No smoke screen here Fire Chief explains costs of doing business, asks for more staff. January 22, 2025. Faced with the choice between cuts in service or a tax increase, Department heads have begun the process of making their case that an Proposition...

Jan 8, 2025 · Carolann Satkus (née Jones) of Duxbury, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Dec. 19, at South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, where she was born on Jan. 16, 1944 and worked as a Certified Medical Technician before becoming a …

1 day ago · Selectboard members voted unanimously to impose a moratorium on any new earth removal permits until July 1, giving the town time to revamp these regulations. In 2022, the board approved new rules and regulations for earth removal on residential properties and a new application process to obtain an earth removal permit. Previously, the town had

1 day ago · It’s been 15 years since Duxbury residents have encountered an increase in the cost of town water, but that is about to change. Water rates could rise between 15 to 30 percent this year with more rate hikes to follow. The rate of the increase depends upon which water system capital improvement projects must be

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

Jan 22, 2025 · Police Chief Mike Carbone made the case for adding two more patrol officers at Thursday night’s Finance Committee meeting. If the balanced budget approved by the Selectboard and Finance Committee of $4,464,435 is implemented, the number of officers will fall from 35 to 33, Carbone said.

1 day ago · A great long horned owl that was found stuck in a tree last Wednesday tested positive for a strain of avian flu. According to Fire Chief Rob Reardon, a resident called to report an owl stuck in a tree. At first, firefighters thought the bird was suffering from a …

Dec 18, 2024 · Frustration at the slow pace of learning how much a potential tax override will cost residents came to the forefront this week at the Selectboard’s last meeting of the year. Selectboard members, a Finance Committee member and a School Committee member all expressed their disbelief at a meeting Monday night with the lack of public

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

Jan 22, 2025 · The Duxbury Clipper is the hometown newspaper for Duxbury, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1950 and has been covering local news in Duxbury every week since.