Pembroke Express 01-15-2010

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

After almost six years of working as the assistant trea-surer/collector in Cohasset, Kathleen McCarthy is happy

to be start-ing a new job in a familiar place.

The Silver Lake gradu-ate grew up in Pembroke, along with her husband Mi-

chael, and the two have made their home in town with five-month-old son Justin.

“I love doing it. I love ev-

ery aspect of it,” McCarthy said of working in the trea-surer/collector’s office. “What better place to do it than the town that you live in?”

McCarthy received unani-mous support from selectmen last Thursday after the board interviewed three candidates to replace retiring treasurer/collector Deborah Mulrain.

Town Administrator Ed Thorne and Town Accountant Mike Buckley had reviewed 24 applications for the posi-tion and interviewed six candi-dates, bringing forward three for selectmen to interview:

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Town names new treasurer

The race is on Trash fee could be rolled into property tax bills

Kathleen McCarthy

Pembroke native happy for chance to work in her town


The race is on for at least one seat in the 2010 town election.

Incumbent Hank Daggett and Planning Board member Paul Whitman both took out nomination papers last week to run for a three-year term on the Department of Public Works Board of Commis-sioners.

Daggett, who has held the position for about 20 years, said he first ran because he wanted to give back to the town after working for years on the Fire Department.

“I’m the type of guy who likes to pay back people when they do things for me,” Daggett said.

He retired from the Fire Department in 1996 on dis-ability after suffering a heart attack on the job.

Daggett said he has helped accomplish several goals on the board, including seeing the upgrade of “anti-quated” water stations, pre-serving open space at no cost to taxpayers, and increasing the water hook-up fee for commercial developers to

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Two vying for DPW board seat

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Voters could see an article at the annual Town Meeting requesting a 2 1/2 override so the town’s trash fee could be rolled into property tax bills.

Selectman Don Anderson presented a draft letter Mon-day night outlining the board’s support of such an article. With board approval, Ander-son planned to send the letter to other town committees re-questing their thoughts on the idea.

The suggestion follows a

recent increase in the munici-pal user fee, which helps cover Pembroke’s trash collection and disposal costs as well as recycling center operations and closure of the former town landfill. The Board of Health voted in November to raise the fee from $240 to $270, effec-tive Jan. 1.

Anderson said the fee like-ly would be raised again in the near future if costs continue to climb. But by rolling the fee into tax bills, homeowners could get a tax deduction.

“Something has to be done

to provide some relief to the taxpayers,” Anderson wrote in the letter. “Property own-ers are tired of the cost creep of all services without any at-tempts to slow or reverse it. We believe that the taxpayers of Pembroke want this now.”

In the letter, Anderson pre-sented what he called “rough numbers” from the town ac-countant outlining the savings for the average single-family homeowner (of a property val-ued at $331,000).

Selectman: Change would require 2 1/2 override

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A visit with Deb Mulrain

Retiring Treasurer/Collector Deb Mulrain, center, starts her last day on the job on Wednesday with her team (left to right): Stephanie Callahan, principal clerk in the tax collector’s office; Assistant Town Accountant Kris Fraser; Assistant Treasurer Mary Ann Toland; Jennifer Grasso, principal clerk in the treasurer’s office; Assistant Tax Collector Pat Cuneo; and Christine Pomeroy, primary clerk in the tax collector’s office.


A few months after her husband, Pem-broke Police Sgt.

Chuck Mulrain, retired from his job, Treasurer/Collector Deb Mulrain is joining him in retirement —planning to spend more time at their home in Maine and more time with their grandchildren.

When did you start work-ing at Town Hall? I started in 1983 as a ‘lister’ in the asses-sors’ office. That was the first year the town was going to do in-house assessments. I also worked part-time in the town clerk’s office, and then I came to the collector’s office. I start-ed as senior clerk and then I became the assistant collector until I was appointed to this position three years and four months ago. I’ve been here 27 years. I’ve enjoyed it.

How did you get into this type of work? There was an ad in the newspaper looking for ‘listers,’ that’s what they called it. I worked for a com-pany that used to collect that information and input it into a computer for surrounding towns, not Pembroke, and they were closing. I had a great team of people.

The assessors’ position wasn’t permanent. You worked

like eight months of the year, however it was funded. And I was part-time in the town clerk’s office, so when a per-manent job was advertised in here, I said ‘I’m ready.’

Was it an adjustment starting out in the collector’s office? I learned a lot, and the girls are great in the treasurer/collector’s office. I worked with every one of them since the day they started, and they’re good people.

What have you liked most about working in this office? Probably the work it-self and the people. It’s been good.

What has been the big-gest challenge of working here? I would say there were a lot of challenges during the years, but we worked them out. We did the best we could. A lot of changes; good chang-es, too. We have online pay-ments now, and that’s a good thing. We have a lockbox. We went quarterly — four times in a billing cycle in a fiscal year instead of two times.

Why did you decide to retire now? My husband re-tired and he’s enjoying it. I think I’m ready to retire and spend some more time with the family, do different things I’ve been wanting to do. You always say, ‘We’ll do that later

on; we’ll do that later on,’ and that’s why I decided to retire, so we can start doing some stuff we’ve talked about. We’ll be married 40 years this year.

What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to do? Proba-bly more than anything, a cou-ple of the girls who work here took a cruise in Alaska, and I think that would really be a nice thing to do. It’s beautiful country, from the pictures and everything. Also spend a lot of time with my three grandchil-dren. I’m looking forward to that.

When Chuck retired, he talked about moving up to a place in Maine. Is that still the plan? We do have a place in Maine. We’re not making it permanent yet. I’m not quite sure when. We’ll go back and forth for now and do what we want to do. I don’t have any definite plans.

How long have you lived in Pembroke? I’ve lived in town 38 years this May. It’s a great town, good people.

What do you like to do outside of the office? I love to cook. My husband and I like fishing and snowmobiling, and I like walking outdoors. But I really enjoy cooking, all kinds of different things. And I like spending time with the grand-kids.

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If absentee ballots are any sign, Tuesday’s special state election could draw a decent turnout, but not necessarily at the polls.

As of Monday evening, Town Clerk Mary Ann Smith reported she had received more than 100 absentee bal-lots — about twice the number turned in for the Dec. 8 prima-ry. A total of 2,174 Pembroke voters — about 19 percent of those registered — showed up to the polls on Dec. 8.

On Tuesday, Pembroke voters will choose between Massachusetts Attorney Gen-eral Martha Coakley, a Dem-ocrat, and state Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican, to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat.

Smith said she thought many of the absentee ballots might have been cast by stu-dents home from college for the winter break who won’t be in town for the election, or by residents heading to a warmer climate for the remaining win-ter months.

Though she can’t ask why a resident needs to vote absen-

tee, Smith said she suspected some were worried about un-expected snowfall making

travel difficult on Election Day. (As of Wednesday, snow was not in the local forecast.)

The deadline to register to vote absentee is Friday, Jan. 15. The town clerk’s office will be open its regular hours, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and from 4:30-5 p.m. for ab-sentee voting only.

As for on-site voting, Smith said she would likely be coming in this weekend to finish preparations. Town Hall offices will be closed Mon-day for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

“We’re finalizing every-thing,” Smith said. “I’m ready — as long as we don’t get snow.”

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all five precincts.

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Drying wood catches building on fire

A metal building used to store firewood caught fire Sunday night when a heater kept there to dry the wood ignited it.

The building is located behind China Wok Restaurant, 99 Washington St., though not as-sociated with that business, according to Fire Chief Jim Neenan.

The building was engulfed in heavy smoke when firefighters arrived shortly after the 7:30 p.m. call. Neenan called the job “labor inten-sive” — the crew had to remove a large num-ber of items from the building to clear it out, though he said there were no visible flames. It took firefighters a couple hours to put it out.

There were no reported injuries.The incident has been ruled accidental and

is still under investigation, Neenan said.

Traffic stop leads to drug charges

A Pembroke man faces several charges af-ter police reportedly found 15 oxycodone pills, a digital scale and a large amount of cash in his pockets when they stopped the vehicle he was riding in for making an improper turn.

James David Buchanan, 22, of Oak Terrace was arrested on Jan. 6 and charged with Class B drug possession, a subsequent offense, pos-session to distribute a Class B drug and drug violation near a school.

