Pembroke Express 06-25-2010

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Though it was an unusual spot to do a little networking — surrounded by a mound of dirt, heavy machinery and con-struction materials — the scen-ery didn’t deter several Pem-broke Chamber of Commerce members from turning out for the organization’s latest Busi-ness After Hours, hosted by Pembroke Center Plaza owners Jeff Coffman and Alan Zaff.

Held under a tent in the plaza parking lot, with the under-construction CVS Phar-macy building in the back-

ground, the After Hours event provided a chance for local residents and business owners to get an update on a project that has drawn much interest.

“We’re trying to make this a very value-added Cham-ber for all of its members, and when we were planning out the year we got to think-ing, ‘What’s one of the more important things going on in town, in regards to commerce?’ It’s certainly the Mattakeesett shopping center,” Chamber President Dave Shea said.

Plaza owners share plansUnique Chamber After Hours event features project update


Pembroke businesses that owe the town personal property taxes over the past decade soon will be getting a reminder.

Selectmen voted last Mon-day to allow Town Treasurer/Collector Kathleen McCarthy to contract with a collection agency to round up the unpaid personal property tax bills — which total $181,000 be-tween 2000 and 2010 — at no cost to the town.

Personal property taxes are assessed on items used to run a business in town and may include everything from paper to fax machines, copiers, vehi-cles, machinery and livestock.

Every February, the asses-sors’ office sends out a form to businesses in Pembroke, re-quiring them to list equipment, tools and merchandise used as part of their business. A cor-poration does not have to list


Historically, the last week of school isn’t known for being a productive one. With lessons winding down and summer vaca-

tion right around the corner, it can be hard to motivate kids to get anything done.

But at Hobomock Elementary School last week, fourth graders did Shakespeare.

Miss Quigley’s fourth grade class performed the play “Julius Caesar” for parents and another class last Tuesday, opting to extend a Reader’s Theater program introduced this spring by Hobomock librarian Deb Ja-cobsen and Dr. David Almeida, a professor at Bridge-water State College.

“We have a very creative bunch of students here at Hobomock, anything to do with the arts — music, art, playing instruments — and after we did Reader’s The-ater, they wanted to take it to the next level,” Jacobsen said of the class.

Almeida, whom Jacobsen met through a class she took at Bridgewater, has been meeting with all Hobo-mock classes during their library time this spring, practicing voice projection and reading skills through the Reader’s Theater program.

Hobomock students build reading skills with abridged ‘Julius Caesar,’ ‘Hamlet’

Et tu, Brute?THEN FALL, CAESAR: Brutus (Ryan Guimares), Cassius (Mikayla Tavares) and Casca (Gabe Noguer) listen as Marc Antony (Alec Fraser) speaks over the body of Julius Caesar (Jeanmarie Marshall) dur-ing a Reader’s Theater production performed by Miss Quigley’s fourth grade class at Hobomock Elementary School last Tuesday.

LEND ME YOUR EARS: Marc Antony, also played by Maddy Schlager, delivers a speech to the crowd fol-lowing Caesar’s death. With Reader’s Theater, children are encouraged to read from the script. continued on page 12

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Photos by Becca Manning

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By scott frano express intern

Since his first unof-ficial gig in 1977, Paul “PJ” Lowe has

been in love with disc jockey-ing. Today, he’s known as “PJ the DJ,” the man to call if you need music for your event.

How did you get started in disc jockeying? My first gig was actually back in 1977. I was in seventh grade. I used to attend Friday night danc-es, and the DJ that normally worked at the church was sick and I had gone to the dance early to help set up chairs so I wouldn’t have to pay the cover charge. When the priest came downstairs, he was all nervous because the DJ had all the records and my buddy Jim turned and said ‘PJ’s got a whole stack of records back at his house.’ The priest looked at me and said ‘You’re hired.’ I had no experience whatsoev-er. I had my record collection, which I had obtained through family and my own stuff. But because they were my records the priest let me work the re-cord player, and once I did that one night something clicked. I knew what I wanted to do, and it was something I could be good at.

What is your favorite type of event to do? Wed-dings. I’m an old romantic type of guy, and I really love the idea of helping brides and grooms create the biggest day of their lives. I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing the parents smiling. It’s not just about money. It’s really about making people happy, getting people up dancing and cel-ebrating the fact that these two people are hopefully going to be spending the rest of their lives together.

What type of music do you like personally? I’m re-ally partial to ’70s rock, hard rock, Aerosmith, KISS, J. Geils. But I also like doo wop; I love the Temptations, four-part harmonies, and a capella. Vocals to me are just as much of an instrument as any other part of a band. Vocals are what I enjoy hearing the most.

What music do you get the most requests for? Very familiar, upbeat songs. Disco is not dead, contrary to what people say. I can usually pack a dance floor with some classic disco songs as opposed to new-er music. I’d have to say clas-sic disco is what people really want to get up and dance to. It crosses over all genres and age groups. Whether they’re six or 60, people just love the old classic disco songs.

What is a typical job like? The vision people have of a disc jockey is you’re just there for four hours. It’s not just four hours, especially for a wedding. A five-hour wed-ding reception for me is 20 hours of work. That includes meeting with the bride and the groom to plan how the event is going to run. There needs to be orchestration, and that can take a couple of hours. There is travel time to and from the venue. Setup times vary de-pending on the equipment I need. There is a lot more to it than just showing up and play-ing music for four hours.

Do you do any charity events? Yes, one of the things that helps grow my business

is being philanthropic, giving back to the community. I’m a big proponent of people that suffer with cancer. Both of my parents died of cancer, and whenever there is a need to raise money for a family, I love to help out and donate my ser-vices. Also, for the kids in the community, I’d like to be able to create a monthly or weekly dance for kids to attend at a discounted rate. Anybody that is in the military and is either leaving or coming back, I like to donate my services to as well based on my availability. I’m a big believer in karma.

What is the best way to contact you? The best way to contact me is my Web site, which is pjthedj.org. My Web site is rather unique, because on the home page I have an ‘availability checker.’ If you’re looking for a specific date for your event, you enter in the date of your event and if I’m available a window pops up telling you I’m available. Then you fill out a form and, through the magic of the Inter-net and cell phones, my phone rings. I’m usually able to con-tact people within 10 minutes of them filling out the form.

A visit with PJ the DJPembroke man became local celebrity spinning records

PJ Lowe, aka PJ the DJ, holds a copy of AC/DC’s “Back in Black.” Lowe has been spinning records at local weddings, dances and parties since 1977. Photo by Scott Frano

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This summer, Pem-broke High School students are being

encouraged to read “The Fin-est Hours” by Michael Tou-gias and Casey Sherman for the school’s first One Book, One School effort.

The idea for the program comes from the One Book ef-forts sponsored by the Library of Congress. Each PHS stu-dent, regardless of grade level, will read “The Finest Hours” over the summer.

A committee comprised of PHS faculty and administra-tors chose three books for stu-dents and faculty to vote on. The faculty chose a different book, but “The Finest Hours” was the overwhelming choice of the students.

“The Finest Hours” details the true story of the wreck of two World War II-era oil tank-ers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, and the subsequent U.S. Coast Guard mission to save their crews. Both tank-ers were split in half off the coast of Chatham during a brutal nor’easter on Febru-ary 18, 1952. The story tracks four different rescue missions, but focuses in particular on the one led by Bernie Webber, who was interviewed for the book. Webber was one of four men who set out on a 36-foot lifeboat to battle the seas.

Tim Tholen, a PHS senior-to-be who had the chance to personally interview Sherman, was particularly touched by the heroism displayed by the Coast Guard.

“The book is a story about faith and what you believe in,” Tholen said. “Instead of turn-ing back, they pushed through the Chatham bar and managed to save lives.”

Casey Sherman, co-author of the book, visited PHS earli-er in June. Students were able to get their books signed by the author himself. The school was able to purchase books for

the students through a grant from the Pembroke Educa-tional Foundation.

Roz Kubek, head of the English department at PHS, noted Sherman’s excitement at the chance to spread the story of the rescue.

“Mr. Sherman is really helpful and enthused. He says this is his way of giving back to the community,” she said.

When classes resume af-ter summer vacation, the high school will dedicate a week to the book. During “Experienc-ing The Finest Hours” week, there will be student-run pre-sentations, and the school hopes Sherman will return for the event. Also, there are plans to have the Coast Guard and PHS graduates attending Mass. Maritime Academy in-volved.

Tim Cahill, a rising senior, will be putting together a bro-chure in preparation for the week.

“The brochure will give an overview of the book and show the events of ‘Experi-encing The Finest Hours,’” Cahill said.

Cahill hopes to add pic-tures of the beach in Chatham to his brochure to show stu-dents where the story hap-pened.

Cahill also will be helping fellow seniors Matt Rindini and Daniel Nelson to make

a video trailer for the book. Rindini and Nelson have been making short films under the name of Neldini Films and hope to be able to shoot foot-age of the Chatham beach and Bernie Webber’s rescue boat.

The book also will be used to facilitate class discussion.

“Every department will reference the book in some way in their classes,” Kubek said. “The idea is to get stu-dents talking and sharing about their reading experiences.”

PHS faculty members hope that the reading experience is aided by the local aspect of the book. One of the Coast Guard bases mentioned in the story was in Marshfield.

Marybeth Brust, head of the Social Studies department, said, “We tried to get a book with either local awareness or global awareness.”

Having easy access to the setting of the story helps with that awareness, she said.

As for whether the school will continue the program with another book, Brust said, “We’ll see how it goes this year and hopefully pick an-other book.”

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Pembroke High School teachers Marybeth Brust (left) and Roz Kubek (right) stand with students Matt Rindini, Daniel Nelson, Tim Cahill and Tim Tholen while holding copies of Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman’s “The Finest Hours.” The book was chosen for a school-wide reading program, with students asked to read it over the summer and activities planned this fall. Photo by Scott Frano

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Series of vehicle break-ins reported

Police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins that occurred early this week in the Center Street/Kilcommons Drive area as well as along Route 53 and Reservoir Road.

