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man. some attention, and the Indian
Jim Egan Egan and Head School, which needs a
Flynn join Ha- new roof. Those are the big-
nover police ticket items, but all our build-
officer Tom ings need some attention. We
Chambers in need to figure out a way to take CHEER CHAMPS: The Whitman-Hanson varsity cheerlead-
the race for care of those physical things ing team took first place at the Patriot League Cheerleading
selectman. even though there are a lot of Championships held Thursday, Feb. 10 at WHRHS. See more 7HITMANs-IDDLEBOROs0LYMOUTH
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Richard Flynn man Chris Col- Flynn’s seat on the Plan-
clough is not ning Board is up this year, but

seeking re-election this year.
“There’s still a lot of work
to be done, and I enjoy doing
it. I think my record speaks
for itself,” Egan said of why
New direction
instead of seeking a second
term on that board, he has set
his sights on the Board of Se-
lectmen.
“I think that in these tough

he is running again. “If people
are willing to support me, I’m
willing to serve.”
A retired teacher who has
lived in Hanson for more than
37 years, Egan is finishing
his sixth year on the Board
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Alternative education program
returning to WHRHS setting
By Becca Manning, Express Editor
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at-risk students get to gradu-
ation —will be coming back
to Whitman-Hanson Regional
High School.
WHRSD Superintendent
Ruth Gilbert-Whitner and high
school Principal Jeff Szyma-
niak announced plans at last
Wednesday’s School Commit-
tee meeting to bring the pro-
gram back to the school by the
start of the 2011-12 year.
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2 The Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!
Teens offering tax help
W
By Emily Brain, Express Intern
hile it is once
again time to file
taxes, two Whit-
man-Hanson Regional High
School students are prepared
to provide the help that will
make this process a smooth
one. For a second year, the
Whitman-Hanson Tax-Aide
Program will be available to
those in need of assistance.
The AARP Tax-Aide
Foundation sponsors the
Whitman-Hanson Tax-Aide
Program and it is free for all
students, senior citizens and
taxpayers with low to moder-
ate income in the community.
Whitman-Hanson teacher
Lydia Nelson started this pro-
gram last year after she saw
an ad in an AARP magazine
about the Tax-Aide program.
Nelson called to inquire about
the program and was curious
to know if it was something
she could get her accounting
students involved in; she was
surprised to hear that it was
possible.
“It all started with a phone
call,” Nelson said.
Last year was the first time
the Tax-Aide Program was in-
troduced to Whitman-Hanson.
With hard work and dedicated
volunteers, the program was
successful enough to allow its
continuation this year.
Along with Nelson, Whit-
man-Hanson juniors Kyle
Kane and Alex Winnett have
volunteered to provide their
service to the Tax-Aide Pro-
gram. Nelson trained Kane
and Winnett so that they could
be made available to assist in
filing basic tax forms.
Kane and Winnett were
motivated to become involved
in the program so that they
would be able to help those in
need.
To participate in this Pro-
gram, Kane and Winnett had
to become certified tax aides.
This required a 60-day course,
taught by Nelson, during
which they studied tax law,
and they also had to pass three
levels of IRS testing.
Old Colony YMCA to hold Vacation Club
The Old Colony YMCA
will be offering its February
Vacation Club from Feb. 22-
25 at Maquan Elementary
School in Hanson.
On Tuesday, the group
will be going to the Brockton
Y for a fun day of “Swim and
Gym.” On Wednesday, it’s a
Library sponsoring poetry writing contest
The Whitman Public Li-
brary is sponsoring a poetry
contest to celebrate Poetry
Month in April. The contest
is open to the general public,
and Whitman residency is not
required. People are encour-
aged to try their hand at pen-
ning some thoughts through
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School teacher Lydia Nelson
helped juniors Alex Winnett and Kyle Kane receive their
tax aide certifications as a requirement to volunteer for the
Whitman-Hanson AARP Tax-Aide Program.
NEED TAX HELP?
The Tax-Aide Program is now
open on Thursdays in the
Whitman-Hanson Regional High
School Library from 2-5:30 p.m.
Taxes are done by appointment,
which can be made by calling
781-618-7155, and all appoint-
ments are confidential.
Kane and Winnett did not
hesitate to admit that the train-
ing is a challenge. With hard
coursework and a test that
takes approximately 20 hours
to complete, becoming certi-
fied is certainly difficult. How-
ever, both boys agreed that it’s
worth it, saying that the test is
the hardest part because it is
so complicated, but after that
everything gets easier.
Both teens said they en-
joyed the experience and the
opportunity to give back to
the community.
“We are looking forward
to working with the clients,”
Kane and Winnett said.
Both Kane and Winnett
successfully earned their cer-
tification and are now able to
begin working with members
of the community.
Nelson, Kane and Winnett
all recommended volunteering
for the Tax-Aide Program to
anyone who has good people
“Toy Story 3” day, so chil-
dren should come dressed as
their favorite character and
bring along a favorite stuffed
animal. On Thursday, the
group will be heading to TD
Garden for Disney’s “Toy
Story 3 on Ice.” And on Fri-
day, it’s a snow-themed day,
the poetic form.
No experience is re-
quired to enter the contest,
and entries must be received
by Friday, March 18. First,
second and third place win-
ners will be selected from the
following categories: Adult,
teen (ages 13-18) and youth
Photo by Emily Brain
skills, is motivated and is up
for a challenge.
“We want more kids who
can handle the stress to vol-
unteer for next year,” Nelson
said. “No one should be too
intimidated to try.”
Kane and Winnett believe
they gained a lot of experi-
ence from their training and
will gain even more as they
interact with the clients; for
them, volunteering has been a
positive experience.
“When you’re doing peo-
ple’s taxes, it opens your eyes
to the different situations in
the community that we don’t
see in school,” Winnett said.
Nelson hopes to be able to
continue offering the Tax-Aide
Program in the years to come,
believing in a commitment to
the community. Nelson said
though it is a lot of work, it
benefits everyone, as student
volunteers develop new skills
and those in need of tax help
are provided with free aid.
The Tax-Aide Program is
now open on Thursdays in the
Whitman-Hanson Regional
High School Library from
2-5:30 p.m. Taxes are done
by appointment, which can
be made by calling 781-618-
7155, and all appointments
are confidential.
so children should come
dressed to go outside, while
inside activities also will be
all about snow.
Registration is required,
and tickets to Disney are
limited, so sign up early.
Call 508-833-4796 for more
information and prices.
(12 and under). Winning po-
ems will be presented dur-
ing a poetry reading event on
Saturday, April 16 at the li-
brary.
Submit poems with an of-
ficial entry form, found at the
library, local schools and the
town office.
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School district facing Rockland Trust scholarships

