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By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

It’s a rainy Saturday morning, the first of-ficial day of April vacation, just past 10 a.m., and a group of Pembroke teenag-

ers are awake, dressed and preparing to walk the streets of Pembroke picking up trash.

OK, so they’re not terribly talkative. And there are doughnuts.

But their message is clear: This is about their town, their peers, their group.

The Pembroke Community Youth Alliance is ready for action.

“We’re getting out there and the community can see what we’re doing,” said Brittany Baillie, a Pembroke High School sophomore and mem-ber of the alliance. “I just think when people see us and see that we’re this age and we’re doing something good, that it’ll change someone’s mind [about teenagers].”

Starting at the community center, the group of parents, teens and younger kids split up to pick up trash along Center, Pelham and Hobomock

Manager option among issues voters will decide on April 27

PLAYERS ON PARADE: Pembroke Youth Baseball teams kicked off the 2010 season with an opening day ceremony and parade on Sunday, April 18 at the Mattakeesett Street ball fields. Above, the Dodgers team lines up for the parade. See more photos on page 16. Photo by Denise Hawes

Teens help bridge gapCommunity Youth Alliance aims to ease transition for middle schoolers, encourage town involvement

SATURDAY MORNING CLEAN-UP: Local teens pick up trash at the corner of Center Street and Kilcommons Drive last Saturday, a project led by Pembroke High School students and adults in the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance. The group had walked down from the community center and already collected 10 bags of trash.

Photo by Becca Manningcontinued on page 20

TOWN MEETING

Pembroke’s annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Pembroke High School. The special Town Meeting will be held at the same location, starting at 8 p.m.

• Voter’s guide to the annual Town Meeting, pages 8-11.

• Voter’s guide to the special Town Meeting, page 12.

• Town manager article break-down, page 5.

• A closer look at proposed docks bylaw, page 3.


“Dance, don’t chance.”Thanks to Pembroke

High School senior Tim Lewis and a group of his friends, those words, set to music, have been on the minds of many of their peers recently. School and state of-ficials hope they stay there.

Lewis’ short video “Dance, Don’t Chance,” not only captures the mes-sage that teens shouldn’t take chances on the road this prom season — or any sea-son — but also secured his

Video pays off for PHS seniorAward-winning film encourages students to make safe choices

continued on page 7

CHECK IT OUT: PHS senior Tim Lewis shows off the $1,000 check the school received after his “Dance, Don’t Chance” prom safety video won a state contest.

Photo by Becca Manning

Town Meeting is Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. @ Pembroke High School


Twelve years after Pem-broke hired its first town ad-ministrator, expanding the Town Hall position from that of executive secretary, a group of citizens is looking for another change — to a town manager.

Voters will decide the is-sue, among other articles, at the April 27 annual Town Meet-ing, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Pembroke High School auditorium.

Article 28, proposed by the Town Government Study

continued on page 5

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Samantha Raleigh, dressed as a kitty, recites the rhyme “Lucy Locket” in Mrs. Kennedy’s full-day kindergarten class.

Understanding the end sounds of words is an im-portant part of learning to read, so kindergart-ners at Bryantville Elementary School have

been working on their nursery rhymes throughout the school year. Last Thursday, the students were invited to come to school dressed as a character or with a prop from their fa-vorite rhyme.

Emily Coombs grins as she shows off her clock face dur-ing her recitation of “Hickory Dickory Dock” for Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s class.

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WHAT A BUNCH OF CHARACTERS: Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s kindergarten class shows off their costumes and props for Nursery Rhyme Day. Among the rhymes represented were Jack and Jill, Hey Diddle Diddle, Little Boy Blue, Hickory Dickory Dock and Mary Had a Little Lamb.

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Voters could see a few versions of a bylaw regulat-ing temporary docks and rafts on Tuesday. At a final “dress rehearsal” before the annual Town Meeting, two people said they would like to see changes made to the bylaw, both which would change the law considerably.

Selectman Don Anderson and Jerry Fusco, who served

as Pembroke’s waterway su-perintendent in the 1990s, both said they

support regulations for docks but do not think the proposed bylaw is the best way to go about it. They told the town moderator they may present amendments on Town Meet-ing floor.

The bylaw, Article 15 on the annual Town Meeting warrant, would require resi-dents to pay $25 annually for a temporary dock, raft or pier permit and would regulate the structures’ size, location and materials. Permits would be issued through the Conserva-tion Commission.

The bylaw also establishes a system of penalties for resi-dents who do not comply — a written warning followed by a $100 penalty enforced by the Police Department if the resi-dent still does not comply. All subsequent offenses would draw a $150 penalty, accord-ing to the bylaw.

“We’re not trying to take anybody’s rights away; we’re just trying to make the lakes and ponds a safer place and nicer for everybody in town,” said Selectman Bill Boulter, who prepared the bylaw along with Selectman Arthur Boyle.

They had proposed an ear-lier version of the bylaw at the 2009 annual Town Meeting, but then asked voters to table it until they could gather more public input.

“We fine-tuned it a little based on advice from the DEP and from town counsel. It basically does what we set out to do, which is to register the docks and give people an opportunity to legalize their docks,” Boyle said.

Problems with floating docks and rafts occur when the structures are left in the ponds after the season ends or come loose and wash up onto other residents’ properties, sometimes causing damage.

“They’re a general nui-sance, and they’re expensive to get rid of,” Boyle said.

Boulter said the hope was that permit fees and any pen-alties collected would go into a special fund used for patrol-ling and cleaning up town wa-terways. The bylaw would in-clude not only town ponds but also parts of the North River

that lie in Pembroke.The regulations also could

help solve neighborhood dis-putes, Boyle said, by estab-lishing guidelines for size and location that everyone must follow.

If approved at Town Meet-ing, the bylaw would go to the Mass. Department of Environ-mental Protection for review. The goal is for the state to eventually grant Pembroke the authority to issue permits for “permanent” docks — those that are secured to the bottom of the pond but which may be removed at the end of the sea-son — as well as temporary docks and rafts.

Residents who already have state permits will not be required to get local permits but must file their state ID with the town under the bylaw.

Registering state permits and issuing permits locally will help the town identify owners if the structures be-come a problem, Boulter said.

He said there have been several issues on Little Sandy Pond where homemade rafts or piers have broken loose and caused damage.

“The problem is, we don’t know who they belong to and people won’t come forward and say it’s theirs because they would be responsible for the damage,” Boulter said. “If the pier or raft was docu-mented and it had a decal or number on it and it did break loose, then you’d just look up the registration number and call them up.”

Though the Board of Se-lectmen voted to support the article, Anderson still has res-ervations about whether the bylaw is ready for a vote.

“The way it’s currently written, it still has some flaws that, if it were to pass, I hope would be amended,” Ander-

son said. “The current article says the intent is to improve the environment and use of the ponds, and I don’t know how licensing of a dock is go-ing to do that.”

Anderson said he does sup-port a bylaw that would help prevent neighbor disputes but that the proposed regulations do not make it clear who is in charge of enforcement.

“The problem is, we’re cutting the police, so if all we’re trying to do is increase enforcement and penalize people, it’s not the time. We can’t enforce the laws we have now,” Anderson said. “It’s just another duty the Board of Se-

lectmen is trying to take on, and I’m not for it.”

The Advisory Committee has recommended the article be discussed on Town Meet-ing floor.

If the bylaw is approved, applications for annual dock permits would be available on Feb. 1 of each year. The docks could not be installed prior to April 1 and must be removed by Oct. 31 of that year.

The bylaw also sets size rules:

• Temporary piers or floats must not exceed 200 square feet nor extend into the wa-terway more than 50 feet from the high water mark, un-less allowed through a public hearing held by the Board of Selectmen.

• Temporary rafts must not exceed 100 square feet nor be placed more than 75 feet from the high water mark. Rafts also must be anchored to the bottom by a chain or line ap-proved by the selectmen.

The bylaw also limits each property to one structure and prohibits residents from in-stalling structures with toxic coating or pressure-treated wood.

ARTICLE 15 — DOCK TALK: Selectman Bill Boulter stands near Oldham Pond, where a permanent dock sits in the background. Though permanent docks are regulated by the state, Boulter hopes to pass a new bylaw that would give the town the authority to regulate temporary docks, piers and rafts on town waterways.


Docks bylaw resurfacesOfficials argue over permit process for rafts, piers

ANNUALTOWN

MEETING

“We’re not trying to take anybody’s rights away; we’re just trying to make the lakes and ponds a safer place

and nicer for everybody in town.”

— Selectman Bill Boulter on the purposeof proposed docks regulations


Pair of safes stolen in Standish St. break-in

A Standish Street resident reported some-one broke into his house last Thursday and stole two safes containing paperwork, jewelry, coins and other property. The resident called police around 3 p.m. on April 15 to report that a side door had been kicked in and the two safes were missing. Police are investigating.

Police: Marked bill marks worker as thief

An employee at Au Bon Pain on Church Street has been charged with larceny after an-other employee reportedly caught her stealing cash by marking a $20 bill.

Jacklyn Darigo, 20, of Vincent Street, Whitman will be summonsed on one count of larceny under $250, Police Lt. Mike Jenness said.

According to reports, employees had com-plained that money was being stolen from their pocketbooks in the back room while they were working and also that the register had come up short several times.

On Monday, one employee marked a $20 bill and left it in her purse. When she returned to the room an hour later, the bill was miss-ing. She confronted the only other employee working at the time, Darigo, who reportedly denied taking the money. The employee then asked Darigo is she could see her wallet, which is where she found the marked bill, according to reports. She called police.

Darigo will be summonsed for arraignment in Plymouth District Court.

Pembroke police log

Police & couRT bRiefS

fRiDAY, APRil 911:06 a.m. Residential van-

dalism reported on Water Street.11:23 a.m. Suspicious mo-

tor vehicle reported on Oldham Street.

11:35 a.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 damage reported on Hobomock Street.

1:06 p.m. Threatening call re-ported on Center Street.

1:37 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 damage reported on Plain Street.

3:26 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Braeburn Avenue.

6:10 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 damage reported on Church Street.

8:08 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on Cross Street.

8:37 p.m. Suspicious mo-tor vehicle reported on Oakland Square Drive.

9:08 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on Cross Street.

SATuRDAY, APRil 102:56 a.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Plymouth Street.9:47 a.m. Motor vehicle com-

plaint reported on Center Street.9:50 a.m. Motor vehicle theft

reported on Hatch Road.10:39 a.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Erickson’s Lane.11:00 a.m. Sudden death re-

ported on Lady Slipper Circle.11:30 a.m. Domestic abuse

reported on Cross Street. Re-straining order placed on file.

11:42 a.m. Suspicious mo-tor vehicle reported on Deerfield Lane.

12:31 p.m. Civil complaint reported on Center Street.

3:00 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on School Street. Depart-mental action.

6:33 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Captain North Way. Area search negative.

SuNDAY, APRil 118:07 a.m. Vandalism reported

on Old Oak Street. Incident report prepared.

9:41 a.m. Hit and run crash reported on Barker and High streets.

