Pembroke Express 11-27-2009

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Pembroke Express publisher Josh Cutler and editor Becca Manning delivered a van-load of food items and checks totalling about $400 to the Pembroke Food Pantry on

Wednesday, Nov. 18. The Express thanks all who helped out during our first-ever food drive (additional donations are being dropped off this week). Thanks, too, to our loyal readers. Now that our drive has ended, we will return to being a free newspaper, though we encourage everyone to continue donating when pos-sible to local causes like the Food Pantry.

Donations of canned goods, non-perishable food items and toilet-ries may be dropped off during regular hours at the Fire Department headquarters on Center Street and Pembroke Public Library and at the Food Pantry in the community center on Wednesdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thanks, Pembroke!

Pembroke Express publisher Josh Cutler and editor Becca Manning hand off food and money donations to Pembroke Food Pantry volunteer Carol Demers on Wednesday, Nov. 18. See more photos from our food drive on page 8.

Becca ManningEditor

FIT FOR A FEAST: Cameron Milewski, 4, smiles as his teacher helps him dress in his Pilgrim costume before Learn In Play Preschool’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Monday, Nov. 23. See more photos from the feast on page 12. Photo by Becca Manning

Happy Thanksgiving!

Trash rates raisedBy Becca Manning, express staff

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Department of Public Works Commissioners assured selectmen Monday night that the department was not ready to move operations to their Glenwood Road building, de-spite rumors of a Dec. 1 move date.

However, relocating to that site is still the commissioners’ plan — one they say has been in the works for years.

“This has been a long-range plan,” DPW Commis-sioner Kevin Crowley said “This isn’t something that just popped up out of the sky. We talked about this before.”

Crowley said the commis-sioners met with selectmen in March 2008 to talk about the move.

“When we had that meeting almost a year ago in March, we did say that we’d be coming be-

fore you guys when everything was up and ready. It’s still not up and ready,” he said.

The issue came to light a few weeks ago, after Thorne received an e-mail from DPW Director Gene Fulmine con-cerning moving telephone

Selectmen, town administrator question plan to move DPW office

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The Department of Public Works commissioners are planning to relocate the main DPW office from Town Hall to a town-owned building at 91 Glenwood Road*.

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By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

Residents will see their trash bills go up by $30 come Jan. 1, and the Board of Health is hoping the increase will spur at least a few resolutions to re-cycle more.

The board voted unani-mously Monday night to raise the rates from $240 per house-hold annually to $270.

Trash bills are issued in July, and residents are given the option of paying in one or two payments. Those who have paid in full will receive an extra $30 bill after the first of the year, while those who still have a second payment to make will see $30 tacked on to that bill, according to Board of Health secretary Carol Mirotta.

All bills issued next July will be for the new amount, Mirotta said.

“We don’t like raising costs any more than the towns-people like paying it, but we have to cover our expenses,” she said. “We’re hoping more people start recycling. That would help keep costs down for curbside pick-up.”

The board also changed the limit of weekly barrels per household from seven to four.

Board: $30 increase will help cover $75K deficit

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By Mike tropeano express contriButor

This past Town Meeting had a consid-erably different look than previous sessions. Besides the debut of new

Moderator Steve Dodge, the Advisory Com-mittee welcomed a new chairman. Longtime member Matt McNeilly took the helm with the departure of Steve Curley from the committee. An active Town Meeting participant, McNeilly is in his second stint on the committee, having served a total of eight years.

How did you originally get involved with the Advisory Committee? I was going to Town Meeting all the time. My wife and I started at-tending since I arrived in town. It was habitual for me to attend. I started going in Hingham, which has the same form of government, with my parents when I turned 18. I heard about an opening when Hilary Wilson was the chair in 1998. I talked to Mary Dio about what the Ad-visory Committee did, applied for an opening and was appointed by John Walsh.

What prompted your decision to rejoin the committee? Partly, because I missed it. I needed the break after six years because it can get intense and I was busy at work. I had spo-ken with Steve Curley and he was two or three members short at the time and asked me if I wanted to come back. Even though we have nine members, we have to have five in at all times. If we have people who do not partici-pate, it can really hurt.

How has the role of Advisory changed since you began serving on the committee? There is more active participation with Ed Thorne as the Town Administrator. Ed, with [town accountant] Mike Buckley, has eased the budgeting process by having a direct reporting relationship with the departments. Between Ed and Mike, they see it every day and have been able to help us cut down from six inches of pa-per to three.

What advice did Steve Curley provide prior to you taking the post? Steve told me to sit back and listen to what the members tell you. You need to read the flow of what the members are thinking. You do not need to in-terject into the flow of the meeting.

What strengths do you bring to the com-mittee? I think it is probably the fact that I was there, served with some long-term members and under two good chairmen in Hilary Wilson and Steve Curley. I also understand how things get done. I have developed good relationships with departments from acting as the Advisory Committee’s liaison to the Department of Pub-lic Works and the Council on Aging.

What was your impression of the fall special Town Meeting? I thought it went real-ly well. Steve Dodge did an excellent job. The Advisory Committee did not get everything to go the way we had proposed. The town em-ployees did receive their raises. They did de-

serve them, and it was hard earned. Our biggest concern was it [raises] does not hurt anyone in the long run. We are doing everything we can to avoid layoffs.

Do you believe the town will need to en-dure any additional cuts in the current fiscal year? I believe that we are going to receive an-other cut to local aid before the end of the fiscal year. We have left some money in free cash that can be use to make up the deficit. This was the main reason for doing this at fall Town Meet-ing. If this doesn’t cover the entire cut, then we will look to make cuts to the individual de-partments using a process similar to last year, where they were spread out evenly.

When will you begin the FY2011 bud-get process? We will start on Nov. 30 with the building department. Then, we will be bringing in four different departments each week with each getting 15-20 minutes to make their initial budget presentation. Realizing that this will not be the final proposal for Town Meeting, it gets us started on the numbers we need. We begin with the personnel cost, step increases, office supplies, and then anything new that they need.

What are your expectations going into the planning process? I think we are going to plan as tight as possible and hope the cuts from the state are not as severe as they could be. We really need the Massachusetts economy to turn around in order to get full cherry sheet funding from the state of Massachusetts. [Edi-tors note: the cherry sheet is notification by the Commonwealth to municipalities of estimated state aid to be paid.]

What do you believe are the main budget priorities for the town for FY2011? The big thing is to keep everyone working who is cur-rently working for the town. We do not want to lay anyone off. Some departments are cut-ting through attrition, which will help for next year.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Erickson Lane. $180,000, Whitman Homes Inc. to Spectrum Contracting Inc., Nov. 12.49 Gardner Lane. $195,000, James F. Linehan and Roberta A. Linehan to Robert F. Cavicchi and Debra K. Cavicchi, Nov. 6.27 Grove Street. $276,500, Brian Patnaude to Peter T. Degnan, Nov. 12.18 Plain Street. $178,750, Philip R. O’Brien and Linda M. O’Brien to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Nov. 6.

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A visit with Matt McNeilly

Church fair scheduled Dec. 5The Bryantville United Methodist Church, 546 Mattakeesett

St., will host its annual Seasons of the Heart Fair on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shop from a selection of gift bas-kets, crafts, jewelry, holiday ornaments and decorations, visit the “New to You” and white elephant table as well as sample and buy a variety of fresh and frozen appetizers, meals, soups and baked goods. The Kitchen Corner will be serving up lunch and desserts.

Special Town Meeting was Advisory chair’s debut

Advisory Committee chairman Matt McNeilly pre-pares to read the committee’s motion at the Nov. 3 special Town Meeting. Photo by Becca Manning

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In the end, it was the Wor-rall family’s reputation in the community that convinced the Zoning Board of Appeals to allow a tattoo studio at 314 Mattakeesett Street.

The board voted unani-mously Tuesday night to grant a use variance to Adam and Colette Worrall for their new business venture, to be called “3 Angels Tattoo” after the couple’s three daughters.

“We’re very happy,” Adam Worrall said after the meeting. “It’s been a long process, a lot longer than we anticipated. I think it’s going to be a well-run business with zero nega-tive impact to the neighbor-hood.”

Though the ZBA meetings had drawn a crowd over the three months since Worrall first presented his proposal, Tues-day’s meeting was sparsely at-tended, with just a handful of supporters and no opponents present. One resident who had spoken against the studio in the past sent a letter saying she could not attend.

After ruling a tattoo studio could not be considered “re-tail,” the Zoning Board agreed to grant the use variance, which allows the Worralls to run the studio in Business District A. Tattoo studios are not among the allowable uses listed for that district.

“Being on this board … I have to listen with open ears, see what is best for our com-munity as a whole, and base my decisions on that — is it good for today, is it good for 75 years from now,” ZBA mem-ber Sharon McNamara said. “You, as a family, I think have proven yourself to the commu-nity, to me, to this board.”

Even those who spoke against the tattoo studio had good things to say about the family that has run Lindy’s General Store on Mattakeesett Street for more than 25 years.

“I do agree with the abut-ters — every time they said something, it was never against you as a family. It was always

against what they thought was going to be coming in here,” McNamara said.

ZBA member John O’Connor also emphasized that it was the Worralls them-selves that made him comfort-able approving the use.

“I looked for every pos-sible reason, in terms of the abutters and the residents in the area, for any detrimental concerns,” he said. “And be-ing in real estate and having some certification and apprais-al background, I couldn’t sub-stantiate in my mind, because of your family, that this actu-ally would be detrimental.”

One of the conditions of permit approval was that the business remain with the Wor-rall family. If they want to sell it in the future, they would have to apply for an amend-ment to the permit and return to the board for full review.

Other conditions include that the studio be open to cus-tomers by appointment only, with no same-day appoint-ments, and follow the hours of Tuesday through Saturday, 12-8 p.m., with no Sundays and Mondays.

Also, the front windows must be curtained, the busi-ness must meet health regu-lations and use a system that verifies whether IDs are valid, and the shop must be separate from the general store, with no public pass-through.

The studio will feature two artists’ stations.

Concerns about signs were among those raised by neigh-bors during the public hearing, and the board left that decision up to the zoning enforcement officers, with the stipulations that the sign be no larger than the existing sign for nearby Dimitri’s Pizza.

Adam Worrall said interi-or renovations to the property probably would take three to four months, along with se-curing the proper licenses and Board of Health review. He also needs to hire two artists.

As for why he wanted to

open a tattoo shop to begin with, Worrall said, “I just had the idea. I’ve always liked tat-toos; I have several tattoos myself, and I thought it’d be the perfect spot for that type of business. I think it’ll be fun.”

Worrall said he did not think neighbors would be sur-prised about the approval.

“I think everybody that’s been paying attention kind of had a feeling that this might go through, so I don’t think there will be any uproar,” he said. “I think everyone got to voice their opinions and the board made their decision, and we’re going to run the business and do our best not to offend any-body.”

