Divots for Duxbury September 21 ◆ Duxbury Yacht Club ◆ Register at DuxburyEducationFoundation.org 11:30 Lunch & Registration ◆ 12:30 Shotgun Start ON THE WEB: www.duxburyclipper.com E-MAIL: [email protected] Newsroom: 781-934-2811 x25 Advertising: 781-934-2811 x23 Newsstand: $1.00 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 SU S ANNA SHEEHAN , CLIPPER STAFF a water/sewer treatment plant S U S ANNA @DUX B URY C LIPPER .C OM 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 the festival, see page 14. Photo by Justin Graeber bury for the past three years as continued on page 4 Learning from green power Senior cadets Donations helped build solar array at Chandler BY JU S TIN GRAE B ER , CLIPPER EDITOR learn the ropes J U S TIN @DUX B URY C LIPPER .C OM BY JU S TIN GRAE B ER , CLIPPER EDITOR is combined with the depart- J U S TIN @DUX B URY C LIPPER .C OM et there be renew- ment’s DECIDE program, able energy. Police departments some- which stands for developing With much times have a difficult time elder choice and defensive ceremony,L the ribbon was cut reaching out to the senior eduction. on the new 2.4 kilowatt solar population. So when Duxbury “We teach safety, and we panel at Chandler Elementa- Police Lieutenant Susan James also let them know what it’s ry School Tuesday morning. was recently mobbed by peo- like to be part of a police acad- Although the power gener- ple at the Senior Center ask- emy,” James said. The senior ated by the 12 photo voltaic ing her questions, she credited group was an extension of the panels probably won’t make the Senior Police Academy for existing student police acad- fostering better relations be- emy, she said. a sizable dent in the school Town and school officials stand in front of the 2.4 kilowatt solar district’s utility bills, it rep- tween police and seniors. The program begins Thurs- panel at the official unveiling in the Chandler Elementary School The senior academy has day, Sept. 24, and will run for continued on page 17 courtyard Tuesday morning. been around since 2004 and continued on page 15 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 " &'%$' StandishCapitalMortgage.com HAPPY ROSH HASHANAH! 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