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Whether their canvas was paper, the side of a trailer or the band-stand stage, artists from Pem-

broke and beyond brought their best to last weekend’s 42nd annual Pembroke Arts Festi-val — even Mother Nature.

The two-day event was accompanied by plenty of sun and minimal humidity, attracting what organizers say was one of their biggest crowds ever.

“I think we had record numbers,” festi-val co-chairwoman Janice Gallinger said. “It seemed more steadily busy at every time than ever in the past.”


It’s not difficult to find fresh produce around Pembroke. Whether you have a taste for blueberries or need to scare up a good carving pumpkin, there are plenty of roadside stands to choose from.

Now a pair of Pembroke siblings is hoping to bring these local growers together, along with a few newcomers, to give the town its own farm-ers market.

“Farmers markets are just so much fun,” said Christine Falk, who is spearheading the project with her brother, Matt York. “It’s a fun thing to go and take your family to and buy fresh fruits and vegetables that you know are coming from this town or the next town over.”

Falk said she started gar-dening when she moved to Pembroke about three years ago and began buying local Variety

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DANCERS’ WORLD: Alanna Bibaud and Mackenzie Shea of Pembroke and Marissa Marani of Halifax give a colorful performance to “Brown Derby Jump” on the bandstand stage Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Pembroke Arts Festival. The girls are students at A Dancers’ World in Pembroke.

Weekend festival provides stage for all kinds of artists

CentreStage dancers Evamarie Thomas of Pembroke and Guy Quartarone of Wrentham, as Frankenstein, give a frightfully fun performance to “Transylvania Mania” at the Arts Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8. Photos by Becca Manningcontinued on page 8

Ready to growBrother and sister hoping to launch local farmers market

To market, to market

Christine Falk and Matt York are hoping to get a Pembroke

farmers market up and running by next summer. Anyone inter-

ested in the idea can contact them

to help out.

Call: Matt York, 781-953-6177

E-mail: farmersmarket [email protected]

Log on to: pembrokefarmers market.org

continued on page 7


Truck traffic in the North Pembroke neighborhood has become a nuisance, an Elm Street resident wrote to select-men, and on Monday the board agreed.

In his letter, the Rev. Joe Quaresimo said he had noticed trucks coming out of the In-dustrial Park area turning left onto Elm Street after seeing the “No Trucks” sign on Oak

Street, ending up on Spring and Pleasant streets before eventually coming out onto Route 53.

The weight of these trucks is damaging the surface streets and posing a danger to truck-ers and residents, Quaresimo wrote. He asked that the “No Truck” signs be relocated to just west of Winter Street, al-lowing trucks to see them in

Board backs road block planSelectmen hope to direct trucks away from N. Pembroke streets

continued on page 13

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SUNRISE/SUNSET Sunrise SunsetFri. Aug. 14 5:50 a.m. 7:45 p.m.Sat. Aug. 15 5:51 a.m. 7:44 p.m.Sun. Aug. 16 5:52 a.m. 7:42 p.m.Mon. Aug. 17 5:53 a.m. 7:41 p.m.Tues. Aug. 18 5:54 a.m. 7:39 p.m.Wed. Aug. 19 5:55 a.m. 7:38 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 20 5:56 a.m. 7:36 p.m.Fri. Aug. 21 5:57 a.m. 7:35 p.m.

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Carly Sanker, 18, is a recent Pem-broke High School graduate and received the 2009 Pembroke Arts

Festival Scholarship. The talented young artist was among those featured at the festival this past weekend. Here, she chats about her love of detail, going into business and what’s next.

You just graduated from Pembroke High School in May. Now what? I’m starting at Mas-sArt in about two weeks. I’m going there for ei-ther illustration or graphic design. This summer I’ve been busy with commissions and tattoo de-signs, and I’m starting a tattoo apprenticeship in Wareham at Sinners & Saints. I might go into tattoo design, but I’m not sure yet. I’m consid-ering it as a career option.

How did you get into tattoo design? A lot of my friends were turning 18 and wanting tat-toos, so they came to me because I was the per-son they knew that was good at art. I started do-ing tattoos for friends and they told people and more people came to me for tattoo designs. And then people started saying to me, ‘Don’t you do tattoo designs on people?’ And I said, ‘No, I don’t do that. Maybe I should get into that.’ It’s a good career; it’s a good-paying job in art.

How does tattoo design differ from other mediums you’ve worked in? Drawing tattoo designs is no different in medium, but if I were to do tattoo design on skin, it’s very different. It’s way more elaborate. You’re using a needle and you’re putting the ink in someone’s skin. So there are a lot of medical issues; there’s a lot more to consider. I’m starting my apprentice-ship in the fall, so during the weekends at Mas-sArt I will be doing my apprenticeship and then during the week I’ll be taking my classes.

What other mediums do you work in? I just finished my ballpoint pen drawing that won Best in Show for our district in An Artistic Dis-covery: The Congressional Art Competition. I won three round-trip plane tickets to Washing-ton, D.C. with about 400 other Best in Show district winners from across the country. That was about a month ago. I’ve been working a lot with ballpoint pen, ebony pencil. I’ve been do-ing portraits and portraits of people’s pets. I’m sending one to Michigan. This one I just finished [points to a portrait of a dog she’s working on at the Arts Festival].

How did you get into selling your art-work? It’s just kind of snowballed into this ca-reer. I’m starting to get more and more recogni-tion for my work, and it’s become easier for me to work on the stuff I need to work on to sell it. I’m getting better with my business qualities, trying to get used to marketing.

How did you first get into art? I’ve always been into art. I’ve always drawn. I’ve always loved it; I’ve always had a passion for it. But I started getting serious about art around seventh grade when I realized, hey, I’m doing this a lot

in my free time and it’s more than just a hobby. Freshman year is when I figured out I could ac-tually go to school for art and be successful at it, so I figured I’m definitely going to go down this path.

In elementary school, my teacher Mr. Pat-terson was a huge inspiration. My family has always been very supportive of my passion for art and my will to pursue it as a career. I’ve had everyone supporting me — my teachers in high school, Stephen King and Dana Bullock.

I learned how to draw on a computer before I learned how to draw on paper. I do a lot of stuff in Photoshop. A lot of tattoo designs that I do right now are in Photoshop. So it’s all just come together very well. I’m always practicing. I went to art camp last summer and the summer before at New Hampshire Institute of Art. I’m just going at it, not stopping.

Do you have an ultimate career goal? I just got paid for a commission today, and with that money I bought a huge set of colored pen-cils because I want to start working with colored pencils. It’s an endless cycle. I get paid for the commissions I do, to spend more money on art supplies, to do more art. I love it, and if I can do what I love, that’s what I want to do in life.

Do you have a favorite subject or favor-ite materials to work with? I love detail. I like working in black and white. I like working with intricate details. I loved working with ball-point pen, because you can get down to the very smallest point where you look really close and you can see all the detail, but when you look from far away it just looks like a very complete picture. That’s what I love the most. The tattoo designs, the ballpoint pen designs — everything that’s very detailed.

A visit with Carly SankerArts Festival scholarship winner plans creative career

Carly Sanker, 18, works at the Pembroke Arts Festival on Saturday. Photo by Becca Manning

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Selectmen once again thawed a town-wide hiring freeze on Monday, voting 4-1 to allow three part-time library positions to be filled.

Don Anderson was the sole holdout, saying the freeze was a “futile exercise” if the board continued to fill every position that came before them.

“There really is no hiring freeze if we’re filling even a position as small as the library assistant,” Anderson said. “Who is it that we wouldn’t allow to be hired?”

Pembroke Public Li-brary Director Deborah Wall was looking to hire two li-brary aides and one shelver, all of which are included in her current budget, with an-nual salaries of about $10,000 each, Town Administrator Ed Thorne said.

Thorne said Wall was aware that the positions could be cut if the town faces future

budget re-d u c t i o n s . The town has not yet de-cided how to handle an ap-proximately $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 loss in Chap-ter 70 aid in the final

FY2010 state budget.If their jobs were cut, the

part-time employees would be eligible for unemployment based on their salaries and how much they had worked, Thorne said.

Lew Stone said librar-ies are used more than ever during a tough economy and made a motion to approve the positions.

Anderson amended Stone’s motion to allow one library aide, saying it would allow him a “small victory” and mean a savings of about $20,000. But the board voted down his amendment.

Stone said the town had authorized Wall to run the li-brary and that she knew what the library needed. He said the board did not have a definite reason for cutting her budget now.

Dan Trubucco said he still felt the freeze was beneficial and acted as a reminder to de-partment heads that more cuts could be coming.

“It’s not a futile exercise having them come here, even if it seems like it’s being rub-ber-stamped,” Trabucco said.

The current hiring freeze was voted in on May 11, though a month later the board authorized the assessor’s of-fice to advertise for a replace-ment for retiring Chief Asses-sor Maureen O’Connor.

During a three-month hir-ing freeze lifted in February, selectmen allowed the assis-tant town clerk, Council on Aging transportation coordi-nator and assistant treasurer positions to be filled.

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Teen admits to 19 break-ins from 2008

A Pembroke teen accused of breaking into 24 vehicles last summer was sentenced to six months probation and ordered to pay restitu-tion totaling about $2,100 after he admitted to many of the charges last week in Plymouth District Court.

Joseph Debenedictis, 18, of Mill Street was arrested on June 28, 2008, during an investiga-tion of vehicle break-ins that had been ongo-ing for about two months. Debenedictis was charged with 24 counts of felony breaking and entering, seven counts of larceny over $250 and 13 counts of larceny under $250. All B&E charges were reduced to misdemeanors as part of the plea agreement.

On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Debenedictis ad-mitted to 19 of the break-ins and ordered to pay separate restitution to each of the victims. All other charges were dismissed but kept on file. The case was continued without a finding until Feb. 5, 2010.

Another teen, John D. Crowley, 16, of Cen-ter Street, was summonsed to appear in court on similar charges related to the break-ins, includ-ing 22 counts of felony breaking and entering, 20 counts of larceny under $250 and two counts of larceny over $250.

Crowley was in court on Aug. 5 for a mo-tion hearing.

Woman gets probation in drunk driving case

A Pembroke woman who crashed her Jeep into a utility pole last February pled guilty to OUI, reckless operation and leaving the scene of property damage last week in Plymouth Dis-trict Court.

Jennifer L. Druan, 44, of Parker Road was sentenced to two years of probation, ordered to pay about $600 in court fines and lost her li-

cense for 45 days at a bench trial on Aug. 4.Druan was arrested on Feb. 15, 2008, when

police were called to the scene of a motor ve-hicle crash on West Elm Street only to find the driver had left the scene. They later pulled Druan’s vehicle over on Curve Street, accord-ing to reports. A charge of child endangerment while OUI was dismissed.

Man faces third OUI after crashing trailer

A Pembroke man is facing his third OUI charge after he allegedly crashed his boat trailer into a utility pole in Marshfield last Wednesday.

Brendan J. Mosher, 40, of Wintergreen Farm Road pled not guilty on Aug. 6 to charges of OUI third offense and marked lanes violation.

Mosher was arrested the day before around 6:40 p.m. after Marshfield police were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Ferry Street. Police noted Mosher’s Ford Explorer was parked on the side of the road about 30 feet from a utility pole that appeared damaged. The 20-foot boat he had been pulling on a trailer also appeared damaged, according to reports.

Mosher allegedly told police he had been heading home from South River in Humarock. When police pointed out that he appeared to have been headed away from Pembroke toward Marshfield center, Mosher reportedly said he thought he was on Union Street heading toward Pembroke.

Mosher is due back in court on Sept. 21 for a pretrial hearing.

Pembroke police log

POlIce & cOUrT brIefs

frIDAY, JUlY 313:00 p.m. Caller reported

suspicious motor vehicle on Edgewater Drive.