Rockland Trust will award five $2,500 college scholar-

$2.5 million budget gap

By Becca Manning, Express Editor
becca@hansonexpress.com
Though it is still early in
the budget process, the Whit-
man-Hanson Regional School
District is facing a budget gap
of about $2.5 million, school
officials said last week.
WHRSD Business Man-
ager Sharon Andrew present-
ed an early revenue estimate
for fiscal year 2012 at the dis-
trict School Committee meet-
ing on Wednesday, Feb. 9,
following up a Jan. 29 budget
breakfast in which adminis-
trators mostly discussed ex-
penses for the year.
With a proposed FY12
budget totaling more than
$45.3 million, and available
revenues at just under $43
million, administrators will
have to find a way to make
up the difference so they can
present a balanced budget.
On Feb. 9, the School
Committee unanimously vot-
ed to move $800,000 from
district reserves to help less-
en the cuts — an action they
have taken during the last
three budget cycles, accord-
ing to chairman Bob Hayes.
Part of the reason for the
gap is the fact that federal
stimulus (ARRA) funds that
have helped protect many
schools and towns from major
financial burden over the past
two years have now dried up.
The district also is in the
middle of contract negotia-
tions with teachers and also
is negotiating a new transpor-
tation contract — with costs
expected to increase in both
areas.
Andrew said the budget
gap will have to be made up
either through increasing rev-
enue from the town or state
or through budget reductions,
though she did not specify
where cuts might be made.
“It’s not a positive thing,
but we’ve been there before
and we’ve made it through,”
Andrew said of the budget
gap.
In a separate numbers dis-
cussion last Wednesday, Fa-
cilities Director Ernie Sand-
land provided the School
Committee with an update
on snow removal operations
at all of the district’s school
buildings.
Sandland reported that
more than 71 inches of snow
had fallen on the Whitman
and Hanson area from Dec.
20 to Feb. 4.
He and his staff have been
busy clearing all that snow
and ice off school roofs, with
about 630 hours of custodian
hours used in the effort, plus
more than 300 hours of sub-
stitute custodian hours.
At Whitman Middle
School alone, as much as sev-
en feet of snow had drifted up
against the building, Sandland
said. Along with removing the
heavy snow, workers cleared
drains to ensure melting snow
and ice had somewhere to go.
The district hired a con-
tractor with a crane to remove
snow from the roof of Duval
Elementary School in Whit-
man, Sandland said. Accord-
ing to a digital reading on
the crane, which records the
weight of every load, more
than 63 tons of snow were
removed from the school. At
Maquan Elementary School
in Hanson, more than 27 tons
were removed.
Also at their Feb. 9 meet-
ing, the School Committee
held a ribbon cutting for a
new computer lab at Whitman
Middle School, made pos-
sible through a $25,000 Pepsi
Refresh Grant. WMS teacher
Gavin Thomas organized the
effort to pursue the grant,
which was awarded based on
the number of online votes the
project received.
The next WHRSD School
Committee meeting will be
held Wednesday, March 9 at 7
p.m. at the high school.
ships to graduating high school seniors in their annual schol-
arship competition. Students graduating from high school in
2011 and who are residents of Plymouth County, Barnstable
County, Bristol County or the towns of Cohasset, Stoughton,
Randolph, Braintree, Weymouth, Quincy, Wellesley or Wa-
tertown are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in the top
50 percent of their graduating class and will be scored based
on academic achievement, community involvement and an
essay question. Five winners will be selected.
Applications will be accepted until March 18. Applica-
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Hanson police log
Monday Feb. 7
8:25 a.m. Caller reported
trespassing on East Washington
Street.
2:05 p.m. Officer requested
at Maquan Elementary School
on Maquan Street.
Tuesday Feb. 8
10:34 a.m. Officer request-
ed on Deer Hill Road.
1:15 p.m. Officer requested
on Franklin Street.
3:29 p.m. Suspicious ac-
tivity reported on Indian Head
Street.
5:56 p.m. Burglar alarm
sounded on Main Street. Build-
ing secured.
7:17 p.m. Burglar alarm
sounded at Priority Music on
Main Street.
8:33 p.m. Police required
on Spring Street.
Wednesday Feb. 9
9:22 a.m. Officer requested
on Arlene Street.
10:20 a.m. Animal com-
plaint at Pembroke line on
Maquan Street.
12:56 p.m. Disabled auto
reported on Liberty Street at
King’s Landing.
6:50 p.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Winter
Street.
9:00 p.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Winter
Street.
9:52 p.m. Caller reported
property lost/found on Beatrice
Lane.
11:22 p.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Hudson
Street.
Thursday Feb. 10
1:40 a.m. Disabled auto
reported on West Washington
Street.
8:28 a.m. Motor vehicle
stop on Winter Street. William
M. Sieve, 13 W. Washington
St. reported on a warrant arrest.
Vehicle towed.
10:10 a.m. Officer request-
ed at Post Office on Monpon-
sett Street. Peace restored.
12:10 p.m. Animal com-
plaint on Liberty Street. Area
search was negative.
3:21 p.m. Suspicious activ-
ity was reported on Reed Street.
Area search was negative.
4:30 p.m. Fire Department
required at L.Z. Thomas School
on Main Street.
6:11 p.m. Burglar alarm
sounded on Main Street.
6:59 p.m. Property report-
ed lost/stolen at Shaw’s Super-
market on Liberty Street.
7:19 p.m. Disturbance
reported at Hanson Middle
School, Liberty Street. A gath-
Hanson Public Library Foundation to
hold annual meeting March 1
Members of the Hanson Public Library Foundation are cor-
dially invited to the 2011 annual meeting of The Hanson Public
Library Foundation Inc. on Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Community Room of the Hanson Public Library. Items on the
agenda include the election of officers, the acceptance of the an-
nual report, the budget, programs and volunteer opportunities.
Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the 2010 Hanson
Public Library Foundation Inc. Annual Report are available at
the library. Foundation members may pick up their copy of the
report at the library circulation desk or request that a copy be
mailed. E-mail hpl.foundation@gmail.com or call the Hanson
Public Library at 781-293-2151 to request a mailed copy.
ering was dispersed.
7:51 p.m. A parking viola-
tion was reported at Whitman-
Hanson Regional High School,
Franklin Street.
Friday Feb. 11
1:55 a.m. Burglar alarm
sounded on Forest Trail.
7:54 a.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Spring
Street.
10:15 a.m. Officer wanted
on High Street.
11:48 a.m. Fire Depart-
ment provided mutual aid to
Rockland on Beech Street.
12:40 p.m. Officer wanted
on East Washington Street.
5:40 p.m. Highway De-
partment required on Bonney
Hill Lane.
6:39 p.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Franklin
Street.
7:28 p.m. Police required
on Waltham Street.
8:21 p.m. Property report-
ed lost/stolen at Shaw’s Super-
market, Liberty Street.
11:31 p.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Reed
Street.
Saturday Feb. 12
12:43 a.m. Disabled auto
reported at Whitman-Hanson
Regional High School, Frank-
lin Street.
9:13 a.m. Highway De-
partment required on Bonney
Hill Lane.
11:07 a.m. Burglar alarm
sounded on Monponsett Street.
1:15 p.m. Motor vehicle
accident reported on Monpon-
sett Street.
2:54 p.m. Officer wanted
on East Washington Street.
Peace restored.
4:48 p.m. Officer wanted
on West Washington Street.
8:56 p.m. Fire Department
required on Fuller Street.
Sunday Feb. 13
1:32 p.m. Officer request-
ed on Phillips Street. Adam
Burnieika of Whitman was ar-
rested for OUI-liquor, second
offense, driving to endanger
(negligent).
12:54 p.m. Police required
on County Road. Peace re-
stored.
2:22 p.m. Officer requested
on County Road.
4:18 p.m. Animal com-
plaint at Camp Kiwanee on
Camp Kiwanee Road.
4:20 p.m. Motorist assisted
at Fern Hill Cemetery on High
Street.
9:56 p.m. Police required
on Main Street.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Stolen items recovered
Police arrest East Bridgewater man for series of
house break-ins in Whitman, other area towns
By Stephanie Spyropoulos
Express Staff
Whitman police are work-
ing with the victims of sev-
eral house break-ins to return
stolen items following a bust
last week in which the items
were recovered from an East
Bridgewater home.
Police also are relying on
tips from alert neighbors to
prevent further break-ins simi-
lar to those that occurred re-
cently — some of which were
done in broad daylight.
On Wednesday, Feb. 9,
police recovered thousands
of dollars in goods, including
Nikon cameras, jewelry, cash
and laptop computers, at the
home of Patrick Lydon, 36, of
Natalie Drive in East Bridge-
water, a suspect in several
recent breaking and entering
cases in Whitman and sur-
rounding towns.
A search warrant was acti-
vated under the lead of WEB
task force investigator Ser-
geant Detective Tim Hanlon
of Whitman police last week,
Whitman Police Detective Stephen Drass looks over items recov-
according to East Bridgewater ered during a warranted search of an East Bridgewater home last
police Detective Scott Allen, week. Photo by Stephanie Spyropoulos
WEB investigator.
hospitals for treatment. Police also found three
Patrick Lydon and his
Warrant, were issued for bags of a substance that ap-
brother, Richard Lydon, 36,
their arrest following release peared to be heroin along with
of Nason Street, Brockton,
from the hospital. other drug paraphernalia, he
had been arrested by Abington
On Feb. 9, Hanlon arrest- said.
police on Sunday, Jan. 23 in a
ed Patrick Lydon as he left his Kelly Lydon, 31, a resi-
stolen vehicle, just hours after
home in East Bridgewater and dent of Natalie Drive, was
a house on Old Colony Way
executed a search warrant for arrested by WEB Task Force
in Whitman had been broken
the premises. investigators for possession of
into — the front door kicked
“During the execution of heroin during the search. She
off its hinges and several items
the search warrants police re- was booked and processed at
reported missing.
covered jewelry on Lydon’s the East Bridgewater Police
When police approached
person along with numerous Department.
the brothers, they discovered
items that appeared to be sto- As police look forward to
the men were in need of medi-
len from recent house breaks,” returning items to their right-
cal aid for an alleged overdose.
Allen said. ful owners, Detective Stephen
Both were transported to area
Drass of Whitman Police
urged residents to look out for
Man found asleep at the wheel, their neighbors and to call the
police if there is suspicious ac-
charged with second OUI tivity.
“I would rather go check
A Whitman man is facing his out a house or car and find out
the situation is fine,” Drass
second OUI offense af-
ter he reported- said.
Reporting an incident that
ly fell asleep
may turn out to be nothing is
at the wheel
better than finding out later a
while stopped
at the intersec- home has been broken into, he
tion of Phillips added.
and Main streets Police & court briefs In the area of Westwood
in Hanson. Drive in Whitman on Dec. 30,
Another driver came to the Hanson police station around a resident was gone for four
1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 to report that a vehicle was hours when her 55-inch tele-
vision was stolen right out the
stopped at the intersection and that the man behind the wheel
appeared to be asleep. When officers arrived, they found that front door of her home, Drass
the driver was in fact asleep behind the wheel, with the vehicle said.
He called the burglarizing
set in drive and his foot on the brake. When officers tapped on
the car window, the driver woke up and released his foot from of homes “rampant” and said
many homes had been dam-
the brake, causing the vehicle to roll into a snow bank, accord-
ing to Hanson Police Lt. Joe Yakavonis. aged in recent break-ins, with
doors being torn off either the
The driver was identified as Adam Burnieika, 33, of Wash-
ington St., Whitman. After police got Burnieika to exit the front or back to gain entry.
Lydon will be summonsed
vehicle and began questioning him, officers noted signs that
to court to face charges of re-
he may have been drinking, Yakavonis said. Burnieika was
ceiving stolen property, ac-
arrested and charged with OUI second offense and driving to
cording to Whitman detec-
endanger. His vehicle was towed.
tives.
— B. Manning
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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Ann A. McGunnigle, 90, teacher’s aide
Ann A. (Deehan) McGunnigle, 90, a life-
long resident of Whitman, died Sunday, Feb.
13, after a period of failing health. She was the
wife of the late Robert F. McGunnigle Sr.
Born and raised in Whitman, she was the
daughter of the late John T. and Margaret T.
(Nash) Deehan and a graduate of Whitman
High School.
Ann had worked for over 15 years as a
teacher’s aide at the former Regal Park School
of Whitman. She was a longtime communicant
of the Holy Ghost Church and a former mem-
ber of the Ladies Sodality. She loved traveling
and knitting and was an avid reader.
Ann leaves her children, John McGunnigle
and his wife Linda of West Bridgewater, Sheilah
Doherty and her husband Gerald of Boston and
Kathi McGunnigle and her husband Timothy
Ouimette of New York; her brother William
Deehan and his wife Shirley of Plymouth; and
Bernice X. Olsen, 88, nurse’s aide
Bernice X. (Goodliss) Olsen, 88, a resident
of Whitman for more than 40 years, died Thurs-
day, Feb. 10, after a period of failing health.
She was the wife of the late Ralph Olsen.
Born and raised in Boston, she was the
daughter of the late Morris and Celia (Kann)
Goodliss. In her earlier years, Bernice worked
as a welder at the Quincy Shipyard and later
for Mr. Boston Liquors. Before her retirement,
she was a nurse’s aide at the Embassy House of
Brockton for more than 20 years.
Norman B. Shepherd, 84,
member of Wampatuck Lodge of Masons
Norman B. Shepherd, 84, of Hanson, died
on Feb.12 at the Radius Healthcare Facility in
Plymouth after a period of failing health. He
was the husband of Lorraine P. (Sylvia) Shep-
herd.
He was born in Hanover, son of the late Al-
fred and Margaret (Baillie) Shepherd and was
raised in Hanson and educated there and in Ha-
nover.
Norman was a longtime employee in the
maintenance department of the former CALO
Pet Food Co. and he later worked for Coburn
Wilbert Vault Co., South Shore Packing and
My Three Sons Hardware.
He belonged to Wampatuck Lodge of Ma-
sons in East Bridgewater and was a 32nd de-
gree member of the Scottish Rite Bodies. He
was the current Worthy Patron and past Worthy
Patron of Pilgrim Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. He was Past Grand Warder of the Grand
Catlin Regan, 9, wins the scooter races held in the
gymnasium as part of the Community Togetherness
Celebration on Saturday.
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her sisters Margaret Shields of Abington, Fran-
ces Mahoney and her husband Robert of Whit-
man, Kathleen Willett and her husband Robert
of East Bridgewater and Deanna Bermingham
and her husband Douglas of Whitman. She also
leaves four grandchildren, eight great-grand-
children and many nieces and nephews. She
was the mother of the late Robert F. McGun-
nigle Jr., sister of the late Marie Phinney, and
sister-in-law of the late John Shields.
Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 19
at 8:15 a.m. at Blanchard Funeral Chapel on
Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) in Whit-
man, followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m. at
Holy Ghost Church in Whitman. Burial will
follow at St. James Cemetery in Whitman. Vis-
iting hours will be held Friday, Feb. 18 from 4-8
p.m. Donations in Ann’s name may be made to
the charity of one’s choice.
She leaves her two sons, Robert Olsen and
his wife Mary-Jean of Pembroke and Richard ART WITH HEART: Paige Regan, 6, of Whitman colors in her
Olsen of Whitman, and her three grandchil- valentine while enjoying a lollipop from the Student Council
dren, Stephanie Allen and her husband Thomas table at Saturday’s Community Togetherness Celebration at
WHRHS.
of Middelboro and Shanna Olsen and Shalynn Photo by Stephanie Spyropoulos
Olsen, both of Pembroke.
Her memorial service was held Monday,
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Hanover. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and
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He leaves his wife Lorraine P. (Sylvia)
Shepherd and his children, David L. Shepherd
and his wife Linda of Hanson and Lori E. Shep-
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➢➢ Michelle McMahon was

named to the dean’s list at
Bridgewater State University
for the 2010 fall semester.
➢➢ Victoria Zappi has been
named to the dean’s list at
University of New England in
Biddeford Maine for the fall
semester 2010.
➢➢ Whitman resident Stacey
Shanahan graduated from
Eastern Nazarene College re-
cently, receiving a master’s
degree in education during
the college’s recent winter
commencement exercises
held Jan. 30 at the Wollaston ALL-STAR EVENT: Rick Pulkinen, Sean Ahern and contestants
Church of the Nazarene in listen as Bob Brogna, center, explains the rules of the free throw
Quincy. contest, at the recent All-Star Event held by Whitman Jr. Pro
Basketball at Whitman Middle School.
➢➢ Whitman resident Me-
lissa Camilien, grade 12,
earned First Honors on the
Fontbonne Academy second
quarter honor roll.
➢➢ Abigail Hanson of Han-
son made honor roll for term
two at Notre Dame Academy
in Hingham.
➢➢ Whitman firefighter/
BIRTHDAY GIRL: Happy second birthday to Lilly Jones on Friday,
paramedic Patrick Travers
Feb. 18 with love from Mom, Dad, and Liam.
has successfully completed
the Plymouth County Fire /
Rescue Training Association
(PCFRTA) “Rope Rescue –
Operational Level” program.
The program is a two-day in-
depth program sponsored by
the PCFRTA and taught by
roper experts from across the
Country. “Firefighter Travers
is a member of the County
Tech Rescue Team and his
expertise in rope rescue adds
to our toolbox of resources,”
says Chief Grenno. The pro-
gram is funded through fed-
WOODLAND
L & D ANDSCAPE ESIGN
eral grant monies allocated to EMPLOYEE RECOGNIZED: Gail Spinney of Hanson was honored
the county team for advanced by her peers as Employee of the Quarter at Village at Proprietors FALL CLEAN UPS
training in areas of special- Green in Marshfield. Spinney, a dining room hostess and server, Snowplowing
ized rescue and hazards. was selected for her courteous and respectful work style as well
as her consistent positive and friendly attitude. Spinney received
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➢➢ Michelle Backlund, a a $150 gift card and will be entered into a drawing to win a trip
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sophomore majoring in ac- to Disney World at the annual Welch Healthcare & Retirement snowplowing list
counting, and Kasey Evans, Group’s award dinner in May. Left to right: Meaghan Thompson, FULLY LICENSED & INSURED
a sophomore majoring in hos- dining room manager, Gail Spinney and Richard Johnson, execu- Ray Tremblay 781-844-8930
pitality management, were tive director of Village at Proprietors Green in Marshfield.
Photo courtesy of Brian Cosgrove
named to the dean’s list at En-
dicott College in Beverly for
the fall semester. Backlund
is the daughter of Mark and
Paul Backlund of Whitman
and Evans is the daughter of
Thomas and Mary Evans of
Whitman.
Monday: Half Price Pizza
➢➢ Happy birthday to Ed-
ward Phillips and Molly Tuesday: $6.99 Fish Deals
Smith (Feb. 17), Jennifer Wednesday: Kids Eat Free
Brides-Mathias and Tim
Henderson (Feb. 19), Ellen Introducing “Acoustic Duo” Rob P. and Matt J.
Stillman (Feb. 20), Shirley Thursday: DJ Emo
Brewer and Christine Kil- Friday: Too Fast Zero
martin (Feb. 21), Ed Colley
and Lorraine Edwards (Feb. Saturday: Road Soda
22), Grace Robohm, Joanne WELCOME! Michael and Laurel MacCurtain are the proud par- Sunday: Coming Soon “Trivia Night”
Clemons, Ben Huston, Em- ents of a son, Shane Joseph MacCurtain, born Saturday, Jan.
ily Leitch and Alexander 29 at 1:04 p.m., weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring (Dine-in only * Restriction apply * discounts or special cannot be combined)
Morrison (Feb. 23). 20 inches. He was welcomed home by his brother and sister,
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Eat your veggies ‘A Taste of Whitman February clearance sale at Good