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Zoning Board of Appeals assistant Michele Dowling and members Sharon McNamara, Greg Hanley and John O’Connor discuss the application for a tattoo studio at 314 Mattakeesett Street at their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The board voted unanimously in favor of the application, setting con-ditions such as hours and that the front windows must be curtained. Photo by Becca Manning

“I think everybody that’s been paying attention kind of had a feeling that this might go through, so I don’t think there will be any uproar. I think everyone got to voice their opinions and the board made their decision, and we’re going to run the business

and do our best not to offend anybody.” — Adam Worrall, owner of the proposed

3 Angels Tattoo studio at 314 Mattakeesett Street


Man gets probation in jewelry theft case

A Pembroke man who was pulled over last year for having an unregistered vehicle and found to have stolen jewelry in his vehicle ad-mitted to one charge but had others dismissed last week in Plymouth District Court.

Todd R. Robinson, 31, of Mattakeesett Street, admitted on Nov. 12 to receiving sto-len property over $250. His case was continued without a finding for one year.

Charges of Class A drug possession and pos-session of a burglarious instrument were dis-missed. He was found responsible for the regis-try violation and ordered to pay a $100 fine.

Robinson was arrested on April 20, 2008, af-ter police pulled his vehicle over on Mattakesett Street for being unregistered. Police reportedly found a large amount of jewelry in pouches and pillowcases inside the vehicle, including a watch valued at more than $250. Police were able to contact the watch’s owner, who confirmed it had been stolen during a break-in at her home the day before, according to reports.

Officers also found tools in the vehicle, in-cluding a bent screwdriver. Robinson consented to a search of his apartment, where police found what appeared to be another stolen item and a small amount of suspected heroin, according to reports.

A passenger in Robinson’s vehicle was found to have two active warrants and also was arrested.

Woman claims mafia told her to take checks

A Hingham woman accused of stealing a Stop and Shop employee’s checkbook out of his car while he was at work told police she was told to do so by someone claiming to be connected to the Russian Mafia.

Stephanie D. Jones, 25, of Hingham is be-ing summonsed to appear in Plymouth District Court on Dec. 3 on charges of felony breaking and entering and larceny under $250. She faces other charges in Abington, where the report was originally filed.

The Pembroke Stop & Shop employee re-ported that his checkbook had gone missing while he was at work on July 8 and later discov-ered that two false checks had been cashed from his account at two different banks, one for $450 and one for $320.

Police were able to track down the woman who cashed the checks, believed to be Jones,

with the license number and name used on the checks and by comparing her registry photo to surveillance images from the bank, according to reports.

After police attempted to contact her for more than two weeks, Jones eventually came to the station to be interviewed on July 24, accord-ing to reports.

Jones allegedly told police that a man known as “Fingers” had called her and told her she needed to take the checks from a vehicle parked at Stop & Shop, cash them for a specific amount and place the money, minus $200 she was al-lowed to keep for herself, in her mailbox. She said she was told that members of the Russian Mafia would be following her.

Jones said she did what she was told to do and that the money was picked up after about 20 minutes. She threw away the remaining checks, according to reports.

Burger King employee admits to larceny

A former Burger King employee has been ordered to pay restitution of $4,000 to the res-taurant after admitting he stole money while working there.

Scott W. Fitzgerald, 21, of Marshfield ad-mitted on Nov. 17 to one charge of larceny over $250. His case was continued without a finding for one year. Two additional charges of larceny over $250 were dismissed.

Fitzgerald was accused of taking deposit bags containing a total of $6,700 in cash from the local restaurant in March, according to po-lice reports. He allegedly told police that he had not signed the deposit log sheets as required by his employer.

Pembroke police log

Police & courT Briefs

friDAY, NoVeMBer 1312:01 a.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Oak and Pleasant streets.

4:05 a.m. Caller reported break-in at home on Chapel Street.

3:35 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Mattakee-sett Street.

5:59 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Center Street.

6:33 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Maquan Street.

8:34 p.m. Caller reported vehicle complaint on Washing-ton Street. Driver warned.

9:04 p.m. Caller reported vehicle complaint on Taylor Point Road. Police dispersed gathering.

sATurDAY, NoVeMBer 146:07 a.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle theft on Taylor Street.

8:58 a.m. Caller reported fire incident on Mattakeesett Street. Fire department notified.

12:18 p.m. Caller reported fire incident on Hill Farm Road. Fire department notified.

1:54 p.m. Caller reported missing property on Church Street.

2:53 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Washington Street. Police restored peace.

4:47 p.m. Caller reported hit and run motor vehicle crash on Center Street.

6:14 p.m. Caller reported larceny on Pond Street.

suNDAY, NoVeMBer 1512:45 p.m. Caller reported

shoplifting on Church Street.2:27 p.m. Caller reported

citizen complaint on Monroe Street.

7:03 p.m. Caller reported fire incident on Plain Street. Fire department notified.

9:52 p.m. Caller reported domestic dispute on Monroe Street.

MoNDAY, NoVeMBer 167:05 a.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle crash with dam-age under $1,000 on Oak and Winter streets.

8:30 a.m. Caller reported fraud on Standford Hill Road.

8:47 a.m. Caller reported vandalism at home on Center Street.

10:49 a.m. Caller reported domestic dispute on Monroe Street.

12:02 p.m. Caller reported domestic dispute on Oak Street.

1:04 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Pembroke Woods Drive.

2:21 p.m. Caller reported non-aggravated assault on Learning Lane.

2:29 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Church Street.

4:27 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Standford Hill Road and Maple Avenue.

5:13 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle complaint on Center Street.

7:48 p.m. Caller reported

disturbance on Chapel Street.9:32 p.m. Caller reported

suspicious activity on Mill Street.

9:34 p.m. Caller reported threatening on Church Street.

TuesDAY, NoVeMBer 176:59 a.m. Caller reported

animal complaint on Furnace Lane.

8:00 a.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Route 3 northbound. State police noti-fied.

8:14 a.m. Caller reported disturbance on Ridge Avenue.

10:00 a.m. Caller reported disturbance on Learning Lane.

10:20 p.m. Caller reported suspicious vehicle on Spring Street.

11:25 a.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Mattakee-sett Street.

12:48 p.m. Police stopped vehicle on Washington Street and arrested Michael J. Burns, 35, of Plymouth for driving with a suspended license, having no inspection sticker and on a straight warrant.

7:43 p.m. Caller reported domestic incident on Plain Street.

10:09 p.m. Caller reported robbery on Church Street.

10:45 p.m. Caller reported fraud on Kilcommons Drive.

WeDNesDAY, NoVeMBer 1810:59 a.m. Caller reported

vandalism on Mayflower Court.2:00 p.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Hobomock and Mill streets.

3:34 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Old Oak Street.

3:48 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Ridge Avenue.

5:11 p.m. Caller reported missing property on Beebe Lane.

6:04 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Ridge Avenue.

6:46 p.m. Caller reported fire incident on Schoosett Street. Fire department notified.

6:50 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on School and Center streets.

THursDAY, NoVeMBer 192:02 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious motor vehicle on Center Street. Police sent person on his way.

5:22 a.m. Police stopped vehicle on Center Street and Kilcommons Drive and arrested Kenneth P. Campbell, 44, of Lake Street for driving with a suspended license, speeding and failure to dim headlights.

9:09 a.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Center Street.

2:20 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Center Street.

2:32 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle complaint on School Street.

4:19 p.m. Caller reported domestic incident on Monroe Street.

6:18 p.m. Caller reported larceny on Corporate Park Drive.

The Pembroke Community Youth Alliance is host-ing a presentation by Kathi Meyer on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Pembroke High School au-

ditorium. Meyer will speak about the loss of her 17-year-old daughter, Taylor, to an accident after a drinking party. Bill Phillips from New Beginnings and Chris Horkan from the Pembroke Police Department also will speak.

Taylor drowned in a swamp after a night of partying with friends after homecoming in October 2008. Her mother said Taylor simply made a bad decision and that she wants others to learn from this. Meyer has spent the past year speaking with kids and parents about the conse-quences of bad decisions. She em-phasizes the need for kids to stick together and create a buddy system so that “kids have each other’s backs.”

Phillips founded the New Beginnings program in 1985 to promote awareness and acceptance of alcoholism and other dependencies as health issues of grave concern to everyone, with major ramifications to the welfare of the communi-ty. Horkan will speak briefly about social hosting laws. So-cial Host Liability is the legal term for the criminal and civil responsibility of a person who furnishes liquor to a guest.

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• Story Time. Tues., Dec. 1, 8, 15. 10:30 a.m. For ages 2-5.

• Baby Lap Sit. Wed., Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. 10:30 a.m. For ages 6-24 months. No registra-tion required.

• Ornament Craft. Fri., Dec. 4. 3:30 p.m. Help deco-rate the Christmas tree by col-oring paper ornaments. Open to ages 3 and up. No registra-tion required.

• Story Time. Mon., Dec. 7, 14. 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

For ages 2-5.• Wii Event. Tues., Dec.

8. 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 11 and up can come play the New Super Mario Brothers for the Wii. No registration required.

• Teen Advisory Group Meeting. Thurs., Dec. 10. 5 p.m. Group will be making holiday cards.

• Pajama Story Time. Thurs., Dec. 17. 6 p.m. Ages 2 and up. No registration re-

quired.• Holiday Wreath Craft.

Fri., Dec. 18. 3:30 p.m. Bring at least 10 white plastic shop-ping bags to make a recyclable holiday wreath. For ages 7 and up.

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Come this summer, those traveling through Pembroke Center on a warm Saturday morning will find the Town Green bustling.

Organizers of the Pem-broke Farmers Market said last week they secured the green as a home for their venture, which they hope to run next July through October.

“We’re thrilled to be able to get that location,” said Christine Falk, who along with brother Matt York is spear-heading the project. “It’s how we envisioned it; it’s what a historical market would have been like. You get so much traffic going through there — it’s the best spot for a commu-nity market.”

Along with offering a cen-tral, easy-to-access spot, the green has a ready stage for mu-sicians that the two also would like to bring to the market.

Originally, the group had talked about having the mar-ket on a weeknight, but with summer camp programs us-ing the green during the week, Saturday became the only vi-able option if they wanted that location.

“There are a few things that are already scheduled for the Town Green, like the Arts Festival, that will take prece-dent over the farmers market,” Falk said. “We’ll either have to move for the day or cancel for that week. We’re also hoping we can work with those groups to help each other.”

Times for the market have not yet been set, and there is still much to be done before opening day. After a break over the holidays, Falk said she hopes to get further into the planning in January, mak-ing forms available for pro-spective vendors.

The group will need to work with the Board of Health and the Massachusetts Farm-ers Market Federation to be sure they are following the correct guidelines, Falk said. Next will come fundraising and advertising.

Interested vendors, musi-cians or anyone who wants to volunteer to help organize the farmers market can contact Falk or York through the Web site, pembrokefarmersmarket.org. The site will be updated as the market progresses.

