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CELEBRATING CHINESE CULTURE: High School Principal Ed Lee, Superintendent Dr. Ruth Gilbert-Whitner, Assistant Superintendent Michelle Roy, Cheryl Daily exchange host and exchange teacher Fangqiong Wang took a look at the students Chinese artwork that was on display in the library. For more photos see page 9.

By Meaghan glassett, express staff [email protected]

School officials broke down the assessment for the Fiscal Year 2011 budget dur-ing the School Committee meeting last Wednesday.

The budget school officials presented to the two towns on Jan. 30 was up four percent from FY10.

Business Manager Sharon Andrew said that to cut last year’s budget, the teachers and other school staff had a furlough day, which saved the district $132,000 and no tuition reimbursement saved an addi-tional $105,000. Other factors that were cut from the budget were technology replacement

and custodial uniforms, sav-ing a total of $450,000 (close to one percent of the increase.) However, for the upcoming budget those cost savings will all be put back into the budget. Other expenses that will most likely increase the budget are health insurance, retirement assessments and transporta-tion. Transportation figures are up $61,015 from last year.

Over $820,000 (1.75 per-cent) of the budget is based on contractual increases, she said.

“The good news is the transportation figure is going to change,” Andrew said.

School budget breakdownOfficials explain proposed increase

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A community newspaper icon, Express Publisher David S. Cutler, died Sunday after a battle with cancer.

Cutler was only seven years old when his parents, John and Roberta, started the Duxbury Clipper on their dining room table. But it sparked a lifelong passion for journalism, and community news in particular, that would lead him to publish dozens of newspapers across Massachusetts, New

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By Meaghan glassett, express staff [email protected]

John Duval announced recently that he will not be seeking reelection to the Board of Health in May.

Duval served two terms (a total of six years) on the board. He said that he is step-ping down from his position to focus on his business, Du-val’s Pharmacy.

Duval has also chosen to not to continue serving on the Board of Federation at Brockton Hospital and as a faculty member at the Mass College of Pharmacy.

Duval said that he enjoyed working with the other board members and he is pleased with what he has learned.

“It will be a huge loss [with Duval stepping down,]” Health inspector Eric Badger

said. Badger said Duval was

helpful and knowledgeable.Badger said while serv-

ing on the board Duval made good suggestions and also worked to pass town bylaws

for the Board of Health.“It will be hard to replace

him, but there comes a time when everyone has to move on,” Badger said.

Every situation is unique and you learn as you go, Du-val said about being a Board of Health member.

The board’s work ranges from dealing with tenant/landlord issues to examining farm animals and the condi-tions they are living in.

Members of the board also work to ensure that all restaurants in town are ex-pected twice a year.

Duval said the board’s work has a much larger scope that he thought when he was elected.

“We try to educate. If

Duval won’t run again

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After serving six years on the Board of Health, John Duval announced he will not be seek-ing reelection in May.

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After a meeting with the bus company, First Student, they brought down their con-tractual increase of three per-cent to one percent, she said.

Andrew said having the budget just go up one percent affects the towns’ assessments by 3.9 percent.

“For them to be able to fund our four percent assess-ment they would be up to close to 13 percent,” she said. She said that the numbers she was presenting were for infor-mational purposes only.

Historically, the school district has been dependent on Chapter 70 funding from the state, but the state’s money has not been increasing.

The project budget for next year has 61 percent fund-ing from the state, 20 percent from Whitman and 16 percent from Hanson.

“There were times the state

comes up with a lot more that 60 percent,” Andrew said. “As their budget goes down the towns have to pay more.”

The district has recently received their per pupil costs and they are spending approxi-mately $10,000 per child. The state average per pupil cost is $13,000, Andrew said.

Andrew said with a combi-nation of a revenue and budget increase the district’s budget would be down six percent.

However, the district is expecting to receive transpor-tation reimbursement.

Another factor that in-creases the budget is special education’s out of district placements. Special Education Director Mildred O’Callaghan said last year the number of students out of the district was 58 and now there are only 43.

“I’ve been bringing stu-dents back into the district as appropriate,” she said. “I think in another year or two you will

see that number turn around.”O’Callaghan said that the

number is a moving target. For this year the district

is receiving 75 percent cir-cuit breaker reimbursement for special education, but that number is project to be 42 per-cent.

O’Callaghan said she is working on a few ideas that might lower special education costs in the future.

“I do enjoy program de-velopment,” she said.

In other business: • The school district will

be beginning work on their Strategic Planning this week.

• The committee voted to accept a $100 donation from Destination Imagination, which will be held at the Whit-man Hanson Regional High School on March 6.

• The Panther Prowl re-quest for March 13 has been approved by School Commit-tee members.

Officials breakdown budgetcontinued from page one

Panther ProwlThe 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 Di-rector James Daley at 781-618-7433 or [email protected].

Class reunion meeting

The class of 1961, Whit-man/Hanson Regional High School, will be holding their first reunion committee meeting on Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at Harding Print on Colebrook Boulevard in Whitman. This is for their 50 year reunion and would like as much input from class-mates as possible so please try to attend. The follow-ing classmates, 13 in all, are missing from our records: Ar-thur Burgess, Allan Carlson, Doanld Davis, Paul Dexter, Franklin Dias, Robert Evans, John Fullerton, Martha Hub-bard, Dale (Lynch) Lampley, Marilyn (Magoun) Rand, Mary Anne (McLaughlin) Garafola, Ronald Nardi, Ronald Sherman. Any in-formation you have on the whereabouts of any of these classmates can be e-mailed to [email protected] or by calling Dennis Chick at 774-259-2929.

