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🌱 Jury nears a verdict in the Duxbury child deaths case
And on the Duxbury Patch calendar - River Rock Music Festival
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In today's newsletter:
- Jury nears a verdict in the Duxbury child deaths case
- Why strangers are lining up at dawn over a Duxbury tragedy
- Key psychiatric testimony could shape verdict in Duxbury child killings
Also on today's calendar: River Rock Music Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Testimony ends in Lindsay Clancy trial, closing arguments Thursday (upi.com) — Testimony has wrapped up in the trial over three children killed at their Duxbury home in January 2023, with closing arguments set for Thursday. Jurors will soon decide whether Lindsay Clancy is guilty of murder or not criminally responsible because of alleged postpartum psychosis, a verdict with emotional weight for many in town. 
• Connecticut native's murder trial draws spectators from hundreds of miles away (thehour.com) — Crowds are flocking to Plymouth Superior Court to watch the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children at the family's Duxbury home in 2023. True-crime fans, mental health advocates, and local residents are lining up before dawn, turning this deeply local tragedy into a high-profile public spectacle.
• Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. Jury to hear closing arguments Thursday (texarkanagazette.com) — Jurors are about to hear closing arguments in the case stemming from three children killed at their family's home in coastal Duxbury in January 2023. Recent testimony from an FBI psychiatrist challenged claims of postpartum psychosis, while the defense highlighted the mother's repeated efforts to seek help, underscoring the case's mental health implications for local families.
📸 Around Duxbury
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Duxbury
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- Books on the Beach
Duxbury Free Library Duxbury Beach
9:30 am - Adult Puzzle Club
Duxbury Free Library Upper Level , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA\
10:00 am - Mahjong Open Play
Duxbury Free Library Resource Room , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, M
1:30 pm - Inclusive Connections
Duxbury Free Library Merry Room , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA
10:00 am - Flourish Feeding Breastfeeding Support Group
Duxbury Free Library Children's Program Room , 77 Alden Stre
10:30 am - The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still
Duxbury Free Library Virtual
2:00 pm - Chandler Family Walk-Through
Chandler School 93 Chandler St, Duxbury, MA 02332
4:00 pm - Alden Open House
Duxbury School District 93 Chandler St, Duxbury, MA 02332
6:00 pm - River Rock Music Festival →
Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
1:30 pm
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drop-In Knitting
Duxbury Free Library Duxbury Room , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA
10:00 am - Poppies - Veterans Spouse Meeting
Ventress Memorial Library Library Plaza Program Room , 15 Library
10:00 am - VIRTUAL High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with
Duxbury Free Library Virtual
2:00 pm - Leaf Prints
Duxbury Free Library Children's Program Room , 77 Alden Stre
3:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
- News Briefs 8-26-26 (reverejournal.com)
Marshfield
- Keating, Swallow Debate Issues During Congressional Forum (959watd.com)
- Marshfield School Committee Backs Landmark Revenue Sharing Accord (southshore.news)
Plymouth
- Testimony Wraps Up In MA Mom Lindsay Clancy's Triple Murder Case (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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