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By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

When Legion Baseball coach Tom Drummond started shedding pounds over the course of a season, his friends and neighbors wanted to know his secret.

“I was telling people I’d just quit drinking and was eating healthy. I wasn’t getting into it with them,” Drummond said. “But they were per-sistent.”

The truth was Drummond had started the Ideal Protein weight loss

program on June 1. By Sept. 1, he was down to his goal weight, having lost 45 pounds in three months.

Around that time, Drummond started thinking maybe there was a business opportunity in the program.

“I made the call to the corporate headquarters and in-vestigated what it would take to open up our own wellness center,” he said.

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New to town, York quickly dug in2010 Citizen of the Year helped spearhead market, raise funds for pantry


Recently, Matt York joked that he would try to stay out of the Express for a while. He and his wife Beth had just organized the success-

ful Party For The Pantry at Oliveira’s that raised more than $2,000 in donations for the Pembroke Food Pantry, and their picture had appeared on the front page.

It wasn’t the first time the Yorks had been photo-graphed in the Express. Kids Gracie, 4, and Madeline, 2, have been Express regulars almost since birth, as has much of Pembroke’s youth population. York and his sis-ter, Christine Falk, also had their fair share of press last year, with several articles (and, of course, more photos) following the development of the first Pembroke Farm-ers Market, launched in July.

Even before these recent ventures, York’s face was featured regularly in the Pembroke Express, as he was the paper’s arts and entertainment columnist — under the heading “Get Out!” — for more than a

Pembroke Express2010 Citizen of the Year

Matt Yorkcontinued on page 8

NEWCOMERS: Matt and Beth York (above with girls Gracie and Madeline at the 2009 Taste of Pembroke) got involved in the Pembroke Watershed Association and the Democratic Town Committee shortly after moving to Pembroke four years ago.

Staff photos

Weight loss business ideal for local coupleEntrepreneurs hope to share health tips with South Shore

WORD OF MOUTH: After their own weight loss success, Tom and Colleen Drummond opened Ideal Weight Loss Center to help others.continued on page 9


Jim McCollum will join the Advisory Committee as they begin the process of re-viewing the FY2012 budget over the next few months. McCollum was appointed to an open seat on the commit-tee Monday night, with ap-proval from Board of Select-men chairman Bill Boulter, Advisory chairman Matthew McNeilly and Town Modera-tor Steve Dodge.

McCollum recently

served on the Solid Waste and Recycling Committee and proposed several recycling-related articles for the Oct. 19 special Town Meeting. He also appeared before the board on Nov. 29 to address a few concerns he had about recycling center expenses.

“When I made a presen-tation to the Board of Select-men several weeks ago, at the end of it, [Selectman Bill] Boulter said, ‘Sounds like you should be on the Adviso-ry Committee. I laughed, be-ing absolutely certain I would never ever get appointed to the Advisory Committee,” McCollum said. “When I got home, I mentioned it to

Advisory seat filled Monday

continued on page 13

Selectman votes against appointment

Photo by Becca Manning

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As we begin to en-ter a new calendar year, it also marks

the formal start to the town’s budgeting process, which will consume the bulk of Town Administrator Ed Thorne’s time. It would be unfair to say that is his only contribution to Pembroke, because the job of town administrator requires an individual to play many differ-ent roles within the commu-nity. He has been auctioneer, charity softball umpire and even a conspiring murderer in supporting the Friends of the Pembroke Library’s “Death by Chocolate.” This fall, Thorne marked 30 years of public service (12 of which he has served in Pembroke).

Where did you work be-fore coming to Pembroke? I have been here for 12 years. My friend Rocco Longo, who is the town manager in Marsh-field, told me about the Pem-broke job. We knew each other since 1982 when we were both town managers in West Virginia. I was working for a short time as an interim town manager after I left Fairmont, W.Va. and was looking for a full-time position in a big-ger community. There really weren’t many in West Virgin-ia; for perspective, Pembroke would be the seventh largest city in West Virginia.

What are you most proud of accomplishing in 2010? I think being able to provide as many goods and services as we did to the residents with what we had for resources. There is a lot of volunteerism in the town, which has helped in providing the amenities and services that a town of 20,000 should have. We are commit-ted to continuing to provide that, which is not real easy, but when you have all of the departments looking at the big picture and what is best for the town, it helps.

What are your feelings as we head toward fiscal year 2012? If we can provide an increased level of service for public safety and recreation

programs and facilities for our residents to enjoy and main-tain the upkeep and the infra-structure while continuing to at least make some small in-creases, it will be good. When we do get that break and the country, the state and our area get out of this economic slump, we will be able to start to take on some of the things that have been on our back burner. If we can just maintain the ship for another year, we will be in really good shape.

Do you have any New Year’s resolutions for your-self? For the town? The first is to play more golf than I did last year. I am just back af-ter hip surgery, which really plagued me last summer and made it difficult to enjoy golf-ing. Since the surgery in No-vember, I have been looking forward to the warm weather and enjoying the wonderful

summers that we have.For the town, just to con-

tinue to provide the best facili-ties we can for our residents and chip away at the issues that we have, which can make Pembroke an even better com-munity to live in. We are com-mitted to having great facili-ties, a community center, good schools, the Town Landing and beaches. I would like to build on them to have more things for our residents to enjoy.

What hobbies do you have? It is mostly golf and go-ing to the gym to try to keep in shape. It helps me keep up with the demands of the job. There is always something to do; somebody said to me one day that the job is relentless. There is always something going on that needs attention; whenever you turn around, it is always something.

If you weren’t the town administrator for Pem-broke, what would you be doing? Maybe if I hadn’t got-ten into government, I would have stayed teaching govern-ment. I always enjoyed it and probably would have moved to the next level and taught in college. I really wanted to get into government, which is why I went to graduate school. Had I stayed in coaching, I would be retired by now, like many of my friends. I coached baseball and soccer, both of which I played in college. I also coached junior high bas-ketball, which was fun and competitive in West Virginia.

A visit with Ed ThorneTown administrator preps for budget, golf season

Ed Thorne has been Pembroke’s town administrator for 12 years.

Photo by Mike Tropeano

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

16 Alvern Road, $230,000. Belinda J. Haen to Brendan Mosher11 Cardinal Lane, $616,669. Crossroads Pembroke llC to Steven M. and Heather M. Bergamesca 11 Beebe Lane, $180,000. Margaret E. O’Neil to James J. Cavanaugh335 Center Street, $125,000. Donna C. Rosati and Karl F. Johnson to Hemlock Homes llC and Tracey S. White10 Olive Avenue, $150,000. Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. to Gail and Gail C. Geddes233 W. Elm Street, $234,900. Carol A. Korzenioski and Carol Ann Trask to Daniel R. and Garry F. Pelletier123 Wintergreen Farm Road, $515,000. Joseph R. and Karen R. Wadsworth to Sean F. and Danielle H. Cafferty

SUNRISE/SUNSET

Sunrise SunsetFri. Jan. 14 7:08 a.m. 4:34 p.m.Sat. Jan. 15 7:08 a.m. 4:35 p.m.Sun. Jan. 16 7:08 a.m. 4:37 p.m.Mon. Jan. 17 7:07 a.m. 4:38 p.m.Tues. Jan. 18 7:06 a.m. 4:39 p.m.Wed. Jan. 19 7:06 a.m. 4:40 p.m.Thurs. Jan. 20 7:05 a.m. 4:41 p.m.

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Pembroke is lucky to have many people who give — of their time, energy, money and ideas — for a variety of causes. Here are just a few we think deserve an honorable mention for their contributions in 2010 and beyond:

Deborah Wall

As director of the Pembroke Public Library for more

than nine years, Deborah Wall, along with her staff, has provided many opportunities for residents — whether it’s a chance to showcase their tal-ents in a monthly art exhibit, discuss literature in a book club or get tips on family tree research from a guest speak-er. Last spring, the library launched the first townwide reading program, Pembroke Reads, centered on the book “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson — providing yet another activity for residents. They plan to launch a second Pembroke Reads this year.

“All the department heads are team players, and she has been right up there at the top,” Town Administrator Ed Thorne said of Wall. “It’s been a real pleasure to work with her.”

Along with her efforts at the library, Wall is a mem-ber of the 300th Anniversary Committee, where she orga-nized a group to sew a pair of commemorative quilts — one to be raffled off and the oth-er to be displayed in town in honor of Pembroke’s tricen-tennial.

Wall also took over the town Web site in 2007, giving it a complete redesign. Un-der her guidance, the site has received the e-Government Award from Massachusetts Common Cause for two con-secutive years. The award rec-ognizes municipalities that do a good job of posting public information such as meeting minutes and agendas.

Thorne said Wall is work-ing toward earning the award with distinction for posting even more records online

“A couple of years ago we were chastised for not having a complete Web site, and now we’re going to go after the top prize,” he said. “A lot of credit goes to her.”

Kathleen Keegan

Anyone watching the Sept. 27 se-lectmen’s meeting

would have been hard-pressed not to catch at least a little holiday spirit as Tree Lighting Committee chairwoman Kath-leen Keegan excitedly talked about her plans for the 2010 event. As she has put it several times, “Each year, I want to do more and more.” And the Dec.

5 lighting on the Town Green was certainly bigger and bet-ter — with more than half the trees covered in lights, a huge crowd and more activities, in-cluding a candlelit sing-a-long and a live nativity scene with a real cow. (Those reindeer Kee-gan said she’d like to see at the event may not be far behind.)

Since taking over as chair-woman of the Tree Lighting three years ago, Keegan and her growing group of volun-teers have continued to make the event something to look forward to — a true commu-nity Christmas event.

In addition to her work on the Chamber of Commerce, Keegan is a member of the 300th Anniversary Committee and serves on the Town Me-morial Committee with her husband, Sean, both members of the Army National Guard.

A real estate agent, who recently launched her own business, Real Estate Rocks, Keegan also purchased a moon bounce she lends out for nonprofit events. She and her boys have been mentioned in the Express multiple times for their many adventures — most recently, starting an Air Soft Club and running a sum-mer snow-cone business.

Whatever they decide to take on next, one thing is sure: Keegan’s signature enthusi-asm will be there.

The Turf Field Lighting Team

Before lights went up on the Town Green, a much bigger set

was installed at the Pembroke High School turf field, giving Pembroke a chance to host

Friday night football games and other events. Once paid for, the lights also could pro-vide the schools with some extras funds through gate re-ceipts. The major project —

which should have cost more than $300,000 — came in at about $125,000 thanks to con-siderable effort from a group of local businessmen.

The team included Rick

Holbrook of Holbrook-Asso-ciated, Ken Horn of Hi-Way Safety Systems Inc., Steve Nagle of MassBay Electrical Corp, Bob Morrisette of On-Grade Excavating, Bob Watts of Gymnasium Floor Refinish-ers, Selectman Greg Hanley, Jim Noone of BSI Engineer-ing Services, town facilities manager Alan Peterson, John Gannon of McArdle Gan-non Associates Inc., Paul and Laura Nielson of The Green Connection, Town Accountant Mike Buckley and Athletic Director Bill Fallon.

Many of these people are the first to step up with dona-tions for other projects around Pembroke, and it didn’t take much convincing to get them involved in the lighting plan.

Pembroke Public Schools Superintendent Frank Hack-ett said the lights were sure to instill an even bigger sense of school pride in Pembroke.

“It’s not often that you have a group come to you and say, ‘This is our vision. This is what we want to do, and here’s how we’re going to do it,’” Hackett said in August. “To have people who are this pas-sionate, this engaged and this willing to give up their own time and resources to come and put this kind of thing in, it’s pretty special.”

