Susanna Sheehan

In response to years of public outcry about over-sand beach closures at Duxbury Beach in the summer, the non-profit organization that owns the property will be trying new methods this year toimprove over-sand access. On Monday, Brynna McGlathery, the assistant director of the Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., explained to the Selectboard everything her organization is doing this summer to try […]

The Duxbury Beach Reservation said this week it has taken steps to clarify its predator management program to make sure what happened last sum- mer with an abandoned coyote

With the deadline looming to create new zoning for an MBTA multi-family housing district by December, the Selectboard this week voted to create an ad hoc committee to tackle this work, but acknowledged time is running out for it to happen this year.

Last week, a consultant presented the Selectboard with a hydrogeologic report on the potential sources of PFAS chemicals in Duxbury and how those chemicals move within groundwater to impact four of the town’s public drinking water wells.

Best practices urged for lawns, septic systems to protect bay

The Sustainable Budget Task Force took a hard look at the town’s operating revenues recently and concluded that the town’s image of itself as a bucolic, serene seaside community has consequences that stifle its ability to generate more revenues in the future. However, with a bit of creating thinking, the task force also found that there are opportunities for […]

Multiple crashes in recent years prompts request for blinker

Board endorses sites for state- mandated MBTA zoning district

Clipper Senior Reporter The town is considering adopting new regulations that will prohibit all new automatic irrigation systems from using town water, instead requiring that they hook up to private wells.

The Sustainable Budget Task Force is recommending that town officials prepare two distinct budgets for next year: one that shows level funding plus two and half percent and another that fulfills all of the staffing, programming and materials costs needed by their department. Duxbury Finance Director Mary MacKinnon gave the committee’s third update to the Selectboard on Monday. This presentation […]