The first cluster was reported Monday morn-ing, with six vehicles on Center Street and Kil-commons Drive gone through overnight and a radio, iPod, GPS, Bluetooth headset, wallet and about $25 in change taken, according to police reports. The vehicles all were left unlocked.

A second set of break-ins were reported Tuesday morning on Washington Street/Route 53 and Reservoir Road. Eleven vehicles were entered, again all left unlocked, and two GPS units were taken along with a cell phone and money, according to reports.

Police believe the two sets of break-ins may be related.

“We want to advise residents to make sure that they lock their vehicles whenever they are unattended, even in their own driveway,” Pem-broke Police Chief Michael Ohrenberger said. “They should keep an outside light on as well, and report any suspicious activity to the po-lice.”

In an unrelated incident, a pickup truck left unlocked overnight in a parking lot on Old Oak Street was entered and six CDs and two packs of cigarettes were taken, according to reports.

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THurSDAY, JuNE 108:52 a.m. Motor vehicle crash

with under $1,000 in damages re-ported on Church Street.

9:49 a.m. Threatening report-ed on Learning Lane.

12:59 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 in dam-ages reported on Church Street.

4:28 p.m. Annoying phone calls reported on West Fish Street.

4:48 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in damages re-ported on Hobomock Street and Learning Lane.

10:14 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in dam-ages reported on Taylor Street.

10:19 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Oldham Street. Mark Hines, 31, of Whitman arrested and charged with assault and bat-tery.

friDAY, JuNE 117:53 a.m. Residential break-

in reported on Fairview Avenue. 1:49 p.m. Larceny reported

on Water Street.5:31 p.m. Larceny reported

on Center Street.6:31 p.m. Annoying phone

calls reported on Allen Street.6:59 p.m. Suspicious vehicle

reported on Baltzer Drive.7:10 p.m. Dog complaint re-

ported on Burr Avenue. Referred to animal control officer.

7:51 p.m. Larceny reported on Plymouth Street.

11:26 p.m. Noise complaint reported on Fairview Avenue.

SATurDAY, JuNE 122:27 a.m. Hit and run crash

reported on Perkins Road. Taquan D. Anderson, 19, of 23 Cranberry Road, arrested and charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, as-sault and battery of a police offi-cer, leaving the scene of property damage, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, unlicensed operation of motor ve-hicle and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

7:52 a.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 in damages re-ported on Washington Street.

9:27 a.m. Residential vandal-ism reported on Edgewater Drive.

11:38 a.m. Suspicious activity reported on Old Church Street.

2:04 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in damages re-ported on Church Street.

2:15 p.m. Disturbance report-ed on School Street.

2:42 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with under $1,000 in damages re-ported on Washington Street.

2:59 p.m. Arrest reported on Oak Street. John Meada, 23, of 911 Pembroke Woods Drive, arrested and charged with unli-censed operation of a motor ve-hicle.

3:11 p.m. Residential vandal-ism reported on Mountain Av-enue.

6:52 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in dam-ages reported on Washington and Barker streets.

8:14 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in dam-ages reported on Birch Street.

9:02 p.m. Noise complaint reported on Taylor Street.

SuNDAY, JuNE 139:55 a.m. Animal complaint

reported on Center Street. 11:13 a.m. Motor vehicle

crash with injury reported on Church Street.

11:47 a.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in dam-ages reported on Old Oak Street.

11:51 a.m. Hit and run crash reported on Main Street.

2:06 p.m. Fire incident re-ported on School Street. Referred incident to Fire Department.

6:20 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Oak Street. Referred to animal control officer.

MONDAY, JuNE 145:52 a.m. Vehicle break-ins

and larcenies reported on Wash-ington Street.

6:48 a.m. Suspicious activity reported on Elm Street.

10:04 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Center Street.

2:22 p.m. Hit and run crash reported on Learning Lane.

3:32 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with over $1,000 in damages re-ported on Oldham Street.

5:34 p.m. Noise complaint reported on Indian Trail.

5:43 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Pembroke Woods Drive.

7:24 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on Queensbrook Drive.

TuESDAY, JuNE 1512:39 a.m. Suspicious activ-

ity reported on Center Street.12:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle

reported on Wampatuck Street.4:33 a.m. Suspicious mo-

tor vehicle reported on Old Oak Street.

9:25 a.m. Disturbance report-ed on Fairview Avenue.

10:48 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Center Street.

11:49 a.m. Domestic issue re-ported on Harvard Street. Pamela Nicol, 50, of 52 Harvard Street arrested and charged with misde-meanor assault and battery.

WEDNESDAY, JuNE 161:03 a.m. Suspicious vehicle

reported on Church Street.11:55 a.m. Domestic issue re-

ported on Warren Terrace. 209A order placed on file.

12:09 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Center Hill Road. Mark R. Peterson, 41, of 19 Center Hill Road placed in protective cus-tody.

5:02 p.m. Dog complaint re-ported on Center Street. Referred incident to animal control officer.

7:53 p.m. Missing person re-ported on Hatch Road. Located/returned person.

THurSDAY, JuNE 171:00 p.m. Injury crash report-

ed on Mountain Avenue.1:38 p.m. Commercial van-

dalism reported on Mattakeesett Street ball fields. Verbal warning given.

2:47 p.m. Domestic issue re-ported on Center Hill Road. Indi-vidual summonsed.

4:47 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Center Street.

4:49 p.m. Trespassing report-ed on Center Street.

6:14 p.m. Trespassing report-ed on Taylor Point Road. Area search negative.

6:48 p.m. Larceny reported on Oldham Street.

8:19 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Edgewater Drive. Re-ferred incident to animal control officer.

10:44 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Reservoir Road.

11:00 p.m. Field investiga-tion conducted on Gates Lane.

Editor’s note: In an effort to involve Pembroke residents in the future of the town’s waste disposal, members of the Solid Waste and Recycling Committee will be contributing an occasional column in future issues of the Pembroke Express, updating readers on the issues and the committee’s efforts.

By JiM MccolluM solid Waste & recycling coMMittee MeMBer

Pembroke residents may or may not know that several weeks ago the Board of Selectmen inherited

responsibility for Municipal Solid Waste (trash and recycling). Previ-ously, the Board of Health had that responsibility. With this last annual fee increase of $30, pushing the total annual cost per household to $270, lots of calls were received at Town Hall, and the selectmen de-cided they would give solid waste management a try. The first thing the selectmen did was form a study committee.

There are nine members on our commit-tee. We meet every Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall, either in the select-men’s office or the Advisory Committee room. Our meetings are open public meetings, and everyone is invited. An effort is made to conclude our meetings by 8 p.m., but some-times we go longer. (Talkin’ trash is so much fun we just can’t seem to tear ourselves away from it.)

A major reason we keep running short of funds and must keep raising the annual rate is that currently there are 1,127 outstanding bills

totaling $220,580. Wow! If those 1,127 house-holds would just pay their bills, the trash bills would not have needed to be raised by $30 a year. Granted, we are in difficult financial times, and many of those people literally do not have the money to pay. I’m sure some of them are on the verge of losing their homes, so the trash bill is the least of their worries.

One thing we can all do immediately is concentrate on recycling. The tipping fee at SEMASS is $110 a ton. The cost for collec-tion by DelPrete & Sons is around $70 a ton.

So we’re looking at every ton of trash we dump at SEMASS costing us $180 a ton. For every ton DelPrete doesn’t

collect and dump on the tipping floor at SEMASS, we save $110 (we

still have to pay DelPrete to drive big trucks around, pick it all up and

deliver it to SEMASS — DelPrete is not paid by the ton). Historically, we

deliver more than 7,000 tons to SEMASS annually. If we could reduce our waste by

1,000 tons by sorting out recyclable materi-als, that would reduce what we are paying

SEMASS by $110,000. Realistically, it still costs the town money to dispose of recycling items, but not nearly as much as we would save at SEMASS. This process would cost each of us very little, just an occasional trip to the recycling center (at our house, we could easily make that work in one trip a month).

So, please: RECYCLE! RECYCLE! RE-CYCLE! Help lower our trash bills!

Friend and supporter Lance Keimig has set up a blog for Pembroke residents to partic-ipate in the discussion. Check it out at http://pembroketalkintrash.blogspot.com.

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Dog licenses are avail-able in the town clerk’s of-fice at Town Hall. Animals that have been neutered or spayed cost $9 to register; all others cost $12 each. Payments may be made by cash or check made out to “Town of Pembroke.” Owners should bring their pet’s rabies certificate when they come to the of-fice to register. After Sept. 1, a late fee of $25 will be charged for registration. For information, call Town Clerk Mary Ann Smith at 781-709-1403.

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efore moving to their contemporaryapartment at Allerton House at TheVillage at Duxbury in 2007, Joseph

(Joe) McDermott and his late wife,Barbara, were separated from their twodaughters and two of their grandchildrenby a four-hour drive from Howard Beachin Long Island, New York to Boston’sSouth Shore. Although their son, Jamesand his family remain in Long Island,daughters Barbara and Dorothy are nowjust minutes away in Duxbury andKingston. Joe says, “We actually came andlooked at the place back in 2005. “One ofour sons found out about it and thought itwould be great for us. When we finally didmove almost three years later my wife wasvery happy here.”

Always an athlete, Joe excelled in baseballduring high school and college, and

landed a job in 1940 atPfizer Inc. as a result of hisbaseball talents. He recalls,

Duxbury Assisted Living Residentenjoys company of Fellow Residents,

Activities and Basketball

“Industrialbaseball wasbig back inthose days, sothey hired mebecause I wasa good ballplayer. Thedeal was I hadto work forthem for ayear beforethey wouldpay me asalary! A lotof companiesuse to sponsorleagues topromote

employee loyalty and provideentertainment back then.” As it turned out,Joe worked for Pfizer for 44 years until heretired in 1984.