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Neighbor Thrift Shoppe
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the idea that humans should ingest more phytochemicals (the celebrating “A Taste of Whit- clearance sale during the month of February; all clothes are only
chemicals that keep plants healthy) to boost our immune sys- man and Hanson” on Thurs- $1 each.  There is a wide selection.  All proceeds go to mission
tems. day, March 3, at the VFW Post projects.  The shop is located at the United Methodist Church,
Vegetables have the added benefit of being low in calories #697 in Whitman from 5:30 503 South Ave., Whitman and is open every Monday, except
and high in fiber. The bell peppers found in the recipe below p.m.- 8 p.m. Up to twenty lo- holidays, and the second and fourth Fridays of the month.
are loaded with B vitamins, vitamin C and folate; tomatoes cal restaurants and food ser-
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partnered with the Rotary to run
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Thursday Feb. 17
Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.
hairdresser, 9:30 a.m. card games,
10 a.m. Cracker Barrel, line dancing,
blood pressure at center.
Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m.
Walk the Park, 8:30 a.m. food
shopping, 11 a.m. KMart in Brockton
and Good Days Restaurant, 11:30
lunch, 12:30-3:30 p.m. brown bag
pick up, 1 p.m. cribbage.
Whitman Library. Resumé
Writing with Gary Gekow. Join
professional employment specialist,
Gary Gekow from 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
for a presentation and workshop
on resumé writing. This is a great
opportunity to take advantage of
a professional evaluation of your
resumé at no charge. Critique and
rehab your resumé before you need
to send it out; 6-7:30 p.m. Beginners
Knitting Class, to register call 781-
447-7613.
Hanson Little League Registration.
5-8 p.m. Maquan School. No late feel
will be applied.
Reiki Session. The Haven for Healing
is reaching out to family members
and friends of military servicemen
and women. A donation based Reiki
session open to all will be held at 6:30
p.m. at the Hanson Holistic Center,
156 Liberty St., Hanson followed by
a yoga class ($10) presented by Beth
Murphy.  Hanson Library. 1:30-2 p.m.
Rockland-Hanson Rotary Club.
6:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Olde
Hitching Post Restaurant in Hanson.
Friday Feb. 18
Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.
hairdresser. 9:30 a.m. card games, 10
a.m. cribbage, 1 p.m. bingo.
Hanson Library. 10-10:30 a.m. Wee
Readers for ages 0-3, drop in with
caregiver, for stories, finger play
and song. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Craft-
a-story for ages 3-7, Alpha Tales:
read alphabet stories and make a
corresponding craft. Call 781-292-
2151, X 106 to register.
Whitman Senior Center. Foxwoods
Casino, 7:30 a.m. center pick up, 7:45
a.m. home pick up, 11:30 a.m. lunch,
1 p.m. bingo.
Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., Friday
at Robinson Street in Hanson.
Sponsored by the Hanson American
Legion 226.
Saturday Feb. 19
‘Shabby, Chic & New’  Tag Sale.
10 a.m.-3 p.m. at The First Baptist
Church, 214 Main St. Hanson (snow
date is February 26). There will be
something for everyone. Space is
available at a reasonable price to sell
your treasures. For more information,
call First Baptist Church at 781-293-
3502 or Sue Parkinson at 781-293-
0061.
Sunday Feb. 20
Hanson Children’s Museum hosts
Diversity Month. The Hanson
Children’s Museum will host diversity
month at the Hanover Mall. The free
events are sponsored by Macy’s.
Enjoy cultural performances, artwork,
stories and special presentations
while learning about many cultures.
The Asian American influence; Lion
dancers, Kite demo, story telling,
karate demos will be featured.
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Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. nails
by Julie, 9:30 a.m. card games, 10
a.m. beginner’s bridge,1 p.m. bowling
at the Hanson Athletic Association.
Yoga Stories, ages 3+. Drop in with
caregiver for stories, finger play and
songs.
Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m.
Walk the park, 9 a.m. around town,
hairdresser, art class, fuel assistance
by appointment, tax assistance by
appointment, 10 a.m. line dancing at
Legion, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12 p.m.,
computer class, Atty. Whitney by
appt., 1 p.m. knitting/crocheting,
bowling.
Whitman Library. 12-3 p.m., the
Whitman Public Library will be
offering games and lunch for local
teens. The Wii game system will be
set up on the projector screen. Enjoy
a “pizza tasting” featuring local
restaurants’ pizzas. No registration is
required.
Hanson Food Pantry. 10:30 a.m.-
12 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at First Baptist
Church, Main Street.
Wednesday Feb. 23
Hanson Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.
card games, 10 a.m. poker, 1:30
exercise with Cindie ($5).
Whitman Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.
Target in Hanover, 10 a.m. chair
yoga, 11:30 lunch, 1 p.m. Bingo at
Harvard Court, Mah-Jongg.
Whitman-Hanson Kiwanis Club.
Meets on Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. at
the Hitching Post Restaurant. For
more information, call Mike at 781-
447-6501.
‘No Tracks.” 8 p.m., presented by
Bridgewater State University Theater
and Dance. All performances are held
on the BSU campus in the Rondileau
Campus Center Auditorium. Tickets
are $8 for students with ID, senior
citizens, youth, and military with
ID; $10 for the general public. Call
the box office at 508-531-1321 or
visit www.bridgew.edu/theatre for
information and reservations.
Thursday Feb. 24
Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.
hairdresser,10 a.m. Cracker Barrel,
line dancing.
Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m.
Walk the Park, 10 a.m. Frugal
Fannie’s in Westwood, 11:30 a.m.
lunch, 12:30 p.m. fuel assistance by
appointment, 1 p.m. cribbage.
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Whitman Library. 6-7:30 p.m.,
Beginner’s Knitting Class, to register
call 781-447-7613.
Rockland-Hanson Rotary Club.
6:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Olde
Hitching Post Restaurant in Hanson.
‘Bat Boy: The Musical.’ 8 p.m.,
presented by Bridgewater State
University Theater and Dance. All
performances are held on the BSU
campus in the Rondileau Campus
Center Auditorium. Tickets are $8
for students with ID, senior citizens,
youth, and military with ID; $10
for the general public. Bat Boy:
The Musical is intended for mature
audiences. Call the box office at
508-531-1321 or visit www.bridgew.
edu/theatre for information and
reservations.
Friday Feb. 25
Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.
hairdresser. 9:30 a.m. card games, 10
a.m. cribbage, 1 p.m. bingo.
Hanson Library. 10-10:30 a.m. Wee
Readers for ages 0-3, drop in with
caregiver, for stories, finger play
and song. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Craft-
a-story for ages 3-7, Alpha Tales:
read alphabet stories and make a
corresponding craft. Call 781-292-
2151, X 106 to register.
Whitman Senior Center. 8:30 a.m.
food shopping, 9 a.m. manicurist, 11
a.m. Dollar Tree in Hanson and Grille
58 in Halifax, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1
p.m. bingo.
Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., Friday
at Robinson Street in Hanson.
Sponsored by the Hanson American
Legion 226.
‘No Tracks.” 8 p.m., presented by
Bridgewater State University Theater
and Dance. All performances are held
on the BSU campus in the Rondileau
Campus Center Auditorium. Tickets
are $8 for students with ID, senior
citizens, youth, and military with
ID; $10 for the general public. Call
the box office at 508-531-1321 or
visit www.bridgew.edu/theatre for
information and reservations.
Upcoming events
Love Your Library Rally. 11 a.m.-2
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. Share
stories about what your library means
to you, participate in a legislative
and planning question and answer
session, and enjoy refreshments and
activities for the whole family. Enjoy
a family magic show from 11 a.m. to
12 p.m. Pre-registration is required by
calling the library at 781-293-2151
or e-mailing info@hansonlibrary.
org. Library legislative and planning
question and answers will take
place from 12-2 p.m. There will be
stories and love-my-library crafts
for children. Refreshments will be
served from 12-2 p.m.
Puppet Show. Whitman Public
Library, from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 26 in the Community Room.
All children (3 and up only) must
be accompanied by an adult. This
is a new version of the classic story,
where Cinderella is a fairy who lives
with her stepmother and stepsister in
an enormous old oak tree! Deborah
Costine of Gerwick Puppets presents
this fun show for children and adults
alike. No registration is required.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Call the library at 781-447-7613
with any questions.
‘Bat Boy: The Musical.’ Feb. 26,
2 p.m. and 8 p.m., presented by
Bridgewater State University Theater
and Dance. All performances are held
on the BSU campus in the Rondileau
Campus Center Auditorium. Tickets
are $8 for students with ID, senior
citizens, youth, and military with
ID; $10 for the general public. “Bat
Boy: The Musical” is intended for
mature audiences. Call the box
office at 508-531-1321 or visit www.
bridgew.edu/theatre for information
and reservations.
‘No Tracks.” 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb.
27, presented by Bridgewater State
University Theater and Dance. All
performances are held on the BSU
campus in the Rondileau Campus
Center Auditorium. Tickets are $8
for students with ID, senior citizens,
youth, and military with ID; $10
for the general public. Call the box
office at 508-531-1321 or visit www.
bridgew.edu/theatre for information
and reservations.
Hanson Children’s Museum hosts
Diversity Month. The Hanson
Children’s Museum will host diversity
month at the Hanover Mall. The free
events are sponsored by Macy’s.
Enjoy cultural performances, artwork,
stories and special presentations while
learning about many cultures. Feb:
27: The West African Connection;
Drum Circle and a look at nations of
West Africa.
Red Cross Blood Drive. The
Whitman Knights of Columbus #
347 will sponsor a Red Cross blood
drive on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. at the K of C Hall, Route
18, 1195 Bedford St., Whitman.
Presenting donors will receive a
Bruins T-shirt. For an appointment,
call 1-800-redcross (1-800-733-2767)
or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins
are welcome; positive ID required.
Hanson Public Library Foundation
Annual Meeting. Tuesday, March 1
at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room
of the Hanson Public Library. Items
on the agenda include the election
of officers, the acceptance of the
annual report, the budget, programs,
and volunteer opportunities. Light
refreshments will be served.
Learn to Skate. Wednesdays, starting
March 1, 5:35-6:30 p.m. or Saturdays
starting March 5, 12:30-1:20 p.m.
with the Pilgrim Skating Club at
Hobomock Arena in Pembroke. 
Eight-week session on Wed. runs
through April 20 for $150 (plus
annual $15 registration fee for new
students). Seven-week session on
Sat. runs though April 16.  Helmets
mandatory. For more information
visit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call
781-294-7575.  for elders who need some activity
A Taste of Whitman and Hanson.
Thursday, March 3, at the VFW Post
#697 in Whitman from 5:30 p.m.- 8
p.m. Up to twenty local restaurants
and food service providers will be
offering samples from their menu
to the general public. Tickets are
$15 each or two for $25. There will
Thursday, February 17, 2011
be limited capacity. Tickets are on
sale at Duval’s Pharmacy, Curves
(in Whitman), Ford’s Insurance, and
Sandy’s Coffee Corner. All proceeds
will benefit DFS in the form of
scholarships at Awards Night. For
more information, contact Michael
Ganshirt at 781-252-9683.
Fashion Focus Ladies Night. 7
p.m.-9 p.m., Thursday, March 3 hosted
by Macy’s and the new Pomodorino
Restaurant at the Independence Mall
in Kingston. Enjoy an INC wardrobe
coordination class, a mini fashion
show and makeup consultation!  Free
makeup gifts for the first 25 women
to sign up  and with an INC purchase,
receive “Macy Bucks”! Following, the
Pomodorino Restaurant will provide
free passed appetizers and hors
d’oeuvres. Sign up early and reserve
your spot by contacting Maria at 781-
826-0241 or fashionfocusprogram@
comcast.net.
The Historical Society of Old
Abington. Sunday, March 6, at 2:30
p.m. at the Dyer Memorial Library,
28 Centre Avenue, in Abington.
A program entitled “National
Preservation Projects/Local
Applications” will be presented by
John Burrows of J. R. Burrows &
Company in Rockland. The public
is welcome to attend. For more
information call 781-878-8480.
Author Visit at Hanson Public
Library. March 12, 12:30 p.m.,
Author John Morris will discuss
“Alone at Sea: Gloucester in the Age
of the Dorymen (1623-1939),” his
account of the lives of Gloucester
fishermen. All are welcome;
refreshments will be served. To
register or to get more information,
visit the Hanson Public Library, or
call the Library at 781-293-2151.
Theorem Painting Demonstration.
The Whitman Cultural Council is
providing an opportunity to view a
demonstration of theorem painting
by Pamela DeYoung at l p.m. on
March 12 in the community room
at the Whitman Public Library, 100
Webster St., Whitman. This historical
art form uses stencils and oil paints on
velveteen to create its most common
images of the time, which were
baskets of fruit and flowers.
Medical Coding and Billing
Careers. March 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. at the Massasoit Conference
Center presented by Commonwealth
Corporation in partnership with the
Brockton Area Workforce Investment
Board and the South Shore WIB. This
is a free event.
Community Preservation Open
Forum. 7-8:30 p.m. on March 16
at Hanson Town Hall. Committee
members will be on hand to discuss the
Community Preservation Act and to
review the deadlines and application
process for the upcoming grant cycle.  
For information e-mail cpchanson@
gmail.com  or call 781-293-5644 ext
102 with any questions.
Whitman-Hanson Education
Foundation Spelling Bee. March 31.
Performing Arts Center at Whitman-
Hanson Regional High School.
For further information call Laura
Kemmett at 781-294-1261 or e-mail
info@wheducationfoundation.org.
Ongoing Events
Hanson Library On the Go.
Book delivery library service to the
homebound. For more information,
call Donald at 781-293-2151 x101.
Hanson COA Day Care. This is
and companionship. This is a non-
medical program that runs five days
a week with a hot lunch served daily.
For more information, call Diane
McCarey at 781-293-2683.
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Community fun

Cooper Preskins, 2, enjoys a cupcake with mom Dafne and brother Jackson, 6.

Kerri Sellers belts out a tune with her jazz band Driftway Jazz as drummer Doug Meadows
keeps a beat during the Community Togetherness Celebration held Saturday, Feb. 12 at
the high school. The event was organized by a team of Destination ImagiNation students
as part of their projectOUTREACH program.