After reportedly observing the driver make an improper turn and other violations, an of-ficer stopped the vehicle at the corner of West Street and Gurney Drive near Bryantville El-ementary School. The officer reported smelling the overwhelming odor of burnt marijuana and asked the driver if he had any on him.

The driver handed over less than an ounce of marijuana from his pocket and will be cited, according to reports.

Police then searched Buchanan and a pas-senger in the back seat, which revealed the scale, pills and cash divided in a way “consis-tent with the sale of narcotics,” according to Police Lt. Mike Jenness.

A cell phone also was seized in the search.Buchanan was arrested and released on

$500 bail later that night. He was arraigned the following day.

Alleged purse thief skips court date

A North Dartmouth man accused of steal-ing a woman’s purse at a local party failed to appear in court when summonsed last Thursday.

A default warrant was issued for his arrest.Jeffrey A. Bradley, 26, of North Dartmouth

was summonsed to appear in Plymouth District Court on one charge of larceny over $250 and larceny of a drug.

The charges stem from an Aug. 23 incident in which a local woman found her Coach hand-bag missing at a party after leaving it under a tent while she went inside. Taken with the bag were prescription pills and a pair of sunglasses and cell phone together valued at $700; the bag was valued at $500, according to reports. The woman told police Bradley had been under the tent at the time and left “abruptly” shortly after she returned from inside.

When Pembroke police contacted Dart-mouth police regarding the suspect, the officer said Bradley had been arrested on another inci-dent. The officer recalled seeing a bag match-ing the description spilled over in Bradley’s living room at the time of his arrest.

The bag and sunglasses were later retrieved from Bradley’s home. The missing cell phone was allegedly found on his person at the time of his arrest.

Tracks from stolen truck alert police to vehicle break-ins

Police say the person who stole a plow truck from a D Street home on Jan. 1 may be responsible for half a dozen vehicle break-ins in that area.

The truck was found stuck in the snow a short distance away on Center Street, and po-lice were able to follow tracks in the snow from the truck throughout the neighborhood.

Police Lt. Mike Jenness said it appeared the suspect did not know how to lift the plow and ran it off the road, then went from vehicle to vehicle looking for those that were unlocked. Seven vehicles in total appeared to have been rummaged through, with some change taken as well as $200 from one vehicle. No other major thefts were reported.

The tracks eventually ended in the middle of the plowed road.

The incident is under investigation.Jenness said the truck’s keys were left in-

side the vehicle.

Pembroke police log

FRIDAY, JANUARY 112:12 a.m. Domestic dispute

reported on Ames Way. Police ar-rested resident Patrick J. Curran, 37, for misdemeanor assault and battery.

7:20 a.m. Motor vehicle theft reported on D Street.

7:57 a.m. Vehicle break-in re-ported on Owls Head Street

10:28 a.m. Vandalism report-ed at home on Congress Street.

11:25 a.m. Caller report-ed missing property on Taylor Street.

11:46 a.m. Motor vehicle crash with injury reported on Hemlock Drive.

11:51 a.m. Vehicle break-in reported on Center Street.

5:26 p.m. Vehicle break-in reported on West Fish Street.

6:00 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Church Street; dam-age estimated at under $1,000.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 210:41 a.m. Motor vehicle

crash reported on Oak Street; dam-age estimated at under $1,000.

11:40 a.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Church Street; damage estimated at under $1,000.

12:30 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Old Washing-ton Street; damage estimated at over $1,000.

1:33 p.m. Domestic dispute reported on Center Street. Police arrested resident Kylie M. Slo-bodkin, 19, for misdemeanor as-sault and battery.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 32:34 p.m. Animal complaint

reported on Forest Street. Incident referred to animal control officer.

6:06 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Columbia Road; dam-age estimated at under $1,000.

6:49 p.m. Hit and run motor vehicle crash reported on Church Street.

9:21 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Mattakeesett Street; damage estimated at over $1,000.

MONDAY, JANUARY 44:46 a.m. Motor vehicle crash

reported on West Elm Street; dam-age estimated at over $1,000.

6:51 a.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Grove Street; damage estimated at over $1,000.

12:45 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Forest Street; damage estimated at over $1,000.

2:36 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Queensbrook Road. Incident referred to animal con-trol officer.

5:54 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Forest Street; damage estimated at over $1,000.

6:10 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Littlebrook Road; damage estimated at over $1,000.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 58:30 a.m. Domestic dispute

reported on High Street. Police arrested resident Angela C. John-son, 25, for misdemeanor assault and battery.

8:30 a.m. Injury to police of-ficer reported.

9:45 a.m. Motor vehicle crash reported at the corner of Center Street and School Street; damage estimated at under $1,000.

2:00 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Pelham Street; dam-age estimated at under $1,000.

5:23 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Valley Street and Chestnut Road; damage esti-mated at over $1,000.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 63:13 p.m. Motor vehicle crash

reported at the corner of Plain Street and Lake Street; damage estimated at under $1,000.

3:36 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Church Street; dam-age estimated at under $1,000.

3:47 p.m. Hit and run motor vehicle crash reported at the cor-ner of Oak and Church streets.

7:36 p.m. Police pulled over vehicle at the corner of West Street and Gurney Drive. Police arrested James David Buchanan, 22, of Oak Terrace for Class B drug possession (subsequent of-fense), possession to distribute a Class B drug and drug violation near a school/park.

8:37 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported at the corner of Oak Street and Church Street; damage estimated at under $1,000.

9:03 p.m. Animal complaint reported on West Elm Street. In-cident referred to animal control officer.

10:57 p.m. Vehicle break-in reported on Washington Street.

11:52 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Pembroke Woods Drive. Police arrested resident Mark A. Stewart, 23, for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, mali-cious damage to a motor vehicle and intimidating a witness.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 71:48 p.m. Motor vehicle com-

plaint reported on Center Street. Police arrested Paulette Kilgore, 32, of Plympton for OUI drugs, negligent operation of a motor ve-hicle and marked lanes violation.

5:45 p.m. Fire incident re-ported on Oak Street. Incident referred to Fire Department.

8:02 p.m. Domestic dispute reported on Main Street.

11:37 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Grove Street; damage estimated at over $1,000.

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The 130-year-old Shep-herd Funeral Home building in Pembroke Center is getting a new look — and more park-ing spaces.

Funeral director Jeff Crump, representing J.J. Shep-herd and Sons Inc., appeared before the Planning Board Monday night requesting ap-proval of plans to renovate the building at 7 Mattakeesett Street.

The project also required approval based on Center Pro-tection District rules, which the Planning Board granted Monday.

The board voted to close the public hearing but will continue to review the plans at a later meeting.

Project engineer Ken Tee-bagy said the plan called for the existing six-bay garage to be replaced by a two-bay ga-rage and for the parking area to the left of the main building to be expanded by about 14 spaces.

On the main building, the chapel door will be replaced

with a two-door entrance and a walkway installed from the door to the sidewalk, with a canopy overhead. Two other doors on the building’s front will be closed off to make it clear which is the main en-trance, Teebagy said.

Windows and siding on the building will be replaced as needed but kept in the ex-isting style. There also will be improvements to sidewalks and landscaping.

The owner agreed to re-place the existing Shepherd’s Funeral Home sign with one that is not interior lit, because this type of sign is no longer allowed by the town’s sign by-laws.

The board also asked the owner to amend the plan to make sure that the left drive-way’s center line matched up with the entrance to the Cen-ter Plaza across the street, for safety purposes.

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Daggett said he hopes to serve another three years to see a few ongoing projects to completion — sidewalk instal-lation and road improvements on Route 14, Route 36 and in the Bryantville area.

“I’m into it so much now, I think I could finish it up in three years, and if I can’t then I’ve fulfilled my part, in my mind,” Daggett said.

Whitman, who is in the middle of his third term on the Planning Board, said he thought his experience there would help him as a DPW commissioner.

“I just think it’s time for maybe some new blood over there,” he said. “Knowing what the Planning Board does and how it operates would help the DPW.”

Whitman has lived in Pem-broke for 16 years and works as an electrician for Mass. General Hospital.

If elected to the DPW board, Whitman said he would

likely step down from the Plan-ning Board. The two boards both meet on Monday nights, and Whitman said there might be a conflict in being on both.

