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Meeting to-do
list shorter
Crematory, fire station projects
on Town Meeting agenda
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
justin@duxburyclipper.com
The warrant is shorter
this year, and as annual Town
Meeting approaches there are
only a handful of articles like-
ly to create controversy on the
floor of Town Meeting.
town meeting
“There aren’t a lot of ini-
tiatives,” said Board of Select-
men Chairwoman Betsy Sul-
A ray of hope
Girls school in Afghanistan still flourishing
Y
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
justin@duxburyclipper.com
ou might think
your commute is
tough, but Razia
Jan’s is much worse.
She wears two hats, as the
head of the Zabuli School for
Girls in Deh Subz, Afghani-
stan and as the program direc-
tor for the Arzu Foundation,
a non-profit that works with
women rug weavers known as
the Hazara. It can sometimes
take her 14 hours to get from
one place to the other, across Razia Jan stopped by the Senior Center on Sunday to update resi-
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Sullivan also pointed out
the warrant also contains less
money after some lean years
for the town, and town leaders
heard a message from voters
last year to tighten belts.
“There’s a real push in
Town Hall and in the town
departments to use it up, wear
it out and use it again, which
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Committee members say data from parents is needed talk at ACM
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
justin@duxburyclipper.com
A majority of middle and
high school teachers say their
students are more alert at the
beginning of the day since a
later start time was instituted.
The results from a survey
of teachers conducted by the
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themselves haven’t been sur-
veyed yet.
the comments than the num-
bers in the survey.
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Although there were some
negative comments, and some
teachers said the change had
a negative effect on their per-
sonal life, teachers at DHS,
DMS and Alden all said that
they approved of the new
times. 59 percent of high
school and middle school
teachers had a favorable view
of the start time, as did 67 per-
cent of Alden teachers.
This year, the Duxbury
schools instituted new start
times by essentially flipping
the high school and middle
school with Alden Elemen-
tary. The move was driven
by national studies saying
that older children need more
sleep and are less alert in the
early morning. However,
the move prompted outrage
from parents at Alden, who
said the change hadn’t been
studied enough and felt their
input was not solicited. The
School Committee approved
the change in a 3-2 vote.
The questions in the sur-
vey included the teacher’s
perception of the change’s
effect on students, as well as
their own personal lives.
School Committee Chair-
man George Cipolletti said he
was surprised to see positive
comments from Alden teach-
ers.
“I expected Alden’s re-
sponses to be more along the
lines of it didn’t matter,” he
most of the negative com-
ments from teachers were
more about their own per-
sonal lives than the change’s
effect on students.
The survey was done from
Jan. 27-Feb. 5. The questions
used were created by the Uni-
versity of Minnesota and had
been used to gauge reaction in
a Minnesota town that under-
went a similar change.
“I was looking at one that
had been used so that it had
been tested,” said Superinten-
dent Susan Skeiber. “I think it
asked appropriate questions
of the teaching staff.”
The same questions were
asked of teachers at all three
schools. Teachers were asked
to rate their answers from 1-5,
5 being “love it” and 1 being
“hate it.”
Teachers had a negative
response to questions about
students seeking more help
before and after school. How-
ever, Skeiber said teachers
had been told to discourage
students from coming in early
because it would have been
counterproductive to the new
start times, so this question
may have been confusing.
Forty-three percent of
high school and middle school
teachers said they had heard
more positive than negative
comments from students about
the change. However, only 25
percent said they’d heard pos-
itive comments from parents.
School Committee mem-
ber Maureen Connolly said
Committee for review at their
next meeting. She said results
from that survey would be
compared with baseline data
collected last year, before the
change was implemented.
Skeiber also gave the com-
mittee a general update on the
start time change.
She said the bus routes
were the “most challenging”
part of the change. She said
moving the high school and
middle school start time from
8:15 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. re-
solved that problem.
“[Traffic on St. George
Street] has been a problem for
15 years, this certainly didn’t
change that,” she said.
The school is looking at
creating a bus-only lane in the
school complex. Skeiber said
Duxbury is one of the only
districts she knows of where
parents’ cars mix with buses.
She also said students
have been taking advantage
of the after school opportuni-
ties the district has been pro-
viding.
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Chief finalists picked
continued from page one
the diligent work of the police
chief search committee that
he appointed in November.
Members include Chairwom-
an Reverend Catherine Cullen,
School Superintendent Sue
Skeiber, Sandy Samela of the
Personnel Board, Chris Bar-
low, James Borghesani, Paula
Harris, Sunny Steadman, Jerry
Steinke and Phil Tortorella.
MacDonald said his next
step is to meet with the com-
mittee and begin the process
of reviewing the qualifications
of the finalists. He said it was
too early for him to give a
Local mountain lion sighting
By Susanna Sheehan, Clipper Staff
susanna@duxburyclipper.com
Could there be a mountain
lion roaming the woods off
Keene Street in Duxbury?
According to Duxbury
town manager Richard Mac-
Donald, last week a person
saw a “very large animal” in
the Keene Street area and later,
investigation of the footprints
has led officials to believe the
animal could be a mountain
lion.
Department of Public
Works Director Peter Buttkus
said the witness was a carpenter
working on a job in the North-
west corner of Duxbury and he
watched the cougar walk along
a fence line. The witness esti-
mated the big cat to be six to
six and a half feet long.
Mountain lions, also
known as cougars, pumas or
catamounts, are large, brown-
ish cats that generally weigh
between 100 and 200 pounds.
They are found mostly out
West and in parts of southern
Florida but hundreds of years
ago they lived in all of North
America. They were believed
to be killed to extinction in New
England in the 1800s. Since
then, there have been various
cougar sightings throughout
all of the Eastern states and
New York and Pennsylvania.
In 1848, in Rhode Island, the
last documented mountain lion
was killed in West Greenwich.
Its remains reside at Harvard
University’s Museum of Com-
parative Zoology.
MacDonald said that when
the witness was shown photo-
graphs of various animals, he
identified the picture of the
mountain lion as the animal he
saw.
“There are footprints that
seem to verify that they are
from a mountain lion,” said
MacDonald.
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choose a new chief, a respon-
sibility that lies solely with
MacDonald.
“I don’t know how long it
will take,” MacDonald said.
“My goal is to be thorough,
yet efficient and to get a chief
in place as soon as possible.”
The final candidate will be
subject to psychological and
physical evaluations as well as
a background investigation.
In November, MacDonald
appointed retired Wakefield
chief of police Stephen Do-
herty to a term not to exceed
six months while the town
searched for a new chief.
These tracks, found in the northwest corner of Duxbury near Keene
Street, seem to show a mountain lion was on the prowl.
taken of the footprints and sent
to the state Division of Wild-
life and the town is waiting to
hear more information, Butt-
kus said.
The pictures show paw
prints in the snow and along-
side a measuring tape showing
the prints to be a little over 4”
in diameter, said Buttkus.
MacDonald urged the pub-
lic to be careful and said the
town has sent out a reverse-
911 announcement about the
possible sighting to residents
in the Keene Street area.
Buttkus said the location
of the cougar sighting is a very
large rural area along Dux-
bury’s border with Pembroke
and Marshfield. Duxbury of-
ficials are working with the
Pembroke animal control of-
ficer and they have installed
game cameras near the sight-
ing area in the hopes of captur-
ing the big cat on film.
According to Buttkus, the
Pembroke ACO officer’s wife
is a taxidermist who believes
from seeing the footprints that
the animal is a mountain lion,
and she estimated it to be be-
tween 70 to 100 lbs.
While Buttkus wants the
public to be aware, he doesn’t
want the situation to become
“a circus.”
“These animals try to avoid
people. They are shy and soli-
tary and have a very large ter-
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ritory. They can roam up to a
30-square mile area,” Buttkus
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know there could be one in the
area, but it’s wildlife. It’s to be
appreciated and avoided.”
There have been many
sightings both confirmed and
unconfirmed of cougars in
all the New England states,
including Massachusetts. In
1997, scat found near the re-
mains of a killed beaver at the
Quabbin Reservoir in Western
Massachusetts was confirmed
to be from a mountain lion,
according to the Cougar Net-
work’s Web site.
In 2004, The Boston Globe
reported on alleged cougar
sightings in Acton.
Mountains lions in the East
are mostly believed to be in-
tentionally released animals or
escapees.
Residents wanting more
information can call Animal
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781 934-5774.
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Senior center news Beauty for Borders

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p.m. Cost for Duxbury seniors $5; non-seniors and non-residents a night of fashion and fun on
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tea and water. Reservations must be made by 2 p.m. the previous March 26, at 7 p.m. at the Jones
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is why we’re one of the few
towns that isn’t laying people
off,” she said. “We heard loud
and clear [from residents], live
within your means because we
have to.”
This year, voters will de-
cide on two temporary tax in-
creases called debt exclusions.
The first is a plan to replace the
30-year old crematory build-
ing at a cost of $2.6 million
dollars.
“The building is very anti-
quated,” said Robert Hayes of
the Crematory Building Com-
mittee.
Hayes said the building’s
equipment is outdated and in-
efficient. In addition, where
the building is situated isn’t
optimal –– there’s no room for
expansion, and the building is
surrounded by graves, nega-
tively impacting the privacy of
visitors.
“It’s not located in the right
place,” Hayes said. “You don’t
want to go to a cemetery and
drive by a crematory.”
He said the architects told
the committee the new build-
ing has a life of 50 years. It
will have room for future ex-
pansion, and will have a more
discreet entrance off Mayflow-
er Street.
The only other debt exclu-
Brayer a candidate for School Committee
C
olleen Brayer of To-
bey Garden Street
announces her can-
didacy for school committee
and the platform she will fol-
low.
“As an active attendee and
participant at school commit-
tee meetings for the past eight
years, I have a working knowl-
edge of the issues that are
facing our system,” she said.  sibility that being a school
“There are three main prin-
ciples that I believe must be
in the forefront of all discus-
sions and decisions about our
schools: students first; fiscal
clarity; and accountability.”
Students first is the top pri-
ority in her campaign.  Brayer
understands our district contin-
ues to have students who are
underachieving, and is com-
mitted to implementing ini-
tiatives that meet the children
where they are, and guide them
to achieve their best.
Fiscal clarity has been high
on Brayer’s radar. She believes
that, “having a clear picture of
the total costs of running our
schools only improve the re-
lationship between the schools
and the community, and will
lead to the best education for
our students.”
Accountability is the third
priority in Brayer’s platform.  ervation, Inc., member of the
She knows that open com-
munication is the hallmark of
a good organization, and that
open meetings are the com-
mittee’s obligation to the tax-
payer.
Brayer says, “I am ready
for the workload and respon-
sion on the warrant is for de-
sign fees for renovations to the
main fire station on Tremont
Street. After plans for a new
police station and fire reno-
vation project were defeated
at the ballot box last year, the
Public Safety Feasibility Com-
mittee scaled back their plans.
In addition to the design fees,
the committee is asking for
money from the capital budget
to pay for site testing on May-
flower Street, a possible site
for the new police station.
“Both of these buildings
are woefully inadequate from
a program point of view,” said
Andre Martecchini, chairman
of the committee.
He said that the buildings
are continuing to “limp along”
with temporary fixes, but he’s
hoping residents will see the
need for better public safety
facilities in town.
“Building or no new build-
ing, our service will continue,”
he said. “The fire truck will
arrive if you have a fire, the
police will arrive if you have
a break in.”
Sullivan pointed out that
the crematory creates revenue
for the town.
“It’s proved its worth to
the town,” she said. “I think
it’s a good town project and I
think it makes financial sense
as well.”
Candidates corner
committee member brings.  I
am confident my experience
on the Finance Committee and
background in accounting and
small business management
will benefit the town.  There is
nothing more important than
the hiring of the right superin-
tendent.  We need to make sure
that this person cannot only
lead, but can also collaborate
with all the stakeholders.  Our
new superintendent will not
only control the quality of our
schools (which directly effects
our home values), but also
more than half of the town’s
budget.  Our children’s fu-
tures rest upon a thorough and
thoughtful search, and I will be
an asset to that process.”
In addition to her appointed
position on the Finance Com-
mittee, Brayer is also a trustee
of the Duxbury Beach Res-
Duxbury Beach Preservation
Society, active in the Pilgrim
Congregational Church, was
a Chandler School Council
member, runs the Alden Chess
Club she founded, and is a reg-
ular volunteer in the Duxbury
Middle and Alden schools.
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She said the public safety
buildings are a more difficult
question for voters, but she
praised the feasibility group
for their hard work over the
past three years.
“These buildings are past
their useful life, especially
the police station,” she said.
“We’re trying to get the money
to get it right.”
Also on the warrant are
several citizens petitions, in-
cluding an initiative to in-
crease the board of selectmen
from three members to five, a
move to bring a recall petition
to Duxbury and changes to the
town’s lot coverage rules. A
similar measure was shot down
at Town Meeting last year.
This year’s round of Com-
munity Preservation Act ar-
ticles is also scaled down from
last year. The town is looking
to purchase a defunct cranberry
bog near Exit 11, and the Com-
munity Preservation Commit-
tee is supporting renovation
projects at First Parish Church
and the Issac Keene Barn at
Paul D. Fitzgerald, D.M.D., P.C.
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Town Meeting is this Satur-
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Brayer has lived in Dux-
bury for 18 years with her hus-
band, Tom, and has children
in the Duxbury school system
in the eighth, sixth and fourth
grades. 187 Summer St. Suite 8
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Caf workers contract resolved
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
justin@duxburyclipper.com
The School Committee an-
nounced Wednesday night that
they had come to an agreement
with the cafeteria workers af-
ter a dispute over lost health
benefits.
The board unanimously
voted to ratify a settlement
agreement with the cafete-
ria workers union, AFSCME
Council 93, AFL-CIO. How-
ever, the agreement did not
satisfy resident Jim Sullivan,
who has been speaking out on
behalf of the cafeteria workers
since it came to light several
months ago that workers had
their hours reduced, resulting
in a loss of benefits.
Sullivan called the agree-
ment a “deficient and long-
overdue arrangement” but said
that it was a “further insult” to
the workers because it did not
include retroactive compensa-
tion.
“Some of these employees
have had to go without any
medical coverage since Sep-
tember,” he said.
He also claimed that the
agreement is only good through
June 30, and expressed a fear
that the district is looking to
privatize the school lunch ser-
vice.
“Lower paid carpetbagger
workers will replace these lo-
cal loyal long-term employ-
ees,” he said.
Committee members did
not respond to Sullivan dur-
ing the meeting, and the settle-
ment agreement was approved
without comment.
After the meeting Superin-
THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE: Wednesday night was the last
School Committee meeting for Karen Wong and Chairman George
Cipolletti. They have both served six years on the board, but decid-
ed not to run for re-election in the spring.
Duxbury Clipper 7
tendent Susan Skeiber said the search process. The super-
district had put out a request intendent search committee
for proposal just to explore the will consist of three teachers,
possibility of outsourcing the one support staff member, two
cafeteria program. principals, one central office
“We’re just trying to see staff (Assistant Superintendent
what that would look like,” Edwin Walsh), two parents and
she said. one community member (Fi- 781-834-6231 • 267 Ocean St., Brant Rock, Marshfield
She stressed that nothing is nance Committee Chairman
concrete at this point and any Kenneth McCarthy). There
such proposal would have to was some discussion about
come back before the School the makeup of the committee
Committee. –– Maureen Connolly pointed
Also at Wednesday’s meet- out it was heavily weighted
ing: towards staff –– and if the
• The board read a letter members should be Duxbury
from the Plymouth County residents. The board will make
District Attorney’s office and a final choice on members dur-
apologized for breaking the ing a meeting on March 17.
Open Meeting Law by asking
a Clipper reporter and a cable
access worker to leave a Sept.
23 workshop meeting. Chair-
man George Cipolletti said
that the board had misinter-
preted advice from legal coun-
sel about whether or not they
could ask that the meeting not
be videotaped. He promised
that the committee would keep
the doors open for future meet-
ings.
• The committee voted to
approve a school calendar for
the upcoming year that would
see school start before La-
bor Day, similar to this year’s
schedule. Teachers will come
in Aug. 30-31 for professional
development, and students will
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• Anne Ward updated the
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➢➢ David King, (DHS’08) has
been placed on the dean’s list for
the fall semester at the State Uni-
versity of New York at Fredonia.
David was recently featured on
“Preview,” a cable TV program
hosted by Boston TV veteran
Guy Giampapa and Boston ra-
dio personality Don Latulipe and
seen in 38 communities south of
Boston in a TV version of “In
One Era and Out The Other, An
Historical Survey of Classical
Music and Personalities.” David
and his father, Larry King, clas-
sical radio announcer and host,
presented this musical program
about two years ago at the Dux-
bury Free Public Library as part
of a town-wide reading program
for the book “The Soloist.” Da-
vid is the son of Larry King of
Autumn Avenue and Jane Mur-
phy of Halifax.
➢➢ Tabor Academy announced
its High Honors, Honors, and
Commended students for the first
semester. Katharine Boynton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Free-
man Boynton, and Kelsey Me-
hegan, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Jed Mehegan were named to the
High Honors list. Spencer Ash,
son of Mrs. Robert Ash, Carra
Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Kelly, Sean Golden, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Golden,
and Brian Shropshire, son of
Ms. Linda Shropshire and Mr.
Doughlas Shropshire, were
named to the Honors list. David
Griffin, son of Mr. Brian Grif-
fin and Dr. Kelli Armstrong was
named to the Commended list.
➢➢ The American Association of
Medical Colleges has announced
that Dr. Michael J. Garrity of
West Street is one of the distin-
guished faculty members rec-
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➢➢ Kevin P. Shea (DHS ‘07)
was placed on the deans list for
the fall 2009 semester in the Isen-
berg School of Management at
the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.
➢➢ Andrea Looney of Depot
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New Hampshire for the 2009 fall
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TEACHERRATIO
fragile part of the world.
Jan recently returned to
Duxbury, a place she consid-
ers a second home and where
she ran a tailor shop for years,
on Sunday to update residents
on the school’s progress and

her other work.
“I’m in Afghanistan ... but
my soul and heart is here,” she
told the crowd at the Senior
Center on Sunday.
March 6 was the start of
the school’s third year. There
are now over 300 girls en-
rolled in grades K-6, and Jan
says the school can stand tall
with any private school in the
region.
She showed a video of the
young girls reciting English
and practicing reading in Ara-
bic.
“They don’t want a day
off,” Jan said. “They want to
be there all the time.”
Patty Quigley, who runs
Razia’s Ray of Hope Founda-
tion also spoke on Sunday and
told the crowd of the tremen-
dous work Jan is doing in Af-
ghanistan.
“Her daily life ... it’s not
easy,” Quigley said. “She is
making a huge difference.
She’s quite a role model for
the girls and the women when
she stands up to the men.”
Jan’s work, especially with
the school, requires some deli-
cate cultural balancing. Across
the street is a boys’ religious
school called a madrasa, and
while not the terrorist hotspot
some remote madrasas are, all
it would take is one incident
to destroy the fragile peace.
Instead, Jan has cultivated a
good working relationship
with the schools head imam,
supplying him with books on
international religion and buy-
ing supplies for the school.
Yet, only a few days ago
another girls school in the re-
gion was attacked by a gun-
Checks can be sent to Razia’s
Ray of Hope Foundation, P.O.
Box 81052, Wellesley MA,
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man, who killed all the stu-
dents and teachers and then
burned the building down. It’s
a reminder of what the girls
and staff risk to bring edu-
cation to the village of Deh
Subz.
To that end, Jan is seeking
to raise funds to finish build-
ing a wall around the school.
When the building was first
built, they did not have enough
money to complete a proper
wall and had to make do with
wood beams –– a structure
that is now falling apart.
“Security is the most im-
portant thing to take care of,”
Jan said. “If they don’t see,
maybe they don’t react.”
Jan also sits down with
the local leadership every
six months to make sure the
school is not stepping on any
toes.
“Razia’s trying to go with
the system that’s in place,”
said Quigley.
At the beginning of this
year, some fifth grade girls
said they would not be return-
ing to the school because their
fathers were insisting on them
wearing traditional Islamic
veils to cover their faces. Jan
told them it was a worthy sac-
rifice to make to get an edu-
cation and convinced them to
come back.
“Five minutes you’re
wearing a veil to school, but
you get seven hours of joy,”
she said.
Despite working within
the system, Jan is far from a
pushover. When the Zabuli
School first opened, a local
man told her she should be
admitting boys, because men
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Pasture Perfect two acre parcel
Interfaith spring located between Harrison &
Depot St. This well-priced,
basket project historic land abuts the
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of the Duxbury Interfaith Asking: $640,000
Council is making plans for
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Project to benefit our less (508) 353-7932
fortunate neighbors.
Donations of food are
needed such as canned
goods; packaged dessert
mixes such as brownie,
cake and frosting, quick
bread, muffins and cookies;
or hommade goodies. Do-
nations of money are also
needed. The council’s finan-
cial needs continue to grow
each year.
Please make check pay-
able to the Duxbury Inter-
faith Council and mail to
P.O. Box 1161, Duxbury,
MA 02331. Drop off loca-
tion is Holy Family Church
Parish Center at 601 Trem-
ont Street.All donated
baked goods and non-per-
ishable food items should be
brought to the Holy Family
Parish Center from March
27-29 by 4 p.m.

Veteran Affairs benefit workshop

Bayada Nurses is host-
ing an educational workshop
about VA benefits on March
Thursday, 11 at 9:30 a.m. The
event will take place at the
Duxbury Council on Aging,
located at 10 Mayflower St.
The workshop is free and open
to the public. Please call 508-
830-0999 to register and if
you know someone else, who
could benefit from this infor-
mation, please bring him or
her along. If you are unable
to attend the workshop, please
visit veteransfinancial.com for
more information about the
benefit.

Antique show celebrates its 29th year

The two-day antique show will be held Saturday, March 27
from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 28 from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at Duxbury High School. To highlight this event, we will be
holding Duxbury’s own version of “The Antiques Road show.”
Judy and Norman McCullough of Antiques of Hingham and
Willis Henry of Willis Henry Auctions, Inc. of Marshfield have
generously donated their time to appraise your family heirlooms
and art work. Appraisals will be held on Sunday, March 29 from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Duxbury High School Student Lounge.
Appraisals are $5 per item/3 for $10. Proceeds will be used to
improve both the quality and quantity of athletic programs of-
fered at the high school. Admission to the show is $7 or $6 with
a card available at many local businesses or can be downloaded
from www.duxburyboosters.com For more information about
the show please visit the Web site or call Joanne Williams at
781-934-0111.
 Zion Lutheran Church
386 Court St., No. Plymouth, Rev. C. Robert Stott, Phone: 508-746-3041
10 Congregation Beth Jacob Duxbury Clipper Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Synagogue: 8 Pleasant St. Plymouth, Community Center, Court/Brewster St. Lawrence

Obituaries
Silverman, Rabbi, Phone: 508-746-1575.
Send obituary nOtices
to obits@clipperpress.com South Shore Quaker
MacDonald Funeral Home
THE Deadline is Phone: 781-749-4383, Turkey Hill Lane, Hingham, (off Rte. 228 at the library/town hall
complex off Levitt St., up the hill to Turkey Hill Lane).
1755 Ocean St. Marshfield
Monday at noon.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
834-7320
Jeanette E. Tamagini-McCue, 79, retired professor
379 Gardner St., So. Hingham, Bishop John Howe, Phone: 781-293-2520, Sundays
year round: Family worship at 10 am. “Excellence in Service with Understanding”
Jeanette E. McCue received a BS from Boston Teachers Directors: Joseph L. Davis, Richard W. Davis
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C u e College in 1951, an EdM in counselor education
(Enguanti), age 79, from
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of Duxbury, died counselor education from Boston University in
in 1962
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after a long illness. chologist in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 373 Court Street 619 State Road (Rt. 3A)
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Eagling, co-authored several books. (508) 746-2231 1-800-770-2231 (508) 224-2252
lived in Needham She was the mother of Joan Sullivan of
and Medfield before Duxbury and the late Lynn Tamagini. She was
moving to the Vil- the widow of Wallace R. Tamagini and Francis
lage at Duxbury. T. McCue. She was the sister of Irene Conte of NOW OPEN
She was a retired Danvers and Dot Baker of Duxbury. She also
Professor of Counselor Education at Rhode Is- leaves many nieces and nephews.
land College, Providence, R.I. Ms. Tamagini- Burial was private at Blue Hill Cemetery.

C. John Corr, 68, treasurer of Kiwanis Club

C. John Corr of Kingston, formerly of Dux-
bury, died March 4 suddenly at age 68. He
leaves his wife of 37 years, Jane (Candito); his
daughter, Amy Corr Amoroso and her husband
Anthony of Plymouth; his son, Timothy John
Corr and his wife Keryn of Kingston; a sister,
Ann Hammond of Southport, Australia and her
husband Donald; his grandchildren, Anthony
and Andrew Amoroso, Taylor Corr, and a new
grandson expected in April. Mr. Corr was a
devoted Red Sox and Patriots fan as well the A Tufankjian Family Dealership
treasurer of the Kiwanis Club of Kingston and
Duxbury. Visiting hours were held at the Shep- EXIT 17 OFF RT 3 • 210 UNION ST • BRAINTREE • 866-441-6609
herd Funeral Home in Kingston, and a funeral
Mass was held at Holy Family Church in Dux-
bury. Mr. Corr is buried at the Mayflower cem-
etery in Duxbury. In his memory, donations
may be made to the American Heart Assoc.
National Center 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas,
TX 75231. .