Photos by Stephanie Spyropoulos

Riley Malloy, 9, shows her father James how to form people out of play dough. The Brittany Durant decorates the perfect cupcake in the culinary arts center.
craft theme was “What does your community mean to you?”

Whitman Food Pantry volunteers Bob Hogan and Dr. Mike Whitner and Whitman-Hanson Superintendent Dr. Ruth Gilbert-Whitner enjoy the events held in the
Leo Hurley participate in the charity fair, at the cafeteria on Saturday as part of raising awareness for the community.
Community Togetherness Celebration.
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q u e s t i o n o f t h e w ee k By Kristy Kennedy

How will you be spending your February vacation?

Krystle Gillietti
Old Colony Way, Whitman
“I’m going to hang out with my
good friend Sarah!”
Sarah Watson
Rosewood Drive, Hanson
“I’ll probably play some lacrosse
with Krystle!”
Vanessa Aroujo
Pearl Street, Whitman
“I’m going to New York.”
Gail McHugh
Alden Street, Whitman
“I’m going to relax on the holiday
and then work the rest of the
week.”
Tyler Langlais
Pleasant Street, Hanson
“I’m just going to relax all week.”

Paying it forward ––––––––––––––––––––––
O
n behalf of the Whitman-Hanson
Boys Hockey Boosters, I’d like to
extend my most sincere thanks to
the Whitman-Hanson communities for your re-
cent help with our efforts to support the local
food pantries. Considering this was our inau-
gural effort in doing this, your support on Pan-
ther Day was a huge success. Thanks to your
efforts and those of your children, we were able
to deliver cartons of canned goods, etc. to the
Whitman Food Pantry as well as the Hanson
Food Pantry.
Where do we go from here? ––––––––––––––
N
ow that the November elections are
several months behind us and the
proverbial dust has settled, we are
looking at a new horizon. The new challenges
we face all seem to appear to be financial. Every
department and organization within every com-
munity government is clamoring for additional
dollars, yet the reality is that there aren’t any.
Of course, accepting fiscal reality and fiduciary
responsibility hasn’t seemed to bother folks in
Massachusetts, nor many other states in this
country for the past 10 years. The rule of the
day was spend. Spend whether you have it or
not, and if it isn’t there, put it on the credit card.
The good times and the supply of money ap-
peared endless. Of course, any reasonable per-
son based in reality knows that isn’t the case.
Money has to come from somewhere and at the
end of the game it is you and I the taxpayer.
No one had foreseen the financial calamity that
was about to befall us. The proverbial house of
Thank you, Senator
Thomas Kennedy
I
would like to recognize Senator Thomas
Kennedy, who recently co-sponsored An
Act to Sustain Community Preserva-
tion.  This legislation stabilizes the Community
Preservation Act Trust Fund, which has dis-
tributed $89,375 to our town since we adopted
the CPA in 2008.  The CPA allows communi-
ties like ours to preserve open space, rehabili-
tate historic resources and support community
housing.   Because of Senator Kennedy’s sup-
port, Hanson will be able to do more important
projects like the Thomas Mill and Poor Meadow
Brook land purchases, Bonney House re-roof-
ing project, and preserving historical records
in the town clerk’s and assessor’s offices.  The
CPA preserves the quality of life in Hanson, and
we appreciate Senator Tom Kennedy’s efforts
to keep the Act strong.
David K Harris
Main Street
Email Letters to
editor@hansonexpress.com.
The Deadline is
Tuesday at noon.
People sometimes refer to younger genera-
tions than their own as the “Me” generation,
which is an unfair generalization. Congratulate
your children on participating in the impor-
tant act of giving to those in need and at the
same time, congratulate yourselves as parents
for teaching the next generation that “Paying
It Forward” is a practice that never gets old!
Congratulations Whitman-Hanson!
Jack Glynn, President
Whitman-Hanson Boys Hockey Boosters
cards finally fell.
Where do we go from here? Well, “experts”
tell us that we will experience another three
years of high unemployment at a bare mini-
mum. Others state that newly enacted and pro-
posed new federal laws will hinder, or worse,
suffocate business and employment recovery
in the short and long term. For the sake of ar-
gument let’s accept this premise at face value.
Like every prudent and responsible household
in the U.S.A., you can’t spend what you don’t
have. You’ll notice, I use the words prudent
and responsible. We must become increasingly
more prudent and responsible with the spend-
ing of our tax dollars. Every municipal entity
must conserve. There are no sacred cows. We
have to watch where every penny is spent.
People, generally, have a tendency to become
cavalier when the money being spent isn’t com-
ing directly out of their own pockets. Well, they
had better become more aware. The governor
of Massachusetts has already announced that
local government will be receiving less monies
this fiscal year than last and that state spending
in many other areas will decline or cease. I am
not going to point fingers at this point, but sev-
eral departments in Hanson have admirably and
commendably made sacrificial cuts in spend-
ing, while others have unbelievably increased
spending and are demanding more. We are all
in the same lifeboat folks. We are all in this for
the long haul. We either cooperate and work
diligently to make this thing work and sacrifice
equally, or the lifeboat capsizes. We created
this mess by a lack of due diligence, it is up to
us to clean it up.
Tom Constantine
Brook Street
It seems nothing is
on the level
F
requent visitors to this space will note we are no fans
of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts. We
firmly believe that most are overpaid, venal career
politicians who put their own interests far ahead of the public
interest. Of late, this gang of thieves is being
overshadowed by the executive branch.
One party rule breeds arrogance that be-
coming too much to bear. Political patronage
is alive and well in the executive branch just
as much as it is in the legislative branch. Let’s
By Emery Maddocks
take a look at the Department of Veterans’
Services. Retired Navy Captain Thomas Kelley
ran the department for four administrations. He not only ran the
department efficiently, he ran it so well that it became a nation-
al model for the delivery of services
Getting real
and information to veterans of all
ages and situations. Not only was Kelley essentially apolitical
and dedicated to the work-a-day functions of his department,
he was accessible and approachable. He also is a 30-year career
Naval officer of impeccable integrity and a Medal of Honor
recipient for conspicuous gallantry in the Vietnam War.
Kelly was fired by a cabinet officer. Neither the Gover-
nor nor the Lieutenant Governor had the integrity to fire him
personally. Now we realize that the Secretary serves at the
pleasure of the Governor, but was he replaced by an individual
of similar stature? No. In addition to being fired in a most
insulting manner, he was replaced by now Secretary Nee, who
was by all accounts a no-show Democratic hack who took
his marching orders directly from Lieutenant Governor Mur-
ray and spent most of his time glad handing, fund raising and
prioritizing marshalling the veteran vote for the Patrick ad-
ministration. Kelley’s chief subordinates, his team that made
the department so effective, were also summarily dismissed.
Politics trumps all other considerations on Beacon Hill.
Lately we’ve all seen reports of the judicial branch suf-
fering the same malaise. It appears that if you want a court
officer’s job, or if you are a court officer and want to advance
you better have a highly placed politician as a relative, sponsor
or recipient of your political contribution largess. We also note
that Mrs. State Representative Garrett Healy (D-Hingham) will
be a Plymouth District Judge although she has never litigated a
case, is not a legal scholar, has no relevant experience, but has
a husband who has recently donated nearly $40,000 to Demo-
crat politicians and the Democratic Party, including money
to Governor’s Councilwoman Tierney, who refused to recuse
herself from voting on the confirmation. Perhaps no laws were
broken, but the appearance of impropriety is astounding.
Then, of course, we have the scandals involving the Proba-
tion Department and the Parole Board. All are the benefits of
one party rule in Massachusetts.
There is a saying that seems to be proved true in every
day’s headlines: on Beacon Hill nothing is on the level, every-
thing is a deal and no deal is too small. We get what we pay for.
Stay tuned for a transparent (not!) redistricting plan coming to
a Statehouse near you.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
A visit with Jeff Szymaniak
WHRHS principal enjoying first year on the job Little League registration
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By Becca Manning, Express Editor
becca@hansonexpress.com
hitman-Hanson
Regional High
School Principal
Jeff Szymaniak is settling into
his first year on the job. Hired
in July, Szymaniak came to
Whitman-Hanson from West
Bridgewater High School,
where he was principal. Origi-
nally from Western Mass.,
Szymaniak said he now enjoys
living on the South Shore (de-
spite all the snow) and is fitting
in well at WHRHS.
How is your first year at
WHRHS going? It’s been a
great acclimation with kids
and with parents and with staff.
Everybody’s been very sup-
portive of the schools, which
is huge especially in this eco-
nomic time. We ran into an is-
sue around some changes we
made at our rally in November
[when staff asked students to
wear school colors instead of
separate class colors, such as
pink for freshmen]. That has
since died down, and I will say
on Feb. 8 we held a Pink Day
here for the Susan G. Komen
Foundation, and I was dressed
in my pink. We’ve had some
interesting ups and downs and
some challenges, but the com-
munities have been outstand-
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ing in their support of myself
and my administration.
What’s one program go-
ing on at the high school that
you’re excited about? One
of the things I think has been
extremely successful is we
applied for a grant last year,
a 21st Century Skills Grant,
for students at risk. The pro-
gram we developed out of that
is called Mission Possible. It
targeted about 65 freshmen
coming in who were at-risk
of not being successful in the
traditional classroom. The pro-
gram is after-school, two hours
a day, Monday through Thurs-
day, where they get homework
help, organizational help and
now it’s project based where
they’re actually doing some
of their own movies based on
some of their goals and ideas.
We’ve seen marked improve-
ment in their grades and atti-
tude, less discipline issues and
higher attendance.
How is Whitman-Hanson
meeting the state require-
ment to have anti-bullying
curriculum? We have it in
the ninth and 10th grade in our
health classes. We’re working
on how we’re going to incor-
porate it in 11th and 12th grade,
whether it be in classroom set-
tings or with presentations. We
had Rachel’s Challenge here
this year, which I think just
scratches the surface in getting
kids engaged in being kind to
each other. We have a district
person who put together our
bullying plan and now it’s be-
ing disseminated throughout
the district.
Do you feel that bully-
ing is a major problem at
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WHRHS? It depends on the
time of year, and it depends on
reporting. The old ‘My kid’s
being picked on on the play-
ground’ or ‘Johnny stole my
lunch money’ doesn’t happen.
It’s on Facebook, it’s on text
messages, it’s on YouTube.
When kids want to target an-
other student, they’re using so-
cial media that they can manip-
ulate, they can delete, they can
throw a quick hitter out there
and then pull it right off. It’s
instantaneous, so kids aren’t
thinking through the potential
consequence of that. It was
easy back in my day to make a
prank phone call and hang up,
but once you send a text mes-
sage or an e-mail or an instant
message, it’s there and it’s not
going away.
On the other side, when
you’re trying to enforce it or
you’re trying to discuss it after
the fact, I’ve got evidence; it’s
not just he said, she said. What
I tell kids is, if it’s going up,
bring me a copy, and it’s easy
for me to put that in front of
someone and say, here, I have
this and you need to stop this.
What kind of power do
you have to intervene in
cases happening outside of
school? We can tie anything
that happens outside of school
to school consequences. I’m
also a big advocate of telling
a parent you might want to go
talk to the police about this, if
you’re truly feeling harassed.
I can protect you between my
four walls, but if students are
feeling like, ‘I’ll take a sus-
pension if I can continue to do
that,’ that’s as far as I can go.
The law hasn’t given principals
the authority to, as some folks
would say, just expel them.
The high school is go-
ing through re-accreditation
right now — where are you
in that process? We’re right
in the middle of our self-study
process. We will be visited
by the New England Associa-
tion of Schools and Colleges
on March 11-14, 2012. Then
in June of next year, I’ll have
a report on our accreditation.
They will say that you’re ful-
ly accredited, on warning, on
probation or your accreditation
is gone. From that, they may
have us do a one-year report;
then a two-year and five-year
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tion night from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17 at Maquan
School. No late fee will be applied.
‘Shabby, Chic & New’ tag sale
The First Baptist Church, 214 Main St. Hanson will hold a
“Shabby, Chic and New” tag sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat-
urday, Feb. 19 (snow date is Feb. 26). There will be something
for everyone. Space is available at a reasonable price to sell
all kinds of treasures. For more information, call First Baptist
Church at 781-293-3502 or Sue Parkinson at 781-293-0061.
Photo by Becca Manning
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From the last accreditation,
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that there needed to be a new
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system; I’m learning how we
do things here. I feel lucky
enough to be in that self-study
piece because we’re looking at
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we’re going to base our vision
— and I’m looking at my vi-
sion — based on what I see
this year and what comes out
of that accreditation report.
I really like what the super-
intendent says, that it’s every
child every day, and I firmly
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Candidates join BOS race
continued from page one
think it’s the time for that.”
Flynn said. “Also, these be-
ing tough times, it’s an op-
portunity for small towns to
streamline their governments
because there’s not an appetite
for it in the good times.”
A general contractor who
works throughout the South
Shore, Flynn has lived in Han-
son since 2004 and previously
served on the Bylaw Review
Committee. He is a current
member of the Patriotic Obser-
vance Committee and last year
worked with fellow commit-
tee member Tom Constantine
to dedicate the intersection of
Maquan and School streets in
honor of a Hanson veteran who
was killed in action during the
Vietnam War — a project that
will continue this spring with a
second dedication for another
fallen soldier.
Flynn said he is against
raising fees or taxes “at a time
when many Hanson families
are struggling to make ends
meet.”
“During a time of eco-
nomic distress, when people
are working hard to live within
their means, local government
must do the same,” Flynn
said. “I believe state and lo-
cal governments must mirror
their citizens and live within
their means.  If folks want a
selectman who will constantly
be watching the bottom line
— and who will never forget
that the money that funds town
government comes from them
— I look forward to earning
their support on election day.”
Also this week, Constan-
tine announced plans to run for
a three-year term on the Board
of Health. The seat currently is
held by Joe Pelligra, who as of
Monday had not taken out pa-
pers to run for re-election.
Constantine, a U.S. Marine
Corps veteran and retired reg-
istered nurse, previously did
volunteer work for the Board
of Health, working to establish
an emergency plan in case of a
mass casualty event, such as a
bioterrorism attack, before the
project was taken over by the
Medical Reserve Corps.
He also serves on the Pa-
triotic Observance Commit-
tee and spearheaded the effort
to recognize Hanson soldiers
who were killed in action in
Author to discuss lives of Gloucester fishermen
Author John Morris
will discuss “Alone at Sea:
Gloucester in the Age of the
Dorymen (1623-1939),” his
written account of the lives of
Gloucester fishermen, when
he visits the Hanson Public
Library on Saturday, March
12 at 12:30 p.m.
“Alone at Sea” is a metic-
ulous and riveting history of
the lives of Cape Ann fisher-
men. The nonfiction book de-
tails the danger and hardships
The Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!
OPEN SEATS IN THE 2011 TOWN ELECTION
The following seats and positions are up in the 2011 town election.
Status is as of Monday.
Board/position Term length
Town Moderator One year
Board of Selectmen Three years
Board of Selectmen Three years
Board of Assessors Three years
WHRSD Committee Three years
Water Commissioners Three years
Library Trustees Three years
Library Trustees Three years
Library Trustees One year
Memorial Field Three years
Trustees
Memorial Field Three years
Trustees
Cem. Commissioners Three years
Cem. Commissioners Two years
Board of Health Three years
Planning Board Five years
Planning Board Three years
New candidates
Board of Selectmen Three years
Board of Selectmen Three years
Board of Health Three years
Incumbents and new candidates who plan to run in the town election
are invited to submit press releases to editor@hansonexpress.com.
Selectman Jim Egan (above left, at the Feb. 8 meeting) is running
for his third term on the Board of Selectmen. Richard Flynn (right),
a current Planning Board member, has announced plans to run for
his first term on the Board of Selectmen. Staff photo/Courtesy photo
the Vietnam War.
“[The Board of Health]
has a very important function
in the town, and it’s a lot more
important than most folks re-
alize,” Constantine said. “Not
only do they do the day-to-day
things like restaurant inspec-
tions and dealing with septic
systems, but they also play an
important role when it comes
to communicable diseases and
the war on terror, as far as bio-
terrorism attacks.”
Constantine has lived in
Hanson for about 40 years.
Also this week, Town Mod-
that often faced these men,
including the author’s grand-
father, a Gloucester doryman
who was lost at sea while
working on the schooner, the
Orethea F. Spinney. For his
book talk, Morris will focus
on the years during World
War I, when Gloucester do-
rymen faced unseen enemies
in the German U-boats that
prowled the waters off the
New England coast.
Following the presen-
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Express takes first
place award at NENPA
T
he staff of the Express took home a first place
award from the New England Newspaper and
Currently held by Status Press Association conference, held last weekend
Charles Mann Unknown at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.
Chris Colclough Not running The Express won
Jim Egan Pulled papers first place in the cat-
William D’Entremont Unknown egory of advertising
Patricia Rich Unknown supplement for the
Phyllis Bickford Unknown 2010 graduation is-
Jennifer Hickey Unknown sue.
Joanne Estes Unknown Here’s what the
Helen Levesque Unknown NENPA judges had to
Terence McSweeney Unknown say about the supple-
ment: “Terrific com-
William Clay Unknown munity feel-good
keepsake. Like the
Richard Duhaine pulled papers heavier stock news-
vacant ----- print. Lots of photos
Joe Pelligra Unknown of local students to
Richard Flynn not running inspire parents/grand-
-----
vacant parents, etc. Healthy
advertising represen-
Tom Chambers Pulled papers tation. Nice touch with
Richard Flynn Pulled papers prom shots, 50 years
Tom Constantine Pulled papers later feature. Overall
great job!”
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of “Alone at Sea,” which is
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COMPASS program moving
continued from page one
The decision to return the
program to the high school is
based on several factors, in-
cluding the cost of transporting
students back and forth and an
effort to give COMPASS stu-
dents access to extracurricular
programs offered to other high
school students.
About 28 students are en-
rolled in the program, with be-
tween 18 and 23 attending on
a regular basis, Gilbert-Whit-
ner said.
Another area that school
staff had hoped would work
better was in transitioning
COMPASS students back to
the regular high school pro-
gram.
“Students were success-
ful in transitioning back to the
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in many cases they were not,”
Gilbert-Whitner said.
The program also has
limited staff, which includes
COMPASS Director Lauren
Millette, who teaches at the
school, two full-time teach-
ers and two part-time school
adjustment counselors, and
the move would help ensure
students are being taught by
teachers who are licensed in
each subject area.
“Another concern we had
is that, over the past five years,
the requirements for teachers
to be licensed in their subject
areas. While it has always
been important, it has taken
on even greater emphasis,”
Gilbert-Whitner said.
The move also makes the
district eligible to receive a
federal grant being offered
through the state to supple-
ment the program, which
ranges from $100,000 to
$200,000 and is only available
for alternative programs that
are located within the regular
high school setting, Gilbert-
Whitner said.
“When you’re working
with at-risk students, there
are no easy answers and there
are no simple solutions, but
they are our students, and our
goal is to see that they gradu-
Love Your Library Rally to be held Feb. 26
The Hanson Public Li-
brary will hold a Love Your
Library Rally from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.
26. All are invited to come
and share stories about what
the library means to them,
participate in a legislative
and planning question-and-
Green Hanson offers home energy audits
Green Hanson will again
be scheduling home audits
with the thermal camera,
March 7-12.  The fee is $50. This is a
It is an infrared camera,
used to locate the empty spac-
es and pockets of air behind
poorly insulated walls, the
slits and other openings at cor-
Gilbert-Whitner said. “[With
all these factors] it seemed to
be the right time to make the
change.”
Timing also worked with a
new principal in place — Szy-
maniak, who came to Whit-
man-Hanson last year from
West Bridgewater —  has ex-
perience managing alternative
programs within a high school
setting, Gilbert-Whitner said.
Szymaniak has been meet-
ing regularly with the COM-
PASS staff to develop a tran-
sition plan, and COMPASS
students have been involved
in the process, providing input
to ensure the transition goes
smoothly for them as well,
Gilbert-Whitner said.
Several School Committee
members said they recalled a
lengthy discussion years ago
when the decision was made
to move the program off cam-
pus and were surprised to
hear administrators wanted to
move the program back.
School Committee mem-
ber Patricia Rich said she
thought one of the reasons
COMPASS students were
moved off campus was be-
cause of behavioral problems
and a risk to other students.
“I do believe that kids all
need to be taught by the right
certified teacher. But I just
answer session and enjoy re-
freshments and activities for
the whole family.
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Revealing great things at HMS

