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Two more candidates an-nounced plans this week torun for two seats on the Boardof Selectmen. Selectman JimEgan is seeking his third term

on the board,while currentPlanning Boardmember Rich-ard Flynn isseeking his rst

term as a select-man.Egan and

Flynn join Ha-nover policeofcer TomChambers inthe race fors e l e c t m a n .Current Select-man Chris Col-clough is not

seeking re-election this year.Theres still a lot of work

to be done, and I enjoy doingit. I think my record speaksfor itself, Egan said of why

he is running again. If peopleare willing to support me, Imwilling to serve.

A retired teacher who haslived in Hanson for more than37 years, Egan is nishinghis sixth year on the Boardof Selectmen and also previ-

ously served on the CapitalImprovement Committee. Hesaid he felt the town budgetand upkeep of town facilitieswere key areas to focus on inthe next three years.

Budget is crucial, ofcourse, Egan said. Andmaintenance of our facilities isgetting to be really problemat-ic simply because weve beenputting things off for so long things like the Maquan

School building, which needssome attention, and the IndianHead School, which needs anew roof. Those are the big-ticket items, but all our build-ings need some attention. Weneed to gure out a way to takecare of those physical thingseven though there are a lot ofbudget constraints.

Flynns seat on the Plan-ning Board is up this year, butinstead of seeking a secondterm on that board, he has sethis sights on the Board of Se-lectmen.

I think that in these tough

times its important to have ascal conservative run for se-lectman, because sometimesthe knee-jerk reaction is toraise taxes or fees to balancethe budget, and I just dont

Two more viefor BOS seatsCurrent selectman, PlanningBoard member join 2011 race

Jim Egan

Richard Flynn

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After six years in Whit-man Center, the COMPASSprogram an alternative aca-demic program aimed to helpat-risk students get to gradu-

ation will be coming backto Whitman-Hanson RegionalHigh School.

WHRSD SuperintendentRuth Gilbert-Whitner and highschool Principal Jeff Szyma-niak announced plans at lastWednesdays School Commit-tee meeting to bring the pro-gram back to the school by thestart of the 2011-12 year.

The COMPASS programevolved from the high schoolsformer ACES program andprovides an alternative cur-riculum for students in grades9-12 who are struggling with

learning disabilities, behavior-al problems and other issues inthe regular high school setting.

The program was set upin its current location in Whit-man Center during the 2005-06 school year. The school dis-

trict rents a space on the loweroor of the building, includingtwo large rooms, bathroomsand several small ofces.

The decision to move theprogram to a separate buildingwas based in part on researchthat found that students whoneed an alternative programcould be more successful ifthey are off-campus, Gilbert-Whitner said.

This was an attempt tosee if that was a good model,she said.

New direction

for COMPASSAlternative education programreturning to WHRHS setting

continued on page 13

CHEER CHAMPS: The Whitman-Hanson varsity cheerlead-ing team took first place at the Patriot League CheerleadingChampionships held Thursday, Feb. 10 at WHRHS. See morephotos from the event inside on page 22. Photo by Dave Palana

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While it is onceagain time to letaxes, two Whit-

man-Hanson Regional HighSchool students are prepared

to provide the help that willmake this process a smoothone. For a second year, theWhitman-Hanson Tax-AideProgram will be available tothose in need of assistance.

The AARP Tax-AideFoundation sponsors theWhitman-Hanson Tax-AideProgram and it is free for allstudents, senior citizens andtaxpayers with low to moder-ate income in the community.Whitman-Hanson teacherLydia Nelson started this pro-gram last year after she sawan ad in an AARP magazineabout the Tax-Aide program.Nelson called to inquire aboutthe program and was curiousto know if it was somethingshe could get her accountingstudents involved in; she wassurprised to hear that it waspossible.

It all started with a phonecall, Nelson said.

Last year was the rst timethe Tax-Aide Program was in-troduced to Whitman-Hanson.With hard work and dedicatedvolunteers, the program wassuccessful enough to allow its

continuation this year.Along with Nelson, Whit-

man-Hanson juniors KyleKane and Alex Winnett havevolunteered to provide theirservice to the Tax-Aide Pro-gram. Nelson trained Kaneand Winnett so that they couldbe made available to assist inling basic tax forms.

Kane and Winnett weremotivated to become involvedin the program so that theywould be able to help those inneed.

To participate in this Pro-gram, Kane and Winnett hadto become certied tax aides.This required a 60-day course,taught by Nelson, duringwhich they studied tax law,and they also had to pass threelevels of IRS testing.

Kane and Winnett did nothesitate to admit that the train-ing is a challenge. With hardcoursework and a test thattakes approximately 20 hours

to complete, becoming certi-ed is certainly difcult. How-ever, both boys agreed that itsworth it, saying that the test isthe hardest part because it isso complicated, but after thateverything gets easier.

Both teens said they enjoyed the experience and theopportunity to give back tothe community.

We are looking forwardto working with the clients,Kane and Winnett said.

Both Kane and Winnettsuccessfully earned their cer-tication and are now able tobegin working with membersof the community.

Nelson, Kane and Winnettall recommended volunteeringfor the Tax-Aide Program toanyone who has good people

skills, is motivated and is upfor a challenge.

We want more kids whocan handle the stress to vol-unteer for next year, Nelsonsaid. No one should be toointimidated to try.

Kane and Winnett believethey gained a lot of experi-ence from their training andwill gain even more as theyinteract with the clients; forthem, volunteering has been apositive experience.

When youre doing peo-ples taxes, it opens your eyes

to the different situations inthe community that we dontsee in school, Winnett said.

Nelson hopes to be able tocontinue offering the Tax-AideProgram in the years to come,believing in a commitment tothe community. Nelson saidthough it is a lot of work, itbenets everyone, as studentvolunteers develop new skillsand those in need of tax helpare provided with free aid.

The Tax-Aide Program isnow open on Thursdays in theWhitman-Hanson RegionalHigh School Library from2-5:30 p.m. Taxes are doneby appointment, which canbe made by calling 781-618-7155, and all appointmentsare condential.

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Whitman-Hanson Regional High School teacher Lydia Nelsonhelped juniors Alex Winnett and Kyle Kane receive theirtax aide certifications as a requirement to volunteer for theWhitman-Hanson AARP Tax-Aide Program. Photo by Emily Brain

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The Tax-Aide Program i nowopen on Thurday in theWhitman-Hanon Regiona Highschoo library from 2-5:30 p.m.Taxe are done by appointment,which can be made by caing781-618-7155, and a appoint-ment are confidentia.

The Old Colony YMCAwill be offering its FebruaryVacation Club from Feb. 22-25 at Maquan ElementarySchool in Hanson.

On Tuesday, the group

will be going to the BrocktonY for a fun day of Swim andGym. On Wednesday, its a

Toy Story 3 day, so chil-dren should come dressed astheir favorite character andbring along a favorite stuffedanimal. On Thursday, thegroup will be heading to TD

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the poetic form.No experience is re-

quired to enter the contest,and entries must be receivedby Friday, March 18. First,second and third place win-ners will be selected from thefollowing categories: Adult,teen (ages 13-18) and youth

(12 and under). Winning po-ems will be presented dur-ing a poetry reading event onSaturday, April 16 at the li-brary.

Submit poems with an of-cial entry form, found at thelibrary, local schools and thetown ofce.

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Though it is still early inthe budget process, the Whit-man-Hanson Regional SchoolDistrict is facing a budget gapof about $2.5 million, schoolofcials said last week.