3:35 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Christina Marie Drive.

3:40 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age under $1,000 on Church Street.

7:15 p.m. Caller reported shoplifting on Church Street. No police service necessary.

sATUrDAY, AUG. 11:10 a.m. Caller reported

animal complaint on Beech-wood Avenue.

1:13 a.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Alvern Road. Police issued verbal warning.

3:00 p.m. Caller reported vandalism at home on Lake Av-enue.

8:09 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Montclair Avenue.

9:19 p.m. Caller report-ed noise complaint on Forest Street.

9:19 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle at A-Plus Sunoco.

sUNDAY, AUG. 21:08 a.m. Caller reported

noise complaint on Center Street. Police issued verbal warning.

7:39 a.m. Caller reported sudden death on Monroe Street.

1:13 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Washington Street.

7:34 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Oldham Street.

7:37 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Standford Hill Road.

9:03 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Oldham Street.

MONDAY, AUG. 312:55 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious motor vehicle on Plymouth Street.

1:45 a.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Union Street.

1:52 a.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Edgewater Drive.

8:43 a.m. Caller reported vandalism on Gurney Drive.

10:29 a.m. Caller reported vehicle break-in on Furnace Lane.

1:44 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age under $1,000 on Center Street.

3:03 p.m. Caller reported drug law violations on Sachem Circle. Individuals not found.

3:21 p.m. Caller reported recreational vehicle complaint on William Avenue. Vehicle not found.

6:29 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Plymouth Street. Fire department notified.

7:02 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Station Street.

7:40 p.m. Caller reported parking complaint on Center Street.

TUesDAY, AUG. 42:14 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious activity on West Elm Street.

5:05 a.m. Caller reported vehicle break-in on Pilgrim Road.

10:28 a.m. Police pulled over vehicle on Fairwood Drive and arrested James M. Wech-bacher, 25, of Hanson on a de-fault warrant for failure to ap-pear.

11:14 a.m. Caller reported threatening on Barker Street. In-dividual transported to hospital.

11:57 a.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Linda Road. Animal control officer notified.

2:07 p.m. Caller reported trash complaint on Mattakee-sett Street. Individual referred to DPW.

3:19 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Pleasant Street.

7:42 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Cove Lane.

9:28 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Chapel Street.

10:28 p.m. Caller reported non-aggravated assault on Gard-ner Lane.

WeDNesDAY, AUG. 55:44 a.m. Caller reported

animal complaint on Mattakee-sett Street.

7:55 a.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Mattakeesett Street. Vehicle not found.

4:20 p.m. Caller reported threatening on Mattakeesett Street.


5:07 p.m. Caller reported threatening on Standford Hill Road.


5:39 p.m. Caller reported hit and run motor vehicle crash on Church Street.

11:45 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Pil-grim Road. Vehicle not found.

THUrsDAY, AUG. 61:38 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious motor vehicle on School Street. Vehicle not found.

10:47 a.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Mattakee-sett Street. Animal control offi-cer notified.

11:30 a.m. Caller report-ed disturbance on Pembroke Woods Drive.

1:52 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Washington Street.

2:46 p.m. Caller reported annoying phone calls on James Way.

3:03 p.m. Caller reported larceny on Washington Street.

5:54 p.m. Caller reported lockout on Oldham Street. Fire department notified.

7:45 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Water Street.

8:01 p.m. Caller reported recreational vehicle complaint on Taylor Street.

8:11 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Cove Lane.

11:08 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Chapel Street.

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Hockey alumni invited to play inaugural game

The Titans Boys Ice Hock-ey Club is planning its inau-gural boys ice hockey alumni game. Pembroke High School graduates who played on the boys varsity or junior varsity teams are invited to join their former teammates for a little bit of fun and hockey. The game will be played on Sun-day, Jan. 3, 2010 at the Hobo-mock Ice Arena. The cost is $40 per player. Every player will receive a T-shirt.

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Ride for freedomThe Lucky Dawg Tavern

and Grill is hosting a motor-cycle ride fundraiser for the Pembroke Military Support Group on Saturday, Aug. 15. The ride will begin at Hanover Mall at 11:30 a.m., with registration starting at 10 a.m., and will end at the Lucky Dawg on Route 14 in Pembroke with a free bar-becue and live band. Cost is $20 per bike and $10 per passenger, with all proceeds benefiting local veterans and their families through the Military Support Gorup. For information, call Mike at 781-293-3600.

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Hot Spot of the Week: The western edge of Stellwa-gen Bank for tuna.

Tip of the Week: Don’t miss out on the South Shore Tuna Tournament from Sept. 25-27. Visit bbgfc.com for entry and rules. This is a great tournament.

Coastal Report: On Stellwagen Bank, live bait fishing for tuna is red hot. Buy or find some live bait and you’ll find medium

bluefin tuna in the 65- to 70-inch range. Ei-ther fish them on a kite or balloon — both are producing well. I had many reports of multiple hookups over the weekend. Much of the bite was from 1 p.m. on. There were also a few tuna being taken on squid bars. There also were a few giant bluefins taken

over the weekend, a few over 100 inches. Remember to bring your A game — these fish don’t give in easily. The Peaked Hill Bar area is only holding a few fish, but on Saturday I watched a small center console boat land a good size tuna after a two-and-a-half-hour battle.

Cod fishing on the south-eastern side of Stellwagen is OK. The bite has been most-ly on jigs. On the backside beaches off Peaked Hill Bar, bass fishing has been hit or miss (as they say, “you should have been here yesterday”). Up at the Race at Provinc-etown, bass and blue fish-ing is good. Mostly jigging with wire line. From Herring Cove to the Bath House in 25 feet of water, wire line jig-ging with black and purple or all red (watermelon) jigs will get you some terrific bass at 34- to 40-inch-plus size. This is probably the best bass fish-ing of the year at Province-town.

As you go across Cape Cod Bay, you might find a tuna finning on top. While crossing the bay, I have no-ticed many stick boats look-ing for tuna. In the Plymouth and Duxbury Bay areas, bass and blue fishing is still good. Around Browns Bank is still producing some nice bass. In the channels, flounder are the hot subject. There is good fishing around Clark’s Island and up around the Powder Point Bridge. The Powder Point Bridge area is giving up some fluke and some bass. Best bet for fluke is a fluke rig tipped with cut mackerel strips. Don’t forget, fluke season ends on Aug. 13.

Most of the pogie fishing is hard to find. Try catching some small blues to use for tuna bait. At the breakwater at Green Har-bor, cut or live bait is working for the guys fishing off the jetty. When the boat traffic is slow, you can still catch your fill of floun-ders. In Bluefish Cove, live bait or pogies or eels fished near the rocks will get some nice bass. The Beatles Rock area has been slow at best. Up at the North River at Third and Fourth Cliff, there are some small blues and bass in the 30- to 32-inch range. Flounder and fluke fishing in the river have been excellent. The best fishing is on an outgoing tide.

Got a fish tale to share? Send local fishing news, tidbits and photos to Skip Cornell at [email protected].

GLORY-OUS CATCH: Angler Stefano Pagliai, visiting from Italy, holds up a 65-inch tuna caught aboard the Glory, cap-tained by Mike Davis of Cohasset. Angler Paul Kearns aided in land-ing the catch.

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Pembroke resident Mark Leighton, a professional classi-cal and jazz guitarist, is among the staff who will be teaching private music lessons this fall at the high school. Leighton is on the faculty of Colby College and Eastern Nazarene College.

Private lessons are offered through the Pembroke Public Schools Music Department on a variety of instruments as well as voice. For a list of teachers and class times, download the registration form at pembroke-

music.org/privatelessons/sign-upform.aspx.

The fall lesson semester will consist of 12 lessons and runs Sept. 8 to Dec. 4. All les-sons take place in the high school music department wing between 2 and 8:30 p.m. Fee is $22 for a half-hour lesson and $44 for an hour lesson. Pay-ment/registration are due to the PHS music office by Sept. 1.

For information, call the PHS music office at 781-293-9281 ext. 2128.

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The 2009 Pembroke Arts ➢Festival had a record number of entries and exhibits in the juried art show last weekend. Pembroke artists who had their work on display were: Mary Arscott, Dana Barunas, The-resa Coleman, Heather Con-nick, Paul Crimi, Kate De-Santis, Jaime Fencer, Michael Flaherty, Janice Gallinger, Becky Haletky, Ellen Har-ris, Stephen Holland, Brooks Kelly, Kay Kopper, Chuck Lathrop, Joy O’Keeffe, Dor-othy Peterson, John Potter, Elaine Read-Cole, Jeff Sea-berg, Carol Sullivan, Chuck Tamulynas, Mimi McLellan and Michael Tipton.

Pembroke photographers ➢whose images were featured at the Arts Festival juried photog-raphy show included: Karen Ames, Mark Ames, Dana Ba-runas, Bonnie Bowler, Mike Caizzi, Theresa Coleman, Bill Cullity, Bob DeMarzo, Maria Elena Druan, Arthur Eger-ton, Catherine Haley, Carol Hannon, Dana Johnson, Mary Lee, Thisha McNeilly, Victoria Monsini-Zaniboni, Eileen Pi-cariello, Natalie Rose, Rebecca Ryerson and Deborah Wall.

Local artist ➢ Becky Haletky won both Best in Show and the Pembroke Artist Prize at the Pembroke Arts Festival with her unique piece entitled “Best Sea-food.” Pembroke artist Stephen Holland won first prize in the watercolor/gouache category with his entry “The Nanny,” while Haletky took second prize in that category with “In the Crossroads.” Pembroke artist Paul Crimi won second prize in the drawing/mixed media/print-making category with “Purple Tulips.” Meanwhile, Karen Ames took home first prize in the color photograph cat-egory with her image “Field of Dreams.” Natalie Rose won the Pembroke Photographer Prize with her image “Obscura.”

Cardinal Cushing High ➢School Class of 1959 will hold its 50th reunion on Oct. 3, from 1-5 p.m. at the Apollo Restau-rant in Norwood. If there is any-one around town in that gradu-ating class who is interested in taking part in the festivities, you

may contact Virginia Budak at [email protected].

Cranberry Hospice is in ➢need of volunteers and will begin volunteer training in September. Volunteers help by providing companionship and support to patients and their families, providing vigil visits at the time of death and help-ing with day-to-day activities. Cranberry Hospice is also seek-ing veterans to support a new veteran’s program. Training will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on eight Mondays, beginning Sept. 21. For more information, call Karen Foster at 508-830-2762.

I’ve been told that “Music ➢Man” at the Company Theatre is awesome. Kayleigh Bren-nan is making her debut with Company Theatre as one of the River City townspeople. Past credits for Kayleigh, a senior at Pembroke High School, include “Guys and Dolls,” “The Chron-icles of Jane,” “Once on This Is-land” and “The King and I.”

Another one of the River ➢City townspeople in “Music Man” is Sam Lathrop, also making his Company Theatre

debut. A senior at Pembroke High School, his credits include Lun Tha in “The King and I” and Daniel in “Once on This Island.” He has participated in Senior SEMSBA, District, All-State and All-Eastern. Sam has attended Boss Academy of Per-forming Arts in Hanson for the past six years and now teaches beginning acting.

The Friends of the Library ➢Book Club had a movie night on Aug. 5 and showed “The Great Gatsby.” The movie was an ad-aptation of the book “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which was the July choice for the book club. Among those in attendance were Donna

Frano and her daughter, Kris-ten Frano, home for the sum-mer from St. Anselm’s College. Donna shared that she was not crazy about the book, but Kris-ten thought it was great. Donna did admit that if she had seen the movie first she might have enjoyed the book more. I don’t know if it was the movie itself or leading actor Robert Redford that played a part in her deci-sion. Donna was kind enough to bring a large bag of popcorn that she shared with the audience.

