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BY BECCA MANNING, EXPRESS STAFF BECCA@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM The Old Colony Planning Council is hoping to attract more jobs to Pembroke and seven other surrounding towns thanks to a newly earned state designation as an economic target area. At a Nov. 22 meeting in Boston, the state Econom- ic Assistance Coordinating Council approved the creation of the Old Colony Regional Economic Target Area, which includes Pembroke, Bridgewa- ter, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Kingston, Plympton and Whitman. This designation will allow the towns to offer tax incentive financing to existing business- es and new businesses and will provide easier access to federal and state funding programs such as Brownfields Clean Up grants, Community Develop- ment Action grants and others. “Anything to enhance eco- nomic development for the VOLUME 3 NO. 49 — COMPLIMENTARY Published by CLIPPER PRESS –– a local, family-owned business ON THE WEB: www.pembrokexpress.com E-MAIL: [email protected] ADVERTISING: 781-934-2811 x23 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010 B.J. KIRBY INSURANCE AGENCY , INC. “WHERE SERVICE COMES FIRSTDuxbury 781-934-7760 bjkirbyins.com Whitman 781-447-5511 AUTO HOME LIFE BUSINESS NEW COMPETITIVE RATES AAA MEMBER PACKAGE DISCOUNT CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE! “A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away ...” — Eva Logue continued on page 7 Bully-free zone Jobs targeted Pembroke part of eight-town economic zone OK’d by state BY BECCA MANNING, EXPRESS STAFF BECCA@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM T he Tree Lighting Committee didn’t quite get the whole Town Green lit this year, but they definitely got a crowd. Event chairwoman Kathleen Keegan estimated more than 800 people showed up for the holiday event on Sunday, en- joying Christmas carols, crafts, hayrides, marshmallows and other goodies as well as a visit from Santa Claus. “It more than met our expectations,” Keegan said. “I love that we were able to bring it to another level this year. We were not able to do the entire green, but at least we were able to do half.” Plans to wire the green to light every tree didn’t work out this year, when workers ran into the trees’ extensive root system, but Keegan said the electrical team is working on a way around the roots to complete the project for the 2011 event. “We’re still hoping to light the other side of the green,” she said. “We’re work- ing with Nick Zechello, the town’s wiring inspector, to make that happen.” Materials for the electrical project ran about $1,800, Keegan said, with a huge help in the form of donations and volun- teer labor from electrician Lisa Cullity and Rick Holbrook of Holbrook Associates. Community Christmas 2010 Chamber Tree Lighting the biggest ever BY BECCA MANNING, EXPRESS STAFF BECCA@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM With a new state law forc- ing schools to take a closer look at bullying and technol- ogy changing how and how often kids can attack one an- other, parents too may want to reexamine the issue. Pembroke Public Schools and the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance are offering a way for parents to get up-to- date on bullying — and the newer concept of “cyberbul- lying” — with a free presenta- tion on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the middle school. Dr. Elizabeth K. England- er, a psychology professor and director of the Massachu- setts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, will give a 7 p.m. talk aimed at parents of kids in all grades, from preschool through high school. “They’re going to learn a lot about what bullying is and isn’t. They’re going to learn about what kids are exposed ‘BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING’ TALK Dr. Elizabeth Englander, direc- tor of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, will discuss the active role parents can take in promoting their children’s safety in school and online and in helping their children cope with bullying behaviors. OPEN TO: Parents/guardians of kids in all grades (PreK-12) WHEN: Tues., Dec. 14, 7 p.m. WHERE: Pembroke Community Middle School, 559 School St. SPONSORED BY: Pembroke Public Schools and the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance District releases draft of plan; parents invited to Dec. 14 talk continued on page 9 ANGELS ON THE GREEN: A group of kids from First Church play angels in the live nativity scene at the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting Sunday, Dec. 5 on the Town Green. The group included Lauren Walsh, Sophia Antoinetti, Haley Hamer, Amanda Little, Madeline Little, Martha Bosworth, ClariseRose Daly and Gregory Hussey. SWEET SET-UP: Four-year-old Bella DiPrizio ices a holi- day cookie at the Tree Lighting. continued on page 13 BURNING BRIGHT: Jessica Norton, 12, keeps an eye on her candle during the community sing-a- long, led by the PHS band and chorus. Photos by Becca Manning

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Page 1: Pembroke Express 12_10_2010

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

The Old Colony Planning Council is hoping to attract more jobs to Pembroke and seven other surrounding towns thanks to a newly earned state designation as an economic target area.

At a Nov. 22 meeting in Boston, the state Econom-ic Assistance Coordinating Council approved the creation of the Old Colony Regional Economic Target Area, which includes Pembroke, Bridgewa-

ter, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Kingston, Plympton and Whitman.

This designation will allow the towns to offer tax incentive financing to existing business-es and new businesses and will provide easier access to federal and state funding programs such as Brownfields Clean Up grants, Community Develop-ment Action grants and others.

“Anything to enhance eco-nomic development for the

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Bully-free zone

Jobs targetedPembroke part of eight-town economic zone OK’d by state

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

The Tree Lighting Committee didn’t quite get the whole Town Green lit this year, but they definitely got a crowd.

Event chairwoman Kathleen Keegan estimated more than 800 people showed up for the holiday event on Sunday, en-joying Christmas carols, crafts, hayrides, marshmallows and other goodies as well as a visit from Santa Claus.

“It more than met our expectations,” Keegan said. “I love that we were able to bring it to another level this year. We were not able to do the entire green, but at least we were able to do half.”

Plans to wire the green to light every tree didn’t work out this year, when workers ran into the trees’ extensive root system, but Keegan said the electrical team is working on a way around the roots to complete the project for the 2011 event.

“We’re still hoping to light the other side of the green,” she said. “We’re work-ing with Nick Zechello, the town’s wiring inspector, to make that happen.”

Materials for the electrical project ran about $1,800, Keegan said, with a huge help in the form of donations and volun-teer labor from electrician Lisa Cullity and Rick Holbrook of Holbrook Associates.

Community Christmas2010 Chamber Tree Lighting the biggest ever

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

With a new state law forc-ing schools to take a closer look at bullying and technol-ogy changing how and how often kids can attack one an-other, parents too may want to reexamine the issue.

Pembroke Public Schools and the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance are offering a way for parents to get up-to-date on bullying — and the newer concept of “cyberbul-lying” — with a free presenta-tion on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the middle school.

Dr. Elizabeth K. England-er, a psychology professor and director of the Massachu-setts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, will give a 7 p.m. talk aimed at parents of kids in all grades, from preschool through high school.

“They’re going to learn a

lot about what bullying is and isn’t. They’re going to learn about what kids are exposed

‘BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING’ TALK

Dr. Elizabeth Englander, direc-tor of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, will discuss the active role parents can take in promoting their children’s safety in school and online and in helping their children cope with bullying behaviors.OPEN TO: Parents/guardians of kids in all grades (PreK-12)WHEN: Tues., Dec. 14, 7 p.m.WHERE: Pembroke Community Middle School, 559 School St.SPONSORED BY: Pembroke Public Schools and the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance

District releases draft of plan; parents invited to Dec. 14 talk

continued on page 9

ANGELS ON THE GREEN: A group of kids from First Church play angels in the live nativity scene at the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting Sunday, Dec. 5 on the Town Green. The group included Lauren Walsh, Sophia Antoinetti, Haley Hamer, Amanda Little, Madeline Little, Martha Bosworth, ClariseRose Daly and Gregory Hussey.

SWEET SET-UP: Four-year-old Bella DiPrizio ices a holi-day cookie at the Tree Lighting.

continued on page 13

BURNING BRIGHT: Jessica Norton, 12, keeps an eye on her candle during the community sing-a-long, led by the PHS band and chorus.

Photos by Becca Manning

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Emma, 6, and Bailee McCarthy, 8, have their photo taken with Santa Claus at Community Nursery Kindergarten’s annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 4 at First Church.

Two-month-old Travis McPhail seems quite com-fortable during his first visit with Santa Claus at CNK’s Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 4.

Hunter, 5, and Jake Logan, 3, look like Santa’s little helpers as they spend some time with the big guy at CNK’s annual Breakfast with Santa.

Ben, 8, and Callie Fitzgibbons, 5, put on their best smiles for the camera at the Breakfast with Santa.

A few weeks ago, CNK students — as Pilgrims and Native Americans — joined together in a Thanksgiving feast. At left, Pilgrims Jake Davis, Sean Robertson, Nicholas Naujalis, Patrick Noraman and Danny Abban set sail to the new land. Above, the Wompanoag Indians were there to welcome them: Ellie Maclay, Declan Battell, Heather Boyce and Madison Buckley.

Santa photos by Becca Manning; Thanksgiving photos courtesy of CNK

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3Friday, December 10, 2010 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!

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Selectmen on Monday for-mally approved plans to offer a regular bus route through Pem-broke, clearing the way for the Greater Attleboro Taunton Re-gional Transit Authority to de-liver commuters to the Hanson train station on weekdays.

The pilot program was made possible through a Feder-al Transit Administration grant and will run Monday through Friday for approximately 35 weeks, starting Jan. 3.

The bus will make three pickups in the morning in time to make the 6:26 a.m., 7:49 a.m. and 8:47 a.m. trains into Boston, and it will make three drop-off trips in the afternoon, picking up travelers on the out-bound train arriving in Hanson at 4:20 p.m., 5 p.m. and 5:38 p.m.

Free parking will be avail-able behind the community center, and the bus also will pick up people who flag it down along the route, accord-ing to GATRA Administrator Francis Gay.

Gay said more than 700 people responded to a survey sent out last spring, which

asked residents how often they would use a commuter service and which station they would prefer. About 47 percent pre-ferred Hanson over Hanover, with the majority of those people saying they would use the service five days a week — more often than those who preferred the Hanover option.

