Science shines at the fair
The Elementary School Science Fair held on Saturday featured a wide variety of presentations, on topics including oyster filtration, climate change and artificial intelligence. Students also showed off their inventions, such as pet feeders and playground slide surface temperature controllers. “The students outdid themselves with creativity...
Going down
DPW project and price shrinkAfter working for months to find ways to reduce costs, engineers for the town’s new DPW facility reported this week that they have shaved over $4 million off the overall price to bring the project closer to the $26.4 million voters approved for it last...
Wall wins
Override, CPC hike both passIt was close, but in the end, Duxbury voters decided the wall should stand. Voters narrowly approved a $20 million Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion to repair the seawall that runs along a stretch of Duxbury Beach at Saturday’s town election. The measure passed 775-727,...
Winning by the numbers
DHS math team reaches divisional playoffsImagine the early days of the fall school term, just as the mornings become darker and the days a bit shorter. Now imagine heading to school each Wednesday morning 50 minutes before your classmates arrive so you can work with your team on math problems...
Garden party
Dragons capture Division 2 state titleThis was the career-defining moment they had dreamed about since they were kids – one they pursued relentlessly with unwavering faith, through a pandemic, heartbreaking setbacks and uncertainty. They knew they may never reach the pinnacle, but they had to try. Something deep inside told...
Donna Lee Salsman, 80
Donna Lee Sals man, 80, of Duxbury passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 23. Donna was the loving wife of the late William H. Sals man. She is...
Dorothy Carter, 97
Dorothy (Dot) Carter, 97, passed away on Jan. 30. She was born on April 12, 1925 in Plainfield, Connecticut to Ruby (Babcock) and Lloyd Phillips. She spent her youth in...
James C. Coulter, 91
James Coulter, 91, died peacefully on March 3 at his home in Dux bury. He was the loving husband of Patricia, his beloved wife of 69 years. He was the...
Dean’s list
Meagan Burns earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2022 semester at Emerson College. Audrey Chatfield and Bridget Fallon were named to the high honors list for the winter term...
College Corner
Freshman Tegan Curran (Tabor ’22) and her Assumption women’s basketball team saw their historic season (27-6) come to an end early last week when they lost to Minnesota-Duluth, 61-41, in...