pembroke express 04-16-2010

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

After just a year in the No. 2 position at Pembroke Public Schools, Director of Opera-tions and Accountability Ste-ven Lamarche is moving on.

Last Wednesday, Lama-rche accepted a superinten-dent’s position at Bourne Public Schools, the district he left in 2004 when he became principal at the new Pembroke Community Middle School.

“It has always been a ca-reer goal of mine to become

a superinten-dent,” La-marche said of his reason for seeking the position. “The oppor-tunity came about because the superin-tendent in

Bourne had announced that he was retiring this year. I did not plan to leave Pembroke. It was

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Helping the herring

Third chance to pay off bill


Town officials are hop-ing the third time is the charm when it comes to collecting overdue trash fees. On Mon-day, selectmen voted to allow the treasurer/collector to mail out a third bill to residents who have not yet paid the fee.

The demand notice will be sent out in about two weeks, with payment due 14 days later. All delinquent bills will include a $10 demand fee.

As of Monday, there were 1,624 delinquent trash bills,

according to Treasurer/Collec-tor Kathleen McCarthy.

Part of the issue, she said, could be that residents who paid off their bills after the first notice, mailed in July, may have overlooked a second bill that followed in January after the Board of Health voted in November to raise trash rates by $30. The annual fee of $240 per household was increased to $270.

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Residents to see demand notice before trash fee goes on taxes

School official takes new jobFirst PCMS principal will leave Pembroke for Bourne promotion

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TEAM EFFORT: Luis Carmo, a technician with Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries, passes a net of herring to Mark Ames, Herring Fisheries Commission chairman, to be deposited into a special tank and transported to Oldham Pond, where the fish will spawn. Photos by Becca Manning

Steven Lamarche

continued on page 8


After surviving three years in the open ocean, traveling 20 miles upstream through the North River and avoiding hungry predators

along the way, the herring heading for spawning grounds in Oldham Pond had no choice but to stop.

With no way to climb the dam blocking their path to Upper Mill Pond in Pembroke, just a few miles away from their final destination, the fish clustered in the shal-

low waters of a stream just outside the pond and waited.

“The herring can get all the way up the stream to this point, but without that lad-der they can’t get up to their spawning grounds. They will either die here or eventually go back down to some other secondary place to spawn,” said Mark Ames, chairman of the Herring Fisheries Commission, looking down on the stream where hun-

dreds of fins poked up from the water.The fish ladder was removed last month after the

first of two major rainstorms swept through the area,

Team aids fish on journey to Oldham Pond

CATCH & RELEASE: Ed Clark of Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries empties herring into a tank on the back of a truck to be transported to spawning grounds in Oldham Pond. Hundreds of herring (left) gathered in a stream on one side of a dam at Upper Mill Pond with no way to climb the dam after a fish ladder was removed last month.continued on page 16

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The topic of physical fitness of the younger generation has been getting more attention of late. Jamie Oli-

ver’s “Food Revolution,” focused on addressing the eating habits of American school children, has taken the television airwaves by storm. Six months ago, a Pembroke resident and newly in-ducted member of the Silver Lake Regional High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Dave Gleason, be-gan his own quest to improve the condition of youth through his new business, Athletic Revo-lution. Located at 42 Winter Street, Athletic Rev-olution is targeted toward teaching children and young adults the importance of physical fitness. Athletic Revolution also can be found online at athleticrevolutionsouthshore.com.

How long have you been in town? My wife, Andrea, and I grew up in Kingston. We moved back to Pembroke five years ago from Weymouth. We have two children, Trevor, 9, and Andrew, 5. We both graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School.

How did it feel when you found out you were being inducted into the Silver Lake Re-gional High School Athletic Hall of Fame? It was a unique situation because I found out I was going in as an individual, which was great, but I was more pleased to go in with the 1988 team that won the state championship. It was a great thing for all the Silver Lake towns, so combin-ing those and being inducted twice kind of blew me away.

What is the most memorable moment from high school soccer? It was the entire high school tournament season; to feel the entire com-munity support was amazing. While, my team made the NCAA tournament in college, this was better. It was incredible to have all four towns behind us. It was something that you could feel in the air. At the time, I didn’t realize how im-portant this was to the community.

I still meet people while coaching my son that remember that. It is very humbling. It was kind of a ‘Hoosiers’ story. Nobody had heard of Sil-ver Lake soccer; we were playing the defending state champs, Springfield Cathedral at Worces-ter Poly Tech. They had most of the stands filled. We won a 4-3 game which went back and forth, holding them off for the final nine minutes after we scored the go-ahead goal.

What is the focus of your new business? The focus of Athletic Revolution is long-term fitness for kids 6-18 years old. Kids do not hav-ing enough free time to play, and they are miss-ing many opportunities. Much of what you see for this age group is five- to six-week programs. What we offer is different, a three-, six- or 12-month commitment. This will allow kids to learn movement skills and make them as natural as possible. I want them to look back at their ex-ercise program and have a good experience or, better yet, always stay active because they like it and enjoy it because they had a good experience while they were young.

How long have you been involved in the personal fitness industry? I have been involved almost 18 years; almost right out of college in 1992 was my first internship. I went to Keene State College in New Hampshire, which was Division 2 for soccer. We had a successful pro-gram and I played in the NCAA tournament. I was originally studying sports medicine. I ended up a physical education major. I was lucky to get a job as a personal trainer near New York and have been involved ever since.

How has your business been received in the community? It has been overwhelmingly well received. Andrea and I have fulfilled a life long dream to have a facility focused on kids. We thought it would be a way to give back to the community. We see this as a community-based business and want to develop as many relation-ships with community organizations as possible. Now, five to sixth months into it, there is a big need for it, especially for kids not in team sports. There’s the kid who is a team captain next to a video gamer, next to somebody who is involved in Scouts. But when you look at them on the field, they all have the same movements.

Physical fitness among our youth has been widely criticized recently. What is your feeling on this topic? One thing that has not been debated is that the next generation of kids will not outlive their parents. This is a first. At Athletic Revolution, we are not just training young athletes; we are training young people. The ability for our kids to run faster and throw further is great, but it is more important for them to be robust movers and become active as they transition into young adulthood and adulthood. I have had many coaches, and I have realized that coaches can leave an indelible mark on a child. It is our responsibility to encourage them and not make them feel they are forced to exer-cise. They should want to go to Athletic Revo-lution because they know they have fun when they get there.

REVOLUTIONARY IDEA: Pembroke resident Dave Gleason recently started a new business, Athletic Revolution, focused on teaching children and young adults the importance of physical fitness. Photo by Mike Tropeano

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The Pembroke Pee Wee A hockey team capped of an out-

standing season on Sunday, defeating rival Hanover 6-2 in the South Shore Conference championship game.

The weekend began with a 5-4 semi-final victory over Falmouth on Saturday. The opening period saw both teams flying up and down the ice. Using its size and strength, Falmouth took an early 1-0 lead. Pembroke responded by scoring the game’s next four goals.

Falmouth came out of the second intermission on the attack, scoring the game’s next three goals. Undeterred, Pembroke responded with a relentless force, checking the Falmouth defense, which gen-erated many scoring oppor-tunities against the Falmouth goaltender. Pembroke scored the game’s final goal with only 8.6 ticks remaining.

Sunday’s championship match began with Pembroke finding the back of the Ha-nover net midway through the first period. Hanover answered with a tally of their own with less than a minute left in the period. The second period opened with Hanover taking the body against the smaller Pembroke squad. Pembroke responded by kicking their

skating game into high gear, tallying the game’s next two goals in the final four minutes of the period.

It took Hanover less than a minute to cut the Pembroke third period lead to 3-2. Min-utes later, Pembroke answered with a goal of their own, re-turning to a two-goal 4-2 lead. Pembroke finished off the memorable season by scoring twice more for a final score of 6-2.

The Pee Wee A team fin-ished the season with a 39-4-2 record. Among their accom-plishments was winning the Central Mass Winter Classic tournament held at the N.E. Sports Center in Marlboro, racking up a 5-0 record. And runner-up at the Massachu-setts Pee Wee A State tourna-ment, they compiled a record of 6-1 with the only blemish a 5-2 defeat to Falmouth in the final game.

ICE JOB! Pembroke Youth Hockey's Pee Wee As won the South Shore Conference Championship last weekend. The team includes players (front) Tom Waterfield, Dan Bowen, Ian Fillion, Anthony McLaughlin, Conner Gallagher, Brad Davis, (middle row) Brandon Sheehan, Jesse Pulselli, Cam Judkins, Jake Marani, Coner Gilliand, Joe Birolini, Michael Fahie, (third row) Colin McCabe, Zachary Simpson, Billy Hickey and Erica Lunn (not shown) and coaches Clem Fillion, Jay Judkins, Head Coach Jim Bowen, Mark Gallagher, Kevin Marani and general manager Karen Birolini (not pictured). Photo courtesy of Paul Simpson

Pammy’s Day set May 22

Pammy’s Day on the Green in memory of former Recreation Director Pam Rowell will be held on Satur-day, May 22 from 12-4 p.m. on the Town Green. Rain date is Sunday, May 23, same time. The day will include many children’s activities, arts and crafts, music, face painting, food, a silent auction and more. Proceeds will benefit the Pem-broke Skate Park Committee. To volunteer, donate an item for the silent auction or learn more, call Kerri-Anne Rowell-Ford at 508-759-1070.

