Tagged: Duxbury

2024 Bill Wilhelm Award Semifinalists Announced

December 16th, 2024 | Duxbury

This Sunday, 95.9 WATD announced the semifinalists for the 2024 Bill Wilhelm Award, recognizing the most outstanding high school football player on the South Shore. Announced during the Sports Exchange, airing every Sunday at 5 p.m., 10 student athletes from the area were included in the list of potential winners of the award’s second presentation. […]

Duxbury Officials Propose Override

December 13th, 2024 | Duxbury

Duxbury officials will be looking at a tax override in the spring to bridge a budget gap they say would result in the layoff of nearly forty town employees. About seventy residents and officials gathered for the select board meeting last night (Monday) where town department heads outlined the impact the current budget deficit would […]

WATD Picks: Winners, Scores for MIAA Super Bowls

December 4th, 2024 | Duxbury

Listen to full episodes of the Sports Exchange HERE Super Bowl week is upon us in the Commonwealth, and the Sports Exchange boys are gearing up for a wild week at Gillette. Eight games will be played over the next three days, with 16 teams vying for a state championship. Seven of the eight divisions […]

WATD Fantasy Draft: 2024 Super Bowls

December 3rd, 2024 | Duxbury

Watch the full draft on YouTube: The WATD Fantasy Draft is back! For one final go-round in the 2024 season, we fill our teams with stars from the four area programs that reached Gillette this season. We’ll continue selecting one quarterback, two running backs, and two wide receivers, and one team defense. Read: Familiar Foes: […]

Building the Ideal MIAA Super Bowl Schedule

November 25th, 2024 | Duxbury

Listen to full episodes of the Sports Exchange HERE For the second straight season, the MIAA high school football state championship games will be played over three weekdays at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. Super Bowl week kicks off with two games on Wednesday night, December 4, at 5:30 and 8:00. Three games each on Thursday […]

Author Spotlight: Diane Parrish with her debut novel, Something Better

November 18th, 2024 | Duxbury

Diane Parrish was once a dental hygienist, lawyer, and now she is fulfilling her long-awaited dream of publishing her first novel. Something Better is out now and available on paperback or digital. It is an intricate tale involving lost friends, forbidden connections, and the complexities of life. You can meet her this Wednesday, November 20th […]

Familiar Foes: Rematches Abound in Final Four

November 16th, 2024 | Duxbury

Listen to full episodes of the Sports Exchange HERE It’s been another successful foray into the playoffs for the South Shore, with 10 area teams still standing as the MIAA enters its state semifinal round. With a representative remaining in seven of the eight divisions, things could be headed towards yet another busy Super Bowl […]

Duxbury Holding CPR, Narcan Classes

September 23rd, 2024 | Duxbury

Duxbury Fire Chief Rob Reardon speaks with WATD’s Christine James about the department’s CPR and Narcan classes.  

Pembroke Girl Dies Following Crash In Duxbury

September 18th, 2024 | Duxbury

A Pembroke teen has died following a crash in Duxbury over the weekend. Duxbury Police say that shortly after midnight on Saturday crews were dispatched to Harrison St. for a report of a vehicle that crashed into a tree. Upon arrival they found the driver, a 17-year-old girl, later identified by Hobomock PTO as Maddie […]

WATD Fantasy Draft: South Shore’s Best Uniforms

August 20th, 2024 | Duxbury

Watch the full draft on YouTube: The high school football season is just around the corner. As players across the South Shore dust off their pads, we, too, will try to shake off the rust. So begins our third year of the WATD Fantasy Draft! Any fantasy player knows that going in blind to a […]