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MOMENT OF REVERENCE: Veterans bow their heads as the Rev. Sandra Russell of Bryantville United Methodist Church gives the invocation during the town’s Veterans Day cer-emony on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the entrance to the Veterans Commemorative Town Forest.

TOP: North Pembroke fifth grader Gillian Benoit reads her Veterans Day essay. ABOVE: Stan Carita holds the U.S. Marines flag during the reded-ication of the Town Forest.Photos by Becca Manning

PROUD TO SERVE: Veterans’ Agent David McPhillips stands during the playing of the Marine Corps song.

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

With several weeks to go until the traditional flu season hits, officials say the coughs and aches plaguing local kids are most likely signs of swine flu, though few are being test-ed for it.

And though fears may be raised from news reports about serious cases of this vi-rus, doctors for the most part are recommending children be treated at home with the usual remedy: fluids, appropriate medication and plenty of rest.

Pembroke resident Dr. Gina Boutwell, a pediatrician

at South Shore Medical Cen-ter, said she and her associ-ates have been seeing a large number of children coming in with high fevers, coughs, sore throats, congestion and headaches. Though doctors are testing for strep, most are negative, and the likely con-clusion is H1N1, a strain of the influenza A virus.

“Typically, the flu season is in January and February, and this started in the spring,” Boutwell said. “It took a lull over the summer because kids were out of school, but now

Flu season hits schools earlyAbsences up, but classes go on

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Though T-Mobile custom-ers may be getting mixed sig-nals without the addition of a new cell tower in northwest Pembroke, neighbors’ mes-sage Monday night was clear.

Not in my backyard.About two years ago,

Dwelley Street residents fought against building a cell phone tower on the neighbor-ing Pembroke Country Club property and won. On Monday, they were back before the Zon-ing Board of Appeals to speak against a new proposal, which places the tower in a new loca-

tion, but still on the property.Attorney Francis Parisi,

representing T-Mobile at the hearing, said the proposed tower would be about 140 feet

Loud and clearNeighbors speak out against T-Mobile tower at Country Club

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Take a look

The Zoning Board of Appeals will be walking the Pembroke Country Club site where T-Mobile has proposed build-ing a cell phone tower on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. Neighbors are welcome to join. Meet at the access road on Dwelley Street.


Even when there were no walls, Veterans Day in Pembroke could draw a packed room.

The Veterans Commemorative Town Forest was a fitting location for the annual event, held Wednesday. While on Memorial Day the community gathers to remember those servicemen and women who have died, both in battle and in life, Veterans Day is set aside to recognize all those who have served and continue to serve their country in the armed forces.

And what better place to do so than surrounded by a living gift named for those men and women?

Town Forest an appropriate backdrop for veterans’ event

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David Smokler took over as Pem-broke High School’s assistant prin-cipal on Nov. 2., joining Principal

Ruth Lynch, Dean of Students Carolyn Con-nolly and the rest of the staff.

Where did you work before coming to Pembroke? This would have been my eighth year as an English teacher in Needham. Before that, I taught on Cape Cod in Sandwich for four years. And before that, I taught juvenile offend-ers for two years. The first year, it was a pro-gram called Vision Quest. It was a wagon train — horse-drawn, covered wagons that went from Pennsylvania to southwest Texas with ju-venile offenders. That was pretty intense. And then I taught at Plymouth County Correctional Facility for a year.

What was Vision Quest like? The kids would get a choice to go to jail for two years or go to Vision Quest for one. They get out of the city. They each get a mule that they’re re-sponsible for maintaining, cleaning and feed-ing. They’re in nature and out of their element, so to speak. The first two months were really crazy. It was hard. But then one day I woke up and just realized that I loved it.

Why did you decide to go into adminis-tration? I started getting more involved with things outside of the classroom — I was vice president of the union in Needham and involved in a lot of different committees and mentoring. I started to realize I was interested in more than just what goes on in the classroom, so I got into a program for getting my license for the prin-cipalship, and that brings me to here. I finished it in ’07.

How has the first week been? It’s been very intense. It’s been kind of a trial by fire. It wasn’t like I was in some sort of watch-and-train program; it was on the first day getting involved in meetings and going to classrooms and meeting with kids, and in a lot of ways that’s been great, but it’s also been exhausting. But fun and interesting and exciting.

How are your duties different from the dean of students’? The biggest difference is I’m responsible for discipline for grades 9 and 10 and she does grades 11 and 12. Other than that, it’s really the same job. We work togeth-er, and it’s been great working with her. I’ve learned a lot from her.

What part of the job is most exciting for you, and what’s most challenging? I’m look-ing forward to getting into as many classrooms as I can and getting to see the excellence in teaching and learning that goes on here. What’s been challenging so far is I don’t have a sys-tem yet for handling all the stuff that happens. I know that over time I’ll start to get a handle on what works for me. I think every administrator has different ways of handling in-box, out-box type of stuff.

Do you have a certain style you bring to the job? Well, my job is to be disciplinarian, but I think my style is to discipline with dig-nity, to treat the kids with respect and to help them take a look at their behavior. It’s not in the classroom, but it’s instruction in terms of how they should regulate their own behavior.

What about Pembroke appealed to you? As soon as I was at my interview, I could tell right away that there was just a really positive vibe and that there’s a lot of caring among the staff members here. The relationships between the teachers and the kids are really strong. So that was really attractive to me.

Was it difficult leaving one job to start another after the school year had already be-gun? Yeah, I had to give 60 days notice. It was difficult. It was also difficult leaving someplace where I’m really well known, coming here and being unknown. But I guess there’s some ad-vantages to that, too — not having everybody know everything about me and being a little mysterious. It’s challenging, but it’s also a posi-tive challenge.

What do you like to do outside of work? I’m interested in photography. I like to read. I love to watch the TV show “Lost,” which is currently in hiatus — I’m eager for that to come back on. Actually, when I was at Needham, I ran a “Lost” club, so we would watch some epi-sodes and the day after the show, we’d meet and discuss theories, things like that. It was nice to hang out with kids in that way, in a non teacher-student kind of way.

What was it like judging Pembroke Idol a few weeks ago? It was great. I was really impressed by the talent of the kids and the re-spectfulness of the audience. There’s a lot of talent here, there’s a lot of great teaching, a lot of really great kids, and I’m looking forward to what each day will bring.

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At Lindy’s, what was lost has now been found — and re-turned many times over.

In October, employees dis-covered a donation jar kept on the general store counter had gone missing. Funds put in the jar went to Paula’s People, a team that participates annually in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in support of lo-cal resident Paula Swanson and others in her family. Pau-la’s daughter, Laura, had been coming in regularly to collect the donations.

Paula, 46, died from breast cancer on Oct. 31. Three of her sisters also have battled breast cancer.

A young girl who regu-larly contributed to the jar first alerted employees to the theft, according to Josh Worrall, who runs the store with his brother.

“We rewound the [surveil-lance] tape and found out who took it and realized we knew who the guy was,” he said.

The man, Joshua T. De-montigny, 27, of Scituate, had

been hired to help the store’s usual delivery man with an especially large load, Worrall said. Demontigny has been charged with larceny under $250 and shoplifting (he also was seen taking a pack of Wrigley’s gum) and has been summonsed to appear in Plym-outh District Court.

Right after the theft, Lin-dy’s began receiving donations to help make up the money that was taken, estimated at about $40-$50, Worrall said.

“We got a real in-pouring of letters and cards dropped off,” he said. “We’ve been get-ting a ton of donations.”

The delivery company do-nated $250 and, coupled with the other donations, Worrall estimated they had been able to give Paula’s People about five times what was taken.

“In the long run, I think it’s going to turn out pretty well for her fund,” Worrall said.

It was not the first time the Worrall family had to deal with stolen donations. Sev-eral years ago, at their store in Hanover, someone broke in

overnight and made off with a water jug full of money des-ignated to help Hurricane Ka-trina victims.

Worrall said they had learned from that incident and now keep only smaller jars and put away donations at night.

“That was kind of like a target. There was so much money in it that it was so at-tractive to steal,” Worrall said of the Katrina Fund jar.

But the theft of the Paula’s People donations took employ-ees completely off guard.

“You don’t expect that. It was right on the counter,” he said. “If it was a customer, there would have been more attention paid to them. But it was a company we deal with regularly.”

Worrall said he was unsure exactly how much had come in since the theft but that he believed it more than made up for what was taken.

“There’s been people com-ing and putting twenties, tens. There was a guy that put $100 in there,” he said. “People are really supportive and trying to let her know that there’s good people out there, not just bad people.”

Community helps Lindy’s cover loss of donation jar Delivery man charged with larceny


The Pembroke Commu-nity Youth Alliance is hosting a presentation by Kathi Meyer on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Pembroke High School auditorium. Meyer will speak about the loss of her 17-year-old daughter, Taylor Meyer, to an accident after a drinking party. Two guests will be join-ing the presentation — Bill Phillips from New Beginnings and Chris Horkan from the Pembroke Police Department.

Taylor drowned in a swamp after a night of party-ing with friends after home-coming in October 2008. Her mother said Taylor simply made a bad decision and that she wants others to learn from this. Meyer has spent the past year speaking with kids and parents about the conse-quences of bad decisions. She emphasizes the need for kids to stick together and create a buddy system so that “kids have each other’s backs.” She believes that there is a need to come together as a community and learn from her tragic loss.

Phillips founded the New Beginnings program in 1985 to promote awareness and accep-tance of alcoholism and other dependencies as a health issue of grave concern to everyone, with major ramifications to the welfare of the communi-ty. Horkan will speak briefly about social hosting laws. So-

cial Host Liability is the legal term for the criminal and civil responsibility of a person who furnishes liquor to a guest.

For information about this event, e-mail Kate Goodman at [email protected].

Man allegedly threatened to cut wife’s throat

A Pembroke man is facing several charges after he allegedly threatened to cut his wife’s throat during an argument.

