duxbury Schools.

Genealogy Club field trip. Duxbury Senior Center Genealogy Club is planning to attend an upcoming workshop at Thomas Crane Library in Braintree. The theme is “How to create a Travel Itinerary based on your Family History.” Transportation provided from the DSC leaving at 6:15 p.m. and returning by 9 p.m. Contact Linda Hayes at 781-934-5774 for details and reservations.

Speaker Series. The Holy Family Speakers Series takes place in The Parish Center of Holy Family Church at 7 p.m. on three upcoming Tuesdays. Sister Nancy Corcoran, will speak today on “Can the Church Keep It’s Young People.”

Heart Healthy talk. There will be a special lunchtime Heart Healthy talk at The Duxbury Senior Center by a Norwell VNA Nutritionist. Call ahead for lunch reservations 781-934-5774, x100. The cost for lunch is $5 for Duxbury Seniors and $6 for non-residents and non-seniors.

Neuropathy Support Group. Meets at the Duxbury Senior Center on the third Tuesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Come and join the group for support if you suffer from this chronic condition. Newcomers welcome.

Wednesday Feb. 16Duxbury Cares. Public information session at 7:30 p.m. in the Tarkiln Community Center, 245 Summer St. (Rte 53). Please join us to discuss the proposed school building project.

Senior Breakfast. Be informed in time for Town Meeting by attending breakfast on Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. to hear Jim Hartford of the Local Historic District Study Committee make a presentation about the proposed new historic districts in Duxbury. Call to make a reservation for breakfast at 781-934-5774, ext. 100. Cost for breakfast $4.

DBPS Ed Night. On Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. the Duxbury Beach Preservation Society hosts their “Ed Night” at the Duxbury Bay Maritime School, with guest Norman Smith, Director of the Blue Hills Trailside Museum, who will speak about his work with snowy owls and other shore birds. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served. For further information, call 781-934-2907.

Low Vision Support Group. Meets from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month. Newcomers are welcome.

Republican Town Committee meet and greet. The Duxbury Republican Town Committee has invited the candidates running for office and others for a meet and greet with it’s members at 7 p.m. at the Cornerstone Lodge, 585 Washington St. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Bill Harris at 781-934-8788 or [email protected].

Thursday Feb. 17Free Movie Matinee. At 1 p.m. will be “Hearts & Soul” (1993, PG-13), hollow-hearted yuppie Robert Downey Jr. gets hot-wired to the ghosts of four people who died as he was being born. Come to the Duxbury Senior Center for this matinee.

Friday Feb. 18Friday Night Entertainment. From 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at the Winsor House on Washington Street, featuring Sean McLaughlin, Irish folk guitarist and vocalist.

saTurday Feb. 19New Orleans Jazz. Jim Mazzy Trio with friends Fred Clifford and Pete Collins at the Winsor House on Friday, Feb. 19 from 8:30-11 p.m.

sunday Feb. 20Pancake Breakfast. Boy Scout Troop 62 invites all to a pancake breakfast to raise money for the “The

First Baptistfbcd.org

781-934-6095Dr. Kevin Cassidy

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

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

Holy Family Churchholyfamilyduxbury.org Rev. Robert J. Deehan

Rev. Seán Maher781-934-5055

Weekend Mass: Saturday, 5 p.m., Sunday, 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (family Mass), 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Babysitting avail-able at the 8:30 and 10 a.m. Masses. The rosary is prayed after daily Mass. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Fridays at 9 a.m. Daytime Bible study, Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Evening prayer group Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Men’s prayer group Fridays at 6:45 a.m. Speaker Series, Feb. 15.

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

781-934-6591Sunday Worship Service at

10 a.m. Church office hours, Monday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tues-day-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Pilgrim childcare and preschool, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m-6 p.m. Bible study, Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Feb. 16, evening introduc-tion to Bible Study at 7 p.m.

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal

Church www.stjohnsduxbury.org

781-934-6523 Sunday services 8 a.m. and

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

First Parish Churchduxburyuu.org

Rev. Catherine Cullen781-934-6532

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

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

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

Sunday school classes and Bi-ble study, 9:45 a.m. Nursery is provided for all services. Fri-days, Sacred Youth Ministry at the teen center at 6:30 p.m. and Men’s Bible study at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., Financial Peace University class starts. Feb. 13 Nazarene Missions International Prayer service at 6 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

781-934-6434Sunday worship service and

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

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

JourneyCommunity of Faith

www.journeyduxbury.com Rev. David Woods

781-585-8295Services, Sundays at 10

a.m.

United Methodist Church

highstreetumc.orgRev. Dr. Alex K. Musoke

781-585-9863 Office hours are Monday-

Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday worship service and Sunday school, 10 a.m., fol-lowed by fellowship, adult choir rehearsal, 8:45 a.m. with coffee hour following. Third Friday of each month we serve dinner at Mainspring Shelter, Brockton. Last Wednesday of the month is ladies’ luncheon at 12 p.m. Feb. 12, Blood Drive held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 13 is Scout Sunday (celebrating current and past members of Boy and Girl Scouts).

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Venturing Scouts of Troop 62,” to be held at Holy Family Church from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the lower level. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and children.

upcoMingJudgement Free Movie Day. The movie about a clown fish’s adventure as he travels the ocean looking for his son with the help of his friend Dory will be shown in the Duxbury Free Library Merry Room on Tuesday, Feb. 22 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. May bring your own snack. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Young adults or individuals with special needs should be accompanied by a chaperon. Due to limited seating, online registration is required at duxburyfreelibrary.org.