Joe also served in the United States AirForce for four years. Being drafted intomilitary service actually led to hisrelationship with, and ultimately hismarriage to Barbara. He explains, “I wasseeing someone else when I left to serve inthe military, but she wrote me a ‘DearJohn’ letter. My older brother’s wife toldme about a friend of hers who would behappy to correspond with me. That friendturned out to be my ‘Babs’. She was anangel.” He got back to the States in 1946,proposed to Barbara on Christmas Eve,and the two were married just six monthsafter his return.

Joe recently celebrated his 91st birthdayand is happy to report that he enjoysspending time with friends and engagingin the variety of activities available atAllerton House—most notably the onesthat keep his athletic skills sharp.He says, “We have all sorts of activities.For example, I enjoy the Fitness Center.I usually participate in the chair exerciseclass and I like to shoot baskets.”

Duxbury’s Allerton HouseAssisted Living ResidentJoe McDermott stands inthe community’s gardenswith his daughter, BarbaraPye, also of Duxbury.

Joe McDermottenjoys shooting“hoops” at theAllerton House atThe Village atDuxbury.

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Hot Spot of the Week: Farnham Rock off Green Harbor. Lots of bait — mackerel and harbor pollock — for live-lining.

Tip of the Week: Make sure you take good care of your catch — be sure to bleed your tuna and ice it down right away. Very tasty!

Coastal Report: The backside beaches near the old Coast Guard station in the 25 to 35 feet area have lots of bass at 24 to

40 inches and some bluefish in the 10- to 12-pound class. Jigs in dark colors (black and purple, black and red and all black) are catching most of the bigger bass. At times, metal lures like Cast Masters are working well with fish breaking on top. Working in the 50 to 60 feet area, slow

trolling Shanka soft bait is doing the trick on bigger bass. Out in the deeper water off Peaked Hill Bar, tuna fishing has

been hot one day and stone cold the next. Fishing with squid bars has been OK, and live bait on kites has also been producing fish, but the bite has slowed down.

Up at the Race at Provincetown, bass fishing has been ter-rific with many fish over 36 inches being taken. Try wire line jigging in 25 to 35 feet of water from the Race Rip to the Bath House. In the deeper water, trolling umbrella rigs is working well also. At first light you may come upon some bass feeding on top. Plugs and metal lures are taking these fish. Watch for schools of bass, blues and tuna feeding on top while crossing the Bay.

Over in the Duxbury Bay area, there are many schools of bass feeding on bait. Find the schools and cast into them and it’s game on! Flounder are still producing in the Duxbury channels. Clark’s Island to the Powder Point Bridge is hot on just over or under keeper size bass. Up in the Green Harbor area just outside the harbor, there is good flounder fishing. At Farnham’s Rock at first light there are schools of mackerel you can jig up for bait on Sabiki rigs. Along with plenty of mackerel, there are also some nice size harbor pollock. The Bluefish Cove area has some keeper size bass that are being caught on live bait.

Heading up to the North River area, Third and Fourth Cliffs hold some 30- to 32-inch bass, mostly being caught on mack-erel. Going up the river all the way to the Union Street Bridge, slow trolling live bait on bubble gum Shankas will get you some keeper size bass. Outside the river in deeper water at 50 to 70 feet, you can jig up some mackerel for live lining.

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

Pembroke residents Sue and Al Kemp and son Mike show off a nice bluefin tuna. Happy Father’s Day! Photo by Skip Cornell

Plenty of action along the coast

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Super power? Amazing ability? Special knowledge? Wealth? Maybe … High Street United Methodist Church will be holding this year’s Vacation Bible School — Hero Headquarters — during the week of July 19-23 from 9 a.m. to noon. At Hero Headquarters, kids will discover unnamed heroes who were not super or powerful, yet their small acts were used by God to do wonderful things. Go to vacation-bibleschool.com/highstreetumc for more information and to register.

The cost for the week is $25 and includes games, snacks, crafts, songs and Bible stories. Call Kate Nugent at 781-826-3102 for more information.

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fEMA deadlineThe Federal Emergency

Management Agency, U.S. Small Business Administra-tion and officials from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency are urg-ing Plymouth County home-owners, renters and businesses to register for disaster assis-tance and return their applica-tions for SBA disaster loans before the Monday, June 28, midnight deadline. To register, call FEMA at 800-621-3362 or 800-462-7585 (TTY) for people with speech or hear-ing disabilities. Hours of op-eration are from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Help is available in many languages. FEMA also offers online registration 24/7 at di-sasterassistance.gov.

Registration takes about 15-20 minutes. To speed up the process, applicants should have this information and doc-uments handy: Social Security number, telephone number, ad-dress of the damaged property, current mailing address, brief description of disaster-related damages and losses, insurance information and direct deposit information to help speed de-livery of funds.


Among those to graduate ➢from Thayer Academy in Brain-tree on Sunday, June 13 were Richard Lyons and David McGrath. Be sure to congratu-late them when you see them around town.

During the week of June 12- ➢18, five students from Pembroke High School, Colin McDonald, Jake Schissel, Ryan Moran, Kevin Kell and James Coner, participated in Boys State at Stonehill College. The program, sponsored by the American Le-gion, teaches young men the re-sponsibility of citizenship. They learn the principles of govern-ment and democracy, and how the success of our government relies on the interest and partici-pation of its citizens

Alison Barr held her spring ➢piano recital at the James Li-brary on June 11 at 7:45 p.m. Performing in that recital was Ryan Tressel, playing Polonaise in A flat, op. 40 No. 1 by Chopin and Matt Winn playing Maz-zurka in F minor, op. 68 No. 3 by Chopin.

The North Pembroke PTO ➢is proud to announce the new executive board for the 2010-11 school year: President Jen Wel-don; Vice President Andrea Gleason; Secretary Kara Rap-paport; and Treasurer Laura Kemp. All parents are asked to support the PTO by attending the meetings next school year.

This is a good time to do ➢some reading. Carol Watches wants to remind you that the Library Book Club is scheduled to meet on July 13 in the library at 7 p.m. The group will be discussing Kathryn Stockett’s “The Help.” There is still plenty of time to finish the book. Any-one from around town is wel-come to join the group. To get a head start for September’s dis-cussion, pick up a copy of “The 19th Wife” by David Ebershoff.

On June 12, ➢ Laura Eliza-beth Coluci and Jeremiah John Driscoll were married at Saint Ann’s Church in Quincy by the Rev. Thomas Boudreau. After the ceremony, the bride and groom were off to their re-ception at Venezia, on the water-front in Boston. Parents of the bride are Robert and Francine

Coluci of Hanover. The parents of the groom are Frederick and

Adria Driscoll of Pembroke. Laura and Jay will honeymoon in Rome and are scheduled to have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI to receive a papal blessing for newlyweds.

Frankie Falcone ➢ is nine years old. He joined the Pem-broke Police Boys Club box-ing program because Frankie’s mother and father went to school with instructor Allen Phippen. It didn’t take long for Frankie to really get involved. In addition to the boxing program in Pem-broke, Frankie goes to a gym in Whitman for boxing prac-tice once a week. By the way, Frankie has great-grandfathers on both sides of his family who were pro boxers. Maybe that is why Frankie loves boxing so much.

John and I went to Aidan and Kian’s piano recital at the James Library in Norwell a few weeks

ago. They really can play the piano! They wore light blue, button down, short sleeve shirts and navy blue ties with a piano key board on them. I purchased the ties for them when I was in Florida. They had newly cut hair and, if I must say so myself, they looked handsome. They came to visit me a few days lat-er and I told the boys once again what a nice job they had done at the recital. Fiona piped up and told me she would be taking piano lessons in the fall. Kian informed me that he had been playing piano since age four and Aidan since age five. Fiona who is already seven years old, and is always thinking, quickly chimed in to let me know the reason for that was because the rules had been changed. The competition goes on! And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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JETT SET: Four local Jett Riders — Elizabeth Schilling and Kristin Chaupetta of Brockton, Kate Drennan of Pembroke and John Fontes of Brockton — threw out the first pitch of the Brockton Rox game on Friday, June 18. Above, the riders pause for a picture with Andrew and Troy Chaupetta, Elizabeth’s brothers, who both have Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy. The ride, sponsored by the Jett Foundation, will raise money and awareness about the disease. At the Brockton Sox game, they sold raffle tickets as a fundraiser and raised $1,200 more ($400 per rider) toward their goals. They flew out to San Francisco on Thursday to begin the JettRide across the country, from California to New Jersey.

40 UNDER 40: Former Express Publisher Josh

Cutler was honored as one of the region’s top 40 young

business leaders. The “40 under 40” awards, spon-

sored by Plymouth and Cape Business Magazine, are

designed “to spotlight young business leaders who excel

in their industry and show dynamic leadership.” The

awards ceremony was held at the Plymouth Radisson

last Wednesday.

GARDEN PARTY: Local vendors, artists and residents enjoyed a beautiful summer day outdoors at the first South Shore Women’s Gathering, held Saturday in Gretchen Jones’ Sunset Way back-yard. The event raised money for Jane Doe Inc., a nonprofit organization run by the Mass. Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

A CLOSER LOOK: Jonathan Flannigan, Patrick Spring, and Jacob Twigg look through microscopes at pond water samples taken from Pembroke ponds.

A lesson in Weed Watching

Cub Scout Den 1 of Pack 105 had a special guest at their meeting on Thursday, June 17 at the Lydia Drake Library. Bill Glover of the Pembroke Wa-

tershed Association came to speak about local ponds and teach the boys how to be Weed Watchers.

ROOT OF THE PROBLEM: Cub Scouts Sean Spring and Ryan Larsen look on as Bill Glover shows them the roots of a cattail plant from Furnace Pond.

