Pembroke Express 03_24_2011

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‘We’re all in this together’ forumPembroke residents are invited to an open forum to

learn more about services that are available to help get through these tough times.

The forum will be held Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. at the Pembroke Library.

Residents are invited to learn more about: career training and job search help, fuel assistance and elder services, hous-

ing and rental assistance, proper-ty tax relief programs, food and transitional assistance, veterans’ services

The guest panel will include representatives from: the Plym-outh Career Center, Mass. Dept. of Transitional Assistance, South Shore Community Action, South Shore Housing, NStar, Old Col-ony Elder Services, Pembroke Assessing Dept., Pembroke Vet-eran’s Services Dept., Pembroke

Council on Aging and the Pembroke Food Pantry. After the presentations, there will be an opportunity for

residents to speak one-on-one with each of the service pro-viders. Light refreshments will be served.

For questions please contact Josh Cutler at 781-217-5854 or [email protected]. This event is sponsored by the Plymouth County Action Agenda and the Pembroke Demo-cratic Town Committee. It is a non-partisan event and all are welcome.

By Mikaela Slaney, expreSS Staff [email protected]

Coffee. Some people can’t live without it, figuratively speaking.

But in Alex Thompson’s world, three characters can’t live without it, literally.

Thompson, 21, said he was inspired to write a screenplay “Bitter Coffee” during a mara-thon 48 hours of being awake in 2007.

“I distinctly remember thinking to myself at some point during those two long days, ‘What if when I fell asleep, I could never wake up again? What would you do in those final few hours or days? What would you learn about yourself if your death was so imminent and unavoidable? How long could you last with-out sleep before your body simply ceased to function?’ Out of those questions, Bitter

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Thompson, 21, said he was inspired to write a screenplay Bitter Coffee during a marathon 48 hours of being awake in 2007.

continued on page 12


School superintendent Frank Hackett has decided to remain Pembroke’s school su-perintendent.

The Barnstable school committee interviewed Hack-ett, along with two other final-ists last week, to replace Barn-stable superintendent Patricia Grenier.

Hackett said they are still interviewing with the remain-ing two candidates.

Hackett said he inter-viewed with Barnstable school officials March 15, and decided March 17 to remain in Pembroke, where he has served as school superinten-dent for nearly four years.

“I came back from that, took a couple days and made the decision,” Hackett said. “When the word got out in Pembroke that I was a finalist,

I received a lot of school com-mittee and community sup-port; had good conversations with people about staying, and in the end I just felt like I

Hackett staysSchool superintendent opts out of top Barnstable job

continued on page 13

School Superintendent Frank Hackett, shown here interview-ing for the top school job in Barnstable, has elected to stay in Pembroke. Courtesy Barnstable Patriot

SCIENCE WHIZZES: At Sunday’s science fair, Kathleen Morris stood with her friend Katie Lehane, who took home the first place award in the first grade experimental category. See more photos on page 16. Photo by Laura Antoniotti

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There are a few things that you can count on during

the spring time in Pembroke; the tulips awaking after a long winter, an interesting election season and now for the 10th year, the annual Taste of Pem-broke. Carol Allen has helped kept up this new tradition and promises that this year’s event will not disappoint. Carol who moved to Pembroke with her husband Tim in 1993 to raise their two boys, Stephen a sophomore at WPI majoring in biochemistry and Matt a se-nior at Pembroke High School who is enlisting in the armed forces upon graduation.

What can people expect when they attend this year’s Taste of Pembroke? You will see a mix of those who have been with us since the begin-ning along with some new restaurants who want to be a presence within the event and meeting the community. Re-turning for another year are the British Beer Company, Longhorn Steakhouse, Sweet Fordy’s, Bryantville Deli and Oak Street Pizza and Grill. Joining us this year are Friend-ly’s, Renaissance Cooking and au bon pain.

The event is more than just good food. What are some of the other things go-ing on? We also have several local businesses who attend to show their support. Kathleen Keegan, Real Estate Rocks and Mark Stoddard of Pem-broke Computer have been absolutely wonderful. Karen Price of South Paws doggy day care will also be there, and as always, Rockland Trust will be represented by Joel Sugarman, who was one of the event’s founders. He is incredible and has so much fun.

We also have a great silent auction. Some of the items we are going to be putting up for bid are tickets to Celtics, Bru-ins or Red Sox games, a World Cup Soccer camp tuition, a tuition for Pembroke Youth Soccer, a photography pack-

age and a gift certificate to a restaurant in the North End. We also have something that I think is very interesting and people may not think of doing, the writing of a will and forma-tion of a trust. It is something that people may keep putting off. It is up to a $600 value.

Where do the funds from the event go? This money goes directly back to the kids in the boys hockey and boys soccer programs at the high school. It helped with the banquet and gave each soccer player a piece of clothing. We were able to buy hockey bags for the varsity players. Each kid on the team received a tee shirt and we bought them a jer-sey that they could wear either at practice or around. We also provided lunch for the varsity and JV players who either had a game in the early afternoon

or who were traveling to the islands for games.

How much work goes into an event like this? We start planning toward the end of May for the following March and begin working with the parents heavily during the soccer season. There are a number of things involved in running the event. We need to do things from booking the hall, promotion, creating tick-ets contacting the restaurants and businesses. It also takes a lot of effort to solicit the busi-nesses for raffle items.

What have you enjoyed the most being involved with the sports program at Pem-broke High School? It is see-ing the growth that every team has made. Starting just six years ago, who would have thought we would have sent the cross-country team to the National Championships in Portland Oregon, having state champions in wrestling and golf, soccer twice as a Divi-sion III south sectional finalist and this year the hockey team being co-Patriot League and Division III South Sectional Champions

You have been involved with the Pembroke schools for so long and now with your youngest graduating, what are you going to do with your free time? I still have boys to watch. I will definitely be at football games and hockey games. I have a tremendous amount of affec-tion for the boys who are on these teams and will be back next year. They have a very special place in my heart and I will be paying close attention to them next year.

What do you think your sons have gained from be-ing involved in high school sports? They have gained a sense of commitment, direc-tion, dedication and lifelong friendships, things they will take with them for the rest of their lives.

The Allen FileName: Carol AllenFavorite tv show: Iron Chef America, NCISHobbies: Watching Matthews play football, hockey or lacrosse, puzzlesFavorite place in Pembroke: Turf Field at Pembroke High SchoolWhen I was younger, I wanted to be an: oceanog-rapher

A visit with Carol AllenTaste of Pembroke organizer plans tasty event

Carol Allen has kept up the Taste of Pembroke tradition and prom-ises that this year’s event will not disappoint.

Tickets for Taste of Pembroke

The Taste of Pembroke will be held Sunday, March 27 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Pembroke Country Club. All proceeds will benefit the Titans Boys Ice

Hockey Club and the Titans Boys Soccer Club.Tickets are only $5 in advance, $10 the day of the event.

Tickets may be purchased at two locations this year. Sweet Fordy’s, 290 Center St. in Pembroke, or at Sovereign Bank, 175 Center St. in Pembroke. Last year over 800 tickets were sold so get yours early. Pembroke High School’s boys hockey and soccer team members will have five tickets that can be sold to family and friends. Those with questions may contact PJ Lowe at [email protected].

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Last October, as Town Meeting neared 11:30 p.m., Former Selectman Bill Cullity called to question whether or not there was still the 150 reg-istered voters there required to hold the meeting.

With only 110 voters still in attendance, the meeting was continued, and according to town moderator Steve Dodge, with three articles left to be voted on, it was never quite completed.

“Fortunately they were ar-ticles that could wait, but we couldn’t act on them,” Dodge said Tuesday.

The April 26 Town Meet-ing warrant contains an Article proposed by Cullity, Article 19, which would reduce the number of required registered voters to hold special and an-nual Town Meetings from 150 voters to zero.

Cullity said Tuesday that this would help Town Meet-ings to start on time, at their posted 7:30 p.m. start time, but also prevent votes at the end of the night taken with less than

a quorum after people have trickled out the door to their homes.

“When the town has dropped below 150 they’ve continued the meeting, and I think that’s hypocritical,” Cul-lity said. “Because if you need 150, it should be 150. And nobody’s hardly ever ques-

tioned [the quorum] when the quorum dropped below 150. People just want Town Meet-ing to get over with. When the attendance drops low, when it’s close to the time limit, people go home. But if people think 150 people should be there, they should follow that through.”