In July, two groups of Con- ➢firmation 10th graders at St. Thecla Parish completed valu-able service work in the greater Brockton area. Nicole Harris, Chris Mazzola, Shayna No-lan and Brittany Pennella-tore worked at St. Paul’s Table helping to prepare and serve a lunchtime meal to more than 100 homeless and low-income individuals and families. Pat-rick Damon, Matt Cooney and Sean Cooney worked at My Brother’s Keeper preparing, loading and delivering gently used furniture to families leav-ing shelters and setting up their own apartments.

Last Saturday, John and I had to work in Charlestown. It was a last-minute assignment we

were given on Friday and asked to com-plete by Monday. We had previous plans for Saturday evening, so we made the best of the situation. When we were finished with our fieldwork, we decid-ed to have lunch at the Warren Tav-ern, the oldest tavern in Charlestown. Since we had plans to have dinner with friends who live in the city, we thought it senseless to go all the way home after lunch. So we drove to Castle Island and placed our chairs on the grass overlooking the water. He read, I crocheted, and we both watched the planes fly in and out of Logan Airport. At 5:30 p.m. we picked up our friends and had dinner at Amrheins. A little work, a little down time, good food, great friends — it is a nice way to live. And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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York moved to Pembroke shortly after and also began noticing all the produce stands scattered throughout town.

“We saw farmers markets popping up in other towns, and we both had started go-ing to them and thought it would be something good for Pembroke,” he said. “We just through there might be an ap-petite for it, and we’ll see if there is.”

Groups in Hanson, Ha-nover and Duxbury all recent-ly launched their own farm-ers markets and, so far, have had great success, York said. Like those markets, Pem-broke’s venture would be held weekly starting around July 4 through the end of September and would feature about 10-15 vendors selling fresh vegeta-bles, herbs, plants and flowers as well as handmade jewelry or clothing.

A market manager would oversee the event, guided by rules laid out by the Massa-chusetts Department of Agri-culture. Markets are typically insured through the Massa-chusetts Federation of Farmers Markets, with the insurance

cost paid through vendors’ fees, York said.

The two brought their pro-posal to selectmen Monday night, one of the first steps on the road to opening a Pem-broke market next summer.

“We wanted to make sure the town would be OK with it before we went any further,” Falk said.

York said he and his sis-ter had looked at the Town Green and Magoun Field as possible market locations but were open to suggestions from town officials.

Though Town Green could be a busy spot during the week, Falk said she liked the idea of holding the market there.

“I think it would create a really good atmosphere for the town center, just liven it up a little. It’s always fun when you see things going on up there,” she said.

Town Administrator Ed Thorne said he would work with them to figure out the best site and schedule for the market and to develop an agreement with the town.

Selectmen also voiced support for the project.

“It sounds like a good idea that’s going to support the lo-cal farmers, which is really needed,” Bill Boulter said.

Lew Stone said he thought the market was a great idea.

“I think it would add to the color of the town. I definitely would like to see it happen,” he said.

With plans in the early stages, Falk and York are in need of help on the project and welcome volunteers. Falk said they will have to start finding vendors now so farmers can prepare to sell next summer.

Once the market is estab-lished, Falk said she would like to grow the community program even more.

“I would love to see this go to the next level of educating kids on gardening and eating healthy,” she said. “They have the whole Farm to School pro-gram, getting local growers to sell to school systems. Kings-ton’s doing it, and I’d love to see it happen in Pembroke.”

Having moved from an ur-ban community to Pembroke, Falk said she believes the town has a lot to offer, both in space and in grassroots, community volunteerism.

“People have the space here for gardening. It should be encouraged,” she said. “There’s nothing bad about eating healthy and taking care of your land.”

Kathleen Looney of Luand Farm in Rockland sells fresh, colorful flowers at the grand opening of the Duxbury Farmers and Artisans Regional Market on July 1. Pembroke residents are hoping to launch a similar venture in Pembroke next summer. Photo by Justin Graeber

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The cost is $150 per golfer or $600 per foursome. Those who pre-register by Aug. 31 will receive a discount of $25 per golfer or $100 per

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Don’t golf? Enjoy a great dinner, entertainment, raffles and live and silent auctions in the evening for $35 per person.

For more information or to sign up, go online to PEFgolf.com. Money raised

from this tournament will fund the 2009-10 PEF grants.

To date, the Pembroke Education Foundation has given more than $127,000 to Pembroke schools for mate-rials and programs that im-prove and enhance learning experiences in academics, activities and the arts.

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Best in Show and the ac-companying $500 prize this year went to Pembroke artist Becky Haletky for her colorful piece entitled “Best Seafood.” Haletky also won last year’s

Best in Show.A member of the Arts

Festival committee, Haletky promises she has no hand in the judging — work is judged by three professionals from out-of-town and they change every year. But, she said, she was thrilled to take home the top prize.

Haletky’s winning piece was a deviation from her usual watercolor paintings, several of which were pur-chased through the Pembroke Cultural Council and hang in the selectmen’s office. Like Haletky’s other images, “Best Seafood” was based on a pho-tograph from one of her trips (the island of Burano in Ven-ice, Italy), but Haletky knew immediately that she would do something different with it.

“I thought, ‘JoAnn’s quilt squares,’ right away,” Haletky said, referring to colorful fab-ric squares she had seen at stores like JoAnn’s Fabrics. “Painting it would be too sim-ple. The colors, the light, the shadow and the shapes right away looked like a quilt to me.”

Not a sewer, Haletky cre-ated the piece through de-coupage, gluing fabric onto canvas. She came up with the idea to replace people at the café with fish when she came across several fish-themed fabrics — giving the piece its whimsical flair.

Outside the tent on the Town Green, another kind of artist was lounging in the shad-ows of his canvas — a trailer covered in airbrushed designs of fire-breathing dragons, ser-pents, flames and skulls.

“This is the first time I’ve been to an arts festival. I usu-ally do hot rod shows and biker shows,” artist Bob Rice said, joking, “I feel a little like

Artist-in-Action Kay Kopper demonstrates the patience and attention to detail required when working on a botanical painting, Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Pembroke Arts Festival. Photos by Becca Manning

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A line of Annies wave to the audience during CentreStage Dance Company’s grand finale, “There’s No Business Like Show Business” Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Pembroke Arts Festival.

Artist Nick Wainwright,

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a fish out of water here.”Along with airbrushing,

Rice does glass etching and said he often carries a minia-ture etcher around on his belt loop when he goes to his usual venues, happy to etch a small design when asked.

Though he’s not interested in a business, Rice said he is happy to take requests. But mostly he just paints and etch-es for the simple pleasure of seeing what he can create.

Among Rice’s masterpiec-es is his riding mower, painted to look like an Army vehicle.

“It’s camo with bullet holes and bomb blasts painted in it,” he said. “My neighbors say they know who to call if their lawn’s ever attacked.”

From a trailer to tiny de-tail, under the tent and inside the Pembroke Public Library, artists from the New England Society of Botanical Artists demonstrated their painting.

Artist-in-Action Kay Ko-pper started doing botanical painting about 11 years ago and said the craft requires fo-cus and patience.

“You’re working with a living piece and it’s evolving and changing as you’re work-ing. Once you get started, you have to just keep going, because the plant is changing and dying as you’re painting,” she said. “It’s very medita-tive.”

Gallinger said the commit-tee has talked about teaming up with another group or artist next summer and continuing to make use of other center buildings like the library.

It was a good weekend for young artists, too, as the com-mittee’s raffle raised enough money to continue the annual scholarship program.

And 12-year-old Austin LeBlanc learned his crayon drawing of Bob the Alien, a class assignment, had attract-ed a buyer.

Though he wasn’t sure how much the picture was go-ing to sell for, LeBlanc knew just the word to express his re-action to the sale: “Wow.”

Another young artist, 11-year-old Nick Wainwright, submitted the latest cartoon in his “Blanky” series, featur-ing a friendly blanket. This year’s entries included a panel

showing Blanky unhappily going through security at the airport. Another entry, part of Wainwright’s “bully” series, shows a beat-up Blanky being fake-hugged by a bully when a cop approaches. It’s entitled “BFFs.”

Though Wainwright claims “cartoonists get no re-spect in the Arts Festival” and that his entries never win, he continues to submit them and hopes to become a career car-toonist.

“Maybe some day,” mom Colleen said, “Blanky will be as big as SpongeBob Squarepants.”

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William Fairweather, “A Lliam Gigantium”; second, Hannah DeSantis, “Romeo”; third, Caitlin Sweeny, “Past Time”; honorable mention, Samantha Howie, “A Peek at Ducks”; hon-orable mention, Faith Donnelly, “Desert Thorn”; honorable mention, Abigail Thompson, “A Cooling Fountain”

ADULT SHOW• Best in Show: Becky Haletky, “Best Seafood”• Oil/Acrylic: First prize, Joreen Benbenek, “Yesterday’s Truck”; second, Ernest Williams,

“Coming Home”• Watercolor/gouache: First prize, Stephen Holland, “The Nanny”; sec-ond, Becky Haletky, “In the Crossroads”• Drawing/

mixed media/printmaking: First prize, Maureen Spinale, “The Herring Run”; second, Paul Crimi, “Purple Tulips”• Sculpture/fiber arts: First prize, Michael Brown, “Dragon”• Pembroke Artist Prize: Becky Haletky, “Best Seafood”• Poplar Prize for Art: Mary Felton, “The Chief”• Color photograph: First prize, Karen Ames, “Field of Dreams”; second, Sara Hayward, “Sweet Tooth”• Black and white photograph: First prize, Judy Pollock, “Waiting Game”; second, Maura Longueil, “Elephant, Elephant, What Do You See”• Pembroke Photographer Prize: Natalie Rose, “Obscura”• Popular Prize for Photography: Janice McCormack, “Fran’s Garden”

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Friday, aug. 14Council on Aging Activities. Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. (cost is $2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m.; weaving and spinning class, 1 p.m. Call 781-294-8220 for info.

Summer Reading Ice Cream Social. 1-2 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Enjoy ice cream, get a free book, receive a completion certificate and enter for a chance to win remaining prizes. Grand prize winners also will be announced. Book trailer and writing contest entries due by 5 p.m.

Saturday, aug. 15Summer Fairies Program. 1-2:30 p.m., at South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell. Cost is $12 members per parent/child pair or $17 non-members. Each additional child costs $5. To sign up, call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

Sunday, aug. 16Summer Worship. 9:30 a.m., at Church Hill United Methodist Church. Special time through Labor Day weekend. Fellowship at Lemonade on the Lawn each Sunday following worship. All are welcome. Call the church for information at 781-826-4763 or visit chumcnorwell.com

Entertainment on the Green. 6-8 p.m., at Town Green. 3D Guitar will perform. Free event. Bring blankets, chairs. Refreshments will be sold.

Monday, aug. 17Board of Assessors Meeting. 7 p.m., at Town Hall.

tueSday, aug. 18Sit 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.

Friends of the COA Meeting. 10:30 a.m., at senior center.

Summer Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. No registration required. Hear stories and make a craft. For ages 2-5. Second session at 11:30 a.m.

Newcomers Meeting. 10:30 a.m., at The Wellness Community South Shore, 273 Hanover St./Route 139, Hanover. Support group for people with cancer held every Tuesday. To register, call Pam at 781-829-4823 or e-mail [email protected].

Picnic Lunch. 11:30 a.m., at senior center. Call 781-294-8220 to sign up.

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

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

300th Celebration Committee Meeting. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club, 94 West Elm Street. Held every third Tuesday of the month. New members welcome.

WedneSday, aug. 19Dull Men’s Group Meeting. 10 a.m., at senior center. Call 781-294-8220 for information.

Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Weekly storytime with music and fingerplays to stimulate literacy interaction with ages 6-24 months. No registration.