11:47 a.m. Recreational vehi-cle complaint reported on Center Street.

1:10 p.m. Motor vehicle with over $1,000 in damage reported on Pleasant and Washington streets.

2:03 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Packet Landing.

3:08 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Cross Street. Jonathan We Briggs, 24, of Rockland was arrested and charged with violat-ing an abuse prevention order.

4:49 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle reported on Jean Road. David F. Kaspar, 22, of 18 Grace Anne Road was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, OUI liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, malicious de-struction of property over $250.

6:04 p.m. Dog complaint re-ported on Pine Circle.

6:35 p.m. Motor vehicle com-plaint reported on Church Street.

6:48 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Hobomock Street.

7:27 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on Mill Street.

7:43 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on Mattakeesett Street.

MoNDAY, APRil 1212:25 a.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Lake Avenue. 2:00 a.m. Fire incident re-

ported on Littlebrook Road. 8:47 a.m. Residential vandal-

ism reported on Plain Street.8:53 a.m. Commercial van-

dalism reported on Gurney Drive.9:20 a.m. Motor vehicle com-

plaint reported on Center Street.10:22 a.m. Animal complaint

reported on High Street.1:20 p.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Gurney Drive.1:17 p.m. Disturbance report-

ed on Mattakeesett Street.2:44 p.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Center Street.4:33 p.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Oak Street.6:23 p.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Keens Way.6:24 p.m. Dog complaint re-

ported on Washington Street and River Point Drive.

6:58 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Farmside Drive.

7:03 p.m. Annoying phone calls reported on Andrew Drive.

8:36 p.m. Annoying phone calls reported on Chapel Street.

8:45 p.m. Officer field inves-tigation reported on Forest Street.

11:31 p.m. Motor vehicle re-possession reported on Cyril Ave.

TueSDAY, APRil 1310:53 a.m. Suspicious motor

vehicle activity reported on Bark-er Square Drive.

12:36 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on High Street.

1:25 p.m. Non-aggravated as-sault reported at Center Plaza.

1:53 p.m. Fire incident re-ported at Barker and High streets.

3:09 p.m. Residential break-in reported on School Street.

9:04 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle activity reported on Ha-zelwood Drive.

10:19 p.m. Suspicious ac-tivity reported on Queensbrook Road.

WeDNeSDAY, APRil 149:05 a.m. Suspicious motor

vehicle reported on Sunset Way and Reservoir Road.

12:16 p.m. Suspicious ac-tivity reported on Mattakeesett Street.

1:29 p.m. Residential vandal-ism reported on Forest Street.

1:45 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Hobomock and Mon-roe Streets.

2:20 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Learning Lane.

4:46 p.m. Larceny reported on Spring Street.

6:39 p.m. Suspicious mo-tor vehicle reported on West Elm Street.

10:31 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported at Center Plaza.

THuRSDAY, APRil 157:02 a.m. Suspicious motor

vehicle reported on Elm Street.9:18 a.m. Vehicle break-in re-

ported on Forest Street.11:00 a.m. Suspicious mo-

tor vehicle reported on Learning Lane.

2:34 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle reported on Center Street and Furnace Colony Drive.

4:18 p.m. Residential break-in reported on Standish Street.

4:35 p.m. Threatening report-ed on Pilgrim Road.

4:35 p.m. Non-aggravated as-sault reported on Pilgrim Road.

By stephanie spyropoulos express contriButor

Firefighters quickly knocked down a blaze in the walls of a 100-year-old house on Plymouth Street on Mon-day night — the third fire-related call they received in a four-hour period.

There were no injuries in the house fire, and the other two incidents were reported as minor.

Pembroke Fire Department Capt. Ken McCormick said the department received a call around 9:30 p.m. for smoke in the second-floor bedroom at 119 Plymouth Street. Firefight-ers on shift were already clear-ing a call in North Pembroke and sent their ladder and en-gine to the scene. All firefight-ers were told to return to the station.

“The first truck arrived [at 119 Plymouth Street] to a smoke condition and fire in the wall,” McCormick said.

Attacking the fire on the second floor, firefight-ers reported that flames were showing from the roof near the chimney. Heavy fire was brought under control in about 10 minutes, McCormick said.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the blaze started when a chimney fire expanded into the wall and one room, McCormick said. The investi-gation is ongoing.

Brian Osborne of 108 Plymouth Street was watch-ing television with wife Marie when he heard something out-side.

“I am a truck mechanic and I thought it sounded like a fire truck, so I looked outside,” he said.

The Osbornes saw fire-fighters extending their ladder truck to the roof across the street and said that flames were coming off the right side of the house.

“We stood out on the lawn with our neighbor for a few minutes, but we stayed out of

the way,” Marie Osborne said. “We keep an eye on each

other, and we will check to see how they are later,” she said.

The Osbornes live next to the fire access road, which is only used for certain houses on the street. They said they were pleased to see how quickly firefighters responded.

The owners of the home, who were not identified, were described as an elderly couple that have lived in the house for more than 20 years.

The home was constructed with heavy timber and balloon framing, which could have eas-ily caused the fire to take off, McCormick said.

“It was a good save,” he said.

He estimated the total dam-age to the house and interior at about $60,000.

No one was hurt, and the homeowners were able to re-turn to their home once elec-trical and building inspectors deemed it habitable.

“They were able to stay in the home with segregated power to the other areas,” Mc-Cormick said

There was extensive water damage due to leaking from the second floor to the first floor.

In an unrelated incident, firefighters were called to the

scene of a truck fire off Route 139 around 7:30 p.m.

“An individual saw his truck on fire. It was a Chevy Pickup 1500 series. He was a Plymouth man visiting fam-ily in Pembroke,” McCormick said.

After seeing smoke com-ing from the front of the truck, the owner tried to extinguish the fire himself but was un-able to do so. When engines arrived, the truck was fully en-gulfed.

The truck, estimated at $18,000, was deemed a total loss. There were no injuries at the scene.

Just prior to 9 p.m., a neighbor near Taylor Rental off Water Street reported see-ing flames in the woods behind her home.

“We dispatched two trucks to investigate and found a large permit fire. We extinguished it and made the residents aware of the permit laws,” McCor-mick said.

As shift commander, Mc-Cormick commended the de-partment for its response to the three back-to-back fires over the 14-hour shift.

“It is strange to have three fires so close together,” he said. “The guys did a great job on all of them.”

Pembroke firefighters work to put out a second-floor house fire at 119 Plymouth Street late Monday night. No one was injured in the fire, which officials believe started in the chimney and caused an estimated $60,000 in damage.

Plymouth St. home damagedHouse fire one of three incidents reported Monday night

Photo by Stephanie Spyropoulos



Committee, would authorize the town to petition the state legislature for a special act creating a town manager posi-tion in Pembroke.

But is Pembroke ready for this kind of change? Study committee members say yes.

When the Board of Select-men created the study commit-tee in June, appointing Select-man Lew Stone as one of its first members, they identified the town manager question as one of the main focuses of the group.

The committee began meeting regularly and studied several towns in the area to see if the change would work for Pembroke.

“After months of due dili-gence and meeting with simi-lar size towns, with regard to population and budget, repre-sentatives from the Mass. Mu-nicipal Managers Association, and town officials, we decided to pursue having Pembroke move to a town manager form of government,” committee member Tony Marino said at a public hearing on April 6.

Marino cited an increased complexity in town govern-ment, growing budget, pres-sure to control costs and pro-mote efficiencies and need for accountability, experience and better communication at Town Hall as reasons why the time was right for this move.

“Let us be clear: a town manager is not a king or queen making unilateral decisions,” Marino said. “Our town man-ager should be a leader who will work with department heads to build a solid execu-tive team that is dedicated to providing the best service pos-sible and united in their collec-tive efforts to do what is best for the town as a whole.”

The manager would take on day-to-day operations cur-rently under the purview of boards such as the Department of Public Works and select-men, Marino said. All depart-ment heads, except for school, police and fire, would report to the manager. That person would act as Pembroke’s chief financial officer, preparing the budget, signing contracts, ne-gotiating union contracts, act-ing as purchasing agent and human resource manager and making all town hires (except school, police and fire) with selectmen’s approval.

If the change is approved at Town Meeting on April 27, the item will appear on the bal-lot in November. The act then would go the state legislature for final approval, and a new manager, selected by an in-dependent search committee and ultimately hired by the Board of Selectmen, could be in place at the start of the 2012 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2011.

The proposed act also

would rescind an act from 1991 that established the De-partment of Public Works and gave the three-member board of DPW commissioners the authority for day-to-day opera-tions of the cemetery, highway and water departments.

The DPW commissioners would still exist as an elected board, but the DPW director would report to the town man-ager. That change is the reason the item would have to go to the ballot following approval at Town Meeting, Marino said.

The change will cost the town around $15,000 more per year for the manager’s salary, but study committee members said it also could help stream-line town government and save Pembroke money in other areas down the road.

“I would think, with his knowledge, expertise and education, it wouldn’t be un-reasonable to assume that the manager could put some effi-ciencies in,” Stone said.

No one showed up for the group’s first public hear-ing, but several people did ask questions at the second hearing a week later. Among them was town assessor Libby Bates.

Bates said she is not against a change to town manager but that she felt there were other steps Pembroke should take first. Bates said she felt eight months was not enough time for the committee to complete-ly study the issue and that the committee should have pre-pared a more thorough report

of the review process.She also felt the proposed

act did not properly outline a job description for the man-ager.

“What this committee is asking us to do is to trust the selectmen, after we give them the authority to reinvent town government, to then write a job description. That’s not the way it works,” she said. “You cre-ate a structure for government and then you put the pieces into that structure.”

Bates said Pembroke should establish a charter rather than a system of bylaws before making the move to a manager. She was a member of a charter committee several years ago that was unable to get the idea of the ground.

“Can they do this without creating a charter? Yes. But it will be very sloppy,” Bates said. “There are so many un-answered questions.”

She added that the town administrator already has the authority to take on more du-ties under selectmen’s guid-ance and that perhaps that was a place to start.

“I think they need to go back to the drawing board, take another year to study the issue, create a charter com-mission, and then do it right,” Bates said of the study com-mittee. “There’s absolutely no reason to rush down this road right now.”

Also against going to a town manager now is DPW Commissioner Jim Kilcom-

mons, whose board would lose some of the authority un-der the new act. He said the problem wasn’t what positions exist but making sure the peo-ple in those positions — both elected and appointed — have the necessary experience.

“I’ve been in this town over 40 years. We started out with three selectmen, and that wasn’t working, so now we have five selectmen. Now that’s not working,” Kilcom-mons said. “The problem is not with the program; the problem is those people we elect to of-fice. If you don’t elect people who know how to run the program, then the program is worth nothing at all.”

Kilcommons said he did not believe one person would have the experience and abil-

ity to oversee all town depart-ments. He also did not support rescinding the act that created the DPW commissioners.

“I am strongly against any change in the form of govern-ment,” he said.

The Advisory Committee has recommended this article be discussed on Town Meet-ing floor.

