Duxbury

An independent investigation into the use of anti-Semitic language in the Duxbury High School football team’s play calls has found that it was likely a systemic issue, one coaches were aware of, that may have been used in practices since 2010. A reference to the Holocaust during a game on March 12 has already led to the firing of head…

A former top executive at a Massachusetts-based shoe manufacturer has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling $30 million from the company, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago. John Blake, a longtime gym teacher and hockey coach at Duxbury Middle School, was placed on leave in the fall. Police are now investigating more than a dozen anonymous tips related to the case, according to The Boston Globe. A...

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago.

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, is accused of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago. John Blake, a current gym teacher and hockey coach at Duxbury Middle School, has been placed on leave. A civil lawsuit has been filed against Blake and the school district by the parents of former student Parker Foley, who died of a drug…

A gym teacher at Duxbury Middle School has been accused of sexually assaulting a now-deceased former student 15 years ago.

Duxbury High School’s football game this week has been canceled as school officials continue to respond to anti-Semitic remarks made by the team. Days after the firing of head coach David Maimaron over the use of anti-Semitic language in play calls, the school announced Monday that the team would be required to attend two workshops on diversity, equity and...

Days after the firing of head coach David Maimaron over the use of anti-Semitic language in play calls, the school announced Monday that the team would be required to attend two workshops on diversity, equity and inclusion.

The school district says it’s working with the Anti-Defamation League regarding the seriousness of the allegations.

Massachusetts State Sen. Barry Finegold, a former college football player who practices Judaism, is offering to explain why anti-Semitic language is offensive to the Duxbury football team amid an ongoing play-call scandal. “I have heard a lot of line-of-scrimmage audibles, but I never heard anyone use ‘Auschwitz’ before,” Finegold wrote in an open letter to the team. “I thought it…

Duxbury Public Schools fired the head coach of its high school football team as it investigates the use of offensive language, including anti-Semitic remarks, in a recent game, officials announce Wednesday. Friday’s varsity football game as well as the junior varsity and freshman games scheduled for Saturday and Monday were canceled as well. And the district is hiring an...

A new program in Duxbury, Massachusetts, aims to help senior citizens with the feelings of isolation and loneliness many have developed since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Eighteen-year-old Zackary Hamadeh, who is a resident of the home, will be charged with furnishing alcohol to minors in connection with the party, police said. Further charges relating to violations of COVID-related gathering restrictions are likely, police said.

Duxbury police broke up a New Year’s Eve party that was attended by at least 17 teenagers who were violating Massachusetts’ COVID-19 gathering restrictions. Police responded to a disturbance on Federal Eagle Road around 10:30 p.m. Thursday where officers found teens from several South Shore communities gathered for a house party. The party was broken up, and police were able…

After months of closures, students returned to their classrooms in districts around Massachusetts Monday. But with COVID-19 concerns guiding reopening plan, learning will be different this fall. “Oh, it’s really hard,” said Madeline Bradley, a fifth grader in Duxbury, of her district’s mask policy. Bradley was one of nearly 3,000 students returning to school in the community this week....

A seal that was spotted taking full advantage of Sunday’s spring-like weather left some members of the public concerned. Duxbury Police Department’s Beach Operations tweeted a photo of a seal basking in the sun and taking in a quick nap on Duxbury Beach Sunday morning. Duxbury Police reportedly received “non-stop phone calls” from concerned members of the public about...

Emergency crews responded to a car fire on Route 3 between exits 11 and 12 in Duxbury, Mass. overnight Saturday. The incident served as a reminder from first responders to move over and slow down when approaching similar scenes. No word on how many cars were involved or whether anyone was hurt.

For the second year in a row, the St. John’s Prep Eagles are Massachusetts Division 1 Super Bowl champions.

A driver was taken to the hospital following an early morning crash in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

A 72-year-old man died Monday hours after kayakers found him in distress in the water off Shipyard Lane Beach in Duxbury, Massachusetts, according to the Plymouth District Attorney’s office. The man was spotted unconscious by two kayakers who called for help at about 12:20 p.m., according to Duxbury fire officials. The man was believed to have been swimming.