Florence B. Hammond, 89
Florence B. Hammond, of Duxbury, died
March 2. She was 89 years old. She was the wife
of the late Joseph A. Hammond and mother of
the late Christopher J. Hammond. She leaves
her daughter in law, Mayre of E. Weymouth;
her grandchildren, Kate Hammond and Liz
Hammond, both of Calif.; her nephew Francis
Golding of Hingham; and her nieces Florence
John F. Joline III, 85
John F. Joline III of Wayne, Penn. died
March 2 after a battle with emphysema. He was
born in Philadelphia in 1925, the son of John
F. Joline Jr. and Alice Key Pendleton Brice. He
attended Episcopal Academy and was in the
class of ‘47 at Princeton University. He served
in the Navy from 1943-46. He received an MA
in English from University of Wisconsin and
studied Elizabethan Drama at the University of
Birmingham in England.
As a child, Mr. Joline spent many summers
at Suquehannock Camp which lead him to
teach English and coach baseball and football.
He taught at the Solebury School, St. Louis
Country Day School, Pomfret School and spent
a year on a Fulbright Teaching Exchange in
England. During the summers, he led groups
of students biking and hiking through Europe
and England. In 1961, he became headmaster
of the Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y.,
Mr. Joline shifted gears in 1975 and went to
New York City and became Executive Director
of the Edward John Noble Foundation, making
grants to environmental, educational and arts
programs. He was a loyal and active member of
his Princeton Class, serving as president from
1982-1987.
Shea of Melrose, and Elizabeth Berg of Wash.
Visiting hours were held at the Shepherd Funer-
al Home, Kingston, and a memorial Mass was
held on Friday, March 5. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
the Miramar Retreat Center, 121 Parks St, P.O.
Box M, Duxbury, MA 02331. Blackoil Sunflower Seed
20lbs bag $9.99
Mr. Joline left New York in 1990 and with
his late wife, Jean Stebbins Joline, settled into
an active retirement in Duxbury. He was an Free Seminar Series: March 17th,
avid sailor and raced catboats in Duxbury Bay. 7:00-8:30pm "Growing Fruit Trees"
He also enjoyed hiking, skiing, playing bridge, – Call to register–
reading and traveling. He was on the Open
Space and Recreation Committee from 1989 - Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5pm
1995 and was instrumental in the completion Sat. 8-5pm / Sun. 9-5pm
of the southern end of the Bay Circuit Trail. In 24%s(!.3/.
1998, he received the Conservationist of the 781-447-5400
Year Award, given for “his years of dedicated (1 mile north of Shaw’s)
service in acquiring and improving conserva-
tion land.” He married Marjorie Battles Baird
in 1999 and began splitting his time between
Duxbury and Wayne, Penn., which was his
boyhood town.
Mr. Joline leaves his wife Marjorie Battles
Baird Joline; a daughter Helen Sirois Joline
of Durango, Colo.; a son John F. Joline IV of
Norwich, Vt.; and two grandsons, Eric and Ben
Sirois of Durango, Colo.
A memorial service will be held on June
19, 2010 at the Darrow School. In lieu of flow-
ers contributions may be made to the Darrow
School, 110 Darrow Rd, New Lebanon, NY.
12125 or the Princeton Class of ‘47 Scholar-
ship Fund, 13 Santa Clara Drive, Lompoc, CA.

Haiti Mission at Journey

Cutler memorial service
A memorial service in celebration of the
life of Clipper Publisher David Cutler, who
died last week at the age of 66 after a battle
with cancer, will be held Saturday, Mar. 13
at 5 p.m. at First Parish Church, Duxbury. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made
to the Cutler Family Scholarship in care of
the Trustees of Partridge Academy, P.O. Box
2552, Duxbury, MA 02331.
Journey Community of Faith is hosting a
special presentation by Dave Paulson, founder
of the Haiti Mission with his wife Connie of the
Haiti Mission, on Sun., March 21, during the
morning service at 10 a.m. at Mirimar. Paulson
will be giving a DVD overview and discus-
sion of his recent trip to Haiti. Journey supports We offer discounts to schools & events.
the outreach ministry of The Haiti Mission on Gift Certificate Available.
a monthly basis. You can see more informa- 7 Standish Street - Duxbury
tion about The Haiti Mission at their Web site,
haitimissioninc.org. For more information go to (781) 934-6568
journeyduxbury.com. – We Deliver 7 Days a Week –
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Town Meeting GUIDE

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A plain-sense voter’s guide to the 2010 annual Town Meeting

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By Susanna Sheehan and Justin Graeber
After 28 years behind
t’s Town Meeting time! This Saturday Duxbury voters will engage in one of the oldest
the podium, Moderator
forms of democracy–– the town meeting. All registered voters are welcome to attend and
Allen Bornheimer
vote on the important matters for our town. We have prepared this guide to help you navi-
is hanging up his gate the details. The Town Meeting warrant can be confusing, hard to follow
gavel after this Town and often out-of-date by the meeting. To help voters make sense of it all,
Meeting. the Clipper has put together a plain-English summary of all the articles.
It explains why each article is important, how much it will cost What: Duxbury Town Meeting
and who supports it. Articles that could impact your property Where: Performing Arts Center
taxes are noted with extra details that will help you deter- When: Saturday, 9 a.m.
mine your bottom line. Articles which require two-thirds Who: All registered voters
votes are also noted. The recommendations and dollar
figures are up to date as of Tuesday. Any changes made
after that time will be reflected on our Web site.

available funds
state aid
.3% Property
8% taxes

Motion Receipts 78%

13%
Sickness?
Here’s the scoop on voting
procedure at Town Meeting

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By Allen M. Bornheimer, Town Moderator
ne of my responsibilities as moderator
is to assure that the proper quantitative
vote is applied to each of the articles
which come before us at Town Meeting. For most
Where the money
of our business, a simple majority vote is all that
is required. However, there are a number of situa-
tions where state law or our own procedural rules
comes from
require a larger percentage vote.
For example, Massachusetts law requires a
two-thirds vote: to adopt or amend a zoning by-
law; to incur debt (other than temporary borrow-
ing); to acquire or transfer land or easements,
including leases and takings by eminent domain;
Debt Service
emp. Benefits Public Works
and to transfer money from the town’s stabiliza-
tion fund. Appropriations to pay unpaid bills from
budget. For
4¢
prior years require a four-fifths vote if taken at an Based on FY 2011
art, human
Annual Town Meeting and a nine-tenths vote if purposes of this ch ¢ 7¢
taken at a Special Town Meeting, although I con- services budget is
included in
ent category.
1189¢
fess that I am at a loss to explain the logic or ratio- General Governm
nale for the unpaid bill requirements.
Under our procedural rules, the motion
for the previous question (i.e., the motion to
end debate) requires a two-thirds vote and the
motion for reconsideration requires the same
quantitative vote as the motion to which it ap-
e r e t h e m o n e y g oe s
plies. There are, of course, many other special
circumstances where a super majority vote is W h
required by law, but these situations do not tend
to come before us very frequently at town meet-
ing.
Nonetheless, the moderator and town coun-
sel need to be alert to these special requirements. nt 2¢
51¢
Meeting warra
So far as I know, we have not missed anything Source: Town 11¢
yet. Finally, I encourage any petitioners or other 9¢
voters who are sponsoring, or who are otherwise
Figures may
interested in, an article at town meeting to contact not add up to
me if they have any questions about the quantita- 100 due to
tive vote which will apply to their article. rounding.

Education Public Safety General Govt. Library & Rec.

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Special Town Meeting articles
T
his Saturday at 9 a.m., Moderator Allen Bornheimer will call the annual Town Meeting to order. He will
then temporarily adjourn it in order to begin the special Town Meeting. The purpose of special Town
Meeting is to allow the town to spend money in the current fiscal year, before the new fiscal year begins
in July. Once the special Town Meeting business is complete, the annual Town Meeting will resume.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 1 seeks to allow
specific transfers of funds to and
within different town budgets dur-
ing the current fiscal year. It is ex-
pected there will be at least seven
transfers totaling $380,995. The
transfers include $176,400 to the
unemployment trust fund to cover
unemployment compensation;
$80,000 to the DPW snow and ice
removal budget; $44,750 for pool
salaries; $21,125 for pool expens-
es; $10,000 for fire department
emergency overtime; $15,000 for
ambulance supplies and billing;
and $33,720 for veteran’s services
bills; Money for these transfers will
come from the town’s free cash ac-
count. Other transfers may also be
included in this article. Supported
by Board of Selectmen and Finance
Committee
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 2 is an annual
article for paying unpaid bills re-
ceived by town hall after the close
of the fiscal year on June 30. Cur-
rently, eight town departments
have submitted bills to be paid and
they total $6,667.34; however this
amount could change at the meet-
ing. All funds will be transferred
from free cash. Voting on this is-
sue within the special Town Meet-
ing allows the town to pay the bills
immediately. If the vote was taken
at Annual Town Meeting, the town
could not pay the bills until after
the new budget year begins on July
1. Passage of this article requires
a nine-tenths majority vote, rather
than the four-fifths majority vote
required at Annual Town Meeting.
Supported by Board of Selectmen
and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE 3 is an annual article
for funding collective bargaining
agreements from any of the unions
in town. This article currently con-
tains $95,000 to fund contracts for
these four school-related unions:
teachers, instructional assistants,
secretaries, and custodians. There
may be two other union contracts
that could be included in this ar-
ticle depending upon whether they
are settled in time for Town Meet-
ing. Supported by Board of Select-
men and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 4 asks voters to
approve an intermunicipal agree-
ment among Duxbury, Kingston
and Marshfield to own a share of a
used ambulance. Housed in Kings-
ton, this extra ambulance will be
used as a back-up to Duxbury’s
two main ambulances
when one of them is
being repaired. The
first year cost is $3,000
and is included in the
fire department budget.
Duxbury Clipper
Annually, the agreement will cost
$1,500, which will be held in a re-
volving fund by Marshfield with
the money only being spent on
ambulance upkeep and supplies.
Scituate, Hingham, Hull, Norwell
and Cohasset have had a similar
agreement for the past seven years.
Supported by Board of Selectmen
and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 5 looks to es-
tablish an enterprise account for
the operation of the town-owned
Percy Walker Pool on St. George
Street. The 33-year old pool, which
is currently undergoing a $2.2 mil-
lion renovation, will re-open by
May. With this type of account,
fees collected from pool users
will go toward operating the pool
and paying all related expenses.
Any additional funds in the enter-
prise account can be set aside and
used for capital expenses when
needed. It is expected the town
will fund this enterprise account at
$377,531, the estimated FY11 pool
expenses. Pool renovations include
state-of-the-art heating and cooling
systems, new mechanical systems,
lighting and plumbing fixtures,
a new men’s locker room and a
renovated women’s locker room.
Supported by Board of Selectmen,
Finance Committee and Fiscal Ad-
visory Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 6 proposes to
add $200,000 to the unemploy-
ment trust fund in anticipation of
additional unemployment costs
the town must pay due to the bad
economy. Currently, there is a
$176,500 deficit in the unemploy-
ment trust that will be taken care of
in STM Article 1 for departmental
transfers. Finance Director John
Madden is hoping to avoid running
a future deficit by adding to this ac-
count. Supported by Board of Se-
lectmen and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 7 seeks to use
$29,000 in water department re-
tained earnings to pay off the left-
over debt for the Birch Street water
tank, which became operational
last November. In 2006, residents
approved borrowing $250,000 for
engineering costs and $3.15 mil-
lion in 2007 to construct the new
tank. The $29,000 was required for
additional engineering and instead
of borrowing and paying interest
on this amount, the town wants to
pay it off. Supported by Board of
Selectmen and Finance Commit-
tee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 8 asks residents
to retake their vote of 2007 STM
article 5 so the town can petition
the state legislature for authority
to impose betterments on Gurnet
–– Susanna Sheehan
Road residents in order to recoup
the costs of rebuilding the seawall
in that area. The original article
was approved three years ago, the
repairs completed, and the state
reimbursement paid, but the town
was never able to get the state leg-
islature to grant it authority to as-
sess betterments on Gurnet Road
residents. This article is necessary
because last January, the state leg-
islature dropped the ball on approv-
ing Duxbury’s betterment bill and
now the issue must be re-voted by
town meeting before the state will
consider acting on it. The amount
area homeowners will pay in bet-
terments will be determined after
a hearing process. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance
Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 9 is a proposal
by Finance Director John Madden
for a salary reserve account to be
used by the town to fund union
contracts settled after the close of
Town Meeting. Union contracts
that are settled and ratified before
Town Meeting are funded through
a warrant article either at the spe-
cial Town Meeting or the annual
meeting or both, depending upon
the time periods the contracts cov-
er. However, union contracts are
often settled between town meet-
ings with pay raises being retroac-
tive. Having a salary reserve ac-
count would allow town officials
to fund that retroactive portion.
The alternative is to call a special
Town Meeting and this costs the
town money. There is no funding
associated with this article. Sup-
ported by Board of Selectmen 2-1;
Finance Committee seeks indefinite
postponement.
SPECIAL TOWN MEET-
ING ARTICLE 10 requests a
transfer of $300,000 from free cash
to the Stabilization fund to help the
town maintain the triple-A bond
rating it has received for the past
three years. The Stabilization fund
is a special reserve account cre-
ated for any purpose that the town
might have. Placing money in
this fund helps Duxbury build up
its reserves, which, in turn, helps
it receive favorable interest rates
when borrowing money for larger
projects. It takes a majority vote
at Town Meeting to place money
into the stabilization fund and a
two-thirds vote to take it out. With
this addition, the stabilization fund
will have $1.347 million as of June
30. The town’s goal for this fund is
$2.5 million, or five percent of the
total operating budget. Supported
by Board of Selectmen, Finance
Committee and Fiscal Advisory
Committee.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Welcome
Class
Meeting 101
Some of the terms used at Town
Meeting can be confusing. Here’s
the low-down on common Town
Meeting lingo.
APPROPRIATION: An
amount of money that has been au-
thorized by vote of Town Meeting to
be spent for a particular purpose.
AVAILABLE FUNDS: In Dux-
bury we use the term Available Funds
when referring to the Stabilization
Fund, Library funds, cemetery funds
and Free Cash left in articles voted
at previous Town Meetings.
OVERLAY: The overlay is the
amount raised by the Assessors in
excess of appropriations for the pur-
pose of creating a fund to cover tax
abatements granted and avoiding
fractions in the tax rate.
FREE CASH: This is the amount
certified annually by the State Bu-
reau of Accounts. Town Meeting
may appropriate from Free Cash for
any purpose. Often referred to as
“Excess and Deficiency” or E&D.
TRANSFER: The authoriza-
tion to use an appropriation for a
different purpose, in most cases only
the Town Meeting may authorize a
transfer.
RESERVE FUND: The fund is
established by the voters at annual
Town Meeting only and is com-
posed of an appropriation (not ex-
ceeding 5 percent of the tax levy of
the preceding year). Transfers from
the Reserve Fund are within the ex-
clusive control of the Finance Com-
mittee and are for “extraordinary
or unforeseen” situations, normally
emergencies.
STABILIZATION FUND:
This is a special reserve created for
capital expenditures. The aggregate
amount in this fund shall not exceed
at any time 10 percent of the valua-
tion in the preceding year. Money
may be appropriated from the Fund
only by a two-thirds vote at Town
Meeting.
CHERRY SHEET: Also known
as the state revenue distribution
and assessment sheets. Named for
the cherry colored paper on which
the state traditionally printed it,
the cherry sheet carries the figures
which must be used by the assessors
in county tax and state assessments,
as well as the estimated tax distribu-
tions from the State General Fund,
reimbursements, agency funds, the
sales and use taxes, lottery distribu-
tion and state aid to education.
MOVE THE PREVIOUS
QUESTION: Motion to stop debate
on the current article. Cannot be de-
bated or amended. Requires a two-
thirds vote to carry.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Article 1
Appointments
Article 1 is an annual article ap-
pointing non-elected officials. These
include various committees appointed
by the town moderator, the selectmen
and the town manager. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Com-
mittee.
Article 2
READING OF REPORTS
Article 2 is an annual article that
allows the reading of reports by town
officers and town committees and the
acceptance of the annual town report.
It is expected that the School Build-
ing Committee will discuss the eight
options they have researched for im-
proving the middle and high schools.
Supported by Board of Selectmen and
Finance Committee.
Article 3
COMPENSATION OF
TOWN OFFICIALS
Position
Moderator
Salary
$40
Selectmen - chairman
Selectmen - member
$2,000
$1,500
Assessors - chairman $2,000
Assessors - member $1,500
Town Clerk $69,000
Total $77,040
Article 3 is a routine article that
sets the compensation of the following
elected town officials: assessors, se-
lectmen, town meeting moderator, and
town clerk. The total amount requested
is $79,040. This includes $69,000 for
the town clerk’s salary, a $2,000 in-
crease over last year when there was
no pay raise for this
position. Annual sal-
By the numbers
aries for selectmen
$14
and assessors are
$2,000 for chairmen
Est. hourly rate for a
selectman. (Based on 35 and $1,500 for board
3-hr. meetings a year) members. The town
moderator’s salary is
$40. None of these have increased for
many years. While this article includes
these dollar figures, the actual money
will be voted as part of Article 5, the
town’s operating budget. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Com-
mittee.
Article 4
HIGHWAY FUNDING
Article 4 is the acceptance of state
highway funding, or Chapter 90 money,
for FY2011. This annual article autho-
rizes selectmen to temporarily borrow
money for highway maintenance and
then accept the state reimbursement
for this expense. The amount of state
aid is expected to be $408,895, about
the same as the current fiscal year. Sup-
ported by Board of Selectmen and Fi-
nance Committee.
Article 5
OPERATING BUDGET
Article 5 is the fiscal year 2011 op-
erating budget for the town and schools
totaling just over $54 million, which
represents a 1.3 percent increase over
the current FY10 budget of $53.3 mil-
lion. Most town department budgets
show small increases of just over one
percent, although others, such as pub-
lic safety and the library and recreation
budgets, show decreases.
Notable expenses include $2.049
million for general government (a .8
percent increase from FY10); $ 27.9
Duxbury Clipper
Town of Duxbury Operating budget overview
$60M
$50M
$45.9M
$43.2M
$40.3M
$40M $36.9M
$30M
$20M
$10M
FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04
million for education, (1 percent in-
crease); $5.8 million for public safety,
(2.6 percent decrease); $3.6 million for
department of public works, (1.1 per-
cent increase); $1.32 million for library
and recreation, (.7 percent decrease);
$489,714 for health and human services
(1.5 percent increase); $2.6 million for
the water department, (2.7 percent de-
crease); $377,531 for the Percy Walker
pool enterprise account: $179,000 for
salaries and $198,531 for expenses;
$9.8 million for town and school em-
ployee benefits and insurance (4.8
percent increase) and $2.4 million for
town and school department debt ser-
vice (2.3 percent increase).
Revenues come from these sources:
$43.1 million from the town’s property
taxes (4.27 percent increase); $4.68
million in state aid (12.77 percent de-
crease); $7.2 million in local receipts
(7.3 percent decrease); and $180,000
in available funds (7.16 percent de-
crease). These figures are current as of
publication, although they may change
at town meeting. Supported by Board
of Selectmen.
Article 6
CAPITAL BUDGET
Article 6 is the FY 2011 capital
budget totaling $1.47 million.
This amount includes $250,000
for school capital needs, including
$211,500 for upgrading computers,
printers, networks and technology, and
$38,500 for other school related items,
such as new carpeting, new classroom
furniture, and white marker boards.
Other capital expenses include
$40,373 for general government, in-
cluding $30,000 for a technology mas-
ter plan; $404,532 for public safety, in-
cluding $200,000 for a new ambulance
and $30,000 for a police station site
feasibility study; $445,367 for public
works, including $175,000 for a new
bucket truck and $153,000 for a new
six-wheel dump truck; $9,200 for the
Council on Aging, By the numbers
including $6,375 for
new dining chairs; $30,000
and $6,900 for li- Amount requested for site
brary and recreation, testing at the proposed
including $4,400 new police station
for a new telephone
system for the pool.
Funding for capital expenses will come
out of the town’s free cash account,
which, in previous years, had been
used to balance the operating budget.
In addition, the water department
capital expenses equal $174,000, in-
cluding $100,000 for PCE pipe re-
placement. These are funded through
$56.9M $56.5M
$54.6M
$51.9M
$49.6M
$46.9M
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
water rates. Supported by Board of Se-
lectmen.
Article 7
PERSONNEL PLAN AND
NON-UNION RAISES
Article 7 is the Duxbury Person-
nel Plan and Compensation Schedule,
a routine article used to give raises to
town managers and non-school and
non-union town employees as well as
part-time or temporary workers. Fund-
ed again this year at $50,000, this arti-
cle will also amend the Personnel Plan
to replace it with a new revised bylaw,
which is on file at the town clerk’s of-
fice. The changes to the Personnel
Plan consist of adding a new section
entitled “Family Sick Time,” which al-
lows employees to take up to 40 hours
of their available sick time per fiscal
year to care for an ill member of their
immediate family. Currently, employ-
ees are only allowed to take sick time
when they themselves are ill. Another
change makes part-time employees
working less than 20 hours a week eli-
gible for paid vacation and personal and
sick days. However, part-time workers
hired after July will not be eligible for
this time off. Supported by Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Article 8
UNION CONTRACTS
Article 8 is an annual article for
funding collective bargaining agree-
ments from any of the nine unions in
town, including police, firefighters,
teachers, and school and government
employees. Currently, there are no con-
tracts to be funded through this article,
so it may be indefinitely postponed.
Article 9
REMOVE UNUSED DEBT
Article 9 seeks to rescind autho-
rized and unused debt. This is a way for
the town to clean up its books. When
a project is approved by Town Meet-
ing for a certain dollar amount, it often
costs less to complete. This article al-
lows the town to take back the amount
of debt that has been authorized but is
unused. As there is currently no debt to
rescind, it is expected this article will
be indefinitely postponed. Indefinite
postponement supported by Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Article 10
REVOLVING FUNDS
Article 10 requests reauthorization
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Human services
Senior center, veterans services
Library & Rec.
Includes pool and golf course
General GovT.
Most town hall departments & boards
Public works
Includes water enterprise budget
Public Safety
Police, fire, harbor & insp. servics
Employee benefits
Includes debt service & shared costs
Schools
Teachers, admin, special ed. costs
Source: Duxbury Town Warrants 2000-2009
of three revolving funds for the Coun-
cil on Aging, the Assessing Depart-
ment, and the Conservation Commis-
sion. Revolving funds are accounts set
up to receive fees for services that are
then used to pay for expenses incurred
to offer the services. The Council on
Aging revolving fund can hold up to
$70,000 generated from fees for senior
center programs. The money in this ac-
count is used to pay instructors or buy
supplies. This amount is the same as
last year.
The Assessing Department’s Geo-
graphic Information System revolving
fund request is for $6,000. Duxbury’s
GIS is a computer-based system that
contains, manages, and presents maps
and information about the town’s geo-
Capital Budget ITEMS
GENERAL GOV.
Assessing Printer/Copier $7,373
Building Floor Plan $3,000
Tech. Master Plan $30,000
GENERAL GOV. TOTAL $40,373
PUBLIC SAFETY
Replace 2005 Ambulance $200,000
Defibrillators (3) $50,000
Replace Chief’s Vehicle $30,000
Turnout Gear Pants and Coats $12,000
EMS Training Mannequin $5,000
Renovate Station 1 Bunkroom $10,000
Replace Harbormaster Vehicle $31,666
Replace Harborm. Expedition $31,666
Harborm. Phone Upgrade $4,200
Police Station Site Testing $30,000
PUBLIC SAFETY TOTAL $404,532
PUBLIC WORKS
Town Hall Reconfiguration $5,065
Replace 1998 Bucket Truck $175,000
Replace 2001 Backhoe $153,000
Replace 1997 Power Plow $15,202
Replace Transfer Station Fence $17,100
Reline Crematory Retorts $80,000
PUBLIC WORKS TOTAL $445,367
HUMAN SERVICES
There are no capital expenditures for Human
Services.
LIBRARY & RECREATION
Library Carpet Replacement $2,600
Phone System Upgrade $4,300
LIBRARY & RECREATION $6,900
SCHOOLS
Network Upgrade $10,000
Mobile Class Comp. System $30,000
Replace Printers $13,000
Replace Computers $110,000
Projectors $38,500
Wireless Tech. Phase II $10,000
Carpet Replacement $24,000
Classroom Furniture $6,500
White Marker Boards $8,000
SCHOOLS TOTAL $250,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $1,147,172
Figures are Finance Committee recommendations.
14
Crematory is a
financial boon
D
By Robert Hayes
uxbury’s Mayflower Cemetery is one of the
finest examples of rural cemeteries in the state,
and contains the graves of town citizens from
the mid-1700’s.
We only need spring to renew the beauty of the cem-
etery grounds. However, cemetery infrastructure is tired.
The current public office of the cemetery department is in
need of drastic renovation. Further, the crematory facility
at the cemetery has reached the end of its useful life.
The existing crematory is a modest facility that has
steadily grown in activity over the years and is now the
busiest crematory in New England. In each of the last
two years, it has performed over 3,400 cremations. The
cemetery has returned the crematory’s annual net income
directly to the town, as general town revenue, to assist in
providing other town services; in recent years, that annual
contribution has been over $600,000.
However, the crematory facility, now over 30 years
old, needs to be relocated and replaced. The building and
its equipment are old and inefficient and do not meet cur-
rent applicable environmental, safety, or workplace stan-
dards. Furthermore, the facility is squeezed into a small
portion of the cemetery, surrounded by burial lots, and the
current footprint is too small for modern equipment or for
expansion of the facility.
The town’s Crematory Building Committee is propos-
ing a new facility, to be located at the back of the cemetery,
abutting Mayflower Street and across from the transfer
station exit. Under the proposal, a new cemetery office
will be attached to the crematory, since it is critical to the
busy cemetery that management and record keeping be
located adjacent to the crematory operations. Access to the
cemetery office and the crematory for visitors can be made
through the cemetery, and access to the crematory for fu-
neral home personnel can be made off Mayflower Street so
as not to impact the cemetery.
Following completion of the new facility and the
planned relocation of the cemetery’s maintenance build-
ings to be adjacent to the crematory/office facility, the
existing buildings in the main cemetery would be demol-
ished, and the old site reclaimed as burial lots, thereby
enhancing the beauty and tranquil surroundings of the
main cemetery. The estimated cost of the crematory/office
facility, including site work, is $2.6 million, with the pro-
posal to be structured as a debt-exclusion item. A 15-year
bond period is contemplated. If approved at the annual
Town Meeting and by voters by ballot at the town elec-
tions, the new crematory/office facility would be expected
to be operational by early 2012.
Consultants were hired by the town in the fall of last
year to help in the planning, and extensive work has been
done on cost and market projections. The consultant’s pro-
jections conclude that the project is viable, and indeed, that
the new crematory is projected to operate in a non-deficit
condition from its inception and will at the end of a 15-
year bond period, have amortized the bonds and interest,
and provided to the town a cumulative net income of $5.5
million.
Cremations are projected to increase significantly in
the coming years. Competition, as well as opportunity,
should therefore be expected to increase, although the
town’s experience and low costs should put it in a strong
competitive position. However, the Crematory Building
Committee believes that if the town wishes to continue to
provide cremation services, it needs to build a new crema-
tory now. It is believed that the proposal is advantageous
to the town and should be approved.
Mr. Hayes is the Chairman of the Crematory Building
Commitee. The Committee is the proponent of Article 14.
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crematory design concept
graphic features, infrastructure and other relat-
ed land-based information. The GIS revolving
fund holds fees paid by users who request cer-
tain electronic data and/or plans from the town’s
GIS system. This money provides a dedicated
revenue source to upgrade and maintain the GIS
system.
The Conservation Commission’s revolving
fund request for $20,000 is $5,000 more than
last year. This account contains money generat-
ed from the sale of Christmas trees on the town-
owned Jaycox Christmas tree farm on West
Street. A forester is hired to spray and shear the
trees and mow the property. Supported by Board
of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Article 11
BEACH LEASE
Article 11 requests $400,000 for the town’s
annual lease of Duxbury Beach from its owner,
the non-profit, Duxbury Beach Reservation,
Inc. This amount is the same as previous years.
The lease pays most of the Reservation’s costs
of managing the part of the beach the town
rents — the residents’ parking lot beach and the
four-wheel drive-on section. Last year, it cost
the Reservation $327,000 to maintain this sec-
tion. From the lease funds, the Reservation pays
the salaries of the harbormaster’s endangered
species officer and his assistant, as well as the
costs of hiring piping plover monitors — sum-
mer workers who watch and protect these feder-
ally endangered shore birds, that nest annually
on Duxbury beach. The lease also helps pay for
dune repairs, new snow fence and cable fenc-
ing, beach road maintenance, debris clean-up in
the spring and fall, daily trash removal in the
summer, geological studies and Audubon Soci-
ety oversight of migratory birds. The town has
been leasing the beach since 1919. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Article 12
JULY 4TH PARADE
Article 12 is an annual article asking for a
$10,000 appropriation for the July 4th parade
and celebration. The much-loved town parade
and weekend bonfire and beach party costs over
$50,000 annually. The Fourth of July committee
raises more than $23,000 per year in donations
and is able to use approximately $18,000 from
a town trust fund to help pay for the Fourth of
July festivities. The contribution from Article
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
This is a 3D rendering of
the proposed new $2.6
million crematory.
What’s my bottom line?
Replace
crematory
Here’s how
much the
new crema-
tory building
debt exclusion
article would add
to your annual
property tax bill at
the assessed values list-
ed below. The FY12 tax amount is based
on the rate of $11.81 per thousand.
Debt Exclusion amount: $2.6 million
Home value FY12 Tax Extra cost
$400,000 $4,754 $30.16
$600,000 $7,131 $45.25
$800,000 $9,508 $60.33
$1,000,000 $11,885 $75.41
$2,000,000 $23,771 $150.82
This tax increase would last for 15 years
12 allows the committee to book bands and acts
early in the season, making for a fun, festive
Fourth.
Article 13
HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN
Article 13 is an annual article that seeks
adoption of the FY2011 Housing Allocation
Plan. This plan outlines how money in the Af-
fordable Housing Trust Fund can be spent for
affordable housing. The article states that these
funds can be used for a first-time home owner-
ship program, or to convert existing properties
into affordable units or to acquire or build new
affordable housing units. Supported by Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Article 14
CREMATORY DESIGN
Duxbury’s crematory was one of the first in
the region and is the busiest in New England.
However, the building is now over 30 years old
and officials say it has reached the end of its
useful life.
Article 14 is asking voters to approve a debt
exclusion to design and construct a new crema-
tory/cemetery facility at a cost of $2.5 million
(see sidebar for the effect of the exclusion on
the average tax bill.)
The current crematory, built in 1979, is inef-
ficient and does not meet current environmen-
tal, safety or workplace standards, say members
of the Crematory Building Committee. Where
the building is located is surrounded by burial
lots, preventing expansion.
The new facility would be located at the
back of the ceremony, abutting Mayflower
Street across from the transfer station exit.
The new crematory would be 3,000 square
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Duxbury Clipper 15
feet and would include a new office measuring

