WEB: www.hansonexpress.com E-MAIL: [email protected]NEWSROOM: 781-293-0420 ADVERTISING: 781-934-2811 x23 HOME DELIVERY ($18/YR.): [email protected]VOLUME 9 NO. 8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 Hanson WOOD PELLETS Buy the bag or buy the ton PREMIUM HARDWOOD 781-447-5400 Propane fill station open Easy Ordering Online ORDER ONLINE www.countrythymeshop.com www.countrythymeshop.com YOUNG SAFE HERO: Christian Silva, 6, was given a Hanson Fire Department shirt and hat for hav- ing the courage to remain calm in an emergency and for calling 911 to get help for his mother last week. BY MEAGHAN GLASSETT, EXPRESS STAFF MEAGHAN@HANSONEXPRESS.COM A six-year-old boy was recognized by the Hanson Fire Department and the state fire marshall at the selectmen’s meeting Tuesday for his quick actions during a medical emer- gency last week. Christian “C.J.” Silva, a kindergartner, called 911 on Feb. 10 and told the emergen- cy communications center he needed an ambulance for his mother, Leigh-Ann Silva. The rescue workers were unaware of the age of the boy making the phone call. After ending the phone call, Silva put his dog, Abigail, in her crate and waited patient- ly at the door for emergency personnel to arrive. Upon arrival, the firefight- er/paramedics were met at the door by Silva. He directed the rescue workers to his mother who was in distress, according to Chief Jerry Thompson. Af- ter the mother was stabilized it was realized that the boy was the one who made the 911 call and gave the operator the nec- essary information to assist his mother. Hanson Fire honors boy Christian Silva recognized for calling 911 in an emergency BY DAVE PALANA, SPORTS EDITOR DAVID@HANSONEXPRESS.COM The Whitman-Hanson boys basketball team was locked in a tight game with the Hingham Harbormen they would eventually win on a last-second free throw on Feb. 9. Even though their hopes for a league champi- onship banner hung in the balance, the Panthers did not spend their halftime in the locker room listening to strategies from coach Bob Rodgers or getting each other fired up for the second half. Instead, the team spent the break as combination coaches and cheerleaders to support the Whitman-Han- son Special Olympians, who W-H basketball team helps mentor Special Olympians Rachel Tamulevich gets a high five from Tim Farell after the Special Olympians’ scrimmage during halftime of the Panthers’ game against Hingham on Feb. 9. Photo by Meaghan Glassett BY MEAGHAN GLASSETT, EXPRESS STAFF MEAGHAN@HANSONEXPRESS.COM The Hanson Children’s Museum is hoping to open up by September, and the board of directors will be hosting their first fundraising campaign this April. The Hanson Children’s Museum Board of Directors was formed in December and comprises a diverse group of people. The first big fundraising event for the museum, which will be located at 1000 Main Street in Hanson, will be the President’s Ball. Juvy Hartweg said she hopes community members come out to support the mu- seum. To open the museum with a minimum number of exhibits, the board needs to raise $150,000. The board is currently looking into marketing and corporate sponsorships. The theme of the museum will be American history, and the board hopes to have 17 ex- hibits. “We need to get this initial funding to move on to the next step,” Hartweg said. The President’s Ball is not only a night out to sup- Museum to host President’s Ball Board hopes to raise $150,000 for the Children’s Museum continued on page 13 continued on page 12 continued on page 14 “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” ––Special Olympics motto
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YOUNG SAFE HERO: Christian Silva, 6, was given a Hanson Fire Department shirt and hat for hav-ing the courage to remain calm in an emergency and for calling 911 to get help for his mother last week.
A six-year-old boy was recognized by the Hanson Fire Department and the state fire marshall at the selectmen’s meeting Tuesday for his quick actions during a medical emer-gency last week.
Christian “C.J.” Silva, a kindergartner, called 911 on Feb. 10 and told the emergen-cy communications center he needed an ambulance for his mother, Leigh-Ann Silva. The rescue workers were unaware of the age of the boy making the phone call.
After ending the phone call, Silva put his dog, Abigail, in her crate and waited patient-ly at the door for emergency personnel to arrive.
Upon arrival, the firefight-er/paramedics were met at the door by Silva. He directed the rescue workers to his mother who was in distress, according to Chief Jerry Thompson. Af-ter the mother was stabilized it was realized that the boy was the one who made the 911 call and gave the operator the nec-essary information to assist his mother.
Hanson Fire honors boyChristian Silva recognized for calling 911 in an emergency
The Whitman-Hanson boys basketball team was locked in a tight game with the Hingham Harbormen they would eventually win on a last-second free throw on Feb. 9. Even though their hopes for a league champi-onship banner hung in the balance, the Panthers did not spend their halftime in the locker room listening to strategies from coach Bob Rodgers or getting each other fired up for the second half.
Instead, the team spent the break as combination coaches and cheerleaders to support the Whitman-Han-son Special Olympians, who
W-H basketball team helps mentor Special Olympians
Rachel Tamulevich gets a high five from Tim Farell after the Special Olympians’ scrimmage during halftime of the Panthers’ game against Hingham on Feb. 9.
The Hanson Children’s Museum is hoping to open up by September, and the board of directors will be hosting their first fundraising campaign this April.
The Hanson Children’s Museum Board of Directors was formed in December and comprises a diverse group of people.
The first big fundraising event for the museum, which will be located at 1000 Main Street in Hanson, will be the President’s Ball.
Juvy Hartweg said she
hopes community members come out to support the mu-seum. To open the museum with a minimum number of exhibits, the board needs to raise $150,000.
The board is currently looking into marketing and corporate sponsorships.
The theme of the museum will be American history, and the board hopes to have 17 ex-hibits.
“We need to get this initial funding to move on to the next step,” Hartweg said.
The President’s Ball is not only a night out to sup-
Museum to host President’s BallBoard hopes to raise $150,000 for the Children’s Museum
continued on page 13
continued on page 12 continued on page 14
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” ––Special Olympics motto
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Plymouth County Commissioner Anthony O’Brien will hold office hours on Tuesday, March 2, 12-1 p.m., in Wareham Courthouse and Thursday, March 4, 12-1 p.m., in Hing-ham Courthouse. He will meet constituents to discuss county issues in the lobby office.
Dollars for Scholars of Whitman and Hanson will be spon-soring “A Taste of Whitman and Hanson” on Thursday, March 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the VFW Post #697 in Whitman. Among the participating restaurants are: Andy’s Seafood, Burrito Wraps, Christo’s, Crocetti’s Oakdale Market, Deb-bie’s Kitchen, Deja Brew Coffee, Edible Arrangements, Fleming’s Pie Shoppe, Gingerbread House Bakery, Ja- m i e ’ s Grille & Pub, Mia Regazza, Mike’s House of Pizza, New York Bread Company, Pinches and Pounds, PizZing’s, Por- tofino’s Italian Kitchen, Sandy’s Coffee Corner, Sausages Homemade and Natural, Shaw’s Supermarkets, Trio Café and 350 Confec- tions Bakery. Tickets to the event are $15 for one or $25 for two. Proceeds benefit local high school graduates furthering their education in the form of scholarship awards. Tick-ets are available in Whitman at Curves and Duval’s Pharmacy and in Hanson at Ford’s Insurance and Sandy’s Coffee Corner. Capacity is limited and tickets are selling fast. Last year, the event sold out one week prior.
For more information, contact Michael Ganshirt at 781-252-9683.
Area restaurants to participate in ‘Taste of W-H’
Nomination papers availableNomination papers for the May 15 town election are now
available at the town clerk’s office for the following offices: moderator for a one-year term, selectmen for a three-year term, assessor for a three-year term, a two-year term, one-year term, town clerk for a three-year term, Board of Health for three-year term, highway surveyor for a three-year term, cemetery com-missioner for a three-year term, Planning Board for a five-year term, Housing Authority for a five-year term, tree warden for a three-year term, two trustees for Memorial Field for three-year terms, two trustees for the public library for three-year terms, two Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Committee members for three-year terms, two water commissioners for three-year terms.
Each candidate, prior to obtaining blank nomination papers, shall sign a statement containing his/her name and address and the town office for which he/she intends to be a candidate.
The last day to obtain nomination papers is Thursday, March 25 and nomination papers must be returned to the town clerk’s office by 5 p.m., Monday, March 29. A minimum of 42 certified signatures of registered voters is necessary in order for a candi-date’s name to be placed on the ballot.
You can take boys out of Hanson, but you can't take the Hanson Express out of the boys. Doug and Rocky Pagnani decided to take a break from all the excitment of Vegas, where they Celebrated Rocky's 21st Birthday with Rocky’s uncles Bobby Pagnani of Euretha Utah and Louis Pagnani of Quincy.
Rockland Trust scholarshipsRockland Trust will award five $2500 scholarships to high
school seniors, it was announced today. Students graduating high school in 2010 and who are residents of Plymouth County, Barnstable County, Bristol County or the towns of Cohasset, Stoughton, Randolph, Braintree, Weymouth, Quincy, Welles-ley or Watertown 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. Applications will be accepted until March 19. Applications and complete guidelines are available in all branch locations. For more information, call 800-222-2299 or visit rocklandtrust.com.
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Three Hanson residents went to Patriot Cinemas Sat-urday in hopes of catching a peek at themselves on the big screen.
Jeff Kent, Andrew Bertino and Jim Hickey were all extras in Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island.”
Kent can be seen within the first five minutes to the movie when the United States Mar-shalls (played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) arrive on Shutter Island to in-vestigate a patient’s disappear-ance. When the Marshalls are driving up to the gates Kent and another guard were stationed at the gate. During the scene the Marshalls are told they cannot bring their firearms into the in-stitution and Kent takes their firearms from them.
Kent was cast as one of the hospital guards for the institu-tion as well.
“Overall it was a good ex-perience,” he said. “I felt very fortunate to be asked to be a part of a theatrical production on such a large scale.”
Kent and Hickey waited in line for four hours during the open casting call, which took place in January 2008.
Kent said that when he went to the casting call there was no specific part he was looking for.
Kent was also in the scene where DiCaprio and Ruffalo characters try to make their way into a mental instituation after a hurricane had taken place and many patients es-caped. Kent was a guard sta-tioned on the roof of Ward C looking for escapees.
To film his scenes, he was called back 23 separate times to shoot at the Medfield State Hospital grounds.
“There was a lot of down time involved too, which goes with the territory,” he said.
Since the filming of “Shut-ter Island” Kent has joined the
Screen Actors Guild.Kent said that his wife
pushed him into auditioning for the film.
“I’m glad she did. It is fun and it’s rewarding. I get to work with a great bunch of people who are in it for the same intentions.”
Kent said he feels fortu-nate to have been asked to be a part of a production of that magnitude.
Bertino and Hickey were cast for flashback scenes in the film.
Bertino said he wasn’t able to see himself, but that he was in the shot where the German soldiers are lined up and shot to death.
To film, Bertino said there was one day of rehearsal and at least two days of filming.
“It was really fun to see that shot come across the scene and it looked great,” he said. “They add all the blood in post-production.”
Bertino said filming as an extra is fun to do once and awhile.
Bertino found it funny that his only other time playing an extra was in “Shuttle,” and his character also died.
After the shot was played on the big screen Bertino said that the group he was with burst into applause.
Hickey played a concen-tration camp prisoner in the movie.
He said at dinner one night his daughter dared him to audi-tion.
For his part Hickey was asked to shave his head. He said that he was lucky that his appearance didn’t matter for his work.
Hickey said it was a lengthy process to play a dead person. He was amongst a stack of corps that were in DiCaprio’s flashbacks.
As a member of the Han-son Community Theater Hick-ey found it interesting in the number of times the scene was shot, because in theater every-thing is done just once.
“It was a good experience because I saw how they make a movie,” he said.
Hickey said although he was unable to see himself some of the people he went to the premier with said they saw him.
Kent, Bertino and Hickey all have a part in the Hanson Community Theater produc-tion of “The Pirates ‘From’ Penzance.”
Locals play extras in box office hit ‘Shutter Island’
Jim Hickey, a concentration camp prisoner, and Andrew Bertino, a German soldier, took a photo after shooting for the film “Shutter Island.” Photo courtesy of Andrew Bertino
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Monday, Feb. 158:25 a.m. Malicious dam-
age was reported on Monpon-sett Street.
3:44 p.m. Caller reported a fire alarm on Pearl Street.
5:10 p.m. Police assisted other department.
5:31 p.m. Police requested on Liberty Street.
10:29 p.m. Police checked building on Ocean Avenue.
10:41 p.m. Police checked water shed on Main Street.
Tuesday, Feb. 167:02 a.m. Highway De-
partment was requested for sanding.
12:41 p.m. Ambulance needed at Pediatric Association of Brockton on Main Street. Patient was transported to the hospital.
1:53 p.m. Highway De-partment was requested on Winter Street.
2:05 p.m. Caller reported a medical emergency at the Whitman Hanson Regional High School on Franklin Street. Patient was transported to the hospital.