Men’s Breakfast Discussion. On Feb. 23 at 9 a.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center with special guest, Justin Graeber of the Duxbury Clipper. Please call in advance to reserve your spot for breakfast ($4) by calling 781-934-5774, ext. 100.

Sunday Salon Series. Duxbury Free Library presents Mystery Cozies on a Cold Winter Day, a panel of three mystery writers from Sisters in Crime on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Merry room. Book will be available for purchase. To register for the free program, call the library at 781-934-2721 x108.

Speaker Series. The Holy Family Speakers Series continues and takes place in The Parish Center of Holy

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

Special needs screening. The Duxbury Integrated Preschool will be conducting a special needs screening for three and four year old children on March 15 at the Chandler School. To schedule a time, please call Bridget or Gail at 781-934-7672.

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

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

Senior Center front desk at 781-934-5774, ext. 100.

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

2010 Tax Assistance. John Madden will provide free federal and state tax preparation services for seniors and special needs individuals under the AARP/IRS tax assistance program through the Duxbury Senior Center. Contact Peggy Murphy at 781-934-5774, ext. 104 to arrange a date to drop off your tax documents for processing.

Valentines and wedding gowns. Come to Duxbury Free Library second floor Historic Clothing Exhibit.

The current exhibit is entitled “Valentine Romances May Lead to June Weddings.” From February to June, four different wedding gowns from the DRHS collection will be featured in the museum-quality display case constructed by local artist Craig Bloodgood in the library’s reference area.

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

Resource Room; Drop In Storytime for ages 3 and under, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. through April 6 in the lower level Resource Room.

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

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

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

Calling all collectors. Would you like to show off your collectibles to the community? The Duxbury Free Library provides a display case for this purpose. Call the library at 781-934-2721 x108, or stop by the circulation desk and reserve the case now.

Social Day Program for persons with memory loss. The Duxbury Senior Center offers a program for persons with Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease or related Dementia on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. For more information about the program or admission requirements contact Lucille Brogna, Intermissions Program Coordinator at 781-934-5774 x107 or Donna Ciappina, Outreach Coordinator at x105.

Duxbury Caregiver Support Groups. Anyone caring for an elderly parent or spouse and would like to talk about and share experiences with other caregivers, The Duxbury Senior Center is offers a support group the second Thursday of each month from 1:30 – 3 p.m. Call Donna Ciappina, at 781-934-5774, ext. 105, for additional information or to join the group. An evening Caregiver Support Group, in collaboration with the Norwell VNA and Hospice, Inc., also meets the third Thursday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Joan Wright, Norwell VNA, at 781-659-2342, for additional information.

Bodner Exhibit. The Helen Bumpus Gallery will be showing an exhibit entitled “Simple Notes” by pastel

artist Christine Bodnar during the months of January and February 2011. The Helen Bumpus Gallery is located on the main level of the Duxbury Free Library.

Friday Night Entertainment. From 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at the Winsor House on Washington Street, featuring Sean McLaughlin, Irish folk guitarist and vocalist.

Book a Librarian. The Duxbury Free Library reference department is offering 30 minute one-on-one sessions to assist patrons in using computers. Sessions will be tailor made to address individual needs. Please call 781-934-2721 x100 to book a Librarian.

Library Netbook Program. For users without laptops, the Duxbury Free Library reference department will loan an Acer Netbook for in-library use. Patrons must be 16 years of age or older. Come to the Reference Desk on the upper level to check out the Netbook. A valid OCLN library card is required. A two hour per day maximum time limit will be enforced.

Transportation to medical appointments. The Duxbury Senior Center offers transportation to local medical appointments to seniors and handicapped individuals on Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Friday mornings from 8-11. Rides must be scheduled 72 hours in advance by calling Becky Ford at 781-934-5774 x117.

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

Duxbury Camera Club. Meets the first Wednesday of each month, from 7-9:15 p.m. in the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library. Guests are always welcome at the regular meetings. For more information, visit duxburycameraclub.org.

Alzheimer’s support group. Duxbury House Alzheimer’s Care Center will be hosting a monthly Alzheimer’s support group in the tavern at Bay Path Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 308 Kingstown Way. The group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month, from 7-8:30 p.m. and is open to all families, friends, and caregivers who have a loved one affected by Alzheimer’s disease. For more information, contact Sandi Wright or Eilish Broderick-Murphy, at 781-585-2397 or call Bay Path at 781-585-5561.

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The José Mateo Ballet Theatre welcomes area dancers to experience

excellent ballet instruction close to home on Sunday, Feb. 13, from 1-2:30 p.m. at their South Shore Conservatory studio at the Elli-son Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George St. Mateo, artistic director of Cambridge-based José Mateo Ballet Theatre, will lead a Mas-ter Class for experienced dancers, ages 10 and up. Younger dancers are encouraged to come and ob-serve. This class is free and open to the public.

To register for the Feb. 13 Mas-ter Class or for more information about José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Young Dancer’s Program at South Shore Conservatory, call 781-934-2731 x11 or visit sscmusic.org.

