Pembroke Express 03-05-2010

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AROUND THE WORLD: Italian gondolier Vincenzo, played by Hobomock Elementary School student Justin Pijanowski, gives the Wiley family — played by Alex MacPherson, Tim Scully, Griffin Murray, Charlotte Nagle and Colleen Pekrul — a tour of the canals of Venice, Italy during the school’s International Week play “A Whole New World” last Friday. The play told the story of the Wiley family, who won a trip around the world through the “Ellen” show, learning about language, history and cultures along the way. See photos on page 10.

Photos by Becca Manning

By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

Furnace Colony residents who have long put up with roads described as “like driv-ing on the surface of the moon” and “kidney-busting” because of the number of potholes soon will have a smoother ride.

The entire neighborhood — including Furnace Colony Drive as well as more than a dozen other roads in the area and the area of West Street — will undergo street work beginning this summer after selectmen voted Monday night to authorize the $325,000 project.

The board voted 4-1 in favor of the funding, with Se-lectman Don Anderson voting against it. Anderson said he

Filling the holesSelectmen approve $325K Furnace Colony road project

PAST PATCHING: Potholes on Furnace Colony Drive have long posed a hazard to vehicles and pedestrians. On Monday, selectmen approved a $325,000 resurfacing and drainage proj-ect for more than a dozen roads in that neighborhood. continued on page 7

By Justin graeBer, express staff [email protected]

Community newspaper icon and Express publisher David S. Cutler died on Sun-day after a battle with cancer.

Cutler was only seven years old when his parents, John and Roberta, started the Duxbury Clipper on their dining room table. But it sparked a lifelong passion for j o u r n a l i s m , and commu-nity news in particular, that would lead him to pub-lish dozens of n e w s p a p e r s across Mas-sachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut, including the Pembroke Mariner and later the Pembroke Express, which was founded by his son Josh.

From the beginning, Cut-ler showed an aptitude for the written word.

“David’s writing was so incredible. He was always right on the mark,” said Paula Maxwell, who worked with Cutler as the managing editor of the Clipper during the ’80s and ’90s. “He could get right to the nub of the issue; he had such a way with words.”

Cutler led with humor, heartExpress publisher was advocate for community news

continued on page 9

THE NAMESAKE: Young Taj Mahal Wiley (played by Charlotte Nagle), with sister Florie (Alex MacPherson), get their first look at Taj’s namesake, the Taj Mahal in India.

David Cutler


When Brian and Jenn Dee-gan’s daughter, a freshman volleyball player, suffered a concussion during practice in October, she was cleared with-in a week to return to school.

Though she still wasn’t feeling up to par, her parents felt the doctor’s OK meant she was ready.

Meanwhile, she had been tested by Dr. Janet Kent, medical director of rehabili-

tation services at the Sports Concussion Clinic at South Shore Hospital, using Imme-diate Post-concussion Assess-ment and Cognitive Testing (imPACT), which evaluated the teen’s verbal and visual memory, processing speed and reaction time.

After her daughter had been back to school for a few days, Jenn Deegan received a phone call from Kent. Results

Schools to start testing athletesPre-concussion imPACT program evaluates teens before they play

continued on page 8

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Chances are you have either heard of or attended the Historical Society’s Pancake Breakfast, Pembroke Sci-

ence Fair or the Pembroke Arts Festival. These events are made possible through the commit-ment of many volunteers who spend countless hours ensuring that they run successfully. Su-san Frodigh is one of the people who have dedi-cated their time for the betterment of the town.

How long have you lived in Pembroke? I am a longtime Pembroke resident. I have lived in the town since 1965. My family had emi-grated from Scotland and we started living in Weymouth near our sponsor. My family took some day trips around the area. We liked the area and ended up in Pembroke. I was married in 1990, rented in Quincy for four years and moved with my husband, Chick, to Pembroke about 18 years ago. What we really like about Pembroke is the mix of people. Personally, I have seen a lot of changes because I been in town for so long. I do not remember when traf-fic lights came to Pembroke, but I do remember when there were no traffic lights.

What is your favorite place in town? I would have to say the Herring Run. It really embodies what is great about Pembroke. It is really quaint. It is the location of the Histori-cal Society’s biggest fundraiser, the Grand Old Fish Fry, which is May 2. It is also a fun place for the family; the kids can run around or play on the rock.

You had a pioneering role in the Science Fair. What was your involvement? I run the food concessions for the event. I work to secure any donations and do the shopping for the other items, such as pizza. Between parents, partici-pants and siblings, we feed about 500 people over the four hours of the event that day. This year’s Science Fair is Sunday, March 21 at the Pembroke Community Middle School.

How did you become involved in the Pembroke Arts Festival? I saw something in the paper about the possibility of not having it, and the need for volunteers because we had lost several long-term members. Although I had no experience in art or photography, I blindly went in. I work as an executive assistant, so I do planning for a living. I co-chaired for one year and chaired it for three more years. I still do the program to keep my hands in it, but I have stepped back a little because I am busy every night with something around town or with my kids.

How long have you been involved with the Historical Society? At least five years. We got involved one year when we were at the fish fry. We were at the event and our son was play-ing with a friend whose family was helping out. We ended up going back to the museum building to help clean up and got involved. The people are so much fun. We ended up becom-ing members. My husband, Chick, is a board

member as of last year. This is the second time that I have chaired the pancake breakfast.

The pancake breakfast is coming up. What can people expect? This year, the event is Sunday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at the museum building in the center. We will serve pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, juice and hot chocolate. All of the food is freshly made in the kitchen. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children. We will also be selling Mimosas and Bloody Marys. It is a really good deal.

The museum will also be open. It has many historical farming and shipbuilding tools. We will also be selling our books from Karen Proc-tor and Ed Quill, mugs, maps and many things related to Pembroke. We will also have a bake sale and fresh daffodils available for purchase. We also use the event to try to get new people involved.

Where do the funds go? All of the money goes to maintaining our three buildings: the Ada Hall House, Friends Meeting House and the museum building in the center. Some peo-ple believe that these are owned by the town, but they are not. They are owned by the soci-ety. We do what we can to keep these things going.

You are a family of avid surfers — how often do you catch a wave? Well, I go a couple of times per year. It is always the warmest day of the year in July, when the water is the warm-est. I really like to boogie board instead. It isn’t as much work. My husband and our two chil-dren, Charlie and Katie, are really passionate about it. Chick runs a long board tournament at Nantasket in the summer. I just help out with the administrative pieces.

A visit with Susan FrodighVolunteer keeps busy with Historical Society, science fair

Susan Frodigh, chairman of the Pembroke Historical Society’s pancake breakfast, stands outside the society’s museum in the center of town, where the event will be held on March 14.

Photo by Mike Tropeano

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Voters won’t see an option to make elected town boards appointed come April 27, but they will have a chance to de-cide whether Pembroke should hire a town manager.

The Town Government Study Committee was before the Board of Selectmen Mon-day night presenting an updat-ed version of their article for the annual Town Meeting.

In February, the six-mem-ber committee that has been meeting since July visited boards throughout town to get input on their proposal, which included both a change to town manager and making many elected boards appointed.

That proposal has since changed.

“Ultimately, at the end of the day, it wasn’t something that sounded like it addressed what we were really hearing were the issues,” committee member Brian Krause said of the elected-appointed plan.

The committee had looked at that option as a way to bet-ter ensure qualified officials, he said.

“It sounded like it would have been a nice-to-have in-stead of a must-have at this point,” Krause said. “It also sounded like it was going to be not very well received by the town. It doesn’t make sense to go that route if that’s not the way the town wants to go.”

The committee still sup-ports a change from town ad-ministrator to town manager, however. They are preparing a final draft for Town Meet-ing and made some changes after talking with other town boards.

“What we’re trying to do is get a streamlined line of authority where you have the Board of Selectmen at the top, the town manager and then all the town employees under there and take the day-to-day control of the staff away from [the various boards],” commit-tee member Tony Marino said. “We’re basically trying to in-crease accountability, increase communication throughout the Town Hall, and we believe this act will do that.”

Marino said the committee had looked at town manager forms in several towns, includ-ing Duxbury, Hanover, Abing-ton and Cohasset, and tailored the plan to fit Pembroke.

Towns ranged in size from 7,000 to 16,000 residents — Pembroke has more than 18,000 as of the last census — with budgets ranging from $39 million to $65 million, ac-cording to committee member Lew Stone, who is also a se-lectman.

If passed at Town Meeting, the issue would be forwarded to the state legislature for re-view. Though previously the

committee had planned to in-clude the issue on the May 1 ballot, members have learned that it is not required unless deemed necessary by the state legislature, Marino said.

An independent search committee would then look for the right candidate, with the Board of Selectmen nego-tiating the manager’s contract and salary, Krause said.

During the discussion, Advisory Committee member Ben Bastianelli asked what the cost of hiring a town manager would be.

Krause said the committee understood there would be an increase to the budget in the short-term — he estimated $15,000 to $20,000 — but that they believed the town could realize a savings in the future.

“The theory to be tested is whether or not someone who can run all of the operations in town can find more efficien-cies than someone without that ability could do today,” he said. “In the five-year plan, it’s ab-solutely not out of the realm of possibility to see three or four times [the cost] in savings.”

The town of Abington, which recently changed its form of government and is conducting a search for a town manager, has received 61 ap-plications for the job, Stone said.

The committee also an-swered some citizens’ con-cerns, as well as their own, by limiting the power of the town manager. For example, if the manager wanted to replace a department head, he or she would have to go before the Board of Selectmen to “make a case” and would need ap-proval from four of the five selectmen, Stone said.

