Buying a big truck, fixing the highway garage, growing legal weed – Duxbury town meeting in a nutshell
A $250,000 bond for the town garage, a purchase of a new tandem truck, and the prospect of legal marijuana operations in the near future are just a few of the questions before Duxbury voters for Town Meeting Day this year.
‘What’s in a Name?’ Partridge Thatcher discussion draws over 100 attendees
The Waterbury Area Anti-Racism Coalition’s “What’s in a Name?” community event this week drew over 100 local residents to talk about a recent revelation that Partridge Thatcher, the namesake of Thatcher Brook, was a slaveholder.
Dawn Poitras returns to Duxbury Selectboard; board renews push to bond for Town Garage repairs
A familiar face is returning to the Duxbury Selectboard. Duxbury resident Dawn Poitras was appointed on Monday to fill the vacancy created by the abrupt resignation of Richard Charland last month. Poitras will hold the seat until Town Meeting Day in March.
Charland’s surprise resignation creates vacancy on Duxbury Selectboard
A surprise resignation by one of Duxbury’s Selectboard members late last month has the town seeking to hear from residents interested in filling the position.