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EMERGENCY LANDING: Hanson Fire Department Chief Jerry Thompson and paramedics carry a trauma victim to a waiting Boston MedFlight after a horseback riding accident on Sunday after-noon. The 57-year-old female was transported by helicopter from the bogs in the Burrage Wildlife Refuge on Hawks Avenue.

By Jared TrouT express ConTriBuTor

On a snowy March eve-ning, 35 Republicans gathered at Bernardo’s to donate mon-ey, listen to candidates and discuss public affairs. The atmosphere was eager and op-timistic. The Scott Brown vic-tory of six weeks ago was on the minds of many when Joe Malone spoke.

Malone is the former Mas-sachusetts state treasurer and current candidate for Congress to replace Democratic incum-bent Bill Delahunt, who is not seeking reelection.

Richard Flynn, chairman of the Hanson Republican

Congressional candidate speaks

By Meaghan glasseTT, express sTaff [email protected]

Last month, Select-man Jim Armstrong announced he will not be seeking reelection when his term expires in May, leaving an open seat. Da-vid Soper has currently turned in nomination papers for the seat and may be chal-

lenged by Sean Kealy, a mem-ber of the Hanson Finance Committee.

Kealy has taken out papers for the seat, and plans on turning them in later this week.

Kealy said that he would like to serve on

the Board of Selectmen to continue what he has been do-

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A local woman is listed in stable condition after being thrown from a horse on Sunday afternoon in the Burrage Pond Wildlife Man-agement Area on Hawks Avenue.

The woman’s name has not been released,

but family at the scene reportedly had ties to Hanson.

Brenda Burt, of Hanson, was exploring the wildlife refuge with a friend and several children when police entered the dirt road.

“We heard that someone was hurt. She is

Woman MedFlighted after horseback riding accident

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Closing the senior cen-ter, reducing police, fire and town employees, instituting furloughs, reducing library hours and a possible override are among the many tough decisions Town Administrator Rene Read said Hanson may have to consider to overcome a massive budget shortfall.

Speaking at the Board of Selectmen meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday, Read said he is beginning to meet with department heads to discuss their individual budgets, and expects a budget gap of any-where from $850,000 to $1 million. To cover the shortfall, Read said the town will have to consider many tough pos-sibilities.

“I have to figure out how to bridge the gap,” he said. “I could furlough every town em-ployee for 100 days and that wouldn’t be enough to cover the shortfall. We’re looking at everything, and it could be a combination of options.”

Read called reducing li-brary hours and closing the senior center a “very real pos-sibility,” saying it could save Hanson $225,000 before the associated cost of unemploy-ment and maintenance.

“It’s a rather Draconian measure, but one I must ex-plore,” he said.

However, he said he did not want to close the senior center without “a safety net,” and said he is already in talks with the Hanover town ad-ministrator to work out an ar-rangement for Hanson seniors

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Kealy and Soper share their views on running for the board

Chairman of the Republican Town Committee Richard Flynn, candidate for U.S. Congress, Joe Malone, Marianne Flynn and Elisha Sullivan were part of a gathering at Bernardo’s on Thursday.

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Second year DECA stu-dents from the Whitman-Hanson Regional High School chapter recently had the op-portunity to attend the DECA Sports and Entertainment con-ference in Orlando, Fla.

The students who attend the conference had the oppor-tunity to hear guest speakers employed in prominent mar-keting positions.

The eight Whitman-Han-son students were among the 850 attendees who stayed at the Disney All-Star Sports Ho-tel for four nights.

Each day during the con-ference, students went to Uni-versal Studios and attended workshops in the Blue Man Group Theater.

The conference focused on Entertainment Marketing and Sports Marketing.

For the Entertainment and Marketing portion of the con-ference, students listened to top executives in marketing from Universal Studios. The speakers included vice presi-dents of new product develop-ment, group sales, marketing, advertising and hospitality, DECA advisor Nina Consolini said.

Senior Vinnie McDougall said that he really liked hear-ing from the advertising repre-sentatives.

McDougall said he learned

a lot from the presenters and he now understands how im-portant time management can be.

The conference allowed the students to study Universal Studios as compared to Disney and how the two use data for various types of marketing.

DECA students performed a strengths, weakness, op-portunity and threats analysis based on the Universal theme park.

McDougall said he found the conference more beneficial than participating in DECA competitions because it taught him about the behind-the-scenes aspect of business.

Senior Pat Leonard said what he took away from the conference was seeing how marketing works in the real world.

He said when presenters compared Universal Studios and Disney, he found it inter-esting because they didn’t see the competitor as a threat, but rather as an advantage.

For the sports market-ing portion of the conference, students heard from top ex-ecutives in the sports indus-try. The speakers included the Florida sports commissioner, vice president of marketing for the Orlando Magic, vice president of marketing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and an entrepreneur in the sports marketing industry, Consolini

said.Speakers encouraged stu-

dents to achieve success in the marketing field and explained to the students how they achieved the positions they hold today, Consolini said.

Senior Amy Sapienza, who will be attending Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island next fall, said that the conference helped her to nar-row down her major to sports and entertainment event man-agement.

To wrap up the sports mar-keting focus, students attended an Orlando Magic game at the Amway Arena. The Orlando Magic team lost in the last four seconds to the Washing-ton Wizards.

“I got to go to my first NBA game,” McDougall said. “It was great.”

Students also enjoyed at-tending a Blue Man Group show following the entertain-ment marketing program.

Also during the confer-ence, students were able to view the Harry Potter Super Bowl commercial before it aired. They also saw how the Harry Potter Park was devel-oped.

Consolini said the confer-ence was a worthwhile trip for the business students and it was paid for by the students and fundraising activities.

Students visit Universal StudioSecond year DECA members Vinnie McDougall, Siobhan O’Malley, Annie O’Donnell, Rachel Pellegrine, Amy Sapienza, Meaghan Doherty, Alexis Siciliano, Samantha Leahy and Patrick Leonard recently attended the DECA Sports and Entertainment Conference in Orlando, Fla.

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Kyle Burke and Payton Wright, Indian Head fifth graders, read “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss in celebration of Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Hanson Middle School Principal Martin Geoghegan reads to kin-dergartners at the Maquan School on Monday as a part of Read Across America 2010.

Whitman-Hanson senior Shane Gray read “If I ran the Zoo” by Dr. Seuss to Mrs. Silva’s class. He was one of a dozen high school-ers who volunteered to read to the intermediate school students.

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Monday March 112:34 p.m. Motor vehicle

accident reported at Shaw’s Su-permarket, Liberty Street.

6:28 p.m. Police required at MBTA station, Main Street.

7:07 p.m. Motor vehicle stop on South Street. Citation/warning issued.

Tuesday March 26:35 a.m. Alarm/fire run

on Whitman Street.11:33 a.m. Property was

reported lost/found at High-way Department garage, Indian Head Street.

11:37 a.m. Disabled auto reported on Indian Head Street.