New dates for Tiny-Bean eventThe fourth annual Tiny-Bean Fundraiser Softball Tour-

nament will be held July 17 and 18 (not July 12 and 13 as was submitted and published in last week’s Express) at the men’s softball field on Reed Street in Hanson. The one-pitch, double-elimination event will raise funds for the Pfc. Mat-thew Bean Scholarship at Silver Lake Regional High School. The event is held in memory of Bean, who died on May 31, 2007, from injuries suffered while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq, and of Scott W. “Tiny” Petitti, who was killed in a car accident on June 9, 2007. Both were active in lo-cal softball programs. Entry fee is $250 per team; all entries must be received by June 21. This year’s event will include a women’s bracket five-on-five tournament with a $125 entry fee and a homerun derby under the lights on Saturday night — $10 entry, and winner takes home half the proceeds. Do-nations and entry fees may be paid by check payable to “The Tiny-Bean Fund.” To register, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] or call Corey at 781-706-7556.


The Grand Ol’ Fish Fry, sponsored by the Pembroke His-

torical Society, will be held on Sunday, May 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Thomas Reading Memorial Herring Run Park on Route 14. This year’s event will be particularly meaningful, as the society will be remember-ing Chef Bobby Hackett, who died this winter. Hackett was instrumental in the success of the Fish Fry for many years.

The Bryantville Deli has once again volunteered to pre-pare the food. Fish cake ($6) and hot dog ($5) meals will be available to purchase. The meals will include corn bread, baked beans and lemonade or coffee. Captain Quack will re-turn with his gaggle of ducks for the annual duck races. There will be music by The Rocky Run Band and Pem-broke High School musicians James Kidder and CJ Gallopo, to name a few. Also enjoy face painting, balloons and cot-ton candy. There will be a si-lent auction for the first time. There will be many interesting and fun items to bid on, such

as a gift basket of canine treats from Maggie’s Doghouse and a set of drumsticks auto-graphed by Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer. There will be items on sale through the Pembroke Historical Society. The Grand Ol’ Fish Fry is the society’s largest fundraiser.

After visitors have en-joyed their meals and tried a chance at a duck race, they can wander down to the Adah Hall House. The house will be open for visits during the fish fry hours. There is plenty of park-

ing available.The Pembroke Historical

Society is offering corporate sponsorship to local business-es to help continue the success of this family event. All $100 or more sponsors will be dis-played on a large poster at the event, and their names will be listed on all publicity an-nouncements. To be a sponsor, call the society at 781-293-9083.

Bring a folding chair, a blanket and an appetite and come enjoy this family event.

Delivery man held against his will

A Brockton newspaper delivery man who offered a Duxbury woman a ride found himself forced to drive around for close to an hour after the woman reportedly pulled a knife on him when he told her not to smoke crack in his car.

The 19-year-old male told police he picked up the woman, Sheryl R. Maass, 42, of Lake Shore Drive, Duxbury around 4:15 p.m. last Wednesday while delivering papers near the Halifax/Hanson town line. Maass asked the driver to take her to Birch Street, near the Pem-broke/Duxbury line.

Once in the car, Maass allegedly began to smoke a white substance that police later con-firmed was crack cocaine. When the driver told Maass she needed to get out of his car, she pulled a 3-1/2-inch black-handled folding knife out of her purse and threatened him with it, according to reports.

Maass allegedly forced the man to drive around for more than an hour. The driver even-tually pulled into a dead-end street and was able to distract Maass and push her out of the vehicle, according to reports. The driver then asked neighbors for directions to the closest police station, which was in Pembroke.

Police picked up Maass about 15 minutes later, according to reports.

She was arrested and arraigned last Thurs-day in Plymouth District Court, where she pled not guilty to charges of kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon and a subsequent offense of Class B drug possession. She was released on $250 bail.

Maass is due back in court on May 10 for a probable cause hearing.

Man gets jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

A Pembroke man is serving a year in jail after he pled guilty to assaulting a former girl-friend.

On April 8, Aperecido R. Dejesus, 26, of Old Oak Street, pled guilty to assault and bat-tery with a dangerous weapon, aggravated as-sault and intimidating a witness in Plymouth

District Court. He was sentenced to one year of jail and credited for 51 days already served. He had been held on $10,000 cash bail.

Dejesus was arrested in February after a former girlfriend told police he had punched her in the face, kicked her in the back and legs and dragged her down the stairs of their apart-ment when she attempted to get away. When the woman tried to call 9-1-1, Dejesus threw her cell phone across the room and told her he would keep her there until the morning, ac-cording to reports.

Charges of assault and battery, kidnapping and threat to commit a crime were dismissed.

The woman was transported to Jordan Hos-pital for treatment of severe injuries following the assault.

Man charged with OUI, malicious damage after burning rubber

A local man pled not guilty to OUI, mali-cious destruction of property and other charges after he allegedly drove recklessly around his neighborhood, burning rubber and spinning up gravel that damaged a neighbor’s car.

Police were called to the area of Jean Road and Grace Ann Road around 6:35 p.m. on Sun-day on the report of a man driving recklessly through the area and “frightening neighbors and children,” according to reports.

Officers questioned David Kaspar, 21, of Grace Ann Road, who told police he had drunk six beers within a 30-minute period, according to reports. He was arrested and charged with OUI, negligent operation, disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property over $250 (a neighbor’s vehicle).

He is due back in court on May 3 for a pre-trial hearing.

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12:49 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Mayflower Court.

2:00 p.m. Hit and run motor vehicle crash reported on Church Street.

2:00 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle on Gurney Drive.

2:00 p.m. Noise complaint filed on Water Street.

3:29 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle on Plymouth Street.

4:46 p.m. Noise complaint filed on Water Street.

5:36 p.m. Disturbance on Glenwood Road. Officer dis-persed gathering.

6:32 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 damage reported on Church Street.

10:49 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Center Street.

11:32 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle reported on Lake Street.

SATUrDAY, APrIl 31:27 a.m. Noise complaint on

School Street.1:30 a.m. Dog complaint on

Newbury Drive. Verbal warning issued.

12:54 p.m. Noise complaint on Ferndale Avenue.

2:14 p.m. Crash reported with over $1,000 damage on Oak Street.

3:44 p.m. Fire incident on Verna Hall Drive.

4:41 p.m. Larceny reported on Washington Street.

4:51 p.m. Complaint of rec-reational vehicle on Elmer Street.

5:00 p.m. Complaint of rec-reational vehicle on Owls Head Bluff Road.

6:11 p.m. Domestic incident reported on West Elm Street.

8:18 p.m. Residential break-in reported on Harvard Street.

8:44 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle reported on Mattakeesett Street.

8:53 p.m. Crash reported with under $1,000 damage on Maquan Street.

10:36 p.m. Noise complaint on Center Street.

10:55 p.m. Noise complaint on Pilgrim Road and Mayflower Road.

11:48 p.m. Noise complaint on Dwelley Street.

11:53 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle reported on Edgewater Drive.

SUNDAY, APrIl 41:16 a.m. Crash reported with

over $1,000 damage on School Street.

1:22 a.m. Disturbance report-ed on Old Pelham Street.

1:59 a.m. Crash reported with over $1,000 damage on Washing-ton Street.

2:48 a.m. Noise complaint on Mattakeesett Street.

3:04 a.m. Larceny reported on Adams Avenue.

8:29 a.m. Suspicious mo-tor vehicle reported on Church Street.

11:38 a.m. Boat complaint on Hobomock Pond.

5:44 p.m. Recreational vehi-cle complaint reported on Elmer Avenue.

6:15 p.m. Fire incident on Four Winds Drive.

6:30 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on West Elm Street.

MONDAY, APrIl 57:12 a.m. Crash reported with

under $1,000 damage on Moun-tain Avenue and Center Street.

9:32 a.m. Crash reported with over $1,000 damage on Schoosett Street.

12:14 p.m. Fire incident on Schoosett Street.

12:50 p.m. Suspicious mo-tor vehicle reported on Oakland Square Drive.

12:56 p.m. Suspicious activi-ty reported on Four Winds Drive.

1:24 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Church Street.

2:50 p.m. Crash with over $1,000 reported on Oldham Street.

5:39 p.m. Hit and run crash reported on Old Church Street.

6:04 p.m. Dog complaint on Gurney Drive.

7:07 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Glenwood Road.

9:41 p.m. Caller on B Street reported receiving annoying phone calls.

TUeSDAY, APrIl 611:00 a.m. Report of com-

mercial vandalism on Gurney Drive.

11:34 a.m. Animal complaint on Warren Terrace. Referred to animal control officer.

11:36 a.m. Animal complaint on Spring Lane. Referred to ani-mal control officer.

3:24 p.m. Recreational ve-hicle complaint on Raymond Av-enue.

4:36 p.m. Dog complaint on Bonney Street.

5:12 p.m. Dog complaint on Hill Farm Road.