2010 Citizen of the Year: Others who shined

HOLIDAY SPIRIT: As chair-woman of the Chamber Tree Lighting Committee, Kathleen Keegan brought big ideas to life with the help of her team of volunteers to make this year’s event bigger than ever.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: With the help of her staff, Pembroke Public Library Director Deborah Wall (left) launched the first townwide reading pro-gram last year. Wall also does an excellent job of maintaining the town Web site.

LIGHTS ON: A team of local businessmen donated time, labor, money and materials last year to bring lights to the Pembroke High School turf field. Staff photos


Police: Man tried to shoplift baby formula

A West Roxbury man was arrested last Friday after he allegedly attempted to shoplift more than $500 worth of baby formula from the Pembroke Stop and Shop.

A loss prevention officer at the grocery store watched the man, later identified as Jo-seph Martin, 33, of Centre St., West Roxbury, enter the store around 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7 and place several containers of baby formula into reusable cloth shopping bags, then leave without paying. After placing the formula in his vehicle, Martin then returned and attempted to put more containers into the bags, according to police reports. He was stopped before leaving a second time and arrested.

Search warrant turns up pills at local home

Pembroke police working with the Old Col-ony Police Anti-Crime Task Force arrested two Pembroke men for drug possession last week.

The task force had secured a search warrant for a Chapel Street residence based on suspicion of drugs being kept there and executed the warrant on Friday, Jan. 7 around 5:50 a.m. Dur-ing the search, police allegedly found a small amount of mari-juana, some white powder and unidentified tablets in a room rented by Shawn M. Young, 26, and several oxycodone tablets and other pills in a room rented by James C. Hall, 25, accord-ing to reports.

Both men were arrested. Hall was charged with pos-session of a Class B drug, and Young was charged with pos-session to distribute a Class D drug and possession of a Class D drug.

Woman charged with trying to steal $900 in clothing from Kohl’s

A Kingston woman was arrested last week after she allegedly tried to shoplift about $900 worth of clothing by concealing it under her own clothes.

According to police reports, Kohl’s loss prevention officer observed the woman enter a dressing room with several items of clothing, put the items on and then leave the room with-out anything in her hands. She was stopped as she attempted to leave the building.

The woman, Shannon O’Keefe, 25, of Wap-ping Road, Kingston, was arrested and charged with larceny over $250.

POliCE & COurT briEfS

THurSDAY, DECEMbEr 306:53 a.m. Motor vehicle crash

with over $1,000 in damages re-ported on Lake and Plain streets.

11:12 a.m. Threatening re-ported on Washington Street.

1:35 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Ingham Way and Misty Meadow Road.

1:49 p.m. Threatening report-ed on South Boundary Road.

7:04 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on Center Street.

11:10 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Center Street.

friDAY, DECEMbEr 3112:40 a.m. Noise complaint

reported on Pembroke Woods Drive.

1:34 a.m. Animal complaint reported on High Street.

1:35 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Pembroke Woods Drive.

11:39 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Orchard Drive.

12:42 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Spring Lane.

1:25 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in damages re-ported on Church Street.

2:04 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Alvern Road.

4:30 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 in damages re-ported on Church Street.

4:34 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Lorna Avenue.

7:10 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on Schoosett Street. Craig R. Fogarty, 24, of Littlebrook Road arrested and charged with home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and vandal-izing property.

SATurDAY, JANuArY 112:19 a.m. Noise complaint

on Pembroke Woods drive. Peace restored.

3:36 p.m. Animal complaint on Captain North Way. Referred to animal control officer.

7:02 p.m. Abandoned mo-tor vehicle on Pine Terrace and Woodbine Avenue.

SuNDAY JANuArY 21:20 a.m. Suspicious activity

on Pine Tree Lane.8:20 a.m. Officer field in-

vestigation on Littlebrook Road. Craig R. Fogarty, 24, of Little-brook Road arrested and charged with home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and vandalizing property.

2:53 p.m. Civil complaint on Oak Street.

3:33 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Lake and Plain streets with over $1,000 in damages.

3:42 p.m. Police arrested Jonathan E. Woodbury, 26, of Old Cart Path Lane on an active war-rant.

4:43 p.m. Hit and run crash on Church Street.

5:15 p.m. Annoying phone calls reported on Pelham Street.

5:37 p.m. Suspicious activity on Old Oak Street.

MONDAY JANuArY 310:13 a.m. Motor vehicle

crash on Washington Street with under $1,000 in damages.

11:40 a.m. Parking complaint on Robinson Creek Road.

1:01 p.m. Party on Forest Street reported fraud.

10:14 p.m. Larceny reported on Church Street. Property lo-cated.

TuESDAY JANuArY 47:23 a.m. Commercial break-

ing and entering reported on Cen-ter Street.

9:30 a.m. Animal complaint on Monroe Street.

11:30 a.m. Annoying phone calls reported.

1:04 p.m. Larceny/shoplift-ing reported on Church Street. Shannon O’Keefe, 25, of Kinston arrested.

2:13 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Hobomock Street with over $1,000 in damages.

3:32 p.m. Fire incident on Queensbrook Road.

3:46 p.m. Animal bite re-ported on School Street.

3:53 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Center Street with over $1,000 in damages.

4:20 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Dwelley Street.

4:22 p.m. Suspicious vehi-cle reported on Oakland Square Drive.

5:40 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Shipyard Lane.

6:15 p.m. Vandalism report-ed on Hatch Mill Circle.

10:19 p.m. Missing person reported.

WEDNESDAY JANuArY 52:50 a.m. Aggravated as-

sault reported on Old Oak Street.10:00 a.m. Animal com-

plaint on Oak Street.10:57 a.m. Threat reported

on Center Street.12:36 p.m. Animal com-

plaint on School Street.12:39 p.m. Noise complaint

on Suomi Road.1:49 p.m. Non-aggravated

assault on Deveuve Lane.2:55 p.m. Threat on Wash-

ington Street.5:57 p.m. Crash with under

$1,000 in damages reported on Church Street.

10:11 p.m. Crash with under $1,000 in damages reported on Dwelley Street.

Pembroke police log




Planning Board member Tom Irving has announced plans to run for a seat on the Department of Public Works board this spring.

Irving has lived in Pem-broke for about 24 years and runs his own business, Con-struction Consulting Service of Pembroke.

“My experience is in the public works field. I have been a project manager, a su-perintendent and an estimator for roadwork, site work, wa-ter, sewer and drainage, for the last 50 years,” Irving said. “I thought that my expertise would be best utilized by be-ing on the DPW.”

Irving said he has been sit-ting in on DPW meetings for about a year. In May, he ap-plied for a vacant seat on the DPW board, but the position was given to Ben Bastianelli. DPW commissioners and se-lectmen, who jointly made the appointment, said they felt having two Planning Board members also on the DPW board could cause problems (Paul Whitman was serving on both boards at the time).

Irving said last week he may resign from the Planning Board if elected to the DPW position.

“I believe that either Paul Whitman or I would have to step down from the Planning Board, because if we don’t there would be a majority of the DPW commissioners at every Planning Board meet-ing,” Irving said. “But we haven’t discussed that yet.”

Irving was appointed to the Planning Board in Decem-ber 2009 and elected to the seat last May to complete the final two years of a vacated term.

Planning Board member Dan Taylor, who was elected last spring to complete the fi-nal year of a term, has taken out nomination papers to run for a full five-year term.

Taylor grew up in Pem-broke and is the assistance vice president/branch manag-er at Rockland Trust in Scitu-ate. He currently serves as the clerk of the Planning Board.

“I am definitely running, though I haven’t pulled papers yet,” Taylor said last Friday.

“A year wasn’t really enough. I feel like I finally know what’s going on. There’s definitely a learning curve with the Plan-ning Board. I’d like to contin-ue on if they’ll have me.”

Board of Health member Donna Bagni took out papers this week to fill the final year of her term, to which she was appointed in November. Bagni is a licensed real estate agent.

Also this week, Forest Street resident John Ken-ney announced plans to run for a three-year term on the Board of Health. Kenney is Title 5-certified and has been installing, designing and in-specting septic systems for the last seven years. He has lived in town for 25 years.

“I just wanted to give back to the community,” Kenney said of why he is running for the board. “It fits with my oc-cupation and experience.”

Kenney, who has a

10-month-old son, said he also is interested in the welfare of local ponds.

“I want to get the ponds in shape so my son can enjoy them like I did,” he said.

Selectman Bill Boulter, who last week announced plans to run for a second three-year term on the board, also took out nomination papers.

Candidates join town races

CorrectionThere are two seats up

on the Planning Board in 2011, Jim Noone’s and Dan Taylor’s, both full five-year terms. Tom Irving’s seat is not up this year, as was printed in last week’s Ex-press. Taylor was elected in May 2010 to complete one year of a vacated term on the board. His seat is up again this spring for a new five-year term.


Shannon Savage ➢ was named to the first semester dean’s list at Quinnipiac Uni-versity in Connecticut. Proud parents are Mark and Kathy Savage. Be sure to congratu-late Shannon when you see her around town.

If anyone is interested in ➢getting a jump start on spring, you might be interested in a bus trip to the Rhode Island Flower Show. The trip, sponsored by the Randolph Garden Club, will take place on Thursday, Feb. 24 and is open to people living on the South Shore. There are two plans available: Plan A includes bus transportation and admis-sion only. Plan B includes bus, admission and lunch at Cas-sarino’s Ristorante on Federal Hill. For more information, call Sheila A. Swanwick at 781-799-6661 or e-mail [email protected].

The Hobomock Senior ➢Chorus is comprised of 42 fifth and sixth grade students, ac-cording to music director Jessi-ca Besnoff. They recently sang as part of the Hanover Mall’s Holiday Music Series and in a winter concert at Pembroke High School. The Hobomock Senior Chorus will perform at a Providence Bruins vs. the Con-necticut Whale game on Sun-day, Feb. 13. The students will go out on the ice at 4:05 p.m. to sing “God Bless America” a cappella before the start of the game. Order forms for tickets to see the game at the group rate are available at Hobomock Ele-mentary School. The discounted rate is $14 per person for both children and adults. All the stu-dents will receive a Providence Bruins hat and a picture of the group taken by the Providence Bruins professional photogra-pher. The chorus members are: Joseph Benting, Frank Camp-bell, Camden Cappa, Colton Cappa, Kimberly Cass, Olivia Chilcot, Tess Chilcott, Nicole Cobb, Kelly Cunningham, Paul Cunningham, Madison Damon, Sean Doiron, Mai Ezzeldin, Maha Ezzeldin, Ol-ivia Falbe, Laurel Flaherty, Katie Frodigh, Madyn God-frey, Emma Grimm, Caitlyn Guerra, Cassidy Guimares, Molly Hanrahan, Mariah Ja-

cobsen, Tayla Jarvis, Grace Kidd, Thomas Lagner, Erin Latwas, Abby Lucas, Alexan-dra MacPherson, Jeanmarie Marshall, Meghan McIver, Jacqueline Moran, Callie Morse, Kate Norton, Georgie-Ann Plumb, Paige Pietraszek, Kayla Ricciarelli, Emily Ross, Tim Scully, Christopher Shea, Mikayla Tavares and Sarah Tormey.

The winter months are al- ➢ways a good time to get caught up on or spend some time read-ing. The St. Thecla Book Club will be discussing “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at

Pembroke Public Library at 7 p.m. For more information, call Barbara McMorrow at 781-293-9337.

The Friends of the Public ➢Library Book Club have made their book selections for their upcoming meetings as follows: “Broken for You” by Stephanie Kallos, March 1; “Seven Year Switch” by Claire Cook, May 3, “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom, July 12; and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack” by Rebecca Skloot, Nov. 1. For more information or to suggest a book for the Sept. 6 meeting, e-mail Carol Watches at [email protected].