“There seemed to be some concern with one person hav-ing a lot of what [citizens] interpreted to be as power. I’d like to think of it not as power but having the authority to make decisions in the best interest of the town,” Stone said. “We don’t want to build a dictatorship here, and I think we’ve done a good job of not

doing that.”With a manager taking

over the day-to-day operations of Town Hall, it would free up town boards to focus on “big picture” items, committee members said. That includes the Board of Selectmen.

“This group is going to change in some of the things that we do. We’re going to be looking at a lot of policy issues and future planning and how are we going to solve these many problems,” Stone said.

Selectman Don Anderson said it is important for citizens to recognize that the govern-ment change would last be-yond current officials.

“It’s a plan to move us forward,” he said. “This is not about personalities, though personalities will make or break any town government whether they’re elected or ap-pointed.”

He wished the study com-mittee “good luck” in getting the word out to let people know that the decision was not “politically motivated.”

“I don’t get the sense that it is,” he said.

The Town Government Study Committee will be scheduling a public hearing on the bylaw change in the com-ing weeks.

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Boards to remain electedStudy Committee still looking at town manager change

CHANGE IN THE AIR: Town Government Study Committee member Tony Marino, next to member George Emanuel, explains the group’s reasons for proposing a change from town adminis-trator to town manager for Pembroke. The group spoke to the Board of Selectmen on Monday night.Photo by Becca Manning


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Assault charge droppedA Pilgrim Road man accused of assaulting his girlfriend in

August had his case dismissed by a judge last week in Plym-outh District Court. An assault and battery charge against Roy C. Whooten, 46, of Pembroke, was dropped, and Whooten and his girlfriend have reconciled their differences, she reported.


Three months after the town opted not to push a zon-ing change limiting where body piercing and tattoo stu-dios are allowed in Pembroke, the issue is back before the Planning Board. This time, however, officials are looking to expand the allowable area to include more than just the “adult use” zone in the north-east corner of town.

The Planning Board held its first public hearing on the proposed Town Meeting ar-ticle last Monday, presenting a bylaw that would allow body art establishments in business districts A and B as well as the industrial zone, which in-cludes Church and Oak streets and Corporate Park.

“We felt it was too restric-tive, so we increased the area,” Assistant Building Inspector Tony Marino said of the body art bylaw, which was tabled at the Nov. 3. special Town Meeting.

The issue drew some concern from residents last fall around the time that one business owner was before the Zoning Board of Appeals seeking a variance to allow a tattoo studio on Mattakeesett Street. That application was approved on Nov. 24 and will not be impacted by the pro-posed zoning change.

The bylaw would include any business that offers body piercing (except for earlobes), tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, branding and scarification, ac-cording to the bylaw draft.

No residents turned out to the Feb. 22 public hearing on the new bylaw change. The hearing was continued to the Planning Board’s next meet-ing.

The issue of where to place body art establishments came up last summer, when town building inspectors and other officials realized that Pem-broke’s zoning bylaws did not

identify this use as either al-lowable or not allowable.

Work on that issue has brought up other perceived “gaps” in Pembroke’s zon-ing bylaws. Last Monday, the Planning Board took a brief look at several items that could appear on a future Town Meet-ing warrant if not this spring.

The board looked at the possibility of identifying cer-tain businesses as “personal services” rather than simply retail; discussed establishing an allowable zone for “dog-gie day care” businesses; and talked briefly about regulat-ing the use of storage pods and Dumpsters on residential properties.

“Over time, businesses change, and different busi-nesses pop up based on the needs of society. We want to make sure that we address

those as they come up,” Ma-rino said.

He said the problem of doggie day cares had come up recently as small business owners attempt to run opera-tions out of their homes, lead-ing to complaints from neigh-bors.

“These are popping up all over the place, or they want to pop up all over the place, where people drop their dogs off at 8 a.m. in the morning and they pick them up at 5, just like your kid,” Marino said. “The problem is we’re seeing them pop up in residen-tial neighborhoods, and we’ve been going after them, so this would at least limit them to business district A and B and give them a place to put it.”

All the zoning bylaw items were tabled for further discus-sion.

upgraded tattoo studio bylaw gets first lookPlanning Board examines Pembroke zoning issues

IN THE ZONE: The Planning Board is looking at an article that would allow body art establishments into Business District A (lightly shaded area along Mattakeesett and Center streets at left), Business District B (dark shaded area along Church Street above) and in the industrial areas (all shaded areas in the northeast corner of town).

FriDAY, FeBruArY 199:26 a.m. Crash reported

with damage under $1,000 on Washington Street.

10:14 a.m. Larceny reported on Indian Trail.

2:35 p.m. Crash reported with over $1,000 damage on En-terprise Drive.

6:59 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on School Street. One party arrested.

SAturDAY, FeBruArY 202:25 a.m. Noise complaint

filed on Mattakeesett Street.2:45 a.m. Motor vehicle

theft reported on Standish Street. Robert P. Hayes, 17, of Standish Street was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and use of a motor vehicle without authorization.

5:46 p.m. Animal complaint filed on Fairview Avenue.

7:20 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Montclair Avenue.

7:32 p.m. Residential break-ing and entering reported on Pil-grim Road.

8:12 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with damage over $1,000 on Church Street and Old Oak Street.

SuNDArY, FeBruArY 217:18 p.m. Dog complaint

filed on Mountain Avenue.

MoNDAY, FeBruArY 2212:40 a.m. Larceny/shoplift-

ing reported on Church Street.6:49 a.m. Suspicious activity

reported on Washington Street.9:58 a.m. Larceny reported

on Wampatuck Street.12:49 p.m. Larceny reported

on High Street North.3:48 p.m. Caller reported

a gathering of people causing a disturbance on Gurney Drive.

7:37 p.m. Larceny reported

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tueSDAY, FeBruArY 231:31 a.m. Officer assisted

other police agency with arrest of Celeste Ann McKinnon, 20, of Rockland for violating abuse prevention order.

4:39 a.m. Caller reported suspicious activity at Center Street and School Street.

8:34 a.m. Animal complaint filed on Adams Avenue.

11:20 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Cranberry Lane.

11:24 a.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Yale Road.

8:01 p.m. Larceny reported on Center Street.

WeDNeSDAY, FeBruArY 244:29 a.m. Commercial break-

ing and entering reported at busi-ness on Washington Street.

tHurSDAY, FeBruArY 2510:30 a.m. Animal com-

plaint reported on Washington Street. Issue referred to animal control officer.

2:05 p.m. Animal complaint reported on Oldham Street. Issue referred to animal control offi-cer.

2:49 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported on Learning Lane; damage estimated at under $1,000.

4:10 p.m. Motor vehicle crash reported at the corner of Washington Street and Schoosett Street. Vehicle not found.

4:24 p.m. Disturbance re-ported on Pembroke Woods Drive. Peace restored.

4:40 p.m. Annoying phone calls reported on Lilah Lane.

7:49 p.m. Suspicious activ-ity reported on Center Street. In-dividual transported.

9:04 p.m. Abandoned 9-1-1 call reported on Harvard Street.

Next week is the dead-line to take out nomination papers to run for office in the May 1 town election. Forms are available in the town clerk’s office and can be picked up through Thurs-day, March 11.

The last day to submit nomination 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 Wednesday, March 31.

Wednesday, April 7 is the last day to register to vote in the town election.

Planning to run? Incum-bents and new candidates who plan to run for a seat in the May 1 town election are invited to submit press releases and campaign in-formation to [email protected] or call Becca Manning at 781-934-2811.

Election deadline nearsA fundraiser to benefit

Joyce and Eddie Oliveira, owners of Oliveira’s Restau-rant, 300 Center Street, will be held on Monday, March 22 from 7-10 p.m. at the restau-rant. The Oliveiras’ home in Abington was destroyed in a fire on Feb. 8.

“I’ve known Joyce since they opened the restaurant. She’s just a great person, her and Eddie, and they always donate to anything,” said Julie

Thompson, who is helping to organize the event. “So when I heard about this, I just said, well, we have to do some-thing.”

The event will feature piz-za and dessert and entertain-ment by area musician Jim Sil-va. Tickets cost $20 each and are available at Sweet Fordy’s, The Candy Jar or through Julie Thompson at 781-294-8332 or [email protected].

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Pembroke Youth Soc-cer is looking for U16 and U19 girls to play on their teams for the spring. Any-one interested can sign up at pembrokesoccer.org/reg-online.htm or e-mail [email protected]. Registration fee is $85 per player with a $315 family cap. There is a small fee to register online.



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In addition to their discus-sions with the Furnace Colo-ny residents and the Town Government Study Commit-tee, the Board of Selectmen reviewed a few other items on Monday:

• Selectmen voted unani-mously to place an article on the April 27 Town Meet-ing warrant that would swap a 2.9-acre parcel of town-owned land near the Old Col-ony Sportsmen’s Association on Forest Street for a 6.8-acre parcel of land owned by the club. A representative from the club said the town parcel was near one of their ranges and could pose a safety con-cern because of access from the outside.

Selectman Bill Boulter said both parcels had been as-sessed by the town at about $10,000 per acre, meaning the town would be swapping

an approximately $29,000 property for one worth about $68,000. Both parcels are un-buildable.

• Selectmen opted to take no action at a hearing about a Dwelley Street couple whose two dogs were allegedly ter-rorizing a neighbor’s chick-ens. The issue had been tabled from the week before to al-low the residents to appear to state their case. The residents said they had not been made aware of the issue with the chickens and that they had in-stalled a leash system so that their dogs would not leave their property. Since stating his concerns last week, Ani-mal Control Officer Bill Hart said both dogs had been prop-erly licensed and vaccinated.

• The board voted unani-mously to fill the Council on Aging aide position that was held by the late Joe Collins.

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Pam Carey ➢ , treasurer of the Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke, recently an-nounced that the garden club members, in their annual holi-day collection, had a grand total of $193 to present to the children’s library. Money will be used to purchase books and other educational materials that are needed.