Representative McCarthy holds office hourState Representative Allen McCarthy will be holding

constituent hours at Town Hall on Monday, March 15 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

The American Legion will hold a fundraiser to benefit Children’s Hospital “Partner-ship for Kids” a state spon-sored American Legion event. The American Legion is or-ganizing a Meat Raffle with help from The Sons of The American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary on Friday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Post, lo-cated at 33 Legion Parkway in Whitman. This event is open to the general public. There will also be some side raffles plus the various meat trays and all proceeds will be donated to Children’s Hospital. Miss Massachusetts, Amanda Kelly, will make an appear-

ance at the event. She is the Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network, which rais-es funds for Children’s Hos-pitals and spokeswoman for Make-A-Wish Foundation. If you can not attend and wish to make a donation, you may do so by making checks pay-able to the American Legion Post 22 and mailing it to The American Legion, Att: Ken Lailer, P.O. Box 424, Whit-man Ma. 02382 or you may drop it off at our Post located at 33 Legion Parkway in Whit-man. For more information or directions, please, contact The American Legion at 781-447-5253.

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Two athletes with ties to Whitman and Hanson intend to run in the 114th Boston Marathon on April 19, Patri-ots’ Day, to raise money for cancer research. Stacie Cum-mings, who lives on Franklin Street in Whitman, and Adam Thomas, who has family in Hanson, are both participat-ing in the Dana Farber Mara-thon Challenge.

Stacie Cummings is run-ning in memory of her aunt, Janice Irish, who died of ovar-ian cancer five years ago. Jan-ice Irish lived on Key West, Florida, for many years.

“She didn’t have insurance and had to travel back and forth to Miami for treatment. If she had lived in the Bos-ton area (with its abundance of hospitals) things may have turned out differently,” Cum-mings said.

Cummings spent a year living in Key West with her aunt. When she decided to run in her aunt’s memory, she also learned that a cousin was battling leukemia, giving her extra motivation.

She is relatively new to running. Boston would be her first marathon.

“I quit smoking two and a half years ago. I needed an-other habit, so I set a goal to run,” Cummings said.

Cumming began training with a co-worker who was a runner.

She has already run in the Falmouth Road Race, Mas-sachusetts’s most prestigious race after the Boston Mara-thon. Cummings also finished the Harvard Pilgrim Half Marathon in York, Maine.

Recently an injury forced Cummings to scale back her training. Cummings has be-gun to build her mileage back up and is hopeful she can run in Boston.

“Even if I can’t run, being a part of that, raising money for Dana Farber, is a big deal,” Cummings said.

Cummings has set a goal

of raising $7,000. Those in-terested in donating can con-tribute at rundfmc.org and search for Stacie Cummings.

Adam Thomas began run-ning marathons when his fa-ther Arthur Thomas was ill with kidney cancer.

“My dad was sick. I wanted to do something cra-zy. I weighed 320 pounds at the time. You can do anything if you really want to. I don’t care how long it takes me to finish,” Thomas said.

Thomas’s first marathon was Las Vegas in 2005. His father was alive to hear that he finished it.

“Afterward, I thought to myself ‘I’m going to do that again,” Thomas said.

Arthur Thomas suc-cumbed to cancer on Feb. 28, 2006, but Adam kept on running marathons. He has completed nine marathons in the past five years, the most recent being Miami on Jan. 31. This will be the first time he has run Boston.

Thomas has raised money for a charity every December for the past several years, in-cluding for kidney cancer and hospice. This year he raised $4,500 for Dana Farber at a benefit at the bar Who’s On First in Boston.

He has traveled around the country to run marathons.

“Las Vegas was memo-rable because it was my first,

my father was alive, and the first seven miles of the course are down the strip, lit up bright in the early morning. Honolulu was super hot, and the course went up and down a volcano twice. In the Walt Disney Marathon in Orlando, the course runs through all four parks. It was especially memorable for me because my mother, sister, brother-in-law, and two nieces got to come cheer me on,” Thomas said.

Adam Thomas resides in South Boston and is an ath-letic trainer at Northeastern University. His family lives on Audubon Lane in Hanson.

“The trip to Disney World to see Adam run was a Christ-mas present to me. It was great,” Adam’s mother Donna Thomas said.

“I can’t believe that he did it. It’s amazing that he does them. His tenth one in five years, and he was a lot heavi-er when he started.”

In Boston in April Adam’s family will be part of the gauntlet cheering on Adam and the other runners.

“A lot of his friends will be there, too,” Donna said.

Local runners fight cancer

Adam Thomas will be running his 10th marathon, but running on the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge team will be a tribute to his father Arthur, who died on Feb. 28, 2006.

Legion baseball sign-upsAll baseball players ages 15-19 not turning 20 this year

living in Whitman and Abington must sign up on Saturday, March 13 from 12-1:30 p.m. at American Legion Post behind Holy Ghost Church in Whitman. Abington players that live closer to Whitman-Hanson than Holbrook, Rockland or Wey-mouth High school must register with Whitman. Tryout date and info will be passed out then. Any questions please call Coach Chuck Adams 781-447-5977

Navigating online job applications The Whitman Public Library will host Navigating Online

Jobs on Tuesday, March16, 7-8 p.m. Library Director Jen Inglis will discuss tips and techniques for filling out online job applica-tions. To be held in the library’s Community Room. Registration is required, call the library at 781-447-7613 or e-mail [email protected] to register.