WHRSD Business Man-ager Sharon Andrew present-ed an early revenue estimatefor scal year 2012 at the dis-trict School Committee meet-ing on Wednesday, Feb. 9,following up a Jan. 29 budgetbreakfast in which adminis-trators mostly discussed ex-penses for the year.

With a proposed FY12

budget totaling more than$45.3 million, and availablerevenues at just under $43million, administrators willhave to nd a way to makeup the difference so they canpresent a balanced budget.

On Feb. 9, the SchoolCommittee unanimously vot-ed to move $800,000 fromdistrict reserves to help less-en the cuts an action theyhave taken during the lastthree budget cycles, accord-ing to chairman Bob Hayes.

Part of the reason for the

gap is the fact that federalstimulus (ARRA) funds thathave helped protect manyschools and towns from majornancial burden over the pasttwo years have now dried up.

The district also is in themiddle of contract negotia-

tions with teachers and alsois negotiating a new transpor-tation contract with costsexpected to increase in bothareas.

Andrew said the budgetgap will have to be made upeither through increasing rev-enue from the town or stateor through budget reductions,though she did not specifywhere cuts might be made.

Its not a positive thing,but weve been there beforeand weve made it through,Andrew said of the budgetgap.

In a separate numbers dis-cussion last Wednesday, Fa-cilities Director Ernie Sand-land provided the SchoolCommittee with an updateon snow removal operationsat all of the districts schoolbuildings.

Sandland reported thatmore than 71 inches of snowhad fallen on the Whitmanand Hanson area from Dec.20 to Feb. 4.

He and his staff have beenbusy clearing all that snowand ice off school roofs, with

about 630 hours of custodianhours used in the effort, plusmore than 300 hours of sub-stitute custodian hours.

At Whitman MiddleSchool alone, as much as sev-

en feet of snow had drifted upagainst the building, Sandland

said. Along with removing theheavy snow, workers cleareddrains to ensure melting snowand ice had somewhere to go.

The district hired a con-tractor with a crane to removesnow from the roof of DuvalElementary School in Whit-man, Sandland said. Accord-ing to a digital reading onthe crane, which records theweight of every load, morethan 63 tons of snow wereremoved from the school. AtMaquan Elementary Schoolin Hanson, more than 27 tonswere removed.

Also at their Feb. 9 meet-ing, the School Committeeheld a ribbon cutting for anew computer lab at WhitmanMiddle School, made pos-sible through a $25,000 PepsiRefresh Grant. WMS teacherGavin Thomas organized theeffort to pursue the grant,which was awarded based onthe number of online votes theproject received.

The next WHRSD SchoolCommittee meeting will beheld Wednesday, March 9 at 7p.m. at the high school.

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GETTING READY FOR THE OLYMPICS: Team members include(front row) Mike Williams, Taylor Piccuito, Grace Quinlan,Martin Lee, (back row) Thomas Musto, Kevin Barradas,Roberto Tapia, Chris Rotondo, Derek Heaton-Wright andIsaiah Bickel. The team is coached by Mark Main.

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The Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Spe-cial Olympics team attended the South Sectionassessments for traditional basketball on Satur-

day, Feb. 12, playing two games to assess their abilities inpreparation for the state games, to be held March 12-13,where they will be paired up against similar ability teams.The kids have been practicing since September, and theWHRHS boys varsity basketball players have worked withthe kids at all practices to help them improve their skills.

WHRHS Olympicsteam ready for action

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Monday Feb. 78:25 .m. Caller reported

trespassing on East WashingtonStreet.

2:05 p.m. Ofcer requestedat Maquan Elementary Schoolon Maquan Street.

Tuesday Feb. 810:34 .m. Ofcer request-

ed on Deer Hill Road.

1:15 p.m. Ofcer requestedon Franklin Street.

3:29 p.m. Suspicious ac-tivity reported on Indian HeadStreet.

5:56 p.m. Burglar alarmsounded on Main Street. Build-ing secured.

7:17 p.m. Burglar alarmsounded at Priority Music onMain Street.

8:33 p.m. Police requiredon Spring Street.

Wednesday Feb. 99:22 .m. Ofcer requested

on Arlene Street.

10:20 .m. Animal com-plaint at Pembroke line onMaquan Street.

12:56 p.m. Disabled autoreported on Liberty Street atKings Landing.

6:50 p.m. Motor vehicleaccident reported on WinterStreet.

9:00 p.m. Motor vehicleaccident reported on WinterStreet.

9:52 p.m. Caller reportedproperty lost/found on BeatriceLane.

11:22 p.m. Motor vehicleaccident reported on HudsonStreet.

Thursday Feb. 101:40 .m. Disabled auto

reported on West WashingtonStreet.

8:28 .m. Motor vehiclestop on Winter Street. WilliamM. Sieve, 13 W. WashingtonSt. reported on a warrant arrest.Vehicle towed.

10:10 .m. Ofcer request-ed at Post Ofce 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 Departmentrequired at L.Z. Thomas Schoolon Main Street.

6:11 p.m. Burglar alarmsounded on Main Street.

6:59 p.m. Property report-ed lost/stolen at Shaws Super-market on Liberty Street.

7:19 p.m. Disturbancereported at Hanson MiddleSchool, Liberty Street. A gath-

ering was dispersed.

7:51 p.m. A parking viola-tion was reported at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School,Franklin Street.

Friday Feb. 111:55 .m. Burglar alarm

sounded on Forest Trail.

7:54 .m. Motor vehicleaccident reported on SpringStreet.

10:15 .m. Ofcer wantedon High Street.

11:48 .m. Fire Depart-ment provided mutual aid toRockland on Beech Street.

12:40 p.m. Ofcer wantedon East Washington Street.

5:40 p.m. Highway De-partment required on BonneyHill Lane.

6:39 p.m. Motor vehicleaccident reported on FranklinStreet.

7:28 p.m. Police requiredon Waltham Street.

8:21 p.m. Property report-ed lost/stolen at Shaws Super-market, Liberty Street.

11:31 p.m. Motor vehicleaccident reported on ReedStreet.

saTurday Feb. 1212:43 .m. Disabled auto

reported at Whitman-HansonRegional High School, Frank-lin Street.

9:13 .m. Highway De-partment required on BonneyHill Lane.

11:07 .m. Burglar alarm

sounded on Monponsett Street.1:15 p.m. Motor vehicle

accident reported on Monpon-sett Street.

2:54 p.m. Ofcer wantedon East Washington Street.Peace restored.

4:48 p.m. Ofcer wantedon West Washington Street.

8:56 p.m. Fire Departmentrequired on Fuller Street.

sunday Feb. 131:32 p.m. Ofcer request-

ed on Phillips Street. AdamBurnieika of Whitman was ar-rested for OUI-liquor, secondoffense, driving to endanger

(negligent).12:54 p.m. Police required

on County Road. Peace re-stored.

2:22 p.m. Ofcer requestedon County Road.

4:18 p.m. Animal com-plaint at Camp Kiwanee onCamp Kiwanee Road.

4:20 p.m. Motorist assistedat Fern Hill Cemetery on HighStreet.

9:56 p.m. Police requiredon Main Street.

Hanson police log

By Stephanie SpyropouloS

expreSS Staff

Whitman police are work-

ing with the victims of sev-eral house break-ins to returnstolen items following a bustlast week in which the itemswere recovered from an EastBridgewater home.

Police also are relying ontips from alert neighbors toprevent further break-ins simi-lar to those that occurred re-cently some of which weredone in broad daylight.

