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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.