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Robert McGee, owner of McGee Pre-Owned Superstore on Schoosett Street, appeared before the Board of Selectmen for the second time Monday to respond to complaints about business practices at his car dealerships.

McGee told selectmen that a number of complaints were as a result of the practices of two former employees of the dealership, one that was termi-nated, the other quit. McGee said one of the employees had worked for his company for

four years, but had only been an is-sue for five months.

Though he did admit, “everything is my re-sponsibility

at my store,” he told them. “I didn’t catch it quick enough.”

McGee also owns deal-erships in Raynham and Ha-nover.

According to selectmen chairman Bill Boulter, the business has received three complaints to police in 2011, 17 complaints to police in 2010, 16 in 2009, and seven in 2008. They also received 66 complaints with the Bet-ter Business Bureau, which included advertising issues, collection issues, and contract disputes.

McGee said he was able to resolve 85 precent of the complaints. Many of the com-plaints, he said, were from people who were unable to be

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When Kelly O’Leary was old enough to have a home and family to look after, she found

herself frustrated.She said she had plenty of training in

school to help prepare her for a profession-al life, but her skills in cooking, cleaning, laundry and minor house repairs were lack-ing.

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Library director Deborah Wall will ask Town Meet-ing voters whether to allow a $10,500 appropriation or transfer to restore library hours

on Sundays from October through May.

She said Tuesday that it should be up to residents whether the town can spare the funds to restore services, though she said constant phone

calls from residents asking why the library is closed Sundays is indicative that it is an impor-tant function of the town.

“If there’s money, and I’m

An open and shut case?

Board questions McGee owner on complaints


The “crumbling” walk-ways to the two outside me-morials at Memorial Park are up for a face-lift, memorial committee member Andy Pon-

gratz told selectmen Monday night.

Pongratz and other mem-bers of the American Legion Arthur Briggs Church Post 143 are adding bricks with lasered inscriptions to the walkway as

soon as the ground is thawed enough, Pongratz said.

For $50 each, they could be dedicated to a veteran or just to thank someone who has

A legacy brick-by-brick

continued on page 15

Library director asks to restore Sunday hours


Pathway to memorials to receive makeover



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END OF AN ERA: The demolition of the old Pembroke Center plaza buildings drew a crowd this week, including Chase Murphy, 7, Garrett Murphy, 9, and Brandon Murphy, 11. The boys were lucky enough to grab this souvenir of the old Candy Jar sign. The Candy Jar remains open during construction and all the buildings are expected to be in their new homes next month. Photo by Josh Cutler

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How long have you been in Pembroke, do you have family in town? How did you end up in Pembroke? I have been here 16 years a full-time resident. My family had a sum-mer home here and I have been either visiting or living in Pem-broke for 53 years. When we decided to move here full-time it was because we were look-ing for a good school system, much of my client base was on the South Shore and I wanted to live on Little Sandy. Helen was open to it and has fallen in love with it. Pretty much my entire family is in town. I live with my wife Helen. Our daughters live in the same neighborhood with their families. Our old-est daughter, Mandy, and her husband Mike. have a three-year-old daughter Kaitlyn. My daughter Jen, and her husband, Tommy, have brought us three more grandchildren. Matthew is 2 and Maggie is 1. They also had a son Tommy who passed away. My youngest, Billy, is enjoying the sun of Florida, where he went to college in Tampa.

What is the purpose of the Democratic Town Com-mittee? It is to promote demo-cratic candidates for county, state representative, senate and statewide office within the town of Pembroke. The group is pretty active. We meet 10 times per year and it is open to anyone who is a registered Democrat. The chairman is Rob Tocci, vice-chairman is Liz Benotti, the secretary is Frank Hughes and treasurer is Janet White. I have been in-volved for the last 15 years.

What do you do at a caucus? We elect delegates for the state convention being held at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on June 4th, which happens to be my birthday which is why I am not attend-ing. Our delegates for the convention will be Rob Tocci, Bill Cullity, Dan Trabucco, Frank Hughes, Libby Bates, Lisa Cullity, Carol Dodge, Liz Benotti and Matt York, alter-nates Greg Hanley, Erin Zac-

cardi and Liz Viola-Knowles.Is there much to do at a

convention when there isn’t an election this year? It is ba-sically, for the creation of the platform for local and national issues. It is also a good net-working opportunity for those interested in seeking office. At one of the conventions, Gov-ernor Patrick started his grass roots effort. It is also how Lt. Governor Tim Murray, who was the mayor of Worcester, started to get his name out there.

When did you first be-come interested in politics? I grew up in it. My parents were elected public officials on the North Shore. My mother served on the city council, I actually served one term with her in the 1980’s. It was a big thing because it was a mother and son serving on the same elected board. She also served on the local school committee while my father was a regional school committee member.

Why did you decide to get involved? I think my parents were a big influence. I saw how much they were able to help others and have such a posi-tive influence on public educa-tion. Once I got involved, I found it really interesting and enjoyed having an impact on the communities in which I have lived.

What advice would you give to somebody who wants to get involved? Get involved at the level you have the most interest. It could be the schools, planning board, board of heath or even a volunteer group like the Pembroke Watershed As-sociation. The most important thing to remember is you are part of a team and cannot do anything alone.

Former House Speaker Tip O’Neil of Cam-

bridge once said that all politics is local. The Demo-cratic Town Committee in Pembroke showed that re-cently when they gathered to elect members to the up-coming State Convention. Selectman Arthur Boyle is a member of that committee and helped elect the mem-bers to represent our town at the convention. Boyle has represented Pembroke in many capacities with the most recent being nine years on the Board of Selectmen. He is most proud of the fis-cal stability of the town with $1.6M in the stabilization account and that the Board of Selectman has not come to the town for an override vote during his 9 years on the board.

ThE BOyLE FiLEName: Arthur BoyleOccupation: Performance Appraisal, owner (real estate appraiser), Pembroke Selectman, adjunct profes-sor Quincy CollegeLast book read: The Microeconomy Today by Bradley R. Schillerhobbies: Working for WATD sportsFavorite place in Pembroke: Little Sandy PondMost influential person in your life: My fatherWhen i was 6 years old, i wanted to be: A baseball player, Tony Conigliaro

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Monday night’s planning board meeting was full of street lights, storm drains and signs. Board members Thomas Irving, Brian VanRiper, Paul Whitman and Matthew York, acting chairman, met with sev-eral developers to discuss the progress on projects in town.

Developer James Wheeler worked through the final con-ditions of the Crescent Hill Farm subdivision with the board, agreeing to pay for the street light at the intersection of the development for the next two years, to ensure that the light is not accidentally shut off.

The committee unani-mously approved the final conditions for the subdivision, which will now go to the town clerk. All property owners ad-jacent to the subdivision will be notified, and there will be a 20 day appeal period for any who object to it.

Terry Edwards, senior project manager for SLT Con-struction, represented the Kal-lio Path subdivision at the meeting.