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boys’ basketballDec. 10 Dux over Hanover 59-50 1-0Dec. 14 Dux over Nauset 52-43 2-0Dec. 17 Dux over silver lake 54-44 3-0Dec. 23 Dux over Marshfield 60-58 4-0Dec. 29 Marshfield over Dux 57-53 4-1Dec. 30 scituate over Dux 59-55 4-2Jan. 4 Whitman-Hanson over Dux 52-50 4-3Jan. 7 Dux over North Quincy 60-46 5-3Jan. 11 Hingham over Dux 52-40 5-4Jan. 17 Dux over scituate 63-37 6-4Jan. 25 Dux over Middleboro 63-53 7-4Jan. 28 Dux over Quincy 54-40 8-4Feb. 4 silver lake over Dux 76-71 8-5Feb. 7 Hanover Home 6:30Feb. 11 Whitman-Hanson Away 6:30Feb. 14 Pembroke Away 6:30Feb. 15 North Quincy Home 7:00Feb. 17 Hingham Home 6:30Feb. 20 IAABO Tournament at Bridgewater State TBAFeb. 21 IAABO Tournament at Bridgewater State TBA

GIRls’ basketballDec. 17 Dux over silver lake 51-39 1-0Dec. 18 Dux over Martha’s Vineyard 54-31 2-0Dec. 22 New bedford over Dux 55-45 2-1Dec. 30 Dux over Rockland 51-48 3-1Jan. 4 Dux over Whitman-Hanson 62-34 4-1Jan. 7 Dux over North Quincy 55-34 5-1Jan. 11 Dux over Hingham 57-42 6-1Jan. 13 Dux over Marshfield 69-57 7-1Jan. 17 Dux over scituate 57-38 8-1Jan. 24 Dux over Rockland 57-38 9-1Jan. 25 Dux over Middleboro 61-32 10-1Jan. 28 Quincy over Dux 59-40 10-2Jan. 31 New bedford over Dux 58-54 10-3Feb. 4 silver lake over Dux 53-37 10-4Feb. 7 Hanover Away 6:30Feb. 11 Whitman-Hanson Home 6:30Feb. 14 Pembroke Home 6:30Feb. 15 North Quincy Away 6:30Feb. 17 Hingham Away 6:30Feb. 21 Winter Classic Foxboro TBAFeb. 22 Winter Classic Foxboro TBA

boys sWIMMING & DIVINGDec. 14 Dux over Pembroke 98-75 1-0Dec. 16 Dux over Middleboro 99-75 2-0Jan. 4 Dux over silver lake 79-64 3-0Jan. 7 Dux over Hingham 94-89 4-0Jan. 11 Dux over Randolph 63-39 5-0Jan. 13 Dux over Quincy 86-63 6-0Jan. 25 Dux over Hanover 84-61 7-0Feb. 3 Dux over barnstable 87-65 8-0Feb. 8 Scituate Home 3:45Feb. 8 Cohasset Home 3:45Feb. 10 Norwell Home 3:45

GIRls sWIMMING & DIVINGDec. 14 Dux over Pembroke 94-74 1-0Dec. 16 Dux over Middleboro 82-50 2-0Jan. 4 Dux over silver lake 76-46 3-0Jan. 7 Dux over Hingham 93-84 4-0Jan. 11 Dux over Randolph 63-35 5-0Jan. 13 Dux over Quincy 93-85 6-0Jan. 25 Dux over Hanover 102-81 7-0Feb. 3 Dux over barnstable 91-84 8-0Feb. 8 Scituate Home 3:45Feb. 8 Cohasset Home 3:45Feb. 10 Norwell Home 3:45

boys tRaCkDec. 14 Whitman-Hanson over Dux R. lewis 0-1Dec. 22 silver lake over Dux 51.5-48.5 0-2Jan. 5 Hingham over Dux 60-40 0-3Jan. 25 Dux over North Quincy 87-11 1-3Feb. 11 All League Meet R. Lewis 5:00

GIRls tRaCkDec. 14 Whitman-Hanson - -Dec. 22 silver lake R. lewis 5:00Jan. 5 Hingham R. lewis 5:00Jan. 25 North Quincy - -Feb. 11 All League Meet R. Lewis 5:00

boys ICe HoCkeyDec. 15 Dux ties barnstable 5-5 0-0-1Dec. 18 st. Marys over Dux 4-2 0-1-1Dec. 22 Dux over Coyle Cassidy 4-1 1-1-1Dec. 27 Hingham ties Dux 2-2 1-1-2Dec. 29 Dux ties Marshfield 2-2 1-1-3Dec. 31 Dux over Hanover 3-2 2-1-3 Jan. 3 Dux ties braintree 1-1 2-1-4Jan. 8 b-R over Dux 2-1 2-2-4Jan. 10 Dux ties sandwich 3-3 2-2-5Jan. 15 st. John’s over Dux 2-1 2-3-5Jan. 17 Marshfield over Dux 4-2 2-4-5Jan. 22 Dux over Whitman-Hanson 5-1 3-4-5Jan. 29 Dux over st. Peter Marian 4-3 4-4-5 Feb. 2 Dux ties Woburn 2-2 4-4-6Feb. 5 Dux over North Quincy 2-1 5-4-6Feb. 9 Xaverian Brothers Away 6:00Feb. 12 Scituate Home 5:15Feb. 14 Concord-Carlisle Home 5:10Feb. 16 Pembroke Away TBAFeb. 19 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBAFeb. 21 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBAFeb. 23 Cape Cod Classic Falmouth TBA

GIRls ICe HoCkeyDec. 11 Dux over barnstable 4-1 1-0Dec. 15 st. Marys over Dux 3-1 1-1Dec. 18 Dux over WHP 3-0 2-1Dec. 22 Dux over scituate 12-1 3-1Dec. 30 Dux over Canton 5-1 4-1Jan. 5 Dux over Hingham 2-0 5-1 Jan. 8 Dux over Marshfield 6-0 6-1Jan. 15 Dux over sandwich 4-1 7-1Jan. 17 Dux over Wellesley 4-3 8-1Jan. 22 Dux over Martha’s Vineyard 7-0 9-1Jan. 29 Dux over scituate 11-1 10-1Jan. 31 Dux over Falmouth 7-0 11-1Feb. 5 Dux over Falmouth 7-0 12-1Feb. 9 Barnstable Away 4:00Feb. 12 Martha’s Vineyard Home 2:25 Feb. 16 Sandwich Away 5:30Feb. 19 Marshfield Home 1:00Feb. 22 Cougar Classic Rockland TBAFeb. 24 Cougar Classic Rockland TBATBA Whitman-Hanson Away 4:00