3:24 p.m. Peace restored at MBTA train station, Main Street.

5:21 p.m. Burglar alarm sounded on Catherine Road.

7:00 p.m. Disabled auto reported at Crooker Place and Main Street.

9:50 p.m. Officer requested on Robinson Street.

Wednesday March 312:18 a.m. Suspicious ac-

tivity reported at Super Petro-leum on Monponsett Street.

10:32 a.m. An area search was negative at the MBTA sta-tion on Main Street.

11:48 a.m. Burglar alarm sounded on Davis Road.

3:02 p.m. Disabled auto re-ported on Brook Street.

7:50 p.m. Disabled auto reported at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School.

8:23 p.m. Motor vehicle accident reported on Main Street. Vehicle towed. Ambu-lance responded.

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7:48 a.m. Motorist assisted on Christopher Lane.

11:03 a.m. Fire Depart-ment required on High Street.

11:26 a.m. Officer request-ed on Crescent Street.

4:29 p.m. Officer request-ed at Indian Head and School Street.

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Hanson Police are working with MBTA Police to investigate several motor vehicle breaking and enterings which took place in the commuter rail parking lot last week.

The motor vehicle break-ins occurred during the day when people where at work, according to Hanson Police Lt. Joseph Yakavonis.

After the break-ins, cars were found van-dalized with items missing. Victims had loose change, GPS and other electronics taken, Yakavonis said.

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pretty far out at the end of the bog,” Burt said.

Fire Chief Jerry Thompson said the 57-year-old female sustained serious injuries.

“Due to the patient’s con-dition and concern over extri-cating her over the rough ter-rain, Boston MedFlight was requested to land at the scene,” Thompson said.

Brian Rosher, who was riding with his family and en-joying the early spring tem-peratures, said many horse-back riders were out that day. He said the trails were full of activity. Rocher was not riding in the group with the injured female.

Although he did not see how the incident occurred, he did see the commotion going on near the far bog area.

“We did not see her fall, but we knew someone fell off a horse,” Rosher said. He was loading up his own three hors-es as emergency personnel were making their way back toward the woman.

Hikers and riders exploring the Burrage Pond site stopped to watch the Boston MedFlight helicopter as it cleared the sky landing between the cranberry bogs.

“A landing zone was se-cured with the assistance of the Hanson Police Department and the woman was transport-ed to Boston Medical Center,”

according to Thompson.Environmental police

were also on scene assisting medics in locating the injured woman.

Rosher and several on-lookers stated they were un-sure if the woman had been wearing a helmet while rid-ing.

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Boston Medflight landed in the Burrage Wildlife Management Area on Hawks Avenue Sunday to transport a female who was thrown from a horse.

Little Treasures Early Learning Center Open House

Little Treasures Early Learning Center will host an open house on Satur-day, March 13 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 27 George St., Hanson. The Center is accepting registration for toddler and preschool programs. Summer camp information will be avail-able. Camp weeks will include music, baseball, soccer, water fun and ani-mals. For information call 781-294-4777.

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The Community Preservation Committee will hold it’s annual open forum on Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Hanson Town Hall. Committee members will be on hand to discuss the Commu-nity Preservation Act. The committee will be seek-ing 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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Bruce P. Higgins, 70, of Abington, died Thursday, March 4 in the Signature Health-care Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Christine (Bush) Higgins.

Mr. Higgins was born in Fall River, son of the late Byron and Doris (Lawrence) Higgins. He grew up in Whitman and was a graduate of the Whitman High School, class of 1959. He was also a graduate of Wentworth Institute in Boston.

He has been a resident of Abington for 40 years. He started working as an electrician with his grandfather’s electrical business, then at the Quincy shipyard, General Dynamics and the Pilgrim Power Plant in Plymouth. He was a

member of the IBEW Local 223.He enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending

time with his family and friends.In addition to his wife Christine, he leaves

his son, Paul Higgins and his wife Eileen, his daughter, Jeanne Higgins, all of Abington, his brother, Byron ”Skip” Higgins of Eastham and several nieces and nephews. He was brother of the late Carl Higgins.

His services were held on Tuesday, March 9 in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street, Whitman, followed by burial in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Abington. Donations may be made in his name to the Alzheimer’s As-soc., 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472 or to the charity of one’s choice.

Dana Frederick Bill-ings, 84, of Hanson, died Tuesday, March 2, at home, after a long illness sur-rounded by his wife and family members.

Born March 22, 1925, he was the son of the late Frederick E. Billings, DMD and Doris (Force)

Billings. Mr. Billings attended elementary and middle school in Rockland and graduated high school at Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, Me. He also attended Burdett College earning a degree in accounting.

He served in the U.S. Navy as a signalman on the USS LST 1010, and with PT Squadron 22, in the Mediterranean during WWII. He served the remainder of his active duty on the destroyer USS Holt DE-706.

Mr. Billings manned the voting polls during November elections, served on the Conserva-tion Commission, Planning Board and the Aux-iliary Police force. He was Cub Scout Master, and Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 111. He was a recipient of the Scouting Silver Beaver award for his years of dedicated service to the

Boy Scouts. Two years ago, a piece of conser-vation land in Hanson was named the Webster-Billings Conservation Area for his service to the town. He was also a longtime member of the Masons at the Wamputuck Lodge, the Lion’s Club, and attended the First Congregational Church of Hanson.

He worked as a loss prevention engineer in the insurance industry, a salesman, a manager in the food service industry at UMass Dartmouth and Milton Academy. He managed the bar for many years at Bert’s Restaurant in Plymouth and at the old Hobomock in Pembroke.

He leaves his wife of nearly 60 years, Nor-ma (Carlsen) Billings, his son Robert and late wife Virginia, of Hanson, daughters Jane Guiv-ens and her husband Paul of Swanee, Ga., Gail Johnson and her husband Gene of Steep Falls, Me., and Amy Reid and her husband Greg of Tyngsboro. He leaves 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. He was the brother of the late-Jack Billings of Rockland.

A memorial service will be held on April 10 at 10 a.m. in the Hanson Congregational Church, High St, Hanson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368.

George W. Crosby, 88, of Abington, died Thursday, March 4 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Janet (Lyon) Crosby.

Born in Quincy, he was the son of the late Paul E. and Henrietta (Miles) Crosby.

Mr. Crosby was a graduate of North Quincy High School, attended Northeastern University and served in the Navy during World War II. He was a project engineer for NE Tel & Tel for many years.

He leaves his children Melissa Crosby Boyajian and her husband Stephen of Hanson,

Joan Crosby Pastuszak and her husband John of Hingham, and Bradford Lyon Crosby and his wife Shelley of Sandwich and six grandchil-dren. He was the brother of the late Ralph E. Crosby.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial service to be held Sunday, March 14 at 2 p.m. in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary), Whitman. Visiting hours will be held two hours prior to the service from 12–2 p.m. Donations in his name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472.

