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Duxbury, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Duxbury! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- Could Duxbury save millions by restoring Powder Point Bridge instead?
- What’s next in the high-profile Duxbury child deaths court case?
- How Scituate’s equity fight could reshape girls’ sports expectations near Duxbury
Also on today's calendar: Duxbury Hydrangea Festival and Garden Tour.
Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; rain in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
- Thursday: Becoming cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. 90% of Powder Point Bridge Piles Intact; Timber Specialist Proposes $17M Restoration to Bypass MassDOT's $172M Overhaul (southshore.news subscription) — Duxbury officials just heard an independent engineering report claiming Powder Point Bridge can be restored for about $17 million, far less than MassDOT’s proposed $172 million replacement. Timber expert Dr. Dan Tingley says roughly 90% of the bridge’s piles remain sound and outlines repair methods that could boost safety and capacity without closing the bridge to traffic. 
2. 美35岁宝妈亲手勒死3个娃，丈夫：不怪她 (backchina.com) — A Duxbury mother’s upcoming court appearance is drawing renewed attention to a tragic 2023 case in which three young children died and their mother was seriously injured. The article recounts the family’s life in Duxbury, her reported mental health struggles, and the legal battle over whether this was premeditated murder or a medical and psychiatric failure. Residents following local courts and mental health issues may want to track July’s jury trial.
3. Under-the-Lights Equity Audit Exposes Scituate Girls' Sports Inequities (southshore.news subscription) — Scituate school leaders are under pressure after an athletics equity audit found girls’ sports getting fewer matches, weaker facilities, and less medical coverage than boys’ programs, including in golf compared with neighboring towns like Duxbury. The superintendent has proposed an 11-point corrective plan, and a new Equity and Belonging subcommittee is being considered to ensure real change. Duxbury families may watch closely as regional standards for girls’ sports evolve.
4. Joan C. Button, 92 (duxburyclipper.com) — Duxbury is mourning longtime resident Joan C. Button, who passed peacefully on June 18 at age 92 after a long illness. She and her husband Jim raised five children on Chandler Mill Pond and she worked in Duxbury schools, elder care, hospice, and local day care, remembered for her deep faith, joyful spirit, and decades of service to church and community.
5. Psychiatric drugs on trial for mass murder (ussanews.com) — A tragic 2023 case involving Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children while reportedly on numerous psychiatric medications, is moving toward trial with an insanity defense focused on overmedication and postpartum mental illness. The piece uses her Duxbury case to argue nationally about antidepressant risks, overmedicalization, and shifting federal mental health policy, without resolving local legal outcomes yet.
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Friday Night Pool Party- June 26th, 2026 →
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Duxbury Hydrangea Festival and Garden Tour →
Duxbury Student Union, 147 St George St, Duxbury
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Tuesday July 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Plant Bingo (Marshfield) →
Stellwagen Beer Company, 100 Enterprise Dr, Marshfield
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School Committee: Ventress
South River Elementary School 59 Hatch St, Marshfield, MA 02050
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Make Your Own Oyster Plate Pottery Workshop →
Levitate Backyard & Rexicana Surf Cantina, 1871 Ocean St, Marshfield
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Semester 2 Awards Ceremony
Furnace Brook Middle School 500 Furnace St, Marshfield, MA 02050
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FBMS Clinic - Medication Pick-up by Parent/Guardians (8:50-2:30)
Furnace Brook Middle School 500 Furnace St, Marshfield, MA 02050
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FBMS Clinic - Medication Pick-Up by Parents/Guardians (8:50-11:10)
Furnace Brook Middle School 500 Furnace St, Marshfield, MA 02050
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Cooks & Books | 1 Day | Ages 6-9 →
Mix It Up Kitchen, 19 Depot St, Duxbury
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Copy of Bring Your Own Craft Night →
Pages & Paws Bookshop, 101 Kingston Collection Way, Kingston
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Pembroke Farmers Market →
Pembroke Farmers Market, 128 Center St, Pembroke
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Book Club – Remarkably Bright Creatures →
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center 4 Elm Street, Kingston, MA 02364
11:00 am
Tuesday June 23
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