Don’t miss an opportunity ➢to win a $500 scholarship. The Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke is offering a scholar-ship to a college student who has just completed the first semester of 2010-11. Those interested should submit an essay stating how community service can benefit their town. To be consid-ered for the scholarship, students must send their essay via e-mail to [email protected] by Jan. 21. The scholarship will be awarded on or around Feb. 1, af-ter an official transcript of first semester grades are provided to the scholarship chair. The win-ner will be notified by way of e-mail. For more information, call Susan Leach at 339-788-3195.

SEND AROUND TOWN ITEMS including birth announcements,

weddings, engagements, promotions & anniversaries to

[email protected]. Photos are welcome.

CLUB WORKSHOP: The December meeting of the Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke was a potluck supper supplied by the members. The centerpiece for the buffet table was created by Mary Lou Chase. Raffles were donated by Jeana Homola and Maryann Haen. Club tradition was carried out and each club mem-ber made a Christmas donation to the children’s library. Member Nancy Ohrenberger conducted a workshop. Each member present made a decorative candleholder ring using fresh flowers and fresh greens. Linda Mitchell celebrated her 60th birthday that evening. Above, Carol Walker, Mary Lou Whittle, Virginia Mullen and Mary Doller put the finishing touches on their holiday candle holders.

It is getting difficult to find a greet-ing card with just the right words. It is often just as difficult to find a

card that makes any sense. I have a friend whose daughter sends a New Year card instead of sending Christmas cards. I wait each year in anticipation of re-ceiving one of her gems. My friend’s daughter has found the solution to hav-ing just the right card. She creates her own verse and sketch. She then sends it off to her friend in New Hampshire. Her friend is an artist and she has her own card company. Her friend makes up the cards by painting the graphic and applying the greet-ing in calligraphy. This year, the cover of Amy’s card displayed a vertical outline of the Old Man in the Mountain. Coming from the old man’s mouth were the words “Happy New Year.” Inside the card there was a greeting that said, “Party ‘til your face falls off!” I found the card to be clever and refreshing. And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

Around Townwith Beverly o’connor

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Selectmen on Monday heard two separate cases of dogs that had gotten loose and bothered neighbors, including one case in which a chocolate Lab allegedly bit a man.

The first case was an up-date on an issue that had been before selectmen last March. Dwelley Street resident John Finocchi complained that his neighbor’s dogs, a chocolate Lab and a St. Bernard, were frequently loose and on his property, where they went after his chickens, went through his trash and, in one case, bit him.

Finocchi said on Dec. 13 around 7:30 p.m., he went outside and found his neigh-bor’s Labrador retriever going through his garbage. When he approached the dog, it alleged-ly bit him in the hand. Finoc-chi provided selectmen with photographs of the bite as well as pictures of the dogs going through his trash.

“We have leash laws and there shouldn’t be an issue here. You should be respon-sible for your animals,” Finoc-chi told his neighbor, Richard Langella. “These are big dogs; they’re angry dogs. I told the dog officer this [the bite] is what was going to happen, and it happened.”

Selectmen had voted to take no action on the issue at the March hearing but said there should be no more com-plaints about the dogs being loose. Pembroke has a law that requires dogs to be on a leash at all times.

But Finocchi said the dogs have been loose, including the time when he was bitten. He said he called Animal Control Officer Bill Hart to report the incident but did not receive medical treatment for the bite.

Langella said the dogs had not been loose since the March meeting and disputed that his Lab had even bitten Finocchi, calling the hearing a “witch hunt.”

“We have been good dog owners. Since the last time we came through here, we keep the dogs on a leash,” Langella said. “I think we’re on a witch hunt tonight. And I don’t agree with it. […] The dogs are al-ways on a leash and the dog in question wouldn’t bite any-body. It didn’t happen.”

Langella said he felt his neighbor was complaining about his dogs as “retribution” for a disagreement they had had over storage of vehicles on Finocchi’s property.

Selectman Bill Boulter said Finocchi had a right to feel safe on his own property.

“Your property is your home; it’s your castle. You have a right to be there and not be abused by anybody, wheth-er it’s a neighbor or whether it’s a dog,” he said.

Selectman Greg Hanley said he felt much of the neigh-bor’s arguments were “hear-say” and questioned why bet-ter records were not kept by the animal control officer.

“It’s an unfortunate situ-ation. We don’t have much to hang our hat on, other than one neighbor filing a complaint against another neighbor,” Hanley said.

He suggested the board discuss issues with the animal control officer’s work during an executive session.

The board tabled the hear-ing for two weeks, saying that if the dogs were loose at any time they would be taken into custody by the animal control officer. Boulter asked Finocchi to bring in more documenta-tion if possible.

In the second dog com-plaint hearing, selectmen heard from a Toole Trail cou-ple who said their neighbor’s dogs were frequently pooping on their property.

James Cady said he and his wife had moved to Pem-broke last May and done a lot of work on the inside and out-side of their home, including major landscaping improve-ments. That work was being ruined, he said, by regular vis-its from three dogs owned by Glenwood Road residents Paul and Cheryl McCarthy.

“It’s a continuous prob-lem,” Bella Cady said. “I’m a good neighbor. I don’t want to be here. I want Paul to recog-nize that I want my property to look like his, nice and green and lush.”

Mrs. Cady said she had tried talking with McCarthy but that she “wasn’t getting anywhere.”

Cheryl McCarthy said she

agreed that the dogs needed to be kept on a leash. She said since receiving a letter from the town, they had been bet-ter about restraining the dogs. They also plan to put up a fence to help contain the dogs.

The hearing was closed with no further action taken by selectmen.

Selectmen hear dog casesDwelley Street resident says neighbor’s pet bit him

Selectmen on Monday voted to allow Police Chief Michael Ohrenberger to hire a new part-time po-lice officer, with plans to eventually make the per-

son full-time. Ohrenberger said he and Lt. Mike Jenness had interviewed three police officers interested in transferring to the Pembroke Police Department and had selected one they wanted to hire now.

The Police Department is down two officers, with the chief opting not to replace two retiring officers because of budget constraints. Originally, Ohrenberger said they had planned to wait until the budget allowed them to hire two more full-time officers. But with another officer expected to retire this June, the department would have to make up for the three less with overtime while also paying for a new of-ficer to attend police academy.

Ohrenberger said he would follow proper Civil Service procedures in making the appointment.

Eventually, the chief said, he would like to hire two ad-ditional police officers, and to fill other vacant positions through promotion.

“Pembroke Police Department is the classic example of doing more with less. We’ve been in a downward economy since I became chief three years ago and at the present time we’re two people lower than we were two years ago,” Ohren-berger said. “We’re one lieutenant short and one sergeant short of what we had two years ago, and we’re producing better work. We’re making huge strides in the work product that we complete on a day-to-day basis.”

Chief to hire new officer


year, before he decided to take a break to focus on work, fam-ily and community efforts such as the farmers market and his position on the Plan-ning Board.

So although York thought he would be out of the news for a while, those who nomi-nated him for the Pembroke Express Citizen of the Year had different plans.

“I think, where he’s a newer resident, it’s great the way that he and his whole family — his sister, mother, wife and the kids — have kind of rolled up their sleeves and em-braced the town,” said Dan Taylor, who serves on the Planning Board with York and helped out at the Party For The Pan-try. “For somebody like me who grew up in Pembroke, it’s nice to see people like the Yorks revitalizing the town.”

Matt and Beth York moved to Pembroke in July 2007 to be closer to family (Matt’s sis-ter already lived in town, and his parents live in Cohasset). It didn’t take long for them to start getting involved. As pond residents, they joined the Pembroke Watershed Associa-tion where Beth soon became secretary. And Matt, a self-described “political junkie,” joined the Democratic Town Committee.

Rob Tocci first met Matt through that committee and was finishing up his term on the Planning Board around the time Matt began attending meetings.

“I was so pleased to meet a person who was interest-ed in becoming more active in town activities, and his choice of Planning Board and Democratic Town Committee provided him with two van-tage points to learn about the town,” Tocci said. “Matt im-mediately assumed the posi-tion of recording secretary for the Democratic Town Com-mittee. The role of recording secretary requires taking ac-curate notes during meetings, typing them up and reading them at the next meeting. He can’t just sit back and par-tially participate. He has to pay attention. His willingness to assume this role tells me that he is not afraid to dig in and really get involved.”

Dottie MacInnes met the Yorks through the Watershed Association.

“As a newcomer to Pem-broke, Matt didn’t wait long to become an active force in town,” she said. “He has the ability to handle a career, fam-ily, serve the community and somehow occasionally seek

out time to pursue his person-al interests as well. Pembroke is fortunate that he and Beth chose to settle here.”

When Dan Taylor was considering running for the Planning Board in 2010, he was encouraged to call York, who had been elected to the board the year prior. Having served with York for almost a year, Taylor said York helps set the tone for the board and infuses some humor into the conversation.

“Planning can sometimes be a little on the dry side, and I think his personality is per-fect because he brings some humor to it,” Taylor said.

One of the bright spots of the past year was the launch of the Pembroke Farmers Market — a joint effort of York and his sister, Christine Falk.

“It was a natural division of labor,” Beth York said of the market. “Christine has a business background to add to running a market. She went to a lot of workshops and did the homework on what you need to do to run a market. Matt was handling all the coordina-tion and the logistics, and also all the marketing and PR.”

Though a farmers market seemed like an odd fit (“Matt loves to garden, but he doesn’t eat vegetables,” Beth noted), she was impressed by how well it turned out.

“It was one of those things you could tell there was a lot

of interest in, but there was no-body stepping up to spearhead it, to actually get it from an idea to something that could be implemented,” she said. “It was very gratifying to actually see it go well week after week, because I could see firsthand all the time poured in by both he and his sister.”

The Yorks’ latest effort, the Party For The Pantry, de-veloped out of a simple idea: To raise a glass with the many people the couple had met over their four years in town.

“We said we wanted to have a party with all the nice people we’ve met since we moved to Pembroke,” Beth York said. “Parallel to that was, we knew the food pantry needed money. We thought, well, if we donate $50 to the pantry, that’s nice. But if we could have 50 of our friends donate $10, that’s $500 they didn’t have. It happened so quickly.”

With help from family and friends like Taylor and Janet White — who secured hun-dreds of dollars worth of raffle prizes — the Yorks’ party be-came a successful fundraiser, drawing in close to $2,500 in donations for the Pembroke Food Pantry. They hope to or-ganize another event this year.

From ponds to the pantry, Matt York — with help from his family and friends — has already contributed much to his newfound hometown. His example of what one person can bring to a community is why he has been selected as the Pembroke Express’ 2010 Citizen of the Year.

And it’s why he will prob-ably be back in the news again soon.

BIG IDEAS: Matt York (above with Selectman Arthur Boyle at the Party For The Pantry in December) organized the food pantry fund-raiser along with his wife, Beth, in an effort to give back while having fun. He also joined forces with sister Christine Falk to launch the Pembroke Farmers Market this July. (At left, York talks with interested vendors at the first market meeting in 2009.)

Pembroke Express2010 Citizen of the Year

Matt York

York named 2010 Citizencontinued from page one

Staff photos

Girl Scouts Sweetheart DancePembroke Girl Scouts are invited to attend the annual

Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, Jan. 29 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pembroke Community Middle School. Enjoy a fun evening of music, dancing, photos, corsages and refreshments. Each girl must be accompanied by an adult male relative or friend. Tickets are $7 per person. Pembroke’s own PJ the DJ will provide music and games, and Dad’s Photo will of-fer two professional prints of a 5-by-7 photo for $9. Cadette Troop 80627 will sell corsages for $7 each. Senior/Ambas-sador Troop 80074 will provide refreshments. Each Girl Scout will receive a Sweetheart Dance patch. Contact a Girl Scout leader for tickets.



Drummond’s wife Col-leen, a registered nurse at South Shore Hospital, had al-ways been interested in health and wellness education. With 25 years in nursing, she also is a tobacco treatment specialist and counsels people on how to quit smoking.

