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Monday, October 5, 2026
Duxbury Beach Reservation's annual Beach Ball drew nearly 300 guests and raised more than $400,000 for shoreline stewardship.
From Duxbury News
- Duxbury logs nine property transfers in September. Duxbury recorded nine property transfers in September, but the town's price data for those sales had not yet posted, Duxbury News found while compiling its monthly real estate roundup.Duxbury News
Today in Duxbury
- Beach Ball gala raises over $400,000 for DBR. Duxbury Beach Reservation's annual Beach Ball drew nearly 300 guests, raising more than $400,000 for the group's beach stewardship work, with director Brynna McGlathery marking a fundraising milestone, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
- Duxbury's Robert Larkin wins lifetime achievement award. Duxbury resident Robert Larkin received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, recognizing his work co-founding Senior Living Residences in 1990, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
- Duxbury's Bill Krein makes first trip to Burning Man. Duxbury resident Bill Krein attended Burning Man for the first time this year, joining his son and daughter-in-law who have gone to the Nevada desert festival for a decade, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
Coming up
- Tue, Oct 6, 5 p.m.: Town historian leads Revolutionary War lecture Tuesday. Town Historian Tony Kelso leads the second talk in the 250th Revolutionary War lecture series at the Drew Archival Library, 147 Saint George Street, covering four young Duxbury men swept up in the war, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
- Wed, Oct 7, 1 p.m.: Weather emergency preparedness talk set Wednesday. Lisa Kaufman of the Duxbury Bay Area Regional Medical Reserve Corps leads a talk on staying safe before, during and after a weather emergency, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
- Wed, Oct 7, 6 p.m.: Republican committee holds ballot question info night. The Duxbury Republican Town Committee hosts an information night on nine statewide ballot questions at The Center, with a social hour from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by discussion, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
Recent editions
- Friday, October 2, 2026 — Duxbury Planning Board weighs 100-home Chapter 40B proposal as Finance Committee flags unaffordable PFAS water project
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Replacing Duxbury's landmark Powder Point Bridge could cost between $20 million and $172 million