Dodge said that although he’s only been the town mod-erator since 2009, he does remember previous Articles, similar to Article 19, meant to reduce the quorum to zero.

“It’s come up at least two or three times and it’s always been defeated,” Dodge said. “It’s good that we’re having this discussion, particularly in light of what happened last fall, but I’m going to remain neutral.”

Dodge added that a Town Government Study Commit-tee proposed eliminating the

quorum several years ago, but it was again defeated by Town Meeting voters.

“About a dozen or so years ago I proposed it when I was a selectman,” Cullity said. “Several years ago a commit-tee proposed it again. It was defeated. If the town wants 150, then that’s fine. But ev-

ery time it drops below 150 I will question the quorum. They can’t have it both ways. Yet the same people that vote for it, and the meeting dropped below 150, nobody questioned it. If you believe in the 150, please question it when it drops below 150.”

Cullity said Pembroke Town Meetings have been de-layed until 8 or 8:15 p.m. due to a lack of quorum, and have also been postponed due to a lack of quorum

“Especially on the second night, there’s trouble getting a quorum on subsequent nights,” Cullity said. “And some nights we have three or four nights.”

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ticularly in light of what happened last fall, but I’m going to remain neutral.”

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Brian A. Bastianelli, 25, was arrested Thursday for felony charges of rape, inde-cent assault and battery of a person over 14 and aggravated assault and battery for an in-cident that allegedly took place March 16 at his home.

Bastianelli, who lives at 78 Lowell Rd., Pembroke, has no prior arrest record accord-ing to assistant District Attorney Bridget Nor-ton Middleton.

Originally, a dangerousness hearing was scheduled for Tuesday at Plymouth District Court, but Middleton said she withdrew that request.

Middleton said the District Attorney’s of-fice had requested $15,000 cash bail and condi-tions.

Judge Rosemary Minehan set a $5,000 cash bail, with requirements of GPS monitoring, no contact with the alleged victim and a curfew to be imposed by probation.

Bastianelli was arraigned March 17 and a

pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 27.Pembroke Lt. Mike Jenness said a woman

who is an aquaintance of Bastianelli’s, came to the Pembroke police station March 17 and filed a complaint about an incident that alleg-edly took place the day before. Jenness said the woman was not physically injured.

Attorney Raymond Sayheg is representing Bastianelli in the case.

“Mr. Bastianelli is taking this case very seriously, the allegations are serious however there will be a vigorous defense by this faction, and he is presumed innocent at this time,” Say-heg said Tuesday.

PoliCe & Court BrieFs

thursday March 1012:10 a.m. Suspicious ac-

tivity reported on Church Street. Person sent on his way.

12:52 p.m. Residential breaking and entering reported on Dwelley Street.

5:49 p.m. Recreational ve-hicle complaint reported on Old-ham Street.

6:35 p.m. Crash reported on Church Street with under $1000 damage.

Friday March 111:21 a.m. Suspicious activity

with a motor vehicle reported on Church Street.

12:10 p.m. Arrest on Queens-brook Road. Vincent E. Adams, 18 of Andrew Drive, charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, assault and bat-tery, intimidating a witness, threat to commit a crime and rape of a child with force.

1:05 p.m. Larceny reported on Furnace Lane.

3: 21 p.m. Miscellaneous vandalism on Four Winds Drive.

5:46 p.m. Illegal dumping/littering reported on Plain Street.

10:27 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity with a motor vehicle reported on Lapham Avenue.

saturday March 1212:13 a.m. Disturbance on

Schoosett Street. Six units re-sponded.

1:34 p.m. Crash reported on the Christmas Tree lot with dam-ages under $1000.

3:20 p.m. Recreational ve-hicle complaint on Center Street. Area search negative.

5:08 p.m. Suspicious activity with a motor vehicle reported on Washington Street.

5:13 p.m. Suspicious activity with a motor vehicle reported on Learning Lane.

5:47 p.m. Recreational vehi-cle complaint on Merricks Way.

6:05 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Church Street.

6:41 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Center Street.

10:17 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Church Street.

sunday March 139:18 a.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Church Street.11:29 a.m. Commercial van-

dalism reported on Washington Street.

1:25 p.m. Residential van-dalism reported on Wampatuck Street.

2:31 p.m. Wires down on Cross Street. Services rendered.

5:00 p.m. Domestic situation

reported on Anthony Drive.5:44 p.m. Trespassing re-

ported on Maquan Street. Peace restored.

6:00 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Mattakeesett Street.

8:30 p.m. Assisted other police agency with arrest on Leonards Way of William T. Frat-talone, 45 of Leonards Way, for assault and battery.

Monday March 149:38 a.m. Larceny reported

on Center Street.11:30 a.m. Commercial van-

dalism reported on Mattakeesett Street.

2:51 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Parker Road.

5:00 p.m. Suspicious activity on Barker Square Drive.

6:19 p.m. Non-aggravated assault reported on Oak street.

6:40 p.m. Larceny reported on Mill Pond Road.

tuesday March 1512:16 a.m. Suspicious activi-

ty reported on Valley Street. Area search negative.

9:39 a.m. Commercial van-dalism reported on Columbia Road.

12:17 p.m. Larceny/shoplift-ing reported on Church Street.

1:35 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Loray Avenue. Area search negative.

4:56 p.m. Crash reported with under $1000 damage on Mattakeesett Stree and Wam-patuck Street.

5:46 p.m. Hit and run crash reported on Mattakeesett Street.

6:45 p.m. Arrest for straight warrant on Anthony Drive of Robert W. McAuliffe, 54 of An-thony Drive.

9:00 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Oak Street.

10:26 p.m. Residential breaking and entering reported on Antilla Court.

Wednesday March 169:25 a.m. Non-aggravated

assault reported on Oak Street.1:19 p.m. Crash reported on

Church and Oak street with over $1000 damage.

2:43 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Furnace Colony Drive.

3:23 p.m. Traffic stop on Schoosett Street. Jacob M. Hea-man, 25 of Hanover, arrested for outstanding warrant for failure to appear.

9:12 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Taylor Street and Mellors Walk. Area search nega-tive.

Pembroke police log


Development of Pem-broke’s Center Plaza is con-tinuing as had been planned, and although project manager Ben Hartley says he has been working with Stop & Shop representatives to bring a su-permarket to that area, a Stop & Shop spokesperson said Tuesday that she can not con-firm that that is the case.

Hartley said Stop & Shop representatives have indicated that they still plan to begin construction in June, at their discretion. But Stop & Shop spokesperson Suzi Robinson, who represents the New Eng-land Division, said the com-pany has a store at the North River Plaza on Route 139, and can’t confirm plans to build a

new one. “Whether it’s Pembroke

or New York City, we don’t announce new sites and new deals in general until we have all the details and are ready to talk to the public about them,” Robinson said Tuesday. “We are continually and always looking for new store opportu-nities. We don’t announce new stores very far in advance.”

But Hartley said he is plan-ning to include a Stop & Shop supermarket in the Center Pla-za in the next few months.

“As far as we are con-cerned we have been working closely with Stop & Shop as we near the turnover,” Hartley said last week. “They’ve made certain financial commitments to the project for infrastruc-ture; they have been in contact

with us in terms of building plans. We know everything is proceeding.”

The new plaza, which is being built behind the one that is currently being torn down, will feature updated ar-chitecture and new landscap-ing, according to Hartley and Pembroke Plaza Limited Part-nership partner Alan Zaffkept.

The businesses there: Rocky’s Ace Hardware, Pem-broke Liquors, Pembroke House of Pizza, D’Gala Nail Salon, Pembroke Cleaners and Great Clips are expected to be open for business in the begin-ning of April.

The Candy Jar is work-ing out of a trailer in the plaza parking lot and CVS has al-ready opened in its new loca-tion.

Pembroke Center Plaza development continuesBut Stop & Shop doesn’t confirm being on board

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Frustrated with dipping into the town’s reserve funds to repair the town’s communi-ty center, Selectman Gregory Hanley suggested creating, or reappointing a committee to decide how best to preserve or use the building.

“It sticks out like a sore thumb that the building con-tinues to have problems,” he said. “At what point do we say enough is enough?”

There was previously a committee that studied the use of town buildings and whether they could be switched, reno-vated, or whether a new one should be built.

Selectman Lew Stone

represented the COA in these discussions, and he said the original committee suggested closing the COA building to create a new one. If their plan had been carried out, he said it would have cost an estimated $35 million.

