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Residents who use the office say they’ll BY JUSTIN GRAE B ER , CLIPPER EDITOR miss the less frenetic nature of J USTIN @DUX B URY C LIPPER .C OM their neighborhood post office, Deputy Fire Chief William but many agreed the branch Carrico will be leaving to take was underused. the reins of the Halifax Fire Town Manager Richard Duxbury’s last neighborhood post D e p a r t m e n t MacDonald announced, at a office branch may be closing. as its newest recent Board of Selectmen “These increasingly turbu- chief. meeting, that he’d received lent economic times have con- Carrico was notice the office is on a list tinued to put a financial strain appointed by the of sites across the nation that on postal operations,” wrote Halifax Board the Post Office is considering USPS Customer Relations of Selectmen closing due to budgetary rea- last week. He sons. continued on page 7 Carrico said that he is currently work- ing out a contract with his new employer and will probably PETS AT THE LIBRARY: Julie Constaine and Mei MacQuarrie take take over the job full time be- a moment to play with Aggie, a friendly Burmese Mountain Dog. tween September 7-14. Hail to the See more photos of the library pet show in section B. Fire Chief Kevin Nord said that Carrico’s departure is “bittersweet,” as he wishes his former deputy well but will King (Caesar) Historic district feel his absence on the depart- ment. 200th anniversary for landmark “He’s been an incredible asset to us here,” Nord said. BY JUSTIN GRAE B ER , CLIPPER EDITOR group widens net Carrico joined the Dux- J USTIN @DUX B URY C LIPPER .C OM bury Fire Department in 1999, JUSTIN GRAE B ER , CLIPPER EDITOR men with investigating the ou know a man J USTIN @DUX B URY C LIPPER .C OM starting as a firefighter/para- is powerful merits of a historic protection medic. Before that, he worked when “King” “We want to hear from district in Duxbury. In such a for the Central Artery Tun- isn’tY enough of a nickname. you” –– that’s the message a district, homeowners would nel Project –– the “Big Dig” Duxbury shipbuild- group studying the possibility have to submit any major –– as a draftsman and senior ing magnate Ezra Weston of creating a historic district in changes they planned on doing construction engineer. But he II, known as “King Cae- Duxbury is sending. to their homes to a committee, soon found himself wanting a sar, ” actually inherited the Duxbury is a historic town, which would then issue a “cer- new career. title from his father, whose and the Local Historic District tificate of appropriateness” if “I was driving into Boston stormy personality inspired Study Committee wants to cast the changes were approved. every day,” he said. “It was the nickname. His son, as wide a net as possible while Neighborhoods being difficult ... I wasn’t very satis- however, built his father’s Duxbury’s Ezra Weston II, gathering information for their looked at are Cove Street, fied. I wanted to do something business into a trade pow- known as “King Caesar”, was report. Surplus Street, three areas of to help people.” a ship-building magnate in the The committee has been Washington Street, Standish continued on page 6 19th century. tasked by the Board of Select- continued on page 4 continued on page 12 Jonathan Clarke EAST COAST FENCE.COM WHERE QUALITY & VALUE MEET! PLUMBING & HEATING It’s time to start thinking about outside showers! 1-781-585-9500 [email protected] 934-7800 KINGSTON CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED Lic. # 11961 Optometrist Mortgage Broker MB License # 4032 " &'%$' StandishCapitalMortgage.com 10% OFF PAINTING ETC. 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Aug. 26 6:02 am 7:25 pm After school Thurs. Aug. 27 6:03 am 7:24 pm programs Fri. Aug. 28 6:04 am 7:22 pm Fine Wine • Beer • Liquor • Cigars update ALAN HURLEY Stop & Shop Plaza • Kingston Alden students who par- 781.422.9999 ticipate in an approved after ROOFING school activity will have an option to ride a DMS/DHS bus - SUMMER SPECIAL - home. Providers include: Dux- Up to $500 Off New Bookings bury Student Union, South tBMBO!BMBOIVSMFZSPPmOHDPN Shore Conservatory, Duxbury Art Assoc., Before/After Dark, Duxbury Rec. Dept. (After REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS School Athletics) and Extend- 10 Amado Way $1,055,000 Richard C. McNeil and Lorraine M. ed Day. Families who wish McNeil to Thomas Donnelly and Krista E. Donnelly to select this option should 51 Amos Sampson Ln. $1,025,000 Sara Mydlack and Harden Hill access the guidelines on the Road RT to Eileen M. Jacobson and Kenneth P. Jacobson Duxbury Web Page and com- 61 Buckboard Rd. $580,000 Eileen M. 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Gilbert the seventh annual Celebra- WEATHER REFLECTIONS tion Dinner. This year the Celebration We are finally seeing a typical summer Bermuda High for the first will take place on Sunday, time this season as we return to a normal summer weather pattern September 13 from 6-8:30 PM with seasonal temperatures. My thanks to Bob Hutchison for some at the Duxbury Senior Center. of the above temperatures while I was on vacation.