Photos courtesy of Colleen McQuaid



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The incredible, edible egg

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The simple appearance of an egg belies its deliciously complex interior. A fragile, nutrition-packed orb, eggs are nature’s perfect food. One mighty egg con-

tains 6 grams of protein and all nine essential amino acids; the egg is one of the only foods with naturally occurring Vitamin D. At just 90 calories each, eating one humble egg a day can

lower the risk of cataracts and other eye diseases. According to a recent study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, there is no significant link between egg consumption and heart disease. Good news: After years of shying away from eggs because of

cholesterol concerns, nutritionists and consumers are circling back and including one egg a day as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

Store-bought eggs are just fine, but, whenever possible, purchase local eggs. Local producers are selling eggs at road-side stands, farmers markets, farm stands and small general stores. Their chickens are loved, cared for and nurtured in a much better environment than a factory setting — antibiotic-free, with healthy diets. And remember, egg farmers are eating their own product and serving it to family and friends. That’s a level of accountability that can’t be found in a mass-produced egg.

Local eggs are different than their store-bought cousins. Because they are fresher, the yolks are a deep golden yellow, almost an orange, and the whites will stick close the yolk when dropped into a hot frying pan. The only downside to a local egg is that it is more challenging to peel when hard-boiled.

While your supermarket might sell a dozen eggs for just under $2, local eggs will generally run between $3 and $4 per dozen. To paraphrase Michael Pollan in “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”: Don’t ask why the local product is more expensive; ask why the mass-produced product is so much less expensive. How are costs cut to produce a cheaper egg? What sacrifices are made to the feed, the health of the chicken and the shipping processes to sell a dozen eggs so cheaply? At a rate of one dozen eggs per week, purchasing local eggs will add about $70 to the budget over the course of one year — that’s not too much for nature’s perfect food.

The egg isn’t just for breakfast any more. Try this hearty frittata for dinner along with a lovely salad and a crisp glass of white wine.

Artichoke and Potato FrittataThe New Basics CookbookServes 21/2 cup (6 to 8) artichoke hearts (thawed if frozen), drained2 tablespoons olive oil1 small potato, cooked and cubed1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemarySalt and pepper to taste3 eggs1/4 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheeseBring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil and

add the artichoke hearts. Lower the heat and simmer for 3 min-utes; rinse, drain and pat dry. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a 10 inch broiler-allowed skillet. Add the potato and rosemary and sauté until golden and crisp, about 3 minutes. Add the arti-choke hearts and sauté until golden, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and set aside (can do ahead up to this point). Preheat the broiler. Lightly beat the eggs with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Heat the remaining table-spoon of oil in the same skillet. Pour in the eggs and cook over medium-low heat, stirring slightly until the bottom is set, 3 to 4 minutes. The top should still be wet. Add the artichokes and potatoes; sprinkle with the cheeses. Place the skillet under the broiler and cook until the frittata is golden and sizzling, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

The Pembroke Grid-iron Booster Club’s third annual Titans Youth Foot-ball Camp will be held the week of July 26-30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Taught by Pembroke High School football coaches, the camp will feature a week of non-contact foot-ball instruction for kids entering third grade thru ninth grade. Cost is $150 per player, with a family discount of $25 for each additional camper. A walk-in registration session will be held on June 29 from 5-7 p.m. at Town Hall. Families also may register by e-mail at [email protected].

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Furnace Colony work to begin

Construction on the roads in the Furnace Colony area will begin within the next few weeks. The streets will be ground up, necessary drain-age work will be done, and the area will be paved. This project should take approximately one month and should be finished by the end of July, weather permitting. Work will include the Furnace Colony area and adjoining streets. Residents should be aware that there will be detours and delays in traveling within this area. The Department of Public Works thanks all drivers and resi-dents for their patience during the construction. For more in-formation, call the DPW office at 781-709-1425.

Blood driveThe American Red Cross

and North River Community Church will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, June 30 from 1-6 p.m. at the church, located at 334 Old Oak St. Make an appointment to donate by call-ing 800-RED-CROSS or on-line at redcrossblood.org.


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Chamber leaders con-tacted Coffman, who co-owns the property with Zaff through Pembroke Plaza Limited Part-nership, and “this unusual After Hours was born,” Shea said.

After a delayed start, the project is now “right on sched-ule,” Coffman said. The CVS on the corner is expected to be finished this fall and may be open by late October, and construction began last week on the multi-business building that will replace the existing one on the south side of the plaza. That building is expect-ed to be open in spring 2011.

“There’s a lot of work to be done here, to get the proj-ect done on time — a lot of components, a lot of moving parts,” Coffman said.

One of the challenges will be to keep the current tenants, such as Pembroke House of Pizza, Pembroke Center Li-quors and Candy Jar, in busi-ness as much as possible while construction is underway.

Once the new structure is finished, the businesses will move there and the old build-ing will be demolished. Coff-man said the shops will have to be closed for some period of time, possibly three to six weeks, but that they were working to limit that closure.

Kim Baldner, owner of Candy Jar and Designs in Bloom, said she is a little con-cerned about the shutdown but appreciated efforts to accom-modate her business. Though her shop will be closed to cus-tomers briefly, Baldner and her employees may still be able to take phone orders and work out of the new building during the closure.

Ultimately, Baldner said she is looking forward to mov-ing into the new digs.

“It’s about the same size, long and skinny,” she said of the new shop. “Our work-room’s a little bit smaller, but the store itself is the same size, just a couple of feet wider. It will be nice when it’s all done and new.”

All of the current tenants will remain, except for Hol-lywood Video, which has al-ready closed. A new tenant — a hairdresser — also will be moving in.

“I think it’s really terrific that they’re able to stay, that they like the area, they do well in the area, and they’re work-ing with us,” Zaff said of the tenants.

Sally Bohan works at Pem-broke Cleaners in the plaza and came to the After Hours so she could be better informed.

“Every day, I’m asked all kinds of questions [about the plaza plans]. I don’t know, and that’s why I came,” she said. “I figured instead of making things up, I could actually tell people the truth, what I was told.”

Bohan said the limited parking due to construction was a hassle but that the fin-ished lot would be a vast im-provement.

“One wonderful thing will be the parking lot. It’s kind of like ‘take your life in your hands’ now. And when it’s all marked off with little islands, that’ll be great,” she said.

Once the CVS and shop-ping center are completed, along with roadwork and park-ing lot drainage, paving and landscaping, Stop & Shop will begin work on its building at the western corner of the pla-za, Coffman said. Construc-tion should begin in 2011, with the grocery store opening late that year or early in 2012.

The proposed Stop & Shop building will be about half the size of the superstore located in Pembroke’s North River Plaza

and will feature produce, deli and grocery departments more like a neighborhood market.

Though some people have commented on the size of the new CVS building, saying it appears huge, Coffman said the open space around it and smaller scale of the existing buildings give the pharmacy the illusion of being much big-ger than it is.

When complete, the new CVS will be about 12,900 square feet, with additional storage space on a second floor. By comparison, the ex-isting building is about 12,000 square feet, though 2,000 feet of that is used for storage, Coffman said.

“Once the Stop & Shop is up and built and the new shop-ping center to the rear is up and built and all the buildings are to a similar scale, the CVS will not look that big,” he said.

Residents also may have noticed construction on Cen-ter and Mattakeesett streets. Changes will include: a new right turn lane from Matta-keesett Street onto Center; a wider Center Street to enable cars heading north to turn left into the shopping center; and two new traffic lights — one at Elliot Street and one at the shopping center’s new main entrance on Center Street, di-rectly across from the fire sta-tion entrance.

A traffic study showed that 70 percent of plaza traf-fic comes and goes on Center Street, Coffman said, which is why the main entrance is be-ing placed there. There also will be an entrance on Matta-keesett Street.

Service vehicle-only en-trances will be located behind the Stop & Shop and multi-business buildings.

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Jeff Coffman, president of Coffman Realty and co-owner of Pembroke Center Plaza, gives an update on construction plans for the site’s redevelopment at the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours Tuesday in the plaza parking lot.

Kim Baldner, owner of Candy Jar and Designs in Bloom, listens to the plaza update. Baldner’s business, like others in the plaza, will have to shut down for a short time while the old building is being demol-ished. They are set to reopen in the new location next spring.

Photos by Becca Manning

Donna Frano of Jack Conway Pembroke and Joel Sugarman of Rockland Trust chat at the Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours event, held Tuesday in the parking lot at Pembroke Center Plaza. Sugarman is vice president of the Chamber.

Mike Tinkham of South Shore Savings Bank, Chamber treasurer, talks with Debbie Villa, property manager for Coffman Realty.



Has anyone noticed a rather strange-looking amphibi-ous machine out on Fur-

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Some long-time residents rec-ognize and welcome the harvester, because they know it will cut away and remove a lot of the lily pads that have been encroaching on the pond and making it impossible to swim, boat or fish in front of their homes.

Through the efforts of Ray Holman, presi-

dent of the Pembroke Watershed Asso-ciation, the association has been able to work things out with the DPW to use the harvester, and the DPW has been just

great in promptly removing the plants that get off-loaded from the harvester at the Furnace Colony Beach area.

The harvester was acquired sever-al years ago through a grant shared by the towns of Duxbury and Pembroke

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HARVEST TIME: Ray Holman, president of the Pembroke Watershed Association, operates the har-vester on Furnace Pond on Monday, June 14. The association has teamed up with the Department of Public Works to use the harvester to remove lily pads from the pond. Photo by Diane Holman


Movin’ upSixth graders say good-bye to elementary school days

Bryantville Elementary School graduates get silly for a group photo before the ceremony, held last Thursday in the school cafeteria.

A special thanks of appreciation went to Bryantville’s parents for the class silhouettes that donned the banners behind the students, each resembling a graduate.

Samantha McGibbon was master of ceremonies at Bryantville Elementary School and introduced her classmates as they represented different portions of the graduation service.

Shea Coady was all smiles after her name was called for an achievement award at North Pembroke Elementary School’s sixth grade promotion night, held last Thursday at the school.