Erdine Eileen Winegar died Friday, March 5.

Born in Greenfield, Ohio to Ethel and Wil-liam Badgley, Erdine married her high school sweetheart, Willard Winegar on July 31, 1937. She was employed as an executive secretary for most of her adult life and, after retirement in 1984, moved with her husband to Hanson where she lived until 2007. Her most recent residence was at the Doolittle Home in Foxboro.

Mrs. Winegar was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Greenfield, Ohio and she continued her church work as a member of First Parish, Unitarian, in Norwell.

Her siblings, sister Gwen and brothers, Rob-ert, Norris, Emory and William predeceased her, as did her husband who died in 2001. She leaves two children, Susan Robinson and her husband Dexter of Hanson and Larry Winegar and his wife Carol of Suttons Bay, Michigan.

She was the proud grandmother of five grand-children, 11 great-grandchildren and one great great-grandson.

Her life will be celebrated at a memorial service on Saturday, March 20 at l p.m. at First Parish, Unitarian, 24 River St., Norwell.

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At South Shore Hospital’s February Youth Health Connection Community Coffee, “What’s the Big Deal with the Family Meal?” presenter Pamela

Fredricks emphasized the importance of regularly eating meals together as a family. Fredricks sees an alarming increase in Type ll diabetes (no longer called “adult onset”) among young people though her work at South Shore Hospital, and views regu-lar family meals as a key preventative measure. Around the kitchen table, kids can learn portion control and how to make good food choices. Studies

show that teens who eat with their family regularly are less likely to smoke, use drugs, engage in risky sexual behaviors and are less likely to attempt suicide. When families improve their communication by spending more time together over din-ner (or breakfast or lunch) incidence of eating disorders goes down and grades go up.

Finding a meal everyone wants to eat can be challenging. Foods that encourage each person to customize their dish with their favorite toppings (such as tacos and homemade pizza) are a great way to make everyone happy. Here’s a quick, light and fresh meal that even picky eaters may enjoy.

Asian lettuce wraps (serves 4)1 pound ground chicken or turkey2 tablespoons canola or other neutral flavor oil3 scallions, thinly slicedAbout 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger1 clove garlic, finely chopped1/4 cup rice vinegar1/4 cup brown sugar1/4 cup soy sauce1 head of Boston (also called “Bibb” lettuce) leaves carefully removed washed and dried.

Topping suggestions: Julienne of carrots, cucumber, bell pepper and snow peas; fresh cilantro and mint, sliced fresh chilies, Sriracha or other hot sauce, sliced fresh chilies, chopped peanuts, squeeze of fresh lime juice.

Sauté ginger, garlic and scallion in oil about 1 minute, add ground chicken or turkey. Cook, stirring frequently, until meat is no longer pink, approximately 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, rice vinegar and soy sauce and add to meat. Simmer the meat mixture, reducing liquid, 10 minutes or more. To serve, have each person place some meat mixture into a lettuce leaf with the toppings of their choice. Serve with rice, additional stir-fried or steamed vegetables, and fresh or canned pineapple for dessert.

Tip: Fresh ginger can be stored in a resealable bag the freezer and grated on a micro plane zester while still frozen.

For more information on Youth Health Connection, look for their tab on the South Shore Hospital Web site southshore-hospital.org or e-mail Kimberly Noble at [email protected]

Comments, questions and suggestions may be sent to Jen-nifer Cantwell at [email protected]

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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 reserva-tions can be made with full payment. This trip includes a $10 food voucher, a $10 gam-bling voucher, and $5 round trip luxury coach bus fare. The bus will leave at 11 a.m. sharp from the American Le-gion 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, so book early. For more information or availability, view the Web site at legion22.org/sons.html or contact Ken Lailer at 781-447-2940, or the American Legion at 781-447-5253.

Practice SAT or ACT at the Whitman Public Library

Want to practice taking the ACT or SAT under real test conditions? The Princeton Re-view is hosting a free practice test at the Whitman Public Li-brary in the library’s Commu-nity Room on Saturday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following Saturday, March 20, the Princeton Review will review scores from the previ-ous Saturday and discuss what they mean, as well as possible sources of financial aid and other helpful advice for col-lege. Registration is limited, so call the library at 781-447-7613 or e-mail [email protected] to register now! Please specify which test you would like to take (SAT or ACT).

Bay State Blizzard tryouts

Girls from all towns are welcome to tryout for The Bay State Blizzard club soft-ball team. The Blizzard is a nonprofit ASA registered softball team for girls ages 11-14 on the South Shore. Tryouts will be held on Sun-day, March 28 at the Whitman Middle School. For specific times for your daughters age and position visit the Web site and register at blizzardsoft-ball.com or e-mail [email protected].

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5K Road Race will be held at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School on Saturday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m. The first 200 registrants will receive a long sleeved t-shirt. All funds raised will support Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Athletics. For more informa-tion contact Athletic Director James Daley at 781-618-7433 or [email protected].


Thursday March 11Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. hairdresser, 9:30 a.m. card games, 10 a.m. Cracker Barrel, and 1 p.m. line dancing class.

Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. walk in the park, 9 a.m. Vanity Fair Outlets in Dartmouth, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. cribbage, 2 p.m., book club (sign up required).

Whitman Public Library. Mother Goose on the Loose. Loose for babies and toddlers (up to age 3) from 10:30-11:05 a.m. Registration required. Whitman residents will have preference.

Hanson Sons of American Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary. Meet the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., 92 Robinson St., Hanson.

Friday March 12Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m, hairdresser, 9:30 a.m. card games, 10 a.m. cribbage and 1 p.m. bingo.

Whitman Senior Center. 8:30 a.m. food shopping and Around Town, taxes by appointment, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. Friend’s meeting, 2:30 p.m. Keeping in Touch with Family and Friends, learn how to create a free e-mail account and Facebook taught by Whitman Middle School students, sign up required.

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.

Whitman Public Library. 10-11 a.m. sewing circle in the community room, light refreshments will be provided.

‘Pirates of Penzance.’ 7 p.m., Camp Kiwanee, Rt. 58, Hanson. Sold out.

K of C Irish Night. Corned beef and cabbage dinner at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Route 18, Whitman. Cocktails will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. followed by music by The Allen Deeb Band. $15 per person. For more information or for tickets call 781-447-9061 or 781-293-1416.

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 March 13Little Treasures Early Learning Center Open House. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 27 George St. Hanson. Accepting registrations for toddler and preschool programs. Call 781-294-4777 for information.

Fancy Nancy Tea Party. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Come dressed in your finest outfit and join us as we transform ourselves with the glitzy dress-up jewelry just like in the books by Jane O’Connor. Registration is required. Call the library at 781-293-2151 or e-mail [email protected].

Practice SAT or ACT. The Princeton Review are hosting a free practice test at the Whitman Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is limited, call the library at 781-447-7613 or e-mail [email protected] to register now! Please specify which test you would like to take (SAT or ACT).