GATRA will contract with Bridgewater-based A&A Met-ro Transportation to provide the busing, Gay said. Service will be free for the first month to encourage participation.

Gay said if the program is popular GATRA will apply for a second round of funding.

“Usually they fund these projects for about three years as a pilot,” he said. “We hope to demonstrate over the spring that people are staring to use it more and more and get a sec-ond round of grant funding.”

Department of Public Works officials have agreed to mark the community center lot with lines and signage to designate commuter parking. DPW commissioners also are considering offering parking near the DPW garage on Mat-takeesett Street, GATRA board member Hilary Wilson said.

Gay said he anticipated the service being used by college kids heading to Boston for school and by those who com-mute into the city for work.

Selectmen also approved an amendment to the town’s contract with GATRA, reflect-ing the trade-in of a 1999 van for a 2010 vehicle.

Also Monday, selectmen said they were still accepting applications for the new Re-cycling Committee and would be considering those appoint-ments at a future meeting. In-terested residents may apply in the selectmen’s office at Town Hall.

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Friday, December 10, 20104 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!

Alleged gunman back in federal court

A Connecticut man accused of shooting Pembroke resident Marybeth Banks outside her Lake Avenue home in March was in U.S. District Court in Boston Monday for a status hearing.

Dorian J. Membreno, 25, of Bridgeport, Conn., faces a federal charge of murder for hire in the case, which was continued to Jan. 28 for a final status conference, according to Christina DiIorio-Sterling, spokesperson for the U.S. At-torney’s office, District of Massachusetts.

“The prosecution told the court that we are still waiting on DNA reports that we expect by the end of next week,” DiIorio-Sterling said.

Membreno remains in custody after agree-ing to detention without prejudice at a hearing in April.

No one else has been charged in the case, DiIorio-Sterling said.

According to an affidavit filed by an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Membreno told investigators he had met Banks’ former boyfriend, later iden-tified as Anthony DeJoseph III, 32, of Wolcott, Conn., at a Bridgeport bar a few days before the incident, where the man allegedly told Mem-breno he would pay him $7,000 to $10,000 to kill Banks.

DeJoseph has not been charged in the case involving Banks, though he was arrested the same week of the shooting on unrelated charges stemming from an incident in Waterbury, Conn. He remains in custody.

Banks survived the attack and was treated and later released from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

iPod, jewelry taken in house burglary

A Pleasant Street resident who left his front door unlocked for less than two hours returned to find someone had entered, rummaged through several rooms and taken valuables such as an iPod, jewelry and antique coins.

The resident called police around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 to report the crime. He told police he had left around 1 p.m. and returned around 3:30 p.m., noticing someone had entered when he saw a locked bedroom door kicked in, according to Pembroke Police Lt. Mike Jen-ness.

A door in the basement also had been kicked in, knocked off its hinges, and several other rooms appeared to have been rummaged through, Jenness said.

The burglar appeared to have been looking for anything of value, making off with a gaming system, iPod, jewelry, credit cards, a passport and several antique coins, Jenness said.

Police are investigating.

Police: Man fell asleep at light

A Rockland man who ap-parently fell asleep while stopped at an intersection early Saturday morning is now fac-ing his second OUI charge.

A Pembroke police officer

was on patrol around 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4 when he came upon a vehicle stopped at the intersection of routes 139 and 53, accord-ing to Pembroke Police Lt. Mike Jenness. The vehicle had pulled into the right-hand yield lane as if he were going to turn right onto Route 53. When the officer approached the vehicle, he ob-served the driver asleep behind the wheel and had to bang on the window several times before the man awoke, according to reports.

The driver, Timothy J. Maple, 37, of Albion Street, Rockland, was arrested and charged with OUI second offense and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

Tricycles stolenPolice are looking for two women who made

off with a pair of tricycles that were on display outside the Rhyme ‘N Reason toy store in the Christmas Tree Shop plaza last weekend.

The two women reportedly pulled up to the shop around 3:25 on Saturday, Dec. 5, where each grabbed a tricycle and put it into the van, then drove away without paying, according to Pembroke Police Lt. Mike Jenness. A witness gave police a New Hampshire license plate number but officials were unable to track the number to a registered vehicle.

The case remains under investigation.

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10:38 a.m. Suspicious ac-tivity reported on Kilcommons Drive.

11:12 a.m. Piece of lost or stolen property recovered on Deerfield Lane.

2:29 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Washington Street.

4:02 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Monroe Street.

8:07 p.m. Motor vehicle crash resulting in an injury re-ported on Church Street and Old Oak Street.

9:15 p.m. Crash reported on Center Street with damages under $1,000.

10:59 p.m. Suspicious vehi-cle reported on Elmer Avenue.

sATurDAY, NOVeMBer 2712:46 a.m. Vandalism report-

ed on Milbery Lane.4:00 a.m. Domestic incident

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Steven Coan, 25, of Stoughton, on Washington Street and River Point Drive for driving with a suspended license and failure to wear a seat belt while driving.

1:44 p.m. Police arrested Nancy Jones, 49, of Mayflower Court, on a straight warrant.

3:06 p.m. Police arrested Fausto Goncalves, 30, of Pea-body, on Washington Street and Lilah Lane for driving with a suspended license and failure to wear a seat belt.

7:35 p.m. Fire reported on Mattakeesett Street.

7:40 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Elmer Street.

suNDAY, NOVeMBer 285:42 a.m. Crash reported on

Center Street with damages over $1,000.

3:19 p.m. Police arrested Pat-rick Lindahl, 21, of Lake Street, on Mattakeesett Street for driving with a suspended license and fail-ure to wear a seat belt.

7:46 p.m. Larceny reported on Washington Street.

MONDAY, NOVeMBer 293:06 a.m. Suspicious vehicle

reported on Church Street.6:24 a.m. Fire reported on

Pleasant Street.9:06 a.m. Larceny reported

on Mill Street.10:57 a.m. Crash reported on

Washington Street with damages over $1,000.

12:58 p.m. Larceny reported on Center Street.

1:20 p.m. Crash reported on Washington Street with damages under $1,000.

1:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Church Street.

3:20 p.m. Crash resulting in an injury reported on Washington Street and Pleasant Street.

5:49 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Sunset Way.

TuesDAY, NOVeMBer 308:57 a.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Taylor Street.11:50 a.m. Crash reported on

Church Street and Old Oak Street with damages over $1,000.

4:37 p.m. Residential break-in reported on Pleasant Street.

4:56 p.m. Threatening re-ported on South Boundary Road.

5:27 p.m. Civil complaint re-ported on Schoosett Street.

8:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Littles Avenue.

9:21 p.m. Police arrested Robert Danna Jr., 53, of Maquan Street on a straight warrant.

WeDNesDAY, DeCeMBer 19:12 a.m. Motor vehicle

complaint reported on Washing-ton Street.

10:01 a.m. Suspicious vehi-cle reported on Pleasant Street.

11:35 a.m. Incident of fraud reported on Chapel Street.

1:23 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Washington Street.

1:57 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Washington Street.

3:01 p.m. Crash reported on Kennie Lane with damages under $1,000.

3:41 p.m. Missing property reported on Lydia Ford Road.

3:48 p.m. Crash reported on Elliott Avenue with damages un-der $1,000.

6:10 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Center Street.

9:39 p.m. Domestic incident reported on Washington Street.

THursDAY, DeCeMBer 21:11 a.m. Crash reported on

Water Street with damages over $1,000.

2:40 a.m. Disturbance report-ed on Center Street.

9:00 a.m. Animal complaint reported on High Street.

10:02 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Pleasant Street.

12:13 p.m. Annoying phone calls reported on Edward Drive.

12:15 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Plain Street.

3:40 p.m. Threatening inci-dent reported on Learning Lane.

3:45 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Church Street and Cross Street.

5:02 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Mill Street.

6:53 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Maquan Street.

Post-holiday tree driveThe Friends of Boy Scout Troop 105 will once again

be doing their annual Christmas tree pickup. Posters will be displayed throughout the town for their Christmas tree drive. On Saturday, Jan. 8 starting at 9 a.m., Pembroke resi-dents are encouraged to leave their Christmas trees out in front of their houses with a check payable to Troop 105 twist-tied in a baggie to the tree in the amount of $5 per tree (no wreaths, please). For pickup, call 781-293-3236 or 781-829-0011 or e-mail [email protected]. Leave a name, address and phone number. Calls will be taken until Friday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.

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Members of the Hanover, Pem-broke and Nor-

well Tri-Town Rotary Club and Pembroke High School Key Club will be outside Stop and Shop in North Pembroke this weekend for their Christ-mas tree fundraiser, a tradition for more than 20 years.

The group will be at the store on Saturday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to sell the pa-per trees, which are available in different colors depending on the donation: Green trees for $1; red, $5; yellow, $10; silver, $20; and gold, $50. Do-nors can write their names on the trees, which will be posted at the store.

The Rotary Club will use the money raised to support the Visiting Nurses Association and food pantries in their three towns and to help people in need throughout the year. In the past, the group has purchased

computers for homebound children and bought vehicles for nonprofit organizations such as Friendship Home in Norwell and the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, among other services, accord-ing to member Ken Burgess. The club gave the Pembroke Food Pantry a $1,000 check shortly before Thanksgiving.

The tree drive is one of the group’s main fundraisers, along with two biannual flea markets held at Marshfield Fairgrounds.

