Officials eye High Street for affordable housing

Duxbury on Tue, Oct 13

• Officials tour High Street site for housing plan. Duxbury and Pembroke officials visited a High Street property proposed for a 60-unit affordable housing development, with Planning Board member Tag Carpenter updating the board on the joint site visit, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
• School Committee hears $10 million in capital needs. Finance Director Lisa Freeley presented the fiscal 2028 capital budget to the School Committee, outlining roughly $10 million in needs including aging building maintenance, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
• Youth soccer group seeks $372,000 for field fix. Duxbury Youth Soccer Association leaders asked the School Committee to back tearing up and regrading Ray Coppens Field, fixing irrigation and re-sodding it, at a cost of $372,000, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
• State approves Duxbury's 2026-2036 open space plan. The state granted final approval to Duxbury's 2026 to 2036 Open Space and Recreation Plan, which guides conservation and recreation efforts and makes the town eligible for related grants, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
• Duxbury rowers race at Worcester regatta. Duxbury's rowing teams competed against regional and club squads at the Head of the Quinsigamond regatta in Worcester, with the boys novice four finishing fourth in their event, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper
• Dragons rally past Hingham on Senior Night. Duxbury's Senior Night matchup with rival Hingham turned into a rematch of last year's heartbreaking loss, which players used as motivation, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper

Coming up

• Fri, Oct 16: Duxbury JV soccer plays Whitman-Hanson Friday. Duxbury's junior varsity soccer team is scheduled to face Whitman-Hanson Regional on Friday, Oct. 16, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Sat, Oct 24, 6 to 10 p.m.: Haunted Trail walk returns to Stagecoach Road. The Haunted Trail returns Saturday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 10 p.m. at 25 Stagecoach Road, with parking directed to 501 Elm Street to keep the road clear, the Duxbury Clipper reports. A $20 donation benefits St. Jude Children's Hospital.Duxbury Clipper
• Mon, Oct 26, 6:35 p.m.: Selectboard sets tax classification hearing Oct 26. The Selectboard will hold a public hearing on allocating the fiscal 2027 tax levy among property classes Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:35 p.m. in the Mural Room at Town Hall, the Duxbury Clipper reports.Duxbury Clipper

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