“I’ve watched Tom try several different ways over the years to lose weight, and he would, but once he went back to his old habits, it would come back on. This was the first thing I saw him do that was re-ally helping,” she said.

Colleen, too, had been looking to lose some weight and decided to try the Ideal Protein program. It worked.

“Tom had the idea that we should investigate it as a busi-ness opportunity,” she said. “I’ve always been looking for that avenue for health and well-ness promotion, but I’m not a business person and hadn’t been able to find my niche. So this was our opportunity.”

This fall, the couple opened

Ideal Weight Loss Center in the Brigantine Village plaza (next to au bon pain and across the parking lot from the 99 Restaurant) on Church Street. They now have more than 100 clients — all of them friends, family or friends of friends — and have hired another weight loss counselor and a dietician.

To participate in the Ide-al Protein program, people schedule an appointment by calling or visiting the Web site, youridealweightloss.com. The program is medically super-vised — a requirement of all Ideal Protein centers.

“Clients come in and we explain to them how it works. It is a four-phase program; the weight loss phase is the begin-ning part of it,” Colleen Drum-mond said. “We come up with an eating plan, and we give them the guidelines of what to eat and what not to eat, and when to eat it.”

For a $100 sign-up fee, cli-ents get started on the plan and receive coaching and guidance as long as they need it.

“Without question, the relationship that we have with our customers is the big-gest tool that we’re offering,”

Drummond said. “There are many ways to lose weight. Our customers trust us and know that we’re here to guide them, help them with medical ques-tions — anything they need to get through this.”

The program is built on the premise of lifelong healthy eat-ing. In the beginning, clients substitute traditional snacks with Ideal Protein items, which Drummond said “taste great.”

“The first phase, we get them down to close to their goal weight. We restrict certain food groups to help them along the way,” Drummond said. Some things may be healthy for you, but they also stop you from losing the fat that you want to lose. That’s what it’s about. And that’s why the peo-ple with us, especially women, see these drastic changes in their physiques — because they’re losing the fat.”

In Phase 2, the Ideal Weight Loss Center coaches begin re-introducing certain foods into their client’s diet.

“We’ll do that over a cou-ple weeks, and then in Phase 3 we do the same thing again with some more foods,” Drum-mond said. “Phase 4 you’re basically eating what we call a balanced diet. At that point in time, it’s just basically main-tenance and control. Through the process you will learn what you should do to maintain a healthy weight. So if you’ve just gone through the holidays and you’ve put on three or four pounds, you know exactly what to do to take that off.”

With each phase, the client replaces an Ideal Protein prod-

uct with a whole food, so by the end, they are eating a bal-anced diet, Drummond said.

“What we’re doing is get-ting you to eat really healthy by eating chicken, fish, steak, vegetables, salads and that type of stuff, supplemented by some of our snacks, so you don’t feel like you’re really on a diet or being deprived,” he said. “had a protein shake every night when I was on this program, and what that did was prevent me from having, quite honest-ly, a sizable bowl of ice cream. The difference was I was put-ting protein into my body as opposed to sugar and fat.”

Though exercise is always recommended for total body health, it is not a major part of the Ideal Protein plan. In fact, in the first week, clients are asked not to exercise, instead getting used to the food plan.

Already, several clients have had success.

One man lost 52 pounds between early September and the end of November. Another woman lost almost 20 pounds in 21 days.

“It’s so rewarding for us to help people get their health back,” Tom Drummond said. “I say to people all the time, if you’re over 40 years old, and you don’t need to lose weight, you’re unusual. In this society, it’s very difficult. I weigh now 15 pounds less than I gradu-ated high school at. I don’t care who you are; it gives you a tremendous amount of con-fidence.”

IDEAL WEIGHT LOSS CENTER

Features: Personalized weight loss program and coachingLocation: 156 Church St., Suite 6, (across from the 99)Hours: Monday-Saturday by appointmentPhone: 781-983-1395Web: youridealweightloss.com

Weight loss center openedcontinued from page one

“It’s so rewarding for us to help people get their health back. In this society, it’s very difficult. I weigh now 15 pounds less than I graduated high school at. I don’t care who you are; it

gives you a tremendous amount of confidence.” — Tom Drummond


Off to the racesphotos By Becca Manning

Cub Scout Pack 43 held their annual Pinewood Derby on Satur-day, Jan. 8 at Camp Kiwanee in Hanson. Races were divided by age level, with a pack-wide race and family race held at

the end. American Legion Post 143 members Wayne Woodward and Stan Carita stopped by to be guest judges alongside pack parent Bart Lothrop, in the design contest. Winners included: James Tremblay, Most Patriotic De-sign; Matt Smith, Best Scout Theme; Scott Waletkus, Most Original Design; Brady Kelbaugh, Coolest Design; and Riley Larsen, Funniest Design.

Cubmaster Chris Devine prepares to release a trio of Pinewood Derby cars in one of the Webelo heats.

Cub Scout sibling Cecelia Goncalves, 2,

watches the race from behind

the rope.

Bears Danny Glauben and Mitch Gorman chill out as they watch one of the final heats in the Webelos competition.

Wolves Andrew Jacobsen and Brady Kelbaugh watch the event.

TIGER WINNERS1. James Tremblay2. Charlie Goncalves3. Dominic Butler

WOLF WINNERS1. Matthew Pongratz2. Sean MacCormick3. Jack Willshire

BEAR WINNERS1. Mitch Gorman2. Dan Glauben3. Sean Devine

PACK WINNERS1. Matthew Pongratz2. Stephen litchfield3. Sean MacCormick

Frank Campbell, 10, and James Burke, 9, watch one of the Webelo heats.

Troop 43 Boy Scout Brendan Duane helps out by picking up cars at the finish line and returning them to the start.

Troop 43 Boy Scout William Tavares helps out by watching the track and transferring cars from the finish line back to the start.

WEBELO 1 WINNERS

1. Jonathan lane2. Michael Carlton3. Caleb Jones

WEBELO 2 WINNERS

1. Matthew Smith2. Jacob Gallinger3. Thomas Tremblay

Tiger Scout James Tremblay, 7, watches the scoreboard to see who won the derby race.

Noah Gordon, 11, watches the race intently.

FAMILY RACE WINNERS1. Stella lane2. Barb Devine3. Rob larsen

Overall pack race winners (left) show off their trophies: Matthew Pongratz, first place; Stephen Litchfield, second place; and Sean MacCormick, third place.Courtesy photo



Thursday, January 13Seniors Quilting Group. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Group meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

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

saTurday, January 15Christmas Tree Pick-up. Townwide. Mike DelPrete and Sons will pick up discarded Christmas trees throughout Pembroke. Trees should be at curbside at 7 a.m. The recycling center will not accept any trees. The compost area is not set up and cannot chip trees.

sunday, January 16North River Community Church Services. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services, at 334 Old Oak St. KidsZone for children runs concurrently with services. For information, call 781-826-0722.

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

Monday, January 17Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. 8:15 a.m., at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 410 Washington St., Duxbury. Sponsored by the Duxbury Interfaith Council. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz will be the featured speaker, and the Chamber Singers of Duxbury High School will perform. Requested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family. For more information, call 781-934-8388 or e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday, January 18Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10 a.m., at the senior center. $5 per class. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

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

Penguin Craft. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Make a foam penguin thermometer to beat the chill of the winter season. A quick and easy craft for ages 3 and up. Registration required. For more information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

300th Celebration Committee Meeting. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club, 94 West Elm Street. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month. Everyone welcome to

come help plan Pembroke’s 300th anniversary celebration in 2012. For information or to begin receiving e-mail updates, call Janet Fahey at 781-293-5620.

School Committee Meeting. 7:30 p.m., at North Pembroke Elementary School library.

Wednesday, January 19Dull Men’s Club Meeting. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Open to new members. Meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 6-24 months. For information, call 781-293-6771.

COA Beginners Knitting Group. 1 p.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Beginners knitting group meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Thursday, January 20Seniors Quilting Group. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Group meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

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

Recycled Jewelry Craft. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 9 and up. Make earrings and a necklace using magazines and plastic bottles. Registration required. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

TAG Meeting. 5 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 11 and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Business After Hours. 5:30-7:30 p.m., at USA Health and Fitness, 130 Corporate Park Drive. Sponsored by

the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce and hosted by member Joe Giardina, owner of USA Health and Fitness. Chamber members and local businesspeople invited to attend.

Women’s Cycling Clinic. 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Cycle Lodge, 808 Washington St., Pembroke. Local women experts will talk about triathlon, nutrition for events, bicycle fitness, massage and other topics. Refreshments will be served. Cycle Lodge is locally owned by Jim and Beth Mills, lifetime cyclists who want to pass on their love of the sport. They host weekly rides and other events. All levels welcome. Reserve a spot by calling 781-826-2822 or e-mailing [email protected].

upcoMingAmerican Girl Tea Party. Fri., Jan. 21. 3:30 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 5 and up. Have a fashion show, tea and make crafts. Registration required. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

Drop-in Storytime. Mon., Jan. 24. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Creative Writing Club. Mon., Jan. 24. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For grades 6 and up. Registration required. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

Board of Selectmen Meeting. Mon., Jan. 24. 7 p.m., at Town Hall, Veterans Hall.

Drop-in Storytime. Tues., Jan. 25. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up.

Baby Lap Sit. Wed., Jan. 26. 10:30 a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 6-24 months. For information, call 781-293-6771.

LEGO Club. Thurs., Jan. 27. 4-5 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 7 and up. Registration required. Bring a bucket of LEGOs or use the library’s to build something creative. A new theme is chosen each month. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

Plymouth Relay For Life Anniversary Party/Kick-Off. Thurs., Jan. 27. 7 p.m., at PartyLite, 59 Armstrong Road, Plymouth. Enjoy dessert and fun to celebrate Relay For Life of Greater Plymouth’s 10th anniversary, and sign up to volunteer or participate on a team in the 2011 event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25 at Plymouth

South High School. This event covers the towns of Pembroke, Plymouth, Carver, Kingston and Plympton. For more information, contact event chairwoman Alice Chrusciel-Allen at 508-746-7818 or [email protected], or visit relayforlife.org/gtrplymouthma.

Girl Scouts Sweetheart Dance. Sat., Jan. 29. 6-8 p.m., at Pembroke Community Middle School. Tickets $7 per person and available from a Pembroke Girl Scout leader. Each girl must be accompanied by an adult male relative or friend. Music and games by PJ the DJ. Professional photos by Dad’s Photo ($9); corsages by Cadette Troop 80627 ($7). Refreshments provided. Each Girl Scout will receive a Sweetheart Dance patch.

Drop-in Storytime. Mon., Jan. 31. 10:30 a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up.

Trivia Bowl 2011. Sat., Feb. 5. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Knights of Columbus Hall, 48 Schoosett St. $150 per table of 10 or $20 per person. Cash prize for the first place team table; prize also for the best decorated team table. Cash bar; participants may bring their own snacks (no outside beverages). Ages 21 and up. For tickets, stop by the circulation desk at the Pembroke Public Library or call 781-293-6771.

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Hobomock Elementary School is offering a new selection

of before- and after-school programs. Taught by Pembroke Public Schools staff, parents, community members and other qualified professionals, these classes enable students to extend their learning beyond the classroom in a relaxed environment. Programs begin Jan. 24. Download a registration form at pembrokepublicschools.org (click on Departments, Extended Day/Enrichment Programs). For more information, call Heather LaMarre at 339-613-7199 or email [email protected].

Around Europe. Tuesdays, Jan. 25-March 8. 2:45-3:45 p.m. Grades K-2. Instructor: Mrs. Simpson. Visit the British Isles, the Mediterranean and Central Europe through stories, art, games, music and crafts. $60 for six weeks.