First place spelling bee winner Abby Nugent receives a trophy pre-sented by Deborah Conover, assistant principal of North Pembroke Elementary School.

North Pembroke teachers Linda Wagner and Janice Gurry are all smiles after receiving the class gift from sixth grade students.

Hobomock graduates Julia Kelly (left) and Erin Wengryn share a moment with Mrs. Valeri.

The Hobomock Elementary School sixth graders sing their class song during their promotion ceremony, held last Thursday at the school.

Hobomock grad Vincent Milton pauses for a photo with the school principal, Donna McGarrigle.

At right, Bryantville graduate Cole Keegan

leads his fellow classmates in the

Pledge of Allegiance.

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Sixth grader Kelsey Vincenti opens a special gift from her godfather, Mark Vincenti, before the ceremony at Bryantville Elementary School.

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Friday, June 25Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For info, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

Kelly Miller Circus. 4:30 p.m., behind the community center. Show times at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets $10; children 12 and under, $6. All tickets sold in advance benefit the skate park. For information and tickets, call the recreation office at 781-293-3249.

Relay For Life Marshfield. Fri., June 25-Sat., June 26. 4 p.m.-10 a.m., at Marshfield High School. American Cancer Society fundraiser for Pembroke, Duxbury, Hanover, Norwell and Marshfield. Team registration and dinner, 4-6 p.m. Public invited to opening ceremony at 6 p.m. followed by raffle drawings, restaurant event fundraiser from 6:45-8:45 p.m. and luminary ceremony at 9 p.m. Event will conclude with Fight Back ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m. For information or to register a team, call Elizabeth Spurr at 781-293-5094, Debbie Cornwall at 617-901-3483 or Patrick Connors at 508-897-4344 or register online at RelayForLife.org/Marshfield.

saTurday, June 26Boy Scout Car Wash. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in front of the Hatch building (across from First Church) in Pembroke Center. $5 for cars and $8 for trucks, vans and SUVs. For more information, call Charlie at 781-294-8941.

sunday, June 27North River Community Church Services. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St.

Entertainment on the Green. 6-8 p.m., at the bandstand on the Town Green. Performer: My Acoustic. Free

show. Any family-oriented bands willing to donate their time and talent to perform on Town Green can contact Susan at the recreation office, 781-293-3249.

Monday, June 28Summer Reading Program Begins. 10 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Annual summer reading program begins; start bringing in time logs for prizes. Program open to ages 2 through adult and runs through Aug. 13.

Movie Discussion Group. 12:30 p.m., at Council on Aging building, Center Street. Group meets every second and fourth Monday. For

information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

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

Tuesday, June 29Rep. Webster Coffee Hour. 9 a.m., at Omelet Factory, Schoosett Street. Appointments are not necessary. All residents are welcome to come speak with State Rep. Daniel Webster about issues of concern.

Sit 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.

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.

PCYA Summer Tuesdays. 3-5 p.m., at the community center. Led by the Pembroke Community Youth Alliance. Every Tuesday through Aug. 24. Open to students entering sixth, seventh and eighth grade this fall. Sign in upon arrival. Enter in the back of the community center near the bingo hall entrance. High school PCYA members will lead unstructured games on the ball field, basketball and tennis courts and in the gym. Parent volunteers will be on site to supervise. For information or to volunteer, e-mail Andy Goodman at [email protected].

Wednesday, June 30Dull Men Meeting. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. Always open to new members. Stop by the senior center, 144 Center St.

Henry the Juggler. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. The Friends of the Pembroke Public Library will sponsor Henry the Juggler, a comical, interactive show open to all ages. For tickets, visit the youth services desk or call 781-293-6771.

Dollar Day Lunch. 11:30 a.m., at the senior center. Sign up by calling 781-294-8220. Following lunch, the movie “Moonstruck” will be shown at 12:30 p.m.

Community Blood Drive. 1-6 p.m., at North River Community Church, 334 Old Oak St. Make an appointment by calling 800-RED-CROSS or online at redcrossblood.org. Must be 17 or older, weight at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Youth under 18 may be eligible with a parent’s permission and if they meet certain height and weight requirements.

Friday, July 2Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Soft-shoe line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

upcoMingDrop-in Summer Story Time. Mon., July 5. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke

Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required.

Drop-in Summer Story Time. Tues., July 6. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required.

Baby Lap Sit. Wed., July 7. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages six months to two years. No registration required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Recyclable Crafts. Wed., July 7. 1 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Make a cardboard castle pencil holder. For ages 7 and up. Sign up at the youth services desk or call 781-293-6771.

Entertainment on the Green. Sun., July 11. 6-8 p.m., at the bandstand on the Town Green. Performer: Above Ground. Free show. Any family-oriented bands willing to donate their time and talent to perform on the Town Green can contact Susan at the recreation office, 781-293-3249.

Drop-in Summer Story Time. Mon., July 12. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required.

Drop-in Summer Story Time. Tues., July 13. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party. Tues., July 13. 1 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Come celebrate the Wimpy Kid with games, crafts and prizes; for ages 7 and up. No registration required.

Baby Lap Sit. Wed., July 14. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages six months to two years. No registration required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Recyclable Crafts. Thurs., July 15. 1 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Make a duct tape wallet. For ages 7 and up. Sign up at the youth services desk or call 781-293-6771.

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COURT OF HONOR: Boy Scout Troop 105 held their year-end cookout and Court of Honor on Sunday, June 6 at Thomas Reading Memorial Park at the Herring Run. As part of the ceremony, Scout Ryan Damon received his Award of Merit for taking life-saving action when his young neighbor started choking on a candy early one afternoon last winter. Photos courtesy of Stephanie Skolnick

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“Dr. Almeida has re-written about 100 plays and brought them down to the level of elementary school kids, including a lot of Shake-speare,” Jacobsen said. “The goal of Reader’s Theater isn’t so much the production. It’s about teaching fluency, and in this case, it was exposure to Shakespeare.”

Most classes worked with an adaptation of “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea,” with others doing “Charlotte’s Web” and one first grade class doing “Hamlet.”

“It’s all about reading, no memorization. They’ll have the scripts in front of them,” Jacobsen said. “Everybody has a part in the play and all of those kids who do have parts, if they have trouble with the script, you’ll still hear us to-day helping them with words. But they have the confidence to get up in front of parents, in front of other kids, and come up here and perform a play.”

Dressed in bed-sheet to-gas, the fourth graders set the stage last Tuesday for the Shakespearean tragedy “Ju-lius Ceasar,” complete with a convincing — though edited for younger viewers — death scene.

“It’s kind of scary be-cause you don’t know when you have to die, and then you have to get back up and walk away and bow at the end,” said fourth grader Jeanmarie Marshall, who played Caesar. “I think we wanted to do it for the parents because we were getting better at memorizing the lines and it sounded bet-ter when we did it, so we just invited the parents to come over.”

Through the program, students also learned about blocking, scripts, casting, au-dience etiquette and how to use minimal props, costumes and sets, Jacobsen said.

She is hoping to continue Reader’s Theater next school year and said she felt lucky to get help from Almeida.

“This project kind of fell into our laps — when you have a professor who’s will-ing to donate his time to spend four days with us, you take advantage of it,” she said.

Along with checking out books, students participate in a structured lesson dur-ing their once-a-week library time, from research and study skills to bigger projects like Reader’s Theater or creating their own books — another project Jacobsen plans to car-ry into the next school year.

Miss Quigley’s fourth grade class at Hobomock Elementary School performed an abridged version of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” last Tuesday, part of the Reader’s Theater program. The project was organized by school librarian Deb Jacobsen with help from Dr. David Almeida, a professor at Bridgewater State College. Photos by Becca Manning


Hobomock fourth graders, as Roman citizens, mill around at the Senate shortly before Caesar meets his untimely end.

Pembroke Summer Swim Team will be back in action beginning June 28 and run-ning through Aug. 2. Join one of the oldest traditions in Pembroke and be a part of the friendly competition between neighbors Hanson, Duxbury, Whitman, Randolph and be-yond. Some of the best Pem-broke lifeguards are coaches, and they will help swimmers improve their skills. The swim team is open to boys and girls ages 5-18; they must be able to swim one stroke (25 yards minimum).

Register at the Town Landing on Oldham Pond on Monday, June 28 or Tuesday, June 29 from 4-5 p.m. Cost is $90 for the first child, $170

for two children and $225 for three, with a $290 family cap. The first week of practice will be held Monday through Thursday, June 28 through July 2 at the Town Landing. Beginning July 6, the practice schedule will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. at the Town Landing, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7-8 a.m. at YMCA Hanover and Sundays from 8-9 a.m. at YMCA Ha-nover.

Four to six meets are scheduled throughout the sea-son with a “day of champions” inviting all towns to come to-gether on Sunday, Aug. 1. For information, call Ginny Wan-dell at 781-293-2292 or Patty Merritt at 781-294-0829.

Summer swim team sign-ups June 28-29

South Shore Tennis Assoc. offers summer adult league

Boy Scout Troop 43 will host a car wash on Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Hatch building (across from First Church) in Pem-broke Center. Cost is $5 for cars and $8 for trucks, vans and SUVs. The car wash will help defray the cost of summer camp for Troop 43. Questions? Call Charlie at 781-294-8941.

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Association has kicked off their 18th season. The associa-tion welcomes players from all over the South Shore includ-ing adult tennis leagues (dou-bles and mixed), adult singles leagues and a junior program.

Adult singles players play in a “leveled” group with a flexible schedule of matches. The doubles leagues play at the Learning Lane courts at Pembroke High School. Men’s

doubles play Monday eve-nings, 6 p.m. until dark. Wom-en’s doubles play Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 6 p.m. until dark. Mixed doubles play Saturday and Monday morn-ings, 9-10:30 a.m. Juniors play Wednesdays, 4:15-5:45 p.m.