WRestlINGDec. 11 king Phillip tournament - -Dec. 18 Patriot league tournament 4th -Dec. 22 Hanover over Dux - 0-1Dec. 28 Marshfield tournament 16th/31 0-1Jan. 5 Whitman-Hanson over Dux 43-18 0-2Jan. 8 Whitman-Hanson tournament 5th -Jan. 13 Hingham over Dux 48-22 0-3Jan. 15 Waltham Quad Meet - -Jan. 22 Milford Quad Meet - -Jan. 29 Duxbury tournament - -Feb. 3 Dux over silver lake xx 1-3Feb. 9 North Quincy Away 7 pm

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spade (also handle-free). I’ve learned to skip true snow shovels for all but the lightest fluff. Flinging frozen crud up over a mountaintop is easier in small bites. I double the number of throws, but I save my tired old back.

This year taught me several indelible rules for snow shoveling. After 42 years living in snow country, it’s about time. Here they are, for your enjoyment.

• Before you start, soak your gloves or mittens in ice water. This will save you from that first 30 seconds of warmth and comfort outside, and the inevitable disappointment when it ends after the second shovelful. While you’re at it, soak your cuffs, shoes, and cell phone in the same ice water. You might as well get it over with.

• Draw a line in the snow to guide your efforts. Freehand shoveling is fine for professionals, but discovering that you have shoveled a perfect circle that bypassed your actual driveway can discourage amateurs like me after the third or fourth try.

• Never take the easy way out. Shoveling when the snow is fresh, soft, often fluffy and light will leave you unsatisfied, like chewing a fine steak without swallowing. Rock-hard slush engages the whole person, while chipping it off your car leaves the added gift of a free-form record of your efforts in the paint scratches that will glisten long after the winter fades to a bitter memory.

• Shovel alone. Four people can shovel my driveway in 45 minutes, thus stripping me of the fun of shoveling about eight feet before I give up and run the car back and forth at high speed to create an Olympic/NASCAR luge course of ice grooves, pits, and crevasses.

• Leave your shovels lying flat in the yard. This adds to the adventure as soon as the next storm arrives, and helps our sluggish economy when you give up the search and buy new shovels (again).

• If you have four-wheel drive, leave it off until you are stuck. This gives you multiple opportunities to learn that you really can’t shovel snow out from under a vehicle, especially after you drill the drive-wheels two feet into the earth beneath your snow bank.

• Never remember where you left your car’s scraper. Instead, use your new shovel to clear off snow and ice. This will add to the paint scratches (see number three above), and may give your vehicle the distinctive silver streaks of a cracked windshield.

• During the work week, plan your shoveling so that you have a good excuse for being late to the office, school, or any other commitment. Properly executed, this technique can provide an entire day off. Besides, nobody trusts a coworker or employee who can’t milk a perfectly good blizzard.

These tips should keep you neatly buried until June. Use the time to contemplate winter wonders (or life in Hawaii), and have an ice cream sundae by the fire.

Shovelfuls of funcontinued from page one

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By denise Buckley clipper contriButor

In their most anticipated dual-meet of the season, the Duxbury girls’ swim team topped previously unbeaten, South Sectional rivals, Barn-stable last Thursday at the Per-cy Walker Pool. It was a huge win and sweet payback for the Lady Dragons, who had yet to beat the Red Raiders in a regu-lar season meet.

After being touched out at the wall in the 200-yard med-ley relay, the Lady Dragons took the top spot in five out of eight individual events and the remaining two relay competi-tions. All of the wins, as well as four of the second-place finishes, recorded season-low times. In addition, the divers also scored points for all three spots, with Sam Tougas lead-ing the way. Kelsey Golden and Kelly Masgul finished sec-ond and third.

The 200-yard freestyle saw a Duxbury sweep, as Sar-ah Goldberg cruised her way

to victory with a season best 2:00.65. Abby Mullen and Emily Hutchinson took sec-ond and third. Ellie Johnson (2:16.40) also out-swam her opponents in the 200-yard IM with her lowest time of the sea-son. Finishing third was Olivia Zelvis.

Goldberg and Johnson would both return to the pool for second victories and best

times in the 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke. Goldberg finished first in the 500 in 5:25.97, well ahead of the second place swimmer. Younger sister Jessie placed third and Abby Mullen was fourth. Johnson, making it look easy, swam a 1:11.78 in the 100 breaststroke to take first. Jill Coghlan (3rd) and Kassie Sweeney (5th) were

right behind. The closest race of the meet

was the 50-yard free. Shelby Rader was the top Duxbury swimmer, finishing second with a season-low 26.31. Av-ery Riddle (26.59), also swim-ming a personal best, finished third and Jessie Goldberg was fourth. Later on, Rader was back in the water for her sig-nature event in the 100-yard

backstroke, swimming an-other season best (1:04.29) to take second place just ahead of Avery Riddle (3rd) and Krista Librett (5th).

The Lady Dragons swept the 100-yard butterfly as well with Katie Eagan, Michaela Morris and Miranda VanD-ingstee placing, respectively. Emily Hutchinson was the top Duxbury swimmer in the 100-yard freestyle. The co-captain swam a season-best 58:25 for second, ahead of Laura Hus-ted (4th) and sister Hannah Hutchinson (5th).