Babysitting Workshop

The Whitman Pub-lic Library is presenting a babysitting workshop on Saturday, March 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for students in grades 5-7. This one- day course is designed to assist 5th-7th graders in being bet-ter babysitters and knowing the do’s and don’ts of being home alone. The course will cover information on child development, basic first aid, changing diapers and feed-ing children, staying home alone safety and the overall responsibilities of babysit-ting. Kim Cleary, who is a Registered Nurse and a mother of three, teaches this class. Because of budget con-straints, we are asking for a $3 materials fee to cover the cost of handouts. Whitman residents have preference.

Whitman Women’s Garden ClubThe first meeting of the season for the Whitman Women’s

Garden Club will be held on Wednesday, March 17 at 1 p.m. at the Stetson Terrace Community Hall, Stetson Street.

A cakeless bake sale will be held prior to the business meet-ing. Following the business meeting, Virginia Whitmore will conduct a game afternoon with fun and enjoyment for all. New members are always welcomed.


Monday, Feb. 225:45 a.m. Motor vehicle

stopped on Plymouth Street. Police issued a summons.

12:36 p.m. Caller report-ed a domestic disturbance on Hogg Memorial Drive. Police arrested Joshua Cross, 22, of 79 Hogg Memorial Drive, for as-sault and battery.

4:49 p.m. Motor vehicle stopped on Auburn Street. Po-lice issued a summons.

6:12 p.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on High Street.

6:46 p.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on Franklin Street.

Tuesday, Feb. 239:30 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious activity on South Avenue and Stetson Street.

10:48 a.m. Walk-in party reported fraud on Park Avenue.

12:47 p.m. Caller reported a possible drug deal on Com-mercial Street.

2:23 p.m. Suspicious ac-tivity was reported on Raynor Avenue and Cherry Street.

11:29 p.m. Caller reported a suspicious vehicle on Bedford and Pine Street.

Wednesday, Feb. 246:38 a.m. Caller reported

a motor vehicle accident on Windsor Drive. Police issued a summons.

10:11 a.m. Two drunk indi-viduals were reported at Flem-mings on South Avenue.

4:42 p.m. Caller reported an assault on Paul Street. Police issued a summons.

5:53 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Bed-ford and May Street.

7:42 p.m. Caller reported a suspicious motor vehicle on Rye Hill Street.

8:00 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Bed-ford and Temple Street.

9:09 p.m. Caller reported a an overdose on Hilltop Road.

11:55 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity at Cumber-land Farms on Bedford Street. Police arrested Richard w. Kelleher, 40, of Brockton for an OUI-liquor.

Thursday, Feb. 2511:13 a.m. Walk-in party

reported a motor vehicle break-ing and entering on Country Way.

1:44 p.m. Caller reported a domestic disturbance on Wind-sor Drive.

5:57 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Home-land Drive.

10:39 p.m. Walk-in party reported an assault on Pleasant Street. Police arrested Michael P. Cavicchi, 29, of 70 Pleasant Street, for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault and battery and vandalizing property.

Friday, Feb. 262:13 a.m. Caller reported a

disturbance on Franklin Street.3:38 p.m. Caller requested

assistance on Lazel Street. 6:57 p.m. Walk-in party re-

quested assistance on Whitman Avenue.

8:20 p.m. Caller reported a medical emergency on Whit-man Avenue.

9:38 p.m. Caller requested police assist citizen on Com-mercial Street and Old South Avenue. Police placed an indi-vidual in protective custody.

10:22 p.m. Caller reported smoke in basement on Day Street.

10:32 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity at Duval School on Regal Street.

saTurday, Feb. 275:16 a.m. Caller reported

a past burglary on Plymouth Street. Police arrest Robert De-more, 21, of Walpole, for enter at night for a felony (person in fear) and disturbing the peace and trespassing.

11:10 a.m. Caller reported suspicious activity at station. Police placed an individual in protective custody.

1:12 p.m. Caller reported a broken motor vehicle window on Vaughan Avenue.

4:11 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Auburn Street.

5:19 p.m. Clerk reported a rude customer on Bedford Street.

5:27 p.m. Caller reported suspicious activity on Washing-ton Street.

5:31 p.m. Caller reported a customer did not pay for fuel at Diamond Fuel on South Av-enue.

10:55 p.m. Police request-ed to assist citizen on Commer-cial Street.

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Man attempts to break into Plymouth st. home

Police arrested a man after receiving a call for a burglary on Plymouth Street Saturday.

A resident told dispatch someone was try-ing to break into a Plymouth Street home at approximately 5:16 a.m., according to Deputy Chief Scott Benton.

Officers arrived as the male suspect was getting into his vehicle, which was running, Benton said.

The homeowner told police that the sus-pect tried to open the front door and when he was unable to do, so he walked around back and entered the screen porch. When he was still unable to break in he got into his vehicle, Benton said.

Homeowners told police that they didn’t know the man.

Robert Demore, 21, of Walpole, was ar-rested and charged with entering at night for a felony (person in fear) and disturbing the peace and trespassing.

When brought to the station Demore was intoxicated and uncooperative, according to Benton.

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Driver found passed out at gas pumps

Police arrested a man for drunk driving Wednesday at Cumberland Farms on Bedford Street.

At approximately 11:55 p.m. the Cumber-land Farms store clerk reported that there was a suspicious vehicle with a person in it parked near the gas pumps, according to Deputy Chief Scott Benton.

When officers arrived the vehicle was run-ning and the driver appeared to be passed out, Benton said.

The officers knocked on the vehicle’s win-dows several times and were able to get a re-sponse. After tapping on the roof of the vehicle they were able to get a response from the driv-er.