Dollar Days Lunch. 11:30 a.m., at Council on Aging. Entertainment with the Fiddlin’ Keys. Sign up for lunch by Aug. 12 by calling 781-294-8220.

Farmers Market. 12:30-4:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Held on grounds of Tarkiln Community Center on Route 53 in Duxbury. Shop from array of fresh seasonal produce and products, seedlings and herbs, eggs and flowers, breads, jams, jellies, salsa, herbal rubs as well as unique arts and crafts. For information, e-mail [email protected].

Summer Water Explorations. 1:30-2:30 p.m., at South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell. Learn about the plants and animals that live in Jacobs Pond. Open to kids entering grades 3-5. Cost per session is $10. Pre-registration required. Call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

thurSday, aug. 20Pajama Story Time. 6 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Dress in PJs and hear bedtime stories. No registration required. For ages 2 and up. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Friday, aug. 21Council on Aging Activities. Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. (cost is

$2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m.; weaving and spinning class, 1 p.m. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Summer Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. No registration required. Hear stories and make a craft. For ages 2-5.

Pembroke Youth Football and Cheerleading Fundraiser. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club. Featuring singer Jim Plunkett. Proceeds benefit uniform drive. For tickets, e-mail [email protected] or call Kim MacDonald at 781-858-0480.

upcoMingEntertainment on the Green. Sun., Aug. 23. 6-8 p.m., at Town Green. Jesus Project will perform. Free event. Bring blankets, chairs. Refreshments will be sold.

Teen Book Club Meeting. Mon., Aug. 24. 1 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Now accepting new members. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Writing Club Meeting. Mon., Aug. 24. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Grades 4 and up invited to join Aspiring Authors club. Call the library, 781-293-6771 for information.

Board of Selectmen Meeting. Mon., Aug. 24. 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall.

Conservation Commission Meeting. Mon., Aug. 24. 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall.

Senior Day at Marshfield Fair. Tues., Aug. 25. 12:30-4:30 p.m., at Marshfield Fairgrounds. Ages 65 and over invited to attend. Council on Aging will transport first 24 Pembroke residents to sign up. Call 781-294-8220 to sign up.

School Committee Meeting. Tues., Aug. 25. 7:30 p.m., at North Pembroke Elementary School library.

Seventh Grade Orientation. Wed., Aug. 26. 9:30-11:45 a.m., at Pembroke Community Middle School.

Backs and Abs Workshop. Wed., Aug. 26. 5:30-7 p.m., at the community center. Cost is $25. Instructor Jennifer Burgess will teach basic exercises one can do daily as well as stretches to relieve back discomfort such as sciatica, strengthen abs and assist with posture and range of motion. Call 781-293-3249 to sign up.

Girl Scout Registration. Wed., Aug. 26. 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library.

Pageturners Book Club Meeting. Thurs., Aug. 27. 6:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Book discussion group for grades 4 and up and their parents. Call 781-293-6771 for information.

Entertainment on the Green. Sun., Aug. 30. 6-8 p.m., at Town Green. Jam Band will perform. Free event. Bring blankets, chairs. Refreshments will be sold.

Freshman Orientation. Mon., Aug. 31. 1:30-4:30 p.m., at Pembroke High School.

Back to School. Tues., Sept. 1. First day of school for Pembroke students in grades 1-12.

School Committee Meeting. Tues., Sept. 1. 7:30 p.m., at North Pembroke Elementary School library.

Learn to Skate. Wed., Sept. 2. 5:30 p.m., at Hobomock Arenas. Pilgrim Skating Club offers classes on Wednesdays starting Sept. 2. Nine-week session costs $180, plus annual registration fee of $12. Walk-in registration on Aug. 31 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Call 781-294-7575 for information or to register.

In-Service Day. Fri., Sept. 4. No school for Pembroke students in grades K-12.

Fall Story Time Registration. Tues., Sept. 8. Sign up for fall story times at the Pembroke Public Library. Ages 2-5 on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and TBA. Registration required in person or by calling 781-293-6771.

Landscape Painting Workshop. Wed., Sept. 9-Fri., Sept. 11. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at The Art Complex, Duxbury. Sponsored by New England Watercolor Society and taught by Frank Federico. Tuition is $400. Register at newenglandwatercolorsociety.org.

Country Hoedown. Sat., Sept. 12. 6-10 p.m., at Town Green. Sponsored by Pembroke Historical Society, the hoedown features square dancing demonstrations, dinner, drinks and more. For information, call 781-293-9083.

PEF Golf Tournament. Fri., Oct. 16. At Country Club of Halifax. Scramble golf outing followed by cocktail party, dinner and auction. $125 per golfer before Aug. 31 includes 18 holes, cart, practice range and dinner. Cost is $150 after Aug. 31. To donate an auction item or sponsor a hole, call Tracy Garvey at 781-293-6433. Register online at PEFgolf.com. Information at pembrokeeducationfoundation.org.

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A Dancers’ World students Caitlin Carabba of Halifax, Julia Cappa of Pembroke, Holly MacCormick of Pembroke and Brenna Roche of Halifax do the “Bugle Swing” during one of the dance school’s perfor-mances Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Pembroke Arts Festival.

Andrew Kelble of Pembroke and Michele

Boyd of Abington blend

the old and the new in a

dance to “Black Violin,”

choreographed by Kelble,

on Saturday. The pair are students at Pembroke School of

Performing Arts.

Pembroke School of Performing Arts student Victoria Jackson is tutu cute in the younger girls’ dance to “Thumbelina” on Saturday.

Austin LeBlanc, 12, shows off his drawing of Bob the Alien, shortly after learning an art show browser was interested in purchasing Bob on Saturday.

Sophia Regan, 3 1/2, shows off her feline face paint and the purple princess crown she deco-rated in the children’s activities area Saturday.

PHS seniors CJ Gallopo and Nick DiPrizio perform an original song on the bandstand stage on Saturday.

Senior dancer Ashley Gumpright plays the role of the “Ugly Duckling” (now turned into a swan) during a Pembroke School of the Performing Arts dance.

Bob Rice shows off his airbrushed artwork on the side of a trailer he brought to the Arts Festival on Saturday.

Gotta Dance Studio teens Jessica Cashin, Kim Rizzitano and Hayley Youngstrom of Pembroke and Julia Hoffman, Meaghan Reney and Patrick MacClennan of Duxbury are “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in one of their performances on Saturday.

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A Dancers’ World performer Mina Panacy dances to “Never Saw Blue Like That.”


The following students achieved honor roll and high honors status during the third trimester of the 2008-09 school year at Pembroke Community Middle School:

Grade 7 • Honor roll: Molly An-

dersen, Anna Arscott, Meghan Beane, Tristan Birnstiel, Jessi-ca Bourke, Alexander Bowler, Cory Brandon, Nicole Bulger, Hannah Burns, Shannon Ca-hill, Brianne Chapelle, Me-gan Collins, Erin Comeau, Kayla Comperchio, Kristina Coveno, Marissa Dakin, Ryan Damon, Jeremy Dunleavy, An-drew Dwyer, Brianna Fabrizio, Stephanie Fano, Katelyn Fla-herty, Alan Flynn, Julia Flynn, Katherine Freitas, Zachary Gentile, Nicholas Girard, Vic-toria Gosalvez, Alden Graham, Jessica Gratzer, Anthony Gra-ziano, Abigail Hanson, Carly Harkins, Abigail Herrmann, Courtney Higgins, Julianne Holbrook, Ian Horkan, Miran-da Hudson, Tristan Hussey, Teresa James, Melanie John-son, Adriana Judkins, Caroline

Kelley, David Leonard, Ty-ler Levesque, Mark MacRae, Sean MacRae, Sean Manning, James Marsh, Philip Martin, Laura Martynowski, Yassmeen Marzuq, Madison Mazzola, Kathleen McAlear, Jarrett Mc-Sherry, Samantha McSweeney, Brooke Mello, Candace Mitch-ell, Tamara Mitchell, Jane Morrisette, David Morrissey, Joselyn Morritt, Cailin Mur-phy, Emma Murphy, Jeffrey Panton, Shama Patel, Emily Plumb, Victoria Proctor, Timo-thy Quigg, Ronald Ramos, So-fia Ready, Madeline Reardon, Nicole Riley, Grant Royek, Megan Royek, Tyler Royek, Neil Shea, Christian Stafford, Michael Stazinski, John Valeri, Jackson Wainwright, Ashley Walsh, Colby Weron

• High Honors: Cheryl Acampora, Madeline Ally, Christopher Birolini, Joseph Colangeli, Danielle Dupuis, Alexander Dyer, Addison Fine, Jillian Gallagher, Alisan-dra Griffin, Victoria Hendrix, Carmen Keeler, Kaitlyn McEl-ligott, Diana McLaughlin, McKenzie McNamara, Craig Mizzoni, Collette O’Connor, Austin Potter, Joanna Rich-ards, Hannah Schissel, Daniel Sheehan, Lucas Tocher, Dan-ielle Tom

Grade 8• Honor roll: Sarah Al-

fano, Scott Allen, Coleman

Barker, Kevin Beane, Mark Blathras, Nicholas Blazo, Em-ily Bruce, Kelsey Butler, Mi-chael Campbell Jr., Tyler Case, Ryan Chapman, Erin Connell, Kevin Conroy, Andrew Cross-man, Peter Crossman, Erika Davenport, Scott Davison, Deeanna Deegan, Brittney Dubois, Felicia Bay Edwards, Rachelle Egan, Sophia Fon-tes, Charles Frodigh, Ryan Goodman, Amanda Griffin, Sara Harland, Melissa Hatch, Skyla Hill, Brendan Johnson, Tessa Kell, Kayla Kenney, James Kidd, Alexander Lyons, Todd MacDonald, Alexis Ma-cLeod, Sarah Malley, Lauren Mariano, Robert McElligott, Sean McQueeney, Stephen Meyer, Jacob Moran, Kevin Murphy, Michael Muzyka, Maura O’Brien, Justin Ogil-vie, Stephanie Raffa, Nicole Rice, Kyle Richard, Jacque-lyn Rowell, Zachary Schafer, Sarah Scully, Charlotte Skol-nick, Elizabeth Sullivan-Has-son, Earl Turnbull, Amanda Vito, Kristen White, Brittany Yanovich

• High Honors: Alana Atchison, Colleen Burns, Osa Jane Edwards, Stephen Ga-landzi, Erin Haley, Aaron Ka-plowitz, Soumya Karra, Corey Kilgarriff, Allison Marx, Mi-chael McMahon, Kasey McNa-mara, Charles Meyer, Brooke Musial, Matthew Nguyen, Shauna Owen, Nicholas Piz-zella, Christopher Warren

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Jen Wesinger and daughter Kate, 3, watch a rocket go into the air during the Mad Science demonstration Monday, Aug. 10 at the Pembroke Public Library.

Fun with physicsKids learn about rockets, Newton’s

laws at library program

Ionic Andie, a scientist with the Mad Science program, talks about Newton’s Third Law of Motion and explains how thrust pushes a rocket into the air.

A balloon race dem-onstrates Newton’s Third Law and gives the kids an idea of how rockets are launched.

Photos by Becca Manning



time to make an alternative exit onto Route 139 instead of ending up on back roads.

Selectman Lew Stone, who lives on Oak Street, said he also had issues with truck traffic and thought the board should do what it could to al-leviate the problem.

“I think we have to try to keep those vehicles off those streets,” he said.

Town Clerk Mary Ann Smith, who lives on Pilgrim Road, stopped in to say she also had concerns about traf-fic in the area, particularly on her road, where the vehicles could be a danger for North Pembroke Elementary School students.