3:48 p.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on Pine Grove Avenue. Patient was transported to the hospital.
9:44 p.m. Suspicious ac-tivity reported on Brookbend Road.
11:10 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Cross Street.
11:33 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Winter Street.
Wednesday, Feb. 174:18 a.m. Police requested
on High Street.9:08 a.m. Breaking and en-
tering was reported on Bonney Hill Lane.
10:13 a.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on Lib-erty Street. Patient was trans-ported to the hospital.
12:57 p.m. Suspicious activity reported on Maquan Street.
4:02 p.m. Motor vehicle accident reported on Monpon-sett Street.
4:25 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on In-dian Head Street.
5:35 p.m. Domestic distur-bance was reported on Winter
Street.5:47 p.m. Domestic dis-
turbance reported on Winter Street.
Thursday, Feb. 181:24 a.m. Suspicious open
door/window was reported on Monponsett Street.
2:59 a.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on South Street.
8:54 a.m. Caller requested police on Route 58 and 27.
11:16 a.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on Rich-ard Road.
6:13 p.m. Breaking and entering was reported on Big Rock Lane.
8:02 p.m. Larceny was re-ported on Main Street.
9:47 p.m. Caller reported a domestic disturbance on Cross Street.
Friday, Feb. 196:36 a.m. Dog officer re-
quired on Maquan Street.8:37 a.m. Caller reported
a medical emergency on Indus-trial Boulevard. Patient was transported to the hospital.
10:59 a.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Washington Street.
11:02 a.m. Suspicious ac-tivity was reported on Liberty Street.
3:15 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Oak Street.
5:50 p.m. Motor vehicle was stopped on Monponsett Street. Police arrested Sara Snell, 29, of 94 Milford St., for possession of a Class B drug, possession to distribute a Class B drug and trafficking in hero-in/morphine/opium.
6:12 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on State Street.
saTurday, Feb. 2011:33 a.m. Fire Depart-
ment required on Stonebridge Drive.
12:54 p.m. Medical emer-gency was reported on Richard Road. Patient was transported to the hospital.
3:00 p.m. Police provided Whitman with mutual aid.
3:32 p.m. Caller reported a medical emergency at Meeting-house Lane.
The halls of the Whitman-Hanson Regional High School will soon be crowded with friends and family of students who participated in the district’s Chinese New Year Celebration.
During the celebration, which will be held on Tuesday, March 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Chinese Dragon can also be seen roaming throughout the school.
The event promises something for every-one, Assistant Superintendent Michelle Roy said.
Student artwork from every school in the district will be on display in the library. In the Performing Arts Center there will be several dances, skits and songs performed.
In addition to viewing the art on display, students will have the opportunity to create art in the classroom. Calligraphy, brush paint-ing and paper cutting will be taught by student teachers.
High school students have been working on brush painting in Christina Maher’s classes as well.
The students have been looking at how Chinese brush paintings look and how they dif-fer from American paintings. They then took scenes that are generally painted by Ameri-can artist and did them with the Chinese brush painting technique, Maher said.
Paper cuts are a new art method that will be displayed during the celebration. The paper cuts work with positive and negative space and cut paper into shapes and images.
Students have also done a great deal of work with Chinese pottery.
“There is so much to draw from in the Chi-nese culture in regard to art,” Maher said.
In past years she said the celebration has highlighted peasant paintings, but this year’s focus is really on the paper cuts.
Maher said there are many students who enjoy the idea of studying a different culture.
“There has been a focus on the Chinese Culture in the school system for a few years, and having a Chinese exchange teacher to sup-port the district has been a big advantage for the students,” she said.
The students in the district are not only learning Chinese art, but also Chinese cooking and other activities. The celebration gives the students a fuller understanding of the culture, she said.
Maher said during the event there will be plenty to see and that the event is really di-verse.
“You really can make a night of attending the event,” she said.
When viewing the displays in the library, she said that one can really see the growth across the district with the artwork from pre-k to seniors in high school.
High school librarian Katherine Gabriel will ensure the artwork is displayed to the best of her ability.
Those who wish to be active can participate in Ping Pong in the gym.
Athletic Director Jim Daley, who is orga-nizing a trip to China, will be handing out in-formation.
All TV monitors in the school will be play-ing videos from past Chinese New Year cel-ebrations in the district. There will also be a slideshow of the staff members’ trip to China last year.
A tentative program the district hopes to offer is Chinese nametags, where they would look up how to write names in Chinese.
“It will be a nice district-wide event for families to come and learn about the culuture and see performances and artwork traditional with culture,” Roy said.
As a district, one of the goals Whitman-Hanson has is global awareness. This event promotes global awareness and appreciation, Roy said.
The district now offers high school students the opportunity to take Chinese 1, Chinese 2 and Chinese culture classes. There are current-ly 39 students enrolled in the courses.
School to celebrate Chinese New Year
Students from last year’s Chinese New Years celebration.
PoliCe & Court briefSDriver attempts to flee scene of accident
A Hanson man was charged with a third OUI-liquor after a one car motor vehicle acci-dent Tuesday.
Officers responded to a report of a one-car motor vehicle accident on Winter Street at ap-proximately 11:30 pm.
Upon arrival, officers found the suspect try-ing to flee the area of the accident, according to Lt. Joseph Yakavonis.
Officer caught up to the driver of the mo-tor vehicle in woods a short distance from the scene. Officer observed the male to have minor injuries consistent of being the operator of mo-tor vehicle, the assessed him and found him to be intoxicated, Yakavonis said.
It appeared the driver ran off the road be-cause the motor vehicle had significant damage to the front end, he added.
Police arrested Edward J. Sullivan Jr., 45, of Indian Head Street, for OUI-liquor third of-fense, driving to endanger (negligent,) failing to drive in marked lane and resisting arrest.
Money available for open space plans
The Taunton River Coalition announces the availability of $500 to $3000 grants to be awarded this spring for environmental proj-ects. Over $18,000 is available to be awarded to projects within the Taunton River Water-shed.
The grants are open to cities and towns, grassroots and nonprofit groups working on conservation issues and land use planning to protect natural resources.
Priority will be given to projects, which will result in the permanent protection of natural resources, and the preparation of municipal open space and recreation plans. Mini-grants can also be used for grassroots environmental work, including efforts to pre-serve land or farms, help restore wetlands and riverfront to natural condition or remove barriers to passage of fish.
Applications are available now by call-ing the Taunton River Watershed Alliance at 508-828-1101 or online at savethetaunton.org. The deadline for applications is March 12.
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Mildred J. (Cronin) MacCurtain of Whit-man formerly of Braintree died Thursday, Feb. 18, at the South Shore Hospital. She was 87.
Wife of the late Patrick M. MacCurtain. Lov-ing mother of William of Wareham, Michael of Whitman, Patrick of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Gerald MacCurtian of Braintree. Sister of the late John Cronin, James Clifford Cronin, and
Regina Kennedy. Also survived by nine grand-children and four great-grandchildren. Visiting hours were at the MacKinnon Funeral Home in Whitman on Sunday, Feb. 21. A funeral Mass was held Monday in Holy Ghost Church in Whitman. Burial followed at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.
Barbara A. (Newsome) Mitchell, 69, of Whitman, died Saturday, Feb. 20 in the South Shore Hospital after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Edward Mitchell. Ms. Mitchell was born and raised in New Jersey, daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Rowe) News-ome.
After she graduated, she moved to Duxbury for two years then moved to Whitman, where she lived for the past 35 years.
Ms. Mitchell was a directory assistance op-erator for New England Telephone then Verizon in Weymouth and Brockton for many years, re-tiring in 1998.
She enjoyed ceramics, loved her dogs and all local sports, especially the Patriots.
In addition to her husband Edward, she was
the mother of Adam Mitchell and his wife Can-dace of Bridgewater, Robert Mitchell of Cali-fornia, Douglas Mitchell and his wife Judy of Halifax, David Mitchell and his wife Deborah of Wakefield and Dawn Mitchell of Minne-sota., her sister Dorothy Johnson of Kingston, her four grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Robert B. Newsome.
Her services were held on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from the Blanchard Funeral Chapel on Plymouth Street follow by a funeral Mass in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial followed in the Colebrook Cemetery, Whitman. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society, 1115 W. Chest-nut St, Brockton, MA 02301.
Richard F. Pierce, Sr., 70, of The Villages, Fla. died on Wednesday, Feb.17. He was born in Worcester and moved to The Villages from Hanson in 2001. He was a 28 year veteran of the US Navy, participating in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. Mark The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Summerfield, Fla. and of the Knights of Columbus, Lady Lake. He was a member of American Legion Post #347, Lady Lake, FL; VFW # 5737, Abington and the DAV, Whit-man. He was a member of the Southern Eagle Flying Club, the Ocala Flying Model Club and the Sky Pirates Model Flying Club. He enjoyed collecting Blue Rubber Duckies, Flying Model Airplanes and special times with family and friends.
He leaves his wife, Bernice R. Pierce, The Villages, Fla.; son, Richard F. Pierce, Jr., Palm
Bay, Fla.; three daughters, Kelly-Ann Read, East Falmouth, Sonja Pierce, Summerfield, Fla.; Veronica Pierce, Forestdale, two grand-sons: Erick Read, East Falmouth and Christo Pierce, Forestdale, two granddaughters: Aman-da Nielson, Waverly, IA and Rachaelle Read, East Falmouth.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 at St. Mark The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Summer-field.
Burial with full military honors 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 at Florida National Cem-etery, Bushnell, Fla.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Mark The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 7081 Hwy 42, Summerfield, FL 34491; or the DAV Memorial Program, PO Box 675, Lady Lake, FL 32158.
Donald P. “Don” Snow, 79, of Whitman, died at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hos-pital after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Angelica (Colucci) Snow. Don was born in Brockton, son of the late Ev-erett and Norma (Bernacchi) Snow. He grew up in Marshfield and Brockton and attended Brockton Schools.
He has been a resident of Whitman for over 51 years. Don was employed by the Polaroid Company as a mechanic for about 25 years be-fore retiring in 1985.
He was an auto racing enthusiast, made wheels for race cars for local race teams, and fabricated his own midget race cars. He also enjoyed watching his grandsons play sports.
He leaves his son Stephen Snow and his wife Donna of Bridgewater, his brother War-ren Snow of Whitman, his two grandsons, his brother-in-law Jesse Morse of Easton and sev-eral nephews. He was also the father of the late Donna Snow and brother of the late Russell Snow.
His services will be held Thursday, Feb.25 at 9:30 a.m. in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) Whit-
man, followed by a burial at Melrose Cemetery, Brockton.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Victory Junction, 4500 Adam’s Way, Randleman, NC 27317. Memorial Con-tributions are for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses with the support of NASCAR.
Mildred J. MacCurtain, 87, Whitman resident
Barbara A. Mitchell, 69, retired Verizon employee
Richard F. Pierce, Sr. 70, veteran of the US Navy
Donald P. Snow, 79, retired mechanic
American Sign Language classesA six-week ASL session will begin Thursday, March 4 at the
Cardinal Cushing School in Hanover. Two levels of instruction will be offered. Beginner ASL is from 5-6:30 p.m. Advanced voice off ASL will run from 6:30-8 p.m. The cost is $75, which includes all materials. Certificates of completion, PDP credits as well as EMT/Paramedic hours will be awarded according to state guidelines. A few slots remain in each level. Contact Mari-anne Molinari 1-781-447-2470 or [email protected] to regis-ter. Attendees needing this instruction for reasons pertaining to deaf, or non-verbal family members will not be put on a waiting list.
Holy Ghost CYO ski trip The Holy Ghost CYO 2010 ski trip is scheduled for Feb.
26-28. The $295 cost includes two nights lodging with meals at The Indian Head Resort in Lincoln N.H., transportation and two days skiing at The Bretton Woods Mountain Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H. Call 781-447-2617 for more details.
Relay For Life of Greater Abington Kick Off
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Abington will officially get underway as event volunteers and par-ticipants gather at Abington Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. for a kickoff ral-ly to launch their fundraising efforts for the year. The rally will honor cancer survivors and feature food, prizes, and drawings.
The relay includes the following sur-rounding communities: Hanson, Whitman, Rockland, Halifax, East Bridgewater, Hol-brook, Brockton and Hanover. Please call Nancy Shiel at 508-897-4343 with any ques-tions.
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Samantha Mewis ➢ has been named the 2010 Gatorade Play-er of the Year for Massachusetts. Mewis, a member of the U. S. U20 Women’s National Team, led the Whitman-Hanson Re-gional High School soccer team to a Division I South Sectional championship last year.
Mandee Mitchell ➢ of Whit-man will appear in the role of Myrtle in the upcoming Bridge-water State College Theater and Dance production, “St. Bette’s.” St. Bette’s is set in a home for unwed mothers in 1961. It is the story of four young women from diverse backgrounds sharing, bonding, growing, and coming to terms with their mistakes. Performances are on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. All performances are held on the BSC campus in the Rondileau Campus Center Au-ditorium. Tickets are $8 for stu-dents with ID, senior citizens, youth, and military with ID; $10 for the general public. Call the box office at 508-531-1321 or visit bridgew.edu/theatre for information and reservations.