Edwards and the com-mittee worked out plans for storm water treatment and re-moval. Hydro International and Stormceptor 450 were the two options engineers wanted to go with, but board members had issues with it.

“The town doesn’t have the ability to clean these,” said Irving.

These drainage sites need to be cleaned every six months, and can cost between $350 and $400 for maintenance, accord-ing to Irving.

”Unless the [Home Own-er’s] association will pay for it, you should find a different route to make it work,” said Irving.

The board unanimously approved the use of Hydro In-ternational, the cheaper of the two, Iriving stating “…with the understanding that an agree-ment will be reached with the owner of maintenance.”

The board also approved most of the signs in the new center shopping plaza. Ben Hartley and Alan Zaff of the Pembroke Center Develop-ment presented the finalized plans for each sign, showing size, color, and material for

each.While the board unani-

mously approved signage for the Pembroke House of Pizza and The Candy Jar, it was the sign facing Center St. for Rocky’s Ace Hardware that caused issues for the board.

When the initial sign plans had been presented to the board, a sign on the side of the building had not been includ-ed. The sign was to be as large as the one on the front of the

building.Size variance was also a

problem, something that the board does not have the ability to approve.

“If the height restriction in the center of town is, I think, 12 or 14 feet, for instance, and you have a 25 foot sign, we can’t grant you the necessary authority to go and do that, because we don’t grant vari-ances,” said VanRiper. “You have to go through the [Zoning Board of Appeals] to do so.”

“The question is, do peo-ple want to see it there?” said Whitman. “They have the ability to come in here and say ‘We have a problem with it. It doesn’t meet the Center Pro-tection.’”

VanRiper suggested that the sign have an older look to it.

“Maybe something differ-ent can be done with the sig-nage,” VanRiper said. “Think of an old hardware store. How did they look? How were they lettered?”

Board members encour-aged Hartley and Zaff to have a representative from Rocky’s at the next meeting, to know what exactly the business wants from their sign.

Planning Board tackles signs, street lights and storm drains

iN OThER BuSiNESSAt their Monday night meeting the Planning Board:

• Determined that the entrance for Shepherds Funeral Home needs to be moved.

• Granted extension for Canoe Club until September 30, 2011

• Discussed As-Built plans and determined they will be dealt with on an individual basis, if it affecting other lots or going into the town’s system.

• Tabled discussion on Streetlight Association until the next meeting in order to check the June 2007 minutes.

• Announced that Lilah Lane is now a town owned street.

Community Preservation Committee hearing March 24

The Pembroke Community Preservation Committee will hold their annual public hearing on Thursday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Veteran’s Hall at Pembroke Town Hall.

All of the town boards, committees and commissions are in-vited to attend, as well as the public, to discuss needs and possi-bilities for projects that may qualify for Community Preservation Act funds. The Community Preservation Act helps communities to preserve open space and historic sites and create affordable housing and recreation facilities, according to chairman Brian VanRiper.

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A Hanson man faces charges for an al-leged dispute with a woman that turned physi-cal Feb. 25 on Elmer Street.

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According to Lt. Mike Jenness, the woman called police at 3 p.m. and when police arrived she told them he had kicked her.

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er, 19, of 31 Kings Terrace, Pembroke, faces charges of conspiracy to violate drug laws and Cori Nickerson, 22, of 31 Kings Terrace, Pem-broke faces charges of larceny.

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Thursday feb. 1711:33 a.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Water Street and Wellington Drive.

3:51 p.m. Highway/water/tree department call on Woodbine Avenue. Referred to DPW.

5:00 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Mattakeesett Street. Peace restored.

5:00 p.m. Property recovered on Queensbrook Road.

5:20 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Center Street.

7:20 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Church Street.

9:11 p.m. Domestic situation reported on Plain Street.

11:41 p.m. Animal com-plaint reported on Center Street. Referred to animal control offi-cer.

friday feb. 186:58 a.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Valley Street.9:01 a.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Wampatuck Street.2:38 p.m. Motor vehicle traf-

fic complaint on Littles Avenue.3:25 p.m. Crash reported on

Church Street with under $1000 damage.

4:08 p.m. Hit and run crash reported on Church Street.

6:10 p.m. Larceny reported on Hobomock Street.

7:25 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Church Street.

8:59 p.m. Caller on South Boundary Road reported being threatened.

9:16 p.m. Wires down on Hobomock Street.

11:00 p.m. Drug law viola-tion recorded on Church Street.

saturday feb. 191:05 a.m. Suspicious activity

with a motor vehicle reported on Maquan Street and Mattakeesett Street.

1:06 a.m. Suspicious activity reported on High Street. Perpe-trator gone.

9:03 a.m. Wires down on Plymouth Street.

9:04 a.m. Wires down on Taylor Street.

9:15 a.m. Wires down on Hobomock and Standish Streets.

9:55 A.m. Wires down on Center Street.

12:35 p.m. Larceny reported on Hobomock Street.

6:12 p.m. Arrested an inca-pacitated person on Hobomock Street.

8:31 p.m. Motor vehicle traf-fic complaint on Route 27 South.

sunday feb. 201:02 a.m. Vandalism on

Anthony Drive. Scott Sawin , 20, and Matthew Page, 21, both of Hanover, were arrested and charged with malicious destruc-tion of property, valued over $250.

2:32 a.m. Crash reported on Mattakeesett Street with damages under $1000.

9:18 a.m. Vandalism report-ed on Anthony Drive.

10:00 a.m. Lorraine Gian-nini-Johnson, 41 of Plymouth, arrested for domestic assault and battery on Center Street.

12:04 p.m. Motor vehicle theft reported on Beach Road.

1:34 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Anthony Drive and West Elm Street. Area search negative.

8:46 p.m. Thomas Furness, 50 of MacDonald Way, arrested on MacDonald Way for operating under the influence of liquor.

Monday feb. 212:07 p.m. Larceny reported

on Oldham Street.11:20 p.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Center.11:41 p.m. Suspicious activ-

ity with a motor vehicle reported on Church Street.

Tuesday feb. 2212:45 p.m. Suspicious activ-

ity with a motor vehicle reported on Mill Street.

2:14 p.m. Dog complaint on Monroe Street.

5:29 p.m. Officer field inves-tigation on Mattakeesett Street. Robert W. Crosby, 49 of Furnace Lane arrested on warrant.

7:53 p.m. Suspicious activity with a motor vehicle reported on Center Street.

Wednesday feb. 2310:59 a.m. Animal complaint

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2:07 p.m. Vandalism report-ed on Woodbine Avenue.

3:24 p.m. Crash reported with under $1000 damage on Hobomock Street.

8:55 p.m. Traffic stop on Old Oak Street resulting in the arrest of Dillon Brabants, 17 of Norfolk, for operating with a suspended license and miscella-neous motor vehicle equipment violation.

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John Peckham, 57, pulled papers last week to run for constable in the April 30 Town Election.

Peckham will face against Thomas Tomasian, who pulled papers the prior week, if both collect the necessary signa-tures and return papers on time, by March 28.