On Wednesday, Feb. 9,police recovered thousandsof dollars in goods, includingNikon cameras, jewelry, cash

and laptop computers, at thehome of Patrick Lydon, 36, ofNatalie Drive in East Bridge-water, a suspect in severalrecent breaking and enteringcases in Whitman and sur-rounding towns.

A search warrant was acti-vated under the lead of WEBtask force investigator Ser-geant Detective Tim Hanlonof Whitman police last week,according to East Bridgewaterpolice Detective Scott Allen,WEB investigator.

Patrick Lydon and his

brother, Richard Lydon, 36,of Nason Street, Brockton,had been arrested by Abingtonpolice on Sunday, Jan. 23 in astolen vehicle, just hours aftera house on Old Colony Wayin Whitman had been brokeninto the front door kickedoff its hinges and several itemsreported missing.

When police approachedthe brothers, they discoveredthe men were in need of medi-cal aid for an alleged overdose.Both were transported to area

hospitals for treatment.Warrant, were issued for

their arrest following releasefrom the hospital.

On Feb. 9, Hanlon arrest-ed Patrick Lydon as he left hishome in East Bridgewater andexecuted a search warrant forthe premises.

During the execution ofthe search warrants police re-covered jewelry on Lydonsperson along with numerousitems that appeared to be sto-len from recent house breaks,Allen said.

Police also found threebags of a substance that ap-peared to be heroin along withother drug paraphernalia, hesaid.

Kelly Lydon, 31, a resi-dent of Natalie Drive, wasarrested by WEB Task Forceinvestigators for possession ofheroin during the search. Shewas booked and processed atthe East Bridgewater PoliceDepartment.

As police look forward toreturning items to their right-ful owners, Detective StephenDrass of Whitman Policeurged residents to look out fortheir neighbors and to call thepolice if there is suspicious ac-tivity.

I would rather go checkout a house or car and nd outthe situation is ne, Drasssaid.

Reporting an incident thatmay turn out to be nothing isbetter than nding out later ahome has been broken into, headded.

In the area of WestwoodDrive in Whitman on Dec. 30,a resident was gone for fourhours when her 55-inch tele-

vision was stolen right out thefront door of her home, Drasssaid.

He called the burglarizingof homes rampant and saidmany homes had been dam-aged in recent break-ins, withdoors being torn off either thefront or back to gain entry.

Lydon will be summonsedto court to face charges of re-ceiving stolen property, ac-cording to Whitman detec-tives.

Whitman Police Detective Stephen Drass looks over items recov-ered during a warranted search of an East Bridgewater home lastweek. Photo by Stephanie Spyropoulos

Stoen items recoveredPolice arrest East Bridgewater man for series ofhouse break-ins in Whitman, other area towns

Man ound aseep at the whee,charged with second OUI

A Whitman man is facing hissecond OUI offense af-ter he reported-ly fell asleep

at the wheelwhile stoppedat the intersec-tion of Phillipsand Main streetsin Hanson.

Another driver came to the Hanson police station around

1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 to report that a vehicle wasstopped at the intersection and that the man behind the wheelappeared to be asleep. When ofcers arrived, they found thatthe driver was in fact asleep behind the wheel, with the vehicleset in drive and his foot on the brake. When ofcers tapped onthe car window, the driver woke up and released his foot fromthe brake, causing the vehicle to roll into a snow bank, accord-ing to Hanson Police Lt. Joe Yakavonis.

The driver was identied as Adam Burnieika, 33, of Wash-ington St., Whitman. After police got Burnieika to exit thevehicle and began questioning him, ofcers noted signs thathe may have been drinking, Yakavonis said. Burnieika wasarrested and charged with OUI second offense and driving to

endanger. His vehicle was towed. B. Manning

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Hanson Pubic library foundation tohod annua meeting March 1Members of the Hanson Public Library Foundation are cor-

dially invited to the 2011 annual meeting of The Hanson PublicLibrary Foundation Inc. on Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. in theCommunity Room of the Hanson Public Library. Items on theagenda include the election of ofcers, the acceptance of the an-

nual report, the budget, programs and volunteer opportunities.Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the 2010 HansonPublic Library Foundation Inc. Annual Report are available atthe library. Foundation members may pick up their copy of thereport at the library circulation desk or request that a copy bemailed. E-mail [email protected] or call the HansonPublic Library at 781-293-2151 to request a mailed copy.

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Born and raised in Whitman, she was thedaughter of the late John T. and Margaret T.(Nash) Deehan and a graduate of WhitmanHigh School.

Ann had worked for over 15 years as ateachers aide at the former Regal Park Schoolof Whitman. She was a longtime communicantof the Holy Ghost Church and a former mem-ber of the Ladies Sodality. She loved travelingand knitting and was an avid reader.

Ann leaves her children, John McGunnigleand his wife Linda of West Bridgewater, SheilahDoherty and her husband Gerald of Boston andKathi McGunnigle and her husband TimothyOuimette of New York; her brother William

Deehan and his wife Shirley of Plymouth; and

her sisters Margaret Shields of Abington, Fran-ces Mahoney and her husband Robert of Whit-man, Kathleen Willett and her husband Robertof East Bridgewater and Deanna Berminghamand her husband Douglas of Whitman. She alsoleaves four grandchildren, eight great-grand-children and many nieces and nephews. Shewas the mother of the late Robert F. McGun-nigle Jr., sister of the late Marie Phinney, andsister-in-law of the late John Shields.

Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 19at 8:15 a.m. at Blanchard Funeral Chapel onPlymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) in Whit-man, followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m. atHoly Ghost Church in Whitman. Burial willfollow at St. James Cemetery in Whitman. Vis-iting hours will be held Friday, Feb. 18 from 4-8p.m. Donations in Anns name may be made tothe charity of ones choice.

Bernice X. (Goodliss) Olsen, 88, a residentof 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 thedaughter of the late Morris and Celia (Kann)Goodliss. In her earlier years, Bernice workedas a welder at the Quincy Shipyard and laterfor Mr. Boston Liquors. Before her retirement,she was a nurses aide at the Embassy House ofBrockton for more than 20 years.

She leaves her two sons, Robert Olsen andhis wife Mary-Jean of Pembroke and RichardOlsen of Whitman, and her three grandchil-dren, Stephanie Allen and her husband Thomasof Middelboro and Shanna Olsen and ShalynnOlsen, both of Pembroke.

Her memorial service was held Monday,Feb. 14 in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel inWhitman. Private burial will be held at a laterdate.

Norman B. Shepherd, 84, of Hanson, diedon Feb.12 at the Radius Healthcare Facility inPlymouth after a period of failing health. Hewas the husband of Lorraine P. (Sylvia) Shep-herd.

He was born in Hanover, son of the late Al-fred and Margaret (Baillie) Shepherd and wasraised in Hanson and educated there and in Ha-nover.

Norman was a longtime employee in themaintenance department of the former CALOPet Food Co. and he later worked for CoburnWilbert 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. Hewas the current Worthy Patron and past WorthyPatron of Pilgrim Chapter, Order of the EasternStar. He was Past Grand Warder of the Grand

Chapter of Massachusetts, Order of the East-ern Star. Norman was a volunteer at the HansonFood Pantry and former volunteer reghter inHanover. He enjoyed gardening, shing andwoodworking.