Stonehill College recently ➢named the following local resi-dents to its Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester: Matthew B. Sedgeman, a member of the class of 2010, Jillian C. Alves, a member of the class of 2012, Michael V. Calitri, a member of the class of 2010 and Jona-than D. Green, a member of the class of 2010.
Worcester Polytechnic In- ➢stitute has announced that Ian Cahill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Cahill of Hanson, MA, a junior majoring in actu-arial mathematics, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2009 semester.
Notre Dame Academy Prin- ➢cipal Kathleen Colin is pleased to announce that Christen Constantino, Emily Fredrick-son, Jacqueline Garcia, and Cathryn Siereveld of Hanson made Honor Roll for term two.
Brian F. Whalen ➢ ’10 and Todd W. Galvin ’11 of Whitman achieved Honors for the second quarter at Boston College High School.
Jaclyn A. Cina ➢ from Han-son was named to the Dean’s list at the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth for the fall 2009 se-mester.
Brianna McElaney ➢ has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester at Southern New Hampshire Uni-versity in Manchester.
Happy 27th birthday to Katie Zipeto and happy 4th birthday to lorelei Zipeto from mom/Gramma, dad/Grampy, Sam and tJ and nick Brown.
Hail PoetrY: the Pirate King (Kevin Cameron) and the dreaded Pirates of Penzance (now residing in the Caribbean!) pause for a minute to show their sensitive side in a serenade. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, march 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7 p.m., and Sunday matinees, march 8 and 14 at 3 p.m. at Camp Kiwanee, rt. 58, Hanson. tickets are available from cast members or by calling 781-447-3915. admission is $12. Seating at Kiwanee is limited, so get tickets early.
Sam and Gladis Hammond enjoy a drink at the american legion Valentine's day dinner held on Feb. 13.
Joseph Parmeggiani, formally a Bridgewater officer, is sworn in as a whitman Police officer by town Clerk Pam martin. Parmeggiani was hired by the town of whitman on Feb. 2.
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Whitman Fire Chief Timothy Grenno, Brockton Fire Chief Kenneth Galligan and County Commissioner Anthony O'Brien attended the Plymouth County Fire Chiefs Association Annual Legislative Breakfast in Rockland. Chief Galligan was honored for retiring after 42 years of service.
Whitman resident, Mandee Mitchell, front, appears in the upcom-ing Bridgewater State College production of "St. Bette's".
Melissa Haley of Hanson stands at the center of Paris in front of Notre Dame, while on a school break from the University College of London, where she is attending classes this semester.
The Hanson U8 Girls soccer team placed second in the Session 2 Bridgewater Dome league. Front row: Nicole Clack, Maia Durant and Meghan Wagner. Second row: Courtney Woodward, Kylee Colclough, Katherine Carlson, Riley Bina, Hannah Damon, Lauren McGahan and Lilly Mains. Back
row: Sarah Herlihy, Emma Perkins, Riley Shetler and Kendal Colclough. Coaches: Scott Mains, Brad Clack and Jim McGahan.
The TAMA Dojo karate school of Whitman recently received the Karate Referees Association of New England Hall of Fame Award for team of the year and school of the year in Massachusetts for 2009. Front row: Sienna Mitton, Olivia Iula, Mike Iula and Tyler Cullinan. Back row: Mario Mastro III, Devon Tremblay, Mike Bonanno, Edward Skeffington. The head coaches are Mario Mastro Jr. and assistant coach Frank Skeffington.
8 Thursday, February 25, 2010The Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!
Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. Walk the Park, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. cribbage, Red Hats.
Hanson Little League Registration. Hanson Little League will be holding sign ups at the following locations for the upcoming 2010 season: Thursday, Feb. 25 at Maquan School from 5:30-8:30 p.m. All new players will need to bring a copy of their birth certificate. For more information go to hansonlittleleague.com.
Film Night. Last Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m., at the Whitman Public Library. Admission is free, titles can be found on the Web site or at the library.
Haiti Relief Concert. Whitman-Hanson Regional High School music students and staff will hold a Haiti Relief concert on Thursday, Feb. 25. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center of the high school. Donations are welcomed and encouraged.
Relay For Life of Greater Abington Kick Off. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Abington will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at Abington Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year. The rally will honor cancer survivors and feature food, prizes, and drawings. The Relay includes the following communities: Hanson, Whitman, Rockland, Halifax, East Bridgewater, Holbrook, Brockton and Hanover. Call Nancy Shiel at 508-897-4343 with any questions.
Whitman Senior Center. 8:30 a.m. Around Town and food shopping, tax preparation by appointment, 11 a.m. cards, chess and board games, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. bingo.
Hanson Library. 10-10:30 a.m. First Reader Story Time, ages 0-3, no registration required, 10:30 a.m., Number Tales Craft-and-Story for ages 3-7, registration required.
Coffee hour with Representative Webster. Friday, Feb. 26 at Café Deli on Main Street in Hanson. Representative Webster will be available at 9 a.m. Appointments are not necessary and all residents are welcome. If you have any questions, call Brian Patterson at Representative Webster’s Statehouse office at 617-722-2487 or e-mail [email protected]
Meat Raffle. Fri., 7:30 p.m., at Reed Street in Hanson. Sponsored by Hanson Athletics Association.
Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., Friday at Robinson Street in Hanson. Sponsored by the Hanson American Legion 226.
saTurday February 27Red Cross Blood Drive. Whitman Knights of Columbus #347 will sponsor a Red Cross blood drive on Saturday, February 27 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Route 18, 1195 Bedford St., Whitman. Presenting donors will receive a Bruins long sleeve T-shirt. For an appointment call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome, a positive ID is required.
Author Leonard Miele at Hanson Public Library. Cape Cod author Leonard Miele will appear on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12:30 p.m., to give a book talk and slide presentation entitled Katharine Lee Bates: Beyond America the Beautiful. Following the slide presentation and book talk. Miele will answer questions and sign books, which are available for purchase at the library. Light refreshments will be served. The event, sponsored by the Hanson Public Library Foundation, is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register or to get more information, visit the Hanson Public Library, or call the Library at 781-293-2151.
Reiki Certification Classes. The Haven for Healing, 156 Liberty Street, Rte 58, Hanson is offering the following Reiki certification classes: Reiki Symbol, Reiki II, on Saturday, Feb 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m.-l p.m. Also coming in March, Reiki III, Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call the Haven for Healing at 781-293-7110 and leave a message or e-mail Suzanne at [email protected].
Lasagna Dinner. The United Methodist Church. 503 South Ave. Whitman will host an all-you-can-eat lasagna dinner on Saturday, Feb. 27. Dinner from 6-8 p.m., music from 7-9 p.m. Tickets $10 per person, $35 for a family. Call Sue Anderson at 781-447-4366 or Sue Roche at 781-340-1133.
Tuesday March 2 Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. walk in the park, 8:30 a.m. Walmart and IHOP, 9 a.m. hairdresser, art class, 10 a.m. line dancing at the library, 11:30 lunch, 12- 2 p.m. computer classes, 1 p.m. knitting/crocheting, bowling.
Hanson Senior Center. 9:30 a.m. card games, 9 a.m. Nails by Julie, 10 a.m. beginners bridge and 1 p.m. bowling at Hanson Athletic Association.
Whitman Library. Drop-By Story Time, 11:15-12 p.m., No registration is required.
Shamrock Party fundraiser. Whitman Firefighters are hosting a Shamrock Party fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Tuesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at McGuiggan’s Pub, 546 Washington Street in Whitman. There will be raffles, 50/50, entertainment and more, all to raise money for MDA and Jerry’s Kids. All are welcomed to attend. For more information please visit mcguigganspub.com.
Wednesday March 3Whitman Senior Center. 9 a.m. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. Mah-Jongg, bingo at Harvard Court, 6 p.m. scrapbooking.
Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. Council for Elder Affairs meeting, Massage with Dee, 9:30 a.m. card games and 10 a.m. poker.
Whitman Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. census bureau job
testing, contact Russell Greene at 781-447-5047.
Football and cheerleading registration. Hanson Youth Football and Cheerleading will be holding open registrations for the 2010 season, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on the following nights and locations: Wednesday, March 3 and March 10 at Indian Head School and Hanson Middle School. Thursday, March 4 and March 11 at Maquan Elementary, Indian Head School and Hanson Middle School. Friday, March 5 and March 12 at Maquan Elementary. Registration forms can also be downloaded online at hansonyouthfootball.com and mailed to P.O. Box 983, Hanson, MA 02341.
Thursday March 4Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. walk in the park, 8:30 a.m. food shopping, 11 a.m. lunch at the Olive Garden in Stoughton, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. cribbage.
Whitman Public Library. 10:30 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Mother Goose on the Loose, infants to age three, limited in-person registration. Whitman residents will get preference. Mother Goose on the Loose is a six-week program on Thursdays, March 4,11, 18 and April 1, 8 and 15, when registering make sure you can attend all sessions.
A Taste of Whitman and Hanson. Dollars for Scholars of Whitman and Hanson will be a celebrating “A Taste of Whitman and Hanson” on Thursday, March 4, at the VFW Post #697 in Whitman from 5:30-8 p.m. Up to 20 local restaurants and food service providers will be offering samples from their menu to the general public. Tickets are 2 for $25 or $15 each. Tickets on sale beginning Feb. 15 at Duval’s Pharmacy, Curves (in Whitman), Ford’s Insurance, and Sandy’s Coffee Corner. All proceeds from the evening will benefit DFS in the form of scholarships at Awards Night. For more info, contact Michael Ganshirt at 781-252-9683.
Friday March 5Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast, hairdresser, 9:30 a.m. card games, 10 a.m. cribbage and 1 p.m. bingo.
Whitman Senior Center. 8:30 a.m. Around Town and food shopping, tax preparation by appointment, 11 a.m. cards, chess and board games, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. bingo.
Hanson Library. 10-10:30 a.m. First Reader Story Time, ages 0-3, no registration required, 10:30 a.m., Number Tales Craft-and-Story for ages 3-7, registration required.
“Pirates of Penzance.” 7 p.m. at Kiwanee, Rt. 58, Hanson. Tickets are available from cast members or by calling 781-447-3915. Admission is $12. Seating at Kiwanee is limited, so get tickets early.
“Gem of the Ocean.” Buckley Performing Arts Center on the Brockton campus of Massasoit Community College at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 general public, $14 students and senior citizens; all seats reserved. The theatre has convenient wheelchair access and has well-lit parking. For tickets, call 508-427-1234.
Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., at Reed Street in Hanson. Sponsored by Hanson Athletics Association.
Meat Raffle. 7:30 p.m., Friday at Robinson Street in Hanson. Sponsored by the Hanson American Legion 226.
upcoMing evenTsReiki Certification Classes. The Haven for Healing, 156 Liberty Street, Rte 58, Hanson is offering the following Reiki certification classes: Reiki Symbol, Reiki II, on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m.-l p.m. Also coming in March, Reiki III, Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call the Haven for Healing at 781-293-7110 and leave a message or e-mail Suzanne at [email protected].
‘Pirates of Penzance.’ Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, March 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7 p.m., and Sunday matinees, March 8 and 14 at 3 p.m. at Kiwanee, Rt. 58, Hanson. Tickets are available from cast members or by calling 781-447-3915. Admission is
$12. Seating at Kiwanee is limited, so get tickets early.
Historical Society of Old Abington. The Historical Society of Old Abington will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 7, at 2:30 p.m. at the Dyer Memorial Library, 28 Centre Avenue, in Abington. A program entitled “A History of the Whitman Baptist Church” will be presented by Jean Porter. The public is welcome to attend. For more information call 781-878-8480.
“Gem of the Ocean.” Buckley Performing Arts Center on the Brockton campus of Massasoit Community College, Saturday, March 6 at 8 p.m., Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $16 general public, $14 students and senior citizens; all seats reserved. The theatre has convenient wheelchair access and has well lit parking. For tickets, call 508-427-1234.
Drop-By Story Time. Whitman Public Library for ages three to five from 11:15-12 p.m. on Tuesdays, March 9, 16, April 6, 13, 27, May 4, 18. No registration is required. If schools are closed due to weather conditions, the session will be cancelled and rescheduled if possible.
Mother Goose on the Loose. Whitman Public Library will offer Mother Goose on the Loose for babies and toddlers (up to age 3) on Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, April 1, 8 and 15 from 10:30-11:05 a.m. Limited in-person registration begins Thursday, Feb. 11. Whitman residents will have preference. When registering, please make sure that you can attend all six weeks.
Uno Dos Tres Spanish Story Hour. For ages 3-kindergarten, Mondays, March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5 from 1-2 p.m. at the Whitman Public Library. Limited in-person registration begins Monday, Feb. 8.
Let’s Talk About Cancer. The Hanson Holistic Center, 156 Liberty St., Hanson will hold a Let’s Talk About Cancer workshop on Saturday, March 6 from 1-3 p.m. Are you or someone you know going through the challenge of cancer, chemotherapy or radiation? This free informational workshop will give you support, comfort, strength, empowerment and information. For information and to sign up for this workshop sponsored by the Haven for Healing, call 781-293-7110.