Whitman Legion Baseball Signups. All baseball players ages 15-19, not turning 20 this year living in Whitman and Abington, must sign up from 12-1:30 pm. at American Legion Post behind Holy Ghost Church in Whitman. Any questions, call Coach Chuck Adams 781-447-5977.

Learn to Skate Program. Offered by Pilgrim Skating Club located at Hobomock Arena in Pembroke. Sign up for Saturday group lessons from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Next scheduled Learn to Skate session starts March 13 through April 17. The six- week session cost is $105 per skater. For more registration information check the Web site at pilgrimskatingclub.com or call 781-294-7575.

Panther Prowl. The annual Panther Prowl 5K Road Race will be held at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School on Saturday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m. The first 200 registrants will receive a long sleeved T-shirt. All funds raised will support Whitman-Hanson Regional High School athletics. For more information contact Athletic Director James Daley at 781-618-7433 or [email protected].

‘Pirates of Penzance.’ 7 p.m., Camp Kiwanee, Rt. 58, Hanson. Sold out.

Reiki Certification Classes. The Haven for Healing, 156 Liberty Street, Rte 58, Hanson is offering the following Reiki certification class: Reiki Symbol, Reiki II, 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].

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. March 13 at the Hanson American Legion Post 226, dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m. Cost is $8 per person or $15 per couple. Tickets are available at the bar.

sunday March 14Hanson Little League Evaluations. Sunday, March 14 at the Hanson Middle School gymnasium. Contact hansonlittleleague.com for more information.

Maple Festival. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell. Cost: $5 members per person/maximum of $20 per family. Non-member cost is $8 per person with a maximum of $32 per family. For more information, contact the South Shore Natural Science Center, 48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell at 781-658-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

‘Pirates of Penzance.’ 3 p.m., Camp Kiwanee, Rt. 58, Hanson. Tickets are available from cast members or by calling 781-447-3915. Admission is $12.

Monday March 15Hanson Senior Center. 10 a.m. chorus, 1 p.m. Tai Chi and knitting group.

Whitman Senior Center. 9 a.m. Around town, 10 a.m., Wii bowling, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. bingo.

Whitman Library. Uno Dos Tres Spanish Story Hour, for ages 3-kindergarten from 1-2 p.m. Limited in-person registration.

Whitman Mothers Club. 7:30-9:00 p.m. at the Whitman VFW, Essex Street, Whitman. Leanne Trigler from the Hanson Holistic Center will discuss self-defense for women. New members are always welcome.

Hanson American Legion Post 226. Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at 92 Robinson St., Hanson.

Whitman Republican Town Committee. Meets on the third Mon. of each month, 7:30 p.m., at the senior center on Hayden Avenue. For more information, call Steven Bois at 781-447-4719.

Tuesday March 16 Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. Nails by Julie, 9:30 a.m. card games, 10 a.m.

beginners bridge and 1 p.m. bowling at the Hanson Athletic Association.

Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. walk in the park, 9 a.m. Smith College Botanical Garden in Northampton, hairdresser, art class, 10 a.m. line dancing at the library, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12- 2 p.m. computer classes, 1 p.m. knitting/crocheting, bowling.

Whitman Public Library. Drop-By Story Time for ages three to five from 11:15-12 p.m. No registration is required. If schools are closed due to weather conditions, the session will be cancelled and rescheduled if possible.

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

Navigating Online Job Applications. 7-8 p.m. Whitman Library Director Jen Inglis will discuss tips and techniques for filling out online job applications. To be held in the library’s Community Room. Registration is required, call the library at 781-447-7613 or email [email protected] to register.

Growing Fruit Trees. Dominic Marini, a resident fruit and vegetable specialist, will give a slide show/lecture on growing fruit trees at Wyman’s Garden Center, 141 Spring St. Call 781-447-5400 or e-mail [email protected] to reserve a seat. There is no charge for this program.

Wednesday March 17Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.-noon massages with Dee, 10 a.m. poker, comedy show, 12 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day luncheon.

Hanson Public Library. Toddler playgroup from ages two to five at 11 a.m.

Whitman Library. Mystery Book Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. For info contact Jessi Finnie at 781-447-7678.

Whitman Senior Center. 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day party, reservation required, 1 p.m. Mah-Jongg, bingo and BP at Harvard Court.

Whitman-Hanson Kiwanis Club. Meets on Wed., 6:15 p.m., at Bernardo’s Restaurant on Route 27. For more information, call Mike at 781-447-6501.

Whitman Women’s Garden Club. The first meeting of the season for the Whitman Women’s Garden Club

will be held at 1p.m. at the Stetson Terrace Community Hall, Stetson Street. A cakeless bake sale will be held prior to the business meeting. Following the business meeting, Virginia Whitmore will conduct a game afternoon. New members are always welcomed.

Community Preservation Committee Open Forum. Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m.

at Hanson Town Hall. Committee members will be on hand to discuss the Community Preservation Act. The committee 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.

Thursday March 18Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. hairdresser, 10 a.m.,Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. line dancing class, blood pressure clinic at the Senior Center.

Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. walk in the park, 8:30 a.m. food shopping, 10:30 a.m. Ocian State Job Lot, Good Days Restaurant, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. cribbage. Red Hats – New England Quilt Museum in Lowell.

Whitman Public Library. Mother Goose on the Loose. Loose for babies and toddlers (up to age 3) from 10:30-11:05 a.m. Registration required. Whitman residents will have preference.

Special Education Parent Advisory Council. 7 p.m. in the Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Library. There will be a budget update as well as a discussion of the in district special education programs.

Whitman/Hanson/Kingston Youth Hockey Registration. For the 2010/2011 hockey season for both boys and girls programs. A walk-in registration will be held at VFW Hall in Whitman from 7–9 p.m.

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Tori Seamans Winter Terrace, Hanson

“The Hitching Post, because they have a friendly staff and their food

is good.”

Brendan Craig Rollercoaster Road, Hanson

“Definitely Golden Roll, because they have the best wings.”

Monica Gillet Lazel Street, Whitman

“Trio Cafe.”

Steph Burke Pleasant Street, Hanson

“Café Deli, because it is small and people are friendly. ”

Kasey Larsen Raynor Avenue, Whitman

“I like Marcello’s.”

I have to confess that I am devoted to a very peculiar form of jour-

nalism/ literature. Every day I faithfully read what we grew

up knowing as “the Irish sports page,” in other words the newspa-per obitu-aries. The s t a n d a r d joke is that

after a certain age one checks the obits daily and if your name isn’t there you get up and about the day’s business. Actually the obits are a com-pelling example of a journalis-tic art form when done well. It

takes a well honed talent to en-capsulate in a few paragraphs the life of the dear departed. Reading the obits, particularly of men and women of some achievement can also be quite educational.