Around The Planet. Tuesdays, March 22-May 3. 2:45-3:45 p.m. Grades K-2. Instructor: Mrs. Simpson. Learn how to protect the environment and care for the Earth through recycling, alternative energy and sharing the planet through stories, games, music and crafts. $60 for six weeks.

Around The World (Session 1). Tuesdays, Jan. 25-March 8. 11 a.m.-noon. Instructor: Mrs. Simpson. Kindergartners will travel around the world with stories, songs, games, music and crafts. $60 for six weeks.

Around The World (Session 2). Tuesdays, March 22-May 3. 11 a.m.-noon. See description above. Instructor: Mrs. Simpson. $60 for six weeks.

Beach Ball Volleyball/Nuke’em (Session 1). Mondays. Jan. 24-Feb. 28. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 3-6. Instructor: Mr. Brogioli. Beach Ball Volleyball/Nuke’em is a fun, cooperative game that stresses volleying, throwing and catching skills as well as teamwork and cooperation and strategy. It is a game that can be enjoyed by all levels. $50 for five weeks.

Beach Ball Volleyball/Nuke’em (Session 2). Mondays. March 14 and April 11. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 3-6. Instructor: Mr. Brogioli. See description above. $50 for five weeks.

Computer Boot Camp. Wednesdays, April 6-May 18. 2:45-4 p.m. Grades 3-6. The Kaizen Computing staff will teach students computer tricks, tips and traps. Take a scavenger hunt around the world without leaving the seat. Learn how to type faster without looking at the keys. Create catchy invitations for a party or a presentation for the next school project. Gain a greater understanding of this powerful tool. $60 for six weeks.

Double Dutch Jump Rope Team. Mondays, Feb. 28-April 25. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 3-6. Instructors: Ms. Travers, Miss San and Mrs. Morris. Learn Double Dutch jump roping skills and get active under the guidance of the Beantown Jumpers Team Coach Patti Travers. T- Shirts will be provided to all participants. $75 for eight weeks.

Drama Kids Theater Performance. Tuesdays, Jan. 25-May 3 (plus the performance). 2:45-3:45 p.m. Grades 2-6. Instructor: Drama Kids staff. Drama Kids is an award-winning after-school, theater education program. Instructors work with a child’s imagination and creativity to develop speech, public speaking, leadership, teamwork and acting abilities, while building their confidence. In this workshop, the focus will be on putting together a theatrical production. Students will learn how to use voice, movement and creativity to play the role of a lifetime. The results will be a performance complete with scenery and costumes. $165 for 13 weeks Checks for this class must be made payable to “Drama Kids.”

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Greek Mythology For All. Tuesdays, Feb. 1-March 29. 3-4 p.m. Grades 3-6. Instructors: Miss San and Miss Quigley. Explore Greek mythology and learn about the gods that inspired the Percy Jackson series. Students will read and perform plays all about the Greek gods and goddesses and will help to design scenery, costumes and all that a great performance entails. $80 for eight weeks.

Reindeer Games. Thursdays, Jan. 20-March 31. 3-4 p.m. Grades 4-6. Join Miss Quigley and Miss San for an afternoon a week through the winter and play some reindeer games with friends. Each week, there will be a new team activity to keep bodies moving and smiles shining through the cold winter. The mystery activity will be a true surprise — it could be a school scavenger hunt, a beach volleyball game, a moving checkers tournament, a line dancing marathon, a capture the (North Pole) flag challenge, sharks and minnows or a winter hike. $80 for eight weeks.

Sneak-A-Peek Latin. Mondays, Jan. 24-March 7. 3-4 p.m. Grades 4-6. Instructor: Miss Dubois, PCMS Latin Teacher. In this class students will learn some Latin greetings, numbers and nature words and about the Ancient Roman culture that spoke this language and their mythology. There will be fun projects, exciting games and thrilling stories about heroes and monsters from long ago. $60 for six weeks.

Spring Fever. Thursdays, April 7-May 26. 3-4 p.m.

Grades 4-6. Instructors: Miss San and Miss Quigley. As the weather gets warmer, join in some outdoor fun. Each week, there will be a different activity to get blood pumping and bodies moving. Activities may include capture the flag, nature hikes, soccer games, Frisbee and much more. $60 for six weeks.

Study Buddies. Wednesdays, March 2-April 6. 2:45-4 p.m. Grades 4-6. Come get school assignments done before heading home. Mrs. Jacobsen will help students apply skills and strategies learned in her popular homework workshops. Fifteen minutes will be spent at the beginning reviewing and learning strategies and techniques to help students work more efficiently and effectively. The remainder of the time will be used to study for quizzes and tests and complete homework. Children will have the opportunity to use the library computer lab for projects/research if needed. Class size is limited. $60 for six weeks.

Study Skills Workshop. Wednesdays, Feb. 9 and 16. 2:45-4:45 p.m. Grade 3. Instructor: Mrs. Jacobsen. A modified version of the popular Homework Strategies/Study Skills Workshop previously offered to students in Grades 4-6. Students will learn easy strategies to help complete their homework faster and study more efficiently. Learn to manage time, organize papers, take notes and plan for projects. There will be a brief amount of time allowed to work on homework during the workshop. Bring agendas to both classes. Class size will be limited. $40 for two weeks.

Watussi/Sideline Soccer (Session 1). Thursdays, Jan. 27-March 17. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 3 and 4. Instructor: Mr. Brogioli. Watussi is a fun, exciting cooperative game that stresses throwing, dodging, and catching skills as well as teamwork, cooperation and strategy. Sideline soccer is a modified soccer game that incorporates soccer skills for players of all levels. Students will get the chance to play both games each week. $50 for five weeks.

Watussi/Sideline Soccer (Session 2). Thursdays, March 31-May 12. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 3 and 4. Instructor: Mr. Brogioli. $50 for five weeks.

Watussi/Sideline Soccer (Session 1). Fridays, Jan. 28-March 4. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 5 and 6. Instructor: Mr. Brogioli. $50 for five weeks.

Watussi/Sideline Soccer (Session 2). Fridays, March 18-April 15. 7:15-8:15 a.m. (before school). Grades 5 and 6. Instructor: Mr. Brogioli. $50 for five weeks.

HOBOMOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Monday: No SchoolTuesday: Taco Hot Pocket,

tortilla chips, carrot coins, dinner roll, diced pears

Wednesday: Chicken patty on a bun, tater tots, pickles, sliced peaches

Thursday: Spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad with dressing, wheat breadstick, mixed fruit

Friday: Pizza dippers with dipping sauce, carrots, cookie

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tortilla chips with salsa, carrot coins, diced pears

Wednesday: Turkey and

cheese sub, baked Lay’s chips, pickles, Belly Bear chocolate grahams



PCMSMonday: No SchoolTuesday: Chicwich

sandwich, pickles, seasoned pasta, mixed veggies, frozen juice bar

Wednesday: Hot dog on a bun, baked beans, baked Lay’s chips, sliced peaches

Thursday: Soft beef taco, shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato, tortilla chips, salsa, rice, diced pears

Friday: Mozzarella sticks, dipping sauce, carrots, cookie

PHSMonday: No SchoolTuesday: Chicwich on a

bun, lettuce and tomato, tater tots, corn, diced pears

Wednesday: Hot dog on a bun, baked beans, oven fries, apple crisp

Thursday: Roast pork dinner, mashed potato, gravy, green beans, wheat roll, peaches

Friday: Mozzarella sticks, dipping sauce, carrots, cookie

Classes offered at Hobomock

Thursday, January 13Early Release Day — All Grades.

Bryantville Survivor Night Volunteer Meeting. 7 p.m. @ Bryantville cafeteria. All sixth grade parents interested in

volunteering to organize this annual event are invited to attend. All volunteers must have a CORI on file.

North Pembroke PTO Meeting. 7 p.m. @ school library.Friday, January 14

PCMS Dance. 7-9 p.m. @ PCMS.International Play Practice. 2:35-4:30 p.m. @ Hobomock.

Monday, January 17Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No School.

Tuesday, January 18School Committee Meeting. 7:30 p.m. @ North Pembroke.

Wednesday, January 19Junior Parents Night. 7 p.m. @ PHS.

Hobomock Sixth Grade Committee Meeting. 7 p.m. @ Hobomock library.

International Play Practice. 2:35-4:30 p.m. @ Hobomock.



Linda [his wife], and she said, ‘You’d be perfect. Why don’t you apply?’ So I did.”

McCollum, who retired after working in computer operations for the banking industry for 14 years, said he has experience balancing books and hopes to bring that to the board.

“My father was an ac-countant and I grew up with that kind of mentality,” he said. “I’ve experienced Ad-visory Committee meetings over the years, so I know how they’re conducted. They were in need of peo-ple, and I think my experi-ence could be helpful.”

Dodge, who formerly served on the Advisory Committee, said he felt Mc-Collum would be a “good addition” to the board.

Though only the chair-man of the Board of Se-lectmen could vote on the appointment, the other members of the board were asked to weigh in before the

d e c i s i o n . Only Select-man Arthur Boyle voted against Mc-C o l l u m ’ s a p p o i n t -ment.

B o y l e said he felt

McCollum might not be a “team player” on the board, saying McCollum had gone out on his own to suggest changes to the town’s re-cycling program despite the Solid Waste and Recy-cling Committee making recommendations. He said he hoped that McCollum would make disagreements be “professional and politi-cal, not personal.”

“On every commit-tee that he’s been involved in he’s been a disruption,” Boyle said. “There were some concerns from a cou-ple members of the Adviso-ry Committee, and I happen to agree with them. I hope it’s not going to be a prob-lem.”

By karen proctor, express coluMnist [email protected]

If you were living in town in February 1978, then you prob-

ably remember the great Town Hall fire. The town was still reeling from the blizzard that had crippled the northeast just two weeks earlier when, in the wee hours of the cold

morning of Feb. 21, flames shot up through the winter sky and destroyed a new wing of the building, heavily dam-aging the original front part of the structure which had been built over a century earlier.

It was in 1837 that Pem-broke built its first actual town hall. Until that year, Town Meetings had been held in the First Church, which doubled as a “meeting house.” This new town hall was origi-nally built directly across the street from the church but was moved in 1932 to its present location where it was renovat-ed and columns were added to the front of the original struc-ture. In 1965, an addition was made, which gave the build-ing a rear entrance.

The exact cause of the fire has never fully been deter-mined. Investigators believed that a cigarette may have been accidently dropped into

a wastebasket. Some thought that the building may have had faulty wiring. Whatever the cause, flames traveled through air passages and gaps that may have been the result of adding a new structure to an old one.

Fortunately, no histori-cal records were destroyed, nor were most of the town’s important contemporary re-cords. These had been placed in a fireproof vault purchased during the renovation of 1932. Several Pembroke firefighters were treated at Jordan Hospi-tal for smoke inhalation and exposure and were released. Fortunately, no one was seri-ously injured.

Several months later, ar-chitect Donald Lonergan pre-sented to a special Town Meet-ing plans for a new structure very similar to the old one. It cost the town $770,261, with $401,311 paid by the insur-ance settlement and an anony-mous donor.

During this time, the op-erations of town government were dispersed to other loca-tions throughout the town, in-cluding the fire station, Bry-antville Grange Hall, Center Library and the VFW build-ing, among others.

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

Town Hall fire still a mystery

Congratulations to Susan Proctor, Susan Borden, Joe Murray, Carol Dodge, Betty Trafton, George Migre, Brooks Kelly, Neal Bowler, Fred Doyle, Otis Hathorn, Susan Ludlow and Chuck Crossley for correctly identifying the fire in Pembroke’s Town Hall, which occurred two weeks after the Great Blizzard of 1978.

New Advisory member picked

continued from page one

Jim McCollum

Photo courtesy of Pembroke Historical Society


q u E S T i o n o F T H E W E E K By vanessa phaM

What is your favorite way to exercise?