He leaves his wife Lorraine P. (Sylvia)Shepherd and his children, David L. Shepherdand his wife Linda of Hanson and Lori E. Shep-herd and her husband Robert Zaruba of Taun-ton. He was the grandfather of Sunni Willis,Lenna Sweeney and Kara Ready, all of Han-son. He also leaves six great-grandchildren andthree nieces.

A funeral will be held in the Magoun-Big-gins Funeral Home, 135 Union St. Rocklandon Thursday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Steve Youd ofciating. Burial will follow inHanover Center Cemetery. Donations in hismemory may be made to the Tri-Town Lodge38 Franklin St., E. Bridgewater, MA 02333.

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Michelle McMahon wasnamed to the deans list atBridgewater State Universityfor the 2010 fall semester.

Victoria Zappi has beennamed to the deans list atUniversity of New England inBiddeford Maine for the fallsemester 2010.

Whitman resident StaceyShanahan graduated fromEastern Nazarene College re-cently, receiving a mastersdegree in education duringthe colleges recent wintercommencement exercisesheld Jan. 30 at the WollastonChurch of the Nazarene inQuincy.

Whitman resident Me-lissa Camilien, grade 12,earned First Honors on theFontbonne Academy secondquarter honor roll.

Abigail Hanson of Han-son made honor roll for termtwo at Notre Dame Academyin Hingham.

Whitman reghter/paramedic Patrick Travershas 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 bythe PCFRTA and taught byroper experts from across theCountry. Fireghter Traversis a member of the CountyTech Rescue Team and hisexpertise in rope rescue addsto our toolbox of resources,says Chief Grenno. The pro-gram is funded through fed-eral grant monies allocated to

the county team for advancedtraining in areas of special-ized rescue and hazards.

Michelle Backlund , asophomore majoring in ac-counting, and Kasey Evans,a sophomore majoring in hos-pitality management, werenamed to the deans list at En-dicott College in Beverly forthe fall semester. Backlundis the daughter ofMark andPaul Backlund of Whitmanand Evans is the daughter ofThomas and Mary Evans of

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he argument to eat more vegetables is hard toignore. Buzz words like eat your colors, powerfoodsandantioxidants are all associated with

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Vegetables have the added benet of being low in caloriesand high in ber. The bell peppers found in the recipe below

are loaded with B vitamins, vitamin C and folate; tomatoescontain vitamins A, C and E and are alsoa good source of potassium; and blackbeans have vitamin B1, folate and miner-als. Spicy foods have been associatedwith benets such as improving circula-tion and ghting cancer, and the jalap-enos may even be a mood-lifter.

This black bean salad is quick toassemble and is high in ber, low in fatand full of vitamins. It is versatile - serve

it with corn chips as a dip, as a taco topping, as a salad or overrice for a vegetarian main and keeps well for a few days inthe refrigerator. Its a colorful addition to a buffet table.

Black bean salad

1 jalapeno pepper, finely dicedJuice of 1 lime2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oilSalt & Pepper2 Roma tomatoes, chopped, or about a dozen cherry or grape toma-toes, quartered (about 1 Cup)3 scallions, thinly sliced (about 1/2 Cup)1 red (or yellow or orange) bell pepper, finely chopped (about 1cup)1 15 1/2 ounce can of black beans, rinsed in a strainer under hotwater1 cup frozen corn kernels, rinsed in a strainer under hot water cup chopped fresh cilantro

Squeeze lime into a medium size mixing bowl; add jalap-eno, olive oil and salt and pepper. Allow jalapenos to maceratein the lime juice and olive oil while the other ingredients areprepared. Add tomato, bell pepper, scallion, beans, corn andcilantro to bowl. Toss and taste for seasoning. Serves 6 -8 as a

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The Good Neighbor Thrift Shoppe is having a storewideclearance sale during the month of February; all clothes are only$1 each. There is a wide selection. All proceeds go to missionprojects. The shop is located at the United Methodist Church,503 South Ave., Whitman and is open every Monday, exceptholidays, and the second and fourth Fridays of the month.

Blood DriveThe Whitman Knights

of Columbus #347 willsponsor a Red Cross blooddrive on Saturday, Feb. 26from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kof C Hall, Route 18, 1195Bedford St., Whitman. Pre-senting donors will receive aBruins T-shirt.

For an appointment, call1-800-redcross (1-800-733-

2767) or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome;positive ID required.

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and HansonDollars for Scholars of

Whitman and Hanson will be acelebrating A Taste of Whit-man and Hanson on Thurs-day, March 3, at the VFW Post#697 in Whitman from 5:30p.m.- 8 p.m. Up to twenty lo-

cal restaurants and food ser-vice providers will be offeringsamples from their menu tothe general public.

Tickets are $15 each or twofor $25. There will be limitedcapacity. Tickets are on sale atDuvals Pharmacy, Curves (inWhitman), Fords Insurance,and Sandys Coffee Corner.A list of participating restau-rants will also be available atthat time. All proceeds fromthe evening will benet DFSin the form of scholarships atAwards Night. For more infor-

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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. foodshopping, 11 a.m. KMart in Brocktonand Good Days Restaurant, 11:30lunch, 12:30-3:30 p.m. brown bagpick up, 1 p.m. cribbage.

Whitman Library. ResumWriting with Gary Gekow. Joinprofessional employment specialist,Gary Gekow from 5:30-7:30 p.m.,for a presentation and workshopon resum writing. This is a greatopportunity to take advantage ofa professional evaluation of yourresum at no charge. Critique andrehab your resum before you needto send it out; 6-7:30 p.m. BeginnersKnitting Class, to register call 781-447-7613.

Hanson Little League Registration.5-8 p.m. Maquan School. No late feelwill be applied.

Reiki Session.The Haven for Healingis reaching out to family membersand friends of military servicemenand women. A donation based Reikisession open to all will be held at 6:30p.m. at the Hanson Holistic Center,156 Liberty St., Hanson followed bya yoga class ($10) presented by BethMurphy.

Rockland-Hanson Rotary Club.6:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the OldeHitching Post Restaurant in Hanson.

Friday Feb. 18

Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.hairdresser. 9:30 a.m. card games, 10a.m. cribbage, 1 p.m. bingo.

Hanson Library. 10-10:30 a.m. WeeReaders for ages 0-3, drop in withcaregiver, for stories, nger playand song. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Craft-a-story for ages 3-7, Alpha Tales:read alphabet stories and make acorresponding craft. Call 781-292-2151, X 106 to register.

Whitman Senior Center. FoxwoodsCasino, 7:30 a.m. center pick up, 7:45a.m. home pick up, 11:30 a.m. lunch,1 p.m. bingo.

Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., Fridayat Robinson Street in Hanson.Sponsored by the Hanson AmericanLegion 226.

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Shabby, Chic & New Tag Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at The First BaptistChurch, 214 Main St. Hanson (snowdate is February 26). There will besomething for everyone. Space isavailable at a reasonable price to sellyour treasures. For more information,call First Baptist Church at 781-293-3502 or Sue Parkinson at 781-293-0061.

sunday Feb. 20

Hanson Childrens Museum hostsDiversity Month. The Hanson

Childrens Museum will host diversitymonth at the Hanover Mall. The freeevents are sponsored by Macys.Enjoy cultural performances, artwork,stories and special presentationswhile learning about many cultures.The Asian American inuence; Liondancers, Kite demo, story telling,karate demos will be featured.

Monday Feb. 21

Presidents Day

Tuesday Feb. 22

Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. nailsby Julie, 9:30 a.m. card games, 10a.m. beginners bridge,1 p.m. bowlingat the Hanson Athletic Association.