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merchandise or shelving but does have to list all machinery, essentially any item that plugs in, according to Susan Jones, principal clerk in the asses-sors’ office.

For businesses that don’t return the forms, assessors de-velop an estimate of items that would be used by that com-pany, similar to estimating a home value if the owner does not open the home to them, Jones said.

Currently, a business re-ceives a personal property tax bill quarterly during the fiscal year. If the tax goes unpaid af-ter the fourth bill is due, a de-mand notice is sent out. If the bill still goes unpaid, the dep-uty collector mails out a war-rant, and the business is given 30 days to pay it. The last step is for the deputy collector to hand-deliver the overdue bill.

After so many years, the collector may request the as-sessor to abate the personal property tax bill as “uncollect-ible” and that money is no lon-ger accounted for in the town budget. If a payment comes in after that process has occurred, the bill is rescinded and the payment is applied.

Because the notification process stops after six mail-ings and a hand-delivered re-minder, a business owner may not realize the money is still owed, McCarthy said.

“Some of them don’t even realize that it’s still outstand-ing,” she said. “But we can’t afford to do mailing after mail-ing. This is a way to do another notice.”

The collection agency will find the business owner and attempt to collect the money owed, charging an additional 33 percent to cover their costs as permitted by state law. The full amount owed will be de-livered to the town.

McCarthy said she would be sending a reminder to busi-nesses that owe money from previous years with their cur-rent fiscal year tax bills. Those that would not otherwise re-ceive a bill — such as a busi-ness that has closed or moved out of town — will receive one final notice to pay their outstanding taxes before the collection agency adds its sur-charge.

Though some businesses may have moved on and sim-ply forgotten about the bill once they stopped receiving notices, others continue to do business in town without pay-ing their personal property taxes, McCarthy said.

“Some of them are repeat offenders,” she said. “That’s more or less why we felt we should do something about this.”

Amounts owed since 2000 range from $50 to $10,000 — about 19 pages of printed lists, McCarthy said. One company, which still does business in Pembroke, owes $10,000 from a single year as well as other amounts over seven years of unpaid taxes.

Unpaid bills date back even further than 2000, though those before 1991 are noted in record books, not in the town’s computer system. McCarthy said she wanted to pursue more recent bills first before going after older taxes.

When personal property tax bills go unpaid to the point

where they are “uncollectible,” the town can no longer rely on the money for its budget, so other tax assessments may go up, McCarthy said.

“There was never any other means to collect it. Motor ve-hicle taxes, we can flag you at the Registry and you won’t be able to renew your license or your registration without pay-ing it. Water and trash gets a lien on property taxes. Person-al property, you can’t assess it or lien it to anything else. It’s just there.”

Once a bill is deemed un-collectible, without a collec-tion agency, the town’s only other option would be to take the business owner to small claims court.

“But we’d end up paying out court fees, attorney fees, and then we would have to de-pend on the courts to enforce the collection,” McCarthys said. “We’d still be out money. This way, we’re not putting out any more money to collect the bills.”

McCarthy said she hoped the added step would help the town correct the problem of long outstanding bills in the future.

“I think it’s going to be a positive thing,” she said. “I bet a lot of people just don’t know they owe it.”

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State Representative Daniel Webster will be available to meet with constituents for coffee on Tuesday, June 29 at 9 a.m. at the Omelet Factory on Schoosett Street. Appoint-ments are not necessary, and all residents are welcome to come speak with the representative about issues of concern. For information, call Brian Patterson at Webster’s State House office at 617-722-2487 or e-mail [email protected].

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Local students are invited to exhibit their best work in East Bridgewater Savings Bank’s Young Artists exhibit, part of the 43rd annual Pem-broke Arts Festival, Aug. 7 and 8. Awards will be given for the top three photographs and best of show, and first-, second- and third-place artwork in the following age categories: Pre-school-Kindergarten; Grades 1-3; Grades 4-6; Grades 7-9; and Grades 10-12.

Each student is welcome to enter a maximum of two original piece of artwork and/or photography in the combi-nation of their choice. There is no fee. A maximum of 180 entries will be accepted.

Entries may be left at the Pembroke Public Library

from Monday, July 12 through Saturday, July 24. Blank en-try forms will be available at the main desk. Please include full name, address, grade as of June, the category and the title of the piece. In addition, there will be a logbook, by grade, in which entrants must include their full name, telephone number and the total number of pieces they are entering. The pieces must be ready for hanging: framed with hooks and wire on the back. Art Show organizers cannot ac-cept any pieces with tape and/or string of any kind.

Pick-up will be on Sun-day, Aug. 8 from 4-5 p.m. at the close of the festival. For information, call Cookie Golden at 781-826-4432.

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Q U e S T i o n o F T H e W e e k By vanessa phaM

What’s the best advice you’ve gotten from your dad?

Over the past six months, I have received a lot of “feedback” from my

readers. Please keep it coming, because I do listen to all of you — yes, all of you. One piece of feedback mentioned solutions over problems. In that spirit, I dedicate this column to solutions. Whether it be our administrations in Boston or Washington, Congress or those on Beacon Hill, I offer you these solutions:

Stop spending more than you have. My children and grandchildren cannot afford it, and their standard of living is going to suffer terribly because of the mountain of debt you are burdening them with. I realize this means sacrifice today. It means trillion-dollar health care, social benefits for illegal aliens and Cap and Trade will have to wait. There can be no more trillion-dollar anything. No more stimulus packages and no more bailouts.

Admit that the government does not and cannot create jobs. Businesses create jobs. If you want government to be involved in job creation, lower the corporate tax rates and make America the place to do business and invest. We have one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. If we want to really bring change to America, end the capital gains tax, create small business tax incentives and reward the small business owner for hiring more people. This can be achieved through tax policy, small business loans or local economic grants. The key word here is “local” — administered locally and without a hundred bureaucratic forms to fill out. If you put money in the pocket of the small business owners, they can invest in their business, hire more people or spur economic development in their local communities.

Cut taxes. With a little more money in everyone’s pocket, there are more home improvement projects, more appliances purchased, more savings and investments made, more vehicles purchased, more vacations taken and more jobs created. The best stimulus package in the world is a tax cut. It allows you and I to spend our money or save it as we see fit. This creates jobs all over the country. It also increases the taxes the government earns on income and sales tax. Therefore, a tax cut increases revenue, allowing the government to pay down more debt.

Put American families first. Before we give hundreds of millions in aid internationally or continue to subsidize the United Nations, look to places like Appalachia, the Gulf Coast, Head Start centers and senior centers around

this country. Begin to make our people, our problems and our poor the priority. Then worry about everyone else. Also, secure the border. Stop a constant flood of people from crossing our borders, draining resources and endangering border guards. By securing the border, you will take a huge step forward in stopping drug and human trafficking, and will save every state in the southwest millions of dollars. That means you must enforce the laws we have and begin to take this problem seriously. This is not just a fence, but reasonable checks

at airports, customs entry points, and, yes, each employer must carry responsibility for insuring those they hire are legally eligible. Rewarding bad behavior with amnesty is simply wrong. Stop pushing it simply to increase your voter pool.

Stop promoting the “blame everyone else” society. Stop promulgating the division in this country, and stop doing what is good for one party over the good of the country. It is no longer George Bush’s fault. It is no longer Bill Clinton’s fault. It is our fault. We as a nation did this, and all the change slogans in the world are not helping to heal any wound. End affirmative action. If there was one thing I was thrilled about when Barack Obama was elected (yes, I can see my readers fainting all over Pembroke with that statement), it was that we could finally begin to look past our skin color. Stop differentiating people by what they look like and let employers and people see each other for their character. This means no more use of the phrase “race card” by anyone, because it does not matter.

Start being truthful. No more deals with special interests, no more passing legislation that has not been read and vetted by the American people. No more twisting and spinning the truth. Just tell us what you want to do, why you want to do it and how much it is going to cost. If the majority of the people agrees with you, go for it; if the majority does not, move on. Those on the other side of the majority: stop whining! Use the system to make a change and get the American people on your side.

Each of the solutions above was learned from my parents. We were taught to be judicious with our money, that hard work makes a difference, to put family first, to not judge a book by its cover, to treat others as you would have them treat you, to not lie (I can still taste that soap) and “No whining!” You see, with a little respect and common sense, we can solve our problems.

My final solution: Listen. The best answers come when we stop talking.

By Patrick Chilcott

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Dave Flynn Littles Avenue

“He taught me to look someone in the eye, give a firm hand shake,

and be honest. Also, to respect your elders and learn from

their wisdom.”

Meave Fontes Ole Tree Road

“I learned from my dad to always try to my best and

to never give up.”

Luke Leavitt Valley Street

“Probably the best advice that the great Papa Leav has given me is that if you can look back and say you tried your absolute

hardest then that is all that you can ask for.”

Brianna Decina Hamilton Drive

“A lesson I learned from my dad is that when in doubt, always do what you think is right by

everyone.”

Ryan West Barker Street

“The best advice I’ve gotten from my dad is to do well in school and to keep my eye on the ball

when I’m playing baseball.”

The open meeting law is the state law that requires public officials to do their business in public. On July 1, the law will undergo some substantial

changes. Here are some of the major differences between the old and new law.

• Meetings will still need to be posted 48 hours in advance, but Saturdays, Sundays and holidays no longer count. For ex-ample, a Monday night meeting must be posted before Thurs-day night.

• Notices must include a list of topics the chairman reason-ably anticipates will be discussed on the agenda, and must be posted in or on a municipal building that is visible to the public at all hours.

• E-mails are expressly included in the definition of “de-liberation,” which is prohibited outside of open session, but distribution of agendas, scheduling information or reports to be discussed at the next meeting is permitted.

• Attendance by a quorum at a location is not a “meeting” if not intended to conduct business and no deliberation occurs –– for example, attending a conference, social event, or a meeting of another municipal board.