Mason Petkus Plain Street

“Running, because I get to run all by myself. I focus and get that

runner’s high.”

Mariah Waldron Pine Circle

“I love stretching. It keeps me feeling young.”

Mitchell Martin Tara Drive

“My favorite way to exercise is to be outside running around

with friends.”

Jennifer Melpignano Parker Road

“I like to swim because it’s an all-body workout. My son Caleb

enjoys swimming, too.”

Your article on town administrator [Top Stories of 2010:

Manager proposal rejected, Jan. 6] this week has brought up old concerns.

What is the difference be-tween an administrator and manager of a town? At first glance, you would think that an administrator is a bigger job that pays more. But then you say that person will not have authority over police,

fire and school departments.What is left — a few town

employees and the DPW? So the job must then just pay more. It seems that is just an-other way to get more money for the same old job.

Let’s make the job all-encompassing or just leave it alone. We are a very small town.

John CallahanCarriage House Lane

The Pembroke High School Association for the Perform-

ing Arts completed its sec-ond silent auction on Dec. 15 and 16. Due to our support-ers’ generosity and kindness, the event exceeded all of our expectations. Every donated item was sold, raising funds for our performing arts pro-grams and generating a great deal of goodwill among the auction winners.

We had a fantastic array

of items ranging from sport memorabilia, event tickets, restaurant certificates, retail gift cards and more. We are truly appreciative of your sup-port.

We would like to specifi-cally thank those businesses, supporters, families and sport teams who donated to our event.

Bob Kroon, presidentPHS Association for the

Performing Arts

On Tuesday, Jan. 4, I had to call the Pembroke Fire

Department. I had a fire going in my fireplace, and for some reason my basement was filling up with a lot of smoke. The fire company from the Center Street headquarters responded fast.

We would like to say thank you for the services that you gave us. All four firefighters did a great job. I would like to say thank you to the cap-tain, and to the woman fire-

fighter who helped to calm my scared six-year-old son. Your investigation into the problem was done in such a great way; you took your time and made sure our house was safe. My wife and I were so impressed. I just needed to send in this letter. If the Pembroke Fire Department responds to all calls like this, we are so lucky in the town of Pembroke to have them.

The LaRocca FamilyQueens Brook Road

The Pembroke Com-munity Group wants to thank all

who helped make 171 chil-dren in 68 families have a great holiday this year. Our mission could not have been complete without the help of all who sent toys and clothing, adopted a family, mailed in donations and dropped off gift certificates.

A special thanks to my co-directors, Recreation Depart-ment Director Susan Roche and her assistant Alana Bibaud, Gary Parker from the Fire De-partment and his daughter Er-ica. I also received much help from the employees of the Center Fire Station under the

direction of Chief Jim Neenan and Diane Tobin of the select-men’s office.

Also making this mission complete were Bryantville Elementary School teacher Kathy Burke-Southworth, who spearheaded things for the families from her school, and North Pembroke Elementary School nurse Judy McAuliffe, for the families from North. These ladies went above and beyond their duties with the help of other employees from their schools.

Citizens of Pembroke should be proud of the many or-ganizations that have formed to help you, such as the Pembroke Community Group, Pembroke

Military Support Group, Pem-broke Fuel Assistance Fund and Pembroke Food Pantry, to name a few. And now we have the Pembroke Giving Circle, which donated lots of PJs for some of the kids. This is what makes Pembroke a special place to live.

This was my 15th year as director of the Pembroke Com-munity Group, and I could not have survived this long without the help from you all. “Thank you,” and keep in mind it is never too late to donate toys, clothing or money — we are open all year.

Linda Robbins Porazzo Pembroke Community

Group Director/Treasurer

Community Group made holidays brighter

With town manager, make it all or nothing —————

firefighters’ quick response appreciated ——————

Silent auction received much community support ———

Susan Kane Captain Torrey Lane

“My favorite way to exercise is by walking either on the beach or in the woods, especially in the wintertime. I enjoy getting

exercise while also enjoying the peaceful beautiful scenery.”

TREE TIME: The Friends of Boy Scout Troop 105 held their tree drive on Saturday, Jan. 8. The weather was great, as was the support from the town. The group picked up more than 225 trees, and it took them most of the day to complete the pickups. A local tree company donated their ser-vices once again to grind the trees for mulch. The boys will use the funds raised for their camping trips, equipment and other activities during the course of the year. Courtesy photo



SEND OBITUARY NOTICES to [email protected] or fax to 781-934-5917. DEADLINE: Tuesday at noon.

Carl H. Janzen, 76, of Pem-broke died Tuesday, Jan. 4.

He was the husband of Eliz-abeth Janzen; father of Penny Winn and her husband Kevin of Pembroke, Stephen Janzen of Boston and Deborah Wil-lis Janzen of Duxbury; brother

of Robert L. Janzen of Freder-icksburg, Va. and Margaret Jan-zen of White Plains, N.Y.; and grandfather of Conner, Sarah and Matthew.

Serves were held Saturday, Jan. 8 at First Church in Pem-broke.

Burial was at the Center Cemetery in Pembroke.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Pro-cessing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018 or to a charity of one’s choice.

Ilena F. (Scanlon) Whit-ney, 63, of Marshfield, died Sunday, Jan. 2.

Ilena was born in Milford. She received her degrees from Fitchburg College and Leslie College. Ilena was program director for ARC of Greater Plymouth. She was past vice commodore and past steward of The Marshfield Yacht Club.

Ilena was a former Girl Scout leader.

She was the wife of David R. Whitney; mother of Susan Teuten of Pembroke and Ste-ven Whitney of Worcester; grandmother of Josephine, Sarah and Keller; and sister of Mary Ellen Dakers of Kings-ton and Beth Guist of Brick Township, N.J. She also leaves

her faithful dog, Blue 2.At the request of the fam-

ily, services were private. Fu-neral arrangements were by MacDonald Funeral Home in Marshfield.

Contributions in Ilena’s memory may be made to The American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 0l70l.

Carl H. Janzen, 76

ilena f. (Scanlon) Whitney, 63

Patricia (Horton) Sites, 58, of Pembroke, died Saturday,

Jan. 8, at home surrounded by her family.

She was the wife of John Sites; mother of Heather Sites of Balti-

more, Md. and Jessica Sites of Chicago, Ill.; sister of Nancy

Berman of East Bridgewater, Carol Skirvin and her husband Mark of Holbrook and Steven Horton and his wife Rebecca of Carlsbad, Calif.

Pattie was a special educa-tion teacher for many years; she enjoyed volunteering and al-ways saw the best in everyone. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, Jan. 13 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Shepherd

Funeral Home, 7 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke. A funeral ser-vice is set for Friday, Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Center Cemetery in Pembroke.

Donations in Pattie’s memory may be made to South Shore Hospice, 100 Bay State Drive, P.O. Box 859060, Braintree, MA 02185-9060.

Patricia (Horton) Sites, 58

Robert J. Cleary of Pem-broke died Sunday, Jan. 2.

He was the husband of C a t h e r i n e ( M a s o n ) Cleary and the dedicated fa-ther of Carolyn Cleary-Sulli-van, Robert Cleary Jr., Ki-

ersten Long, Heather Regan, Kathryn Cleary, Shawn Cleary, Michael Cleary and

Courtney Langevin.He will be missed greatly

by his wife, children, their spouses, his 22 grandchil-dren, brothers Edward, Ken-neth, Richard, sister Ellen and countless friends.

Bob grew up in Dorchester and worked in the elevator industry, ultimately found-ing his own company. He loved people and was happi-est cooking. He loved to trav-el. He was fair and generous

and had wise advice for those who asked.

Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate his life at a funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Hanover on Satur-day, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. Dona-tions in his name may be made to Neeley House at Tufts Medical Center, 750 Wash-ington St., Box 0716, Boston, MA 02111.

Shepherd Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

robert J. Cleary

Edward J. Secor, 84, of Pembroke, died Wednesday, Jan. 5 at the Newfield House in Plymouth.

Mr. Secor was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the South Pacific during World War II. He had a lifetime ca-reer with New England Tele-phone Co. in Springfield, Cambridge and Lawrence.

Mr. Secor was the hus-

band of the late Jeanne (Mi-chel) Secor. He leaves his daughter, Cynthia O’Neil and her husband John of Duxbury, and his grandchildren, Mor-gan and Mackenzie O’Neil of Duxbury. He was the brother of the late Irene Bogan.

A graveside service was held on Jan. 10 at the Mass. National Cemetery in Bourne.

Edward J. Secor, 84

Friends’ Trivia Bowl 2011The Friends of the Pembroke Library will present Trivia

Bowl 2011 on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Pembroke Knights of Columbus Hall. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Cost is $150 per table of 10 or $20 per person. WATD’s Liz Raven will act as master of ceremonies. There will be cash prize for the first place team table and a prize for the best decorated team table. Participants should bring their own snacks (no beverages). There will be a cash bar. Participants must be 21 and older. For tickets and table reservations, stop by the circulation desk at the Pembroke Public Library, 142 Center St. or call 781-293-6771. All proceeds will support the library.


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PEMBROKE CONSERVATION

COMMISSIONPUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing conducted by the Pembroke Conservation Commission under the provi-sions of M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40 (Wetlands Protec-tion Act) on Monday, January 24, 2011, at 8:10 p.m. in the Pembroke Town Hall Select-men's Office to consider the Notice of Intent filed on Janu-ary 10, 2011, by Stephen Patt, 30 Pine Wood Path, East Bridgewater, MA, to repair/replace a septic system at 42 Blueberry Lane, Pem-broke, Massachusetts, shown on Assessor's Map B36, Lots 38 & 138.

Marcus FordChairperson

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Notice is hereby given of a public hearing conducted by the Pembroke Conservation Commission under the provi-sions of M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40 (Wetlands Protec-tion Act) on Monday, January 24, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Selectmen's office at Pembroke Town Hall to con-sider the Request for Determi-nation of Applicability filed on January 13, 2011, by Juli-ane Goicoechea, 50 Sparrow Lane, Pembroke, MA, to ex-tend & terrace the backyard and install a swimming pool at 50 Sparrow Lane, Pem-broke, Massachusetts, shown on Assessor's Map E4, Lot 109.


1/13/11

MORTGAGEE'SSALE

OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale con-tained in a certain mortgage given by Kevin Osborne to Sovereign Bank, dated July 28, 2006, and recorded with the Plymouth County Regis-try of Deeds in Book 33103, Page 95, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the con-ditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Pub-lic Auction at 9:00 AM on the 3rd day of February, 2011 at 58 Broad Street, Whitman, Massachusetts, all and singu-lar the premises described in said mortgage, to wit:

That certain parcel of land situated in WHITMAN, Ply-mouth County, Massachu-

setts, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning on the junction of Broad Street and Laurel Street, it being the southeast corner of the lot; thence run-ning

Northerly by Laurel Street, 55 feet, more or less, to a stake; thence

Westerly 76 feet, more or less, to land now or formerly of Bartholomew Robinson; thence running

Southerly 55 feet, more or less, in the easterly line of land now or formerly of said Robinson to Broad Street and the southwest corner of the lot, as shown on the plan hereinafter mentioned; and thence running

Easterly by said Broad Street, 82.5 feet to the junc-tion of Laurel Street and Broad Street at the point of beginning.

Said Premises are shown as Lot 1 and a portion of Lot 2 as shown on a plan entitled “Plan of Land of the George Lynn Estate, November 10, 1902, by Charles W. Row-land, C.E.,” recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 2, Page 241.

Said Premises are known and numbered as 58 Broad Street.

For Mortgagor's title see deed recorded with said Reg-istry in Book 33103, Page 092.

In the event of any typo-graphical errors in the publi-cation of this notice, the de-scription in the Mortgage shall control.

