Pembroke Express 12-04-2009

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STILL GOT IT: U.S. Army Capt. John Hughes prepares to lift 300 pounds in the basement weight room at the Pembroke Police Boys Club, as club President Bill Boulter, left, and Vice President Bruce Murray watch. Hughes started lifting at the club when he was 14 and credits his instructors for encouraging him to go into the Army and attend college.

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When he first stepped into the Pembroke Police Boys Club, John Hughes was a shy, over-

weight 14-year-old looking to get into shape for football.

On Saturday, Hughes returned to the club for a visit as a fit, active-duty U.S. Army cap-tain, now working in California with an Army intelligence unit focused on Korea.

In town for the Thanksgiving holiday, Hughes stopped by to talk with the same guys who showed him the ropes as a teen, to lift a little, and to take home a flag that has been hanging in the club weight room since 2002.

Boys Club president Bill Boulter, a for-mer police lieutenant, had carried the state flag through Flight Across America to Penn-sylvania, the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in 2002 and gave it to Hughes to take with him to Afghanistan. Hughes had the flag signed by his unit and brought it back to hang

in the club when he returned. Now he hopes to hang the flag in his of-

fice in California. A photo and letter about his time at the Boys Club will hang in its place in Pembroke.

A strong historyArmy captain’s story one of many successes over Pembroke Police Boys Club’s 29 years

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Boys Club President Bill Boulter presents a flag that has hung in the weight room for seven years to Army Capt. John Hughes. Hughes took the flag to Afghanistan in 2002.


Residents say they are getting mixed messages from T-Mobile about the need for a new wireless tower in north-west Pembroke.

While the company’s at-torney has come before the Zoning Board of Appeals with a coverage map showing unre-liable service in the area, resi-dents who live there say they have never had dropped calls. They also report that both the T-Mobile Web site and cus-tomer service reps have prom-ised more than adequate ser-vice in that area.

Cell coverage in questionNeighbors unsure about need for northwest T-Mobile tower

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ARE THEY COVERED? According to the T-Mobile Web site, the signal strength around Milford Drive, the area where a new wireless tower has been pro-posed, is “fair” (light green) to “good” (midtone green).


Friends of Pembroke artist Kate DeSantis say they hope to see her return to her work soon and are hosting an art sale to help her get back on her feet.

DeSantis, owner of Nor-well Clayworks, is well known in the South Shore arts com-munity as a pottery teacher and has been involved with the Pembroke Arts Festival. She was recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and un-derwent surgery last month to

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Led by chairman Kathleen Keegan, the committee be-

hind the town’s tree lighting ceremony, scheduled this Sun-day, talk about what’s new and what’s coming up.

How did the tree lighting ceremony get started? Kath-leen Keegan: I think it was seven or eight years old, the new Chamber of Commerce got started back up, and PJ the DJ was the chairperson for the event. He did an awesome job, year after year, doing it. Before that, I don’t really know how far back it goes. My under-standing is they’ve been doing it for years, even before the tree that we use now was that big. They didn’t have a tree like 25, 30 years ago. They just brought in a tree. Then some-body donated the tree — Pat Ahearn, in memory of her son — and now every year we’ve been using that tree.

What’s new this year? KK: Last year, I took it over as the chairperson and I added the roasting fire pits and the petting of the rabbits. Kristin Dorsey’s group, the Pink Kisses, asked if they could come and do the ornament decorating, which I thought was a great tie-in. This year, we’ve added the flame-less candles, which are really glow-sticks, the child ID pro-gram, and the yellow service ribbons that will be placed on the tree in honor of military service folks.

How does the ID pro-gram work? KK: New York Life is going to have a station set up where the kids will be photographed and emergency information collected, so if they were ever abducted, you have that information.

How will the candles work? KK: They’re going to be $1 for the candle or a dona-tion to the Food Pantry, and I believe the dollar’s going to go to the Pembroke Military Sup-port Group. Karen Price, the owner of South Paws Doggie Daycare, added that element.

You just got $2,000 from selectmen, from the town’s Camp Pembroke gift fund. What do you plan to do with that? KK: I wasn’t expecting it to happen this year. So once they gave me the $2,000, we quickly ordered 10 banners. It’ll start at the police station and go to Sovereign Bank, so it won’t be on every pole We hope to have them up Friday.

Ultimately, what’s your goal for the tree lighting? KK: It’s to light the entire green. We need to get electri-cal work to go to all the trees, and there’s about 14 trees. And we want more banners and decorations around town. I’d also love to see like a store-front contest and maybe even have a day set up for Pembroke residents to go out and shop at places around here.

Is there any cost to at-tend this event? KK: There’s no admission cost. We do ask for suggested donations for certain events — the balloon ride, which is tethered, and the hayride. Both of those are weather permitting. The bal-loon goes about 40 feet. I think kids love it and people who are thrill seekers love it.

Who are the Pink Kisses, and what will you be doing? Kristin Dorsey: I’m the only one from Pink Kisses that’s going to be there this year. I’m going to be joined by a cou-

ple other mothers from Pem-broke. We’re going to take all our proceeds and give it to a cause, like the skate park or next year’s lighting. The Pink Kisses are still doing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer [in May], but this date didn’t re-ally work for everyone else. It will be a suggested donation for the ornaments.

When will Santa arrive? KK: He’ll be there at 5 o’clock and, pending any emergen-cies, he’ll be coming in on a fire truck.

Have you heard from Santa about his visit? KK: This is his favorite event of the year. It’s his favorite town to visit. We are definitely on the ‘nice’ list — the whole town of Pembroke. Right after San-ta throws the switch [to light the trees], he’ll meet with the kids.

Kristin Dorsey: We have three girls from Maria Woods’ Fashion Focus that are go-ing to be Santa’s helpers. And they’re going to be helping out with different events.

Will there be music? KK: The Pembroke band and choir will go from 4-5 p.m., and we’ll have recorded music the rest of the time.

The bottom line? Kyle Harney: This is going to be a really great, festive kick-off for the holiday season in Pem-broke.

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The School Committee met the team that will bring stadium lights to the Pembroke High School turf field at their meeting on Tuesday.

The project is scheduled to begin on Dec. 12.

Each of the members of the construction team are vol-unteering their time for the project, and several are prom-ising materials as well.

“These gentlemen are not here for the PR — none of them,” Recreation Commis-sion chairman Greg Hanley said. “They’re all here as par-ents; they’re all here as con-cerned citizens. They all have something to give back to the community.”

Voters at the Nov. 3 special Town Meeting authorized the town to borrow up to $120,000 for the project, though the ac-tual value is estimated at close to $350,000.

The project is not part of the school budget but is being funded through the general town budget. The Recreation Commission ill be managing the field similar to the way it manages other recreation fields, to ensure the bond can be covered through user fees and gate receipts.

Rick Holbrook of Hol-brook-Associated, the proj-ect’s procurement manager, presented the School Com-mittee with estimates from four major lighting compa-nies: General Electric, Cop-per, Hubbell and Musco. Esti-mates ranged from $77,000 to $100,000.

Though Musco’s estimate came in the highest, Holbrook said he thought their light-ing system seemed like the best deal for Pembroke. The system comes with a 25-year warranty that covers every-thing but a lightning strike or vandalism. The system also can be controlled remotely, allowing sports officials with the code to turn it on without accessing the control panel.