Though Hanley said he isn’t supporting creating a new building, he said the “Band-aid repairs” are drawing heav-ily from the town’s reserve fund, and perhaps a committee could decide how best to spare those funds.

“It’s been studied and stud-ied again, and the bottom line is, we need $35 million to do what needs to be done,” said Selectman Dan Trabucco. “If people in town want to study

it, God bless them.”Hanley said one possible

alteration could be the heating system in the communiy cen-ter, which is faulty and aging. He also said that switching from oil to gas could save the town money in fuel costs. He added that with diligent study, other means to save money on repairs could be discovered.

“I’m not looking to build a $35 million structure,” Hanley said.

Town Administrator Ed Thorne said he supports a group studying building needs of the town, and he said the town is not in a good posi-tion fiscally to build any new buildings.

“The budget is so lean, it’s unbelievable,” Thorne said.

Selectmen are researching how best to create the commit-tee, whether to invite previous members to join or invite new residents who have free time due to retiring or other life changes.

Thorne said retired en-gineers would especially be helpful.

They also plan to research grants specifically designed for historic buildings, which could be used to make repairs.

The town clerk’s office is available at 781-293-7211.

Better than a Band-aidCommittee eyed to take a fresh look at town’s Community Center for savings and repair

DPW holding brush cleanupPembroke’s DPW will be

collecting brush left behind by winter storms until April 23.

The brush clean up will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon.

During the week of April 4 until April 9, the clean up will take place at Wampatuck, Oldham, West Elm, Dwelley, High, Mountain Ave., Queens-brook, Center, Forest, Plain and Valley Streets, as well as the side streets off of those.

During the week of April 11 through April 16, the clean

up will be held at Mattakee-sett, Barker, Water, Brick Kiln, Pleasant, Spring, Elm, Oak, Taylor, Congress and Old Washington Streets, as well as the side streets off of those.

During the week of April 18 until April 23, the clean up will be held at Union, Plymouth, Hobomock, Lake, Monroe, Mill, School, West, Standish, Pelham, Birch, Sta-tion and Chapel Streets, as well as the side streets off of those.

The clean up will not in-clude construction materials, and will only include materials

from storm damages.Brush must be stacked butt

end to the street, with long lengths preferred. Any brush not stacked will be left.

For more information visit www.pembroke-ma.gov.

Upcoming town deadlines:Town clerk Mary Ann Smith announces the following im-

portant deadlines in town government:March 30 is the last day to withdraw from the Town Elec-

tion.April 6 is the last day to register to vote for the Town

Election, and the special Town Meeting and Town Meeting warrants are expected to be finalized.

April 15 is the last day to register to vote in the special Town Meeting within the Town Meeting.

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➢➢➢ Two Pembroke resi-dents recently recieved degrees from Boston University: Derek M. Rappaport, Master of Sci-ence in Business Continuity and Emergency Management: and Kellee R. Birnstiel, Master of Science in Banking and Fi-nancial Services Management. Be sure to congratulate Derek and Kellee when you see them around town.

The Pembroke Giving Cir- ➢cle is currently collecting Eas-ter Baskets and Easter Basket Items such as candy and small toys. These items will be donat-

ed to the Pembroke Food Pantry and Area Homeless Shelters. Checks payable to Pembroke Food Pantry are also accepted. This project is hosted by Phyl-lis Bopp, Vickie Burgess, Maureen Callahan, Donna Donovan, Donna Frano, Ja-net Gransaull, Marie Negus and Terri Schreiber. For more information or to donate items please go to [email protected] or call Terri at 781-293-6158.

After a hospital stay for ➢bronchitis, Carol Smith is now home. Be sure to send her your

get well wishes either by phone or email or by card.

Ana’ Bulger-Roland ➢ is smiling big these days. Her daughter Monica Bulger who graduated from Bryantville in 2005 will be attending New York University in their highly competitive Art History pro-gram. She will be traveling abroad to Paris, Italy, and many other countries. Her younger daughter Emma Milan Roland will be graduating from Bryant-ville this year and has decided to donate many books in mem-ory of both of them attending Bryantville.

Westfield State Univer- ➢sity sophomore Matt Devine (PHS ‘09) was named to MAS-CAC First Team. Matt has 130 blocks in two seasons, just nine shy of the school career record. The 6-7 center led the Owls in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game. He ranked first in the MASCAC in blocked shots (2.4) and second in rebound-ing (9.2) held by All-American Russell Thompson (1984-87).

FROM PEMBROKE TO DISNEy: The Capuzzo family spent the school vacation week visiting Disney World in Florida. The temperatures were in the 80’s and they missed all the snow back home. Above, Jenna, 14, Kristen, 12, Brendan, 9, and dad, John, with mom, MaryEllen behind the cam-

Pembroke Selectmen Greg Hanley and Arthur Boyle enjoyed a tra-ditional Irish meal at the Plymouth County Democratic League’s annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Saturday. The featured speaker was newly elected Congressman Bill Keating.

Westfield State University sophomore Matt Devine (PHS ‘09) was named to MASCAC First Team.

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Members of the Depart-ment of Public Works appeared before the Advisory Commit-tee Monday night to discuss a land purchase.

The DPW is looking to pur-chase about 258 acres of land in the bogs between Pleasant Street and Washington Street. They had considered buying the property in the past, but it was too expensive.

Now that the price has dropped from $5 million to $1.4 million, the DPW wants to buy the land while it can be used by the water department.

“Our first concern is that we act, and not react, to any conditions subject to the Wa-ter Department,” said James Kilcommons, chairman of the DPW.

The site would be ideal for a new well, something that could be needed in the future.

“As you may or may not know, Station number 1, Well number 1, is offline,” Kilcom-mons said. “We have no in-tention of spending any more money on Well 1 because it is not producing the sufficient quality or quantity of water that we need for the town.”

The wells are located on the opposite side of town. At the moment, the wells have to work much harder to pump water throughout town. If the

land were purchased, the DPW could install a booster pump, and eventually a well and wa-ter tank.

Paul Whitman explained, “This site is ideal for pumping. A transmission line is right through this property. There’s already a connector that goes from Oak Street to Reservoir.”

The DPW is also looking to the future. Growth on that side of town will happen, and if a well site were provided, businesses would be more in-clined to build, especially with a water source nearby.

“We have to look at it as to what area of the town is going to be developed,” said Kilcom-mons.

“There’s potential with the old reservoir, Stump Pond, maybe the idea of rehabilitat-ing that into a body of water for emergencies, for fire pro-tection. There’s a lot of things we’re looking at, and hopeful-ly we can do that at no cost to the town,” said Whitman.

Eventually, the DPW would like to put in a water tank and wells. The oldest well in town was built in the 1950s; according to the DPW, the life expectancy of a well is about 50 years. Older wells are also expensive to maintain.

Members of the Advi-sory Committee were worried about the long term costs of the project. Costs of building

the well site could push the to-tal cost of the project to about $3 million, according to the Paul Whitman. The commit-tee questioned the alternative costs of fixing the other wells,

“It could be the same $3 million, but not invested in a cost efficient way. We would be investing it into a situation where we would still be pump-ing from one side of town all the way to the other side of town,” said Ben Bastianelli. “It’s not an effective $3 mil-lion.”

Building a new well site may not happen for another 10 or 15 years, Whitman told the committee. The important part was “…getting the supply before we lose it,” Whitman said.

Payments for the property would not begin until 2012, after completing payment on another land purchase, and residents would not notice a change. It would be paid over a period of 20 years out of the Water Department’s revenue.

“There’s not going to be an increase to the amount, it’s going to stay at the same level it is right now,” said Whit-man.

The Advisory Committee unanimously approved favor-able action for the land pur-chase.

Evening of Hope to support a cure for Multiple Sclerosis

A fundraising event for Support Maggie’s Crew, a mul-tiple sclerosis society walk team, will be held at Oliveira’s Restaurant in Pembroke Wednesday, March 30.

The gathering will take place from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. with Mandy Avery from Spirit 2 U demonstrating skills of mediumship in a gallery-style format.

There will be pizza, salad and dessert with a cash bar.A $25 donation is suggested at the door, and those wishing

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Let me start by saying I eat meat. But I’m not sure I’d miss it if I stopped eating it (I’ve never tried).

I strongly believe that our food choices are our own (though I do think if you’re going to eat meat, it’s worth seeking a local source). And though I do enjoy eating a nice juicy burger from the grill, I have a hard time preparing one. I simply don’t like to touch uncooked meat. This phobia has inadvertently led me to one solution when cooking: Just add cheese!.

Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes have become somewhat standard fare in my diet since I was a teenager. When my good friend (and Pembroke resident), Janet White, mentioned her tofu enchilada recipe, I jumped at the chance to learn to make something

yummy with an ingredient I’ve not had much experience with; tofu.

Now let me remind you, I am not the cook in my house, so I can relax and enjoy meat that’s been prepared for me (I know, I’m lucky). And, yes, I’m contented with the division of labor that has evolved around our house, my husband the cook, and me, the handyman. I can’t help it- I simply find comfort in the certainty of righty-tight-y, lefty loose-y. When it comes to assembling the 20 gazillion-piece entertainment center or children’s toy, I’m your guy; but I get intimidated by recipes that have more than four ingredients or involve multiple steps. I fix things, not season them. As fun as it is to say “sauté,” it’s something I don’t do a lot of. So when Janet emailed me her recipe, I have to admit, my palms got a little sweaty. What? Sauté and bake…In the same meal? Me? I wasn’t so sure about this. (Note to readers: I washed my hands before preparing the meal).

What you’ll need:1 large can/jar tomato sauceChili powderOreganoBasilGarlic2 green chilies1 medium onion16 oz. soft tofu1/2 c. grated cheddar1/2 c. grated mozzarellaBlack olives (optional)8-10 tortillas (corn or wheat)

HOW TO:Preheat oven 350Sauce (in medium frying pan, sauté these 3

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like)2 diced green chilies

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10 ounces (1 large can/jar plain tomato sauce)

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using your hands) 14 oz. soft tofu (1 package) 1/2 c. grated cheddar1/2 c. grated mozzarella1/2 c. chopped onion (sautéed!)

Heat one or two tortillas in microwave (to soften); lay out warm tortilla, place filling in tortilla, roll tightly, place in rectangular baking dish (continue till all eight - ten tortillas are filled and lined up, snug, in dish.)

Cover with sauce, sprinkle with remaining cheeses and black sliced olives (optional)

Bake 15 - 20 min in 8 x 12 inch covered dish (aluminum foil works great.)

Remove cover return for 5 minute to brown.

RESULTS: All I can say is yum. I wish I could say that I’ve found ways to get my kids to not only try, but to like tofu, but alas, it’s going to take more than one try. I on the other hand, didn’t even realize it was tofu. It just seemed like a delicious filling of extra yummy cheese. Janet’s good nature made it a special treat for me and her background in early childhood education illuminated my path. Her skill at breaking the recipe down to the simplest of tasks made the multi-step process more approachable. I aspire to enjoy the process of whipping up a meal with the same casual aplomb that she displays. Yes, in the kitchen I feel much the same as a preschooler does tracing the A-B-C’s the first few times. But I’m getting it. Sauté and bake in the same meal? Me? Yes, I can do that! Thanks Janet.

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Pembroke dull men’s club newsAt last weeks meeting member and Se-

lectmen Lou Stone gave a presentation on tax exemptions and other benefits available to se-nior citizens in Pembroke. At the next meet-ing our guest speaker will be David McPhillips the Pembroke Veterans Agent. He will speak about benefits to veterans from the Veterans Administration and other assistance available to veterans, their surviving spouse and fami-lies of current service personnel.

At a recent meeting of the Dull Men’s Club, Frank Tobin introduces a new feature

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With the snow melted, some otherwise unseen trash is now seeing the light of day.

But members of Pembroke Cub Scouts Pack 43 are step-ping up to do their part to clean trash along areas of the five schools, the police station, community center and library April 10 beginning at 11 a.m.

Pack 43 Cub Scouts Wolf leader Brian Jacobson and his son Andrew Jacobson, 8, appeared before selectmen Monday night to discuss their plans. Andrew came dressed in full Cub Scout attire.

“This is the first time Pack 43 is doing it,” Brian told se-lectmen. “Maybe we’ll expand to other sites next year.”

Brian has been involved with Pack 43 for two years, he said.

“It’s stuff that was under-neath the snow and stuff that’s collected from the long win-ters,” Brian said. “It’s more about keeping the community clean than earning a badge. It’s to get the kids involved and it’s their schools. Sports are around the corner, and that’s a big thing, everyone’s going to be going to the fields soon… They’ll get a sense of involve-ment in the community.”

Andrew said he’s looking forward to being one of the scouts who volunteer to clean Pembroke grounds that day.

“[We’re doing this] so we have a clean environment, be-cause then we won’t be step-ping in trash every minute of the day,” Andrew said.

Andrew said he enjoys being a member of Pack 43 because they participate in ac-tivities such as arts and crafts, and adventures like a trip to Battleship Cove in Fall River last year, where they slept in bunks on a battleship in the water.

“I couldn’t sleep,” Andrew said. “I was awake the whole night.”

This year Pack 43 is plan-ning on attending a Museum of Science sleep over April 8, Brian said.

There are nearly 50 boys who participate in Pack 43. Pack 43 gets together once per month the third Friday of ev-ery month, at rotating schools, depending on availability.

In addition to Pack 43, another scouting group, Pack 105, is rooted out of Pembroke and they plan on holding joint

enrollment meetings in April and May at to-be-determined dates, for all scouting levels.

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Pack 43 Cub Scouts Wolf leader Brian Jacobson and his son Andrew Jacobson, 8, appeared before selectmen Monday night to discuss their plans.

The Friends of the Pembroke Library will hold their Spring Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the meeting room at

the Pembroke Library. Join the Friends on this date to pick up great bargains on gently used hardcovers and paperbacks, children’s books, CD’s and DVD’s. Hardcovers are priced at $1 each. Paperbacks are $.50 each and children’s books are still only $.25 each. The Friends’ Spring Book and Bake Sale will feature a selection of these items plus baked goods.

Also, there is still time to donate books to the sale. The Friends welcome hardcover and paperback books, DVD’s and CD’s in good to excellent condition. They are unable to ac-cept magazines or textbooks. Drop off book donations at the library’s front desk during regular hours. Donations of baked goods for the Saturday sale are welcome as well. These can be dropped off Friday afternoon or Saturday morning of the sale.

For more information, or to volunteer or for questions, contact Carol Watches at 781-829-9158 or [email protected]. Or contact the Pembroke Library at 781-293-6771.

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WHERE IS IT? How well do you know Pembroke? If you can identify the location of this photo, drop a line to Express history columnist Karen

Proctor at [email protected]. Answers must be submitted by Monday at noon. Correct answers will be recog-nized next week.

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Mark DiGiovanni Valley Street

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“I just like the taste of blueberry pancakes. But chocolate chip is

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The search to find the next principal of Pembroke High School has been whittled down to two finalists.

A screening committee made up of faculty, parents and a student have selected two final candidates from 27 applicants, and superintendent Frank Hackett announced the finalists during Tuesday night’s school committee meeting.

Finalist Michael Lovec-chio is the current principal of Pellingham Middle School, an 800-student school for grades 5 through 8, and finalist Rich-ard Manley was the founding principal of Windham High School in New Hampshire from 2008 until 2010.

“[They’re] two experi-enced principals, which is great for us,” Hackett said.

The candidates will be vis-iting Pembroke for introduc-tions and interviews Tuesday. Hackett said the school com-mittee plans to appoint the next principal by the end of next week, or the week after.

“Site visits are an impor-

tant part of that, and my inter-views,” Hackett said. “Quite a few experienced administra-tors applied, so we’re fortu-nate.”

Lovecchio has also served as the dean of students at Wey-mouth High School for five years. He has six years teaching experience at the high school level, which includes work-ing with students in advanced placement history courses, and classes with students with be-havior challenges that require an alternative program.

While at Windham High School, Manley researched and drafted curriculum, pro-grams, schedules, procedures and staffing. He returned to teaching at the high school in June, 2010 due to an unex-pected personal circumstance. From 2006 through 2008, he also served as principal of the North Middlesex Regional High School in Massachu-setts.

Manley taught high school social studies in NH before his appointment of assistant prin-cipal in 2001.

Current Pembroke High

School principal Ruth Lynch, who has served in that position since 2004, is retiring at the end of the school year because she feels it is the right time in her life.

She was hired as the inter-im assistant principal at Carv-er High School, where she worked for about six months before being hired as assis-tant principal at Duxbury High School. She later became prin-cipal of Foxboro High School before coming to Pembroke in 2004.

For more information visit www.pembrokepublicschools.org.