“We’ve gone over it, and people are split,” Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton said. “We feel that even though the committee has done a good job of going around to differ-ent groups in town and has tried to educate people, it’s not been quite enough yet in terms of conversation and in terms of people even understanding what they are voting for and what this will mean.”

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Article 28 on the annual Town Meeting warrant would estab-lish a town manager form of government. Pembroke cur-rently has a town administra-tor. According to the proposal, some of the manager’s duties would include:

• Appointment and removal of all non-elected department heads and employees except in the school and fire depart-ments

• Day-to-day supervision of all town departments excluding school, police and fire

• Management of all town build-ings, properties and facilities except those under the con-trol of the School Committee, Recreation Department and Conservation Commission

• Preparation of a balanced town budget for each fiscal year

• Negotiation of union con-tracts on behalf of the Board of Selectmen, with contracts sub-ject to final board approval

• Acting as the chief procure-ment officer responsible for the purchasing of all supplies, materials, services and equip-ment for the town

A complete list of duties as out-lined in the proposed article is available on the town Web site, pembroke-ma.gov/townstudy comm.html.

“Our town manager should be a leader who will work with department heads to build a solid executive team that is dedi-cated to providing the best service possible and united in their collective efforts to do what is best for the town as a whole.”

— Town Government Study Committee member Tony Marino


Ten-year-old ➢ Kyle Kenny spent his April vacation making Kyle’s Canine Cookies for Can-cer. This project was in honor of his grandfather, who loved dogs and who died from the disease in September. For a donation of $10, you can order the dog treats in advance. Although the deadline has gone by, you still can help Kyle’s cause by send-ing a donation to Kyle’s Canine Cookies for Cancer, P.O. Box 1464, Pembroke, MA 02359. Checks should be made out to The American Cancer Society.

Sacred Heart High School ➢students held an Empathy Walk on April 8 as the culmination of a shoe drive for the benefit of Cradles to Crayons organization. The students collected more than 300 pairs of shoes. As a sign of solidarity with those less fortunate children, the students held a barefoot walk around the school’s Route 80 campus. Sev-eral hundred students, faculty and staff trod barefoot across the Sacred Heart front lawn, traversed the athletic fields and completed their walk by passing behind the intermediate school wing and back to the front lawn. Among the student walkers was Matt Donovan of Pembroke. Sacred Heart Intermediate

School Director Anne Marie League, a Pembroke resident, also participated.

On May 23, ➢ Doug Bean will participate in an event called Run To Home Base 9K. This is a unique 9K fundraising run through scenic Boston end-ing with the once-in-a-lifetime experience of crossing “home base” plate at historic Fenway Park. This run will honor he-roic veterans and help raise much needed funds for the new Red Sox Foundation and Mas-sachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. Funds will provide psychiatric care and outreach to the many vet-erans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with combat stress disorders and/or traumatic brain injury. Doug has pledged to raise a minimum of $1,000 but has set his personal goal even higher. Doug is the uncle of Pfc. Matthew A. Bean, who died in May 2007 from injuries suffered while serving in Iraq. You can help Doug reach his goal by making a donation. Go to runtohomebase.org and click on “Support a Runner.”

The Pembroke Watershed ➢Association has a new Web site, according to Dottie MacInnes,

at pembrokewatershed.com. The new Web master is Diane Holman. PWA will hold its an-nual meeting on Thursday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pembroke Public Library. The public is welcome to attend.

The Watershed Associa- ➢tion also is awarding a schol-arship for the second consecu-tive year to a Pembroke High School graduate who will be pursuing environmental studies in college. Applicants can ap-ply at the PHS guidance depart-ment. Last year, PHS graduate Erin Cahill received the $500 scholarship. She is attending Wentworth Institute in Boston.

The American Cancer So- ➢ciety’s Relay for Life Planning Committee for Pembroke, Dux-bury, Hanover, Marshfield and Norwell hosted a birthday party on April 11 to celebrate birth-days that cancer survivors and supporters will have in years to come. The reception, held at the Marshfield Country Club, helped the guests to learn more about the Society’s free com-munity services. It also gathered their input for the design of the upcoming Relay event. Brit-tany Spurr and Tara Samuel from Pembroke are members of the Planning Committee.

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ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO DANCE: Jillian Richardson, Erin Hill and Ariel Richardson pose in their gowns before leaving to attend Pembroke High School’s junior prom on April 9. The prom was held at the Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy.

BAREFOOT IN THE PARKING LOT: Sacred Heart High School student Matt Donovan walked barefoot around his school’s campus as part of their Empathy Walk and shoe drive.

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high school a $1,000 check from AAA, the DJ services of JAM’N 94.5 and a number of other prizes that will help make this year’s senior prom a fun, low-cost event.

Lewis took first place in a statewide contest organized by the Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, submitting his video among 65 others to be judged by their peers as well as by representa-tives of the Boston-based radio station JAM’N 94.5.

“When you’re your age, you always think that nothing can happen to you, but time and time again, sadly we learn that things can happen to you,” Mass. EOPSS spokesperson Terrel Harris said during a pre-sentation last Thursday at the high school. “We constantly look for ways that we can help you understand that you are not invincible. This is one of those ways. This contest has served as a way to promote safe driving habits.”

In Lewis’ video, he raps about wearing seat belts and not speeding, smoking, drink-ing or texting while driving, all under the message “Dance, Don’t Chance.”

“I wanted to make a more upbeat and happy video be-cause I don’t want people to be scared into something. I find a lot of the ‘Above the Influence’ videos today on TV are more into scaring you into doing something than telling you what’s right and what’s wrong,” Lewis said.

Already an avid short film producer, Lewis said he was encouraged to make a video for the contest by senior class adviser Mike Murray. He has been accepted to Emerson College, where he plans to study film.

Along with earning no-toriety, both in Pembroke and across the state and na-tion, Lewis secured a list of prizes, including tuxedo rent-als, corsages, Vitamin Water and the $1,000 cash prize that will help reduce the price of prom tickets. The video can be seen online at YouTube.com/user/promshorts.

Senior prom will be held May 27 at the Quincy Mariott.

The contest, now in its third year, is a way of getting an im-portant message out to young drivers, according to Sheila Burgess, director of highway safety for the EOPSS.

“It’s peers talking to peers,” she said. “We can put out all the public service mes-sages we want, but it’s really one young adult talking to an-other young adult that’s mak-ing an impact.”

This year was the first time the videos were posted on YouTube to draw peer votes, Burgess said.

“On YouTube, we’re get-ting a lot more exposure,” she said. “It’s not just staying in

the high schools, which would have been great in and of itself, but we’re actually getting the message across the Common-wealth to people of all ages.”

Along with targeting safe choices during prom season, the EOPSS runs campaigns year-round to encourage peo-ple of all ages, from elementa-ry school to the elderly, to stay safe by wearing seat belts, not drinking and driving and fol-lowing other safe rules on the road.

“What impressed me about [Tim’s video] was that it hit on almost every message,” Bur-gess said. “Some of the videos can be very serious, and those are powerful as well, but this was lighthearted and catchy. I think that will play with his

peers.”PHS Principal Ruth Lynch

said Lewis’ positive angle seemed to have a greater im-pact on students than some other ways of delivering the safe driving message.

“From the work that we’ve done with the Pembroke Com-munity Youth Alliance, what we have come to realize is one-shot assemblies or a guest speaker or a crashed car in the front of the high school right before the prom does not change students’ behavior. What really changes behavior is for students to stop, to think about the opportunities they have, the decisions that they have to make,” Lynch said. “It really has to be a change in be-havior resulting from realizing the consequences of making unsafe choices.”

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PHS senior wins video contestcontinued from page one

WINNING CREW: Pembroke High School senior Tim Lewis (front row, third from left) poses with classmates Tom Warren, Brittany Baillie, Taylor Cahill, Matt Rindini and Tim Cahill, who helped him develop his award-winning short video, “Dance, Don’t Chance.” Lewis received his prizes at an assembly last Thursday, attended by representatives from AAA Southern New England, the Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and Men’s Wearhouse. Also pictured are PHS Principal Ruth Lynch and senior class adviser Mike Murray.

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It’s Town Meeting time once again! On Tuesday, Pembroke voters will engage in one of the oldest forms of democracy — the Town Meeting. All registered Pembroke voters are encouraged to attend

the meeting on Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Pembroke High School, where they can vote on all the important matters in town, from budget to bylaw changes. The meeting will be held in the auditorium. The Express has prepared this guide, starting on page 9, for voters to navigate the details of this year’s meeting, offering a summary of each article and who supports it along with a few more details on some of the hotter issues.

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The following is an article-by-article look at the 2010 an-

nual Town Meeting warrant.

ARTICLE 1Article 1 allows any stand-

ing board or committee the op-portunity to inform the town of important developments. All reports for the 2009 calen-dar year that were submitted by department and committee heads are printed in the annual Town Report. Selectmen and Advisory both support this ar-ticle.

ARTICLE 2Article 2 allows the town

to set the salaries and wages of non-union town employees and those who are not em-ployed by the School Commit-tee. It is generally used to grant cost of living increases and may be amend-ed from time to time either within the arti-cle or through a separate Town Meeting action. This article was submitted by the Board of Selectmen. At press time, because union con-tracts have not been set, town officials had not established a pay increase for these employ-ees in fiscal year 2011. Town Administrator Ed Thorne said any pay increases for union and non-union employees like-ly wouldn’t be proposed until the fall special Town Meeting. Selectmen and Advisory both support this article.

ARTICLE 3Article 3 presents the fiscal

year 2011 operating budget as prepared by the town adminis-trator, treasurer and other offi-cials. Included in the article are the departments’ requests and the Advisory Committee rec-ommendations. The town ad-ministrator is recommending a budget totaling $53,084,759 — a slight increase from last year’s budget of $53,038,885. This includes the proposed FY2011 school budget of $26,764,969. This article was submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Selectmen recom-mend this article be discussed on Town Meeting floor. Advi-sory supports this article.

ARTICLE 4Article 4 authorizes the

treasurer, with selectmen’s ap-proval, to borrow money dur-ing the course of the fiscal year. This article allows the town to issue short-term notes to meet its cash flow needs. It was sub-mitted by the Board of Select-men. Selectmen and Advisory both support this article.


to fund collective bargaining agreements negotiated be-tween the Board of Selectmen and town unions. State law re-quires Town Meeting approval of funding for the first year of any collective bargaining agreements. Contracts that will be decided this year include: the Pembroke Patrolmen’s As-sociation (police); Pembroke Permanent Firefighters As-sociation; Council 93, Local 1700 (Town Hall employees); and Council 93, Local 1700 (Public Works employees). This article was submitted by the Board of Selectmen. There were no negotiated contracts to approve as of press time. Selectmen and Advisory both recommend this article be in-definitely postponed.

ARTICLE 6Article 6 sets aside money

to be placed into the town’s sta-bilization, or “rainy day,” fund

to be used as the need arises. This year, officials do not an-ticipate placing any money in this account. The town’s general stabilization fund cur-rently has a total of $645,290, according to Town Treasurer Kathleen McCarthy.