This system also comes with software that allows the town to track when the lights are being used and could pro-vide a way of billing groups for using the field.

Musco deals exclusively with sports field lighting and has been hired for jobs such as Gillette Stadium, Holbrook said.

The proposal calls for four stadium lights to be lo-cated around the turf field, as opposed to the six that Han-ley initially recommended. Holbrook said the four lights could be aimed to cover the track and that his company would donate a 30-foot pole to light the discus and shot put sections at the far corner.

Work is scheduled to be-gin on Saturday, Dec. 12, with

the digging of a trench to in-stall an underground utility line before the ground freezes. A schedule has been laid out for the completion of the proj-ect, with much of the work to be done on the weekends so it does not interfere with the track team and other student programs, Hanley said.

“Our goal was to ultimately start at the end and work back-wards,” he said. “We want to give you the lights for day one of the football season.”

Volunteer labor will be used for early work, but li-censed electricians will be installing the lights per the manufacturer’s requirements, Hanley said.

The group plans to fund-raise to pay for any costs be-yond the $120,000 approved by the town and for future de-velopment of the field, includ-ing a press box and visitor’s side bleachers, according to site contractor Ken Horn.

Horn said expanding the project is part of the group’s

three- to four-year plan.School Superintendent

Frank Hackett said he had been surprised to hear the Dec. 12 date but that it had been a les-son in how the two groups — the construction team and the School Department — needed to communicate throughout the project.

He said he now felt com-fortable with the team’s plan to start work next week.

“This is very extraordi-nary,” he said of the project. “In fact, I’ve never in my 15 years as a superintendent seen a community come together in this kind of way, to do this kind of project before. I think it’s going to be great for the kids; it’s going to be great for the community.”

When completed, the lighted field will be available not only for high school foot-ball, soccer, lacrosse and track and field teams but also for the many youth and adult sports programs in Pembroke. User fees have not yet been set.

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Lighting team introducedVolunteers discuss turf field construction schedule

LIGHT PLAN: Jim Noone, volunteer civil engineer for the Pembroke High School turf field lighting project, presented the School Committee with a rough layout of the plan, which features four stadium lights, marked with circles, and a 30-foot light pole near the discus and shot put areas, marked with a square.

These local professionals have agreed to be part of the con-struction team working to install stadium lights at the Pembroke High School turf field.

• Electrical contractor: Steve Nagle, MassBay Electrical Corporation

• Site contractor: Ken Horn, Hi-Way Safety Systems Inc.

• Project procurement man-ager: Rick Holbrook, Holbrook-Associated

• Project facilitator: Greg Hanley, Recreation Commission chairman

• Geo-technical engineer: John Gannon, McArdle Gannon Associates Inc.

• Civil engineer: Jim Noone, BSI Engineering Services

• Volunteer labor coordinator: Robert Watts, Gymnasium Floor Refinishers

• School Department liaisons: Athletic Director Bill Fallon and Director of Facilities and Grounds Alan Peterson

• Selectmen liaison: Ed Thorne

• Finances: Town Accountant Mike Buckley

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Local man charged with police assault

A Pembroke man is accused of assaulting a police officer during a late-night disturbance at a Plymouth bar over the weekend.

David J. Mueller, 22, of Allen Street, pled not guilty on Monday, Nov. 30 in Plymouth District Court to charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery of a police officer and resist-ing arrest.

A police officer reported that he was work-ing security at T-Bones Restaurant in Plymouth on Friday, Nov. 27 when a female bartender called him over to deal with a male customer who was yelling at her. The officer asked the man, Mueller, to leave, and he did.

Around 12:40 p.m., the officer was again alerted to Mueller’s behavior. He had apparent-ly “snuck in” a rear entrance, according to the report. The officer asked Mueller to leave, but Mueller refused. The officer grabbed his arm, and Mueller allegedly grabbed the officer by the throat. The officer managed to break away and was able to get Mueller outside with the aid of the restaurant security guard. He was hand-cuffed and arrested with assistance from three other officers who had arrived on the scene.

Mueller’s brother also allegedly punched the security guard and the officer as he took Mueller outside but stopped when he saw the outside police presence, according to reports.

Mueller is due back in court on Jan. 6 for a pretrial hearing.

Man arraigned in equipment theft

A second man has pled not guilty to steal-ing thousands of dollars worth of landscaping equipment from a local company in August.

Ryan P. Vickery, 22, of Plymouth Street,

was arraigned Monday in Plymouth District Court on charges of felony breaking and en-tering, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest. The man who allegedly assisted him in the theft, Scott E. Lavery, 23, of Hanson, was also in court on Monday for a pretrial hearing. He faces charges of breaking and entering and receiving stolen property.

Vickery had been transported to South Shore Hospital after his arrest and later released. He was summonsed to court.

Lavery and Vickery are accused of break-ing into a landscaping shed on Monroe Street overnight between Aug. 11 and 12 and taking three chainsaws, two Weedwhackers and two backpack leaf blowers. The owner of a Brock-ton pawnshop later reported that two chainsaws matching the description had been sold there. The pawnshop owner identified Lavery and Vickery as the two men and gave a description of the vehicle.

Police pulled over the two men in Lavery’s truck on Aug. 17 and questioned both. Lavery reportedly said he knew the chainsaws were stolen but that an unknown man by the side of the road had given them the chainsaws.

Vickery was talking on his cell phone when police asked him to step out of the vehicle and reportedly swore at the officer when he asked him to hang up. The two struggled and Vickery was handcuffed.

Two of the items were recovered later that day at a landscaping company in Hanson, ac-cording to reports.

Both men are due back in court on Jan. 5 for a pretrial hearing.

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4:35 a.m. Caller reported sus-picious activity on Shore’s Edge.

12:09 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage under $1,000 on Church Street.

2:14 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Hillcrest Drive.

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picious motor vehicle on Birch Street.

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10:07 a.m. Caller reported fraud on Bartlett Street.

1:26 p.m. Caller reported recreational vehicle complaint on Rebecca Road. Police issued ver-bal warning.

1:37 p.m. Caller reported non-aggravated assault on Gard-ner Lane.

2:45 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage under $1,000 on Old Oak Street.

5:24 p.m. Caller reported mo-tor vehicle complaint on Wash-ington Street.

9:38 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Sa-chem Circle.

11:33 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Redwood Circle. Police arrested Nicholas G. Lag-strom, 17, of Redwood Circle for underage possession of alcohol.

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7:16 p.m. Caller reported an-noying phone calls on Edgewater Drive.

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7:50 a.m. Caller reported fire incident on Washington Street. Fire Department notified.

8:38 a.m. Caller reported vandalism on Indian Trail.

12:43 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Fur-nace Colony Drive.

2:30 p.m. Caller reported non-aggravated assault on Oak Street.

3:30 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle theft on Washing-ton Street.

7:38 p.m. Caller reported ani-mal complaint on Linda Road.

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motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Washington Street.

12:22 p.m. Caller reported disturbance on Old Colony Av-enue.

2:18 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Barker Street.

2:43 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Church Street.

3:50 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Washington and Water streets.

7:22 p.m. Caller reported civil complaint on Washington Street. Police advised civil action.

9:13 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Elm Street.

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8:44 a.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with dam-age over $1,000 on Water and Schoosett streets.

9:54 a.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Church Street.

10:38 a.m. Caller reported larceny on Schoosett Street.

11:37 a.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Valley Street.