Be sure to keep up with the ➢plans for the 300th anniversary of Pembroke. Regular meetings are the third Tuesday of each month at the Pembroke Country Club. The next meeting will be March 16. To receive commit-tee e-mails, call Janet Fahey at 781-293-5620.

An informational meeting ➢was held for all interested in playing baseball for the 2010 Junior (ages 14-17) and Senior (ages 16-18) Pembroke Ameri-can Legion teams. Registration is required for this year’s try-outs. For more information, call Greg Hanley 781-858-0648 or e-mail [email protected].

The ➢ Pembroke Food Pan-try is in need of the following items: all types of cleaning sup-plies; health and beauty aids such as shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and deodorant; and paper products such as toilet tissue, paper towels, napkins and tissues. The Food Pantry is located in the community cen-ter and is open on Wednesdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Telephone number is 781-293-4107. You may drop of these items at the Fire Department and the library seven days a week.

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felt it was shortsighted to bor-row money at a time when the town was already looking at a budget deficit for fiscal year 2011.

Department of Public Works Commissioners had sent selectmen a letter in Feb-ruary requesting permission to borrow for the project. The Furnace Colony project was on a list of about 16 “emergency” items that voters at the October 2008 special Town Meeting authorized selectmen to fund if needed.

Anderson said he felt the situation had not reached emer-gency level.

“I said I would not borrow a dime and I’m not going to vote to borrow a dime of that money, because we may need it,” he said. “I looked at a piece of property down there about two weeks ago and am consid-ering putting in an offer for it, so it’s not in my best interest not to fix those roads, but it’s in the best interest of the town not to spend money at this point in time.”

Other selectmen, however, said the problem could be con-sidered an emergency.

“I think at some point if you need an ambulance down at Furnace Colony and you bounce through those potholes and you’re trying to save some-body in the back of an ambu-lance, you’re not going to do them any favors,” Selectman Arthur Boyle said.

Like many Pembroke roads, the roads in Furnace Col-ony have not been “accepted” by the town — meaning they do not comply with regulations set by MassHighway and the Planning Board because of cer-tain issues such as road width. They cannot be included in the town’s regular street mainte-nance program, funded with state money through Chap-ter 90, according to Assistant DPW Director Bob Demers.

Though the roads appear to be paved, they were actually constructed with alternating layers of heavy oil and sand, Demers said.

Though DPW crews regu-larly fill in the potholes that de-velop in that area, the patches do not hold for long, residents said. In 2008, Furnace Colony residents pushed the project to special Town Meeting by sign-ing a neighborhood petition.

Linda Drive resident John Belbin was president of the

neighborhood association years ago when the roads were first oil paved and spoke in favor of the upgrade on Monday.

“[The roads] were fine and dandy until we started to get these heavy vehicles in there,” he said. “These roads were not meant to absorb the weight of these big trucks.”

Belbin said he has seen school buses blow tires on the roads and that he has had to replace tires and fix the align-ment on his own vehicle be-cause of the potholes.

“If I lose a front end or I lose any more tires, I’m hir-ing a lawyer and I’m suing the town for any damages to my vehicle, because those potholes are at least eight to 10 inches deep,” he told selectmen prior to their vote.

Furnace Colony Drive resi-dent Ryan Donnelly said while walking his dog in the area, he has almost been hit several times by drivers attempting to avoid potholes.

“If it didn’t affect my safety and the safety of my neighbors, I wouldn’t be here,” he said. “I work for the city of Quincy, and I have never seen a road in that bad of shape inside a mu-nicipality of 100,000 people.”

Tracy Lazaron has lived on Furnace Colony Drive for eight years, in a house perched right in front of a pothole-cov-ered 90-degree turn and near a school bus stop. Vehicles often speed around that corner, de-spite the holes, Lazaron said, and when the holes fill up with water and ice over in the win-ter, they pose a real hazard.

“We’ve had people in the wintertime go off into the woods,” she said. “I know the town’s been coming down here and filling the holes, but it’s not helping. It’s way beyond that.”

The roads also have be-come expensive for residents.

“You leave your drive-way and from the time you leave your driveway and get to [Route] 36, you need another front-end alignment,” she said.

Some drivers have opted to use a dirt easement road in front of Lazaron’s house to exit onto Route 36 rather than brave Furnace Colony Drive. The dirt path, which borders a bog recently purchased by the

town, is occasionally graded and provides a smoother way out.

With the board’s vote Mon-day, DPW Director Gene Ful-mine said work would likely begin after the fiscal year ends on July 1, allowing the town to push off its first bond payment until 2012 and get the proj-ect done despite another tight budget year.

Demers said the project will include drainage through-out the colony as well as re-claiming of some roads — grinding up the asphalt and laying down new — and re-paving the surface of others.

Though the $325,000 esti-mate was made in 2008, Dem-ers said officials felt they still could get the project done for that price.

“We’ll make it work,” he said.

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showed her daughter had suf-fered a severe concussion — not a minor one, as was thought — and that she was definitely not ready to return.

“I immediately hung up, I flew out of work, I ran to school, I grabbed her out, and she was in a complete fog,” Deegan said. Even now, more than four months after the in-jury, her daughter still has not returned to classes full-time.

“It’s huge. Huge,” Deegan said of the need to have student athletes tested before head in-juries occur. “I wish we had had it just for a baseline to see where she can go from here.”

Several parents had similar stories to share during Kent’s presentation on the imPACT program Tuesday night at the School Committee meeting. After an hour-long talk, the committee voted unanimously to enroll in the program, which provides software and techni-cal assistance to test up to 1,000 students annually. The program costs about $2,000 per year, including the cost of training a staff member to ad-minister the tests.

Though the School Com-mittee still needs to establish a concussion policy and iron out details, members said they felt the program was a priority.

“It’s a small price to pay for making sure, in our case, that 500 student athletes are well protected,” committee member Mike Tropeano said. “I would support this over pretty much any other prior-ity that we have, because it’s pretty important.”

Tropeano’s son suffered a concussion a few years ago and had another head injury this year. Though he was held back from playing, he had not been tested with imPACT.

Superintendent Frank Hackett said he did not have exact numbers of Pembroke students who suffered concus-sions this year. He said it was close to 10 and is a number that seems to be growing.

Kent said there are health risks for children returning to school or sports too soon after an injury.

“If your brain is even slightly concussed and you go out and get hit again, ev-erything’s going to get worse, usually 10 to 100 times worse,” she said.

Physical symptoms of a concussion can include head-aches, dizziness, fogginess, fa-tigue and sensitivity to noise, while other issues can be hard-er to pinpoint — moodiness, confusion and difficulty con-centrating, for example.

“A healthy brain can take a hit; otherwise our football team would all be concussed at the end of the game,” Kent said. “But if you’re not 100 percent recovered, if you’re still just 10 percent concussed and you get hit, you can’t take that hit.

All your symptoms come back and they come back worse.”

The imPACT test, devel-oped by physicians at the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is used by more than 60 high schools in the area as well as several colleges, the military and U.S. Olympic teams, Kent said.

The process starts with a 25-minute baseline test ad-ministered online before the athlete begins the season, which sets the level to com-pare against if the athlete later suffers a head injury.

“It basically looks at func-tions of the brain that tend to go south when you have a concussion, so you’re look-ing at things like your verbal memory, your visual memory, your ability to process, your processing speed and your re-action time,” Kent said. “Ob-viously, those things all impact a child’s ability to participate fully in school and to keep up with their schoolwork.”

Though some health in-surance companies cover im-PACT, the cost is still high — around $228 per test — if done through a hospital or doctor, Kent said. The pro-gram is available for schools at a reduced rate and would be free to students.

Paul and Laurie Halloran’s daughter, a senior ice hockey player, also suffered a concus-sion in October. With a lot of pressure to get her back on the ice and into school, they said having the test show she was not ready gave them the sup-port they needed to say “no.”

“How do you keep a

17-year-old down? This is her senior year,” Laurie Hal-loran said. “As a parent, you struggle with that heart thing and you know your mind. We failed miserably on our first imPACT test, but what it did for us is ... it took it out of our hands. I can’t tell you as a par-ent how important that is.”

Paul Halloran said town-wide education was also im-portant so that everyone under-stood the problems associated with concussions — how the injury could impact a teen’s ability to learn and interact.

“With a broken arm, you can see a cast. With a broken leg, you can see a cast. With a head injury, there’s nothing there [to see],” he said. “If you know the child, you can see the fog, if you’re lucky, but a lot of times, it just goes unno-ticed, undiagnosed. And they are suffering. I just think we need to do something to help them heal and heal properly.”

Terry Finnegan, whose son suffered a concussion in foot-ball, said making teens aware of the issue was especially vi-tal because coaches may not witness the injury.

“After we knew how se-verely he was injured, all the other players had stories about what was happening on the field. None of them understood there was something wrong,” she said of her son. “They didn’t understand that that was a reason to get somebody or to get him off the field.”

Kent gave examples of two different athletes who had suffered concussions, both A and B students, who tested in the low percentiles on the imPACT — from the 1 to 20 percentile — even after their physical symptoms subsided.

Part of the reason so many students are diagnosed with concussions is a heightened awareness, Kent said. Years ago, a football player might suffer a “bell-ringer” and, if he could correctly answer the question “How many fin-gers?” could return to play im-mediately.

But kids also are playing faster and more aggressively these days.

“I played sports many years ago, and when I watch a high school hockey game now, the athletes are just so much faster and stronger,” Superin-tendent Hackett said. “I think the game has changed, and it’s time for us to at least be edu-cated on what concussions are and what the issues are.”

School Committee mem-bers said they hoped to include the cost of the imPACT pack-age in this year’s budget and to begin testing kids as early as this spring before they ever step foot on the field or court next school year.