Robert M. Curley, 46, of Monroe Street pled not guilty to charges of assault and battery and threat to commit a crime Monday in Plym-outh District Court.

Police were called to Curley’s home around 1:11 a.m. on Nov. 9 after he got into an argu-ment with his wife. According to reports, Cur-ley had been drinking and went outside to light a fire. When his wife confronted him, Curley reportedly threatened to cut her throat.

He was arrested and held on $500 cash bail until his arraignment later that day.

Police: Man tried to choke sister

A Pembroke man is facing attempted mur-der and assault charges after he allegedly at-tempted to choke his sister during an argument on Saturday.

Alan McIsaac, 51, of Forest Street pled not guilty on Monday in Plymouth District Court to charges of attempted murder, misdemeanor assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon and threat to commit a crime.

Police were called to McIsaac’s home around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, several hours after he got into an argument with his sis-ter around 1 a.m. According to police reports, McIsaac began pushing her, then put his hands around her neck, making it so she couldn’t breathe. He eventually released her. McIsaac also allegedly grabbed a large kitchen knife and threatened her with it.

He later told police he had been drinking and “blacked out” and did not remember the ar-gument, according to reports.

Driver who led chase struck motorcyclists

A Pembroke man who led police on a chase across the South Shore was in court for striking two motorcyclists during his escapade.

James Palhete, 43, of Gardner Lane was charged with leaving the scene of personal injury, having a suspended license, speeding, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violations after leading local and state police on a lengthy chase in August. A police report filed with the charges alleges Pal-hete struck two motorcyclists on Main Street in Hanson when he initially fled police.

Hanson officer Daniel Godwin was in pur-suit of Palhete’s Jeep when he stopped to help a group of bikers, one of whom said she was struck by the Jeep at a high rate of speed, ac-cording to the report. The woman, as well as another rider in the same group, had severe lac-erations on her left hand.

Police eventually arrested Palhete on Route 24 after a chase through East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Bridgewater and Raynham.

Palhete was in court on Nov. 3 and his case was continued to Dec. 9 for a pretrial hearing. He is currently being held in the Suffolk House of Corrections due to an outstanding warrant.

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suspicious activity on Indian Trail.

1:30 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Brick Kiln Lane.

3:09 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Champion Way and Elliott Avenue.

3:30 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Church Street.

7:31 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age under $1,000 on Old Oak Street.

SAturDAY, oCt. 3110:41 a.m. Caller reported

hit and run motor vehicle crash on Washington Street.

12:21 p.m. Caller reported vandalism at home on Winter-green Farm Road.

12:42 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Keens Way.

2:16 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age under $1,000 on Hobomock Street.

2:45 p.m. Caller reported vandalism on Mountain Avenue.

4:18 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Cross Street.

5:39 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity at Lowes on Church Street. Police arrested Michael Evans, 28, of Abington for larceny over $250.

6:41 p.m. Caller reported suspicious vehicle on Adams Avenue.

7:00 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Edgewater Drive. Police restored peace.

7:56 p.m. Caller reported gathering of people causing a disturbance on Center Street.

8:12 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Oldham Street. Police dispersed gather-ing.

8:46 p.m. Caller reported open burning on Mattakeesett and Wampatuck streets.

11:32 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Cyril Avenue.

SuNDAY, NoV. 112:09 a.m. Caller reported

noise complaint on Oak Street.12:37 a.m. Caller reported

disturbance on Harvard Street.6:06 a.m. Caller reported

vandalism at business on Dwell-ey Street.

6:53 a.m. Caller reported vandalism on Bartlett Street.

10:50 a.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age under $1,000 on Old Church Street.

11:10 a.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Monroe Street.

2:05 p.m. Caller reported vehicle break-in on West Street.

6:06 p.m. Caller reported vehicle break-in on West Street.

8:53 p.m. Caller reported

fire incident on Kings Terrace.11:41 p.m. Caller reported

disturbance on Oak Street. Po-lice restored peace.

MoNDAY, NoV. 25:59 a.m. Caller reported

animal complaint on Church Street.

4:00 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Washington and Schoosett streets.

6:32 p.m. Caller reported non-aggravated assault on Fur-nace Lane.

tueSDAY, NoV. 38:46 a.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Church Street.

10:24 a.m. Caller reported fire incident on School Street.

1:27 p.m. Caller reported threatening on Andrew Drive.

4:40 p.m. Caller reported threatening on Center Street.

4:50 p.m. Caller reported non-aggravated assault on Wash-ington Street.

7:01 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Pelham Street.

8:34 p.m. Caller reported fire incident on Acorn Lane.

WeDNeSDAY, NoV. 411:54 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious activity on Plain Street.

1:45 p.m. Caller reported shoplifting on Church Street. Police arrested Michelle T. Rus-so, 34, of Cross Street for shop-lifting over $250.

4:30 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Barker Street.

8:36 p.m. Caller reported vandalism on Wintergreen Farm Road.

tHurSDAY, NoV. 53:16 a.m. Caller reported

disturbance on Center Street. Police arrested Lisa Williams, 37, of Center Street for assault.

7:14 a.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Center Street.

1:37 p.m. Caller reported fraud on Riverside Drive.

2:33 p.m. Caller reported vandalism at home on Standford Hill Road.

3:57 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Cross Street.

5:24 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Hobo-mock Street.

10:28 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Pilgrim Road.

10:39 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Cranberry Lane.

10:50 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Oak Street.

11:21 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Washington Street.

State election deadline nearsWednesday, Nov. 18 is the last day to register to vote in the

special state primary, which is scheduled for Dec. 8. The town clerk’s office will be open until 8 p.m. that night for voter registration only. Also, the last day to register to vote in the Jan. 19 special state election is Dec. 30. Again, hours will be extended that day for voter registration. For more information, call the town clerk’s office at 781-293-7211.

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Officials are giving truck traffic on the back roads of North Pembroke another look.

After receiving several let-ters from residents concerned about heavy trucks and ve-hicles speeding on Oak, Elm, Spring, Pleasant and Taylor streets, selectmen have de-cided to move forward with a traffic study of that neighbor-hood.

Traffic in that area was last reviewed in 2005 by the Old Colony Planning Coun-cil, which will be conducting the new study as well, Town Administrator Ed Thorne said. There is no cost to the town.

The 2005 traffic study showed that some of these North Pembroke streets had close to 5 percent of their traf-fic made up of heavy trucks — one of the state’s criteria for limiting travel on roadways. Officials also look at the con-dition and width of the streets and lack of sidewalks when making their decision, Thorne said.

“Some were in the high 4 percent, some were 5 and some were 3 percent,” Thorne

said of the streets.Selectman Lew Stone,

who lives on Oak Street, said the study had “mixed conclu-sions” but that no real action was taken.

“We’re hoping to get bet-ter results this time,” he said.

In letters addressed dur-ing Stone’s “Ask the Select-men” segment, residents ex-pressed concerns about large trucks traveling in residential areas, especially with North Pembroke Elementary School nearby.

Many of these streets “are not really designed for these trucks,” Stone said.

The study also could help change speed limits, especial-ly on roads like Oak Street, which may not qualify for a heavy truck restriction, Stone

said.Thorne said one of the

problems the town faced in 2005 was the fact that many of the trucks were originating in the Marshfield and Duxbury end of the neighborhood. Un-til those towns received com-plaints and determined there was a problem, the state could not prohibit truck traffic from entering Pembroke on the same roads.

The town was able to iden-tify one company whose truck drivers were using North Pem-broke as a shortcut between Routes 139 and 53, and the owner agreed to change their route, Thorne said.

A timeline has not been set for completion of the traf-fic study, but Stone said the re-sults would be made public.

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Mark your calendar! Sun- ➢day, Nov. 15 is the day Pem-broke will be hosting the Su-per Bowl for the Old Colony League. Kickoff will be at 11 a.m. The Pembroke Youth Football Mites earned a spot last weekend with an exciting overtime win against Hull. Be sure to cheer for the hometown team — the Pembroke Titans.

Don’t forget to wish the ➢cheerleaders of Pembroke Youth Football and Cheer-leading good luck! On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Mites, Peewees and Midgets divisions will be competing in the New England Dance and Cheer Competition at the Reggie Lewis Center in Bos-ton. They will also be competing in the OCYCA Competition on Saturday, Nov. 21. Many hours of practice and hard work have gone into preparing for these events. Needless to say, the fam-ily and friends of these young-sters are very proud of them!

King Collision Centers, ➢located in Pembroke and Plym-outh, recently opened a new location in Raynham. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held and local resident Larry King of the King Collision Center in Pem-broke was there for the festivi-ties. King is the father of Bruce King, owner of the collision shops. King Collision Centers have been serving the commu-nity for more than 20 years.

Derby Academy’s sixth ➢grade students, including Char-lotte Bosworth, will showcase their production of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Junior” on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. in Larson Hall. Bosworth plays a zebra, one of the Wonderland creatures. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. All funds raised at this show will be donated to the Cradles to Cray-ons program in Quincy. For in-formation, call Derby Academy at 781-749-0746.

Brian Heneghan ➢ , a lawyer specializing in family law, re-cently joined Kates & Barlow as an associate lawyer. Heneghan was previously a partner at Fo-ley & Lardner in Boston.

If you like a good bargain, ➢you will have to visit Closet Collections Consignments & Crafts located at 409 Colum-

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On Nov. 3, ➢ Frederick John George, author of “Switched at Birth — My Life in Someone Else’s World,” presented a pro-gram at the Pembroke Public Library about his experience growing up after being sent home from the hospital with the wrong family.It was not until the age of 57 that he discovered his birth mother and birth fami-ly. His birth mother, Helen, now 88, writes to him once a week from New Zealand. Fred, who met his wife in England and was married in Canton, has lived in Pembroke some 32 years. His book was published in 2007 and now is in its second edition.