The Farmers Market group will be meeting again in Janu-ary. About a dozen people showed up at the group’s first meeting on Sept. 29.

Falk invites anyone inter-ested in the venture to attend or contact them.

“We really want to get feedback from everyone in the community about what they want to see there,” she said.

Falk and York have said they see the Pembroke mar-ket as being open to a variety of vendors and groups, from local farmers selling fruits, vegetables, eggs and herbs to nonprofit organizations seek-ing a way to share their infor-mation.

But ultimately, Falk said she was just looking for a sim-ple, healthy way to shop for her family.

“Our goal is really just to bring in good, local food,” she said.

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The Pembroke Farmers Market is in need of help from those who want to sell, buy, sing or just vol-unteer their time. Visit pembroke farmersmarket.org for information.

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The Titans Boys Lacrosse Club is once again teaming up with The Gardeners’ Choice Nursery on Route 53 in Wash-ington to sell Christmas trees. The lacrosse club will receive a portion of the sale from each tree. Sales start the day after Thanksgiving.

PAWS & EFFECT: The elders at Bay Path Nursing Home got a visit from the members of A Round of A-Paws 4-H club — Scout Leonard and Leah, Jenna Illingworth and Mona, Maura Haley and Riley, Cheryl Acampora and Allie, and Mara Brown with Poochie, along with leader Cathy Acampora — on Oct. 27. A Round of A-Paws is a club of enthusiastic kids training their dogs for therapy work, along with a few other surprises. The club members dressed up with their dogs for a meet-and-greet with the seniors. A Round of A-Paws went from room to room, spreading the happiness of the pooches.


And talking about the ➢LongHorn Steakhouse, the Darden Restaurants is proud to announce the promotion of Marcus Andriotti to manag-ing partner of the restaurant’s Pembroke location. Andriotti, a Darden Restaurants veteran of more than six years, served as general manager at LongHorn prior to his promotion. Andri-otti is an active member of the Pembroke community through loyalty card donation to fund-raisers and local booster club support.

The Capital Athletic Con- ➢ference (CAC) waited three weeks for Gallaudet Univer-sity’s freshman Shaquana Mc-Donough to make her collegiate debut on Sept. 21. But after 13 games, the CAC women’s soc-cer coaches had taken notice of McDonough’s skills. She was recently honored with the 2009 CAC Co-Rookie of the Year award. She shares this award with Melinda Kane from Ste-venson University. McDonough finished the season second in the CAC in goals (12), fourth in points (26) and led the confer-ence in shots with 93. Gallau-det has only had two All-CAC women’s soccer selections. The last was in 2006.

The Pembroke High School ➢Music Department is pleased to announce the following students have been selected by competi-tive audition as members of the 2010 Southeast District Music Festival Band, Orchestra and Chorus. Accepted to the band are: Michaela Ng, flute, and Mark King, tuba. Accepted to the orchestra is Tyler Kin-sherf, string bass. Accepted to the chorus are altos Alexandra Case and Karen McConnarty; sopranos Angelica Marino and Nicole Gharghour; tenors Samuel Lathrop, Christian Gallopo and Zachary Hender-son; and basses Ian Atchison, Christopher Feth, James Bai-ley and Timothy Lewis. The students will attend the two-day festival on Jan. 8 and 9 at Oliver Ames High School in Easton. In addition, the following students scored in the top 25 percent on their respective instruments and received a recommenda-tion to audition for All-State orchestra or chorus: Tyler Kin-

sherf, Alexandra Case, Angel-ica Marino, Samuel Lathrop, Christian Gallopo, Zachary Henderson, Christopher Feth and Timothy Lewis.

The students in Hobomock ➢Elementary School Grade 6 participated in a contest called “The Patriot Pen.” It is a nation-wide writing contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for students in grades 6-8. This year’s theme was: When is the right time to honor our military heroes?” Three Hobomock stu-dents received prizes for their Patriot Pen Essay: Forst place, Victoria Berlandi-Short; sec-ond place, Aaron Diauto; and third place, Brandon Sheehan. Congratulations to these three students for their outstanding effort and patriotism. Hobo-mock is proud of them!

The week of Nov. 16-20 was ➢Spirit Week at Hobomock El-

ementary School. The students and many of the staff members there participated enthusiasti-cally in this event. At last count, the school had collected more than $600. All the money col-lected will be used to purchase gift cards for Hobomock fami-lies who are struggling in this challenging economy. Hats off to all those involved!

On Saturday, Nov. 21, the ➢drama department at Sacred Heart High School in Kingston staged its first production in the newly renovated school audito-rium, “A Festival of Contempo-rary 10 Minute Plays.” Sacred Heart High School juniors Evan Grande and Matt Donovan ap-peared in “Babel in Arms.” The duo drew rave reviews from the audiences for their comedic performance.

The Saint Thecla Catho- ➢lic Church seventh grade CCD class recently held a healthy food drive for the Pembroke Food Pantry. This group of stu-dents wanted their food drive to be different and decided to fo-cus their drive on donations of “healthy food” such as bran ce-reals, granola bars, juices, pea-nut butter, nutritious snacks, etc. The drive was held at the church the weekend of Nov. 14-15. It was very successful, with several large boxes filled with food and donated to the pantry. The class not only felt proud but also realized the im-portance of working together to help others in need. They plan to continue this mission again at a later date.

This past weekend, John and I celebrated our wedding anni-versary. We left early Saturday

morning, had breakfast at Friendly’s, drove to Hopkington to visit with our friend who is in assisted living there, drove to Sutton where we went to the Vaillancourt Folk Art Museum and Christmas Shop, went to dinner at the Pleasant Valley Country Club, and stayed over in the only motel located in the area. On Sunday, we took the Mass Pike into the South End of Boston and had brunch at Stella’s. We then drove to Hanover to see Sandra Bullock’s new movie “The Blind Side” and had dinner at the LongHorn Steakhouse in Pembroke. I need a vacation to recu-perate from the weekend, but it was lots of fun! And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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Volunteers will be at the Hanover Mall during their Pet Photos With Santa event on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and Thurs-day, Dec. 3 from 4-8 p.m. to gather donations. Next stop is the Town Green for the an-nual tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 3-5:30

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HEALTHY DRIVE: Members of Saint Thecla Catholic Church’s seventh grade CCD class hold up some of the food items they collected for the Pembroke Food Pantry, as well as posters they made to advertise the drive. The group focused on collecting healthy items such as bran cereals and nutritious snacks.



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a cookie guy. There’s an old saying in economics that the plural of anecdote is data. With that in mind, when the Pembroke Cookie Company sent over a sampling of their ridiculously good cookies, I had the option of eating one and assuming they

were all good or quickly inhaling as many as I could — just to be sure. Taking one for the team, I pounded down a handful of cookies in minutes and am here to report, they are excellent. The cookies look more like small pieces of artwork than confec-tionary delights. In fact, I initially couldn’t decide whether to frame and hang them or eat them. I went with eating them.

Lisa Robinson created the Pembroke Cookie Company nearly two years ago.

“I have always enjoyed baking, but this is a new career for me. I actually have

a B.S. in health care management, and I have always worked in the health care field. When one of my children was diagnosed on the autism spectrum, I made the decision to leave my job,” she said. “It was at that time that family and friends encouraged me to start selling my cookies. They were confident that everyone would enjoy them as much as they did. So I created Pembroke Cookie Company in early 2008, and I now have a loyal follow-ing of people who love cookies as much as I do.”

Robinson’s love of cooking goes back to childhood, help-ing her mother and grandmother making sugar cookies for the holidays. “I clearly remember sitting at the kitchen table helping my mother and grandmother to ice and decorate the cookies. That is a very special memory to me, and I knew I wanted to continue that tradition with my children,” she said. “My current recipe is a version of my grandmother’s. I have adapted that recipe over time to one that I can call my own.”

Robinson’s cookies are popular during the holiday season, but she also has a great selection of cookies for birthdays, wed-dings, baby, kids, any occasion you can imagine. “We also offer edible images that are printed on frosting sheets and placed onto cookies,” she said.

According to Robinson, the secret to making great cookies is to always use quality ingredients.

“They truly do make a difference. Also, find a recipe that you love and make it your own,” she said. “Even the smallest changes in a recipe can take a cookie from good to amazing. Most importantly, have fun doing it! It is a great way to spend an afternoon with your children and just may become a family tradition that will be passed on for generations to come.”

Robinson sells her cookies online as well as at local craft fairs and fundraisers. You can place an order online or call her at 781-799-4518. The Web site, pembrokecookie.com, displays many holiday options you can choose from. She also will be plying her wares on Dec. 5 at the Hobomock Craft Fair. In the near future, she hopes to have a storefront up and running in Pembroke. She currently bakes her cookies at a Board of Health-approved kitchen in Hanover. She hopes to eventually sell brownies, cakes, cookie jar cookies as well as a large variety of cookie cutters.

Odds and Ends: My next column, I’ll be doing a rundown of Santa Claus-related activities taking place in and around Pembroke. While I’m always dubious about how Santa is able to appear seemingly simultaneously at events everywhere, I’m always glad to see him. If there is a holiday-related event you’d like to see included, please shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]. On Tuesday, Dec. 8, voters will take the first step toward filling the seat of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy when the primary will be held for both parties. This, so far, has been one of the duller political races in recent memory but, nonetheless, I’d urge you all to Get Out! and vote.

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Thanks for pitching in!Local merchants lend a hand for Pembroke Express food drive

Craig Kingston [left], store manager at North River Wine and Spirits, and Lindy’s owner Josh Worrall [right] collected generous donations from their customers.

Pembroke Express Publisher Josh Cutler loads the collected donations into his car to deliver to the Pembroke Food Pantry.

Lauren Graney and Dina Botsaris of the Omelet Factory collected two full boxes of canned foods and donations.

Deepal Patel, owner of Pembroke 7-Elev-en, delivers a box full of canned goods.

The Pembroke Council on Aging collected lots of donations. Above, Chaké Zarougian, Pat Johnson, Ruth Ingalls, Mary Willis lend a hand.

Tim Herzog, manager of Pembroke Center Liquors, delivers a box of food and donation jar.

Diane Linscott, assistant manager at Sweet Fordy’s, holds up a donation jar.




Selectmen on Monday agreed to donate a total of $4,000 from the town’s gift fund — $2,000 to deck the halls and $2,000 to stock the pantry.

Half of the money is being given to the Pembroke Cham-ber of Commerce Tree Light-ing Committee to help fund installation of holiday banners on telephone poles throughout Pembroke Center.

The money will come from the Camp Pembroke gift fund, given to the town annu-ally by the tax-exempt camp located on Oldham Street. The money is used for special proj-ects, Town Administrator Ed Thorne said, and the fund cur-rently contains about $30,000.

Chamber member Kath-leen Keegan appeared before the board last week to explain her vision for Pembroke dur-ing the holidays and presented the town administrator with an estimated cost of placing about 60 banners on telephone poles, about $4,285.