Said premises shall also be sold subject to and/or with the benefit of any and all other re-strictions, easements, im-provements, covenants, out-standing tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assess-ments, liens or claims in the nature of liens, attachments and existing encumbrances of record created prior to the Mortgage, if any there be, in-sofar as in force and applica-ble.

Said premises will also be sold subject to all leases and tenancies having priority over

said Mortgage, to tenancies or rights of parties in possession now or at the time of said auction which are subject to said Mortgage, to rights or claims in personal property installed by tenants or former tenants now located on the premises, and to laws and or-dinances including, but not limited to, all building and zoning laws and ordinances.

Terms of sale:The highest bidder in the

sale of the premises shall de-posit a bank treasurer's check, or certified check in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) at the time and place of the sale of the premises as a non-refundable earnest money deposit to-wards the purchase price to be held at the option of the Mort-gagee as liquidated damages for any default by the suc-cessful bidder. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid upon delivery of the deed within thirty (30) days of the date of the public auc-tion. The successful bidder shall be required to sign a Memorandum of Sale at the public auction containing the terms herein and any addi-tional terms set forth in the Memorandum of Sale or an-nounced at the public auction.

In the event that the suc-cessful bidder at the public auction fails to perform in the time specified to purchase the premises, the Mortgagee re-serves the right, at its sole election, to sell the premises by foreclosure deed to the other qualified bidders, in de-scending order beginning with the next highest bidder, provided that in each case the next highest bidder delivers to Mortgagee the amount of the required deposit within three (3) business days after written notice of the default of the previous highest bidder and promptly executes a Memo-randum of Sale providing for performance within thirty (30) days of execution. Mort-gagee also reserves the right, at its sole election, to assume the bid of any defaulting or declining bidder. The Mort-gagee reserves the right to

postpone this sale to a later date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the sale and to further postpone any adjourned sale date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the adjourned sale date.

Other terms to be an-nounced at sale.

Massachusetts HousingFinance Agency,

By its attorneys,Lauren A. Solar, Esq.

Bartlett Hackett Feinberg P.C.

155 Federal Street, 9th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale con-tained in a certain mortgage given by Upendra J. Shah to IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., dated November 16, 2004 and re-corded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 29485, Page 286 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Com-pany, as Trustee of the Indy-Mac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR27, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR27 under the Pooling and Servicing Agree-ment dated October 1, 2005 is the present holder, by assign-ment, for breach of the condi-tions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Pub-lic Auction at 10:00 AM on January 20, 2011, on the mortgaged premises located at 147 South Avenue, Whit-man, MA, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land In Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to-gether with the buildings thereon, situated on the south-erly side of South Avenue, and bounded and described as follows:

NORTHERLY by said South Avenue, forty (40) feet;

EASTERLY by land of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, one hun-dred three (103) feet, more or less;

SOUTHERLY by land of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, thirty-seven and one half (37 1/2) feet; and

WESTERLY by land of Sarah W. Pratt, one hundred three and one-half (103 1/2) feet.

Being the easterly half of Lot No. 3 shown on Plan of M. S. Stetson's "Alden Lot",

So. Abington, Wm. P. Corthell, Surveyor, 1879, easterly portion of the prem-ises conveyed to Laura Kath-erine Cobb by deed of Mary M. Fitzgibbons, dated April 7,1908, recorded with the Ply-mouth Registry of Deeds, Book 988, Page 371.

Subject to a Variance from the Town of Whitman dated May 25, 2004 and recorded at the Plymouth Registry of Deeds In Book 28444, Page 96.

For mortgagor's title see deed recorded with the Ply-mouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32374, Page 269. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restric-tions, easements, right of ways, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assess-ments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, wa-ter and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encum-brances of record which are in force and are applicable, hav-ing priority over said mort-gage, whether or not refer-ence to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at AB-LITT | SCOFIELD, 304 Cam-bridge Road, Woburn, Massa-chusetts 01801, other terms and conditions will be pro-vided at the place of sale. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE SALE.

Present holder of said mortgage, Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust Company, as Trustee of the IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR27, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR27 under the Pooling and Servicing Agree-ment dated October 1, 2005

By its Attorneys, ABLITT | SCOFIELD, 304 Cambridge Road,

Woburn, Massachusetts 01801

Telephone: 781-246-8995 Fax: 781-246-8994

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Notice is hereby given of a public hearing conducted by the Pembroke Conservation Commission under the provi-sions of M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40 (Wetlands Protec-tion Act) on Monday, January 24, 2011, at 8:10 p.m. in the Pembroke Town Hall Select-men's Office to consider the Notice of Intent filed on Janu-ary 10, 2011, by Stephen Patt, 30 Pine Wood Path, East Bridgewater, MA, to repair/replace a septic system at 42 Blueberry Lane, Pem-broke, Massachusetts, shown on Assessor's Map B36, Lots 38 & 138.


1/13/11



Notice is hereby given of a public hearing conducted by the Pembroke Conservation Commission under the provi-sions of M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40 (Wetlands Protec-tion Act) on Monday, January 24, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Selectmen's office at Pembroke Town Hall to con-sider the Request for Determi-nation of Applicability filed on January 13, 2011, by Juli-ane Goicoechea, 50 Sparrow Lane, Pembroke, MA, to ex-tend & terrace the backyard and install a swimming pool at 50 Sparrow Lane, Pem-broke, Massachusetts, shown on Assessor's Map E4, Lot 109.


1/13/11

MORTGAGEE'SSALE

OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale con-tained in a certain mortgage given by Kevin Osborne to Sovereign Bank, dated July 28, 2006, and recorded with the Plymouth County Regis-try of Deeds in Book 33103, Page 95, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the con-ditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Pub-lic Auction at 9:00 AM on the 3rd day of February, 2011 at 58 Broad Street, Whitman, Massachusetts, all and singu-lar the premises described in said mortgage, to wit:

That certain parcel of land situated in WHITMAN, Ply-mouth County, Massachu-

setts, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning on the junction of Broad Street and Laurel Street, it being the southeast corner of the lot; thence run-ning

Northerly by Laurel Street, 55 feet, more or less, to a stake; thence

Westerly 76 feet, more or less, to land now or formerly of Bartholomew Robinson; thence running

Southerly 55 feet, more or less, in the easterly line of land now or formerly of said Robinson to Broad Street and the southwest corner of the lot, as shown on the plan hereinafter mentioned; and thence running

Easterly by said Broad Street, 82.5 feet to the junc-tion of Laurel Street and Broad Street at the point of beginning.

Said Premises are shown as Lot 1 and a portion of Lot 2 as shown on a plan entitled “Plan of Land of the George Lynn Estate, November 10, 1902, by Charles W. Row-land, C.E.,” recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 2, Page 241.

Said Premises are known and numbered as 58 Broad Street.

For Mortgagor's title see deed recorded with said Reg-istry in Book 33103, Page 092.

In the event of any typo-graphical errors in the publi-cation of this notice, the de-scription in the Mortgage shall control.

Said premises shall also be sold subject to and/or with the benefit of any and all other re-strictions, easements, im-provements, covenants, out-standing tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assess-ments, liens or claims in the nature of liens, attachments and existing encumbrances of record created prior to the Mortgage, if any there be, in-sofar as in force and applica-ble.

Said premises will also be sold subject to all leases and tenancies having priority over

said Mortgage, to tenancies or rights of parties in possession now or at the time of said auction which are subject to said Mortgage, to rights or claims in personal property installed by tenants or former tenants now located on the premises, and to laws and or-dinances including, but not limited to, all building and zoning laws and ordinances.

Terms of sale:The highest bidder in the

sale of the premises shall de-posit a bank treasurer's check, or certified check in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) at the time and place of the sale of the premises as a non-refundable earnest money deposit to-wards the purchase price to be held at the option of the Mort-gagee as liquidated damages for any default by the suc-cessful bidder. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid upon delivery of the deed within thirty (30) days of the date of the public auc-tion. The successful bidder shall be required to sign a Memorandum of Sale at the public auction containing the terms herein and any addi-tional terms set forth in the Memorandum of Sale or an-nounced at the public auction.

In the event that the suc-cessful bidder at the public auction fails to perform in the time specified to purchase the premises, the Mortgagee re-serves the right, at its sole election, to sell the premises by foreclosure deed to the other qualified bidders, in de-scending order beginning with the next highest bidder, provided that in each case the next highest bidder delivers to Mortgagee the amount of the required deposit within three (3) business days after written notice of the default of the previous highest bidder and promptly executes a Memo-randum of Sale providing for performance within thirty (30) days of execution. Mort-gagee also reserves the right, at its sole election, to assume the bid of any defaulting or declining bidder. The Mort-gagee reserves the right to

postpone this sale to a later date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the sale and to further postpone any adjourned sale date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the adjourned sale date.

Other terms to be an-nounced at sale.

Massachusetts HousingFinance Agency,

By its attorneys,Lauren A. Solar, Esq.

Bartlett Hackett Feinberg P.C.

155 Federal Street, 9th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale con-tained in a certain mortgage given by Upendra J. Shah to IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., dated November 16, 2004 and re-corded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 29485, Page 286 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Com-pany, as Trustee of the Indy-Mac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR27, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR27 under the Pooling and Servicing Agree-ment dated October 1, 2005 is the present holder, by assign-ment, for breach of the condi-tions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Pub-lic Auction at 10:00 AM on January 20, 2011, on the mortgaged premises located at 147 South Avenue, Whit-man, MA, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land In Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to-gether with the buildings thereon, situated on the south-erly side of South Avenue, and bounded and described as follows:

NORTHERLY by said South Avenue, forty (40) feet;

EASTERLY by land of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, one hun-dred three (103) feet, more or less;

SOUTHERLY by land of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, thirty-seven and one half (37 1/2) feet; and

WESTERLY by land of Sarah W. Pratt, one hundred three and one-half (103 1/2) feet.

Being the easterly half of Lot No. 3 shown on Plan of M. S. Stetson's "Alden Lot",

So. Abington, Wm. P. Corthell, Surveyor, 1879, easterly portion of the prem-ises conveyed to Laura Kath-erine Cobb by deed of Mary M. Fitzgibbons, dated April 7,1908, recorded with the Ply-mouth Registry of Deeds, Book 988, Page 371.

Subject to a Variance from the Town of Whitman dated May 25, 2004 and recorded at the Plymouth Registry of Deeds In Book 28444, Page 96.

For mortgagor's title see deed recorded with the Ply-mouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32374, Page 269. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restric-tions, easements, right of ways, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assess-ments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, wa-ter and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encum-brances of record which are in force and are applicable, hav-ing priority over said mort-gage, whether or not refer-ence to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at AB-LITT | SCOFIELD, 304 Cam-bridge Road, Woburn, Massa-chusetts 01801, other terms and conditions will be pro-vided at the place of sale. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE SALE.

Present holder of said mortgage, Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust Company, as Trustee of the IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR27, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR27 under the Pooling and Servicing Agree-ment dated October 1, 2005

By its Attorneys, ABLITT | SCOFIELD, 304 Cambridge Road,

Woburn, Massachusetts 01801

Telephone: 781-246-8995 Fax: 781-246-8994

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During the month of December, Community Nursery Kindergarten’s MAGIC Class learned about the com-munity in which they live.

Preschoolers learn about their community

The children visited the Pembroke police station, where they visited with police offi-cers Rich Tenore and Sean Ready.

Selectman Arthur Boyle came to read a Christmas story to the children in the MAGIC class. Listening to Boyle read are (back row) Alex Ragab, Kyle Ready, Liam Boyle, Bella Cucchi, (front row) Madison Straub, Peter Schultz, Najah Moughaizel, Julian Holt and Nora Smith.



By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

The Pembroke wrestling team has had an uphill battle this season with a lot of new faces getting their first taste of varsity coupled with injuries to key seniors. The Titans still are not clicking on all cylin-ders, but they are getting clos-er and, in the meantime, they are still pulling out wins.