Coverage rule
1,300 square feet. This is larger than the current What’s my bottom line?
2,000 square foot crematory and 1,000 square
foot office. Fire station
Drawings presented at a recent Board of Se-
rehab
needs updating
lectmen meeting show a natural shingled Cape
By the numbers Cod-style, dormered office
attached to a larger shingled
3,400 building. The crematory would

Cremations performed have four retorts, or machines
in Duxbury over the past into which a casket goes for
two years cremation. It would be ex-
pandable to six in the future.
Cemetery visitors would access the facility
from Tremont Street, while employees would
enter from Mayflower Street to limit impact on
the cemetery.
The plan is to bond the debt over 15 years.
The facility, if approved, is slated to be opera-
tional in early 2012.
The crematory is a financial boon to the
town, and has contributed $600,000 in recent
years, said building committee members. They
pointed out that competition will increase with
demand (Plymouth recently built their own cre-
matory) and a new complex would put Duxbury
in a good position moving forward. Supported
by the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee
and Fiscal Advisory Committee.
Article 15
FIRE STATION DESIGN
Article 15 requests $292,000 to pay for de-
signing an upgraded fire headquarters on Trem-
ont Street. The money would buy architectural,
engineering and design services and prepare
contract bid documents. The Public Safety Fea-
sibility Committee is looking to design a project
similar to the plans presented to town meeting
last year but this station is
See page 18 for smaller — 7,200 square feet
an opinon on the vs last year’s 8,000 square
Fire Station work feet— and is 14 percent less
expensive —$4.47 million
vs. last year’s $5.2 million price tag.
Initial plans indicate that the current fire-
fighters’ crew quarters on the building’s north
wing would be demolished. In its place will be
a two-story addition with administrative offices
on the lower floor and new crew quarters on top.
The existing apparatus bay will remain but will
gain an additional 20 feet.
The $292,000 will be on the March election
ballot as a debt exclusion override, or a tax in-
crease.
If the design funds are approved, the com-
mittee plans to bring an article to next year’s
Town Meeting for construction funding, which
would also be funded as an override. The reno-
vated station could open in August 2012. This
article is supported by the Board of Selectmen,
Finance Committe and Fiscal Advisory.
Here’s how much the
Fire Station rehabilita-
tion design costs debt
exclusion article would
add to your annual prop-
erty tax bill at the assessed
values listed below. The FY12 tax
amount is based on the rate of $11.81 per thousand.
Debt Exclusion amount: $292,000
Home value FY12 Tax Extra cost
$400,000 $4,741 $17.33
$600,000 $7,112 $25.99 to allow for control of this storm water runoff and that
$800,000 $9,483 $34.65
$1,000,000 $11,853 $43.32
$2,000,000 $23,707 $86.63
This tax increase would last for two years.
Article 16
LOT COVERAGE CHANGES
This article, coming to Town Meeting by
citizen’s petition, is a revisiting of a similar pro-
posal floated last year and defeated on Town
Meeting floor. That petition sought to ease what
local business owners consider a restrictive
lot coverage bylaw in Duxbury that stipulates
only 50 percent of a property can be “covered.”
This means all buildings, parking lots and other
paved areas can only take up half of a lot, and
the other half must remain open space.
Last year’s petition sought to increase the
amount of space that could be covered to 75
percent. That was defeated at Town Meeting.
This year, proponent Dr. Scott Oliver tried
to soften the proposal by staggering the changes
to the bylaw according to how big the property
is.
For example, the ar-
ticle proposes that three
acres or less can be
80 percent covered by
structures and parking.
For three to five acres
parcels, the coverage
would be 65 percent; for
CITIZENS’ PETITION
land over five acres, the
coverage would be set at
50 percent. Proponents say the change would af-
fect less than one percent of the land in Duxbury
and would not have an aesthetic impact.
T
By Dr. Scott Oliver
his year the Town of Duxbury has an opportu-
nity to help out our environment and our small
business community in one Bylaw change,
Article 16. Over the years, because of our antiquated
bylaws, many commercial lots have been allowed to use
gravel coverage for parking. The Environmental Protec-
tion Agency has recently declared that the major concern
for our environments is not factories’ contaminants or
failure of septic systems, but runoff from storm water.
The EPA has now recommended that all parking be paved
this water be contained and treated in water treatment
systems before release into our wetlands and waterways.
This concept is supported by the Duxbury Conservation
Commission and our top environmental official. To ac-
complish this, an increase in our commercial coverage is
necessary.
Every town must have some commercial enterprise
for the needs of citizens: for food, healthcare and some
retail stores. The entire commercial lands in Duxbury
cover less than 2 1/2 percent of the entire town. Cur-
rently our bylaw allows for only 50 percent coverage of
a commercial lot; this means that only half of the lot may
be covered by building and paving. This old bylaw is one
of the most restrictive in the Commonwealth. The new
bylaw proposal allows for small lots of up to three acres
to be covered by 80 percent, and lots from 3 to 5 acres to
be covered by 65 percent. Any commercial enterprise of
five acres or more would still have the restrictive bylaw of
50 percent (last year’s proposal did not have this “cap”).
This bylaw change affects less than.78 percent of one
percent of land in town since it affects only those smaller
commercial lots. This bylaw proposal would allow those
lots that have gravel coverage to have paved parking with
the required satisfactory water treatment facility for the
storm water.
The Town Moderator and Town Counsel have noted
that this bylaw proposal is unique from a proposal last
year. This bylaw is the first to promote a sensible re-
sponse to our changing environmental requirements, and
should be followed in the future by more bylaws concern-
ing parking. The proponents would accept the elimina-
tion of the “3 to 5 acre” clause and even accept reducing
the commercial coverage of the small lots of less than 3
acres to 75 percent or 70 percent. In this small town, it is
important to work together on local issues that affect all
of us.
Dr. Oliver is the proponent of Article 16

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!

T
he debt exclusion arti-
cles for the new crema-
tory building, as well as
the design funds for the fire sta-
tion project, will appear on ques-
tions on the ballot during the an-
nual town election.

When: Saturday, March 2

Where: Duxbury Middle School
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
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The Planning Board opposes the Towering question: What a Duxbury wind turbine might look like
article because members claim it is too
similar to the article defeated at Town
Meeting last year. There is a state law
that says any petition defeated at Town
Meeting has to wait two years before it
can be resubmitted. The Finance Com-
mittee supports this article. The Select-
men voted 2-1 not to endorse it.

Article 17
GREEN COMMUNITIES ACT
In 2008 Governor Deval Patrick
signed the Green Communities Act, a
comprehensive energy reform bill. The
act was designed to encourage energy
efficiency and green power at the state
level but has benefits for cities and
towns as well.
If voters approve Article 17, it will
insert “renewable and alternative ener-
gy research and development” into the
approved uses of property in a Neigh-
borhood Business District 1.
Proponents of this change, at a re-
cent hearing before the Planning Board,
said adopting the act could make grant
money available to Duxbury. Support-
ed by the Finance Committee and the
Board of Selectmen. course, police and fire stations, etc.
According to the Web site duxbury-
Article 18 wind.com, a $1.25 million investment Bright ideas
A
in a wind turbine would yield $150,000
WIND FACILITIES in annual savings and would be paid ccording to the Massachu-
Article 18 asks voters to adopt a by- back in approximately six years. setts Technology Collabora-
law that would clear the way for mu- A similar measure was proposed last tive, a single 660 kW turbine
nicipal wind turbines in Duxbury. year, but that bylaw included wind tur- displaces 1,300 tons of carbon dioxide
The Alternative Energy Committee, bines on private land. That article was each year. Over 20 years, to generate the
which is sponsoring the article, says not supported by the Planning Board, same amount of electricity, 17,000 tons
that such a turbine would supply clean, but this year’s proposal is. of coal would need to be burned (a line
inexpensive electricity to municipal de- The proposed bylaw would allow of 10-ton trucks 7 miles long).
partments within the town such as the turbines only in the town’s Publicly
schools, Town Hall, pool, library, golf
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Owned Land Overlay District, excluding the
Dunes Protection and Wetlands Protection dis-
tricts. The bylaw would give the Zoning Board
of Appeals the power to issue a special permit.
Fire station
This is $1,595 less than last year. This account
pays for the board’s administrator and consul-
tants, as well as other fees. Any unused money
is returned to the general account. Supported

The maximum height of a municipal tur-
bine would be 250 feet, and any turbine would
have to be set back a little more than twice its
own height from any surrounding property. A
community-scale wind facility would also not
be allowed to add more than 10 decibels to the
ambient sound level, in accordance with exist-
ing state regulations.
The Alternative Energy Committee hasn’t
identified any specific sites for a future turbine,
but chairman Frank Duggan said three parcels
being considered are a large plot off Mayflower
Street, one site close to the DPW yard and an-
other near the North Hill Golf Course.
The proposed bylaw will also allow the
funding of a comprehensive wind resource fea-
sibility study, including the construction of a
temporary meteorological tower that will help
gather data.
The bylaw will also help Duxbury become
eligible to receive funds through the Massachu-
setts Clean Energy Center (previously known
as the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust).
This article is supported by the Finance Com-
mittee. The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to en-
dorse it.
Article 19
SITE USE BYLAW CHANGES
This article is a housekeeping article that
cleans up language in the town’s site use bylaw,
striking references to “religious” and “educa-
tion” facilities and adding a sentence at the be-
ginning of the article that clarifies the purpose
of the bylaw. This article is supported by the
Board of Selectmen and the Finance Commit-
tee.
Article 20
BYLAW VIOLATION FINES
Article 20 increases the town’s ability to
penalize non-criminal violators of the town’s
bylaws. Specifically, this article affects the
Conservation Commission’s ability to issue
fines. Previously, the penalty was $100 for the
first offense, $200 for the second and $300 for
the third. This change would strike all that lan-
guage and simply make all fines $300. This
article is supported by the Board of Selectmen
and the Finance Committee.
Article 21
CPC: ADMINISTRATION
Article 21 requests $76,405 in Communi-
ty Preservation Act funds for the Community
by Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee and
Community Preservation Committee.
Article 22
CPC: ALLOCATE FUNDS
Article 22 proposes to allocate the required
ten percent of the Communi-
By the numbers ty Preservation Act tax sur-
142 charge to accounts for each
of its three purposes: open
Number of towns that have
adopted the Community
space protection, histori-
Preservation Act cal preservation and afford-
able housing. This year’s
allocation will be $152,810
for each account. Last year, the amount was
$156,000. Duxbury residents pay a three per-
cent surcharge on their real estate taxes to fund
projects recommended by the Community Pres-
ervation Committee and approved by Town
Meeting. The surcharge is expected to net al-
most $1.2 million with a 28 percent match from
the state of $334,000. Currently, there is a $1
million balance in the CPA undesignated funds
account; $67,000 in historical preservation;
$169,000 in affordable housing; and $81,000 in
open space. These account balances are totals
before this year’s ten percent allocation. Sup-
ported by Board of Selectmen, Finance Com-
mittee and Community Preservation Commit-
tee.
Article 23
CPC: FIRST PARISH WINDOW
RESTORATION
The First Parish Church on Tremont Street
has applied for $50,000 in CPA funds to restore
the ten huge double hung 36-over-36 pane win-
dows that line the church’s sanctuary. The win-
dows measure 8 feet wide by 14 feet high and
there are four on each side of the building and
two in the back. The total cost of the project is
work a must
By Andre Martecchini
Why do we need to renovate the station? Based on a fea-
sibility study prepared by the Carrell Group, an architectural
firm specializing in public safety buildings, the station has
numerous deficiencies, including:
• The crew quarters are in very poor condition and are
inadequate to meet current staffing requirements for 24-hour
shifts. There are no separate facilities (toilets/showers) for
our female staff.
• The administrative offices are inadequate to meet cur-
rent program and document storage needs and the offices are
not handicap accessible for the public.
• There are numerous building and safety code violations
throughout the facility.
• The mechanical/electrical/HVAC systems have reached
the end of their useful lives, and are in poor condition, energy
inefficient, and expensive to maintain and operate.
• There are a number of leaks throughout the building
envelope (roof, walls, foundations) that affect the usability of
the facility.
• There is inadequate storage and maintenance space for
specialized turnout gear, breathing apparatus and communi-
cations equipment.
• There are no proper decontamination facilities for gear
and clothing exposed to hazardous and infectious materials.
• Medical equipment and drugs cannot be properly stored
due to lack of space.
• The mission and size of the department has changed
greatly since the building was built 43 years ago from just
fire fighting to a full-service fire fighting/paramedic/hazard-
ous materials response team.
The proposed project includes demolishing the north
wing and replacing it with a new two-story wing with fully
accessible administrative offices and storage facilities on the
first floor and crew quarters on the second floor. The existing
apparatus bay will be retained, except that it will lengthened
in the rear by about 20 feet to accommodate all the required
apparatus. Other than some code-required MEP work, the
emergency operations center will not be modified. Based on
the latest conceptual plans, the estimated total project cost is
$4,500,000 which is approximately 14 percent less than the
$5,200,000 project cost presented at the 2009 annual Town
Meeting. Every effort will be made to further reduce the
construction budget during the final design process.
The town has invested millions of dollars in personnel,
equipment and training to maintain a first-rate fire department.
Although renovating the station is an enormous expense, it is
imperative that we provide a safe facility that meets the opera-
tional needs of the department so that we protect our invest-
ment and continue the excellent service that we demand. I
urge you to support this important article.
Mr. Martecchini is the chairman of the Public Safety Build-
ing Committee

Christine

McLaughlin
Town Meeting SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Child Care Service
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will be available at a reduced cost for Duxbury residents at-
tending Town Meeting on Saturday, March 13. High school Accountability Working for you and our children
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classrooms at the Alden Elementary School. The service is
available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the exception of the town Common Sense Recognizing what’s important
meeting lunch break, when parents are asked to pick up their
children. The cost is $12 per child per day, or $6 per child As a mother, a lawyer, and a 20 year resident of Duxbury, I will bring
for the morning session or afternoon session. Families must
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March 11 if you wish to register your child for the reduced
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$106,000. The church is raising the other $56,000.

Built in 1840 by Duxbury shipwrights, the First
Parish Church is listed in the National Register of
Historic Places.
Most of the windows retain their original or early
glass with its irregularities, but the wooden sills, sash-
es, frames and muntins all have deteriorated and the
windows don’t operate. To fully restore each window
to its original condition, the sashes must be removed
and each individual pane of glass must be taken out
and re-glazed. The windows will be stripped to the
bare wood and repainted.
Community Preservation Committee Chairman
Holly Morris said the church is eligible for CPA
funds because it serves a public benefit as a place
for the town’s annual Memorial Day services and for
the Duxbury High School Baccalaureate ceremony.
Also, the church will give the town a preservation
restriction in exchange for the money.
There has been some discussion about separation
of church and state issues with using town money
to rehabilitate a church. Town counsel Robert Troy
believes that the two public events that take place at
the church do not show enough public benefit to jus-
tify using CPA funds; he requested more information
on this or else the town must make a determination
that using the building for these two events meets the GOING GREEN: One of the Community Preservation Act articles this year asks voters for funds to purchase this
required level of public benefit. Community Preser- former cranberry bog off Route 14 near Exit 11. Community Preservation Committee members say the town had
vation Act funds have been used on churches in other wanted to buy the land as a working bog, but the farmer instead worked out a deal with the federal government
communities, although there have also been legal so that the land will remain unused, even though the town will own it. The 60-acre area contains at least one lot
challenges to this use of CPA funds. This article is that could have been used for housing and connected to other walking trails in town.
supported by the Board of Selectmen but not by the
Finance Committee. space. The grant would cover repairing the founda- years worth of work. The first year is for the survey
tion –– including a large granite pillar in the rear of of 47 dateboarded but not yet inventoried properties.
Article 24 the building that was removed years ago –– looking The second year is for barns, stables and outbuild-
at what’s needed to bring the building up to modern ings. The third year would see the inventory of 86
CPC: ISSAC KEENE codes, and developing comprehensive plans for his- properties within the Shipbuilders District. This ar-
toric preservation of the building. Crossroads repre-
BARN RESTORATION sentatives told the CPC there will be a capital fund-
ticle is supported by the Board of Selectmen, the Fi-
nance Committee and Fiscal Advisory.
Crossroads for Kids is asking the Community raising campaign to offset some of the costs of the
Preservation Committee to grant $85,000 (the CPC
will add $5,000 to cover legal expenses) to begin
next phase of restoration. This article is supported by Article 26
the Board of Selectmen but not by the Finance Com-
the first restoration phase of the mittee. CPC: CRANBERRY
Issac Keene Barn at Camp Wing,
By the numbers
which is owned by the town. The
Article 25
BOG PURCHASE
1,000 barn was built in 1870, and at the
time was the biggest barn in Dux- CPC: HISTORICAL SURVEY
This article would allow the town to purchase
60 acres of former cranberry bog off Route 14 near
The number of at-risk bury. Crossroads has only been The surveying of historical properties in town Exit 11 for open space and passive recreation pur-
kids Camp Wing hosts
each summer able to use the barn for storage but has been an ongoing project of the Historical Com- poses. This article was under wraps until recently,
feels there is potential for program mission, and this grant of $55,000 would fund three as the Community Preservation Committee couldn’t

HOW THE CPA WORKS

D
uxbury was
one of the first
towns in Massa-
chusetts to adopt the Com-
munity Preservation Act
in 2001. The act is a state
law that gives matching
funds, raised through fees
at the Registry of Deeds, to
communites for three core
purposes: Acquisition and
preservation of open space,
creation and support of af-
fordable housing and acqui-
sition and preservation of
historic buildings and land-
scapes.
By adopting the act,
towns agree to a property
tax surcharge of up to 3
percent. Duxbury is at the
maximum.
A minimum of 10 per-
cent of the annual revenues
of the fund must be used for
each of the three core com-
munity concerns, and up to 5
percent may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses of the
Community Preservation
Committee. The remaining
funds can be allocated for
any combination of the al-
lowed uses, or for land for
recreational use. This gives
each community the op-
portunity to determine its
priorities, plan for its future,
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FINANCIAL LEADER
and have the funds to make A VOICE OF REASON
those plans happen.
Duxbury’s Community
Preservation Committee
hears pitches for potental ADVOCATE FOR KIDS
projects during public hear-
ing throughout the year.
They then sponsor articles
at Town Meeting, and resi-
dents vote the projects up Striving for Excellence
down.
In the past, the state
had provided a 100 percent
We Can Move our Schools from Good to Excellent with:
match, but as more and s3MART3PENDING
more towns join, that num-
ber is dipping. Community s%FFECTIVE,EADERSHIP
Preservation Committee s!WARD7INNING!CADEMICS
Chairman Holly Morris said
that this year, Fiscal Year s#OLLABORATIONAMONG3TAKEHOLDERS
2010, the town received a
38 percent match from the
state. Next year, she is hear- We face critical issues and I want to hear from you:
ing that the number will be 781-834-1070 or garymagnuson@ymail.com.
closer to 28 percent. There
is legislation working its I respectfully ask for your vote on Saturday, March 27th.
way through Beacon Hill
that would guarantee the
number at 75 percent. Paid for by the Committee to Elect Gary Magnuson, P.O. Box 2735, Duxbury, MA 02331