They ordered the male to turn off the vehi-cle. Officers observed two liquor bottles in plain view on the passenger’s seat. One of the bottles was half empty, according to Benton.

Richard W. Kelleher, 40, of Brockton, was arrested and charged with an OUI-liquor.

– M. Glassett

On Feb. 18 Flora Stetson, a longtime resident of Whitman and a member of Pilgrim Chapter 89 order of the Eastern Star, celebrated her 96th birthday with Carol Stetson, John Stetson (son), Heather Steston (great-grandaughter) and Fred Pace (grandson).

Tax assistance availableTax assistance is available at the Whitman

Senior Center, 16 Hayden Ave., for low income seniors.

Bud Wheaton is once again volunteering his time to help in the preparation of simple tax re-turns; returns must not involve stocks and bonds or income over $70,000. There is no charge for this service. Call 781-447-7619 to schedule an appointment.

Nomination papers availableTown Clerk Pam Martin announces that

nomination papers for the May 15 Annual Town Election are available. Town offices that will appear on the ballot are two selectmen for three years, now held by Brian J. Bezanson and Margaret C. McGillivray; one selectmen for one year, to fill vacancy; one assessor for three years, now held by Jean Bumpus; two PK-12 Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Committee members for three years, now held by Michael J. Kryzanek and Robert C. Trotta; two Department of Public Works Commission-ers for three years, now held by Ronald J. Del-monico and Kevin T. Cleary; two public library trustees for three years,; now held by Patricia L. Goldmann and Grace L. Nelson; one Whit-man Housing Authority member for five years now held by Thomas A. Richard; one Planning Board member for five years, now held by Pe-ter R. Palaza; one Planning Board member for one year to fill vacancy; one Board of Health member for three years, now held by John H. Duval.

Nomination papers must be returned with 50 valid signatures of voters by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2010. Call Town Clerk Pam Martin at 781-618-9710 with any questions.




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Dorothy (Terris) Mc-Carthy, 96, died Saturday, Feb. 27 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late David S. McCarthy.

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, she was the daugh-ter of the late Seymour and Sarah (Arseneau) Terris, and attended high school in

Springhill, Nova Scotia before moving to Whit-man as a teenager.

Dorothy worked many years at the former Regal Shoe of Whitman and later for E. Norris Brown until her retirement.

She was a resident of East Bridgewater for over 50 years and was an active member of the

East Bridgewater Senior Citizens and the La-dies’ Auxiliary of the Whitman VFW.

She leaves her children Sarah Reardon and her husband Robert of East Bridgewater, George Studenski and his wife Evelyn of the Philippines and her stepdaughter Patricia Knight of Florida. She also leaves her eight grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceeded in death by four brothers and four sisters.

Her funeral service will be held Thursday, March 4 at 11 a.m. in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) Whitman. Burial will follow in the Northville Cemetery, East Bridgewater. Donations in her name may be made to Old Colony Hospice One Credit Union Way Randolph, MA 02368.

Dorothy (Terris) McCarthy, 96, former employee of Regal Shoe

Joseph G. Paiva Jr 75, died Thursday, Feb. 25. He was the husband for 53 years of Jeannette (Brous-seau) Paiva.

Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Joseph G. Paiva Sr. and Adalaide “Ada” (Bowker) Paiva of

Brockton. He attended Whitman schools and was a graduate of Whitman High School.

He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956.

Joe was a truck driver and a member of the Teamster’s Union for over 30 years. He was a member of the Marcom and South Shore Car Clubs and a talented mechanic who always enjoyed the challenge of repairing and restor-ing cars. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing.

He was a resident of Bridgewater for 50 years, and after his retirement he along with his wife enjoyed 12 years as “snowbirds” winter-ing in Florida. He was a friend of Bill W. for 42 years.

In addition to his wife and mother, he leaves his children Mark Paiva of Whitman and Karen Paiva of Bridgewater, his sister Jacqueline Hen-nebury of Hanson, and granddaughter Jeannette Morrison of Bridgewater. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

His funeral service was held Tuesday, March 2 at the Blanchard Funeral Chapel Plym-outh Street, Whitman, followed by a Mass in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial followed in the Mass VA Cemetery, Bourne. Donations in his name may be made to Central Service 12 Channel Street / Suite 604 Marine Industrial Park Boston, MA 02210 or to the American Cancer Society 1115 West Chestnut St. Brock-ton, MA 02301.

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Joseph F. “Joe” Clancy, 85, of Whitman, died March 1 in the Signature Healthcare Brock-ton Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Helen (Minihan) Clancy.

Mr. Clancy was born in Brockton. He worked as an inspector for the Massachusetts State Dept of Labor and Industries for 30 years.

He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17 and spent three years in the South Pa-cific during WWII. He served from 1942-1946.

He was a communicate of the Holy Ghost Church in Whitman, a lifetime member of the Carpenter’s Union Local 624 of Brockton, a member Mass Organization of State Engineer and Scientists and past member of the Whitman VFW.

Mr. Clancy loved his family and taking care of his home which he built himself, 60 years ago.

He enjoyed watching TV and going on the bus to Foxwoods, loved entering contest and buying scratch tickets, going to the Cape Cod Canal and eating scallops at Woody’s. He was also an avid Red Sox fan.

In addition to his wife Helen, he leaves his children, Timothy J. Clancy and his wife Can-dice of Hanson, Daniel Clancy and his wife Nancy of Hanson, Edward Clancy of Las Vegas, NV, Kathleen Collins and her husband David of Delaware and Maureen Smith and her hus-band Lawrence of Raynham, his brother Ger-ald Clancy of Marion: his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews.