Constable is a three-year unpaid position.

Peckham said Tuesday that this is his first time running for a public position.

“I think it may be a step-ping stone to other positions in the town,” he said. “Maybe [I would] run for a different office once I get my feet wet and know how the town runs, and maybe run for a board in the future. You need to start somewhere and I figured this is a good place to start because it’s something I’m familiar with.”

Peckham said that as a part time self-employed processor, he has experience delivering due process civil papers from lawyers to their defendees.

“There are certain papers that I can not deliver, you need to be a constable to de-liver them,” Peckham said. “It’s part of being a constable to serve papers. In the town of Pembroke, being a constable is not a paid position, it’s more of a title than anything else. A constable will handle the town warrant, when it needs to be posted for a Town Meeting, the constable will do that for the town of Pembroke.”

The constable also serves papers to residents of town when police are not used, he said, though the position does not permit arresting powers.

Peckham is a nine-year resident of the town, and-works as a paratransit spe-

cialist with The Ride, using a handicapped-accessable van to transport handicapped in-dividuals, senior citizens and developmentally challenged individuals.

Peckham also served for two years in the Braintree School Department Custodial Assiation, a non-union group of workers, in the 1990s. He served as vice president of the association, and was a member of the team that negotiatied contracts for members of the association.

Peckham retired from the Braintree school department in 2001.

Peckham said he continues to garner signatures and re-search aspects of his would-be position until the April elec-tion.

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Nomination forms for the 2011 town election are available in the town clerk’s office and may be pulled through March 10. The last day to file nomination papers with the town clerk is Mon-day, March 28.

For more information, stop by the town clerk’s of-fice at Town Hall or call 781-293-7211.

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HangersAfter a few months of be- ➢ing snowbound, the Classy Lassies Red Hat Group from Pembroke was out and about again and raring to go! Their recent trip took them to Not Your Average Joe’s for an early dinner and then to “Sophisti-cated Ladies” at The Company Theatre in Norwell. The outing was planned by red hat mem-ber Patricia Mosher. A fantas-tic time was had by all!

Happy birthday wishes go ➢out today to Scott Matthews, Ed Donofrio, Jim Noone and Pat Johnson.

Julie Thompson, Bill ➢Boulter, Pat Ahearn and Josh Cutler met recently at the li-brary to review plans for the 300th Anniversary golf tour-ney and dinner party. (May 14 at the Country Club.) There are many sponsorship opportuni-ties available so drop a line to Julie at [email protected] if you’d like to promote your business and help a good cause.

There will be a special ex- ➢hibition of artwork on display at The Pembroke Library dur-ing the month of March. The artwork was produced by the teens and tweens who have been taking watercolor and acrylic painting classes at the library. Don’t forget to drop by the library to see the great results accomplished at these lessons. If anyone around town would like to request art exhibit space at the library please con-tact the Library Director, Deb-orah Wall, at 781-293-6771.

Congrats to Pembroke res- ➢ident and ultimate fighter Joe Proctor, 25, won at a “Reality Fighting” competition Feb. 26 at Mohegan Sun in Ucasville CT. He is the grandson of Carl and Geraldine Proctor of Pembroke, and a Pembroke native.

I remember being in a public area not long ago and overhearing some ladies discussing their dilemma of

finding spots on their blouses every time they finished a meal. There was a gentle-man in the group who told them that at the end of the month he had so many spots on his tie that if he put his tie into some hot water he could make a won-derful cup of soup. The effect of that conversation on me was the same as so many of the emails I receive from fam-ily and friends. A recent email I received was entitled - thought for the day…. It went on to say: Marriage is like a pack of cards in the beginning because all you need are two hearts and a diamond. By the end, you’ll wish you had a club and a spade. Some times a good laugh is just what the doc-tor ordered! And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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Have you taken a walk through Pembroke’s open space triumph, “Tubb’s Meadow Preserve?” It is, without a doubt, one of the town’s crowning jewels

and well worth visiting at any time of year. While researching the origin of the name “Tubbs’ Meadow,” I have discovered some interesting bits and pieces relating to various members of the Tubbs family in the early records of Pembroke.

The family was in the area that would become Pembroke at an early date. In 1710, when land, known as Marshfield Upper Common Lands (which would eventually be joined with other parcels to become Pembroke) was divided into lots, the name

Tubbs’ Meadow was already part of the vernacular. The term appears in the descrip-tions of several of the

set out lots. For example, lot 50 mentions “21 poles to stones at the foot of the hill by side of meadow ground called Tubbs’ Meadow.”

William and Joseph Tubbs were signers of a petition for the inclusion of the Mattakeesett section (which was part of northwest Duxbury) in the incorporation of the new town of Pembroke in 1712. This may be the William Tubbs who is buried in the Center Cemetery. His stone said he died August 15, 1718 at age 63 and is considered one of the earliest burials in that cemetery. Deacon Samuel Tubbs appears to have paid Queen Patience for the lease of Indian land from 1763 to 1765. Simeon, Daniel and Ephraim Tubbs from Pembroke, served in the French and Indian War in Capt. Abel Keen’s Company ca. 1756 to 1758.

In a letter written by Mrs. A.K. Tillson to A.J. Bryant some-where between 1884 and 1890, Mrs. Tillson recalled some of the old houses in Pembroke. She writes: “Widow Abigail Bearce was a Tubbs [born 1 March 1722/3, the daughter of William and Abigail (Bonney) Tubbs; married Thomas Bearce of Halifax in 1743/4]. She was a widow some 60 years and was called Granny Bearce. She lived in a hut with two small windows of diamond glass set in lead. It stood on the left hand between the Tubbs meadow and Thomas J. Turner’s. She had three children, Ichabod, Benjamin and Abigail... I think this house, with only one room and rough in all respects as you can imagine, was not her former home, but was built for her after her children were married. I think in her husband’s day, she lived near where Hector Monroe (Monroe Street) now lives.”

Mrs. Tillson’s letter is the only place I can find a mention of the legendary Tubbs mill said to be located on the Tubbs’ Meadow Brook.

There is further mention of various Tubbs family members in town records right up until the 20th century. It is unclear when the family died out in Pembroke, but it will live on for-ever in the stream, meadow, and now nature preserve bearing the Tubbs name.

Tubbs’ taleCongratulations to Peter Graceffa, Fred Doyle and Chuck Crossley for correctly identifying Tubbs Meadow Brook Nature Preserve as this weeks mystery picture.

Become a friend of the library

The Friends of the Pem-broke Library’s special pro-motion for their 2011 mem-bership drive is going on now. The Friends accept member-ships throughout the year, but by joining the Friends of the Pembroke Library or re-newing your membership by March 15, you will automati-cally be entered to win a $50 gift card. An individual mem-bership is still only $10 and a business sponsorship is $50. The membership drive is an important part of the group’s yearly fundraising efforts and it’s a great way to help out your community library.