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make the deal public until a purchase
and sale agreement was signed by the
Board of Selectmen. The land used to
be an active cranberry bog, but the for-
mer owner made a deal with the fed-
eral government that stipulates there
will be no farming activity on the land.
CPC members say the land will be pro-
tected from future development (there
is at least one useable house lot on the
property) and called it a “gateway to
Duxbury” that connects to other walk-
ing trails and conservation areas in
town. This article is supported by the
Board of Selectmen.
Article 27
CPC: COMMUNITY HOUSING
This article would have asked for
$225,000 from Community Preserva-
tion Act funds to purchase a one-acre
lot for the purposes of developing
community housing, but it is being in-
definitely postponed.
Article 28
CPC: GRANGE PROPERTY
Article 28 asks for $150,000 in
Community Preservation Act funds
to construct two affordable housing
units at the former Grange property on
Franklin Street.
The Grange building has been
abandoned for years, and previous at-
tempts to develop the site in partner-
ship with Habitat for Humanity have
fallen through due to the economic
downturrn. The Grange and an un-
used fire station (which has since been
torn down) were purchased using CPA
funds in 2008. The town’s Local Hous-
ing Partnership hopes to build two units
on the site, either both in the Grange
building or through the construction of
a new dwelling on the fire station site.
This article is supported by the Board
of Selectmen but not the Finance Com-
mittee or Fiscal Advisory.
Article 29
INCREASE BOARD OF
SELECTMEN TO FIVE
Article 29 is a citizen’s petition to
increase the number of selectmen from
three to five members. Paul McCor-
mack of Partridge Road submitted this
article. McCormack’s reasons include
the following: the need to have more
than two decision makers when a se-
Assistive
listening
device
available
The annual Town Meet-
ing will be equipped with
an assistive listening sys-
tem. The system amplifies
the sound and transmits to
a personal assistive listen-
ing device. You can control
the volume. To borrow a
receiver, please stop by the
designated table to sign out
a device. When you are
through for the day please
return the receiver to the
sign-out table, as they are
in limited supply. This is a
program of your Municipal
Commission on Disability
to make the Town Meetings
more accessible to all.
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petition to the town’s bylaws to allow registered voters and be returned to the
WHAT DO YOU THINK? voters a way to rid themselves of an clerk within 30 days. The town clerk
unwanted elected official by means of must then certify that the signatures
Do you think the Board
of Selectmen should a special election. are valid within five business days and
be five members or The article lists the process to then notify selectmen, who will alert
stay at three? Take follow: to begin, a registered Dux- the official in question about the recall
our Web poll at dux- bury voter must file an affidavit with petition. The official can then choose
buryclipper.com. the town clerk listing the name of the to resign immediately or face a recall
elected official election to be held within 90 days.
considered for The official under the recall petition
lectman has to excuse himself because recall and the can choose to place himself on the bal-
of a conflict of interest; fewer conflicts reason. This lot for the election to succeed himself.
with the open meeting law; easing the must be signed If he is not recalled, he will continue to
workload; a greater variation of expe- by 100 regis- serve in his office for the remainder of
rience and opinions; and an increased tered voters. his term. If the recall is successful, the
representation of voters. According to The town official will be removed and the elected
McCormack, in Massachusetts, there CITIZENS’ PETITION clerk will then successor shall hold the office for the
are 135 towns with five selectmen and issue the recall rest of the unexpired term. The recall
162 with three member boards. petition blanks, which must be signed petition cannot be used against any of-
A similar ar- by ten percent, or 1,094, of the town’s ficial who has been in office less than
ticle presented
to town meet-
ing in 2003 was
CITIZENS’ PETITION
approved with
a two-thirds
vote. However,
the state’s at-
torney general
later disquali-
Candidate Forum
fied it. A second attempt to enlarge the
board at Town Meeting in 2005 was
postponed until the town could hear
the recommendations from the Town
Government Study Committee.
In 2006, this committee rejected
the idea of more selectmen for mul-
tiple reasons. It found that with a larger
board there was an increased possibil-
ity of factions and divisiveness and
more of a chance of slowing down
the decision-making process. With a
three-member board, each member has
more responsibility to attend meetings
and keep current, and there is more ac- Wednesday, March 17
countability. The committee also cited
a lack of good candidates. 7:30 p.m.
If voters approve Article 29, then a
petition will be sent to the state legis- Mural Room
lature, where it could be approved by
June. In November, Duxbury voters Duxbury Town Hall
would have to approve the change at
the annual election, and then additional
selectmen would be elected at the town
election in March 2011. The Board of
The candidate forum will be broadcast on local access cable. Panelists will include
Selectmen voted 2-1 to approve this local media and community members who will ask all the candidates questions on
article. The Finance Committee Rec- their positions. We will also take written questions from the audience.
comends disapproval.
Questions? Call 781-934-2811
Article 30
RECALL PETITION
Article 30 proposes adding a recall
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six months, nor can it be filed against
an official who has six months or less
to serve on his term.
Standish Street resident David
Lowry presented the recall petition ar-
ticle to selectmen, who chose to spon-
sor it and place it on the warrant. The
Selectmen voted 2-1 to reccomend the
article. The Finance Committee sup-
ports this article.
Article 31
RESOLUTION ON WATER
Article 31 is a citizen’s petition sub-
mitted by Washington Street resident
Nancy Landgren. This article is a non-
binding resolution that states that water
should be considered a “a basic human
right” and therefore Duxbury’s water
system should be held “in public trust
for the benefit and use by the residents
… and should be operated by the Town
of Duxbury for the greater good.” The
article also seeks to prohibit the town
from privatizing or outsourcing its wa-
ter and its maintenance and delivery
systems. Landgren’s article stems from
her concern that the town may one day
privatize its water service to save mon-
Town Meeting Talk
W
hen, in some obscure country
town, the farmers come together
to a special town-meeting, to express
their opinion on some subject which is
vexing the land, that, I think, is the true
Congress, and the most respectable one
that is ever assembled in the United States. Town Meeting starting
–– Henry David Thoreau
Duxbury Clipper
ey. She wants to raise awareness of this
topic and get residents thinking about
the water they drink and how the town
manages its water system. According
to town officials, Duxbury has no cur-
rent plans to privatize the water depart-
ment. This article is supported by the
Board of Selectmen but not the Finance
Committee.
Article 32
PILGRIM NUCLEAR
STATION MONITORING
Article 32 is sponsored by the Dux-
bury Nuclear Advisory Committee.
This article’s purpose is to tell Pilgrim’s
owner, Entergy, that Duxbury residents
are unhappy with the
By the numbers current inspection
1972 system and ground
water well monitor-
The year Pilgrim Nuclear ing system near Pil-
Power Plant opened in grim in Plymouth
Plymouth
and that they want
an improved system
with better monitoring wells to detect
radioactive chemicals in the ground
water. The article states that the current
four-well monitoring system at Pilgrim
does not meet reasonable standards.
The article also seeks to have Entergy
send ground water samples to the Mas-
sachusetts Department of Health and
make all reports available to the pub-
lic as well as to the state and affected
communities like Duxbury.
According to Nuclear Advisory
Committee chairman Mary “Pixie”
Lampert, the chemical tritium was de-
tected in the three monitoring wells
near Pilgrim in November 2007 but
nothing has ever been done about it.
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hy-
drogen and is a byproduct in nuclear
reactors producing electricity. Tritium
is dangerous if inhaled or ingested in
drinking water and exposure to tritium
can increase the risk of developing
cancer. This article is supported by the
Board of Selectmen and the Finance
Committee.
Article 33
EQUITABLE COMPENSATION
FROM ENTERGY
Also sponsored by the Nuclear Ad-
visory Committee, Article 33 would
require Entergy to fairly compensate
surrounding towns based on their geo-
graphic proximity to the nuclear power
station and their affected population.
According to Nuclear Advisory Com-
mittee chairman Mary “Pixie” Lampert,
Entergy needs to pay more compensa-
tion to Duxbury than it currently does
because of its proximity to Pilgrim.
Duxbury receives less money than
Marshfield from Entergy but it is clos-
er to Pilgrim and has a higher number
of people who would be affected dur-
ing a nuclear emergency, said Lampert.
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Marshfield received $100,000 more
from Entergy this year than Duxbury
did, but Duxbury has 15,000 people in
the Emergency Planning Zone around
Pilgrim, while Marshfield has 1,500.
This article is supported by the Board
of Selectmen and the Finance Commit-
tee.
Article 34
STABILIZATION FUND
This is an annual article to trans-
fer money into the town’s stabiliza-
tion fund. This article will be indefi-
nitely postponed because a transfer of
$300,000 from free cash to the stabi-
lization fund is requested in special
Town Meeting Article 10. This article
is supported by the Board of Selectmen.
The Finance Committee reccomends
indefinite postponment.
Article 35
FREE CASH
Article 35 is a routine article that
seeks to use money from certified free
cash to reduce the tax amount. As the
town is no longer using its free cash
to balance the operating budget, but is
using it to pay for one-time expenses
such as capital items, this article will
be indefinitely postponed.
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Take action at
Town Meeting
T
his year’s Town Meeting features a shorter
warrant, perhaps a reflection of the tough
economic times and the message of “Enough!”
town officials are hearing from voters. But still, there are
several important issues the town needs to take action on ...
• Leave the board the way it is. When the idea of
increasing the Board of Selectmen from three to five was first
proposed, we were intrigued. A larger board would reduce
the risk of running afoul of the Open Meeting Law, and
might bring a greater range of perspectives. But upon further
consideration, we believe the three member format is what’s
best for Duxbury. This setup has served the town very well
in the past. In addition, in a strong town manager system, the
selectmen serve as an advisory, policy-setting board, rather
than day-to-day management. More selectmen may only serve
to muddle the waters and inject more politics into the running
of the town. Duxbury is an extremely professionally run
community. Let’s not mess with a good thing.
• Recall at your peril. The idea of instituting a recall
petition has been gathering steam over the past couple of
months. While it can be a good check and balance on the
power of elected officials, it’s not something that should be
undertaken lightly. There should be fail-safes in place to
ensure it’s not merely used to remove people who have made
unpopular decisions. Such a procedure should be reserved for
people who have abused their station and are doing damage to
the town. The petition as currently worded seems confusing
and vague. Perhaps it will be clarified on Town Meeting floor,
and maybe it really is needed, but this is something residents
should not be voting for lightly.
• Let’s get something done on lot coverage. Most people
in town don’t care about parking regulations. The words
“impermeable surfaces” probably sound like gibberish. But
to the local business community, these words are at the center
of a difficult debate. The 50 percent coverage rule certainly
seems restrictive, especially to smaller businesses. But this is
a change that should be coming from the Planning Board –– it
shouldn’t be run through over their objections. Still, a solution
is needed. We’d like to see the Planning Board make a promise
to local merchants: next year, at Town Meeting, there will be
a parking bylaw change, sponsored by the board, that makes
everyone happy.
– J. Graeber
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Thanks, Allen
This Town Meeting
will be the last for
Moderator Allen
Bornheimer after 29
years at the podium.
We thank Mr.
Bornheimer
for his out-
sanding
service and
wish him
well.
Cutler’s legacy will live on ––––––––––––––––
I
t has been, for the past 11 years, my dis-
tinct honor and privilege to have worked
with David S. Cutler at Stonebridge
Newspapers, based in Southbridge. I say “with”
because David never made anyone feel like they
worked for him. To anyone who ever came un-
der his employ as a part of the editorial staff, he
truly was “one of us” - a newspaper man with an
honest love for what he did. Of course, he was
much more than just a newspaper man - husband,
Rebuilding trust is our biggest challenge –––––
T
By George Cipolletti
here is no debate that we must endeav-
or to provide a high quality education
for the children of Duxbury. We must
find and retain high caliber administrators and
teachers that will be able to make the most of any
environment, in good economic times and bad.
Our teachers are the heart and
soul of the system, and strong
administrators will put them in
the best position to succeed. We
also need a competent School
Committee that understands its
role and works to promote the
District and provides the re-
sources needed for continuous
improvement. We have to hire talented profes-
sionals and we must let them do their jobs.
An unfortunate atmosphere of distrust has
evolved in Duxbury that is poisoning the environ-
ment and making it impossible for our top man-
agers to be effective. Whether it’s the Selectmen
undermining Mr. McDonald’s authority as Town
Manager or the School Committee virtually har-
rassing Mrs. Skeiber, elected officials have in-
jected themselves into the day to day operational
decisions of the town and the schools. This is
very dangerous. School principals and teach-
ers need to know that they are supported by the
Superintendent and the School Committee. The
citizens of Duxbury must have confidence that
their town and school system are run efficiently
and at the highest level. In my view, we have lost
sight of the big picture and have become caught
up in minutia. Public bickering over small details
like bus schedules leads to the conclusion that
our elected officials lack confidence in the ad-
ministration. We cannot move forward until this
behavior ends.
We must make sure that our decisions are
based on the best interests of the students at
all times. I think the decision to move the high
school to a later start time is a good example of
this. We started looking at the effects of early
start times when I was on the DHS Council with
Wayne Ogden in 2001. Over the years, we con-
tinued to amass data from all over the country
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father, grandfather, brother, friend, son, Vietnam
veteran. The list is long and filled with folks
whose lives are the richer for having known Da-
vid. His passing leaves a void, but he will never
truly be gone. He left behind so many people who
will ensure that his legacy and memory live on.
Walter Bird Jr.
Executive Editor
Stonebridge Press Newspapers
that supported the earlier findings. In the spring
of 2008 I asked Mrs. Skeiber during a School
Committee meeting to formally investigate the
implications of implementing a later schedule on
our schools. This was done during the fall of 2008
and we heard her recommendation in December
of that year. Why didn’t we survey the commu-
nity before making a decision? Because the sci-
entific data is sound enough that it is not a matter
of opinion: teenagers do better in school with a
later start time. Younger children are unaffected
by earlier start times. Of course there are excep-
tions. The fact is that a community survey would
have perhaps given insight into what parents pre-
fer or what they believe, but it would not change
the facts. Many parts of this country would ban
the teaching of evolution if it were put to a vote.
I find it disturbing that many towns are not
changing start times because their surveys indi-
cate that parents don’t like it. They’re worried
about after school activities, about child care,
about themselves. How it inconveniences them.
It’s really sad that elected officials who should be
advocates for education don’t have the political
will to do the right things for the kids.
I urge everyone to consider what they want
in our schools, and how to get there, when voting
for the School Committee or Selectman. Is this
individual going to move us forward? Do they
have a vision or are they a one issue candidate
with a personal agenda? Are they qualified for the
job? This town doesn’t need nitpickers who only
know how to tear things down. We need leader-
ship that will build upon our strengths and ad-
dress our weaknesses in a professional manner.
Duxbury is at a crucial turning point in its
evolution as a community. We have historically
been strong supporters of education, but for the
last six years we have been starving the District.
The numbers I shared earlier don’t lie. We are go-
ing to have to decide if we want to continue to be
known as a great seaside town with a great beach
and great schools or as a great beach town that
you move to when the kids are out of school. It
won’t be cheap to get from “good to great.” But
it will be a good investment.
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The ‘road less traveled’ –––––

D
avid Cutler will be
missed. He often
referred to life on
the South Shore and in Dux-
bury, in particular, as the “road
less traveled” and recognized
that effort was required in pre-
serving that road. His editori-
als both educated and persuad-
ed many of the importance and
wisdom in protecting open
space. His efforts were criti-
Wing, Delano Farm, O’Neill
Farm and Berrybrook. He was
also a man of great integrity,
warmth and wit. I feel fortu-
nate to have known him and
appreciate all he did to pro-
duce a high quality newspaper
that we enjoy each week while
using its positive influence to
help make our town the spe-
cial place it is today.
David Hines
Candidate questions
Board of selectmen
Duxbury has been fortunate to avoid layoffs and large-scale budget cuts during the last few
lean fiscal years. However, we seem to have reached the point where we are cutting close to the
bone, and several large projects loom such as the police and fire station work, and whatever form
the school projects take. Would you ever support an operational Proposition 2 1/2 override to help
balance the budget and save jobs? Why or why not?
fund annual capital expenses. In addition, the
Shawn Dahlen town has adopted a new policy to no longer

cal to many of the town’s larg-
est acquisitions, such as Camp
Article 29: Change Number of
Selectmen from 3 to 5 ––––––
T
Screenhouse Lane he challenges that the Town Manager,
finance director, Finance Committee,
and Fiscal Advisory Committee have faced
to bring balanced operating and capital bud-
gets to residents at town
meeting are the same
challenges facing many
use debt roll-off to help balance the operat-
ing budget but instead earmark these funds
for future capital debt. These are good moves
in the right direction, but they are not enough
to properly fund significant costs such as ma-
jor building maintenance and capital build-
ing costs. By under-funding building mainte-

D
uring the past few years, Duxbury’s three member
Board of Selectmen have done a reasonably good job
in performing the time critical portion of their du-
ties. They have worked diligently with the town manager and
gotten the budget ready in time for Town Meetings. Each year,
the warrant for the annual Town Meeting appears on schedule.
They also have managed to vote on various time sensitive issues,
such as one time liquor licenses, in a timely manner. Addition-
ally, the Selectmen have done a fair job in managing the far too
many boards and committees which report to the board. All of
this takes a great deal of time.
The current board and its recent predecessors also share one
other thing. They have all failed to perform their number one
responsibility. In 1987, the act which provided Duxbury with a
town manager also listed the duties and responsibilities of the
Board of Selectmen. Number one reads “The Board of Select-
men shall serve as the goal setting, long range planning and pol-
icy making body of the town...”
Goal setting and long range planning requires that the Board
determines the needs of the town, figures out a solution, priori-
tizes these needs and solutions, convinces the relative parties (in
many cases the voters) and finally gets things implemented.
This is a daunting, time consuming task which often does not
have a drop-dead date by which it must be done and therefore
can be easily put on the “back burner” or even totally ignored.
This apparently has been the current procedure of the Board of
Selectmen.
A five person board of selectmen would provide the resourc-
es to spread the workload of each member, allowing the board
to address the goal setting and long term planning part of their
job. Additionally, these areas would certainly benefit from the
of our residents. The
last couple of years have
made us all worry about
our personal economic
situation, both day to
day and into retirement.
We are all facing the
same realities: we need
to match our spending with our revenues and
at the same time plan for the future.
The town’s financial team has done an
outstanding job at balancing this fine line
while at the same time earning the com-
munity an AAA bond rating. According to
the finance director’s five-year forecast, the
operating budget is balanced or in the black
through fiscal year 2014, based on reasonable
assumptions for revenues and expenditures.
That’s the good news. Now for the not-so-
good news: Although the operating budget is
working for us, the capital budget is not.
Two years ago, at the recommendation of
the finance director, the town stopped using
free cash (end-of-year surplus) to balance the
operating budget, and instead chose to ear-
mark those funds on a year-to-year basis to
Will Zachmann
nance costs we have allowed our school and
town buildings to fall into disrepair, creating
even larger repair or replacement costs to the
town down the road. Most of us would not
let this happen to our own homes. There is
no simple solution for funding needed capi-
tal improvements. There are minimal funds
within the levy limit to annually pay new
debt. Therefore any major projects proposed
can only be funded through a debt exclusion
override, adding to our already significant
taxes.
Maybe I am wrong, but I believe there is
little appetite for more taxes during the cur-
rent economic situation. We are a communi-
ty of residents journeying through our lives
at different phases. It’s important to remem-
ber that as a community we need to provide
the opportunity for all residents to enjoy our
town. At the current time I would not sup-
port an operating budget override. I believe
there is no demonstrated need. I also believe
there are opportunities to provide additional
savings within the operating budget by con-
solidating services.
ued professional management of the sort we
have enjoyed these past few years.

greater variation of experience and opinion a five member board
could provide.
There are other benefits to having a five person board: such
as dealing with the “Open Meeting Law”.... a straight jacket for
a three-member Board and something which can be as easy to
violate as by having two of the selectmen speak which one an-
other on the phone concerning a subject before the board. While
a five person board must also be very careful, a simple conversa-
tion between two members would not automatically count as a
violation.
Since this is Article 29, I suspect that it will be addressed late
Saturday or more probably on Monday evening. I encourage all
Duxbury voters to attend, ask questions, state your opinions and
vote.
This is your board.
Paul McCormack
Partridge Road
Miles For Miramar
Walkers, runners, cyclists and swimmers are getting in
shape for the second annual “Miles for Miramar,” a campaign
to generate funds to support the Miramar Retreat Center’s pro-
grams of renewal for clergy and religious, lay people, single
persons, married couples, religious educators, parish councils,
Confirmation candidates and anyone who seeks peace and a
richer relationship with God.
From April 1 to June 30 the priests, brothers, staff  and
supporters  of the   Miramar Retreat Center in Duxbury will
be hitting the streets, malls and pools in the area to walk, run,
swim and cycle for the cause. Those who want to support the
participants are encouraged to donate $2 per mile for their ef-
forts. Friends and neighbors are invited to participate by sign-
ing up for as many miles as they think they will go by June 30,
and perhaps by lining up their families and friends to support
them on behalf of Miramar. Participants and donors can con-
tact the Center at 781-585-2460 or at miramarma@aol.com.
Donations can also be sent to Miramar Retreat Center, PO
Box M, Duxbury MA 02332-0614. Please note that you are
supporting Miles For Miramar on your check.
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Duxbury’s tax levy increased only 1.5
o. We do not need operational over-
percent this year (FY2010). Town Man-
rides of Proposition 2½. We need
ager Richard McDonald, Superintendent of
to stop raising taxes on Duxbury’s citizens
Schools Susan Skeiber and their staffs have
every year at rates well above 2.5 percent
done an excellent job developing a balanced
and the US rate of infla-
operating budget for FY2011, within Prop
tion. Duxbury’s tax levy
2½ limits, and without layoffs or cuts in es-
in fiscal 1990 was $17.9
sential services. Given responsible choices
million. By 2000 it was
by voters at this year’s annual Town Meeting
up $7.9 million to $25.7
and election, Duxbury taxes could increase
million, a 44.0 percent
2½ percent or less an unprecedented two
increase over 1990. Be-
years in a row. That is a good start.
tween 2000 and 2010,
The best government is the least govern-
Duxbury taxes soared
ment: sufficient to provide education, public
another 60.7 percent by
safety, and essential services; but no bigger
$15.6 million, to $41.4
than necessary. It is minimally intrusive in
million. Remember, Duxbury’s entire tax
the lives of its citizens. It exists to serve all
levy in 1990 was just $17.9 million.
the people fairly, justly, and impartially. It is
So over the past twenty years, while U.S.
inflation grew only 2.6 percent a year and in-
not a self-perpetuating organism consuming
an ever-growing share of society’s resources.
creased by 70.1 percent Duxbury taxes rose
It is not a mechanism to fund and advance
on average 4.3 percent every year, racking
private interests or personal pet projects, ei-
up a whopping 131.4 percent total increase.
ther.
If that continues Duxbury’s tax bill will hit
Good government for the town of Dux-
$51.0 million by 2015 and $63.0 million in
bury does not require permanent Proposition
2020.
2½ operational overrides. Even mislead-
We do not need higher taxes. We need
ingly so-called “temporary” debt exclusions
more efficient and effective use of resources.
should be considered only in cases of dire
We need fiscal restraint. We need responsi-
need or exceptional investment opportunity.
ble judgment. We need to spend our money
Otherwise these, too, should be rejected.
prudently and wisely. And we need contin-
Next week’s question:
One of the biggest questions facing Duxbury right now is the need for new police and fire
facilities. Do you agree that this is a pressing need for the community? What do you think the
best solution is, and how, as a selectman, would you provide leadership on this issue?
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Candidate Questions
School committee
Over the past year, the School Committee clashed with parents and mem-
bers of the public on several controversial topics, such as the school start
time and the high end learner project. A common theme was that of com-
munication. As a School Committee member, what would you do to improve
communication between the district and the town?
Colleen Brayer
F
irst, I would welcome and
thank people for attending the
School Committee meetings.  I want
to help bring our schools to the highest
level and believe input from parents
and members of
the public is cru-
cial to make that
happen.
Second, I Dissemination of information is
would improve
communication
by following the
existing policies
and implement
a “planned, sys-
tematic, two-way process of commu-
nication.”  get should be available in advance of
In this plan, any new or possibly
contentious programs would require
a public forum with the School Com-
mittee present.  This would allow
citizens to discuss their views and ask
questions.  The high-end learner pilot
was controversial for many parents – a
forum early on would have identified
their concerns, and improved imple-
mentation.
Conducting surveys would be
another part of the plan.  This would
help the School Committee under-
stand concerns parents and taxpayers
have with new initiatives.  Any time
problems can be anticipated, a better
plan can be developed.  If the Alden
parents’ concerns regarding the start
time had been ascertained, there may
have been a better outcome.
Christine McLaughlin
T his issue of communication
is both important and com-
plicated. It is obviously critical to
keep the community informed and
to solicit opin-
ions. However,
the committee
also needs the
ability to move
with some speed
and efficiency.
It is clear, how-
ever, that over
the past couple
of years, the
School Committee has failed to bal-
ance these competing needs in a man-
ner that satisfies the community.
To address this problem, commit-
tee members will need to recognize
likely “hot button” issues and stay
ahead of them with extra efforts to
give information and get feedback.
I can do this. Having grown up here
and lived here for nearly 20 years, I
know the fabric of this community. I
understand the things that people care
about and I respect their passion.
As I think about improving com-
munication, I see three levels to con-
sider: between School Committee
and community; School Committee
and superintendent; and communica-
tion among the committee members.
Between the School Committee
and the community, we need to de-
velop improved methods for deliv-
Duxbury Clipper
This plan would also have a com-
plete organizational chart that lists all
school employees and their contact
information.  Currently, many peo-
ple are unsure who to contact with a
concern and go straight to the School
Committee, rather than through the
proper chain of command.  Having an
organizational chart would help them
start at the right place, and if needed,
guide them to the next step.
important for open communication.  The administration and School
Providing the public with the same
documents available to the School
Committee before a meeting would
make it easier for the citizens to par-
ticipate.  This is especially true during
the budget process.  By policy, a bud-
any budget hearing.
Finally, updating Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) on the schools’ Web
site would keep the public informed,
while a report of emails received from
the public by the School Committee,
would keep the administration in-
formed of any potential issues as they
develop.
One of the School Committee’s
values in their Policy AE states, “We
practice clear, honest and direct com-
munication.”  A comprehensive com-
munication plan that includes con-
ducting surveys, holding open forums,
developing a clear organizational
chart, and providing the taxpayer with
information in a timely manner is cru-
cial to help the district become the
best it can be.  less possibilities.
ering information and for soliciting
opinions. We then need to consider
how best to use the information we
gather to guide our decisions and ac-
tions. Over the next three years, these
improvements will be my primary
focus. The School Committee is the
voice of the community. In order
to fulfill this mandate, we must un-
derstand the community’s priorities
and goals before voting on policies.
Simply put, I will ask you what you
think.
The School Committee also needs
open and effective communication
with the superintendent. This will be
one of the qualities that I will priori-
tize when considering candidates for
superintendent. Communication is
essential for good leadership, and I
expect our new superintendent to be
a great leader.
Finally, effective communication
among School Committee members
is critical. All of our deliberations are
in public view. Therefore, we need to
be able to explore issues, define our
differences, and work toward deci-
sions respectfully. As an assistant
district attorney I learned the value
of strong, direct, but respectful, dia-
log. These are the skills that I intend
to bring to the School Committee. As
we deliberate, we need to remember
that each person on the committee
shares a common goal – to provide
the best education possible for our
children.
Gary Magnuson
I t’s unfortunate that the high end
learner program and school start
time change became so polarizing, as
they resulted from earnest efforts to
solve a problem.
More thoughtful-
ly planned two-
way communica-
tion would have
diminished much
of the controver-
sy. Like many
topics that the
School Commit-
tee is presented
with, there were passionate supporters
on both sides of the issues. The differ-
ing opinions are valid, and had the right
to be considered in a respectful discus-
sion in an appropriate timeframe.
Committee make sincere efforts to
communicate through multiple media
channels. However our busy lives can
result in much of this communication
going unnoticed. Topics that have the
potential to be controversial or that
involve significant change need to
be “over communicated” over a long
period of time, and through different
means. A well-thought out communi-
cation plan including goals and strat-
egies to effectively communicate the
real issues in a direct manner with all
stakeholders using multiple channels
should be used in these situations. It
can be time consuming and unpleasant
to take these steps; the administration
Mary Lou Buell
T
his is a challenging and excit-
ing time in education and in
Duxbury – my enthusiasm will be evi-
dent in all aspects of my communica-
tion.
As part of the School Committee
I would encourage the board to adopt
some new communication strategies.
Each School Committee member, ex-
cept the chair,
should act as
liaison to one
of our schools,
rotating schools
each school year.
The liaisons
would interact
regularly with
the school coun-
cils and parent
organizations. This would ensure that
parents of all schools will understand
how a particular issue will impact their
children.
While multi-media communication
is often highly effective, sometimes
face-to-face conversations are benefi-
cial and appropriate, further encourag-
ing communication. School Commit-
tee members attending school council
and PTA meetings several times each
year will build personal relationships,
leading to more honest feedback.
In addition, I propose increasing
our frame of reference beyond Dux-
bury’s borders. Let’s look at the com-
munication standards of school dis-
tricts near and far and encourage the
administration to adopt techniques that
have demonstrated success. Perhaps,
for example, the district Web site could
be streamlined and a question-of-the-
month survey posted on the front page.
Next week’s question:
Duxbury is in the process of looking for its next superintendent. What
qualities do you think the town should be looking for when choosing the next
person to run the Duxbury Public Schools?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
and School Committee needs to have
the courage to recognize troublesome
issues, anticipate adverse reactions,
and take action to communicate clear-
ly, early, and often. Avoiding difficult
messages just compounds the problem.
This will not necessarily lead to con-
sensus, but it does ensure that issues
are fully vetted. For example, school
start times were under consideration
for several years, allowing time for a
better planned two-way 12-18 month
meaningful communication program
which would have helped alleviate
some of the tension.
In our search for a new superin-
tendent some of the most important
attributes to consider will be the can-
didate’s ability to communicate on dif-
ficult topics, to be a great listener and
the willingness to engage stakeholders
for feedback and advice. The new su-
perintendent might consider the forma-
tion of an advisory group composed of
a cross section of parents. This would
provide a forum to test new ideas, lis-
ten, and learn from parents in a non-
confrontational fashion.
In order for the School Commit-
tee to be effective, they have to com-
municate with each other. While we
may not always agree, we should seek
to understand, appreciate, and value
other points of view. This will require
a shared commitment to open and hon-
est dialogue, respect for differences,
and compromise, while remaining ac-
countable to the students and parents
and true to our individual beliefs.
Perhaps there could be communication
from the district specifically targeting
residents who do not have children in
one of our schools. This type of news-
letter could highlight projects com-
pleted by our teachers and students so
that all residents learn the meaning of a
21st century education. There are end-
I have learned from my years in
the classroom that it’s not just about
the message you send, but also how
that message is heard: communication
needs to be assessed to judge its effec-
tiveness.
Duxbury Public Schools uses vari-
ous technologies to send messages; but
communication should also provoke
response. Lack of response should not
be taken to mean lack of concern. Just
as in my classroom if students aren’t
asking questions it doesn’t necessar-
ily mean they understand the lesson.
Communication is a two-way street—
but we need to create two-way path-
ways.
As an individual member of the
committee I will listen effectively. As
a mother of four I understand the sig-
nificance of questions and concerns
raised by community members; as a
teacher I have the professional under-
standing to effectively articulate those
concerns to administration. Because
I am in the trenches every day strug-
gling with the same issues as all educa-
tors, I have a unique ability to evaluate
programs and policies without hurting
morale. I can ask administrators tough
questions – questions only another ed-
ucator would think to ask. My personal
communications will be more than in-
formative, they will motivate, engage
and perhaps persuade.
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New wheels for harbormaster