“It would be a regret to leave the Planning Board, be-cause I enjoy it, but I do think I could help in a positive way at the DPW,” he said.

Other candidates who have taken out nomination papers to run for office in the May 1 town election include: Vincent Flaherty, who is running for a three-year term on the Board of Health; Greg Hanley and Valerie Kroon, who are run-ning for three-year and five-year terms, respectively, on the Housing Authority; and Tom Irving, who is running to fill a one-year term on the Planning Board.

Nomination papers are available in the town clerk’s office and can be picked up through Thursday, March 11. The last day to submit nomi-nation papers to the registrars for certification is Monday, March 15. The last day to file papers with the town clerk is Monday, March 29. The last day to withdraw candidacy is

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Shepherd Funeral Home, 7 Mattakeesett St., will be undergoing exterior renovations once the Planning Board approves the plan. Among the changes will be to close off two doors on the left side of the front and add double doors and a canopy to the main entrance on the right front.


The Silver Lake Regional ➢High School athletic department will present its third Hall of Fame recipient class on Jan. 23. The awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. at the Halifax Country Club in Halifax. The class will be represented by the following recipients: The 1988 Division 1 State Championship boys soccer team: Coach Wil-liam Johnson, Jeff Doyle, Da-vid Gleason, Peter Burns, Mark Bonanno, Phil Caruso, Brian Broderick, Dan Tolman, Eric Corcoran, Dan Holmes, Mark O’Connor, Eddie LaRosee, Jeff Roche, Jim and Mike Riley, Scott Antoniotti, Jon Mulkern, Greg Loring, Derrick Holloran, Jason Santos, Mike Brown, Lee Arnold, Dennis Lassige, Ron Blanchard and Ischkara Kido; John Montosi, head football coach 1958-80, physical educa-tion teacher; Moira (Teevens) Nobili, 1983 track and cross country; Paula Joyce, 1980 field hockey, softball; Christo-pher McMillan, 1973 football, basketball, baseball; David Gleason, 1989 soccer; Andy Rice, 1973 basketball, baseball, football; Shawn Deegan, 1978 football, basketball, baseball; Richard Ward, 1959 football, basketball, track; Paul Maier, 1978 football, ice hockey; and Amy (King) Madden, 1994 bas-ketball, softball.

All are welcome to attend ➢the Silver Lake Hall of Fame reception. For information, e-mail [email protected] or call the athletic office at SLRHS, 781-585-3844 ext. 1500. Tick-ets may be ordered from John Montosi, P.O. Box 60, Pem-broke, MA 02359 (e-mail [email protected]). Tickets are $30 each. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Tyler Howie ➢ and Emily Scott, sixth graders from Bry-antville Elementary School, submitted the winning designs for the school’s yearbook cover

contest. All designs were out-standing! The students voted, and Tyler’s design for the year-

book was selected. Emily’s design will be featured on the cover of the Promotion Night booklet. Congratulations to all for a job well done.

Boston C ➢ ollege High School students Kevin Coady, Scott Frano, Griffin Keeler, Nicholas Barrett and Thom-as Dodge have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the College-Level Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations. Thirty-two students, including Coady, Frano and Keeler, all 2009 graduates, qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinc-tion Award by earning an aver-age grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams they took. Sixty-one students, including Barrett and Dodge, current seniors, quali-fied for the AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Some days just don’t turn out as planned! Last Thursday was one of those days. It wasn’t un-

til that evening when John came home for the day that we realized that all our phones were out of commission. We called repair service and followed their instructions. After we discon-nected all the phones (this was a major feat in itself, trying to find the where-abouts of all the jacks and electrical connections), waited five minutes, and then plugged everything back in again, we realized we hadn’t had supper. John ordered a pizza and left to pick it up. When he arrived at Pembroke House of Pizza and asked for his order, he was told they were closed. Everything was shut down. After quite a discussion, my husband finally re-layed his conversation with Olympic Pizza to them and the fact that they had even asked him his name. Well, Olympic Pizza is in another town, a shop we used to frequent over 15 years ago. Who knows why John selected that particular night to call the wrong pizza shop without realizing it. But we have been laugh-ing about his stupidity ever since. The following day, John went to Olympic Pizza to let them know what he had done. And now let’s see what’s going on around town.

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GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM GROWS: There’s a new Daisy Girl Scout Troop in town — Troop 63045. Made up of girls in kindergarten and first grade, the troop held its Daisy pinning ceremony at the Pembroke Public Library on Saturday. Pictured above: (top row, left to right) Debby Miranda, Michaela Gorman, Madison Kesaris, Katlyn Kesaris, Caroline Miranda, Leana Frank, Emma McCarthy, Monika Frank, Brenda Kesaris; (bottom row) Audrey Messner, Emily Coombs, Megan Dorsey, Haley March, Allison Stone and Nicole Galley. Photo courtesy of Deb McCarthy

DelPrete & Sons trucks will be making the rounds on Sat-urday, Jan. 16 to pick up only Christmas trees for Pembroke residents. Trees should be placed at curbside by 7 a.m.

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Mr. and Mrs. Car-los Leitao announce the engagement of their daughter Kimberly to John Cavicchi Jr. of Hanson. John is the son of Gail Cavicchi of Hanson and John Cav-icchi of Littleton, Colo.

The bride is a grad-uate of Silver Lake Regional High School, Class of 1995, and graduated in 1997 from Johnson and Wales university with an associate’s degree in travel and tourism management. She is co-owner of Marsh-field Travel Advisors in Marshfield.

The groom is a 1998 graduate of South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School. He is employed as a car-penter by Icelandic Exteriors in Pembroke.

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A “no salt” zone estab-lished to protect water resourc-es that lie in Pembroke but are used by Abington and Rock-land is posing a safety hazard for local residents, Selectman Bill Boulter said Monday.

Boulter, a resident of Ames Way, explained that he had sent a letter to the com-missioners of the Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works, which gets some of its water from Great Sandy Bottom Pond in Pembroke.

For the protection of the nearby water source, Abing-ton/Rockland officials have established a “no salt” zone on roads around the pond, known locally as “Big Sandy.” Boulter said this limitation on Pembroke Department of Pub-lic Works crews posed a pub-lic safety concern.

Boulter said the neighbor-hood was heavily trafficked now and that, on Phillips Road in particular, there was a steep hill that, when iced over, was nearly impossible for neigh-borhood vehicles to climb.

In his letter, Boulter said he had contacted Abington/Rockland officials and was told that if it was a matter of public safety Pembroke crews should “go right ahead and salt the roads.”

Boulter said he was checking with town counsel to determine what authority Abington/Rockland officials had in banning the use of salt and other chemicals on local

roadways when “your agency has not plowed or maintained these roads for [the] over 35 years that I have lived here,” according to his letter.

He is awaiting a reply.In other business:• Selectmen continued a

discussion over whether five acres of town-owned land on Pelham Street should be placed into conservation or whether at least one acre could be sold or donated for an af-fordable housing project. Sev-eral neighbors attended the meeting and again voiced their concerns, saying that Town Meeting voters had already expressed a desire to preserve the land. The discussion was continued until the next se-lectmen’s meeting, though the board authorized Town Ad-ministrator Ed Thorne to file a one-acre lot, part of the over-all parcel, with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds.

• The board appointed Thorne as the interim town collector/treasurer. Former Treasurer/Collector Deborah Mulrain retired Wednesday, and her replacement — Kath-

leen McCarthy, hired last Thursday — is not due to start her job until Jan. 25. Thorne will be authorized to sign pay-checks and carry out other necessary duties until then.

• Selectmen announced that the Planning Board will be holding a public hearing on Monday, Jan. 25 to discuss any changes to be made to the zoning bylaws for the annual Town Meeting. All changes or articles to the bylaws must be submitted in writing by Jan. 21 so the board can review them at that time.

• Selectmen plan to meet with the School Committee on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at North Pembroke Elementary School to begin discussing the fiscal year 2011 budget.

• Boulter announced that the Pembroke and Kingston Police Boys Clubs would be sponsoring a Rape Aggression Defense class at the Pembroke club, Feb. 19 through March 5. The class will be held on Fri-day and Saturday nights and will be open to women ages 16 and up. Cost is $25 per per-son. Contact information will be available soon.

