With members ranging from senior citizens to seniors in high school, the South Shore Bay Band has chalked up another successful summer concert series and awarded several students with scholarships to continue their music careers.

The Duxbury Free Library held a pet contest on the high school lawn last Wednesday. All manner of creatures were on display, from housecats to guinea pigs and even a couple frogs! Clipper Editor Justin Graeber participated in the show as a judge and took these photos.

Chris Sweet will return as head coach of the Duxbury boys’ lacrosse team. Superintendent of Schools Susan Skeiber said late Tuesday afternoon that she and Sweet had a “productive” hour and 20-minute meeting to discuss the status of his contract.

John and Priscilla Alden have always been a part of Duxbury’s history. This weekend, they became part of America’s.

Duxbury resident Arthur Bernard was named chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick last month. The Clipper sat down with Bernard for a question and answer session in his State House office.

So what does a chief of staff really do? My responsibility as chief of staff is to make sure that what the governor is trying to achieve by way of policy –– by way of implementing policies –– it’s my job to make sure that’s done. That means interacting with cabinet secretaries and also making sure he has all the information that he needs to make decisions.

Size, apparently, does matter –– at least in the minds of the Zoning Board of Appeals.

After almost a year since hearings began, the board is closer to drafting a special permit for the expansion of the Island Creek development off Tremont Street, a 40B project. However, the board is still wary about the size of the apartment buildings included in the expansion. At four stories, the buildings would be the tallest in Duxbury and two stories higher than any existing structure on the property.

Selectmen have thrown their support behind an effort to get a traffic signal installed near the intersection of Route 3 and Route 3A.

The TLC Backpack Committee of the Duxbury Interfaith Council is making plans for the preparation and distribution of backpacks and school supplies to our less fortunate neighbors in Duxbury.  Our goal is to provide new backpacks and school supplies to the students of families facing financial hardships in grades K-12.  A donation will help our future generation be prepared for school. 

It’s August and my backyard has become a nursery for cardinals, blue jays, goldfinches and titmice.  Sometimes the begging noises are deafening.  Since most songbirds are the size of adults when they leave the nests it is difficult at first glance to tell the young ones from the parents but, if you watch for a minute, you can pick up on that universal baby behavior. 

The Duxbury Historic District Study Committee met with resistance again from High Street residents last week as they gathered in an effort to organize the research of a local historic district.

Duxbury residents are invited to show their “PRIDE” next week at a cookout to help raise money for the completion of the turf field at the high school.

Every Wednesday during the summer, Duxbury resident and others gather outside the former Tarklin School for the Duxbury Farmer's Market. This is the market's inaugural year, and it has been a success so far! Click here to watch the video.