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the Hutchinson sisters teamed up with the Goldbergs again for first in a scorching time of 1:48.29. In the last event, Rader joined forces with co-captain Goldberg and the Hutchinsons for the blue ribbon in the 400-yard free-style relay.

The girls will be back in the pool on Tuesday and Thursday for two re-scheduled meets against Scituate/Cohas-set and Norwell. Then it’s on to Central/South Sectionals at MIT on Sunday, Feb. 13, and Division II States on Feb. 20 at noon, at Harvard University.

Swimmers beat their nemesis

By denise Buckley clipper contriButor

The Duxbury boys’ swim team defeated Barnstable last Thursday afternoon at the Per-cy Walker Pool, winning all 11 events including the relays and diving. The Dragons remain undefeated in dual meets this season, as they head toward their championships.

Sophomores Ian Wilson and Mike Connolly continue to lead the team with wins and both scored first-place points in each of their indi-vidual events. Connolly won the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events, proving that he is not only a distance freestyler, but a sprinter as well. Swimming a season-low 24.31 in the 50, Connolly touched out Ben Zel-vis (25.63) for first, while Ste-ven Kravitz took fourth. Tak-ing to the block in the 100 free, he cruised to a speedy 52.79, well ahead of the second-place Barnstable swimmer. Matt Griffin and Drew Lawrence finished third and sixth.

Wilson later confirmed that he is the backstroker to beat, as he took the top spot in the event (1:00.68), leav-

ing his closest competitor half a pool length behind. Noah Brayer and Mason Crane fin-ished third and fourth.

The closest race of the meet saw Wilson (2:10.27) and teammate Steven To-naszuck (2:10.82) battle it out in the 200 IM. Both record-ed season bests and the race came down to the finish where Wilson touched the wall first, with Josh Ng (2:32.31) com-pleting the sweep. Later on, Tonaszuck (5:13.93) was in the pool cruising to victory in the 500-yard freestyle, in yet another season-low time. Following him for second and fifth were Keelen Murphy and Noah Brayer, respectively.

Co-captains Barry and Ar-thur Su recorded three wins between them on Thursday. Barry (59.44) placed first in the 100-yard butterfly ahead of Zelvis (second) and Josh Ng (fourth). Arthur won the 200-yard freestyle with a sea-son-low 1:59.10, well ahead of second place Matt Griffin. Kevin Coakley finished in sixth. The brothers returned to the pool to race the 100-yard breaststroke. Arthur prevailed with a 1:06.73 for first with Barry just behind in 1:09.22. Keelen Murphy took fourth.

In the diving competi-tion, Mike Tougas out-scored

teammate Ryan Scanlan by 20 points for first place.

The Dragons look to con-tinue their winning ways on Tuesday and Thursday this week, as they take on Norwell and Scituate/Cohasset at the Percy Walker Pool.

Then it’s on to the Central/South Sectionals on Feb. 12 and Division II States on Sat-urday Feb. 19 at MIT.

Boys sweep 11 events vs. Barnstable

boys sWIMMINGDuxbury 87Barnstable 65

CUttING tHRoUGH: senior co-captain barry su on his way to victory in the 100-yard but-terfly.

sPlasH: Co-captain arthur su won the 200-yard freestyle.

NIP aND tUCk: Duxbury’s emily Hutchinson edges her barnstable opponent in the 100-yard free-style Photos by Karen Goldberg

GIRls sWIMMINGDuxbury 91Barnstable 84


boys basketballDuxbury 53Marshfield 57

COLLEGE CORNERBy mike Halloran, sports editor

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Kristen Byrne (DHS ’07) registered an assist in St. Anselm’s 5-2 win over Holy Cross on Friday. On Saturday she earned a pair of assists in a 4-0 win over Salve Regi-na… Senior Sam Herrick (DHS ’06) scored 12 points in Wentworth’s 74-68 loss to Anna Maria on Saturday in Boston… Brandeis senior Ben Bray (DHS ’07) finished 11th in the 800-meter run at the 2011 Tufts Stampede in

Medford on Saturday… Sophomore Shane DiBona (DHS ’09) has been released from the hospital after being one of 13 Iowa foot-ball players hospitalized with symptoms

of rhabdomyolysis, a muscular syndrome… Freshman Cam Crow-ell (DHS ’10) finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay and seventh in the 200-yard medley relay in Fordham’s 171-127 loss to UMass… Holy Cross senior Ashley Buck-ley (DHS ’07) won the high jump in Holy Cross’ 90-82 loss to UMaine on Saturday in Orono, Maine… Buck-

nell senior Evan Novakowski (DHS ’07) finished 17th in the mile (4:20.22) at Sat-urday’s seventh Annual Giegengack Invita-tional in New Haven at Yale… Senior Mike Baran’s (Thayer ’07) Amherst College

hockey team split a pair of games over the week-end, beating Bowdoin, 3-2, and losing to Colby, 3-2… Sophomore Mark Brust (DHS ’09) had 11 points and 4 assist in Bates’ 76-66 loss to Trinity on Friday in Hartford. He followed that with a 10-point effort in a 74-68 loss to Amherst… Senior Andrew Knapp (DHS ’06) dropped a

6-1 decision at 285 lbs. to nationally-ranked Zach Rey of Lehigh last week in Harvard’s 40-7 loss to Lehigh in Bethlehem, PA. On Saturday he lost a 3-2 decision to Steve Gra-ziano of Penn and won a 7-1 decision over Charles Fox of Princeton in the Crimson’s 21-15 victory over the Tigers…

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the arc and realized it quickly, stepping back and burying the tying bucket with nine seconds left in regulation. A despera-tion shot by the Lakers hit the rim and the game went into overtime tied at 55.

