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Volume LX No. 22 “He loves his country best who strives to make it best.” –– Robert G. Ingersoll Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Fitting tribute
World War I memorial highlights
town’s Memorial Day services
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor was the official rededication
justin@duxburyclipper.com
of the World War I Monument.
A large crowd turned out The monument, shattered in
for Duxbury’s Memorial Day an accident decades ago and
services on Monday morning. all but forgotten in the woods
Despite a smoky haze in behind Mayflower Cemetery,
the air –– a result of brush was recently restored. Joe
fires in distant Quebec –– De- Shea, who discovered the
pot Street was packed with on- pieces of the monument, led
lookers waving American flags a committee of dedicated resi-
as members of the American dents in the restoration efforts.
Legion post, town officials, After voters at the 2009 Town
Boy Scout and Girl Scouts Meeting approved the use of
Eagle Scout Pat McCloud from Troop 62, Fred Stevens from the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
and the Duxbury High School Community Preservation Act United States and Cub Scout Ian Sovick from Duxbury Pack 1776 prepare to lay a wreath at the base of
band marched by. funds, the committee raised the newly-restored World War I monument on Memorial Day. For more photos see page 15.
The highlight of the day continued on page 14
Inspiring young minds War of words
Duxbury, doing business as ... Blue River Montessori over Merry Village
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By Debora Babin Katz, Clipper Contributor By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor in his e-mail, read by Murphy
he 1870’s journalist justin@duxburyclipper.com
at Thursday night’s Zoning
and Harvard professor The war of words between Board meeting, that the com-
Henry Adams once the Zoning Board of Appeals ments showed that Murphy
said: “A teacher affects eternity; and the developers for the was biased against such proj-
he can never tell where his in- Merry Village 40B project is ects and therefore should step
fluence stops.” For Sonia Kelly, escalating. down.
teacher, mother, John McCluskey, an at- Murphy said he consulted
and the “spark- torney working with the proj- with the state ethics commis-
plug” of the Blue ect, sent an e-mail to Zon- sion and was told there was no
River Montes- ing Board Chairman Dennis reason he couldn’t continue as
sori School in Murphy, carbon copied to a voting member of the board.
Duxbury, educa- the Board of Selectmen, ask- “I was advised I had no
tional influence begins with the ing that Murphy recuse him- basis for recusal,” Murphy
creation of an environment that self from the hearing process, said. He said he had made a
encourages the freedom to ex- based on public comments full disclosure of his role in
plore.
Murphy has made about 40B the project to the Board of
“I want to get them to won-
affordable housing projects in Selectmen as the appointing
der; this is the biggest gift I can Sonia Kelly reads to one of her students at the Blue River
general. McCluskey claimed
continued on page 6 Montessori School. continued on page 17
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Arbor Day Foundation names
Duxbury Tree City USA community
Duxbury was recognized
by the nonprofit Arbor Day
Foundation as a Tree City
USA community for its com-
mitment to urban forestry. It is
the nineteenth year Duxbury
has earned this national desig-
nation.
The Tree City USA pro-
gram is sponsored by the
Arbor Day Foundation in co-
operation with the National
Association of State Foresters
and the USDA Forest Service.
Duxbury has met the four
standards to become a Tree
City USA community. Tree
City USA communities must
have a tree board or depart-
ment, a tree-care ordinance, Duxbury has received the "Tree City USA" designation for several
a comprehensive community years running.
forestry program, and an Ar- and we applaud communities serve water and provide vital
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