His services will be held on Friday March

5 at 9:15 a.m. from the Blanchard Funeral Cha-pel Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) Whit-man, followed by a funeral mass at 10 a.m. in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial will be held in the MA. V. A. National Cemetery in Bourne, MA. at 12:45 p.m. Visitation will be on Thursday March 4 from 4-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Whitman Fire Department Gift Fund, Tem-ple St.-Whitman, MA 02382.

Joseph F. Clancy, 85, past member of Whitman VFW

K of C Irish NightThe Whitman Knights of Columbus will

he hosting a corned beef and cabbage dinner on Friday, March 12 at the Knights of Colum-bus Hall on Route 18 in Whitman. Cocktails will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. followed by living music by The Allen Deeb Band and dancing. The cost of tickets is $15 per person. For more informa-tion or for tickets call 781-447-9061 or 781-293-1416.

County Commissioner’s office hours for Mar. 2

Plymouth County Commissioner Antho-ny 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.


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Around TownAround TownThe following students ➢

have been named to the Fall 2009 Dean’s List at Assump-tion College: Jacqueline M. Branca of Hanson, whose par-ents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Branca and Sarah M. Wy-man of Hanson, whose mother is Ms. Linda M. Wyman.

Happy 18th birthday to ➢Teenie Forte.

James F. Lewek ➢ of Han-son, a junior at Boston College High School, was among the 106 seniors and juniors induct-ed into the Robert J. Fulton, S.J. Chapter of the National Honor Society at a ceremony Feb. 2 at Boston College High School’s Fahey-Hunter Com-mons.

Calvary Chapel Academy ➢announces the Honor Roll for the second quarter 2009-2010: High Honors: Gabriella Darmetko, Lukas Shannon, Emily Burke, Laura Burke, Sharon Burke, Aiden White and Jillian White. Honors Matteo Darmetko, Lar-issa DeSouza and Zachary White.

Curry College Theatre an- ➢nounces that Whitman resident

Sarah Naughton, daughter of Diane and James Naugh-ton, will play the role of Jen in “The Vicious Cycle” in the fourth annual New Plays Fes-tival at Curry College. Sarah a 2008 graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School is now a sophomore at the college, is a double major in child, couth and community, with a com-munity concentration, and communication with a theatre concentration. The New Plays Festival, showcasing origi-nal student 5-10 minute one act plays, will run Saturday, March 6 through Monday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. with an extra 4 p.m. matinee on Sun-day, in the Oscar B. and Fran-ces A. Keith Auditorium at the Academic and Performance Center on the Milton Campus, 1071 Blue Hill Avenue, Mil-ton, MA. Tickets are $5 and are available for purchase at the door.

Lyndsay Stevens ➢ , daugh-ter of Andrew and Charlotte Stevens of Whitman, Mas-sachusetts received academ-ic honors at Lasell College by making the University’s Dean’s List for the Fall Se-mester 2009. A sophomore at Lasell College, Stevens is ma-joring in Environmental Sci-ences with a minor in Criminal Justice. Lyndsay participated in the school cheerleading program along with involving

herself in the Peer Mentoring Program. In her Sophomore year, Lyndsay was chosen to council and teach Freshman students in the Peer Mentoring Program at Lasell.

Alycia M. Babino ➢ , and David A. Cicerone III have recently been named to the Dean’s List at Boston Univer-sity for the Fall semester.

Rick Pond ➢ candidate for Plymouth County Sheriff held a successful fundraiser for Carepacks.org ,a non profit organization staffed and man-aged by volunteers dedicated to sending care packages to our U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event was held last Saturday night in Abington at the VFW. The event was well attended and the donations to this cause ex-ceeded our expectations. For more information about the cause, or to make a donation visit carepacks.org. For infor-mation about the candidate visit pondforsheriff.com.

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, ➢ Al-trusa International of Plym-outh County gave a thank you party for the Whitman Council on Aging Knitting Group at the Senior Center for its contribu-tions of clothing to the needy. This year the group knitted and donated 1,858 pieces of knitted goods to charities throughout the South Shore. The group is led by the lively 94-year-old Barbara Buckley, who taught knitting at Whit-man-Hanson Regional High School for 25-30 years. “We give hats, mittens, wheelchair blankets, and other articles to those in need. Recipients can be from one day old to 100 years,” Buckley said. The club meets weekly to talk and knit. For the party Altrusa provided coffee, cake, and other refresh-ments. The group is always in need of yarn. Those who would like may drop off dona-tions of yarn at the Whitman Senior Center or telephone at 781-447-7619.

Jill Brown, 14, of whitman, has progressed through the lev-els of competitions for the Knights of Columbus Free throw tournaments as follows. From the local level in whitman on Jan. 23, to the district level in Bridgewater on Feb. 20, to the Southern regional level in Carver on Feb. 27, and now on to the State level in worchester on april 10. michael Calway and michael Butts, score keepers at the Southern regional tournament in Carver posed with the winner Jill Brown.

last Friday, the Plymouth County staff: executive assistant nancy o'rourke, duxbury Fire Chief Kevin nord, County adminstrator troy Clarkson, Commissioner anthony o'Brien and treasurer tom o'Brien attended a farewell coffee/cake party for outgoing Plymouth County administrator troy Clarkson, who was selected as Bridgewater's new administrator starting Feb. 22. the staff presented troy with a framed map of Plymouth County and appre-ciation plaque. interim administrator Gerald Chipman, former Bridgewater selectman, was appointed by the Commissioners on Feb. 24. the search for a permanent administrator has been advertised.