The lead went back-and-forth once again, as the Lakers led 59-57 with 2:44 remain-ing and a chance to ice the game. But a shot clock viola-tion turned the ball back over to Duxbury and Gordon Acha tied the game at 59 with 42 seconds to go.

A pair of free throws by Graziano put the Lakers ahead by two with 23 seconds left, but Jason Marino buried his shot with five seconds on the clock to send the game into its second overtime.

With Silver Lake leading

64-61 a minute into the sec-ond overtime, Kindregan hit a bucket to make it 64-63. A free throw by Graziano got the lead back to two, only to see Owen tie it again thanks to an offensive rebound by Acha

with 1:50 left.The long range shooting

that had given the Lakers their early leads suddenly returned, as junior Jackie Hurley nailed a pair of three-pointers in a one-minute span and Bouchard hit two free throws to give Sil-ver Lake a 73-68 lead with 26 seconds to go. More Laker free throws matched a Jason Marino basket and the Lakers joyfully ran off the court with the victory.

“We definitely showed our youth tonight,” said a frustrat-ed Cushing.

Owen had a big night of-fensively for the Dragons with 28 points, while Jason Marino contributed 16 points and Kin-dregan chipped in with 10.

After entertaining Hanover on Monday night, the Dragons will hit the road for a game with Whitman-Hanson on Fri-day at 6:30 p.m.

Dragons hit a snag vs. SLcontinued from page one

NoWHeRe to Go: Duxbury’s sam ederle keeps silver lake’s Jackie Hurley from advancing the ball.

tall tIMbeRs: silver lake’s Josh Whalen has his path to the basket blocked by Duxbury’s Jason and Justin Marino.

Photos by Mike Halloran

By mike Halloran, sports editor [email protected]

The DHS girls’ basketball team almost pulled off the up-set of the year, as the under-manned Lady Dragons battled back from a 27-19 halftime deficit, but eventually lost to undefeated New Bedford High Sschool, 58-54, last week in Duxbury.

It was a good test for a Duxbury squad that came into the game at 10-2, while the undefeated Division 1 Whal-ers were at 15-0 and ranked No. 7 by the Boston Globe. Making matters even worse for the Lady Dragons is that they were playing without the injured Norton sisters, both of who are major contributors on offense.

The New Bedford seniors took control early, as Arielle Gomes scored eight first quar-ter points, and classmate Alys-sa Roach added eleven in the second quarter that included a trio of three-pointers that gave the visitors a 27-19 halftime lead.

Baskets by Jenna Cusick, Christina Curley, and Devon Tsinzo would keep the Lady Dragons close in the third quarter, but they still trailed by nine as the period came to a close and found them staring at a 45-36 deficit.

Tsinzo (12 points) caught fire in the final eight minutes, as her patented three-point bombs found their range, cut-ting the Whaler lead to 47-44 with five minutes left in the game.

After Duxbury coach Mark Dunn called a timeout, the Lady Dragons came back on the floor and continued their comeback, cutting the lead to one at 49-48 after baskets by Michela North and Megan Sullivan with less than four minutes left in the game.

A North basket would keep them within striking distance at 51-50 with 2:10 left on the clock, but New Bedford’s Courtney Miranda buried a three for a 54-50 lead. Two more free throws by North matched a bucket by Roach, and the Whalers called a tim-eout with 51 seconds remain-ing.

North (22 points) made a big basket on an offensive re-bound to get them back within two at 56-54, but the defense couldn’t snatch the ball away

and sent them to the free throw line in two critical situations where they converted for the win.

While the Lady Dragons showed their grit against New Bedford, they had a much tougher time on Friday night in Kingston in a key Patriot League battle, as they dropped a 53-37 decision to Silver Lake in a Keenan Division match-up.

The absence of Maggie and Katelyn North became an issue, as the Lakers knew immediately how to stop the Lady Dragons minus two of their top scorers.

Grabbing a 21-15 halftime lead on the strength of Nicole Conboy’s 14 points, the Lak-ers never trailed the rest of the night, despite a valiant second-half effort by North that cut the margin to 31-28 late in the third quarter.

With a lack of offensive options in the final eight min-utes, Silver Lake was able to tighten its defense on the Dux-bury attack and expanded its lead to 49-32 with its offense being taken over by Courtney Yost (15 points).

On Friday night the girls will host Whitman-Hanson, as they try to improve on their 10-4 record.

Lady Dragons put up a good fight

GIRls basketballDuxbury 54New bedford 58

GIRls basketballDuxbury 37silver lake 53

Softball registrations off to a great startJust two days after opening, the Duxbury Youth Softball

online registration has seen some serious action. Is it because we have been snowbound or are we just so excited for spring softball? The clinics (grades 3-5 and 6-9) are already 25 per-cent full and will run on six consecutive Tuesday nights start-ing March 8. The 2011 DYS spring season (grades 1-9) starts Monday, April 25, after vacation. Players must register before March 8 to avoid the late fee. Check out all the details and register for both at duxburyyouthsoftball.org.


By Wendy Genereux clipper contriButor

Last Thursday night’s match against Silver Lake had all the makings of a good, old-fashioned barn burner between two teams who are both try-ing to find their rhythm head-ing into the postseason. The Dragons came out firing on all cylinders to win their fourth match, and made senior night a memorable one for Duxbury wrestling captains Pat Dono-van, Jamie Auer and Alec McKenzie.