• Thorne said an attorney from town counsel firm Kopel-man and Paige will conduct an Open Meeting Law seminar in early February, date to be an-nounced.

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Re-Tunes, opened in June, is the product of owner Rich-ard Ericson’s hobby and pas-sion for guitars. Ericson, a retired electrical engineer and guitar aficionado, began this shop at his wife’s suggestion.

“Last winter, with the weekly snow storms we had, there was a lot of time spent

at home, and my wife sug-gested taking my hobby in a new di-rection and opening up a shop,” Er-

icson said. “It started out as kind of a sophisticated garage sale with my own collection of guitars and has grown into something more.”

Ericson said the guitars he sells lean toward the mid- to high-end in quality and value and are geared toward a more mature player.

“Through doing busi-ness with local musicians, we have developed a network of connections that spans many brands, allowing us to find guitars that suit a particular customer’s needs,” he said.

Ericson said the personal nature of his shop is especially appealing.

“Customers can come in and talk, see how a particular guitar or pick feels, and get feedback,” he said.

He also noted that as a gui-tarist’s skill and level of profi-ciency grows, his or her needs may also change with respect to the feel or the individual qualities of their instrument.

“A guitarist may play the same guitar for 15 years and wake up one morning and just have that feeling that it’s time to try something new,” Eric-son said. “They are looking for something subtly different to match the way their style has changed, and we have the re-sources to help them find out what they are looking for.”

The extensiveness of the local guitar-playing commu-nity came as a surprise to Er-icson.

“We have people from all walks of life that come in, from the plumber to the lawyer,” he said. “There are a lot of tal-ented musicians all around us, and this is a place for them to congregate and chit chat, talk shop.”

When asked what he saw as the biggest obstacle among those getting involved with playing the guitar, Ericson said, “I think a lot of it has to do with the actual playing, es-pecially with a steel stringed

guitar. After about a week of playing on a daily basis, it starts to become painful because you need to build up calluses on your finger tips. A lot of people stop when it begins to hurt; the calluses never develop, and it becomes an uncomfortable ex-perience for them from then on. You just have to grit your teeth and play through the pain. Af-ter that, it gets better.”

An evolution of this per-sonal touch is the free guitar clinic, which debuted on Dec. 5. This clinic allows guitarists to bring in their instruments for minor repairs, tuning and set-up as well as adjustments and problem solving. This service, performed by Sylvan Wells and Rick Celia of Bay State Guitars, was a success, and an-other clinic is being scheduled for the spring.

Ericson said if this offering turns out to be popular, he may schedule similar clinics once or twice yearly.

A curious note for those

with an interest in guitar his-tory: Re-Tunes also has a se-lection of offerings from the Bay State Guitar line of instru-ments. Wells, a master luthier, and Celia began this line of instruments as a resurrection of the original Bay State Gui-tar, which was established in Massachusetts in 1865. These high-end, acoustic guitars are crafted by hand, one at a time.

Celia was on hand recently when Donnie Herron, Bob Dy-lan’s guitarist, stopped by for a jam session when Dylan was playing in Boston this past No-vember.

“Donnie was very im-pressed with the Bay State line and purchased a Bay State Excelsior,” Ericson said. “He told me that ‘Bob will love this guitar!’”

Ericson characterized his business as “an old school, brick-and-mortar boutique type of shop, like the way music stores used to be many years ago, very nostalgic.”

Ericson said the shop is beginning to acquire more vin-tage guitars.

“These are guitars that have history and stories behind them, which makes them all the more interesting to learn about,” he said.

Re-Tunes recently launched the “Re-bay” link on its Web site, where sellers can auction off their vintage instruments.

“It started out as just a no-tion that my son kind of threw out there, but it does provide a place with fewer fees for the purchaser and is specialized for this type of item,” Ericson said.

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Being Prepared for the UnexpectedWhat if the stay-at-home spouse suddenly became ill, disabled or died? The family would be devastated. Friends and family members would initially pitch in to help. But, eventu-ally they would return to their regular lives. Before the surviving spouse returned to work, a caretaker for the children and home would need to be hired, presenting a potential financial hardship. But, had life insurance been

purchased on the stay-at-home parent, the family’s needs would have been protected.

Measuring the Value of the Stay-at-Home SpouseDespite the importance of the stay-at-home parent, there’s little research to quantify its value. In its May 8, 2008, Mom Salary Sur-vey, Salary.com reported the ten most popular functions performed by mothers equates to $116,805 per year vs. a working mother’s salary of $68,405. It further states the stay-at-home spouse works a 94-hour week, serving as housekeeper, teacher, cook, psychologist, and van driver — in short, functioning as a CEO at home.

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McCarthy, assistant tax col-lector Patricia Cuneo and Lisa Clark, collections supervisor for the town of Sharon.

Last Thursday, they rec-ommended the town hire Mc-Carthy.

Buckley, who works with McCarthy as Cohasset’s fi-nance director, said he was impressed by her work both in doing her job and stepping in to fill the treasurer/collector’s role during a nine-month tran-sition.

“Her intelligence, her work ethic, the way she picks up ev-erything — she was hired five or six years ago during a very difficult time and basically taught herself a very difficult job,” Buckley said. “She did so well, we promoted her right away.”

Though Cohasset is less than half the size of Pembroke, Buckley said it deals with about the same size budget. The towns also have the same computer software.

“So it’s just a matter of turning on the computer, no matter which town she’s in,” Buckley said.

Thorne said he had heard about McCarthy a while back.

“I knew about her through Mike before we had the va-cant position — that there was someone in Cohasset that was a rising star in the business,” Thorne said.

Selectmen spoke highly of the other two candidates as well but valued McCarthy’s experience on the treasurer side of things.

Selectman Lew Stone said he was impressed by McCa-rthy’s letters of recommenda-tion from Buckley and from a representative of the Cohasset school department “extolling her abilities and how she has worked very closely with the school department.”

Selectman Bill Boulter said though it would be nice to stay “in-house” by promoting Cu-

neo, he supported Thorne and Buckley’s recommendation.

“She seems very energetic, customer service is her number one top priority, and she wants to learn how to save money for Don [Anderson],” Boulter said. “I think it’s very impor-tant that we support their rec-ommendation, because they’re the ones that would be work-ing with her.”

Selectman Arthur Boyle initially supported Cuneo, but he changed his vote to give McCarthy unanimous support from the board.

Thorne said McCarthy would start on Jan. 25. On Monday, Thorne was named interim treasurer/collector so checks could be signed be-tween Mulrain’s retirement on Jan. 13 and McCarthy’s start date.

McCarthy started at Co-hasset almost six years ago as a clerk and was soon promoted to assistant treasurer/collec-tor. Prior to that, she managed Belden Jewelers at the Kings-ton and Hanover malls.

But with “crazy” retail hours and her knack for the financial side of things, McCa-rthy decided to make a career change.

“I wanted something dif-ferent. I liked doing the finan-cial part of the business, the paperwork,” she said. “The opportunity came up [at Co-hasset], so I went for it.”

McCarthy is working on an

associate’s degree in finance at Bridgewater State College.

During her interview, Mc-Carthy said she valued cross training — preparing everyone in the office to step in if needed to cover other roles.

“It looks better when you come in and anybody can an-swer your question. It’s good to have a qualified staff in ev-ery aspect,” she said.

She also supported devel-opment of the town Web site to enable residents to pay even more of their bills with online checks and credit cards, and setting a rigid structure for bill collection that would give resi-dents constant reminders about deadlines and late penalties.

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The Duxbury Interfaith Council and the No Place for Hate Committee will sponsor the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 18 at 8:15 a.m. at the High Street Methodist Church on the Pembroke/Duxbury town line. This year, the keynote speaker will be Arthur Bernard, chief of staff to Gov. Deval Patrick. Breakfast will begin at 8:15 a.m., service at 9 a.m. There is a requested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family. For information, call 781-934-8388.

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Race time!Cub Scout Pack 43 Wolves and Bears, ages 7-9, wait for their races to begin at the pack’s annual Pinewood Derby Saturday at Camp Kiwanee Lodge in Hanson: Colin Graham, Nicholas Viviano, Danny Glauben, Sean Devine, Mitch Gorman, Kevin Coombs, Cameron Bowen, Jonathan Lane and others.

