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Looking for something to do this Friday night? Pembroke High School sophomore Alex Nulty invites Pembrokians to check out the talents of kids across eastern Massachusetts at the HOPE FOR HAITI Youth Talent Show Competition, to be held at the Boston University Morse Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the American Red Cross Youth Advisory Board and BU Red Cross Volunteers. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show will start at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 and are available at the door. All proceeds will help the American Red Cross' efforts in Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake. Nulty is a member of the local American Red Cross chapter's Youth Advisory Board and will be emceeing the event. Along with the talents of local kids who auditioned for a spot in the show, the event will feature a performance by the R&B band AHMIR. For more information, call 617-274-5320 or e-mail
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On Monday, March 22 at 7 p.m., social activist and photographer Rachel Williams will present the film “View from a Grain of Sand,” which highlights the effects of three decades of war on three Afghan women. Williams also will discuss her work with the UJP Afghan Task Force and her experiences in Afghanistan. This program is part of the Pembroke Reads events for the book "Three Cups of Tea." For more information, call the library at 781-293-6771. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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T-Mobile’s decision to appeal the Zoning Board’s rejection of their wireless tower project on West Elm Street has neighbors up in arms and promising they will not stop fighting the cell phone company — as well as the Pembroke Country Club, where the tower has been proposed. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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Could there be a mountain lion roaming the woods just a mile from the Pembroke town line? State officials say no. A carpenter working on a job in the Keene Street area in Duxbury recently claimed to have watched a cougar, about six to six-and-a-half-feet long, walk along a fence line, according to Duxbury Department of Public Works Director Peter Buttkus. Pembroke officials were then notified because of the proximity to the town line. |
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Written by Stephanie Spyropoulos
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Fighting for your life in a physical attack is hard to imagine, but being prepared to defend yourself is an invaluable tool — one that was taught recently to 15 women at the Pembroke Police Boys Club. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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If you ask someone in Pembroke what they’re reading these days, chances are they’ll say “Three Cups of Tea.” The nonfiction book by activist Greg Mortenson is on the top of Pembroke’s reading list this spring, as the Pembroke Public Library launches its first “one book, one town” program: Pembroke Reads. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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Debbie Killeffer and her husband Rob, a minister at First Baptist Church of Braintree, recently returned from a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, where they worked with doctors, nurses and other volunteers to provide medical aid to Haitian sugar cane workers. The Killeffers have lived in Pembroke for about five years. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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Residents soon will have the option to buy toilet paper, paper towels and other products from a salesman making house calls after selectmen voted Monday night to grant Peter Shurdut of Paper Chain Inc. a permit to solicit in town. |
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The Mattakeesett Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Pembroke Public Library. Julie McIntosh Shapiro will give a lecture titled “Seeds: From the Arnold Arboretum and Beyond — Big Pictures of Little Things.” This is a visual trip along the magnified surfaces of seeds and explores the secrets of seed design and function. |
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After the Zoning Board unanimously denied its application for a variance to construct a cell tower on the outskirts of the Pembroke Country Club’s property adjacent to dozens of Dwelley Street and Milford Drive residences, T-Mobile is now suing the town of Pembroke in an attempt to override the Zoning Board’s ruling. |
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Written by Horatio Green
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All across America, there are mom-and-pop businesses offering products, services and employment to their communities. Of course, their mission is to make enough profit to provide for business reinvestment and to provide an adequate standard of living for their families. They contribute to the well-being of their communities. Their mission is not wealth creation. |
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Written by Karen Proctor
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The year was 1906 when the Bryantville News reported that much interest was being stirred up on High Street near the Duxbury line. The old Mechanics Hall (now the High Street Fire Station) was being remodeled and would serve once again as a place for dancing and entertainment. |
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Pembroke Youth Soccer has four $500 scholarships that will be awarded to a Pembroke High School senior or senior of a private school who has been accepted to a two- or four-year college. The student must have participated in Pembroke Youth Soccer. Mail completed application and essay to: Pembroke Youth Soccer League, P.O. Box 323, Pembroke, MA 02359. Application deadline is March 19. Applications can be found on the pembrokesoccer.org home page or on the Pembroke High School Naviance site. |
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The Pembroke Military Support Group is running a calendar raffle now through April. Raffle tickets cost $10 each or three for $20. Each ticket gives the holder a chance to win a series of prizes that will be drawn each day throughout the month of April. All prizes have a value of at least $50 and include gift cards to local restaurants, salons and shops as well as cash, jewelry, gift baskets and other items. Tickets are available from Pembroke Military Support Group members or in the selectmen’s office at Town Hall. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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The Pembroke Express staff was hard at work on this week's paper when work began up at the Center Plaza on Wednesday afternoon, but Sharon MacNamara of Pembroke Connect shot some great footage of the action. Check it out on her YouTube page here. Stay tuned to the Pembroke Express for continued coverage of the project as it moves forward this spring. |
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Written by Becca Manning
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When Brian and Jenn Deegan’s daughter, a freshman volleyball player, suffered a concussion during practice in October, she was cleared within 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 rehabilitation services at the Sports Concussion Clinic at South Shore Hospital, using Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (imPACT), which evaluated the teen’s verbal and visual memory, processing speed and reaction time. |
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