Hanson Library. 1:30-2 p.m.Yoga Stories, ages 3+. Drop in withcaregiver for stories, nger play andsongs.

Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m.Walk the park, 9 a.m. around town,hairdresser, art class, fuel assistanceby appointment, tax assistance byappointment, 10 a.m. line dancing atLegion, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12 p.m.,

computer class, Atty. Whitney byappt., 1 p.m. knitting/crocheting,bowling.

Whitman Library. 12-3 p.m., theWhitman Public Library will beoffering games and lunch for localteens. The Wii game system will beset up on the projector screen. Enjoya pizza tasting featuring localrestaurants pizzas. No registration isrequired.

Hanson Food Pantry. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at First BaptistChurch, Main Street.

Wednesday Feb. 23

Hanson Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.card games, 10 a.m. poker, 1:30exercise with Cindie ($5).

Whitman Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.Target in Hanover, 10 a.m. chairyoga, 11:30 lunch, 1 p.m. Bingo atHarvard Court, Mah-Jongg.

Whitman-Hanson Kiwanis Club.Meets on Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. atthe Hitching Post Restaurant. Formore information, call Mike at 781-447-6501.

No Tracks. 8 p.m., presented byBridgewater State University Theaterand Dance. All performances are heldon the BSU campus in the RondileauCampus Center Auditorium. Tickets

are $8 for students with ID, seniorcitizens, youth, and military withID; $10 for the general public. Callthe box ofce at 508-531-1321 orvisit www.bridgew.edu/theatre forinformation 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. FrugalFannies in Westwood, 11:30 a.m.lunch, 12:30 p.m. fuel assistance byappointment, 1 p.m. cribbage.

Whitman Library. 6-7:30 p.m.,Beginners Knitting Class, to registercall 781-447-7613.

Rockland-Hanson Rotary Club.6:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the OldeHitching Post Restaurant in Hanson.

Bat Boy: The Musical. 8 p.m.,presented by Bridgewater StateUniversity Theater and Dance. Allperformances are held on the BSUcampus in the Rondileau CampusCenter Auditorium. Tickets are $8for students with ID, senior citizens,youth, and military with ID; $10

for the general public. Bat Boy:The Musical is intended for matureaudiences. Call the box ofce at508-531-1321 or visit www.bridgew.edu/theatre for information andreservations.

Friday Feb. 25

Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.hairdresser. 9:30 a.m. card games, 10a.m. cribbage, 1 p.m. bingo.

Hanson Library. 10-10:30 a.m. WeeReaders for ages 0-3, drop in withcaregiver, for stories, nger playand 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, 11a.m. Dollar Tree in Hanson and Grille58 in Halifax, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1p.m. bingo.

Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., Fridayat Robinson Street in Hanson.Sponsored by the Hanson AmericanLegion 226.

No Tracks. 8 p.m., presented byBridgewater State University Theaterand Dance. All performances are heldon the BSU campus in the RondileauCampus Center Auditorium. Ticketsare $8 for students with ID, seniorcitizens, youth, and military withID; $10 for the general public. Callthe box ofce at 508-531-1321 orvisit www.bridgew.edu/theatre forinformation and reservations.

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Love Your Library Rally. 11 a.m.-2p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. Sharestories about what your library meansto you, participate in a legislativeand planning question and answersession, and enjoy refreshments andactivities for the whole family. Enjoya family magic show from 11 a.m. to12 p.m. Pre-registration is required by

calling the library at 781-293-2151or e-mailing [email protected]. Library legislative and planningquestion and answers will takeplace from 12-2 p.m. There will bestories and love-my-library craftsfor children. Refreshments will beserved from 12-2 p.m.

Puppet Show. Whitman PublicLibrary, 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. Thisis a new version of the classic story,where Cinderella is a fairy who liveswith her stepmother and stepsister inan enormous old oak tree! DeborahCostine of Gerwick Puppets presentsthis fun show for children and adultsalike. No registration is required.Light refreshments will be provided.Call the library at 781-447-7613with any questions.

Bat Boy: The Musical. Feb. 26,2 p.m. and 8 p.m., presented byBridgewater State University Theaterand Dance. All performances are heldon the BSU campus in the RondileauCampus Center Auditorium. Ticketsare $8 for students with ID, senior

citizens, youth, and military withID; $10 for the general public. BatBoy: The Musical is intended formature audiences. Call the box

ofce at 508-531-1321 or visit www.bridgew.edu/theatre for informationand reservations.

No Tracks. 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb.27, presented by Bridgewater StateUniversity Theater and Dance. Allperformances are held on the BSUcampus in the Rondileau CampusCenter Auditorium. Tickets are $8for students with ID, senior citizens,youth, and military with ID; $10for the general public. Call the boxofce at 508-531-1321 or visit www.bridgew.edu/theatre for information

and reservations.Hanson Childrens Museum hostsDiversity Month. The HansonChildrens Museum will host diversitymonth at the Hanover Mall. The freeevents are sponsored by Macys.Enjoy cultural performances, artwork,stories and special presentations whilelearning about many cultures. Feb:27: The West African Connection;Drum Circle and a look at nations ofWest Africa.

Red Cross Blood Drive. TheWhitman Knights of Columbus #347 will sponsor a Red Cross blooddrive on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 9a.m.-2 p.m. at the K of C Hall, Route18, 1195 Bedford St., Whitman.Presenting donors will receive aBruins T-shirt. For an appointment,call 1-800-redcross (1-800-733-2767)or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-insare welcome; positive ID required.

Hanson Public Library FoundationAnnual Meeting. Tuesday, March 1at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Roomof the Hanson Public Library. Itemson the agenda include the electionof ofcers, the acceptance of theannual report, the budget, programs,and volunteer opportunities. Lightrefreshments will be served.

Learn to Skate. Wednesdays, startingMarch 1, 5:35-6:30 p.m. or Saturdaysstarting March 5, 12:30-1:20 p.m.

with the Pilgrim Skating Club atHobomock Arena in Pembroke.Eight-week session on Wed. runsthrough April 20 for $150 (plusannual $15 registration fee for newstudents). Seven-week session onSat. runs though April 16. Helmetsmandatory. For more informationvisit pilgrimskatingclub.com or call781-294-7575.

A Taste of Whitman and Hanson.Thursday, March 3, at the VFW Post#697 in Whitman from 5:30 p.m.- 8p.m. Up to twenty local restaurantsand food service providers will beoffering samples from their menuto the general public. Tickets are$15 each or two for $25. There will

be limited capacity. Tickets are onsale at Duvals Pharmacy, Curves(in Whitman), Fords Insurance, andSandys Coffee Corner. All proceedswill benet DFS in the form ofscholarships at Awards Night. Formore information, contact MichaelGanshirt at 781-252-9683.

Fashion Focus Ladies Night. 7p.m.-9 p.m., Thursday, March 3 hostedby Macys and the new PomodorinoRestaurant at the Independence Mall

in Kingston. Enjoy an INC wardrobecoordination class, a mini fashionshow and makeup consultation! Freemakeup gifts for the rst 25 womento sign up and with an INC purchase,receive Macy Bucks! Following, thePomodorino Restaurant will providefree passed appetizers and horsdoeuvres. Sign up early and reserveyour spot by contacting Maria at 781-826-0241 or [email protected].

