With 29 girls gathered around her, Katie Anderson lifts the pitch pipe to her mouth, signaling the beginning of the song. With a swift wave of her arm, the girls jump into an a cappella rendition of “Man in the Mirror.”

The Board of Selectmen has voted 2-1 not to support changing the date of the annual town meeting from March to May.

With frigid temperatures blanketing the South Shore, the fishing season seems far off. One Duxbury native, however, is jumping feet first into shell fishing off the coast of Africa this January. 

Traveling throughout Africa is often on the bucket lists of college graduates who would also enjoy the opportunity to teach in third world countries. For Carly Spoor, a dream to do both became a reality mere months after graduation.

Two town administrators in neighboring towns have been named as finalists to become Duxbury’s next town manager. The town manager search committee announced the names Monday night at the selectmen’s meeting. The finalists are Norwell Town Administrator James Boudreau and Hanson Town Administrator Rene Read.

The Hall’s Corner convenience store on Chestnut Street is seeking to be the fourth store in the area to sell alcohol.

The repairs to the Powder Point Bridge have gotten a slower start than town officials hoped but they should be progressing soon.

Duxbury selectmen have backed all the Community Preservation Act articles that will appear on the March 9 town meeting warrant. Selectmen discussed and voted to support all eight warrant articles brought forward by the Community Preservation Committee.

Eight women sat around the table drinking coffee and laughing, the sadness of a recent loss present but masked by the powerful impact of a friend with an indomitable will.

The DHS boys’ hockey team kept its unbeaten streak alive. But it wasn’t very impressive in the process when it allowed the North Quincy Red Raiders to score in the final 22 seconds and earn a 1-1 tie with the Dragons.