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What's up Duxbury! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Duxbury childhood shaped a leading Massachusetts historian’s life
  • Why Duxbury girls’ hockey sits firmly in the Globe’s Top 10

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Turning cloudy and very cold, temps: high: 25, low: 20.
  • Saturday: Morning snow, up to 1"; cold, with a high of 29 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A personal history with Peter Drummey (duxburyclipper.com) — Longtime Massachusetts Historical Society historian and Duxbury native Peter Drummey reflects on how growing up in Duxbury, its schools, teachers, library, and rapid postwar growth shaped his life and love of history. He shares favorite local spots like Duxbury Beach, urges residents to explore town records on Revolutionary-era votes, and credits Duxbury educators with sparking his enduring passion for history and the classics.
   

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• Globe Top 20 girls' hockey poll: Tenney Cup will be a barometer for rankings (bostonglobe.com) — Duxbury’s girls’ hockey team is ranked No. 8 in the Boston Globe’s latest Top 20 poll, highlighted by an overtime win over surging Pembroke. The rankings recap key early-season results, including another overtime game where Duxbury fell 1-0 to the Norwell/Scituate/Abington co-op.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Duxbury

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    Friday December 26
  • Baby Playgroup
    Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St, Duxbury
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Heavy smoke was reported in a house at 288 Summer Street in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, but the fire was knocked down, and mutual aid was canceled.
    7:28PM on Dec 23: Engine-1 reports a heavy smoke condition in a house at 288 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA. (Nextdoor )
  • A reported basement fire at 51 Maple Road in Middleboro, MA, was knocked down, and all mutual aid units were canceled.
    7:13PM on Dec 23: Reported basement fire at 51 Maple Road, Middleboro, MA, with all occupants out and auto mutual aid responding. (Nextdoor )
  • CleanHarbors posted a job opening for Certified Welder in Kingston. Apply here.
  • Taskrabbit posted a job opening for Mover (Taskrabbit) in Kingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Duxbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Teddie Holte, Marshfield win overtime thriller over Scituate (bostonherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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