The Historical Society of OldAbington. Sunday, March 6, at 2:30p.m. at the Dyer Memorial Library,28 Centre Avenue, in Abington.A program entitled NationalPreservation Projects/Local

Applications will be presented byJohn Burrows of J. R. Burrows &Company in Rockland. The publicis welcome to attend. For moreinformation call 781-878-8480.

Author Visit at Hanson PublicLibrary. March 12, 12:30 p.m.,Author John Morris will discussAlone at Sea: Gloucester in the Ageof the Dorymen (1623-1939), hisaccount of the lives of Gloucestershermen. All are welcome;refreshments will be served. Toregister or to get more information,visit the Hanson Public Library, orcall the Library at 781-293-2151.

Theorem Painting Demonstration.The Whitman Cultural Council isproviding an opportunity to view ademonstration of theorem paintingby Pamela DeYoung at l p.m. onMarch 12 in the community roomat the Whitman Public Library, 100Webster St., Whitman. This historicalart form uses stencils and oil paints onvelveteen to create its most commonimages of the time, which werebaskets of fruit and owers.

Medical Coding and BillingCareers. March 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. at the Massasoit ConferenceCenter presented by CommonwealthCorporation in partnership with theBrockton Area Workforce InvestmentBoard and the South Shore WIB. Thisis a free event.

Community Preservation OpenForum. 7-8:30 p.m. on March 16at Hanson Town Hall. Committeemembers will be on hand to discuss theCommunity Preservation Act and toreview the deadlines and applicationprocess for the upcoming grant cycle.For information e-mail [email protected] or call 781-293-5644 ext102 with any questions.

Whitman-Hanson EducationFoundation Spelling Bee. March 31.Performing Arts Center at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School.For further information call LauraKemmett at 781-294-1261 or [email protected].

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Hanson Library On the Go.Book delivery library service to thehomebound. For more information,call Donald at 781-293-2151 x101.

Hanson COA Day Care. This isfor elders who need some activityand companionship. This is a non-medical program that runs ve daysa week with a hot lunch served daily.For more information, call DianeMcCarey at 781-293-2683.

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Riley Malloy, 9, shows her father James how to form people out of play dough. Thecraft theme was What does your community mean to you?

Brittany Durant decorates the perfect cupcake in the culinary arts center.

Whitman Food Pantry volunteers Bob Hogan andLeo Hurley participate in the charity fair, at theCommunity Togetherness Celebration.

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

Dr. Mike Whitner and Whitman-Hanson Superintendent Dr. Ruth Gilbert-Whitner enjoy the events held in thecafeteria on Saturday as part of raising awareness for the community.

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on the levelFrequent visitors to this space will note we are no fans

of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts. We

rmly 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. Lets

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 efciently, he ran it so well that it became a nation -al model for the delivery of services

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 ofcer of impeccable integrity and a Medal of Honor

recipient for conspicuous gallantry in the Vietnam War.

Kelly was red by a cabinet ofcer. Neither the Gover-

nor nor the Lieutenant Governor had the integrity to re 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 red in a most

insulting manner, he was replaced by now Secretary Nee, who

was by all accounts a no-show Democratic hack who tookhis 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. Kelleys chief subordinates, his team that made

the department so effective, were also summarily dismissed.

Politics trumps all other considerations on Beacon Hill.

Lately weve all seen reports of the judicial branch suf-

fering the same malaise. It appears that if you want a court

ofcers job, or if you are a court ofcer 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 Governors Councilwoman Tierney, who refused to recuse

herself from voting on the conrmation. 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 benets of

one party rule in Massachusetts.

There is a saying that seems to be proved true in every

days 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.

By EmEry maddocks

GettinG real

How will you be spending your February vacation?By Kristy Kennedyq u E s t i o n o f t h E w E E k

Krystle GilliettiOld Colony Way, Whitman

Im going to hang out with mygood friend Sarah!

Sarah WatsonRosewood Drive, Hanson

Ill probably play some lacrossewith Krystle!

Vanessa AroujoPearl Street, Whitman

Im going to New York.

Gail McHughAlden Street, Whitman

Im going to relax on the holidayand then work the rest of the

week.

Tyler LanglaisPleasant Street, Hanson

Im just going to relax all week.

On behalf of the Whitman-HansonBoys Hockey Boosters, Id like toextend my most sincere thanks to

the Whitman-Hanson communities for your re-cent help with our efforts to support the localfood pantries. Considering this was our inau-gural effort in doing this, your support on Pan-ther Day was a huge success. Thanks to yourefforts and those of your children, we were ableto deliver cartons of canned goods, etc. to theWhitman Food Pantry as well as the Hanson

Food Pantry.

People sometimes refer to younger genera-tions than their own as the Me generation,which is an unfair generalization. Congratulateyour children on participating in the impor-tant act of giving to those in need and at thesame time, congratulate yourselves as parentsfor teaching the next generation that PayingIt Forward is a practice that never gets old!Congratulations Whitman-Hanson!

Jack Glynn, PresidentWhitman-Hanson Boys Hockey Boosters

Now that the November elections areseveral months behind us and theproverbial dust has settled, we are

looking at a new horizon. The new challengeswe face all seem to appear to be nancial. Everydepartment and organization within every com-munity government is clamoring for additionaldollars, yet the reality is that there arent any.Of course, accepting scal reality and duciaryresponsibility hasnt seemed to bother folks inMassachusetts, nor many other states in thiscountry for the past 10 years. The rule of theday was spend. Spend whether you have it or

not, and if it isnt 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 isnt the case.Money has to come from somewhere and at theend of the game it is you and I the taxpayer.No one had foreseen the nancial calamity thatwas about to befall us. The proverbial house of

cards nally fell.Where do we go from here? Well, experts

tell us that we will experience another threeyears 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 recoveryin the short and long term. For the sake of ar-gument lets accept this premise at face value.Like every prudent and responsible householdin the U.S.A., you cant spend what you donthave. Youll notice, I use the words prudentand responsible. We must become increasingly

more prudent and responsible with the spend-ing of our tax dollars. Every municipal entitymust conserve. There are no sacred cows. Wehave to watch where every penny is spent.People, generally, have a tendency to becomecavalier when the money being spent isnt com-ing directly out of their own pockets. Well, theyhad better become more aware. The governorof Massachusetts has already announced thatlocal government will be receiving less moniesthis scal year than last and that state spendingin many other areas will decline or cease. I amnot going to point ngers at this point, but sev-eral departments in Hanson have admirably andcommendably made sacricial cuts in spend-ing, while others have unbelievably increasedspending and are demanding more. We are allin the same lifeboat folks. We are all in this forthe long haul. We either cooperate and workdiligently to make this thing work and sacriceequally, or the lifeboat capsizes. We createdthis mess by a lack of due diligence, it is up tous to clean it up.

Tom ConstantineBrook Street

thk you, So

thoms Kdy

Iwould like to recognize Senator ThomasKennedy, who recently co-sponsored AnAct 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 adoptedthe CPA in 2008. The CPA allows communi-ties like ours to preserve open space, rehabili-tate historic resources and support communityhousing. Because of Senator Kennedys sup-port, Hanson will be able to do more importantprojects like the Thomas Mill and Poor MeadowBrook land purchases, Bonney House re-roof-ing project, and preserving historical recordsin the town clerks and assessors ofces. TheCPA preserves the quality of life in Hanson, andwe appreciate Senator Tom Kennedys effortsto keep the Act strong.

David K HarrisMain Street

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hitman-HansonRegional High

School PrincipalJeff Szymaniak is settling intohis rst year on the job. Hiredin July, Szymaniak came toWhitman-Hanson from WestBridgewater High School,where he was principal. Origi-nally from Western Mass.,Szymaniak said he now enjoysliving on the South Shore (de-spite all the snow) and is ttingin well at WHRHS.