Additional money is need-ed, she said, to light trees on the Town Green for the cer-emony, which is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 6 from 3-5:30 p.m.

Selectman Bill Boulter said he felt if the board were going to spend money from the gift fund that at least half should go to the Pembroke Food Pantry, which is struggling to keep its shelves stocked amid

an increasing demand.The board voted unani-

mously in favor of the split donation.

Also Monday, the board accepted the retirement resig-nation of Treasurer/Collector Deborah Mulrain, who will retire in January after 27 years on the job.

The board also met with residents of Pelham Street to talk about plans to sell a one-acre lot there. The board agreed to table the discus-sion until further information comes in from the state re-garding whether the property is a habitat for an endangered species of turtle.

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It turns out taxpayers won’t have to make good on their promise of $800,000 to finish the Mattakeesett Street ball fields.

Town Administrator Ed Thorne announced last week that Pembroke did not re-ceive a $500,000 state grant, which was a key component of the project’s funding plan. Voters at the Nov. 3 special Town Meeting committed to the entire $800,000, though funding was expected to come from the grant and from a lease for a cell phone tower to be built near Birch Street Park.

Now the project is again on hold.

“We’re trying to think outside the box,” Recreation Commission chairman Greg Hanley said. “We really don’t want to put the burden on the taxpayer, but it may come down to it at the very end. We’re exhausting all possibilities.”

Though the fields are mostly completed, the site is unpaved and needs a drain-age system installed, as well as a few other items such as bleachers.

The project has been on-going for more than three years since Pembroke Youth Baseball officials first ap-proached the Recreation Commission about adopting the existing fields, which were in poor shape. The town granted the group a lease to use the fields in return for their upkeep.

Youth Baseball secured a grant to install lighting at two of the fields and then got approval to clear a por-tion of Town Forest to build three new fields, bringing the park’s total to eight. Lo-cal companies cleared and graded the land for free, and Youth Baseball contracted with a professional com-

pany to design and build the fields.

When completed, the area will provide parking for about 200 and could allow Pembroke to host state and regional tournaments.

Thorne said Pembroke was not urban enough to compete with the many oth-er cities vying for funding through the Parkland Ac-quisitions and Renovations for Communities Program. The program is designed to help towns with a population over 35,000 develop land for parks and outdoor recreation purposes. Communities with smaller populations can qualify if the project would provide a resource for the region.

Thorne said the news was a mixed blessing. Though it was disappointing not to re-ceive the grant, “The good news is we don’t have to worry about where to get that $300,000 from,” he said.

Delaying the project un-til the economy is stabilized also might make voters feel more comfortable about “ponying up” the town’s share when the time comes, Thorne said.

Hanley said one option may be to apply for Com-munity Preservation Act funding — if the guidelines for where that money can be spent changes.

“Our best bet is a CPA application,” he said. “If the legislature deems that the renovation or rejuvenation of park land is considered a use that can draw down on those funds. Right now it doesn’t.”

Despite the bad news about the grant, Hanley said there was one silver lining over the past few weeks.

“I was very happy that the townsfolk supported us at Town Meeting,” he said. “We’ll just continue. We’re not going to give up.”

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That was when the Dec. 1 date came up, Thorne said.

He said he was surprised by the date because he had not heard a report from the depart-ment regarding the planned move since March 2008.

“They had always said they were going to move every-thing, but we felt that the DPW commissioners were going to have to answer to the public before they moved,” Thorne said. “They were going to have to answer all these questions about accountability, transpar-ency, violation of open meet-ing laws, things like that.”

DPW commissioners said they had never voted on a Dec. 1 move date and didn’t know where that date had come from.

Selectmen had concerns about how the move would impact the public.

Selectman Arthur Boyle said he felt the building’s loca-

tion made it inconvenient for residents who needed to come to the office for information. To get to the office, visitors would turn off Mattakeesett Street onto Gorham Avenue, turn right onto Glenwood Road, and cross a bridge.

“Are you actually improv-ing customer service for the public with the move?” Se-lectman Don Anderson asked. “Even if it’s just to break even, I’ll take that. But if it’s a loss, we’ve got to consider that as a town.”

Selectmen said the com-missioners might need to consider leaving a clerk in the Town Hall office to as-sist people who come in with questions. Water bills have been and will continue to be paid upstairs in the treasurer/collector’s office.

But DPW commission-ers argued that only a small number of customers actually come into the office.

“The majority of people seeking information from that department … the highest per-centage is phone calls,” DPW Commissioner Jim Kilcom-mons said. “If they have to be in the building, it’s usually to pay a bill.”

The property was pur-chased about a decade ago as a

well site for the Water Depart-ment.

“When we saw the po-tential of the building, that it could be rehabbed, we thought we could move our operations down here,” Crowley said. “It was something that evolved. I think we’ve been up front with this thing the whole way.”

Town Meeting has autho-rized a total of about $191,000 to renovate the building, which currently houses the Water Department. The first $95,000 for structural repairs was approved at the 2004 an-nual Town Meeting, and the latest money, $50,000 for repairs, was appropriated in April 2008.

Crowley said the com-missioners wanted to move the main office to Glenwood Road for better management and added security.

Commissioners had planned to come before the board and secure the necessary permits once they were ready to make the move. Crowley said that was still at least six months away.

“It’s not finished yet,” he said of the project, adding that many of the concerns seemed premature. “Something lit a fire and the wind just took it.”

Selectmen said they felt the commissioners should have been better about com-municating with the board re-garding the project.

“The issue the selectmen have and the general public has is that there’s always been this story that they are going to move everything out of Town

Hall, but they never had any public forum or hearing to ex-plain that,” Thorne said. “It’s always the selectmen request-ing the DPW commissioners to come before them to explain what’s going on. They’ve nev-er taken it upon themselves to say exactly what they’re going to do.”

Thorne said he agreed with selectmen that moving the office to Glenwood Road might not be in the public’s best interest. There are lim-ited street lights and a missing street sign, and it is located in a wetlands area.

He said it seemed like the department was trying to sepa-rate from the rest of the town.

“The DPW commissioners don’t feel that anybody needs to manage them,” Thorne said. “They feel that they’re a separate entity, and I think most people believe that they are just one of several town departments.”

Thorne also was con-cerned that the project did not have the necessary permits, including an occupancy per-mit — something he checked into after hearing the alleged move date.

DPW commissioners said that’s because the work is still in progress.

Selectmen also told the commissioners that they would need to appear before the Planning Board for review of the renovation plans.

“There are still a couple things that have to be done, permits that have to be chased down,” Crowley said. After the meeting Monday night, he said he had placed lighting at the top of the priority list.

Though Crowley said he did not feel the project needed Planning Board approval, he said he’d look into it. “At this point, you do whatever you can do to smooth things out to get things going down there,” he said.

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Selectmen have some concerns about the DPW commissioners’ plan to relocate the main DPW office to the Water Department building at 91 Glenwood Road*, citing the area’s poor lighting, missing street sign and off-the-beaten-path location.

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“The issue the selectmen have and the general public has is that there’s always been this story that they [DPW commissioners] are going to move everything out of Town

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This is the time of year when Southeastern Massachu-setts is in her glory. Obviously, I’m not talking about the falling leaves lying all over yards and roadways,

nor the often gray, damp November weather. Thanksgiving is here and, with it, the high seasonal demand for one of this area’s most abundant crops — the cranberry. Pembroke, along with other area towns, enjoys the type of climate and natural

features conducive to cranberry growing — an acid peat soil, an adequate fresh water supply, sand, and a growing season that

stretches from April to November. Of all the fruits available to us today, only three are native

to North American soil — the Concord grape, the blueberry and the cranberry. Our local Native Americans used the cran-berry in a variety of ways — from creating poultices for arrow wounds to dyes for their blankets and clothing. Cranberries were a staple in the Native American diet. They ate the berries raw or cooked them into sauces. The most common use was in a concoction called pemmican, a combination of crushed cranberries, dried deer meat and melted fat. Pemmican kept for a long period of time and was high in protein. The shape of the cranberry blossom reminded the Pilgrims of the head of a crane, so they began to call them “crane berries,” which later contracted to “cranberries.”

The wild cranberry vines grew in patches nestled in the sand pits and dunes of our area. The actual cultivation of the cranberry began around 1810 when Captain Henry Hall of Dennis, Mass. observed that wild cranberry vines which had been growing in wetland bog areas, produced more ber-ries where a layer of sand had blown over and settled among the vines. The captain transplanted some of the vines to his own wetland areas, fenced them in, and began to throw sand over them himself, not waiting for the wind to do the job for him. Others began to copy Hall’s techniques, after seeing his success, and the commercial cultivation of the cranberry was underway.

Throughout the 19th century the number of growers steadily increased. While the 1831 map of Pembroke by John Hales does not show the existence of cranberry bogs by 1903, Pembroke maps indicate a large concentration of privately owned cranberry bogs located in the area of Pembroke south of Pembroke center to the Kingston town line, west to Hanson and east to the Duxbury town line.

Cranberries were originally harvested by hand. Later, pickers used wooden scoops with teeth to comb through the cranberry vines and lift off the berries. Today, two methods of harvesting are used — the dry method using a mechanical picker, which combs the berries off the vines using metal teeth, and the wet method where the bog is flooded and mechanical water reels, which resemble egg beaters, stir up the water and loosen the berries from the vines. The berries float to the sur-face and are corralled and loaded onto trucks. Berries harvested by the dry method are most often sold in bags in the produce section of supermarkets. They are used for cooking and baking. Cranberries harvested by the wet method are usually destined to become juice, sauce and relish.

It seems that over time, cranberry bogs are slowly disap-pearing from our landscape. More and more bogs lay dormant, with weeds poking up through the formerly lush vines. Devel-opers are turning these old bogs into features for new subdivi-sions. Let’s hope that with future generations, these relicts of our past don’t become only memories.

Karen Proctor is research director for the Historical Soci-ety. For details about these images, call 781-293-9083.

Congratulations to Fred Doyle and Chuck Crossley for correctly identifying a cranberry screen house — this one was located near Gorham Avenue in Bryantville. Fred says he worked there as a teenager. Photo courtesy of Pembroke Historical Society

Tree lighting set for Dec. 6

The Pembroke Cham-ber of Commerce will host its annual tree-lighting event on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 3-5:30 p.m. at the Town Green. Events in-clude hayrides, hot air balloon rides, ornament decorating, holiday rab-bits, marshmallow roast-ing over fire pits and Santa arriving at 5 p.m. on a fire truck to throw the switch. Concessions stand and live music by the Pembroke High School chorus and band from 4-5 p.m. Help illuminate the Green with “candles.” At 3:30 p.m., the Pembroke Military Support Group and mili-tary families will place yel-low ribbons with names of servicemen/women on the tree. Names will be read by Veteran’s Agent David McPhillips. The man of the evening, Santa Claus, will arrive on a fire truck and throw the magical switch to light the trees around 5 p.m. and immediately following will meet with the kids and hand out candy canes. This is a free event with sug-gested donations for some events. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Pembroke Food Pantry. Donation boxes will be by the bandstand.