7:22 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Bartlett Street.

8:09 p.m. Dog complaint re-ported on Ferndale Avenue.

9:05 p.m. Non-aggravated assault reported on Schoosett Street.

10:31 p.m. Noise complaint reported on Littles Avenue.

WeDNeSDAY, APrIl 710:12 a.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Center Street.11:55 a.m. Larceny reported

on Raymond Avenue.3:37 p.m. Crash reported on

Church Street with under $1,000 damage.

5:53 p.m. Larceny reported on Forest Street.

5:45 p.m. Aggravated assault reported on High Street and Pud-ding Brook Drive. Sheryl Maass, 42, of Duxbury, was arrested and charged with possession of a class B drug, subsequent offense, assault with a dangerous weapon and kidnapping.

7:22 p.m. Party on Oldham Street reported being threatened.

9:41 p.m. Domestic inci-dent reported on Furnace Colony Drive.

10:24 p.m. Noise complaint reported on Old Pelham Street.

THUrSDAY, APrIl 87:22 a.m. Fire incident on

Center Street.10:58 a.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Priscilla Drive.6:53 p.m. Vehicle stopped

on Center Street. Police arrested Thomas J. Wilson Jr., 22, of North Boundary Road on a default war-rant for failure to appear.

8:39 p.m. Vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 reported on Church Street.

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They say that one man’s trash is anoth-er man’s treasure.

Neil Vopat hopes that oth-er man reads the Pembroke Express.

Last week, Vopat was dig-ging through a bag of recycled Styrofoam peanuts he uses to ship items for his hobby shop, Duxbury Green Inc., when he discovered a handwritten note and a small fabric pouch. In-side the pouch was a pair of silver cufflinks and a tiepin bearing the initial “K.” The note, dated April 28, 2009 and addressed only to “Aaron,” explains that the cufflinks be-longed to Aaron’s late grand-father.

After Vopat read the letter, he wondered how he might reconnect Aaron and the cuf-flinks, which he believes were thrown out accidentally with the packing peanuts.

Vopat’s friend collects the bags of packing materials at the Pembroke recycling center and brings them to Vopat to use at his business.

“Elise apparently wanted Aaron to have them,” Vopat said of the cufflinks and pin. “I don’t think there’s any-thing of great value in there, but it would be nice if Aaron could wind up with them. Otherwise, they’re just going to get thrown out. You can’t bring them back to the dump because it’s not a lost object.

No one even knew they were there, so they wouldn’t be missing them.”

The letter reads:Dear Aaron,I have enclosed some cuf-

flinks and a tie clip with the letter “K” on them. I suspect they won’t be all that use-ful (I know my boys wouldn’t find them so!). But just the same, I thought you might en-joy having some small token from your grandfather. And if you ever happen to use them? He’ll be smiling from wher-ever it is that people go when they pass away.

I hope to have a chance to see your house this summer — I’m certainly impressed with what I’ve heard about it!

Love,Elise

There are no last names or addresses included on the note. The cufflinks and tiepin are enclosed in a small pink and red pouch with a snap clo-sure.

Anyone who may know who Aaron or Elise are — and how to get the items back to either one of them — is invited to call the Pembroke Express at 781-934-2811 or e-mail [email protected].

Vopat said he just wants the items to be returned to their owner.

“I hope someone will read this and say, ‘I’m Aaron. They’re my cufflinks,’” he said.

MISSING ’LINKS? Neil Vopat, owner of hobby shop Duxbury Green Inc., found this letter and pouch containing silver cufflinks and a tiepin in a bag of recycled Styrofoam peanuts at the Pembroke recycling center. He is hoping to reconnect the owner, identi-fied in the letter as “Aaron,” with the items, which apparently belonged to his late grandfather.

Shop owner hopes to reconnect ‘Aaron’ with missing cufflinks

May Breakfast fundraiserThe East Pembroke Com-

munity Club will be holding their annual May Breakfast at the schoolhouse at 27 Taylor St. on Sunday, May 2 from 8-11 a.m. Breakfast will in-clude ham, eggs, pancakes, beans, home fries, juice, tea and coffee. Tickets for adults cost $6; children under 12 cost $3. There will be a senior citizens discount of $1 (indi-viduals must show proof of valid senior citizens card, not AARP). May Baskets also will

be on sale, filled with goodies, raffles and plants. All proceeds from this event will support the restoration of the building.

Built in the early 1800s, this building was one of sev-en one-room schoolhouses in Pembroke and is the last free-standing schoolhouse. This building does not fall under the town’s jurisdiction and is fund-ed solely by private donations and dues. For information, call Linda Porazzo at 781-826-5563.

The Pembroke Com-munity Youth Alliance is hosting a community clean-up event on Satur-day, April 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. This event will be kicked off at the com-munity center. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to this event to show them the importance of caring for the commu-nity. The Alliance will provide gloves, trash bags and refreshments. The plan is to clean up the commu-nity center area and down Center Street. This is not a drop-off event. Parents must supervise their chil-dren. For information, e-mail Kate Goodman at [email protected].

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I hear the Pembroke girls ➢tennis team is doing just great. Recently in non-league ten-nis, the score was Pembroke 3, Bridgewater-Raynham 2. In Patriot League girls tennis, the score was Pembroke 3, Quincy 2. In both cases, Pembroke wins came from: third singles, Mag-gie Harrington; first doubles, Laura McConarty and Lisa Higgins; and second doubles, Elise Famiglietti and Kim Hig-gins. The latest Patriot League girls tennis score was Pembroke 5, Rockland 0, with Pembroke wins coming from: first singles, Sarah Winn; second singles, Erin Scroggins; third singles, Maggie Harrington; first dou-bles, Laura McConarty and Lisa Higgins; and second dou-bles, Elise Famiglietti and Kim Higgins. Congratulations to all!

A week ago Thursday, ➢Mary Lou Whittle spent the afternoon meandering through the antique shops in Middleboro Center with some friends. What a surprise when she found a pewter plate etched with the out-line of The First Church of Pem-broke. When she turned it over, she discovered it was a limited edition plate numbered 58 out of 100 made for the occasion. Since Mary Lou’s son, Donnie, was married at First Church, she couldn’t resist the temptation to purchase it.

What do two energetic and ➢ambitious young men do af-ter school and on weekends? Well, Kyle Brennan and Nick Holt use their spare time earn-ing some spending money by helping their neighbors with the spring cleanup of their grounds. The boys come equipped with a lawn mower tractor, an attached cart and their rakes.

Two friends from Cranber- ➢ry Road enjoy doing things to-gether. Last week, Evan Mor-ritt, 8, and Colin MacLeod, 12, enjoyed the good weather by building a fort near their homes. They used their imagination and some ingenuity to construct and furnish their fort. Check out the chair they mended, painted and secured to a section of a cut tree trunk, making it sturdy and portable (photo above right). These boys know how to en-gage themselves in some good

old fashioned fun.

At ➢ the March meeting, Jeana Homola, president of the Mattakeesett Garden Club,

presented librarian Jessica La-marre with a check to be used for the children’s section of the library. I hear Jessica has some great plans for the funds.

The kids at the Pembroke ➢Public Library were busy mak-ing book trailers this win-ter. “Tikki Tikki Tembo” was made by the Teen Advisory Group and “Goldisocks and the Three Libearians” was made by the Scribbles N Stuff Writ-ing Group. Both were chosen as runners-up in the annual in-ternational Storytubes contest. Youth Services Librarian Jes-sica Lamarre invites everyone to go online to http://storytubes.info/drupal/node/41 to vote now through Saturday, April 17 for one or both of the videos for a chance at the popular vote.

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CRADLES TO CRAYONS: Girl Scout Troop 80146 collected gently used clothing for local families and then donated their time and energy to help sort and organize toys at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory in Quincy on March 4. Each week, the nonprofit receives about 500 requests for kids’ clothes, boots, toys and baby equipment. Troop members include (back) Sarah MacDonald, Jeanmarie Marshall, Mikayla Tavares, Emma Grim, Katie McKinney, Abby Gouthro, (front) Jenna Stimpson, Britney Frisbee, Rory Ryan, Kate Norton, Chelsea Smith and Madyn Godfrey.

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The annual Pembroke Girl Scouts “She and Me Dance” will be held on Friday, April 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pem-broke Community Middle School. This is a “Neon Night” of music, dancing, re-freshments and photo oppor-tunities for Girl Scouts and an adult female relative or family friend. Tickets cost $7 per per-son. The ticket price includes one “Neon Nights” patch per couple. DJ Tad will supply the music in the gymnasium. Dad’s Photo will supply two 5-by-7 photos of Girls Scouts

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It will come as no surprise that I love food. I read cook-books for fun, find grocery shopping interesting and enjoy spending time in the kitchen preparing a meal.

When I was younger, I had the naive notion that when I had a family I would have the luxury of exploring different cuisines and perhaps cooking all the recipes in each month’s Food and Wine magazine. My reality is far from the vision of my youth. Like everyone, I am busy. My love of interesting food is put on the back burner to the needs and wants of my family and my hectic lifestyle. Most nights, I do what I call “triage cooking” — quickfire cooking to get nutritious, interesting food on the table that won’t blow the budget or offend the palates of my children. My husband, God bless him, has only one food foible — no coleslaw. He happily enjoys anything I cook (now you know why I married him).