Last week we picked up on the passing of one Major-Gen-eral Jeanne M. Holm who died at 88 years of age. MG Holm was the first woman Air Force general officer. She was a pio-neer who led the way. She cer-tainly was no household name, but we think she deserves some recognition outside the cloistered world of the profes-sional military.

MG Holm began her mili-

tary career as a patriot in WW II, driving trucks in the now de-funct Women’s Army Auxilia-ry Corps, the WAACs in 1942. She simply wanted to make a contribution as her brothers in service. She had potential, she earned a commission and she was off to a lifelong voca-tion that led the way for other women who wanted to serve.

After serving most of the war years commanding WAAC basic training units she went on to the Air Force and by 1965 she was director of Women in the Air Force. In 1971 she achieved the ground-breaking rank of Brigadier General and two years later to Major General. Her entire ca-reer she fought for expanding

roles for women. She pushed for the admission of women to the service academies, as pi-lots and ever expanding roles for women in combat. These are sweeping changes from the days when most women in the military were viewed as a vast secretarial pool.

Today the role of women in the military is pretty much taken for granted. With few exceptions, women can serve in most roles, in all branches of the service. As comes with all practitioners of the pro-fession of arms, women now have the opportunity to “pet the elephant,” and prove their mettle as warriors. The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen women join their

brothers-in-arms in the glories and the tragedies of combat. They have earned their place with achievement and blood. Old sensibilities aside, the military and the country are better for it. The talent pool is doubled and for those who wish to pursue it, the noble profession of arms is an op-portunity to all who have the talent, drive and courage. The country owes a debt to pio-neers as Major-General Jeanne M. Holm of Portland, Oregon, the middle child of a widow, a woman who just wanted to make a contribution, and that she did.

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for seven years and is a law professor at Boston University Law School. He has taught leg-islation at BU for three years. Prior to becoming a professor, he has worked in the State-house as a legal counsel for the Taxation Committee. He has also been a prosecuting at-torney insurance fraud.

After working on several budgets, Kealy said the com-mittee was able to see the re-cession coming and tried to bring expenses under control by avoiding spending money out of the rainy day fund. He said at some point the reces-sion will end, and he would like to help put the town in a good position.

“I don’t want to come out of here and be reactive. I want to try to anticipate what we can do to improve the town,” Kealy said.

Kealy said driving down Main Street, he has seen quite a few properties available and he would like the town to come up with some creative ways to develop those areas and bring businesses back to town.

He said the town has no specific plans for this, but he would like to be involved in the next stage.

Kealy said he is also a big fan of Camp Kiwanee and would like to see the town maximize that asset.

“We need to take advan-tage of the facility and increase the revenue, so the camp can be self-sufficient,” he said.

In the future, he would like to see the town take more of an initiative on saving en-ergy. He would like to see the town work on environmentally friendly projects.

Kealy said although the selectmen and Finance Com-mittee don’t always agree, they do have a good working relationship.

Kealy said that selectmen have the chance to look at dif-ferent issues in the town and that is something he would like to experience.

David Soper, who has an-nounced his candidacy for the selectmen’s race, said he would like to get involved because it is time to lead the town.

“One of the big things I think is lacking in town is leadership, and people will-ing to step up and be creative. That is one of the reasons why I am running.”

Soper is a member of the Plymouth County Hospital Reuse Committee. They have had the opportunity to define the use of the property and put the plans forward to the town.

Soper said that he believes the selectman’s role is a plan-ning and guiding position.

To Soper, the challenge is leading the town in a direction that will maintain the quaint New England feeling.

Soper would like to see the town create a sewer district for the business zones along Main Street. He said he would like to see the town go after state or federal funds to work on this project.

Soper and his family have lived in Hanson from the time he attended elementary school through high school. He left the town for a short period and came back in 2001 and bought the house he grew up in.

For the past five years, Soper has been working for Mac Ray and is helping to

build the appliance division.“I’m used to starting

from zero and having to build things,” Soper said.

He said his work is also applicable to finding a way to build a more efficient town.

He feels he would be good for the position because of his sales background, personal te-nacity and willingness to “roll up his sleeves and work from scratch.”

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Nomination papers that have been returned: Matthew Palermo and Richard Harris have returned papers for the three-year term for highway surveyor.Elizabeth Sloan has returned papers for the three-year term of town clerk.Richard Harris has returned papers for the tree warden three-year term.Incumbent Jim Tuffo has turned in papers for one of the two open seats on the School Committee.Papers that have been taken out and not returned: Incumbents Doug Ficks and Joseph “Mike” Duffy have taken out papers for water commissioners.John D. Sweeney and incum-bent Susan McSweeney have taken out papers for School Committee seats.Incumbents Michael Glennon and Bob Hayes have take out papers for Trustee of Memorial Field.William D’Entremont has taken out papers for a one-year term on the Board of Assessors, Kathleen Keefe has taken out papers for a two-year term on

the Board of Assessors and Kathleen Marini has taken out papers for a three-year term on the Board of Assessors.Charles Mann has taken out papers for a one-year term for Moderator.Planning Board incumbent Philip Lindquist has taken out papers for a five-year term on the board.Mary Louzeau, Helen Levesque and Carolyn Galambos have taken out papers for two three-year terms as a trustee of the public library.Town Clerk Sandy Harris said there are still no candidates for the three-year term on the Board of Health or three-year term of cemetery commissioner.Paul Taber has informed the town clerk’s office he will not be seeking reelection on the Housing Authority, according to Assistant Town Clerk Beth Sloan.Nomination papers are due back to the town clerk’s office by Monday, March 29 and the last day to take out papers is Thursday, March 25. The elec-tion is Saturday, May 15.

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Town Committee, organized the event.

“Tonight we want to raise money for the committee to help support Republican can-didates in the general elec-tion,” Flynn said.

Flynn said that in the in-terests of party unity, the com-mittee will remain neutral in primary elections.

“We’re excited about the Scott Brown victory. We want to continue it, and to help people find strong Republican candidates,” Flynn said.

Other speakers included State Representative Daniel Webster and Plymouth Coun-ty District Attorney Timothy Cruz.

Attendees saw themselves as conservative rebels, sup-porting Republican ideas, but also as challenging the estab-lishment in Democratic Mas-sachusetts.

“I want to support conser-vative Republican candidates and help create a two-party system on the state level,” said Bruce Young.

Dave Soper of High Street, a candidate for selectman, was there “to listen to Joe Malone and some Republican ideas.”

“I came to see the candi-dates, build the network, and challenge the status quo,” said Ed O’Connell, chairman of the Marshfield Republican Com-mittee.

Elisha Sullivan cited dis-content with taxes in the wake of the state legislature’s sales tax increase of last year.

“We’re getting close to tax time and I think people are ask-ing ‘How much have I paid?’” Sullivan said.

Vincent Cogliano, chair-man of the Plymouth County Republican Committee and one of the evening’s opening speakers, caught the mood of the night.

“We are in a tough parti-san fight between those who are for a greater role for the federal government and those who are not,” Cogliano said.