• Minutes must contain more detailed information, in ad-dition to date, place, time and matters discussed, shall include summaries of matters discussed, list of documents used, all decisions made and votes taken.

• Documents and other exhibits, such as photographs, recordings or maps, used by the body at an open or executive session shall, along with the minutes be part of the official record of the session.

• Chairmen are required to periodically review executive session minutes and determine if they should be released, or if the purpose for executive session is still ongoing to keep minutes confidential.

• Attorney general will assume all interpretation and en-forcement authority over Open Meeting Law. District Attor-neys are no longer involved.

• Citizens making open meeting law complaints must file a written complaint with the governmental body first; the body then submits a reply to the complainant and the Attorney Gen-eral’s office.

— J. Graeber

Source: Mass Municipal Association handout prepared by Kopelman & Paige, P.C.

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The Pembroke Skate Park Committee needs the community’s help. During the month of June, they are trying for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Ev-erything Project. Through the program, the Pepsi company is giving away $1.3 million every month to fund “great ideas” — from projects like the proposed skate park in Pembroke to cancer research, in grant amounts ranging from $5,000 to $250,000. The ideas with the most votes at the end of the month will receive the grants. Pepsi accepts 1,000 ideas in six categories every month and will award up to 32 projects each month.

To vote, go online to refresheverything.com. Set up an account by using an e-mail address and creat-ing a password. Then click on “Neighborhood,” then on the “$250,000” tab. Vote every day, and invite friends to support the proj-ect by voting as well. Each voter is given 10 votes per day to use as they want, but they can only vote for each project once a day.

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Historically, I suppose, anywhere one lives in America has the potential for a fascinating variety of historic place names — some quaint, others curious, most

unusual. Some trace their origins to the Native Americans who populated an area for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the Europeans, and whose geographical names remained. Others

were named by early European settlers and offer some insight into the lives and minds of our ancestors. Biblical names, utilitarian names, geographi-

cal names, superstitious names and others of a descriptive nature grace the old maps of America, New England and, specifically, Pembroke.

Over the years, noted local historian Harry Litchfield wrote down a number of such place names and their locations. Many of these will no longer be found on any map. For some, only the name remains — the origin and/or meaning of the name is not clear.

“Signal Hill” was the name given to the area south of Moun-tain Avenue between Center Street and the place where the Her-ring Brook crosses Mountain Avenue. Litchfield says this spot was planned to be used by early settlers as the location of a bea-con.

“Indian Fields” was the local name for the land between Furnace Pond and the eastern shore of Oldham Pond. This area was planted very early by members of the Massachusetts tribe. “Dancing Hill” was located at the east end of Allen Street and was thought to have been named for the ceremonial dances per-formed there by these same Native Americans.

“Poor House Hill” was the hill on Mattakeesett Street near the site of the former poor house (located across the street from today’s ball fields) leading to Big Sandy Pond.

“Sabbaday Orchard” was located on the north side of Moun-tain Avenue between Center Street and the Herring Brook. It was the location of an early apple orchard where local residents met for Sunday or “Sabbath Day” worship before the incorporation of First Church in 1712.

“Brimstone Corner” was the name given to the land at the corner of Old Washington Street and High Street. In earlier times this was the location of a tavern.

“Heathen Street” was the more colorful name for West Elm Street. The name came into popularity sometime after the Revo-lution when many of the residents of the street turned against the liberation policies of the local church.

Some other historic names mentioned by Mr. Litchfield are known by location only. The origins of the names were not clear to him. “Moloch Mountain” was the hill on High Street. “Son Savage’s Foot Hill” was a knoll located on High Street mentioned in many Barker family deeds. “Goose Lane” was the “coarse” name given to Taylor Street. Hobomock Street from Center Street to where it becomes Lake Street was known as “Snake Trail.” “Brown Betty” was the name given to an amuse-ment park located on Oldham Pond at the corner of Wampatuck and Mattakeesett streets. “Highgary” was the name used by citi-zen Joseph Ramsdell for Pembroke Center Common.

We may never discover the reasons our ancestors had for giving such colorful nicknames to the places they lived, but it is fun to speculate — and it makes me wonder why we don’t give nicknames to current places in our town. I suppose some of the new subdivisions springing up all over Pembroke, with names given by the various builders might qualify, except that so many of them really have no roots in local history. I always applaud the ones that do, and those that don’t may make for interesting speculation for future generations!

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

Congratulations to Richard Chandler (a former Pembroke resident who now lives in Florida but is here visiting) and Chuck Crossley for correctly guessing West Elm Street as this week’s mystery picture.

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Pembroke Titans Football and Cheerleading has room for up to 12 more players on its second grade instructional football team. This team will practice two to three days a week starting Aug. 9 up until the first day of school. The team will drop to two days per week and play eight games against other local towns’ second grade teams. This is a great way to introduce a player to football at a young age. Cost is $125. All supplies are included except for cleats, mouthpiece and athletic sup-porter. If interested, e-mail [email protected].


Boston historian Antho-ny Sammarco will present a slideshow on the story of the Baker Chocolate Factory at the Pembroke Public Li-brary on Tuesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Established in 1780, the Baker Chocolate Factory is one of the best known and oldest chocolate factories in the United States. It closed in 1965. Come and hear the story of “Baker’s Chocolate.”

Sammarco is a noted histo-rian and author of 57 books on the history and development of Boston. He began writing for Arcadia Publications in 1995, with books on Dorchester, Milton and different areas of Boston. Sammarco has taught history at the Urban College of Boston since 1996.

He was elected a fellow of the Massachusetts Histori-cal Society, is a member of the Boston Author’s Club, the

Massachusetts Charitable Me-chanics Association and is a proprietor of the Boston Athe-naeum. In his volunteer work, he is treasurer of the Victorian Society, New England Chap-ter, chair of the trustees of the Milton Cemetery, trustee of the Forest Hills Cemetery Ed-ucational Trust, board mem-ber and curator of the Milton Historical Society and a trust-ee of the Capt. Forbes House Museum.

Here are the reviews with the respective selections:

Recommendations: For the steak course, Dunlap rec-ommended 2008 Wyatt Caber-net Sauvignon from California ($14), an excellent example of matching boldness with boldness. Packed with flavors of black cherry preserves, to-bacco, peppery spices and pos-sessing smooth velvety tan-nins, this is classic California steak wine.

For dessert, Dunlap recom-mended 2009 Ricossa Mosca-to D’Asti ($15), an inspired choice that made an ethereal match with the chocolate-cov-ered fruit, unanimously em-braced and applauded in the class. Peachy, lightly honeyed and as perfumed as lilac row at the Arnold Arboretum this time of year, Moscato D’Asti is one of the classic matches with anything chocolate. Chef Dagmar used the finest Calle-baut Belgian chocolate. This was magical!

Final assessment: Dun-lap and Herzog have a bright and brilliant future in the wine industry. They are young, en-thusiastic, knowledgeable and passionate about wine and as eager as possible. The ongo-ing construction at their site is a short-term challenge, but in the long-term an enormous op-portunity. While they will be forced to close for a month or two for the new construction, they expect to be in a brand-new store in March 2011.

Recommendations: Pir-cio recommended an abso-lutely delightful 2009 Mohua Pinot Gris ($14) from New Zealand. He described the style as being “… right in the middle between Alsace and Oregon.” The aromas and fla-vors of fresh melon, juicy ripe grapes and the more lush and viscous texture brought out the rosemary flavors of the “pub” cheese. A wonderful wine and a perfect match.

His red wine recommen-dation, 2007 Andezon Cotes du Rhone ($12), had several things going in its favor. First of all, it’s a delicious example from a truly great vintage. It had big, ripe aromas and fla-vors of juicy, sweet plums, cassis, the telltale herbes-de-Provence typical of the region, as well as a savory, beefy quality. The wine was even further enhanced by a surprise addition to the menu. We were fortunate to have hamburger “sliders” made from grass-fed beef from the Double J Farm in West Brookfield. The leaner texture and the authentic beefy quality of the “sliders” seemed destined to be matched with robust authentic wine that also had an authentic signature “gout de terroir” (taste of the earth). A real high point of the meal.

Overall assessment: Pir-cio is one of the most highly respected, knowledgeable and helpful wine professionals on the South Shore, the state and

beyond. He brings decades of serious study, travel and expe-rience. Combine that with the buying power of one of the largest single family-run wine stores (They have five stores in this branch of the family) in Massachusetts and you have yourself a remarkable wine shop, a real destination point for everyone from the novice to serious collector.

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s : Kingston chose one of my fa-vorite Sicilian wineries as his light aperitif starter, 2009 Cor-vo Insolia ($8). I mentioned to him that I’d been drinking this wine for at least 30 years. Still not tired of it. The class was delighted with a frosty cold glass as Chef Dagmar demon-strated the preparation of the “pub” cheese. They were even more delighted when they heard the price. Kingston’s choice of the 2008 Plunger-head Old Vine Zinfandel ($15) from Lodi, Calif. was spot on. Briary, spicy, berry-infused and anything-but-modest in its 14.9 percent alcohol content, this can match any steak going in a stare-down contest. Not for the mild of heart.

Overall assessment: This is a beautiful wine shop. Aes-thetically, it could not be more pleasant. Many wine stores are just the opposite. Here we have gorgeous tiles on the floor, natural wood, a pleasant ambi-ence and a well-spaced floor plan. With close inspection, you will find a treasure chest of wonderful wines, well beyond the name brands and familiar faces. Kingston’s enthusiasm and thoughtful consideration assures you of excellent rec-ommendations.

Three winners! All three wine shops offer extensive se-lections and very helpful wine staff. This is not an exhaus-tive, all-inclusive list of fine wine stores in the area. Future articles will review additional shops.

Got some arts and en-tertainment news? Want to propose an idea for Mark’s column? Contact him at [email protected].