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Boston College High School ➢is a Jesuit Catholic, college-pre-paratory school for young men founded in 1863. The school enrolls approximately 1,500 stu-dents from more than 100 com-munities in eastern Massachu-setts. The following Pembroke residents have been named to the honor roll. High Honors: Brian Thomas Reilly, ’11; Jackson David Andersen, ’12; Chris-topher McGraw Hodge, ’13; Eric Nicholas Jansen, ’13; Sean Michael Regan, ’13; Alexan-der Wishart Dyer, ’14; Bailey Brent Pourbaix, ’14. Honors: John Ellison McCormack, ’11; Kevin Thomas Conroy, ’13, Daniel Joseph Dougherty, ’13; Patrick Ryan Cronin, ’14; Ben-jamin James DiMaio, ’14; An-thony J. Graziano, ’14; Chris-topher Paul LeBlanc, ’14; and Christopher T. Pekrul, ’14. Please be sure to congratulate these young men when you see them around town.

Michael J. Serode ➢ has just cut his first CD entitled “Color Me Christmas.” You can get into the Christmas spirit listening to such songs as “Blue Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Santa Baby” and “White Christmas.” Kris Somers accompanies Michael in one of his songs. Michael is the owner of Salon Serode in Pembroke, and he will donate all proceeds from this CD to The Home for Little Wanderers. You can drop by Salon Serode to purchase your copy of “Color Me Christmas.”

Nick Holt ➢ is attending Ta-bor Academy in Marion. Dur-ing the fall semester, in addi-tion to academic studies, Nick was involved in sailing, com-munity service, and a fitness program. Nick is presently in-volved in hockey and really en-joys what he is doing. Being a part of the Tabor community is challenging, says Nick, but he just loves it.

Not too long ago, ➢ Mary Lou Whittle took her four granddaughters, Allysa, Ariel, Jillian and Carly on a bus trip to the Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Island. It was a family affair, and every-

one had a great afternoon. It was a treat to be able to watch

the Radio City Rockettes per-form on stage. They all agreed that they would love to do it again next year.

Carol Smith ➢ has been cro-cheting afghans to donate as raffle prizes to a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Founda-tion. Every year, Carol’s son Richard and his wife Diane, who have a diabetic son, Mi-chael, 13, sponsor this event at their home at 428 King Street in Hanover. There is a tree lighting ceremony and various activi-ties and raffles for both children and adults. The fundraiser will be held on Friday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Anyone may drop by, join the festivities and help out the cause. There will be several raffle items including gift cer-tificates to area restaurants, gift baskets, gift cards and a quilt that was made and donated by Carol Lesieur.

I don’t know what it is about me and painters, but I just can’t seem to pick them right. Last summer,

I was so excited when I finally found someone who actually returned my call and showed up to paint. I wanted to do a cartwheel on the spot. The ex-citement didn’t last long. I went into depth about what color to put where. When I mentioned to the painter that he wasn’t doing it the way I wanted it done, he told me he liked it the way it was. About a week later, I noticed he had never moved anything to paint behind it. In October, I fi-nally found someone to replace him. This new guy was in my house two months, but every day he had a different excuse to arrive late, leave early or not come at all. I would guess, in those two months, he only put in a total of three full days. One day, when I pointed out a spot he had missed, he told me he was at a disadvantage because he was blind in one eye and couldn’t see detail with the other. I am now on my third painter, who has had to repaint everything. I pray he works out. And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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WELCOME TO THE CLUB: At the last meeting of the Mattakeesett Garden Club, Elaine Spalding welcomed new member Ruth Flood (Ruth’s daughter Ruth is also a newer member of the club). Above, they stand by and chat about the centerpiece that Elaine created for the dessert table.

TABLE MANNERS: Samantha Lynch, Pembroke High School student, and Rose Shoemaker, a stu-dent at Norfolk County Agricultural High School, volunteered to work at the Hobomock Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 4. They manned the raffle table from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FAIR FUNDRAISER: Alex Lyons and Dan Sullivan helped out at the Hobomock holiday fair by selling Christmas ornaments painted by local artist Sally Dean. All proceeds will go toward the elemen-tary school science fair. Dan’s mother, Carolyn Cleary, volunteers to organize the science fair each year. This year, the Pembroke ornament features the High Street Fire Station.

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Dempsey, a former Hous-ing Authority, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board member, currently serves as vice president of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies, which includes 13 regional planning agencies in the state.

He said one site in Pem-broke that could benefit from the designation is a former commercial property at 546 School Street, across from the middle school. The site has been used for various purposes over the years, among them to store fuel tanks, and has been marked as an environmental hazard according to Depart-ment of Environmental Protec-tion standards, Zoning Board members said last year.

With the aid of a Browns-field grant, developers could

clean up the site and find a use for it, Dempsey said.

“One primary goal [in ap-plying for the designation for Pembroke] was to try to re-solve that area across from the middle school,” he said. “Now the owner can apply for money to clean up the area.”

Dempsey said the Old Colony Planning Council staff had been working on the appli-cation for about eight months. To be eligible as an economic target area, a community must be “contiguous to” (border-ing) other economic target ar-eas.

“We weren’t at the time. When we put the eight com-munities together, we became contiguous, which allowed us to move forward,” Dempsey said. “We applied to the state agency for a designation. Over 200 communities in Massa-chusetts have been designated as economic target areas,”

Of the eight communities, Pembroke is the second largest employer, Dempsey said, em-ploying about 10,000 people.

The state unemployment rate remains just over 8 per-

cent, as the Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Work-force Development reported in November, and Dempsey said he believes Pembroke’s un-employment rate was slightly higher than the state average.

“[The economic target area designation] was created to generate a climate of economic opportunity,” he said. “That’s what it’s designed for, and to give the town some latitude in offering tax incentives.”

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A year ago, I gave up writing my Get Out! column because I’d anticipated having a busy year in 2010 launch-

ing the Pembroke Farmers Market and doing other things like dealing with my two-year-old daughter’s recent hor-rible decision to revert back to sleeping as if she were a colicky newborn. After I stopped writing, I was surprised to learn that at least five people missed reading my col-umn. Well, Christmas is coming a little early for those five people because

I’m back for one week only to write about a fundraiser/party I’m helping to organize for the Pembroke Food Pantry.

Anybody watching the news lately has likely seen stories focusing on the food shortages that are hammering food pantries and food banks throughout New England. With a weak econ-omy and high unemployment, people haven’t been able to give as much and more people have needed help from pantries. I thought it’d be fun to have a holiday party that helped raise money for the pantry but that was also a good oppor-tunity for people to come together and have a fun night. Thus, on Friday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at Oliveira’s, we’ll be having the Pembroke Party for the Pantry! For a mere $10, you’ll get appetizers, you’ll get a DJ, you’ll get Christ-mas music and dancing. You may even have a game-changing and/or awkward moment under the mistletoe. Did I rope Santa in to have his picture taken? Oh yes I did! Wait, there’s more! You’ll get to raise money for a great cause by simply gathering with your neighbors. One of the things I’ve noticed time and again with Pembroke is that we’re very good at putting the fun into fundraising. Many people in our town see each other at meetings, our kids’ activities or while running errands, but the opportunity doesn’t often present itself to kick back and enjoy a few hours socializing for a good cause. Boom! Here’s that op-portunity. After my sister and I started the farmers market this year, one of the things we repeatedly heard from people was how much they enjoyed how the market became a gath-ering spot that allowed them to hang out and catch up with friends. My hope is that this can be similar in that respect, albeit with libations and music that prominently features jingle bells.

On a serious note, many of us are fortunate this holiday

season. We might not be buying as many pres-ents for people as we have in the past, and we might be putting a few more things on credit cards than we normally would, but many are still fortunate. However, some aren’t. Some families, a year ago, probably never imagined that they’d need assistance from the pantry this holiday season, and unfortunately some fami-lies that are secure today may be in need next year. Hopefully, we can raise enough money to allow some families in our town to have enough food to put on their table during the holidays and thereby allow them to buy a few gifts for their kids and other family members.

There won’t be any tickets to purchase in advance. You just show up, preferably with a tacky Christmas sweater or wearing earrings that double as ornaments. We’ll be having a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. There will be appetizers served throughout the night and the aforementioned Christmas music. We will also have boxes set up that so that you can drop off canned or non-perishable items. If you have an item you’d like to donate for the auction, please feel free to call me at 781-293-3339 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Lastly, I’d like to thank Joyce Oliveira for really getting behind this and being incredibly supportive. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Ol-iveira’s will be hosting their annual Dinner with Santa from 5-8 p.m. Kids can get their pictures taken with Santa and parents can enjoy a great meal. There will already be a box up there for food donations for the pantry, so please drop off items then if you plan on attending.

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to now and the cyberbullying that I’m not sure all parents are aware exists to the level it does,” said Kathleen McGeri-gle, the district’s director of personnel and student services. “You really have to monitor your kids, and you want them to know to come to you when something appears wrong.”

McGerigle recently at-tended anti-bullying training with Englander and said she was impressed by Englander’s knowledge of the subject.

“She has a very good reputation across the country for her expertise,” McGerigle said. “And she’s just so com-fortable with it. She knows her stuff. She gives you concrete examples.”

Like all Massachusetts schools, Pembroke has to de-velop a plan to deal with bul-lying in the district, which includes defining bullying, training all staff members to recognize it and address prob-lems, outlining a process for reporting and tracking inci-dents and implementing anti-bullying lessons throughout all grades.

McGerigle brought a draft of the plan to the School Com-mittee Tuesday night and said the plan would be posted online at pembrokepublicschools.org for parents to evaluate.

Bullying goes beyond the occasional conflict, such as an argument in the lunch line, and is different than other types of harassment, McGerigle said.

“It is repeated use by one or more students of written, verbal or electronic expression or physical act or gesture di-rected at a target to cause harm, to cause emotional harm. It puts the kid in reasonable fear, creates a hostile environment at school or infringes on the rights of the targeted student, and it has to substantially dis-rupt the educational process,” McGerigle said.