F
ebruary is a month cast and crew put on a truly
I have always seen Principally incredible performance. For
as an enigma. It is these sixth, seventh and
the shortest month, yet it feels Speaking eighth grade students to dedi-
like the longest. It is in the cate their time and diligence
heart of winter and yet we are rooms and the instruction and to make it such an extraordi-
starting to turn the corner to- learning going on, and I am nary program is a testament BEE CHAMPIONS: Principal Martin Geoghegan congratulates
ward spring. But it definitely reassured. Whether I am in to the dedication all of these Spelling Bee Champion Kate Howard (left) and runner up
doesn’t feel like spring right the sixth grade science class- students have to meeting suc- Abby Bailey (right).
now. With it es and see the students testing cess. The story dealt with
HMS holds spelling bee
T
being a short and presenting their hypoth- the topic of bullying, some-
month, it eses; or see the seventh grade thing we are all well aware
makes me a of in this day-and-age. These he Hanson Middle School held its annual Spelling
language arts classes display Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Sixty-eight students
tad nervous their learned knowledge from students displayed such re-
for we are markable decorum while pre- from grades 6, 7 and 8 participated in the Bee. The
a book they are reading; or Spelling Bee Champion was Kate Howard, an eighth grade
By Martin Geoghegan
only a little the eighth grade math classes senting this difficult subject
Principal
student who correctly spelled the word isolationism. The first
Hanson Middle over a month doing calculations I remem- matter. Many of the adults
runner-up was Abby Bailey, a seventh grade student. Winning
away from ber doing in high school. The and students in the audience
students were awarded with gift certificates by Principal Mar-
the spring 2011 English lan- learning going on is tremen- were so taken aback by the tin Geoghegan, who was also the school pronouncer. Judges
guage arts MCAS tests to be dous. seriousness of the play as for the event were Ms. Margaret Comerford, Ms. Holly Walk-
administered March 22-25. Then there are the aca- well as by how powerful the er and Mr. Will Candler.
We are, though, doing some demic competitions of our students’ own performances The event was run in accordance with the rules of The
great things to prepare for two “Bees,” which occurred had on bringing this dark Scripps National Spelling.
the MCAS: 1. Our teachers these past few weeks. At our subject to light. The story Student participants:
teach to the state standards, Geography Bee and Spell- is about students taking a
Grade 6: Kyle Burke, Brett Connors, Kaitlyn Howard,
which are what the tests are ing Bee, sixth through eighth stand and working together
Christina Marshman, Ezekiel McArthur, Marissa Mishou,
based on; 2. Extension peri- graders demonstrated their to make sure no one is treated
Harrison Newcomb, Justin Rotondo, Jacob Stoddard, Shane
ods are being used for direct geography and spelling acu- unfairly and in the end, they Walsh, Mikayla White, Samuel Andruk, Joshua Baker. Kelly
MCAS test prep more and men. These students have the all did what the story puts Burke, Robert Caliri, Joseph Collette, Benjamin Cooper, Jes-
more the closer we get to intestinal fortitude to stand on forth – that if they all worked sica Garvey. Ryan MacKinnon, Aidan Mulledy, Joshua Pen-
the testing period; and 3. We stage and answer questions together as one, together they ney, Jack Ryan, Harrison Webster
have our own after-school tougher than Jeopardy and could succeed. It really was
MCAS prep classes for Mon- tremendous. When talking Grade 7: Ansley Stewart, Colin Downing, Luke Rogers,
spell words only seen and Liam Sweeney, Michael Smith, Brandon Richardi, Brendan
days and Wednesdays begin- heard in the SATs. This too about things such as bully-
Hall, Missy Goodwin, Makayla Clemens, Alex Clegg, Abby
ning on Feb. 28 for English is amazing. These students ing, it is from the “mouths of
Bailey, Dylan Thomas, Chris Norve, Caroline Woodward, Josh
language arts, and March 30 are extraordinary in their babes” that we all certainly
Rice, Curtis Hermes, Connor Holland, Liz Short, Liam Tal-
for math MCAS prep, which preparation and confidence do learn best. bot, Ross Bartlett, Ben Mains, Angela Curran, Kyle Hermes
are excellent preparation ses- in their ability to perform at We at Hanson Middle and Eric Johnston
sions with small class sizes, a high level. It is with these School are always trying to
interesting and engaging les- achieve more each and every Grade 8: Madeline Scheller, Caroline Mulrey, Matt Innis,
students’ attitudes we need to Kate Howard, Anna Ware, Katie Ross, Katie Smith, Brooke
sons, and all at a great price continue to believe and we day, whether we are prepar-
(please call the main office or ing for the MCAS, teaching Reynolds, Sean Duffy, Patrick Brett, Anthony Spicuzza, Jim-
know good things will hap- my Fagan, Brad Paker, Taylor King, Kelly Jones, Andrew
check the Wseb for more in- pen for all of us. an attention-grabbing lesson
Sylvia, Shane Frazier, Dan McColgan, Jessica Cluett, Hannah
formation). A couple of weeks ago, in class, gathering data and
Kemmett and James Andrassy.
So in this perplexing I was even more set at ease analyzing calculations, stand-
month, I feel as though we by viewing “The Revealers,” ing on stage putting ourselves
are doing pretty well overall. a drama show presented by out there, staging, preparing
I still get a little anxious every and performing a two-hour
now and then, but then I do
our very own Mr. Will Can-
dler, Mr. Jack Every and the dramatic event, or just do- Ed the Wizard to appear at
some observing of the class- ing all the things it takes to
HMS Theatre Company. The
be a successful middle school Maquan Elementary School
student. We have to believe
Fundraising ski trip scheduled we can accomplish anything;
Ed the Wizard will appear at Maquan Elementary in Han-
son on Wednesday, March 2 at 10 a.m. Using many volunteers,
There will be a fundraiser ski/snowboard and winter ex- there are too many things we Ed the Wizard weaves reading and magic together along with
ploring day trip to Stowe, Vt. on Saturday, March 5. Bus de- will miss if we don’t. And laughter using a bit of comedy and suspense. With reading as
parture will be from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School so, as we turn the corner to the emphasis behind each magical performance, Ed the Wiz-
parking lot at 5 a.m. Transportation will be provided by Crys- spring and all that it brings ard encourages folks of all ages that reading is indeed the key
tal bus lines on a luxury bus with onboard movies.  Cost is $85 us, let us remember to reveal to his, and to their success. This program is supported in part
(includes bus ride and lift ticket) or bus only transportation all of our own abilities to do by the Hanson Cultural Council, a local agency which is sup-
$40.  Ski and snowboard rentals are available through Country great things, and if we do, we ported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Ski & Sports in Hanson, 781-826-2022.  Cost of rental and will succeed.
fitting is $35. 
This trip is sponsored by Boston Ski and Sports Club
and Country Ski and Sports.  Please note this is not a school- WHRHS Class of Join us for Weekend Brunch
sponsored trip. Individuals can register online by Feb. 25. A 1966 Reunion Saturday & Sunday 9am-1pm
minimum number of sign ups is needed for the trip to run.
The town of Stowe also offers shopping, quaint restaurants,   If you are interested in NEW STYLE - NEW BRUNCH EXPERIENCE!
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fundraiser will help support transportation costs for students
attending field trips related to the business/technology depart-
Whitman-Hanson Regional
High School Class of 1966,
Cameron’s
on the green
ment at Whitman-Hanson High School.  For more information call JoAnne Daigle Winslow 436 Oak Street (Rt.14) East Bridgewater
contact Julie.giglia@whrsd.org or call 781-618-7025.  at 781-294-4728.  781-447-7888
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Career Ladder
Part-Time Paralegal/Secretary
Civil practice Boston Law Firm
with local Duxbury office seeks
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and Mac a plus. Please send resume,
salary and hours to SLPC, PO Box
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Homeward
Bound
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Charming 2 BR home with
screened-in-porch and private
backyard. Steps from shopping
and restaurants. 1 yr rental agree-
ment. $1500/+utilities. Call
617.680.6485.
55+ Home in Lake Fairways
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“We cannot hold a torch to light
another's path without brighten-
ing our own.”
–– Ben Sweetland
House for Rent
One floor ranch style home. Two
bedrooms, one bath, custom oak
kitchen, dining area, living room,
family room, laundry room
w/hook ups, large deck, on 4+
wooded acres. $1800 plus utili-
ties. Pets negotiable. No smok-
ers. 781-585-7905
Hilton Head Vacation Rental
Luxury 3-bedroom, 3 bath villa
w/full-sized kitchen, also 2 pull-
out sofabeds. Sleeps 9. Rent
by week/month. April, May &
midsummer weeks still avail-
able. Inquire regarding rates.
Call Jeannie, 339-793-0043.
Florida - Lake County
Mt. Dora area. 3BR/2bath, 2750 sq.
ft. home near 2 golf courses. No city
taxes or Home Owners Association.
$139K. Also 2BR/1bath duplex with
E-Z conversion to 4BR/2bath, $135K.
Call 352-343-8917.
Summer Rental
Ocean-front 4-bedroom, 2-bath
home. Multi decks, gas fireplace, fully
furnished. Cable, internet, phone
available. No smoking, no pets. Now
booking weekly summer rentals;
some prime time still available, in-
cluding one 2-week block. Spring-
time long weekends considered. Call
Jim for terms, 508-651-2740.
Duxbury Carriage House
Sunny, 2 story, 1 bedroom apart-
ment in attached carriage house
with antique charm, wide pine
floors, full kitchen, w/d, includes
all utilities, pet friendly, conven-
iently located, outdoor space,
$1200/mo. first, last, security de-
posit, 781 934-8303.
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Math Tutor
Recently retired math depart-
ment chairperson available to
tutor: Algebra thru Calculus.
Call: 781-585-3412 or email:pa-
jem01@gmail.com
Licensed Hanson Daycare
in Hanson home. Openings
Monday thru Thursday, 7am
-4:30, ages newborn and up.
Nice subdivision, providing
safe, clean environment and
lots of love. No dogs. Supply
breakfast, lunch and all snacks.
Great references. Spots fill
quickly. Call 781-447-9272.
Home Improvement
Semi-retired remodeler with
30 plus years experience. De-
sign and build. Bath, kitchen,
tiling, family room etc. Your
problems, our solution. Call
Larry
508-746-7829.
McCarthy,
Painting Etc.
50% off interior painting
booked this winter.
Specializing in interior/exterior
painting, power washing,
gutters, carpentry, dump runs,
and window washing. Free
estimates, best prices
guaranteed. Fast and reliable
service. Please call Mike,
781-789-3612.
The Paint Saint
Professional interior/exterior
painting, gutter cleaning, power
washing and window washing.
Best prices and service always
with a smile. Will paint your
home like it was our own. Call
Andrew for your free estimate.
781-264-3628.
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Car & Truck Cleaning/Detailing
Over 20 years experience.
Interior-steam cleaning, leather
treatments and odor removal,
Exterior-waxing, polishing and
compounding. Entire job
completed by J. Scott Russell,
Jr., owner. Local pick-up and
delivery. Gift certificates
available. For appointments/
information, 781-424-9113.
At Your
Service
Seasoned Firewood
Kiln-dried firewood Cut and
split 14”-16” lengths. Call
Nessralla’s Farms in
Marshfield, 781-834-2833, or
visit www.nessrallas.com.
Window And Gutter Cleaning
Let local firefighters brighten your
day! Residential and storefront.
Pressure washing - house, patio,
deck, etc. Free gutter cleaning
with every full house window job.
Reasonable rates. References
available. Fully insured. Keith
McWalter. 781-340-5183 or
cell-781-690-2000.
Snowplow/Gen’l Contracting
Snowplowing driveways and
lots. Frame to finish contract-
ing. Licened and insured. Call
Jayson 617-966-0134 or email
jayson@jandjcarpentry.net.
Wallpapering/Interior Painting
Ceiling, walls, woodwork, drywall
repairs, touch-ups, cleanouts
done at low, reasonable prices.
MC and Visa accepted. Free esti-
mates. Call Debbie,
781-585-8043.
FREE UNDER $500!!
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Yes, you read that right. All private party classifieds for single
items priced at $500 or less run at no charge in the Express
classifieds@clipperpress.com. Make sure to include your name and
address with your ad. (This offer is for Pembroke residents only.)
Your ad will be published for two weeks at a time. After that you
will have to resubmit if you want to continue. This special does not
apply to commercial customers, real estate or services.
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SELL IT FOR NOTHING TO YOUR NEIGHBORS
IN THE EXPRESS CLASSIFIEDS.
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At Your
Service
Rute Cleaner
Many years of experience with
excellent references. Specializ-
ing in house and office clean-
ing. Call anytime for free esti-
mate. Fully insured. Speak with
Humberto, 508-732-0182 or
774-454-4982.
Michael’s Windows & Gutter
Cleaning
A local service. Windows start at
$5 each. Also, repair loose and
leaking gutters, and can install
gutter screens. Also, repair win-
dow and door screens. (A great
gift idea!) I answer my phone.
Cell 508-523-9927.
Grades 1-5 Tutor
Retired school psychologist, for-
mer elementary school teacher,
who has been tutoring individual
children, has openings to assist
your child with reading, literacy
skills, math, homework and or-
ganization. Please call Terry,
781-585-9022.
Plantation Shutters & Blinds
Hunter Douglas blinds and
shutters. Specializing in plan-
tation shutters in real wood,
composite, and vinyl. Free
in-home consultation, free in-
stallation. Call for in-home
quote. We offer lowest prices
on shutters and blinds. Call
781-985-5480 Frugalblind-
sandshutters.com
Junk Busters
Junk removal, specializing in
cleanouts of basements,
garages, attics, yard debris,
odds and ends. We also
specialize in carpentry,
painting, gutter work, and
window washing. Best prices,
free estimates. Please call or
leave a message for Mike,
781-789-3612.
Cleaning
With a personal touch. Weekly,
bi-weekly and monthly. Reason-
able rates and references. Dottie,
781-588-3409.
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agree that we guarantee to
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$3995 INCLUDES
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Planes, Train
& Automobiles
Sail $2,200
1988 Hunter '23 Free winter
storage. Nissan 8.9 outboard;
Three sails; Free boat stands.
Available in Duxbury for viewing.
Kevin, 617-620-9479 or Ron,
781-724-1270.
Halmatic 8.80 Motor Sailer
You could buy a new 14’
outboard or, for the same price,
my motor sailer which sleeps 5 in
full-length berths. Recently rebuilt
40HP diesel engine, 3 sails,
shallow draft. Galley, head,
equipped. Ideal for local waters.
$19,950. 781-934-2132.
Acura MDX 2002
2002 Acura MDX For Sale. Good
condition, 132k miles. Black
exterior, beige interior. 4wd.
Fold up 3rd row of seats. $7,500.
Call 781-934-0803.
2004 Pursuit 2270
Center console. Low hours,
T-Top, 225 Yamaha 4-stroke,
color fishfinder, GPS, live bait
well, brand new aluminum Ven-
ture tandem trailer with disc
brakes. $26,900. Call George,
781-561-5995.
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Planes, Train
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18' Marshall Sanderling Catboat
1974 catboat; 6 HP Yamaha out-
board, 1994 trailer included; both
trailer and boat updated; Pres-
ently on mooring In Duxbury;
$11,000. Call 781-934-6417
Starter Boat, Motor, Trailer
'Crestliner' 14' aluminum open
runabout with 15HP electric start
Suzuki and a Venture trailer. All in
excellent condition. All extras
including anchor, lines, oars etc.
$3500. Call 781-934-1332.
2003 GMC Yukon Denali XL
Price reduced! Alpine white
w/sandstone leather. Capt. chairs.
New (9/10) factory installed
trans. w/3yr. 100k mi. warranty.
Always garaged dealer serviced.
84k mi. Excellent condition. Title
in hand. $12,900/b.o. Call
781-820-8874.
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Planes, Train
& Automobiles
Shaw 24’ Classic Yawl
Built 1961 Jensen in Denmark.
Midget ocean/racing cruiser.
Mahogany, oak, sitka, teak,
double planked mahogany. Teak
centerboard, bronze centerboard
trunk, 1500 lb. slotted lead keel.
Accomodations: four berths,
galley, head. $6000.
508-747-1235.
“If you are writing about baloney,
don't try to make it a Cornish
hen, because that is the worst
kind of baloney there is. Just
make it darned good baloney.”
–– Leo Burnett
1998 Buick LeSabre
Meticulously maintained. Runs
great, ready to go. 94,000 miles.
Averaged about 8,000 miles per
year. Asking $3700. Call
781-582-2065 or 339-788-0685.
2002 Hitchhiker 5th Wheel
31.5’ long, 3 slides, glide ride
hitch, new tires, new water
heater, rebuilt furnace.
Propane/electric refrigerator and
heater. Queen-size bed
w/upgraded matteress. Double
sleeper sofa. TV and stereo
system. Desk station set up for
computer. Storage inside and
out. Excellent condition, asking
$19,999. 617-538-2113.
Planes, Train
& Automobiles
36’ Sabre “Spartina”
1986. Excellent condition, fully
equipped. Great boat for cruising
couple or family. Roller furling
main and genoa. Full electronics
(radar, GPS chart plotter, autopi-
lot...) power windlass, ESPAR hot
air heating system etc. Price
drastically reduced, $59,000.
781-452-7321.
“Opportunity is missed by most
because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work.”
–– Thomas Edison
“We cannot hold a torch to light
another's path without brighten-
ing our own.”
–– Ben Sweetland
2005 Ford Explorer LTD
LOADED,with 35,000 miles,8 cyl-
inder,silver,5speed,bucket heated
seats,dvd,cd,running boards, ac,
all power, sunroof, keyless entry,
one owner. $16,000 or best of-
fer. Call: 781-447-2942 or
781-771-0695.
Pick-Up Truck For Sale
1997 blue 3/4 ton V-8, 8' bed,
143,000 miles, 1 owner. In good
condition. $4,500 or best offer.
Call Bob, 781-447-0026
2006 Mini Cooper S Convertible
Excellent condition, 44,200 miles,
6-speed manual, traction control,
leather interior, dual front and
side airbags, alloy wheels, ABS,
cruise control, run flat tires, rear
parking sensors, 4 new tires,
Minimal winter use. Garaged.
$17,250. 781-424-1102.-
Everybody reads the
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MUSINGS
by JHC
• Money is the only thing that
can keep talking without being
boring.
• On ski slopes, you see a lot of
women who are beautiful but
numb.
• In 1845 Horace Mann said:
“Education, then, beyond all
other devices of human origin,
is a great equalizer of conditions
of men — the balance wheel of
the social machinery.”
• At Christmas time your
impulse to buy expensive gifts
may be nipped in the budget.
• “The best way to cheer your-
self is to try to cheer somebody
else up.” Mark Twain said it.
• Whatever happened to those
bachelor bashes known as
“smokers?”
• I admire the editor who put a
plaque on his desk with the sim-
ple warning: “Eschew obfusca-
tion.”
• A facile phrasemaker,
Alexander Woodcott contributed
these gems to Picturesque
Speech in the Reader’s Digest:
“The audience strummed their
catarrahs…He was barnacled
with habit” and “Speaking with
his voice on tip-toe.”
• As you grow older, you talk
less and say more.
• Emerson was the first to say
that Walt Whitman was to
America what Homer was to
Greece, Virgil to Rome, Dante to
Italy and Shakespeare to
England.
• William Randolph Hearst said:
“You furnish the pictures and I’ll
furnish the war.” He was refer-
ring to the Spanish-American
war.
• Segal’s Law: A man with one
watch knows what time it is. A
man with two watches is never
sure.
• “Laziness is nothing more than
the habit of resting before you
get tired.” Jules Renard said it.
• Laurence Sterne speaking:
“Men tire themselves in pursuit
of rest.”
• Harpo Marx was once invited
to a party with an invitation that
stated “Black tie only.” You
know how he showed up.
• Some dwarf stars are made of
diamonds.
• Credit Charles Cryden for first
saying (about baseball pitcher
Ed Walsh), “He is the only man
in the world who can strut sit-
ting down.”
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COMMONWEALTH RBS Citizens N.A., successor
in interest to CCO Mortgage
OF Corp. claiming to be the
MASSACHUSETTS holder of Mortgage covering
LAND COURT real property in Whitman,
DEPARTMENT OF numbered 76 Jenkins Avenue
given by Edward M. Flanagan
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COURT CCO Mortgage Corp., dated
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at Plymouth County Registry
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To: Edward M. Flanagan Page 333, has filed with said
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and to all persons entitled ity to foreclose said mortgage
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COMMONWEALTH
OF
MASSACHUSETTS
(SEAL)
LAND COURT
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TRIAL COURT
Case No.437040
To:
Paul W. Hansen
Lynn A. Hansen
and to all persons entitled
to the benefit of the Service-
members Civil Relief Act:
GMAC Mortgage, LLC
claiming to be the holder of
mortgage covering real prop-
erty in Whitman, numbered
52 Winter Street given by
Paul W. Hansen and Lynn A.
Hansen w/s/a L.A.H. to Cor-
nerstone Mortgage Corpora-
tion, Inc., dated July 16, 2003,
Recorded with the Plymouth
County Registry of Deeds at
Book 25869, Page 59, and
now held by plaintiff by as-
signment has filed with said
court a complaint for author-
ity to foreclose said mortgage
in the manner following: by
entry and possession and ex-
ercise of power of sale. If you
are entitled to the benefits of
the Servicemembers Civil Re-
lief Act and you object to
such foreclosure you or your
attorney should file a written
appearance and answer in said
court at Boston on or before
the 14th day of March, 2011
or you may be forever barred
from claiming that such fore-
closure is invalid under said
act.
Witness, KARYN F.
SCHEIER Chief Justice of
said Court this 25th day of
January, 2011.
Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson
Recorder
1W- Feb. 17, ‘11
COMMONWEALTH
OF
MASSACHUSETTS
LAND COURT
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TRIAL
COURT
(SEAL)
Case No. 10 MISC 439206
To: Michael R. Panaro
Jennifer M. Panaro
and to all persons entitled
to the benefit of the Service-
members Civil Relief Act.
RBS Citizens NA claiming to
be the holder of Mortgage
covering real property in
Whitman, numbered 847
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Washington Street given by
Michael R. Panaro and Jenni-
fer M. Panaro to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Sys-
tems, Inc. acting solely as a
nominee for Citizens Mort-
gage Corporation, dated June
15, 2005, and recorded at Ply-
mouth County Registry of
Deeds in Book 30752, Page
123 and now held by the
Plaintiff by assignment, has
filed with said court a com-
plaint for authority to fore-
close said mortgage in the
manner following: by entry
and possession and exercise
of power of sale. If you are
entitled to the benefits of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act and you object to such
foreclosure you or your attor-
ney should file a written ap-
pearance and answer in said
court at Boston on or before
the 14th day of March, 2011
or you may be forever barred
from claiming that such fore-
closure is invalid under said
act.
Witness, KARYN F.
SCHEIER Chief Justice of
said Court this 26th day of
January, 2011
Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson
Recorder
(AHF 10-002633 )(Pa-
naro)(02-17-11)(265517)
1W - Feb. 17, ‘11
NOTICE OF
MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution
of the Power of Sale con-
tained in a certain mortgage
given by Brian C. Brown and
Julie M. Brown to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Sys-
tems, Inc., dated November
23, 2004 and recorded with
the Plymouth County Regis-
try of Deeds at Book 29545,
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Page 117, of which mortgage
Wells Fargo Bank, NA is the
present holder, for breach of
the conditions of said mort-
gage and for the purpose of
foreclosing, the same will be
sold at Public Auction at 1:00
p.m. on March 11, 2011, on
the mortgaged premises lo-
cated at 804 Auburn Street,
Whitman, Plymouth County,
Massachusetts, all and singu-
lar the premises described in
said mortgage,
TO WIT:
The land, with the build-
ings thereon, situated in Whit-
man, Plymouth County, Mas-
sachusetts, on the Southerly
side of Auburn Street,
bounded and described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a point on
Auburn Street, being the
northeast corner of the
granted premises;
Thence Southerly 107 feet
by land of one Sroczynska,
sometimes otherwise known
as Sroczynski;
Thence Westerly 218 feet
by land now of formerly of
Trophim K. and Elizabeth
Zoobkoff;
Thence Northerly 150 feet
by said Zoobkoff land; and
Thence Easterly by Auburn
Street, 150 feet to the point of
beginning.
For title reference, see deed
recorded in Book 28776, Page
273.
For mortgagor's(s') title see
deed recorded with Plymouth
County Registry of Deeds in
Book 28776, Page 273.
These premises will be
sold and conveyed subject to
and with the benefit of all
rights, rights of way, restric-
tions, easements, covenants,
liens or claims in the nature of
liens, improvements, public
assessments, any and all un-
paid taxes, tax titles, tax liens,
water and sewer liens and any
other municipal assessments
or liens or existing encum-
brances of record which are in
force and are applicable, hav-
ing priority over said mort-
gage, whether or not refer-
ence to such restrictions,
easements, improvements,
liens or encumbrances is
made in the deed.
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TERMS OF SALE:
A deposit of Five Thou-
sand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by
certified or bank check will
be required to be paid by the
purchaser at the time and
place of sale. The balance is
to be paid by certified or bank
check at Harmon Law Of-
fices, P.C., 150 California
Street, Newton, Massachu-
setts 02458, or by mail to
P.O. Box 610389, Newton
Highlands, Massachusetts
02461-0389, within thirty
(30) days from the date of
sale. Deed will be provided
to purchaser for recording
upon receipt in full of the pur-
chase price. The description
of the premises contained in
said mortgage shall control in
the event of an error in this
publication.
Other terms, if any, to be
announced at the sale.
WELLS FARGO
BANK, NA
Present holder of said
mortgage
By its
Attorneys,
HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.
150 California Street
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500
201008-1266 - YEL
3W - Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 3,
‘11
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in execu-
tion of the Power of Sale con-
tained in a certain mortgage
given by Bonita L. Dugas and
Jacob M. Dugas to World
Savings Bank, FSB, dated
November 8, 2006 and re-
corded in Plymouth County
Registry of Deeds in Book
33757, Page 302, of which
mortgage Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A. f/k/a Wachovia Mort-
gage, FSB f/k/a World Sav-
ings Bank, FSB, is the present
holder, for breach of condi-
tions of said mortgage and for
the purpose of foreclosing the
same, the mortgaged premises
located at 78 Beulah Street,
Whitman, Massachusetts will
be sold at a Public Auction at
12:00 p.m. on March 3, 2011,
at the mortgaged premises,
more particularly described
below, all and singular the
premises described in said
mortgage, to wit:
The land with buildings
thereon, situated in Whitman,
Plymouth County, Massachu-
setts, on the Westerly Side of
Beulah Street, containing 50
square rods, more or less, and
bounded and described as fol-
lows:
Beginning in the westerly
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Notices
side line of Beulah Street, at
the southeasterly corner of the
land of Paul Jones;
Thence by said Beulah
Street, Southerly, five (5) rods
to land now or formerly of
Warren W. Sampson;
Thence running Westerly
by land of said Sampson, ten
(10) rods;
Thence running Northerly
by land now or formerly of
Samuel Fullerton, Five (5)
rods; and
Thence running Easterly by
said land of Paul Jones, ten
(10) rods to the point of be-
ginning.
Meaning and intending to
convey the premises con-
veyed to Charles E. Thrasher
by Kenneth A. Churchill by
deed dated April 2, 1976, re-
corded in Book 4149, Page
431.
For our title see Deed at
Book 15476, Page 199.
The above premises will be
sold subject to all taxes, as-
sessments, and other encum-
brances which may constitute
a prior lien thereon, and will
be conveyed subject to any
easements, restrictions of re-
cord, tenancies, and rights of
redemption for unpaid federal
taxes, if any, as shall, not-
withstanding this provision,
constitute valid liens or en-
cumbrances thereon after said
sale.
Terms of the Sale: Cash,
cashier's check, or certified
check in the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
as a deposit must be shown at
the time and place of the sale
in order to qualify as a bidder
and will be required to be
paid as a deposit by the suc-
cessful bidder; successful bid-
der to sign written Memoran-
dum of Sale upon acceptance
of bid; balance of purchase
price payable in cash or cur-
rent funds in thirty (30) days
from the date of the sale at the
offices of mortgagee's attor-
ney, Partridge Snow & Hahn
LLP, 2364 Post Road, Suite
100, Warwick, RI 02886, or
such other time as may be
designated by mortgagee.
The description for the prem-
ises contained in said mort-
gage shall control in the event
of a typographical error in
this publication.
Other terms to be an-
nounced at the sale.
WELLS FARGO BANK,
N.A. F/K/A WACHOVIA
MORTGAGE, FSB F/K/A
WORLD SAVINGS BANK,
FSB
By Its Attorneys,
PARTRIDGE SNOW &
HAHN LLP
2364 Post Road, Suite 100
Warwick, Rhode Island
02886
(40l) 681-1900
3-Feb. 3, 10, 17, ‘11
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Bball needs Wrestlers