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Scout Josh Lathrop, 13, shows off his car at Pack 43’s derby.

Bart Lathrop was Pack 43’s official race starter.

Pack 43 Tiger Scout Hunter Bowen, 6, poses with his car, “Snake.”

Pack 43 Tiger Scout Jack Willshire and his handmade car “American Racer” took fifth place in the Pinewood Derby.

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Jack McQuaid receives the “Sweetest Ride” award from Pack 105 Cubmaster Brian Duane.

Cub Scout Pack 105 Webelo II winners Michael Gately (third), Nate Shortall (second) and Patrick Spring (first) grin for the cam-era at the pack’s annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday at North River Community Church.

Pack 105 Webelo I winners Drew Kelner (first), Alec Fraser (third) and Brad Hartigan (second) show off their trophies.

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Friday, Jan. 15Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Drop-in Winter Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Books and craft change each week. For ages 2-5. Call 781-293-6771.

Last Day to Vote Absentee in State Primary. Town clerk’s office open until 5 p.m. for absentee voting only.

Saturday, Jan. 16 Fashion Focus Spring Open House. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Pembroke Fashion Focus studio, 2 Columbia Road, suite 1. Meet Maria and her staff. Interns will do hair styling, makeup and mini-manicures. Learn about upcoming semester. Local vendors also will be on site. For information, visit mariasfashionfocus.com.

Sunday, Jan. 17North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Monday, Jan. 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Town offices closed.

MLK Jr. Breakfast. 8:15 a.m., at High Street Methodist Church, Pembroke/Duxbury line. Sponsored by Duxbury Interfaith Council and No Place for Hate Committee. Keynote speaker is Arthur Bernard, chief of staff to Gov. Deval Patrick. Service begins at 9 a.m. Requested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family. For info, call 781-934-8388.

tueSday, Jan. 19Special State Primary. Polls open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. in all five precincts.

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. Integrates mind, body and spirit through breathing, exercise, posture and meditation. Drop-ins welcome; RSVP appreciated at 781-829-4823.

Friends of the Council on Aging Meeting. 10:30 a.m., at senior center, 144 Center St.

Drop-in Winter Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Books and craft change each week. Available Monday, Tuesday and Friday. For ages 2-5.

Newcomer’s Orientation. 10:30-11:30 a.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Informs people living with cancer, their loved ones and caregivers about free programs and services. Drop-ins welcome; RSVP appreciated at 781-829-4823.

Pokémon Meeting. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Come trade cards and discuss all things Pokémon. Open to ages 7 and up.

Men’s Network. 6-8 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Support group for men coping with cancer. Drop-ins welcome; RSVP appreciated at 781-829-4823.

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.

Planning Board Meeting. 7 p.m., at Town Hall, planning office.

Mattakeesett Garden Club. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. New members welcome. For more information, visit mattakeesettgarden club.org.

300th Celebration Committee Meeting. 7 p.m., location TBA. Group meets every third Tuesday of the month and is welcome to new members. Visit pembroke-ma.gov/anniversary for information.

WedneSday, Jan. 20Dull 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.

Adult Oil Painting Class. Wed., Jan. 20-Feb. 17. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury. Award-winning artist Laura Tryon Jennings will teach basics of color theory, color mixing, composition and viewpoint from a stilllife. $165 plus $20 supply fee for six-week course. Register by calling 781-934-6634 ext. 15.

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Beginners Knitting with Mary Leydon. 1 p.m., at senior center, 144 Center St. Every Wednesday.

Breast Cancer Network. 3-5 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Drop-ins welcome; RSVP appreciated at 781-829-4823.

Teen Oil Painting Class. Wed., Jan. 20-Feb. 24. 4-6:30 p.m., at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury. Artist Laura Tryon Jennings will teach basics on how to paint from a landscape photograph. $165 plus $20 supply fee for six-week course. Register by calling 781-934-6634 ext. 15.

thurSday, Jan. 21Webster Office Hours. 9 a.m., at Town Hall. State Rep. Daniel Webster will meet with residents to discuss issues of concern. Appointments not necessary. For info, call Webster’s statehouse office at 617-722-2487.

Exploration in Writing. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover. Registration is required by calling 781-829-4823.

Pajama Storytime. 6 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Ages 2 and up invited to dress in pjs and hear bedtime stories.

Town Republican Committee Caucus. 7 p.m., at Town Hall, veteran’s hall. Any registered Republican as of Dec. 1 is eligible to be a delegate for the MassGOP convention, scheduled for Saturday, April 17 in Worcester. Candidates should notify committee chairman Andy Wandell prior to the caucus at [email protected]. Snow date for the caucus is Thursday, Jan. 28, same time and location.

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Pembroke Community Middle School eighth grader Tristan Birnstiel was named the school’s National Geo-

graphic Bee champion in the final round of the annual event on Tuesday.

Seventh grader Michael Gigliotti was named runner-up.

Birnstiel will take a written test to see if he can qualify for the regional level of the na-tional competition.

“People say I have a knack for geography,” Birnstiel said when asked if he had studied for the event. “It’s my favorite subject.”

For Gigliotti, it was all about classwork.“Most of the stuff I got right on here I

learned from my sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Du-rgin, so I have to give a lot of my credit to her,” he said.

The two were among 10 finalists in the competition, which started shortly before the holiday break. PCMS students were divided into five teams, with the top two from each team competing in the finals, according to

PCMS history teacher George Jackson.The winner of the national bee will win a

$25,000 scholarship and other prizes.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSMonday: Martin Luther

King Jr. Day — No SchoolTuesday: Chicken fajita

with lettuce, tomato and salsa, rice, corn, fresh apple

Wednesday: Turkey and cheese sub, baked Lay’s chips, diced pears, juice cup

Thursday: Spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, breadstick, mixed fruit

Friday: Cheese pizza, carrots, juice, cookie

Bryantville & Hobomock alternate lunch: Chicken Caesar salad, pita bread, pears, juice, pretzels. Snack: Rice Krispie treat

North Pembroke alternate lunch: Chickwich, fruit, juice. Snack: Rice Krispie treat

MIDDLE SCHOOLMonday: Martin Luther

King Jr. Day — No School

Tuesday: Grilled cheese sandwich, chicken noodle soup, green beans, gingerbread man cookie, saltines

Wednesday: Meatball sub, tossed salad with dressing, tiny pretzels, apple crisp

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Tuesday: Fish and chips with tartar sauce and

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Wednesday: Open-faced hot turkey sandwich, stuffing with gravy, corn, apple crisp

Thursday: Soft beef taco with cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream, tortilla chips with salsa, diced pears

Friday: Mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce, carrots, cookie

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Monday, Jan. 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No school.

Tuesday, Jan. 19School Committee Meeting. 8 p.m.

@ North Pembroke library.Wednesday, Jan. 20

Bryantville PTO Meeting. 7 p.m. @ Bryantville.North Pembroke PTO Meeting. 6:30 p.m.

@ North Pembroke.Junior Parents Night. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS.

Friday, Jan. 22Masquerade Madness. Fri., Jan. 22. 6:30-8:30 p.m. @ Bryantville. Sponsored by Bryantville PTO.

UpcomingAll-State Music Festival Auditions. Sat., Jan. 23.

@ Algonquin High School.Mid-Year Exams. Tues., Jan. 26-Fri., Jan. 29. @ PHS.

“Understanding My Child’s Learning Style.” Tues., Jan. 26. 6:30 p.m. @ Pembroke Public Library.

Sponsored by SEPAC. Best Buddies Karaoke Night. Fri., Jan. 29.

@ new England Village’s Solar Wellness Center.TOP TEN: Ten Pembroke Community Middle School students competed in the school’s final round of the National Geographic Bee on Tuesday. The students had worked their way through a series of geography questions to qualify for the finals, with two from each team (five teams school-wide) making it to the final event.

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MAP MASTERS: Eighth grader Tristan Birnstiel, right, was named the school’s National Geographic Bee champion, while seventh grader Michael Gigliotti earned the title of runner-up.