As for Pembroke’s re-sponse to that behavior, Mc-Gerigle said it’s simple: “We’re not allowing bullying. And when we see it, we’re going to respond to it. We’re going to investigate every report.”

Though the schools have documented bullying cases in the past, the law requires them to keep more formal records. Now staff members will be able to better track cases that continue from grade to grade.

Pembroke also is look-ing to expand its anti-bullying curriculum — which is aimed at curbing bully behavior and encouraging positive interac-tion — both at the elementary level, where schools already use the Steps to Respect and Second Step programs, and at the middle and high school, where they don’t have a set curriculum.

“The law says it has to be scientific research-based, and there aren’t a lot that are,” Mc-

Gerigle said. “Both [PCMS and PHS principals] have been connecting with other second-ary people around curriculums that are approved for the sec-ondary schools.”

Pembroke received a state grant of about $3,400 to pur-chase materials and provide training for staff members who will in turn train all adults in the schools, including teachers, office staff, cafeteria workers, custodians and oth-ers, McGerigle said.

“The goal is to have a school climate where bullying is not tolerated,” she said. “It could be as simple as when a staff member observes it when kids are passing in the hall — you pull the student over that you think might have done something inappropriate, and it sends a message, because the other kids saw them do it to that student. It reinforces that when I see something, I’m go-ing to respond to it right away. Kids have to know that.”

One of the topics Eng-lander will discuss Tuesday is the prevalence of cyberbully-ing that may occur outside of school but stays with a student throughout the day — particu-larly now that many kids bring cell phones to school.

At Pembroke High School, phones are allowed but must be turned off.

“Kids have computers with them all the time now. Parents think it’s a cell phone, but they don’t realize they have access to everything,”

McGerigle said. “Kids don’t stop to think that what they’re sharing by texting or putting it on a Facebook page is pub-lic, it’s permanent, and it’s out there forever.”

School officials will in-vestigate incidents that occur outside of school, McGerigle said.

“We’ll investigate it and we can take action if it’s dis-rupting school. It does disrupt school for the student who might be the target. It’s, ‘These kids are texting about me’ and it’s consistent,” she said.

Consequences for bullying depend on the situation, Mc-Gerigle said.

“It could be one missed re-cess; it could be a suspension after school. At the elementary school level, we try to make it more about learning better behavior as opposed to just slamming on a consequence,” she said.

School staff also will check in with students after-ward to make sure the issue is resolved, McGerigle said.

“This happens in the best of communities, and you can’t afford not to pay atten-tion when you hear the stories that you do,” she said of bully-ing. “There are people — kids and adults — who stay quiet about it. I think this is really focused on making sure that doesn’t happen, that you know they’re out there and, if the person doesn’t report it, some-body else does, because every-body’s watching for it.”

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“[Bullying] happens in the best of communities, and you can’t afford not to pay attention when you hear the stories

that you do. There are people — kids and adults — who stay quiet about it. I think this [state legislation] is really focused on making sure that doesn’t happen, that you know they’re out there and, if the person doesn’t report it, somebody else

does, because everybody’s watching for it.”

— Kathleen McGerigle, director of personnel and student services for Pembroke Public Schools

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HOliDAY MAGiC: lights up on the green

Once again, horse and buggy rides around the community center were a popular part of the day’s fes-tivities, pro-vided by Phil and Renee Anderson of Hobby Knoll Stable in Duxbury.

Adison Lavallee, 2, Cat Buckley, 6, Shannon McKenna, 8, Sammy McKenna, 6, and Ava Wingate, 2, keep warm in style as they check out a giant inflatable snow globe, part of the Tree Lighting decorations.

Patrick Damon, a Pembroke High School junior, greets T the cow — part of the live nativity scene — before heading over to the stage to perform with the PHS band.

Actors in the live nativity scene take their positions.

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Shawn Muir and daughter Marissa, 11, put their candles together to catch the dripping wax as they participate in the sing-a-long.

Linda Judkins (right) and friend Nancy Mead, both of Arlington, join in the candlelit sing-a-long as they listen to Linda’s grand-daughter, PHS freshman Adrianna Judkins, sing with the chorus.

Stephanie Flaherty and

daughters Catie, 4, and Lauren,

19 months, stand next to

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Group tree, where Stephanie tied on a yellow ribbon in honor of her husband,

Lt. Jim Flaherty, a U.S. Navy ser-viceman who is

on assignment in Afghanistan. The

girls hope to wel-come him home sometime early

next year.

Jay and Mike Stack and Ryan and Bill Hussey, all

Pembroke Kiwanis members, sell Christmas trees and

wreaths on the Town Green as a fundraiser. The group

will be selling the trees throughout the season at

Reed Hollow Farm.

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Friday, december 10Christmas Ornament Craft. 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Decorate Christmas ornaments for a tree at home. Open to ages 7 and up. Registration required. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

Saturday, december 11Lydia Drake Bake Sale. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Lydia Drake Library, 340 High St. Shop from a selection of baked goods, crafts and pottery. All proceeds will go to the nonprofit Lydia Drake Library for purchase of books and other items. For more information, call Lil Murphy at 781-826-8725.

Sunday, december 12North River Community Church Services. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

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

monday, december 13Storyplay Workshop. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. An interactive story time offering artistic play based on a favorite children’s book, ideas for creative play at home and facilitated time for parents to share and learn. Open to ages 3-5. Registration required. Sponsored by SS Creative Seeds, the early childhood department of South Shore Conservatory. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

Curtain Going Up Workshop. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Even the youngest performers can enjoy an opportunity to develop speaking, listening and social skills through structured, age-appropriate dramatic play and theater games. Open to ages 4-7. Registration required. Sponsored by SS Creative Seeds, the early childhood department of South Shore Conservatory. For information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

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

tueSday, december 14Sit 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.

Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages two and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Seniors Living with Chronic Illness. 1-2 p.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Sandy Putney, LICSW, a clinical social worker, leads this

support group every Tuesday for seniors living with conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, MS, lupus, heart disease, COPD and others.

Christmas Traditions Slideshow Presentation. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library, 142 Center St. Anthony Sammarco will outline the history and tradition of how Americans have celebrated Christmas, tracing traditional celebrations with both history and a wry satirical approach to shopping, decorating and celebrating. Free and open to the public; sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Bullying & Cyber-bullying Presentation. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Community Middle School, 559 School St./Route 27. Dr. elizabeth Englander, founder and director of the Mass. Aggression Reduction Center, will talk with parents of children in all grades, kindergarten through 12th, about bullying and promoting a child’s safety in school and online. Sponsored by the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance and Pembroke Public Schools.

WedneSday, december 15Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages six months to two years. For information, call 781-293-6771.

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

Family Movie. Wed., Dec. 15. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For information and to find out the title,

call 781-293-6771. (Hint: A popular green ogre’s latest movie.)

PAPA Silent Auction. 6 p.m., at Pembroke High School. The Pembroke Association for the Performing Arts is holding its annual silent auction in conjunction with the high school’s winter holiday concerts. Bid on sports memorabilia, restaurant certificates, tickets for sporting events, jewelry, gift cards to local and national store retail stores, golf foursomes to area courses, decorative items and more — starting at 25 to 30 percent of the items’ full value. Bidding starts at 6 p.m.; concerts begin at 7 p.m.

thurSday, december 16Caregivers Support Group. 12:30 p.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Free support group geared toward caregivers of all ages and types meets every Thursday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

LEGO Club Meeting. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages seven and up. Registration required. For more information or to sign up, call 781-293-6771.

PAPA Silent Auction. 6 p.m., at Pembroke High School. The Pembroke Association for the Performing Arts is holding its annual silent auction in conjunction with the high school’s winter holiday concerts. Bidding starts at 6 p.m.; concerts begin at 7 p.m. All bids will close at the end of the intermission.

Friday, december 17Party For the Pantry. 7 p.m., at Oliveira’s Restaurant, 300 Center St. All are invited to attend a benefit for the Pembroke Food Pantry, with appetizers, a DJ, dancing, holiday

music, a silent auction and more. $10 at the door (cash or check made out to Pembroke Food Pantry). People also encouraged to bring canned goods or non-perishable food and toiletry items to donate. For more information, call Beth or Matt York at 781-293-3339.

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When Hobo-mock Elemen-tary School

sixth grader William Tavares learned he had won the 2010 Patriot’s Pen essay contest for his school, he was surprised, to say the least.

“I kind of thought I was dreaming. I pinched myself and I realized that I wasn’t dreaming and just to make sure I had someone else pitch me,” he said. “Then everyone was congratulating me.”

Tavares learned a few weeks ago that his essay — on the prompt “Does patriotism still matter?” — had won first place among the approximate-ly 78 sixth grade students at Hobomock who participated in the annual contest, spon-sored by the Veterans of For-eign Wars and locally by the Halifax VFW post.

Sixth grader Melanie Stoltz won second place, and sixth grader Georgie Plumb earned third place for their essays.

All three winners were recognized at a reception held on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at the Halifax Town Hall. Tava-res received a $150 check for his accomplishment, and the girls received $125 and $100 checks respectively.

Tavares’ essay was entered in the next level of competi-tion for a chance to win the na-tional prize — which includes a $10,000 savings bond.

Tavares said he’s not sure how to use his winnings.

“I haven’t decided yet. People have suggested I get good Christmas gifts for other people. I might do that, but I’ll probably save it if I can,” he said.

In his essay, Tavares dis-cussed the importance of pa-triotism.

“One reason patriotism still maters is because of all our veterans who served to make our country and other countries better and stronger,

and try to make those coun-tries that aren’t free feel some of what the American dream is like,” he wrote. “But freedom sure asks for an arm and a leg. Our veterans, dead or alive, paid for it. They continue to leave their homes, families, friends and neighbors to serve. Some of them make the ulti-mate sacrifice: their lives.”