This week, I will slide down the rabbit hole and es-cape my day-to-day food life and spend the evening dining (yes, dining) in luxury sur-rounded by people who savor each morsel of gourmet food as much as I do. I will be attending the annual Dinner for Les Dames d’Escoffier,

a nationwide organization for women in the food and hospital-ity industry. In addition to spending time at events centered on food, Les Dames awards scholarships to young women with promising futures in the culinary industry.

On this evening, guests elegantly dressed in formal attire will gather at the Parker House Hotel to celebrate the 50th an-niversary of the founding of the Boston chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier. The menu will replicate the exact eight-course din-ner served 50 years ago at the same hotel. It is a magical night, and I will write more about the experience in my next article.

Les Dames d’Escoffier is an organization formed in honor of the great French chef Auguste Escoffier. Born in 1846, he began his culinary career at the age of 13 when he apprenticed in his uncle’s restaurant in Nice. For the bulk of his illustrious career, he was the chef de cuisine at the Savoy Hotel in London, the Hotel Ritz in Paris and the Carlton Hotel in London, all of which were owned by the Ritz Development Corporation. He created the methods and organizational systems still used today in restaurant and hotel kitchens throughout the world. What we take for granted, Escoffier created brick by brick a century ago.

The book “Auguste Escoffier: Memories of My Life,” trans-lated by Laurence Escoffier (1997, Van Nostrand Reinhold), tells the story of Escoffier’s remarkable life in his own words and includes recipes for his many ground-breaking dishes, photographs of the hotels and menus for meals he served to the illustrious people of his era.

Tonight, I will don my finest clothes and step back in time to Escoffier’s world of fine French food, elegance and convivi-ality. And, in two weeks, I will share my joy in this delightful evening with you.

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Lamarche said the Bourne position was the only super-intendent job he applied for. Having previous experience in the district was part of the draw, but Lamarche said he also felt that certain challenges of the job, such as the district’s financial situation, fit well with his abilities.

Lamarche officially noti-fied the School Committee of his resignation this week. He will begin the new position July 1. The position of chief financial officer, which is a large part of Lamarche’s job in Pembroke, is one of three hires for which the School Commit-tee is responsible.

“We are pleased that Mr. Lamarche is finding his path. I suppose, for us, it’s a little hard to take, but we know that he’s going to a great place and he’ll do wonderful things,” School Committee chairman Ginny Wandell said. “And, for Pembroke, it’s an opportunity now for us to look for the best and the brightest.”

Committee member Pat-rick Chilcott said Lamarche’s selection is further evidence that Pembroke has a lot to of-fer.

“Other school districts are seeking out our administrators, and I think that’s a direct re-sult of a lot of the work we’ve done,” Chilcott said. “When you have strong administra-tors, you run that risk. Now we just have to figure out how to keep the strong ones here.”

Superintendent Frank Hackett said he already had advertised two different open-ings — a business manager and an assistant superintendent of finance and operations.

Lamarche’s position was created this year after former Associate Superintendent Dick White retired. Personnel duties were given to Director of Stu-dent Services Kathleen Mc-Gerigle, while Lamarche was charged with district finances and overseeing how student data such as MCAS scores is analyzed and used.

“Steve has a unique set of skills that the role of director of operations and accountability fit well. I don’t know if we’re going to be able to maintain that same title,” Hackett said.

By posting two different positions, Hackett said he was “casting a wide net” to see what kind of candidates ap-plied.

Ideally, Hackett said, a search committee would bring two or three candidates for-ward for an interview with the School Committee.

“It’s been a great year with Steve,” Hackett said. “I very much appreciate the partner-ship I was able to have with

him in the central office.”As for Lamarche’s deci-

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What was it like to be the first principal of the new middle school? It’s something you don’t forget because of not only the effort you put

in as an individual but the effort the community puts in and the pride they have when the doors open the first day. Some of the parents that were involved in opening up that school I stay in touch with to this day, even though I only had their children for two years as a principal. The relationships you build, and the strength of the community coming together to build that school — it’s just amazing.

Was everything in place for the first day? We were ready when the build-ing opened up. I can only say that we were ready from afar. It’s kind of a sad story for me personally. My mother passed away right then, so I missed the first full week of Pembroke Community Middle School opening up. My mother was truly an in-spiration for me. She was an educator; she was one of the pioneers that set up the Mass. Academy for Mathematics and Science at Worcester Poly-technic Institute. I know to this day she’d be very proud of me for my accomplishments in education.

Was it your mother who inspired you to go into edu-cation? It was partly my mother, no question about it. But what truly got me into special education, which is my back-ground, is I have an absolutely incredible, beautiful younger sister with Down syndrome. When I first got into education, I was such a strong advocate for it. I laugh about it to this day because what I’ve had to learn as I’ve gone along is there’s a balance. When I first started, I was like, ‘Get out my way. This is a student with special needs and we’re coming through. I don’t care what it costs.’ You can still do that, but you have to understand the system and balance it, because it’s part of a community.

What was your first teaching job? My first year teach-ing was down in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. I went to a conference in Boston where you’d just drop your resume off and all these communities from around the United States would give you a five-minute interview. I only had two of-ferings: one was Malone, N.Y., near the Canadian border, or St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. So my twin brother and I got on a plane and flew down to St. Thomas, and that’s where I started my teaching.

How long were you there? One year. What I learned was immeasurable, because I was integrating into a culture that wasn’t really receptive of me based on, I’ll be honest, the color of my skin. That was very difficult. I taught stu-dents with social, emotional and behavioral disorders. My students, once I established a relationship with them, they defended me to the hilt. There would be people who would walk by my classroom and throw rocks, stuff like that, and my students would defend me because I established that re-lationship with them. I still believe to this day that’s what you have to do with the students, establish a positive rapport and let them know that you care about them and they’re im-portant to you.

So you came back here? I came back and taught in Haverhill, Mass., for a couple of years, at a regional voca-tional technical high school. I went from Haverhill to Web-ster Middle School and taught a social adjustment class for students with social/emotional/behavioral disorders, then became assistant principal there for about two months. From Webster I went to Bourne and got to help open up a brand new middle school there in 2000. Then I went from there to Pembroke in 2004.

What is your hope for Pembroke Schools moving forward? One of the things I’m certainly going to miss is working with Frank. I haven’t had the depth of collegiality, of shared vision and shared philosophy with somebody like him since I was in the classroom. I think, with Frank’s vi-sion, this district will continue to move forward and become a high-achieving district. In five years, I would expect us to be competing with local communities even though we’re still a young K-12 district.

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bill is mailed in July, and a resident has 30 days to pay the entire bill or opt to make two payments and submit the first one. After 30 days, if nothing is paid, a $5 late fee is tacked on. A second bill is mailed in January. Again, the resident is given 30 days to pay all or the remaining portion of the bill, with another $5 late fee added if they do not pay.

After that, under the old system, the resident would not receive another notice about their overdue bill until the amount, plus a $100 penalty, is taken through a lien on their real estate taxes the following January.

The town already issues demand notices for real estate, water and excise tax bills.

Real estate and excise bills also have a fourth step, a war-ranted collection, in which a deputy collector goes door to door to collect overdue bills at an additional cost to those resi-dents, McCarthy said.

Even if the demand notices get only one out of every five delinquent trash bills paid, that should more than cover the cost of a third mailing, less than $1 per bill, McCarthy said.

Selectmen supported the move, saying the notice would remind residents before they get charged a $100 penalty.

“Somebody [might have] paid their entire bill and then halfway through the year be-cause of financial circum-stances in the town we added on another $30, and it was an oversight,” Selectman Don Anderson said. “We’re giving everybody two shots at it. If they paid the full amount and they were delinquent on the $30, it seems kind of harsh to get hit with a $100 penalty on top of that.”

Selectman Bill Boulter said he had been late in paying his trash bill.

“Sometimes you forget, so it’s probably not a bad idea to send a notice out,” he said. “Maybe it will remind people to take care of it right away.”

In the future, McCarthy said she would like to send out the demand notice in mid-March. She said she planned to wait about two weeks to mail the notice to give residents the opportunity to pay their bills without the additional $10 penalty (on top of late fees that may already be tacked on).

McCarthy said it is unfair to residents who do pay their

bills on time to have to face rate or tax increases because others don’t pay their bills.

“It costs x amount of mon-ey to pick up all the trash, and that’s what you plan on billing the amount out for. So you’re paying those bills and expect-ing that money to come in. if that doesn’t come in that’s how you end up short,” she said.

Also Monday, Town Ac-countant Mike Buckley gave selectmen a budget update fol-lowing a recent meeting of the Cash Management Committee, a group consisting of Buckley, Treasurer/Collector Kathleen McCarthy, Town Administra-tor Ed Thorne and representa-tives from the School Commit-tee, Board of Selectmen and Advisory Committee.

The FY2011 budget brought to Advisory this week totaled about $53.08 million.