The Duxbury Beach Res-
ervation Inc., owner of Dux-
bury Beach, has funded the
purchase of a 2010 Kawasaki
4x4 utility vehicle for use by
the Town of Duxbury’s Har-
bormaster/Coastal Natural
Resources Department. This
vehicle, which will replace a


13-year-old all terrain vehicle,
is an essential component of
the Endangered Species Pro-
tection Program, also funded
by the reservation. The new
“mule” will also be available
to patrol difficult over-sand
areas on the beach, locate lost
children and transport medi-
cal personnel in case of emer-
gency.
Duxbury Beach thrives on
a strong foundation of team-
work between the reservation,
which cares for the physical
beach, and the town of Dux-
bury, which manages activi-
ties on the beach. The reserva-
tion leases most of its beach
property to the town, using the
income for dune maintenance,
fencing, beach grass and the
endangered species program.
The town sells permits for
parking at the east end of the
bridge and oversand permits
for access to the outer beach,
using the income for the lease
payment and for beach-related
work by the Harbormaster/
Coastal Resources Depart-
ment. Harbormaster personnel
manage visitors to the beach,
BRUSH STROKES: Artist Vincent LoPiccolo demonstrated his oil
painting technique at a reception held for his exhibit currently on
display at the Helen Bumpus Gallery at the Duxbury Free Library.
The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours through
March and April.

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Pictured with the harbormaster’s new ATV are Operations Officer,
Michael Pforr, Town Manager Richard MacDonald, Maggie Kearney
and Shawn Dahlen of the Beach Reservation and Harbormaster
Donald Beers.
their vehicles, and a host of
recreational activities on the
beach and surrounding waters,
in addition to conducting the
endangered species program
for the reservation.
Since its incorporation
in 1975, the Duxbury Beach
Reservation, Inc. has taken
its mission seriously: to re-
store and preserve Duxbury
Beach in its natural state as
host to marine life, native and
migratory birds, indigenous
vegetation; as a barrier beach
for the protection of Duxbury
and Kingston; and as a price-
less environmental asset to the
Commonwealth. Our endan-
Photo by Julius A. Prince, Jr.
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Selectmen mixed on recall
By Susanna Sheehan, Clipper Staff
susanna@duxburyclipper.com
An annual Town Meeting
article to adopt a recall petition
met with mixed support from
the Board of Selectmen this
week.
On Monday, selectmen
voted 2-1 to endorse Article
30, a proposal to add a recall
petition to the town’s bylaws to
allow voters a way to rid them-
selves of an unwanted elected
official by means of a special
election.
Selectmen Chairman Bet-
sy Sullivan and Selectman
Chris Donato voted to support
Article 30. Selectman Jon Wit-
ten voted against the motion.
However, he said he wanted
residents to debate the merits
of the proposal on Town Meet-
ing floor.
“I’m not supportive of the
article but the voters should
have a free shot at it,” said
Witten, who voted previously
to have selectmen bring the ar-
ticle to the annual Town Meet-
ing March 13.
Last year, Standish Street
resident David Lowry present-
ed the recall petition article to
selectmen and asked them to
sponsor it and place it on the
warrant. Selectmen agreed and
made a few changes to the ar-
ticle.
Witten worried that adopt-
ing a recall option could be
misused and cause irreparable
harm to an individual and his
reputation.
“Image the damage that
could be done if this was
abused,” said Witten.
He said he would feel more
comfortable with the article if
there was a higher level of dif-
ficulty to begin the recall pro-
cess.
“The higher the bar, the
more comfortable I am,” he
said.
The article spells out the
entire recall process. To begin,
a registered Duxbury voter
must file an affidavit with the
town clerk listing the name of
Interfaith
spring concert
The first annual Inter-
faith Council sponsored
event in recognition of Earth
Day and the first day of
spring will be held March 21
at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary at
First Parish Church.
Composer, guitarist and
singer/songwriter, Jim Scott
will perform.
All proceeds from the
concert will assist in fund-
ing both the Council’s annu-
al Campership Program and
the TLC Backpack Project.
All donations to the Council
go back to the community
100 percent.
Advance tickets are
available at Westwinds
Bookstore $8. Tickets will
also be available the day of
the event for $10. Children’s
tickets are $5 at the door.
Duxbury Clipper Wednesday, March 10, 2010
the elected official considered the town does not have a way
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then issue the recall petition felt the recall election could
blanks, which must be signed impede people from running
by ten percent, or 1,094, of the for public office.
town’s registered voters and be “In viewing this, it’s obvi-
returned to the clerk within 30 ously something we don’t want
days. The town clerk must then used as a way to attack an in-
certify that the signatures are dividual,” Donato said, adding
valid within five business days that he wondered if the recall
and notify selectmen, who will article was brought forward
alert the official in question because of him.
about the recall petition. The “If it was specifically
official can then choose to re- meant for me, I’m not sure,”
sign immediately or face a re- Donato said.
call election to be held within He said that without a re-
90 days. call, Duxbury residents had the
The official under the re- option of waiting a year and
call petition can choose to then electing a different person
place himself on the ballot for who better represented their
the election to succeed him- views on an issue.
self. If he is not recalled, he
would continue to serve in his
office for the remainder of his
term. If the recall election is
successful, the official will be
removed and the elected suc-
cessor would hold the office
for the rest of the unexpired
term. The recall petition can-
not be used against any official
who has been in office less than
six months, nor can it be filed
against an official who has six
months or less to serve on his
term.
Sullivan said she had heard
from many residents about the
recall article. Some were wor-
ried that Duxbury currently has
no recourse if it needs to re-
move an unfit elected official,
while others were concerned
that the recall could be used as
a threat or a public embarrass-
ment.
Sullivan said that this was
possible because the article did
not list specific reasons for in-
stituting the recall. For exam-
ple, if an elected official was
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Girl Scout news The greener

side of politics
Girl Scout Week: Girl Scout Sunday marked the begin-
ning of Girl Scout Week here in Duxbury and across the coun- Republicans from Dux-
try, celebrating 98 years of Girl Scouting. Juliette Low started bury along with the GOP will
the first troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912 with a group of be hosting the first annual St.
girls in her Sunday School class. She modeled the program Paddy’s Day breakfast at the
after the programs being offered to boys and girls by Lord Scituate Country Club on
and Lady Baden Powell in England. While the program origi- March 14. The event will be
nally centered on skills such as sewing, cooking, reading and emceed by Fox News Corre-
some camping, today’s Girl Scouts have the opportunity to spondent and Scituate resident
explore interests in space exploration, auto mechanics, com- Joe Malone.  Boston’s witti-
est comedian, Steve Sweeney
puter technology, the law and money management, to name a will also be chiming in.  
few, all the while learning valuable leadership skills they can In attendance will beGu-
carry with them for the rest of their lives. Here in Duxbury bernatorial candidate Charlie
we have a total of 271 girls registered in Girl Scouts and 129 Baker and his running mate
adult members in grades kindergarten through grade 12. To Richard Tisei, State Senator
all of them we say “Happy Birthday!” Bob Hedlund, Congressio-
nal candidate Representative
Easter Bags: If you have not picked up your Easter bag Jeff Perry, Representative
kits for the Interfaith Council Service Project, please plan to Dan Webster, District Attor-
stop by and get them from Joan’s box. Remember, they are ney Tim Cruz, Sheriff Joseph
due at Holy Family on March 27-28. MacDonald, Congressional
TLC Backpacks: We are still hoping to have a few more candidate Don Hussey, and
Congressional candidate Ray
troops sign up for the TLC Backpack project. The Service
Kasperowicz. Please join the
Unit will pay for the backpack–your troop simply needs to towns of Cohasset, Duxbury,
provide the school supplies (we have a list) to go into it. Thus Hingham, Hull, Marshfield,
far we have six backpacks being donate--can we make it 10? Norwell, Scituate and Wey-
Let Joan know if your troop can help. mouth for an Irish breakfast
Troop Happenings: Big thanks to Lori Mullin for put- on March 14 at the Scituate
Country Club from 9:30-
ting together a terrific maple sugaring outing to the South 12:00. Cost will be $20. Con-
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Seeking stories of Tarkiln

Did you attend school at Tarkiln? Then the Friends of
Tarkiln want to hear from you!
The Tarkiln School on Summer Street opened during the
Civil War Reconstruction era in 1871 and operated as a Dux-
bury school until 1950. Tarkiln’s two halls were the last of
Duxbury’s one-room schoolhouses to close. Tarkiln has been
part of the fabric of Duxbury for over 130 years.
Recently, the building has been closed and has been un- Another historic arrival
dergoing some needed upgrades. This summer, Tarkiln will
be returning as a meeting place for townsfolk once again. in the heart of Plymouth.
In celebration of Tarkiln’s partial restoration, we are Jordan Hospital is proud to welcome Drs. Claire Fung
reaching out to all alumni who attended school here. We want and Joe Barthold. Both are nationally recognized
to hear your recollections of your time at Tarkiln. radiation oncologists and have joined our multi-
We’d like to know the dates when you attended, what you disciplinary team of cancer specialists. At Jordan
learned, how you were taught, and the names of your class- Hospital we’ve brought together an experienced and
mates and teachers. We are also keen to hear your stories dedicated cancer team to provide you the care you
about what it was like to attend Tarkiln and we would love need—close to home.
to see your old photographs. We are composing a stories of CLAIRE FUNG, MD
Tarkiln history and photograph album. (All original photos Nations Top Doctors — 2006 to present

will be duplicated and returned.) JOSEPH BARTHOLD, MD

Pioneer in specialized prostate treatments
We also hope to see you at a multi-year school reunion at
Tarkiln later this year!
Please drop us a note at The Friends of Tarkiln, PO
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28 Duxbury Clipper Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A Mazing A Cappella: Skidmore,

Trinity, Northeastern and NYU

Mass Transit from NYU sing some of today’s biggest hits. David
Chang, Steve Estes, Jayson Smith, Steve LaMorte, Richie Barrella
and Jordan Jones-Resse. Paul Fortini was a student at NYU.

Members of the DHS Pac Men; Pat Dauwer, Billy Jewell, Mike Cheal, Roman Perry, Ryan Hendrickson
and Zach Zahnzinger.

Photos by Karen Wong

There was nearly a full house
of all ages at the PAC Saturday
night. There were tee-shirts and
refreshments for sale as well as
great music.

Kathy and Ken Fortini, the parents of DHS graduate Paul Fortini who
passed away in 2008, started a foundation to raise money that ben-
efits performing arts and artists in Duxbury.

The Skidmore Dynamics: Julia Flasphaler, Garett Weinstein, Brandon

The NYU Mass Transit a cappella group gets started with “Closer,” by NeYo. O’Sullivan, Eli Dreyfus, Alexander Greaves, Diego Reinero, Nicholas
Williams (DHS grad), Andrea Vince and soloist Kimberly Lai.

The Trinity Pipes sing a Coldplay song. Back row: Jake Miller, Seth
Hull, Griffin Keady (director) and Thomas Weir. Front row: Ashley
Ardinger, Cristen Koufakis, Kate Coughlin, Brooke Teittinen (Duxbury
Duxbury High School’s own Pac Men wow the crowd with “Stand By Me.” grad 2007), Sarah Millar, Portia Smith and soloist Nikki Carrido.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Burke, Caitlin Christian
Cote, Marc Reno
Day, Stephen Nicolay
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Hannon, Julia Evelyn
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Balzotti, Christina Marie
Blanchard, Thomas Paul
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Buell, Patrick John
Butler, Greyson Murphy
Caliendo, Drew Philip
Carpenter, Analee Jayne
Coakley, Kevin Christopher
Connolly, Michael Charles
Conway, Madeline Newman
Cook, Max Louis
Crandon, Earl Nguyen-Rand
Daly, Caitlin Elizabeth
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Kelly, Joseph Michael Lawless
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Lawrence, Drew Fitzgerald
Leaverton, Alexandra Elizabeth
Lloyd, Carson Channing
Lynch, Brianna Ashley
MacLennan, Patrick Ryan
McLaughlin, Hannah Louise
Murphy, Ryan Patrick
Mutkoski, Emily Anne
Nee, Laura Michelle
North, Michela Jane
Palfrey, Alexander Gorham
Phelan, Hana Lea
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Roveto, Matthew Hosom
Sahlberg, Linnea Jean
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Coghlan, Katelyn Ann
Colangelo, Sarah Graham
Cornelius, Margaret Jean
Cronin, Julie Lynn
Croteau, Connor Steven
Crowley, Micaela Joy
Davidson, Brendan Tyler
Desmery, Virginia Claire
DeVellis, Krista Averi
Devereaux, Monica Lee
Donovan, Laura Marie
Drummy, Thomas Patrick
Edgar, Duncan James
Ellis, Hannah Jessica
Fallon, Christine Elizabeth
Files, Samuel William
Forlizzi, Cara Elizabeth
Goodless, Mark Christopher Lee
Gould, Morgan Murphy
Goyette, Christie Lynne
Granger, Katherine Marie
Gregg, Kimberly Marion
Griffin, Kathryn Elaine
Grossman, Brian Patrick
Haffey, Lila Claire
Hemingway, David John
Hendrickson, Ryan Jesse
Hennessy, Kellie Ann
Hickey, Matthew John
Holland, Toni Lee
Holt, William Ross
Inglis, Connor William
Johnson, Kendall Ruth
Johnson, Meghan Lynn
Jones, Caitlin Elizabeth
Katz, Gabriella Theresa
Kazanowski, Thomas Robert
Kearney, Stephen Wallace
Kent, Brooke Ashlyn
Kimball, Benjamin James
Kimball, Christopher James
Kosharek, Alexander Paul
Kozmiski, Therese Marie
Lake, Darci Ann
Locke, Paige Elizabeth
Lynch, Nicholas Alexander
Mackin, Riley Elizabeth
MacLennan, Kerri Rose
Magnuson, Ashley Jenna
McCall, Taryn Stevens
McDermott, Marley Branin
McElduff, Justin Alexander
McWilliams, Patrick Michael
Mechak, Lauren Elizabeth
Merlin, Emily Catherine
Miller, Patrick Lane
Mulrenin, Rachel Colley
O’Brien, Hunter Fenton
O’Donovan, Lance Ryan
O’Neal, Gregory Matthew
O’Toole, Elisabeth Anne
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Payne, Zachary Tyler
Pierce, Andrew Russell
Piesco, Ryan Mark
Porter, Catharine Lord
Reinhart, Samuel Austin
Richard, Kourtney Leigh
Ryan, David Conroy
Savard, Matthew Evan
Schmitt, Julia Neave
Schneiderhan, Matthew James
Schroeder, Ryan Paul
Schupp, Alexis Renee
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Scorza, Matthew John
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Soldi, Sarah Elizabeth
Strand, Christian Robert
Sullivan, Kaitlin Elizabeth
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Tarbox, Elise Marie
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Tucker, Caroline Welch
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Vuilleumier, Chandler Reid
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Waltz, Austin Jay
Wojciechowski, Lucas Roman
Woleyko, Victoria Delores
Woomer, Michael Roland
Zaverucha, Makar Ryan
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Bahr, Devan Virginia
Berry, Paige Nicole
Bone, Hilary Campbell
Bray, Gregory Michael
Brook, Emily Margaret
Brooks, Colleen Ruthann
Buonvicino, Nicholas Rocco
Burr, Kasey Mareah Mutchler
Childs, Corey James
Coyne, Joseph Allen
Cully, Greer Elizabeth
Cushing, Melissa Denise
Cusick, Jenna Lee
D’Amore, Michael Joseph
Demos, Clark Michael
DiPrima, Aidan Phillips
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Doherty, Kathleen Elizabeth
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Tower, Kelsea Grace
VanUmmersen, Caroline Long
Vuilleumier, Kelton Gage
Waltz, Brandon Victor
Watts, Alissa Marie
Webber, Donde Lee Roy
White, Kyli Metcalf
Williams, Derek Carlson
Williams, Gregory Jackson
Woomer, Madeleine Anne
Zahnzinger, Alexandra
Grade 9
Abbott, Matthew Bradford
Allen, Brendan Matthew
Archambault, Kyle Robert
Aylmer, Brittany Ann
Ball, John Robert
Barker, Cayla Marie
Barrett, Allison Mary
Beatson, Liam Robert
Bentsen-Bush, Alexandra Ann
Bittrich, Caroline Marie
Bosworth, Lindsay Hope
Bouchie, Stephen Michael
Brady, Patrick John
Brennan, Claire McGovern
Brewer, Rose Molly
Butcher, Georgia Baldwin
Campbell, Carlon Elizabeth
Carpenter, Alyssa Anne
Casey, Sean Michael
Chandler, James Robert
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Chen, Kevin
Cobb, Lindsey Lee
Cooper, Sarah Elizabeth
Curley, Cavin Joseph
Dame, Kylie Caldwell
Davidson, Kelsey Theresa
Delagrange, Dean Matthew
Denelle, Daryl Hopkins
DiMartinis, Peter Joseph
Doherty, Mary Catherine
Domijan, Kathryn Elizabeth
Dorn, Heather Ashley
Dwinell, Haley Rebecca
duMont, Stephen Sanderson
Ederle, Samuel Mara
Edgar, Malcolm Hart
Estey, James Isaac
Federoff, Sarah Rose
Fiskio, Emma Marie
Fontana, Alden Joseph
Geary, John Joseph
Geiger, John Patrick
Gisholt Minard, Morgan Brittany
Giumetti, Emily Grace
Griffin, Matthew Warren
Higgins, John Patrick
Hofmaier, Madeline Grace
Hurvitz, Jonathan Reed
Johnson, Colin Patrick
Johnson, Eleanor May
Jones, Amanda Elizabeth
Juliano, Kelly Elizabeth
Kearney, Joseph Matthew
Kennelly, Alexander Thomas
Kosharek, Robert Alloy
Lake, Anna Rose
Lannon, Micaela Rose
Lenhardt, Zachary John
LoConte, Christopher John
Lougee, Victoria Dimond
Macaluso, Madeline Jeanne
MacKinnon, Megan Hope
Mackin, Kelley Rose
MacLeod, Kyle Philip
Mattes, James Elliott Lindsley
McAdams, Mathew Doyle
McCarthy, Joseph Gerard
McCarthy, Veronica Mikaela
McCourt, Ian Walter
McHugh, Daniel Paul
McPartlan, Michael John
McSherry, Caroline Kay
Michelson, Alexandria Marie
Miller, Kayleigh Renee
Murphy, Haley Lauren
Murphy, Hannah Marie
Narlee, Henry Pearson
Norton, Katelyn McNeeley
Nutter, Kathryn Alexandra
O’Connor, Brendan John
O’Neal, Meghan Elizabeth
Pimentel, Michael Joseph
Pollack, Shelby Marie
Powers, Molly Coughlin
Rader, Shelby Ayers
Rollock, Chelsae Lynne
Sarles, Thomas Peter
Scholberg, Hanna Louise
Schroeder, Emma Anne
Schromm, Winston Charles
Shally, Samantha Jayde
Siciliano, Keenan William
Soldi, Thomas James
Sotir, Stephanie Nicole
Spellman, Samantha Maureen
Sullivan, Meghan Elizabeth
Swem, Madeleine Parrish
Sylvester, Jillian Emma
Tarbox, Evan James
Tinkham, Alexandra
Tokarski, Cameron Mark
Tonaszuck, Stephen David
Tower, Madison Rose
Triebel, William Anthony
Walker, Mckenzie Lynn
Ward, George Henry
Weiss, Julianne Gwynne
Weld, William George
Wilson, Ian MacDonald
Wojciechowski, Emilia Ona
Wooley, Rachel Elizabeth
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Duxbury School Calendar