Officials may amend this article on Town Meeting floor to set aside money the town received through lawsuit set-tlements involving the chemi-cal MTBE. Though officials have said the chemical does not pose a health problem cur-rently, presence of the chemi-cal in at least one town well al-lowed Pembroke to participate in a suit against several gas companies. Pembroke had re-ceived more than $800,000 in settlement money as of press time, McCarthy said. Previ-ously, voters agreed to set up a separate savings fund for MTBE money, and funds could be added to this account. This article requires a two-thirds majority vote and was submit-ted by the Board of Selectmen. Selectmen and Advisory both

support this article.


selectmen to apply for and ac-cept any federal or state grants on behalf of the town during the fiscal year. This article was submitted by the Board of Se-lectmen. Selectmen and Advi-sory both support this article.

ARTICLE 8Article 8 allows the Af-

fordable Housing Committee, Board of Health, Board of Se-lectmen, Conservation Com-mission, Council on Aging, Department of Public Works, Historical Commission, Li-brary Trustees, Town Landing Committee, Police Depart-ment, School Department, Planning Board, Treasurer/Collector and Zoning Board of Appeals to use money re-ceived through fees and sales to support related programs

through revolving accounts. This article was submitted by various departments. Select-men and Advisory both sup-port this article.


town to transfer $415,043 in state aid from the Massachu-setts Highway Department Chapter 90 program for con-struction of public highways and other accepted local roads. This article was submitted by the DPW Commissioners. Se-lectmen and Advisory both support this article.

ARTICLE 10Article 10 allows the Board

of Selectmen to contract with the state for improvements to public roads within Pembroke. This article was submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Se-lectmen and Advisory both support this article.

ARTICLE 11Article 11 amends town

bylaws to authorize the town administrator to sign weekly payroll warrants instead of the Board of Selectmen. (See box above.) Selectmen submitted and support this article. Ad-visory recommends it be dis-cussed on Town Meeting floor.

ARTICLE 12Article 12 authorizes an

agreement between the town and Pembroke Plaza Limited Partnership, owners of the plaza property at the corner of Center Street and Mattakeesett Street. The agreement states that Pembroke Plaza Ltd. will construct the sidewalk and in-stall traffic signals at that inter-section, part of the conditions laid out by the Planning Board during approval of the plaza renovation project. One year after the project is completed, the town will be responsible for maintaining the traffic signals. This article requires a majority vote and was submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Selectmen and Advisory both support this article.

ARTICLE 13Article 13 authorizes a 25-

year lease between the town and the Grange Gang for use of the Grange Hall located on School Street. Under the agree-ment, the Grange Gang would have full use of the building and the right to charge other groups to use it. They also would take responsibility for utility ex-penses and maintenance, ac-cording to Town Administrator Ed Thorne. This article was submitted by Stan Carita and Ken Corti of the Grange Gang. Selectmen and Advisory both

support this article.

ARTICLE 14Article 14 authorizes Pem-

broke residents to borrow up to $400,000 in low-interest loans to repair, replace or upgrade their septic systems to com-ply with Title V regulations. Through the program, which is administered locally by the Old Colony Planning Council, homeowners can obtain loans from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust to allow them to make necessary upgrades. Property owners are responsi-ble for repaying all project and financing costs. The town has been participating in this pro-gram since about 1996. This article requires a two-thirds passing vote and was submit-ted by the Board of Health. Selectmen and Advisory both support this article.

ARTICLE 15Article 15 creates a new

bylaw that requires residents to register their temporary docks, piers or rafts with the town an-nually. It also regulates these structures’ size, location and materials and establishes a system of penalties for people who do not register their docks. (See full story on page 3.) Se-lectmen submitted this article. Selectmen and Advisory both recommend this article be dis-cussed on Town Meeting floor.


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Though he’s on his way out, Selectman Don Ander-son hopes to bring at least one change to how fu-ture Boards of Selectmen do business.

Anderson has proposed an amendment to town bylaws that would allow the town administrator to sign weekly pay-roll warrants instead of the Board of Selectmen. In the ad-ministrator’s absence, a majority of the board would approve the warrants.

Voters rejected a similar article at the Oct. 21, 2009 spe-cial Town Meeting, with opponents saying that signing pay-roll was just part of a selectman’s job.

Anderson said the change is not about an inconvenience but about unnecessary red tape. And on weeks when select-men do not meet, the requirement could hold up payroll.

“It’s a symbolic exercise that means nothing,” Anderson said. “Our signature is not verifying that the information is correct. We’re not CPAs. There’s no way I would know if a police officer got overtime last week, so how do I know if it’s correct? I have to trust that every step of the way there’s been checks and balances.”

Anderson said it would be more appropriate for the town administrator to sign the warrants, because he has a better understanding of personnel issues and could ensure the war-rants are signed in a timely manner.

The Advisory Committee has recommended this article be discussed on Town Meeting floor.

“The discussion was that a while ago we went from three selectmen to five so that this wouldn’t be an issue, so we don’t really see the need for it,” Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton said.

If approved, the article would require special state legis-lation.

ARTICLE 11: Payroll warrants

ARTICLE 13: The Grange Gang, made up of members of the Halifax Lions Club and Pembroke Boy Scout Troops 43 and 105, are requesting a 25-year lease of the old Grange building on School Street. The group renovated the building with donations and volunteer labor and plan to hold meetings and events there. continued on page 10

Pembroke’s total town budget over the past five fiscal years:

FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 (proposed)$45,783,824 $48,814,431 $50,820,490 $53,038,885 $53,084,759

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to fund the first six years of a new aggressive water tank maintenance program for the Department of Public Works Water Division, to be paid back through water revenues. This article was submitted by the DPW Commissioners. The Advisory Committee supports this article with the removal of the word “borrow,” saying that they had been assured by the town accountant that the proj-ect would involve maintenance and would not require borrow-ing, according to Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton. Selectmen and Advisory both support this article.

ARTICLE 17Article 17 provides the

police and Department of Public Works funding total-ing $8,111.12 for the follow-ing equipment used for power outages, road closures or other traffic control needs: wooden barricades, coroplast signs, caution tape, traffic cones, folding horses, plastic “A” frames and sign bases. Typi-cally, requests for equipment are included in a list of capital needs along with repairs, ve-hicles and other one-time ex-penses, at the fall special Town Meeting; however, these items were submitted by the chief of police and DPW Commission-ers as immediate needs.

The Advisory Committee has recommended this article be postponed, saying the items should have been included in the police and DPW budgets if they were deemed necessary.

“It involves spending money we don’t have at the moment,” Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton said. “We’re trying to hold the line on spending.”

Selectmen support this ar-

ticle. Advisory recommends indefinite postponement.

ARTICLE 18Article 18 sets aside

$30,000 from the fiscal year 2011 budget to pay for hiring, training and equipping new police officers. This funding is typically set aside annu-ally and used to fill vacancies when a police officer retires. Because of budget restrictions this year, the Police Depart-ment may not fill several va-cant positions; however, the money is still set aside to en-sure training costs will be cov-ered if individuals are hired. This article was submitted by the chief of police. Selectmen support this article. Advisory recommends indefinite post-ponement for the same reason as Article 17 — that the item should have been included in the police budget and that it was not clear where the fund-ing would come from.

ARTICLE 19Article 19 sets aside mon-

ey collected in fiscal year 2011 through the 1 percent Community Preservation Act surcharge for certain purpos-es: $13,440 for administrative expenses (the state allows up to 5 percent for this purpose); $26,880 for projects in each of three categories — historic re-sources, community housing and open space; and $174,720 for the budgeted reserve. These numbers are based on estimates for FY2011. Accord-ing to state requirements, the town must reserve a minimum of 10 percent of its yearly CPA revenues for each of the three categories. This article was submitted by the Community Preservation Committee. Se-lectmen and Advisory both support this article.


town to acquire 108 temporary and five permanent easements over private properties in order to accommodate the Route 14 roadway project. This article requires a majority vote un-less it involves borrowing, in which case it requires a two-thirds passing vote; it was sub-mitted by the Board of Select-men. The Advisory Committee has recommended this article be postponed because it would involve borrowing money with no clear plan for paying it back, according to Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton. Selectmen support this article. Advisory recommends indefi-nite postponement.


to exchange 2.9 acres of land located at 95 Learning Lane for 6.8 acres of land located at 155 Forest Street. A repre-sentative of the Old Colony Sportsmen’s Association on Forest Street told selectmen the town-owned parcel was close to one of their ranges and could pose a safety concern because of access from out-side the club’s property. The land transfer will give the club more of a buffer and leave the town with a larger parcel of land. Town Administrator Ed Thorne said the town would lose a small amount in taxes in the switch. This article re-quires a majority vote and was

submitted by the Board of Se-lectmen. Selectmen and Advi-sory both support this article.

ARTICLE 22Article 22 adds a section

to the town bylaws prohibit-ing dog walking at any town

cemetery, either on or off a leash. (See box at bottom left.) Selectmen submitted and sup-port this article. Advisory rec-ommends indefinite postpone-ment.

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Some residents want the town to take one step further in banning dog walking in town cemeteries.

Article 22 would add a section to the town by-laws prohibiting dog walking at any town cemetery, either on or off a leash. It was proposed by Selectman Arthur Boyle at the request of a Pembroke resident.

In December, responding to a letter submitted by resident Carol Mont, the Department of Public Works voted to ban dog walking in town cemeteries but agreed to allow dogs if they are accompanied by someone visiting one of the graves. This bylaw change is intended to strengthen that rule, Boyle said.

“A small number of people were showing a lack of cour-tesy, really, to the folks that have a loved one buried there [in town cemeteries],” Boyle said. “I don’t blame people for com-plaining. There are war heroes buried in the cemeteries; there are people’s moms; in my case, there is a grandchild. It’s com-mon courtesy not to let your dog crap all over the cemetery.”

Though the bylaw states “no dogs shall be allowed in any town cemetery,” Boyle said the rule was not intended to pro-hibit people from bringing their dogs to visit grave sites.

“If somebody is bringing their dog to visit their grand-mother, I don’t think anybody cares about that specifically,” he said.

Advisory has recommended this article be postponed.“The majority of the board felt like this was not something

that needed to be made a bylaw,” Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton said.

ARTICLE 22: Dog walking ban

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ARTICLES 23 & 24Articles 23 and 24 add sec-

tions to the town zoning by-laws defining “body art estab-lishments” and limiting where these business can go. The bylaw allows studios where tattoos and body piercing is done to be placed in business districts A and B as well as the industrial zone, which in-cludes Church and Oak streets and Corporate Park. An early draft of this bylaw tabled at the fall special Town Meeting would have restricted these businesses to the “adult use” zone in the northeast corner of town, east of Route 3. Town building inspectors and the Planning Board determined that version was too restric-tive and submitted this new version.

Both the body art zoning law and the proposed “per-sonal services” bylaw chang-es below are part of a larger effort to make Pembroke’s zoning laws better reflect the businesses that actually exist, according to Assistant Build-ing Inspector Tony Marino.