Partisanship and sharp de-bate have been a part of Ameri-can history from the beginning of the United States, Cogliano said, citing the Federalist Pa-pers of James Madison, Alex-ander Hamilton, and John Jay.

“We should argue, we should be passionate, we should engage people, and

good ideas should prevail.”Candidates for statewide

offices also made their cases.Karen Barry spoke in sup-

port of Mary Z. Connaughton for state auditor. She cited Connaughton’s education as an accountant and work on the Turnpike Authority as an advo-cate for commuters. Longtime State Auditor Joe DeNucci is not seeking reelection.

Timothy Cruz cited his nine years experience as Plym-outh County District Attorney and his goals of “preventing crime and helping kids.”

State Representative Dan-iel Webster said that grassroots conservatism in Massachusetts powered Scott Brown’s vic-tory. He spoke of his role as a voice of accountability in the state legislature, but that Re-publicans need to elect more lawmakers to be effective.

Malone announced to the committee that he is a can-didate for Congress in the Massachusetts Tenth District. Delahunt’s announcement that he will not seek reelection has given Republicans new hope that they can take the seat.

Malone said he is opposed to the Health Care bill current-ly being debated in Congress and supported by President Obama.

“I believe in the free enter-prise system,” Malone said.

“When Scott Brown was elected, they called him Sena-tor 41. I would be happy with Congressman 218,” he said.

Republicans get energizedcontinued from page one

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz, State Representative Daniel Webster, candidate for Hanson select-man Dave Soper, candidate for U.S. Congress Joe Malone and Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald Jr. gathered during the Hanson Republican Town Committee fundraising event held Thursday.

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“They seem receptive to the idea, but there are a lot of moving parts,” he said.

Read also said the town will have to make some cash flow changes, calling the Highway Department’s snow removal budget “grossly underfunded” and adding that the running of the transfer station needs to be examined, though he was clear that he felt the employees are doing a good job. He also said he will be meeting with union presidents after talking with the department heads to em-phasize that everyone is in this together.

“The ball is in everyone’s court,” he said. “There are no secrets and I need as many points of input as I can get.”

Read added that he wanted to avoid the confusion of last year’s Town Meeting by giv-ing a public presentation on the budget after it is finalized so the townspeople have a chance to see it before going to Town Meeting. Selectman chairman James Egan sup-ported the idea and invited the residents to let their voices be heard.

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Thermal camera auditsThe thermal camera returns to Hanson from March 28

through April 3. Green Hanson will again be scheduling home audits with the camera. The fee is $50. For more information, visit greenhanson.org. To book an audit contact: [email protected] or call Kathy at 781-742-4582.

ALSO AT THE MEETING:• The board voted to place articles 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,14,15,16,17,18,19 and 20 on the Town Meeting warrant and voted to recommend all but 5,616 where they voted to hold their recommendations for further information.• The board voted to hold articles 6, 9,10,11,12 and 13 off the warrant pending further information.• The board voted to adopt a proposed plan for bridge construction on the Indian Head River on the Hanover/Hanson border with detour plans to be available at Town Hall.• The board voted to adopt a new CORI policy.• The board set the April, May and June meeting dates. • The board voted to dissolve the Plymouth County Hospital Utilization Committee.• The board voted to approve one-day liquor license requests from the Blue Grass Festival and Midnight Dance.• The board voted to approve the request of Hanson Softball to hold their Opening Day parade on April 25.• Selectman Jim Armstrong presented the board with a draft of a new Hanson energy policy for their review. •Town Administrator Rene Read informed the board that Hanson, Pembroke and Halifax will begin searching for a consultant to construct a “blue way” across the three towns along the old Wampanoag canoe passage under a grant from the Taunton Watershed Association. • Read thanked Brian Clemmons for his work cleaning up Town Hall.

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The Senior Center has three raised beds in the yard and they are looking for people who are interested in planting and maintaining a vegetable garden. Join them on Friday, March 19 at 10 a.m. for a dis-cussion meeting about the club plans.


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Congratulations to the fol-lowing Art Foundations stu-dents who had their artwork published in the annual DARE graduation program. Students created drawings illustrating ways to say no to peer pres-sure. Special thanks to Hanson DARE Officer Rick Nawazels-ki for providing the opportunity for students to have their work published: Emily Rothwell, Cori Forbes, Skyla Reed, Tori Smith, Claudia Sagastume, Jordan Leitch, Samantha War-ren, Tyler Warsheski, Marissa D’Angelo, Kristin Messier, Brendan Craig, Cory Arseneau, Caitlin Clancy, Emily Levin, Kelsey LaFlamme, Josh Reed, Brandon Kirk, Abby DeVeuve, Meaghan Valler, Morgan Turn-er, Pat Flanagan, Amanda Mor-gida, Jackie Sullivan, Brenna Jackson, Ryan Drew, Alex Cle-mens and Meg Mahoney.

Special Education Parent Advisory Council meeting

The Special Education Par-ent Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Library. At this meeting there will be a budget update as well as a dis-cussion of the in district special education programs. Please bring topic ideas as well as oth-er input about the special edu-cation program and budget.

THE MIGHTY DUCKS: The Indian Head Destination Imagination team “The Mighty Ducks” qualified for the state finals to be held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on April 3. Congratulations to the Breaking DI News Team: David Nagle, 4th grade, Ben Nagle, 3rd grade,Justin Mara, 3rd grade,Tyler Rice, 4th grade, Sean Leahy, 4th grade and Chad Eades, 4th grade.

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South 33 degrees 46' East by a line running five (5) feet westerly from the west side of the River, thirty-six and seven tenths (36.7) feet to an angle; thence

South 16 degrees 36' East, fifty (50) feet to the point of beginning.

For title see Deed recorded at Book 21924, Page 208.

The above premises will be sold and conveyed subject to a first mortgage given by Adel Adam to CMS Realty Trust, said mortgage being dated March 31, 2006 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 32460, Page 274.

The above premises will be sold and conveyed subject to the above and subject to all unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, assessments, easements and encumbrances of any name or nature, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above-described.

TERMS OF SALE: TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) 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 and 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.

If the successful bidder fails to comply with any term of the Memorandum of Sale, by failing to complete the purchase or otherwise, the Seller retains the option, at Seller’s sole discretion, to complete the sale by selling the Premises, subject to the terms and conditions of sale stated therein, to the next highest, qualified bidder.

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MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF

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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

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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) 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

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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.”