Thursday March 11
Alden PTA meeting 2 p.m.
Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader? 6:30 PAC

March 16
Parent night, 5th and 6th Grade 6:30 p.m. DMS auditorium Send School news & Photos to
Supt. search focus group (sign up by March 12) editor@duxburyclipper.com
the Deadline is Monday at noon.
Friday March 19
Deadline for science fair
Alden and Chandler report cards issued

Monday March 22
Kindergarten registration packet pickup 9:15 a.m.-12 noon
Chandler School Council meeting 4 p.m.
DHS PTO meeting 7 p.m. DHS library

Tuesday March 23
Kindergarten registration packet pickup 9:15 a.m.-12 noon

Wednesday, March 24
Incoming Kindergarten parent orientation night 7 p.m. Chandler caf-
eteria

School Lunch Menu

Week of March 15-19
DHS
Monday: Max pizza sticks with dipping
sauce, peas and carrots, pears, juice.
Tuesday: White meat chicken quesadilla,
spicy curley fries, carrots, pineapples, fruit
punch.
Wednesday: Chicken filet on a roll, pasta sal-
ad, carrot and celery sticks, peaches, cookie,
juice.
Thursday: Twin soft shell tacos, all the fixin’s,
corn, pineapples, juice.
Friday: Sal’s pizza cheese slice, garden salad, Congratulations to these four Duxbury High School students who were selected to perform at the 2010
assorted fruit, lemonade. All-State Music Festival at Symphony Hall in Boston on March 20th. From left to right: Phil Della Noce,
senior –Chamber Singers/Chorus; Nora Serres, sophomore –Wind Ensemble; Connor Inglis, senior –Wind
All lunches served with choice of milk. Ensemble; Alex Kosharek, senior –Wind Ensemble.
Daily lunch option: Sandwich, salad, pizza, all served with veggie, fruit
and milk.
Duxbury t-shirts on sale Chandler Beach Blast
Take a break from the
DMS Baseball is in the air and To order now, fill out a cold and head for the beach
Monday: Crispy or spicy chicken patty, pasta salad, corn, red and green that means Duxbury t-shirts form and mail it to Peggy Dick- – Chandler Beach! On March
apples, juice. are available to start off the inson at 8 Meadow Lane by 12, the Chandler Elementary
Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks with dipping sauce, garden salad, canta- season right! All profits go di- March 27. Forms are located School gym will be trans-
loupe slice, grape juice. rectly to the PAC to purchase at the PAC, Duxbury Student formed into a winter oasis.
audio equipment. There are Union and in the main offices There will be games, crafts,
Wednesday: Nuggets, smiley fries, veggie tray with cheddar cheese new spring colors – pink and at Alden, DMS and Chandler
cubes, green Jello with topping, juice. popcorn, a raffle, an inflat-
green – sure to satisfy every schools. Please include all in- able obstacle course and
Thursday: Soft shell taco, lettuce and tomato, green beans, salsa, grape fashionista. formation so we can reach you tons of fun! The beach blast
juice. Place your order by March for delivery. Long sleeve and will be from 6-8 p.m. Please
Friday: Pizza, cheese or pepperoni, Caesar salad, fresh fruit, O.J. 27 for spring pick up. Show tie dye shirts are $20 and short email Christine Sovik if you
All lunches served with choice of milk. your Duxbury spirit at sport- sleeve shirts are $15. Make have any questions, csovik@
ing events or buy now for our checks payable to the Duxbury comcast.net. The cost is $6 in
Daily lunch options: Monday, turkey cheese and bacon, or bagel lunch, annual July 4th celebration. PAC. Any questions, please
Tuesday, meatball sub or peanut butter and jelly Uncrustable, Wednes- advance or $7 at door, with
day, bagel lunch or ham and cheese lunch, Thursday, pizza or peanut Samples are hanging up in contact Peggy Dickinson at a $20 maximum per family.
butter and jelly Uncrustable, Friday, tuna sandwich. All with salad, juice, the PAC and are also located ndbigtree@aol.com or Elena Financial assistance is avail-
vegetable, and milk. in the glass display case in the Zongrone at ezongrone@com- able, if needed. Hosted by the
Alden lobby. cast.com. Chandler PTA.
Alden
Monday: Crispy or spicy chicken patty on a roll, Cape Cod chips, pickle Early childhood fair at Chandler Are you smarter
spear, juice. Parents with young chil- for hands on participation. Ma-
Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks with dipping sauce, green beans, orange dren are invited to attend the masteph will perform at 11:30 than a fifth grader?
smiles, juice. Duxbury Early Childhood a.m. to wrap up the fair. Please
Fair, highlighting develop- enter through the back of the Cheer on the fifth graders
Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, mashed potato, corn, tossed salad,
mentally appropriate games building. Parents, childcare as they match wits with local
peaches, juice.
and activities for young chil- providers, the Public Schools, community members, includ-
Thursday: Sal’s cheese or pepperoni pizza, Caesar salad, sweet peas, dren, on Saturday, March 27 Child Care Resource Center, ing the: “Kicks & Sticks,” “Dux
peaches, juice.
from 10 a.m.-12 noon. There and community members are Docs,” “Food for Thought,”
Friday: Pasta bar, green beans, dinner roll with Balance cup, pears, is no cost to attend. Activities invited. Call Kathleen Nee- ”Coaches,” ”OFD-Originally
juice. include face painting, crafts, del at 781-582-9518 or e-mail From Duxbury” and more on
All lunches served with choice of milk. games, and an opportunity Kmaney-Needel@Duxbury. Thursday, March 11, starting
to visit a Kindergarten class- k12.ma.us with any questions. at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing
Daily lunch options: Monday, Ham and cheese on a bulkie or salad with
room, and lots of opportunities Arts Center.
tuna, Tuesday, BLT or Bagel, Wednesday, Turkey and cheese or pizza Tickets available in the Al-
with salad, Thursday, Chicken wrap or meatball sub, Friday, Tuna sand-
wich or PB&J with salad. All served with milk and juice.
den School office, at Westwinds
Chandler book fair Bookshop and (if still available)
at the door. Don’t wait - last
Chandler Join us Wednesday, March Westwinds and Once Upon A year’s event sold out. Ticket
Monday: Chicken patty on a roll, mashed potato, steamed broccoli, 24 and Thursday, March 25 Time. Bring your children by prices are $10 per adult, $5 per
applesauce, juice. for the spring book fair at to select books for the Super child (in advance) or $12 per
Chandler School. Books will Reader Challenge – we have adult, $7 per child at the door.
Tuesday: Pasta with butter or sauce, Caesar salad, breadstick, green
Jello with topping, juice. be set up inside the main en- asked for a selection of non- The fundraiser is sponsored by
trance from 12–4 p.m. each fiction and poetry books. the Alden PTA. For ticket infor-
Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, Irish Eyes are smiley fries, carrot and day. All proceeds will benefit If you have any ques- mation e-mail Kellie Bresnehan
celery sticks with dip, peaches, sherbet treat. Chandler School. tions, e-mail Jessica Erickson at Bresnehan@comcast.net. For
Thursday: Nachos, nachos, nachos, seasoned beef, golden corn, gar- New this year, stop by at jessicaerickson@signson- more information e-mail Peggy
den salad, salsa, pears, juice. the fair to enter your name site.com or Sheila Gambino Dickinson at ndbigtree@aol.
Friday: Sal’s cheese or pepperoni pizza, veggie tray with cheddar, pud- in the drawing for a chance at gambinos4@comcast.net. com or Karen Bolduc at kg-
ding with topping, juice. to win gift certificates to bolduc@comcast.net.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Duxbury police log
crime.
Thursday Feb. 25
9:00 a.m. Caller reports identity
9:41 p.m. Disabled motor vehi-
cle in area of bridge on Marshall
Street. AAA en route.
10:02 p.m. Tree across road on
Washington Street. DPW noti-
fied.
Friday Feb. 26
12:30 a.m. Caller on Blodgett
Avenue reports erratic heart rate.
One transported to Jordan Hospi-
tal.
4:52 a.m. Tree limb in road on
Alden Street. Tree dept. notified.
4:53 a.m. Tree limb in road on
Vine and Chandler Streets. Tree
dept. notified.
7:50 a.m. Motor vehicle stop
on St. George Street. One male
arrested and charged with operat-
ing with a suspended license and
number plate violation to conceal
ID.
12:31 p.m. Caller reports break-
ing and entering of home on
Tremont Street.
4:36 p.m. Raccoon trying to
get into home on Temple Street.
Animal control officer unable to
respond. Police officer had to
put the animal down. ACO to re-
move.
7:39 p.m. Caller on Old Farm
Road reports teenagers drinking
in vehicle. Area search negative.
Saturday Feb. 27
12:22 p.m. Motor vehicle acci-
dent on the corner of Cross Street
and Summer Street. No injuries.
7:12 p.m. 911 caller reports
speeding motor vehicle almost hit
son on Washington Street. Caller
claims to know operator.
Sunday Feb. 28
12:52 a.m. Suspicious activity
reported on Washington Street.
Light on inside summer cottage.
1:47 a.m. Motor vehicle ac-
cident with property damage on
Cross Street.
Footprints
scavenger hunt
Footprints, a youth min-
istry for third, fourth and
fifth graders, will be hosting
a scavenger hunt on Friday,
March 19 from 6:30-8 p.m.
in the parish center at Holy
Family Church.
Come join us for a night
of fun. While working in
UPAND2ELOCATIONS
teams, the kids will solve
UPAND2EPAIR s $ATA2ECOVERYAND"ACKUP
riddles and search for clues
throughout the church. Your
entrance fee is a canned good
to benefit the Inter-faith
Council’s Easter baskets.
E-mail your registration
to Emily at kyriakides@
comcast.net. For those in-
terested in volunteering or
becoming involved with the
Footprints ministry, please
e-mail Leslie at lmccdux@
comcast.net. Donations of
water and desserts are ap-
preciated.
Duxbury Clipper 31
Everyone is invited to
Wednesday March 3
10:12 a.m. Motor vehicle crash
on Route 3 North between exits
10 and 11. Vehicle in the woods.
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at the DBA’s Selectmen Candidates Debate
One party transported to Jordan
Hospital.
2:33 a.m. Caller on Bay Road
Monday, March 23 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm
requested evaluation. Ambulance 10:05 p.m. Sergeant requested Duxbury Bay Maritime School
DPW for slippery road conditions
transported one to Jordan Hospi- 457 Washington Street, Duxbury
tal. on West Street.
1:25 p.m. Dead deer in rear of 9:42 p.m. Caller on Wellington
yard on Washington Street. Ani- Lane requested help with daugh-
ter. Transported to Jordan Hos-
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4:37 p.m. Party in station re-
quested well being check on party
possibly sleeping in motor vehi-
cle. Officer reports all okay.
9:33 p.m. Caller reports motor
vehicle accident hit and run on
Washington Street.
9:48 p.m. Caller reports suspi-
cious party sitting in motor ve-
hicle at high school lot.
Monday March 1
4:40 a.m. N-Star reports tree on
wires on Buckboard Road. Tree
dept. notified.
8:36 a.m. Caller on Tussock
Brook Rd. reports loud noises
heard in area for last 20 minutes.
Officer reports plow trucks in
area.
10:21 a.m. Caller on Washington
Street reports squirrel in house.
Animal control notified.
Tuesday March 2
7:08 a.m. Arrest warrant served
on Congress Street. One male
charged with indecent assault and
battery on a person 14 and over,
and accosting or annoying a per-
son of the opposite sex.
12:10 p.m. Animal control of-
ficer requested officer assistance
with raccoon on Tremont Street.
3:01 p.m. State Police requested
fire dept. assistance with three ve-
hicle accident on Route 3 north-
bound prior to Exit 12. No trans-
port necessary.
5:47 p.m. Motorist on Con-
gress Street requests medical as-
sistance. Ambulance transported
one to Jordan Hospital.
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It was a huge game for
Duxbury, coming off a 7-2
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IT’S A GAME OF INCHES: Freshman Hannah Murphy watches her shot sail by the post in Saturday
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It was a little more than the
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Shepherd, who was bearing in
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The tide began to turn in
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Religious
services
Religious Services
First Baptist
fbcd.org
781-934-6095
Dr. Kevin Cassidy
Pastor Jamie Cotelleso, Worship Leader
Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.;
nursery and children’s programs
during worship time. Sunday
school classes, children through
adult, immediately following
morning worship; 5:30 p.m.
junior and senior high youth
groups with Youth Pastor Brent
Van Wyk; 6 p.m. devotion and
prayer time. Awana Clubs for
kids every Wednesday night
from 6:30 - 8 p.m. for preschool
through the sixth grade.
Holy Family Church
holyfamilyduxbury.org
Rev. Bryan Parrish
Rev. Seán Maher
781-934-5055
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 available
at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Daily Mass
during Lent, Monday through
Friday, 7 and 9 a.m., Saturday,
8:15 a.m. The rosary is prayed
after daily Mass. Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament, Fridays
after 9 a.m. Mass during Lent.
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. Living through Loss
support group, Thursdays at 7:30
p.m. in Feb. and March. Recon-
ciliation during Lent, Wednes-
days, 6:30-8 p.m. March 23,
Interfaith Understanding, Bud-
dhism, at 7 p.m.
Pilgrim Church
pilgrim@pilgrimchurchofduxbury.org
Rev. Todd Vetter, Senior Pastor
Rev. Eloise Parks, Associate Pastor
781-934-6591
Sunday 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.
March 14, church choirs concert
and pot luck, 4 p.m.Wednesday,
March 17, Lenten Taize Service
at7 p.m.
United Methodist
Church
highstreetumc.org
Rev. Barbara Kszystyniak
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.
St. John the
Evangelist Episcopal
Church
www.stjohnsduxbury.org
781-934-6523
Sunday services: 8 a.m.
Holy Eucharist (said) and 10
Send church listings to
events@clipperpress.com
or fax to 781-934-5917.
the Deadline
is Friday at noon.
a.m. Holy Eucharist (with choir
and hymns.) Sunday school
K-12 during 10 a.m. service.
Childcare provided at 10 a.m.
service. Wednesday: Men’s
Bible Study 6:30 a.m., Coffee
and conversation 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. Thursday: Adult Choir
rehearsal 7 p.m. Friday: AA
meeting at 7 p.m.
First Parish Church
duxburyuu.org
Rev. Catherine Cullen
781-934-6532
The office is open from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, Senior
choir rehearsal at 9:15 a.m., Ju-
nior choir rehearsal at 9:30 a.m.,
Worship Service and Church
school at 10:30 a.m. and Bud-
dhist Meditation at 7 p.m. Bells
meet on Tuesdays at 7 p.m., and
Recorders at 8:30 p.m. Book
group meets Thursdays at 9 a.m.
Sewing group meets Thursdays
at 10 a.m. Memorial Service for
David Cutler, March 13, 5 p.m.
“Meetings at the Moon,” March
15, 7-8:30 p.m.
St. Paul’s Church of
the Nazarene
Rev. David Troxler
781-585-3419
Sunday worship, 11 a.m.
Nursery is provided for all ser-
vices. Sunday school meets
Sunday morning from 9 to 10:45
a.m. Wednesdays, Sacred Youth
Ministry at the teen center at 6:30
p.m. Men’s Bible Study is held
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Women’s
Bible Study, Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
DivorceCare and DivorceCare
for Kids, Thursdays from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Mar. 17, Soup and the
Word at 6 p.m. March 28, “Bow
the Knee” musical at 7 p.m.
First Church of
Christ, Scientist
781-934-6434
Sunday worship service and
Sunday School for K-12, 10:30
a.m. Mid-week testimony meet-
ing on Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Christian Science Reading Room
open to all, 15 Standish St. Halls
Corner, Tuesday through Satur-
day 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Christian Sci-
ence Sentinel Radio on WATD
95.9 FM Sunday mornings at 7
a.m.
Journey
Community of Faith
www.journeyduxbury.com
Rev. David Woods
781-585-8295
Sunday, 10 a.m., Ford Center
at Miramar. Haiti Mission presen-
tation, Sunday, March 21, during
the morning service at 10 a.m.
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Thursday March 11
Are you Smarter than a Fifth
Grader. 6:30 p.m. in the PAC.
Tickets available in the Alden School
office, at Westwinds Bookstore and
(if still available) at the door. Don’t
wait, last year’s event sold out!
Ticket prices are $10 per adult, $5
per child in advance or $12 per adult,
$7 per child at the door. For more
information, contact Peggy Dickinson
at ndbigtree@aol.com and Karen
Bolduc at kgbolduc@comcast.net.
VA Aid and Attendance Pension
Workshop. Bayada Nurses is hosting
a workshop on VA benefits at 9:30
a.m. The event will take place at the
Duxbury Council on Aging, located
at 10 Mayflower St. The workshop
is free and open to the public. Please
call 508-830-0999 to register and if
you know someone else who could
benefit from this information, please
bring him or her along. If you are
unable to attend the workshop, please
visit veteransfinancial.com for more
information.
Friday March 12
Beach Blast 2010. Take a break
from the cold and head for Chandler
Beach. From 6-8 p.m., Chandler
gym will be transformed into a
winter oasis. There will be games,
crafts, popcorn, a raffle, an inflatable
obstacle course and more. Hosted by
the Chandler PTA.
Rotary Club Auction. The Rotary
Club of Plymouth will hold its Annual
Auction March 12-14. The event
is carried by PAC TV on Comcast
and Verizon in Plymouth, Kingston,
Carver, Duxbury and Marshfield. All
proceeds go to local charities and
groups supported by Rotary.
Saturday March 13
Youth Baseball leveling day.
Duxbury Youth Baseball will hold a
mandatory leveling day for all kids
registered to play in either the AAA
(9-10 year olds/grades three and four)
or Majors (11-12 year olds/grades
five and six) leagues at the Duxbury
High School Gymnasium. All kids
registered to play in these leagues
are required to attend, regardless
of whether they have previously
played in these leagues. All players
will be placed on a team. More
information may be found on the
Duxbury Youth Baseball Web site,
duxburyyouthbaseball.com.
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Learn to Skate Sessions. Learn to
Skate with Pilgrim Skating Club at
Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke.
Sign up for Saturday group lessons
from 12:30-1:30 p.m. starting March
13 through April 17, six week session
for $105 per skater (with an additional
$12 annual registration fee for new
students). For more information,
visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call
PSC at 781-294-7575.
Crease Club Fundraiser. Open to
all DHS boys lacrosse parents, this
seasonal kick-off party will be held
at the home of Steve and Carolyn
Ricciardi, 111 Brick Hill Lane, at
6:30 p.m. This party is a great way
to meet the coaches and other parents
involved in the program. $40 per
person. RSVP to susan.zav@verizon.
net. Bring your check the night of
the event/or mail it to P.O. Box 2681
Duxbury, MA 02331.
Sunday March 14
The Greener Side of Politics.
Republicans from Duxbury along
with the GOP8 will be hosting the
first annual St. Paddy’s Day breakfast
at the Scituate Country Club on
March 14 from 9:30 a.m-12 noon.
In attendance will be Gubernatorial
candidate Charlie Baker and his
running mate Richard Tisei, State
Senator Bob Hedlund, and many
others. Cost will be $20. Contact
Bill Harris at 781-934-8788 with any
questions.
Sunday Salon Series. The Duxbury
Free Library and Westwinds Bookshop
present literary star, David Ebershoff
at 2 p.m. in the library’s Merry
Room. Ebershoff will present the
international blockbuster, “The 19th
Wife.” Free tickets will be required
for admission and are available at the
library and bookshop. Books will be
available for purchase and signing.
For more information about this
program and other upcoming events,
call the library at 781-934-2721 x108
or visit duxburyfreelibrary.org and
follow the Program Notes Link.
Second Sunday Series - decorate a
kite. The Art Complex’s final program
in the series is scheduled from 1:30-
3:30 p.m. and will offer children
and adults, alike, the opportunity to
decorate a kite. The program is free
with pre-registration, required at 781-
934-6634, x15.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday March 15
Introductory class on voice-overs.
Professional voice-over artist and
coach Liz Solar (VH1, Nokia,
Comcast, Welch’s, etc.) introduces
the techniques, marketing strategies,
and perks of working in this industry
required. The class is from 7-9 p.m.
at the Duxbury Before and After
Dark School. To register, call 781-
934-7633.
Tuesday March 16
March After School Movie. Will all
the wishes of the town of Black Falls
come true when a magic wishing rock
falls from the sky? Find out at the after
school movie from 2:15-3:45 p.m. in
the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free
Library. Children in grade 3 and under
must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration is currently underway
by phone, 781-934-2721, x115, in
person at the children’s reference
desk, or online at duxburyfreelibrary.
may bring snacks.
Cooking with Emil Lundin. Meets
from 1-3 p.m. on the first and third
Tuesday of each month at the
Senior Center. Cost $15 per person.
Menus vary. Proper plating, kitchen
equipment, entertaining ideas. For
registration, call Linda at 781-934-
5774 x112.
Knitwits. Every Tuesday at 3 p.m
in the Duxbury Free Library Young
Adult Lounge. Teen crafting group
meets to knit, create decorative
posters for YA lounge and talk.
Wednesday March 17
Gallery Talk. The Art Complex
Museum’s first gallery talk of the
year is scheduled for Wednesday,
March 17, at 11 a.m. when Sculptor
Jessica Straus, who is currently on
exhibit, will discuss her work. The
program is free with pre-registration,
required at 781-934-6634, x15.
Learn to Skate Sessions. Learn to
Skate with Pilgrim Skating Club at
Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke.
Sign up for Wednesday group lessons
from 5:30-6:20 p.m. through April 17
for $105 per skater (with an additional
$12 annual registration fee for new
students). For more information,
visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call
PSC at 781-294-7575.
Theatre auditions. Plymouth
Community Theatre and the
Massasoit Theatre Company
will hold auditions for their third
annual “Shakespeare on the Rock”
production, “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream” on Wednesday, March 17,
beginning at 6 p.m. at the Plymouth
Center for the Arts, 11 North St. in
Plymouth. Show dates will be in
late July/early August. Actors should
prepare a two minute Shakespearean
monologue and may be asked to
read from the script. To schedule an
audition appointment, contact Mark
Rocheteau at 508-958-9226.
South
Concert Conversation.
Shore Conservatory presents
Concert Conversation with Steven
Karidoyanes, music director of the
Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra,
7 p.m. at the Ellison Center for the
Arts. Tickets are $10 per person,
available online or at the door. For
more information call 781-934-2731
x11 or visit us online at sscmusic.
org.
Thursday March 18
Republican Town Committee.
The Duxbury Republican Town
Committee will hold a meeting at the
Cornerstone Lodge at 7 p.m. (Note
date change) All local Republicans are
welcome to attend. Visit duxburygop.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Fish? Meat? Vegetables? What is your favorite?
Meat! Because it satisfies me
the most.
Kealan Reddy
Winthrop Avenue  Erin Duggan
org for more information about
special guests as they are confirmed.
RSVP to info@duxburygop.org.
Northern Uganda Village
Rebuilding Project. Come hear
Jackie Okanga speak about helping
Ugandans return home and rebuild
their devastated villages. At First
Parish Church-UU at 7 p.m.
Friday March 19
Footprints scavenger hunt.
Footprints, a youth ministry for
third, fourth and fifth graders, will be
hosting a scavenger hunt from 6:30-
8:00 p.m. in the Holy Family parish
center. Entrance fee is a canned good
to benefit the Inter-faith Council’s
Easter baskets. E-mail registration
to Emily at kyriakides@comcast.
net. If interested in volunteering
with Footprints, E-mail Leslie at
lmccdux@comcast.net. Donations
of water and desserts are greatly
appreciated.
Saturday March 20
DSU Adult Event. Chillax to
the Max at the Duxbury Student
Union Adult After Hours annual
fundraiser evening from 7:30-11 p.m.
Friends, family members, neighbors,
supporters, all welcome. Tickets $25
or $30 at the door.
Film showing. Films of the Israeli
occupation will be shown in the
Duxbury Library March 20 and 27 at
3:30 p.m. in the Setter Room.
Artists reception. Celebrate the
first day of spring with the artists
Ruth Jensen and Patricia Flaherty
at a reception held at 22 Depot St.,
from 2 to 4 p.m. for the opening of
their exhibit at Vantage Point Realty.
Complimentary refreshments will be
served. The artists plan to donate 50
percent of the proceeds from artwork
sold during the exhibit to Doctors
Without Borders.
Sunday March 21
Duxbury Interfaith Council
Spring Concert. The first annual
Interfaith Council sponsored event
in recognition of Earth Day and the
first day of Spring will be held March
21 at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary at First
Parish Church, Duxbury. Advance
tickets are available at Westwinds
Bookstore for $8. Tickets will also
be available the day of the event for
$10. Children’s tickets are $5 at the
door.
Concert to benefit Haiti. A send a deserving kid to camp!
concert entitled “Andrew Garland
Question of the Week
Meat! I don’t like fish.
Michelle Shea
Depot Street
and Friends, Raising Their Voices
in Song,” a benefit concert for the
people of Haiti, will be held at 3 p.m.
on Sunday, March 21 at First Parish
Church Unitarian Universalist at
223 Main St. Kingston. Tickets are
$25 at the door, or $20 by advance
reservation by calling 781-585-3051.
A reception will immediately follow
at the Beal House, across the street
from the church.
PCT Auditions for “The
Fantasticks.” Auditions will be
held at the Plymouth Center for
the Arts, 11 North St. in Plymouth
on Sunday March 21 at 2 p.m. and
Monday March 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Auditions are by appointment only.
Show dates are June 4-6 and 11-
13. Actors should prepare a one
to two minute monologue, 32 bars
of a song from the show (or in the
style of the show) and may also be
asked to read from the script. To
schedule an appointment, contact
Jessica Wilson at 508-517-1992 or
plymouthcommunitytheatre@gmail.
com.
Bay Players auditions for “Our
Town.” Auditions are being held at
the Zone Theater 822 Webster St.,
Marshfield on Sunday, March 21 at
1p.m. and Monday, March 22 at 7:30
p.m. with the production going up the
last two weekends in June 2010. For
more info, call 339-793-1027 or go to
bayplayers.org.
Upcoming
Film showing. Films of the Israeli
occupation will be shown in the
Duxbury Library March 20 and 27 at
3:30 p.m. in the Setter Room.
Interfaith Understanding. Buddhism
will be the fourth topic to be discussed
at the Interfaith Understanding Series
which continues on Tuesday, March
23 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center of
Holy Family Church.
Beach Reservation Meeting. The
Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc. is
holding a meeting of its directors and
trustees on Wednesday, March 24, at
the Duxbury Senior Center, 7 p.m.,
for a presentation by the USDA-Aphis
Wildlife Services on plover predation,
a problem that has confronted the
Reservation in recent years. The
public is invited.
Blooms at the Complex. This
Duxbury Community Garden Club’s
upcoming event at the Art Complex
Museum is always a sure sign that
spring is in the air. The free event is
scheduled for Saturday and Sunday,
March 27 and 28, from 1-4 p.m.
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Irish night fundraiser. A Night it’s own Bar Mitzvah on April 24 at 10 2010 Winter Temporary Exhibition.
of Dance and Music to benefit a.m. Service and reception featuring Pilgrim Hall Museum presents
R&R Day Retreats for underserved the Jewish rock band of Jon Nelson, “Plymouth Landscapes: Then and
women will be held March 28 from Yom Hadash. For more information, Now,” a photo exhibit, open now
6-11 p.m. at Beal House, 222 Main e-mail info@shirathayam.net, visit through April 30.
Street, Kingston. Features Dale and www.shirathayam.net, or call 781-
the Duds, Irish step dancing, beer, 582-2700. The Friends of the Library’s
wine, soda and snacks, silent auction Ongoing Book Sale. The Friends of
and 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $13 in the Library offers gently used books,
advance or $15 at the door (includes
one drink). Call 508-947-2750 or
Ongoing CDs and DVDs for as little as 50
cents. The Friends’ Book Store is
visit RRDyRetreats.com for more Art classes. Openings remain at located across from the circulation
information. the Art Complex Museum in Basic
Portrait Oil Painting for beginner to
desk and is filled with a wide selection
of interesting materials for all ages.
Beauty for Borders. A night of intermediate with nationally known Magazines are available as well and
fashion and fun, Friday, March 26 artist Laura Tryon Jennings which are always free.
at 7 p.m. at the Jone’s River Trading will be offered for six weeks on
in Kingston. Island Creek Oysters, Wednesdays, March 10 to April 14, Get Fit at the Duxbury Senior
open bar, fashion show, give-aways from 4– 6:30 p.m. The classes will Center. A series of four week Gentle
Yoga sessions on Thursday evening
and on-site shopping. Tickets are $40 be taught in a relaxed encouraging
per person and on sale at Foodie’s or environment with individual attention. with Claire from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The
cwbfoundation.org. All proceeds The cost is $165 with all supplies cost for four weeks is $27 payable to
the Town of Duxbury. The program
benefit Children without Borders. provided. Call 781-934-6634.
will continue on an ongoing basis.
Antique Show. The 29th Annual Also, two Zumba classes with Paddi
Exhibit of Duxbury Artists. The
Duxbury Spring Antique Show will artwork of Duxbury artists Ruth Donato are offered on Thursday
be held at Duxbury High School on morning at 8:15 a.m. and Wednesday
Jensen and Patricia Flaherty will
Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. be featured in a spring art exhibit at 12:15 p.m. for one hour for $5 per
and Sunday, March 28, 11 a.m. to class. Call Linda with any questions
sponsored by Vantage Point Realty.
4 p.m. Admission price is $7 or $6 Their watercolors and pastels will be or to register at 781-934-5774, x103.
with a card available at many local on display from March 15 to May 15
businesses. Appraisals will be offered at the Vantage Point office at 22 Depot Artist exhibition. The Helen
Bumpus Gallery will be hosting an
on Sunday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $5 per St. during regular office hours.
item or three for $10. Please contact exhibit entitled “Classical Paintings”
Joanne Williams at 781-934-0111 or Book a Librarian. The Duxbury by Vincent LoPiccolo during the
visit duxburyboosters.org for more Free Library reference department months of March and April. The
information. is offering 30 minute one-on-one Helen Bumpus Gallery is located on
sessions to assist patrons in using the main level of the Duxbury Free
Congregation Shirat Hayam computers. Sessions will be tailor Library, 77 Alden St. The exhibit
to celebrate Bar Mitzvah. made to address individual needs. may be viewed during regular library
Congregation Shirat Hayam is now Call 781-934-2721 x100 to book a hours.
13 years old and will be celebrating Librarian.
The 6th Annual All-Sports Tag Sale
S
pring cleaning out any old sporting
gear? Please consider donating to the
All-Sports Tag Sale. Like last year,
the sale will be for any and all types of equip-
ment and gently-used clothing: lacrosse, hock-
ey, baseball and softball as well as snowboard-
ing, skiing gear and jackets, bikes, lifejackets,
etc. Lots of people donate a bike and then buy a
new one. This year’s sale is on Saturday, April
10 at the Duxbury Senior Center with all pro-
ceeds going to Crossroads for Kids.
Please start checking your closets and ga-
rages now for used equipment that you would
like to donate and call Selden Tearse at 781-
934-5452 with any questions. Drop-off will be
at the Senior Center parking lot on Thursday,
April 8th from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. and Friday, April
9 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. You can bring bikes the
morning of the sale if that works for your fam-
ily, just try to be there early.
Join us on Saturday, April 10 from 8–11
a.m. at the Duxbury Senior Center to get some
great equipment at fantastic prices and help Hunter and Tim Smith finding some treasures
at last year’s sale.
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Dreams and aspirations Lady Dragons eliminated
continued from page one continued from page one
of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” tore the envelope to pieces. The
flew past the left post, as net-
Trinity Pipes, from Hartford’s Trinity College, set a strong minder Lan Cotton breathed a
contrast with their rendition of Coldplay’s “Fix You,” a sigh of relief.
dreamy anthem with tight harmonies and voices that blended “We just needed to co-
like a symphony. Duxbury’s Brooke Teittinen (alto) sings vert,” said Weiler. “When you
with the Pipes. She and her mother Linda were “instrumental” miss a couple chances down
low in a game like this there is
in working with Ken and Kathy Fortini to bring the concert a real fine line between win-
together for the foundation. Other Duxbury singers include ning and losing.”
Tom Fiset (The Nor’easters, from Northeastern University), Momentum continued in
Nick Williams (The Skidmore Dynamics) and Sophia Shrand Duxbury’s favor when Cathe-
(The Nor’easters) from nearby Marshfield. As a student at rine Flannery went to the pen-
alty box after flattening Briana
NYU, Paul Fortini himself was directly represented by Mass Connolly in front of the Font-
Transit. bonne net. The pressure was
Collegiate a cappella groups are often a mixture of intense, but the Lady Dragons
students – not all music majors. Tongue in cheek, I asked came up empty-handed once
the Trinity Pipes why they’re still in college, with all their again, as the power play was
interrupted when O’Sullivan’s
different majors, if they can “sing like that?” I threatened to stick was wedged between the
take their long silence as an answer, when alto Nikki Carrido boards and speared her in the
said, “We have other dreams and aspirations, too.” stomach.
What an answer. Paul Fortini would have approved. While the first two periods
A young man with tremendous dreams and aspirations, he were a defensive struggle, the
final 15 minutes was a roller
was said by all to inspire the dreams of others with the same coaster ride.
energy had for his own. The packed house at the concert Hannon bailed out her
bears testimony to the power of his dreams. Shepherded by teammates once again in the
his mother and father, the foundation provides scholarships first two minutes, but left a
rebound on a shot at the 12:58
for local students in the performing arts, and support for high
mark that Elizabeth Coleman
school music and theater programs. scooped up and slid it into the
Paul was a member of the PAC Men, Duxbury High empty net with Hannon down
School’s all-male a cappella group. Their rousing “Stand By and out.
Me” rang especially true in a hall filled with souls touched Trailing 2-0 seemed to put
the Lady Dragons in an insur-
by Paul’s life and tragic death. The program pointed out that
mountable position until they
Paul was one of the group’s first singers seven years ago. The went on the power play with
group he would surely have joined on stage – NYU’s Mass 11:07 left in the game. The
Transit – understood the tribute to Paul represented by the opportunities were certainly
sold-out Performing Arts Center. They called it “an honor” to there, but once again Cotton
held her ground, especially
be included, and thanked Ken and Kathy for allowing them to
when Murphy was robbed, as
be a part of the event. she stood alone in front of the
Emcee Jim Fagan gets a special nod as well. Recruited
on short notice (he explained), his grace and good cheer
turned the evening into a whole, and not just a string of
performances. Emcee’s rarely get the credit they are due,
but Jim deserved his own ovation. I have a hunch that his
story about nearly being voted “Most Likely to Repeat” by
his senior class might include some embellishment, but he’s
certainly a priceless asset now.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next Foundation event.
Their Web site is at paulfortinifoundation.org, and donations
are tax deductible. In a time of shrinking revenues, the arts
often suffer more than other programs. Without the arts, what
happens to young people’s “dreams and aspirations?”
INCHING CLOSER: Briana Connolly (3) looks on, as Lily Connolly and Kaitlin Sullivan.
admires her goal with 22 seconds left to pull the Lady Dragons
closer.
Blue Line Club sponsors unique fundraiser
The Blue Line Club, the
fundraising arm of the Dux-
bury High School hockey pro-
gram, is sponsoring a fund-
raiser for decorating the new
locker rooms at The Bog.
For $100, families can
honor their hockey player
with a personalized 6” x 6”
ceramic tile that will show the
player’s name, number, and
year of graduation, and will be
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
HAIL TO THE ROOKIE: Teammates mob freshman Lily Connolly
after she scored Duxbury’s first goal. Photos by Mike Halloran
Fontbonne goaltender. Erin McLoughlin broke the
With the clock ticking tie a minute later when she
away and desperation set- picked up a loose puck in a
scramble in front of Hannon
tling in, Duxbury got back in
the game when Lily Connolly and slid it into the far corner
took a pass from Briana Con-for a 3-2 lead.
nolly to finally break through There was still time to
Cotton. get back in the game, but an
The Lady Dragons were unsportsmanlike conduct
call saddled Duxbury with a
now sky high with confidence,
and fireplug Briana Connollyshort-handed situation and
the Ducks capitalized on it
was going at full-tilt, breaking
right away, with Shepherd
down the right wing and firing
flying down the right side and
a shot on Cotton that beat the
netminder high and over her beating Hannon with 1:58 left
in the game.
shoulder to tie the game at 2-2
with 3:45 to go. Trailing 4-2, Weiler
Duxbury’s jubilation waspulled his goalie for another
short-lived, as Fontbonne’s skater and the move paid off,
as Lily Connolly beat Cotton
with 22.4 seconds remaining
to close the gap to 4-3 and end
Duxbury’s season at 15-4-3.
“We certainly had our
opportunities, but I’m abso-
lutely thrilled with the way
our girls played,” said Weiler.
“They worked hard and never
gave up until the final whistle
and it is a tribute to them. I’m
very proud of each and every
one of them. We almost had
them, but we just ran out of
time. I can’t complain about
our effort. They were just a
little better than us tonight.”
The loss ends the high
school hockey careers of se-
niors Hannon, Taryn McCall,
Meghan Johnson, Christine
Fallon, Mary-Murphy Kusins,
displayed permanently on the The money raised from
walls of the new locker rooms this unique and permanent
being built at The Bog. fundraising effort will go to-
To order tiles go to: the- wards completing the locker
bluelineclub.com. Purchases rooms, ice time, equipment
can be made on the safe and cleaning, scholarships, and
secure Web site with Master- all other services required to
card or Visa, or print out an keep Duxbury hockey operat-
order form and mail it along ing at a professional level.
with payment to: Duxbury Donations are tax-deduct-
Blueline Club, P.O. Box 1561, ible and are much needed and
Duxbury, MA 02331. appreciated by the players
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Duxbury Clipper 5