The Titans swept a quad meet with Beverly, Silver Lake and Canton at the high school on Saturday to improve to 10-2 on the season.

Ian Horkin (112 pounds), Nate Provitola (119), J.P. Zografos (160) and Justin McKinney (153) all won matches in all three meets for the Titans, while captains Mike Bunszell and Matt Mer-ritt both returned to the mat in

limited action for Pembroke as they make their way back to full health.

The Titans are still with-out captain Mike McBurnie, who is recovering from a con-cussion, but head coach Dave Vining said getting two of the captains wrestling was a good sign.

“We’re still not at full strength, but we’re getting there,” he said. “We’re start-ing to get them back, and I think the camaraderie is get-ting better.”

Vining added that he was pleased with how the younger wrestlers held their own with the captains on the sidelines, and with the team getting back to full strength and the young

wrestlers confident, he hopes the Titans can make an impact in the final half of the season.

“Things are starting to fall into place,” he said. “We’re starting to get everyone back and the young kids are getting a lot of wins. Both our losses were to good teams, and we won every match we should have.”

The Titans have a tough dual meet next on the their schedule as the face the Ha-nover Indians in a matchup Vining said could go a long way to determining the league championship.

“We’re two of the favor-ites to win the league,” he said. “That’s a very big meet for us.”

the tale of the taPe iS a weekly column By SPortS eDitor Dave Palana. he can Be reacheD By e-mail at [email protected].

It’s time to stop the ’roid rage

SENIOR MOMENTS

Plant helped captain the golf team to a South Sectional championship last fall and is currently playing for the hockey team before he finishes his career at Pembroke

with the baseball team this spring. He shared his thoughts on …

… declaring to a school. I’m going to American International College in Springfield. Over the holiday, I told the [baseball] coach I’d be going, and I got a baseball scholarship and was accepted. They gave me the best opportunity to play — they’re a Division II school with a good baseball program, and I just felt comfortable there.

… majors and careers. I’m looking at studying sports management and when I get out I want to be a college baseball coach. I’ve coached camps and little kid teams and I worked at in indoor baseball facility — that’s really helped a lot.

… playing baseball. It’s just the competition. I’ve played it my whole life and my dad loves it too, so he’s helped me through it all.

… his favorite high school sports memories. Defi-nitely some of the hockey tournament games were great with all the fans and just the whole vibe of the game. Go-ing to golf states this year was great. Staying overnight and hanging out with the team was just a great experience.

… playing on the first Pembroke Legion team. It was a good experience because Legion is a great program. It was nice to show up and support my town.

… his goals after college. I want to excel in coach-ing baseball. Hopefully I’ll become a top-level coach and maybe somehow get into the pros.

A visit with golf captain Kevin Plant

Almost there

Captain Matt Merritt pins a Canton wrestler during Pembroke’s quad meet on Saturday. Merritt missed much of the first part of the season with illnesses, but he is getting back to full strength.

Wrestlers returning to full strength, sweep quad meet

As Peter Parker’s late Uncle Ben tells us over and over again, “With great power comes great responsibility.” However, Ben doesn’t

also warn us that with great power comes the danger of developing an inflated sense of importance, and currently there is no more power-crazed and self-important group of people in the sports world than the Baseball Writers As-

sociation of America. The BWAA clearly watched Spi-

derman way too many times and have taken Uncle Ben’s words to mean that it is their great responsibility to cast the final judgment on baseball’s Steroid Era each year as they cast their votes for the Hall of Fame.

I can’t say anything about Bert Blyleven’s deservedness — he pitched before my time — and Ro-berto Alomar is as deserving a Hall of Famer as any modern day second

baseman, but once again, this year’s ballots drew more attention for who the writers left out than who they al-lowed in. Mark McGwire again didn’t even come close to induction, accruing just fewer than 20 percent of the votes, while his fellow witness before Congress Raphael Palmeiro managed exactly 11 percent. Former Houston Astro and one-time Red Sox prospect Jeff Bagwell got just over 40 percent and missed induction, though no one has ever proved he used steroids, and he never tested positive.

As a lifelong fan of the game, I honestly feel like it is time to move on. I was sad when McGwire testified be-fore Congress and when Palmeiro tested positive, shocked when A-Rod did and disgusted when Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s record and Roger Clemens thought I was stupid enough to believe him on 60 Minutes. But at this point, I am tired of the arguments for and against and infi-nite number of random statistics thrown at me by anyone with an opinion (an ironic statement by someone with a column called The Tale of the Tape).

I want it all to end.Otherwise this is going to happen every year as Bonds, Clemens, Manny Ramirez and even-tually A-Rod are added to a ballot that will contain McG-wire, Palmeiro, Bagwell and Sammy Sosa. We are going to be picking at this scab potentially for decades if this doesn’t stop soon.

Bagwell’s snub sets a dangerous precedent because now putting up great numbers and never testing positive is cause for suspicion. What happens now when guys like Frank Thomas, Jim Thome and Ken Griffey Jr. become el-igible? It seems to me that all it is going to take is someone like Jeff Pearlman to publicly say they think they juiced to cast a shadow over their whole careers.

We sports writers seem to be a vindictive bunch. If someone tricks us, we make them pay forever — just ask Tony Mandrich. However, it seems like the great part of two generations of baseball players may have tricked the BWAA, or perhaps even worse, the BWAA can’t tell just how many people tricked them. I don’t envy the situation they are in, but for the sake of the fans who just want to watch baseball without second guessing every great hitter for the rest of eternity, the most responsible use of power would be to help close the book on the Steroid Era by let-ting the truly great players into Cooperstown regardless.

By Dave Palana

The Tale of The TaPe

Photo by Dave Palana




The boys basket-ball team can’t seem to build any momentum. After getting blown out by Hanover last week, the Titans bounced back with a 61-58 win at Middleboro on Fri-day, but they suffered another double-digit defeat at the high school on Tuesday 67-39 to the Randolph Blue Devils.

The Titans fell into an early hole, making just three baskets in the first quarter to trail at the break 16-7. Ran-dolph widened their lead to 16 at halftime and then put the game away by outscoring Pembroke 18-7 in the third.

“Randolph played very well and I didn’t think we were ready to play at the beginning of the game,” head coach Will Seward said. “We got off to a slow start and that helped their momentum.”

Once the Devils got going, the Titans had a hard time con-taining D.J. Meyers, who led all scorers with 23 points, and Randolph captain D’Andre Lopes, who had 15. Sopho-more Bryan Tavares was the only Titan in double figures with 11 points.

“Once they got a little confidence they started to play very well and we could never get back in the game,” Seward said. “I thought at halftime we could get back in the game. We got some good looks to start the third quarter, but missed and we couldn’t stop them de-fensively. We certainly didn’t do the things we would like to be doing.”

It was a different story for the Titans on Friday when they came out firing and scored 19 in the first quarter against the Sachems and held a seven-

point lead at halftime. James Coner was on fire

from behind the three point arc, hit eight 3-pointers for 24 of his 26 points while Ta-vares chipped in 15, including five clutch free throws in the fourth quarter.

“I think they are a pretty good team and I thought we played pretty well,” Seward said. “Any time you can get a win on the road in this league, it’s a good thing. We were hop-ing to build on that today, but that didn’t happen, so we just have to get ready for Friday.”

The Titans will have a tough task on Friday when they try to bounce back from the loss to the Blue Devils against the defending league champion Whitman-Han-son Panthers, who are com-ing off a 58-52 win against the Silver Lake Lakers.

us to put it away tonight.”Jacobs didn’t have a busy

night in net, having to make just 13 saves for the shut-out, but he came up with a big one at the end of the first period when Chris Mulrey broke free of the defense and got an open shot at the net. The Titans survived another close shave at the end of the first when Scottie McAr-thur’s wrist shot clanged off the crossbar, but Jacobs and the defense shut down the Panther offense in the sec-ond and third periods, hold-ing them to nine shots in the final 30 minutes.

“Kyle’s been there to make those first saves, and

our defense was there to make sure there are no sec-ond and third scoring oppor-tunities,” Duffy said. “We did a good job defensively tonight.”

The Titans improved to 4-0-2 overall and 2-0-2 in the Patriot League with the win and are catching the Sailors coming off a 3-1 loss to the North Quincy Red Raiders. However Duffy said he ex-pects the usual dogfight when the two teams get together.

“It’s going to be an abso-lute battle like it always is,” he said. “They just reload ev-ery season it seems, and they are playing good hockey. It’s another huge one.”

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Titans blank Panthers, set for Sailors

Goalie Kyle Jacobs stops Chris Mulrey’s shot in the first period on his way to his fourth shutout in the first six games for the Titans.

The Titan bench shows their frustration in the fourth quarter of Pemboke’s 28-point loss to Randolph on Tuesday.

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Sophomore bryan Tavares hits a jumper over a Ranolph defender for two of his 11 points. Tavares scored 15 in Pembroke’s win over Middleboro and was perfect from the foul line in the fourth quarter.

Photos by Dave Palana




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Stage setTitans roll into rivalry game


The Pembroke hockey team is heading into their first meeting of the season with the archrival Scituate Sailors with a big head of steam.

Kyle Jacobs picked up his fourth shutout of the season at the Titans remained unde-feated with a 3-0 win over the Whitman-Hanson Panthers at the Hobomock Ice Arena on Saturday.

They Titans had nearly triple the shots on goal of the Panthers, but they couldn’t break through early as the Panther defense pushed the Titans away from the front on the net. Though they were on the offensive for most of the game, Pembroke couldn’t crack the defensive pressure until they caught a break when Kevin Dwyer’s shot caught a piece of Panther defender Nick Pike and was redirected past goalie Tom Leonard with

8.8 seconds left in the second period.

“It absolutely turned things around,” head coach Mark Duffy said. “It was a tight game out there until that point; there wasn’t a lot of space to do anything. Hats off to Whitman-Hanson and their coaching staff; they did a great job taking away our time and space, but we got a break and that is what it took to get us going.”

The Titans got some space to start the third period thanks to some Panther penalties, and Paul Tower took advantage 40 seconds into the period with a five-on-three power-play goal. The Panthers were forced to attack offensively, down two goals, which gave the Titans more room to spread the ice and allowed Ryan Twigg to add some extra insurance with a five-hole goal with 7:15 left to play.

“We’re not a big, physical team and they got in our way tonight,” Duffy said. “To go two men up like that early in the third period really allowed

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Cavan Fitzgerald (8) and Paul Tower (11) swarm on Kevin Dwyer after he put Pembroke ahead of Whitman-Hanson with 8.8 sec-onds remaining in the second period. Photo by Dave Palana

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Katie Wandell and the gymnastics team turn in their best performance of the season


After a rough outing Thursday against Norwell/Cohasset, the Pembroke/Sil-ver Lake gymnastics team is returning to full strength and responded with their best performance of the season Tuesday night.

The team lost to Notre Dame Academy on the road at the Mass. Gym Center, but their team score of 118.1 was their best of the season.

“That is five points high-

er than our best this season,” head coach Meredith Foga-rty said. “So it was a pretty good day.

Sophomores Katie Wan-dell of Pembroke and Mary Gallant of Silver Lake each had good days for the team on Tuesday. Both scored 8.1 on their floor competition, while Wandell scored an 8.0 on the vault and Gallant added a 7.9.

“They were both very good,” Fogarty said. “Wehad a very good floor day.”

Pembroke/Silver Lake lost one gymnast for the sea-son due to back injuries, but they had two return to ac-tion Tuesday after missing Thursday’s competition.

“That was a disaster,” Fogarty said. “We didn’t have enough people and had to take zeros.”

The team will be search-ing for their first win of the season on Tuesday when they take on the Hanover/Rockland team.


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