The board agreed to con-tact the Department of Pub-lic Works to see if they could relocate the “No Truck” signs on Oak Street to near Winter Street. They will also inquire about placing new signs at the intersection of Pleasant and Washington Streets and at the intersection of Washington and Taylor Streets to cordon off the neighborhood and block truck access.

“Rev. Quaresimo’s letter is a call to action, and I think the board intends to take it,” chair-man Arthur Boyle said.

Also Monday, selectmen agreed to help a Kings Terrace resident who said overgrown bushes at the end of her street posed a safety hazard for driv-ers exiting the street and for children waiting for the bus.

“I think it’s just a matter of time before someone gets clipped there,” Carole Casano said. “I don’t think it’s a mat-ter of if there’ll be a tragedy. I think it’s a matter of when.”

Casano said, though pre-vious owners had kept the plants trimmed, the house was currently vacant and the out-of-state owners had not been maintaining the bushes.

Casano said she had con-tacted MassHighway because the house was located along Route 53, but state officials told her they could not trim the bushes without permission or a request from selectmen saying it was a dangerous situation.

The board agreed to send a letter to MassHighway ad-dressing Casano’s concerns.

In other business, the board

heard an affordable housing update from Affordable Hous-ing Committee member Hilary Wilson and Housing Author-ity members Joe Mulkern and Valerie Kroon.

Kroon said the Housing Authority has not seen a need for more affordable family housing in Pembroke, saying only three residents applied when two vacancies opened up recently.

The Affordable Housing Committee is working with Habitat for Humanity on a possible project at the corner of Pelham and Station streets. In June, selectmen supported a one-acre land donation to the volunteer-run organization.

Wilson said Habitat is in need of donated funds or ser-vices to conduct a survey of the property and move the project forward. The hope is to have the site surveyed in time to bring the land donation be-fore voters at the fall Special Town Meeting.

Selectmen initially worried that cutting out a section of land might inhibit the Housing Authority from using the par-

cel for a future development. But Kroon said based on

local need and limited state funding — available grant money is being funneled into urban projects — a new Hous-ing Authority development in Pembroke was likely 5-10 years away.

The main task now is to track Pembroke’s existing af-fordable housing stock and to make sure those properties remain affordable, Kroon said. Some properties have been “lost” when the owners sold them.

Last fall, the Affordable Housing Committee sought Community Preservation Act funding for an affordable hous-ing consultant to track proper-ties but was turned down by voters. Wilson said the com-mittee has applied for CPA funding again this year.

Also Monday, the board accepted the resignation of Veteran’s Agent Robert McK-enna, appointed Bill Boulter as alternate to the North River Commission and met in execu-tive session to discuss pending litigation.

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GOING THE DISTANCE: A group of 10th Gear cyclists, including Pembroke natives Jordan McSherry, Kate Drennan and Stephanie McSherry, recently rode 500 miles from Massachusetts to Lake George, N.Y. Photo courtesy of Kate Drennan


q u e s t i o n o f t h e w e e k By Kim Pham

While I applaud anyone who wishes to under-

take learning music — because it is one of the best things to do physically, mentally and emo-tionally and can be just plain good fun — I have to disagree with the town of Pembroke of-fering private music lessons through the public school sys-tem. The town is now compet-ing through taxpayer-support-ed facilities and equipment against private enterprise that depends on the income from teaching music.

A number of questions need to be asked: Is it legal to use public facilities to pro-vide a service that is already provided by the private sec-tor? Who determines who gets hired? Are they current Pem-broke teachers? Are they in the teachers union? Are they in the musicians union? How much money are the teachers being paid for this? Is any of the money going to go back to the taxpayers to offset the cost of building state-of-the-art les-son rooms or equipment?

As a private music teach-er, a professional musician, a member of the American Federation of Musicians and

an award-winning musician myself, I could understand if there was a need for this ser-vice. But there are plenty of private music teachers who have small studios to pay for, or go house to house or are available at 3D Music in Pem-broke, and depend on this in-come. Did the town consider the loss of income to these pri-vate enterprises? This can set a dangerous precedent in which the town of Pembroke uses taxpayer-provided resources to compete against the private sector in other areas.

I cannot support a program that takes away income from commercial enterprises that are hurting just as much as everyone else and now have to compete against town-sub-sidized programs. It is wrong and probably illegal. If you or your child is taking music les-sons and you are happy with your instructor, support them and stay with them. If you are looking to take music lessons, please patronize your local private teachers.

Dennis O’NeillWampatuck Street

American Federation of Musicians, Local 281

Brianna Barbati Pleasant Street

“I’m not sure I consider myself to be very artistic or creative, but I do see beauty in all of my sur-roundings and express this side

of me through photography. I am inspired by photographs taken by

Pembroke’s very own Trisha McNeilly, whose work was re-

cently in the Arts Festival.”

Chris Botsch Birch Street

“When I’m expressing my artistic and creative side, I like putting on music and doodling. I don’t really draw anything in particular, but I like to draw random things that

pop into my head.”

Priscilla Foster Indian Trail

“I express my creativity by taking pictures of my family.”

Chris Holland Old Washington Street

“Whenever I get bored, I just draw doodles of really random

things. I’ll doodle anything from a sketch of Fenway Park to a

school bus.”

Julie Smith Reservoir Road

“Well, it’s quite simple. I sit down at the piano like I tend to do every single day, and practice for hours. Music is what I live and breathe. I love sharing what I write and

what I perform with everyone who loves to listen.”

how do you express your artistic side?

Selectmen answered these questions at the Monday, Aug. 10 selectmen’s meeting:

Q: At the November 2007 special Town Meeting, Ar-ticle 15, the town was autho-rized to borrow $180,000 for the construction of playing fields on Mattakeesett Street. Although the bonds or notes would be the obligation of the town, the Recreation Commission was directed to pay the principal and inter-est from recreation revenue. Has the commission paid the principal and interest they agreed to?

In addition, $850,000 has been requested to complete the project. Selectmen ap-proved a grant request for $500,000 [from the state]. The balance is to come from the Community Preservation Act funds. I don’t think CPA funds should be used for baseball fields. It seems like Pembroke’s Field of Dreams

has turned into Pembroke’s Big Dig.

A: The Recreation Com-mission is paying for 100 per-cent of the cost to borrow the $180,000 and is using revenue from their revolving account.

The use of CPA funds for this project as proposed is not allowed under the current rules of the act, as determined by the Community Preservation Committee’s chairman. Alter-native funding for the project is being investigated by the

town administrator.

Q: A massive rebuild of graveyard roads and a large expansion of the area for more burials is going on in the cemetery. Is the money coming from grants, the gen-eral fund or the DPW? Also, why don’t we have bike paths for our children as mentioned in the master plan?

A: At the November 2008 special Town Meeting, $367,500 and $112,500 was approved for these repairs and improvements. These funds were to be borrowed by the town and the principal and in-terest paid, to the extent pos-sible, from cemetery revenues. Also at that meeting, $15,000 was approved to construct a 24-niche cremation columbari-um wall, to be funded from the sale of lots.

Bike paths, in the master plan, is a project that has not yet been funded.

WHeRe IS IT? How well do you know Pembroke? If you can iden-tify the location of this historic photo, drop a line to express history columnist Karen Proctor at [email protected]. Answers must be submitted by Tuesday at noon. Correct answers will be rec-ognized next week. Photo courtesy of Pembroke historical society

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Mrs. Barbara Ann (Moran) Betts, 72, of Pembroke died at home on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. The daughter of the late Arthur T. and Fern (Reins) Moran Sr., she was born in Manchester, N.H. on Dec. 23, 1936. She was raised and educated in Braintree and has lived in Pembroke since 1961.

Mrs. Betts leaves her hus-band, Robert W. Betts; two sons, Robert W. Betts Jr. and wife Zlata of Attleboro and Tim Betts of Pembroke; three daughters, Linda Kennedy and husband Patrick of Braintree, Laurie Galley and husband Billy of Sagamore Beach and Mary Ann Betts of Pembroke; seven grandchildren, Keri Ann

Betts, Sgt. Christopher Galley, U.S. Army, Andrew and Kath-erine Galley, Brian and Joseph Kennedy and Ian Betts; one great-granddaughter, Emma Archer; and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of Mary E. Bourget of Brain-tree, Arthur T. Moran Jr. of Whitman, Dorothy A. Cope of Kingston and Frances L. Burns of Wakefield.

A funeral mass was held on Friday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Wey-mouth. Burial was in Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree. Visit-ing hours were at the Sullivan Funeral Home in Hanover on Thursday, Aug. 6.

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John P. “Beaver” Power, 79, of Pembroke died Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 at home after an illness of several months.

The son of the late James and Mary (Kennedy) Power, he was born on Mission Hill in Roxbury, —“God’s Country,” as he always called it — on Aug. 9, 1930. Mr. Power was a graduate of Mission Church High School; he received a B.A. in political science from Providence College and a mas-ter’s degree in education plus 42 additional credits at Boston State College. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was discharged as a lieutenant. Mr. Power had been employed as a teacher and coach for the city of Boston. He was a social studies and English teacher at West Rox-bury High, South Boston High,

X a v e r i a n Brothers High and Catho-lic Memorial High School, where he was also a varsity b a s k e t b a l l , baseball and soccer coach. Mr. Power was a member of the Boston Teacher Association. He loved life, teaching, was an avid golfer and loved swimming.

He is survived by his be-loved wife of 56 years, Mary M. (Cradock) Power; four sons, John P. Power Jr. of Sa-lem, N.H., Michael J. Power of West Roxbury, Brian F. Power of Scituate and James C. Pow-er of Mt. Pleasant, N.C.; three daughters, Patricia P. Dono-van of Bethel, Maine, Chris-tine M. Straughn of Cohasset

and Suzanne Garofalo of Hull; one brother, Edward Power of Boston; one sister, Carolyn Power of Palmer; 21 grand-children; and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late William, James, Jo-seph and Mary Power.

Visiting hours were held Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 4-8 p.m. at the Sullivan Fu-neral Home in Hanover. A fu-neral mass was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Church in Hanover. Burial will be private on Friday, Aug. 14 at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

Because of floral restric-tions at the National Ceme-tery, memorial donations may be made to Mission Church, 1545 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02120.

Michael J. Lally, 49, of Pembroke died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at Saints Medical Center in Lowell after a courageous, valiant battle with cancer.

He was born July 27, 1960 in Long Beach, Long Island, N.Y., a son of Marilyn Lally of Pembroke and the late Francis Lally. He was raised in Pem-broke and was a graduate of Silver Lake Regional High School. Mike served in the

U.S. Marine Corps for four years, earning the rank of lance corporal of which he was most proud. He worked in construc-tion for most of his life. He loved boating and water ski-ing and excelled at both.

He leaves a daughter, Mi-chelle of Plymouth; his wife, Allison of Florida; two broth-ers, Patrick Lally and wife Les-lie of Plymouth and Timothy Lally of Pembroke; one sis-

ter, Linda Houdenschield and husband Jeff of Pembroke; his companion, Patricia Evans; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

A funeral mass was cel-ebrated on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Hanson. Burial will be in Pembroke Center Cem-etery. Visiting hours were held Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Sulli-van Funeral Home in Hanson.

John P. Power, 79, teacher

Michael J. Lally, 49, U.S. Marine

Barbara Ann (Moran) Betts, 72

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Christie retiring from Fire Dept.Michael J. Christie will be retiring after more than 34

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Singalong to benefit Youth Football and Cheerleading

Pembroke Youth Football and Cheerlead-ing is hosting a sing-along with musician Jim Plunkett on Friday, Aug. 21 from 7 p.m. to mid-night at the Pembroke Country Club. Tickets may be purchased by e-mailing [email protected] or by calling Kim MacDonald at 781-858-0480 or Bobby Brooks at 781-826-3973. This is a fundraiser for the players and cheerleaders of PYFC. Tickets are $25 each; tables of 10 can be reserved by name. Tickets include a night full of fun and appetizers.


