After school programs are now underway at the Duxbury Student Union.  Our programs feature a well-rounded staff of counselors committed to youth development with over 100 young participants who make each day new and exciting for all at DSU.

Two consecutive seasons with 13-0 records, the longest winning streak in the state, and a pair of Super Bowl titles is certainly something to be proud of. But Duxbury HS football Coach Dave Maimaron sounds more like Bill Bellichick when discussing if his Dragon football team can keep it up.

New paint, new flooring and new lighting will welcome Duxbury students when they walk through the doors on the first day of school today. Superintendent Benedict Tantillo told the school committee last week that his department had been busy making repairs and upgrades to all four Duxbury schools.

The  Duxbury 375th Committee has organized a six part series for residents of all ages to come discover the many chapters of Duxbury history, from our natural geography with speaker Reed Stewart, to Patuxet Indians who walked through our back yards, with speaker Sheila Lynch and Dennis Martin. We’ll also explore The Pilgrim Arrival with Jim Baker, The American Revolution and Duxbury Participation with Patrick Browne, Life in 1890’s with Margery MacMillian and How the Southeast Expressway Changed Duxbury, with Tony Kelso.

It has been a long, hot summer, but our sales have been amazing.  We are now welcoming the cool crisp wonder of fall.  Come see the selection of fall clothing for children, ladies, and men.  The prices are unbelievable and affordable.  We are now taking fall clothing that is stylish, in excellent condition, and saleable.

Author of the best-selling novel, “The Rebel Wife,” Taylor Polites, will be at the Duxbury Free Library on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. for a book talk and signing as part of this summer’s Book Breeze literary festival. Emily Sweeny, author of “Boston Organized Crime” will be at the Duxbury Free Library on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.

The Zoning Board of Appeals heard a special permit request by South Shore Conservatory of Music to erect a 45-inch by 78-inch free-standing sign at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George St.

Skip Bennett knows what it is to have nothing, to suffer catastrophic loss and soldier on. Yet when a parasite wiped out his Duxbury Bay clam farm in 1995, Bennett, the founder of Island Creek Oysters, never considered giving up.

(State Trooper Dan Eaton is always looking out for the welfare of his neighbors.)

Dan Eaton is never truly off the clock.

When his wife Kathleen noticed two people circling their South Street neighbor’s property, the off-duty state trooper went outside to confront the man and woman.