“You’re seeing new busi-nesses coming in and there’s two ways you can go: you can either generate a chart and keep updating it over time and try to list every business and say OK they can go here, no they can’t go there. Or you try to do it like this by adjusting the bylaws as need be, adding them as they come in. There’s some debate about both,” Ma-rino said. “There has been dis-cussion about maybe doing a chart and bringing it forward next year, but that’s going to be up to the Planning Board.”

Selectmen and Advisory both recommend these articles be discussed on Town Meeting floor.

ARTICLES 25 & 26Articles 25 and 26 add sec-

tions to the town zoning bylaws defining the term “personal service business” and outlining the zoning districts where that type of business is allowed, including the residential-com-mercial district (along Route 53/Washington Street), busi-ness districts A and B (along Mattakeesett Street, part of Center Street and Route 139/Church Street) and the Center Protection District (Pembroke Center). In Article 25, a per-sonal service business is de-fined as a business “which pro-vides personal care to people, including hair salons, barber-shops, nail salons, beauty spas, businesses providing simple ear-piercing services and simi-lar businesses.” These articles were submitted by the Plan-ning Board and town building inspector.

“We realized personal ser-vices really aren’t accounted for in the bylaw, so if you were to take it literally, I mean we’ve got hair salons all over town, but they’re technically not listed as an allowable use,” Assistant Building Inspector Tony Marino said. “It was rec-ommended by town counsel to try to get that into the zoning bylaw.”

Selectmen and Advisory both recommend these articles be discussed on Town Meeting floor.

ARTICLE 27Article 27 sets aside $3,500

from the general budget to contract with South Shore Women’s Resource Center for domestic violence interven-tion and prevention services. This funding is included in the FY2011 town budget, but be-cause the article was submitted by petition, it remains on the warrant. Selectmen and Advi-sory both recommend this ar-ticle be indefinitely postponed.


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The spring special Town Meeting mainly addresses

needs within the current bud-get year, FY2010, and will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27 during the annual Town Meeting at Pembroke High School, 80 Learning Lane. This year’s warrant in-cludes eight articles:

Article 1 transfers mon-ey from the general fund to cover unpaid FY2009 bills for items such as legal expenses, overtime and vehicle mainte-nance. Proposed transfers total $240,000. The article also al-lows for reductions in the sol-id waste budget by $105,590. This article was submitted by the town accountant and de-partment heads. Selectmen and Advisory both support this article.

Article 2 transfers $28,000 from the Board of Assessors’ overlay surplus account to fund additional hours needed for FY2011 recertification as mandated by the Mass. De-partment of Revenue. This article was submitted by the Board of Assessors. Selectmen

and Advisory both support this article.

Article 3 transfers $20,000 from available funds to contin-ue the weed control program in Hobomock Pond. (See box below.) Selectmen and Advi-sory both support this article.

Article 4 authorizes the town to borrow up to $1,380,000 to make water main, drainage and paving improvements to the Oldham Pines area. The town has re-ceived an economic develop-ment bond to help fund the project through a low-interest

federal loan. This article re-quires a two-thirds passing vote and was submitted by the town administrator and the town accountant. Selectmen have recommended this article be discussed on Town Meeting floor. Advisory has recom-mended the article be indefi-nitely postponed, saying it was not clear whether funding for the project would come from water revenues or borrowing, according to Advisory secre-tary Anne Marie Stanton.

Article 5 authorizes the town to borrow up to $530,000 to construct about 4,400 feet of sidewalks along Hobomock Street from Four Winds Drive to Learning Lane. The paths would meet up with existing sidewalks to connect the area around Pembroke High School and Hobomock Elementary School to Center Street.

The town has received an economic development bond to help fund the project through a low-interest federal loan. This article requires a two-thirds passing vote and was submitted by the town administrator and the town accountant. Selectmen recom-mend this article be discussed on Town Meeting floor. Advi-sory recommends indefinite postponement.

Article 6 authorizes the town to borrow up to $850,000 for exterior renovations at the community center build-ing. Town Administrator Ed Thorne said the work would consist mainly of weather-proofing — repairs to the roof, windows, brickwork and other areas. Thorne has said the re-pairs would not hinder future plans for the building as out-lined by the Community Cen-ter Task Force several years ago; according to those plans, the building would undergo both interior and exterior ren-ovations and become the new Town Hall. The building cur-rently houses offices for the Recreation Department, Com-mission on Disabilities, Pem-broke Media Broadcasting, Pembroke Food Pantry, Cen-ter Preschool and Childcare and Pembroke Youth Hockey, which operates bingo there. The town has received an eco-nomic development bond to

help fund the project through a low-interest federal loan. This article requires a two-thirds passing vote and was submitted by the town admin-istrator and town accountant. Selectmen support this article. Advisory recommends indefi-nite postponement.

Article 7 funds a contract with the Pembroke Perma-nent Firefighters Association, the firefighters’ union, for FY2010. Selectmen are still in negotiations with the union for a new contract. Town Ad-ministrator Ed Thorne said the agreement, if finalized by Town Meeting, would total about $21,000 and come from free cash left over at the end of the fiscal year. Selectmen support this article. Advisory recommends this article be discussed on Town Meeting floor; if there is no contract, they recommend indefinite postponement.

Article 8 authorizes the town to borrow $85,000 to construct a finished parking area at the Mattakeesett Street

Municipal Ballfields on Mat-takeesett Street. At the fall special Town Meeting, voters authorized the town to borrow up to $800,000 to complete the entire baseball field com-plex if Pembroke was award-ed a $500,000 state grant. The town learned early this year that it had not received the grant, so the project was again tabled.

Proponents of this article, including Recreation Commis-sion chairman Greg Hanley and Town Administrator Ed Thorne, said the project would help preserve the ball fields and protect investments made by the town and by local busi-ness people, Pembroke Youth Baseball and other volunteers. Presently, lack of drainage and paving causes consider-able runoff onto the fields and makes it difficult for vehicles to maneuver through the dirt lot. This article was submit-ted by the town administrator. Selectmen support this article. Advisory recommends indefi-nite postponement.

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Pembroke may have to foot the bill for the second round of treatments aimed at eliminating an inva-sive weed from Hobomock Pond.

Previously, officials from the Mass. Department of Con-servation and Recreation had promised state funding for the program. But funding cuts have limited the state’s ability to help Pembroke with its second year of the program, and the Conservation Commission submitted an article for the special Town Meeting to ensure the project continues.

Article 3 would transfer $20,000 from available funds to continue the weed control program in Hobomock Pond.

Last year’s treatment, which involved two applications of the herbicide SONAR, resulted in a significant reduction in the number of hydrilla tubers (seeds) present in Hobomock Pond. Before treatment, density was about 33.2 tubers per square meter; after the treatments, density was at about 13.7 tubers per square meter, according to Keith Gazaille, senior biologist with Aquatic Con-trol Technology.

Aquatic Control was hired to treat the weed problem.

“It would be pretty concerning if [the town] allowed it to go a year without management,” Gazaille said. “If the plants are allowed to go through a whole season and re-produce, it’s likely they’ll be able to augment that tuber bank back to where it was.”

Hydrilla has caught the attention of state officials because of its ability to reproduce quickly and choke out other aquatic life, greatly impacting the natural environment of lakes and ponds, according to DCR spokesperson Wendy Fox.

Fox said her department is still focused on the problem.“The DCR would love to be able to help Pembroke in

this case. Hydrilla has been a devastating invasive species in the southern part of the country, so we’re very interested in curtailing it here,” Fox said. “It’s just a financial issue. Our budget has been cut like everyone else’s.”

Fox said it’s possible the state could come up with fund-ing aid for Pembroke but that they would not know until the state budget numbers become firm.

Hobomock Pond remains closed to boating, swimming and other recreational activities.

ARTicle 3: Hydrilla treatment

Advisory’s view

The Advisory Committee has recommended Articles 5, 6 and 8 on the April 27 special Town Meeting be postponed until the fall spe-cial Town Meeting because they would require the town to borrow funds during a tough financial year. In March, Pembroke received a total of $2.8 million in economic development bonds, part of a federal stimulus program awarded to the town by the Plymouth County Commissioners. The bonds would help the town fund the Hobomock sidewalks, Oldham Pines drainage and community cen-ter renovation projects through low-interest federal loans.

“The reduced interest rate [for the loans] is a completely separate issue from the fact that we just don’t have the money and we have no business borrowing right now,” Advisory secretary Anne Marie Stanton said.

Selectmen also have talked about postponing the articles until the fall special Town Meeting.



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Frederick W. Holmes, 75, died Saturday, April 17 at home in Sharon, Vt.

He was born May 26, 1934 in Weymouth, a son of Fred M. and Martha (Turner) Holmes.

He grew up and attended school in Pembroke. After his schooling, he worked as a me-chanic in the local Ford garage before entering the U.S. Air Force where he served during the Korean Conflict as a me-chanic from 1952 until 1956.

After his military service, he moved to Vermont and be-gan working as a mechanic for Petco Oil Co. in South Royal-ton, Vt. He lived in South Roy-alton for several years where he met Doreen Dow. They were married in South Royal-ton on Sept. 30, 1967 and have lived in Sharon since 1971.

Fred worked at Gerrish Motors in Woodstock for more than 20 years as a mechanic and shop foreman. At Gerrish, he received the nickname “Dr. Fred” for his ability to diagnose mechanical problems with Mercedes. He later worked at Cone-Blanchard and then at G.W. Plastics in Royalton until retiring in 1999. Since retiring, he has worked at several part-time jobs as a truck driver, in-cluding for the town of Sharon and for the past several years at Nott’s Excavating.

Fred enjoyed spending time with his family, especial-ly his grandson. Time spent camping and fishing with them were some of his favorites.

He was a member of the American Legion Post 51 in South Royalton, the Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 105 in Sharon and a life member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge 1541 in Hartford.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Robyn, in 1971 as well as a brother, Melvin Holmes.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Doreen (Dow) Holmes of Sharon, Vt.; two sons, Todd Holmes and his wife Lisa of Hartford and Seth Holmes of Sharon; a grand-son, Jordan Holmes; a broth-er, Paul Holmes of Halifax; two sisters, Carol Walker of Whitman and Elora Gerrish of Rockland; and several nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours were held at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction, Vt. on Tuesday. A funeral service was held Wednesday at the United Church of South Royalton with burial following in the Pine Hill Cemetery in Sharon.

Memorial contributions may be made to David’s House, P.O. Box 660, Leba-non, NH 03766.

Martin W. Mason, 75, of Pembroke died Monday, April 19 at Wingate at Silver Lake in Kingston after a long illness.

He was born in Dorchester on Dec. 1, 1934, son of the late Martin L. and Mary C. (Crow-ley) Mason.

He was a graduate of St. Peter Grammar School in Dorchester and Dorchester High School. A former resi-dent of Dorchester, he moved to Pembroke several years ago.

He is survived by three brothers, James J. Mason of Plymouth, John F. Mason of Dorchester and William J.

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Visiting hours were on Wednesday in the Sullivan Fu-neral Home, Hanson. The fu-neral mass was held on Thurs-day at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph the Worker Church, Hanson. Burial will be in New Calvary Cemetery in Boston.