PHS musical tickets on sale

Tickets for Pembroke High School’s production of the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-coat” are now on sale. Shows will be on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Tickets can be reserved by calling the high school music department at 781-293-9281 ext. 2128. Tickets are also on sale at Sweet Fordy’s Bakery on Center Street.

Pembroke Girls Softball League will hold two registra-tion sessions for the 2010 spring season. This registration is open to all Pembroke girls ages 5-16 who want to learn and play softball in the town league. League representatives will be at the community center on Monday, Jan. 25 and Tues-day, Jan. 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for registration. The fee is $95. All first-time players must submit a copy of their birth certificates for registration. Registration forms and other information will be available at these sessions. All players may choose to register by downloading the forms from the Web site, pembrokesoftball.com. All registrations must be received by Feb. 26. For information, call Sue at 781-826-3429.

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The Republican Town Committee will be holding its caucus to select delegates to the MassGOP Convention on Thursday, Jan. 21 in the Vet-eran’s Hall at Town Hall at 7 p.m. The snow date for the caucus is at the same location and time on Thursday, Jan. 28.

Any registered Repub-lican as of Dec. 1 is eligible to be a delegate. The person must be a resident of the ward or town in which they are se-lected. Delegates are elected by the ward/town committee members who are present at the delegate selection meet-ing. A person need not be in attendance to be elected as a delegate. Those interested in becoming a delegate are encouraged to contact Andy

Wandell prior to the caucus by e-mailing [email protected].

Delegates allocated are based on a formula of one for every 300 votes cast for the Republican gubernatorial can-didate who last won election. Pembroke will elect 14 del-egates and two alternates at its caucus on Jan. 21. Ex officio delegates include committee chairman Andy Wandell and elected registered Republican officials who are eligible to be delegates: Virginia Wandell, Patrick Chilcott, Mike Trope-ano and Suzanne Scroggins

from the School Committee, Selectman Don Anderson and State Rep. Daniel Webster.

“I’ve already heard from several people about becom-ing delegates for Charlie Baker and, with the special election for U.S. Senate heat-ing up, there’s a lot of enthu-siasm building for Republican candidates,” Wandell said. “We’re expecting a spirited convention in April.”

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owner would pay about $251, Anderson said. At a 15 percent tax bracket, that would mean a reduction to about $212.50 for the homeowner.

Homes of greater value would pay more, “but there is a strong assumption that an owner of a more expen-sive home is likely to be in a higher tax bracket,” Ander-son said. A taxpayer in the 30 percent bracket could receive an increase of up to $276.25 on their taxes with the over-ride, but after the tax deduc-tion, they would also be out of pocket only $212.50, he added.

Selectman Lew Stone said he had talked to a certified public accountant who had confirmed that these numbers were accurate. But Stone also questioned what would hap-pen to residents who don’t itemize their tax returns.

Anderson said commercial property owners’ share would increase, based on their prop-erty values, which would help balance out residents’ costs. Commercial properties that use outside haulers currently pay about half the user fee to support the landfill closure and recycling center.

Even if residents do not deduct the fee from their tax-es, their costs would likely go down, he said.

“The general assumption is that retirees have smaller homes that are less in value. Larger homes of greater value probably have a higher net worth and an extra $20 to $30 on a fee probably has not been that detrimental to their liv-ing standards,” Anderson said. “People that are on a fixed in-come — Social Security said there’s no cost of living in-crease this year — so even a few dollars more does affect them.”

Selectman Bill Boulter pointed out that businesses would be paying more for a service they don’t use.

But Anderson said Pem-broke already helps business-es by maintaining a uniform tax rate — not making com-

mercial property owners pay a larger share than residential — and that he didn’t think increasing this fee would dis-courage them from being in town.

Resident John Mattinson, who was taping the meeting to air on local cable, said he felt rolling the fee into tax bills would further discriminate against residents who use pri-vate haulers and “have been supplementing the system for years at no benefit.”

Selectman Arthur Boyle said paying for trash collec-tion was similar to paying for police and fire services or supporting the schools when your children are no longer in the system: The services were there when they needed them, even if they didn’t use them every day.

If Town Meeting approves the measure, the 2 1/2 over-ride would appear on the local ballot.

Anderson said he support-ed an override only for this purpose.

“I think that it [the trash fee] is on people’s minds; it has their attention,” he said. “I support the 2 1/2 override, but only if it were for this pur-pose. If it were for any other purpose, I wouldn’t support it.”


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What is your favorite snow-related activity?

Soumya Karra Four Winds Drive

“I love to sled because it is so much fun to go sledding down the pathway across my house.”

Matthew Vercollone Harvard Street

“I like to take my dog Ponyboy for a walk in the woods, through the fresh snow to live deliberately.”

Ellen Clafflin School Street

“My favorite snow-related activities are skiing with

my older kids and sledding with the younger kids.”

Sarmad Marzuq Chapel Street

“In the winter, I enjoy building snow forts and having snowball fights with my friends. The snow

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Brittany Baillie Valley Street

“My favorite snow-related activity is definitely sledding. I’ll never be too old for it!”

The Conservation Commission and Town Forest Committee would like to publicly thank all

those who made possible the successful re-dedication of the Veterans Commemorative Town Forest and the Veterans’ Day services held on Nov. 11.

The flagpole and flags were provided by an anonymous donor. A $1,000 cash donation was given by another anonymous donor. A bench was given by the Pembroke American Legion Post 143. Another bench was given by Hobomock Sports Center Inc., in memory of George Gould. Trail cleanup within the Town Forest was done by the Bay Circuit Trail Committee.

We also need to thank many local busi-nesses for providing landscape design, la-bor, stump removal, site preparation and ongoing plantings as well as materials such

as stone dust, mulch, bushes, trees, flags and concrete.

I would also like to thank the Pembroke DPW for their time and labor; selectmen’s assistant Diane Tobin, who worked diligent-ly to have lights properly installed in time for our rededication; and Bob Clarke and Justin Bodio for their ideas and labor.

It is truly a satisfying feeling when you realize that so many people are willing to come forward and assist you when you are trying to accomplish a task that benefits so many residents without creating a burden on the town. Thanks again to all. It is my hope that all townspeople will take advantage of this beautiful woodland and enjoy a stroll down to the waterfront.

Marcus B. Ford, chairman,Conservation Commission

Contrary to what the pundits and candi-date Martha Coak-

ley believe, the people of the Commonwealth of Massachu-setts own their U.S. Senate seat — not the special interests, not the unions and not one party over the other.

There’s never been a sharp-er contrast between two candi-dates. Martha Coakley thinks we are obligated to pay more in taxes; Scott Brown wants us to keep our hard-earned money. Martha Coakley wants to extend our constitutional

rights to enemy combatants; Scott Brown wants to lock them up and gather life-saving intelligence. Martha Coakley thinks she’s entitled to the U.S. Senate seat; Scott Brown is working hard to earn each and every vote. The stakes are too high to let complacency take away the people’s U.S. Senate seat. Make a call, send an e-mail and, most important, get out and vote for Scott Brown on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Andrew WandellOldham Street

I am writing as an In-dependent with no po-litical party affiliation.

I vote the candidate at elec-tions.

Kudos to Patrick Chilcott’s column in the Jan. 8 edition of the Express. It should speak to

everyone, no matter what po-litical party affiliation. As the saying goes, what’s good for the goose is good for the gan-der.

Dottie MacInnesN. Pembroke

In response to Patrick Chilcott’s column on Dec. 25:

We should not be overusing the word “hero” to

express our esteem for anyone who is doing something they chose as a profession. That accolade should be used only when someone is truly extraor-dinary, putting oneself at risk above and beyond what is nec-essary to overcome some exi-gency. These Navy Seal war-riors, who have attained the rank of Petty Officer, which is the rank of a noncommissioned officer from whom there are high expectations, did only what was expected: capture

a terrorist. The hero overuse di-m i n i s h e s the honor

that should be bestowed on those who actually accomplish feats that are far beyond what is usual, normal or customary. These men are valorous as any man or women who face an en-emy in combat, but heroes, no.

Petty Officers McCabe, Keefe and Heurtas have not been convicted of anything, yet. Furthermore, Rep. Ted Poe introduced House Resolution 977, honoring these men for their capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed. The resolution has been referred to as the Armed Ser-vices Committee. So, it looks like they are to receive the hon-or this column expresses they deserve.

