A plan to install a Keno monitor at the Hall’s Corner Store will move ahead as the Board of Selectmen said this week they had no objection to it.

This action is a reversal of a decision made by a previous board five years ago.

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Nearing the finish line, Meaghan Steele is surrounded by family members Julie, Anne and Jessica Steele after running the Knights of Columbus 5K as part of the Lt. Timothy Steele Memorial Events. DHS grad and UMass Army ROTC cadet Nick Cline is behind in full uniform. Photo by Karen Wong

FANCY CLANCYS: Ryan, Caitlin and Deirdre Clancy are the first ones in line waiting for Farfars’ doors to open for the season. Photo by Karen Wong

Leaving football was the most difficult decision of Shane DiBona’s young life.

A member of the Duxbury High School (DHS) class of 2009, he was a standout on the football field, leading his team to a 13 – 0 season and Division 2A Super Bowl title. Picked up by the University of Iowa’s Division I Hawkeyes, he was a star lineman with the potential to go pro until a few weeks ago when he took a hit during a non-contact practice that changed everything.

(Emily Keller, Molly Murphy, Sean Magee, Dylan King (back row) and Isabella Moessa and Macy Gilbert (front row) will be honored by their families who will ride, run and walk in support of the Best Buddies Challenge. Photo by Lisa Gilbert)

Little Macy Gilbert, 6, loves the slide at Ellison Playground. She climbs the ladder, positions herself just so, and then – swoosh – down she slips without fear or hesitation. If someone is waiting below, she will leap into open arms and give a giant hug.

The Duxbury Police Department (DPD) has been awarded recertification by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. In order to receive certification from the MPAC, a department must meet the over 250 mandatory criteria of professional law enforcement standards.

INLAND REPORT:  Trout and fresh water bass fishing remains good. Even with the nasty wind and weather we have been getting, fishing in our local lakes and ponds remains on the good side. Lots of stocked trout have made anglers happy at Little and Long Ponds in Plymouth along with some ponds fed by the Jones River on Route 80. All our local bass ponds are producing some largemouth bass along with some nice smallies. The Indian Head River at the Hanover-Pembroke line has the beginning of a shad run. Hot pink shad darts are the hot lure to catch some of the hard fighting shad. Above the dam there are reports of good trout fishing along with some perch and hornpout.

BRICK TRIBUTE: Duxbury War Memorial Committee member Josh Cutler shows off one of the new bricks installed at the War Memorial in front of Duxbury Town Hall last week. The monument, first built in 1920 and later damaged, was restored in 2009 after pieces of it were discovered by the late Joseph Shea in the town cemetery.  The monument lists the 82 Duxbury residents who served in World War I. After a first round of brick engravings three years ago the War Memorial Committee reopened the process to allow residents a second opportunity to dedicate a brick to a loved one. Those new bricks are now installed thanks to the Duxbury DPW.

This is a reminder that the deadline for entering your essay in Duxbury’s 375th essay contest is Friday, May 11. The contest is open to all Duxbury students, grades 2 through 12, (regardless of where they attend school). The theme, What Makes Duxbury Unique to Me, will be judged on 1.) originality 2.) standard English conventions 3.) topic development 4.) organization and 5.) rich language/word choice, and should not exceed 750 words. The decision of the judges is final.

Michael DeCoste and Pamela Woodford were married on September 3, 2011 at Saint Mary’s of the Lake Church in Skaneateles, New York.  Pamela, daughter of Clinton and Kathleen Woodford of Skaneateles, graduated from Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. She is currently employed at Cornell University. Michael, son of John and Nancy DeCoste formerly of Duxbury, is a graduate of Brown University and the Samuel Curtis Johnson School of Management at Cornell. He will be employed by Proctor and Gamble.

Geoffrey and Nancy Wilkinson of Duxbury and Marco Island Fla. announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley to Peter Van Haur, son of Jim and Jane Van Haur also from Duxbury. Ashley is a 2000 graduate of Tabor Academy, 2004 graduate of James Madison University where she earned a bachelors degree in marketing, and a 2011 graduate of Prep MD.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Sullivan of Chestnut Hill, formerly of Duxbury, announce the engagement of their daughter, Caralyne, to Dale Reinhardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Reinhardt, of Livingston, N.J.

Stephen and Marilyn Peterson of Duxbury announce the engagement of their daughter, Michele Kiley to Jared Hadfield, son of Joel Hadfield of Leavenworth, Kan. and Joanne Metsinger of Olathe, Kan.  Michele graduated from the University of Vermont and Curry College and is employed as a registered nurse at Milton Hospital.  Jared graduated from the University of Kansas and is an independent contractor.  The wedding will take place in September, 2012.

It is DHS prom time once again and the Duxbury Police Department is excited to be a part of this special event.  This year, in the interest of public safety, the flow of traffic will be regulated as it enters the High School parking lot.  Therefore, the police department requests that prom attendees arrive via Alden Street through the Library entrance and proceed past the Duxbury Middle School.  At that point, traffic will be directed across St. George Street into the front entrance of the High School.  Officers will be stationed at St. George Street and prom attendees will be directed to the Alden Street entrance.  Members of the community who wish to observe the processional of prom participants are encouraged to arrive early and park behind the Duxbury Middle School.  Thank you for your anticipated courtesy and cooperation.

Friend S. Weiler, Jr., Safety Officer

The Duxbury Lions Club Food Pantry, “The Lions’ Share,” will be opening soon, and needs the help of everyone in our community to fill the shelves.  The Duxbury rural carriers will be taking part in the annual National Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive on Saturday, May 12, and all of the food collected will be headed to the new food pantry