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Volume LIX No. 37 “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” –– Thomas Fuller Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Mackin new
water super
Three-year employee gets the nod
By Susanna Sheehan, Clipper Staff a water/sewer treatment plant
susanna@duxburyclipper.com
operator.
Town Manager Richard Before coming to Dux-
MacDonald announced this bury, Mackin, who lives in
week that he has promoted a Cataumet on Cape Cod, was
water department employee to employed by the Buzzard’s
the position of water superin- Bay water district in Bourne.
tendent. There he served as a second-
MacDon- ary operator for five years. He
ald intro- is a 1991 graduate of Bourne
duced Peter High School.
Mackin as Mackin holds a variety of
the new wa- licenses and certifications re-
ter superin- lated to water department op-
tendent to erations.
the Board of MacDonald said that the
Selectmen at team he assembled to inter-
Peter Mackin their meet- view candidates for the posi-
ing Monday. tion were very impressed with
Mackin, 36, Mackin.
was named acting supervisor “I look forward to serving
when the previous superin- the town of Duxbury for years ON THE HALF SHELL: At a 40 foot long raw bar, volunteers shucked 40,000 oysters for hungry cus-
tendent Paul Anderson left in to come,” Mackin told select- tomers during the Island Creek Oyster Festival, held Saturday on Duxbury Beach. The festival raises
June. He has worked for Dux- money for the Island Creek Foundation, which benefits a host of local charities. For more photos from
bury for the past three years as continued on page 4
the festival, see page 14. Photo by Justin Graeber
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The dig will take place
daily from Sept. 21 through 27
Renovation of
Percy Walker
Pool underway
The renovation of Percy
Walker Pool began last week.
Residents should be advised
that there will be no parking
allowed in the Percy Walker
Pool parking lot. Construction
trailers and vehicles will be on
site on the property for at least
the next six months. Please
assist us by monitoring your
children while you are at the
playing field areas instructing
them to stay clear of the pool
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Cultural
Maybe you have heard about our appealing amenities
Council gets from fitness and dining to a full array of services that
grant money add up to a carefree lifestyle. Take a closer look at the
The Duxbury Cultural
Council has received a $4,000 South Shore’s premier retirement community – it’s
grant from the Massachusetts
Cultural Council. Members of the perfect place for you to call home.
the council are pleased that in
the current economic climate,
the amount is close to that re-
ceived, last year.
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