On April 9, the Friends will hold their Spring Book and Bake Sale from 10 am un-til 2 pm in the meeting room of the library. Book donations for the sale are being accepted now. Also, watch for informa-tion about the Third Annual Silent Auction to be held this July.

All fundraising proceeds from the Friends go directly to the Pembroke Public Library, and provide for many extras such as the Pembroke only best seller collection, updates to book collections, museum passes, summer reading pro-grams, music programs, WiFi, book group book kits and many other important features that are beyond the library’s budget, but features used by many. This year’s fundraising efforts will go towards tech-nology for the library, such as new scanners and laptops.

Membership forms are available at the library or on-line at www.pembrokepubli-clibary.org. Drop off or mail the completed form to: Friends of the Pembroke Library, 142 Center Street, Pembroke, MA 02359.

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Over the last several months, there’s been a buzz about the idea of “Meatless Mondays,” a movement

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of Public Health. The idea is simple: cut out meat one day a week, and make yourself and our planet healthier. Major media out-lets like the Food Network and The Wall Street Jour-nal are championing the concept, and even Oprah Winfrey, ever the

diet-trend-arbiter, is on board; she challenged her audience to take part, and she has even made Mondays meatless at her own Harpo Studios.

A once-per-week meatless day is hardly a new idea. The “Meatless Monday” campaign began during World War I, when the government asked its citizens to voluntarily conserve meat in support of the troops (“Meat-less Monday” was soon joined by “Wheatless Wednesday.”). President Franklin D. Roosevelt revived the idea during WWII, and today the movement has momentum again. Going meat-less just once a week has been an easy way to save money and lower one’s intake of satu-rated fat for almost a hundred years!

But here’s the inevitable question: if not meat, what do you eat on Mondays? I’ve confronted this question every day – not just Mondays – since 1995, which was the last year I ate meat. In the 15 years since, one food has stood out as reliable, versatile, healthy, and inexpensive – a veritable food superhero: tofu. Yes, I’m talking about tofu, that off-white, mysterious substance found in the produce section of your local grocery store. Tofu is made from pressed soybeans, and it has been a staple of healthy Asian cuisine since the Han Dynasty in 164 B.C. Tofu comes in differ-ent textures; “extra firm” is, in my opinion,

the most meat-like in its ability to stand up to marinating, chopping, baking, or frying. Each serving of tofu contains 100 calories, 10 grams of protein, and costs about a dollar; tofu is easy to prepare, tastes like whatever you cook it in, and is a no-brainer for Meatless Mon-days. Here are two of my favorite easy ways to prepare tofu.

For Lunch: Cut one package of extra-firm tofu into sandwich-sized slices and marinate the slices. You can try a soy sauce marinade (½ cup soy sauce, 1 tbsp. sugar, and 1 tbsp. vin-egar mixed and heated in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves) or a lemon-balsamic vinegar marinade (3 tbsp. of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. bal-samic vinegar, and 1 tsp. dried basil crushed

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For dinner, cube one package of extra firm tofu and pat the cubes dry with a paper towel. In a medium-sized bowl, toss the cubes with 2 tbsp of corn starch to coat. Heat 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil in a 10-inch frying pan. Add the tofu, and spread it evenly across the pan. Let it cook for two minutes, and then gently flip the cubes over. Add vegetables and your favorite stir-fry sauce. The corn starch coating will the give tofu a firm, chewy crust, but won’t keep it from absorbing the flavor the sauce. Serve over rice.

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The committee that will direct Pembroke’s recycling efforts was finalized Monday night.

Leonard Ruszczyk was given the position as chair of the seven-member board. Other members include health agent Lisa Cullity, who was given a three-year term, De-partment of Public Works Commissioner Ben Bastion-elli, who was given a one-year term, and civil engineer Mi-chael Virta, who was given a three-year term.

Thomas Driscoll was giv-en a two-year term, planning

board member Tom Irving was given a two-year term and former Wellesley recycling su-perintendent Gordon Martin was given a two-year term.

Applicants Bill Cullity, Pauline Dixon and Chester Drown were invited to attend meetings, they just wouldn’t have voting priviledges, ac-cording to selectmen chair Bill Boulter.

“We hope the board goes forward and makes good de-cisions for the town,” Boulter said.

According to Bastionelli, their first meeting is yet to be determined, though they plan to hold it at the town hall.

“We definitely have an agenda item to get started, im-plimenting curb-side pickup,” he said Monday. “We’ll have to identify further details of what that means.”

Martin said it is important that residents who applied to be on the board, or anyone who’s interested in recycling in Pembroke remain involved.

“I would like to see every-one that’s interested to come to the meetings, whether they have voting priviledges or not,” he said.

Martin said Monday’s fi-nalization of the board is a step in the right direction for the town.

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Thursday, March 3 Caregivers Support Group. 12:30 p.m., at the Senior Center, 144 Center St. Free support group geared toward caregivers of all ages and types meets every Thursday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Open Co-ed Adult Volleyball. Thursdays 7-9:30 p.m. in the Pembroke Community Middle School gymnasium now through June 9 (with the exception of Feb. 24, March 10, and April 21). All levels are welcome, Pembroke resident adults only. No fee. For more information contact Suzanne Scroggins, 781-294-4366 or [email protected].

Friday, March 4Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15 a.m.; card crafting ($2), 10:30 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

saTurday, March 5Meat Raffle. 2 p.m. at Damien’s Pub in Hanson (Rte. 58). The Whitman-Hanson-Pembroke (WHP) Girls High School Hockey team will hold a Meat Raffle Fundraiser.

Casablanca Night. 7-11:30 p.m., at the Pembroke Country Club. Fundraiser for the Pembroke Education Foundation. Includes poker, black jack, roulette, craps and a “Sit and Go” poker tournament. Prizes for the top chip holders. Tickets cost $30 per person and include playing chips, appetizers, music and a door prize chance. Live and silent auction as well as raffle, with items such as Celtics memorabilia, a surfboard and a golf getaway. To donate or help sponsor the event, call Kelly Ross at 781-293-4653. For tickets, visit pembrokeeducationfoundation.org.

Learn to Skate Saturdays. Starting March 5, 12:30-1:20 p.m. with the Pilgrim Skating Club at Hobomock Arena. Seven week session runs through April 16 for $135 (plus annual $15 registration fee for new students). Helmets mandatory. For more information visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

sunday, March 6North River Community Church Services. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services, at 334 Old Oak St. KidsZone for children runs concurrently with services. For information, call 781-826-0722.

Pembroke Assembly of God Services. 9:30 a.m. Christian Education; 10:30 a.m. worship; 7 p.m. Renew, at 786 Washington St. For information, call Pastor Joe Quaresimo at 781-826-2247.

Meat Raffle. 1 p.m. at 48 Schoosett St. (Route 139). Hosted by the Knights of Columbus. All are invited.

Monday, March 7Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required.

Board of Selectmen Meeting. 7 p.m., at Town Hall, veterans hall. Schedule may change over summer months.