Preschoolers enjoy Thanksgiving feast

The Learn In Play Preschool four-year-old class waits for their meal to begin on Monday, Nov. 23.

Meghan DeRice, 4, of Pembroke and Brendan Coyle, 4, wait for the feast to begin.

Anna Christie, 4, grins as she waits for her plate to be filled.

Jake McIntosh, 4, looks up from his meal.

Twins Emily and Nikki Balkan, 4, smile at their mom.

Logan Devine, 4, grins at his teacher as she ties on his Pilgrim collar.

Owen Kane, 4, pulls in his chin so his teacher can tie on his Pilgrim collar.

Dianna Flaherty teaches the four-year-old class how to say “turkey” (pavo) and other Thanksgiving words in Spanish. Flaherty visits the children at Learn In Play Preschool every other week.

Ella Coronite, 4, looks up as her teacher ties on her Pilgrim bonnet in preparation for the Thanksgiving luncheon.

Twins Ben and Owen Kane enjoy their Thanksgiving cookies.

Gia Sohmer, 4, tentatively tastes her dinner.

Cameron Milewski and Ella Coronite sit at the

head of the table.

photos By Becca Manning



Friday, Nov. 27Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. ($2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Non-Denominational Bible Talks. 7:30 p.m., at community center, 128 Center St. Led by Dan Helenek and Joel Crawford every Friday through Noever and the first Thursday in December. Talks are quiet, reverent and without charge. Purpose is to create faith in those who want it and to strengthen faith in those who have it. Everyone is welcome. For information, call 814-440-5794.

Saturday, Nov. 28Irish Step Dancing Class. 10-11 a.m., at the community center, 128 Center St. Children in preschool up through high school are invited to join a local class taught by instructors from The Forbes School of Irish Step Dancing in Quincy. Call AnnMarie Hanley at 781-293-6543.

Girl Scout Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at First Church, Center Street. Registration for Girl Scouts and new leaders; handmade crafts, snack bar, cotton candy and product vendors. Bring items to donate to the Pembroke Food Pantry. To rent a table, e-mail Ginger Comeau at [email protected].

SuNday, Nov. 29North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Holly Days Puppet Show. 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. shows, at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury. Award-winning puppeteer Wayne Martin will perform “Santa’s North Pole Express” with puppets and marionettes. Ideal for grades K-6. Part of town-wide Holly Days. For information, call 78-934-6634.

MoNday, Nov. 30November Storytime. 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required. Call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

Teen Book Club. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Ages 12 and up will discuss “Killing Mr. Griffin” by Lois Lowry. Call the library at 781-293-6771 for information.

Board of Selectmen Meeting. 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall, veterans hall.

Conservation Commission Meeting. 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, selectmen’s office.

tueSday, dec. 1Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. $5 per class. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

Tai Chi. 10-11 a.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Integrate mind, body and spirit through breathing, exercise, posture and meditation. Every Tuesday in December except Dec. 29. Drop-ins welcome. Call 781-829-4823 for information.

December Story Time. 10:30 a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required; call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

Newcomer’s Orientation. 10:30-11:30 a.m., at The Wellness

Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Learn about the free programs and services TWC-MSS provides. Every Tuesday in December except Dec. 29. Drop-ins welcome.

Seniors Living with Chronic Illness. 1-2 p.m., at Council on Aging building. Ruth Coleman, MSW, 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.

Exercise Class. 3-4 p.m., at Council on Aging. $3 per class. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

Youth Yoga. 4-4:45 p.m., at Hanson Holistic Center, 156 Liberty St., Hanson. Yoga for ages 4-7. Learn basic poses using stretching and breathing techniques combined with games, stories, songs and affirmations. $10 per class. For information or to register, call certified instructor Becky Paul at 781-293-2447.

Pembroke Community Youth Alliance Speaker. 7 p.m., at Pembroke High School auditorium. Kathi Meyer will speak about the loss of her 17-year-old daughter, Taylor, to an accident after a drinking party. Bill Phillips from New Beginnings and Chris Horkan from the Pembroke Police Department also will speak. For information, e-mail Kate Goodman at [email protected].

School Committee Meeting. 8 p.m., at Pembroke High School. Special time and location to allow committee to support PCYA talk.

WedNeSday, dec. 2Dull Men Meeting. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. Always open to new members. Stop by the senior center, 144 Center St.

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

Participant Support Group. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Every Wednesday in December except Dec. 30. Offers people living with cancer an opportunity to connect, share, support and learn from one another; facilitated by a professional therapist. Initial intake/interview required. Pre-registration is required by calling 781-829-4823.

Learn to Skate. 3:50-4:50 p.m., at Hobomock Arena. Pembroke Youth Hockey offers learn-to-skate lessons every Wednesday. Open to all ages. Walk-ins welcome. For information, visit pembrokepythons.com, call Joe DiPrizio at 781-294-7110 or e-mail [email protected].

PCCD Annual Meeting. 6:30 p.m., at Carver Public Library. The Plymouth County Conservation District, which meets monthly to consider natural resource problems within the county, particularly those related to agriculture, will hold elections for its board. Any landowner in the county is eligible to run for a three-year term, and all county residents invited to vote. Also, speakers on federal stimulus money for farmers, pollinator habitats and the Agricultural Environmental Enhancement Program. For information, call Cara Eleniefsky at 508-295-5495 ext. 144 or e-mail [email protected].

thurSday, dec. 3Art Exploration. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at The Wellness Community

Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Participants explore their own creativity in a relaxed environment through a variety of writing and artistic projects as part of the healing process. Pre-registration is required by calling 781-829-4823.

Grief Support Group Meeting. 6-7:30 p.m., at Beacon Hospice, Plymouth. Free grief education series and support group for people who are experiencing grief during the holiday season. Register by calling Scott Ciosek at 508-747-7222.

Non-Denominational Bible Talks. 7:30 p.m., at community center, 128 Center St. Led by Dan Helenek and Joel Crawford. Talks are quiet, reverent and without charge. Purpose is to create faith in those who want it and to strengthen faith in those who have it. Everyone is welcome. For information, call 814-440-5794.

Friday, dec. 4Ornament Craft. 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Help decorate the Christmas tree by coloring paper ornaments. Open to ages 3 and up. No registration required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. ($2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Chamber Holiday Party. 6 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club. Cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner catered by Family Crest Caterers. The Fat City Band will arrive at 9:15 p.m. for music and dancing. Tickets for dinner and show are $40 per person; purchase in advance by calling Dan Vail at 781-293-6974. Dancing only available starting at 9 p.m.; cover charge at the door.

Fundraiser Night. 7 p.m.-midnight, at Hanson Athletic Association, 171 Reed St., Hanson. The friends and family of Marybeth (Fabian) Fratus, a Pembroke native and Silver Lake graduate, are holding a fundraiser to help her with her medical bills. DJ, refreshments, games, raffles and a tribute tree. Tickets for the event are $10 each in advance or $15 at the door and come with a chance to win a $250 cash prize. To purchase advance tickets or donate a raffle item, contact Heather Esancy at 781-956-0663 or Jan Esancy at 781-293-5949 or

e-mail [email protected]. Monetary donations can be made at or sent to: Fratus Family Fundraiser, c/o Citizens Bank, 36 Washington St., Norwell, MA 02061.

upcoMiNgSeasons of the Heart Fair. Sat., Dec. 5. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Bryantville United Methodist Church, 546 Mattakeesett St. Shop for gift baskets, crafts, jewelry, holiday ornaments and decorations, gently used and white elephant items, fresh and frozen appetizers, meals, soups and baked goods.

Hobomock Holiday Extravaganza. Sat., Dec. 5. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at Hobomock Elementary School.

Children’s shopping, food, local crafters and vendors, cake walk, pictures with Santa, raffles and more. All proceeds benefit Hobomock School.

Craft Show. Sat., Dec. 5. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Utopia Place, Route 53, Pembroke. Shop from handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing, gingerbread houses, Christmas ornaments and more, all made by local artisans. Personal Best Salon and Utopia Day Spa will offer free sample services including airbrush tanning, hair extensions, skin analysis and chair massages. Psychic readings available. Food samples from the Bistro. Raffles. Drop off items for the Pembroke Food Pantry. Free admission. Enter through Bistro entrance on side of building. Tables available to rent for $20. For information, call front desk at 781-826-3363 or call Marie at 508-333-0097.

Holiday Fashion Show. Sat., Dec. 5. 2 p.m., at Hanover Mall, Hanover. Fashion Focus students will model fabulous holiday looks. For information, visit mariasfashionfocus.com.

“Musicological Christmas” Winter Concert. Sat., Dec. 5. 7:30 p.m., at The Duxbury Performing Arts Center. The Snug Harbor Community Chorus directed by Roy Kelley, will perform Tickets are $15 adults, $12 students or seniors, $10 for groups of 10 or more. Available at the Marshfield Star Market Courtesy Booth and at the door. For more information, visit snugharborcc.org.

Christmas Tree Lighting. Sun., Dec. 6. 3-5:30 p.m., at the Town Green. Sponsored by the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce.