Dragons’ Den
Sports Editor Mike Halloran • sports@duxburyclipper.com

Spring sports start March 15 Hall of Fame dinner

All tryouts and practices start on Monday
Girls’ Lacrosse: All Levels -
Fields behind Duxbury Free
Library at 3:30 p.m.
Boys’ Lacrosse:
Varsity: All players trying out
for varsity team will begin 3
day tryout on March 15 at Pool
Field, 3:30 p.m.
JV & Freshmen: Tryouts start
Thursday, March 18, freshmen
at pool field field, JV behind
DMS, 3:30 p.m.
Softball: All Levels DHS Gym
at 6:00 p.m. Bring indoor and
outdoor clothes
Sailing: DBMS at 3:30 p.m.
Youth baseball mandatory
leveling day March 13
Duxbury Youth Baseball
will hold a mandatory level-
ing day for all kids registered
to play in either the AAA (9-10
year olds/grades 3 and 4) or
Majors (11-12 year olds/grades
5 and 6) leagues on Saturday,
March 13 at the Duxbury High
School Gymnasium.
All kids registered to play
are required to attend, regard-
less of whether they have pre-
viously played in these leagues.
The leveling day is not a try-
out. Its purpose is to evaluate
fielding, hitting, throwing and
pitching skill levels so there is
a fair and equitable distribu-
tion of talent among the teams.
All players will be placed on
a team – there are no “cuts.”
Players should bring their
glove and attend a session
(which will last approximately
one hour), in accordance with
the following schedule:
AAA Sessions:
9 and 10-year olds (grades
3 and 4) whose last name be-
gins with:
Baseball:
Freshman: DHS Gym at 3:15
p.m.
Sophmores - Seniors: meet at
DHS gym, plan to go outside
at 3:15 p.m. Bring indoor and
outdoor clothes.
Boys’ Tennis: Tennis Courts at
3:15 p.m.
Girls’ Tennis: Tennis Courts at
4:30 p.m.
Girls’ Golf: DMS Mini-Gym at
3:15 p.m.
Boys’ & Girls’ Track: DHS
Track at 3:15 p.m.
A – G 8 a.m.
H – P 9 a.m.
Q – Z 10 a.m.
Majors Sessions:
11 and 12-year olds (grades
5 and 6) whose last name be-
gins with:
A – G Noon
H – P 1 p.m.
Q – Z 2 p.m.
If you are unable to attend
the session at your assigned
time, please attend one of the
other time slots allocated for
your league. If your child can-
not attend the leveling day,
please notify the appropriate
commissioner via e-mail with
your child’s name and his/her
coach’s name from last season.
Contact information for com-
missioners may be found on
the Duxbury Youth Baseball
Web site: duxburyyouthbase-
ball.com. If you have not yet
registered your son or daugh-
ter for spring baseball, please
do so by visiting the Web site.
Registration (without a late
fee) ended Feb. 28.
HOCKEY PICKS 2010 CAPTAINS: Junior Stephan Krall and
current co-captain Bobby Barry have been chosen to lead the
Dragons next season.
DYSA minisoccer starts soon
Registration is still open
for Duxbury Youth Soccer’s
Minisoccer.
Children born between
Aug. 2, 2003 - Jul. 31, 2005
will play in the “Under-6” age
group. Children born between
Aug. 1, 2001 - Jul. 31. 2003
will play in the “Under-8” age
group.
The hour-long sessions fo-
cus on fun first, and are action
packed. Kids will enjoy play-
ing with friends and meeting
new ones in these well orga-
nized sessions. The low or no
pressure format includes high
participation exercises and skill
development, followed by fun
match play (Under-6 play in-
formal matches; Under-8 play
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Nurture Your Spirit.
Help Heal Our World
The DHS Boosters Club is
sponsoring the Hall of Fame
induction ceremony on Satur-
day, May 8 at the Plymouth
Country Club in Plymouth.
The classes of 2008 and
2009 will be honored in a joint
ceremony that is a major fund-
raiser for the Boosters. Tick-
ets for the event are $35 and
will be available in March by
contacting Sheila Tenaglia at
srtfpt@aol.com.
Lacrosse Fundraiser
DHS Lacrosse Boosters
will be hosting their Crease
Club Party on Saturday, March
13 at 6:30 p.m. Open to all la-
crosse parents, this seasonal
kick-off party will be held at
the home of Steve and Caro-
matches against other teams on
larger fields and goals)
lyn Ricciardi at 111 Brick Hill
Lane. This party is a great
Parents are welcome to as- way to meet the coaches and
sist with the organization of the other parents involved in the
session and help with coaching program. All parents of high
if they like. Instruction will be school lacrosse players are
available just before the season invited to attend the Crease
for parents who are interested. Club Fundraiser.  The cost is
The season runs on seven
$40 per person. Please RSVP
weekends with hour-long ses-
sions that take place on Sunday to susan.zav@verizon.net and
bring your check the night of
afternoons during September
and October. The “Under-6” the event/or mail it to P.O. Box
2681 Duxbury, Ma 02331.
group plays at 12 noon; “Un-
Parents are requested to please
der-8” play at 1:15 p.m.  All
games are at Coppens Field bring the following contribu-
Complex at Chandler School. tions according to their son’s
To register, visit the Dux- grade: sophomore and junior
bury Youth Soccer Web site at parents- appetizers; senior
duxburyyouthsoccer.org and parents-desserts. Liquid re-
register freshments will be provided.
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6 Duxbury Clipper
COLLEGE CORNER
By Mike Halloran, Sports Editor
sports@duxburyclipper.com
Assistant captain Kristen Byrne (DHS ’08) has been
named the Saint Anselm College Female Athlete of the
Week after scoring 2 goals and 2 assists in an overtime
win against Sacred Heart at the ECAC Open Tournament
at Holy Cross last weekend. Byrne finished the season
with 23 points on 12 goals and 11 assists, ranking her
fourth on the team in scoring as a junior… Sophomore
attack Matt Landry (DHS ‘08)
scored 2 goals and was credited
with 5 groundballs in Hartwick’s
Byrne 15-5 season-opening win over win
against Cobleskill… Senior goalten-
der Erica Marrocco (DHS ’06) recorded 10 saves as the
U. of Richmond knocked off American University 12-10
on Wednesday in Washington, D.C… Duke senior Max
Quinzani (DHS ’06) scored three goals in Duke’s 11-10
OT loss to Maryland on Saturday. Quinzani’s 50-game
scoring streak remains in place as
he has at least three goals in three of Quinzani
Duke’s four games this season… Se-
nior Betsy Sauer (DHS ’06) and her sixth-ranked Duke
women’s lacrosse team beat seventh-ranked Princeton,
13-6, on Saturday in NJ… Senior defender Chris Nixon
(DHS ’06) scored a rare goal in Georgetown’s 9-6 Big
East win over St. John’s… Bridge-
water State senior righthander Ja-
mie Ducinski (DHS ’06) got the
nod for the Bear’s season opener
against Salve Regina, but had a
Cederberg
tough time in a 7-2 loss… Senior
Matt Fuchs (DHS ’06) had a goal and an assist, as Yale
won its second straight game with a 13-12 win over UM-
ass on Friday in New Haven… Assumption junior Nick
Violandi (DHS ’07) scored 3 goals in the Greyhounds’
13-7 season-opening win over Clark… Junior Ben Ced-
erberg (DHS ’07) scored a pair of goals and registered Violandi
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EVERY KID
EVERY GAME
EVERY TIME
Duxbury Pop Warner is our community’s
only football and cheerleading program
where playing time for every child is
mandatory and academic
excellence is rewarded!
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3 assists in Wheaton’s 12-10 season-opening win over
the U. of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Duxbury’s
Bobby Barry (DHS ’07) and Charlie Willauer (Proctor
Academy ’08) also scored for the Lyons… Junior Sam
McMahon (Groton ’07) and her Harvard lacrosse team
dropped a 15-10 decision to John Hopkins on Saturday
in Baltimore… Sophomore Trish Babson (DHS ’08)
scored 3 goals and added an assist
in Babson’s 18-6 lacrosse win over
Eastern CT on Saturday in Mans-
Barry
field, CT… Cornell sophomore
Scott Austin (DHS ’08) is starting at
attack and registered an assist in the Big Red’s 12-11 OT
win over Army on Saturday in Ithaca, NY… Sophomore
defender Mark Murphy (DHS ’08) was credited with 3
groundballs in Bates’ 11-10 season-opening OT win over
Keene State... Sophomore Erin Levesque (DHS ’08) was
credited with 2 groundballs in UNH’s 16-10 lacrosse win
over Colgate, keeping the Wildcats Murphy
undefeated at 4-0… The third-ranked
Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and freshman Quinn Cul-
ly (DHS ’09) knocked off Loyola of Maryland, 11-9, in
The Face-Off Classic in Baltimore over the weekend…
Freshman Derek Sweet (DHS ’08) picked up two as-
sists in his first three games on the
Lynchburg College lacrosse team…
Senior Pat Magnarelli (DHS ’06)
scored 7 points in 23 minutes of ac-
tion, as Harvard swept its two-game
Levesque series with Penn for the first time
since 1942.
Do you have a son or daughter playing or coaching
in college? E-mail us at sports@duxburyclipper.com,
and tell us who and where they are, what sport they are
playing, what high school they went to and the year they
graduated. We’ll take it from there.
Magnarelli
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COME JOIN US
Convenient online registration
available beginning February 15, 2010
Open House and In-person
Registration Night:
March 10, 2010 6:30-8:30pm,
Merry Room, Duxbury Library
www.duxburypopwarner.com
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Sponsors sought Youth Softball

Registration continues in
for COA golf grades 1-12 for the 2010 Spring
The Friends of the Dux-
bury Council on Aging are
holding their 10th annual
charity golf tournament at the
Duxbury Yacht Club on June
7. The Friends are looking for
more golfers to join and play
in the fundraiser to support the
Senior Center. This tourna-
ment has raised of $150,000
in the past nine years and all
the money has been used to
support the needs of Duxbury
seniors, as well as providing
equipment, furniture and sup-
plies to enhance the programs
and activities. The center now
offers over 100 programs, in-
cluding college courses. Call
Jack Hamilton at 781-934-
The 26th Annual Synchronized Skating Eastern Sectional Championships were held recently at 6003 or John Todd at 781-
the Paul E. Tsongas Arena in Lowell. The Colonials Intermediate team consists of seventeen 585-9251, or Alden Ringquist
skaters ranging in ages from 11-17 and includes Duxbury’s Amanda Jones (top middle), a fresh- at 781-934-2879 to sign up as
man at DHS. a golfer or sponsor.
Softball Season. Grades 3 and
up must supply their own hel-
mets, but for anyone purchas-
ing a helmet through our local
vendor, free fittings will be
offered. Hone those pitching
skills at the DYS Free Pitching
Clinics. Go to duxburyyouth-
softball.org for easy on-line
registration and all informa-
tion.
Field permits
Anyone/group wishing
to use the playing fields in
Town must submit an ap-
plication to the Recreation
Department. Applications
can be obtained on the Rec-
reation Department’s Web
site: town.duxbury.ma.us/
recreation or by calling the
office at 781-934-7034