Tuesday, March 8Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10 a.m., at the senior center. $5 per class. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Seniors Living with Chronic Illness. 1-2 p.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Sandy Putney, LICSW, a clinical social worker, leads this support group every Tuesday for seniors living with conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, MS, lupus, heart disease, COPD and others.

Wednesday, March 9Dull Men’s Club Meeting. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Open to new members. Meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 6-24 months. No registration required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

COA Beginners Knitting Group. 1 p.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Beginners knitting group meets every Wednesday. For information,

call 781-294-8220. Seniors Quilting Group. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Group meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Learn to Skate Wednesdays. 5:35-6:30 p.m. with the Pilgrim Skating Club at Hobomock Arena. Eight week session runs March 2 through April 20 for $150 (plus annual $15 registration fee for new students). Helmets mandatory. For more information visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

Golden Bee Stamp Club Meeting. 6-8 p.m., at Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield. This stamp club is 26 years old and originally met in the Pembroke Library that is now the Council on Aging building. New stamp circuits are available at each meeting. New members and guests are always welcome. Contact Dick Nickerson at 781-293-3323 or John Kaczorowski at 781-834-8157.

upcoMing Author John Morris Speaks. Sat., March 12 at 12:30 p.m. at the Hanson Public Library. John Morris discusses “Alone at Sea: Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen (1623-1939).” Ladies Auxiliary Meeting. Tues., March 15. 3 p.m., at the Bryantville Meeting House on School Street. Arthur Briggs Church Ladies Auxiliary Unit 143 meets on the third Tuesday of every month, except in July and August.

Mattakeesett Garden Club. Tues., March 15, 7 p.m. at the Pembroke Public Library. The speaker will be Rita Wollmering of the HERB FARMacy, a certified organic farm and nursery. Free to the public. Contact Susan at 339-788-3195 for more information.

Historical Society Pancake Breakfast. Sun., March 20. TBA, at the Pembroke Historical Society Museum in Pembroke Center. Enjoy great food, great conversation and

a tour of the museum. Pembroke Historical Society’s annual meeting will take place after breakfast. New members welcome. For information, call 781-293-9083 or check out their Facebook page. American Legion Meeting. Thurs., March 24. 7 p.m., at Bryantville Meeting House on School Street. American Legion Arthur Briggs Church Post 143 meets every fourth Thursday of the month year-round. For information about the Legion, call Ron Sherry at 781-826-4250.

Taste of Pembroke. Sun., March 27. 12-3 p.m., at the Pembroke Country Club. 10th annual event. Want to promote a local business? E-mail PJ Lowe at [email protected] to reserve a table.

Grand Ol’ Fish Fry. Sun., May 1. TBA, at the Thomas Reading Memorial Park at the Herring Run. Details to come. Sponsored by the Pembroke Historical Society.

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Tuesday, March 1Kindergarten Screenings Begin. Tues., March 1.

Wednesday, March 2PHS Goals Workshop. 7-8:30 p.m., at Pembroke High School

library. Parents, community members, School Committee members, administrators, teachers and students are invited to attend an important evening of conversation and discussion

on “What Do We Believe about Educating Children at Pembroke High School?” The goal of the meeting will be to

write a revised statement concerning the school’s core beliefs. It has been five years since Pembroke High School developed a

mission statement.Friday, March 4

Sixth Grade Survivor Night. 6-9 p.m. @ Hobomock.March Madness. Fri., March 4. 7-11 p.m. @ PCMS.

Saturday, March 5PEF Casablanca Night. 7-11:30 p.m. @ Pembroke Country Club. Fundraiser for the Pembroke Education Foundation.

Tickets cost $30 per person; contact Kelly Ross at [email protected] or 781-293-4653 or call Tracy Garvey at 781-293-

6433.upcoming

International Week. March 7-10. @ Hobomock.International Week Play Performance. Thurs., March 10. 7 p.m.

@ Hobomock.All Choral Night. Wed., March 16. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS

gymnasium. Every school chorus in town will sing one song, with a grand finale at the end.

Hobomock PTO Pizza Bingo. Fri., March 18. 6-8 p.m. @ Hobomock cafeteria.

19th Annual Pembroke Science Fair. Sun., March 20. TBA. @ PCMS. For more information, contact Carolyn Cleary at 781-

293-6226 or [email protected] Pembroke Talent Show. Fri., March 25. 6-8 p.m. @

PCMS.

TOGETHER IN SONG: Hobomock Elementary School students sing “God Bless America” at a Providence Bruins game on Feb. 13. The talented singers included: BAck ROw: Jeanmarie Marshall, Meaghan McIver, katie Frodigh, Tayla Jarvis (not seen are Maddie Damon, Emily Ross, Joseph Benting, and Tim Scully). THIRD ROw: Olivia Falbe, Emma Grimm, kelly cunningham, (not seen are Paige Pietraszek, kim cass, Frank campbell, and colton cappa). In the second row from the left are Mariah Jacobsen, (not seen are Abby Lucas, Olivia chilcott, Tess chilcott, camden cappa and Tommy Lagner). FIRST ROw: kate Norton, Laurel Flaherty, caitlyn Guerra, cassidy Guimares, Madyn Godfrey, and Sean Doiron (not seen is Paul cunningham).

Pembroke Science Fair

The Pembroke Science Fair for all children in grades K-6 will be held on Sunday, March 20 at noon at the Pem-broke Community Middle School. We need to get all the young scientists registered as soon as possible. You can reg-ister either through our Web site at pembroke.ourscience-fair.com or contact Carolyn Cleary at [email protected] or Anne Herrmann at [email protected].

Pirate workshopThe Pembroke Public

Library will host a workshop for children ages 7 and up March 11, where they will create felt pirate magnets.

The workshop begins at 3 p.m. and is in recogni-tion of the pirates theme at the library. Pembroke resi-dents are being asked to read “Treasure Island” by Robert Lewis Stevenson, and the library plans to host pirate themed events over until the end of March.

Kripala yogaThe Pembroke Library will

be hosting Kripalu Yoga, ses-sion 7 from 10 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. Classes meet weekly and the fee is $35 per 4-week session for members of the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library. Non-members pay $45. New registrations each session. For more information or to regis-ter call 781-293-6771.

Even if the house wins, it would still be a win/win situation for those willing to try their hand at black jack at “Casablanca Night,” this year’s main fundraiser meant to raise funds for Pembroke Public Schools.

Pembroke Education Foundation’s Casablanca Night will be held Saturday, March 5, from 7 until 11:30 p.m. at the Pem-broke Country Club, 94 West Elm St., Pembroke.

The night will feature gambling, raffles, prizes, a live auc-tion, music, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Pembroke’s school committee members said during their meeting last week that they plan to deal out cards during the games.

Tickets will be $30 per person, which will include playing chips. Each ticket also secures an automatic entry for a door prize.

The foundation donates grants to Pembroke teachers and funds programs not covered by the school department bud-get.

The Pembroke Education Foundation is hoping to raise $20,000 this year, according to foundation co-chairwoman Kelly Ross.