How is your frst year atWHRHS going? Its been agreat acclimation with kidsand with parents and with staff.Everybodys been very sup-

portive of the schools, whichis huge especially in this eco-nomic time. We ran into an is-sue around some changes wemade at our rally in November[when staff asked students towear school colors instead ofseparate class colors, such aspink for freshmen]. That hassince died down, and I will sayon Feb. 8 we held a Pink Dayhere for the Susan G. KomenFoundation, and I was dressedin my pink. Weve had someinteresting ups and downs andsome challenges, but the com-munities have been outstand-ing in their support of myselfand my administration.

Whats one program go-ing on at the high school thatyoure excited about? Oneof the things I think has beenextremely successful is weapplied for a grant last year,a 21st Century Skills Grant,for students at risk. The pro-gram we developed out of thatis called Mission Possible. Ittargeted about 65 freshmencoming in who were at-riskof not being successful in thetraditional classroom. The pro-

gram is after-school, two hoursa day, Monday through Thurs-day, where they get homeworkhelp, organizational help andnow its project based wheretheyre actually doing someof their own movies based onsome of their goals and ideas.Weve seen marked improve-ment in their grades and atti-tude, less discipline issues andhigher attendance.

How is Whitman-Hansonmeeting the state require-ment to have anti-bullyingcurriculum? We have it inthe ninth and 10th grade in our

health classes. Were workingon how were going to incor-porate it in 11th and 12th grade,whether it be in classroom set-tings or with presentations. Wehad Rachels Challenge herethis year, which I think justscratches the surface in gettingkids engaged in being kind toeach other. We have a districtperson who put together ourbullying plan and now its be-ing disseminated throughoutthe district.

Do you eel that bully-ing is a major problem at

WHRHS? It depends on thetime of year, and it depends on

reporting. The old My kidsbeing picked on on the play-ground or Johnny stole mylunch money doesnt happen.Its on Facebook, its on textmessages, its on YouTube.When kids want to target an-other student, theyre using so-cial media that they can manip-ulate, they can delete, they canthrow a quick hitter out thereand then pull it right off. Itsinstantaneous, so kids arentthinking through the potentialconsequence of that. It waseasy back in my day to make aprank phone call and hang up,but once you send a text mes-sage or an e-mail or an instantmessage, its there and its notgoing away.

On the other side, whenyoure trying to enforce it oryoure trying to discuss it afterthe fact, Ive got evidence; itsnot just he said, she said. WhatI tell kids is, if its going up,bring me a copy, and its easyfor me to put that in front ofsomeone and say, here, I havethis and you need to stop this.

What kind o power doyou have to intervene in

cases happening outside oschool? We can tie anythingthat happens outside of schoolto school consequences. Imalso a big advocate of tellinga parent you might want to gotalk to the police about this, ifyoure truly feeling harassed.I can protect you between myfour walls, but if students arefeeling like, Ill take a sus-pension if I can continue to dothat, thats as far as I can go.The law hasnt given principalsthe authority to, as some folkswould say, just expel them.

The high school is go-

ing through re-accreditationright now where are youin that process? Were rightin the middle of our self-studyprocess. We will be visitedby the New England Associa-tion of Schools and Collegeson March 11-14, 2012. Thenin June of next year, Ill havea report on our accreditation.They will say that youre ful-ly accredited, on warning, onprobation or your accreditationis gone. From that, they mayhave us do a one-year report;then a two-year and ve-year

report is automatic. Then twoyears prior to your visit, you

start a self-study again. Its anongoing cycle to make sureyoure doing what the associa-tion wants you to do.

From the last accreditation,this building was built therewas a strong recommendationthat there needed to be a newfacility and now weve be-come a model school. Thisteam will be the rst team tocome into the new building.

Looking orward, is theresomething youd like to seechanged? Schoolwide, the biggoal for us right now is justgetting through the accredita-tion process. Im learning oursystem; Im learning how wedo things here. I feel luckyenough to be in that self-studypiece because were looking ateverything internally and thenwere going to base our vision and Im looking at my vi-sion based on what I seethis year and what comes outof that accreditation report.

I really like what the super-intendent says, that its everychild every day, and I rmlybelieve that. Its not just the kidthat struggles the most or the

kid that has straight As itsevery student every day, andthats really what I want to setour vision on making surethat our students graduate pre-pared for the work force, pre-pared for college and as goodcitizens.


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Shabby, Chic & New tag saleThe 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 somethingfor everyone. Space is available at a reasonable price to sellall kinds of treasures. For more information, call First BaptistChurch at 781-293-3502 or Sue Parkinson at 781-293-0061.

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think its the time for that.Flynn said. Also, these be-ing tough times, its an op-portunity for small towns tostreamline their governmentsbecause theres not an appetitefor it in the good times.

A general contractor whoworks throughout the SouthShore, Flynn has lived in Han-son since 2004 and previouslyserved on the Bylaw ReviewCommittee. He is a currentmember of the Patriotic Obser-vance Committee and last yearworked with fellow commit-tee member Tom Constantineto dedicate the intersection ofMaquan and School streets inhonor of a Hanson veteran whowas killed in action during the

Vietnam War a project thatwill continue this spring with asecond dedication for anotherfallen soldier.

Flynn said he is againstraising fees or taxes at a timewhen many Hanson familiesare struggling to make endsmeet.

During a time of eco-nomic distress, when peopleare working hard to live withintheir means, local governmentmust do the same, Flynnsaid. I believe state and lo-cal governments must mirrortheir citizens and live withintheir means. If folks want aselectman who will constantlybe watching the bottom line and who will never forgetthat the money that funds towngovernment comes from them I look forward to earningtheir support on election day.

Also this week, Constan-tine announced plans to run fora three-year term on the Boardof Health. The seat currently isheld by Joe Pelligra, who as ofMonday had not taken out pa-pers to run for re-election.

Constantine, a U.S. Marine

Corps veteran and retired reg-istered nurse, previously didvolunteer work for the Boardof Health, working to establishan emergency plan in case of amass casualty event, such as abioterrorism attack, before theproject was taken over by theMedical Reserve Corps.

He also serves on the Pa-triotic Observance Commit-tee and spearheaded the effortto recognize Hanson soldierswho were killed in action in

the Vietnam War.[The Board of Health]

has a very important function

in the town, and its a lot moreimportant than most folks re-alize, Constantine said. Notonly do they do the day-to-daythings like restaurant inspec-tions and dealing with septicsystems, but they also play animportant role when it comesto communicable diseases andthe war on terror, as far as bio-terrorism attacks.

Constantine has lived inHanson for about 40 years.

Also this week, Town Mod-

erator Charles Mann and Cem-etery Commissioner RichardDuhaine took out nomination

papers to run for re-election totheir seats.

Nomination papers forthe May 21 town election areavailable at the town clerksofce now through Thursday,March 31. Nomination papersmust be returned to the townclerks ofce by 5 p.m. Mon-day, April 4. A minimum of 50certied signatures of regis-tered voters is necessary for acandidates name to be placedon the ballot.