Sarah naughton will be per-forming in Curry College's production of "Vicious Cycle" this weekend. She has per-formed on stage in, "Baby with the Bathwater," "to See the Stars"and "He's Got the whole world in His Hands." Sarah has also served Curry theatre as recorder.

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American Legion to sponsor Mohegan Sun Casino visit

The Sons of The American Legion in Whitman have orga-nized a trip to Mohegan Sun Casino for Saturday, March 27 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at $25 per person. This round trip excur-sion 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, 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.




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David Sumner Cutler, 66, of Dux-bury, founder of Mariner News-papers and publisher of the Ex-

press newspapers, died Sunday, Feb. 28 after a seven-month fight against cancer. He died surrounded by his family in his favorite spot –– a fire-placed living room framed by hand-hewn 18th century Duxbury timbers.

Mr. Cutler was the son of John Henry Cut-ler and Roberta Sumner Cutler. He and his twin sister were born on the Fourth of July, 1943 in Olathe, Kansas, where his father was stationed with the Navy. In 1945, the Cutlers settled in Duxbury year-round. An important turning point in David Cutler’s life came at not yet seven, when over a bridge game at a neighbor’s home, his parents let themselves be publicly goaded into promising to start a respectable newspaper in Duxbury. Nineteen days later, on May 11, 1950, the inaugural edi-tion of The Duxbury Clipper appeared. In the first sometimes tenuous years of The Clipper’s existence, the observant young Mr. Cutler was absorbing every aspect of the newspaper busi-ness in the most intimate and practical way.

In September, 1957, Mr. Cutler entered the class of 1961 at Holderness, a boarding school in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where he was captain of both football and baseball. He went on to Colby College in Maine, where he was again captain of the football team. Upon grad-uating in 1965, Mr. Cutler went to work at The Patriot Ledger as a beat reporter covering the towns of Abington, Whitman and Rockland. Fifteen months later, Mr. Cutler requested and was granted a three-year leave-of-absence to join the U.S. Marines.

In January, 1967, he went on active duty and entered Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia. After six more months of advanced training, Lieutenant Cutler was sent to Vietnam, where he became commander of a company stationed near the Demilitarized Zone. On a night in March, 1968, Mr. Cutler was pinned down while trying to rescue one of his men. A North Vietnamese sniper bul-let went through both legs. There was every chance that he would bleed to death before daylight. But one of the men pinned down with him applied a tourniquet. He survived the night and was rescued by helicopter after sunrise. For his valor he received a Purple Heart, a Navy commendation medal and was later promoted to captain.

Mr. Cutler’s beat reporting had impressed his editors, and when he returned to The Pa-triot Ledger in 1970 he was appointed the pa-per’s State House reporter. For the next two years he plied the halls, covering the adminis-tration of Gov. Francis Sargent.

In 1972, Mr. Cutler left the security of his position at The Ledger to found The Marsh-field Mariner with $1,000 in vacation pay and a small investment by his partner, Mi-chael Stearns. The Mariner was inaugurated on April 13, 1972 and immediately became Marshfield’s paper of record, richly chroni-cling the town’s births, deaths and much of what happened in between.

Two years later The Norwell Mariner ap-peared, and over the next dozen years papers sprouted in Scituate, Cohasset and Pembroke, eventually spreading as far north to Braintree and south to Plymouth. While the growing company eventually prospered, there were days when his primary meals were snacks he pilfered from his own vending machines. Along the way Mr. Cutler learned a few les-sons about the business side of the newspa-per business ––among them to avoid carry-ing company checkbooks around in a green garbage bag as they were once tossed in the dumpster by a diligent cleaning woman.

When Mr. Cutler sold the company to Capital Cities/ABC for $8 million in 1989,

Mariner Newspapers boasted 17 community weeklies and 95 full-time employees. The sale came with a five-year contract to continue to run Mariner Newspapers. He would now learn something about the corporate world -- which in the end reminded him too much of military service in a stateside post to be to his long-term taste. As was said in Roman times, better to command a village than be number two in Rome.

A fruit of the Capital Cities/ABC period was the respect Mr. Cutler had for his imme-diate corporate boss, John Coots, who, by and by, had had enough of “Rome;” and the two decided to become partners and purchased a group of six struggling newspapers in Worces-ter County. With his partner focused on the business side, Mr. Cutler found himself in the familiar role of community publisher, but this time the challenge was one of turn-around art-ist. And turn-around they did.

After steering the flagship daily, The Southbridge Evening News, back to health, Mr. Cutler and Mr. Coots grew the company through expansion while maintaining the “re-lentlessly local” credo Mr. Cutler learned in the early days folding Clippers in his parent’s living room. Today, Stonebridge Press and its sister company, Salmon Press, now publish one daily and 23 weekly newspapers across three states with nearly 100 full-time employ-ees.

Mr. Cutler had no formal training in busi-ness, accounting or “human resources” and often boasted that he’d never taken a journal-ism course, yet he grew into all these roles, never forgetting the business was, and is, al-ways about people. In the end he was beloved by those people who had worked so closely with him over five decades and three states.

Mr. Cutler was a voracious reader, especial-ly of history, biography and politics. He was a brilliant conversationalist, who could hold his own with the assorted presidential candidates who came calling in New Hampshire every four years. He was passionate about fishing, tennis and a good game of chess.

For all the native competitiveness that fired the newspaperman, Mr. Cutler’s greatest passion was his family. The love and support of his wife and children during his final ill-ness enhanced his natural inclination to look at death with equanimity. Early in his illness he said to an old friend, “My life’s work was my family, and I’ve succeeded.”