Hi my name is Ronnie Ramos I am a 14 year old boy scout and I am currently taking the commu-

nications merit badge. One of the requir-ments is to write to the editor of a local paper and express my opin-ion about any topic. I am responding to you regarding the question of the week on March 17 about supporting a wind turbine in Pembroke. I think it would be a great idea to put a wind turbine in pembroke, because due to the economy many people

are out of work and having trouble paying their monthly bills. A wind turbine would help reduce the cost of electrical bills.

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two finalists in principal searchSchool committee to decide in upcoming weeks

In other school committee news:• The National Honor Society at the high school is offering to babysit for voters who are parents with a tentative signup form. Hackett said he’s hoping their efforts will allow for Town Meeting to have a higher atten-dance than it otherwise would have.• Pembroke’s middle school will benefit from an anonymous gift of five Kindle electronic books, which are valued at approxi-mately $700.

The Pembroke Express welcomes all views. Thank you let-ters will be accepted if concise. Anonymous letters or previ-ously published letters will not be considered.

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PHS senior achieves Eagle ScoutPembroke High School senior Tom Warren received his

Eagle Scout award March 21 at North Pembroke Elementary School.

He is a member of Troop 105 in Pembroke. His Eagle Scout Project was to improve the aging volunteer firefighters build-ing at 396 High Street in Pembroke. He powerwashed, scraped, sanded, primed, painted and stained the outside of the build-ing. He accomplished this goal by fundraising with an on going bottle drive, donations and the help of his troop, scout parents, and parents.

“I would like to give a special thank you to Rodney from Factory Paint, my dad Tom Warren, my mom Mary Warren, my brother Chris Warren and Mr. Damon, Mr. Stockdale, Mr. Andersen and fellow scouts for their timeless hours of help,” Warren said. “Without all their help this would not have been accomplished in the time that it was.”

Warren began working on the building in mid-June with par-ent volunteers.

Buy a brick for Memorial walkwayThe “crumbling” walkways to the two out-

side memorials at Memorial Park are up for a face-lift,

Andy Pongratz and other members of the American Legion Arthur Briggs Church Post 143 are adding bricks with lasered inscriptions to the walkway.

For $50 each, they could be dedicated to a veteran or just to thank someone who has been involved with the military. Funds will benefit the beautification of Memorial Park, and up-coming projects.

The bricks also leave room for art engrave-ments representing the Army, Navy, Merchant

Marines, Air Force or Coast Guard.The bricks will lay from the front path of

the park in front of the First Church of Pem-broke on Center Street to the Civil War monu-ment and World War I, Spanish American War and Desert Storm monuments, both on the out-side.

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Coffee was born,” Thompson said this week.

Now he’ll watch as his brainchild faces off against other screenplays as a finalist in the 2011 Charleston Inter-national Film Festival in South Carolina in May.

Bitter Coffee is about a trio of distinct individuals from very different walks of life, brought together by an apocalyptic phenomenon that has caused most of the world’s population to die overnight, Thompson said.

“A few days after the event has begun, our band of unlike-ly allies fight to stay awake, using caffeine and each other to stay alive,” Thompson add-ed. “Our three primary char-

acters are what really matter here. The film is about their story, their successes, failures, regrets and human errs. Those are what matter to me as the storyteller. The event is merely the catalyst that sets them on their journey, and keeps them

racing against the clock to stay awake and alive.”

Thompson will be direct-ing Bitter Coffee, which will be produced by his business partner, Miguel Berg, CEO of Frosty Palm Studios.

Berg originally optioned the script back in November of 2009, on the stipulation that Thompson could direct the film as well.

“We’re pitching the film as an existential science-fiction character drama,” Thompson said. “While the story plants Bitter Coffee firmly in the apocalyptic sci-fi genre, we’re really trying to stay as far from the tropes of that sub-genre as possible.”

Thompson said he’s hop-ing his film will help him to achieve an agent and a picture deal with a studio, and he’s interested in becoming a pro-ducer or a cinematographer.

His film has $46,000 back-ing it so far, and in the mean time he’s working with actors and crew who’ve previously worked on large-scale Holly-wood films.

“I’ve only made a few small no-budget shorts prior to this film,” Thompson said. “Most people don’t get an opportu-nity to helm a project of this ilk until their late 20s or early 30s, and I intend to milk this

opportunity for all its worth. Life is short and I’m a huge advocate of going for broke with each and every project. If one major studio executive sees the film, and remembers my name, then Bitter Coffee was worth making. I want to

tell the best story I can, to the best of my abilities. I’m not in-terested in becoming the next Spielberg, the next Scorceses or the next Hitchcock. I am interested in becoming the first Alex Thompson, and seeing where that takes me.”

The next project Thomp-son and producer Miguel Berg plan to tackle is another short film titled Promise of a Son, slated to be shot during the summer of 2012 with Thomp-son writing and directing it.

Based on a short story by Pembroke native David Heb-den, the film is a dark sci-fi, fairy-tale, gothic coming-of-age story.

“I can’t reveal too much right now, but I’m really, re-ally excited about this film,” Thompson said. “It’s going to be a punchy, effective little short with an unforgettable ending that’s both poetic and disturbing. Hebden’s short sto-ry is fantastic, and I’m thrilled with the screenplay.”

Thompson said they’ll most likely be shooting in Georgia with a budget of $15,000 to $20,000.

“I’m immensely grateful to have found [Berg] and con-sider him not only a wonder-ful, dedicated and endlessly ambitious producer, but also a great, dear friend,” Thompson said. “I have a feeling we’ll be working together for many, many years to come.”

Thompson is studying filmmaking at UNC School of the Arts, where he plans to di-rect a five-minute short, “Met-ronome,” about a cellist dying from a disease.

Thompson is also shop-ping around for a producer on a short entitled “Candles In The Wind,” a monster movie set entirely in a single room.

“I’m always writing and developing new ideas, search-ing for new material, network-ing like crazy, and learning; I never stop learning,” Thomp-son said.

For more information email Thompson at [email protected].

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“A few days after the event has begun, our band of unlikely allies fight to stay awake,

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Wednesday, April 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will be Teen Open Mic Night. Those who write poetry, play a musical in-strument, sing or rap are invited to show off their skills for a night to celebrate National Poetry Month. The event is open to ages 11 and up. Sign up with Jessica Lamarre if interested.

Thursday, April 21 at 2 p.m. will be the Captain Under-pants Party. Come celebrate the Captain Underpants series by Dave Pilkey with games and raffle prizes. The event is open to ages six and up. No registration is required.

Saturday April 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. will be the library’s An-nual Spelling Bee. There will be six divisions of spellers from 1st grade to adult. Prizes will be awarded. No registration is necessary.

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He added that once execu-tive session minutes are pub-lished, negotiations would be made public.

Hackett said Pembroke School Committee members were pleased with Hackett’s decision to continue working in Pembroke. He said Hackett has specialized in improving student achievement inside and outside of the classrooms.

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Pembroke brothers Riley Larsen, 10, and Ryan Larsen, 9, met with Jeff Kinney, author of The Diary of the Wimpy Kid book series at Borders in Boston last week. They received passes to watch a sneak preview of the new movie based on his book series.


Historical Society Pancake Breakfast

The Kitchen Crew: Mark DiGiovanni, Jarrett Cirbo, Mark and Karen Ames, Shannon Wilson, Mark “the egg man” and Lynn Neacy, Craig and Lauren Richmond pose for a picture.

The Keyes family, Tom, Michelle, Julia 17 months and Madelynn 5, came all the way from Sandwich to support the Pembroke Historical Society annual Pancake breakfast.

The Newman family of Pembroke, Abigail, 5, Matthew, 9, and Mom and Dad had breakfast on Sunday morning.

Enjoying their Sunday morning breakfast are Kay and Robert Kopper, Matthew Zaremba and Karen Kopper.

Joel Sugarman of Pembroke, Jocelyn, 9, and Selena Lemus, 13, of Abington, had Sunday breakfast at the Pembroke Historical Society.

Pembroke residents, Sally Keen Davis, Marcia Keen, June Osborne and June Gillette had a wonderful time.

Katie Frodigh, 11, of Pembroke and Kate White, 9, of Plymouth, man the bake sale and raffle table for the annual Society Breakfast.

Seventeen month old Julia Keyes of Sandwich enjoyed eggs and pancakes with her family.

Natalie Paul, 13, of Plymouth gets ready to enjoy her breakfast.