“We don’t let kids play without a physical,” Hackett said. “I don’t really see it be-ing any different.”

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Athletes who suffer head inju-ries may experience any of the following signs and symptoms related to the concussion while on the field/court or directly after the incident:

• Appears dazed • Confused about play • Answers question slowly • Personality/behavior change • Forgets plays prior to hit • Feeling sluggish • Feeling foggy • Change in sleep pattern • Cognitive changes • Retrograde amnesia • Forgets plays after hit • Anterogradeamnesia • Loss of consciousness• Headache • Nausea • Balance problems • Double vision • Photosensitivity

Signs of post-concussion syn-drome made include:

• Academic difficulties• Decreased processing speed • Short-term memory impair-ment• Concentration deficit • Irritability/depression • Fatigue/sleep disturbance • General feeling of “fogginess”

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After college, Cutler worked as a beat reporter for the Patriot Ledger, eventually becoming the paper’s State-house reporter. In 1972, he and a business partner, Michael Stearns, started the Marshfield Mariner. The Mariner group grew over the years, and it in-cluded 17 weeklies — includ-ing the Pembroke Mariner — when it was sold to Capital Cities/ABC in 1989. He later founded Stonebridge Press, which operates papers in Cen-tral Massachusetts and Con-necticut, and Salmon Press in New Hampshire. Cutler was elected to the New England Press As-sociation Hall of Fame in 2004.

Cutler, who had no formal jour-nalism or business training, had an impact on scores of young journal-ists throughout his career.

“He filled that role of mentor for literally hundreds of young writers,” said Jane Lane, who worked with Cutler at the Mariner and other papers. “I think that’s what he loved so much.”

Of course, Cutler’s pres-ence could be intimidating. Such was the case for an aspir-ing freelance journalist, Walter Bird, who was told he’d have to interview with the publisher of the Southbridge Evening News in late 1998. Bird was initially nervous, and when Cutler asked his trademark question, “What was the last book you read?” all he could think about was reading the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon” to his daughter. Cutler burst out laughing, and Bird

not only got the job but e v e n t u a l l y became the paper’s exec-utive editor.

“ E v e r y -thing I learned about journal-ism, I learned from David,” he said. “We

became really close. He be-came more of a friend than an editor.”

Cutler imparted his core ideas about community jour-nalism to Bird.

He taught me that the news doesn’t happen at your desk,” Bird said. “Community jour-nalism is just that, it’s being out there. It’s about pictures, getting people in the paper –– it’s about covering the com-munity, not just writing about it, but being a part of it.”

Lane remembered the per-sonal interest Cutler took in the people that worked for him.

“David got to know ev-

erybody’s family, whoever worked for him,” she said. “He loved to talk about ev-erybody’s family. That’s what made it such a special place to be ... There was nothing phony about David Cutler. He was genuine.”

“He was a very good guy to work for,” said David Mit-tell Jr., a longtime friend. “He was a master of being frank and direct ... yet he was kind, honest and considerate.”

Cutler served in the Ma-rines in Vietnam, where he was wounded in the line of duty while trying to rescue one of his men. For his brav-ery, he was awarded the Purple Heart and a Navy commenda-tion medal. Although he didn’t speak much about his time in Vietnam, those who knew him weren’t surprised when they learned about his exploits.

“He’s always led a noble life,” Maxwell said. “He was such a strong person.”

Mittell first met Cutler dur-ing an epic tennis match on the courts in Duxbury.

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tiebreakers,” Mittell said. “In the process of getting to 10-all we became friends.”

Mittell later worked for Cutler at the Marshfield Mari-ner before moving on to the Patriot Ledger and the Provi-dence Journal. He credited Cutler with “dragging him kicking and screaming into journalism.”

“I learned from him ... a newspaper can make its com-munity and its town better,” Mittell said. “He was passion-ate about that.”

Those who worked for Cutler remembered a man who could hold a conversa-tion about anything, from the Red Sox to international poli-tics, as well as his tremendous sense of humor.

“It was my impression from the start that this was a man who could converse with a president or with someone buying the newspaper at the corner store,” Lane said. “He was equally at ease with any-one.”

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NEWSPAPERMAN: David Cutler founded the Pembroke Mariner in 1983 along with 16 other weeklies as part of the Mariner group. He sold the group to Capital Cities/ABC in 1989. Cutler, who died Sunday, recently took over as publisher of the Pembroke Express from his son Josh and was a longtime editor and publisher for the Express’ parent company, Clipper Press.

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David Cutler (left) started the first Mariner newspaper in 1972 in Marshfield. He founded the Pembroke Mariner in 1983 and then years later he and his son Josh (left as a toddler) teamed up to launch the Pembroke Express.


Connor Pijanowski as Ernst and Brianna Ward as Helga introduce the Wiley family to German culture.

A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL: To conclude their International Week events — which celebrated languages, cultures and customs from around the world — Hobomock Elementary School fifth and sixth graders performed an original play, “A Whole New World,” written by parents Marianne Pekrul and Dianna Flaherty. The play followed the Wiley family on their trip around the world, stop-ping in Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Italy and India and learning a lot along the way. Above, the cast sings “A World of Difference” at the play’s conclusion. The students performed for the entire school last Friday morning and for parents and family members on Friday night.

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Twins Ally and Kate Surprenant perform with the Bollywood dancers in the India scene.

Mercedes Townsend greets the Wiley family at the Travel Spot as they prepare to embark on their world travels.

Arika, played by Amanda Rozzi (center) talks to Frankfurt (Tim Scully) and Eleanor Wiley (Colleen Pekrul) about the jungles of Brazil.

Taj Wiley (right), played by Charlotte Nagle, meets up with King Tut, played by Caroline Neacy, in King Tut’s tomb in Egypt. Of course, they walked like the Egyptians.

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Young Frankfurt Wiley (left), played by Tim Scully, has a heart-to-heart with Ghandi, played by Brendan Duane, dur-ing his family’s visit to India.

The Wileys’ ener-getic guide Georgina Bentley (left), played by Sarah Flaherty, finds the family in the streets of Germany, talking with the Night Watchman of Rothenburg, played by Sam Boyden.

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Friday, March 5Council on Aging Activities. Every Friday: Soft-shoe line dancing class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; games, 12:30-3 p.m. For information, call the senior center at 781-293-8220.

Saturday, March 6Girls Scouts Sweetheart Dance. 6-8 p.m., at PCMS. Music by PJ the DJ, dancing, refreshments, photo ops ($9) and corsages ($7). For registered Girl Scouts and an adult male relative/family friend. Tickets cost $7 per person. Contact your Girl Scout leader for tickets.

Sunday, March 7North River Community Church. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services. Located at 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke.

Monday, March 8Story Time. 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Open to ages 2 and up. Register at the youth services desk or by calling 781-293-6771.

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

tueSday, March 9Sit 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.

Story Time. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Open to ages 2 and up. Register at the youth services desk or by calling 781-293-6771.

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.

Pembroke Girls Softball Registration. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the community center. The spring softball season is open to Pembroke girls ages 5-16. For more information, call Susan Haen at 781-826-3429 or e-mail [email protected].

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

WedneSday, March 10Dull 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 Pembroke Public Library. Drop in for literacy games aimed at ages ages six to 24 months. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Beginners Knitting with Mary Leydon. 1 p.m., at senior center, 144 Center St. Every Wednesday. Call 781-294-8220 for information.

Learn to Skate. 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke. Seven-week class runs Wednesdays, March 10-April 21. $120 per skater, plus $12 registration fee for USFSA membership. For information or to register, visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

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

upcoMingTeen Advisory Group Meeting. Tues., March 11. 5 p.m. at Pembroke Public Library. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Shaker Tape Class. Thurs., March 11. 7-9 p.m., at Black-Eyed Susans Basket Classroom, 42 Mattakeesett St. Learn how to make a Shaker tape stool. Class is $65; $36 if you bring your own chair. Stools must be prepped before the class. For info, call 781-294-1688 or e-mail Susan DeMarzo at [email protected].

Paint Tea Cups. Fri., March 12. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Paint tea cups with Expressions Studio. For ages 6 and up. Registration requried. Stop by the youth services desk or call 781-293-6771.

Learn to Skate. Sat., March 13. 12:30-1:30 p.m., at Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke. Six-week class runs Saturdays, March 13-April 17. $105 per skater, plus $12 registration fee for USFSA membership. For information or to register, visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

Benefit Dinner for Matthew McClune. Sat., March 13. 5 p.m., at Phoenix Masonic Lodge in Hanover (near Four Corners). This is a corned beef and cabbage dinner to assist Matthew McClune and his family with medical expenses following a serious vehicle crash last fall. Tickets cost $15 per person or $25 per couple and can be purchased by calling Joanne Earner at Pembroke Community Middle School at [email protected] or 781-293-8627 ext. 5111.

Pembroke Historical Society Pancake Breakfast. Sun., March 14. 9 a.m.-noon., at Historical Society Museum on Center Street (across from First Church). Society volunteers will be serving a breakfast of pancakes (plain or blueberry), sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Mimosas and Bloody Marys will be available (cash bar) to those 21 and older. For more information, call Susan at 781-294-8941.

Story Time. Mon., March 15. 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Open to ages 2 and up. Register at the youth services desk or by calling 781-293-6771.

Teen Book Club Meeting. Mon., March 15. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Group will discuss “Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes.” For information, call 781-293-6771.

Baby Lap Sit. Wed., March 17. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Drop in for literacy games aimed at ages ages six to 24 months. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Pajama Story Time. Thurs., March 18. 6 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. No registration required. For ages 2 and up.

‘New Moon’ DVD Release Party. Sat., March 20. 1:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Come watch “New Moon” and enter raffles to win Twilight prizes such as a life-sized cutout of Taylor Lautner. For information, call 781-293-6771.

