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By Administrator
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004 05:00 PM |
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For a newcomer to Duxbury, there are a lot of sights to take in to
fully appreciate the beauty of the town. Ten years ago, one such
newcomer made his own maiden voyage, driving by Town Hall and making
his way to Duxbury Beach before a job interview that would decide
whether this would be a mere visit to the town or a place he’d bring
his family to live.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Planning Board members raised a number of questions regarding two
special permit requests during their meeting Monday night, recommending
denial on one and waiting for more information on another.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Selectmen this week refused to open an emergency drill with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to members of the Nuclear Advisory
Committee, saying there was no room and no compelling reason to do so.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Last Friday was a special night for State Representative Daniel
Webster. In addition to announcing his intentions to run for a second
term on Beacon Hill, the South Shore politician also celebrated his
40th birthday.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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For the past four years, David Thomson has overseen the education of
hundreds of children at Duxbury Middle School as assistant principal.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Familiar names and faces were the overwhelming choices for town voters
who re-elected all six incumbent candidates in this Saturday’s town
election, while also choosing some residents new to the political
process to serve on a number of town boards and committees.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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After a dormant fall and winter that included four postponed public
hearings, the Duxbury Crossing 40B project has re-emerged with a
different look and a rush by developers to start construction.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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The latest in a series of acts of vandalism against Duxbury’s yellow
school buses has the town’s transportation provider seeing red.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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A pair of male students at Alden School have been identified as those
responsible for writing threatening language on a bathroom sink at the
school last week.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Ambulance, Burning Fees IncreasedStarting Thursday, it will cost some Duxbury residents more to have an
ambulance take them to a hospital and beginning in May, it will cost
more for a burning permit.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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The Zoning Board of Appeals preserved both a group of residents’ view
to the water and the opinion of the building inspector in their latest
decisions.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Because of their status as an educational entity, Battelle Memorial
Institute will not need a special permit from the town to construct a
new, 8,400-square foot building for increased office space and larger
conference areas.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Agreeing that their constitutional rights are being curtailed by the
Patriot Act, Town Meeting voters supported a resolution last Tuesday
that affirms their civil rights and directs their congressmen to work
to repeal portions of the act that endanger those rights.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004 05:00 PM |
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The intersection at Chestnut St., Tobey Garden and Route 3A is busy and
dangerous, but it is not the town’s worst and it is not on the state’s
list to fix.
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004 05:00 PM |
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Town Clerk Nancy Oates said she is optimistic regarding Saturday’s
turnout in that she ordered 3,000 ballots for the town, but expects
between 1,500-1,900 (or 18-19 percent) to actually cast their ballots.
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