to win out keep rolling
By Dave Palana, Sports Editor
dave@hansonexpress.com
continued from page 23
The Patriot League cham-
kept the Panthers ahead by pion Whitman-Hanson wres-
two at the end of the quarter. tling team was not done taking
The Panthers got their lead up home hardware this season.
to four in the fourth, but they The Panthers had 10 out of
could not keep pace with the 14 wrestlers place at the Divi-
Harbormen in the final five sion II South Sectional Indi-
minutes. vidual tournament over the
The Panthers’ shooting weekend to place second over-
problems were compounded all as a team.
by Hingham dominating the Whitman-Hanson crowned
boards from the opening tip-
one state champion with fresh-
off. The Harbormen finished
the game with 47 rebounds to man Jeff Bechen taking the
the Panthers’ 27. title in the 145-pound division.
“It’s a young team and Senior captain Chris Kellum
that’s one of those things that and junior Colin McSweeney
hopefully they learn,” Rod- both advanced to the finals in
gers said. “You can’t just go their weight classes and came
through the motions and find a away with second place at 160
loose ball, you’ve got to have and 140 respectively. Senior
five guys working together re- captain Tom Condon earned
bound. We have some excel- third place in the heavyweight
lent rebounders on our team, division, while senior Derek
but if you don’t rebound col-
Cavender earned a hard-fought
lectively as a unit, it’s hard to
be successful. Hingham hit fourth place at 152, as did soph-
the glass hard and got a lot of omore Greg McGrath at 189.
second chances.” Freshman Stephen Stephansky,
The loss was the fifth senior captain Alex Perry and
straight for Whitman-Hanson sophomore Brody Deminico
and puts them at 7-9 with three all placed fifth, and senior Pat
games left on their schedule, Johnson took home sixth place
and needing to win out in or- Alex Nuby has his shot blocked by Hingham’s Nick Passions. Nuby was one of several Panthers held at 171 despite dislocating his
der to make their third straight scoreless against the Harbormen in a poor shooting night for Whitmam-Hanson. elbow.
trip to the MIAA tournament.