Ross said residents have donated a surfboard, hand-made pottery and art as Casablanca prizes. Other prizes will include Celtics memorabilia and a golf getaway.

To purchase tickets visit pembrokeeducationfoundation.org.

Tickets may also be purchased by calling Ross at 781-293-4653, or Tracy Garvey at 781-293-6433. Donations are also still being accepted.

Casablanca Night this Saturday

Jordan Moran, 8, Stephen Moran, 9, and brothers christopher, 8, and Nicholas Jackman, 12, enjoy their last day of their winter break sledding in the backyard. Photo by Denise Hawes



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Are you sad to see the old Center Plaza buildings being torn down?

Peggy Peterson School Street

“Yes, I’m sad to see them go because those buildings are a

part of history. But, I am excited to see what is built in the place of them. I think that the town kind of

needed a facelift.”

Joe Chettwynd West Elm Street

“I don’t think that tearing them down is a great loss; the greater

tragedy is that some of the humongous buildings they are constructing are not so attrac-tive. Pembroke is a very nice,

little town and the buildings have architecture that you can find in

just about any town.”

Brian Swart High Street

“No, I live right near the center and it is great to finally have

something new. And anyways, I only really go to the 7-Eleven, so

it doesn’t affect me.”

Tammy McIver Old Cart Path Lane

“I’m not sad. I think that the new Center Plaza will look great and it was too old to begin with. Also, it will be nice to have a supermarket

in the Center.”

Noelle Cormier Alvern Road

“Yes! I think the old Center Plaza gave Pembroke that small town feel, and with the new buildings, it has lost much of its charm.”

I was pleased to read Patrick Chilcott’s com-ments that the School

Committee is being proactive in the repairs/maintenance of school roofs. One must re-member the past Bryantville School roof fiasco and the use of Procor in that school. It was an engineer or architect who made that recommenda-tion for the roof repair. It was a horrible recommendation.

An engineer’s report can

be used as a baseline, but I think it is imperative that the Long Range Planning Com-mittee ask for volunteer advice from Pembroke residents who are roofing contractors and ask them to do a peer review of the engineer’s report. I know there are 3 or 4 Pembroke citizens with many years of experience in the commercial and residen-tial roofing industry who will be able to sort through what really needs to be done or not

to be done. These are people who have a vested interest in what is best for our commu-nity.

The Pembroke Library Building Committee utilized this same concept of experi-enced Pembroke residents as consultants for the many phas-es of the library project, a li-brary which was built on time and under budget.

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In response to Mikaela Slaney’s article involv-ing the SWAT drill

that took place at a Pembroke school, the parents responding to the manner in which the of-ficers acted need to seriously get in touch with reality.

SWAT is an acronym for Special Weapons And Tac-tics and such a unit is used to respond to situations where normal tactics may not be ad-equate. As such, when con-ducting a realistic drill the of-ficers involved need to handle

the situation as they would a REAL one. Not factually knowing whether any exple-tives were used or not, one method used to handle these types of situations is language that commands an immediate response from a subject, and when referring to “subject” this is not “good guys” or “bad guys”, it’s anyone. In such a high tension situation any ci-vilians involved need to take a backseat as they may also be greeted with conversation that lacks the normal pleasantries

as priority for the responding team becomes saving lives, not making sure that you had a nice day talking to the SWAT officer performing a tactical insertion to a school.

Parents have become a little too sensitive with their children living in their world padded in nerf products soaked in hand sanitizer, I’m sure the tone would be different if a life was lost because a member of the SWAT team stopped when encountering a subject in the school and said, “Excuse me, would you be so kind as to lay down on the ground? You would really be doing me a big favor, thanks.” I’m glad our officers are taking these drills in a serious manor as it shows the professionalism of our po-lice force and that they are ca-pable of handling these situa-tions should they ever become a reality. Parents and students, keep that in mind when SWAT shows up unannounced for their next “drill”.

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complaints that they took a car back and replaced parts, such as tires, he said.

“I’m not saying I agree with the services that went the way that I’m not proud of,” he said. “I’m at the stores every day and a lot of them didn’t come across my desk… I care about my customers. I don’t have my head in the sand try-ing to sell as many cars as I can.”

But Selectman Lew Stone said many of the issues should have been handled right away and not escalated to the point of becoming a civil matter.

“I really have a hard time understanding why these is-sues couldn’t be handled in the stores,” Stone said. “Why do these people have to call po-lice to get some action.”

McGee agreed with Stone and said he’s going to try to get his employees on the same page.

“I’ll make sure everyone is thinking the same thing I am, the runaround, it’s no good for anyone,” McGee said.

But Boulter was not le-nient.

“It’s our name on your li-cense,” he said. “If this is one manager, you should have fired him four years ago. Our

police have a lot more impor-tant things to do than handle a civil matter.”

Boulter said they plan to invite him back before the board to deal with any other complaints.

McGee also appeared be-fore selectmen Jan. 31 to re-spond to complaints about how his company had been advertising vehicle prices on-

line.At the time, he said he had

already addressed the problem and stopped advertising as he had as of Jan. 1.

He said he had been adver-tising the dealer price allowing for negotiations. He said some customers liked that form of advertising and some didn’t appreciate coming in and dis-covering that the vehicle was

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McGee also appeared before selectmen Jan. 31 to respond to complaints about how his company had been advertising vehicle prices online. Above, the car dealer website as of March 1.

aware that there may not be, but if there is it should be up to the residents if they think it’s important enough,” Wall said. “I hope that all those people that ask us why we don’t have Sunday hours, I hope those people actually go to Town Meeting. In any Town Meet-ing there are a certain amount of dollars to go around, but this was a way to give the op-portunity to the town.”

Wall said she decided to propose article 18 to be in-cluded on the April 26 Town Meeting warrant because the library was previously used on Sundays by community groups for meetings, family-oriented performances, and for typical library functions.

“It’s a great opportunity es-pecially for people who work during the week, and it’s just one more opportunity to give people the chance to get in the library, and one more day for kids to do their work,” Wall said. “We had Sunday hours for several years and lost them this year due to budget cuts. And since we lost them, we’ve had several people ask very

consistantly why we lost Sun-day hours.”

Wall said the library was previously open on Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. dur-ing their busiest months when school is in session.

“It’s the busy season, at-tendance usually picks up,” Wall said. “We would do September to June, but when we received Sunday hours a few years ago we didn’t have enough money to stretch it that far, so it’s pretty much always been October until May.”

Carol Watches, president of the Friends of the Pem-broke Public Library, said she and her fellow board members plan to back Wall’s proposal.

“Certainly we want people to use the facilty and enjoy it,

and having it open on Sunday increases the usage,” Watches said Wednesday. “If Debby wanted us to put something in our newsletter we would do that, and certainly go to the [Town] Meeting and support the article. Just because of the economy, the [library] usage is up.”

The Friends of the Pem-broke Public Library is a group of people who help to fund programs, items, and most recently technology at the library that is not covered by the library’s allotted operat-ing budget.