1:01 p.m. Caller reported animal complaint on Dwelley Street.

1:24 p.m. Caller reported parking complaint on Mountain Ash Lane.

1:57 p.m. Caller reported dis-turbance on Schoosett Street.

2:29 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Hobomock Street.

2:58 p.m. Caller reported civ-il complaint on Schoosett Street. Police advised civil action.

3:24 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage under $1,000 on Old Oak Street.

3:42 p.m. Caller reported motor vehicle crash with damage under $1,000 on Center Street.

3:45 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Woodbine Avenue.

3:50 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Old Washington Street.

5:25 p.m. Caller reported noise complaint on Furnace Col-ony Drive.

6:55 p.m. Caller reported forgery or counterfeiting on Mat-takeesett Street.

10:24 p.m. Caller reported suspicious motor vehicle on Old-ham Street.

11:20 p.m. Police stopped vehicle on Church Street and ar-rested Aaron C. Drinkwater, 26, of Blackstone for OUI and negli-gent operation.

11:55 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Mattakee-sett Street.

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Pembroke residents will have the chance to cast their votes in the special state pri-mary on Tuesday, Dec. 8 and help pick the person who will fill the senatorial seat of the late Ted Kennedy.

Local polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all five precincts.

Democratic party candi-dates on the ballot include Michael E. Capuano, Martha Coakley, Alan A. Khazei and Stephen G. Pagliuca. Republi-can candidates include Scott P. Brown and Jack E. Robinson. There are no Libertarian can-didates on the ballot.

Precinct locations are as follows:

• Precinct 1 — Town Hall, 100 Center St.

• Precinct 2 and 4 — Pembroke Community Middle School, 559 School St./Route 27

• Precinct 3 — Bryant-ville Elementary School, 29 Gurney Drive

• Precinct 5 — North Pembroke Elementary School, 72 Pilgrim Road.

To find out where to vote, visit wheredoivotema.com or call the town clerk’s office at 781-293-7211. The deadline to register to vote in the primary has passed.

The state election will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The last day to register to vote in the election is Dec. 30. The town clerk’s office will be open until 8 p.m. that day for voter registration only.

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EYE OF THE TIGER: Brendan, Kristen and Jenna Capuzzo were in Philadelphia to watch their dad, John, run the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 22. Among the sights was the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, above.

Community Voices ConcertThe Community Voices Winter Concert will be held at New

England Village on Friday, Dec. 18 from 7-8 p.m. Admission is one item for the Food Pantry. Community Voices is a chorale ensemble opportunity for adults and young adults with intellec-tual delays. Come listen as they celebrate the spirit of winter and the holidays. RSVP to Ginger Comeau at 781-293-5461 x204 or [email protected] by Dec. 17.


Thomas Chandler Dodge ➢ ’10, Brian T. Reilly ’11, Jack-son D. Andersen ’12, Christo-pher McGraw Hodge ’13, and Eric N. Jansen ’13 of Pembroke achieved High Honors for the first quarter at Boston College High School. For High Honors, a student must have at least a 3.8 quality point average and all grades C+ or higher. Nicholas A. Barrett ’10, Collin J. Nor-ton ’10, Kevin T. Conroy ’13, Daniel J. Dougherty ’12, Rus-sell Harrison McQuaid ’13 and Sean M. Regan ’13 achieved Honors, earning at least a 3.2 QPA and grades C- or higher.

The following Pembroke ➢residents are on the South Shore Charter Public School honor roll for the first term: Zachary Johnston, a freshman, earned First Honors, and Thomas Kalemkeridis, grade 7, earned Second Honors.

The following students of ➢Cavalry Chapel Academy of Rockland were named to the honor roll for the first quarter of 2009-10: Hope Greenberg, sixth grade, High Honors; Mat-thew King, 10th grade, High Honors; Jenna Villari, fifth grade, Honors.

Xerox is doing something ➢cool, according to Maureen Sul-livan. If you go to the Web site, letssaythanks.com, you can pick out a thank-you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier who is serving in Iraq. It is free and it only takes a sec-ond. You may select the card, a pre-written note to go with it, or you may write your own greet-ing to be printed on the card.

Chairman ➢ Bill Boulter, vice chairman Lew Stone and the rest of the 300th Anniver-sary Committee are moving along with plans for the town’s 300th anniversary celebration. For anyone wanting to send a check, suggestions or other in-formation, there is now a post office box where they can do so. All mail should be addressed to: 300th Anniversary Committee, P.O. Box 1422, Pembroke, MA 02359. The group is working with Rockland Trust to set up online donations and a Web site sponsorship.

Both ➢ Pfc. Joseph K. El-dridge, 18, and Pfc. Johnathan R. Martin, 18, graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Nov. 6. Eldridge and Martin are both 2009 graduates of Pembroke High School. They successfully completed 13 weeks of inten-sive basic training as two of 67 recruits in Training Platoon 2074. During basic training, El-dridge and Martin earned the ti-tle of private first class. Eldridge also earned the title of platoon leader. Following 10 days home on leave, they will work as re-cruit assistants for 14 days and then report to Camp LeJeune in North Carolina for two months at Infantry Training Battalion.

Are you looking for a ➢Christmas tree? Make sure you visit Reed Hollow Barn at 476

Center Street, where the Ki-wanis will be selling fresh trees and wreaths as a fundraiser for their scholarship fund to benefit Pembroke students. Jen Smith, owner of Reed Hollow Barn, wanted to make it a memorable occasion for all and has put up a new display for everyone to enjoy. Stop and see The Little House in the Woods, where you can view Ma Ingalls knit-ting, cooking and sewing up something for the Christmas tree. Nov. 28 started the holiday season at Reed Hollow Barn. Hours are Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Wednesday 3-8 p.m. and Fri-day 12-8 p.m.

A group of Silver Lake Re- ➢gional High School alumni are planning the 24th annual Silver Lake Hockey Alumni Game on Sunday, Dec. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. It will be held at the Hobomock Arena, Rink I. Both younger and older players will be skating together. Cost will be $50 for skaters (checks payable to Silver Lake Hockey Alumni) or a donation for the 18th annual scholarship. 2009 scholarship winners were Rob Benting of Pembroke High School and Charles Woodman of Silver Lake. Local varsity players who played in this skat-ing event last year were: Nick Papadopolous, Chris Lyons, Doug Dromey, Dana Rosner, Rob Benting and Chuck Wood-man. To sign up, call Michael Baird at 781-754-0515, Drew Fitzgerald at 508-747-9517 or Craig Solari at 781-291-6015.

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“When I called T-Mobile today to inquire about pur-chasing a cell phone, I gave them my address and I asked them what the coverage was in the area, and they told me four times it was ‘excellent,’” Milford Drive resident Karen Little said Monday at the con-tinued ZBA hearing on T-Mo-bile’s application.

T-Mobile is requesting a variance to install a 140-foot wireless communications tow-er, disguised as a flagpole, at the northern section of the Pem-broke Country Club property.

Attorney Francis Parisi said the difference in the two coverage maps lies in the qual-ity of the service T-Mobile is trying to establish in the area.

“What they’re marketing is a certain threshold … the bare minimum,” Parisi said. “It’s good enough to say ‘we have coverage in that area.’ It’s not what the overall objective is, which is … something you can use in your home, in your basement. It’s a much more re-liable service.”