St. Patrick’s Day Party. Sat., March 20. 2-7 p.m., at Pembroke Country Club on West Elm Street. Sponsored by the Friends of the K of C Special Needs Prom Committee. Traditional corned beef and cabbage; chicken fingers and fries for the kids. Entertainment by fiddler Andrea Beaton and Friends and The Forbes School of Irish Dance. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $10 for kids. Call Greg Hanley at 781-858-0648 or Kevin McKenna at 617-529-9166.

Pembroke Science Fair. Sun., March 21. 12-4 p.m., at PCMS. Take a look at all the science projects submitted by local children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Submissions due Feb. 26.

For info and to register online, visit pembroke.oursciencefair.com.

Earth Day Spring Concert. Sun., March 21. 3 p.m., at First Parish Church, Duxbury. Jim Scott will perform range of genres from classical to jazz to folk. All proceeds help the Duxbury Interfaith Council’s annual Campership Program and the TLC Backpack Project. Advance tickets available at Westwinds Bookstore for $8. Tickets also available the day of the event for $10; children’s tickets cost $5. For information, call 781-934-8388 or visit duxinterfaith.com.

Story Time. Mon., March 22. 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Open to ages 2 and up. Register at the youth services desk or by calling 781-293-6771.

Creative Writing Club Meeting. Mon., March 22. 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Story Time. Tues., March 23. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Open to ages 2 and up. Register at the youth services desk or by calling 781-293-6771.

Baby Lap Sit. Wed., March 24. 10:30 a.m., at Pembroke Public Library. Drop in for literacy games aimed at ages ages six to 24 months. For information, call 781-293-6771.

‘Princess and the Frog’ Showing. Wed., March 24. 4 p.m., at Pembroke Public Library. For information, call 781-293-6771.

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In-Service Day — No SchoolJunior District Music Festival.

Saturday, March 6Junior District Music Festival.

Monday, March 8All-Band Night. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS gym. PAPA will hold

50/50 raffle to benefit senior scholarships.Pembroke SEPAC Meeting. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

@ Hobomock library.Tuesday, March 9

North Pembroke PTO Meeting. 7 p.m. @ North Pembroke.School Committee Meeting. 7:30 p.m. @ North Pembroke.

Wednesday, March 10PCMS PTO Meeting. 7-9 p.m. @ PCMS.

All-Choral Night. 6:30 p.m. @ PHS gym. PAPA will hold 50/50 raffle to benefit senior scholarships.

Thursday, March 11PHS Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Friday, March 12March Madness. 7-11 p.m. @ PCMS.

Senior SEMSBA Music Festival.Upcoming

PHS Progress Reports Due Out. Mon., March 15.School Committee Meeting. Tues., March 16. 7:30 p.m.

@ North Pembroke.All-String Night. Wed., March 17. 6:30 p.m.

@ PHS auditorium.Bryantville PTO Meeting. Thurs., March 18. 7 p.m.

@ Bryantville.King Titan. Fri., March 19. @ PHS auditorium. Contest to

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Wednesday: Grilled cheese, chicken noodle soup, saltines, green beans, apple crisp dessert

Thursday: Baked potato, cheese sauce, bacon, broccoli, soft pretzel, diced pears

Friday: Choice of cheese pizza, carrots, muffin, cookie

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Monday: Rib-a-que on a bun, rice, carrots, tiny pretzels, chocolate cake with frosting

Tuesday: Chicken tenders, dipping sauce, corn, seasoned pasta, frozen juice bar

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Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks, pizza sauce, tossed salad, assorted dressings, breadstick, diced apricots


Thursday: Rib-a-que on a bun, rice pilaf, carots, diced pears

Friday: Cheese pizza, carrot and celery sticks, light ranch dip, muffin, cookie

HIGH SCHOOLMonday: Chicken nuggets,

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Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks, pizza sauce, tossed salad, assorted dressings, breadstick, diced apricots

Wednesday: Grilled cheese, chicken noodle soup, saltines, pretzels, green beans, applesauce

Thursday: General Tso’s spicy chicken, oriental vegetables, steamed rice, breadstick, jello with whipped topping

Friday: Pizza, carrots, wheat roll, cookie

Pembroke High School students worked their lip syncing skills to raise money for Partners in

Health’s efforts in Haiti on Friday, Feb. 26 at the high school. The student coun-cil put the show together in a week and raised more than $1,000 for Haiti.

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WEDDING PARTY: PHS students who performed “Forever” from the infamous YouTube wedding video included: Kim Pham, Tim Leung, Erin Scroggins, Kerry Gilliand, Melissa Suckow, Caitlin Gallagher, Chris Savoia, Brandon Sturtevant, Mia Caradonna, Pat West, Mike McLaughlin, Robi Randhawa, Kristin Gerhart, Matt Flynn, Brandon Sullivan, Gabrielle Wood and Andrew Chapman.

Dylan McMahon opened his performance lip-syncing to the Judges’ “Big Girls Don’t Cry.”

Aly Vito, Celine Chahine, Gabby Malignano and Kayla Vousboukis perform “Big Chunky.”

Above, The Pact — Tim Culity, Patrick Sepeck, Chris Holland and Alec Nee — had the girls swooning with their performance of “Tearing Up My Heart.”

The winners: Best Dance, Kayla Flynn and Jess Cesario; Best Overall Performance, Shane Smith; and Best Costume, Drew Tucker and Sam Flaherty.

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Grocery shopping is a necessary task and a large part of most monthly budgets. This is part one of a two-part series on how to save money on your food bill.

First, we tackle grocery shopping. I have followed these steps carefully over the last few months and have saved hundreds of dollars each month. At first, it was laborious, but after a few short weeks, following these steps had become routine and I became a smarter shopper with more money in the bank. A

little effort goes a long way. Part two will offer strategies for cooking well on less money.

• Plan ahead. This is the best way to save money. Before shop-ping, look in your freezer and pantry and decide how you will build meals

off of what is there. Then turn to the sales circulars to create a menu for the next few days or the week based on the items that are on sale at your favorite stores.

• Write a shopping list. Creating a list (and sticking to it) will save you money — guaranteed. Stores are set up to pro-mote impulse buying, which can drive up your expenses. Write a list of the items that you need before you go into the store and stick to the list.

• Use coupons. It can be tedious to cut coupons, file them and remember to bring them with you when you shop, but it is well worth the effort. Combining a coupon with a sale drives the item price down and the value up.

• Review the items that are on sale. Purchase them only if you are certain you will use them — don’t give in to the temptation of “but it’s such a great deal.” Throwing away out-of-date food is a waste of money.

• Buy what you love and use while it is on sale. Take advantage of “Buy One, Get One” sales and stock your freezer with pork tenderloins, chicken breasts and your pantry with pasta and peanut butter if you know that you will use them. Meat items go on sale every month. No need to purchase 10 tenderloins — you won’t use them. Just get one or two for the month.

• Try new brands. Most stores have a generic line of products that are lower priced and are oftentimes on sale. These lines are cheaper because of the money saved on costly adver-tising of the product. No need to buy everything generic if you are loyal to certain brands for key items, but add a few generics or lower priced brands to your shopping cart for extra savings.

• Don’t just assume that because an item is on sale, it is the best deal. Sale wording can be deceptive. Sometimes the price shown isn’t a sale price at all but is an advertisement for the product at its regular price.

• Remember: the larger the item, the lower the price. Purchasing a larger can of tomatoes at full price might be cheaper than purchasing two smaller cans on sale. Buying a large bag of shelf stable items such as rice will be much cheaper than multiple small boxes.

• When comparing prices, use the shelf tag. Each grocery item has a small tag with lots of information on it. The top left corner shows the price “per unit” which is usually per ounce or per pound. A jar of olives may come in various sizes and prices. By comparing the per unit/per ounce cost on the olives, you can make the most cost-effective choice.

• Don’t assume that the best values can only be found at the biggest stores. Smaller independent stores work hard to bring quality and value to their customers and their employees are generally more knowledgeable about the store, the sales and the products.

Take a look at the bottom of your receipt where the “amount saved” totals can be found. Pat yourself on the back. You just saved money on your grocery bill!

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Preservation forms availableThe Pembroke Community Preservation Committee

has begun accepting Eligibility Determination Forms for Community Preservation Act fiscal year 2011 funding. The deadline to submit eligibility forms is April 2. All projects deemed eligible must then submit a CPA funding applica-tion, due May 31. Eligibility forms and applications may be picked up in the town clerk’s office at Town Hall. These forms and applications should be mailed to the following address: Community Preservation Committee, 100 Center Street, Pembroke, MA 02359. The Community Preservation Act helps communities to preserve open space and historic sites and create affordable housing and recreation facilities.


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q u E S T i o n o F T H E w E E K By vanessa phaM

what do you think the town should do with the community center?

Aren’t we lucky, here in Pembroke, to have several ponds that provide recreation and beauty year ‘round. Well, in a manner of speaking, that is.

There’s swimming, boating, fishing, water skiing and watch-ing wildlife, including various waterfowl, during the warm

months. Sunrise and sunset can be breath-takingly beautiful, as can a full moon sparkling across the dark night water. Winter often provides ice fishing, skating and sometimes snowmobiling.

Unfortunately, in some areas of our ponds, now much of that pleasure is ruined as sections of them are either choked with aquatic plants or covered with a foul-smelling yellow-green scum during the summer. One pond has been closed for recreational activity due to a serious infestation of a highly invasive non-native plant that could easily render

the pond — Hobomock — totally useless. It could be the death knell for one of Pembroke’s important ponds with a long history surrounding it.