Additionally, these men chose to decline a non-judicial resolution of their case, and in-stead chose to go before a spe-cial court-martial. They claim that they did no harm to the prisoner in their charge. The charges against them are con-sidered comparable to a misde-meanor.

So, in their valor, America has not let them down, and

unless they have violated Just Law mandates or military law, their careers will not be im-peded.

The column’s tone is that Abed’s accusation should sim-ply be ignored.

But how can it be ignored? How can it reasonably be de-clared that the accusation by Ahmed Abed and the investi-gation that ensued be consid-ered metaphorical equivalent to spitting in the face of free-dom?

It is precisely because America pursues justice for all that Ahmed Abed’s accusation is being adjudicated.

American values, to which we aspire, must follow a course that is inclusive of our dealings with all the world’s people, na-tions, friends or foes alike.

It is precisely because of our values that we should be proud Americans. It is because of those values that we are ad-mired as a benevolent nation: a nation that values freedom, that values equitable treatment by adhering to the principle of moral rightness in action and attitude and provides due re-ward in accordance with honor, standards or law, and a nation that will stand up for humanity. The embracement of these val-ues makes it incumbent upon America to act in accordance with that role. Consequently, America must provide national and international leadership through best examples and best practices. That is exactly why we must afford those who hate this nation, or who have com-mitted inhumane acts against us or others, the very consti-tutional rights, freedoms and justice we enjoy and that they disdain.

The action taken pursuant to Abed’s accusation is just, moral, and the right course of action for America to take.

Horatio GreenSchool Street

Recently, my drive through the center of town turned into

quite a delight when I noticed the bright holiday banners that lined the street. These red and white banners with snowmen, snowflakes and holiday greet-ings brought spirit and a warm welcome. It looked beautiful!

Because the hardware is in place, my thought going forward is a hope for addi-tional banners to eventually be purchased to support other seasons and events. It would be an honor to see banners with “Support Our Troops” or our town seal. Just thoughts. Thank you to the town and to Kathleen Keegan for this fine gift.

Patrice DupuisGrist Mill Lane

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By karen proctor, express coluMnist [email protected]

As most people in Pembroke have come to under-stand, the Native Americans so abundant in this area in the years leading up to the 20th century have left

an indelible mark on our town. Indian Rock, for example, was named because it was an obvious landmark and meeting place for members of local native groups to meet for trade.

But if you ask most people in Pembroke about Queensbrook, they will direct you to a pleasant road off Center Street. Not

everyone is aware of the historic signifi-cance of the name. The area was named for a woman of royal Native American an-

cestry known to those of her time as “Queen Patience” or “Sun-ny Eye.” The small brook that runs through the area is called “Queen’s Brook” because of its close proximity to the home of the last queen of Mattakeesett. Although venerated by all who knew her, and heir to thousands of acres of land in the Pem-broke-Hanson area, when she died in 1788, she did not actually own as much as a foot of land.

Queen Patience was the great-granddaughter of Chicka-taubut who was the chief sachem (leader) of the Massachusetts Indians at the time when Boston was settled by the English. Al-though it is said that she married several times, records indicate two marriages. The first marriage was to Tobias Combs, the sec-ond to Joseph Thomas. She lived on a point of land that juts out into Furnace Pond. When the traditional Indian wigwam went out of fashion, she conformed to more commonplace ways of living, namely a small cabin, and drew her allotted quota of 100 herring from the ponds like any other female householder.

Over the years, Queen Patience sold off much land belong-ing to the Indians as many of her ancestors had done before her. The town eventually appointed a guardian for the land to keep the remaining acres from becoming depleted.

The Queen became the center of many legends. One legend centers around a great pestilence and famine that beset her tribe. Those members of the tribe who had not died gathered at the home of their queen to tell her that they were leaving this place of death and going to seek a new home. Queen Patience told them that she could not leave this place and that she “must die by the graves of my fathers.” The rest of the tribe, fearing that she, too, would soon die, left gifts of corn and venison at her door as they fled from the sickness, so that she might have food when she was no longer able to hunt or fish.

Queen Patience lived to an advanced age. It is said that she retained her dignity and lofty carriage to the end, refusing aid from the white settlers. Her funeral was attended by the minister of the First Church as well as many of her neighbors, and she was spoken of highly by all who knew her.

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Because of a conflict with a Pembroke High School theater production, the date of the Sweetheart Dance has been changed from Feb. 6 to March 6. The annual Pembroke Girl Scouts Sweetheart Dance will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Pembroke Com-munity Middle School. This is a fun evening of music provided by PJ the DJ, with dancing, refresh-ments, photo opportuni-ties ($9 by Dad’s Photo) and corsages ($7 by Troop 80627).

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Jean H. Gassett, 81, of Marshfield, died Thursday, Jan. 7.

She was the wife of the late Phillip Gassett; mother of Jean Harding and her husband Ron-ald of Kingston, Barbara Hal-lisey and her husband Paul of

Pembroke, Madelyn Scanlan and her husband Thomas of Wilmington and Laura Gas-sett of Hull; grandmother of Joseph, Matt, Jason, Kimberly, Sheila, Jamie and Michele; great-grandmother of Emma, Riley, Payton and Cassidy;

and sister of the late William Keyes and Shirley Salamone. She also leaves several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was held at the MacDonald Funeral Home, Marshfield on Tuesday. Visit-ing hours were held Monday.

Eileen Marie (Kelly) Aalto, 65, of Pembroke died Wednesday, Jan. 6, at home after a brief illness.

The daughter of the late John and Carmel (Lamb) Kel-ly Sr., she was born in South Boston on Jan. 16, 1944. She was raised in Squantum and North Quincy and was a grad-uate of North Quincy High School.

Mrs. Aalto enjoyed cook-ing and reading, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and her dog, Annie.

She leaves her husband, Michael Jon Aalto Sr.; two sons, Michael Jon Aalto Jr. and his wife Debra of North Read-ing and Brian Patrick Aalto and his wife Jo-anna of West Roxbury; three brothers, Thomas Kelly of Charlotte, N.C., Dennis and Michael Kelly both of Nor-well; six grandchildren, Kae-la, Connor, Brianna, Norah,

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Edwin N. Liljeholm, 71, formerly of Pembroke, died Sunday, Jan. 10 at his daugh-ter’s home in Dalton where he had resided.

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Mr. Liljeholm was a buy-er for Building 19, retiring in 2001.

He was a member of the Phoenix Lodge of Masons. He enjoyed participating in poker tournaments at Station 2, was a former member of the High Street Fire Department and loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-

grandchildren. Ed was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan and especially enjoyed his sport-ing weekends with Lou and Helen.

He married the former Le-onna Moore on Aug. 26, 1961; she passed away April 12, 2009.

He leaves his son, Edwin N. Liljeholm Jr. and his wife Joanne of Jeffersonville, Vt.; daughter, Tara Ferrin and her husband Raymond of Dalton; six grandchildren, Katelyn of Hanson, Amber, and Jasmine Liljeholm of Jeffersonville, Vt., and Raymond, Christopher and Jonathan Ferrin of Dalton; two great-grandchildren, Zach-ary Liljeholm and Emma Bent;

and a sister, Dianne MacKay of Florida. Edwin was preced-ed in death by a sister, Johanna Niesolowski, and a brother, Harvey Coughlin.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Shepherd Fu-neral Home, Pembroke, with Pastor Dale officiating. Burial will follow in Pembroke Cen-ter Cemetery. There will be an hour of visitation the day of the service from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Halifax Fire and Rescue Fund care of the Shepherd Funeral and Cre-mation Service, 7 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke, MA 02359.

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The best thing to come out of this season for the Pa-triots and their butt-kicking last weekend is that the blank check Bill Belichick has had for the last de-

cade has finally been cashed. Actually, it hasn’t been so much a blank check as a blank trust fund. For too long, I have watched and listened as my colleagues who are beat writers for the Patriots sniveled and groveled for what little crumbs Belichick decides to give them as rudely as possible in his press conferences. Patriots fans excused that because he won. They excused the fact that he chucked a photographer out of his way to shake Eric Mangini’s hand a few years ago, again because he won. They excused Spygate, because he won (and because the punishment was too harsh).