David Sumner Cutler leaves his wife, the Reverend Catherine Cullen, of Duxbury; sis-ters Margaret Chandler of Maryland and Gail Cutler of Pembroke; sons Josh S. Cutler of Duxbury, Benjamin D. Cutler of New York and Jonathan M. Cullen of West Roxbury; daughters Carolyn M. Cutler of Georgia, Re-becca W. Cutler of Duxbury and Amanda C. Benard of Hingham; as well as seven grand-children.

A Memorial Service in celebration of Mr. Cutler’s life will be held Saturday, Mar. 13 at 5 p.m. at First Parish Church, Duxbury. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cutler Family Scholarship in care of the Trust-ees of Partridge Academy, P.O. Box 2552, Dux-bury, MA 02331.

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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.

Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m. airdresser, 9:30 a.m. card games, 1 a.m. Cracker Barrel,

1p.m. line dancing class, BP Clinic-MHL.

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.

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

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 twenty 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.

Free Reiki clinic. The Haven for Healing, located at 156 Liberty St. will be hosting a free Reiki clinic on Friday, March 5 for 7 to 8 p.m. Sessions will be 15-minutes.

“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.

Spring stirrings flower show weekend. The Spring stirrings benefit party will be held Friday, March 5 at the South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell. Tickets are still available at $50 per person. Feast on hearty tastings from eight local caterers and restaurants and desserts from five area bakeries. For more information contact the South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell at 781-659-2559 or visit the Web site ssnsc.org.

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.

saTurday March 6“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.

Let’s Talk About Cancer. The Hanson Holistic Center, 156 Liberty St., Hanson will hold a Let’s Talk About Cancer workshop 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.

Neighborhood Coffee. The Josh Cutler campaign (candidate for state representative in the 6th Plymouth district) from the will be hosting a neighborhood coffee at the home of Joe and Kim Pelligra, Lakeside Terrace, Hanson. For information on hosting or attending a neighborhood coffee call 781-934-9977, e-mail [email protected] or visit joshcutler.com

Spring stirrings flower show weekend. The Spring stirrings benefit party will be held Friday, March 5 at the South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell. Tickets are still available at $50 per person. Feast on hearty tastings from eight local caterers and restaurants and desserts from five area bakeries. Garden focused lectures will be offered from 10 a.m. -3:30 p.m. For more information contact the South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell at 781-659-2559 or visit the Web site ssnsc.org.

sunday March 7“Pirates of Penzance.” 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, 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.

Monday March 8Hanson Senior Center. 10 a.m. chorus, 1 p.m. Tai Chi and knitting group.

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

Uno Dos Tres Spanish Story Hour. For ages 3-kindergarten from 1-2 p.m. at the Whitman Public Library. Limited in-person registration.

Green Hanson Meeting. At Damien’s on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Plan for “Clean up, Green up Hanson” and Earth Day. New members are always welcome. For questions e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday March 9Whitman Senior Center. 8 a.m. walk in the park, 8:30 a.m. trip to South Shore Plaza (lunch at Cheesecake Factory), 9 a.m. 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 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.

Wednesday March 10Whitman Senior Center. 8:30 a.m. trip to Hanover Mall 9 a.m. podiatrist by appointment, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. Mah-Jongg, bingo at Harvard Court, 2:15 p.m. BP.

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

Hanson Senior Center. 9 a.m.-noon Healing Touch Day with Dee and Deb, 9:30 a.m. card games and 10 a.m. poker.

Caregiver Support Group meeting. The Caregivers Support Group Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the Hanson Senior Center. This month’s topic: “Taking care of yourself while caregiving.” Guest speakers are Christine McLaren and Rochelle

Sugarman from Old Colony Elderly Services. This is a great way to get together with other caregivers in the area, socialize and support each other. Respite services provided for your family member during the meeting if you R.S.V.P. to Diane McCarey at 781-293-2683 ex. 1.

Learn to Skate. Program offered by Pilgrim Skating Club located at Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke. Sign up for Wednesday group lessons from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Next scheduled Learn to Skate session starts March 10 through April 21.The seven-week session cost is $120 per skater. An additional $12 annual registration fee will be paid to U.S. Figure Skating membership through the Pilgrim Skating Club. For more registration information check the Web site pilgrimskatingclub.com or call club room at 781-294-7575.

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.)

Mother Goose on the Loose. Whitman Public Library will offer Mother Goose on the Loose for babies and toddlers (up to age 3) from 10:30-11:05 a.m. Limited in-person registration began Thursday, Feb. 11. Whitman residents will have preference.

upcoMing evenTsWhitman Public Library. Friday, March 12 at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. sewing circle in the community room, light refreshments will be provided.

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.’ Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, March 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7 p.m., and Sunday matinees, March 7 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.

K of C Irish Night. The Whitman Knights of Columbus will he hosting a corned beef and cabbage dinner on Friday, March 12 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Route 18 in Whitman. Cocktails will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. followed by living music by The Allen Deeb Band and dancing. The cost of tickets is $15 per person. For more information or for tickets call 781-447-9061 or 781-293-1416.

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, 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].

Practice SAT or ACT. The Princeton Review are hosting a free practice test at the Whitman Public Library, Saturday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following Saturday, March 20, the Princeton Review will review scores from the previous Saturday. 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).

Fancy Nancy tea party. The Hanson Public Library invites residents to attend a Fancy Nancy/Fancy Clancy Tea Party on Saturday, March 13, from 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.