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Thursday, March 24American Legion Meeting. 7 p.m., at Bryantville Meeting House on School Street. American Legion Arthur Briggs Church Post 143 meets every fourth Thursday of the month year-round. For information about the Legion, call Ron Sherry at 781-826-4250.

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

Open Co-ed Adult Volleyball. Thursdays 7-9:30 p.m. in the Pembroke Community Middle School gymnasium now through June 9 (with the exception of Feb. 24, March 10, and April 21). All levels are welcome, Pembroke resident adults only. No fee. For more information contact Suzanne Scroggins, 781-294-4366 or [email protected].

Community Preservation Committee. 6:30 p.m., Town Hall.

Friday, March 25Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15 a.m.; card crafting ($2), 10:30 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

saTurday, March 26Retro 80’s Party. 7 p.m.-midnight, Knights of Columbus Pembroke. DJ/cash bar. 50/50 Golden Ticket Raffle - $20 each. Tickets are $15 each and may be purchased in advance by e-mailing [email protected]. All proceeds benefit the North Pembroke PTO.

AA Buffet Comedy Night. 7:30 p.m. AA Buffet Route 139, Marshfield. Featuring Bob Niles. $20. Reserve early at 781-837-8828.

sunday, March 27Taste of Pembroke. 12-3 p.m., at the Pembroke Country Club. 10th annual event. Want to promote a local business? E-mail PJ Lowe at [email protected] to reserve a table.

North River Community Church Services. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Services at 334 Old Oak St. KidsZone for children runs concurrently with services. For information, call 781-826-0722.

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

Monday, March 28Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2 and up. No registration required.

Board of Health meeting. 6:30 p.m. Town Hall.

Conservation Commission meeting. 7:30 p.m., Selectman’s office of Town Hall.

Tuesday, March 29Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10 a.m., at the senior center. $5 per class. For information, call 781-294-8220.

Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For ages 2

and up. No registration required. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Seniors Living with Chronic Illness. 1-2 p.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Sandy Putney, LICSW, a clinical social worker, leads this support group every Tuesday for seniors living with conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, MS, lupus, heart disease, COPD and others.

Wednesday, March 30MS Walk Fundraiser. 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Oliveira’s Restaurant. Support Maggie’s Crew (Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk Team). Mandy Avery from ‘Spirit 2 U’ will demonstrate skills of mediumship. Pizza, salad and dessert with cash bar, $25 donation at the door. RSVP 781-293-2292 Ginny Wandell or 781-293-6657 Janet Gransaull.

Dull Men’s Club Meeting. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Open to new members. Meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

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

Seniors Quilting Group. 10 a.m., at the senior center, 144 Center St. Group meets every Wednesday. For information, call 781-294-8220.

upcoMingWe’re All in this Together. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., April 1, Pembroke Public Library. Pembroke Democratic Town forum to help residents learn more about services that are available. Attendees can learn about career training, fuel assistance, elderly services, housing assistance and more. This is a non-partisan event that is free. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Matt York, 781-293-3339, or e-mail, [email protected].

Umpires Needed. 10 a.m., April 9, Pembroke Community Center. Meeting for all youth age 13 and up interested in umpiring for in-town baseball with Pembroke Youth Baseball and Pembroke Babe Ruth. Call Randy Sylvester 617-750-4302 with questions.

Grand Ol’ Fish Fry. Sun., May 1. TBA, at the Thomas Reading Memorial Park at the Herring Run. Details to come. Sponsored by the Pembroke Historical Society.

300th Golf Tournament Fundraiser. Sat., May 14. 1 p.m. shotgun start, at Pembroke Country Club. Following the tournament, enjoy dinner, prizes

and a silent auction. Funds raised will help support events for the town’s tricentennial celebration in 2012. For information, contact Julie Thompson at 781-223-1551 or [email protected] or Bill Boulter at 781-389-4548 or [email protected].

ongoingOpen Co-ed Adult Volleyball. Thursdays 7-9:30 p.m. in the Pembroke Community Middle School gymnasium now through June 9 (with the exception of Feb. 24, March 10, and April 21). All levels are welcome, Pembroke resident adults only. No fee. For more information contact Suzanne Scroggins, 781-294-4366 or [email protected].

Not So Dull Women Meeting. First Tuesday of the month. 10 a.m., at Lydia Drake Library. Open to new members.

Ladies Auxiliary Meeting. Third Tuesday of the month. 3 p.m., at the Bryantville Meeting House on School Street. Arthur Briggs Church Ladies Auxiliary Unit 143 meets on the third Tuesday of every month, except in July and August.

Mattakeesett Garden Club. 7 p.m. Meets third Tuesday of the month at Pembroke Library. New members welcome. For more information, visit mattakeesettgardenclub.org.

300th Celebration Committee Meeting. Third Tuesday of the month. 7 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club, 94 West Elm Street.

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

Golden Bee Stamp Club Meeting. Meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. 6-8 p.m., at Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield. This stamp club is 26 years old and originally met in the Pembroke Library that is now the Council on Aging building. The club now meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month year round. New stamp circuits are available at each meeting. New members and guests are always welcome. Contact Dick Nickerson at 781-293-3323 or John Kaczorowski at 781-834-8157.

Republican Town Committee. 7:30 p.m. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Town Hall.

American Legion Meeting. Every fourth Thursday. 7 p.m., at Bryantville Meeting House on School Street. American Legion Arthur Briggs Church Post 143 meets every fourth Thursday of the month year-round. For information about the Legion, call Ron Sherry at 781-826-4250. For information about the Auxiliary, call Betty Berry at 781-293-2187.

Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Line dancing class, 9:15 a.m.; card crafting ($2), 10:30 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-294-8220.

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HOBOMOCK ELE-MENTARY SCHOOL

Monday: Pancakes with syrup, ham slice, yogurt, ap-plesauce

Tuesday: American chop suey, tossed salad, dressing, breadstick, orange smiles

Wednesday: Deli turkey sub, lettuce and tomato, Cape Cod chips, pickles, Teddy Grahams

Thursday: Chicken ten-ders, baked fries, Califor-nia vegetables, diced apri-cots

Friday: Cheese piz-za, cucumber circles, celery sticks, light Ranch dip, cookie

B R Y A N T -VILLE ELEMEN-TARY SCHOOL

Monday: Pancakes with syrup, ham slice, yogurt, applesauce

Tuesday: Chicken ten-ders, baked fries, California vegetables, diced apricots

Wednesday: Deli tur-key sub, lettuce and tomato, Cape Cod chips, pickles, Ted-dy Grahams

Thursday: American chop suey, tossed salad, dressing, breadstick, orange smiles

Friday: Cheese pizza, baby carrots and cucumber cir-cles, light Ranch dip, cookie

NORTH PEMBROKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Monday: Pancakes with syrup, ham slice, yogurt, ap-plesauce

Tuesday: Chicken ten-ders, baked fries, California vegetables, diced apricots

Wednesday: Deli turkey sub, lettuce and tomato, Cape Cod chips, pickles, Teddy

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Friday: Cheese pizza, cu-cumber circles, celery sticks, light Ranch dip, cookie

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Friday, March 25North Pembroke Talent Show. 6-8 p.m. @ PCMS.

Saturday, March 26Totally Tubular Wicked Retro ‘80s Party. 7:30 p.m.-

midnight. @ Pembroke Knights of Columbus. All funds will benefit the North Pembroke PTO.

Monday March 28MCAS Grade 6

Tuesday March 29MCAS Grades 3, 4, 6

School committee meeting 7:30 p.m.Wednesday March 30

MCAS Grades 3, 4Pembroke’s Got Talent 7-9 p.m.

Thursday March 31MCAS Grades 4, 5

Friday April 1MCAS Grades 4, 5

Thurs., April 14Family Game Night. 6-7:45 p.m. @ Hobomock cafeteria.

Sponsored by Hobomock PTO.Thursday, April 14

Family Game Night. 6-7:45 p.m. @ Hobomock cafeteria. Sponsored by Hobomock PTO.

April 14-21.PHS Italy Trip.

PHS China Trip. April.Thursday, May 26.

PHS Senior Prom. @ Boston Marriott in Quincy.PHS Class of 2011 Graduation. Sat., June 4. 10 a.m. @ PHS

gym.Hobomock Spring Concert. Tues., June 7. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS

auditorium. Junior Chorus (grades 3-4) , orchestra and band will play.

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Science Fair Ryan Larsen, 9, won first place in the fourth grade illustrative category for his project on cloning and breeding.

Patricia Egan displays her project on sharks.