Last Saturday, we took a ride to Hopkinton along with a batch of homemade cookies and a

made-from-scratch pumpkin spice cake. We went to visit my husband’s college roommate, who now resides in a fa-cility where he is being tested for Al-zheimer’s disease. Although his short term memory is gone, he can talk about anything in the past. So we signed him out and drove to Milford where we had a leisurely lunch and a great time talking about our families and the adventures we have had over the years. He has now been added to my list of people who will receive a card and short note each week. It is important to let friends know we are thinking about them even if we can’t come to visit. And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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The Mattakeesett Gar-den Club will meet on Tues-day, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Pembroke Public Library. The featured speaker is Julie Weiss, who will present a talk on “Decorating with Holiday Greens.” The meeting is free and open to the public.

RAIN DOESN’T STOP THESE SCOUTS: On Oct. 24, Boy Scout Troop 105 headed to Camp Resolute in Bolton for their monthly camping trip. In spite of the weather, 17 Scouts and eight leaders headed north and participated in a service project as part of National Volunteer Day, as well as International Day of Climate Action. The troop rang hand bells 350 times in sup-port of lowering the earth’s carbon emissions to 350ppm down from the current 390ppm. This global event is striving to make a difference at the UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen in December. The Pembroke Express accompanied the troop on their adventures. Before returning home on Sunday, the troop headed to Sterling for a visit to Davis’ Mega Maze. Everyone had a great adventure.

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• After-School Program. Ongoing. Follows school cal-endar. 2:30-5:30 p.m. Mon-day-Friday or individual days. $25 registration per school year plus weekly rates of $26 for one child, $42 for two. In-dividual days are $8.

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“It is said to be the only [Town Forest] so named in the state of Massachusetts,” Con-servation Commission mem-ber Mark Ames said during the rededication of the forest, part of the town’s Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11. “The word ‘com-memorative’ … is to call to mind, to remind, to honor the memory of as by ceremony, to keep alive the memory of, to serve as a memorial to.”

The event, moved out-side for the first time in many years, drew well over the 80 there were seats for, with quite a blend of faces — veterans of all ages from every branch of service, family members of fallen soldiers, town officials past and present, students, parents, young children, even those hoping to serve in the future.

Eleven-year-old Cole Keegan, one of the three win-ners of the Veterans Day essay contest, held up his mother’s cell phone when he took the podium, setting it down beside him so his father, Army Capt. Sean Keegan, serving in Iraq, could hear Cole read his win-ning essay and poem.

“When I see a man putting himself in the line of fire for his country, I think to myself, every man, woman and child

is being protected by someone they have never even laid eyes on,” said Keegan, a Bryantville sixth grader. “To do some-thing like that is what this country stands for. It is what the stars stand for, it is what the stripes stand for, it is what I stand for and, above all, it is what America stands for.”

Also reading their essays were Hobo-mock Elementary School sixth grader Colleen Pekrul and North Pembroke fifth grader Gillian Benoit.

Pekrul dedicat-ed her speech to her grandfather, John F. Kelley, a Korean War veteran. She talked of a re-cent trip to Washington, D.C., which “opened my eyes to how important veterans really are.”

“What amazes me is that even when some veterans have lost so much personally, they still stand next to their flag proud and true,” Pekrul said.

Benoit talked of watching the news one night and seeing a little girl standing next to her father, a soldier.

“I thought about that girl a lot that night,” she said. “…

What I realized is that a veteran is really someone that stands beside all of us, as he or she protects our freedom and our na-tion.”

The ceremony also included songs per-formed by the Pem-broke High School chamber chorus, an invocation by the Rev. Sandra Russell of Bryantville United Methodist Church, a benediction by the Rev. Rick Giragosian of First Church, and words from Select-man Arthur Boyle and American Legion Post 143 Commander Mi-chael Hurney.

“Ordinary people accom-plishing extraordinary things: Simply put, that’s who the veterans are,” Hurney said. “… Some have endured great hardships, separations from family, drastically altering lifestyles. Some have experi-enced the horrors of war. All have sacrificed something so that we could enjoy the free-doms we have today.”

During the rededication, Ames recognized Conserva-tion Commission chairman Marcus Ford and Conserva-tion Agent Bob Clarke for their role in giving the Vet-erans Commemorative Town Forest a more fitting entrance, with a new flagpole, two gran-ite benches and a stone sign.

“It’s through [Ford’s] vi-sion and through his leadership that this memorial now stands at the entrance to the Town Forest,” Ames said. “And his protégé and good friend, Bob Clarke, has supplied a lot of labor and a lot of time up here also.”

The project has been done without town money, mostly through individual and busi-ness donations, Ames said.

Pembroke’s 55-acre Vet-erans Commemorative Town Forest, one of three Town For-ests, was named and approved by voters in 1969.

Town Memorial Commit-tee chairman Linda Osborne said at the conclusion how pleased she was to see the Veterans Day event growing. Having outgrown the Council on Aging, where the ceremo-ny has been held for several years, “We may be back here next year, weather providing,” Osborne said.

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Fitting tribute to veterans

Conservation Commission chairman Marcus Ford and Conservation Agent Bob Clarke are recognized for their efforts in improving the entrance to the Veterans Commemorative Town Forest.

Veteran Bernie Cunniff stands as the PHS choir sings the Marine Corps song.

Elizabeth Thompson and kids Finn, 5, and Piper, 2, applaud after a student reads her winning Veterans Day essay.

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Maj. Kathleen Keegan, Army National Guard, watches as her son Cole, 11, reads his win-ning Veterans Day essay. Cole’s dad, Capt. Sean Keegan, lis-tened to the ceremony by cell phone from Iraq. Read the three winning essays on page 27.




Neighbors finally had their say on the subject of a tattoo studio on Mattakesett Street, and for the most part, what they had to say was that this type of business did not be-long in that area.

The public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals had been continued twice without discussion to allow the applicants, Adam and Co-lette Worrall, to draw up plans for the project. On Oct. 19, the hearing was again continued after the Worralls’ attorney, Robert Galvin Sr., requested the board allow them to with-draw the application without prejudice.

Galvin said then that he believed his clients needed nothing more than a regular building permit to renovate the shop, now used for storage by Lindy’s General Store. The area formerly housed a video store, which was acquired by the Worrall family.

The studio would be locat-ed in a 180-square-foot section of the building, separate from Lindy’s and Dimitri’s Pizza. Proposed hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 12-8 p.m. by appointment only.

On Monday, attorney Rob-ert Galvin Jr. argued that a tat-too studio, similar to any other retail establishment, was an allowable use for that zoning district. He did not repeat the request to withdraw.

“Other than the medium, it’s no different from any other type of art shop,” Galvin said. “Other artists may do their art on canvas; a tattoo artist does their work on skin. It’s not any less of a retail store because the medium is different.”

Because tattoo studios are not listed as “not allowable” under Pembroke zoning by-laws, Galvin argued that the Worralls have the right to open one in that location with the appropriate permits.

Worrall gave the board a petition signed by 177 resi-dents who support his pro-posed business and promised through his attorney that he would run a clean, safe, ap-pointment-only business.

“This tattoo shop will not be a place where people will be allowed to congregate,” Galvin said. “There are strict rules relative to how and when people are allowed to shop there. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed to get a tattoo. Anybody that is intoxi-cated or even smelling of an alcoholic beverage is not per-mitted to have a tattoo.”

But neighbors worried the shop would increase traffic and attract people from out of town — and that its mere pres-ence, clearly marked with a sign, would lower their prop-erty values.

Mattakeesett Street resi-dent Janice Boyde presented a petition with about 75 signa-tures opposing the studio.

“There will be a sign for the tattoo parlor; therefore, my property value, I believe, is going to be brought down,” she said.

Boyde also questioned whether the Worralls would turn away business if people showed up at the studio and the artists were available.

Adam Worrall said custom-ers could stop by to make ap-pointments but that he wasn’t sure whether they would allow same-day sessions. He also said he felt they needed a sign but would be open to a design that fit with the community.

Dottie MacInnes, who for-merly lived in the neighbor-hood, said she was concerned that the studio would attract people from out of town, in-crease traffic problems and pose a safety hazard for chil-dren and teens who hang around at the pizza shop, Lin-dy’s, nearby Lucky Dawg and the Town Beach.

“This is a family neigh-borhood and not an appropri-ate place for this type of busi-ness,” she said.

Mattakeesett Street resi-dent Doris Mann also said she didn’t feel the tattoo studio be-longed in the area.

“I just don’t want it near my child,” she said.

Mann said she felt the ap-plicant had been unprepared from the beginning and ques-tioned the idea that a tattoo studio could be considered “retail.”

“[With] retail, when you go to the store and buy some-thing, you don’t like it you take it back,” she said. “When you’re getting a tattoo on your body, wherever, from head to toe, how can you say that’s retail? How are they going to take it back?”

Despite neighbors’ con-cerns, supporters said the shop would fit into the community.

Richard Worrall, who started Lindy’s with wife Lynn more than 25 years ago, said the tattoo industry had changed over the years and that his son’s business would not be the kind of place that at-tracted unsavory people.

“We’re very proud to have been in business and to be a part of this neighborhood for

25 years, and we do not want to put a blemish on our re-cord,” Richard Worrall said.

Local businessman Gerard Dempsey, a former Zoning Board member, also spoke in favor of the shop, adding that he had nothing to gain from its success.

“I think it’s extremely im-portant that we take a broad look and not react on the basis that tattoos are onerous,” he said. “Tattoos are an individual choice, a freedom of speech.”

Ken Wassmouth, owner of nearby AutoWorks, also gave his support of the project.

Galvin said the owners had a vested interest in doing things right.

“They have three young children,” he said of Adam and Colette Worrall. “They want to run a business that doesn’t call into question their integrity and their family’s as well.”