Although anyone may join at any time during the year, Watches said the group is cur-rently having a membership drive where members may join for $10 and businesses may join for $50.

“You can become a mem-ber all year, but if you join be-fore March 15 you are entered into a drawing for a gift certifi-cate,” Watches said.

Before Sunday hours were cut, Watches said the Friends participated in book sales, tours and movie exhibitions at the library on Sundays.

Library director seeks funding to restore Sunday hours


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“There was something missing from the training, maybe feminism swung too far,” she said. “A lot of women didn’t have this training.”

This weekend, she and other women taught these skills to girls ages 14 through 18 in the Art of Living, an an-nual conference held at the Ar-nold Hall Conference Center in Pembroke.

“It’s adult women com-mitteed to helping young girls develop skills that are not being developed in the high schools,” said O’Leary, who served as executive director.

The girls came from as far as Peurto Rico, Washington DC, New York City and Cana-da to participate in the classes and workshops, though there was also a local team made up of Pembroke girls, and girls from surrounding towns.

They wandered through halls into rooms where they

hammered nails, mixed soups and stuffed satches with pot-pouri.

Margarita Reyes was one of many woman who served as “coaches” teaching the girls how to cook complicated meals, which included mus-cles, shrimp and pork, as part of a team basket.

“I think it was a very chal-lenging basket and I think they did a great job,” Reyes said. “For a lot of them it was their first time cooking some-thing like this, and it was very brave.”

Mariadel Pilar Torres, 17, was one of a group of girls who traveled four hours by plane from Puerto Rico to par-ticipate.

“It’s my first time on a plane and going out of Puerto Rico,” she said. “When I saw this place, I thought, ‘wow it’s amazing and big.’ I saw pic-tures but you have to see it to know how big it is.”

Diana Venegas, 18, of Connecticut, said she also par-ticipated in the workshops last year.

Venegas plans to attend boot camp in August in South Carolina. It will be her first time living away from home, she said.

“I gained knowledge of what I’m going to be doing in the future,” she said.

Pembroke resident Rachel Martin, 16, works at the Ar-nold Hall Conference Center, cleaning, doing dishes and waiting tables.

She said that while work-ing there for the past year, she learned which fork to use with which foods, and how to eat properly. This was her first time working during the an-nual conference, she said.

“It’s amazing that every-one put so much hard work into it, I think it gives [girls] a different kind of experience, and something to get excited about,” Martin said.

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been involved with the military. Funds will benefit the beautifi-cation of Memorial Park, and upcoming projects.

Pongratz added that local souts and members of the 4H club plan to start circling to get the word out about the project this week.

“We’re going to start as soon as the ground is susept-able, ready for us, and we’ll be finished by Memorial Day,” Pongratz said.

The bricks also leave room for art engravements represent-ing the Army, Navy, Merchant Marines, Air Force or Coast Guard.

Selectmen unanimously voted Monday to support the project.

The bricks will lay from the front path of the park in front of the First Church of Pembroke on Center Street to the Civil War monument and World War I, Spanish American War and Desert Storm monuments, both on the outside.

The World War II, Vietnam and Korean War monument in the center does not have a pathway.

Pongratz said though he never served in conflict, though he’s a 16-year mem-ber of the National Guard. He added that other veterans who are members of the American Legion Post 143 have been contacting him about their dis-pleasure with the current state of Memorial Park.

In the upcoming months, they plan to weed the area and add a new sprinkler system.

“Everything turned yellow up there, it’s really unsitely,” Pongratz said. “But my vision is to have Memorial Park be the lushest, greenest spot in town. We’re looking to give Memo-rial Park the honor that it’s due, to honor our veterans.”

Eagle Scout David Lopes also plans to help with upkeep and to add granite benches.

To inquire about sponsor-ing a brick, call Pongratz at 617-688-1157.

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Skills learned to care for familiesKarla Cerrato, 15, of New York and Diana Venegas, 18, of Connecticut, fix a mirror to the door as part of the Dare to Repare competition.

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Almost thereBefore Luke Skywalker blows up the Death

Star in the first Star Wars movie, Red Leader (I’m not nerdy enough to know his actual

name) takes a shot. As he gets closer to the target, Darth Vader closes in from behind. His wingman begs him to hurry, to which he replies “Almost there.” His wingman screams again for Red Leader to fire, clearly knowing the end of his life is coming fast. Red Leader replies again, “Al….most there.” As though he is barely aware of anything else around him except the target. The wingman dies, Red Leader misses then dies, Han Solo saves the

day, Luke scores, Chewy growls, the end.

As February fades into March and we finally begin to see what is left of our grass again, I think it only fitting to bring up our good friend Red Leader. This has been a brutal winter, one that makes me understand why Jack Nicholson went crazy in The Shining. We were bombarded with snow that cancelled games, practices, school, work and fun and kept us all either pent up in our houses or grumbling as we

tried to shovel our way out. It got so bad I even heard the meteorologists use the term “thundersnow,” which my spell check doesn’t understand. But it’s March; the winter tournaments are taking place, which means the end is in sight. Like Red Leader, we are almost there.

However, like Red Leader, we have to watch our backs for the one last big storm that inevitably comes when we are closest to the end. Most of the people I cover in these sports pages are too young to remember the April Fool’s Day blizzard, but the rest of us know that even though we can see the grass, we might still have Darth Vader on our tails.

And what are we waiting for? Spring? Spring just means we go from 30s and 40s with snow on the ground to high 40s and 50s with howling winds and four to six straight days of rain followed by a perpetual mist that lasts through mid June. April and most of May will mean baseball and softball in the mud or on ground so hard sliding into a base will be like a sandpaper Slip’N’Slide. We’ll have track meets and lacrosse games that turn your skin purple with cold and tennis courts so slick from rain that the first few matches may see a few faceplants.

We’ll get a few nice weeks of sunny 70s and then wake up one day to find it 97 and humid with tempera-tures on the track in the triple digits. That’s what we’re waiting for, and bring it on.

We all must be a little crazy to choose to live in New England. We get about one month’s worth of nice days in a year mixed between late spring and early fall; we spend our winters begging for it to stop snowing and the summers cursing the lack of water. We glory in death every year, except we call it foliage to sound less sadistic. We’ve had our butts kicked by Mother Nature so badly this year, we can’t wait for the chance to go outside and freeze in the fog and rain that can only mean a New England spring. With any luck, we’re almost there, and hopefully no snowstorm is right on our tails.

May The Force be with us — no more winter.

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Gaine just wrapped up his athletic career at Pembroke High School as captain of the basketball team and is currently weighing his options for college next year. He shared his

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… his college prospects. I’ve applied to a few schools and I’m still waiting to hear back. When I do, I’ll just assess my op-tions. It’s between some state schools, but Westfield would be cool. I’m also thinking about Johnson and Wales in Rhode Is-land and Southern New Hampshire. I’m still unsure about play-ing basketball; I guess I’ll have to see how the summer goes and if I still miss it. [Former Pembroke coach Paul] Wholey at Framingham asked me to play, so I’m thinking about that too.