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It is hard to believe that lent is upon us and spring is right around
the corner!Fresh seafood is a favorite
of mine and pasta ranks right up there too, so I hope t h e s e recipes w i l l
inspire you to make a deli-cious meal. Experiment with the many new types of pasta available in your local super-market. My favorite is whole wheat, and you can get almost your entire daily requirement of fiber in some of them.
With the days getting lon-ger, perhaps after dinner you can put your sneakers on and get out and enjoy a nice walk!
Shells and shrimp with yogurt dill dressing
1- 16 ounce box small shell pasta 1 Jalapeno pepper, seeds and ribs removed, minced2 tablespoons butter 1 cucumber, peeled and diced2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill seeds1 pound medium shrimp, shelled 3 scallions, chopped1 1/2 cups nonfat plain yogurt 1/4 teaspoon paprika1 1/4 cups mayonnaise, I use the reduced fat one1 1/5 teaspoons salt, divid-ed1/4 teaspoon black pepper
In a medium frying pan, melt butter over moderate heat. Stir in garlic, shrimp, quarter teaspoon salt and black pepper. Sauté until shrimp is just done, about 4 minutes.
Remove from the pan and set aside to cool.
In large bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, jalapeno, cucumber, dill, scallions, pa-prika and the remaining salt.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
Toss with the yogurt sauce and top with the shrimp and garlic.
Serves 6 to 8Serve with a garden salad.
Linguine and scallops
1 lb. Linguine 1.5 Tbsp. garlic, minced1 lb. sea or bay scallops1 cup dry white wine6 tablespoons butter, divided1/4 cup lemon juice2 tablespoons shallots, minced 2 tablespoons cilantro, mincedfresh parsley for garnish
Cook pasta according to package directions.
In a medium pot of boil-ing water, drop in scallops and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool.
In large saucepan melt 2 tbsp. butter and sauté shallots and garlic, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes. Add the wine and lemon juice. Increase the heat to medium and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add the cilantro and stir to mix well.
Reduce heat to low, add remaining butter, 1 tbsp. at a time, stirring until butter has melted. Add the scallops and salt and pepper to taste. In large bowl combine sauce and pasta and toss to mix well. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Note: if sea scallops are used slice into thirds before cooking.
Serves 6-8Serve with garlic toast and
a side of steamed broccoli!
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American Legion to sponsor Mohegan Sun Casino visit
The Sons of The Ameri-can Legion in Whitman have organized a trip to Mohegan Sun Casino for Saturday, March 27 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at $25 per person. This round trip excursion is open to the general public on a first come, first serve basis and reservations can be made with full payment. This trip includes a $10 food voucher, a $10 gambling voucher, and $5 round trip luxury coach bus fare. The bus will leave at 11 a.m. sharp from the American Legion parking lot located at 33 Legion Parkway in Whitman and return by 8 p.m. to the same location. A cutoff date for reservations is Friday, March 12 and this trip has limited availability. For more information or avail-ability, view the Web site at legion22.org/sons or contact Ken Lailer at 781-447-2940, or the American Legion at 781-447-5253.
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By Kelsey LaFlammeq u e S t i o n o f t h e w e e k
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Sophia Berardinelli Age 7
“I want to be a rock star, be-cause I love to sing!”
Olivia Chase Age 7
“During the summer I want to drive an ice cream truck, and in
the winter work in a bakery.”
Jenna Lacey Age 7
“I want to be a doctor for kids.”
Julia Mulligan Age 6
“A teacher, because I think that would be fun!”
Jimmy MacNeil Age 7
“I want to be a motorcycle police man, because I like motorcycles.”
We don’t mean to seem some mythical seer atop Mount Olympus reading the entrails of some sacrificial pigeon and chanting the portents of
gloom and doom, but something has gone very wrong in our country. The recent kamikaze attack by a middle class software engineer on the IRS facility in Austin, Texas is symptomatic of something much deeper than this one incident. We can not just write this off as a social aberration by a deranged individual, although he certainly was disturbed and may not be excused from taking innocent life.
This was no disaffected loser as Tim McVey of Oklahoma bombing fame, or a paranoid nut as Amy Bishop at the Uni-versity of Alabama. This was a middle class, educated, family man from one of the most patriotic areas in the nation who snapped, burned his house to the ground “so the IRS could not seize it, gassed up his airplane and flew it into the offices of the Internal Revenue Service. He per-ceived it, the agent of the federal govern-
ment, his enemy and the people who work there as soldiers of his enemy. His act should be viewed as a splatter from a boiling cauldron of rage that seems to be seething seething in middle America.
Let’s get real about what is happening here. The middle class, the people who lived by the rules, got educated, may have served the military, got jobs, pursued careers, raised families, paid their bills and bought into the American dream feel betrayed and abandoned by their government. Rightly or wrongly, they feel the fix is in. They feel the people at the top of the heap in Wall Street and the international corporation board rooms are pulling the strings. They are. They feel the interests of middle America have been sold out to illegal aliens and social misfits on the margins of society in return for votes and the dependency programs that lend power to incumbent politicians and bureaucrats. The people in the middle no longer feel that the government is of, by and for the people. They feel it is of, by and for the special interests (it probably always was to some extent). Movements like the Tea Party movement are just symptomatic of popular discontent.
We fear that this terrible tragedy in Austin, Texas may only be a precursor of worse things to come. We fear there may be more incidents and the situation will get worse before it gets better. We have no idea what the solution will be or where a solution to this disaffection will come from. It is not likely to come in the near term from a Congress that has lower ap-proval rating than hardworking burglars and bank robbers. The president is none to popular at this point either. He is becoming viewed as part of the problem of big, intrusive, non-responsive government.
If there is to be a solution it will have to come from we the people starting at a local level, moving to the state capitols and on to Washington, D.C. It may call for the wholesale turn out of incumbents. The safety valve must be in the voting booth or we are in for a long, divisive and dangerous period. The chat-tering classes, the elite media and the academics on both coasts had better start paying attention or we fear there will be more and worse Austin-type incidents.
Something has gone very wrong
By Emory maddocks
GETTING REAL
State representative Dan-iel Webster released this stat-ment last week, “In response to a recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling regarding the dissemination of lewd and sexually explicit material via electronic communications, I am sponsoring legislation to provide further protection for minors under the state’s ob-scenity law, An Act to Prohibit the Electronic Transmission of Harmful Material to Minors. In the matter of Common-wealth v. Zubiel, the SJC ruled in favor of a child predator who had been sending sexu-ally explicit content through online communications. Cur-rent law states that whoever knowingly possesses with the intent to distribute or actually disseminates obscene material to a minor can be punished.
Subsequent to a review of the statute and its legislative history, the Supreme Judicial
Court stated that the Legisla-ture must intervene in order to update the law to ensure that children are provided the highest protection from poten-tial offenders. However, the state’s obscenity laws as cur-rently written, are limited to “handwritten or printed mate-rial”.
Under my proposal, the legislation would expand the Commonwealth’s obscenity statute by prohibiting the dis-semination of harmful material to a minor via instant messag-ing or other online commu-nications. According to the ruling of the court, instant messages and other forms of electronic communications are not considered to be “printed materials” and therefore not prohibited by the Common-wealth’s obscenity laws. I am particularly concerned that the current version of the state’s obscenity statute has not been
updated to reflect the changing patterns of electronic messag-ing in today’s society.
These are complex and challenging times we live in. Passage of this legislation would further protect our chil-dren from predators seeking to electronically disseminate ob-scene material. This is a com-mon sense approach to address a very serious issue at a time when instant messaging, the internet and social media net-works are increasingly utilized across a variety of demograph-ics.
Furthermore, I am happy to report that this proposal has already garnered bipartisan support in the House of Repre-sentatives with both my Repub-lican and Democrat colleagues signing on as supporters.”
Daniel WebsterState Representative
6th Plymouth District
Webster sponsors new legislation
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Mardi Gras at the Senior Center
Harold and Linda Davis had fun dressing in the beads that deco-rated the table at the breakfast.
Linda Goncalves baked a New Year Bolo Rei (King's cake), which resembles a king or queen’s crown. If you find the surprise inside it is said you will be blessed with good luck all year.
Betty Foley, Cheri Shangold and Thelma Gynan played King's in the Corner following their mask making and pancake breakfast.
Lorraine Lentini holds an authentic Mardi Gras mask that belonged to her brother, who has since passed away.
All decked out for Fat Tuesday, Bill Schmidt enjoyed a pancake and sausage breakfast at the multi-service center.
Mario Moretti was crowned Mardi Gras King on Fat Tuesday.
Thelma Gynan wears a feathered mask as Day Program staffer Sandy Campbell puts the finishing touches on her wardrobe.
Thelma Gynan puts jewels on her mask at the Mardi Gras cel-ebration breakfast.
Jean-Marie Smith Director of Senior
Center Multi Services in Hanson, Audrey O'Brien
and Corrine Plasse volunteered to make
breakfast at the center for Mardi Gras kickoff.
Frank Smiley found the broach inside the cake during the Mardi Gras celebration at the senior center. She will be blessed with luck all year long.
Photos by Stephanie Spyropolous
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put on a halftime scrimmage in front of the packed gymna-sium, and showed off the skills they have honed with help from the Panthers lined up in groups along the baselines cheering them on.
“It’s really fun to work with them,” said John Hardi-man, one of the co-captains of this year’s varsity Panthers. “They’re a great group and they get so excited when they score or get a steal. Seeing them so excited to play makes it worth it for us to do it.”
For the past two years, members of the varsity basket-ball team have used their semi-nar periods three days a week to work with the special educa-tion student on their basketball fundamentals as they prepare for the Massachusetts Special Olympics March 13 and 14 in Worcester. The Panthers work with the Olympians on basics like dribbling, catching passes and shooting layups in a part-nership Special Education director Mark Main said has been great for the athletes.
“The special education students are mainly in a self-contained area [at the high school], so for them to be in-volved in some way socially is great for them,” Main said. “Some of the kids recognize them in the hall, say hi and give them high fives. It really
makes them feel like a part of the school and that they belong here,” he said.
Main credits boys basket-ball head coach Bob Rodgers for suggesting the partnership with the basketball team and the Special Olympians. Rod-gers’ television class at Whit-man-Hanson worked on the sendoff for the Special Olym-pics teams a few years ago that Rodgers said made him want to get the basketball program involved.
“It was such a moving and meaningful project,” Rodgers said. “It made me think that it would be great to get my play-ers involved, so I approached Mr. Main and asked him if he had ever thought about do-ing Special Olympics basket-ball. He jumped right on it and did all the legwork to make it possible. I have such tremen-dous respect for Mr. Main and all of the teachers who work in our special education depart-ment.”
The special education basketball team is the first at Whitman-Hanson, and is a “traditional” team, meaning it consists entirely of special needs athletes. The team com-peted in a South Sectional as-sessment to determine which skills bracket they will be placed in at the Special Olym-pics, but they have not played another competitive game yet.
Prior to basketball, the
special education department fielded a floor hockey team, which Main said they could go back to if the kids prefer it to basketball. But he said he hopes the basketball program would continue and the rela-tionship with the varsity team will continue to flourish.
“I see it continuing as long as the kids are enjoying it,” Main said. “And I definitely hope the Panthers will con-tinue to help. It’s worked out great and the kids all have fun.” Rodgers said his program stresses community involve-ment and also expects the rela-tionship between the Panthers and the Special Olympians to be an important one in the bas-ketball program’s future.
“At the end of the day, these are the kinds of things I hope my players remember about being a student-athlete at Whitman-Hanson,” he said. “Sometimes in our society we glorify the wrong kinds of peo-ple like athletes and actors but its men like Mr. Main and all of those kids who we should really try to emulate.”
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Isaiah Bickel, Rachel Tamulevich, Alex Lavigne, Michael Williams and Jack Crowley follow Nicole Mattson (with the ball) down the court as the boys varsity team cheers them on during a Special Olympian scrimmage at the high school. Photo by Dave Palana
Coffee hour with Rep. WebsterRepresentative Daniel Webster announces that he will be
available to meet with constituents for coffee on Friday, Feb. 26 at Café Deli on Main Street in Hanson. Representative Webster will be available at 9 a.m. Appointments are not nec-essary and all residents are welcome to come speak with the representative about issues of concern.
If you have any questions, please call Brian Patterson at Representative Webster’s Statehouse office at 617-722-2487 or e-mail [email protected].
Let’s Talk About Cancer
The Hanson Holistic Center, 156 Liberty St., Han-son will hold a Let’s Talk About Cancer workshop on Saturday, March 6 from 1-3 p.m. Are you or someone you know going through the challenge of cancer, chemo-therapy or radiation? This free informational workshop will give you support, com-fort, strength, empowerment and information. For infor-mation and to sign up for this workshop sponsored by the Haven for Healing, call 781-293-7110.