Tavares mentioned his great-uncle, Henry James McInnis III, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He died last year.

“My great-uncle was a secret fighter in the Vietnam War. He went to Laos and Cambodia, and he never told us until 2002. He was sworn to secrecy never to tell any-one,” Tavares said.

His grandmother, Joanne, said her brother returned from the war “a very, very changed person” and that he didn’t talk

about his service for a long time.

“After 9/11, he finally said, ‘I’ve got to get this off my chest,’” she said. “He re-ally made an impression on the kids.”

Joanne Tavares said both William and his younger sis-ter Mikayla have always been patriotic.

“It was fitting that he won this, because it’s just the way we are,” she said. “I do think that sometimes a lot of these younger families, they get so involved in so many other things they just don’t take the time to realize that it is important to be very happy about what we have and how patriotism does matter, not just if you have a relative that served.”

In his essay, Tavares ex-plained that people could show patriotism in many ways, such as wearing red, white and blue, saying the Pledge of Al-legiance, visiting war memo-rials and voting.

Though he finds time to be patriotic, Tavares keeps just as busy as his peers. He helped start a student council at Hobomock last year and con-tinues to serve on the council this year.

He and his sister are the youngest members of the Pembroke Watershed Asso-ciation and volunteer with their grandmother at the Lydia Drake Library. Tavares also is involved in Boy Scouts and the Environmental Club at school and plays upright bass in the school orchestra.

Hobomock Elementary School sixth grader William Tavares won first place in the 2010 Patriot’s Pen contest sponsored by the Halifax VFW post.

sixth grader wins essay contest

Friday, December 10Elementary School Report Cards Sent Home.

Monday, December 13PHS Progress Reports Sent Home.

Bryantville Grade 1 & 2 Concert. 6:30 p.m. @ PCMS.Tuesday, December 14

Bullying and Cyberbullying Presentation. 7 p.m. @ PCMS. Free and open to parents of children in all grades.

Wednesday, December 15PHS Winter Concert I. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS. Performing

ensembles: Freshmen girls choir, concert choir and jazz band. Bid on items in the silent auction to raise funds for

performing arts programs.Thursday, December 16

PHS Winter Concert II. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS. Performing ensembles: Men’s choir, women’s choir, chamber singers and concert band. Bid on items in the silent auction to raise funds

for performing arts programs; winners will be announced following the show.

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

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In accordance with federal and state regulations, Pem-broke Public Schools provides special education programs designed to meet the needs of children who are attending public schools as well as pri-vate schools at private expense and whose parents reside in Pembroke.

Pembroke provides all children with an opportunity to participate in the public school programs and strives to identify all children in need of special

education services. Pembroke Public Schools will arrange for the screening and evaluation of children ages 3-21 who are un-able to progress effectively in regular education because of a disability. Disabilities are de-fined as an impairment in one or more of the following areas: autism, developmental delay, intellectual impairment, sen-sory impairment (hearing or vision), neurological impair-ment, emotional impairment, communication impairment,

physical impairment, health impairment or a specific learn-ing disability.

Pembroke Public Schools conduct monthly screenings for preschool children who will be turning three years of age. Screenings are completed at North Pembroke Elementary School.

For more information re-garding eligibility for evalua-tions, programs and services, call the Department of Student Services at 781-826-8740.

School district offers disability screenings

“I think it’s especially important and difficult to be patriotic in this tough economical and technological era. With busy

schedules and so much technology, I feel that sometimes people forget that they are free. Some people aren’t. Many individuals disregard the power of freedom that we possess when they’re driving their kids to all these different activities, surfing the

Internet or playing video games. So when you’re in front of the TV screen, just remember that you might not be able to watch

what you want if you weren’t free.”

— From Tavares’ essay, “Does Patriotism Still Matter?”

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“The businesses in town were so generous. We raised almost $8,000,” Keegan said.

That included a $2,900 donation from the Board of Selectmen through the Camp Pembroke gift fund.

Though the committee wanted to keep the event free for families, Keegan said she had hoped to receive more do-nations for next year’s event. She estimated about $600 was collected at the event, plus a large box full of items for the Pembroke Food Pantry.

Keegan said the commit-tee might look to put out more donation jars next year, though activities will remain free.

She encouraged residents to continue sending in donations for the 2011 event — checks can be made out to the Pem-broke Chamber of Commerce, earmarked for the Tree Light-ing, and sent to P.O. Box 1126, Pembroke, MA 02359. Infor-mation about donating or vol-unteering also can be found at pembroketreelighting.com.

Committee member Mary Ann Smith said she handed out 575 candles for the candlelight sing-a-long, in which the Pem-broke High School chorus and band led residents in a series of Christmas songs.

The event also featured tables where people could sign up to be bone marrow donors, register their children through New York Life’s child ID pro-gram and purchase souvenirs bearing Pembroke’s 300th an-niversary logo. Several local churches collaborated to put on a live nativity at one corner

of the green, with a real cow watching over the baby Jesus from her nearby pen.

Selectmen commended Keegan and her committee at Monday’s board meeting, call-ing it a “great team effort.”

“It was by far the big-gest crowd I’ve seen at a Tree Lighting,” Selectman Arthur Boyle said.

It also was a more eco-friendly event than in the past. Selectmen’s assistant Diane Tobin pointed out that the en-ergy-efficient LeD lights used to decorate half the green re-quired about the same or less energy than the old lights used on two trees.

Keegan said she is already looking ahead to next year and hopes to continue making the event better.

“Each year we want to keep improving it,” she said.

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Members of the Pembroke High School chorus sing Christmas carols at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Tree Lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 5 at the Town Green.

Photo by Becca Manning

The Pembroke Associa-tion for the Performing Arts will hold its annual silent auction in conjunction with the high school’s winter holiday concerts on Wednes-day, Dec. 15 and Thursday, Dec. 16. At the silent auc-tion, participants will have the chance to bid on sports memorabilia, restaurant cer-tificates, tickets for sporting events, jewelry, gift cards to

local and national store retail stores, golf foursomes to area courses, decorative items and more. The opening bids will start at 25 to 30 percent of the item’s full value, so the savings will be tremendous.

Bidding will begin each night at 6 p.m.; the concerts begin at 7. All bids will close at the end of the intermission during the second evening of performances.

Silent auction to benefit performing arts programs

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of gifts for older children and teens. They recommend do-nations of gift cards to enter-tainment, video game or de-partment stores and for online music purchases; games like Phase 10, UNO, board games and handheld electronic games; and arts and crafts supplies, LEGOs and ZuZu pets. The

group also needs wrapping pa-per, tags and Scotch tape. All items may be dropped off at the Pembroke Fire Department headquarters in Pembroke Center or in the recreation of-fice at the community center.

Anyone wishing to make a tax-exempt donation may mail it to Pembroke Community Group, P.O. Box 1387, Pem-broke, MA 02359.

what is your favorite way to kick off the holiday season?

Ken Pike Monroe Street

“Buying the Christmas tree and getting everybody together to

decorate it. It kind of starts things off and gets everybody in the

holiday spirit.”

Jacob Hernandez Gorham Drive

“This morning, I decorated the wreath with my mom. I can’t wait

until Santa visits me!”

Robin Tholen Mira Mesa Drive

“I always love putting up the Christmas tree with my kids.

When we hang the ornaments that my kids have made over the

years, it brings back so many memories.”

Patrick Damon Riverpoint Drive

“Right after Thanksgiving, my family and I set up our lights

around the house and then we put up our Christmas village for all of our neighbors to see. They all really enjoy stopping by and

seeing our display.”

Julia Drummond Hamilton Drive

“Smile, because it makes me happy.”

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I have been a resident of Pembroke for many years. My concern is

directed to the Herring Run. It is such a pretty place, and many people visit and enjoy the area. Every spring, I wait to see if a new sign will replace the old one. No one can read the sign that has been there for

so many years. I doubt the cost would be so outrageous that the town could not afford to put up a new one or restore the old sign.

I would appreciate if this note could be considered by the proper committee.

Wilma MelloHigh Street

Herring run sign needs replaced

send us your letters! The Pembroke Express welcomes all views. Thank you letters will be accepted if concise. Anonymous letters or letters published in other publications will not be con-sidered. E-mail: [email protected]. Mail: P.O. Box 1656, Duxbury, MA 02331

The Pembroke Express is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Citizen of the Year.

The Citizen of the Year is a person who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve our town and the larger community. The Citizen of the Year need not be a Pembroke resident if their contributions largely occurred in Pembroke. Conversely, the Citizen of the Year may be a Pembroke resident whose greatest contribution might have occurred outside the town’s border.

Nominees will be accepted through Friday, Dec. 17. We will select three fi-nalists and then choose one Citizen of

the Year from among them. Nominations should include your name, any connection

to the nominee and reasons why this person is special. Please be as specific as you can and include as much information as you know. Your submissions will be kept confidential.

Send all nominations to [email protected] or mail to Pembroke Express, P.O. Box 1656, Duxbury, MA 02331.

who is the next Citizen of the Year?

Kerrie and Garrett Hunt tie a red, white and blue ribbon onto a wreath before delivering it to a home. Garrett is a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Photos by Becca Manning

season’s greetingsMembers of the Pembroke Military Sup-

port Group gathered early Saturday morning to deliver Christmas wreaths

to local families of those serving in the military.

Hailey Barros helps load wreaths into the back of her grandmother’s car before heading out to make deliveries. Barros’ late uncle, Jesse Crudup, served in the Army National Guard.

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Diane V. Lange died Wednesday, Dec. 1, at her home in Pembroke.