Pembroke Watershed has been the organization working to deal with these issues and to save our ponds. The state took over dealing with and treating Hobomock for the infestation of hydril-la and closed the pond indefinitely. PWA now is waiting to hear if the state will continue with this responsibility. PWA was about to treat Oldham Pond for the algae but got stopped due to an endan-gered pondwater mussel by an environmental watchdog agency and awaits word on what can possibly be done there and with Furnace Pond. We are all pondering what’s next. Stay tuned.

I just watched one of the most incredible hockey games of my lifetime. As my family and I spent three hours yelling at the TV, cheering for team USA,

the spirit of the Olympic Games was alive and well in my home and millions of oth-ers across the United States and Canada. Although the owners of the miracle on ice for 2010 drink Labatt Blue and greet friends with “Bienvenue” (eh), there is much to remember as the Olympic Games draw to a close. They have been a break for the world. They are a unification of cultures through sport. Nations rally to cheer on their athletes and politics is checked at the door. This column will certainly opine in future editions on the lunacy of failed health care policies, the elitism of our Congress and the whining that has continued by the radical left to the election of Scott Brown. What was it the left kept saying after the Obama election — we won, get over it? This is a week off for politics and a celebration of sport and the lift that spring provides our spirit.

We need to shake the shackles of winter and remember that in the next few weeks spring will be approaching. The weather will warm and our oil bills will diminish. We have had our much

needed break in routine, given to us by the Olympics and the truly global spirit they so ignite. We have watched American ath-

letes medal and succeed. The Olympic spirit of unity and sports-manship can be seen here in Pembroke over and again. With cel-ebrations, neighborly assistance and a spirit of taking care of and pulling for our own, the Olympic spirit is strong in Pembroke.

In Pembroke, we are focusing on the revitalization of our town center and are looking to make investments in our recre-ation center. These will not all happen overnight, but the conver-sation has begun again, and that gives us hope. The recession has us simplifying our lives. We are spending more time in our local library, eating more dinners around our family tables and spend-ing more vacation time and dollars here in New England. We are more aware of patronizing our local businesses and helping to keep jobs here in Pembroke as a result.

I have heard of and witnessed great examples of excellence and care in our town over the past few weeks: Neighbors reached out to help a local business woman who lost her home in a fire; Timothy Leung, a Pembroke senior, was awarded one of only 20 ROTC scholarships for the New England region; Maritime En-forcement Agent (ME2) William Marsh presented a flag that flew over his unit for a permanent home in the Veterans Hall; and the Pembroke Military Support Group continues its efforts to send our soldiers care packages. Our kids — from all of our schools — will be coming together in March to perform an all choral night and an all band night, and on March 22 we will see our young scientists compete in the annual Pembroke Science Fair. It is these great examples of competition, compassion and proud representation of our town that has the Olympic Spirit alive and well in Pembroke.

This column will return to the political realm in the com-ing weeks and will continue to watch out for Pembroke’s fami-lies and point out the partisan dangerous radical agenda of the Obama Administration. But, for now, I tip my hat to the city of Vancouver, the American athletes and the winter games. Merci, Canada — the last two weeks were a well deserved break for the world.

I would just like to give thanks to all of the hard-working people

in the town of Pembroke: To all of the highway department for keeping our roads safe and clean in all conditions; to all of the emergency personnel — police, fire, rescue and the EMTs — for keeping us safe in all aspects, for saving lives

and providing transportation in life and death situations. I love all the girls at the Town Hall for listening to all of the townsfolk and keeping every-thing rolling along in the right direction.

Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much.

James “Tiny” BrownBarker Street

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In 2012, Pembroke will turn 300 years old. The Pembroke

300th Anniversary Com-mittee has a good handle on how to celebrate this momentous occasion. Each month in 2012, there will be an event to commemo-rate Pembroke’s 300th. Scheduled are a kick-off event, fireworks, a Colonial costume ball, an aviation weekend, a Herring Run road race a giant parade, a colonial encampment with hundreds of costumed sol-diers conducting a mock battle, historic house tours, a canoe race, dedication of the 300th anniversary gift (we aren’t telling what it is just yet) as well as a monthly cable show.

There also will be unique memorabilia avail-able for purchase — 300th coins, pewter plates and mugs, jewelry and school pins, town quilt and even Pembroke wine.

The committee has about 30 members, which is a good thing because there are at least 25 sub-committees; however, we need more volunteers, for the fundraising subcom-mittee, closing event and parade.

To volunteer for a sub-committee, e-mail Janet Fa-hey at [email protected] or call her at 781-709-1429.Step up and volunteer with this fabu-lous committee. You’ll be glad you did.

Stay tuned to what is happening at our Web site, Pembroke300.com.

Kathleen KeeganPembroke 300th

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Dan Sullivan Valley Street

“The town has been using the community center for years. They

should fix it up and use it for basketball games or dances for

our youth.”

Celine Chahine Furnace Lane

“I think a good idea would be to renovate the community center to make it a plaza or some kind

of retail space. Pembroke doesn’t have many stores right now and it would be too expensive to tear

it down and rebuild it.”

Paul Cina Wellington Drive

“I think the Community Center Task Force’s original plan of

renovating the community center and making it the Town Hall

should be followed if the town can get funding from the state.”

Lisa Stoyle Milberry Lane

“The community center is a historical building. It should be renovated and used as a teen center or a place where our children can spend time in a

safe environment.”

Brendan Adams West Street

“The town should renovate the community center to make it an

athletic center with an indoor track for the whole South Shore

to use.”



The Friends of the Pem-broke Library’s special promo-tion for their membership drive is going on now. The member-ship drive is an important part of the group’s fundraising ef-forts. Anyone who joins the Friends of the Pembroke Li-brary or renews a membership by March 15 will be entered to win a $50 gift card. A Friends individual membership is $10 and a business sponsorship is $50. The Friends accept mem-berships throughout the year.

All fundraising proceeds from the Friends go directly to the Pembroke Public Library, and provide for many extras such as the Pembroke-only bestseller collection, updates to book collections, museum passes, summer reading pro-grams, music programs, WiFi, book group book kits and

many other features that are beyond the library’s budget but used by many.

Membership forms are available at the library or on-line at pembrokepubliclibrary.org. Drop off or mail the com-pleted form to: Friends of the Pembroke Library, 142 Center Street, Pembroke, MA 02359.

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Marion C. Hall, 86, of Norwell and formerly of Ware-ham, died Friday, Feb. 26.

She was the wife of the late Edward F. Hall. She leaves two daughters, Barbara Wynter of Middleboro and Mary Lou Duthie and her husband Paul of Pembroke; five grandchil-dren, Laura, David, Steven, Amy and William; and three great-grandchildren, Saman-tha, Nathaneal and Katelyn.

Angelo J. Umbrianna, 78, of Pembroke, died Friday, Feb. 19.

He was husband of 52 years to Avis Umbrianna and father of Norma Burke of Pembroke, Winnie Loan of Middleboro, Gloria Umbri-anna of Pembroke, Barbara Umbrianna of Pembroke and Beverly Umbrianna of Pem-broke and also was preceded in death by two sons.

He was grandfather of Kimberly Ferguson-Caizzi of Pembroke, Richard Ferguson of Pembroke, Shawn Loan of Jay’s Peak, Vt., Amanda Malaguti of Pembroke, Rich-ard Schlager of Pembroke, Amy Quill of Pembroke and Robert Burke of Pembroke; great-grandfather of Michael Caizzi of Pembroke, Emaleigh Ferguson of Plymouth and Daniel Ferguson of Plymouth; and brother of Elizabeth Ruble of Rockland, Peter Umbrianna of Halifax, Vincent Umbrian-na of Lancaster, Pa. and Pipie

Patten of Bridgewater.Angelo also leaves his

sons-in-law, nieces, nephews and his beloved grandpuppies, Jake, Lucas, Max and Haleigh Rose.

Visiting hours were held on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Shepherd Funeral Home, Pem-broke. A funeral Mass was held at St. Thecla’s Church in Pembroke on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Burial was at the Center Cemetery in Pembroke. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Joslin Diabetes Cen-ter, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215.

Angelo J. umbrianna, 78

Marion C. Hall, 86

Shaker tape class offeredEd Young will be teaching a Shaker tape class at Black Eyed

Susans Basket Classroom, 42 Mattakeesett St., on Thursday, March 11 from 7-9 p.m. Participants will learn how to make a Shaker tape stool. Shaker tape is 1-inch wide cotton webbing that when woven makes a strong seat with a classic Shaker look. Class cost for the oak stool is $65. Participants must pick up, stain and poly their stool before the class. Cost is $36. For info, call 781-294-1688 or e-mail Susan DeMarzo at [email protected].

Learn to skatePilgrim Skating Club

is offering Learn to Skate programs on Wednesdays and Saturdays starting March 10 and 13. Classes will be held at Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke. Wednesday group lessons will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 through Wednesday, April 21. The seven-week session costs $120 per skater. An additional $12 annual registration fee will be paid to the U.S. Figure Skating Association for membership through the Pilgrim Skating Club.

Saturday group lessons will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13 through Saturday, April 17. The six-week session costs $105 per skater, plus the $12 membership fee.

For information, visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

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

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newspapers, died Sunday, Feb. 28 after a seven-month fight against cancer. He died surrounded by his family in his favorite spot –– a fire-placed living room framed by hand-hewn 18th century Duxbury timbers.

Mr. Cutler was the son of John Henry Cutler and Roberta Sumner Cutler. He and his twin sister were born on the Fourth of July, 1943 in Olathe, Kansas, where his father was stationed with the Navy. In 1945, the Cutlers settled in Duxbury year-round. An important turning point in David Cutler’s life came at not yet seven, when over a bridge game at a neighbor’s home, his parents let themselves be publicly goaded into promising to start a respectable newspaper in Duxbury. Nine-teen days later, on May 11, 1950, the inaugural edition of The Duxbury Clipper appeared. In the first sometimes tenuous years of The Clipper’s existence, the observant young Mr. Cutler was absorbing every aspect of the newspaper busi-ness in the most intimate and practical way.