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Miss Kathryn Kennefick’s first Grade class Bryantville elementary

I am thankful for love. Leana Frank

I am thankful for my mom. Dylan Polvere

I am thankful for veterans. Frances Riley

I am thankful for trees. Kaitiemae Commesso

I am thankful for my swim-ming teacher. Emilee Fusco

I am thankful for my teach-ers. Joseph Sweeney

I am thankful for my dog Tucker. Andrew Jacobson

I am thankful for my mom and dad. Benjamin Johnson

I am thankful for my bunny. Sean MacCormick

I am thankful for my cous-ins. Lily Jones

I am thankful for my mom and dad. Duncan Sullivan

I am thankful for my family and my dog. Abigail Obermann

Janet schwartz’s fourth Grade class Hobomock elementary

There are many things I am thankful for. One of the things

I am thankful for is my fam-ily because they love and adore me, encourage me, and care for me. I am thankful for our rights. Without our rights, our lives would not be the same. Another thing I am thankful for is my friends that love me, are honest

with me, and like me for who I am. Our freedom is another thing I am thankful because we get to vote, work, and are able to speak our voices. Another thing I am thankful for is the soldiers that are fighting for us so we can keep doing what we do every-day. I’m thankful for all of the teachers in Pembroke because without them nobody will learn anything, we wouldn’t be smart, and we wouldn’t have knowl-edge. I’m mostly thankful for my sister because she helps me, she babysits me when nobody is around, she loves me and cares for me, and she would do any-thing to have me even if she doesn’t want to, she still loves me. Lastly, I’m thankful for my parents that have shelter for my siblings and me; they give me food and water, and they have me go to school to get educa-tion. I am thankful for all of this and much more! Callie Morse

I am thankful for the teach-ers that help me learn. Next, I am thankful for having parents and having a home to live in. Lastly, I am thankful for having clothes to wear and food to eat. For all these things I am thank-ful. Amaiyah Carroll

I’m thankful for many things, but these are what I’m most thankful for. I’m thankful for my family because they’re always there for me. I’m also thankful for veterans because they risked their lives for us. Plus I’m thankful for the earth because without it, we would not be here right now. Also, I’m thankful for peace because without it, we would get hurt

every day. Lastly, I’m thankful for school because without it, we would not know how to do anything! Caelene Burnham

Here are some things that I am thankful for: I am thankful for the people that are out there fighting for freedom. I am thank-ful for my family because they are always there for me. Also I am thankful for the freedom we have to go to school. I’m thank-ful for the things the veterans are doing for the freedom we have. The final thing that I am thankful for is the food my fam-ily has. Caitlyn Guerra

I’m thankful for a free country. I’m also thankful to have a house. I’m thankful for the money to go to school. I’m thankful for my cats and the money to have them. I’m thank-ful for my rights. Chris Shea

There are lots of things I’m thankful for. One is to have a great family and great friends. I’m also thankful to get a good education in a really good school. I’m really thankful for the right to play. You can always speak freely and I’m thank-ful for that. To write whatever I want is a really good right. Lastly, I’m thankful to be free and to be what we want later on in life. And I’m thankful for the people who made this possible, the veterans. Colton E. Cappa

There are many things I am thankful for. One of them is to be able to live in a house. An-other is to have a mom and a dad that care for me. A third would be that I am able to have a car that I can go places in. Also I am thankful to live in a free coun-

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DANCE DOLLARS: With a great turnout at this year’s homecoming dance, the Pembroke High School Student Council, pictured above on Nov. 17, decided to donate $1,000 of their proceeds to help the Pembroke Food Pantry. Last year, the student group donated $1,000 to the town heating fuel assistance fund. The remaining funds help them fund school activities. Photo by Becca Manning

Friday, Nov. 27Thanksgiving Recess. No school.

Tuesday, Dec. 1Family Literacy Night. 6:30-7:30 p.m. @ Bryantville.

Informative event led by Director of Literacy Cathy MacLeod.School Committee Meeting. 8 p.m. @ high school.

Wednesday, Dec. 2PCMS Winter Concert. 7 p.m. @ middle school.

Preschool-Grade 8 Grades Close.Thursday, Dec. 3

Titan Market Open House. 5-8:30 p.m. @ PHS. Financial Aid Night. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS auditorium. All PHS

parents invited.Second Graders’ Winter Concert. 7 p.m.

@ North Pembroke cafeteria.Friday, Dec. 4

Hobomock Senior Chorus Performance. 6 p.m. @ Hanover Mall for Holiday Music Series.

UpcomingHobomock Holiday Extravaganza. Sat., Dec. 5.

9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. @ Hobomock.Junior District Festival Auditions. Sat., Dec. 5.

PHS Chorus/Band Performance. Sun., Dec. 6. 3-5:30 p.m., at Chamber Tree Lighting Ceremony on Town Green.PHS Winter Concert. Thurs., Dec. 10. 7 p.m. @ PHS.

$2 admission or $1 with item for the Food Pantry. Bid on items in the Parents’ Association for the Performing Arts silent auction.

N. Pembroke Choral Performance. Fri., Dec. 11. 6:30 p.m., @ Hanover Mall.

Bryantville Winter Concert. Mon., Dec. 14. 7 p.m. @ PHS.Hobomock Winter Concert. Jan. 12. 7 p.m. @ PHS.

North Pembroke Winter Concert. Jan. 14. 7 p.m. @ PHS. ‘We’re thankful for ...’Pembroke students share their blessings

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSMonday: Chicken

teriyaki, mixed vegetables, seasoned rice, dinner roll, apple crisp dessert

Tuesday: Hot pocket, peas, Teddy Grahams, cake with frosting

Wednesday: Pancakes with syrup, sausage, 100 percent juice cup, peaches

Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, soft pretzel, green beans, frozen juice bar

Friday: Cheese pizza, baby carrots, celery sticks, light ranch dip, cookie

Alternate lunch: Tuna salad pita, baked Cheetos, fruit or juice, dessert. Snack: 100 Calorie Chips Ahoy

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Monday: Chicken teriyaki, mixed vegetables, seasoned rice, dinner roll, apple crisp dessert

Tuesday: Hot pocket, peas, tiny pretzel twists, Teddy

GrahamsWednesday: Pancakes

with syrup, sausage, 100 percent juice cup, peaches

Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, soft pretzel, green beans, frozen juice bar

Friday: Cheese pizza, baby carrots, celery sticks, light ranch

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Chickwich on a bun, fruit or juice, dessert. Snack: 100 Calorie Chips Ahoy

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLS

Monday: Baked breaded chicken, rice, carrot coins, sweetened wild Maine blueberries

Tuesday: Pizza dippers with sauce, carrots, fruit mix

Wednesday: Meatball sub, tossed salad, dressing, pretzel twists, blueberries with topping

Thursday: Chicken teriyaki with rice, green beans, fruit, chocolate Goldfish

Friday: Pizza, peas, 100 percent juice cups, cookie

Hobomock PTo offers fifth grade baby-sitting course

Hobomock Elementary School PTO will offer a three-week baby-sitting course designed to assist children in being better baby sitters and knowing the do and don’ts of being home alone. The course will cover information on child development, play-ing with younger children, basic first aid, fire safety, prevention and overall responsibilities of baby sitting. This course is open to Hobomock fifth grade students and will be held on Tuesdays in January. Space is limited. For information, call Saheeda Kelly at 781-294-7374.



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try where I can do many things I want to do and be free. Lastly, I am thankful to go to school where I can learn many sub-jects. Ethan Rankin

I am thankful for my fam-ily because they care for me and keep a roof over my head. I am also thankful for the men and women who fight for our freedom. I am thankful for the teachers who make me smarter. Lastly, I am thankful for the po-lice who protect our town. Evan LeBlanc.

There are many, many things I am thankful for. One of them is being a free country and NOT being ruled by an-other country. I am also thank-ful for my house and ALL of my things. I appreciate the military fighting for us and risking there lives for us. Another thing I am thankful for is being able to af-ford food and everything I own; especially a house and not living on the street. Many places aren’t letting women do certain things but we have those rights and I am thankful for them. As you can see I am thankful for many things but those are just a few of VERY many. Jessica Lynch

I am thankful for friends, a life, my mom and my dad and my brothers. My friends and family are nice to me. Joe Benting

I am thankful for the right to vote. Another thing is for the men and woman that fought in World War I and II. Then I’m thankful for a house. Also I’m thankful for going to school. I thankful for food and water. Lastly, I am thankful for free-dom. Joe Cappa

I’m going to take some time to tell you the things that I am thankful for. The things I am most thankful for are: my fam-ily who loves me and is always right there for me every day and night. I am also very thankful for my country and all of its rights and freedoms. I’m thank-ful for my friends and all of the people I know. I’m also very thankful for going to school and knowing all the great things I know today. I’m thankful for my town and state where I live, where my school is, and where I have grown up all my life. I am thankful for many things. Kayla Ricciarelli

I am thankful for my fam-ily because they care for me and give me money to go to school. Another thing is my friends be-cause they help me when I get hurt and love me for who I am. I thankful for the teachers, at Hobomock Elementary, because without them, we wouldn’t learn new things. I am thankful the soldiers that are fighting for our

country and being brave. Also, the freedom that I have be-cause if there was no freedom we wouldn’t go to school, parents wouldn’t have jobs, and we wouldn’t have the rights to build house. Lastly I am thankful for my brother Paul and my mom and my dad. That’s all the things I thankful for. Kelly Cunningham

I am taking the time to tell you what I am thankful for. I am thankful for having a free coun-try with our rights. I am also thankful for my family with my two sisters and my brother with my parents. I am very thankful for being able to write papers without getting lectured, and be-ing able to go to school. When I am at school, I make some friends and at home, I can play with them. Last, but not least, I am happy because the mili-tary is helping the country. At the same time I am sad because they have to be away from their homes and families. Lauren Le-ung

I would like to tell about the things I am thankful for. I am most thankful for my mom, Cathy, my dad, Steve, my two-brothers, Jack and Jimmy and my little sister, Meghan. I am also thankful for the house that I live in. I am thankful for the school I go to. I am thankful for the freedoms we have in this country and for my town. Lastly I am thankful for every thing that I have. Molly Harahan

I am thankful to have fam-ily. I am also thankful to have friends because I can play with them. I am glad I can go to school. I am thankful to have a house. Noah Smith

I am going to tell you what I am thankful for. I am thank-ful for my freedoms. One free-dom I am thankful for is that I to

say what I want to say without getting arrested. Another thing I am thankful for is going to school to learn because without school we wouldn’t learn any-thing. Next, I am thankful for the food I get to have and eat. That is why I get to have three meals a day. I am also thank-ful for my friends to play with. My friends are helpful and nice to me. The last thing I am thank-ful for is my family to live with me, love me, and care for me. I love my family and they love me. Paige Pietraszek

I am thankful for my fam-ily; that means I am thankful for who I am and what I am. I am thankful for my freedom and the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe. I am thank-ful for my friends and someone to help me up when I am down. I am thankful for school and the ones who teach us when we need to be taught. I am thank-ful for rules because without them, there would be chaos. Richie Tenore

I am thankful for my fam-ily. I’m also thankful for friends and my house. I’m most thank-ful for clothes, water, and food. Riley Larsen

We are happy that the veter-ans made our country free and with liberty and justice for all. We are all thankful for fighting and keeping us free to do the things we do now. I am person-ally thankful for the shelter and food, warmth and many others that our parents grant us. What would we be doing right now if we were not free? Well, I can tell you, we would not be in school. We would be servants for the Germans, French and (etc.) but we are not. We are free and we can be in school and not be ser-vants or slaves to the other peo-ple. We can have things that no one else has. China and Russia and many other foreign coun-tries do not have the same free-doms that we have. So many soldiers lose there lives to keep us safe and free. That’s why we should be thankful for those vet-erans. Seamus McManus

I’m thankful for many things but here are some things I’m most thankful for. I’m thankful for my family because I can al-ways go back to them when I’m having a rough day. I’m also thankful for my freedom so I can say what I want and I can go to school to learn. Another thing I’m thankful for is my friends that I can play with and can get help from. One other thing I’ll tell you is I’m very thankful for the soldiers that are work-ing to keep us safe. Lastly, I’m thankful for a good place to call home: Pembroke. Tess Murphy Chilcott

GIVING THANKS: Learn In Play preschoolers Cameron Milewski and Ella Coronite keep an eye on the feast as they sit at the head of the table during the school’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Monday, Nov. 23.

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Joey Collins Dwelley Street

“I am grateful for life, because I am a living human being alive

on Earth.”