Diane was the longtime sales communications man-ager for monster.com. Diane is remembered by those she touched for her warmth, can-do spirit and charitable thought-fulness, in particular, by her

lifelong friend, Laurie Garnett. Diane leaves behind her

husband Mark P. Lange; moth-er Jean W. Jones; mother-in-law Heidi Lange; sister Debra Ryan Miller; brothers Richard and David Jones; and nieces and nephews Nicole, Evan, Kendra and Alex; as well as her cat Papaya.

She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Jones Sr., and her father-in-law, Pe-ter Lange.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11 at noon at Shepherd Funeral Home in Pembroke. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a local animal shelter.

Mabel A. Stevens of Pem-broke, a longtime nurse at the South Shore Hospital in Wey-mouth and a founder of the Pembroke Historical Society, died on Thursday, Dec. 2. She was 100 years old.

She was the wife of the late Ernest H. Stevens and sis-ter of Alice Bernier of Belling-ham and the late Albert Col-lins. Mabel also leaves a niece, Frances Ames of Bellingham, as well as several other nieces and nephews.

A graveside service was held Wednesday at Center Cemetery in Pembroke.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to St. An-drews episcopal Church, 17 Church St., Hanover, MA 02339. Shepherd Funeral Home is handling the arrange-ments.

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Robert Joseph Crawford Jr., 68, of Stratton Mountain, Vt., known to family and friends as “Bob,” died Sun-day, Dec. 5 at Grace Cottage Hospital in Townsend, Vt. Af-ter making the most of his last year with cancer, he passed away in the early morning surrounded by family.

Bob was born in Boston on Aug. 11, 1942 to Robert Sr. and Catherine Crawford. He was the oldest son of their nine children and grew up in South Boston. Bob attended Boston Latin High School and Boston College (Class of 1964). He married his high school sweet-heart, Elaine Marie Sullivan, on July 4, 1964, and together they raised five children and spoiled six grandchildren.

In his career in business, he worked for American Air-lines, Dunkin’ Donuts, How-ard Johnson, Stratton Moun-tain Ski Resort and Bank of New England. For the last 16 years, he was owner and op-erator of Hospitality Resolu-tions Incorporated. Over his life, he and his family have lived in Babylon, N.Y., Pem-

broke, Sparta, N.J. and Strat-ton, Vt.

A committed family man with a love of golf and skiing, he was also proud of his civic involvement. He was a select-man in Pembroke for nine years. He leaves his wife, Elaine Sullivan Crawford; children, Mary and Todd Hain, Ger-aldine and Donald Barrett, Robert and Melanie Craw-ford, Christopher Crawford and daughter Elaine Craw-ford; grandchildren, Rachel, Indiana, Kye, Laney, Max and Ryan; and siblings, Kay Kippenhan, Marilyn Pendel-ton, Terry Palardy, Elizabeth Crawford, Rosemary Craw-ford, Patricia Wentworth and John Crawford.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Katherine, and brother Rich-ard.

Visiting hours were held at Sullivan Funeral Home in Hanover on Thursday. A fu-neral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Thecla Church, 145 Wash-ington St., Pembroke. Burial will be at Northville Cem-

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Smirnoff Vodka .............................................................................1.75L ...$19.99Bacardi Rum White/Amber .................................................................1.75L ...$21.99Jim Beam Bourbon ......................................................................1.75L .. $23.99Jameson Irish Whiskey ............................................................. 750ml .. $23.99

J Lohr Chardonnay ................................................................... 750ml .....$9.99CK Mondavi Cabernet, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Red Blend ................... 1.5 L .....$8.99 Duckhorn Decoy All Varietals ......................................................... 750ml ...$19.99Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Chianti .............................................. 750ml .....$8.99Cigar Box Malbec, Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc ......................................... 750ml .....$8.99Red Knot Shiraz, Cabernet, Chardonnay ................................................ 750 ml .....$9.99Harbor Town Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir ............................................ 750 ml .....$8.99Freixenet Brut ................................................................................. 1.5 L ...$12.99

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By karen proctor, express coluMnist [email protected]

As we find ourselves smack-dab in the middle of what is

lovingly referred to as “the holiday season,” I find my-self bothered more and more by the commercial aspects of this “most wonderful time of the year.” It appears that as we head into the 21st century our holiday seasons are starting earlier and earlier, and yet we still find ourselves with less and less time to prepare.

We are bombarded by Charles Dickens-like scenes of Christmas past and the beauty of Victorian Christmas trees and decorations. We have adopted these idyllic scenes as part of what we believe to be the perfect New England Christmas.

Until recently, I believed that the Norman Rockwell il-lustrations of the little white New England church decked in wreaths, candles and choirs singing carols were accurate depictions of how Christmas in our region was spent since the beginning — at Plymouth — almost 400 years ago.

Boy, was I wrong! Appar-ently, in 1621, Governor Wil-liam Bradford began a tradi-tion of non-observance that would have been the envy of the Grinch. Bradford was mo-tivated not because his heart was too small but because, in true Puritan fashion, he was trying to do away with any-thing deemed pagan by the band of first-comers to the New World. These folks be-

lieved that although the birth of Christ was described in the Bible, the exact date was not, and because the date of Dec. 25 was based on the Ro-man calendar, it was therefore pagan and should not be ob-served. While this belief was not common in Old England, the Puritans had a chance in New England of making their doctrines stick. This was one belief that set New England apart from other regions of America. Dec. 25 became just another day of hard work for our New England ancestors.

By the mid-1800s, as more and more people immigrated to America from other parts of the world, people in New Eng-land cities began to celebrate with a mixture of old world traditions. Non-Puritan beliefs were becoming more and more common. The cities of Boston, Hartford and Providence were among the first to celebrate Christmas in New England. By the end of the 19th century, New Englanders had come to accept Christmas with all the trimmings — concerts, carols, gifts and even Santa Claus.

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

Congratulations to Chuck Crossley, Fred Doyle, Susan Ludlow, Brooks Kelly and Otis Hathon for correctly identifying the Adah Hall House interior as this week’s mystery picture.

Photo courtesy of Beth Dwyer

real scenes of Christmas past

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Curio Cabinet72" by 34" Cherry, Mirrored, 4 shelved curio cabinet in perfect condition. Excellent for collectables, china or glassware. $275. Call 781-934-2563.

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For SaleA nice collection of antique console wind up phonographs. They are in good condition with some blemishes. They come with many records and 100 new needles. From $75 to $175. See and try before you buy. Mark 781-294-1647.

Holiday GiftsGive the gift of massage therapy. $5 off all gift certificates. Please stop by Healing Hands Massage Therapy at 178 St. George St., Duxbury (side entrance) or call 781-934-9191 to arrange.

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Private grandfather collecting U.S. coins 1964 or earlier for my grandchildren - looking for dollars, half dollars, quarters & dimes - will pay cash 12-17 times face value with legible dates. Please call Jack, 978-460-0737.

Thule Cargo Unit & Bike RackJust in time for ski season a top line Thule Summit cargo unit complete with two roof racks and tracked feet kit. $170. Also a three bike rear rack designed for SUV's, $18. Call 781-934-6044.

Wedding DressGorgeous formal ivory, size 6, bride’s gown. This long-sleeved, satin and lace beaded gown is perfect for a late fall or winter wedding. Asking $750 or BO. Must see. Please call 781-452-7242.

Dining Room Set6’ trestle table with six oak ladderback chairs. All newly refinished and new reed seats in the six chairs. Excellent condition. $750. Call 781-582-5233.

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Boys 8-piece Oak Bedroom Set Broyhill. Beautiful condition includes captains bed w/two storage draws underneath, matching 3-draw dresser w/hutch, 3-draw bureau with/large attached mirror, student 4-draw desk w/hutch and chair. Mattress available if desired. Retails for $3000, asking $700. 781-934-5832.

Snowblower for SaleMTD 10 HP 28 inch Snowblower. Well maintained and recently tuned up. Ready to go as is. $200 or best offer. Call 617-840-2434.

70-Gallon AquariumBow-front aquarium with stand. All interior components included. Valued at $1200, will sacrifice for $300. Call 781-934-2810.

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Duxbury 4 BedroomOn Powder Point. Seasonal monthly rental, furnished, washer/dryer, large yard, newly renovated, $2,900 plus utilities. Seasonal monthly rental available Feb. 1 through June 18. One month rentals welcome. Call 781-934-2449.

Stowe Timeshare Available 1/8/11-1/15/11. Full kitchen, one BR, sleeps 4. Fireplace, indoor pool. Go to www.mountainsideresort.com for more information. Give the gift of a great ski vacation, $1000 or best offer. Call 781-858-9928.

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Office Space For Rent370 sq. ft. of space in great condition. 1500 Tremont St., Duxbury. $475/month plus utilities. Additional 600 sq. ft. abutting space available as well. Call 781-934-2186.

Plymouth Center WaterviewDowntown Plymouth multi-use buildings with water views. Offering furnished offices, unfurnished office suites, from 600 - 30,000 sq. ft. Prime retail space from 1400 - 15,000 sq. ft. For sale or lease. Call 781-789-6711.

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Commercial Space For RentWon’t last! Great space for start-up electrician/plumber. Garage door access, parking, office, work area, storage, Heat/electric included. 1200 sq. ft. $595/month. Please call 781-561-5679.

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Need Help Around The House?JK Handyman Services offers: Light electrical, plumbing, carpentry; blinds and curtain rod installations; maintain gardens and shrubs; garage, basement, and closet shelving. Reorganize attics, basements, garages; Install/remove Christmas lights; property security checks. Vacation home property management. Reasonable rates. Small jobs welcome. Jack Kilduff, 781-826-9328.

�Licensed & Insured Electrician

Local electrician looking for residential and commercial work servicing South Shore and Boston. Call Mark for an estimate at 781-826-6543. References available.