The board closed the pub-lic hearing and will continue the discussion at their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.

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Neighbors argue against proposed t-Mobile towertall, made to look like a flagpole, and located far back on the Country Club property, behind the golf course maintenance barns and about 700 feet off Dwelley Street.

The tower would allow T-Mobile to pro-vide a better signal for its customers, mainly in Pembroke but also in nearby Hanson and Hanover, allowing for “in-building” coverage — the ability for people to use their cell phones anywhere in their homes.

“Demand requires that we expand our network,” Parisi said. “People are using cell phones more and more as their primary form of telecommunication.”

The proposed tower would be similar but somewhat shorter than the approximately 170-foot-tall cell tower flagpole located at the intersection of Routes 14 and 53. All cables and antennas would be encased in the steel pole, with room for three or four antennas — two for T-Mobile and one or two for another wireless company.

Parisi said the tower would take about one month to construct and would be serviced regu-larly, about once a month.

Parisi said the location near Dwelley Street was ideal because it would allow the company to easily tie into utilities, was near an existing maintenance road and adequately buffered both the golf course and neighbors from the tower.

“We really do believe this is an appropriate location for this,” he said.

Neighbors did not agree.“We’re going to see this thing,” Dwelley

Street resident Lee Rankin said. “The bottom part of the project is probably more ugly than the top part. You’ve got a 40-foot square area with tanks, tubes, condensers, whatever they’re going to put in the ground there, and it’s going to be very visible to all of us that surround that area.”

Country Club users, however, would only see the top of the tower, Rankin said.

Dwelley Street resident Henry Mosca said he had not heard an adequate need for the tow-er and worried about how it would impact his property value.

He also worried about lighting — topped with an American flag, the tower would have to be lit after sunset.

Parisi said the company could consider re-moving the flag but that they had chosen the flagpole design because it seemed to best fit with the residential area.

“We understand that we’re reasonably close to a residential neighborhood,” he said. “No telecommunications facility is invisible. The rule isn’t to make them invisible; the goal is to make them as aesthetically appropriate as possible.”

Milford Drive resident Gerard Ruggiero said the board should stop the tower now be-fore it is built and the company comes back for future expansions.

“Obviously, if it has to go somewhere, this is not the right location,” he said. “This is a money-making deal for the companies, but it’s

money deteriorating for most of the residents.”Country Club Manager Derek Holt said

his company needed the cell tower revenues to maintain the golf course. Pembroke Country Club LLC, owned by recently retired hockey player Jeremy Roenick, purchased the property in foreclosure last spring and has spent close to $700,000 renovating it, Holt said.

“I need this money to clean this place up,” Holt said of the T-Mobile lease. “I’m not here to anger my neighbors. … There is nowhere else on this golf course I can put that antenna. We have 150 acres. This is the only place.”

The federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 somewhat restricts the Zoning Board’s ability to regulate cell phone towers, Parisi said. Officials can consider location and design but cannot prohibit wireless companies from moving into a given area.

“You really just can’t say no,” he ex-plained.

The Zoning Board will continue its public hearing to a date yet to be set, but a walk of the site has been set for this Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. ZBA chairman Greg Hanley invited resi-dents to come and see where the tower would be built. The group will meet at the access road on Dwelley Street.

T-Mobile will be before the Planning Board for a review of the plans on Monday, Nov. 23.

T-Mobile also is working with the town to build a tower on the Birch Street Park proper-ty and will appear before both boards for that project in the near future.

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A STRONGER SIGNAL: Attorney Francis Parisi, representing T-Mobile, explains how a proposed cell tower on the Pembroke Country Club prop-erty would improve service in the northern part of town. The top map shows the current coverage around the area, while the bottom map shows improved coverage with the new tower.

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Local Scouts and Ventur-ing Crew members will be visiting Pembroke homes on Saturday, Nov. 14. to pick up bags they left last week-end for their annual Scouting For Food drive. Bags will be picked up between 9 a.m. and noon. Residents are encour-aged to place food items out in the bags on this day for

collection. Items also may be dropped off at the communi-ty center during those times. Residents may leave checks made out to the Pembroke Food Pantry as well.

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Get Out! was unable to attend the opening of the Pastels for the Pantry fine arts exhibition that opened recently at the library. In a pinch, I decided I’d

need to find the most attractive woman in Pembroke, send her up there and have her report back. My wife was very im-pressed. No, she wasn’t impressed by the attractive woman — she’s the attractive woman — but she was impressed by the exhibition. She’s an actual artist, where Get Out! is more of the paint-by-numbers type. In fact, we were shopping recently and I stumbled across a piece of artwork that caused me to wonder aloud “Who would possibly want that piece of art in their home?” My wife then explained to

me that the piece was done by Picasso, and I realized that “art critic” was probably not a job title I’d be placing on my resume.

The Pastels for the Pantry artwork is on display for the month of November. I got in touch with Pembrokian Barb Chaisson, who is coordinating the exhibition, to find out how the idea came about.

“About a month ago, some of us [artists] spoke of doing a group show together,” Chaisson said. “A few days later, I read the Express’ Oct. 9 article about how the Pembroke Food Pantry was having trouble keeping up with the increased demand. That is how I got the idea of doing an exhibit/fundraiser for the pan-try, ‘Pastels for the Pantry.’ I checked available dates at the Pem-broke Library and learned they had no show for November and booked it. I then proposed ‘Pastels for the Pantry’ to the other artists, and they were all on board.”

Chaisson, who has previously hung work at the Pembroke Arts Festival, said this is her first time putting on an art exhibi-tion. However, she hopes this won’t be the last. At the opening reception, 11 paintings sold — raising more than $1,100 for the pantry. They also collected a ton of food. The artists are based throughout the South Shore.

“Many of the artists have won awards for their pastel paint-ings,” Chaisson said. “All of us show regionally, and some of the artists have had work juried into national and international shows.” This summer, three of the artists from the exhibition (Donna Rossetti-Bailey, Maureen Spinale and Chaisson) were juried into the International Association of Pastel Societies Ex-hibition at the Ventana Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, N.M. One of Spinale’s favorite subjects to paint is the Pembroke Herring Run. She has four Herring Run paintings in the show, one of which won a first prize at the recent Pembroke Arts Festival.

The exhibit is open the same hours as the library. If anyone would like to purchase a piece, there is an artist contact list posted on the wall. Thirty-three percent of the money raised goes directly to the pantry.

Odds and Ends: As you may have noticed, the Express is helping to raise money and food for the Food Pantry. Get Out! was pretty discouraged when I read the article in last month’s paper about the struggles the pantry has had keeping up with de-mand. I called over there this week and spoke with a volunteer. If you’d like to donate goods, she suggested basic items like tuna fish, pasta, spaghetti sauce, puddings, Jell-O and cereal. In addition to many places around town, Stop and Shop has a drop-off area by the registers, and by spending a few bucks you can really make a difference. I will now hop off my soapbox.

On Thanksgiving morning, the Pembroke High School Titans football squad will host Silver Lake at 10 a.m. While the Titans may never be confused with an NFL squad, many of the participants will be playing the final football game of their lives, so you know they will be playing their hearts out. There’s noth-ing better than watching football on Thanksgiving morning.

Matt York can be reached at [email protected].

GeT ouT!By Matt york

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt in And Around PEmbrokE

STARRING ARTISTS: Featured artists celebrate the opening of their Pastels for the Pantry fine arts exhibition at the Pembroke Public Library on Nov. 1.

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book and bake saleLibrary Friends’ annual fundraiser draws a crowd

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Jonathan Lane, 9, reads over the shoulder of Luke Hegenberger, 9, at the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library’s annual Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the library.

Katherine Jasie, 3, and sister Margaret, 16 months, search the crates for books to add to their home library.

Charleen Lamagna, 9, Olivia Goodman, 4, and Samantha Goodman, 9, show off their purchases.

Writer Susan Reynolds is one very happy shopper.

Business was brisk at the library sale, with all of the bake sale items sold out by noontime.

Friends of The Library member Marylou Whittle sells raffle tickets for more than 40 donated gift baskets.

Preschool teacher Laura Albano and her mom, Karen, purchase books for Laura’s classroom.

Pat Salmon is deep in thought as she looks for just the right books.



Friday, Nov. 13Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. ($2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Chili and Cornbread Fundraiser. 7 p.m., at Whitman-Hanson High School. Calvary Baptist Church will be selling chili and cornbread to raise funds for the Whitman and Hanson food pantries.

Saturday, Nov. 14Scouting For Food Pick-up. 9 a.m.-noon. Scouts and Venturing Crew members will visit residences to pick up bags of food and check donations for Pembroke Food Pantry. Donations also can be dropped at the community center between these hours.

Fall Craft Fair. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at Abington VFW, 30 Central St. Support Hospice of the South Shore by shopping from 35 tables of hand-crafted merchandise and a children’s clothing consignment table. Raffle, bake sale, food and more. Tables available for hand-crafters (no jewelry). Clothing consignments needed. Call Carolann Killinger at 781-974-4852.

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

Adoption & Education Forum 2009. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library, 142 Center St. Speakers will be Barbara Braun McDonald, RNCS, LMHC and Registered Attachment Therapist, and Lucy Blood, M.Div., M.Ed., minister, teacher, songwriter and adoptive parent. Workshops include: Concept Imagery and Language Comprehension; Neurofeedback and the Adopted Child; Introducing Adoption and Diversity Through Literature; Captive in the Classroom — The Nancy Thomas Approach; and The Parent Advocate. Registration is $30 general/$20 teachers. Lunch is provided. For information or to register, visit asapmass.org, e-mail [email protected] or call 781-293-3341.

Holiday Fashion Show. 2 p.m., at Independence Mall, Kingston. Fashion Focus students will model in this show. For information, visit mariasfashionfocus.com.