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Home or Office Furniture60” solid wood executive desk with side drawers. Matching 65” credenza. All in excellent condition. $500. Must see to appreciate. Call 781-934-7330.

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China Cabinet For SaleBeautiful cherry Colonial Furniture china cabinet. Like new. Interior lighting, glass shelving. $800 or best offer. Call 781-248-7278.

Kitchen Table and ChairsSolid birch table top on decorative steel pewter base with four solid birch matching chairs. Your price, $280; Jordan’s Furniture price, $1150. Good shape. Call 617-875-1990.

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August Rug Sale - Tax FreeOriental Express will pay the first $2000 of taxes on all rugs for the month of August. We will not be closing our store, only our warehouse. 5000 handmade Iranian rugs, all sizes, at our lowest prices ever. Handwashing, expert repairs on rugs and tapestries. Refringing, reweaving and overcasting. Oriental Express, 45 Depot St., Duxbury. 781-934-5100, 781-540-5100.

Second 2 None Furniture Consignment Shop wants your once loved, gently used furniture and home decor items. Something new everyday. Come check us out. From a single item to a whole house, we can help. Quality Furniture, great value, environmentally friendly. Located on Rte 53 in Pembroke. Visit the other consignment shops in the same building. For more info, call 781-826-0007.

Antique Hepplewhite BureauHepplewhite bowfront bureau with bone teardrop keyholes, 36 1/2”high, 43” wide, bow is 22 1/2” deepest, 18” at sides. Asking $1700. Circa 1800. Family heirloom. Call 508-747-0524.

Raleigh Touring BikesMatching pair Raleigh Touring Bikes. Mint, pristine condition, chrome moly frame, feather light, British Racing Green, 12 speed, alloy rims, $400 when new. $150 takes both. Call 781-934-1516.

Stair Chair LiftsIdeal for a split level home. Once has been used only three times; both are in excellent condition. Asking $1500 each. Call 617-827-5993 (cell).

Climbing theCareer LadderPart-time Childcare Needed

In our home (Duxbury) after school for two children ages 4 and 6, two-three hours/day, four-five days/week. Call 781-585-1811.

North Hill Country ClubSeeking general help in clubhouse. Please apply in person at 29 Merry Ave, Duxbury. Ask for Brandee or Harvey.

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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Town of PembrokeFull Time Principal Clerk

Treasurer/Collector’s Office37.5 hrs/wk position requires detail oriented person with excellent bookkeeping skills, aptitude for numbers, knowledge of Microsoft Office and strong communication skills. Experience in municipal finance preferred. Responsibilities include but not limited to processing payroll, accounts payable and employee benefits. Send letter of interest and resume to: Town Administrator’s Office, 100 Center St., Pembroke, MA 02359. Deadline: August 17, 2009 at noon. AA/EOE

Town of PembrokeFull Time Assistant TreasurerTreasurer/Collector’s Office

37.5 hrs/wk position requires knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, strong communications skills and an aptitude for numbers. Experience in municipal finance preferred. Responsibilities include processing employee payroll and benefit programs along with providing back up support to the Treasurer/Collector’s office daily functions. Send letter of interest and resume to: Town Administrator’s Office, 100 Center St., Pembroke, MA 02359. Deadline: August 17, 2009 at noon. AA/EOE

Crafters and Vendors WantedAccepting applications for two non-juried craft fairs at Abington VFW. Sept 26, 2009 and Nov. 7, 2009 from 9-2 pm, 57 tables available. Certain manufactured items and imports will be considered. No antiques, yard sale or flea market items allowed! Hand crafted items must be unique and of superior quality. Contact Darice Johnson 781-831-0197 or [email protected]

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Plymouth Center Apartment1 BR, short walk to harbor, off-street parking. High ceilings, 4 bright and sunny rooms. Washer, dryer and dumpster. $825/mo. plus utilities. First, last and security. No pets, no smoking. 508-224-3929.

Duxbury Bch House for RentDuxbury winter rental house available 09/09 thru 6/15/10. 2BR, 1.5 bath. Furnished, washer, dryer, basic cable included, close to beach. No pets, no smoking. Utilities not included, $1050/month, first and security. Contact Ed, 617-877-5327.

House for RentFour rooms,1 BR carriage house, estate setting, just minutes to ocean beach. Hardwood and tile, fenced yard, pets on approval. Washer, dryer, trash removal. $1350/mo. includes most utilities. First, last and security. 508-224-3929.



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Perfect for RelocatingIn between home sales, relocating, or renovation? Well maintained Duxbury rental property. 4 BR, 2 bath, oceanfront with spectacular views from multi decks. Fully furnished, fully appointed. No smoking, no pets. Available after August 29, 2009 to May 15, 2010. Shorter terms considered. Call Jim for details, 508-651-2740.Vacation Rental-New HampshireWaterfront with a view. Sleeps 8. Call 617-842-3668.

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Landscape ConstructionSmall scale design and construction specializing in walls, walkways, patios and plantings. One man operation to make sure the job is done right the first time, every time. Young, reliable, experienced and fast. Call Jonathan Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.

Seasoned FirewoodPrices have dropped. Call Nessralla’s Farms in Marshfield, 781-834-2833.

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Bettencourt’s Walls & CeilingsPainting, drywall finishing, sheet-rocking, water damage, wallpaper stripping. Specializing in interior work. Skim coating over horse hair plaster and textured ceilings a specialty. 25 years experience. Call Steve, 508-833-0546 or 617-922-0944 (cell).

Clarke Construction Co.Roofing, siding, framing, decks, doors, windows, kitchens and baths, hardwood, tile and linoleum, custom carpentry, stairs moldings, etc. Full service home improvement contractor. Licensed and insured, HIC#148350. Call today for free estimate, 617-678-9313.

Need Computer Help?Does your computer run slowly? Do you need a wireless network setup? Memory upgrade? I’ll install, configure, optimize your computer, trouble-shoot application problems, educate you on surfing the web and help you buy your next computer. Scott, 781-626-2638.

Handyman On Call30+ years in building trade. Small jobs - I will either do the job for you, or guide you through it. All types of projects and repairs. Free estimates. Also offering housecleaning services. Matt Lopes, 508-830-0082.

Dream of Becoming a ModelLocal photographer working this summer to build portfolios for aspiring models. No experience needed. All shots done on location, editing included and model will receive master CD. All shots free of charge, email [email protected] for more info or call 508-264-3818.

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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. Mike 781-789-3612

Piano LessonsAll ages and levels - beginners through advanced. Private instruction with enthusiastic, experienced teacher. Call now to register for fall lessons. Ellen Everett, 781-293-5857

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.

Beyond Eldercare Duxbury geriatric care specialist offers expertise, mediation, advocacy and best practices resources while helping navigate today's labyrinth of choices in consumer health elder care choices. Phone consultation, priceless. Healthy Aging Matters. 617-416-9695.

Advanced LandscapingLandscape services include: Pristine lawn maintenance, Immaculate Spring Cleanups, Chainsaw work and brush disposal, Pruning and hedge trimming, Contoured edging, Mulch and stone, organic and chemical fertilizing, and compost top-dressing. Dependable and professional service, excellent communication, and competitive prices, all with a smile! Call Paul and ask about our all-inclusive seasonal maintenance program. Fully insured, free estimates. 617-877-7524

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All American Cleaning Very responsible, reliable and efficient. Same people each time. In business for over nine years. Many local references. Call for free no obligation estimate. Call 781-799-7478, 781-424-3368 (cell phones) or email [email protected].

Excellent Windows & Gutters Specializing in window cleaning, gutter cleaning, repair and installing gutter screens. Competitive prices. Friendly, Affordable Service. Call anytime. 781-589-6519.

Painting PlusSpecializing in interior/exterior painting, power washing, gutters, carpentry, dump runs, and window washing. Free estimates, best prices guaranteed. 10% off exterior painting booked this summer. Fast and reliable service. Please call Mike, 781-789-3612.

B&B FenceAll types of installations. Wood, vinyl, chain link, ornamental. Also install mailboxes and clotheslines. Free estimates, local references, prompt service. Call B & B Fence, 781-291-9684.

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.

Tee-Time LandscapingA small family yard care service. Lawns, mowings, fertilizing, fall cleanups, edging, trimming, pruning, mulching, plantings, gardens, shrubs, trees, design. Planning, modifications, home clean-outs and handyman services also. We work within your budget. Call Tommy T, 508-889-3010.

Junk RemovalS.P.M. Enterprises is a fully insured full service junk removal company. We accept anything.. sheds, fences, boats, trailers, hot tubs, clothes, furniture, A/C, TV, you name it we take it! We do all the work and clean up. All materials are brought to recycling facility. Shawn, 781-264-5595. $20 off full truckload with this ad.

It's Beach TimeSummer is finally here, why are you still cutting the lawn? Call S.P.M. Enterprises for lawn mowing and all other landscape services! First mowing is free and free estimates. Fully Insured. Call Shawn, 781-264-5595. Gutter Cleaning also available.

Decks Built For LessPorches built and repaired. Termite damage and dry rot repaired. Additions, dormers, second levels designed and built. Fire jobs, kitchens remodeled, roofing and wood siding. All jobs welcome. Lic/insured/registered #104457. Family business. Call Des, 781-654-1465.

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Specializing in cleanouts of basements, garages, attics, yard debris, and 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.

Exp’d Babysitter AvailableHigh school senior, honor roll student, own transportation seeks babysitting position. Excellent references available. Call 781-291-9119 or email [email protected]

Lene’s CleaningWill clean your house, office, or place of business. Reliable and efficient. Good local references. Please call anytime to set up an appointment. 774-269-2177 or 508-317-7753.

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.

Nici’s CleaningWill clean your house or office. Six years experience. Free estimates, good references. Please call anytime day or night. 781-850-4070 or 617-980-2871.

Air ConditioningResidential and Commercial Mr. Slim ductless systems by Mitzubishi. Factory trained and certified Diamond Dealer. Fully licensed and insured. Call Keith at K. B. Guidetti Mechanical, 508-747-2180 or 508-989-1099.Keeping you comfortable since 1989. Visit our website, www.kbguidetti.com

Absolute RemovalNo job too small. Junk removal, basement cleanouts - attic - shed etc. Fast and reliable service 7 days a week. Free estimates. Call 781-588-4036 or e-mail [email protected]

Window CleaningProfessional window cleaning since 1996. Neat, reliable, insured. Act now and save 20% Free gutter cleaning with any window cleaning job. Ask us about our other services. Toll Free 800-581-0940.

Integrity PaintingInterior/exterior painting. Profes-sional quality painting & power-washing. We also stain decks. Reasonable rates and prompt re-sponse. Call Josh at 781-985-5120

Home ImprovementSemi-retired remodeler with 25 plus years experience. Design and build. Bath, kitchen, tiling, family room etc. Your prob-lems, our solution. Call Larry McCarthy, 508-746-7829.

Yanina Sorokina Music SchoolPiano and guitar instruction available for children and adults at my professional studio conveniently located in the business center of Duxbury Village at 18 Chestnut St. Many styles include Jazz, Boogie-Woogie and Blues, and traditional Classical training. All students are welcome to participate in Classical and Contemporary Workshops, ensembles, and recitals. Please call Yana, 781-571-9257, [email protected].

RefrigerationRestaurant and marine equipment sales and service. Fully licensed and insured. Call Keith at K. B. Guidetti Mechanical, 508-747-2180 or 508-989-1099. Serving you since 1989. Visit our website, www.kbguidetti.com

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


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Patio & Walkway RestorationIf you have a weedy, sunken patio/walkway, I can make it look new! By powerwashing, lifting sunken areas and poly-sanding, I can bring your patio/walkway back to “like new” condition. Call Jonathan Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.

