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2025年1月8日 · Peter Raymond Allaire passed away peacefully on Dec. 24 at BayPath Nursing Home in Duxbury, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Andrews Allaire, and their children, Scott Allaire, Matthew and daughter-in-law Amber Allaire of Duxbury, and Kristen Allaire of Sherborn, as well as grandchildren, Sarah Allaire, and Benjamin and Lila Susco ...

2020年4月15日 · Obituaries should be submitted before Friday at 10 a.m. to be sure of being published in that week’s paper. Photos can be submitted. Email obituaries to [email protected].

2025年1月22日 · Tennis courts, windows and a gravestone are on the Community Preservation Committee’s list for annual Town Meeting. CPC Chairwoman Holly Morris came to the Finance Committee last Tuesday to present their proposals. One article calls for spending $21,000 to replace the gangway and float at the Bluefish River. This is the float that boats are tied to …

2025年1月15日 · The Powder Point bridge will be closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians for up to two months starting on Monday, Jan. 20. Town Manager René Read announced this closure on Jan. 6 and repeated it at the Selectboard’s meeting this Monday. The bridge that connects mainland Duxbury over the bay to Duxbury Beach will be closed to all traffic so the deteriorated pilings that support the ...

2025年1月2日 · Unhappy holidays It wasn’t a Merry Christmas for a Rockland woman, 43, who was arrested on drug possession charges on Dec. 25. According to a Duxbury Police press release, the woman was stopped on Summer Street due to having defective equipment on her Honda Civic. She allegedly had an open container of alcohol and several clear plastic bags that, allegedly, had cocaine in them. She was ...

3 天之前 · It’s been 15 years since Duxbury residents have encountered an increase in the cost of town water, but that is about to change. Water rates could rise between 15 to 30 percent this year with more rate hikes to follow. The rate of the increase depends upon …

3 天之前 · Water department staff had to deal with a pair of busted water mains near the Duxbury school campus last week. Last Tuesday, a water main on St. George Street near Back River Way broke at around 8 p.m. On Thursday, another break took place on Alden Street near the Library. Breaks often happen during ...

2024年12月11日 · Duxbury is facing a serious budget deficit for next year and may not be able to fund its fiscal year 2026 operating budget without laying off 24 full-time employees in the School Department and 13 in various town departments – including fire fighters, police officers and DPW workers – and making deep cuts to services in most departments. Duxbury Town Manager René Read and Finance Director ...

2024年11月6日 · With less than two weeks until the Nov. 18 special Town Meeting, Duxbury’s Selectboard members are divided in their support for the proposed MBTA Communities zoning overlay bylaw, with two recommending the town approve it, two not supporting it and one seeking to indefinitely postpone a vote on it. On Monday at a meeting at Town Hall, the Selectboard voted 2-2-1 on a motion to support ...