In September 1957, Mr. Cutler entered the Class of 1961 at Holderness, a boarding school in Plymouth, N.H., where he was captain of both football and baseball. He went on to Colby Col-lege in Maine, where he was again captain of the football team. Upon graduating in 1965, Mr. Cutler went to work at The Patriot Ledger as a beat reporter covering the towns of Abington, Whitman and Rockland. Fifteen months later, Mr. Cutler requested and was granted a three-year leave-of-absence to join the U.S. Marines.

In January 1967, he went on active duty and entered Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Va. After six more months of advanced training, Lieutenant Cutler was sent to Vietnam, where he became commander of a company stationed near the Demilitarized Zone. On a night in March 1968, Mr. Cutler was pinned down while trying to rescue one of his men. A North Vietnamese sniper bullet went through both legs. There was every chance that he would bleed to death be-fore daylight. But one of the men pinned down with him applied a tourniquet. He survived the night and was rescued by helicopter after sun-rise. For his valor he received a Purple Heart, a Navy commendation medal and was later pro-moted to captain.

Mr. Cutler’s beat reporting had impressed his editors, and when he returned to The Patriot Ledger in 1970 he was appointed the paper’s State House reporter. For the next two years he plied the halls, covering the administration of Gov. Francis Sargent.

In 1972, Mr. Cutler left the security of his position at The Ledger to found The Marshfield Mariner with $1,000 in vacation pay and a small investment by his partner, Michael Stearns. The Mariner was inaugurated on April 13, 1972 and immediately became Marshfield’s paper of re-cord, richly chronicling the town’s births, deaths and much of what happened in between.

Two years later The Norwell Mariner ap-peared, and over the next dozen years papers sprouted in Scituate, Cohasset and Pembroke, eventually spreading as far north to Braintree and south to Plymouth. While the growing company eventually prospered, there were days when his primary meals were snacks he pilfered from his own vending machines. Along the way Mr. Cutler learned a few lessons about the busi-ness side of the newspaper business –– among them to avoid carrying company checkbooks around in a green garbage bag as they were once tossed in the dumpster by a diligent clean-ing woman.

When Mr. Cutler sold the company to Capi-tal Cities/ABC for $8 million in 1989, Mariner Newspapers boasted 17 community weeklies

and 95 full-time employees. The sale came with a five-year contract to continue to run Mariner Newspapers. He would now learn something about the corporate world — which in the end reminded him too much of military service in a stateside post to be to his long-term taste. As was said in Roman times, better to command a village than be number two in Rome.

A fruit of the Capital Cities/ABC period was the respect Mr. Cutler had for his immedi-ate corporate boss, John Coots, who, by and by, had had enough of “Rome,” and the two decid-ed to become partners and purchased a group of six struggling newspapers in Worcester County. With his partner focused on the business side, Mr. Cutler found himself in the familiar role of community publisher, but this time the chal-lenge was one of turn-around artist. And turn-around they did.

After steering the flagship daily, The South-bridge Evening News, back to health, Mr. Cut-ler and Mr. Coots grew the company through expansion while maintaining the “relentlessly local” credo Mr. Cutler learned in the early days folding Clippers in his parent’s living room. Today, Stonebridge Press and its sister com-pany, Salmon Press, now publish one daily and 23 weekly newspapers across three states with nearly 100 full-time employees.

Mr. Cutler had no formal training in busi-ness, accounting or “human resources” and of-ten boasted that he’d never taken a journalism course, yet he grew into all these roles, never forgetting the business was, and is, always about people. In the end, he was beloved by those peo-ple who had worked so closely with him over five decades and three states.

Mr. Cutler was a voracious reader, especial-ly of history, biography and politics. He was a brilliant conversationalist, who could hold his own with the assorted presidential candidates who came calling in New Hampshire every four years. He was passionate about fishing, tennis and a good game of chess.

For all the native competitiveness that fired the newspaperman, Mr. Cutler’s greatest pas-sion was his family. The love and support of his wife and children during his final illness en-hanced his natural inclination to look at death with equanimity. Early in his illness, he said to an old friend, “My life’s work was my family, and I’ve succeeded.”

David Sumner Cutler leaves his wife, the Reverend Catherine Cullen of Duxbury; sisters Margaret Chandler of Maryland and Gail Cutler of Pembroke; sons Josh S. Cutler of Duxbury, Benjamin D. Cutler of New York and Jonathan M. Cullen of West Roxbury; daughters Caro-lyn M. Cutler of Georgia, Rebecca W. Cutler of Duxbury and Amanda C. Benard of Hingham; as well as seven grandchildren.

A memorial service in celebration of Mr. Cutler’s life will be held Saturday, March 13 at 5 p.m. at First Parish Church, Duxbury. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cut-ler Family Scholarship in care of the Trustees of Partridge Academy, P.O. Box 2552, Duxbury, MA 02331.

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level really says a lot about the hard work they put into the in-door season,” Rooney said.

Kelley placed 11th in the one mile with a time of 4:30.92. Adams took 17th in the two mile.

“I didn’t get the personal record that I was aiming for, but I had fun and it was a good race,” Kelley said.

Kelley teamed up with senior captain Paul Cina and sophomores Wesley Gal-lagher and Joe Vercollone in the 4x800. The team placed 14th and beat their Division III time by almost 10 seconds with a time of 8:19.90.

“It was a great opportu-nity for us to get some All-State experience with all the pressure and chaos around us,” Vercollone said. “Plus, it gives us some [momentum] for the outdoor season.”

Senior Bobby Gratzer, who will be an outdoor cap-tain, threw the shot put 46-10.75, landing him in 16th place.

In the long jump, sopho-more Kris Horn leaped 19-04.5 and placed 20th.

“Competing at All-States is important for someone like Kris Horn,” Rooney said. “Being the only sophomore in the long jump really gives him confidence for when he will

be in All-States outdoors and the next few years.”

With the outdoor season around the corner, the Titan veterans will be continuing to train, and the rookies will take everything they have learned during indoors to step up for the outdoor season.

“Now the boys get a few weeks of rest, then it is right back to hard work and setting new goals for the outdoor sea-son,” Rooney said. “Hopefully at All-States outdoors we will be scoring some points instead of just being in the meet. That is the new goal.”

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Boys track looks ahead to outdoor season

SEASON’S END: Brendan Adams placed 11th in the one mile at All States on Friday.

TOURNEY TIME: The Pembroke Youth Hockey PeeWee As won the Central Mass Winter Classic in Marlboro last weekend and will be heading off to the Massachusetts State Tournament in Woburn this weekend, March 5, 6 and 7. Pictured above are players (front row) Zachary Simpson, Jesse Pulselli, Michael Fahie, Cam Judkins, Anthony McLaughlin, Ian Fillion, Joe Birolini, Conner Gallagher, Brad Davis, (middle row) Coner Gilliand, Tom Waterfield, Billy Hickey, Colin McCabe, Dan Bowen, Brandon Sheehan Erica Lunn and Jake Marani and coaches (back row) Kevin Marani, Jim Bowen, Clem Fillion and Mark Gallagher. Photo courtesy of Paul Simpson

SoftballPembroke Girls Softball

League will hold a final reg-istration session on Tuesday, March 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the community center. The spring softball season is open to Pembroke girls ages 5-16. For more information, call Susan Haen at 781-826-3429 or e-mail pembrokesoftball@

verizon.net. Visit pembroke-softball.com to download and print out forms and mail them in by March 9.

Lacrosse campRegistration for the Pem-

broke Titans Lacrosse Camp is now open. The camp is available for boys ages 8-14 and will run April 20-23 from

9 a.m. to noon at Pembroke High School. Campers will be grouped according to their age, so space is limited. Camp fee is $100, and all proceeds ben-efit the Pembroke High School varsity lacrosse program. For information or to obtain a reg-istration form, e-mail [email protected]. Deadline to sign up is April 14.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS

POST-RUN POSE: South Shore Snowshoe Classic Trail Race organizer Kim McCarthy (middle) pauses after the race with Dennis McCarthy, 7, Wil McCarthy, 8, and Barbara Brash at the Pembroke Country Club on Sunday. The event raised more than $1,500 for the MS Society. McCarthy’s mother-in-law has multiple sclerosis. Though the event was supposed to be a snowshoe race, lack of snow changed it to a trail race.

Snowshoers take to trails

Miranda Hudson, 14, heads up the last hill of the trail.

Derek Duggan smiles as he passes a crowd of young cheerers.

Nancy Whypple was the second female to finish the race.

John Capuzzo completes the race in third place.

Top 10 finishers:1 David Murphy, Duxbury 11:11 2 David Homan, Salem, 13:40 3 John Capuzzo, Pembroke, 14:26 4 Chris Merlan, Pembroke, 14:46 5 Dawn Holloway, Marshfield, 15:11 6 Craig Holloway, Marshfield, 15:117 Nancy Whypple, Pembroke, 15:57 8 Larry Dedian, Hingham, 16:35 9 Kim McCarthy, Pembroke,17:30 10 Jenn Merlan, Pembroke, 18:14

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By ChiCk & SuSan Frodigh ExprESS ContriButorS

For the best ski deal we’ve found all year (and we’re bargain-

hunters extraordinaire), we suggest you pack your ski gear and a light wallet and head for Black Mountain, nestled in the heart of New Hampshire’s Presidential Mountain range. Ski for free any day after 2 p.m. with the purchase of a full-price, next day lift tick-et. Or how about a weekend rate of $99 for two adults and two juniors? Black’s “Fam-ily Passport” was rated “Best Bargain” two years in a row by SKI Magazine. It gets even better if you go during the week. And these ticket prices are not gimmicks just because Black recently celebrated their 75th birthday. Affordability has always been at the fore-front of what this mountain is all about.