However, it was the under-classmen who stole a little bit of the senior captains’ thunder when the match began in the 125 lbs. weight class. Dux-bury freshman Jim Chappuis took the mat against SL junior Nick Foley, and after an early takedown by Foley, Chappuis earned an escape, takedown, and back points to take a 6-2 lead heading into the second period. With both wrestlers back on their feet, Chappuis got another takedown and three more back points before Foley made it interesting in the third period with a reversal and back points of his own. How-ever, it was too little too late for the SL junior, who lost a 14-7 decision.

Making his varsity debut in the 130 lbs. weight class was Duxbury sophomore Brian Leddie, who has been out most of the season with a knee in-jury. Believing that Duxbury was trying to avoid a match-up between SL freshman phenom Tom Grifa (52-2 as a middle schooler) and Duxbury’s Jake Genereux, who both wrestle at 130, SL coach Russ Shute went to his bench for the match. Af-ter going scoreless through two periods, Leddie got a reversal and three back points en route to a 5-0 victory.

With a 6-0 lead in favor of Duxbury, Grifa and Ge-nereux would face off in the 135 lbs. weight class. Grifa tried to score on a single-leg takedown twice, but Genereux defended well, and then with a minute left in the first period, the Dragon grappler took Grifa down, grabbed his head, and cradled him for the pin, and the win.

The victory extended the Duxbury lead to 12-0, but

more significantly, Silver Lake would have to bump up their remaining wrestlers. That was the case when junior Mike Sil-va (135) had to face Duxbury senior captain Pat Donovan in the 140 lbs. weight class.

Donovan put on a clinic for the youth wrestlers in at-tendance when he continually scored back points with tilts, mounting a 12-0 lead before pinning Silva with three sec-onds remaining in the third period.

That set up what turned out to be the featured match of the evening with Duxbury senior captain Jamie Auer taking the mat against SL junior Dom Vito in the 145 lbs. weight class. Auer got the first take-down, but Vito would cut the lead in half with an escape. With a 2-1 lead, Auer chose bottom to start the second pe-riod, and got an escape to ex-tend his lead to 3-1. However, Vito went on the offensive, and took the Duxbury senior cap-tain down to tie the match at 3-3 heading into the third peri-od. It looked like Auer was in command when he earned two back points from the top posi-tion, but Vito somehow man-aged a reversal with time run-ning out in the third period to force overtime. It would take two overtime periods before Auer prevailed 8-5 on senior night.

Silver Lake freshman Mike Landry would earn his team’s first points in the 152 lbs. weight class when he defeated Duxbury’s Lucas Trumbo 5-0. The visitors would also win by forfeit in the 160 lbs. weight class.

That’s when Duxbury sophomore Cody Dormady came through for the hosts in the 171 lbs. weight class against SL junior Nick Miller. The match would be a see-saw affair after Dormady got the first takedown and three back points. Miller, however, would eventually get a reversal and takedown to pull within one point. Dormady reversed him, and gave up an escape before pinning the SL junior with 20 seconds remaining in the sec-ond period.

With a commanding 27-9 lead, Duxbury had one more senior to send out in captain Alec McKenzie (189). Un-fortunately for McKenzie, he would have to face off against Silver Lake junior captain Matt Ketchum (171), who was

also forced to bump up for the contest. Ketcham showed why he’s one of the best in the state at 171 lbs., as he dominated the match en route to a 12-1 major decision.

Next up for Duxbury was junior Bobby Boyle, who took the mat in the 215 lbs. weight class against SL senior Pat Thompson. Boyle got the first takedown as he often does, and took a 4-3 lead into the third period where he earned a re-versal and back points before pinning the SL senior to give the hosts a commanding 33-13 lead.

In the absence of Duxbury heavyweight Owen Grey, head coach Kyle McCarthy had the luxury of sending sophomore Tommy Connelly out to the mat for his first varsity win by forfeit at 285.

However, in a good show-ing of sportsmanship, Duxbury did not send out sophomore Nick Kates at 103 or junior Brendan Gillis at 119. In an ef-fort to make the match appear closer than it really was, Silver

Lake took the forfeits, giving the visitors 12 points and clos-ing the gap to 39-25.

The No. 4-seeded Dragons did not fare as well at team sec-tionals on Saturday, losing in the second round to Plymouth North, who they had beaten the week before, and then losing by two points to Sharon after

forfeiting three weight classes due to injuries.

Winning both of their matches for Duxbury were sophomore Jake Genereux (130), junior Bobby Boyle (215), and senior captains Pat Donovan (140), Jamie Auer (145), and Alec McKenzie (189).

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seNIoR NIGHt: Duxbury senior captains pose for a photo with their Moms last thursday night at their final home match of their high school wrestling careers. Pictured are Jamie and lindsay auer, Margaret and Pat Donovan and Heather and alec Mckenzie.

NaP tIMe: senior captain Pat Donovan appears to put silver lake’s Mike silva to sleep in the 140 lbs. contest. Donovan even-tually won the match by pin.