The “in-building” cover-age would allow customers to use their cell phones anywhere in their homes, including plac-es often seen as dead zones, such as basements. With more people using their cell phones in their homes or to place emergency calls, better reli-ability is a need, Parisi said.

But neighbors say they al-ready have that service.

“In my opinion, the cov-erage already exists, and it seems like you’re trying to provide coverage for Hanover and Hanson as opposed to any benefit for the residents of Pembroke,” said Milford Drive resident Joe Krochko, a T-Mobile customer.

T-Mobile currently has towers on Mattakeesett Street and School Street and anten-nae on the High Street water tank and on the flagpole at the corner of Washington and Barker streets. They also have proposed a tower at the Birch Street Park area, on town-owned land.

“If there is something tall out there, we would be on it,” Parisi said. “We don’t want to build new structures.”

The company appeared before the Planning Board on Nov. 23 for site plan review and will return on Jan. 11. The board requested that T-Mobile representatives put a balloon up to represent the tower’s height, which they will do Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. Rain date is Dec. 12. Planning Board members will walk the site that day.

Neighbors invited officials to stand on their front lawns to see how the tower would im-pact their views and, ultimate-ly, property values. Neighbors also had concerns about safety — saying a fence would not be enough to keep kids out — and whether the site would be properly maintained.

Milford Drive resident John Kesaris said the pro-posed site, located behind maintenance sheds toward the back of the golf course, was already a “dumping ground” with safety hazards, such as an old well covered by “sheet metal and a rock.”

Residents also wondered why a Country Club represen-tative was not present.

Country Club Manager Derek Holt did attend the first ZBA hearing on Nov. 9.

“It seems to me this basi-cally boils down to one thing: the wants and desires of one — not even a resident of the town of Pembroke — and the wants and desires of about a hundred others,” Milford Drive resi-dent Paul Caruso said.

Parisi said he had dis-cussed relocating the tower elsewhere on the property but that the Country Club owners preferred this spot. The loca-tion is near an access road from Dwelley Street and could be easily tied into existing util-ities. One proposed site is just east of the current spot and would move the tower away from Milford Drive homes but closer to some Dwelley Street houses.

“It seems to me, and even in your own testimony, that another location is doable,” ZBA chairman Greg Hanley said. “But it’s a matter of cost, a matter of preference, a mat-ter of this, a matter of that. … What I’m leaning toward is the possibility of another site within the 175 acres that could work to meet your needs and also the needs of the abut-ters.”

One site some residents suggested was on the West Elm Street water tank. How-ever, the Zoning Board set a condition when the tank was approved in March 1996 that no antennae be installed there. Hanley said Town Meeting could change that condition but that it would not hold up T-Mobile’s application.

On Monday, Karen Little presented the board with a petition containing 102 signa-tures from citizens opposing the tower.

The ZBA hearing will be continued on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m.

Tower need questionedcontinued from page one

TOUGH CELL: T-Mobile is proposing a 140-foot tower at the north-ern part of the Pembroke Country Club property, about 700 feet from Dwelley Street, marked above with an asterisk. An alterna-tive site has been suggested, to the east, closer to Dwelley, but further from Milford Drive.

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“I’m going to bring it back with me and hang it up in my unit, and I’ll bring it with me wherever I go,” Hughes said.

Among those to reminisce with Hughes on Saturday were Boulter, his son, Bill Boulter III, club vice president Bruce Murray and police Sgt. Rick Wall, treasurer. They talked about the club’s nearly 30-year history and its need for assis-tance as it looks to the future.

Though it’s called the Pembroke Police Boys Club, the organization is actually a boys and girls club and runs solely on member dues, local contributions and fundrais-ers such as golf tournaments, Boulter said. The club’s offi-cers recently sent out a letter appealing for funds to help them repair and upgrade the 120-year-old building. The building is leased to the club by the town for a dollar a year. They are in charge of the heat-ing and electric bills and main-tenance.

“Each year, we do things throughout the club and we pay for it out of the money that we’ve collected through the years. But it’s such an old building,” Boulter said. “We try to keep the rates low for the kids that come in.”

Along with the basement weight room, the Boys Club offers boxing and karate class-es and has, in the past, present-ed self-defense or kickbox-ing classes for women. Uechi Ryu Karate instructor Bob Bethoney runs the karate pro-gram as a separate business.

Hughes is one of the many

kids over the years who has benefited from club programs, paying his way by helping out at the gym.

“I started upstairs in the boxing ring, started to do ka-rate. Then I ended up down in the weight room,” he said. “At the time, I was also do-ing some underage drinking, which wasn’t very good, and this place helped keep me out of trouble.”

Hughes wasn’t planning to go to college, but after work-ing out at the Boys Club and talking with members like Boulter, he changed his mind.

“I wanted to get into law enforcement, and one of the things he said was ‘Why don’t you try going to college, maybe enlist in the Army?’” Hughes said.

The Army paid for the Sil-ver Lake graduate’s degrees in criminal justice and psycholo-

gy and helped him get a schol-arship to work on a master’s in business management.

Boys Club training also helped prepare Hughes for boot camp.

“It was pretty easy,” he said of basic training. “And the ha-rassment wasn’t bad, either.”

Murray said he remembers Hughes making gains from the time he entered the club to when he graduated.

“He had a lot of enthusi-

asm,” Murray said. “When John puts his mind to some-thing, he can do it, and that’s exactly how he approached the weight room.”

Murray said he has seen many Boys Club success sto-ries over the years.

“The ethic that you pick up down here, that applies throughout life,” he said. “I could go to any gym. But it’s more fun coming down here, and it’s more rewarding seeing guys like John who you’re not sure what he’s going to do. All of a sudden, now he has a goal and then he’s going for some-thing else, and he goes on from there.”

Boulter started the Boys Club in 1980 with help from his son and fellow Pembroke police officers. He said the idea stemmed from his own experience as a youth, work-ing out in a friend’s backyard

with pal Tommy Hayes, a Ha-nover police officer.

“We told each other that when we got older we’d make a place for the kids to go,” Boulter said. “He [Hayes] actually started the Hanover Boys Club about a year or so before I started this one.”

Boulter and his son, Bill Boulter III, taught karate classes at the community cen-ter before the current building became available.

The Boys Club founders built the boxing ring on the main floor with donated pipes, foam rubber and canvas, and it was “christened” by Mid-dleweight boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, of Brockton, the younger Boulter said.

“He was here when we opened the gym,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of good fight-ers turn pro out of this gym.”

The club has seen several big figures over the years, in-cluding former New England Patriots player Andre Tippett, who earned his black belt in the club’s upstairs karate stu-dio, and Marshfield native Manny Lopes, a professional boxer now in the running for the New England Golden Gloves, who started his train-ing at the club.

“There’s a lot of history here,” the younger Boulter said. “The bottom line is we want to make more history, have more kids step up to the plate and do great things.”

Among the improvements they would like to make is re-placing the fluorescent lights that hang from the ceiling and get in the way of lifters in the small basement weight room. They also want to upgrade the plumbing, carpet and equip-ment, Boulter said.

“There’s a bunch of things we need to do around the build-ing and our funds are down pretty low,” he said. “We want to make sure we can make it through winter and get some things done.”

