By Dave Watkins in News — 07 Oct 2026

Select Board opens water hookup hearing

Finance Committee presses CPC over swelling reserves. Duxbury's Finance Committee pushed the Community Preservation Committee on reserve funds already topping $6.5 million and projected to exceed $8 million by June, while also weighing a fire department request to replace a forestry truck engine damaged by years of idling.Duxbury News
Planning Board weighs Standish Road split, new 40B. Duxbury's Planning Board got its first look at a newly filed 40B project straddling the Pembroke line that would place roughly 60 units, many inside a protected wetlands buffer, while also taking up a proposed lot split on Standish Road involving two pre-1920 houses.Duxbury News
Select Board opens hearing on water hookup moratorium. Duxbury's Select Board opened a hearing on a proposed yearlong moratorium on new water hookups after the town exceeded its state water permit by about 18.25 million gallons last year, and pushed a contested Old Road covenant vote to October 19 amid late-notice objections.Duxbury News

Duxbury grads shine in fall college sports. Duxbury High School grad Sam Wien (Class of 2024) had a 15-yard reception for undefeated Wesleyan in a 42-38 win over Hamilton on Saturday, while fellow grad Caroline Sutliffe and Endicott's tennis team fell 4-1 to Wellesley last Friday in a rain-shortened match, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper

Fri, Oct 9, 10 a.m.: Healthy aging through prevention. Dr. Carole Vincent returns to The Center on Friday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m. with a Healthy Aging Through Prevention talk, a follow-up to her Super Agers program on staying active and independent, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
Tue, Oct 13, 10 a.m.: Haunted history of New England. Historian Chris Daley shares regional ghost stories and folklore in a virtual Haunted History of New England talk Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m., livestreamed to The Center's Zoom Room, per Duxbury Clipper.Duxbury Clipper
Wed, Oct 14: Head to the MFA. The Center runs a day trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for the Maverick Kings exhibit on ancient Egypt, with lunch afterward at Maggiano's, Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
Wed, Oct 14, 3 p.m.: Tea and conversation with author Kevin Galvin. Author Kevin Galvin discusses his book on the 1976 Boston courthouse bombing at The Center on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m., in a Literary Circle tea hosted with Booked, per Duxbury Clipper.Duxbury Clipper
Thu, Oct 15, 3 p.m.: Author tea scheduled at the Center. Duxbury author Christine Knapp visits The Center on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. for tea and talk about her mystery novel Murder on the Green, part of her Modern Midwife Mysteries series, per Duxbury Clipper.Duxbury Clipper

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