Dragons Spring Sports Schedule

Baseball
April 5 Plymouth North Away 4:00
April 7 Silver Lake Away 4:00
April 9 Scituate Home 4:00
April 12 Whitman-Hanson Away 4:00
April 14 North Quincy Away 4:00
April 15 Hingham Home 4:00
April 22 Norwood Home 4:00
April 23 Marshfield Away 4:00
April 28 Rockland Home 4:00
April 30 Hanover Away 4:00
May 3 Middleboro Away 4:00
May 5 Quincy Away 4:00
May 7 Pembroke Home 4:00
May 10 Silver Lake Home 4:00
May 12 Scituate Away 4:00
May 14 Whitman-Hanson Home 4:00
May 17 North Quincy Home 4:00
May 19 Hingham Away 4:00
May 21 Plymouth North Home 6:00
May 24 Marshfield Home TBA Girls’ Lacrosse
Boys’ Lacrosse
April 2 Irondequoit (NY) Harvard 3:00
April 5 Pembroke Away 4:00
April 8 Quincy Home 4:00
April 14 Scituate Home 4:00
April 16 Medfield Home 7:00
April 19 B.C. High Away 12:00
April 21 Simsbury Home 6:00
April 24 Niskayuna Home 3:00
April 25 CBA – Albany Home 3:00
April 27 Cohasset Away 4:00
April 29 Silver Lake Away 4:00
May 1 St. John’s Prep Away 5:00
May 4 North Quincy Away 4:00
May 6 Whitman-Hanson Home 4:00
May 11 Billerica Home 5:00
May 13 Xaverian Away 4:00
May 18 Marshfield Away 4:00
May 20 Hingham Home 4:00
May 24 Hanover Home 4:00
May 27 Bishop Guertin TBA TBA
Boys’ Tennis
April 5 Cape Cod Academy Away 4:00
April 7 Silver Lake Away 4:00
April 9 Scituate Home 4:00
April 12 Whitman-Hanson Away 4:00
April 14 North Quincy Away 4:00
April 15 Hingham Home 4:00
April 26 Marshfield Away 4:00
April 28 Rockland Home 4:00
April 30 Hanover Away 4:00
May 3 Middleboro Away 4:00
May 5 Quincy Away 4:00
May 7 Pembroke Home 4:00
May 10 Silver Lake Home 4:00
May 12 Scituate Away 4:00
DHS Athletic Department
May 14 Whitman-Hanson Home 4:00
May 17 North Quincy Home 4:00
Preliminary schedule as of March 8
Boys Track
March 30 Randolph & Scituate Home 4:00
April 6 W-H & Rockland W-H 4:00
April 9 Hanover & Q/NQ Home 4:00
April 13 Pembroke & Silver Lake Home 3:45
April 27 Middleboro Home 4:00
May 4 Hingham Home 4:00
May 12 Carver Home 4:00
May 20 All League Meet Silver Lake TBA
Girls Track
March 30 Randolph & Scituate Home 4:00
April 6 W-H & Rockland W-H 4:00
April 9 Hanover & Q/NQ Home 4:00
April 13 Pembroke & Silver Lake Home 3:45
April 27 Middleboro Home 4:00
May 4 Hingham Home 4:00
May 12 Carver Home 4:00
May 20 All League Meet Silver Lake TBA
March 30 Hanover Away 4:00
April 5 Westwood Home 4:00
April 6 Pembroke Home 3:45
April 8 Quincy Away 4:00
April 10 Weston Home 4:00
April 15 Scituate Away 4:00
April 22 Westborough Away 11:00
April 24 Wellesley Away 11:00
April 26 Cohasset Home 3:45
April 29 Silver Lake Home 3:45
May 1 Barrington (RI) Away 4:00
May 3 North Quincy Home 3:45
May 6 Whitman-Hanson Away 4:00
May 11 Hopkinton Away 4:00
May 13 Notre Dame Home 4:00
May 15 Londonderry (NH) Home 11:00
May 18 Norwell Away 7:00
May 20 Hingham Away 4:00
May 22 Marblehead Home 12:00
May 24 Sandwich Away 4:00
Girls’ Golf
April 6 Silver Lake Home 3:30
April 8 Dennis-Yarmouth Away 3:30
April 13 Nauset Home 3:30
April 14 Newton Country Day Home 3:30
April 15 Falmouth Home 3:30
April 27 Barnstable Home 3:30
April 28 Silver Lake Away 3:30
May 3 MIAA Ind. Champs Newton TBA
May 5 Dennis-Yarmouth Home 3:30
May 6 Nauset Away 3:30
May 10 Falmouth Away 3:30
May 12 Barnstable Away 3:30
May 17 MASS Bay Invite TBA TBS
Girls’ Tennis
April 7 Silver Lake Home 4:00
April 9 Scituate Away 4:00
April 12 Whitman-Hanson Home 4:00
April 14 North Quincy Home 4:00
April 15 Hingham Away 4:00
April 26 Marshfield Home 4:00
April 28 Rockland Away 4:00
April 30 Hanover Home 4:00
May 3 Middleboro Home 4:00
May 5 Quincy Home 4:00
May 7 Pembroke Away 4:00
May 10 Silver Lake Away 4:00
May 12 Scituate Home 4:00
May 14 Whitman-Hanson Away 4:00
May 17 North Quincy Away 4:00
May 19 Hingham Home 4:00
May 24 Marshfield Away 4:00
May 26 Notre Dame Away 4:00
Sailing
March 31 Portsmouth Abbey School Home 3:30
April 2 Wellesley Home 3:00
April 3 B.C. High Home 12:30
April 7 Cape Cod Academy Home 3:30
April 11 Hotchkis Away 11:00
April 13 Dartmouth Away 3:45
April 15 Winchester Away 3:30
April 17 Tabor Academy Home 1:00
April 21 Barnstable Away 3:00
April 24 O’Day Fleet Races Away TBA
April 25 O’Day Fleet Races Away TBA
April 27 Sharon Away 3:30
April 29 Hingham Away TBA
May 8 Mallory Cup CT TBA
May 9 Mallory Cup CT TBA
May 15 NE Team Championships TBA TBA
May 16 NE Team Championships TBA TBA
May 29 MA State Championships TBA TBA
May 30 MA State Championships TBA TBA
Softball
March 27 Plainville Jamboree Away TBA
April 5 Plymouth North Home 4:00
April 7 Silver Lake Home 4:00
April 9 Scituate Away 4:00
April 12 Whitman-Hanson Home 4:00
April 14 North Quincy Home 4:00
April 15 Hingham Away 4:00
April 23 Marshfield Home TBA
April 28 Rockland Away 4:00
April 30 Hanover Home 4:00
May 3 Middleboro Home 4:00
May 5 Quincy Home 4:00
May 7 Pembroke Away 4:00
May 10 Silver Lake Away 4:00
May 12 Scituate Home 4:00
May 14 Whitman-Hanson Away 4:00
May 17 North Quincy Away 4:00
May 19 Hingham Home 4:00
May 21 Plymouth North Away 4:00

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May 24 Marshfield Away 4:00
May 19 Hingham Away 4:00
May 21 Cape Cod Academy Home 4:00
May 24 Marshfield Home 4:00
8 Duxbury Clipper Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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cleanup, house cleaning, painting,
office work and re-organizing.
Part-time flexible hours. Excellent
wages. Please call 781-934-5597.
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Bound
Apartment For Rent - Duxbury
Modern, large 2 BR apartment
in historic Millbrook Village
area. Modern, well-maintained
building. Excellent location,
near markets, schools, and
Route 3. Rent reduced to
$1250 per month. No security
required. 781-934-9867.

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Office Space for Rent
Duxbury, Millbrook area. Second
floor, 300 sq. ft. Call
781-934-0809.
For Sale By Owner
Exceptional 10+ acre estate. 5500
sq. ft., 3 FP, 5BR, 3BA home.
Soaring entry with grand
staircase. Oak floors throughout.
Cherry and granite kitchen. 2BR
guest house, inground pool,
6-stall barn and regulation
dressage arena. No brokers. $1.5
million. Call 781-799-7055.
Charming 2BR Plus Den
Duxbury house for rent.
Fieldstone fireplace, 1 bath,
W/D hookup, walk to library,
tennis courts, stores. Close to
beach. Available now.
$1800/mo plus utilities 1st, last
and security. References and
one-year lease. Summer rental
possible. Sue, 781-234-8916.
Oceanfront Summer Rental
Duxbury Beach. Only one or two
prime weeks left. Beautiful 4 BR,
2 bath home. Spectacular ocean
views from multi decks. Fully
furnished, fully appointed
including washer, dryer, cable,
wireless internet, grill and beach
chairs. No pets, no smoking. Call
Jim for terms, 508-651-2740.
House to Share
Antique home on 2.5 acres near
Rt. 3, beach, school and Village
Center. Furnished, freshly
painted bedroom, $625 per
month (first and last); includes
utilities (A/C), WIFI, cable, and
bi-monthly housecleaning. Call
781-934-6432, or email
sariesweethome@gmail.com.
Non-smoker please. Available
March 15.
Duxbury Rental
Unique 1 BR apt. close to Halls
Corner. New tile in kitchen and
bath. $1100/month includes
heat, electric, cable and trash
removal. Call 781-934-2261 or
781-424-5225.
Year-Round 2 BR
Halls Corner. Includes heat, light,
washer/dryer, storage, snow
removal. Call Bay Hill Realty,
508-783-8447.
Surprise Opportunity
Stuart, Florida. Condo for rent in
April. 3 bedroom on Hutchinson
Island/Marriot Resort, steps to
tennis, pools, beach, golf nearby.
$1000/ week for 2-3 weeks until
April 21. Please call Sidney
McClure 781-934-2141 or Anny
Wyatt 781-934-5098.
Buildable Land/Houselot Wanted
Professional homebuilder looking
for buildable land or house lot in
Duxbury. Cash paid, 30 day
closing. Quality construction. Will
build traditional home in keeping
with surrounding homes and
landscape. Please call E.J. Pontiff
Properties at 508-243-7778.
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classifieds include
40 words or less.
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word is 25 cents.
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1 WEEK $
10 00
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4 WEEKS 7
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Custom workshops and Big jobs, small jobs, odd jobs.
seminars for nonprofit Experienced in carpentry,
organizations. Develop creative painting, electric, and plumbing.
solutions to produce the big Cleaning out garages, basements
idea with a and attics. Storm doors, deck
marketing/fundraising and home repairs. Dump runs.
professional. Build revenue and Positive attitude, easy to talk to.
new audiences. Complimentary Call Rick Shea. 774-454-7548,
30-minute session. Contact 508-224-9036.
Marilyn Greenstein, Greenstein
& Partners. 781.452.7216, Piano Tuning
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Member Piano Technicians Guild,
Cousineau Studio Fine Art plus complete piano rebuilding
and Custom Framing welcomes
service, sales. 781-837-6531.
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Elementary, intermediate, high
essay writing
essay preparation and AP
skills
development. Also, college
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school. Remediate, review, history and English tutorials.
advance. Certified classroom Dr. Maurice B. Conway, Ph.D.,
teacher, Masters in education and 781-834-8790.
organization. Support w/all
Homeward Homeward curriculum including reading,
language arts, study skills, time
Have Truck!
College students have truck and
Bound Bound management, test taking and SAT will help move or dispose of
prep. Physicist available for high household items. Need help
Whitman Two BR Apt NH Vacation Rental school math and science. cleaning out basement, attic,
Heat and hot water included. Four season, five bedroom home,
508-830-0305. garage, bedroom? How about
Newly painted and updated. close to ski areas, indoor/outdoor dump runs, stacking wood,
Modern, second floor. Large pools, hot tubs, fitness room, Got Junk? Hoarding?
We can help! From one item to a cleaning yard or interior
yard, off street parking. Owner lake, tennis, basketball, game painting? Call Shawn.
occupied. Available immediately. room, fully equipped. houseful, we have you covered.
Sheds, boats, fences, water 339-933-0804, 781-934-9449.
No dogs. Deleaded. Lots of 781-837-5840 or e-mail
storage. $1050. Call pvtod@aol.com. heaters, clothing, paper, books,
tvs, hot tubs. You name it, we Tree Landscape Service
781-447-4602, please leave name Think spring with APZ Enterprises
and phone number. take it. Fast, reliable, fully
insured, private. Call S.P.M Inc. Complete tree landscape
Southern Island Paradise service since 1987. Design
Delightful Cottage Experience private island Enterprises 781-264-5595 Go
Green, We Recycle. installation, custom stone work,
Abrams Hill cottage for rent for vacationing on beautiful Kiawah irrigation cleanups, mulching,
the first two weeks in July 2010. Island, SC. A spectacular beach,
shrub trimming. Complete tree
2+ bedrooms, 2 baths, great 5 championship golf courses, 2 I Clean With Pride service. New lawns, lighting.
kitchen, screened porch. tennis villages, fine dining and Homes, offices. Free estimates,
Website: apzenterprises.com or
$1500/week. Call 617-547-7009 more...2 BR condo with many years of experience, good call 888-737-0139. Visa,
or email jemk@earthlink.net picturesque views of lake and prices, references. Please call
Mastercard. Serving south shore.
island wildlife. Across the street Solange, 774-283-4548.
from the beach. Available year
Cesar Construction Absolute Removal
round by calling 781-585-6203 or No job too small. Junk removal,
Owner Operated. Rough framing,
781-331-5654. basement cleanouts - attic - shed
finish carpentry, new
construction. Additions, dormers, etc. Snowplowing. Fast and
reliable service 7 days a week.
porches, decks, basements,
Free estimates. Call
At Your renovations, kitchens, baths,
sunrooms, roofing. Design, 781-588-4036 or e-mail
Service architectural plans, garages, absoluteremoval@gmail.com
windows, painting. Bring us your
ideas, we will build it.
Painter - Handyman - Carpenter
C&M Painting Duxbury 781-664-7238 or email
Experienced and professional
Interior painting. No job too cesarconstruction@hotmail.com
family business. Free estimates.
small. Call Conor, 781-834-9709. Cleaning With Love We will beat any price! Interior
Duxbury Office For Rent Let us clean your house or office. and exterior work, custom made
Prime Village location. Beautiful Guaranteed best service. Free pergolas, wainscoting, painting,
recently renovated first floor estimate. Great references. Please kitchens, cabinetry, vinyl siding,
offices in historic Millbrook
Snowbirds To Florida call, (508) 747-3596. Litza or replacement windows, tiling,
Village area. Modern,
South Shore based company Ana. roofing, remodeling, home
well-maintained building.
providing auto transport service repairs. Call 508-851-0053. Email
Excellent location, near markets Rute Cleaner
to Florida and nationwide. Great freshcoatpaint@hotmail.com
and Rte. 3. Multiple office suite Many years of experience with
of approximately 1000 sq. ft., rates and reliable, safe excellent references.
or smaller single offices door-to-door transport. Call Specializing in house and office Patio & Walkway Restoration
available starting at $300 per DWO Auto Transport Services, cleaning. Call anytime for free If you have a weedy, sunken
month. Includes all utilities. 954-648-3677. Mention ad for estimate. Speak with Humberto, patio/walkway, I can make it
781-934-9867. $25 discount. 508-732-0182 or look new! By powerwashing,
774-454-4982. lifting sunken areas and
STANDARD RATES Alterations
Specializing in hand sewing.
poly-sanding, I can bring your
patio/walkway back to “like
Hems and repairs on your finest new” condition. Call Jonathan
EXTRAS! clothing. Please call June Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.
Lippard, 781-934-9268 or
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$1 a week For childcare, eldercare, dog
Two Papers All Papers Maid Services walking, any kind of shopping or
$
13 00 $
15 00 � Add border
$2 a week
Free quote, just give us a call.
General maid services included.
everyday errands. If you have a
last minute work appt., doctor’s
$
1200 $
1400 � Reverse ad
Lowest price guaranteed. Family
owned, 50% off referrals. Give us
appt., hair appt., child home sick,
or just want time to yourself, I’m
a call today at (339) 832-2096. available. References. Call
$
1050 $
1250 $4 a week
781-858-9928.
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At Your
Service
Cooking Classes
With Chef Bob Cioffi of
Bernardo’s Restaurant. Learn
how to prepare and cook
innovative dishes in three to ten
minutes. Call for details,
781-293-0555.
Read to Succeed
Children’s librarian/elementary
teacher offering 20 minutes of
reading to your grade 1-6 child,
20 minutes of your child reading
aloud to me, 20 minutes of
vocabulary or spelling flash
cards. $20. Call 781-710-0094.
“The more that you read, the
more things you will know. The
more you learn, the more places
you’ll go!” Dr. Seuss.
Professional Window Cleaning
Prices start at $2.00 We are fully
insured. No job too big or small.
10% off when you mention this
ad. Please call for free estimate.
Mike 781-789-3612
Window And Gutter Cleaning
Let local firefighters brighten your
day! Residential and storefront.
Pressure washing - house, patio,
deck, etc. Free gutter cleaning
with every full house window job.
Reasonable rates. References
available. Fully insured. Keith
McWalter. 781-340-5183 or
cell-781-690-2000.
Removal
Nasty vines, sheds, boats,
stumps, brush, pools, brick and
rubble, appliances, swing sets.
Insured men promptly removing
junque. Many years of local
service. Call Chuck T.,
781-424-8844.
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TREE & CONSTRUCTION
TREE REMOVAL
Pruning & Trimming
Hazardous Removals
Vista & Land Clearing
Stump Grinding &
Removals
Aerial Work
Christopher Phillips • 781-934-7255
At Your
Service
� Gutter and Yard Cleanup
Dump Runs
Specializing in cleanouts of
basements, garages, attics,
yard debris, and odds and
ends. We also specialize in
carpentry, painting, gutter
work, and window washing.
Best prices, free estimates.
Please call or leave a message
for Mike, 781-789-3612.
Spring Is Here
S.P.M. Enterprises is a full
service landscape company that
would like to take care of all your
needs. Spring cleanups, lawn
mowing, mulching, edging,
weeding, planting, and much
more! Call now for a free
estimate 781-264-5595. $20 off
spring cleanup with this ad.
DuxburyComputers.com
Get expert computer help and
advice. Microsoft Certified
Small Business Specialist and
QuickBooks Pro Advisor in
Duxbury. Why pay more for
geeks? 781-934-9800.
“Green” Lawn Care 2010
“Green” and organic programs
for residential, commercial and
private properties. Innovative
programs will impress you with
luxurious results while being
nature friendly. Call Justin,
413-447-5994 or email
growinggreents@yahoo.com
Home Improvement
Semi-retired remodeler with 25
plus years experience. Design
and build. Bath, kitchen, tiling,
family room etc. Your
problems, our solution. Call
Larry McCarthy, 508-746-7829.
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Repair & Installation
Title V Cert. Septic
Inspector
New Design
Backhoe & Perc Test
Demolition & Grading
Duxbury Clipper
At Your
Service
We specialize in raking and
removing leaves, small trees,
branches and yard debris. Any
and all junk removed, inside
and out. We also clean gutters,
install gutter guards, and wash
windows. Please call Mike at
781-789-3612.
Junk Vehicles Wanted
Highest prices paid. Junk cars
and trucks wanted. Call today and
get cash today. 774-406-1446 or
508-510-2517 JM Auto Removal
and Transport. We also offer local
and long distance towing.
Home Health Care
Does your loved one need a little
pick me up? For over 25 years, I
have worked with the elderly as a
medical assistant, CNA,
hairdresser, fitness instructor and
massage therapist. I have
combined all my services into
one service that I provide at your
home. Call Kathy, 781-888-5836.
Interior/Exterior House Painting
Excellent local references, great
winter prices. Call Paul’s
Professional Painting,
781-424-8916.
The Paint Saint
Professional interior/exterior
painting, gutter cleaning, power
washing and window washing.
Best prices and service always
with a smile. Will paint your
home like it was our own. Call
Andrew for your free estimate.
781-264-3628.
Bettencourt’s Walls & Ceilings
Painting, drywall finishing,
sheet-rocking, water damage,
wallpaper stripping. Specializing
in interior work. Skim coating
over horse hair plaster and
textured ceilings a specialty. 25
years experience. Call Steve,
508-833-0546 or 617-922-0944
(cell).
Nanny Placement Agency
Coastal Nanny LLC is a nanny
placement agency servicing
south of Boston, Cape Cod and
the islands. We place full-time,
part-time and summer nannies.
Please visit our website at
www.coastalnanny.com or call
508-591-7940.
House Cleaning Service
I will clean your home, office or
business. References available.
Three years experience. Please
call Ondina Ana Cleto,
508-747-5121 or
774-269-1729.
Landscape Construction
Small scale design and
construction specializing in
walls, walkways, patios and
plantings. One man operation
to make sure the job is done
right the first time, every time.
Young, reliable, experienced
and fast. Call Jonathan
Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.
Air Conditioning
Residential and Commercial Mr.
Slim ductless systems by
Mitzubishi. Factory trained and
certified Diamond Dealer. Fully
licensed and insured. Call Keith at
K. B. Guidetti Mechanical,
508-747-2180 or 508-989-1099.
Keeping you comfortable since
1989. Visit our website,
www.kbguidetti.com
At Your
Service
$300 off Exterior Painting
of any job $1000 or more.
Specializing in interior/exterior
painting, power washing,
gutters, carpentry, dump runs,
and window washing. Free
estimates, best prices
guaranteed. Fast and reliable
service. Please call Mike,
781-789-3612.
Wallpapering/Interior Painting
Ceiling, walls, woodwork, drywall
repairs, touch-ups, cleanouts
done at low, reasonable prices.
Free estimates. Call Debbie,
781-585-8043.
A Wish Upon A Maid
Dirt, Dust, mold, yuk! Wish em'
all away! Office Home Cleanings-
attentive to details, fully
equipped, reliable set schedules.
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly,
one-time. Full cleanings and
partial cleanings available.
References available. Call
774-454-9097 or email
awishuponamaid@gmail.com
Piano Lessons
Learn from a professional with
many years of experience. Just
for fun, or change your style.
Music theory including
improving your sight reading
and/or composition skills.
Classical or chord approach. All
ages. BA - Linda Robinson,
781-789-6140.
Experienced Painter
Thirty years experience. Average
size ceilings, $90; 10’x12’ room,
$200. Wallpapering and custom
finishes. Senior discounts. Inte-
rior and exterior painting. Excel-
lent references and free esti-
mates. Call Matt, 508-746-8115.
Michael’s Windows & Gutter
Cleaning
A local service. Windows start at
$5 each. Also, repair loose and
leaking gutters, and can install
gutter screens. Also, repair
window and door screens. (A
great gift idea!) I answer my
phone. Cell 508-523-9927.
Refrigeration
Restaurant and marine equipment
sales and service. Fully licensed
and insured. Call Keith at K. B.
Guidetti Mechanical,
508-747-2180 or 508-989-1099.
Serving you since 1989. Visit our
website, www.kbguidetti.com
House Cleaning
Home and/or office cleaning.
Many years of experience.
References available. Free
estimates. Call 508-746-0764
or 781-336-3533.
Lawn Mow Pros
We want to mow your lawn and
here’s how we’ll prove it. Call
before 3/31 and receive 4 free
mowings, before 4/10 get 3 free,
before 4/17 get 2 free. With over
100 customers weekly, our crew
is experienced, fast, reliable, and
friendly. Call for free estimate
781-264-5595.
Custom Interior Woodworking
Alterations and interior finish
work, built-in cabinets and media
systems, historic restoration -
period design, free design and
drafting service. Please call Dave
Drew, (h) 781-545-4246 or (c)
617-835-9044.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
At Your
Service
Denia Cleaning Service
50% off first visit. Doing the best
for you. Available for residential
and commercial. Offering
affordable weekly, bi-weekly and
monthly rates. Reliable, careful,
and honest attention to detail.
Excellent references, call
781-664-7238.
Guitar/Bass/Voice/Piano
Music lessons. Offered by
long-time professional
musician/full-time bandleader
with Bachelor of Music;
former teacher at South
Shore Conservatory.
Beginners and experienced
players of other instruments
welcome. Play songs, learn
improvisation, ear-training,
and reading music in
Duxbury village location. Call
Mark, 781-934-7716. E-mail:
mark@calypsohurricane.com.
Painter & Handyman
Interior-exterior painting, light
carpentry, small & larger jobs,
meticulous neat work, excellent
references. Reliable & honest. We
are local. Call Jim 617-689-1906
or Gerry 617-538-5353
John Gallagher
Interior, exterior painting and
carpentry. Duxbury. Over 20
years of experience. Reasonable
rates. Call John, 617-697-6451
(cell).
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Lucy’s Magical Cleaning Svcs.
Introducing ourselves to your
town. Customized, personal
attention to your home.
Efficient, professional, insured.
References available. Call
508-231-6770.
Ceramic Tile Installation
Kitchens, baths, new remodel
installations, tub and shower wall
repairs. Residential, commercial.
Free estimates. 30 years
experience. John, 781-727-0207.
Fishing Charters
Outstanding charters for striped
bass & blues. Offshore tuna.
Freshwater canoe trips for trout,
smallmouth, largemouth bass.
Bird watching excursions.
Clamming trips. Flycasting
lessons. Scenic bay tours. Gift
Certificates. Capt. David Bitters,
BAYMEN Guide Service, Inc.
781-934-2838
www.baymenoutfitters.com
A Couple of Cleaners
Residential, commercial and
one-time cleaning. Experienced,
thorough and dependable. Free
estimates, excellent references.
Call SueAnn or David,
781-582-2167.
Planes, Train
& Automobiles
22’ Grady White
1999 Fisherman w/225 Yamaha
engine. Low miles. Great
condition. T top with full
electronics. $30,000. Call
781-934-2671.
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Fourth Friday film series

The Duxbury Free Li-
brary’s next film in the Fourth
Friday Film series, “Volver”
directed by Pedro Amnodovar
will screen on Friday, Feb. 26
at 7 p.m. in the Merry Room,
library lower level. Anyone
with questions about Pené-
lope Cruz’s talent as an actor
will have all the answers after
watching this film. Almodó-
var treads familiar ground and
works with some of his favor-
ite actresses—including Car-
men Maura, Lola Dueñas, and
Chus Lampreave—to create a
film of genuine emotional res-
onance. The film is rated R.
Film screenings are pre-
ceded and followed by lively
discussion led by Prof. Man-
drell. Admission is free and
refreshments are available.
March 26: Songcatch-
er (USA 2000) dir. Maggie
Greenwald. 109 mins. PG-13.
Although somewhat anach-
ronistic, the music and Janet
McTeer’s pitch-perfect perfor-
mance more than make up for
whatever is less than apt for
the period. With Pat Carrol
and Aidan Quinn, as well as a
surprisingly affecting Emmy
Rossum in her first feature
film.
April 23: Ma vie en rose /
My Life in Pink (France 1997)
dir. Alain Berliner 88 mins.
Rated R. A family with a secret
that it tries desperately to keep
under wraps. Eventually, ev-
erything comes out—doesn’t
it always?—and everyone has
to make a choice about what is
important to them and why. A
subtle and sweet film with 13-
year-old Georges Du Fresne
in a remarkable debut perfor-
mance.
May 28: Next Stop Won-
derland (USA 1998) dir. Brad
Anderson. 104 mins. Rated
R. Who says that a mother
doesn’t know best? Who bet-
ter to place a personal ad for
her single daughter in a local
paper? Yet another romantic
comedy with the advantage
of terrific writing, outstanding
performances, and a Boston
location. Not to be missed.
For further information,
781-934-2721 x100 or go to
duxburyfreelibrary.org.

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