We first discovered Black Mountain, the oldest ski area in New Hampshire, a couple of years ago with our two children — Charlie and Ka-tie. Skiing or riding at Black Mountain is a rare treat in an industry that often requires an appointment with your banker to plan a family ski trip. Nes-tled in the White Mountains, you arrive at Black Mountain after crossing the red-covered bridge in the quintessential New England village of Jack-son, complete with white-steepled church, horse-drawn sleigh rides, shops, charming country inns and restaurants.History of Black Mountain

Black Mountain dates back to 1935, when it was known as “Moody’s” by farmer and innkeeper Edwin Moody. He and local inventor George Morton and Phil Robertson of the local electric company at Goodrich Falls hydro-electric dam put up a tow rope to en-tice the lodgers up to his inn. In 1936, it was purchased by Bill and Betty Whitney, who not surprisingly changed the name to “Whitneys’ Inn.” They then proceeded to make improvements to the rope tow by ordering 72 shovel handles from Sears Roebuck & Co. so the skiers could get a better grip. High tech is all relative, and now we better understand the saying, “Necessity is the

mother of invention.” The lift was later named the Shovel Handle.

Today, the Shovel Handle Pub at Whitney Inn proudly bears its name. This pub, vis-ible as you exit Black Moun-tain’s parking lot, should not be missed when visiting the North Conway ski area. We popped in briefly and enjoyed some live music and definitely will plan to spend more time

there on our next visit. In 1948, the area was ex-

panded to Black Mountain when Bill and Betty teamed up with Stanley and Halsey Davis to expand their ski area’s trails to Black. Today, it is owned by the Fichera family, who carry on the mountain’s tradition of being a family-friendly, af-fordable skiing destination. About the mountain

At 1,100 vertical feet, you will not be bored at Black. There are 40 trails with rough-ly equal numbers of beginner, intermediate and expert trails and serviced by four lifts — a Triple Chair, Double Chair, J-Bar and Platter Pull (a round disk is slipped between your legs and you lean on it). This was Katie’s favorite. In ad-dition to its affordable price, what sets Black Mountain apart is its employees. The lift attendants in particular were super friendly and had some-thing positive to say to each guest.

If you’re looking for high-speed quads and Type A ser-vice, don’t go to Black Moun-tain. It’s not the place for you. Chick recalls, “Riding the double chairlift with my son took me back about 40-plus years when I would slowly ride up on a double with my dad at Gore Mountain in New York’s Adirondacks.” Many of Black Mountain’s guests can boast that they grew up on Black Mountain and they want to maintain that authentic-ity of the sport for their kids. Lori Pecor, director of sales, marketing and events at Black, feels, “… the main reason we know our guests feel like old friends the moment they arrive is because they really are.”The moose got loose

During our visit, after the last run of the day, we were treated to our very first moose sighting. A baby moose had wandered up one of the trails with no family members in tow. Surprisingly, the next day it was still there. We spotted it from our ride on the double chair lift in a wooded area between two trails and skied

down to it for a photo-op from about 10 yards away. So cool. Also cool were some equine friends at the base of the mountain where Black Moun-tain Stables offer pony rides.

While the pricing is cause for excitement, more important is the rustic charm and friend-liness of the staff that embod-ies Black Mountain. So wish Black Mountain a “Happy Birthday” by giving yourself the gift that keeps on giving — Classic New England skiing at a great value.

For more information, visit blackmt.com.

Chick and Susan Frodigh are contributing writers to the Pembroke Express. They live in Pembroke with their two children and are always on the lookout for a great adventure.

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ONE MORE TIME FROM THE TOP: The Frodighs — Charlie, Chick and Katie — get ready for another run at Black Mountain in New Hampshire’s Presidential Mountain range.

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Weekends and vacation periods Full day After 12:30 p.m.Adults (18-64) $39 $26Juniors (6-17) $25 $19Children (5 & under) Ski free Ski freeSeniors (65 & over) $25 $19

Weekdays Full day After 12:30 p.m.Adults (18-64) $29 not availableJuniors (6-17) $20 not availableChildren (5 & under) Ski free Ski freeSeniors (65 & over) $20 not available

Special deals:SKI FREE: Any day after 2 p.m. with the purchase of a full price next day ticket. MONDAY: Full time local resi-dents ski or ride for just $15TUESDAY: Ladies ski all day for $20 and receive a coupon package from several area busi-nesses. Discount ski clinics and nursery also available with res-ervation. Add lunch for $5.WEDNESDAY: Half day for $15 from 12:30-4 p.m.

THURSDAY: Breakfast Club — 55 and up ski all day for $20 includes breakfast and a Black Mountain travel mug.MON-FRI: Family Passport — two adults and two juniors for $79 (Non holiday weeks)SATURDAY/SUNDAY: Family Passport — two adults and two juniors for $99. No black outs.SUNDAY: Carroll County Afternoons — Residents ski for $10 after 12:30 on Sunday afternoons. Valid ID required.

MOOSE ON THE LOOSE: Charlie Frodigh checks out the local wild-life during a recent ski trip.

Ride and Ski New England Weekend Tour (March 14): 2-for-1 tickets to ride and ski for New England card-hold-ers only. On-snow demos, Apres Ski Party sponsored by Naukabout and Harpoon Brewery. Games and prizes and giveaways. You do not have to be an RSNE cardholder to participate in apres events.10th Annual Red Parka Regatta (March 25): Contestants can build their own craft, or use one of the kayaks provided by the Red Parka. The only rules are: You must cross the finish line while still in or on your craft, and your ‘craft’ must be something other than skis or a snowboard. To better your chances of winning, be sure to show up in costume. While taking in the race, enjoy a deck party complete with a BBQ lunch and live music by Jeff Conley. Registration is at noon. Entry fee is $15 for a single skipper entry and $25 for a multi-crew craft. All pro-ceeds go to the Red Parka Scholarship Fund. Call Cindy at 603-383-4344 for information.Annual Spring Splash Pond Skimming (March 27): Pond skimming is a kind of ‘rite of passage’ into spring at Black. So come on out and get wet or just laugh at the ones that do.

Special events

Scanlan broke the school record in the 600 meters at

All-States despite knee injuries. She will move on to

compete at New Englands this Friday and at Nationals.

Mary ScanlanGirls Track

Photos by Chick and Susan Frodigh



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The Lady Titans continued their historic season by breaking three school records Friday night at the All-State Championships. Five la-dies will be advancing to New Englands and Nike Indoor Nationals.

Earning a total of 16 points, the Titans scored in the top six overall at the Reggie Lew-is Center in Roxbury.

“I thought the girls competed very well this weekend. They have been there before and are not overwhelmed by the big stage,” head coach Greg Zopatti said.

Senior Berkeley Hall scored 12 points for the Titans when she placed in both the long jump and hurdles. Jumping two inches short of her personal record, Hall placed second in the long with a leap of 18-07.75. Seeded sixth, Hall picked up fourth place by running her fast-est race in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.41 seconds.

“She not only showed off her amazing tal-ent on Friday, but showed her tough and gritty character when she had to dig down deep for those performances,” Zopatti said. “That was the most impressed I’ve ever been with her in her career.”

“I was happy to have done so well in the long jump and hurdles,” Hall said. “Even though I beat my personal record in the hurdles, I hope that I’ll do even better this Friday at New Englands and the week after that at Nationals.”

Hall ran the lead leg of the 4x200 with ju-nior Michelle Coate, senior Teresa Fatemi and junior Becky Stoyle, which placed fourth and set a new school record of 1:46.11. The 4x200 team will be competing at New England Cham-pionships and Nationals.

“We went into the race expecting to place and knowing that we could,” Stoyle said. “We gave it our all and performed our best. We are very happy being named fourth best in the state. It is a huge accomplishment for us.”

Fatemi, Stoyle and Coate dou-bled up relays, placing 13th in the 4x400 with anchor Mary Scanlan, a junior.

Another school record was bro-ken by Scanlan in the 600 meters, who will run the race again at New Englands. With a time of 1:36.91, she took eighth place.

“At the beginning of the race I was in the very back of the pack, so I tried not to focus on the speed I was running, but more on positioning myself in first,” Scanlan said.

With several Titans on the up-ward trend, Zopatti expects some excellent performances at New Eng-lands and Nationals.

“These are the first girls we’ve ever had qualify for Indoor New Englands, and they are very excit-ed,” Zopatti said. “These girls have a real shot to make some noise at both meets, and there is a chance they will put Pembroke track and field on the national map.”

Lady Titans advance to New Englands

Girls track sending five athletes to next level

JUMP FORWARD: Berkeley Hall scored 12 points for the Titans at the All-State Championships last Friday. She will advance to New Englands.

RECORD-BREAKER: Mary Scanlan broke the school record in the 600 meters on Friday with a time of 1:36.91. She will run again at New Englands.

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Though they won’t be sending anyone on to the New Englands, the Titans’ efforts at Friday’s All-State Championships gave the team a good start to the out-door season.

“The boys team gained some valuable experience today with most of them competing in their first ever state finals,” head coach Jim Rooney said. “When we set goals at the beginning of the

year, only a few guys were expected to even make it this far, so to have seven guys competing today was a big plus.”

However, veteran run-ners Ryan Kelley and Bren-dan Adams, both juniors, did not do as well as they were expecting.

“I know the guys didn’t really score as high as they would have liked to, but just to be able to compete at this

STRONG FINISH: Senior captain Paul Cina (above) along with 4x800 teammates Ryan Kelley, Wesley Gallagher and Joe Vercollone placed 14th at the All States, beating their Division III time by almost 10 seconds.

Boys’ indoor season ends

Titans ready for spring track

continued on page 22

Photos by Dave Palana

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