Members of the Duxbury Business Association’s Holly Days Committee have been busy planning this year’s festivities. The Nov. 29 event will include trolley rides, music, face painting, magic shows, a storyteller and of course a visit from Santa. Meeting this week were Anne Antonellis, Allison Sinclair, Nick O’Connor, Don Reed, Nancy Reed, Sandy Childs, Laura Doherty, Sue Lawrence, Phil Markella and Josh Cutler (behind the camera.) Stay tuned for more details closer to the event.

High winds took down a large tree near the corner of Chandler and Vine streets Wednesday afternoon, knocking down an adjacent power line in the process. Duxbury police and fire were on hand to divert traffic away from the area. The tree will be cut up as soon as electric crews arrive on the scene. No power outages were reported.

Plans for a new roundabout at the intersection of Winter Street and Kingstown Way were met with tentative approval from residents at a public hearing Tuesday night.

Sam Kalil is bringing an artistic touch to home building. In the business for many years, Kalil, the owner of Fine Home Renovation, has only recently begun blending his lifelong love of art with the business of shingling homes.

As the former Tarkiln school moves closer to becoming a community center, a booster group has been founded to help raise money for the building’s renovation.

Duxbury Senior Center has been awarded national accreditation through the National Institute of Senior Centers.  The Senior Center is the tenth in Massachusetts to become nationally accredited and is the 173rd in the country that has achieved this status.

Standing before the oil selection in the grocery store can feel overwhelming. Scientific words beginning with “mono”, “poly” and “trans” swirl and blend with catch phrases about heat points, flavor profiles and heart health values. Prices vary, labels beckon, and your recipe calls for a mysterious oil with the perky name of EVOO. What to do? Which to choose?

Selectman Christopher Donato said this week he feels Town Manager Richard MacDonald violated the Town Manager Act and Police Chief Mark DeLuca’s contract by not performing an evaluation of DeLuca over the past three years.