Shutout to Sandwich SENIOR MOMENTS

backs up boys hockey A visit with girls track captain Victoria Newcomb

continued from page 23
sition, but Manning said the
Class of 2011 was one of the
hardest working groups he’s
had.
“Every year there is a dif-
ferent group with different sto-
ries,” he said. “We’ve got guys
like [Coleman] Lenane, who
didn’t play hockey last year
and is helping us out this year,
and guys like A-Rob [Adam
Robinson] and Chris Mulrey
who are having great years.
We knew we were going to
have some issues this year and
work for everything we got,
and they’re excited that we
still have a chance to make the
postseason. Hopefully we can
chip away here and send them
off on a positive note.”
The Panthers have a good
chance to get back to even with
games against Silver Lake and
Watertown, two teams they
beat earlier in the season, next
on their schedule. If they can
win both, Whitman-Hanson
will have to go at least 1-1-1
against Dennis-Yarmouth,
Westwood and Martha’s Vine-
yard in their final week.
“We’ve still got three
points to play with,” Man-
ning said. “We’re just trying
to really focus on the next op-
ponent and play more five-on-
five hockey. No matter what
happens this year, we played
some good quality teams and
we’re going to be better for
it in the long run. A win or a
tie Wednesday night will do
wonders for our confidence,
and we’ll see where we can go
from there. “
N
ewcomb has captained her track team to another
great year this winter after starting at the net for
the volleyball team this past fall. She shares
her thoughts on …
… choosing a college. I applied to Curry, UMass
Amherst, and Salve Regina. My top choice is prob-
ably Salve because they have a really good nursing
program and the campus is absolutely beautiful,
plus it’s only about an hour away, so it isn’t too
far from home.
… selecting a major. I’m majoring in
nursing because I really like science and
I find the medical field very interesting.
I also enjoy helping and interacting with
other people.
… her favorite sport. My favorite sport
would have to be volleyball because it’s very
exciting to both watch and play. I also like that
it’s a team sport where everyone has to commu-
nicate and work together in order to succeed.

