A Duxbury man is facing drug charges after police allegedly caught him tending to marijuana plants — some as tall as six feet — behind a Marshfield home.

Thursday September 10

11:23 a.m.  Accident on Cross Street.  Motorcycle dumped by operator.  Officer standing by.

State Representative Daniel Webster (R –Pembroke) lashed out at Beacon Hill Democrats attempting to build support for a bill to fill the vacant US Senate seat left with the passing of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy.  This afternoon, the full assembly of the Massachusetts House of Representatives debated a legislative proposal that would grant the Governor unilateral authority to appoint an interim successor.   Webster was deeply concerned with this initiative given the fact that Beacon Hill Democrats had previously rejected such a proposal.

Let there be renewable energy.

Town Manager Richard MacDonald announced this week that he has promoted a water department employee to the position of water superintendent.

Police departments sometimes have a difficult time reaching out to the senior population. So when Duxbury Police Lieutenant Susan James was recently mobbed by people at the Senior Center asking her questions, she credited the Senior Police Academy for fostering better relations between police and seniors.

Jake Genereaux, the 14-year old owner of Jake’s Dogs, a hotdog cart with a license to sell food at Snug Harbor, has received permission from the town to operate at the Chandler School field during Sunday soccer games.

In parishes like Holy Family Church in Duxbury, area Catholics are trying to take their faith from the pews into the living room through the ARISE program.

The Duxbury School Committee isn’t usually in the business of giving grades. However, they gave themselves passing marks at their first meeting of the academic year –– although Chairman George Cipolletti added there was “room for improvement.”