We need your child's assistance to launch Rock Paper Scissor's "You Are Brave" campaign in response to the Boston Marathon tragedy. While we understand there may be children who are not aware of the tragedy, there will be many who know what happened, or who will learn about the events in the coming days.

In responde to the Boston Marathon Bombings Monday afternoon, a vigil for peace will be held Tuesday night, April 16, from 7 to 8 p.m. on the front lawn of the First Parish Church on Route 3A. In case of bad weather, the vigil will be held inside the church. 

Duxbury’s transition to its new town manager, René Read, took a large step forward this week with the final approval of his contract. On Monday, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to execute and sign a sevenpage contract to employ Read as the next town manager. He signed the contract at the selectmen’s meeting and will begin May 13.

State representatives and experts on environmental issues joined together last Thursday to inform residents of the proposed updates to the state’s bottle bill. Phil Sego, of the Mass. Sierra Club, Representative Jon Hecht of Watertown, Representative Josh Cutler, Sean Sylver of the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection and Claire Sullivan of the South Shore Recycling Cooperative, presented on the bottle bill at the Senior Center, highlighting the importance of citizen support. 

Some Duxbury residents living along the beach near Marshfield were unable to access their homes for several days after the February blizzard and the March nor’easter because of severe flooding in their neighborhood.

An appeal of the pending liquor license for the Hall’s Corner store has been filed with the state Alcoholic Bev- erages Control Commission.

The following studentathletes received All-Scholastic Honors from the following newspapers:

The Duxbury High School Boosters Club in conjunction with the DHS Athletic Department will hold its fourth induction ceremony and dinner for 10 new members being inducted into the Duxbury HS Athletic Hall of Fame.