A hit-and-run driver who sent a seven-year-old Duxbury boy to the hospital with serious injuries is still at large, say Braintree Police.

One of the most disturbing results of the student risky behavior survey conducted a few years ago was the high occurrence of students reporting suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts. But a group tasked with studying the problem reported to the School Committee last week that measures taken at the high school are having an effect.

Duxbury may look to an outside firm to help make its buildings more energy efficient and cost effective.

A spark ignited in a class about social issues has spread throughout the halls of Duxbury High School.

Hundreds of students and their families gathered on the grounds in front of Duxbury High School Saturday afternoon to celebrate the graduation of the DHS Class of 2009. Administrators and classmates told the gathered throng to reach for new heights, to shatter stereotypes, and to change the world for the better. But the most powerful advice of the day was also the simplest: Live like Charlie.

The contract of Police Chief Mark DeLuca will not be renewed, Town Manager Richard MacDonald said this week.

Selectman Christopher Donato has requested a special meeting of the Board of Selectmen in executive session on Friday to discuss the contract of Police Chief Mark DeLuca’s contract, as well as other matters.

It can be a scary experience, coming to a new country where you don’t speak the language and the culture seems unfamiliar. Especially for the students of the American Field Service exchange program, who have to wrestle with all the trials of high school life on top of the culture differences. But what really confounded the newest additions to Duxbury High School? Bathroom passes.

The latest publication released by the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, “Duxbury...Past and Present,” received an honorable mention, ranking fourth in its category, in the New England Museum Association’s 2009 Publication Awards.

The Duxbury Girl Scouts sent out a good message by going green and having fun while doing it. Troop leaders Karen O’Brien and Carly Olson teamed up with Girl Scout mom and Sustainable Duxbury member Mary Lynn Carson to teach the girls the drawbacks of paper and plastic shopping bags.

Get ready for the summer’s swirl of arts and entertainment. You need to plan, and I’ll do my utmost to keep you informed ahead of time. Keep your eyes on the calendar section. I usually write about a single event, so there’s no way you can catch everything by reading “What’s Going On Here?”

A Pembroke man, on May 20, pled guilty to raping a Duxbury girl and was sentenced to five years of probation in Brockton Superior Court.

A SUV careened into the water off Bay Road Friday afternoon, and police have sent the driver a citation for negligent operation, saying he was sending a text message when the car went off the road.

Duxbury has decided to challenge the state’s mandate to reduce its water usage, opting for a voluntary outdoor watering ban this summer instead of a mandatory one.

Duxbury may become a two-traffic signal town as part of a proposed expansion of the development at Island Creek. But will the signals be built in time to satisfy the traffic concerns of the Zoning Board of Appeals?