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Over two mile waivers are issued at the elementary level for children in kindergarten through sixth grade only. All students in these grades who live less than two miles from school must purchase a bus pass if they wish to use school transportation. Students in these grades who live more than two miles from school do not have to pay, but parents should complete an applica-tion so school staff can update their records. All students in kindergarten through sixth grade will receive their bus pass on the first day of school from their teacher.

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The Pembroke Dem-ocratic Town Com-mittee has endorsed

Bill Keating (D-Quincy) in the Democratic Primary for the 10th Congressional Dis-trict. Pembroke is the first Democratic Town Commit-tee in the district to endorse a candidate in the race to replace outgoing Congressman Bill Delahunt, according to com-mittee member Greg Hanley.

Keating, who has served as Norfolk County District Attorney since 1998, was the state representative from the Norfolk, Bristol and Plym-outh District and also served the communities of Plymouth and Norfolk counties as state senator.

“Although it is unusual for a town committee to endorse this early in the race, many of

our members felt that Bill Keat-ing really struck a chord that resonated — that he is willing to fight for the issues that really matter to the people of the 10th Congressional District. We felt it was important for Pembroke to be the first on board with his campaign,” Hanley said.

Keating said he was grate-ful to the committee for voting to endorse his candidacy.

“I have been out talking to voters from Quincy to Cape Cod and the islands, listening to their concerns about the econ-omy and unemployment, the national deficit, the rising costs of health care and other impor-tant issues,” Keating said. “I’m running for Congress because I want to help brings jobs back to this district, reform and reg-ulate Wall Street, and help rein in waste in government.”

The Pembroke Re-publican Town Committee joined

activists from around the Com-monwealth in choosing Repub-lican candidates for statewide office at the 2010 Massachu-setts Republican State Conven-tion, held at the DCU Center in Worcester. More than 3,500 delegates and guests attended, representing 40 senatorial dis-tricts and 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

State Representative Dan-iel Webster represented the Pembroke Republican Town Committee, along with Plym-outh County GOP Chair Vince Cogliano Jr., Town Modera-tor Steve Dodge and School Committee members Patrick Chilcott and Virginia Wandell.

“The 2010 Massachusetts Republican ticket is the best we’ve had in decades. It was great to be a part of the process today,“ said Andy Wandell, Town Committee chairman.

Also attending the conven-

tion as Pembroke delegates were Jim Muscato, Brian Ba-ragwanath, Joseph Krochko, Bob DeMarzo, Joe Sheehan, Dan Wandell, Sabrina Chilcott and Bob Graham.

The convention chose the following candidates for state-wide office: Governor, Charlie

Baker; lieutenant governor, Sen. Richard Tisei; treasurer, Rep. Karyn Polito; auditor, Mary Connaughton; secretary of the Commonwealth, Wil-liam Campbell. Kamal Jain, candidate for auditor, quali-fied for the Republican ballot as well.

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cutler coffee this Saturday

The Josh Cutler Campaign is hosting a number of neigh-borhood coffees in Pembroke. This is an opportunity for folks to meet Cutler in an informal setting, ask questions and share their ideas. Cutler is run-ning for state representative for the sixth Plymouth district. The next scheduled coffee will be held Saturday, April 24 at the home of Bob and Becky Coletta, 23 Verna Hall Drive, Pembroke. For information on hosting or attending a coffee, call 781-934-9977, e-mail [email protected] or vis-it joshcutler.com.

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Pembroke Republican Town Committee delegates recently attended the Massachusetts Republican State Convention in Worcester.

election set May 1

Before you head to the polls on May 1, pick up your copy of the Pembroke Express to get an overview of the names you’ll be see-ing on the local ballot. The April 30 issue will provide information on candidates in both contested and un-contested races. Informa-tion also will be posted online at pembrokexpress.com before the election and after polls close.

Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Satur-day, May 1 at all five pre-cincts. Voting locations are as follows: Precinct 1, Town Hall; Precincts 2 and 4, Pembroke Community Middle School; Precinct 3, Bryantville Elementary School; Precinct 5, North Pembroke Elementary School. For more informa-tion about voting, call the town clerk’s office at 781-293-7211.

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Pack 43 sign-ups, field day

Cub Scout Pack 43 will hold its annual sign-ups and field day on Thursday, May 6 from 2-5 p.m. at Bryantville Elementary School, 29 Gur-ney Drive. New and current Scouts and their families are invited to stop by for kickball and other activities as the pack welcomes new members. Cub Scouting is for boys in the first through fifth grades. For information, call Chris or Bar-bara Devine at 781-294-9273.


Athletes on parade

The Angels, above, include players CJ Perry, Richie Tenore, Nick Jackman, Kyle Mosher, Will Cournan, Will McCarthy, Michael Gannon, Cameron Carter, Brett Williams and Marchello Chaisson.The Cardinals line up for the Pembroke Youth Baseball opening day

ceremony last Sunday at Mattakeesett Street ball fields.

White Sox play-ers, left, including Meghan McIver and Nicole Baird, wait for the parade to begin.

The Mariners participate in the team parade.

The Rays, right, line up for the parade.

Players include Aidan Ramsey, Jack

Hegerich, Daniel McCarthy, Shane

Murray, Korey Lawson and Joseph

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Marlins Kristina LaVallee, Emma

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Teams, includ-ing the Pirates

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Pirates Ally and Kate Surprenant and Jaime Leone participate in the parade.

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Friday, april 23Council 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 24Congregation Shirat Hayam Bar Mitzvah. 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. 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.

Sunday, april 25North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Icycles Show. 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.

Monday, april 26Story Time. 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. 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.

DPW Commissioners Meeting. 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall.

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

Conservation Commission Meeting. 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall.

tueSday, april 27Sit 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.

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.

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.

Elder Memory Loss Seminar. 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.

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

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].

Caregivers Network Group. 6-8 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Drop-in group for caregivers of people living with cancer. RSVP appreciated; call 781-829-4823.

SEPAC Speaker: ‘An IEP for My Child.’ 7 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Sponsored by Pembroke Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Workshop will take parents through development of an individualized education program for children with disabilities. Free and open to the public. For information, e-mail [email protected].

Annual Town Meeting. 7:30 p.m., at Pembroke High School. All registered Pembroke voters welcome. Special Town Meeting scheduled for 8 p.m.

WedneSday, april 28Dull Men Meeting. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. Always open to new members. Stop by the senior center, 144 Center St.

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

Participant Support Group. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at The Wellness

Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. 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.

Movie Afternoon. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Free screening of “Curious George 2: Follow that Monkey.” For information, call 781-293-6771.

Learn to Skate. 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Hobomock Arenas. Offered by Pilgrim Skating Club. Session runs every Wednesday, April 28-June 16. Sign up by April 21 for $10 off. Cost is $135 per skater, plus $12 annual registration fee for new students. Register online at pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575..

thurSday, april 29Participant 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.

Summer Youth Basketball Sign-Ups. 6-9 p.m., at community center. Recreational in-town league is open to boys and girls entering grades 4-12, regardless of ability. Registration forms available at pembrokebasketball.net. For info, call Robert Raleigh at 781-6969-3028 or e-mail [email protected].

Drop-in Adult Volleyball. 7-9:30 p.m., at Pembroke Community Middle School gym. Adult Pembroke residents of all playing levels are invited to stop by for free, fun volleyball every Thursday through June 17. No game on May 27. Teams will be created on a weekly basis depending on turnout. For information, call Sue Scroggins at 781-294-4366 or e-mail [email protected].

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what steps do you take to be more ‘green’ in your daily life?

The changes suggested by the Town Government Study Committee are a good start, but more work needs to be done to streamline and centralize town government.

The recent situation in neighboring Duxbury concerning that town’s police chief illuminates the need to put personnel matters in the hands of a qualified professional. The fact that Duxbury has a professional town manager who puts the business of the town above personal politics is the only thing that kept that situ-ation from degenerating into chaos. Pembroke would do well to follow suit.

The study committee made the right steps on this matter, and we’re also glad they decided to keep more boards in the hands of voters. That’s how good town government works –– the day-to-day operations are run by trained professionals, but voters always have the final oversight at the ballot box.

But these are only the first steps in a long-overdue process. In Pembroke, town departments have for too long operated as separate “fiefdoms” rather than follow a streamlined, top-down

organizational chart. That’s not how one would run a business, and it shouldn’t be how Pembroke runs its government. It’s

an inefficient system that opens the door to waste and needless politicking. For example, the DPW’s decision to move their of-fices caught the town administrator as a surprise. That speaks to a disorganized governmental structure. Another example: The town has a Department of Public Works, yet the sanitation con-tracts and the recycling center are run by the Board of Health. That’s inefficient and bad management.

In an economic environment where every penny counts, Pembroke is leaving a lot of money on the table by having such a loose governmental structure. Let’s get organized and move the town forward.

–– J. Graeber, General Manager

Town needs to professionalize

editorial

Mark Twain’s novel, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” told

the mid-19th century story of a boy’s childhood along the Missis-sippi River in the small town of St Petersburg, Mo. It depicted the life and adventures of a mischievous yet good-natured boy who had a strong inclination for trouble making.

In the mid-20th century, I grew up in Pembroke. Like Tom, the town’s boys were mischievous yet good-natured, rambunctious at times, and had a strong inclination for trouble making. Like Tom and his cohorts, we were kids just being kids. We teased and played practical jokes on each other, as well as others. We had real and imaginative adventures. We played hooky from school and dirtied our clothes in a fight or two.

Our childhood was not much different from that of Tom Sawyer. Of course, there was no

Injun Joe, but, most of us had a Becky Thatcher in our lives, and a Huckle-

berry Finn, Muff Potter, Joe Harper and Aunt Polly.

However, at times, the devilishness of my childhood did include intimidation, harassment and persecution of others; albeit benign, adults called it bullying.

In our nascent 21st century, these childhoods have changed. Those shenanigans of Tom’s and my childhood have evolved into violent, mali-cious and criminal acts employed to achieve superiority and to manipulate others; therefore, bullying has taken an extended and much more ominous meaning.

South Hadley, a small town located along the Connecticut River in western Massachu-setts, in many respects is not very different from Pembroke. And, like South Hadley, what hap-pened there can happen here.

At South Hadley High School, insults and threats were leveled at 15-year-old Phoebe Prince. On one particularly hellish day in Janu-ary, the ostracizing and terrorism reached an unbearable apex: when Phoebe got home from school, she committed suicide.

As a result of the unrelenting bul-lying involved in Phoebe’s suicide, two boys are charged with statutory rape and seven girls are charged with stalking, criminal harassment and human rights violations.

Boasting over her death, some-one wrote “accomplished” on Phoebe’s Facebook wall. Follow-ing Phoebe’s death, shockingly, the school egregiously held its annual cotillion dance.

Phoebe Prince’s suicide is not an isolated incident. There have been 21 recent suicides due to bullying, two occurring in Mas-sachusetts.