SuNday, Nov. 15North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Chanukah Bazaar. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Congregation Shirat Hayam temple, 185 Plain St., Marshfield. Holiday shopping, raffles, bake sale.

Division IV Youth Football Superbowl. 11 a.m., at Pembroke High School turf field. The Pembroke Youth Football and Cheerleading Titan Mites will be battling the Norwell Schooners in the Old Colony Youth Football League Division IV Superbowl, hosted in Pembroke. Kickoff at 11 a.m. For information, visit pyfctitans.com.

MoNday, Nov. 16November Storytime. 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required. Call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

Diabetes Education Seminar. 12:30 p.m., at Council on Aging, 144 Center St. Four sessions. Call 781-294-8220 to sign up.

Thanksgiving Craft. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Make a turkey napkin holder for Thanksgiving. Ages 6 and up. Registration required. Call 781-293-6771.

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

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

tueSday, Nov. 17Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. $5 per class. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

Tai Chi. 10-11 a.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Integrate mind, body and spirit through breathing, exercise, posture and meditation. Drop-ins welcome, but RSVP is appreciated. Call 781-829-4823.

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

Newcomers Orientation. 10:30 a.m., at The Wellness Community South Shore, 273 Hanover St./Route 139, Hanover. Tells people living with cancer and their caregivers, families and friends about the free programs and services TWC-MSS provides. Held every Tuesday in November. Drop-ins welcome, but RSVP is appreciated. Call 781-829-4823.

Friends of the COA Meeting. 10:30 a.m., at Council on Aging, 144 Center St. New members welcome.

Trivia Games at the COA. 12:30 p.m., at Council on Aging, 144 Center St. Call 781-294-8220 to sign up.

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

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

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

Men’s Network. 6-8 p.m., at The Wellness Community South Shore, 273 Hanover St./Route 139, Hanover. Drop-in support group for men living with cancer. RSVP appreciated. Call 781-829-4823.

Mattakeesett Garden Club. 7 p.m. Meets third Tuesday of the month at Pembroke Library. New members welcome. For more information, visit mattakeesettgardenclub.org.

300th Celebration Committee Meeting. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club, 94 West Elm Street.

Pembroke Youth Baseball Sign-ups. 7-9 p.m., at community center. Register for spring 2010 season. See Web site, pembrokebaseball.com for eligibility and fees. Please bring an item to donate to the Pembroke Food Pantry when you register.

WedNeSday, Nov. 18Dull Men Meeting . 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. Always open to new members. Stop by the senior center, 144 Center St.

Dollar Day Lunch & Movie. 11:30 a.m., at Council on Aging, 144 Center St. See “Last Chance Harvey” after lunch. Call 781-294-8220 to sign up.

Breast Cancer Network. 3-5 p.m., at The Wellness Community South Shore, 273 Hanover St./Route 139, Hanover. Drop-in support group for those living with breast cancer. RSVP appreciated. Call 781-829-482.

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

Republican Town Committee. 7:30 p.m. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Town Hall.

thurSday, Nov. 19Pembroke Youth Baseball Sign-ups. 7-9 p.m., at community center. Register for spring 2010 season. See Web site, pembrokebaseball.com for eligibility and fees. Please bring an item to donate to the Pembroke Food Pantry when you register.

Friday, Nov. 20Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. ($2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

upcoMiNgFirst Church Holiday Fair. Sat., Nov. 21. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at First Church, Center Street. Shop from selection of homemade jams, jellies, cheeses, fudge; aprons and potholders; hats, scarves, mittens; holiday ornaments and decorations (new and used); and breads, cookies, pies and other desserts. Enjoy silent auction and snack bar.

Craft Show. Sat., Nov. 21. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Utopia Place, Route 53, Pembroke. Shop from handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing, gingerbread houses, Christmas ornaments and

more, all made by local artisans. Personal Best Salon and Utopia Day Spa will offer free sample services including airbrush tanning, hair extensions, skin analysis and chair massages. Psychic readings available. Food samples from the Bistro. Raffles. Drop off items for the Pembroke Food Pantry. Free admission. Enter through Bistro entrance on side of building. Tables available to rent for $20. For information, call front desk at 781-826-3363 or call Marie at 508-333-0097.

Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner. Sat., Nov. 21. Noon, at Pembroke Knights of Columbus Hall, Schoosett Street.

First Church Ham and Bean Supper. Sat., Nov. 21. 6 p.m., at First Church, Center Street. Cost is $10 per person. Supper will include homemade beans, ham, coleslaw, cornbread, dessert and beverage of choice. Eat in or take out. Tickets available by calling the church office at 781-293-2584.

North Pembroke Holiday Craft Fair. Sun., Nov. 22. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at North Pembroke Elementary School. See Santa, shop from baked goods and crafts tables and kids-only Jingle Bell shop. For information, call Susan Gannon at 781-826-1463.

November Storytime. Mon., Nov. 23. 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required. Call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

Writing Club. Mon., Nov. 23. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Grades 4 and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

November Storytime. Tues., Nov. 24. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public

Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required. Call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

Book Watchers Book Club. Tues., Nov. 24. 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Grades 3 and 4 will discuss “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl. This group meets monthly to discuss a book that ties in with a movie. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will be in theatres in November. Multiple copies of the book are available at the kids’ circulation desk. Call 781-293-6771 for information.

Caregivers Network. Tues., Nov. 24. 6-8 p.m., at The Wellness Community South Shore, 273 Hanover St./Route 139, Hanover. Drop-in support group for caregivers of those living with cancer. RSVP appreciated. Call 781-829-4823.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. Thurs., Nov. 26. 7:30 a.m., at Bumpus Park across from the King Ceasar House (King Ceasar Road), Duxbury. Sponsored by the Duxbury Interfaith Council. A coffee hour will follow in the barn of the King Ceasar House. For more information, call 781-934-8388 or visit duxinterfaith.com.

Girl Scout Fair. Sat., Nov. 28. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at First Church, Center Street. Registration for Girl Scouts and new leaders; handmade crafts, snack bar, cotton candy and product vendors. Bring items to donate to the Pembroke Food Pantry. To rent a table, e-mail Ginger Comeau at [email protected].

Holly Day Puppet Show. Sun., Nov. 29. 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. shows, at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury. Award-winning puppeteer Wayne Martin will perform “Santa’s North Pole Express” with puppets and marionettes. Ideal for grades K-6. Part of town-wide Holly Day. For information, call 78-934-6634.

November Storytime. Mon., Nov. 30. 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For

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Wednesday: Blueberry pancakes with syrup, sausage links, 100 percent juice cup, fruit mix

Thursday: Roast turkey dinner, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, cranberry sauce, dinner roll, turkey-shaped cookie

Friday: Choice of cheese or pepperoni pizza, carrot and celery sticks, light ranch dip, cookie

Bryantville/Hobomock alternate lunch: Golden Grahams cereal, yogurt, cheese slices, mini bagel, fruit, juice. Snack: Teddy Grahams

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Name: David LeméePosition: Technology and

engineering teacher at PCMSBackground: During

college, I taught for College Academy/College Gate, which is a summer program for gift-ed and talented students. I did this for four years, working with fourth through eighth grade students, teaching them all about model aviation. I graduated from Bridgewater State College with a degree in aviation science and also earned my Commercial Pilots License, along with an Instru-ment Rating (this lets you fly in the clouds). I finished up my master’s degree last year through Fitchburg State Col-lege.

What was your favorite subject in middle school? Funny you should ask! My all-time favorite class was Ex-ploring Technology with Mr. Woodworth. He inspired me to become a teacher with his pas-sion and dedication to learn-ing. I can still remember the “Rockets from Rubbish” pro-gram he coordinated with the town, showing how you could recycle materials and make an award-winning model rocket. This was one of many amaz-ing projects we did together in his eighth grade class.

Why did you go into teaching? A few of my nick-names given to me by my friends include “Mr. Science” and “Mr. Safety.” I guess you could say that I live a life of teaching and inspiring other people, no matter what age. I

enjoy sharing the latest details about anything, from the Inter-national Space Station down to the latest rare bird sighting in the area.

What is your favorite part of your job? I enjoy get-ting the students psyched and inspiring them to become fu-ture scientists and engineers. I want to be one of those teach-ers who you remember doing a project with. There is noth-ing more rewarding than when that imaginary light bulb turns on when a student has that “ah ha” moment.

What is the most chal-lenging aspect of your job? That would have to be remem-bering every student’s name.

I make it a point to try to re-member everyone’s name by the end of the first few weeks of school, but this is definitely the most difficult task.

What is your main goal for the school year? I want to get my engineering lab set up so that each and every child can have the best experience possible. This includes having a place for them to keep their Lego projects and being able to share their “Google Sketch-up” 3-D computer models with fellow classmates. The staff at PCMS has been very helpful and welcoming these first few weeks of school as I get every-thing together. Thank you!

What are your hobbies? I enjoy a variety of hobbies including model and full scale airplane flying, kayaking, mountain biking, astronomy, wildlife photography, wood-working and electronics.

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PHS Teacher Conferences. 4-6 p.m.North Pembroke PTO Meeting. 7 p.m. @ N. Pembroke.

School Committee Meeting. 7:30 p.m. @ North Pembroke library.

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Bryantville PTO Meeting. 7 p.m. @ Bryantville.PCMS PTO Meeting. 7 p.m. @ PCMS.

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Benjamin Franklin organized the first permanent fire company in 1736 in Philadelphia. The following year, New York City followed suit. However, by the

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hampered the efforts of the volunteers to perform their duties.

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Pembroke, had all of these problems and more. Distances between farms often meant that fires could go undetected until the worst damage had been done. The unexpected toll of the bell in the First Church steeple often meant that there was a fire in the area that was probably well underway.