… her best sports memory. My best sports mem-

2011 Whitman Legion Post 22 baseball
registration for tryouts now open
Any players from Whitman, Hanson or Abington be-
tween the ages of 15-19 and not turning 20 this calender year,
interested in trying out for the Whitman Legion baseball
team must register on Saturday, March 5 between 3-5 p.m.
at the American Legion Hall behind Holy Ghost Church. All
players must try out for Whitman before considering play-
ing for another town or for Junior Legion in another town;
no exceptions. If released, they can then try out for the next
closest town only. Players from last year must register and
try out also. Abington players must live closer to Whitman-
Hamson than surrounding towns that have a team. Any
questions, call Coach Adams 781-447-5977.
ory would have to be our winter track meet junior year
against Hingham. Both teams went into the meet unde-
feated, and the meet could have easily gone either way.
Everyone gave it their all and so we came out with the
win.
… her future goals. After high school I plan on at-
tending four years of college and maybe playing volley-
ball or doing track and field. I then plan on becoming an
operating room nurse.
… her other hobbies. Other than sports I just like to
hang out with my friends, go shopping, go to the beach
and spend time with my family.
Photo and story by Kristy Kennedy

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Cheerleaders take home league crown
Brooke Artz corkscrews through the air during the
varsity routine as the Panthers took home the first
place trophy and advanced to States.
Baker breaks record, as girls get set for D-II
continued from page 24
Abby Baker and Caccia-
tore got the Panthers off to a
good start with wins in the first
two races of the day. Baker ran
away with the mile by 14 sec-
onds while Cacciatore held off
a strong challenge from Pem-
broke’s Vanessa Pham to win
the 600. Rachel Baker then
won the last individual race
of the meet and broke Kasey
Black’s two-mile school re-
cord in the process. Baker ran
the race virtually by herself
as there were only two other
runners in the event, and she
lapped both twice to win by
more than a minute.
“There were only three
girls in the race, so that was
pretty impressive,” head coach
Mike Driscoll said. “Then
Abby and Gianna were also
league champs in their races,
so it was pretty great.”
Collins added a sixth place
in the 55-meter hurdles, and
teamed with Cacciatore and the
Bakers to win the 4x800 relay
at the end of the meet. Fellow
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Karen Howard and Megan Cleary of the JV team
stand ready to kick off the Patriot and South
Shore League Cheerleading Championships at
Whitman-Hanson High School on Thursday.
A Panther cheerleader is all Ashleigh Cancela shouts out
smiles as she waits to start the a cheer.
varsity routine.
The Panther
faithful
cheer on
the team as
varsity takes
the mat.
Photos by Dave Palana
The varsity team strikes a pose during the cheer
portion of their routine.
sophomores Nicole Galewski
and Samantha Richner also
medaled in the field events
with Richner placing third in
the high jump and Galewski
fourth in the long. Galewski
also teamed with Danielle
Spivack, Karen Dempsey, and
Alicia Ferraro to take third
in the 4x200 relays, and the
team of Hannah Wells, Haley
Burkow, Victoria Gately and
Healy Wells took fifth in the
4x400.
“The 4x4 was great be-
cause it was four freshmen,”
Driscoll said. “Our theme
continues with the young run-
ners.”
The Panthers now turn
their attention to the Division
II Championships on Saturday
at the Reggie Lewis Center,
where their team will be well
represented.
“We have 13 kids, which
is the most we’ve taken in a
while,” Driscoll said. “Gi-
anna and the Baker girls
have legitimate shots at being
state champs, so it should be Sophomore Gianna Cacciatore (left) strides to the finish line to win the Patriot League 600-meter
great.” championship while fellow 10th grader Nicole Galewski runs the Panthers into third place in the
4x200 meter relay after placing fourth in the long jump. Photos by Dave Palana
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Men in Black moving on
Panthers finish fifth at All-League meet, D-II next
By Dave Palana, Sports Editor
dave@hansonexpress.com
For 10 members of the
boys track team, the All-Pa-
triot League Championship
on Friday at the Reggie Lewis
Center was one final tune-up
for the Division II State Cham-
pionships this weekend.
For the rest, it was the end
of the road this winter.
The Panthers scored 63
points to place fifth at the
league meet, bringing an end
to a tough but rewarding sea-
son for the young team.
“I’m happy with the boys,”
head coach Kevin Black said.
“It’s been a real winter season
with all the snow, and condi-
tions made it tough for train-
ing purposes. Having survived
this winter is an accomplish-
ment in itself. We had a good
season; now we move on to
the state meet with a small
number of kids.”
Panther senior captains
Justin Blight and Tyler Sulli-
van made sure they left their
mark on the Patriot League
with a pair of first place fin-
ishes. Blight won the long
Same old story for boys
Panthers’ tourney hopes will go down to the wire
By Dave Palana, Sports Editor
dave@hansonexpress.com
It seems like history keeps
repeating itself for the boys
hockey team. Each of the last
two seasons, the team went
through ups and downs and
were faced with having to run
the gauntlet to earn a spot in
the MIAA tournament.
Boys Hockey
Whitman-Hanson 0
Sandwich 6
The team lost a 6-0 game to
the Sandwich Blue Knights on
Saturday to extend their cur-
rent losing streak to four after
a 5-1-1 stretch, and once again
they need to find that late-sea-
son spark if they hope to return
to the postseason after missing
it by one point last year.
“It’s shaping up as the
same thing,” head coach Rich
Manning said. “This is a fairly
young team and they’re mak-
ing their mistakes. But to still
have a chance is good, and
we’re going to hang on to that
and see if we can start inching
out of this thing.”
The Panthers came out
strong, but never seemed to
get on track against the Blue
Knights at Rockland Rink Sat-
urday night. Sandwich took
the lead when Tom Columbo
redirected a slapshot past Pan-
ther goalie Tom Leonard for
a power-play goal at the 4:03
mark in the first period. The
Knights took advantage of an-
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jump with a 20-foot, 2.75-inch
leap to win handily over Jerry
Acacia from Randolph, who
took second with a jump of
19’ 11.25”. Blight also took
third in the 55-meter dash, and
will continue his breakout sea-
son next week when he com-
petes in both events at the D-II
meet.
“He’s our most valuable
player,” Black said of Blight.
“He just did a great job for us
all year long. He’s an elegant
jumper, he can convert speed
into the jump and he had a
great year jumping and sprint-
ing. His dash was surprising. I
look forward to seeing him run
this spring.”
Sullivan added a win for
the Panthers in the two-mile in
9 minutes and 44.83 seconds
with Panther junior Pat Ryan
finishing three seconds behind
him in second place. The two
Panthers will also run the two-
mile this weekend, and Black
said they seem to be peaking
at the right time.
“Tonight was clearly their
best night,” he said. “We’ll see
what happens to those two at
Assistant captain Scottie MacArthur greets his parents on the ice
during the Panthers’ Senior Night festivities on Saturday.
other Whitman-Hanson pen-
alty later in the period when
Taylor Blake squeezed a back-
hander inside the near post
to put Sandwich up 2-0 with
55 seconds to play before the
break.
“I think we were ready to
go tonight,” Manning said.
“You could feel on the bench
that we wanted to work hard,
and then we took some un-
fortunate penalties. Things
like that happen when you are
struggling. They didn’t really
do anything great on the power
play; we just couldn’t get it out
and got tired, and they eventu-
ally just got some pucks to the
net and scored.”
The two goals seemed
to deflate the Panthers as the
Knights dominated the sec-
ond period, scoring two more
goals while holding the Pan-
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the next level.”
Anthony Iannone and
Brendan Moran also had good
days as they get set for the D-II
meet. Iannone ran a personal
best in the 55-meter hurdles to
take seventh, and Moran also
ran his best 1,000 meters of
the year to take fifth.
Sophomore Nate Stepha-
nsky medaled in the mile run
with his fourth-place finish,
as did Luke Laubacher with a
sixth place in the 600 meters
and Dom Cacciatore with a
second in the 300.
The 4x200 team of Steve
Croghan, Seth McGee, Dan
Gould and Jordan Maxwell,
4x400 team of Moran, Caccia-
tore, Iannone and Laubacher
and 4x800 team of Stephan-
sky, Ryan, Paul Kennedy and
Steve Gorman also finished in
the top six to earn medals.
Shot putters Anthony Te-
deschi and Derek Kruk will
join Blight, Sullivan, Ryan,
Moran, Stephansky, Iannone,
Cacciatore and Laubacher at
the Division II meet, which
will be at Reggie Lewis on
Saturday morning.
thers to just five shots despite
three Whitman-Hanson power
plays.
The Panthers came out
with more energy in the third
but couldn’t get on the board.
Sandwich added two more
goals in the final five minutes
to pad their lead and send the
Panthers back to the locker
room now two games below
.500.
“For us to go down 2 or
3-0 at this point really kills our
confidence,” Manning said.
“We’re struggling and every-
body’s frustrated, but we’re
not going to quit.”
The game was also Senior
Night for the Panthers and
their families. It’s been a tough
season for the upperclassmen
this year with the team in tran-
continued on page 21
Panther captain Justin Blight leaps into first place in the long
jump on Friday. Blight will long jump and run the 55-meter dash
on Saturday.
Win or go home
Boys basketball loses to Hingham, needs
to win out to make MIAA tournament
By Dave Palana, Sports Editor
dave@hansonexpress.com
The Panthers looked
poised to come out of Hing-
ham High School Tuesday
with a much-needed vic-
tory. Then they inexplicably
couldn’t find the basket.
boys basketball
Whitman-Hanson 43
Hingham 49
boys basketball
Whitman-Hanson 58
Duxbury 55
The Panthers managed
just three field goals in the
second half, allowing the
Harbormen to storm back
from 10 down to win 49-43
and put the Panthers behind
the eight ball for a tourna-
ment spot.
The Panthers held on to
their lead into the fourth quar-
ter by forcing 15 Hingham
turnovers and shooting 69
percent from the free throw
line. But Hingham took a 37-
36 lead with 5:26 to play and
ran it to seven points before
Miles Hoffman hit a 3-point-
er with 39.1 seconds left for
the Panthers’ only field goal
of the fourth quarter.
“We really did not shoot
the ball well tonight,” head
coach Bob Rodgers said. “We
played excellent defense and
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Photos by Dave Palana
our kids battled tough; that’s
how we’ve played all sea-
son. But if you can’t score,
those stops become harder
to get, and that’s the key. We
were getting shots where we
want them and how we want
them; they just weren’t going
down.”
The game bore resem-
blance to the first meeting
between the two teams, when
the Panthers lost a lead in the
fourth quarter, but Rodgers
said the Panthers were never
really in command of the re-
match.
“The first time we played
them, I felt like we had more
control,” he said. “This time
around we were never really
in control. I thought we had
some fortuitous plays to get
that lead; it wasn’t as crisp
as the first time we played
them.”
The Panthers took a 20-
14 lead into the second quar-
ter behind a last-minute three
by Hoffman and a buzzer-
beater by Jay Vancura, and
ran their lead to 10 with five
and a half minutes to play in
the half before going into the
break up 27-19.
Their cold shooting al-
lowed Hingham to tie the
game in the third, but a pair
of free throws from Hoffman
continued on page 21
24 The Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!
What a long,
strange trip
Lady Panthers back in tourney
By Dave Palana, Sports Editor
dave@hansonexpress.com
It’s been a roller coaster
season for the girls basketball
team, but it will have the same
ending it has for years — a
spot in the MIAA tournament.
girls basketball
Whitman-Hanson 54
Hingham 27
The Panthers beat Dux-
bury, Hanover and Hingham
on Friday, Saturday and Mon-
day to improve to 10-8 and
Rachel Baker breaks punch their ticket to the post-
another school record as season. For a team that was
riddled with injuries early in
girls track gets set for state the season and spent most of
the year below the .500 mark,
meet head coach Jim Daley said
making it back to the tourna-
A
By Dave Palana, Sports Editor ment was especially reward-
dave@hansonexpress.com
ing this year.
bby Baker, Rachel Baker, “It was a big accomplish-
Gianna Cacciatore and Mel ment,” he said. “I’m really
Collins have been break- excited for the girls. They are
ing records together as a relay team this playing their best basketball of
winter, but they showed on Friday that the season right now.”
they are perfectly capable of winning big Daley credits the team’s
races on their own. 32-31 win over the Duxbury
Rachel Baker set another school re- Dragons on Friday as the game
cord while Abby Baker and Cacciatore where the team turned the cor-
added first places and Collins was one ner. The Panthers were coming
of 10 other Panthers who medaled at the off a 59-43 loss to Scituate,
All-Patriot League Championships at the who had lost to the Dragons
Reggie Lewis Center. by 19 points, and Daley said
finishing off the close game
continued on page 22 gave his team the momentum
boost.
“We thought that was go-
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ing to be a challenge,” Daley
said. “Getting that win really
helped our confidence.
The Panthers closed out
the home portion of the regu-
lar season with a 54-27 win
over the Hingham Harbor-
women on Senior Night. The
Panthers edged Hingham by
four in their first meeting
this season and took a 29-21
lead into halftime. But they
clamped down defensively to
allow just six points over the
final two quarters.
“It was a tremendous de-
fensive effort,” Daley said.
“They really turned it on as the
game went along.”
Senior captains Michaela
O’Neil and Mary Rose Grif-
fin each had 10 points, while
the team’s other senior, Kaley
Mientkiewicz, chipped in with
eight to end their careers in
the high school gym on a high
note.
“For those seniors to go
out that way was really tre-
mendous,” Daley said.
The Panthers got more
good news this week when
Griffin and junior point guard
Mackenzie Hatfield were
named Patriot League All-
Stars. The Panthers will look
to improve their tournament
seed in the final week of the
season starting on Thursday
when they head to Silver Lake.
The tournament brackets will
come out a week from Friday.
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