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Seasoned FirewoodCut and split 14”-16” lengths. Buy an order of seasoned firewood now, you’re automatically entered into raffle to win a free cord of seasoned firewood, cut and split. Proceeds go to Marshfield Community Christmas. Call Nessralla’s Farms in Marshfield, 781-834-2833, or visit www.nessrallas.com.

Painting Etc.50% off interior painting booked this winter. Specializing in interior/exterior painting, power washing, gutters, carpentry, dump runs, and window washing. Free estimates, best prices guaranteed. Fast and reliable service. Please call Mike, 781-789-3612.

Plantation Shutters & BlindsHunter Douglas blinds and shutters. Specializing in plantation shutters in real wood, composite, and vinyl. Free in-home consultation, free installation. Call for in-home quote. We offer lowest prices on shutters and blinds. Call 781-985-5480 Frugalblindsandshutters.com

Home ImprovementSemi-retired remodeler with 30 plus years experience. Design and build. Bath, kitchen, tiling, family room etc. Your problems, our solution. Call Larry McCarthy, 508-746-7829.

Yard and Leaf CleanupPrompt professional service. Also, power wash decks and vinyl siding. Call Steven Shaevel 508-889-1198.

Professional PainterGet your home ready for the holidays. Fast and reliable service. Call Friendly Painting, 508-584-1970, ask for Shawn.

Wallpapering/Interior PaintingCeiling, walls, woodwork, drywall repairs, touch-ups, cleanouts done at low, reasonable prices. MC and Visa accepted. Free estimates. Call Debbie, 781-585-8043.

Cleaning ServiceWe clean houses, apartments, offices. More than seven years of experience. Save time and money. Call this month and get 30% off on your cleaning! Free estimate. Call 781-316-6578, Vanessa.

Affordable RoofingRoofs starting at $4,000, repairs starting at $50. Year round. Commercial/Residential. Call for free estimate - 781-733-2156 On completion of job, get a 32” plasma TV (excludes repairs). Call for best prices for your vinyl siding. Very affordable.

Tree ServiceTree removal and pruning. Skilled aborist with over 20 years experience, UMass degree in Urban Forestry. Free estimates. Call Steve at 781-733-0429.

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Fall Yard CleanupsWe specialize in raking and removing leaves, small trees, branches and yard debris. Any and all junk removed, inside and out. We also clean gutters, install gutter guards, and wash windows. Please call Mike at 781-789-3612.

Gutter CleaningDo you need your gutters cleaned this fall? Call Andrew, 781-264-3628. Average house is $100. For an additional $25 we will clean the mildew off your gutters with TSP. Interior/exterior painting available.

Gutter CleaningWe clean gutters, install gutter guards, and wash windows. We also specialize in raking and removing leaves, small trees, branches and yard debris. Any and all junk removed, inside and out. Please call Mike at 781-789-3612.

Tree ServiceS.P.M. Enterprises is now offering tree services. We offer tree removal, ornamental pruning, large plant transplanting, vista pruning, land clearing, stump removal, excavation and more. Fully insured. Call Shawn, 781-264-5595 or email [email protected].

Driveway PlowingWinter’s coming. Experienced and reliable plow driver, I will be there when you need me. Will do a neat, clean and thorough job. Call Jonathan, 781-706-7031.

Housecleaning ServiceHomes and offices. Local references. Free estimates. Good, reasonable rates. Please call Fabricia, 781-936-8571 or 781-291-1731 (cell).

Professional Window CleaningPrices start at $2.00 We are fully insured. No job too big or small. 10% off when you mention this ad. Please call for free estimate. Call Mike 781-789-3612

Expert Stump Grinding40 years experience. 12” below grade. Stump cutting specialist. Free estimates. Call Bob Reardon at 781-826-4774 or cell phone 617-694-7233.

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Cleaning ServiceHouse and office cleaning. References available. Call Rose, 774-269-6646.

Cleaning ServiceWe can make your office or house shine while you relax. We come every week, every other week, or once a month. Move-ins and move-outs. Try us before anyone else. Great references. Call Elaine, 508-718-8159.

Window And Gutter CleaningLet local firefighters brighten your day! Residential and storefront. Pressure washing - house, patio, deck, etc. Free gutter cleaning with every full house window job. Reasonable rates. References available. Fully insured. Keith McWalter. 781-340-5183 or cell-781-690-2000.

Snowbirds To FloridaSouth Shore based company providing auto transport service to Florida and nationwide. Great rates and reliable, safe door-to-door transport. Call DWO Auto Transport Services, 954-648-3677. Mention ad for $25 discount.

The Paint SaintProfessional interior/exterior painting, gutter cleaning, power washing and window washing. Best prices and service always with a smile. Will paint your home like it was our own. Call Andrew for your free estimate. 781-264-3628.

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Michael’s Windows & Gutter Cleaning

A local service. Windows start at $5 each. Also, repair loose and leaking gutters, and can install gutter screens. Also, repair window and door screens. (A great gift idea!) I answer my phone. Cell 508-523-9927.

Absolute Removal Large or small cleanouts of basements, attics, sheds, yards. Small construction sites. Storage units. We do the work or you can make a pile and we’ll take it away. Fast reliable service seven days/week. Free estimates. 781-588-4036. South Shore.

Carpet & Upholstery CleaningPet odor removal. Leather cleaning. I guarantee you will like the way your carpets look. Call Craig at Quality Carpet, 508-580-4777.

Fall Clean UpsS.P.M. Enterprises is a full service landscape/tree company that offers fall cleanups, fall hedge trimming, lawn mowing, tree removal, pruning and much more. We are fully insured and offer free estimates. Call Shawn today 781-264-5595 or email [email protected]

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Over 20 years experience. Interior-steam cleaning, leather treatments and odor removal, Exterior-waxing, polishing and compounding. Entire job completed by J. Scott Russell, Jr., owner. Local pick-up and delivery. Gift certificates available. For appointments/ information, 781-424-9113.

Junk BustersJunk removal, specializing in cleanouts of basements, garages, attics, yard debris, odds and ends. We also specialize in carpentry, painting, gutter work, and window washing. Best prices, free estimates. Please call or leave a message for Mike, 781-789-3612.

Planes, Train& Automobiles

18' Marshall Sanderling Catboat1974 catboat; 6 HP Yamaha outboard, 1994 trailer included; both trailer and boat updated; Presently on mooring In Duxbury; $11,000. Call 781-934-6417

Planes, Train& Automobiles

Great Christmas Gift2006 Mazda Miata MX5. Silver with black top, 5-speed manual, A/C, 17,000 miles. Superb condition. $13,500 or best offer. Call Ed, 508-947-8662.

Pick-Up Truck For Sale1997 blue 3/4 ton V-8, 8' bed, 143,000 miles, 1 owner. In good condition. $4,500 or best offer. Call Bob, 781-447-0026

2000 Jeep Wrangler 4.0LGreen, 5 speed, 4 tops, tow pkg. 183K miles, new engine has 15K miles. 3yr/100K mile warranty, all service records available. New clutch in 08' and many new parts.. if it’s needed it, we’ve done it. Asking $9,800. 774-454-8579.

2003 GMC Yukon Denali XLAlpine white w/sandstone leather. Capt. chairs. New (9/10) factory installed trans. w/3yr. 100k mi. warranty. Always garaged dealer serviced. 84k mi. Excellent condition. Title in hand. $15,500/b.o. Call 781-820-8874.

2002 Hitchhiker 5th Wheel31.5’ long, 3 slides, glide ride hitch, new tires, new water heater, rebuilt furnace. Propane/electric refrigerator and heater. Queen-size bed w/upgraded matteress. Double sleeper sofa. TV and stereo system. Desk station set up for computer. Storage inside and out. Excellent condition, asking $19,999. 617-538-2113.

Acura MDX 20022002 Acura MDX For Sale. Good

condition, 132k miles. Black exterior, beige interior. 4wd. Fold up 3rd row of seats. $7,500. Call 781-934-0803.

Planes, Train& Automobiles

1993 Mercedes 300E287,000 miles, one owner. Just tuned for $400+, replaced shocks and struts. Summer, snow tires in excellent condition. CD player, radio, sub woofer. Auto transmission. Regular oil changes. Interior, superb condition, some rust exterior. $1499. Call 617-921-0250.

2004 Pursuit 2270 Center console. Low hours, T-Top, 225 Yamaha 4-stroke, color fishfinder, GPS, live bait well, brand new aluminum Venture tandem trailer with disc brakes. $26,900. Call George, 781-561-5995.

2005 Acura Only 15,000 MilesMeticulously maintained, Florida car, one owner, all the extras, luxury package, leather heated seats, moonroof, AC, steering wheel controls, 6-CD changer, AM/FM cassette, front and side airbags, alloy wheels, ABS. Lowered to unbelievable $19,500. Call 781-447-7890.

Shaw 24’ Classic YawlBuilt 1961 Jensen in Denmark. Midget ocean/racing cruiser. Mahogany, oak, sitka, teak, double planked mahogany. Teak centerboard, bronze centerboard trunk, 1500 lb. slotted lead keel. Accomodations: four berths, galley, head. $6000. 508-747-1235.

Starter Boat, Motor, Trailer'Crestliner' 14' aluminum open runabout with 15HP electric start Suzuki and a Venture trailer. All in excellent condition. All extras including anchor, lines, oars etc. $3500. Call 781-934-1332.

36’ Sabre “Spartina” 1986. Excellent condition, fully equipped. Great boat for cruising couple or family. Roller furling main and genoa. Full electronics (radar, GPS chart plotter, autopilot...) power windlass, ESPAR hot air heating system etc. Price drastically reduced, $59,000. 781-452-7321.