The terrible tragedy of city and rural fires hastened the development of equipment specially designed for fire protec-tion. By 1900, most large cities had full-time fire protection and the most modern equipment available. Rural areas were somewhat slower to modernize their techniques. At the turn of the century, Pembroke’s fire equipment consisted of about six hand-held fire extinguishers which were stored in local barns or basements. By 1903, Pembroke had two horse-drawn wagons equipped with extinguisher, pails, brooks, axes and a tank of water. In 1907, the selectmen appointed a board of fire engi-neers consisting of men from the Bryantville, High Street, East and North Pembroke districts who were in charge of house fires. They also appointed a group of “fire wards” who were in charge of grass and forest fires.

About this time, Pembroke’s first fire company, Bryantville Fire Company No. 1, was formed. The men, with the help of their wives, known as “fire ladies,” held many fundraising events to earn money for their treasury. The first fire station was the old American Legion Hall. It was also during this period that the other fire companies in town were formed. In addition, a horse-drawn ladder wagon was kept in a barn in Pembroke Center for use in house fires.

Pembroke’s first motorized fire apparatus was a Buick truck, fitted like the horse-drawn wagons. It was housed at Pembroke Center and later moved to Bryantville. Each year, more and more modern equipment replaced the old horse-drawn vehicles. Modern fire departments now have trained Emergency Medical Technicians and ambulance services.

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Congratulations to Fred Doyle, Chuck Crossley and George Migre for correctly identifying this week’s picture as the horse-drawn fire wagon designed by J.J. Shepherd and Horatio Daub. Until the middle of the 18th century, residents in America had to rely completely on the fire watchman and the bucket brigade to protect them from fires. Photo courtesy of Pembroke Historical Society

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The current discus-sion in our country regarding national-

ization centers on the issues of finance and automobile indus-try bailouts, as well as health care reform’s public option inclusion.

There are two antithetical ideological views that are mak-ing the nationalization argu-ment very contentious. One is founded in the ideology of free market capitalist, a Randian philosophy of objectivism and individualism, the other in the ideology of liberalism, a pro-gressive societal view rooted in concern for equality of rights and amelioration. The free market capitalist promotes the creation of individual wealth, an “every man and woman for themselves” mindset, while the liberalist promotes society’s values and the general welfare — meaning well-being for all.

Of course, nationalization, in its fundamental meaning, means deprivatization by put-ting private ownership into public ownership of the gov-ernment. So far today, that is not what government is doing, and we are a long way from that form of government control.

There is a misconception of nationalization that takes on the form of government invest-ment, in which the government is a shareholder, and as such, benefits from all the basic rights and privileges of owner-ship. This has been the case in the auto and finance industries that have received a bailout, where the government has be-come a temporary shareholder, whereby instituted controls are temporary.

Health care industry reform does not fall within the defini-tion of nationalization. Even

with the inclusion of a public option, it does not meet the definition. Regardless of what opponents read into it, the pub-lic option is still meant, just as it is implied, as an option.

For those who are consti-tutional fundamentalist, the preamble to the Constitution, amongst other enumerations, states the principle of promot-ing the general welfare. I inter-pret welfare from its essential meaning: health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being; and prosperity. In what other way should anyone interpret the word welfare? Promoting the general welfare is a liber-alist notion. I am absolutely certain the framers, in the pre-amble’s expression “general welfare,” did not mean gov-ernment welfare or corporate welfare. The framers meant it to mean well-being. Since it is not explicit how that would be accomplished, nor whether or not it is the power of the United States or the states to accom-plish that goal, even though the principle is explicit in the preamble, the Second Amend-ment tenet giving powers not delegated therefore may apply. So, in this regard, Mr. Chilcott may be correct. Nevertheless, the general welfare principle is in the preamble, and from my viewpoint, albeit contrary to much legal opinion and that of Fox News’ infamous Judge Napolitano, health care legisla-tion is constitutional.

Now, anyone who thinks that Congress should leave the solution to our financial and health care predicament in the hands of free market capital-ists has his proverbial head in the sand. After all, they are the folks, who, albeit with govern-ment interference sometimes beyond necessary pragmatic regulation, are significantly re-sponsible for our economic and health care quagmire.

At the end of the day, there

is only one group of Americans who will benefit from defeat of health insurance reform that does not include the public option, and that is the private health care insurance industry — the free market capitalist.

Republicans, conserva-tives, libertarians, independents and others, who seemingly point the blame at the Obama administration for all of Amer-ica’s ills, evidently are not cog-nizant of the fact that six of the last eight years Republicans held the Congressional major-ity, and, more significantly, for eight years they had a Repub-lican president who presided over what amounted to, at least in my view, a failed presidency: President George W. Bush ap-proved or otherwise condoned a policy of torture, putting any American service member if captured in a precarious posi-tion, explicitly in violation of the Geneva Convention; vio-lated America’s Constitutional principles of civil rights under the rubric of the Patriot Act; conducted an illegal war in Iraq; marred the international image of the United States, that of every American and of every member of America’s Armed Forces; conducted a failed foreign relations policy; and under his watch oversaw a failing economy.

This rebuttal is superflu-ous, as is Mr. Chilcott’s argu-ments, but evidently, it is still necessary. Don’t forget, we still have the phenomenon of the Birthers, the contentions of which apparently are going to go on ad infinitum. We have Fox News and the Limbaughs of the world who express un-reasonable views that are at-tractive to unreasonable men and women.

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Marion F. Lockwood, 95, of Pembroke died on Sunday, Nov. 8.

She was the wife of the late Robert L. Lockwood; mother of Gail Sim of Pembroke and Allen Lockwood of Ft. Mey-ers, Fla.; grandmother of Jen-nifer Sim of Pembroke, Brian Sim of Leominster, Tracy Parks of Stem, N.C., Tammy Williams of Virginia Beach,

Va. and Robert Baker of Bal-timore, Md.

A funeral service will be held at the Shepherd Funeral Home, Pembroke on Friday, Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. Burial will be at the MA National Ceme-tery in Bourne. In lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association, 36 Cameron Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140.

Bernard G. “Shorty” God-dard, 89, died on Monday, Nov. 9.

He was the husband of the late Helen (Hawkins) Goddard of Kingston. Bernard leaves his children, Ruth Seales and her husband Robert of Pembroke, Janice Winslow of Maine and Melissa Olson of South Caroli-na; sisters, Shirley Untied and Myrna Smith, both of Ohio. He was the grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of 11.

Bernard was a World War

II Seabee and Vietnam veteran in the U.S. Navy.

Calling hours will be held Friday, Nov. 13 from 10-11 a.m. at Shepherd Funeral Home, Kingston with a ser-vice to follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. A military burial with Naval honors will be held at 1:45 p.m. at MA National Cemetery in Bourne. Dona-tions can be made in Bernard’s name to the American Cancer Society, 1115 W. Chestnut St., Brockton, MA 02301.

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After scoring two touch-downs before going down with an injury, Pat Claflin wasn’t going to let a sprained ankle turn Friday’s game against Middleboro into a repeat of Pembroke’s loss to Quincy.

The Sachems took a one-point lead with 1:53 left in the game on a 30-yard run by Cody Carvalho and a Pat Card extra point, giving Pembroke and their fans déjà vu. But Claflin came off the bench with his left ankle taped and kicked a 32-yard field goal through the uprights with no time left in the fourth quarter to give the Titans a 21-19 win over the Sachems in Middleboro.

“It was like Kurt Gibson in the World Series,” head coach Bob Bancroft said. “I asked

which ankle he hurt and he said it wasn’t his kicking one, so he went out there. That was great because in the Quincy game we had a chance to do it, and we did it tonight.”

Claflin had already scored Pembroke’s first touchdown on a 40-yard run in the second quarter and then broke a 6-6 tie less than a minute into the fourth quarter with a one-yard run into the end zone.

Claflin’s catch over the middle from Luke Nagle and a personal foul on the Sachems set Pembroke at the Middle-boro 13, but the senior running back twisted his ankle trying to get outside on the next play and had to be helped off the field.

Nagle finished the drive with a touchdown pass to Jon Hooper from the 10-yard line to put Pembroke on top 18-12 with three minutes to play.

Middleboro answered each of Pembroke’s touchdowns with a score of their own on

big plays from Carvalho. The Sachems’ running back rushed in from 30 yards out follow-ing Claflin’s 40-yard run and scored on a 25-yard run after Pembroke’s second touch-down.

Middleboro failed to kick an extra point on both of Car-valho’s first two touchdowns, but Card was good on the third to give the Sachems their first lead of the game. Nagle drove the Titans down the field be-hind three passes to Jon Hoop-er to put Pembroke in field goal range with 15 seconds left on the clock.

Nagle had his best game at quarterback since taking over for Anthony Juliano against Rockland. In addition to pass-ing for his first touchdown, he also completed a 40-yard pass to Luke Leavitt in the fourth quarter before leading Pem-broke down the field in the fi-nal two minutes.

“Nagle did some nice things tonight,” Bancroft said. “He really grew up tonight and made some huge plays, and I was on [Hooper] all game and he made some huge catches at the end. When kids perform like that, you’ve got to love it.”

Juliano also came up with a big play for the Titans. The Titan senior started at corner-back with several starters out sick and snuck in under the passing route for an intercep-tion with less than two min-utes left.

“That was great for Jules,” he said. “He kept being behind the [receiver], and he picked up on the idea of getting in front of the guy and cutting him off. That was great for him.”

The Titans will look to make it two in a row when they host Randolph on Friday.

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The Titans celebrate and mob Pat Claflin after his game-winning field goal with no time left.

Claflin kicks Pembroke to victory in Middleboro

Pat Claflin kicks the winning field goal after he hurt his left ankle earlier in the fourth quarter.

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Jon Hooper (86) catches luke Nagle’s first touchdown pass of the season to give the Titans a late lead in the fourth quarter.

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Pembroke turned in a val-iant effort Monday in Lakev-ille but couldn’t hang on long enough for penalty kicks in a 1-0 loss to Apponequet in the second overtime.