Community preservation open Forum set for March 17
The Community Preservation Committee will hold its annual open forum on Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Hanson Town Hall. Committee members will be on hand to discuss the Community Preservation Act. The commit-tee will be seeking input from attendees on suggestions for future projects and areas of focus. Grant applicants and the general public are encouraged to attend. E-mail the CPC at: [email protected] or call 781-293-5644 ext. 102 with any questions.
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His mother needed emer-gency assistance and he knew to use 911.
“I learned it from my Mommy and from school,” he said.
Leigh-Ann Silva said she had a medical emergency that left her unable to call 911 for herself, so she called out to Christian and he quickly re-sponded.
She said her son remained calm during the incident.
“It was great [that he knew to call 911.] I am very proud of him,” she said.
At the time of the emer-gency, Christian was getting ready to leave for afternoon kindergarten.
Silva’s grandfather Ed Me-dairos arrived at the house af-ter the paramedics. Christian’s mother had been on the phone with a family member when the incident occurred. When they tried to call her back, af-ter being disconnected, a para-medic answered the phone and Medairos was able to get to the house to take care of Chris-tian.
Leigh-Ann said she was grateful to the paramedics.
“They were wonderful and they stayed with Christian until his grandfather arrived,” she said.
The day after the emer-gency, she said Chief Thomp-son called to say what a great job Christian did in remaining calm and focused.
Christian’s family mem-bers said the first thing he said when he got of the bus from school was “Is my mommy home from the hospital? Is she alright?”
“C.J.’s actions that day enabled his mother to receive prompt medical care and he should be commended for that,” Thompson said. “It’s hard enough for adults to keep their composure in an emer-gency. Christian is a role mod-el for children and adults alike. Every child should know how to use 911 in an emergency.”
Thompson added that it is
important for parents to teach their children how and when to use 911. The Hanson fire and police departments teach and reinforce the 911 system in their school safety programs.
At the selectmen’s meeting Silva was given a citation from the town, a hat and other items from Hanson Fire and a T-shirt from the state fire marshall.
Silva was made a Young Safe Hero and is one of 240 children in the state who have been recognized as a hero in the last 15 years.
Also during the meet-ing, Town Administrator Rene Read said on Thursday the Plymouth County Health Group steering committee will be meeting to discuss insur-ance rates for the coming fiscal year. The town has projects a 15 percent increase in the rate, but Read remains hopeful that the actual number will be less.
On Feb. 12 Read advised department heads that the town is on a spending freeze
and all purchases in excess of $500 require a purchase order and his authorization. At the time of the freeze the town’s estimated revenue shortfall was approximately $165,000 for the current fiscal year.
Read asked the board if he could go forward with contacting other communities in regard to the South Shore Vocational Technical School District assessment. Hanson is facing a 11.12 percent increase. Read said his understanding is that the assessment will be reconsidered if three commu-nities request the school com-mittee to do so.
In other business:• Selectmen approved a
liquor license for Cranberry Deli and Convenience on Main Street.
• They also approved on day liquor licenses for Camp Kiwanee.
• The board appointed Elizabeth McGuirk and Eliza-beth Stevens to the Council on Elder Affairs. Rene Read was appointed as the Ethics Liai-son.
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Boy calls 911 to get medical help for his mother
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Six-year-old Christian Silva was presented with a citation from the town in recognition of his calling 911 when his mother had a medical emergency last week.
Deadline for CPA pre-applications is March 1
Residents are reminded that the deadline for filing a pre-application for funds under the Community Preservation Act is Monday, March 1. Projects covered by this act include: historic preservation, community housing, open space pres-ervation and recreational projects with land preservation. The pre-application process is to ensure that the project being proposed is within the scope of the community preservation act, before submitting a full application. Complete project applications will be accepted until April 20. All projects must be reviewed and approved by the Community Preservation Committee before they are recommended to Town Meeting for consideration. For information on the process or to obtain a copy of the application, contact Robert Sears, chairman of the Community Preservation Committee at 781-826-5454.
Firefighters fundraising
The Hanson Permanent Firefighters Local 2713 be-gan conducting a telephone fundraising campaign on Sunday, Feb. 14. The pro-ceeds will go toward the scholarship fund and the health and welfare fund.
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Hartweg said that the board is looking into having Improv Boston perform. Improv Bos-ton puts on skits similar to a comedy show but it also in-cludes audience participation.
The fundraiser will take place at Bernardo’s on Main Street in Hanson on April 17 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Tickets to the President’s Ball will be $100 each and the group promises a night of en-tertainment, dinner and a mu-seum pass.
The board of directors will make a presentation explaining the mission of the museum at the beginning of the evening.
“The event is to raise mon-ey, and bring the museum to the people and corporations, so they will understand more about the museum,” Treasurer Lee Baker said.
Lee said the focus of the museum is to have the children learn about the United States.
“There are no activities for children in this area,” he said.
In addition to the Presi-dent’s Ball, the board has also selected 150 companies to seek out for sponsorship.
Hartweg said they are reaching out to companies such as Reebok, which is based in Massachusetts.
Reebok is the top mar-keter of sneakers and she said that can be associated with the American ingenuity the mu-seum is trying to highlight.
Another sponsorship the board if looking into is with Ocean Spray, because of the historic connection of cranber-
ry bogs in town. The museum will have an exhibit about the bogs in town.
“A lot of the exhibits will be things the kids don’t know about,” Hartweg said.
The fundraising will en-able the board to begin the construction of the exhibits.
Hartweg said what the board has learned from other museums is that it is important for people to know what their museum’s mission is. Once people are inspired they often support the museum, she said.
She said that certain ex-hibits are attractive to certain businesses.
The Fabulous Fifties Fan-tastic Rides exhibit will have the history of how Henry Ford mass produced the car.
The board would like to partner with companies in the automotive industry for an ex-hibit like this.
In addition to pictures of cars, children will have the chance to play with the differ-ent car parts and also ride in a pedal car.
“It’s really fun when you show kids at a really basic lev-el how things work,” she said.
The museum will make history “hands on.”
“The museum will have American toys, American mu-sic and all kinds of fun things. Kids will say, ‘whoa this is American history,’” Hartweg said. “If kids enjoy something they look to fi nd out more about it.”
To fi nd out more about the museum visit Hansonchil-drensmuseum.org. Tickets for the President’s Ball are avail-able at Bernardo’s or by call-ing 781-635-6318.
Children’s Museum kicks off fundraising campaign
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Treasurer of the Children’s Museum Lee Baker stands in front of the building where the Children’s Museum will be opening at 1000 Main Street.
Italian Valentine’s Day dinner at the Legion
Chris Hanson poured some sauce for the Italian meal.
Muriel and Michael Maier wait for their food to be served at the American Legion’s Valentine’s Day dinner held on Valentine’s Day weekend.
Chris Hanson and Joanne Holbrook prepare food for the Italian feast.
Photos by Kelsey LaFlamme
Cutler neighborhood coffeesThe Josh Cutler campaign for state representative will be
hosting a number of neighborhood coffees over the next few weeks. This is an opportunity for folks to meet Josh in an informal setting, ask questions and share their ideas for bring-ing a positive change to Beacon Hill. The upcoming coffee schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 6: Joe and Kim Pelligra, Lakeside Ter-race, Hanson
Sunday, March 14: Becky and Bob Coletta, Verna Hall Drive, Pembroke
For information on hosting or attending a neighborhood coffee please call 781-934-9977, e-mail [email protected] or visit joshcutler.com.
Football/cheerleading registrationHanson Youth Football and Cheerleading will be holding
open registrations for the 2010 season, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on the following nights and locations: Wednesday, March 3 and March 10 at Indian Head School and Hanson Middle School. Thursday, March 4 and March 11 at Maquan Elemen-tary, Indian Head School and Hanson Middle School. Friday, March 5 and March 12 at Maquan Elementary. Registration forms can also be downloaded online at hansonyouthfootball.com and mailed to P.O. Box 983, Hanson, MA 02341.
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TenTaTive menu for all schoolsmonday: Toasted cheese sandwich, chicken noodle soup, potato puffs, glazed carrots, chilled fruit and milk.Tuesday: Chicken nuggets with dipping sauce, rice pilaf, corn, chilled applesauce and milk.Wednesday: Beef taco, lettuce, tomato and cheese, Spanish rice, beans, apple slices with cinnamon and milk.Thursday: Spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, tossed salad, chilled fruit and milk.friday: Cheese pizza, celery and carrot sticks, dipping sauce, cheese stick, orange smiles and milk.21st century education
is currently the most prolific education
topic. It is widely accepted, we can no longer do what we have done (almost without significant change) for the
last 100 plus years. since the turn of the 20th century, education has not changed dramatically, except in the 1990s when s t a n d a r d -
based education replaced strict hours of instruction. Al-though 21st century education is broadly discussed, it is not very well defined. Like most educational topics, there is no shortage of opinions or ideas. But realistic approaches and solutions in challenging fi-nancial times have been much slower to evolve. When left to local development, most edu-cators find working outside of our comfort zone a diffi-cult proposition. But without changes, we are negatively impacting an entire genera-tion of students who cannot simply “go back” and get what they have missed. In the past I have described these necessary changes analogous to changing parts on an airplane in flight, which seems virtually impossi-ble. I have since rethought my analogy and would describe it as changing the heading of an aircraft carrier in shallow wa-ters with present navigational hazards. Not easy, but achiev-
able. Two years ago at WhRhs,
we began the discussion of a One-to-One laptop program and what it would look like as part of our 21st century initia-tive. We had to evaluate and modify our current curriculum and instruction methods to match the needs of 21st cen-tury students. The impetus for the program was the reality that most, if not all colleges require entering freshmen to purchase and use a laptop. More so, in everyday life, most people in-teract with computer technol-ogy in one form or another. comprehensive high schools like Whitman-Hanson have a responsibility to help students develop survival skills for both the college environment as well as the larger global community.
Our One-to-One pilot pro-gram has been a model for both curriculum advancement and district collaboration. The most important aspect of the program was the continua-tion of good instruction. I am happy to report that this pro-gram has yielded many unan-ticipated benefits to student learning. One only has to en-ter the classroom and observe students working before the official start of class to con-firm the students’ increased
self motivation. The instruc-tor is better able to assess stu-dent learning and make im-mediate judgments of student understanding in the digital environment. Because learn-ing is done differently, there has been an increase in stu-dent task completion. Short of costs, there is nothing negative to report.
This program would not have been possible without the coordination and collaboration of the English and Technol-ogy departments. The english department took responsibil-ity for translating the current curriculum into the laptop environment and accepting the challenge of developing different delivery methods. Technology provided all the necessary support for the back-end, assisting with any licens-ing issues, and any immediate technology concerns. school administration coordinated the broader project and provided financial support for unantici-pated costs. Although, this has been a very successful project, like most pilot programs it provides as many answers as questions. The next challeng-es will be to develop an ac-ceptable plan for sustainabil-ity, to expand it throughout the school, and to change school culture for greater acceptance of technology integration. To conquer these challenges it will require the additional co-operation of parents and larger school community. Look for more developments in the very near future.
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year’s Boston Globe Scholas-tic Art Awards. The Gold and silver Key award-winning work is on exhibit at the State Transportation Building in Boston and is open from 12-5 p.m. students were selected from among 6,500 individual entries and 500 portfolio en-tries across the state.
Boston Globe Scholastic Art Award winners state level
Carolyn M Johnson Gold Key PrintmakingDanielle Millett Honorable Mention Design– ApparelCori Forbes Honorable Mention PhotographyKasey Larsen Honorable Mention DrawingKyle McHugh Honorable Mention SculptureKassandra Meehan Honorable Mention Ceramic & GlassKatie O’Connor Honorable Mention Comic ArtNick Pagan Honorable Mention PaintingAmie Smith Honorable Mention Ceramic & GlassVicki Taylor Honorable Mention PrintmakingRobyn Casper Honorable Mention Digital Art
regional level
Vicki Taylor Senior PortfolioShay Miller Senior PortfolioShannen Kearns Fashion DesignMonica Gillet PaintingCasey Egan DrawingMeaghan Valler DrawingTamara Flanagan Fashion Jessica Cousineau Digital ArtMatt Dwyer PhotographyShalynn Miller PhotographyStephanie Larsen PhotographyMargaret Barber PhotographyJillian Tuffo PhotographySamantha King PhotographyAlex Winnett Photography
carolyn m. Johnson received a gold key award for her printing “mike's canoli's is Worth the Parking.”
Kasey larsen received an honorable mention award for her draw-ing “letting loose.”
amie smith's Teatime ceramic and glass work received an honor-able mention.
Danielle millett received an honorable mention for her eveningwear design.
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Cape Cod author Leonard Miele will appear at the Hanson Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12:30 p.m., to give a book talk and slide presentation entitled Katharine Lee Bates: Beyond
America the Beautiful. Mr. Miele, author of “Voice of the Tide: The Cape Cod Heritage of Katharine Lee Bates,” will discuss the early Cape Cod years of Katharine Lee Bates, and her career as an English professor at Welles-ley College. He will also explain the social, economic, and political issues that influenced the writing of “America the Beautiful,” and share some of Katharine Lee Bates’ poems, which are rarely seen by the general public.