“The town, compared to FY2010, will have about $250,000 more to spend. Per-centage-wise on a $50 million budget, that’s not a whole heck of a lot,” Buckley said. “We are seeing an increase in the tax levy, but the legislature right now is planning on reducing our state aid by 4 percent.”

Increases in the costs of in-surance, retirement and other areas meant all departments had to cut their budgets by about 2 to 3 percent, including the schools, Buckley said.

Though Thorne had pro-jected last week that there could be town layoffs, Buckley said Monday he believed cuts could be made without laying off employees.

“On the town side, there will be part-time positions eliminated, but right now we think we can do it without any layoffs,” he said. “In some of the bigger departments, people are leaving and we’re not go-ing to fill those positions. But as far as any active employees losing their jobs, I don’t think so right now.”

The town is looking at a $300,000 deficit in the snow and ice removal budget, which is less than it has been in previ-ous years. Typically, the town covers that deficit at the fall special Town Meeting with “free cash” — money freed up at the end of the fiscal year.

“That does mean that free cash has to be more than $300,000 before we have any-thing to spend,” Buckley said.

Typically, repair projects and new equipment and vehi-cles are funded in the fall.

“We do hope that the 4

percent reduction by the state is the floor, the bottom,” Buck-ley added. “The governor pro-posed no reduction. So one might think there will be some movement there.”

The proposed FY2011 budget does not include sev-eral projects that would require the town to borrow money: community center renovations, Hobomock Street sidewalks, Oldham Pines roadwork and paving and drainage at Matta-keesett Street ball fields. Vot-ers will see articles request-ing funding for those projects on the April 27 special Town Meeting warrant.

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PHS juniors Joyce Crovo, Nicole Moe, Sarah Hirsch and Alesia Jacob

PHS junior Joyce Simon and her date, freshman Alec Cappola, were part of a group that gathered at Kylie Sisson’s house on Captain Torrey Lane Friday night for last-minute preparations and photo ops before being transported by charter bus to their junior prom at Granite Links in Quincy.

Freshman Parker Johnson and junior Alesia Jacob

Ashley Gardiner and Caitlin Gunn

Tricia Stacy pins a boutonnière on date Adam Simpson’s suit jacket.

Juniors Jared Stack, Lindsay Miranda and Mia CaraDonna and senior Brendan Adams

Sophomore Cullan Fitzgerald and junior Meagan Hall are all smiles on the way to prom.

MAMA & PAPA-RAZZI: Parents gather at the bot-tom of the Sissons’ steps to take photos of their kids all dolled up for junior prom. Rain Friday night forced photo ops to be done inside.

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Kylie Sisson and Thomas Nashawaty pause for photos at Sisson’s house.

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Friday, april 16Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Soft-shoe line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; $2 card crafting class, 10:30 a.m.; playing cards, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Saturday, april 17PCYA Community Clean-up. 10 a.m.-noon, at community center. Pembroke Community Youth Alliance invites kids of all ages and parents to meet at the community center for a clean-up down Center Street. This is not a drop-off event; parents must supervise. For information, e-mail Kate Goodman at [email protected].

Sunday, april 18North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Monday, april 19Patriots Day. Town offices closed.

tueSday, april 20Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. $5 per class. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

Tai Chi. 10-11 a.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Integrates mind, body and spirit through breathing, exercise, posture and meditation. Drop-ins welcome. Learn more at thewellnesscommunitymass.org.

Friends of the Council on Aging Meeting. 10:30 a.m., at the senior center. New members welcome.

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

Newcomer’s Orientation. 10:30-11:30 a.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. An introduction to TWC-MSS’ free programs and services for people living with cancer, their loved ones and caregivers. Drop-ins welcome.

Seniors Living with Chronic Illness. 1-2 p.m., at Council on Aging building. Ruth Coleman, MSW, a clinical social worker, leads this support group every Tuesday for seniors living with conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, MS, lupus, heart disease, COPD and others.

Men Coping with Grief. 1-2:30 p.m., at Plymouth Council on Aging. Group will meet every Tuesday for eight weeks. Registration required. Call Scott A. Ciosek, M.Div., Bereavement Coordinator at Beacon Hospice at 508-747-7222.

Yoga for Tweens. 4-5 p.m., at Hanson Holistic Center, 156 Liberty St., Hanson. Beginners welcome. Led by certified instructor Becky Paul. Eight-week session costs $80. Drop-ins welcome at $12/class. Register by calling 781-293-2774 or e-mailing [email protected].

Men’s Network Group. 6-8 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Drop-in group for men living with cancer. Learn more at thewellnesscommunitymass.org. RSVP appreciated; call 781-829-4823.

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

Energy Committee Meeting. 6:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library.

Garden Club Speaker. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. C.L. Fornari, author and host of GardenLine on WXTK radio, will present “Myths, Lies and All the Latest Dirt.” Open to the public.

WedneSday, april 21Dull Men Meeting. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. Always open to new members. Stop by the senior center, 144 Center St.

Participant Support Group. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Open to people at any point in their cancer experience and facilitated by a professional therapist. Initial intake/interview required. Registration is required; call 781-829-4823.

Beginners Knitting with Mary Leydon. 1 p.m., at senior center, 144 Center St. Every Wednesday. Call 781-294-8220 for information.

Pembroke Reads: Peace Flags Craft. 1 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Ages 6 and up invited to decorate peace flags and hear “Listen to the Wind” by Greg Mortensen. Registration required; call 781-293-6771 or stop by youth services desk.

Breast Cancer Network Group. 3-5 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Drop-in group for people living with breast cancer. RSVP appreciated; call 781-829-4823.

thurSday, april 22Elder Scam Seminar. 12:30 p.m., at senior center. Lisa Budge-Johnson from the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department will talk about the latest scams in the area and let everyone know how to protect themselves from

identity theft. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Participant Support Group. 4-6 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Open to people at any point in their cancer experience and facilitated by a professional therapist. Initial intake/interview required. Registration is required; call 781-829-4823.

PJ Story Time. 6 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Community Preservation Committee. 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, Room 13.

Friday, april 23Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Soft-shoe line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

upcoMingCongregation Shirat Hayam Bar Mitzvah. Sat., April 24. 10 a.m., at Shirat Hayam Synogogue, 185 Plain St., Marshfield. Celebrate the church’s 13th birthday with a reception featuring the Jewish rock band of Jon Nelson, Yom Hadash. For information, e-mail [email protected], visit shirathayam.net or call 781-582-2700.

Icycles Show. Sat., April 24. 7 p.m., at Hobomock Arena, 132 Hobomock St. Local skaters and guest skaters will perform “A Tribute to Michael Jackson. Tickets are available at the door ($10 for adults, $5 for seniors and kids ages 5-17 years, free for kids 4 and under). For information, visit pilgrimskatingclub.com.

Icycles Show. Sun., April 25. 1 p.m., at Hobomock Arena, 132 Hobomock St. Local skaters and guest skaters will perform “A Tribute to Michael

Jackson. Tickets are available at the door ($10 for adults, $5 for seniors and kids ages 5-17 years, free for kids 4 and under). For information, visit pilgrimskatingclub.com.

Story Time. Mon., April 26. 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. Registration required; call 781-293-6771 or stop by youth services desk.

Movie Discussion Group. Mon., April 26. 2-3 p.m., at senior center. Led by Alice Kenerson and Concetta Marano. Sign up by calling the Council on Aging at 781-294-8220.

Elder Memory Loss Seminar. Tues., April 27. 1:30 p.m., at senior center. Officer Al Gazzaro of the Brockton Police will talk about tracking people with memory loss. Sponsored by the Old Colony Planning Council. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Pembroke Reads: “The Beauty Academy of Kabul.” Mon., April 26. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Tai Chi. Tues., April 27. 10-11 a.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Integrates mind, body and spirit through breathing, exercise, posture and meditation. Drop-ins welcome.

Story Time. Tues., April 27. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. Registration required; call 781-293-6771 or stop by youth services desk.

Grades 3-4 Book Club Meeting. Tues., April 27. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Book club will discuss the “Myth-O-Mania” Series by Kate McMullan.

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The Hot Box Girls all dressed up for their Havana scene.

Miss Adelaide, played by Abby Herrmann, tries to convince beau Nathan Detroit, played by Ryan Damon, to tie the knot.

Rusty Charlie (Chris Birolini), Benny Southstreet (Neil Shea) and Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Stephen Vercollone) catch up on the news during a scene from “Guys and Dolls Jr.”

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BELOW: Melissa Campbell and Stephen Lathrop were among the talented middle schoolers who brought “Guys and Dolls Jr.” to the local stage last weekend.

LEFT: Missionary Sarah Brown, played by Melissa Campbell, and gambler Sky Masterson, played by Stephen Lathrop, share a moment at a club in Havana.

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TV Turn Off Week. Mon. April 26-Fri., April 30. @ Bryantville. TV Turn Off Week Dance on Friday.Kindergarten Enrichment Program. Tues., April 27.

@ Bryantville. A visit from Animal World Expereince.School Committee Meeting. Tues., April 27. 6:30 p.m.

(before Town Meeting) @ PHS library.SEPAC Speaker. Tues., April 27. 7 p.m.

@ Pembroke Public Library. Workshop on individualized education program development.

