Art Complex Museum presents tea ceremony
August 10, 2022
The Art Complex Museum celebrated 50 years in Duxbury. Because of COVID and the recent renovations, the celebration is a year later, 50+1. Julia Courtney, ACM's Collections Curator, gave a review of the museum's collection of Carl and Edith Weyerhaeuser. Todd Bartel, a guest curator and...
SPLASH AND CRASH
August 3, 2022
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Serving bacon and eggs with a side of acrimony
Accusations traded over plans for bed and breakfastBy Matthew Nadler
Clipper Editor | August 3, 2022
The lengthy, and often nasty, fight over a Marshall Street couple's effort to open a bed and breakfast may be nearing a resolution. The case has divided the Eagle’s Nest Point neighborhood, with both sides accusing the other of harassment and, in some instances, racist...
The rules of the sand
DBR Executive Director explains access policiesBy Matthew Nadler
Clipper Editor | August 3, 2022
With complaints rising over access to the beach, Dux bury Beach Reservation Executive Director Cris Luttazi defended the DBR’s policies at the Selectboard’s July 25 meeting. Before Luttazi spoke, Selectboard Chairman Fernando Guitart noted that the ability to enjoy oversand access to the beach is...
Dry times
Watering restrictions tightenedBy Matthew Nadler
Clipper Editor | August 3, 2022
With the entire Commonwealth in a drought, watering restrictions in Duxbury have become stricter. Water Superintendent Peter Mackin informed the Selectboard at their July 25 meeting that residents using town water would be limited to outdoor watering one day a week. What day that is...
Harlow Brook 40B gets OK
ZBA reduces number of buildingsBy Matthew Nadler
Clipper Editor
The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a special permit for the Harlow Brook affordable housing project on Temple Street. The vote at their July 20 meeting was 4-1. The...
Board updates tax program
By Susanna Sheehan
Clipper Senior Reporter
This week, the Duxbury Selectboard updated the program that lets senior citizens work for the town in exchange for a credit on their property taxes, making it easier to apply...
Alden Kindred hold reunion
By L.A. Murphy
Clipper Reporter
The Alden Kindred of America (AKA) held its 122nd reunion and annual meeting this past weekend at the Alden House Historic Site, the Judah Alden House and other familiar properties....
Making all the difference
Duxbury’s champions of diversity awarded scholarshipsBy Maureen Herrmann
Clipper Reporter
Duxbury Steering Committee member and Duxbury High School A World of Difference advisor Laura Neprud spoke about the special qualities of Molly Taberner, and Madeline and Danielle Koelbel. Four recent...
Diversity work is never done
School Committee gets update on DEI effortsBy Matthew Nadler
Clipper Editor
Caitlan Sheehan, the Duxbury School District’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director, gave the School Committee an update of her work at their June 8 meeting. To Sheehan, DEI programs are...
No choice for DHS principal
Superintendent Danielle Klingaman decides not to pick either finalistBy Matthew Nadler
Clipper Editor
It’s back to the drawing board in the search for a new principal of Duxbury High School. In an email sent out to families, Superintendent Danielle Klingaman informed families that...
Art Complex Museum presents tea ceremony
The Art Complex Museum celebrated 50 years in Duxbury. Because of COVID and the recent renovations, the celebration is a year later, 50+1. Julia Courtney, ACM's Collections Curator, gave a review...
An amusing time at Duxbury Beach
Duxbury Middle School students combined math and fun as they created their own amusement parks made of sand, shells, rocks and found objects. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item...
Oysters and hydrangeas, perfect together
Photos by Karen Wong
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Marcia M. Myers, 81
Marcia McMahon Myers of Rockport passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30, 2022, age 81. The historic preservation worlds of Boston, Nevis and beyond mourn the passing of Marcia McMahon...

Sally Eugenia Cauthen, 89
Sally Eugenia Cauthen, 89, died peacefully on July 25 at Bay Path Nursing Home. Born October 1, 1932, in Montgomery, AL, to Henry Flynn and Laura Spenser Cauthen, she grew...

Paula M. Kelley, 68
Paula Marie Kelley, 68, of Duxbury, former resident of Boston and Braintree, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 12, 2022. Paula was born in Boston to Tom...

Question of the Week
By Sarie Booy | August 10, 2022
“Not that I can remember!” - Alita Mulvey, Reynolds Way “No! This is the hottest I've ever experienced in Duxbury.” - Chris Donohoe, Chandler Street “Just below 100 degrees...at the beach!” - Ken Reagan, Pettibush...

DHS Class of 1982 holds reunion
August 10, 2022
The DHS Class of 1982 held a long overdue reunion on Friday, July 29, as its members celebrated 40 years since graduating from Duxbury High School, at Haddad’s Ocean Cafe...

Art Complex Museum celebrates 50-plus years
August 10, 2022
The Art Complex Museum celebrated 50 years in Duxbury. Because of COVID and the recent renovations, the celebration is a year later, 50+1. Julia Courtney, ACM’s Collections Curator, gave a review...
Reader’s view: The Beach in Balance
To date our experience on Duxbury Beach this summer has been exceptional. A heartfelt thank you to the Town of Duxbury Recreation Department and the Duxbury Beach Reservation for working...
Reader’s view: The Bomb Next Door
I wholly encourage everyone to procure a copy of The American Scholar, Summer Edition, 2022 and read Thomas A. Bass’s 10-page essay, titled The Bomb Next Door *. (I’m reusing...
Reader’s view: Something is seriously messed up
The back to school commercials are on TV, and the crossovers are still closed. Something is seriously messed up. Where are our state and national reps, fighting to change the...
Curran cherishes busy week with A Shot For Life
Former Dragon participates in All-Star Game, shooting challenge among best players in areaBy Trevor Hass
Sports Editor/Reporter
sports@duxburyclipper.com, Twitter: @DuxburySports
Duxbury’s Teagan Curran participated in the first-ever A Shot For Life All-Star Game in Weston last Tuesday and the annual A Shot For Life Challenge in Hanover on Sunday. The...
Prepping for College, Episode 8
Alex Colella, FIT LacrosseBy Trevor Hass
Sports Editor/Reporter
sports@duxburyclipper.com, Twitter: @DuxburySports
Back in sixth grade, when none of his teammates seemed too infatuated with the notion of playing goalie, Alex Colella eagerly stepped up to fill the void. His parents weren’t...
Sampson conquers Mount Kilimanjaro
By Trevor Hass
Sports Editor/Reporter
sports@duxburyclipper.com, Twitter: @DuxburySports
Miles Sampson, a 2022 Duxbury High School graduate, recently made it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. On Day 1, they endured a long and tiring climb, followed by a...
Duxbury Arts and Entertainment
Exhibits The Art Complex Museum Award-winning sculptor Gillian Christy’s “Tabernacle Tableau’’ is now on display at the Art Complex Museum. Christy began her Tabernacle series in 2015. The tabernacles are...
Purple Heart ceremony
The Duxbury American Legion will be conducting a ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 9 a.m. at the Post home on 5 West St. to recognize and honor all those...
Outdoor watering allowed only one day a week
Due to the drought conditions and in order to maintain the water supply for domestic use and fire protection, the Water and Sewer Commissioners have approved mandatory outside watering restrictions...