I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the proposed cell tow-

er near the Pembroke Country Club maintenance facility on Dwelley Street. As a resident of Milford Drive on the oppo-site side of the street from the maintenance facility, I have only heard about this matter in the newspaper and from neighbors across the street who are abutters that were for-mally notified. However, the cell tower and any subsequent expansions to it will be visible from my bedroom window each day, so I feel I am justi-fied in having my voice heard.

I understand that the Tele-communications Act of 1996 somewhat restricts the town’s ability to regulate cell phone towers and gives corporations much leniency. However, I for one am tired of corpora-tions, government entities and citizens following the letter of the law rather than the spirit of the law. Isn’t that how we have gotten into the trouble we are in now with the economy, health care and our society in general? What ever happened to doing what is right — not just what is most convenient?

At the end of the day, if we all tell the truth here, there are other places the tower could go that would not be so close in proximity to a residential neighborhood. The reason this place is so attractive to T-Mobile and the Country Club is because it is the most cost effective for them. However, for the residents of the area, it deteriorates from the monetary and enjoyment value of our homes. I certainly would not have purchased this home had the cell tower been in place at the time.

If this proposal goes through, I will wince each time I look out my front windows or sit on my front lawn with the cell tower plainly in view across the street. I am sure the decline in my property value will not be reflected in my tax assessment, but it will become apparent if I ever try to sell my home. Any way you look at it here, the residents of the area

lose, while T-Mobile and the Pembroke Country Club gain.

I have not yet mentioned the potential health effects of the cell tower being so close to my home where I am raising three kids. I know that the cor-porations play down the health effects because some studies have shown that radio frequen-cy exposure on the ground poses no significant health risks; however, there are also studies that link proximity to cell towers to reduced immune system competence, cardiac problems, especially of the arrhythmic type, and cancers, especially brain tumor and leukemia. The FDA has stated that exposure to nearby resi-dents would be “within safety margins.” Please note, how-ever, that this is the same FDA that for years has said BPA in baby bottles was “within safe-ty margins” as well. We now know that this was not the case – BPA has always been harm-ful to babies. States and coun-ties across the country are now passing laws prohibiting BPA in baby bottles, and corpora-tions are bowing to the pres-sure (and attempting to escape law suits) by pulling BPA bot-tles from the shelves as fast as they can. Will this be the case with radio frequency towers 10 or 20 years from now?

Finally, I would like to ap-peal to my neighbor, the Pem-broke Country Club. We were so excited to learn of the sale of the club last year, and the great ideas that seem to have come from the new ownership. My husband and I patronized both the golf course and the bar this past summer in an attempt to show our support. Please be a good neighbor. As I tell my children, good neighbors and good citizens are those who do not only think of what is good for themselves, but what is good for others as well. I do not begrudge you the ad-ditional revenue you need to run your club; I just wish it did not have to be at the expense of others.

Deborah MirandaMilford Drive

On behalf of the members of your Pembroke Rec-

reation Commission, I would like to thank the residents that supported the article to fund the town of Pembroke’s share of a possible $800,000 Park-lands Acquisition and Renova-tions for Communities Grant at the Special Town Meeting earlier this month.

As the town received word this past week that our appli-cation had been denied, there was a sense of frustration but also a sense of gratification from members of the board with regard to the overwhelm-ing support we received at Town Meeting. The support of the town validates the hard work that the commissioners put forth on your behalf to im-

prove the quality of our parks, playgrounds, courts and ball fields.

A special thanks goes out to Town Administrator Ed Thorne, who navigated our application through the bid process. Without his expertise, the grant opportunity would not have been realized, and we applaud him for his due diligence. Though we were not successful, our pledge to the community is to continue to improve the quality of pro-gramming, maintenance and management of the facilities that we oversee on your be-half. Once again, thank you for your continued support.

Gregory M. Hanley, Recreation Commission

chairman

What are you thankful for this year?

Debbie Cormican Yale Road

“I am thankful for my beautiful family and a healthy, happy life.”

Nick Logan Catherine Road

“I am thankful that all my family will be together for the holidays.”

Tom Nolan Ladyslipper Circle

“I’m thankful for my family’s health and love.”

Sarah James Country Club Circle

“I am thankful for my family and everyone coming together for

Thanksgiving.”

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The Pembroke boys cross country team worked all sea-son with the goal of winning the first All State Champion-ship in school history. When they got their chance to win it on Saturday, the Titans made sure no one was going to stand in their way.

Ryan Kelley, Paul Cina, Brendan Adams and Joe Ver-collone all finished in the top 15 of the 147-runner field as Pembroke clinched the Divi-sion II State Championship at Northfield Mountain.

“It’s a great feeling,” Cina said. “We finally accomplished our goal.”

“It celebration time,” head coach Greg Zopatti said. “This is unbelievable. The boys ran out of their heads. All that work was for this, and it’s a testament to these guys and their parents.”

After dominating the Divi-sion III Eastern Mass. Cham-pionship at Franklin Park two weeks ago, Pembroke contin-ued to plow through the best

teams in the state again at All States. The Titans won the race with 37 points, nearly 60 points better than second place Bishop Feehan (95) and 105 points better than third-place Seekonk. After finishing ninth as the All State Meet last year, Zopatti said the goal for this season was to win this race, and the team responded.

“Last year, the goal was to win Eastern Mass. and All States wasn’t the goal, so we didn’t really focus for it,” he said. “We worked on being stronger over the summer with this as our goal. We’re not a big mileage team; we’re just about being strong, being confident, being smart and believing.”

“We definitely bonded a lot more,” Adams added. “We put the time in over the sum-mer and made it our goal to get here and win it. It’s the best feeling I’ve had.”

The Northfield course, which hosts the state champi-onship race every three years, is more difficult than Frank-lin Park with two steep hills at the beginning and end of

the course, but Zopatti had his team well prepared for the rough terrain.

“I found any place in Southeastern Mass. with a hill and a soft surface and I ran them on it,” he said. “I was hopping fences going to plac-es. We started to do any type of hill work three weeks ago to build our strength for this.”

Kelley said, “We had a good game plan going in and it really worked out. We knew the course really well and knew where we were going to kick. It could have been a lot harder.”

Zopatti said the key to winning at Northfield is con-trolling emotion and adrena-line so runners are able to fin-ish the race with a strong kick. Though the Titans came into the race as heavy favorites, he said the team stayed in control and did not let the pressure get to them.

“All of them were so calm and cool and ran so mature,” he said. “A lot of kids want to go out flying like a bat out of hell and fall apart at this place. These guys stayed calm and went out and got it. I was more nervous than they were.”

Kelley and Cina were again near the head of the pack, fin-ishing second and third in the 5K race with times of 16:26 and 16:28 respectively. Adams came in sixth overall in 16:50. After his tough workout on the course, Zopatti said the Pem-broke junior turned in one of his best performances when the Titans needed it most.

“We’ve got a couple of Larry Birds on this team, and Adams is certainly one of them,” Zopatti said. “He ran like absolute garbage when we worked out here, and he showed up in the big game.”

First-year runner Joe Ver-collone also earned a medal on the day by coming in 15th with a 17:09 time, and sopho-

more Wesley Gallagher came on strong to finish fifth for Pembroke and 24th overall.

“Since he’s come out he’s been a kid who can really do something,” Zopatti said of Gallagher. “He just ran out his mind. When one isn’t there, someone else picks it up.”

Ryan Moran was chal-lenged down the stretch by Medfield’s Joe Hill but out-ran him by four-tenths of a second to finish 46th overall. Fellow junior James Coner, who missed the Eastern Mass. Championships with the flu, returned to action with a strong race and finished 88th.

“After being off and hav-ing the flu, I’m really happy with the way he ran,” Zopatti said. “All seven guys ran ex-cellent.”

Pembroke will continue their season in New York next week, running as the Titans Track Club at the Nike Region-al competition with a shot to go to Oregon and compete for the National Championship. While moving on is one of the goals for Pembroke, Cina said

the team is looking forward to finally running against Mans-field, who won the Division I state championship.

“We’ll finally be able to see who the truly best team in the state is,” Cina said.

Cina is the only Titan not returning next season from the seven who ran on Saturday.

“Hopefully, colleges will notice this and it will help me out,” Cina said with a laugh. “It was a good way to end.”

While Zopatti said his senior captain will leave big shoes to fill, he is excited by the fact that Pembroke’s returning runners still could have won Saturday’s race without him.

“Losing Paul as a leader emotionally and physically is going to be huge, but losing only one is a lot better than losing four,” he said. “JoJo is running where Ryan did as a sophomore, and the way Brendan, Wesley and Ryan are running, when we put together the goal sheet [for next year], it’s going to be winning this again.”

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Mass. destructionPembroke dominates Division II for first All State Championship

The Titans pose with their All State Championship trophy after winning the Division II race by nearly 60 points.

Sophomore Wesley Gallagher crosses the finish line fifth overall for the Titans in one of his best races of the year. Photo by Dave Palana



Super Sunday for PYFC MitesThe Pembroke Youth Football Mite team made history

on Nov. 15 when they became the first Pembroke football team to play in the Old Colony League Su-

per Bowl, hosted at Pembroke High School. The Titans fought hard, but ultimately fell to Norwell. Congratulations on a great season.

Nick Lane makes a cut upfield.Brian Burns looks for an opening to break off a big run.

A host of Titans pile on Norwell’s running back in the second quarter of the Super Bowl.

Tommy Brooks (18) and Tyler Gillis survey the action from the sideline.

Aidan Glynn (65) and Bradford Hartigan (37) line up under center in the red zone.

Taylor Armstrong loses part of her shirt but shakes off a tackle for a big run. Ainsley Ross dances away during the half-time show.

Morgan Cassford (bottom) and Morgan Simmons cheer on the Titans before halftime.

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The Pembroke girls cross country team may not have competed at the All State Championships on Saturday at Northfield Mountain, but Heather Connick and Chelsea Savage showed that the Lady Titans are a team on the rise.

The two Titan runners represented Pembroke as indi-vidual runners at the meet, and both finished in the top half of the field. Connick finished the 5K course in 20:32, and bested Plymouth North freshman Ni-cole Bofofski by fractions of a second for 20th place, while Savage finished 70th in the 147-runner race with a time of 21:58.

Head coach Greg Zopatti wanted both runners to pace themselves through the first mile of the course and then

make up time toward the end when other runners start to fade, which he said they did well.

“They ran awesome,” Zo-patti said. “They were out nice and controlled in the first mile, probably about 15 to 20 spots back of where they wanted to be, and made out a lot of that time.”

It was the second straight season Connick ran the All State race, but the Titan junior said this year’s race was much harder than the flatter Franklin Park course.

“I really like courses like this because it will be hard for everyone no matter how many times they run it,” she said. “I like challenging courses, and I felt like I had an OK race. My legs felt fine, but I was battling a stomach ache.”