Candidates join BOS racecontinued from page one

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

Town Moderator

Board of SelectmenBoard of Selectmen

Board of Assessors

WHRSD Committee

Water Commissioners

Library Trustees

Library Trustees

Library Trustees

Memorial FieldTrustees

Memorial FieldTrustees

Cem. Commissioners

Cem. Commissioners

Board of Health

Planning Board

Planning Board

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One year

Three yearsThree years

Three years

Three years

Three years

Three years

Three years

One year

Three years

Three years

Three years

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Three years

Five years

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Currently held by

Charles Mann

Chris ColcloughJim Egan

William DEntremont

Patricia Rich

Phyllis Bickford

Jennifer Hickey

Joanne Estes

Helen Levesque

Terence McSweeney

William Clay

Richard Duhaine

vacant

Joe Pelligra

Richard Flynn

vacant

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Incumbents and new candidates who plan to run in the town electionare invited to submit press releases to [email protected].

New candidates

Board of Selectmen

Board of Selectmen

Board of Health

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Three years

Three years

Pulled papers

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Tom Chambers

Richard Flynn

Tom Constantine

Selectman Jim Egan (above left, at the Feb. 8 meeting) is runningfor his third term on the Board of Selectmen. Richard Flynn (right),a current Planning Board member, has announced plans to run forhis first term on the Board of Selectmen. Staff photo/Courtesy photo

Author John Morriswill discuss Alone at Sea:Gloucester in the Age of theDorymen (1623-1939), hiswritten account of the lives ofGloucester shermen, whenhe visits the Hanson PublicLibrary on Saturday, March12 at 12:30 p.m.

Alone at Sea is a metic-ulous and riveting history ofthe lives of Cape Ann sher-men. The nonction book de-tails the danger and hardships

that often faced these men,including the authors grand-father, a Gloucester dorymanwho was lost at sea whileworking on the schooner, theOrethea F. Spinney. For hisbook talk, Morris will focuson the years during WorldWar I, when Gloucester do-rymen faced unseen enemiesin the German U-boats thatprowled the waters off theNew England coast.

Following the presen-

tation, Morris will answerquestions and sign copiesof Alone at Sea, which isavailable for purchase at thelibrary. Light refreshmentswill be served. The event,sponsored by the HansonPublic Library Foundation,is free and open to the public,but registration is required.To register or to get more in-formation, visit the HansonPublic Library, or call the Li-brary at 781-293-2151.

Author to discuss lives of Gloucester fishermen

Express takes firstplace award at NENPA

The staff of the Express took home a first placeaward from the New England Newspaper andPress Association conference, held last weekend

at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.

The Express wonfirst place in the cat-egory of advertisingsupplement for the2010 graduation is-sue.

Heres what theNENPA judges had tosay about the supple-ment: Terric com-munity feel-goodkeepsake. Like theheavier stock news-print. Lots of photosof local students toinspire parents/grand-

parents, etc. Healthyadvertising represen-tation. Nice touch withprom shots, 50 yearslater feature. Overallgreat job!

Museum passes availableThe following museum passes are available at the Han-

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The decision to return theprogram to the high school isbased on several factors, in-cluding the cost of transportingstudents back and forth and an

effort to give COMPASS stu-dents access to extracurricularprograms offered to other highschool students.

About 28 students are en-rolled in the program, with be-tween 18 and 23 attending ona regular basis, Gilbert-Whit-ner said.

Another area that schoolstaff had hoped would workbetter was in transitioningCOMPASS students back tothe regular high school pro-gram.

Students were success-

ful in transitioning back to thehigh school in some cases, butin many cases they were not,Gilbert-Whitner said.

The program also haslimited staff, which includesCOMPASS Director LaurenMillette, who teaches at theschool, two full-time teach-ers and two part-time schooladjustment counselors, andthe move would help ensurestudents are being taught byteachers who are licensed ineach subject area.

Another concern we hadis that, over the past ve years,

the requirements for teachersto be licensed in their subjectareas. While it has alwaysbeen important, it has takenon even greater emphasis,Gilbert-Whitner said.

The move also makes thedistrict eligible to receive afederal grant being offeredthrough the state to supple-ment the program, whichranges from $100,000 to$200,000 and is only availablefor alternative programs thatare located within the regularhigh school setting, Gilbert-

Whitner said.When youre workingwith at-risk students, thereare no easy answers and thereare no simple solutions, butthey are our students, and ourgoal is to see that they gradu-

ate from high school and thatthey have the same oppor-

tunities as everybody else,Gilbert-Whitner said. [Withall these factors] it seemed tobe the right time to make thechange.

Timing also worked with anew principal in place Szy-maniak, who came to Whit-man-Hanson last year fromWest Bridgewater has ex-perience managing alternativeprograms within a high schoolsetting, Gilbert-Whitner said.

Szymaniak has been meet-ing regularly with the COM-PASS staff to develop a tran-sition plan, and COMPASSstudents have been involvedin the process, providing inputto ensure the transition goessmoothly for them as well,Gilbert-Whitner said.

Several School Committeemembers said they recalled alengthy discussion years agowhen the decision was madeto move the program off cam-pus and were surprised tohear administrators wanted tomove the program back.

School Committee mem-ber Patricia Rich said shethought one of the reasons

COMPASS students weremoved off campus was be-cause of behavioral problemsand a risk to other students.

I do believe that kids allneed to be taught by the rightcertied teacher. But I just

keep coming back to that andI want to hear how we feel we

can minimize that risk whenwe didnt feel we could backwhen we started it, Richsaid.

Szymaniak said COM-PASS students were no moreprone to violent behavior thanregular high school studentsand that problems were morelikely to be related to disen-gagement, emotional issues,drug and alcohol use or atten-dance problems.

At the high school, wehave kids that can y off thehandle at any time. Theyreregular students, Szymaniaksaid. The charge I have atmy school is theyre all mystudents. Every child, everyday.

Szymaniak said his goalwas to make sure the diplomahe signed every June was thesame for all students in-cluding access to programssuch as technology, culinaryarts, ne arts and music.

Some of these kids couldreally ourish [in the regularhigh school setting], he said.

Currently, school admin-istrators are working to nd

a space at the high school forthe COMPASS program, end-ing their lease agreement forthe current COMPASS build-ing and working with teach-ers to establish a faculty plan,Gilbert-Whitner said.

Whitman-Hanson Regional School Districts alternative high schoolprogram, COMPASS, was moved to a rented, off-campus locationin Whitman Center in 2005. The program will return to the highschool starting with the 2011-12 school year. Courtesy photo

COMPASS program movingcontinued from page one

Green Hanson will againbe scheduling home auditswith the thermal camera,March 7-12.

It is an infrared camera,used to locate the empty spac-es and pockets of air behindpoorly insulated walls, theslits and other openings at cor-

ners, seams and sills throughwhich cold air inltrates andexpensive, warm air escapes.

The fee is $50. This is alocal South Shore effort sepa-rate from the free energy au-dits being offered through theutility companies. The feegoes to defray the cost of the

thermal camera purchased bySustainable South Shore.

Homeowners will comeaway with a plan for savingenergy and money.

To sign up for the pro-gram, e-mail [email protected] or call Kathy at781-742-4582.

The Hanson Public Li-brary will hold a Love YourLibrary Rally from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.26. All are invited to comeand share stories about what

the library means to them,participate in a legislativeand planning question-and-

answer session and enjoy re-freshments and activities forthe whole family.

The schedule of eventsincludes a family magic showfrom 11 a.m. to noon. Regis-

tration is required by callingthe library at 781-293-2151or e-mailing info@hansonli-

brary.org.The library legislative

and planning question-and-answer session will take placefrom noon to 2 p.m. Therewill be stories and love-my-

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