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While Pembroke may not be a prime destination for collectors of the world’s finest w i n e s , we are fortunate to have several

top-notch shops offering a variety of tasty se-lections. Along with choices from all the sig-nificant wine regions, we have the benefit of some knowledgeable, helpful and insightful wine professionals eager to assist you.

This week’s article is a review of three wine shops in and around Pembroke with a specific focus. Each of the wine directors was pre-sented with the following scenario: I teach a wine and cooking class with a friend, chef Dagmar Smith, at Cambridge Adult Ed. The theme of the class is Red Wine & Steak. Choose two of your favorite moderately priced wines to match with the dishes served. In addition to the obvious choice

of a hearty red matched to steak and roasted veg-etables, we needed a lighter white wine to ac-

company a cheese course (homemade rosemary “pub” cheese and an Italian cheese with truffles), as well as a dessert wine with chocolate-covered strawberries and apricots.

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The Good LifeBy Mark leighton

Pembroke Center Liquors44 Mattakeesett St.781-293-9665pembrokecenterliquors.comOwner: Holly Dunlap and Tim HerzogWine buyer: Holly DunlapOther wine staff: Dick TosiTastings: Saturdays 3-6 p.m.

North River Wine & Spirits75 Washington St.781-826-8060northriverwine.netOwner: Peter CostaWine Buyer: Craig KingstonTastings: Fridays 5-7 p.m.

Blanchard’s Wine & Spirits700 Plain St.781-834-9068blanchardswineandspirits.comOwner: Donald Corey Jr.Wine buyer: Jim PircioOther wine staff: Bill HutchinsonTastings: Fridays 5-8 p.m. and Saturdays 2-5 p.m.

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Toy Cars and TrucksAutomotive models, literature and books and more from a 60-year collection for sale due to illness. Thousands of rare models including Dinky Toys, Corgi, Tonka, Tootsie Toys and more. Some one of a kind. All reasonably priced. 781-244-3563.

Pool TableBeautiful solid oak full size slate pool table. Over three thousand dollars new. Yours for just $995. Call Steve at 781-929-1135 or [email protected]

Breathtaking Antique Sofa82" upholstered, walnut sofa. Off-white damask. In perfect condition. Truly exquisite. Picture does not do it justice. Must see. Asking $875. Please call 781-361-5146

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Students welcome. Yard and pool cleanup, house cleaning, painting, office work and re-organizing. Part-time flexible hours. Excellent wages. Please call 781-934-5597.

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Duxbury Marketplace Office space for rent. 2-4 room office suites ranging from 400 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft. Efficient layouts, clean with new interior finishes. Call for details, 978-921-1919.

Relocating/Renovating?Desire Duxbury? Rent beautiful 4BR/2 bath oceanfront home. Scenic views from multi-decks. Fully furnished and appointed. Washer, dryer (wireless internet, cable available). No smoking, no pets. Available August 29, 2010 - May 15, 2011. Shorter terms considered. Call Jim, 508-651-2740.

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Sky Cleaning ServiceQuality cleaning services by professionals who care. Houses, apartments, offices. Commercial or residential. 40% off first cleaning. Rates start at $50. Free estimates, good references, fully insured. Call 774-836-2660.

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Donnie's PowerwashingPowerwash your walkway or your deck, then seal it for the summer. Free estimates. Call Donnie, 781-878-1882.

College StudentLooking for odd jobs, yard work, dump runs. $10 per hour. References available. Call Alex, 781-974-7209

Painting Etc.$300 off Exterior Painting of any job $1000 or more. Specializing in interior/exterior painting, power washing, gutters, carpentry, dump runs, and window washing. Free estimates, best prices guaranteed. Fast and reliable service. Please call Mike, 781-789-3612.

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Guitar/Voice LessonsLessons with Berklee grad and local performing artist Greg Lander. Summer Special: Save 20% for lesson 3 Pk. Each half hour/$25 becomes $20. Each 1 hour/$45 becomes $36. Call 617-686-7473/781-626-6486

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).

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While several key members of the boys track team battled in-juries during the season, Gratzer kept the Titans in every meet. The senior captain dominated both the shot put and the discus during the Patriot League season, picking up between 10 and 20 points single-handedly each meet while also serving as one of the team’s lead-ers as captain.

BErkElEy HAll Track

Pembroke’s senior captain turned in another stellar season in her final track campaign, cul-minating with another champion-ship. Hall won the New England long jump championship on June 12, but also dominated both the triple jump and 100-meter hurdles during the league season and ad-vanced to New Englands in the triple jump.

Rookie of the YearColin ClAflin

lacrosseClaflin burst onto the scene as

a freshman this year and made an immediate impact on the Titans’ offense. He and his brother, senior captain Pat Claflin, combined for most of the team’s goals this sea-son and led the Titans to their best finish yet at the varsity level.

JEn ruffini Softball

Ruffini got a shot to shine after an injury to Taylor Cahill and made the most of her playing time. Ruffi-ni took over as the team’s starting pitcher, and she did not surrender more than four runs in a game over the final two weeks over the season. Head coach Tony Pina said she was a key to their strong finish and will be a big factor next season.

Player to Watch in 2011

MATT MCCArTnEy Baseball

McCartney did it all for the baseball team this season. He was the team’s ace pitcher and was right in the center of their batting order as the Titans fell one win short of returning to the MIAA tournament. For the Titans to get back into the postseason, McCartney will have to shoulder the burden of being their go-to pitcher again next season while also being one of the team’s top run producers.

BECky SToylE Track Photos by Dave Palana



Candid camera Offbeat photos of spring sports

A LITTLE OFF: Chelsea Savage not only missed going over the high jump bar, but barely miss-es landing rather painfully on the ground.

BOYS WILL BE BOYS: A mischievous Titan fan pours his water on an unsuspecting victim during Pembroke’s baseball game against Brockton.

IT’S TOUGH GETTIN’ OLD: Maybe last year this fan could fit through the locked gate at the high school track. This year, not so much.

HEAVYWEIGHT HUSTLE: The Pembroke’s muscle men from the field events run the 4x100 relay.

HORN SMASH! Kris Horn plows right through a hurdle.

SHANNON VOORHEES? Shannon Savage emerges Jason-like from the woods behind the soft-ball field.

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING: A Pembroke Youth Baseball player

ruins a good photo by catching sight of the Express camera watching him. The

Titan behind him ruins the photo by

chowing down.

FOREVER YOUNG:

Maybe Vanessa

Haen doo-dles in the

dirt.

SWAN DIVE: Katie Frodigh takes an epic spill during the New England Longboard Classic.

KILLAH B’s: Beckey Stoyle and Berkeley Hall keep it real at All States.

Photos by Dave Palana



By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

Every time the Pembroke Post 143 baseball senior team takes a step forward this sum-mer, it seems like they take a step right back in their next game.

Post 143 gutted out a tough game against Middle-boro on Sunday with an 8-6 win, but they could not gain any ground in the standings as Dennis pummeled them 9-1 at Mattakeesett Street on Mon-day.

“We’re a young team and our pitching is very inexperi-enced,” manager Tom Drum-mond said. “We are mostly 10th graders, and we’re a little overmatched right now. But we’re rebuilding and trying to stay positive.”

The one bright spot in the game for Drummond was the play of his bench. Brian Har-rison came off the bench with a pinch-hit single in the sixth inning, and then Adam Simp-son doubled him home in his only at bat of the game for Pembroke’s lone run.

“They came in and added a little spark for the team,” Drummond said.

Connor Noonan was the spark for Post 143 on Sunday when he closed out the win over Middleboro for his first save. Pembroke jumped out to an 8-2 lead after four and a half innings, but starter Matt McCartney began to tire in the

fifth and Middleboro jumped on him for four runs.

Drummond then went to the bullpen and Noonan slammed the door on the Middleboro rally, then pitched scoreless frames in the sixth and seventh.

“He pitched outstanding,” Drummond said. “McCart-ney pitched pretty well, but he struggled through the fifth and Connor came in and did a great job.”

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Coley Barker

Barker delivered a two-out single in the sixth

inning Tuesday to knock in two runs and complete a four-run Junior Legion

comeback.

Comeback kidsJr. Legion scores four in the sixth to tie Dennis

By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

The Pembroke Junior Le-gion team’s winning streak may have been halted at three on Tuesday by Dennis, but thanks to a late rally, Post 143 is still in first place and still unbeaten in their last four games.

After falling behind 7-3 in the top of the sixth, Pembroke scored four times in the bot-tom of the frame to play Den-nis to a 7-7 tie at Mattakeesett Street.

Post 143 took a two-run lead into the sixth, but walks and errors cost them six runs and spelled the end of An-thony Villanueva’s day on the pitcher’s mound. But Pem-

broke refused to go quietly. They cut the lead to two and then Coley Barker connected for a two-out, two-run single to tie the game. Neither team could add a run in the seventh, but Pembroke manager Mark Gerhart said he was proud of his team for coming back to get the draw after a demoral-izing top of the sixth.

“It showed the character of our team,” he said. “When you get in a situation like that against a good team like Den-nis, a lot of teams will mail it in. But this team is not like that. It’s not in their chemistry, and it makes them very fun to watch.”

Villanueva pitched well and was only responsible for

three earned runs. Brian Chap-man closed out the game on the mound.

Pembroke had an easier time with a resounding 11-1 win over Somerset Saturday on the road. Dan Dougherty led off the game with an in-side-the-park home run, and that was all Evan Morris need-ed as he spun a complete game three-hitter.

Brendan Craven and Zach Cochran were also hot at the plate for Pembroke with Cra-ven going 3-3 and Cochran notching two hits.

With the win and the tie, Post 143 improved to 4-2-1 and remained in first place in their division.

Legion can’t get rollingPost 143 roughed up by Dennis after win

Luke Nagle shakes his head after coming off the mound in Pembroke’s loss to Dennis.

Anthony Villanueva deals to the plate. He didn’t factor into the decision Tuesday but only allowed three earned runs.

Photo by Dave Palana