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Bill Boulter Jr. and his son, Bill Boulter III, taught karate classes together at the community center before opening the Pembroke Police Boys Club with other police officers in 1980. The club’s box-ing ring, which they built from scratch, is small, but effective. As the younger Boulter put it, “There’s nowhere to run.” Photo by Becca Manning

How to help

Donations to assist with the maintenance of the Boys Club building can be sent to: Pembroke Police Boys Club, P.O. Box 84, Pembroke, MA 02359. Donations are tax-deductible.

For information about the club: Call 781-293-9850

For information about karate: Call 866-252-7283

“We told each other that when we got older we’d make a place for the kids to go.”

— Pembroke Police Boys Club President Bill Boulter Jr. on why he started the club



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“She has a long road ahead of her. It’s overwhelming,” DeSantis’ sister Linda Evans said.

DeSantis is the mother of three sons and has lived in Pembroke for many years.

When they heard of her condition, several of DeSan-tis’ longtime neighbors and friends decided to pull togeth-er a fundraiser to help cover her medical costs.

The Off The Wall art sale will be held at the home of fellow artist Kay Kopper, 145 Plymouth St., on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 1-5 p.m. Several art-ists, including jewelers, pot-ters, painters and craftsmen, have donated or shared pieces to sell, with a portion or all of the sale going to DeSantis.

Kopper said she has known DeSantis for many years and ran a similar in-home art sale benefit in 2007 to raise money to build a memorial garden at the high school in honor of her daughter, Julia, who died at a young age.

“We’d always talked about trying to do another sale just for fun,” Kopper said.

With DeSantis’ sudden diagnosis, it seemed like the right time.

“She was such a good help to me at that time, and I wanted to help her,” Kopper added.

The Plymouth Street home will be set up as a shop and people can buy their pieces right off the wall, thus the name. There also will be raffle items and refreshments.

Fellow organizer Penny Winn also knows DeSantis as a friend and neighbor and through taking pottery classes from her over the years.

“It was just such a sudden, out-of-the-blue thing,” Winn said of DeSantis’ diagnosis. “Ginny [Wandell], Kay and I

were talking, and we thought this was something we could do. It seemed like a natural way to help.”

Winn said the response has been incredible.

“Whatever we can raise will obviously be a huge help for the family,” she said. “I hope that Kate’s able to get some positive support from knowing how many people are coming together for her.”

Evans said a similar event, also to benefit DeSantis, will be held at Norwell Clayworks on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 1-7 p.m.

Evans said though the re-ality of her sister’s illness has been “heartbreaking,” she and her family appreciate the gen-erosity of the local artists. She looks forward to the day her sister can return to doing the work she loves.

“She’s always giving away her pottery for raffle items,” Evans said. “I’m so proud be-cause people always line up to buy it. I love to see her work — it’s beautiful. So hopefully she’ll be cranking out some more soon.”

ARTIST IN NEED: Kate DeSantis, who owns Norwell Clayworks and has been actively involved with the Pembroke Arts Festival, was recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She is undergoing therapy in Braintree. Friends are planning a benefit art sale on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 145 Plymouth St.

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Trottin’ off that turkey

Jenna Nagle completes her race with a time of 28:07.80.

Joey Wolongevicz, 10, and Vincent Mitchell, 11, race against each other in the final stretch as a friend cheers them on.

Erin Wengryn, 11, completes her race with a smile, followed closely by Cindy LeTourneau.

The Titans Track Club held their sec-ond annual Trot Off

The Turkey 5K race on Satur-day, Nov. 28 at the community center. A total of 136 runners turned out for the event, which benefitted the Pembroke High School track and field and cross country teams. The top three spots overall went to John Blazo (17:06.83), Antho-ny Vercollone (17:18.54) and Matt Ford (17:32.18), all of Pembroke. Top three female racers were Charla Spellman (19:55.51) of Pembroke and Allison Zaccheo (22:06.52) and Emily Regan (22:14.70) both of Hanson. For a com-plete list of results, visit pem-brokexpress.com.

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Chris Warren, 15, and James Walsh, 14, come in 30th and 31st, respectively with times of 22:43.02 and 22:43.34.

Charla Spellman finishes 14th overall and first in her age group (Women 30-39) with a time of 19:55.51.

Jeff Merritt makes a final push as he heads for the finish line,

with a time of 23:54.51.

Ann Flaherty cheers on grand-daughter Katie Flaherty, 11. Ann turned out to cheer on the entire Flaherty family, who showed up to run the race on Saturday.

Orlando Cavallo and Alex Lyons finish the race together with times of 25:39.78 and 25:39.49, respectively.

Lauren Hickie, 12, surges toward the finish line with a time of 24:44.74.

Rick Kates, left, and Rich Rindini work the finish line at the race. Rindini’s son runs Titans track and Kates, a Pembroke resident, is the track coach at Notre Dame Academy.

Lynne Rogers completes the race with a time of 24:14.49.

Anthony Vercollone finishes the race in second place with a time of 17:18.54.

John Valeri, 13, of Hingham, finishes ninth overall and first in his age group (Men 11-14) with a time of 19:06.13.



Friday, dec. 4Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; card crafting class, 10:30 a.m. ($2 per class); games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Ornament Craft. 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Help decorate the Christmas tree by coloring paper ornaments. Open to ages 3 and up. No registration required. For info, call 781-293-6771.

Chamber Holiday Party. 6 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club. Cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner catered by Family Crest Caterers. The Fat City Band will arrive at 9:15 p.m. for music and dancing. Tickets for dinner and show are $40 per person; purchase in advance by calling Dan Vail at 781-293-6974. Dancing-only available starting at 9 p.m.; cover charge at the door.

Fundraiser Night. 7 p.m.-midnight, at Hanson Athletic Association, 171 Reed St., Hanson. The friends and family of Marybeth (Fabian) Fratus, a Pembroke native and Silver Lake graduate, are holding a fundraiser to help her with her medical bills. DJ, refreshments, games, raffles and a tribute tree. Tickets are $15 at the door and come with a chance to win a $250 cash prize. Donations can be made at or sent to: Fratus Family Fundraiser, c/o Citizens Bank, 36 Washington St., Norwell, MA 02061.

Saturday, dec. 5Seasons of the Heart Fair. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Bryantville United Methodist Church, 546 Mattakeesett St. Shop for gift baskets, crafts, jewelry, holiday ornaments and decorations, gently used and white elephant items, fresh and frozen appetizers, meals, soups and baked goods.Hobomock Holiday Extravaganza. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at Hobomock Elementary School. Children’s shopping, food, local crafters and vendors, cake walk, pictures with Santa, raffles and more. All proceeds benefit Hobomock School.

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

Craft Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Utopia Place, Route 53, Pembroke. Shop from handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing, gingerbread houses, Christmas ornaments and more. Personal Best Salon and Utopia Day Spa will offer free sample services including airbrush tanning, hair extensions, skin analysis and chair massages. Psychic readings available. Food samples from the Bistro. Raffles. Drop off items for the Pembroke Food Pantry. Free admission. Enter through Bistro entrance on side of building. For info, call front desk at 781-826-3363.

Holiday Fashion Show. 2 p.m., at Hanover Mall, Hanover. Fashion Focus students will model fabulous holiday looks. For information, visit mariasfashionfocus.com.