Ryan Antoniotti, 9, and Glenn Egan with their invention, The Puppy Potty Box.

Ryan Cobb and Jade Sullivan display their

project on bees.

Pembroke Elementary Science Fair con-testants Sophia Antoniotti, 8, and Elizabeth Lehane, 9, and Caroline Morris, 9, the first place recipi-ent in the third grade illustrative category, were among many students who displayed their work Sunday at Pembroke Community Middle School.

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4 Piece Living Room FurnitureCream couch $600, 2 wing chairs $250, 1 slipper chair $150. OBO. Exceptional value. Rarely used and in beautiful condition. Pur-chased at Jordan’s Furniture.Make an offer! Call me today! 781-204-9110.

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Snug Harbor for LeaseCharming, furnished 4 bed-rooms, 3 bath waterfront an-tique; walk to harbor. Available for long-term lease. No pets, no smoking. $3,900/mo plus utilities. Must supply current credit report, etc. Also offerred for sale. Call 508-896-7262.

Manomet Vacation RentalOcean-front 10-bedroom, 7-baths home, perfect for family reunions, anniversaries, spa weekends, or cor-porate meetings and retreats. Rent weekly or by the night. Booking for spring/summer/fall. Choice June weeks still available. 508-224-2554. Visit us on the web: www.oceanfron-tevents.com.

Florida - Lake CountyMt. Dora area. 3BR/2bath, 2750 sq. ft. home near 2 golf courses. No city taxes or Home Owners Association. $139K. Also 2BR/1bath duplex with E-Z conversion to 4BR/2bath, $135K. Call 352-343-8917.

CABO SAN LUCASRent my timeshare at Hacienda

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Many years of experience with excellent references. Specializ-ing in house and office clean-ing. Call anytime for free esti-mate. Fully insured. Speak with Humberto, 508-732-0182 or 774-454-4982.

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

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

Spring CleanupsCome home to a nice clean yard and save your back. Clean-ups starting at $195. A small family yard care service. www. teetime-landscaping.com. Please call tommy, 508 889 3010.

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

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WaterproofingWet basements made dry. Also, concrete work: floors, driveways, pools, patios, and repair work. 30 years experience. Free esti-mates. Call John at 781-447-9913 or 508- 826-5907.

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

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

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O’Grady LandscapeNow scheduling spring clean-ups, full lawn maintenance pro-grams, dethatching, spring lime, overseeding, shrub trim-ming and pruning, lawn mow-ing and trimming, mulch and edging, plow damage, plant-ings, stone renovation. Call for free estimate 781-447-3757.

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


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Notice is hereby given that the Pembroke Community Preservation Committee will begin accepting applications for Community Preservation Act funding for Fiscal Year 2012 on April 1, 2011. The deadline for submittal is June 15, 2011. Eligibility Forms and Applications may be picked up in the Town Clerk's office at Pembroke Town Hall or downloaded at www.pem-broke-ma.gov on the Commu-nity Preservation Committee page. These forms should be mailed to the following ad-dress no later than June 14, 2011

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Children’s Tennis Lessons: These tennis lessons run by Common-wealth Tennis Academy are great for all levels. Director, Chris Jarrell and staff will help skill development through a variety of drills and games to make the lessons fun and challenging. Lessons will be held on Thurs-days and Sundays. Sunday lessons will run May1-June 5. Ages 4 years 12-12:30 p.m.; ages 5-6 years 12:30-1:15 p.m.; ages 7-9 years 1:15-2:15 p.m.; ages 10-12 years 2:15-3:30 p.m.. Thursdays lessons will run May 3- June 7. Ages 4 years 3:30-4:30 p.m.; ages 5-6 years 4-4:45 p.m.; ages 7-9 4:45-5:45 p.m.. Prices are as follows: Age 4 years is $57, ages 5-6 years is $72, ages 7-9 years is $96, and ages 10-12 years is $96.

Adult Tennis Programs: Commonwealth Tennis Academy will be running two adult tennis programs. Cardio tennis is a fun group activity that integrates tennis with fitness drills, giving all players of all abilities the ultimate, high-energy workout. Thursday evenings 6:30-7:30 p.m. Drill and Play is instruction that covers basic stroke development and doubles strategies with an emphasis on FUNdamentals in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. Thursday evenings 7:30-8:30 p.m. Programs will May 5-June 2 and will cost $79 per program.

Spring Clubhouse: Have some fun this April vacation at our Spring Clubhouse. There will be arts and crafts, gym games, board games, and outdoor fun. From 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Come for a day or come for a week, whatever you please! This program will run April 19-22, Tuesday through Friday. They will be closed Monday April 18 in observation of Patriot’s Day. Cost for the week is $85 for one child or $150 for two chil-dren. Individual days cost $35.

Summer Volleyball: In this four-day volleyball program, players will learn and refine their individual skills (pass, set, serve, hit, etc.) They will be playing in game-like situations to improve and work on individual athleticism, strength, and endurance. The program will run August 1-4 in the Pembroke High School gymnasium. Grades 5-8 will be from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and grades 9-12 will be from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $125 per participant.

Little Tikes: This half day summer program is designed for chil-dren 4 and 5 years old. Located in the Pembroke Community Center, the children will participate in many interactive activities. This program is a great way for younger children to socialize and even gain some inde-pendence. Arts and crafts, stories, gym activities, and other games will correspond with the weekly theme. Session 1: July 12, 14, 19, and 21. Session 2: July 26, 28, August 2 and 4. Session 3: August 9, 11, 16, and 18. Session fee is $60 per child or weekly fee is $35 per child.

Summer Happenings Day Program: This program runs from 9-3 p.m. for ages 5-13 years. Participants in this program will participate in a wide variety of activities including arts and crafts, gym games, sports games and so much more. The program’s main location is the Pembroke Community Center with use of the surrounding outdoor locations. There will be field trips on Wednesdays that correspond with the weekly theme. Our Early Birds and Night Owls Program allows for early drop-off as early at 7:30 a.m. and late pick up as late at 5:30 p.m.

Middle School Dance: April 29. Anopportunity for 7th and 8th grade students from the Pembroke and Silver Lake district to socialize with friends and just dance. Candy and soda will be available for purchase. Tickets cost $6 in advance or $8 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Pembroke Recreation Department now through April 22.

Little Kickers: Spring Little Kickers is a soccer program for 3-6 year olds led by PTUSA’s fully-qualified staff. Along with playing the game the program will include fun soccer related activities such as soccer marbles, soccer robot, and soccer traffic lights creating a fun but suitably competitive atmosphere. Wednesdays, April 13, 27, May 4, 11, & 18 Ages 3-4 years old from 3-4 p.m. Ages 5-6 years old from 4-5 p.m. Thursdays, April 13, 28, May 5, 12, 19 1-2 ages 3-6 years old. $65 per participant.

New York City Trip: Saturday, May 28, 2011. At last… a chance to get away to New York, New York. Here you can get shopping for the latest summer fashions, spend the day sightseeing, or visit New York’s world class museums. From the world’s largest department stores to the finest museums and Broadway, the Big Apple has it all! Cost $49.00 per person. Departing Community Center at 6:30 p.m., departing New York at 6 p.m. for a 10:30 p.m. arrival back at the Community Center.

Hip Hop Dance Class: Saturdays, April 2-May 6 (no class April 23) with Aly Pereira. Come join in on the fun of learning the latest dance moves to the most popular music out right now. Students will learn vari-ous dances to popular songs. The class incorporates choreography and different forms of freestyle movement. At the end of the six weeks ses-sion, the children will have a short performance of their hard work. Ages 5-13 yrs. Classes are from 10:30-11:30 a.m., cost $ 75.00. Minimum is six participants and a maximum of 20 participants.

Tap Dance Class: Saturday, April 2- May 6 (no class April 23rd) with Aly Pereira. Come join the fun of learning the basics of Tap Dance. Student will learn various dances to popular songs, while working on the important elements of Tap dance technique. The class incorporates choreography and different forms of freestyle movement. At the end of the six week session, the children will have a short performance of their hard work. Ages 5-13 yrs. Classes are from 11:30-12:30 pm, cost is $75. Minimum six participant/20 Maximum.