Following the slide presentation and book talk, Mr. Miele will answer questions and sign books, which are available for pur-chase at the library. Light refreshments will be served. The event, sponsored by the Hanson Public Library Foundation, is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To reg-ister or to get more information, visit the Hanson Public Library, or call the library at 781-293-2151.
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Steve Egan, a Whitman-Hanson junior, didn’t spend his February vacation in town, but instead attended a national security forum in Washington D.C.
In recognition of his high academic achievement and leadership ability, Egan was chosen to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in Washington D.C. for six days in February.
“I feel extremely fortunate to have been selected,” Egan said.
The three-sport athlete is also involved in many student organizations at Whitman-Hanson. Egan is a member of DECA, the Student Council and is a member of a commit-tee in charge of revising the school handbook. The com-mittee consists of two repre-sentatives each from the ju-nior and senior class, parents, teachers and the principal.
During his trip to Wash-ington, Egan stayed at the 4H Conference Center. On his first day he participated in orienta-tion and welcoming ceremo-nies. Students from across the state who attended the forum were separated into Nation-al Security Action Meeting Groups.
One of the most inspira-tional moments of the trip for Egan was when he listened to a speech given by Phil-lip Mudd, a government em-ployee who has worked with the FBI, CIA and been in the president’s cabinet.
Mudd told the students to make sure they don’t let life happen by accident, Egan said.
“I think he was a great speaker to have had the chance to listen to,” he added.
The students had the op-portunity to listen to speakers on intelligence, defense and diplomacy.
Egan went to a defense conference where he heard talks given by several branch-es of the military.
The speakers explained to the group that the military is more than just infantry sol-diers, but is also comprised of engineers and others.
“They said in times like these the military is really im-portant,” Egan said.
Egan isn’t looking to join the military as an officer or sol-ider, but said that he wouldn’t completely rule out joining as an engineer.
During the trip, the group also attended a career type of fair, where they had a chance to speak with representatives from the FBI, CIA and mili-tary branches.
“I found them all interest-ing, but I found Intelligence to be most interesting,” Egan said.
Participants in the leader-ship forum also toured Wash-ington D.C. and visited monu-ments and buildings with historic significance.
“I’ve never been to Wash-ington D.C. before. I’ve seen it on TV when it’s in the news, but it’s really cool to see it all in person,” he said. “The Capital building and Lincoln Monument were awe inspir-ing.”
Students took part in a mock-trial and everyone was assigned a different role in government. Egan played the part of an assistant secretary of state.
The groups were given real life situations where a course
of action was needed. Par-ticipants wrote up reports that were submitted to the presi-dent, who then announced the plans.
“It was set up like a press conference, where the audi-ence could ask the president questions,” Egan said.
Egan was very happy to have had the experience with intelligence, defense and di-plomacy and also to have been given the inspiration to go af-ter what he wants in life.
“I learned it’s best to be assertive, and know what I like and dislike,” he said.
Egan also met many stu-dents who he will keep in touch with. During his stay he had three roommates from Ar-kansas, Montana and Michi-gan.
Overall, Egan said he learned a lot and had a great trip.
When Egan finishes his high school career he hopes to go to college and then be-come a architectural or civil engineer.
“Being involved in the forum was a cool experience. I got to see how our govern-ment works as a whole.”
Student attends national security forum in D.C.
Leonard Miele visits library
Steve Egan, a junior at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School was selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in Washington D.C. during his February vacation.
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Hanson Girls Softball will be holding sign-ups on Thurs-days at the Hanson Middle School and Indian Head School and on Fridays at the Maquan School through March 11. Registration forms can also be found on Han-sonGirlsSoftball.com. After printing and filling out the form it can be mailed to P.O. 142, Hanson, MA 02341 or brought to a sign-up location.
Red Cross blood drive Whitman Knights of Columbus # 347 will sponsor a Red
Cross blood drive on Saturday, February 27 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Route 18, 1195 Bedford St., Whitman. Presenting donors will receive a Bruins long sleeve T-shirt.
For an appointment call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcross-blood.org. Walk-ins are welcome, a positive ID is required.
Assessor’s office closed Feb. 26The Hanson Assessor’s office will be closed on Friday, Feb.
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Ethan Allen Dining Room SetSeats 6. Four captains chairs, 2 ladderbacks. Oak pedestal octagonal table in very good condition. Additional leaf for extra seating. $500 or best offer. Call 781-934-0615.
Baldwin Baby Grand Piano Circa 1931. Recently tuned and refurbished. Comes with matching bench. Excellent condition. Asking $3500, but are willing to negotiate. All proceeds going to Haitian mission and orphanage. Please call Laurie, 508-944-1598.
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Replacement WindowsBrand new replacement windows still in the crate. Purchased at Horner Mill Work in Pembroke. Call 508-747-0094.
MovingFor sale: Mahogany china cabinet which is in very nice condition, $200; Very nice mahogany twin beds with foundations, $500; Wrought iron patio table w/ 4 chairs, $75; Washer/dryer, $100/pair. 781-934-9436.
Exquisite Antique Sofa82” walnut Victorian Setee. Newly upholstered in cream on cream damask. Asking $900. Excellent condition. Also, Seven piece living room. Washed pine. 80H” lighted display cabinet, 80H” TV/stereo cabinet, 48” square coffee table, end table, sofa, loveseat, and window treatments. Paid $7800, asking $1300. All in excellent condition. Call 781-826-2587.
Dollhouses For SaleVarious prices. Call Bob, 781-293-5153.
Power WheelchairModel Action Power 9000. $700. Please call 781-447-5766.
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Duxbury Estate SaleFeb. 25, 26, 27, 10-5. 103 Clearwater Dr., off Autumn Ave. Includes: fine upholstered cherry camelback sofa, green plaid sofa, upholstered club and wing chairs, Pennsylvania House mahogany highboy, Scandinavian teak, oak dropleaf and Pottery Barn trestle tables, grandfather clock, lawn wicker patio furniture, handpainted folding screen, maple and early English bureaus, Victorian corner whatnot, multi drawer cabinets, etc. Roomsize and scatter braided and oriental rugs, pocket watches and some jewelry, much glass, china, linens, pewter, early pink lustre, primitives, fire nozzles, framet yacht and Duxbury prints, artwork, fireplace tools, gas dryer, weedwackers, ladders, wheelbarrow, yard ornaments, household, and much more. No early birds.
Surprise Your Student MusicianYamaha YSL-354 standard brass trombone. Like new and in mint condition. Includes case, mouthpiece, slide lubricant and cleaning rag. Retails new on Amazon for over $900, asking $400. Call 781-934-1505.
Cherry China Cabinet Pristine condition. Interior lighting. Glass shelves on top and storage drawers on the bottom. $600 or best offer. Must see to be appreciated, the picture does not do it justice. Please call 781-248-7278.
Entertainment CenterHooker solid maple entertainment center. Excellent condition. 57(l) x 54"(h) x 22(d) overall dimensions with 28" x 28" area for TV, plus shelving for media equipment, and two lower drawers. $300. 781-934-0241.
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Home Health Care Agency Local agency looking for CNAs, home health aides and homemakers. Full and part-time. For more information, call 339-933-2657 (cell).
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White Mountain GetawayWhite Mountain getaway. Lakefront 4-season cabin; two hours from Boston, one mile from slopes. Ski, tube, sled, ice fish, skate. Excellent restaurants and shopping in North Conway. Sleeps 10. From $250/night. Call 781-934-6340.
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Duxbury Marketplace Office space for rent. 2-4 room office suites ranging from 400 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft. Efficient layouts, clean with new interior finishes. Call for details, 978-921-1919.
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Air ConditioningResidential and Commercial Mr. Slim ductless systems by Mitzubishi. Factory trained and certified Diamond Dealer. Fully licensed and insured. Call Keith at K. B. Guidetti Mechanical, 508-747-2180 or 508-989-1099.Keeping you comfortable since 1989. Visit our website, www.kbguidetti.com
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Sweet Sue-renity Holistic Ctr.Reiki sessions 1/2hr; Ear Coning; Monday Meditation 6:30-7:30pm; Thursday Yoga 6-7pm; Breathwork classes 2/16, 7-9:30; Healing Drumming Circle 2/19, 7-9pm; Unity of Spirit Workshop 2/26, 7-9pm; 437 Webster St., (Route 123) Rockland. 781-878-HEAL(4325) More information and rates at www.sweetsuerenity.com
Gutter and Yard Cleanup We specialize in raking and removing leaves, small trees, branches and yard debris. Any and all junk removed, inside and out. We also clean gutters, install gutter guards, and wash windows. Please call Mike at 781-789-3612.
Window And Gutter CleaningLet 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.
Lene’s CleaningWill clean your house, office, or place of business. Reliable and efficient. Good local references. Please call anytime to set up an appointment. 774-269-2177 or 508-317-7753.
Rute CleanerMany years of experience with excellent references. Specializing in house and office cleaning. Call anytime for free estimate. Speak with Humberto, 508-732-0182 or 774-454-4982.
Bettencourt’s Walls & CeilingsPainting, drywall finishing, sheet-rocking, water damage, wallpaper stripping. Specializing in interior work. Skim coating over horse hair plaster and textured ceilings a specialty. 25 years experience. Call Steve, 508-833-0546 or 617-922-0944 (cell).
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Cousineau Studio Fine Art and Custom Framing welcomes Eileen Picariello and Carol Sherwood, and their 20 years of professional craftsmanship, creativity, and experience to guarantee a framing design that will best suit your artwork, and your budget. Please call 781-706-4375 or email [email protected]
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Snowbirds To FloridaSouth Shore based com-pany providing auto transport service to Florida and nationwide. Great rates and reliable, safe door-to-door trans-port. Call DWO Auto Transport Services, 954-648-3677. Men-tion ad for $25 discount.
Music Lessons In Your HomeBerklee College of Music graduate offering personalized drum, beginner piano or guitar lessons in the convenience of your home. Reasonable rates, references available. Bring in this ad for $5 off first lesson. 508-583-8503, email: [email protected]
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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 window and door screens. (A great gift idea!) I answer my phone. Cell 508-523-9927.
Patio & Walkway RestorationIf you have a weedy, sunken patio/walkway, I can make it look new! By powerwashing, lifting sunken areas and poly-sanding, I can bring your patio/walkway back to “like new” condition. Call Jonathan Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.
House Cleaning ServiceI will clean your home, office or business. References available. Three years experience. Please call Ondina Ana Cleto, 508-747-5121 or 774-269-1729.
Music LessonsGuitar, bass, piano & drums. One on one lessons. Dedicated teachers, experienced in all styles. Gift certificates available. Located in the Priority Music complex, Hanson on Route 27. Call 781-293-8378.
Home ImprovementSemi-retired remodeler with 25 plus years experience. Design and build. Bath, kitchen, tiling, family room etc. Your problems, our solution. Call Larry McCarthy, 508-746-7829.
Landscape ConstructionSmall scale design and construction specializing in walls, walkways, patios and plantings. One man operation to make sure the job is done right the first time, every time. Young, reliable, experienced and fast. Call Jonathan Hopfgarten, 781-706-7031.
One Day Roofing Installs Professional installation of Owens Corning shingles at a competitive price. Talk to our customers. We use contracts, get permits, install quickly, leave no mess, and manufacturers warranty. Since 1987 David McCarthy Home Improvements. 781-534-2499
A & G PaintingCommercial, residential municipal. Interior / Exterior house painting. Fully insured. Free painted ceiling in every room we wallpaper or paint. Call Angelo today for your free estimate. Office: 781-293-8767 Cell: 781-864-1540.
The Paint SaintProfessional 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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1998 Saturn 2-Door Black, only 135k miles. Brand new inspection sticker, wipers, and oil change. $1200 or B.O. Great for student. Call 781-585-6913.
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Other terms to be announced at the sale.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE OF THE LEHMAN BROTHERS SMALL
BALANCE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, 2007-3,
Present Holder of Said Mortgage
By: Deborah S. Griffin, Esq., its attorney
Holland & Knight, LLP10 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116Tel. (617) 523-2700
February 17, 2010
MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Jason S. Asci to Consolidated Mortgage Services, Inc., dated December 30, 2005 and recorded at Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32006, Page 146 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-OPT1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT1 is the present holder by assignment Recorded at Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 35642, Page 263, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 15 Kenwood Drive, Whitman, MA 02382 will be sold at a Public Auction at 1:00PM on March 18, 2010, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit:
The land with the buildings thereon situated on the easterly side of Kenwood Drive in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, being shown as Lot 143 on “Plan of Lots, Homeland Park, Auburn Street, Whitman, Mass.”, dated February 10, 1959, drawn by Perkins Engineering Associates, which plan is recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 295 of 1959, said lot being bounded as follows: Westerly by Kenwood Drive, one hundred (100) feet; Northerly by Lot 144 on said plan, one hundred twenty-five (125) feet; Easterly thirty and 48/100 (30.48) feet by part of Lot 132, and Northeasterly seventy-one and 22/100 (71.22)
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feet, by parts of Lots 132 and 133; and Southerly by Lot 142 on said plan, one hundred forty and 45/100 (140.45) feet. Containing 13,037 square feet of land, according to said plan. Said premises are conveyed subject to and with the benefit of easements and restrictions of record, so far as now in force and applicable, and together with the right to use the streets and ways shown on said plan for all purposes for which streets and ways are commonly used in the Town of Whitman, in common with others entitled thereto. There is appurtenant to said lot the right to use the Recreation Area shown on said plan, in common with others entitled thereto.