“Musicological Christmas” Winter Concert. 7:30 p.m., at The Duxbury Performing Arts Center. The Snug Harbor Community Chorus, directed by Roy Kelley, will perform “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” “O Night Divine,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and the traditional “Christmas is Coming.” Tickets are $15 adults, $12 students or seniors, $10 for groups of 10 or more. Available at The Studio, Westwind Books, the Marshfield Star Market

Courtesy Booth and at the door. For more info, visit snugharborcc.org.

Sunday, dec. 6North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Off The Wall Art Sale Benefit. 1-5 p.m., at 145 Plymouth St. Work by local artists and craftsmen, raffle items and light refreshments. All proceeds benefit Kate DeSantis and her family.

Pictures with Santa. 10 a.m., at St. Joseph the Worker Church, Hanson. Santa will arrive after 9:15 a.m. Children’s Mass and stay until noon to see good boys and girls. Bring a camera. Elves will read stories, help with coloring sheets, mingle with children in line and pass out cookies.

Christmas Tree Lighting. 3-5:30 p.m., at the Town Green. Sponsored by the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce. Hot air balloon and horse-drawn wagon rides, music, ornament decorating, marshmallows and other goodies and a visit from Santa Claus at 5 p.m.

Monday, dec. 7December Story Time. 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required; call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

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

Board of Health Meeting. 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall.

tueSday, dec. 8Special State Primary. Pembroke polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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.

Tai Chi. 10-11 a.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Integrate mind, body and spirit through breathing, exercise, posture and meditation. Every Tuesday in December except Dec. 29. Drop-ins welcome. Call 781-829-4823 for information.

December Story Time. 10:30 a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2-5. Registration required; call 781-293-6771 or stop by the youth services desk.

Newcomer’s Orientation. 10:30-11:30 a.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Learn about the free programs and services TWC-MSS provides. Drop-ins welcome.

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

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

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

Wii Event. 4-5:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Ages 11 and up can come play the New Super Mario Brothers for the Wii. No registration

required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Look Good ... Feel Better Session. 4:30-6:30 p.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. For women undergoing cancer treatment to learn beauty techniques and help combat the appearance-related side effects of radiation treatments. Register by calling 781-829-4823.

Energy Committee Meeting. 6:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library.

WedneSday, dec. 9Dull Men Meeting. 10 a.m., at Council on Aging. Always open to new members. Stop by the senior center, 144 Center St.

Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m. at the Pembroke Public Library. For ages 6-24 months. No registration required.

Participant Support Group. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. People living with cancer can connect, share, support and learn from one another; facilitated by a professional therapist. Initial intake/interview required. Call 781-829-4823.

Reiki Workshop. 1 p.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Relax and re-balance mind, body and spirit to enhance the immune system. Pre-registration is required by calling 781-829-4823.

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

thurSday, dec. 10Art Exploration. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at The Wellness Community Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Pre-registration is required; call 781-829-4823.

Blood Drive. 2-7 p.m., at community center, 128 Center St. Sponsored by Children’s Hospital Boston, in honor of Dan Callahan. Make an appointment by calling Christine at 781-589-4603.

Teen Advisory Group Meeting. 5 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Group will be making holiday cards. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Grief Support Group Meeting. 6-7:30 p.m., at Beacon Hospice, Plymouth. Free grief education series

and support group for people who are experiencing grief during the holiday season. Register by calling Scott Ciosek at 508-747-7222.

Silent Auction and Winter Concert. 6 p.m., at Pembroke High School. PHS Association for the Performing Arts (P.A.P.A.) is hosting a silent auction during the PHS winter concert. Bidding starts at 6 p.m.; concert at 7 p.m. Bids close at concert’s conclusion. All proceeds benefit PHS performing arts.

Friday, dec. 11Battle of the Bands. 6-11 p.m., at community center. Fundraiser for the Pembroke Skate Park Committee. Tickets are $7 at the door.

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Thursday: Sloppy Joe, potato wedges with ketchup, peas, straw-berry cups

Friday: Sausage or cheese pizza, baby carrots, cucumber circles with light ranch dip, cookie

Alternate lunch: Turkey salad on pita bread, fruit, juice. Snack: Chocolate Goldfish crackers

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PATRIOT’S PEN WINNERS: On Tuesday, Dec. 1, three Hobomock Elementary School sixth graders were honored for participating in the Patriot’s Pen essay. David Warmsley, the Quartermaster of the Halifax Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6258, presented the awards. The first place winner was Victoria Berlandi-Short. Aaron Diauto received the second place award, and Brandon Sheehan was awarded third place.

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Saturday, Dec. 5Hobomock Holiday Fair.

9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6

PHS Chorus/Band Performance. 4-5 p.m.

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Thursday, Dec. 10PHS Winter Concert. 7 p.m. @ PHS. $2 admission or $1

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Home cooks, aspiring chefs and amateur bakers relish the thought of opening great gadgets and gifts over the holiday season. Here is a handful of holiday

shopping ideas guaranteed to warm the heart of your favorite home cook.

There are scads of cookbooks on the market and most cooks gobble them up as if they were novels. The popularity of the blog, book and movie “Me and Julia” has brought re-newed interest in all things Julia Child. “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” has long been a must-have on every cook’s shelf, and it is once again très chic to own a copy. However, do Julia a favor and seek out the book without Meryl Streep

on the cover. With all due respect to Meryl, it’s Julia’s work and no one else should be on the cover of Julia’s book except Julia. A first edition of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” would really cause your cook to boil over with excitement!

The “Top Chef Cookbook” or the “Top Chef Quickfire Challenge Cookbook” will delight any lover of the Bravo Channel franchise. With recipes from the contestants, tips, hints and info on the chefs, these books are part gossip magazine, part cookbook, but lots of fun and full of interesting recipes.

The latest trend in food-mania is board games. Foodie Craze is a trivia board game that tastefully entertains and in-forms. Test your food-lover’s knowledge in such categories as Extreme Cuisine, Diets and Delusions or Too Many Cooks, to name a few of the creative categories. Foodie Craze is available online.

No kitchen is complete without the perfect knife, and ceramic blade knives are the latest in cutting edge utensils. While they shouldn’t be used to debone a chicken or tackle a rough and tough cutting job, ceramic blade knives will deli-cately slice through the softest tomato and won’t damage delicate herbs or turn them black when chopped. A smaller, utility size ceramic blade knife is a great addition to any cook’s collection.

Silicone boards are rapidly replacing wooden or plastic cutting boards as the preferred surface for slicing, dicing and chopping. Dishwasher-safe, flexible for pouring finely chopped ingredients, and wisely color-coded, these boards are practi-cal and affordable. They come in various colors to help avoid cross-contamination: the red board is for meat, the green is for veggies, and so on.

Winter is upon us and so is the season for roasting meats. A digital read meat thermometer is easy to read and designed for the job.

Break out the piggy bank: The last two items on the list are expensive but worth every penny.

A Le Creuset 5.5 quart Dutch oven will set you back several hundred dollars but will last for a lifetime and produce mouthwatering casseroles, soups, stews and roasts. Offered in gorgeous colors, Le Creuset goes from stove top to oven to the table and is on the top of most cooks’ wish lists.

And last, but certainly not least, a stand mixer will cost hundreds but is an essential piece of equipment. A stand mixer will make quick work out of large scale baking jobs, bread making and homemade pizza dough. Some will even grind meat and can be used for making ice cream. Hint to those of you who have me on your gift list — I don’t have any of these items in my kitchen! Have a delicious holiday season!