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Anderson Sliding DoorsNew in cartons, 400 series. French wood. Storm watch protection. 5’ 11.5” wide x 6’ 7.5” high. High-Eco Excel energy performance. Pine interior, off-white exterior. High performance glass, doors only. Six doors (twelve panels). Retail, $1700/per set; asking $600/per set. Accessories extra. 781-934-7515.

Boys 8-piece Oak Bedroom Set Broyhill. Beautiful condition includes captains bed w/two storage draws underneath, matching 3-draw dresser w/hutch, 3-draw bureau with/large attached mirror, student 4-draw desk w/hutch and chair. Mattress available if desired. Retails for $3000, asking $700. 781-934-5832.

Snowblower for SaleMTD 10 HP 28 inch Snowblower. Well maintained and recently tuned up. Ready to go as is. $200 or best offer. Call 617-840-2434.

70-Gallon AquariumBow-front aquarium with stand. All interior components included. Valued at $1200, will sacrifice for $300. Call 781-934-2810.

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Be A Process ServerEarn up to $50/hour. Serve papers for lawyers, full or part-time from home, in your own business. Must be over 18 years old and have own transportation. No risk-the courts are busy. Call 617-365-2646 (24 hrs).

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Duxbury 4 BedroomOn Powder Point. Seasonal monthly rental, furnished, washer/dryer, large yard, newly renovated, $2,900 plus utilities. Seasonal monthly rental available Feb. 1 through June 18. One month rentals welcome. Call 781-934-2449.

Stowe Timeshare Available 1/8/11-1/15/11. Full kitchen, one BR, sleeps 4. Fireplace, indoor pool. Go to www.mountainsideresort.com for more information. Give the gift of a great ski vacation, $1000 or best offer. Call 781-858-9928.

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Office Space For Rent370 sq. ft. of space in great condition. 1500 Tremont St., Duxbury. $475/month plus utilities. Additional 600 sq. ft. abutting space available as well. Call 781-934-2186.

Plymouth Center WaterviewDowntown Plymouth multi-use buildings with water views. Offering furnished offices, unfurnished office suites, from 600 - 30,000 sq. ft. Prime retail space from 1400 - 15,000 sq. ft. For sale or lease. Call 781-789-6711.

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Commercial Space For RentWon’t last! Great space for start-up electrician/plumber. Garage door access, parking, office, work area, storage, Heat/electric included. 1200 sq. ft. $595/month. Please call 781-561-5679.

Small Duxbury CottageOn Powder Point. Seasonal monthly rental, washer/dryer, dishwasher, very private, small yard, newly renovated, $1200 includes utilities. Available Dec. 1 through June 18. One month rentals available. Call 781-934-2449.

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Painting Etc.50% off interior painting booked this winter. Specializing in interior/exterior painting, power washing, gutters, carpentry, dump runs, and window washing. Free estimates, best prices guaranteed. Fast and reliable service. Please call Mike, 781-789-3612.

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Tree ServiceTree removal and pruning. Skilled aborist with over 20 years experience, UMass degree in Urban Forestry. Free estimates. Call Steve at 781-733-0429.

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in the Board of Selectmen’s Office at Pembroke Town Hall to consider the Request for Determination of Applicability filed on December 6, 2010, by Susan Lonergan, 50 Little Brook Road, Pembroke, MA, to remove trees at 50 Little Brook Road, Pembroke, Massachusetts, shown on Assessor’s Map D3, Lot 2.

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The best of the restSports Editor Dave Palana’s favorite hits (and misses) from the cutting room floor

VICTORY! Jake Schissel, clad in a black body suit, calls down the thunder as the Titans are anounced as Eastern. Mass champions. The Bruce Campbell-esque Titan mascot also cheers them on.

TEAMWORK FAIL: Megan Ford and Amanda Pugliese have a defensive mishap against Bridgewater-Raynham.

BACKUP PLAN: Cross-country captains Ryan Kelley and Heather Connick pose for an alternate cover of the Fall Sports Preview.

PIRATE POUNDING: This photo did not make the Express because the identity of the tackler is unknown, but someone from Hull had his clock cleaned.

GO TEAM GO! Jane Edwards and Katie Wandell get set for a volleyball match.

INCOMING! Chris Waterfield does his best to avoid being kicked in the face.

Photos by Dave Palana

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Hall wrapped up her volleyball career at Pem-broke by helping the team reach the MIAA tournament for the third straight season.

Now she is switching over to winter and spring track before graduating this June. She shared her thoughts on …

… her college search. I’m not sure which school I’m going to yet. My top school is Annapolis; I like the whole structure of the school and what it repre-sents. I’m also looking at George Washington and Villanova.

… choosing a major. I want to student engineer-ing. I like math and I like solving problems. I’m not sure what type of engineer yet, but maybe mechani-cal.

… the sports she plays. Volleyball is my favor-ite. I like being on the court with the team and work-ing together as a team. I started in seventh or eighth grade on a club team and just continued on to high school.

… her favorite memories as a Titan. All the volley-ball practices are always fun because I love my team. In track we win a lot, which is always nice [laughs].

… her spare time. I do NHS and Student Council; oth-er than that I just like to hang out with my friends.

… her goals for her future. I definitely want to go to Greece; I’ve always loved it. I hope that I am successful in whatever I do and have a family one day.

Northwest passageCross-country team takes 19th at Nike Nationals

by Dave Palana, sPorts eDitor [email protected]

The atmosphere was in-tense and the course was muddy, but the Titan Track Club did their job at the Nike Nationals in Portland, Ore.

Pembroke runners scored 399 points to finish 19th in the country at the championship race, held Saturday at Port-land Meadow.

“We were right around where we should have been,” head coach Greg Zopatti said. “I thought everyone ran really well, and it was just a great experience.”

Zopatti said the course may have been the toughest ever for his team, who were ankle-deep in mud and bat-tling a cold wind for most of the race.

“It was like being on a StairMaster,” Zopatti said. “It was really wild. There were also about 5,000 fans there, and the race started with a cannon instead of a pistol. I think the boys did a nice job not being overwhelmed by all that.”

Junior Wesley Gallagher led the team with a 69th-place finish in 17 minutes and 21 seconds. Ryan Kelley finishes 19 seconds later in 88th place, with Brendan Adams finish-ing 164th in 17:56. Freshman Johnny Valeri had one of his best races of the year to finish next for the Titans in 18:26.

“Johnny really over-achieved,” Zopatti said. “He ran excellent.”

Ryan Moran crossed next for the Titans in 171st, with Joe Vercollone and Jesse Fine running 10 seconds apart to finish 181st and 183rd respec-tively.

For Adams, Moran and Kelley, it was the last race of their cross-country careers at Pembroke High School, and Zopatti said it was a fitting end for three captains who had given so much to the pro-gram.

“They’re all so different but they are all outstanding leaders,” Zopatti said. “Ryan is our vocal leader, Brendan has really grown up over the last three years and is a great

guy to watch on race day and Moran is our quiet guy who everybody respects; the younger guys watch him and learn how to go about their business. It was so good for us that they all played differ-ent roles. Now Wesley and JoJo, who will be captains next year, got to see how it is done, and can look at how they can maybe get back to this race.”

While the team and some family and supporters made the trip to Portland, about 200 supporters packed into the Pembroke High School auditorium to watch the race and participated in giveaway contests from Nike, who pro-vided the viewing station.

“It was great for our school and great for our pro-gram to show that kind of camaraderie,” Zopatti said. “[Indoor track] coach Rooney did a great job and Nike did a great job [with the viewing party]. We need to keep this momentum going for our pro-gram, and I think this bodes well for the next few years.”

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the deadline is tuesday at noon.TiTan SporTS

Most Valuable Player

Reardon turned in solid performance after solid performance on the links

in his senior season. The captain helped the Titans win the Patriot League championship and then shot a team-leading 78 to help them cap-ture the Division III South Section-al championship. Reardon capped his year with a 76 at the D-III state championship.

HEaTHER CONNICk Cross Country

Connick gets the nod for MVP after the best season in her stellar career at Pem-

broke High School. The senior cap-tain returned from an injury-plagued junior year to lead the Titans to the Fisher Division championship and helped the team earn their first trip to All States with a second-place finish at Eastern Mass, where she finished in the top five in Division IV.

JaCk REaRdON Golf

Valeri and Stafford deservedly split the honor as they both exploded onto the scene as freshmen this

season and immediately worked their way into the varsity rotation. Valeri turned in a big per-formance at Eastern Mass. with a top-20 finish in his first state race, and Stafford proved just as capable the next week when he crossed the finish line 31st at the All State championship.

MICHaEla MCISaaC Soccer

The freshman made an im-mediate impact for the girls soccer team, with goals in

each of the first three games. McIsaac finished the season ninth in the Patriot League in scoring with 10 goals and four assists to help the Titans win the Fisher Division and reach the semifi-nals of the MIAA tournament.

JOHNNy ValERI & CHRISTIaN STaffORd

Cross Country

Moving Hooper from tight end to running back paid dividends

for the Titans this season as he led the team in rushing, and his nine touchdowns put him in the top 25 in scoring in Division III. Hooper turned in the game of his life against Silver Lake and will have to build on his performance for the Titans to put together a winning season next year.

alaNa aTCHISON & lauREN TRESSEl

Volleyball

The Titans didn’t lose much in terms of bodies with a small senior class, but they lost a lot of offense at the

net with the departure of captains Meagan Hall and Lisa Higgins from the outside hit-ter and middle positions. Tressel, the Titan’s other outside hitter, and Atchison, the other middle, both had good seasons for Pembroke this year, but they will have to step into lead-ership roles and help make up for the loss of offense.

JON HOOpER football

Rookie of the Year

The Express fall Sports awards

GirlsBoys

Player to Watch in 2011