Tagged: Duxbury

Police Search For Duxbury Burglary Suspect

March 12th, 2024 | Duxbury

Duxbury Police are looking for a burglary suspect. The individual is being sought in connection with a burglary at Bennett’s General Store at 136 Tremont St. Anyone with information is being asked to contact Duxbury Police at 781-934-5656.

Man Accused Of Stealing Two Banners From Duxbury Church

March 11th, 2024 | Duxbury

A Duxbury man is accused of stealing banners from a local church. Duxbury Police say that at around 11 a.m. Thursday they received a call from the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Tremont St. reporting that a “Black Lives Matter” banner had been stolen from their front lawn overnight. Officers were able to identify […]

Duxbury Town Meeting To Discuss Potential Beach Closure

March 7th, 2024 | Duxbury

Duxbury Town Meeting will have an unusual predicament on Saturday. Town government will either run a deficit or close the beach. A non-profit organization, the Duxbury Beach Reservation, owns the peninsular that largely identifies the town and protects it as a barrier beach. The town leases it from the reservation. This year, the lease will […]

Crews Respond To Fire On Elm St. In Duxbury

January 24th, 2024 | Duxbury

Crews were called to the scene of a fire in Duxbury Tuesday night.   Deputy Fire Chief Brian Monahan tells WATD News there were no injuries but the home did sustain some damage.   Pembroke, Kingston, and Marshfield provided mutual aid.

Barlow, Lennox, Scalzi Named Wilhelm Award Finalists

January 9th, 2024 | Duxbury

This Sunday, 95.9 WATD announced the finalists for the 2023 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., three student athletes from the area were announced from the pool of 10 semifinalists that were named last month. […]

Discolored Water Alert In Duxbury

December 22nd, 2023 | Duxbury

Duxbury residents are being told to anticipate brown water throughout the day on Friday. Officials say this is due to the after effects of two water main breaks Thursday night in the Powder Point Ave./Cove St. areas.  Those who are experiencing discoloration are being told they can flush water through a cold spigot.  While periods […]

2023 Bill Wilhelm Award Semifinalists Announced

December 18th, 2023 | Duxbury

This Sunday, 95.9 WATD announced the semifinalists for the 2023 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. […]

Local Officials Discuss Storm Disruptions

December 18th, 2023 | Duxbury

Duxbury has cancelled  Monday night’s Select Board meeting and closed Town Hall as Town Manager Rene Read says they are dealing with multiple issues throughout the community.   The Duxbury Free Library has also been closed. Hanover Town Manager Joe Colangelo is urging residents to pay attention to the latest updates and report any issues […]

Top Performances from Year 2 of the WATD Fantasy Draft

December 6th, 2023 | Duxbury

Another high school season is in the books, and with it, our second season of the WATD High School Football Fantasy Draft. In each of the season’s 13 weeks, the hosts of the Sports Exchange, Quinn Kelly, Johnny Rorke, and Brendan Connolly, selected players from some of our local teams who they expected to have […]

Recapping the MIAA Super Bowls

December 5th, 2023 | Duxbury

Despite featuring one of the deepest crops of South Shore teams to date, this year’s Super Bowl week at Gillette Stadium left something to be desired for area fans. Local teams were involved in six of the eight state title games this year, but managed to come away with just three titles. Each of the […]