And they excused his losses by blaming selfish players (Deion Branch holding out in 2006), bad luck (Brady’s ACL last year and Reche Caldwell dropping a wide open touchdown pass against the Colts) or fluke plays (David Tyree’s catch). What’s worse is that people have acted like he is some kind of deity who can control problem children like Randy Moss, Derek Burgess and Corey Dillon as if the flight into Logan is the road to Damas-cus.

No one seriously questioned how the team would func-tion without Scott Pioli, even after the Patriots traded out of the first round of the draft last year for no apparent reason, nor did anyone seriously doubt the ability of the offense without Josh McDaniels – because they thought Bill had a plan. Because for the last 11 years, he has had a plan. People got over the shock of trading Richard Seymour pretty quick, because they thought he had a plan. Cutting Joey Galloway simply because they didn’t have plays for him went almost completely under the radar. But going for a fourth down against the Colts started to make people wonder, and question, and doubt.

Then came the talk that the defense is “in transition,” a nice way to say “bad.” Talk that Adalius Thomas, a once prized free agent, Moss and Burgess, among others, are not giving their full effort and Tom Brady questioning the team’s toughness in a rare public display from the Patriots’ camp.

Then came Sunday’s disaster by every facet of the team and now there is serious doubt. Doubt about whether Pioli was really behind the good personnel moves of the Patriots, whether anyone with any competence was calling the offense, whether Belichick can really control the egos and whether the once “defensive mastermind” can still run a good defense.

There are also questions like: “Wouldn’t it have been bet-ter to draft James Laurinaitis than trade out of the first round and have to pull Junior Seau out of his new gig as a batboy?” “Wouldn’t it have been nice to still have Galloway stretching the defense with Wes Welker hurt?” “Why don’t you have a blocking fullback if every play is out of the shotgun?” “Wouldn’t it have been nice to have Seymour in general since the defense did noth-ing all year?” “Will you please stop throwing screen passes?” and most important of all, “What the heck was the plan?”

For the first time in years, people are not giving Bill the benefit of the doubt. People want to know what went wrong and why he made his decisions. And since he doesn’t like answers more than three words long, he’s going to have to make changes for the better, or next year’s press conferences are going to get a lot more entertaining and a lot uglier.

If the Patriots come out of their “transition” next year, ev-erything will go back to the way it was in 2006 after the Patriots beat the Eagles. But until then, keep doubting, keep questioning and make that jerk work for your blind trust.

And by the way, I’m a Browns fan. So stop whining about a 10-6 season where your team won the division.

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By Dave Palana

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Growing pains for girls hockey

Scoring problems continue as Barnstable shuts out WHPby dave palana, sporTs ediTor

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With a lot of fresh faces on the girls hockey team this year, head coach Chris Goog-ins knew there would be days like Saturday.

The Barnstable Red Raid-ers controlled the ice for most of the game and held Whit-man-Hanson/Pembroke score-less in a 5-0 loss for WHP in Hyannis.

“We’ve got some young kids working hard and doing a good job, but it’s a big jump going from middle school to varsity hockey,” he said. “We’ve got a few kids who have been thrown into the fire. They’re doing a good job, but they are only freshmen.”

The girls went into the locker room down 1-0 after one period, but the wheels fell off in the second when the Red Raiders scored three times in a six-minute span and kept WHP on the defensive for most of the frame.

The girls settled down again in the third period, but they continued to struggle get-ting shots on goal. Barnstable added an empty net score in the final minute.

Finding consistent offense has been a problem for the girls this season, and Googins said he plans to shake things up in the hopes of getting the

scoring on track.“We’re having problems

scoring right now, so we’re go-ing to try to mix some things up and see what we can come up with,” he said.

The loss was similar to the girls’ 6-2 defeat at the hands of Duxbury on Jan. 6. The two teams went into the third peri-od tied at one, but the Dragons exploded for five goals while

WHP struggled to get things going offensively.

“There was again another six-minute drought for us and a tsunami that hit us,” Goog-ins said. “The last two games, we’ve let down for a period of six or seven minutes and it’s cost us. Hopefully we can learn to play hockey for 45 minutes.”

Girls hockeyWHP 0Barnstable 5

Girls hockeyWHP 2Duxbury 6

Barnstable celebrates one of their three second-period goals in front of Whitman-hanson goalie kelly Travers.

Freshman defender Ali Macleod skates the puck out from behind her net. Macleod is one of the underclassmen who has been called upon to play significant minutes in her first season with WhP.

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On one end of the court, the Panthers controlled the paint against Pembroke’s big men. On the other, it seemed like they couldn’t miss from three-point land.

Whitman-Hanson sunk nine three pointers in the first half to open up a 19-point halftime lead on the Titans and hand them their second straight loss 74-55 at Whitman-Hanson on Monday.

T.J. Champignie and Eric Johnson combined did most of the damage in the first half, combining for 30 points in the first two quarters to help the Panthers to a 19-point half-time lead.

“We knew they were good shooters to begin with, but they were really on fire early and we didn’t have an answer for

it,” head coach Paul Wholey said. “They are a tournament bound, senior-laden team, and we are a young team.”

The Titans struggled with turnovers in the first quar-ter. Champignie, the leading scorer in the Patriot League, hit four threes and gave the Panthers a 27-11 lead after one quarter on his way to a game-high 28 points.

The Titans made a run in the third quarter and cut the lead down to 13 points, but the Panthers pulled away again, and both coaches subbed out there starters in the fourth quarter.

Senior forward Graham Edwards led the Titans with 10 points, while James Coner had eight and sophomore point guard Justin Ryan, playing in place of injured senior Tyler Morse, added nine.

“Justin did a nice job for a sophomore and Dan McCourt, our other sophomore, did a nice job as well,” Wholey said. “I’m proud of the kids. They worked hard and played hard. We’ll go to practice tomorrow and try to get better.”

The loss was the second

straight for the Titans, who lost by one at Randolph 40-39 on Friday, after winning three in a row. Pembroke has their toughest challenge of the sea-son on Friday when league-leading Scituate comes to the high school.

“We knew we were head-

ing into a tough part of a sched-ule,” Wholey said. “The cross-over games [with the Keenan Division] is always tough. I think we are 5-13 in the cross-over games and I don’t think anyone in [the Fisher Divi-sion] has more than five wins in that time. So it’s a tough situation for the schools, but they are on our schedule and we’ll play them hard.”

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The defending two-time South Sectional champions

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When it rains, it pours

Graham edwards can’t get to T.J. champignie in time to pre-vent the Panther forward from knocking down one of Whitman-hanson’s nine first-half three pointers on Monday.

Panthers’ three-point shooting shuts down Titans

rAisiNG The BAr: Pembroke freshman katie Wandell jumps between the uneven bars dur-ing the gymnastics competition between Pembroke/silver lake and Notre Dame Academy at the Mass. Gym center on Tuesday. Psl lost a close match 134.8-121.7 for their first league loss.

sophomore Justin ryan drives to the basket in the first half. ryan scored nine points playing in place of Tyler Morse.

Boys BAskeTBAllPembroke 55Whitman-hanson 74

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DoWN yoU Go! Pat Walsh slams canton’s chris Parsons to the mat on saturday during the Titans’ win over the Bulldogs. Walsh won both his matches by pin at the quad meet. Photos by Dave Palana

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The Canton Bulldogs were rumored to be the only team that could stand between Pem-broke wrestling and another South Sectional championship. If that is the case, Pembroke should have a clear field.

The Titans beat the Bull-dogs 45-18 in a quad meet at the high school on Saturday where they also beat Silver Lake 53-6 and Beverly 47-13.

“We weren’t sure, but the talk was that [the Bulldogs] were the team that was going to challenge us,” head coach Dave Vining said. “But we beat them pretty handily.”

Titans Matt Vito and Mike Bunszell won three matches on the day in the 135-pound and 119-pound divisions re-spectively while 152-pounder Pat Walsh and 171-pounder Rich Benoit were 2-2 with two pins each.

The Titans are now heavy favorites for another sectional championship with perennial powerhouses Rockland and Foxboro rebuilding after grad-uating large classes last year.

“The truth is, our sectional is just bad this year,” Vining said. “Next year is going to be a little more interesting be-cause there are going to be no stud teams.”

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