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Nantucket Skiff17' Center Console by Roth Boats. Recently completely refurbished by builder. Brand new 40HP Yamaha 4-stroke with full warranty. Trailer included. $12,900. 781-929-1135 or [email protected]

17’ O’Day SailboatMushroom and mooring available. $500 or best offer. Call 781-934-7321.

1996 Audi A6 Quattro Silver black leather. 2.8 liter V6 all wheel drive. Power seats, windows, locks, roof, brakes (ABS), steering. Heated seats, mirrors, locks. A/C, Audi cassette stereo, cruise control. Runs great, no rust. 184k highway miles. $3,200 BO. 781-934-9010.

2000 VW Cabrio Convertible GLExcellent condition, 73,500 miles. Dark green exterior with dark green top, tan leather interior, air cond., power windows, power locks, alloy wheels, 4-speed automatic, stereo with cassette tape. $6,000 or best offer. Call for details, 781-582-1325.


1983 Laserwith two 6” ports. Good condition. $1500. Call 781-934-5560.

1995 Harley Sportster1200CC Engine, two tone red paint. This machine is in like new condition with less than 900 miles. Has after market mufflers otherwise stock. Cover and original mufflers included in price of $4475. 781-934-6248.

2001 Audi A6 WagonFully loaded, leather, sun roof, heated seats, new brakes, new Michelins. Great condition. 145,000 miles. Asking $6500. Call George, 781-603-5640.

Winner Optimist SailboatBrand new Optimist. Topcover, Bowline, Seitech dolly, Airbags. $1650. Call John, at 617-688-5370, and leave message or e-mail: [email protected].

2000 Honda MagnaBlack. Only 300 miles on it. 750cc engine. Looks brand new. Paid $8000. Loud muffler, cover and original muffler included in price of $4499. Call Quan, 781-985-0363 (cell) or 781-447-7227 (work) for more information.

22’ 2002 BaylinerProfessionally maintained with low hours in excellent condition. IO Drive with a Chevy 350 small block. Includes trailer. Asking $11,500. Call 617-365-0717.

Nauset 28 Bridge Deck1998. Great cruising boat. Excellent condition. $77,500. For particulars, please call owner, 508-255-3332.

1996 Izuzu Trooper156K miles. Recent repairs, new brakes and starter. A/C, power, repair records available. Second owner. Former Florida car. $2800 or best offer. Call 781-934-6387.

2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLGold ext, 4-door, auto, sun/moon roof, A/C, tan leather int. w/heated front bucket seats, cruise control, steering wheel audio controls. Power locks, mirrors, seats, and windows. Tilt steering, fully loaded. 115k miles. Looks and runs great. $3500/BO. 781-826-4075


21' Doral1995, 4.3 L Merc I/O, cuddy cabin, low hours, great condition. Includes trailer, skis and more. Regularly maintained and locally serviced. Inside winter storage, ready for this season. $6,500 or best offer. Call Paul at 781-389-7448 or 781-934-8188.

2002 4WD Chevy Trailblazer92,000 miles. 4WD. New brakes, new battery, new sticker. Excellent condition. All power. CD, A/C. Tow package. $5995 or best offer. Call John, 617-827-3984 (cell) or 781-934-9138 (home).

25' O'Day Sailboat1978 25 ft. O'Day sailboat. Excellent centerboard bay boat sleeps 5, newer genoa and jib, new stays and antenna wiring, 9.8 hp motor, ready to sail. Can be moored on flats, asking $4950. Call 791-934-9189

25' SeaRay1984 SeaRay in great condition, new 2008 5.7L Mercruser engine, all new cushions, trailer, CG safety equip, full cabin sleeps 4, boat must been seen to be appreciated. Make an offer! Call 781-294-4364.

2004 Sportster $5,499 obo2004 883 Harley Davidson Sportster for sale. Well maintained, only 2,000 miles, screaming eagle pipes and other chrome add-ons. $5,499 or best offer. Call 781-934-9189

1999 JeepGray Jeep Grand Cherokee. 137K miles, V6 engine, alarm, leather seats, Tape CD-Player, GPS. 4-Wheel drive for beach in the summer and snow in winter. $4400/BO. Perfect high school car. Call 781-291-9096 or email [email protected] for more info.

Pintail 25 Sailboat“Marika.” Jeff Gray design. Blue hull, two sets of sails. Many upgrades. Excellent condition. Always stored indoors. Perfect for racing or day sailing. $30,000. Call Scott, 603-290-1555.

Alcort Sunfish12'6". White with green, complete with sail, boom, mast, all rigging. Really good shape, great fun for young or old this summer! $700 or BO, no trailer. Call Wayne 508-889-4228 (cell).


1920's Racing Sloop"Bonfire" is for sale. 20'6", classic elegant lines with lots of overhang. Completely rebuilt to new condition. Beautiful mahogany brightwork, Nat Wilson Sails, Jim Reineck blocks, full canvas covers, galvanized trailer. Perfect for the bay. $17,500. Call Steve, 781-934-0363.

15’ Fiberglass SailboatSails, mast and trailer. May need minor tune-ups. $700. Call Paul, 339-832-0935.

Sailboat for Sale30’ blue water sailboat built in Germany, center cockpit with aft cabin, sleeps 5, 1980, LOA 30', beam 10', draft 5'6", 20 HP diesel, forced air heating system, location Plymouth harbor, mooring avail. for '09. $22,500 201-314-7637

Toyota Camry LE 1999Black, automatic, 112,000 miles, power locks and doors. Recent service, new timing belt, newer tires. Asking $4500 or BO. Call Mike, 617-459-1874.

1989 Catalina 27 18 hp inboard, wing keel with 3.5' draft. Much much more. $20,000. For more info, go to www.sailboatlistings.com/view/10329 or call 781- 585-8041.

1997 19’ Grady WhiteModel #192 Tournament 19’ dual console. 1997 150HP Yamaha salt water series engine with low hours. Full canvas enclosure/VHF radio/GPS. 8’ beam. Professionally maintained, excellent condition. Seats 8. Easily seen. Call evenings, 508-209-0306. $13,500.

1995 Range Rover LWBThe biggest, best and last of the Real Frame Range Rovers. Excellent condition. Only 65K miles. Loaded, sunroof, CD, etc. Spring Conversion. Price reduced to $9500. Call 781-934-2137.

13’ Boston Whaler1986. Clean. Very good condition. 35 HP Johnson, 2000 engine with very low hours. 2000 Easy Loader trailer. Yours for $5,300. 781-934-6002.


Boat For Sale22' Mako, 130 HP Honda, GPS, FF. In the water in Duxbury, can use for rest of summer. $5,900 or BO. 781-934-7567

Layton 29’ Trailer1997 Layton 29’ Fifth Wheel Trailer. Two slide outs, A/C, 16’ screed room. Never been towed. Asking $10,000 or best offer. Call for appointment. 781-337-3367.

1966 Hinckley Pilot 35Reggae. Forward cabin with v-berth. Main salon with deep port and starboard settees and drop-down dining table. Full galley w/hot and cold pressure water, three-burner propane stove with oven. Heated cabin with diesel-fired Espar forced hot air system. North mainsail and working jib. Westerbeke 30B diesel Engine. Asking $98,000. Call 781-934-0389 or email [email protected]

BMW 99 528i Midnight BlueExcellent condition. Dealership maintained. 108K. Leather, loaded, moonroof, automatic. Heated Sts/whl. Great safe car. $7695. Call 781-760-0008.

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. $35,500. Call George, 781-603-5640.

10’ Fiberglass Dinghy W/ Trailer1993 white fiberglass Blue Fin pram with trailer. $690 or best offer. Call 781-585-4648.

1982 Tripp 18 Angler Great Bay boat with classic styling. Stable, dry boat with center console and 1993 Johnson outboard. Trailer included. $3500 or b/o. Call 781-883-6454.

2006 Jeep LibertyMint condition. Inferno red. Limited edition. All factory options. 30K miles, leather, moonroof, etc. Great price at $13,600 or best offer. Call 781-934-2037 or 617-240-3181.

Gutter and Yard Cleanup We 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.

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A public hearing will be held on Monday August 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Pembroke Town Hall, Lower Level, Room 6 on the application of Adam Worrall requesting a use variance of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Pembroke, Sec. VI, E. 2. Variances to operate a tattoo shop. Property is located at 314 Mattakeesett Street, Pembroke as shown on Assessors’ Map B-7, Lot 274.

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By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

While a Pembroke skate park may still be a ways away, local skaters and BMX riders got to test-ride some equip-ment Sunday afternoon as American Ramp Company gave a demonstration of their skate park equipment behind Town Hall.

“I thought it would be a great thing for the kids,” said Pembroke resident Dennis Dunphy, who brought his sev-en-year-old son Davis out for his first time skating. “There’s great camaraderie out there with the kids and there’s none of the negative stereotypes you get. It looks pretty structured and pretty positive.”

Skaters and bikers rode some ramp and street equip-ment and grinded some rails provided by ARC, which gives free demonstrations over the summer. Salesman Jeremy Cupp answered questions from

parents and Rec. Department members about finding the right equipment as well as li-ability issues with skate parks.

“It just gives the kids a chance to skate the equipment and gives the city officials and the parents a chance to ask questions,” he said. “It’s really good because it shows you have a lot of support to get a skate park, and that is a really big plus.”

Recreation Commission Director Pam Rowell said it was a good opportunity to raise awareness of the skate park project.

“We get a little exposure,” she said. “This is to show the townspeople we need some-thing here.”

Pembroke High School sophomores Leah Van Sickle and Lauren Cannone, who spearheaded fundraising for the skate park when they were in middle school, sold sodas to raise money for the skate

park during the demonstration while Lauren’s mother, Donna Cannone, collected informa-tion from anyone interested in joining the Skate Park Com-mittee.

“We are rejuvenated,” Donna Cannone said. “I think there are more parents that are getting involved, and it’s not going to be a couple of girls.”

Matt Rivers was one such Pembroke parent. Riv-ers brought his son, Matt, to skate the equipment and said the turnout shows the need for Pembroke to get a skate park.

“My son has played hock-ey, baseball, football and soc-cer. He likes them all, but [skating] is something he re-ally enjoys, and what’s the dif-ference when you’re putting your money toward something for the kids,” he said. “I think if you put something like this in and get behind it for the kids, it’s just another outlet for them so they’re not running around getting in trouble. And it’s another outlet for kids who aren’t good at football, hockey and soccer that enjoy riding boards.”

The skate park project suf-fered a setback last Novem-ber when state funding was chopped from $100,000 to $25,000 during budget cuts.

But Cannone and Van Sickle have stayed positive. The two have raised money selling sodas at the Concerts on the Green, and fundraisers like the recent circus have brought in money. The skate park support-ers have two more car washes planned as well as a wrestling fundraiser on Sept. 25. If there are no more setbacks, they said they hope something might be in place by this time next sum-mer.

“We have a lot more fund-raising to do, but we’re work-ing on it,” Lauren Cannone said.

Rowell said, with the large turnout of both skaters and parents, she hopes the demo by ARC with give the two girls some added manpower for the project.

“Hopefully they’ll get some help,” she said.

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A taste of what’s to come?

Local skaters treated to skate park demonstration at Town Hall

Matt Rivers rides up a rail apparatus. Jeremy Cupp answers questions about skate park equipment from Pembroke parents.

Steve Backus lands a trick during the ARC demo in the Town Hall parking lot on Sunday. Photos by Dave Palana




Residents on Oldham Pond saw more action than usual on their waters last weekend. More than 70 wakeboarders, wakeskaters and kneeboarders from across New England, and as far away as Pennsylvania, descended on the pond last Saturday and Sunday for the first ever Pembroke Wake Fest competition. The competition was part of the New England circuit of the INT Amateur Wakeboard Tour and was the first such event on the pond.