Connick also said the

stress fracture in her foot, which sidelined her for most of the season, was feeling bet-ter, though the hills were a lit-tle tougher on it. Zopatti said his star runner is starting to get closer to 100 percent and looks like she is running with more confidence.

“Two weeks in a row she’s ran and put forth a good ef-fort,” he said. “She’s pro-gressed a lot over the last four weeks [since returning].”

It was the first All State meet for Savage, who had a breakout year as a sophomore this season.

“It was definitely harder than Franklin Park with the hills repeating themselves, but it was a good race,” she said.

Savage added that the rea-son for her success this season was a decision she made over the summer to become an elite

runner. “I feel like I’m starting to

really love the sport and get serious and want to do better,” she said.

“Chelsea has really put herself on the map,” Zopatti said. “I’m really looking for-ward to her indoor and outdoor seasons. She worked over the summer, and that’s paying dividends. She’s grown up a little more and really wants to be good at this.”

With both Connick and Savage returning next year, as well as Caroline McCormack, Gabby Molignano and Mary Scanlan, the girls team is hope-ful that they can compete as a team at All States next year in Gardner.

“If they train hard over the summer and they really buy into this, we have a team that could be excellent,” Zopatti said. “The last two years, we could have, but I don’t think they all really bought into it. Next year, with Heather com-ing back and Chelsea really progressing, I think we can come to this meet and really do something.”

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Halloran finished up her final season of field hock-ey last month. This winter, she will be the sec-ond player from Pembroke to wear the “C” on

her sweater when the Whitman-Hanson/Pembroke girls ice hockey team takes the ice next. She shared her thoughts on…

… her college and career plans. I want to become a physical therapist. UVM, Quin-

nipiac and Sacred Heart are my main schools. They all have good DPT (Doctorate of Physical Therapy) programs. I also want to play field hockey through club or intramural teams and maybe hockey.

… why she chose physical therapy. I had a knee injury that involved physical therapy. My doctors couldn’t tell me what was wrong with me, but my physical therapist with one look told me, and I thought that was really cool. I want to be able to do that.

… how she picked up field hockey. I was involved in hockey and I just figured field hockey would be about the same. It’s been really cool.

… helping to start the WHP team. It’s been really awesome. It’s been a long process. We started fundrais-ing when I was a freshman and raised $24,000 through carnivals and other different events. It formed a bond that no other team can probably compare to because we worked so hard to get the team on the ice. We finally got on the ice when I was in 10th grade; it was awesome.

… playing hockey at the Boston Garden last March. We got there about two hours before we were supposed to be there, so we had so much time to go around and explore. It was really cool because there was nobody there but us and we got to go in the locker rooms, sit on the bench and play on the ice. It was just so awesome to get on the ice. It was one of those moments I’ll never forget.

… what she likes to do in her free time. I love reading. [Laughs] I go to the library and find a cover or something that looks interesting and just pick it up and start reading. Right now, my favorite book would probably be “The Last Song” by Nich-olas Sparks. It’s about a girl who goes to live with her dad for the summer, and it’s just a good book.

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Heather Connick holds off Plmymouth North’s Nicole Borofski for her second consecutive top 20 performance at All States.

Chelsea Savage sprints toward the finish line in her first All State race.

Titan duo finish season strong at All States



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Titans take state title

The Titans take off up the first hill at the start of the All State Championships on Saturday at Northfield Mountain.

Joe Vercollone passes the two-mile mark and heads toward the final straightaway.

Ryan Moran staves off Joe Hill at the finish line to take home 46th place.

James Coner sprints toward the finish line in his return to cross country after missing the Eastern Mass. race because of the flu.

Members of the JV boys team show their support for all the Titans during the girls race.

Brendan Adams heads for the finish line and takes sixth place.

Ryan Kelley, banana in hand, shows off the state champion-ship trophy.

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I’m thankful for the peo-ple who are in the mili-tary because they help

us save the world. I am thankful for Matt Bean who protected us. I am lucky to have nice toys to play with. I share my toys with my friends. I am thank-ful for the natural resources in Pembroke like Willowbrook Farm and the Herring Run. Stephanie Bowen

I am thankful for the good life I have. I am also thankful for the people in the military who risk their lives for us. And I am thankful for the nice and cozy home I have with my lov-ing family. CJ Perry

I am thankful for the men and women in the military who protect us. They go to countries to fight battles. My grandfather was in the military. My loving family is another reason I’m thankful. They take care of me when I’m sick and love me very much. Erin Landy

I’m thankful for all the healthy food and water kids and adults in Pembroke have so they can survive. I’m also thankful for my warm, cozy home. My brothers, sister, dad, mom and I all have cozy beds. We have all we need. Sarah L’Italien

I’m thankful for all the wonderful natural resources in Pembroke like Willowbrook Farm and the Herring Run. We have beautiful plants, ani-

mals and birds. I can’t believe how beautiful and gorgeous they are. I’m grateful for my loving family and how caring they are. There are many more things I’m grateful for in this world. Natalie Curran

I’m thankful for my pets and my loving family. There is nothing better than my pets named Kelsey, Brady, Gizmo, Indy, Butterball and Swim-my. But the only thing better than my pets are my family. Their names are Mom, Dad and my sister Jenny. I have the best family in the whole wide world. I have the best pets in the whole wide world. Jack Boulter

I am thankful for my mom and dad who care for me. They love me. Andrew Meador

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Olivia Lapp, 7, works on a pinecone ornament at one of the craft tables sponsored by North Pembroke’s fifth grade class.

Lincoln Karle, 7, visits with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in front of the Jingle Shop at North Pembroke’s holiday fair on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Jillian Lyons, 9, holds up a cookie she cre-ated at one of the craft tables.

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Already, some residents exceed the seven-barrel limit without permission, Board of Health chairman Lisa Cullity said. Board members figured a household of four to six people should only be generating be-tween three to four barrels of trash per week. People moving in or out can get a once-a-year exception sticker.

“If they’re not recycling, that’s part of the problem,” Cullity said. “If the townspeo-ple were recycling more, the rates could stay lower.”

Pembroke’s solid waste budget is operating in a $75,000 deficit this fiscal year for the second consecutive year. Shortly before the Nov. 3 special Town Meeting, the board was able to reduce its costs by about $25,000 through landfill manager Mike Valenti’s efforts.

Valenti discovered the town was being overcharged by SE-MASS. Waste being brought in by the town’s former trash hauler was still being charged to Pembroke, Cullity said.

That brought the deficit to about $50,000, which Cullity said the rate increase should cover.

The board voted for the new rate on the advice of the town administrator, town ac-countant and others, Cullity said.

“It was a group recom-mendation, and it was really the only thing to do,” she said. “You can’t keep running at a deficit. The only way to con-trol your costs is to control the waste stream.”

The company Pembroke contracts with for curbside pick-up, Rockland-based Mike Delprete and Sons, gave the town a break this year by not increasing their fees, but next year, fees will go up, Cullity said.

The town also contracts with SEMASS Resource Re-covery Facility for trash dis-posal. Those rates increase by about 3 percent each year. The 10-year contract will end in 2012, and the town will have to negotiate a new one, likely in-creasing its overall solid waste expenses in the future, Cullity

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curbside pick-up and the cost of disposal, Pembroke’s house-hold trash rates help cover the expenses of running the recycling center, the cap and closure and monitoring of the former landfill on Hobomock Street and the salaries of one office employee and an on-site manager, Mike Valenti.

Valenti’s job has expanded since he started. Originally hired to oversee the landfill clo-sure, he now also oversees re-cycling and has taken on a host of other duties. He likely will be put in charge of analyzing the future of Pembroke’s solid waste system, Cullity said.

The board will need to hire a company to analyze the town’s solid waste and recy-cling options, including pay-as-you-throw, to determine what the exact costs and ben-efits would be.

“They ferret out every hid-den cost, every conceivable raise in tonnage, drop in ton-nage, rise in recycling,” Cul-lity said. “In concept, recycling should go way up [with pay-as-you-throw], so they look at if the current facility can handle that new load, if an expansion needed, do we need more man-power, more equipment.”

Switching to pay-as-you-throw or curbside recycling is not as easy as some may think, she said, and some towns have struggled because they did not anticipate all the costs associ-ated with the switch.

Some towns charge resi-dents through the tax base, basing fees on the size of the house, and offer citizens some relief through tax write-offs, Cullity said, though Pembroke does not.

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The Pembroke Express is now accepting nomina-tions for the 2009 Citizen of the Year — a person who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to

serve our town and the larger community. Nominees will be accepted for the next two weeks. We will select three finalists and then choose one Citizen of the Year from among them. Nominations should include your name, any connection to the nominee and reasons why this person is special. Please be as specific as you can and include as much information as you know. Your submissions will be kept confidential. Send all nominations to [email protected] or mail to Pembroke Express, P.O. Box 1656, Duxbury, MA 02331.

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The Board of Health voted Nov. 23 to raise household trash rates from $240 to $270 per year, effective Jan. 1.

If you’ve already paid your full 2009-10 bill: An additional bill for $30 will be mailed after Jan. 1.

If you’ve paid half of your 2009-10 bill: $30 will be tacked onto your bill due in January.

The Pembroke Skate Park Committee is sponsoring a Battle of the Bands on Fri-day, Dec. 11 from 6-11 p.m. at the community center, 100 Center St. Confirmed bands include Emma Ate the Lion, Romantic Airwaves, The Dink Plates and What You Missed, with more bands to be add-ed. Advance tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at the community center or by call-ing 781-294-4723 or 781-294-7325. Tickets will cost $7 at the door. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The committee also is sell-ing tickets for an autographed Tom Brady football, in an en-

closed case, with certificate of authenticity. Tickets cost $2 each. The winner will be drawn on Super Bowl Sun-day. Tickets are available at the community center or by calling the numbers above.

Also, the Skate Park Com-mittee is selling oval PMB de-cals ($3 each); bumper stickers for cars or for a kid’s bedroom ($2); and small stickers for putting on skateboards/BMX bikes, both of which appeal to the interests of skateboarders and BMXers ($2). Get them at the community center or at the Candy Jar and Pembroke Cen-ter Liquors.

Battle of the Bands slated Dec. 11 at rec. center

Trot off the turkey on nov. 28

Pembroke High School cross country and track and field teams are hosting a 5K road race fundraiser on Thanksgiving weekend. The Titans Track Club Trot Off the Turkey 5K will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the commu-nity center, rain or shine.

The course will start at the Town Green, follow Center Street to High Street to Mountain Avenue and back onto Center Street, ending at the Town Green. Check-in will be from 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Pre-registration dead-line has passed. Day-of-race registration is $20. All checks should be made pay-able to Titans Track Club. All runners will receive race T-shirts. Proceeds from the event will benefit the student athletes of PHS track and field and cross country. Registration forms are available at the Pem-broke Public Library or the high school’s main office. For information, call Greg Zopatti at 781-964-9002.

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