For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32006, Page 144.
The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession.
Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time
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as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.”
Other terms to be announced at the sale.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-OPT1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT1,
Korde & Associates, P.C.321 Billerica Road
Suite 210Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100
(978) 256-1500(OOM 09-054931/Asci)
(02/25/10, 03/04/10, 03/11/10)(188338)
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Joseph A. D'Arigo and Michele L. D'Arigo to CitiMortgage, Inc., dated December 22, 2004 and recorded at Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 29749, Page 74 of which mortgage CitiMortgage, Inc. is the present holder, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 26 Elm Place, Whitman, MA 02382 will be sold at a Public Auction at 2:00PM on March 18, 2010, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The land with the buildings thereon, known and numbered as 26 Elm Place, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, situated on the easterly side of Elm Place containing 30-1/8 square rods, more or less, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of the lot and the southwest corner of land formerly of Williams Fogarty thence running; Easterly by said land of said Fogarty 118 feet to land formerly of Thomas English; thence Southerly by said land of said English 70 feet to a stake; thence Westerly 122 feet to said Elm Place; and thence Northerly by said Elm
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Place 70 feet to the first marked bound.
For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 16087, Page 295.
The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession.
Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier's or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee's attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.”
Other terms to be announced at the sale.
CitiMortgage, Inc.,Korde & Associates, P.C.
321 Billerica RoadSuite 210
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100(978) 256-1500
D'Arigo, Joseph A. and Michele, 09-054834, February
18, 2010, February 25, 2010, March 4, 2010
NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Premises: 101 Broad Street, Whitman Massachusetts
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Vincent J. MacDonald and Renee M. MacDonald to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for 1-800-East-West Mortgage and now held by OneWest Bank, FSB, said mortgage dated 2/14/2007, and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 34114 at Page 3, for breach of the conditions in said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, will be sold at Public Auction on March 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm Local Time upon the premises, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit:
A certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated on Broad Street, Whitman, Plymouth County,
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Massachusetts, being shown as Lot No. 1 on a Plan entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land in Whitman, Mass. drawn for Fountain Realty Trust” dated November 1, 1969, by R.L. Avery, Surveyor, recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 734 of 1969, in Plan Book 15, Page 358, to which plan reference is hereby made for a more particular description, containing 6,585 square feet of land, according to said Plan.
For mortgagors’ reference see Deed recorded in Book 18638, page 154.
The description of the property that appears in the mortgage to be foreclosed shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.
For Mortgagors’ Title see deed dated 6/26/2000, and recorded in Book 18638 at Page 154 with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds.
TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.
FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.
Other terms to be announced at the sale.
BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC160 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032Attorney for OneWest Bank,
FSBPresent Holder
of the Mortgage(860) 677-2868
NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Richard F. Mace and Deborah M. McCarthy a/k/a Deborah M. Mace to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated September 12, 2005 and registered with the Plymouth County Registry District of the Land Court as Document No.593445 as noted on Certificate of Title No. 101458, of which mortgage Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on March 24, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 295 High Street, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,
TO WIT:
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the land situated in Whitman, in the County of Plymouth, and said Commonwelath, bounded and described as follows: NORTHWESTERLY by the southeasterly line of High Street, eighty-five and 79/100 (85.79) feet; NORTHEASTERLY by Lot 1 on the plan hereafter rnentioned one hundred fity-eight and 18/100 (158.18) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by the northwesterly line of Old High Street forty-one and 64/100 (41.64) feet; and SOUTHWESTERLY by lot 3 on said plan one hundred forty-two (142) feet. All of said boundreies (sic) are determined by the Court to be located as shown on said Plan #26449A, which is filed with Certificated of Title No. 24418, the same being compiled from a plan drawn by Hayward, Hayward & Boynton, Surveyors, dated February 4, 1956. and additional data on file in the Land Registration Office, all as modified and approved by the Court; and the above described land is shown as Lot 2 on said plan. Said premises are conveyed subject to and with benefit of easements, restrictions, agreements and reservations of record, if any there be, insofar as the same may be in force and applicable. For grantor(s) title, see Certificate of Title No. 101458.
For mortgagor's(s') title see deed registered with Plymouth County Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 507933, as noted on Certificate of Title No. 101458.
These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Five Thousand
($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 Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 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 purchase 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, N.A.
Present holder of said mortgage
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By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500200911-0872 - BLU
NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Michael F. Mahoney and Lori Mahoney to Rockland Trust Company, dated November 17, 2004 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 29498, Page 17, of which mortgage JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as purchaser of the loans and other assets of Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the ''Savings Bank'') from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting as receiver for the Savings Bank and pursuant to its authority under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1821(d) is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 a.m. on March 24, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 85 Alden Street, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,
TO WIT:The land with the buildings
thereon situated in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on the Easterly side of Alden Street, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of the lot on said Alden Street and at the southwest corner of land now or formerly of Hutchinson; thence runnning
Easterly in the southerly line of said Hutchinson's land, one hundred twenty-seven (127) feet to land now or formerly of Paul Black; thence
Southerly by said land of said Black, sixty-five (65) feet; thence
Westerly, one hundred twenty-seven (127) feet to said Alden Street; and thence
Northerly by said Alden
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Street, sixty-five (65) feet to the point of beginning.
For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 10538, Page 138.
These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Five Thousand
($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 Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 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 purchase 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.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PURCHASER OF THE LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA (THE ''SAVINGS BANK'') FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, ACTING AS RECEIVER FOR THE SAVINGS BANK AND PURSUANT TO ITS AUTHORITY UNDER THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT, 12 U.S.C. § 1821(D)
Present holder of said
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mortgageBy its Attorneys,HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500200803-1456 - GRY
NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Elizabeth A. Nahas and Mohamed Nahas Jr. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 9, 2007 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 34529, Page 172, of which mortgage Chase Home Finance LLC is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 4:00 p.m. on March 17, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 604 Bedford Street, Unit No. 6, White Pines Condominium, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,
TO WIT:Unit No. 6 in the White Pines
Condominium located at 604 Bedford Street, Whitman, MA 02382 and created by Master Deed dated April 12, 2006, and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32574, Page 201, (Master Deed) which unit is shown on the floor plans (Plans) of the building recorded simultaneously with the Master Deed, and which unit is also shown on the copy of a portion of the Plans attached hereto and made a part hereof, to which is affixed the verified statement of a registered engineer in the form required by Section 9 of Chapter 183A.
The Post Office address of the unit is: 604 Bedford Street, Whitman, MA 02382.
The Unit is shown on a plan recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds as Plan Nos. 355 and 356 of 2006 and is conveyed subject to an with the benefit of the obligations, restrictions, rights and liabilities contained in MGL Chapter 183A, the Master Deed, the documents establishing the organization of unit owners, and the By-Lays as amended of record.
Together with the right to use the parking spaces shown as 6-1 and 6-2 as shown on said plan.
Each of the units in the Condominium is intended for
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residential purposes and such other uses as are set forth in the Master Deed.
The undivided fractional interest of the unit owners in the common areas and facilities described in said Master Deed is 1/6th.
For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32583, Page 22.
These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Five Thousand
($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 Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 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 purchase 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.
CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC
Present holder of said mortgage
By itsAttorneys,
HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C.
150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Bruce E. Pestilli to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated November 3, 2005 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 31688, Page 262, of which mortgage Bank of America, N.A. is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 p.m. on March 8, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 726 South Avenue, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,
TO WIT:The land with the buildings
thereon situated on the northerly side of South Avenue, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, being shown as Lot 4, on ''Plan of Land, South Avenue, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts,'' dated February 14, 1966, drawn by Yunits Engineering Company, which plan is recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds as No. 784 of 1967 in Book 3407, Page 178, said lot being bounded and described as follows:
Southerly by South Avenue, one hundred thirty-five (135) feet; Westerly by Lot 3, as shown on said plan, one hundred twenty (120) feet; Northerly by land of Richard J. Tobin, as shown on said plan, one hundred twenty-two and 32/100 (122.32) feet; Easterly by a proposed road, as shown on said land, one hundred and 78/100 feet; and South-Easterly by a curve at the junction of said proposed road and South Avenue, thirty four and 43/100 (34.43) feet; containing 17,970 square feet of land, more or less, according to said plan.
For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 3585, Page 778.
These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Five Thousand
($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
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Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 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 purchase 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.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.Present holder of said
mortgage
By itsAttorneys,
HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C.
150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500200811-0816 - BLU
MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by James P Regan and Angela M Regan to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated December 14, 2005 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 31918, Page 69 of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 03:00 PM on March 11, 2010 at 160 School Street, Whitman, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit:
The land with buildings thereon, situated in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on the southerly side of School Street, containing 105 rods, more or less, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning on the southerly side of School Street as the northeast corner of the Lot, it being the northwest corner of land of Morrell D. Hotton; thence running westerly by said
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School Street, 7 rods and 16 links to land of Joshua I. Curtis; thence running southerly by land of Joshua I. Curtis, 12 feet to a stake at the center of the end of a wall; thence running southerly by said wall and land of said Joshua I. Curtis, 2 rods and 18 links to a wall and land formerly of Ophir Howe, now owned by Velma A. Cushman; thence easterly by the center of the wall and ditch, 7 rods and 5 links to land formerly of said Ophir Howe; and land of said Morrell D. Hutton, 19 rods and 6 links to the point of beginning.
Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named grantor(s) by deed recorded with the Plymouth Registry of Deeds in Book 21068, Page 119.
"The Grantor(s) expressly reserve my/our rights of Homestead and do not wish to terminate my/our Homestead by granting the within conveyance notwithstanding my/our waiver of such homestead in the within mortgage"
The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession.
TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by John J. Rodolph to Salem Five Mortgage Company, LLC, dated April 12, 2007 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 34396, Page 310, of which mortgage BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 a.m. on March 24, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 412 South Avenue, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,
TO WIT:In the Town of Whitman,SOUTHERLY by South
Avenue, thirty (30) feet; WESTERLY by Raynor
Avenue, one hundred fifty-three and 07/100 (153.07) feet;
NORTHERLY by land formerly of Bradford D. Littlefield, twenty-three (23) feet; and
EASTERLY by land formerly of Bradford D. Littlefield, one hundred fifty-two and 87/100 feet,
Being the same premises conveyed to E & S Realty Trust by Walter R. Thomas, dated May 22, 1995, and recorded with Plymouth Registry of Deeds in Book 13610, Page 338, and being the same premises conveyed by confirmatory deed dated July 11, 2003 which currently has the address of 412 South Avenue, Whitman, Massachusetts 02382.
For mortgagor's title see deed recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 25758, Page 59.
These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or
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not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of Ten Thousand
($10,000.00 ) 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 Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 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 purchase 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.
BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.
Present holder of said mortgage
By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.150 California Street
Newton, MA 02458(617) 558-0500
200909-0512 - GRN
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
UNDER M.G.L.c.183A:6
By virtue of Judgment and Order of the Brockton District Court (Docket No. 0915CV2558), in favor of BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TOLLHOUSE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM TRUST against DEREK K. KULESZA and KRISTEN N. SHUTT establishing a lien pursuant to M.G.L.c.183A:6 on the real estate known as UNIT NO. 501, 501 AUBURN STREET, WHITMAN, MA of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TOLLHOUSE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM TRUST for the purposes of satisfying such lien, the real estate is scheduled for Public Auction at 10:00 A.M. ON THE 12th DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 2010, AT UNIT
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Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLCPresent Holder of said
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NO. 501, 501 AUBURN STREET, WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS. The premises to be sold are more particularly described as follows:
The condominium located at 501 Auburn Street, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts created by Master Deed dated August 1, 1988, recorded with Plymouth Deeds on August 15, 1988 at Book 8645, Page 212, as amended of record, being Unit 501 located in Building B, together with 2.12% proportionate undivided interest in the common areas and facilities of said Condominium, all as set forth and described in said Master Deed and the Plan recorded therewith. Unit 501 contains 1,303 square feet of space and is shown on the Plans recorded at Book 38, Page 477, together with the Fifth Amendment to the Master Deed recorded at Book 13978, Page 324, and is shown on a copy of a portion of the Plans attached hereto and made a part hereof, to which is affixed the verified statement of a registered architect on the form required by Section 9 of Chapter 183A.
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The Unit is conveyed together with the exclusive right and easement to use a parking space.