Community Group seeks donations

The Pembroke Com-munity Group has begun its annual fund drive for the 2008 holiday season. This program assists Pembroke families, elders or any per-son in need by providing food, gifts and clothing for the holidays. All names re-main confidential. Any per-son knowing of anyone in need or who is in need of assistance should contact Linda Porazzo, director of the Pembroke Community Group, at 781-243-1103.

The Community Group also is conducting a toy and clothing drive. Drop off new toys and clothing at the Fire Department headquarters in the Center or at North Pem-broke Post Office, or they may make arrangements to drop off items at the Recre-ation Department by calling Sue at 781-293-3249. The group is always in need of items and gift certificates for teens and adults. Please make sure the label is still on the clothing. Price tags can be removed. Items should not be wrapped.

Checks may be made payable to “Pembroke Com-munity Group” and sent to P.O. Box 1387, Pembroke, MA 02359. Checks also can be dropped off at the select-men’s office in Town Hall. This group operates solely on donations.


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“I hate ‘Jingle Bells,’ but I love ‘Rudolph.’”

Sharon Yepez Champion Way

“I find ‘Mr. Grinch’ the most irritating, but ‘Little Drummer Boy’ I can listen to all day.”

JoJo Falcone Center Street

“I hate the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ because it gets stuck in my head so easily. I love ‘Let it

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Brianna Hayden Woodland Avenue

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Renee Richard Edgewater Drive

“I don’t like ‘Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.’ I love

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WHAT IS IT? How well do you know Pembroke? If you can identify the location in this historic photo, drop a line to Express history columnist Karen Proctor at [email protected]. Answers must be submitted by Tuesday at noon. Correct answers will be recognized next week. Photo courtesy of Pembroke historical Society

The Pembroke Skate Park Committee is sponsoring a Battle of the Bands on Fri-day, Dec. 11 from 6-11 p.m. at the community center, 100 Center St. Confirmed bands include Emma Ate the Lion, Romantic Airwaves, The Dink Plates and What You Missed, with more bands to be added.

Advance tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at the community center or by call-ing 781-294-4723 or 781-294-7325. Tickets will cost $7 at the door. Food and bev-erages will be available for purchase. This is a fun and inexpensive way to spend a Friday night and help sup-port the efforts of the Skate Park Committee.

The committee also is selling tickets for an auto-graphed Tom Brady football, in an enclosed case, with cer-tificate of authenticity. Tick-ets cost $2 each. The winner will be drawn on Super Bowl Sunday. Tickets are available at the community center or by calling the numbers above.

Also, the Skate Park Committee is selling oval PMB decals ($3 each); bum-per stickers for cars or for a kid’s bedroom ($2); and small stickers for putting on skateboards/BMX bikes, both of which appeal to the interests of skateboarders and BMXers ($2). Get them at the community center or at the Candy Jar and Pembroke Center Liquors.

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By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

Pembroke’s defense showed up to play at the high school on Thursday, but so did Silver Lake’s.

The Lakers managed only two short-field touchdowns, but it was enough for them to beat Pembroke for the fourth straight Thanksgiving as they held the Titans scoreless in a 15-0 win at the high school.

Tyler Sullivan returned the game’s opening kickoff to the Pembroke two-yard line, and two plays later, Mitch Grazia-no burst into the end zone to give the Lakers the lead. After a roughing the kicker call on Pembroke during the point af-ter try, Roger Dillingham made it 8-0 by scampering into the endzone on a stretch run for a two-point conversion.

In the third quarter, a Titan turnover set up the Lakers in-side the Titan 30-yard line and Dillingham finished off the drive with a three-yard run for the game’s only other score.

“They had touchdown drives that totaled about 31 yards,” Pembroke head coach Bob Bancroft said. “Both de-fenses played well; the differ-ence was we gave them a short field.”

After the quick strike to start the game by the Lakers

following Sullivan’s big re-turn, Pembroke’s defense shut down Silver Lake’s attack. Matt Allen picked off a pass to end the Lakers’ next drive, and Pat Walsh came up with a big third-down sack on Sil-ver Lake’s next drive to force a punt.

The Titan defense contin-ued to frustrate Silver Lake for the rest of the game, allowing only the one touchdown on a short drive.

“We played very well de-fensively,” Bancroft said. “We put good pressure on the quar-terback and played with a lot of intensity, but unfortunate-ly there are two sides to the game.”

And it was the other side where the Titans have strug-gled all season. Pembroke’s biggest problem this season had been consistency on of-fense, and it was also their problem on Thursday.

Quarterback Luke Nagle and running back Pat Claf-lin both ran for first downs to move Pembroke downfield on their first drive of the game, but the offense stalled near their own 40-yard line and Al-len was forced to punt.

The troubles continued to build for Pembroke as Silver Lake’s big defensive line-man continually broke into the backfield, stuffing runs, forcing turnovers and sacking Nagle to kill Pembroke’s mo-mentum.

“Their defense played

well, but we didn’t block well up front,” Bancroft said. “We still made the same mistakes.”

The Titans’ best chance to get on the scoreboard came in the second half when Nagle had open field in front of him on a quarterback keeper but lost his footing.

“I think that play was in-dicative of the way the season has gone,” Bancroft said.

While it was a tough day for Nagle under center, Ban-croft said he liked what he saw from the underclassman this season and feels like the expe-rience will pay off through his

junior and senior seasons.“I feel good with Luke,”

he said. “He’ll probably tell you this wasn’t his best game, but playing against a big de-fense is good experience. I’m very comfortable with him at the helm for the next few years.”

The Titans finished Ban-croft’s first year as head coach with three wins and eight losses for the second straight season. But Bancroft said the team continued to improve as the season wore on, and they played their best football over the last few weeks.

“I think the last three games, we’ve played with the

most intensity,” he said. “We played some tough teams like Duxbury and Whitman-Han-son, but just couldn’t make the play to win.”

Bancroft said seniors like captain Bobby Gratzer, John Owen, Pat Claflin, Tyler Morse and Joe Memmo will leave some big holes to fill for next year’s team, but with a big returning group led by Nagle, Allen, Luke Leavitt, Dan Mc-Court and Jon Hooper, Ban-croft is confident the program will continue to improve.

“We’re going to miss some good players,” he said. “But we have a lot of good, young players coming back.”

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Turkey Day trophy stays with Lakers

Roger Dillingham of Silver Lake holds off Sarmad Marzuq to cap of Silver Lake’s first touchdown with a two-point conversion. Dillingham later ran into the end zone for a touchdown of his own.

Pembroke gets shut out by Silver Lake on Thanksgiving

Luke Nagle tries to find a way around two charging Lakers, but was sacked for a loss.

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Titans take on Lakers on Thanksgiving

John owen (79) and Matt allen (7) wrap up anthony Dillingham before he can break off a big run.

Sarmad Marzuq gets ready to cover a Laker receiver.

Matt allen punts the ball deep down field.

Pat Walsh runs behind his blocker, looking for a hole.

Richard benoit surveys the action from the side-line.

the titans get pumped up before the opening kickoff.

Co-captain Luke Leavitt fires up the team after the coin toss.

Luke Nagle lowers his shoulder and plows through a Laker tackler.

Joe Memmo tries to stop a Laker wide out at the line of scrimmage

Captain bobby Gratzer battles with a Laker defensive lineman.

the titan seniors are introduced prior to the game to an ovation from the crowd.the Pembroke band tries to get the hometown crowd into the game.