After School Program: Join our after school program for just one or all week; daily rate of $8 or $30 for the week. Transportation can be coor-dinated with your school with a pick up no later than 5:30 p.m. Children will enjoy a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

Wednesday Morning Playgroup: Come join this very low key playgroup on Wednesday mornings. This playgroup is designed for both parents and children. Parents provide the supervision; we provide the gym mats, balls, scooters etc. This is a great chance for your little one to burn off some of the excess energy and at a very affordable rate. All that is asked is that the parents help with setting up and breaking down the equipment used. The set-up of equipment is at 10 a.m., playgroup is from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., clean-up till 12:30 p.m. Cost is $2 for first child and $1 for each additional child.


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SENIOR MOMENTS

Stoyle helped lead the girls track team to the Divi-sion II state championship this winter after a deep run in the MIAA tournament with the soccer team

in the fall. She will finish her career as a Titan with the spring track team before continuing her track career at

UMass Amherst next year. She shared her thoughts on …

… why she chose UMass. I got a full ride there, and that was the only school that offered me that. The coach seemed really nice, and he seemed really interested in me and made me

want to go there. It’s also a really nice school.

… fields of study. I’m going in undecided. I feel like the first year I need to see what classes I want to take and

what I’m going to be interested in. I really have no clue, but I don’t feel like I should need to decide yet.

… how she got into track. Freshman year, I wanted an-other sport because the only sport I played was soccer. I figured

running would be good because I have long legs, and I ended up being really good at it. Being good at it just makes me want to get

better, and knowing that I can excel made me more interested.

… her favorite sports memory at PHS. Definitely when I was a freshman and we won the first girls state championship [in track]. Being a part of that was also what really got me hooked on track — we saw how good the team is and how much better we can get.

… how she spends her spare time. I just like hanging out with friends, I can’t really think of anything else.

… other plans after high school. In college, I want to go somewhere far away to study abroad if I can. With track it might be

difficult, but I definitely want to go somewhere cool and experience something else.

A visit with track captain Becky Stoyle

SENIOR MOMENTS

Sheehan had a monster tournament to help lead Pem-broke to the South Sectional boys hockey cham-pionship last week. He started the school year

as a captain of the boys soccer team, and will end his career as a Titan with the lacrosse team in the spring. He shared his thoughts on …

… looking at colleges. I still haven’t decided where I’m going, but it’s coming down to either UM-ass Boston or St. Joe’s in Maine. I’m getting recruit-ed to play lacrosse, so we’ll see how it goes.

… choosing a major. Either criminal justice or nursing, but I haven’t really decided yet. I’ve always been real interested in criminal justice, and I work at South Shore Hospital, and I enjoy being around all the people.

… why he wants to keep playing lacrosse. I’ve played my whole life and I really enjoy playing the game.

… his favorite memory as a Titan. This year of hockey has been great. Because of how far we’ve gone and how great our team is, I think it’s been our favorite year. It’s been really fun.

… how he spends his spare time. I just like to hang out with friends. I work a lot, so I’m pretty busy.

… his goals after high school. I just want to get a suc-cessful job and make a good amount of money, then maybe start a family one day.

A visit with hockey captain Matt Sheehan

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Head gamesOf all the professional sports, Major League

Baseball has been the least proactive over the years. It took nearly half a century as a pro-

fessional sport to break the color barrier, and even longer to allow players’ unions and free agency. They didn’t get serious about combating widespread cocaine and am-phetamine use in the 70s and 80s until half a public trial that implicated everyone from Willie Mays to the Pitts-burg Pirates mascot forced their hand. You would think the embarrassment of that public black eye would have

taught the baseball brass a lesson, but the steroid scandals of recent years would indicate otherwise. For nearly a century, since the Black Sox Scandal of 1919 at least, Major League Baseball has been a reaction-ary league of damage control public relations that seems more resistant to change than Muammar Gadhafi.

However, there is one area where Major League Baseball seems to be taking a proactive approach ahead of the other major sports leagues — protecting the mental health of their

players. Depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety prob-lems have plagued professional athletes just as long as they have plagued everyone else, but it has only been in the last few years that players have begun to freely open up about their emotional problems, and have been put on the disabled list for psychological reasons. Baseball has led that charge and should be commended for it.

The two most high-profile players to admit to hav-ing mental health problems are reigning National League MVP Joey Votto and 2009 AL Cy Young winner Zack Grienke, who battled against each other this year in the National League Central and are among the most popular young players in the league. The better they do, the more doors open up for people struggling with these issues, and it is refreshing to see.

Consider how different things were recently for athletes in all sports. Ricky Williams was much maligned for his eccentric interviews and marijuana problems while most people ignored the reasons for his behavior. Not five years ago, Sports Illustrated ran a back page column making light of Milton Bradley’s personal problems and erratic behavior along with his nominal connection to board games by inviting readers to play Milton Bradley “where the goal is to be the first to lose all your marbles.” Bradley has been his own worst enemy — he was just ar-rested again this off-season — but he is clearly emotion-ally unstable and was given counseling last season by the Mariners instead of a suspension after losing his temper, which is again a refreshing change. These are recent cases, but it must have been even worse for players like Terry Bradshaw, who played in an era before these issues were not widely publicized, and had to suffer through depression and social anxiety silently.

It makes sense that baseball would take the lead in mental health. It is still, at its heart, a pastural game with less of the violent physical injuries that the NFL and NHL are trying to curb right now. But the other leagues need to follow baseball’s lead, particularly the NFL, where players are under the most media pressure. Baseball has more public black eyes coming with Barry Bonds’ trial starting earlier this week and Roger Clemens heading to one of his own. Both will undoubtedly be media circuses that continue to bring the recent steroid problems to the forefront. But the steroid issues are in the past, and the re-cent strides the league has made regarding mental health are signs that the league may not find itself in a reaction-ary position again. They should be commended for taking those steps before a suicide forced their hand. It’s a new day in Major League Baseball, and it is great to see.

By Dave Palana

The Tale of The TaPe



Photos from the Titans’ tourney run

Mike Fall gathers the puck along the side wall against Westwood in the South Sectional finals.

Patrick Heffernan snaps off a wrist shot against Medfield in the south semifinals.

Goalie Kyle Jacobs tosses his equipment after Pembroke won the South Sectional championship in sudden-death overtime.

Freshman Cavan Fitzgerald celebrates after scoring dur-ing Pembroke’s victory over Medfield.

Captain Matt Sheehan speeds into the Marblehead end of the ice during the state semifinals at Harvard University.

Junior captain Tom Cahill stares down a Marblehead center as they get ready for a faceoff.

Jack Reardon flattens a Marblehead player behind the net.

Matt Allen pumps up the crowd at the Gallo Rink in Bourne as he and Brandon Flaim skate over the the South Sectional trophy presentation.

The team lines up at the blue line before the start of the South Sectional finals against Westwood.

The Titans celebrate their sudden-death victory over Westwood after winning their first South Sectional Championship.

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Awards

Jacobs’ importance to the Titans may have been overshadowed by their of-

fensive production. But his game-saving stops against Westwood and 35-save performance against Marblehead showed why the Ti-tan goalie led the Patriot League in goals against average and why he was the backbone of the Titans’ championship run.

KylE JAcObS Hockey

GirlsBoysMost Valuable Player

Stoyle was once again a jack-of-all-trades for the Titans this season.

The senior captain earned league victories on the turf in the sprint events, on the oval in the 300 meters and relays and at the long jump pit and added wins in the 300, long jump and 4x400 at the D-II meet to help Pembroke win the state championship.

bEcKy STOylE Track

Tavares broke the var-sity roster as a soph-omore this season,

and made an immediate impact at guard. He gave the Titans a quality third option offensively behind James Gaine and James Coner, and had worked his way into the starting lineup by sea-son’s end.

bRyAN TAVARES basketball

Rookie of the year

Dillon emerged as one of the most exciting young swimmers in

the Patriot League. Dillon quali-fied for the state championship meet in the backstroke and the butterfly while also going to sectionals with the 200 medley relay team in her first year as a high school swimmer.

MOlly DIllON Swimming

Pembroke is losing some elite runners

off their boys track team this May, but their junior class this year may be even more tal-ented. Kris Horn, Wes-ley Gallagher and Joe Vercollone own eight of Pembroke’s 10 in-dividual school indoor track records, and are part of all three record relay teams.

clASS Of 2012 Track

Athlete to Watch in 2011

The girls hockey team will lose the bulk of its offense to gradu-

ation this season, which would put a lot of the offensive burden on the three freshmen coach Joe Coulter dubbed “The Kid Line” of Jane Morrisette, Mi-chaela McIsaac and Sophia Nogueira.

‘THE KID lINE’ WHP

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