WRestlINGDuxbury 39Silver Lake 25

HUMaN PRetZel: Duxbury’s Jake Genereux has his Plymouth-North opponent all tied up during his saturday win at the south sectional finals in Marshfield. Photo by Mike Halloran

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Duxbury Youth Baseball announces open registrations for the spring 2011 youth baseball season. From now until February 28, 2011 any child in grades K-9, wishing to play baseball this spring must register online at duxburyy-outhbaseball.com

Leagues are organized by grade, as fol-lows:

Grades LeaguePre K - K Tee Ball1-2 AA3-4 AAA5-6 Majors7-8-9 Jr. Babe RuthPlease note that after Feb. 28, all registra-

tions will incur a $25 registration late fee. Reg-ister today to avoid these fees! Registration for summer league play, including the Senior Babe leagues (grades 9-12) will take place in the spring.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Dux-bury Youth Baseball, I’d like to thank you for your many years of support. Our program now serves nearly 1,000 children between the ages of 5 and 18 with the simple mission of provid-ing a fun and safe environment for the children of Duxbury to enjoy and learn the game of base-ball. Our goal as an organization is to enhance every child’s enjoyment of the game through personal instruction, group clinics and orga-nized games so that baseball becomes a source of lifetime enjoyment. DYB especially tries to promote baseball’s fundamental principles of sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork that can be used throughout life to become better citi-zens.

As an organization, we are constantly work-ing to improve our program and our commu-nity. For example in 2010, DYB embarked on a number of ambitious projects, including:

DYB oversaw a fundraising effort that led to $50,000 worth of improvements to Murphy

Field at Chandler, including construction of dugouts and bullpens as well as the installation of new protective fencing and a new batting cage. Murphy Field, named for legendary DHS baseball coach David Murphy is now one of the South Shore’s premiere baseball facilities.

Sinnott Park was converted to a multiple use field by installing portable pitching mounds and basepaths that can be adjusted for “Little League” or “Pony League”- like distances.

And the tradition will continue in 2011 with numerous projects on the docket, including:

• Coaches clinics are being expanded to pro-vide more training in the areas of skill-building, running a practice and enhancing the game ex-perience.

• DYB is producing an instructional video as a resource for parents, players and coaches.

Summer programs are being expanded to provide a greater number of kids the opportu-nity to play baseball throughout the months of June and July.

• Infield surfaces at Train, Sinnott and Keene Fields will be refurbished with new clay and leveled to enhance the safety and durability of the fields.

• Dugouts at Murphy Field will be painted to acknowledge outstanding DHS baseball teams of the past, including last year’s record-breaking varsity team.

Of course, no program of this magnitude can be successful without the support of many volunteers. Whether you are able to commit considerable time in helping to coach one of our teams or if you only have an hour or two to give, we need your help! Volunteer opportuni-ties are available to fit all schedules so please sign-up for whatever commitment your sched-ule will allow.

Once again, thank you for your continued support of our program. We look forward to working with you to make this the most enjoy-able season ever for your child.

The 14th Annual Thanksgiving Classic Synchro-nized Skating Competition held in Plymouth on Nov. 4 at the John Armstrong Arena was the start

to what has been a great season so far for the Colonial Figure Skating Club’s Intermediate Synchronized Skating Team.

After winning their third silver medal at The 2011 Colo-nial Classic on Jan. 8, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, the team now has their sights set on the USFS Eastern Synchro-nized Skating Sectional Championship in Lake Placid Feb. 3-5.

Members of the team include Alona Andrushak (Mar-blehead); Katarina Bartel, Eva Cunningham & Mia Kobs (Lexington), Mariah Benoit & Renee Saddler (Fitchburg); Caraline Canning (Georgetown); Paige D’Angelo (Chest-nut Hill); Jacqueline Dami (Wellesley); Nathaniel Denn-ler (Lunenberg); Allyson Farren (Harvard); Emily Haines (Weston); Amanda Jones (Duxbury); Stacie Lane (Newton); Ashley Liu & Courtney Rice (Sudbury); Margaret McKin-ney & Isabelle Terranova (Boxborough); Emma Pimental (E. Falmouth); Shauna Quinn (Plymouth); and Marie Weisfeiler (Acton). The team’s success is due to the hard work and dedication of its skaters and outstanding coaching by Carrie Heath, Jacqui Lovato and Amanda Werner.

The Colonials Intermediate team wins silver in synchronized skating

CATCH FOOTBALL FEVER! Duxbury Youth Football 2011 Registration in Now Open!

Seven grade-level teams (Grades 2 through 8)Our players receive excellent coaching, learn

teamwork, and have funAmple playing time against good local competition

Duxbury Youth Football...the Winning Tradition continues

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The Duxbury Conservation Commission will hold a Pub-lic Hearing in the Mural Meeting 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, January 18, 2011 at 7:05 p.m. on the re-quest of Duxbury Construc-tion LLC to construct a drive-way with necessary utilities, drainage and landscaping as described in a Notice of Intent filed with the Conservation Commission on January 27, 2011. Said project is located at 0 Summerhouse Lane, lot 160-966-004 of the Duxbury Assessors Map.

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Docket No. PL11P0096EAIn the Estate of: Marilyn M CommanderLate of: Duxbury, MA

02332Date of Death: 04/14/2010NOTICE OF PETITION

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the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed, and that Charles L Commander of Duxbury, MA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety.

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Docket No. PL10P2080EAIn the Estate of: Frankland W. L. Miles, Jr.

NOTICE

To Penniman Walker Wells and Susan James inter-ested in the estate of Frankland W. L. Miles, Jr., late of Duixbury, in the county of Plymouth

Date of Death 5/26/09A petition has been pre-

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IF YOU DESIRE TO OB-JECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN AP-

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

WITNESS, Catherine P Sabaitis, Esquire, First Jus-tice of said Court.

Date: January 25, 2011Robert E. McCarthyRegister of Probate

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Docket No. PL10P2080EAIn the Estate of: Frankland W. L. Miles, Jr.

NOTICE

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1D-Feb. 9, ‘11

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HOLLY MORRIS Chairman

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