The Titans played the last 50 minutes of the game short-handed after Chris Waterfield was given a red card and eject-ed from the game. Despite be-ing a man down, Pembroke held the Lakers scoreless through the second half and one overtime period. How-ever, Apponequet was able to break through in the second overtime to end the game and the Titan’s season.

“When we went down a man, I didn’t think we’d make it that far,” head coach George Stagno said. “I told the kids, ‘I don’t think you realize how well you played.’ To play with 10 men is not easy and to shut out a team like this with good offensive players was some-thing.”

Waterfield was issued a yellow card in the first half for arguing with an official and was ejected in the second af-ter a hard collision going after a loose ball. The official said Waterfield lowered his hip to take out the Laker player battling him for the ball, but

Stagno said it did not look de-liberate.

“It was a hard check, but he looked like he was going for the ball,” he said.

Stagno said Apponequet was taking advantage of the Titans’ short-handed situation by doing more flopping after Waterfield’s ejection.

“I thought their kids were diving, but the refs didn’t want to hear it,” he said. “They were getting calls they shouldn’t have got.”

The Titans were largely on the defensive playing a man down and were hoping to even the match by sending it to pen-alty kicks before the Lakers broke the tie.

It was the second straight overtime game of the South Sectionals for the Titans, who beat Norwood 1-0 Friday at the high school to advance to play the Lakers.

Tim Cullity gave the Ti-tans the victory with 4:02 left in the first overtime when he blasted a shot from 20 yards out into the top of the net and over the outstretched arms of the goalie.

Cullity had a chance to give the Titans the lead in reg-ulation with a penalty shot, but Norwood’s keeper made the save. However, Stagno said his captain made the most of his second chance.

“What goes around comes around,” he said. “Our forma-tion we played keeping him in the middle with a full court press worked out really well.”

The Titans weren’t able to capitalize on their shots in the regulation, but the defense

kept Norwood in check. After a brief flurry at the start of the game, the Mustangs only had one open shot in the second half.

“We made one mistake, but they didn’t have much of-fense,” Stagno said. “They were a very skillful team and we didn’t give them much. It was a good win for us.”

With the win and the loss, the Titans finished the season with an overall record of 8-7-5. After starting the season with a great deal of uncertainty and a lot of switching positions, the Titans settled into their roles over the last 10 games and turned a rebuilding year into a successful season.

“It was really two seasons,” Stagno said. “There was the first 10 games going through changes and then the last 10 with the switch in goalie and getting people healthy. It end-ed on a good note. Whether we made it to penalty kicks or not

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an achievement as far as I’m concerned.”

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Chris Waterfield is issued a yellow card against Norwood on Saturday. Waterfield got another yellow against apponequet Monday night, but his questionable red card against the lakers was a game-changing moment for the Titans.

Apponequet eliminates Pembroke from tournament

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Chris Savoia (20) mobs Tim Cullity after Cullity’s goal in over-time on Saturday gave the Titans a preliminary round win over Norwood.

Matt Sheehan and the Pembroke defense kept Norwood off the scoreboard on Saturday and held apponequet in check despite their man advantage.

Photos by Dave Palana




Super Bowl Sunday is coming early this year for resi-dents of Pembroke.

This Sunday, Pembroke Youth Football and Cheer-leading will host the D-IV Su-per Bowls for the Old Colony League at the turf field at Pem-broke High School. The top two Mites (third and fourth graders), Pee Wees (fifth and sixth) and Midgets (seventh and eighth) teams will take the field on Sunday for Pem-broke’s first time hosting the annual Bowl day.

The Mites Super Bowl will be of particular interest to Pembroke residents because Pembroke’s Mites team will be going for the championship against the Norwell Schooners after a dramatic win last week-end.

The Titans were down 22-6 with less than five min-utes to go in the fourth quarter

against the Hull Pirates, but they rallied to win in overtime 28-22. Nick Lane scored two touchdowns and a two-point

conversion, and Taylor Arm-strong converted a two-point play to tie the game at 22 and force overtime.

Hull drove down to the one-yard line, but Aidan Glynn made a big fourth down stop, and Lane rushed for another

touchdown to send the Titans to the Super Bowl in front of their home fans.

“They’re extremely ex-cited,” said PYFC president Bobby Brooks, who is also the Mites coach. “They had a great comeback [against Hull]; they just never gave up.”

The kickoff for the Mites Super Bowl is scheduled for 11 a.m. with the other Super Bowls running throughout the day.

“It’s a great take,” Brooks said. “You get people com-ing into the town to see what you’ve got, and you have ex-tended families coming to see their nephews and grandkids play. It’s really a good family affair.”

Pembroke Youth Football will have the concession stand open all day, grilling burgers and hot dogs as well as offer-ing the usual pizza and soda. Brooks is hoping for a big turnout to see the action.

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MIGHTY MITe: ashton Graham shakes off a tackler during Pembroke’s dramatic comeback against Hull on Nov. 8. The Mites will be in the 11 a.m. Super bowl on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Deborah Griffin

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Pembroke Pop Warner Midgets rout Mansfield

Ryan Sheehan ran for three touchdowns, while quarterback Adam Litchfield scored one of his own as the Pembroke Pop Warner Junior Midgets defeated Mansfield 27-0 in Stoughton on Nov 7. The win puts the Titans in the Hobomock League

championship game, scheduled for this Saturday in Duxbury.

leFT: ben blackmore (84) and Matt benting (55) bury Mansfield's ball carrier as the Pembroke defense shut out the Hornets to earn a trip to the champion-ship game.

Youth Wrestling sign-upsRegistration for Pembroke Youth Wrestling will be held

on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Pembroke High School cafeteria. Children in grades three through eighth are welcome to sign up. Cost is $55.

For more information, call Bob Watts at 617-293-3452.

Youth Baseball registrationWalk-in registration for the Pembroke Youth Baseball

spring 2010 season, including the Babe Ruth Division, will take place on Nov. 17 and Nov. 19 from 7-9 p.m. at the community center. New players must show birth certificate at the registration. 2010 fees and age/grade eligibilities in-clude: T-Ball, $110, open to kids age 6 by April 30 or in kindergarten; Rookie-7, $110, open to kids age 7 by April 30 or in first grade; AA, $110, open to kids age 8 by April 30 or in second grade; AAA, $120, draft; Majors, $120, draft. There is a multiple player discount of $10 per player after the first player with a family cap of $350. Pembroke Youth Baseball is asking anyone coming to register a child to bring an item to donate to the Pembroke Food Pantry.




It wasn’t the way the Pem-broke volleyball team wanted to end their season, but Bishop Feehan was just too much for the Titans.

The Shamrocks eliminated the Titans from the South Sec-tional with a 3-0 win at Bishop Feehan on Friday in a game where the Titans just made too many mistakes.

“It pretty much reflected where we are,” head coach Scott Turley said. “We played pretty well for stretches, but we just made a ton of mistakes. There were a few points there with long rallies, but Feehan won the points.”

After winning the first set 25-12, the Shamrocks dealt the Titans a big emotional blow in the second set, winning 25-8.

The Shamrock defense held Pembroke’s strong outside hit-ting in check for most of the game and were able to keep rallies going by getting to sev-eral well-placed balls by Pem-broke.

“They got to everything,” Turley said. “They were hit-ting balls off the nets and their passing was spot on. They played really, really well.”

The Titans seemed deflated by Feehan’s big win in the sec-ond match and the Shamrock’s 10-0 run to start the third. The team never settled into the third game, losing 25-3 and bowing out of the tournament.

“After going down big in the first two games, they didn’t really put their best effort into the last game,” Turley said.

It was the last game for the Titan seniors, including league All Star Berkeley Hall. Hall had an outstanding high school career with the Titans, and Turley said her contribu-tions to the program were just

as great off the court.“She’s been tremendous,”

Turley said. “She, her sis-ter Meg and her mother have brought a lot to the program in terms of experience and just talking the younger kids into playing. Berkeley has been a role model for the younger kids; she’s meant a lot to the program. “

Meaghan Hall will be re-turning for the Titans next year, as is Lisa Higgins. Pem-broke also has freshmen Bay Edwards, Katie Wandell and DeeDee Deegan returning a year older along with sopho-more Lauren Tressel and ju-nior Meghan Gesek. Though Turley said the loss to the Shamrocks was a tough way to go out, he added that there is a lot for the Titans to build from next season.

“We had some nice stretch-es during that game, and the freshmen coming back are go-ing to be tremendous,” he said. “We’re going to be OK.”

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to Dartmouth in the fall. Hall is getting ready to start her first season of winter track at Pembroke after play-ing basketball and gymnastics the last two years. She shared her thoughts on…

…why she chose Dartmouth. It was a good com-bination of everything I wanted. It had a good track program and I really liked the people, the school and just everything they had to offer.

…her plans for a major. I might do international relations or business. They interested me in high school and I want to travel.

… whether she will still play volleyball. I’ve played volleyball since the summer of eighth grade. It could be a possibility I do volleyball too, but I’m not sure yet. But I’m definitely going there for track.

… the Titans’ volleyball cheers. The team comes up with those. We choose as a team which ones to do. [Laughs]

…how she got into track in high school. My dad coached track and he did track in high school and my mom played vol-leyball. So my mom pushed me to do the volleyball and my dad the track so I ended up doing both. For track, I really liked the friends you make on the team, and winning the state cham-pionships was very memorable.

… doing gymnastics last winter. Gymnastics had been the whole first part of my life because I used to do USA gym-nastics. So for high school, it was about having fun with that, but it’s not really part of my life.

… what she likes to do in her spare time. I just like relax-ing. [Laughs]

Titans Sham-rockedBishop Feehan bounces Pembroke from sectionals

Two Feehan net players block a spike from berkeley Hall during the third set of Pembroke’s tournament game on Friday.