Annual Town Meeting. Tues., April 27. 7:30 p.m. @ PHS.

Spring Arts Festival. Wed., April 28. 6-8 p.m. @ PHS. Artwork and musical performances by PHS students, includ-

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7 p.m. @ North Pembroke.Art Show. Thurs., April 29. 6-8 p.m. @ Hobomock.

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The Pembroke High School visual arts department is planning a Spring Arts Festival for Wednesday, April 28 from 6-8 p.m. at the school. The public is invited to come and celebrate the outstanding visual art created by PHS students in a gallery atmosphere on display throughout all the levels of the atrium. Student work from all art courses taught by Ms. Stone, Mr. King and Mrs. Bullock will be rep-resented. Be sure not to miss the Senior Showcase. Student musicians from the PHS music department will provide musical entertainment throughout the evening. This event is free and open to the public.

PHS arts on display April 28

North Pembroke PTO meetingsThe North Pembroke Elementary School PTO will hold its

final meetings of the 2009-10 school year on Wednesdays, April 28 and May 19 and Thursday, June 3 at 7 p.m. at the school library. The group is always looking for more parents to come and support the organization, which aids teachers and children at North Pembroke. There are no fees involved in being a member. At the June meeting, the next year’s board will be elected. All positions on the board are open next year.

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Since beginning this col-umn, I have steered clear of responding to my lib-

eral, socialist-loving colleagues’ columns or opinions. It is my belief that in a free republic we should all be encouraged to voice our opin-ions. Questioning our government is not just our constitutional right but our duty as citizens of a free na-tion.

But a recent column in this paper indicated that it is what you say and how you say it that counts. It is that innocent and innocuous phrase that threatens the debate of so much in this country. The liberal elitist left uses phrases like this to stop discus-sion. The dissemination of facts, the question-ing of government and the rise of the electorate against the failed wants of this administration and Congress are now considered incendiary. God forbid (assuming invoking the name of

the almighty is still al-lowed) we question the “strategy” of Washing-

ton. Heaven forbid people ask questions about the Democrats’ fiscal policy, their spending tril-lions more than we take in, or how their foreign policies will protect this nation. God forbid we hold this President to his claim to not raise taxes on the middle class. Using speech that indicates this administration is regularly making back-room deals and is trying to deceive the Ameri-can people and prevent legislators from reading the legislation they are being asking to enact is shameful in the eyes of the radical left.

The Democratic party of today is a paradox unto themselves. Eight years ago, they used the 60-vote rule in the Senate to block and prevent President Bush from nominating conservative jurists. They regularly attacked President Bush, and “liar” (as yelled a year ago in the House chamber) would have been the nicest thing they had to say. Keith Olberman and Chris Mathews on MSNBC can spew a divisive, hateful, fac-tually inaccurate diatribe — fortunately, no one actually watches them. But, Bill O’Reilly or Glenn Beck speak on Fox News and their views are called “incendiary” and “overheat-ed.” The Democratic Party in Washington be-lieves they can do and say anything; they truly believe they are untouchable. The defenders of the backroom deals of Washington believe the American people can only take every word lit-erally. The left believes people are ignorant and incapable of understanding a simple metaphor. This arrogance is precisely why the Tea Party

activists have caught on throughout this country.

People are sick and tired of Wash-ington telling them what they need. They are fed up with the corrupt po-litical machine ruining this country. They are tired of the pathology of this Congress and this President. There is a calculated effort to redraw this country in the likeness of the social democracies of Europe. First the so-cialization of health care; now we are talking about a Value Added Tax. This is a national sales tax ranging from

17.5 to 23 percent in most European countries. It is no mistake this never came up during the health care debate a month ago. There is an extreme want to create dependency on govern-ment to ensure their experiment of socialism perpetuates on long after they are voted out of office. This is where the politically correct po-lice on the left have it wrong — it is all about the process. The American people have your number, and they are smarter than the left will admit. The midterm elections of 2010 are going to become a pivotal time in the history of this nation. The people of this nation are going to continue to send a resounding message. They are going to let Washington know the people still hold the power, and if you will not listen then we will use that power to bring the change that is needed to this great country.

Beware of liberals using big words — words like “interlocutors.” They are after your wallet, your freedoms and the foundation of this coun-try. Do not be fooled. The Democratic left lead-ing this country has a plan for the beacon of freedom that represents this nation. The radical left, as epitomized in the column last week, will insult your intelligence with condescending ar-rogance all while they reach into your homes, your wallets and freedoms. Whether it is Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or a local bloviator in Pem-broke, they believe only they can determine what is politically correct. The reality is we in the electorate are fed up. The American people will not retreat; they will reload. They will re-load the debate with facts. So, if this is what being politically incorrect is all about, then I am proud to be a politically incorrect, truck-driving tea bagger who is going to question everything this socialist-leaning, backroom dealing, tax-and-spend, lying government in Washington wants to throw our way.

I guess that would make me your local Pembroke interlocutor (and, yes, I had to look it up, too).

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A New England right-of-spring will take place in Pembroke

in just a few weeks. No, it’s not the Herring Run Fish Fry or the start of baseball and soft-ball on the Mattakeesett Street fields. It’s Town Meeting, an annual exercise of democracy that began many years before the town was even incorporat-ed. For those registered voters who are Town Meeting regu-lars, you know Town Meeting is an example of democracy in its purest form. It’s where town budgets, bylaws and policies are debated and es-tablished.

This year, Town Meeting will begin on Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Pembroke High School. There are 36 articles to cover, including

important items related to the future of town governance and several zoning articles related to the establishment of certain types of businesses and the placement of docks and rafts on ponds. I urge you not only to attend Town Meeting but to take advantage of this news-paper and the town’s Web site to become more familiar with these articles and all of the items on the warrant. Town Meeting warrants are avail-able in the Town Hall lobby or on the town’s Web site.

Town Meeting is your chance to be heard, to ask questions and to cast votes that will affect the future of our town.

Stephen DodgeModerator

High Street

Ms. Wall and her staff at Pem-broke Public

Library have worked dili-gently to secure programs for the community to enjoy in conjunction with the town’s reading of “Three Cups of Tea.” On Tuesday, April 6, Karim Nagi, a percussionist and dancer, performed. The program was excellent and enjoyed immensely by those in attendance. The shame is that a total of nine adults and one child were in the audi-

ence. Every program that my wife and I attended had only a few in the audience, once only four people. I guess watching the latest episode of “NCIS” is much more important. What a waste.

We are fortunate that Ms. Wall and her staff keep trying, and I, for one, hope that she will maintain her high level of dedication to our communi-ty. My wife and I want to say thank you to Ms. Wall

Mario ThumudoQueens Brook Road

Annual Town Meeting is citizens’ chance to be heard ————

library efforts appreciated —

I am so sick and tired of seeing the tennis and basketball courts in the

center of town being trashed by people who are too lazy to pick up after themselves and throw trash away in the trash barrels that are at the courts. There are even signs posted saying, “Don’t litter.”

The courts are town-owned property and should be treated with respect and kept clean. They should not be treated like a dump just because some-one finds it more convenient to throw trash on the ground instead of in the trash barrels.

A better effort has to be made to keep up with this problem. If you feel like dumping trash somewhere, do it on your own property and not the town’s. Have more respect and pride for your community.

Tom WeinreichRaymond Avenue

Keep center courts clean ——

Send US yoUR LetteRS: The Pembroke Express welcomes all views. Thank you letters will be accepted if concise. E-mail letters to [email protected].

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Brady Wigman Lowell Road

“My plan for spring break is to make money, work hard

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Alli Holt Kiley Way

“I’m not really sure how I will spend my vacation; I will

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Mark Rowell Milbery Lane

“I want to take several days off of work to spend time with my family, visit the Lexington and

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York, of Furnace Colony Drive, will serve as the Pem-broke town coordinator. York is a member of the Planning Board and co-founder of the Pembroke Farmers Market.

Coletta, of Verna Hall Drive, will serve as campaign treasurer. Coletta is an attor-ney who concentrates in busi-ness and transactional law. Prior to moving to Pembroke, Coletta served as a selectman in the town of Hanson.

Josh Cutler, 39, is a former selectman, legislative aide and newspaper editor who is running for state representa-tive for the Sixth Plymouth District, which includes Pem-broke. For more information on the Cutler campaign, visit joshcutler.com.

Hanley kick-off set April 28

The Committee to Elect Greg Hanley for Pembroke Board of Selectmen will hold its one and only cam-paign event on Wednesday, April 28 from 7-9 p.m. at the Pembroke Knights of Columbus hall, 48 Schoos-ett Street. Hanley promises “good food, good fun, good friends.” A $25 donation is requested at the door. For information, check out the Greg Hanley for Selectmen page on Facebook.com.

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Ernest F. Flipp Jr., 66, of Pembroke died Tuesday, April 13 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.

He leaves his wife, Pamela L. (Smithson) Flipp of Pem-broke; daughter Lisa Marie Newton and William Rearick of Pembroke; son Shawn Da-vid Flipp and his wife Lauren of Middleboro; five grand-children, Amber Newton, Ashley Newton, Kyle Flipp, Billy Rearick and Rylie Flipp; brother in-law Peter and Sally Smithson of Florida; sister-in-law Susan Viator of Hali-fax; and mother-in-law Ellen Smithson of Halifax.