So, what has happened that we have evolved from that playful innocuousness, as described by Mark Twain and of my childhood and, perhaps, that of South Hadley, to a culture of violence and an educational environment that makes our schools so perilous for our children?

First, we have shrugged off bullying as kids just being kids, a sort of rite of passage.

Second, we have been insidiously incul-cated and imbued with the notion that certain forms of violence are acceptable in life. We are entertained by the reality shows’ put-down of others. We have an unquenchable thirst for schadenfreude, voyeurism, exploitation, and for glorified violence as depicted in comedy and entertainment genres and in our news. We acquiesce to incivility and accept torture as nec-essary. We have become intolerant of people who differ with us and of those who are differ-ent from us. We have determined that the video game graphical representations of virtual death played out by children are harmless. We have accepted violence in sports to be just part of the game. And fear has been demonstrated to be a useful coercer.

So, what should be done? For starters, it’s incumbent upon every

American and community, and more so on our children, to stand up and be counted as a people who have a passionate, unyielding, zero toler-ance for violence and as a people who perceive an empathic culture as superior to that of bel-ligerence and violence.

An obligation to stand up and be counted

By Horatio Green

Perspectives

Commentary

In reference to Horatio Green’s commentary (Pembroke Express,

April 9) on the use of politi-cally correct language, etc. — he’s made it clear his vo-cabulary is well honed, and he seems to be a true language purist. I have no argument with that. But how others care to express themselves, short of gutter language, I’m person-ally OK with. It’s their First Amendment right.

Green seems concerned with conservatives who make it “impossible for representa-tives to represent and elected leaders to lead,” blaming such personalities as Glen Beck and Sean Hannity. It seems to me that nothing has stopped the current administration in D.C. from going ahead with the Obama agenda. It’s clearly not representing what the majority of American people expected, and we are seeing a mockery

of the values our country was founded on.

If the conservatives, includ-ing a mixture of Independents, Republicans and disappointed Democrats, who comprise the various groups of Tea Party ad-vocates across the country, are concerned with our “represen-tatives” and “leaders,” it’s with good reason. It didn’t take the Becks and the Hannitys to ini-tiate the current concerns and protests with what’s going on in D.C. However, the Obama

administration has been at-tempting to shut down those who broadcast material con-trary to the socialistic Wash-ington agenda and discredit the Tea Partiers, Sarah Palin and anyone else opposing them. Perhaps if people read Hanni-ty’s book, “Conservative Vic-tory,” a lot of questions would be answered. The people who have Obama’s ear in the Oval Office will shock you.

Dottie MacInnesMacDonald Way

leadership does not represent majorityLaura Coughlin Cynthia Avenue

“To try to be more environmental-ly friendly, I have been recycling more and turning the lights off

when I leave a room.”

Mark Scroggins Prince Way

“We’ve reduced our trash to one barrel a week by taking all of

our plastics, metals, paper and cardboard to the recycling center. We’ve also switched to compact

fluorescent light bulbs.”

Gail Brown Keens Way

“I use reusable bags at grocery stores and I go to the recycling

center on the weekends to recycle newspapers.”

Joe Lebedew Archer Avenue

“I have made efforts to unplug electronics that draw ‘ghost

power’ when they’re not in use, and I carpool.”

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Historically speaking, the month of April in Mas-sachusetts is significant for its commemoration of Patriots Day, April 19. This significant event

is celebrated today with parades and events in Lexington and Concord, a world-class marathon and a day off from work and school for many. The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow forever etched the occasion in literature in his immortal poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” This was the beginning of what was to become known as the American Revolution, a difficult yet historically glorious time in American history and an example for people all over the world to use as a model for their own people’s revolts against tyrannical governments.

Pembroke’s activities on behalf of the cause of American freedom, of course, actually began years before April 18 and 19, 1775, with the issue of the “Pembroke Resolves” in 1772,

calling for separation from the mother country, England. So, when the “Lexington Alarm” sounded, men from towns and cities all over the Colony of Massachusetts,

including Pembroke, gathered into their local militia compa-nies and prepared to march toward headquarters in Cambridge and eventually, if necessary, on to Lexington and the almost simultaneous battle at Concord. All and all, more than 20,000 “embattled farmers” answered the call to arms.

The muster rolls of the April 19 mobilization are housed at the Massachusetts State Archives at Columbia Point and, while not quite complete, they offer a good picture of what happened that day and who was involved.

The town of Pembroke sent troops as follows:• 49 men under the command of Freedom Chamberlain;• 62 regular militiamen under the command of Elijah Cush-

ing;• 53 minutemen under the command of James Hatch;• And 74 regular militiamen under the command of Thomas

Turner, for a total of 238 men.In actuality, only one-seventh of the approximately 20,000

men took part in the fighting on April 19, but each and every one of them answered the call. The militia system in Massachu-setts, although well prepared to confront the British in terms of drill and spirit, was somewhat lacking in terms of organization. Ready or not, however, on April 19, 1775, the militia system was in action.

The late local historian Susan Smith noted that Pembroke stands pre-eminent as having sent more soldiers (500) ac-cording to its size (1,500 residents) than any other town over the course of the years during which the War for American Independence was fought. A complete listing of all the men from Pembroke who served can be seen on plaques located in Veteran’s Memorial Hall on the lower level at Town Hall.

It is interesting to note that one of Pembroke’s Revolution-ary War captains was named Freedom Chamberlain. He was born in Pembroke, the son of Freedom and Mary (Soul) Cham-berlain. After his distinguished service in the war, he renounced the cause of liberty and, for a while, the section of West Elm Street where he lived was known as “Heathen Street.” He died in Pembroke in 1821 at the age of 90.

This year, as you sat and watched the Boston Marathon, I hope you gave some thought to this historic event of marathon proportions and the dedication of our Pembroke forefathers to a cause from which we have so greatly benefited.

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

Congratulations to Scott MacInnes, Dottie MacInnes, Fred Doyle, Ann Kelly, Chuck Crossley and Otis Hathon for correctly identi-fying the house on West Elm Street, historically known as the Jonathan Josselyn House, but also the home of Pembroke patriot Freedom Chamberlain, as this week’s mystery picture.

Photo courtesy of Pembroke Historical Society

Answering the call

first church yard sale

The First Church of Pembroke will be hosting a Rent-A-Space Yard Sale on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors, crafters, groups or individ-uals looking to raise funds are invited to rent a table at $20 each. To reserve a spot, call the church of-fice at 781-293-2584. The church kitchen will be serving lunch, and plants will be available for pur-chase with proceeds going to support the First Church Work Camp Group. Space is limited.

fashion focus Ladies night

Fashion Focus’ final com-plimentary Ladies Night of the season will be held on Wednesday, May 5 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Fashion Fo-cus studio, 2 Columbia Road. Call 781-826-0241 or e-mail Maria Woods at [email protected] to re-serve a spot. The evening will include a number of tips on poise, hair care, fashion and more plus skin care tips from Arbonne, samples of the new-est colors and styles from Tup-perware, a gold and platinum jewelry exchange (10 percent of proceeds will be donated to Fashion Focus Against Bully-ing) and a variety of designer handbags by Bella’s Acces-sories. Refreshments will be provided, but participants are free to bring their own drink of choice.

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munity Club will hold their annual May Breakfast at the one-room schoolhouse at 27 Taylor St. on Sunday, May 2 from 8-11 a.m. Breakfast will include 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 citi-zens discount of $1 with proof of age. May Baskets also will be available, filled with good-ies, raffles and plants.


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PcYA aims to support youthstreets. By about 11 a.m., one group had filled 10 trash bags on Center Street. Co-leader Kate Goodman estimated they would collect about 40 bags by noon.

“We’re picking up trash that hasn’t been seen in years,” Goodman said, as members of her group foraged through the woods near Kilcommons Drive. “And, hopefully, if people see the town getting cleaned up, they’ll start to re-spect it more.”

The night before, teens from Goodman’s high school Youth Alliance team had or-ganized a social at Pembroke Community Middle School, drawing about 130 sixth and seventh graders to participate in games, crafts and a dance to “try to bridge the gap between elementary and middle school and make that transition a little easier,” according to Good-man.

“I think it will help the sixth graders going into middle school, because they’re trying to fit in during that age, and it just helps them realize that they can have fun without making bad choices,” Baillie said of the social.

The two events are just the beginning, and Pembroke will see more from the group, known as PCYA, in the com-ing months.

Restarted about a year ago, PCYA is intended to be a team effort among local schools, families, businesses and the rest of the community, said group chairman Jody Kearney.

“We got a new influx of people and formed new com-mittees,” she said. “The high school group is very motivated to help the community and to help the younger ones, just by being good citizens and setting an example and helping them if they need it.”

Along with the high school group led by Andy and Kate Goodman, there are commit-tees focused on middle and elementary school ages, and the PCYA also hopes to reach out to adults and young people heading off to college, Kear-ney said.

“We’re looking at running an anti-bullying program in the middle school and maybe for the higher grades in the

elementary, and running pro-grams for the adults to learn about all the new technology kids use today,” Kearney said. “We also want to have an anti-hazing program right before the kids go to college, just to teach them about the dangers of hazing and the dangers of drinking.”

They also are working on getting nonprofit status and plan to hold elections in June. Volunteers are welcome. Kear-ney invites people to call her at 617-448-9702 to learn more or to check out the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance Facebook page for a list of events and other information.

One of the group’s main focuses is to help children transition from elementary to middle school and middle to high school.

“We feel like there is a great need there. Kids at that age are going through a great deal of transition, and we feel that’s really a critical age,” Goodman said. “We need to have these older kids that have been through it, that under-stand all the challenges, inter-acting with them and helping

them along the way.”The high school PCYA

group was started last year, formed by students recom-mended by their teachers. Now, they will be opening the alliance up to any high school student who wants to apply, Goodman said.

The group also is working to recruit younger students to keep the program going after they graduate — the sixth and

seventh grade social was part of that step.

Patty Amendolare learned about the cleanup after bring-ing her sixth grade daugh-ter and seventh grade son to the Friday night social. They showed up Saturday morning ready to help.

“I figured if they had such a good time going last night with their friends, then we should participate in the activi-ties that take place outside of it, volunteering,” she said. “I believe you should give back to your community.”

This summer, PCYA will be offering summer activities at the community center, starting every Tuesday afternoon with pick-up sports. They received approval from the Recreation Commission last week and from selectmen on Tuesday.

They also hope to host an-other social before school lets out for the summer.

“Our PCYA students love being together,” Goodman said. “They just want to hang out and talk about the com-munity and what they can do. They’re so inspirational to us.”

RISE AND SHINE: Adults and teenagers with the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance teamed up with other volunteers to pick up trash around the center of town on Saturday morning. The group of early risers included: (front row) PCYA chairman Jody Kearney, Stephanie DiPietro, Brittany Baillie, Kristina Tom, Kathleen Lowe, Erin Haley, Kayla Kenney, Erin Graceffa, Cepta Graceffa, Will Goodman, PCYA high school committee co-leader Kate Goodman, Sam Lathrop, (back row) Garrett Weatherbee, Ryan Tressel, Mike DiTocco, Matt Merritt, Sarah Scully, Kelly Savoie, Soumya Karra and PCYA high school committee co-leader Andy Goodman with daughter Maggie. Photo by Becca Manning

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“Kids [at the middle school level] are going through a great deal of transition, and we feel that’s really a critical age.