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)

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SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Pacifico T. DeSouza and Jaiza Souza to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Home Mortgage Acceptance, Inc., dated September 24, 2004 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 29149, Page 17 of which mortgage The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a Bank of New York as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment

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Trust 2004-4 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2004-4 is the present holder, by assignment, 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 PM on April 1, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 50 Star Street, WHITMAN, MA 02382, 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 southerly side of Star Street, being Lot No. 17C on "Plan of Land in Whitman, MA, owned by Frank G. Pennini et ux, February 18, 1964" recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 3253, Page 145. Said Lot 17C is bounded and described as follows: NORTHERLY by said Star Street, Ninety-Three (93) feet; EASTERLY by Lot 17A on said plan, One Hundred Sixty-Five (165) feet; SOUTHERLY by land of White and land of Joubert, as shown on said plan, Ninety-Three (93) feet; and WESTERLY by land of Shedbeck, as shown on said plan, One Hundred Sixty-five (165) feet. Subject to reservation of a 10 foot drainage easement across the above described premises as shown on "Plan of Easement in Whitman, MA, for Frank G. Gladys p. Pennini, June 1967" for the benefit of Lot 17A. For mortgagor's title see deed recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 27112, Page 304. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, right of ways, 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 TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) 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 Ablitt Law Offices, P.C., 304 Cambridge Road, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, other terms and conditions will be provided at the place of sale. 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. Present holder of said mortgage, The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a Bank of New York as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2004-4 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2004-4 By its Attorneys,

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Ablitt Law Offices, 304 Cambridge Road, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 Telephone: 781-246-8995 Fax: 781-246-8994

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SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Gregory J. Finn and Roberta J. Finn to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated October 12, 2006 and registered with the Plymouth County Registry District of the Land Court as Document No.621104 as noted on Certificate of Title No. 92766, of which mortgage HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006, Freemont Home Loan Trust 2006-E 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 April 2, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 85 Woodlawn Circle, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

TO WIT:Legal Descriptions: All that

certain property situated in the county of PLYMOUTH, and State of MASSACHUSETTS, being described as follows:

THE LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS THEREON SITUATED IN WHITMAN, PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, BEING SHOWN AS LOT 46, SHEET 2 OF SUBDIVISION PLAN NUMBERS 27565B, DRAWN BY PERKINS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, DATED FEBRUARY 13, 1958 AND FILED WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NUMBER 26006 AND TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIBED OF SAID LOT 46.

SAID LOT IS SUBJECT TO AND HAS THE BENEFIT OF A RIGHT OF WAY OVER ALL ROADS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN FOR WHICH ROADS AND COMMONLY USED IN THE TOWN OF WHITMAN AS SET FORTH IN A CERTAIN DEED FROM JAMES S. MATTIE ET UX TO BERTIE J. BLANCHARD, DATED JUNE 28, 1961, FILED AND REGISTERED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 79731.

For mortgagor's(s') title see deed registered with Plymouth County Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 421333, as noted on Certificate of Title No. 92766.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,


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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.

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006, FREEMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-E

Present holder of said mortgage

By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW

OFFICES, P.C.150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200908-1715 - GRY


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, Massachusetts, being shown as Lot No. 1 on a Plan entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land in

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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.


BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC160 Farmington Avenue

Farmington, CT 06032Attorney for OneWest Bank,

FSBPresent Holder

of the Mortgage(860) 677-2868


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:the land situated in Whitman,

in the County of Plymouth, and said Commonwelath, bounded

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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.


WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.


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(617) 558-0500200911-0872 - BLU


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 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

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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.


BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.




(617) 558-0500200909-0512 - GRN


SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Bruce Scigliano and Maureen Scigliano to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated August 31, 2006 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds at Book 33314, Page 246, of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF16, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-FF16 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 2:00 p.m. on March 26, 2010, on the mortgaged premises located at 192 Hogg Memorial Drive, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

TO WIT:The land with the buildings

thereon in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, being l0t 188 on a plan entitled ''Plan of Lots, Homeland Park, Auburn Street, Whitman, Mass., made for John M. Hogg'' recoreded at Plymouth County Deeds as Pln No. 295 of 1959 in Plan Book 11, page 695, and bounded and described as follows:

EASTERLY by Hogg Memorial Drive, as shown on said plan by two courses, measuring thirty-one and 71/100 (31.71) feet and sixty-eight and 29/100 (68.29) feet, respectively;

NORTHERLY by Lot 187 on said plna, one hundred seventy-three and 78/100 (173.78) feet;

WESTERLY by Lot 121, as shown on said plan, seventy-two and 51/100 (72.51) feet; and

SOUTHERLY by Lot 189, as shown on said plan, one hudnred forty-two and 54/100 (142.54) feet.

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Leone ended his high school wrestling career at the All State tournament last month after help-ing captain the wrestling team to a Patriot

League championship. He will throw shot put for the track team this spring before playing football in college. He shared his thoughts on…

… going into the service. I’m going to the United States Merchant Marine Acad-emy in Kingspoint, New York. Since I was a freshman, I’ve always wanted to go to a service academy because I wanted to be in the military and federal service academies are the best way to go. I sent [football] film out to a couple of schools and the Merchant Marine coaches took a look at me and I got recruited to play there.

… his plans for a major. I’m going to do marine engineering there and become an en-gineer in the Merchant Marines and an of-ficer in the Naval Reserve. I’m good at math and science and I like building things.

… how he got into wrestling. I wanted to get in better shape for football, and I just started getting good. I got the captains spot this year, which was a pretty big deal for me. I enjoyed it.

… his favorite sports memory at Whit-man-Hanson. Winning the league champion-ship for wrestling was a big deal. I liked that a lot. I placed at the sectional tournament, but got knocked out at the state tournament. One of my goals since I was a freshman was to make it to the state tournament, so I did pretty good there.

… his future sailing around the globe. I get to travel all over the world and I’ll get to see a lot of places. I’ve been out on the ocean a little bit, but I don’t know too much about it. I’m excited to see what happens when I get there.

Two weeks ago, I left for a nice, relaxing vacation in Hawaii — and I guess I left chaos here at the Express by not sending all my articles to the right

people. My apologies to the boys and girls track teams, to Brit Ford, whose Senior Moment was supposed to go in last

week’s paper, and Aly Tully, whose was supposed to go in this week’s paper.

As has been the tradition when I go away, I let you loyal readers create your own Tale of the Tape by filling in the blanks of a mad lib that I make. I messed that up too, but I can’t rob you all of the chance because of my mistakes. E-mail your best, appropriate ones to the Express and we’ll run our favorites next week.

It was a [adjective] winter for the

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wily veteran. No one expected him/her to [verb] the varsity

roster so young, but he/she [verb past tense] the coaches in

tryouts and came off the bench like a [noun] of [noun] early

in the season, playing [adverb] in limited minutes.

And who can forget his/her shining moment against the

[town/city] [animal plural]. Captain [another person in the

room] had to leave the game with a/an [body part] injury,

[verb –ing] the young rookie into the limelight. Most young

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“He/She was like a [noun] out there tonight,” the head

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College CornerW h i t m a n - H a n s o n ❑

high jump record-holder Noel James has picked up right

where he left off during his first year at American Internation-al College. James was named the Northeast-10 Confer-

ence Rookie of the Year and then took second place in the high jump at the New Eng-land Championships at Bos-ton University on Feb. 27 to earn All New England honors. James has renewed his high jump rivalry with B.C. High-turned-Stonehill star Corey Thomas. James bested Thomas at the NE-10 championships on Feb. 18 when he cleared 7’1.5”, though Thomas got revenge at New Englands by edging James for the top spot.