Ernest was the past

president and coach of Pem-broke Youth Hockey. He also coached basketball in Wey-mouth and Rockland.

He worked for Halliday Lithograph Co. for many years and was a manager at the Hobomock Skating Rink in Pembroke.

Calling hours will be held Sunday, April 18 from 4-8 p.m. at Shepherd Funeral Home, 7 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke. A funeral service will be held Monday, April 19 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

Donations can be made in Ernest’s name to Pembroke Youth Hockey, P.O. Box 1022, Pembroke, MA 02359.

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Adult volleyball programA new co-ed adult volleyball program will pick up again

after April vacation week on Thursdays from 7-9:30 p.m. at Pembroke Community Middle School gym. All playing levels are welcome. Teams will be created on a weekly basis depending on turnout. The program is free and open to adult Pembroke residents. For more information, call Sue Scrog-gins at 781-294-4366 or e-mail [email protected].


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swelling the pond and putting pressure on the dam, which could have broken and resulted in serious damage to surrounding roads. The wooden ladder had provided a chute for the fish to use to climb against the current, resting along the way in small eddies formed by the ladder. When the herring arrived a few weeks ago, the ladder was gone.

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of these fish, as senior biologist Phil Brady showed up with his team from the Massachu-setts Division of Marine Fisheries, armed with nets and a specialized tank truck to chauffeur the herring over to Oldham Pond.

After filling the truck with water from Upper Mill Pond, the team donned waders and slipped into the chilly stream, herding the fish into a pocket of water near the dam and then scooping them up a few at a time in nets that were passed up a hill to be emptied into the tank.

In two hours, 302 herring had been collected and counted, then delivered to Oldham Pond in a 1,100-gallon tank that could hold up to 3,000 fish at a time.

Though his team is familiar with transport-ing fish, their work usually involves moving them from one place to another to build up pro-duction statewide, Brady said. Herring are listed by the state as a “species of critical concern,” and harvesting has been prohibited since 2005.

“We’ve seen a downward trend in the last 10 years in many of the local runs, so in 2005 we decided to reduce in-river harvest and try to get as many spawners as we could up into the headwater ponds,” Brady said. “We are seeing it start to move in the right direction. Populations do appear to be turning around, but it’s still well below historic levels.”

The low populations are caused by a variety of factors, including blocked passages on their way to spawning grounds and growing popula-tions of predators such as seals, striped bass and cormorants, Brady said.

Oldham Pond is just one of a number of her-ring spawning grounds around the state.

“The herring will go up, do their thing, frolic in the waters of Oldham, and then the adults will go back down and the fry will stay up until the fall,” Ames said. “In the fall they get their little signal that they’re ready to go and when the rains come and the waters are right, they go.”

The herring travel downstream to the Atlan-tic Ocean, where they typically stay for about three years before making the return trip to Pem-broke to reproduce, Ames said.

The makeshift “bucket brigade” planned to return later this week to continue helping the herring get to Oldham Pond, but both Brady and Ames hope they won’t be needed next year.

“We’ve worked with Mark for almost five years on a new design to replace this old struc-ture and put in a new fish passage,” Brady said. “The goal is to get this replaced within the next year.”

The passage over the dam will be doubled in width to accommodate a permanent concrete-and-metal fish ladder as well as allow a larger volume of water to flow over the dam in case of a storm like the ones Pembroke recently saw.

The project could cost up to $250,000, Bra-dy said. Funding is not definite but could come from a combination of state and federal grants.

Whatever is in place this time next year, one thing is for sure: the herring will be back.

When rain caused the Herring Run along Route 14 to overflow, some herring took a wrong path and ended up in shallow waters or washed up on the banks.

But even then, the herring didn’t stop.“They’re tenacious,” Ames said. “They just

sit there and keep flipping and flopping and pull their way back into deeper water. It’s amazing.”

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NOTHIN’ BUT NET: Jeff Devine, in his third day on the job as a technician with Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries, scoops up herring near the Upper Mill Pond dam with the herding help of aquatic biologist John Sheppard (back) and technician Andrea Petrella (not pictured).

TOO HIGH TO CLIMB: The dam at Upper Mill Pond has a steep drop that herring are unable to climb without the wooden fish ladder that has been in place for many years. Local and state officials are working to design and con-struct a new ladder system that should be in place next year.

WORKING THE LINE: State fisheries techni-cian Luis Carmo passes a net of herring up to Herring Fisheries commissioner Mark Ames.

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A public hearing will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Pembroke Town Hall, Lower Level, Room 6 on the application of Pembroke Department of Public Works by Environmental Partners Group requesting a use variance of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Pembroke, Sec. VI, E. 2. Variances for crushing activities to be done onsite in order to develop amounts of reusable aggregate for future roadway projects. Property is located at the intersection of Monroe Street and School Street, Pembroke as shown on Assessors’ Map C-4, Lot 26.



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A public hearing will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:15 p.m. in Pembroke Town Hall, Lower Level, Room 6 on the application of Thomas L. Supple requesting a special permit of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Pembroke, Sec. V, 5. Non-Conforming Property to relocate his kitchen and bath showroom to this location. Property is located at 251 Washington Street, Pembroke as shown on Assessors’ Map D-13, Lot 13.




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By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

Pembroke had familiar fac-es in new places on Tuesday, but the result was the same as it has been all season for the defending state champions.

The Lady Titans added two more wins at Duxbury High School, defeating both the host Dragons and the Silver Lake Lakers to keep their perfect spring going.

Head coach Greg Zopatti bumped up the distances for most of his runners at the meet, taking them out of their usual events. Several runners still earned personal bests on the day despite the extra laps, and Zopatti was pleased with the outcome.

“The meet went pretty well,” he said. “We did a lot of up distance stuff today and it was a good day over all on the track.”

Junior Becky Stoyle and senior captain Teresa Fate-mi took first and third in the 100-meter dash and then both ran personal bests in the 400 meters. Regular 400 runner Michelle Coate moved up to

the 800 meters, where she fin-ished in 2:30 followed four seconds later by teammate Vanessa Pham. Mary Scanlan then moved up to the mile, where she and Chelsea Savage both ran personal bests. Cap-tain Sarah Cavalear then won the two-mile in 13:01.2.

“Scanlan running 5.36 was fantastic,” Zopatti said. “Stoyle, Coate, Pham and Katherine Spaulding all ran excellent, excellent times.”

Scanlan, Coate and Pham then teamed with Mikayla Ng to dominated the 4x400 relay, winning by nearly a quarter of the track.

“It was to see Coate and Scanlan run together,” Zopatti said. “That’s maybe a preview of what is going to happen next year.”

Senior captain Berkeley Hall won the 200 meters, 100

hurdles, triple and long jumps for the Titans while Stoyle won the high jump. Fatemi also placed in both the long jump and triple jumps, and Zopatti said he expects her to return to form in the field soon.

“She’s really starting to get rolling again,” he said. “I’m re-ally excited for her.”

Zopatti was also happy with freshman Katie Wandell’s performance. Though she didn’t place in the triple jump, her leap of 31’1” has him ex-cited about her future.

“Katie Wandell is an up-and-comer,” he said.

Wandell, Pham and the other Titan underclassmen will compete on Saturday in Norte Dame Academy’s an-nual frosh/sophomore meet. The team will be back in ac-tion next Tuesday when they host Whitman-Hanson.

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Chapman was a double-event winner for the Titans when they split their meet with Duxbury and Silver

Lake on Tuesday. Chapman won the triple jump and

200-meter dash.

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Girls track breaks out the broomsTitans sweep tri-meet to stay unbeaten

competition; he ran a per-sonal best time and put himself among the lead-ers in the Patriot League,” Rooney said. “This is his first year of outdoor track, so as the season continues he will only get better.”

Junior distance runner Brendan Adams took first in the two-mile for Pem-broke’s only other win on the track with captain Paul Cina taking second.

In the field, John Owen and Jared Stack took the top two spots in the jav-elin while captain Bobby Gratzer ran away with the shot put and discus events, winning the disc by 40 feet.

“Bobby continues to get it done each and every meet,” Rooney said. “He is so reliable, it’s almost like getting a 10-point lead just by having him on the team. Our throwing coach, Brian Yeaton, has done a great job preparing Bobby each week, and we should see him end up top 3 in the state this year for the discus.”

Pembroke’s under-classmen take to the track on Saturday for the annual frosh/sophomore meet at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham while the rest of the team gets set for another tough inter-division show-down on April 27 against Whitman-Hanson.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Michelle Coate crosses the finish line in the 4x400 relay while her closest competition (background) has yet to reach the final straightaway.

Boys beat Silver Lake, lose to Duxbury

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Slow start for baseballTitans one-hit by Hanover Indians for second loss


Junior Adam Simpson pitched his second solid game of the season for the Titans on Monday at Hanover, but thanks to Paul Cheney, he has nothing to show for it.

Simpson allowed only three runs, two earned, in a complete game effort, but Luke Nagle’s seventh-inning single was the only hit Pem-broke could muster off Cheney in a 3-0 loss to the Indians.