The post office address of the Unit is: 501 Auburn Street, Whitman, Massachusetts 02382
The Unit is conveyed subject to and together with the benefit of the following:
1. Provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A as same many now and hereafter be amended.
2. The Master Deed as same may be restated and amended.
3. Provisions of the Tollhouse Village Condominium Trust including the By-Laws and amendments thereto, and the rules and regulations that may be promulgated thereunder.
4. All matters of record stated or referred to in the Master Deed as if set forth completely herein, including but not limited to, the reserved rights, privileges and easements of the Trustees of the Tollhouse Village Trust, their successors and or assigns, to construct additional improvements in connection therewith, to install and maintain utilities of every nature and description, store construction
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equipment and supplies, pass and repass over the premises, all as may be necessary and convenient for such construction, provided one of the same does not unreasonably interfere with the use of the Unit.
The Unit is intended for residential purposes as permitted in the Master Deed.
For title see Unit Deed dated December 27, 2004, as recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 29740, Page 26.
In the event of a typographical error or omission contained in this publication, the description of the premises contained in said Unit Deed shall control.
TERMS OF SALE: 1. A non-
refundable deposit payable in cash, certified or bank check in the amount of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars for the unit shall be payable at the Auction.
2. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid within thirty (30) days of the auction.
3. An Auctioneer’s Release
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Deed will be issued to the purchaser, upon payment of the balance of the purchase price, within thirty (30) days of auction. The Deed shall convey the premises subject to, and with the benefit of, all restrictions, easements, improvements, outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens, or claims in the nature of liens, and existing encumbrances of record senior to the lien, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens or claims in the nature of liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
4. Additionally, and not by way of limitation, the sale shall be subject to and with the benefit of any and all tenants, tenancies, and occupants, if any.
5. No representation is or shall be made as to any amount of taxes due and outstanding.
6. The successful bidder shall pay the future condominium common charges commencing with the date of the auction.
7. No representation is or
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shall be made as to any other mortgages, liens, or encumbrances of record.
8. No representation is or shall be made as to the condition of the Premises or the Condominium. The Premises shall be sold “as is”.
9. Other items, if any, shall be announced at the sale.
10. The sale is subject to and in accordance with the Judgment and Order, a copy of which may be obtained from the seller’s counsel, Attorney Ellen A. Shapiro, Goodman, Shapiro & Lombardi, LLC, 3 Allied Drive, Suite 120, Dedham, MA 02026, (781) 251-9800.
BOARD OF TRUSTEESTOLLHOUSE VILLAGECONDOMINIUM TRUST,For the Board of Trustees,By their AttorneysGOODMAN, SHAPIRO& LOMBARDI, LLC
Ellen A. Shapiro, Esq.BBO#454000
3 Allied Drive, Suite 120Dedham, MA 02026
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Eric Johnson
Johnson was nominated for Athlete of the Week by the
fans for his performance off the bench for the Panthers during their championship season,
including hitting a buzzer-beat-ing three pointer against North
Quincy on Thursday.
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Humble pieAs a shining beacon of greatness in the sports
journalism world, I’m not wrong very often. But in recent weeks, I have been guilty of presump-
tions later proved false, and now I’m going to have to eat my words.
In the Feb. 4 issue of The Express, I ran a story about the boys basketball team losing to then first place Scitu-ate with an accompanying photo of a dejected John Hardiman and the head-line “Bye bye banner.” With the Sailors then two games up on the Panthers and a seemingly easy schedule the rest of the way, I was guilty of writing the Panthers off as far as a league championship goes. My bad.
After the Panthers beat North Quincy Thursday to tie Scituate for the same league cham-pionship I said they wouldn’t win, Bob Rodgers told me he used my story and snappy headline to motivate the team by giving copies to everyone and then putting another copy on the scorers’ table against the Red Raiders, so the players saw it every time they checked into the game.
If only I got Josh Burnett to hold up a copy while he was wearing the net around his neck it would have completed my “Dewey defeats Truman” moment.
By the time this article hits the newsstands, I will hope-fully be enjoying a nice, calm sunny day in Oahu; so I will have missed the boys’ tournament game Wednesday, the girls’ game Thursday and any subsequent games if the teams win. As a parting gift, and to atone for my presumptions, I will leave the teams with one last nugget of motivation.
All of the seniors I talked to after the boys won the league talked about how they remember the 2007 team cut-ting down the netting after they won the league. If that is true, then they also remember the chants of “O-VER RATE-ED (clap clap clapclapclap)” that echoed inside the high school when that team was unceremoniously dumped from the tournament on their home court. The MIAA assigns tour-nament rankings based on record alone without taking things like strength of conference and schedule into consideration, so there are always going to be teams that squeak into the tournament one or two wins over .500 that are much better than their record, and prime to embarrass top seeds who may have had an easier road into the tournament.
This is not to say the top-seeded boys team or the third-seeded girls team sleepwalked into the tournament. Rather, that going in with a more NCAA attitude that a top seed will usually plow through the first two pairings without much opposition would be a colossal mistake and lead to another embarrassing moment on the high school floor like the one in 2007. The MIAA seedings are meaningless unless you can prove that you earned them.
I say this because I will be back on March 5, and it would be nice if both teams are still going. Good luck.
By Dave Palana
The Tale of The TaPe
ton are phenomenal players. Josh Burnett and Josh Hanson did a nice job on Coates and we got a lot of help down low against Stanton. We’re known for being an offensive team, and at times this year our de-fense has been a little sketchy, but the kids really bought into what we were trying to do.”
The defensive domination by Whitman-Hanson contin-ued into the second half, when the Panthers held the Red Raiders to just one field goal in the third quarter while run-
ning their lead past 20 to put the game away. Rodgers used the starters sparingly over the remainder of the game and sat them for most of the fourth quarter. After the final buzz-er, the team celebrated their championship win with the ceremonial cutting of the net to keep as keepsakes of their title run.
“We watched the seniors [in 2007] cut it down when we were freshmen,” Josh Burnett said. “It’s just something spe-cial and something we will al-ways share with these guys.”
The Panthers now set their sights on a run in the MIAA tournament, where they are the number one seed in Division II. They will play the winner of the game between Pembroke and Quincy, two more Patriot League teams the Panthers are familiar with.
“The challenge now is to keep the kids focused on what we have to do,” Rodgers said. “The emotion from tonight will hopefully carry the kids forward in a positive way, but what we have in front of us is important too.”
Hardiman helped lead the Panthers to the second league championship in the history of the boys basketball program and the top seed in the MIAA Division II South Sectionals. After the basketball tourna-
ment is over, he will switch his focus to outdoor track for his final season at Whitman-Hanson. He shared his thoughts on…
… where he wants to go to school. I definitely want to go to school in Boston. I applied to Northeastern, I got in early there, and I’m waiting to hear from BU. I love Boston; my sister goes to school there and my parents used to always bring into Bos-ton when I was little so I love being there.
… going into business. I want to study business management. I like being in charge. [Laughs] Hope-fully, I’ll go into the information systems aspect of it.
… playing basketball. I always did junior pro but I was always the bad kid. I started really playing seri-ously in seventh and eighth grade and started really working at it. I made the freshman team my first year here and just kept working.
… getting into track. It was just one of those things. I didn’t have anything to do in the spring, so I just went out for the team and did pretty well. It just worked out.
… winning the league championship this season. Cutting down the net was one of the best memories. It was just awesome getting that league championship. We saw the videos of the 2007 team that got it before us, and we knew we could get there but we knew it would take a lot of work. When we got it, it was just the greatest feeling ever.
… his community service. I enjoy working with kids a lot. I did a camp at YMCA in East Bridgewater that was a lot of fun. They were looking for volunteers at the school and it seemed really cool. It was really fun and I made a lot of new friends there.
… his plans after graduation. I want to never turn back. I want to go to college and eventually get my mas-ters and end up working in Boston. Life will take me where it does.
Panthers’ Patriot League wincontinued from page 28
Hanson Little League has scheduled base-ball evaluations for Sunday, March 14 at the Hanson Middle School gymnasium. These evaluations will provide us with the opportu-nity to assess each player’s skill level and to place them in the appropriate league.
The following players should attend these evaluations: Any eight-year-olds who would like to be considered for the Minor leagues, all nine-year-olds (except those that were eight last year and played in the Minors), any 10-year-olds who would like to be considered for the Major leagues, any new players to the program between the ages of 9-12.
The following schedule has been set:Nine-year-olds or any new players age 10:
last names A-L: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. last names M-Z: 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Eight year olds looking to move up to Minors:12-1 p.m.
Ten-year-olds looking to move up to Ma-jors as well as any new players ages 11-12: 1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
Please bring your bat and glove and wear sneakers for the evaluations.If you have any questions, e-mail Scott Sawtelle at [email protected].
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Panthers take part in D-II meet
Vinnie McDougall clears the high jump bar on his way to sixth place in the event.
Kerry Condon lets the shot put fly.
Kevin Sartori (left) and Dom Cacciatore compete in the 300 metes. For Satori, it was his final indoor competition at Whitman-Hanson while Cacciatore, a sophomore, made his first appearance at the state championship.
Freshman Nate Stephansky kicks past North Middlesex sophomore Michael Skelly in the home stretch of the mile run.
Janet Dempsey touches down in the long jump.
Brendan Moran takes 15th in the mile.
Emily Regan clos-
es out the day for the girls track
team with a place finish in the two-
mile.
Pat Ryan leads the field around a turn in the two-mile. Ryan lost the lead in the unseeded heat, but recovered with a strong performance to finish 13th.
Caitlyn Ryan starts her third lap of the track in the mile run.
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Panther campers hit the hoops
Hunter Burt (left) and Dave Mason jump after the tip off thrown by Keith Griffin (24).
Phillip O’Brien wins a game of knock-out.
Varsity players John Hardiman, Shane Gray and Jay Vancura share a laugh while they watch the campers.
Jared McTernan throws up a jumper while being guarded by Colby Ahern.
Panther captain Josh Burnett takes in the action with CJ Schirner.
Joey Sweeney tries to pry the ball away from Cameron Lishman during a scrim-mage.
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TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS: A triumphant Josh Burnett heads back to his teammates after cutting down the net at the high school Saturday to commemorate the Panthers’ Patriot League championship-clinching win over North Quincy. Photo by Dave Palana
House partyPanthers rout Raiders to win Patriot League banner
After losing a heartbreaker to Scituate back on the fi rst of the month, the boys basketball team needed a little luck and a lot of help to have a shot at winning a league champion-ship.
The Panthers won out the rest of their season, Duxbury and North Quincy shocked the Sailors and, with a 54-35 blowout of the Red Raiders at the high school on Thurs-day, Whitman-Hanson can call themselves league champions for only the second time in program history after a long, hard month of February.
“We knew we still had a shot, but it was going to be hard,” senior guard Tim Farrell said. “We fought, we practiced so hard and it just paid off; it’s the best feeling in the world.”
“To win a league champi-onship on your home court is indescribable,” added senior captain Jay Vancura. “It’s just a great feeling.”
Though the Panthers
played their last three league games against the bottom of the Keenan Division stand-ings, the double-digit win over the Raiders was the only sure thing in a wild month for Whitman-Hanson. The Pan-thers were supposed to play North Quincy on Feb. 3, but a shooting outside North Quin-cy High School postponed the game. The Panthers then out-gunned the third place Dux-bury Dragons, fresh off a win over Scituate, by four points before surviving by a single point against the 9-13 Hing-ham Harbormen and the 1-18 Silver Lake Lakers.
“The night we came back here after we lost to Scituate we talked about how it is not over,” head coach Bob Rod-gers said. “To think about the road we had to get here, win-ning on the road against Dux-bury, against Hingham in the last second and surviving the scare in Silver Lake, the kids just stayed focused.”
Thursday’s game with the 7-12 Red Raiders started off along the same lines as the Hingham and Silver Lake games for Whitman-Hanson, but the Panthers got a last-second three-pointer from Eric
Johnson to end a back and forth fi rst quarter with a 15-11 lead. Whitman-Hanson stepped up their defense in the second quarter to run their lead past 10, and Tim Farrell hit another buzzer-beating three for Whit-man-Hanson to send them into halftime up 33-20.
“It was really nice at the end of those quarters to get those points,” Rodgers said. “It’s so heartbreaking for the other team. I thought that was a big part of the game.”
While Panther star T.J. Champignie was quiet in the fi rst half with only three points, the Panther defense shut down both Jonathan Coates and Mike Stanton. The Panther guards held the smooth shoot-ing Coates to only one fi eld goal while Jay Vancura, John-son and John Hardiman out-muscled Stanton in the paint.
“He’s a great post player,” Vancura said of Stanton. “We had a game plan and we ex-ecuted it. We played a great defensive game all around to-night.”
“It was probably the best defensive effort I have ever had a team turn in,” Rodgers said. “Both Coates and Stan-
shooting outside North Quin-cy High School postponed the game. The Panthers then out-gunned the third place Dux-bury Dragons, fresh off a win