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Juniors Meaghan Hall (9) and lisa Higgins are two of the return-ing players that will be key to Pembroke returning to the tourna-ment next November. Photos by Dave Palana

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A veteran may be defined as someone who fought in a war, but in my opinion, they are so much more than that. At first, I didn’t quite get the concept of a veteran, but when

I took my recent trip to Washington, D.C., it really opened my eyes to how important veterans really are. All over D.C., you are con-stantly reminded of how many veterans there are and what they sacrificed to make our country a free, safe and better place.

During our trip, we were able to explore many different me-morials. Each one represented one of the many wars that we have had. One memorial that really sticks out in my mind is the World War II Memorial, including the Field of Stars. This is a huge wall with 4,000 gold stars. What I learned is that each star rep-resents 100 people that have died for our coun-try and for our freedom during the war. It may seem to some that these are just soldiers fighting in a war, but these soldiers are brothers, sisters, moms and dads, and so much more. Every one of those people is loved by someone.

Veterans are all different. Some are young, some old, some black and some white. One thing that veterans do have in common is that each and every one of them has a strong love for their country. They leave their homes, friends, families and everything they own to go fight for what they believe in. Many veterans have gone into war and have lost their hearing, limbs, eyesight or even lost their lives, which goes to show how brave, courageous, willing and considerate veterans really are.

What amazes me is that even when some veterans have lost so much personally they still stand next to their flag proud and true. To those men and women that have died in war, we appreciate all that you did for us. To those veterans who fought long ago, never forget that you are on our minds. To those of you coming home, you should be proud and feel accomplished of what you have done and to those of you out there right now, fight hard, be strong, and know that we are thinking of you.

By gillian Benoit, north peMBroke eleMentary school

One night, I was watching the news. They were talking

about the war, something they do almost every night. What made me think about this partic-ular news story was a little girl.

Flashed across my television was the picture of a military unit preparing to leave to go fight the war. At first it looked like every other picture of soldiers lined up that I have seen. Then as I lis-tened to the story I noticed the little girl wedged closely next to a soldier. That soldier was her dad.

What was special about the story was that the little girl was not going to leave her dad’s side, not even as he was being called away for duty. I thought about that little girl a lot that night. I think I would have felt the same way if my dad were going away somewhere I’ve never been, to fight a war I’d never seen.

Although I have heard sto-ries about my great uncles who were war heroes, I guess I never thought about what that really meant. I’ve seen Purple Hearts and even a Silver Star my great uncle won for bravery — sav-ing his platoon. I really didn’t realize what the medals meant until this war began. The stories my relatives have told me now seem more real, each day as I watch the news.

As I have been trying to write what I think a veteran is to me, I keep thinking about that little girl with the soldier stand-ing next to her, her dad.

What I realized is that a veteran is really someone that stands beside all of us, as he or she protects our freedom and our nation. We may not see vet-erans every day, but they are working every day side by side, for all of us.

Just this past week, we lost a lot of soldiers in helicopter crashes and bombings. As they show the photos of the soldiers that have died, I think about

the soldiers and their families and how much they have sacri-ficed for us. Last Monday was

a really bad day overseas in our war. As I got dressed for school, I heard about the many soldiers killed. I remembered a T-shirt my great aunt had given me. It has an eagle, a flag and says “Freedom is not free.” So I ran back to my closet, pulled it out and put it on. It was then that it hit me that my freedom is not free, that someone has paid for it, sometimes with their life.

Brave, selfless, willing to protect. Someone by my side. That is what a veteran is to me.

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This poem is to commemorate the men and women who served in the military. Their service and sac-rifices are the reason this country is the way it is

today. This poem is also dedicated to my father, Captain Sean Keegan, who is now stationed in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq. He is a true patriot. A man of courage just as are the many brave and bold men and women who have served.

When I see a man putting himself in the line of fire for his country, I think to myself, every man, woman and child is be-ing protected by someone they have never even laid eyes on. To do something like that is what this country stands for. It is what the stars stand for, it is what the stripes stand for, it is what I stand for and, above all, it is what America stands for.

All throughout American history, we have fought for free-dom. We have always fought to prove that every man is equal to the next. We chose our leaders, we chose our laws, and we chose to be who we are and who our leader tells us to be.

This country is great because we have men and women who are willing to sacrifice themselves to give us this amazing gift. That is why us is the U.S.

For someone to be able to go across the world and leave their family, friends, and everything they know and love, only to face death, is the greatest hero of all. They are true Ameri-cans and to those that have served, I salute you.

A Man of PatriotismI sit in school envying to be away. But then I think of the freedom that allows me to say I think of the men and women that die in the war. This makes me think even more. I think of a father in Iraq. And the day he will come back. I think of the family that is broken, As their worst fear is awoken. I think of the wife of the man Who has to do battle on sea and sand. I think of the children whose father is gone And how the day he will come back seems so long. I think of the soldier, the man of gung ho, But when he must leave, he is brought down to woe. And then I think of how that family has the struggles And what they must go through. I think of how it makes this country And I know I must join too. I wish to do battle in the air, sea, and sand. And I will follow in the footsteps of my father, who is that battle man. I pledge my life to this country all the way through And I know that many others will follow me, too.

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that they’re back in school, the heat has been turned on and the windows are closed, it’s really started to take off.”

Flu cases have been seen in all of Pembroke schools, with absentee numbers hovering around 20 percent, according to Kathy McGerigle, director of personnel and student ser-vices. Some are lower, closer to 10 percent, while some, like the middle school, have peaked at close to 25 percent.

Only about 10 cases have been confirmed as swine flu, McGerigle said.

“We’re tracking the atten-dance daily,” she said. “Most schools had a spike this week, Monday and Tuesday, but we’re still under an average of about 20 percent.”

McGerigle said school nurses also have reported some cases of strep throat and a stomach virus.

Some parents are choosing to keep kids home even if they don’t appear to have the flu.

“I think parents are being more cautious,” McGerigle said.

Boutwell and other medi-cal professionals are recom-mending that flu patients stay home from school or work for at least 24 hours after their fe-ver — anything over 101 de-grees — breaks without the aid of medication.

“We’re trying to triage as much as we can on the phones,” Boutwell said. “If it sounds like they have a flu-like illness and they’re drinking OK, breathing is comfortable and they’re managing their fe-ver … then we’re trying not to bring them in.”

H1N1 seems to be more prevalent in children than in other typically vulnerable populations, like the elderly, in part because the virus is not new.

“The elderly do have some natural immunity because they’ve been around swine flu in their lifetime,” Boutwell said. “H1N1 is the same kind of disease as the regular flu, just a different strain of it, and it happens to be that we haven’t seen it in a long time, so a lot of our kids don’t have any immunity to it.”

H1N1 vaccines have been

available in small doses but have been limited to those most vulnerable. Pembroke received about 60 doses and is making it available for pregnant women who live in town. Individuals can sched-ule appointments by contact-ing Mary Mallon at Partners Home Health Care, 781-681-1298 ext. 1316. Women must present a doctor’s note con-firming their pregnancy.

In addition, medical pro-fessionals like Boutwell have been vaccinated, and some of the more high-risk kids — ba-bies, those with bad asthma, multiple sclerosis, respiratory problems and some diabetics — have received the shots.

For almost everyone else, Boutwell recommended home care coupled with regular com-munication with a pediatrician in case symptoms worsen.

“Most of the time, kids with the flu — healthy or oth-erwise — get better,” she said. “It’s a virus. Their body takes care of it on their own.”

At the schools, administra-tors are meeting regularly to monitor absences — includ-ing staff — and make sure that classes are adequately covered. There is currently no plan to close schools, though that could change.

“We don’t want to close the schools, but we have to have sufficient staff on board to make sure education is hap-pening and that kids are safe,” McGerigle said. “I think what will spark a second look at closing a school will be a low number of staff members that are reporting to work.

“We’ve also talked about, if kids are out for an extended period, the kind of things we might be able to do to get them back up to speed academical-ly,” McGerigle said.

In addition, classrooms and common rooms are stocked up

on hand sanitizers and clean-ing supplies, and students are being encouraged to follow healthy habits — coughing into their elbows, throwing tissues away and not sharing food or drink items.

McGerigle and North Pembroke nurse Judi McAu-liffe have been meeting monthly with Health Agent Fred Leary, Emergency Man-agement Co-Director George Emanuel, Plymouth County Health Coalition representa-tive Brian Gallant and Susan Borden of Duxbury Medical Reserve Corps — planning for the worst case.

Emergency Management actually started planning for a possible pandemic about 18 months ago, Emanuel said.

“We had a doctor going around to all the towns and taking a look at the possibil-ity of a pandemic brought on either by a terrorist or by na-ture,” he said. “The absolute worst case scenario would be the evacuation of 80 percent of the public in 48 hours. … An operation of that size, you really won’t know how it will work until you do it.”

But a plan has been put in place.

“We have areas set aside,” Emanuel said. “We have po-lice. We have people that can administer these shots. … Emergency Management plans for disasters, whether they’re natural or man-made or whatever, and this is just part of what we do.”

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Pembroke has received about 60 doses of H1N1 vaccine and is making it available for pregnant women who live in town. Individuals can sched-ule appointments by contact-ing Mary Mallon at Partners Home Health Care, 781-681-1298 ext. 1316. Women must present a doctor’s note con-firming their pregnancy.

Chamber event to feature dinner, dancing, Fat City Band

The Pembroke Chamber of Commerce invites the com-munity to join them for dinner and dancing and music by The Fat City Band on Friday, Dec. 4 at the Pembroke Coun-try Club. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a cocktail hour and will be followed by a sit-down dinner catered by Family Crest Caterers. The band will arrive at 9:15 p.m., and then the dancing will begin. Tickets for dinner and show are $40 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling Dan Vail at 781-293-6974. Dancing only is open to the public with doors opening at 9 p.m. — cover charge at the door.

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