Another Panther ❑record-holder, Stonehill col-lege sophomore Jill Alves also earned All-New England honors for her performance at the New England Champion-

ships. Alves placed eighth in the 1000-meter run, breaking

the school-record in the event twice over the two days of com-petition. She a d v a n c e d to Satur-day’s final with a time

of 2:56.94 to qualify seventh (out of 30 com-petitors) in Friday’s prelimi-nary round, breaking the pre-vious record of 2:57.40 set by Cristina Seremetis at the 2003 Northeast-10 Championships. Alves bettered that record in the final with a time of 2:56.24.

Kerry Arouca, ❑ a 2006 Whitman-Hanson gradu-

ate, will be the top seed in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Divi-sion III na-tional indoor track cham-pionships on March 13,

2010 at Depaw University in

Indiana. The Westfield State College senior ran a qualify-ing time of 17:00 and will be making her fifth national ap-pearance. Arouca is a five-time All New England runner and two-time All American. She earned her first All Ameri-can honor last year by placing third in the steeplechase in the outdoor track nationals and her second during the cross-country season this past fall.

St. Rose freshman ❑Emily Trapp’s first college

b a s k e t b a l l season saw the Panthers all-time lead-ing scorer crack the var-sity roster as an underclass-man. Trapp

averaged 6.5 minutes over 21 games coming off the bench this year and scoring 29 points and recording five blocks. Head coach Karen Haag ex-pects Trapp to work her way into the regular rotation for the Golden Knights and said she will be “critical to our suc-cess.”




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SENIOR MOMENTSA visit with girls basketball captain

Brittany Ford

Ford helped captain the girls basketball team to their third league championship in four years and the fourth trip to the MIAA tournament during her high

school career. She shared her thoughts on…

…the colleges she is looking at. Right now I’m deciding between Salve Regina, URI, University of Tampa and Quinnipiac. At Salve, I can play basketball and it’s in Newport, and I love the beach area. URI is kind of the same thing and then I just want to get away.

… her plans for a major. I’m majoring in nurs-ing. My neighbor was a nurse and, ever since I was little, I’ve wanted to help people.

… how long she’s been playing basketball. I’ve been playing since I can remember, probably since HYB when I was in third grade. My family is into bas-ketball and it brings us all closer. And you just meet a lot of good people and make a lot of good memories.

… joining the cross-country team in her senior year. I loved it. I wish I had done it for a couple more years. It got me in real good shape for basketball and all the girls were really nice. It was fun.

… her favorite sports memory at Whitman-Hanson. I just liked all the people I met. We had a lot of fun and had some great memories. High school would never be the same without them.

… what she likes to do in her spare time. I just like to run on my own, hang out with my friends and go shopping. I’m just a normal kid. [Laughs].

… going away. I want to see if I can be without my par-ents. I have always wanted to go away and if I don’t go away, I definitely want to do a year abroad. I’d definitely want to go to Australia if I went abroad.

Nobody does it better

PANTHER PERFECTION: The varsity cheerleaders pose with their South Regional trophy after win-ning the Division I competition on Sunday with a 93.25 score.

The Whitman-Hanson Regional High School track teams will conduct the annual “Bottle Drive” on Saturday, April 3 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Athletes will go door to door to collect recyclable bottles and cans. Residents may also drop off their bottles at the high school. All proceeds will be used to purchase track and field equipment for the teams.

Track bottle drive upcoming

Panther cheerleaders near perfect in win at Regionals

By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

The Panther cheerlead-ing program has routinely been among the state’s elite at the Division I level, but on Sunday, Whitman-Hanson propelled themselves to new heights.

The varsity cheerleading team scored a 93.25 out of 100 at the South Regional Cham-pionships at Taunton High School to record the highest score in team history and the highest ever at the regional competition.

“They were the best I’ve seen,” said head coach Kaitlyn Mee. “It’s a simple routine, but a very difficult one and they executed it perfectly.”

This is Mee’s first season at the helm of the team after

serving as assistant coach for three years. She brought some changes to the team this season by dropping the roster down to 16 to balance out the skill level and altering the routine in the hopes of getting cleaner stunts. She said the record-set-ting performance by the Pan-thers on Sunday is a sign that the changes and the hard work by the team paid off.

“It’s a very hard routine and they really stepped up to the challenge,” she said. “Ev-erybody pulled together and stepped up when they needed to.”

The Panthers will go for the state championship on Sunday at Wachusett Region-al High School and expect to perform around 10 a.m.

Noel James

James was named the North-east-10 Conference Rookie of the Year and then took second place in the high jump at the New England Championships at Boston University on Feb. 27 to earn All New England

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Last man standingPanther captain ends indoor season at New Englands

By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

It was a season of surprises for the Panther boys track team this winter, and captain Clint Burns brought it to a close in impressive fashion Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Burns ran the 600 meters in 1:23.50 to finish in ninth place at the New England Champi-onships.

Burns qualified for the meet at the All State championships the week before, where he took fifth place running in an unseeded heat with a 1:23.46 time, shaving over half a sec-ond off his fourth-place time at the Division II championships on Feb. 20.

Though his time at New Englands was consistent with his All State race, Burns said he was disappointed that he couldn’t run down Durfee’s Steve Souza and Central Cath-olic’s Chris Wilbar over the final laps.

“Going off I felt good, and then going around the second turn I tried to make my move and they just held me off,” he said. “Overall it was a decent race, but not what I was striv-ing for.”

The race brought the in-door season to a close for the boys track team. The season saw the Panthers defy the odds

and beat a more experienced Hingham team for the Patriot League championship and Burns come into his own in the 600. The Panther captain medaled twice in the race out of unseeded heats at All States and the Elite Invitational, sav-ing his best races for the end of the year.

Head coach Kevin Black credited Burns’ work ethic for his success this season, saying the adjustments he made af-ter a stress fracture last spring have paid dividends.

“He remembers the stress fracture and the reason for it,” he said. “He monitors his weekly mileage, and he always remembers to put his time in on the stationary bike in or-

der to work the body without stressing the old injury. Clint works very hard at his sport and he is intelligent about his training.”

With the indoor season now behind him, Burns said he is looking forward to a few weeks of rest before the spring track season starts April 1 in Middleboro.

“He projects to be a very talented 400 meter and 800 me-ter runner for us this spring,” Black said. “He absolutely has the guns to challenge the school records. He has a goal of competing in college. And I am certain he has the ability, speed, strength and self-dis-cipline to compete at the next level.”

Clint Burns heads down the home stretch of the 600 meters on Friday at the New England Championships. Photo by Dave Palana

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