… looking into a major. I want to study criminal justice wherever I go. It’s always been a goal of mine to be a cop one day. My father kind of instilled that in me.

… playing basketball. I started in third grade when I switched over from hockey. It’s the only sport I play, so it keeps me busy. I like the whole team aspect and working together with your friends is all good fun.

… his favorite memories as a Titan. Definitely my sophomore year at Braintree against Abington — we lost the game, but it was the biggest game I’ve ever played in. Also, our game against Med-field [the same year], because that was on a big scale and we won. [Laughs]

… how he spends his free time. I just like to hang out with my friends and play NBA 2K and stuff like that.

… life after graduation. I just want to live a happy life and see what happens.

A visit with basketball captain James Gaine

From DUX to DucksWHP loses to Dragons, set for rematch with Fontbonne

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It was a lackluster end to the regular season for the Whitman-Hanson/Pembroke girls hockey team, but when they saw their tournament bracket on Saturday afternoon, business picked right back up.

WHP ended their season with a 3-1 loss to the Duxbury Dragons at the Hobomock Ice Arena in Pembroke on Friday and will open the MIAA tour-nament against the Fontbonne Academy Ducks in Quincy on Thursday.

Neither Duxbury nor WHP skated with their usual inten-sity in the final game of the season for both tournament-bound teams. The Dragons scored one minute and 26 sec-onds into the game on a shot by Jacqui Nolan, but Jane Morrisette evened the score for WHP a little more than one minute later off a pass from Tricia Stacy.

However, Hannah Mur-phy gave the Dragons the lead again before the period was over. Brianna Connolly added some insurance five minutes into the second while WHP struggled to mount some sus-tained offense in the Duxbury

end. “One thing Duxbury does

really well is stop us at the blue line,” assistant coach Dan Mastrogiacomo said. “We re-ally focused on trying to get the puck into their zone, and they are just a talented team.”

The team had their chanc-es with Duxbury taking five of their 11 penalties in the third period, but WHP could not capitalize on the power plays, putting only one shot on net in the third.

“They play [defense] well,” Mastrogiacomo said. “We were really hoping to give

them their first league defeat, but they held us at the blue line pretty much the entire game.”

The team will be looking for more retribution when they play the Ducks on Thursday. It was Fontbonne who beat WHP for the state champion-ship two years ago, and they own a 4-1 win over WHP al-ready this season. While it will be a tall order for WHP, Mastrogiacomo said the team is fired up to have another shot at Fontbonne.

“The team is really pumped up,” he said on Monday. “And that is good news.”

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Assisstant captain Tricia stacy (14) gets into it with a Duxbury forward in front of the WHP net during a chippy game between the two league rivals on Friday. Photo by Dave Palana



Titan track competes at All States

Michelle coate clears the high jump bar at 5 feet. coate would go on to jump 5’2” and tie for 10th place.

Becky stoyle takes off in the high jump, where she finished fourth.

Michaela Ng takes the baton for the second leg of the 4x400 relay.

Brendan Adams and Wesley gallagher get set to begin the mile.

ryan kelley runs the second leg for Pembroke’s seventh place 4x800 relay team.

kris Horn speeds around a corner during the 300 meters.

Joe Vercollone sprints to the finish in the 1,000 meters.

Heather connick runs into the bell lap in the mile.

chelsea savage waits for the baton for the anchor leg of the 4x800 relay.

Vanessa Pham hands off to sarah James for during the 4x800.

phoTos by dave palana




The Pembroke boys track team have broken at least one school record in each of their last two meets — and Wes-ley Gallagher made sure that streak continued right to the end of the season.

Gallagher broke his own mile record to place third at the All-State Championships on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Gallagher battled with Mansfield’s Josh Lampron and St. John’s Dan Zawalich at the head of the race, and then held off a late challenge from Andover’s Simon Voorhees to finish in the top three.

“Wesley continued to do what he does,” head coach Jim Rooney said. “He ran a great race.”

While it was a good day for Gallagher, it was a frus-trating day for some of the other Titans. Brendan Adams and Joe Vercollone ran below their personal bests in the mile and 1,000 meters respectively, as did Kris Horn in the 300. The 4x800 team of Gallagher, Adams, Vercollone and Ryan

Kelley earned a seventh-place medal for their performance, but were two seconds off their time from the D-III race.

“The guys had a rough day, but we were really training for the Division III meet, so any-thing we got today was just ic-ing on the cake,” Rooney said. “It was a good way to end the

season. A couple of the guys wished they could have had better performances, but as long as they left it on the track, then I’m happy.”

Rooney said the team is going to take some time off before getting ready for the spring season, which begins the first week of April.

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Ending with a bang Titan 4x400 relay team shines at All States


It was a struggle all day for the girls track team at the All State Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday, but they saved their best race for last.

Becky Stoyle, Michaela Ng, Michelle Coate and Mary Scanlan ran the 4x400-meter relay in three minutes and 57.12 seconds to run the sev-enth fastest ever by a Massa-chusetts team, break both the school and All-State meet re-cords and take second place.

Stoyle ran the team into first place after the first leg, but Newton North pulled away in the second and third — leav-ing Pembroke and Andover in a furious battle for second. Scanlan held off Jaclyn Tor-res down the final 100 meters to give Pembroke the second place finish by five-tenths of a

second. “That was an awesome

end to an up and down day,” head coach Greg Zopatti said. “It’s always nice to end on a good note. To run that fast is amazing.”

The race was a bit of ret-ribution for Scanlan, who had trouble breaking through the pack in the 600 earlier in the day, when she finished 11th. Junior Chelsea Savage also had trouble in the 1,000 where she collided with runners in the first two laps and never seemed to get into stride. Captain Heather Connick was also off her mile time from the Division III race the week before, but both her and Sav-age ran more aggressively in the 4x800 relay, where they teamed with Vanessa Pham and Sarah James.

“A lot of us really weren’t sticking our noses into the

races, but in the relays, we started to get that back,” Zo-patti said. “They really forgot what happened [earlier in the day] and really concentrated on that race. That was awe-some to see.”

Stoyle had a little trouble hitting the board in the long jump, but rallied to finish fourth. The senior captain also took fourth in the 300 meters, where she ran a personal best 40.67 seconds. Coate also matched her high jump mark from the D-III meet, clear-ing 5’2” and finishing tied for 10th.

“I thought Becky had an excellent day,” Zopatti said. “And Michelle did a great job in the high jump.”

The Titans are undecided whether to continue on the New England Championships next weekend or continue training for the nationals.

Record finishGallagher sets new mark at All States

Pembroke captain Mary scanlan crosses the finish line just ahead of Andover’s Jaclyn Torres to give the Titan 4x400 team second place and break the All-state meet time record. Photo by Dave Palana

Wesley gallagher holds off simon Vorhees to take third in the mile, setting a new school record in the process. Photo by Dave Palana

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