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In the past, I have used the Tale of the Tape to ask people to help support various causes, from complain-ing to the MIAA to helping to keep the Whitman-Hanson/Pembroke girls hockey team on the ice by supporting their fundraisers. I also have written more than one column asking people to get involved with

funding and supporting the Pem-broke skate park project. And next Friday, I will be putting my money where my mouth is.

On Dec. 11, the Pembroke Skate Park Committee will be hosting a Battle of the Bands at the community center to raise money for their planned skate park in the center of town, and Duxbury Clipper news editor Justin Graeber and myself are members of one of the bands. In order to show support for the town’s effort to get a new park,

we formed The Dink Plates, along with my brother Joe. So if you want to see us make fools of ourselves

for a good cause, come on down to the community center in Pembroke on the 11th.

I personally prefer the longboard to your average skateboard because I can no more kickflip than cart-wheel. But one of the reasons I am such a proponent of skate parks in the area is that, while Pembroke has one of the premier athletic facilities around, the South Shore lags behind in other athletic options. Marshfield and Hanson have small skate parks, and Whitman is still trying to get their project up and running, but Rockland, Hanover, Duxbury and Abington are all park-less, as is Pembroke for the time being — giv-ing skaters precious little options for exploring their abilities.

This area is particularly lacking in providing options for sports like skateboarding, which are individual-based rather than team-based. Biking in particular is a dangerous pastime in the suburbs with non-existent breakdown lanes and plenty of blind cor-ners. Once we get the skaters and BMXers into parks, a multi-town South Shore bike trail may be a good option to explore next.

While this section of the Express may read Titan Sports at the top of the first page, I think it is impor-tant to remember that everyone needs to be active, but not everyone reaches their potential as part of a team, or in high school. When chances to fund things like skate parks come along, we need to support them to keep giving people in this area more options to ex-plore.

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Matt Allen

Allen was a defensive force for the Titans during their Thanksgiving Day game

against Silver Lake. He had 10 tackles and an intercep-tion as the Titans held the

Lakers to two scores.

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A visit with field hockey captain Chelsea Hooker

Hooker finished up her final season of field hockey in November as a Patriot League All Star. The senior captain focused on field hockey during her high

school athletic career, as it is her lone sport. She shared her thoughts on…

...her plans for next year. I’m looking at UMass Boston, LaSalle and Emmanuel [in Boston], and I’m also going to apply to URI. I know I am going to go to college in Boston and get an apartment with my friend Sam [Flaherty], who was also a captain this year. We’re already planning it. We’ve been best friends from sixth grade.

...her major and career plans. I want to major in nutrition, but I’m going to go in for psychology and then raise my credits up because there are not a lot of schools that major in it. I want to be a dietician and help kids with eating disorders who are either overweight or anorexic. My childhood influenced than because I want to help kids. There is also a good market for it right now because not a lot of people are doing it, and America has an obe-sity problem.

...how she got into field hockey. I just signed up in eighth grade and fell in love with it. It’s basically my focus because I also tried to play lacrosse, but I got hurt, so it’s just field hockey. It basically took over my life because I just loved it.

...her favorite sports memory. I just liked being cap-tains this year with my best friends. Sam and I, Drew Tucker and Jen Halloran are all good friends. Field hockey really brought us really close together, so the four of us were really good friends this year.

her other pastimes. I like artistic things like photogra-phy. My mom always had a camera when we were little, always, so I got into it. I like how you can just capture a mo-ment in time. I like taking pictures of people; I took pictures of my boyfriend with his guitar and other people who are just in the moment.

Pop Warner electionsPembroke Pop Warner Football will hold

its annual elections on Monday, Dec. 7 at the community center.

Titans LAX tree saleThe Titans Boys Lacrosse Club is once

again teaming up with Gardeners’ Choice Nursery on Route 53 in Washington to sell Christmas trees. The lacrosse club will receive

a portion of the sale from each tree.

Youth Baseball registrationPembroke Youth Baseball is accepting

mail-in registrations for the 2010 spring base-ball season. Registrations will be accepted until Dec. 31. Registrations after the deadline will be subject to a late fee. For information, visit pembrokebaseball.com or contact An-drea Campbell at [email protected].

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Hanley to take new seatBy Becca Manning, express staff

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Greg Hanley is trading his seat on the Zoning Board of Appeals for one on the Hous-ing Authority board.

On Monday, selectmen approved Hanley’s request to be appointed to a vacant seat on the Hous-ing Authority board but said the new posi-tion would require him to step down from the Zon-ing Board. Hanley is chairman of that board and has served there since 2007.

“I think I can bring a level of expertise [to the Housing Authority board],” Hanley said. “When I was a city coun-cilman in Quincy, I was chair-man of the housing committee. I created the inclusionary zon-ing ordinance for the city.”

Hanley said he would not be able to take on any new ZBA cases but would see out those now underway, includ-ing T-Mobile’s request to build a wireless tower on the Pem-

broke Country Club property.Hanley also serves on the

Wage and Personnel Board and will step down from that seat. He will remain a member of the Recreation Commission, where he is chairman.

Hanley said he believed he could help the Housing Au-thority pursue grants and fund-ing alternatives to free up town money for other projects.

“I sit at the Town Meeting and I listen to the Commu-nity Preservation Committee and all the requests from the Housing Authority, and I see all of the money that is be-ing given to other cities and towns through the Department of Housing and Community Development and the federal side of it,” he said. “There are things going on in the state that I don’t know if our board is aware of in terms of funding and financing.”

Hanley said he did not think the Housing Author-ity should have had to ask for Community Preservation Act money to fund door openers to comply with federal disabili-ties laws.

“There may be a method

to my madness,” he admit-ted. “Some day, I hope there’s a pool of money there [in the CPA funds] so that we can finish the Mattakeesett Street baseball complex.”

As for his experience with Housing Authority issues, Hanley said he grew up in “the projects,” benefiting from pub-lic housing when he and his family lived in Germantown in Quincy.

“My father was a Korean War veteran, down on his luck in the ’70s. My mother was a high school graduate that through the housing programs was able to go get her GED, go back to school and get her paralegal license,” he said. “My mother, through being in public housing and the services provided, was able to provide for our family. So I feel a need to give back. I’ve always felt that way, especially because, for us, housing was transition-al. It wasn’t a way of life.”

Hanley said he has enjoyed his time on the Zoning Board but admits it’s a tough job.

“It requires a lot of criti-cal thought and, if you make a mistake, you could cost the town thousands of dollars in lawsuits,” he said. “So you try to keep an open and fair mind.”

Hanley will have to run for the Housing Authority seat in the 2010 election.

ZBA chairman appointed to housing Authority board

Greg Hanley

H1N1 clinic scheduled Dec. 12Pembroke’s Board of Health, School Department and

Emergency Management Team, in association with the Mass. Department of Health, will be holding a free H1N1 flu vaccination clinic on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hobomock Elementary School. Pembroke has been given 1,000 doses of the “swine flu” vaccine by the state and will be making them available to children ages 1-18 and pregnant women. All recipients must be Pembroke residents. People at higher risk will be given preference, but they must supply a doctor’s note explaining their condition. Officials advise that anyone with an allergy to eggs or those running a fever should not receive the vaccine.

More information will be distributed to parents on the schools’ broadcast e-mail system and will be available on the town Web site, townofpembrokemass.org.

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