We need to have these older kids that have been through it, that understand all the challenges, interacting with them

and helping them along the way.”

— Kate Goodman, co-leader of the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance high school committee


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Well done, marathonersThe Pembroke Express would like to congratulate the nine

Pembroke residents who completed the 2010 Boston Marathon on Monday.

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Christopher R. Cannell, 32 3:25:58 5,933

Danielle Smith, 32 3:45:43 11,661

Jean M. Harnedy, 37 3:49:52 12,788 Kelly A. Fitzgerald, 43 3:54:46 14,077

Charleen Villari, 44 4:10:32 17,141

Deborah F. Comperchio, 44 4:11:44 17,289

Renae F. Tuffy, 30 4:17:53 18,175

Mary Oxner, 45 4:27:23 192,16

Angela N. Snow, 24 4:46:58 20,653

SENIOR MOMENTSA visit with softball captain Renee Cincotta

Cincotta is wrapping up her senior year at Pembroke High School as captain of the girls softball team in her fourth season at the varsity level. She shared her

thoughts on …

… her college plans. I think I am going to go to UMass Amherst to study chemistry. I already got in and I really like the campus. I like how it’s big and I got a lot of money, so my parents like that. My best friend is also going there and we might room together. So there are a lot of good reasons.

… her choice of majors. I really like chemistry. When I took it here, I just loved it and my teacher was awesome. I’ve wanted to be a pharmacist ever since I took that class; she really put me on that track.

… what she likes about softball. I think I’m the best at that sport and I really like it. I like the competi-tiveness and being outside every day. I love the team; they’re awesome. Hopefully I can play in college, too.

… her favorite memory as a Titan. When we beat Middleboro 1-0 two years ago. They were a really good team, and to beat them was awesome.

… playing guitar. My dad plays, so he got me started. I got my first guitar when I was 10 and I’ve just kept playing. I like older music like Lynyrd Skynyrd, but I play stuff like Jason Mraz too. I’ve never played in a band, but my dad and me just jam sometimes with my brother, and that’s fun.

… her last summer before college. I just want to hang out with my friends as much as possible before we go away.

… her goals after high school. I’d like to hopefully become a pharmacist, that’s my ultimate goal, and just hope everything works out.

Youth basketball summer sign-upsThe Pembroke Youth Basketball in-town summer recreation league will have its sign-

ups on Thursday, April 29 from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All sign-ups will be at the community center. Pembroke Youth Basketball’s summer program is a recreational league for boys and girls entering grades 4-12. The league is open to all children regardless of ability. All games are played under the lights on the field adjacent to the community center.

Registration costs are as follows: Single child, $65; two children, $110; three children, $150. Enrollment is limited by capacity, so enroll early. Parent volunteers are needed for coaching positions and scorekeepers. Head coaches may have one child’s registration fee ($65) waived.

For more information, call Robert Raleigh at 781-6969-3028 or e-mail [email protected]. Registration forms also are available online at pembrokebasketball.net.

Spring has definitely sprung for good now, and once we are all done with our cleaning, it’s time to stretch our legs and enjoy the warmer weather.

I’m not big on spending the spring and summer at places like Water Country. Wave pools terrify me. And going to Fenway doesn’t seem like it will be much fun the way things are going right now.

So for those of you like me looking for something new or something different to do outdoors in the nice weather,

here is a list of my five favorite must-sees and hidden gems.

5. Road trip to Camden Yards: It’s far from a hidden gem but it is a pretty easy drive to the beautiful ball-park of the Baltimore Orioles. You can stuff your face at Boog Powell’s grill while you enjoy two phenomena you won’t find at Fenway anymore: promotional nights and parking that costs less than the tickets.

4. Biking the Cape Cod Canal: If you are not into mountains and

hills, the bike path along the canal is one of the most sce-nic trails in the state. On a nice spring day, there is nothing better than spending the afternoon cruising the Cape. And the best part is that the whole trail is relatively flat.

3. Kayaking on the Charles: Take it from someone

who spent four years at Boston University: the Charles River is one of the best places to be when it is sunny and warm. If you’ve never used a kayak before, you might want to learn first, and if you don’t have one, you can rent them all over the place from Cambridge to Watertown.

2. The OGO at Amesbury Sports Park: The OGO, also known as zorbing, is one of the most fun things you can do in Massachusetts, and it is the only fun thing to do in Amesbury. Essentially, they put you in a giant inflat-able (and perfectly safe) hamster ball, add water and roll you down a bumpy hill. You can do it without water, too, strapped into a chair in the ball, but where is the fun in that?

1. Surfing the Cape and Islands: Check out this year’s New England Longboard Classic, hosted by Pem-broke resident Chick Frodigh, and if that doesn’t make you want to grab a board, I don’t know what will. The best waves in the state are on the Cape and offshore, where you can find local instructors, stand-up paddle board and busi-nesses like Nantucket Surfari, where you can get every-thing from lessons to surfing tours of the island.

There is always Six Flags, putt-putts and cutting up your feet at Brant Rock. But if you feel like trying some-thing new, I promise you will not be disappointed with these suggestions. Enjoy the nice weather.

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The boys lacrosse team has looked good in the early stages of their season, but they hadn’t been able to put a win-ning streak together until last Thursday.

The Titans hung 10 goals on the Hull Pirates at the high school on April 15 for a 10-8 win two days after beating Bishop Feehan.

“Nice to get two in a row,” head coach Ryan Kauffman said. “These guys have been working hard for it.”

While Pembroke’s defense and goaltending have been good this season, their offen-sive inconsistency has been an issue. Captain Joe Memmo scored three goals in the win over the Pirates, while fellow captain Pat Claflin and Matt Allen each had two. Kauffman

hopes this is a sign the team is turning the corner up front.

“It was a very good effort by our offense, which is what we’ve been working on,” he said. “Our last couple of games we’ve been under four goals, and we’ve been working hard on it for the past two days.”

Despite the close final score, the Titans had the game in hand for most of the second half, allowing Kauffman to rest starting keeper Jesse John-son. The last two Pirate goals came off of Pembroke’s back-up goalie, who was seeing his first varsity action.

“For the most part, we had this one wrapped up,” Kauff-man said. “They’re a tough team, and it was a good win for us.”

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DIDN’T YOU GET THAT MEMMO? Pembroke captain Joe Memmo looks for a cutter during the first quarter of Pembroke’s game against Hull last Thursday. Memmo took matters into his own hands later in the game, leading the Titans with three goals.

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Junior Mark Petrie had one of his biggest wins of the sea-son in first singles, but that was the lone bright spot in a tough match for the young boys ten-nis team at the high school on Thursday.

The Titans suffered their first league loss 4-1 to the un-defeated Randolph Blue Dev-ils, who now look like early favorites to win the Fisher Di-vision.

“It was a tough day,” head coach Dave Rix said. “We’re still a young team and we’re still learning how to win. This was a big test for us against a very good Randolph team that is very deep.”

The Blue Devils were rid-ing high after knocking off previously unbeaten Middle-boro earlier in the week, and their unbeaten first doubles team of Vu Trinh and Robin-son Vuong got them off to a good start with a win.

“Their first doubles came out really strong,” Rix said. “They surprised us a bit. But it’s a good learning experience for these guys and a very com-petitive match.”

Petrie won the Titans’ only matching, beating Randolph’s top player Donald Do in a hard-fought win and continu-

ing his hot start in his first year playing singles.

“That was a very good win for Mark,” Rix said. “He’s been on a roll. He’s been with me for three years now, and he’s someone we’re going to count on not just this year but next year as well.”

The Titans’ record now stands at 4-2 with the loss to Randolph. With no games dur-ing the school vacation week, they return to action on Mon-day when they host Whitman-Hanson.

PETrIE DIsH: Junior Mark Petrie zips a serve over the net during his first singles win over Donald Do last Thursday.

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John Ho




Pembroke’s offense finally woke up just in time to send the Titans into their vacation break with a head of steam.

After scoring just five runs in their first three games, the baseball team pounded out 19 in their next two. Pembroke got revenge on league rivals Middleboro for bouncing them from the tournament last spring with an 8-7 win on April 14 and followed up by thumping Randolph 11-4 at Mattakeesett Street Field the next day.

“I’m glad we ended this way,” head coach Bob Flynn said. “I’m glad that we got Hanover and Middleboro out of the way and we could let our hair down.”

The Titans jumped on Randolph with two runs in each of the first three innings while only recording two hits. Jack Reardon and Luke Nagle scored after reaching on a walk and error re-spectively, and Derek Staples scored in the second after reaching on anoth-er Randolph error.

Pat Malloy also scored in the second after getting Pembroke’s first hit of the game, and Staple’s single brought around two more in the third. The Titans then broke the game open in the fourth when they scored five more runs on another error, two walks, singles by Nagle and Malloy and an RBI double by Brian Harrison.

On the mound, Nagle allowed only one hit through the first four in-

nings while striking out six, but he got into trouble in the fifth. The sophomore righty surrendered back-to-back triples to start the inning and an RBI single as Randolph touched him for three runs.

Nagle went the distance, giving up six hits while striking out eight, but Flynn said the young pitcher has to learn to stay mentally tough dur-ing blowout games in order to get to the next level.

“They’re still high school base-ball players and then still can hit the ball,” Flynn said. “They hit some balls hard off him. He needs to real-ize that, whether we’re playing Ha-nover, Middleboro or Randolph, you need to approach the game the same way.”

Flynn also praised his team for their sportsmanship during the win. With the game well in Pembroke’s hand in the seventh, Randolph sent a special needs player to the plate, whom Pembroke allowed to reach base and score Randolph’s fourth run.

“These kids responded and did the right thing,” Flynn said. “I don’t know what to say about that. That is what it’s all about, when kids are do-ing that for other kids.”

The Titans scheduled scrimmag-es with Hanover and Cohasset dur-ing the vacation week to keep fresh before getting back to game action Saturday at Fitchburg. They return to Patriot League play on Monday when they host Whitman-Hanson.

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Two straight for Titan baseball

WHO NEEDs TO sLIDE? senior Derek staples crosses the plate just ahead of the tag to score on a wild pitch in Pembroke’s win over randolph on April 15.

rIGHT HOOK: Luke Nagle deals to the plate for one of his eight strikeouts during his complete-game win over the Blue Devils.

Pembroke pounds Randolph to get over .500

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Pembroke Titans Football and Cheerleaders will present a special celebrity softball game featuring the Massachusetts State Police All Stars vs. the All-Pro Patriots Ce-lebrity Softball Team on Sunday, May 23 at 1 p.m. The fundraiser, which will benefit the local youth sports program, will be held at the Mattakeesett Street field. Tickets cost $20 for two people. For infor-mation or to purchase tickets, call 781-293-3309.

Celebrity softball

Photos by Dave Palana

pembroke express 04-23-2010

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