“It went very well,” New England INT tournament di-rector Chris Davis said. “We had a good turnout, great weather, and our competitors all had a blast.”

“It’s been a dream for my kids to someday have it on their own lake,” event spon-sor and Oldham Pond resident Bill Marsh said. “They started [wakeboarding] 15 years ago. They always wanted someday to have it on their own home lake, and have people come to where they learned how to ride.”

The competition took place at Town Landing beach on the Pembroke side of the pond and featured young riders in the under 14 division, all the way through semi-pro outlaw riders, who treated the crowd to a variety of tricks and 360-degree jumps.

Marsh and partner Jay Guthro of the New England Freshwater Marine Mastercraft dealership in Pembroke spon-sored the event and took some of the riders out on their boats during the contest. Marsh’s son, professional wakeboard rider Mike Marsh, also drove one of the boats during the competition.

Guthro and Marsh began working with the towns to get the competition on Oldham

Pond in January and said they received nothing but positive support.

Davis also said the town was accommodating for the contest and, apart from a few banners being taken off the beach overnight, he was pleased with how the contest turned out.

“If the town will have us back, we’ll come back,” he said. “We had a great time.”

The Pembroke Watershed Association had planned to close down Oldham Pond pe-riodically this summer to try to remove the algae that has been growing on the surface, but the possibility that endangered freshwater mussels on the bed of the pond held up spray-ing of chemicals and kept the pond open all summer. As an Oldham Pond resident, Marsh said they weren’t discouraged

at all about the potential spray-ing of the pond.

“We were really encour-aged about it,” he said. “They are doing a great job and we support them any way we can.”

Marsh and Guthro said they hope to make the contest an annual event on the South Shore and will be looking at some other locations next year. However, they added

that, if the towns want it back, the Wake Fest could return to Oldham Pond next summer.

“We’d love to have it here again,” Marsh said. “This was our first one, so we had a little bit of a learning curve. This year, we’re going to get to-gether with the town adminis-tration over the winter and see if we can make it bigger and better next year.”

Oldham Pond gets a wake-up callPond plays host to weekend wakeboard competition

Jim Cample takes off for a 360 trick during the outlaw competition on Sunday at Oldham Pond.

Nick Foley takes to the air during the under 14 contest.

Sponsor Jay Guthro and his son Will check out the action from the dock. Joe Campbell goes for a 360 on Sunday morning.

Photos by Dave Palana



A while back, I spoke to Zach Wormhoudt, who designed Boston’s proposed Charles River Skate Park. When I asked him why it has taken so

long for this project to get started and why skaters and riders are getting so impatient, he gave me an answer that I think is relevant to Pembroke and any town trying to build a skate park.

“Compared to soccer fields and tennis courts, skate parks are still a pretty new type of project and … people don’t really understand it the same way,” he said. “For a lot of skat-ers, they have their first exposure to public process with something like this and it can be a rude awakening.”

The Pembroke park supporters are also doing a fairly good job at staying patient with the public process. Getting anything built with government help is a tenuous, frustrated process, as the skate park supporters found out last winter, but they have kept at it — which is admirable.

However, people in town government are continuing to look at the park in the wrong way if they want to put it at Mattakeeset Street or Center Street near the ball fields. Any skate park would be a benefit to the skaters, which is great, but isolating it with the other fields would be a wasted op-portunity for commerce.

While they are continuing to raise funds, both the town and the park supporters should take a good look at their neighbors with skate parks to get a look at the do’s and don’ts with this project.

Hanson’s skate park is a little bigger, pretty popular, and is lo-cated on one of their baseball field complexes — which is one of the options Pembroke is considering. It works for Hanson, but I think having the park in the back of an unpaved area where there are no businesses is not the best option.

Marshfield should be the model for any town on the South Shore thinking of building a skate park. Their park is adjacent to two shopping plazas along Route 139, one of which houses Levitate Surf and Skate, as well as a Dairy Queen.

By putting the park in the public eye, Marshfield not only curbed some of the potential problems of security, they opened the door for businesses like Levitate to have a steady base of clientele and created more traffic for the shopping areas. Their skate park has also become a concert venue for small shows during the summer and has sponsors and adver-tisers all over the walls.

Pembroke shouldn’t be afraid to put their skate park where it not only will benefit the skaters but also the town. Just like every town should have a playground or a baseball field, it should also have a skate park — but only a skate park can generate its own business because no one is going to go to a mom and pop store to get Junior a new baseball glove.

Obviously, getting a park in an area where there is room to grow is the top priority, but seeing what the park can give back to the town should be up there as well, and it can’t give much back if it is isolated behind baseball fields.

Skate park commerce


After closing out July by competing 30 minutes from home, local skateboarder Nora Vasconcellos kicked off August by skating about as far away from Pembroke as you can get in the Lower 48.

Vasconcellos took third place overall in the women’s

pro division at the Oregon Tri-fecta Bowlriders Competition Aug. 7, 8 and 9 in Portland, Lincoln City and Tigard, Ore-gon. It was the second straight year Vasconcellos competed at the Trifecta, where she took second at the Crown Royal park in Tigard last year.

“I felt I did well,” Vas-concellos said. “I think the

judging was hard, but it was a really good group of girls to skate with.”

Vasconcellos also finished fifth in the women’s vert com-petition July 24 and 25 at the Dew Tour/ ISF World Cham-pionships at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

Vasconcellos was on the tour as an alternate but was able to skate in the event. She got a nice pop from the home-town crowd after mingling backstage with skateboard-ing legends Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek.

“That was one of the most surreal things I have done,” she said of the competition. “It was amazing.”

Vasconcellos said she is done with major skateboard-ing competitions for the sum-mer and will work on honing her skills as well as getting ready to begin her junior year at Pembroke High School.

“Right now I’m just try-ing to get back into my nor-mal schedule,” she said. “And make sure I’ve done all my summer reading.”

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Pembroke All Stars win Babe Ruth championship

Baseball team shuts out Scituate in the finalsBy Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor

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The Pembroke Babe Ruth League baseball team had their problems with Scituate during the regular season, losing 9-4 and 11-3. But when the two teams faced off in the league finals, Pembroke didn’t miss a beat.

Evan Morris allowed only four hits on the mound while Jim Holmes homered and tri-pled as Pembroke beat Scitu-ate 8-0 to win the state cham-pionship on Saturday.

Pembroke cruised through the South division of the Babe Ruth League with the only the two losses to Scituate and had allowed only 27 runs against, the fewest in the league.

The team then crushed Canton 12-3 in their first play-off game and beat Marshfield White 6-3 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Paul Zogra-fos went the distance in an 11-1 thumping of Milton to advance to the finals against Scituate.

The two teams were locked in a scoreless tie until the fourth inning, when Mike

Nolan led off with a triple and came around to score the first of four runs in the inning for Pembroke.

Holmes led off the fifth in-ning with a triple and then put the icing on the cake for Pem-broke with a home run in the top of the seventh. Pembroke got the side in order in the sev-

enth to seal the win. The team consisted of Hol-

mes, Zografos, Nolan, Morris, Tony Papadopoulos, Bobby McElligott, Dan MacPher-son, Charlie Frodigh, Brendan Johnson, Justin Ogilvie, Mike Campbell, Steven Gerhart, Kevin Gately and Ryan Good-man.

The team of Pembroke 14-year-old All Stars won the state cham-pionship last weekend with a win over Scituate. Top row: Jim Holmes, Tony Papadopoulos, Mike Nolan, Bobby McElligott, Dan MacPherson. Middle row: Charlie Frodigh, Brendan Johnson, Justin Ogilvie, John Paul Zografos. Front Row: Mike Campbell, Steven Gerhart, Kevin Gately, Evan Morris. Missing from photo: Ryan Goodman. Photo courtesy of Laurie MacPherson

Vasconcellos takes thirdPembroke skateboard star on form in Trifecta

Obviously, getting a park in an area where there is room to grow is the top priority, but seeing what the park can give back to the

town should be up there as well, and it

can’t give much back if it is isolated behind

baseball fields.


By Michelle conway, express coluMnist [email protected]

Corn on the cob is one of the few foods we still eat sea-sonally. Most of us will tol-

erate strawberries from South America in February and will grudgingly eat a peach from far, far away, yet we still wait patiently for that August rush of love for local corn on the cob. And it is everywhere — spilling out of tubs, overflowing at farm stands and tum-bling out of burlap bags. It’s August, and we can’t get enough of our local corn!

Corn on the cob is still prepared communally, the way food is meant to be prepared. Children are sent outside to shuck the corn, while a more patient member of the family pulls off the silk from between the rows of pearly yellow kernels. The pile of raw cobs is returned to the kitchen for a brief time where the cook drops them into a pot of boiling water. Time for the an-nual question: “How long do you cook corn?” Our memories are short; it’s a new exper i -

ence every August.The answer to this timeless ques-

tion varies depending on the freshness of the corn, the size of the cobs, how many are in the pot and how you like it cooked. My Nana had a not-so-sci-entific method: She would say to cook the corn until you can smell it. So far, Nana’s method has withstood the test of time and provided bushels of deli-cious, perfectly cooked corn for years and years of Augusts. Common kitchen wisdom suggests 3 minutes for crunchy barely cooked kernels, 5 minutes for plump and juicy, with 7 minutes in the pot yielding a steaming cob rich with melt-in-your mouth soft kernels. Next time you strip an ear — try eating it raw — you may never cook your sum-mer corn again!

With just a little effort, the joys of summer corn can be held in the freezer through winter. Throw a few extra ears into the pot and pull them out after 3-4 minutes of cooking — don’t overcook these cobs. Ideally, plunge the cooked cobs into ice-cold water to immedi-

ately stop the cooking, remove and dry them with paper towel. If skipping this step, then let the

corn cool completely. Run a sharp knife down the

cob starting at the pointy end to re-

move rows of kernels. Place the kernels in a freezer bag,

remembering to

squeeze out all of the air before seal-ing. Label the bag with the quantity of corn, the date and set into the freezer. When winter rolls around, pull out the bag of corn and add it to salads, soups and casseroles.

This adapted corn chowder recipe is simpler than it looks and can be bro-ken down into steps if tackling a chow-der all at once is going to get in the way of your summer plans. The base can be frozen, defrosted in the winter and quickly finished. For a heartier chow-der, consider adding cleaned canned salmon, shrimp, scallops or a handful of potato.

Corn Chowder4 servingsStock:When husking and boiling corn for

dinner, get a second pot going to make the stock. While the family is husking the ears, rough cut and sauté the veg-etables and bring the water to a boil for the stock (cook your dinner ears in a separate pot).

1 tablespoon butter

2 Spanish onions, coarsely chopped

2 carrots, coarsely chopped1 teaspoon salt6 ears of husked corn – remove

and save the kernels and save the cobs2 quarts waterHeat the butter in a stock pot and

sauté the vegetable until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the water, salt and cobs and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the stock into a bowl and throw away the solids.

You can stop here, put the stock and kernels into the fridge (in separate containers) and continue another day.

Chowder:2 tablespoons butter1 Spanish onion, finely choppedkernels from the 6 ears of corn1/4 cup heavy cream (don’t substi-

tute half and half — it’s not as good)1/4 teaspoon white pepper1 tablespoon fresh thyme6 cups of the prepared corn stockMelt the butter in a large pot; add

onion and sauté 8 minutes. Add the corn kernels, stock, salt and simmer 10 minutes. Ladle half of the solids into a blender, puree until smooth and stir back into the pot.

You can stop here and freeze the stock until later; remembering to squeeze all of the air out of the freezer bag. Tip: Lay the bag of stock in a shal-low baking pan until it is frozen to give the bag a space-efficient flat shape.

Add the cream, pepper and fresh thyme and serve.

Aw, shucks! Lovin’ that sweet summer corn

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