Spoiling Cheney’s no-hit-ter was not much consolation

for the Titans, who were com-ing off a 12-2 loss at Rockland last Thursday, but head coach Bob Flynn said he had to tip his cap to the Indians’ starter.

“He was right there all day,” Flynn said of Cheney. “That kid pitched a hell of a game.”

Flynn also said he was happy with Simpson’s perfor-mance on the mound in his first start since his win on opening day against Quincy. While Simpson was not overpower-ing with only one strikeout, he only walked two and kept the

Indians off balance. “He got better from his

first start even though he didn’t get the win,” Flynn said. “This was a much more impressive performance against a much better team.”

Pembroke is hoping some home cooking Thursday af-ternoon will wake up their bats before they head into the school vacation week. They will return to action April 24 against St. Bernard’s before getting back to league play next Monday, when they host Whitman-Hanson.

GROWING PAINS: A cutoff throw arrives too late for softball catcher Vanessa Haen to tag out a Hanover runner. The Indians had their way with the inexperienced Titans on Monday, win-ning 13-1.

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A visit with wrestling captain Ross Waldron

Waldron won his third team South Sectional champi-onship with the wrestling team last winter while winning the 215-pound individual South Section

for the fourth straight season. With sports now behind him, he is focusing on choosing a college and enjoying his last few months as a high school student. He shared his thoughts on …

… choosing a school for next year. It’s between Skidmore University in upstate New York or UMass Amherst right now. I got into both of them. Skidmore is a really big school, and if I go to law school after, it will be better to have. They also gave me a pretty big scholarship, but UMass has always been where I’ve wanted to go, and their humanities department looks pretty good.

… why he wants to pursue law. I’ve always been a good arguer and a good debater. I like to prove points and help people out. I’m not going to go pre-law [as an undergrad]. I’m thinking about either political science or contract law.

… how he started wrestling. In eighth grade, we did a clinic and that got me into it. I picked it up freshman year and never looked back. It’s the hardest sport out there. You work the hardest, you play the hardest and you have the most fun. We had a pretty tight team this year; they’re all pretty good guys.

… making weight. It wasn’t too hard. On Hallow-een this year, about a month before the season started, I weighed about 235 and I knew I needed to get down to 215. I knew that would be a pretty rough cut, so I dieted hard for over a month to get down to 217.

… how he spends his free time. I’m a history buff. I like to stay up on current events and politics.

… his goals after college. I want to travel. I want to see everything there is to see and do everything there is to do. I want to conquer the world, I guess.

Family affair

Freshman Colin Claflin (3) gets a hug from his brother Pat after scoring a fourth-quarter goal that cemented Pembroke’s win on Monday. The two brothers combined to score all four goals in the Titan’s win over Bishop Feehan.

Claflin brothers lead Pembroke lacrosse past Bishop Feehan


Senior captain Pat Claflin got the Titans going against Bishop Feehan on Monday at the high school, and freshman Colin Claflin slammed the door on the Shamrocks with a much-needed insurance goal.

The two brothers combined for all four Pembroke goals to help the Titans snap a three-game losing streak against the Shamrocks with a 4-2 win.

“We got an outstanding game from [Colin],” head coach Ryan Kauffman said. “We got hustle and execution all from a freshman. And Pat is the leader of the team. He al-ways gets something going and is always a top performer.”

Pat Claflin gave the Titans a 1-0 lead in the first quarter and, after the Shamrocks tied the game at one, gave Pem-broke the lead back in the first two minutes of the second and added another to give Pem-broke a two-goal cushion.

Though Pembroke fired 29 shots at the Feehan cage, the score stayed 3-1 heading into the fourth quarter when Fee-han made a run at stealing one from the Titans. The Sham-rocks cut the lead to one with 3:41 to play when a ground ball squirted through the mid-field to a wide-open Feehan attacker, but Colin Claflin put an end to Feehan’s late charge when he leapt up and stole a pass in front of the net, turned on the spot and fired the ball past the Shamrock keeper.

“All day he played a great game just hustling,” Kauffman said of the younger Claflin. “When he was shooting, he was running after ground balls and fighting double team.”

John Hooper and senior

captain Joe Memmo each had assists in the win. Memmo and Matt Sheehan also each col-lected six ground balls, and Sheehan added four clears to help the Titans win the posses-sion battle.

“The thing that really won the game for us is that we picked up 39 ground balls and took a total of 29 shots,” Kauffman said. “When you are winning the ground ball game and keep taking shots like that, you know you are going to get more goals. Our third midi line played well; Ryan Ahern got a ground ball for himself. We had a lot of guys stepping up big.”

Kauffman also gave credit to captain Jesse Johnson, who saved 14 shots for his third win.

“He hasn’t had one game where he has been under a 50 percent save percentage,” Kauffman said of Johnson. “He’s having a great season.”

The win was the first in two years for Pembroke against Bishop Feehan, who they play every season in non-league ac-tion. Kauffman said the yearly contest is a good way for the Titans to see how far they’ve come.

“It’s a good team to play,” he said. “It’s a strong athletic program and they always play us physical. We’ll play them again down at their place, and we know that will be a good measuring stick of where we are at that point in the sea-son.”

The goal now for Pem-broke is to keep their momen-tum going. While the Titans are off to their best start at the varsity level, they have yet to put together a winning streak.

“We’re still looking to get two in a row,” Kauffman said. “I keep telling the guys the most important game is the next one, and we’ll try and give it our best shot.”

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DOWN AND DIRTY: Sophomore Kris Horn makes a splash as he touches down in the triple jump on Tuesday at Duxbury High School. Horn finished second in the triple and the 100-meter dash while also taking first in the long jump and 400 meters. Photo by Dave Palana

Split decision for trackPembroke beats Silver Lake, loses to Duxbury


The boys track team mixed things up in their tri-meet with the Silver Lake Lakers and Duxbury Drag-ons at Duxbury High School on Tuesday, placing runners and jumpers in different events. The change-up didn’t hurt Pembroke against their archrival Lakers, but it may have cost them a win against the Dragons.

The Titans split the meet with a 75.5-60.5 win over the Lakers but fell just short of the sweep with a 69-67 loss to Duxbury.

“We felt going in that we still had enough talent to beat Duxbury and Silver Lake

even without everybody in their top events, but Duxbury had a great day and we left some points on the track,” head coach Jim Rooney said. “The team always takes some extra pride in beating Silver Lake, so that was a plus. I was happy with the performances and that a lot of kids got to try new events and show off their talents today.”

Sophomore Kris Horn was one of the Titans who was moved out of his usual events at the meet and re-sponded by picking up points. Horn broke the school record in the 200-meters earlier this season, and Rooney moved him up to the 400 meters for the meet. Horn won the event

as well as the long jump and added second places in the triple jump and 100-meter dash on the day

“Kris Horn has really been getting better each week,” Rooney said. “He won the 400 today, showing his incredible range and just how talented an athlete he is. The scary thing is that he is only a sophomore.”

Senior Andrew Chapman also got bumped up a race, running the 200 meters in-stead of his 100 and taking home first place in that event and the triple jump.

“Andrew had an impres-sive victory against good

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Pembroke stays perfectGirls tennis edges Hanover Indians to remain unbeaten


The Pembroke girls tennis team underwent a major over-haul this season, and while it hasn’t been easy, the new-look Titans are off to a fast start.

The Titans squeaked past the Hanover Indians 3-2 at the high school courts on Monday to win another close match and improve 4-0 on the season.

“I think we got off to an amazing start,” head coach Meredith Fogarty said. “It went pretty slow because our preseason was rained out, so we didn’t get many practices in. All the matches have been close, but doubles has really helped us out.”

Kim Higgins and Elise Famiglietti delivered the win for Pembroke against the Indi-ans in a marathon second dou-bles match. The Titan duo took the first set in a 7-5 tiebreaker and then bounced back from a 6-2 loss in the second set to win another tiebreaker 7-5 in the third to clinch the match for the Titans.

“It was a tough one,” Fog-arty said. “That was as close as it can come.”

The first doubles team of Lisa Higgins and captain Laura McConarty cruised to a straight-set win in their match, while Maggie Harrington won third singles 6-1, 6-1 for the other Pembroke victory.

Captain Sarah Winn and Erin Scroggins fought hard against Hanover’s strong top two of Nicki White and Caro-line Coogan, but they fell in straight sets. Both Winn and Scroggins were doubles play-ers last season that took over the spots of departed league All Stars Eden Marano and Nicole Wetherbee by default, as Fog-arty had no returning singles players. While Fogarty likes

what she has seen from both Winn and Scroggins, she ex-pects them to take their lumps early in the season against the more established singles play-ers in the league.

“Neither my one or two are year-round players, and usually your top two are year-round players,” she said. “I’m afraid, because the other teams have those players, they are going to have a tough time, but there is nothing we can do about it.”

The Titans now have a break for the school vacation week and hope to stay unde-feated when the team returns to action by hosting Whitman-Hanson on April 26.

Kim Higgins (top) and Elise Famiglietti (bottom left) out-lasted Hanover’s second dou-bles team to nail down a close win.

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