Duxbury Before and After Dark will host SAT Prep Class Two starting on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in DHS Room 216.

Mere weeks after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., South Shore residents have teamed up to push for better security in local public schools and, ultimately, public schools across the nation

Of Duxbury; previously of Wilton, CT. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 26. Born April 1, 1924, in New York City.

Just as the December sun peeked over the horizon and broke through the clouds, a dozen men and women were hard at work at the Duxbury Bay Maritime School, racing to beat themselves in a true test of “mind over matter.”

As 2012 comes to a close, Duxbury reflects on its 375th anniversary. After all the events, it is clear this special birthday celebration was just that: special.

In light of the recent elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Duxbury Public Schools Superintendent Ben Tantillo sent an email out to parents this weekend, reminding them of the steps that are being taken to keep Duxbury students safe.

In the last 100 years there have been two World Wars, 18 presidents, the invention of the television, development of the Internet and the turn of a new millennium. This month, Duxbury celebrates two very special residents who have witnessed all of these events and more.

The Board of Selectmen has chosen attorney Arthur Kreiger as Duxbury’s next town counsel. Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to give the position to Krieger, who has been serving as interim town counsel since May.

A new town counsel will be chosen next week, Duxbury’s selectmen decided Monday. After interviewing three finalists for the position last week and discussing their thoughts at this Monday’s weekly meeting, selectmen agreed they needed more time and information before making a final decision.

Police are searching for an attempted home invader who kicked in the front door of a house on Lincoln Street around 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

Creating affordable housing is one of the goals of the Community Preservation Act, but the reality of moving affordable housing projects forward is both expensive and time consuming, advocates told the Community Preservation Committee at their recent meeting.

After over a decade of anticipation for the construction of a new police station, Duxbury residents and law enforcement finally have an end in sight, with a move-in date projected for the first of March.

“Happy Birthday, Evan,” his mother, Nancy Cooney, said.

Today, Evan and Camryn Evans, best friends who more often than not call each other cousins, will celebrate an usual birthday: they will turn 12 on Dec. 12, 2012.

She's our hero of the year. Duxbury's youth have rallied around local hero Razia Jan over the last few months, learning about her efforts to provide education to young girls in Afghanistan, the dangers, challenges, and social implications changing the landscape for the future for women there. At DSU kids have been voting daily to help her win the $250,000 award to further her school.