The program is free but registration is required. Please call the library at 781-293-2151 or e-mail [email protected].

Learn to Skate Program. Saturday March 13, Offered by Pilgrim Skating Club located at Hobomock Arenas 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. An additional $12 annual registration fee will be paid to US Figure Skating membership through the Pilgrim Skating Club. For more registration information check the Web site at pilgrimskatingclub.com or call club room at 781-294-7575.

Whitman Legion Baseball Signups. All baseball players ages 15-19 not turning 20 this year living in Whitman and Abington must sign up on Saturday, March 13 from 12-1:30 pm. at American Legion Post behind Holy Ghost Church in Whitman. Abington players that live closer to Whitman-Hanson than Holbrook, Rockland or Weymouth High school must register with Whitman. Tryout date and info will be passed out then. Any questions call Coach Chuck Adams 781-447-5977.

Thai Yoga Therapy. The Haven for Healing will be hosting a Teaser clinic on Monday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Investment: 30-minute Teaser Clinic: $15, 60-minute treatment: $65 and 90-minute Treatment: $85. To register call 781-293-7110.

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

Neighborhood Coffee. The Josh Cutler campaign (candidate for state representative in the 6th Plymouth district) from the will be hosting a neighborhood coffee Sunday, March 14 at the home of Becky and Bob Colletta, Verna Hall Drive, Pembroke. For information on hosting or attending a neighborhood coffee call 781-934-9977, e-mail [email protected] or visit joshcutler.com.

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Connor Mahon draws a panda at the calligraphy station using Chinese art and stencils during Chinese New Year celebration at Whitman-Hanson.

Conley School music instructor Mr. Sullivan directs his second graders in a traditional Chinese children's song.

Joanna Medeiros carries her chop sticks as she chooses traditional Chinese food that was prepared by the culinary students at Whitman Hanson for the New Year celebration.

Whitman-Hanson students from Chinese I/II language classes sang a song in Chinese at the wel-come ceremony.

James and Kim Goyette viewed the student displays of cultural masks and handcrafted bowls in the library.

Students traveled inside a Chinese Dragon costume as part of the traditional New Year celebration at Whitman-Hanson.

Matt Dyer and Christian Waugh work together on paper cut outs. They are making the symbol for double happiness.

Photos by Stephanie Spyropoulos


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State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Whitman Fire Chief Timothy J. Grenno want to alert the public that if you are selling your home after April 5, 2010, there are changes in the state’s smoke alarm regulations for homes with five or less units.

Chief Grenno said, “The regulation will require that only photoelectric smoke detec-tors be installed within 20 feet of a kitchen or bath containing a shower, in order to reduce nuisance alarms from cooking smoke or steam that lead people to disable their smoke alarms. Areas located beyond this 20 foot area will be required to contain dual detection, both pho-toelectric and ionization, using either a single detector or two separate ones.”

Use of Technology to Provide Earliest Warning of Fire: Smoke alarms use two main technologies: photoelectric and ionization. Photoelectric smoke alarms are more effec-tive in detecting slow moving or smoldering fire situations whereas ionization detectors are slightly more effective in detecting fast mov-ing fires. Coan said, “This change, requiring the use of dual detection technology, provides the best level of public safety by reducing nui-sance alarms that lead people to disable their smoke alarms and by providing the earliest possible warning of a fire and therefore time to escape to safety.”

Enforcement on Sale or Transfer

The enforcement of the regulation will contin-ue to take place when the residence is sold or transferred. Homeowners selling their homes after April 5, 2010 will have to meet these new requirements.

Working Smoke Alarms Double Chances of Surviving a Fire: “We must continue to up-date our fire prevention code to keep pace with evolving technology, knowledge of human be-havior, and scientific research,” said Grenno “I want to stress that working smoke alarms greatly increase your chances of surviving a fire.”

Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Since March 2006, all homes have been required to install carbon monoxide alarms on each habitable level in addition to smoke detectors.

For more information about smoke de-tectors and carbon monoxide alarms, contact the Whitman Fire/Rescue Department at 781- 447-7677, or visit the Department of Fire Ser-vice’s website at www.mass.gov/dfs then click on “Division of Fire Safety”. To help guide homeowners and realtors understand the re-quirements a new brochure “A Guide to the Massachusetts Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Requirements When Selling a One- or Two-Family Residence” has been published and is also available on the Department of Fire Ser-vices Web site.

Fire prevention board revises alarm regulations

In our family most formal babysitting missions go to Herself, who is possessed of the hardwired “Grandma gene’” along with all of the basic skills that requisite to

grand-mothering, plus the training of a registered nurse of several decades experience. To see her in action you will recognize that Herself has prepared all her life for this vocation. On many days off she arrives at the kids’ house prepared with the makings of dinner in hand, the boundless joy of spending time with four under five that she knows she can leave with their parents at the end of the day and a good chocolate chip cookie recipe.

This weekend we got an unusual mis-sion, an overnight assignment so our young-est and his wife could go out for a weekend birthday celebration and not be concerned with rushing home to relieve a babysitter. Grandma immediately accepted the assign-ment and issued orders and lengthy instruc-tions to he assistant and faithful companion that would be me. Grandpa is sort of a permanent sidekick in these things, kind of a professional Sancho Panza, Pat Butram, Chester Good, Tonto or Batman’s Robin all

rolled into one. I am qualified to assist, but not yet to solo in the serious business of babysitting the fearsome foursome.

Nicknames are big in our family and we will use nicknames in this story to protect the guilty. Our four charges are Bop, Boo, Mad Dog and Eefie; respectively 5, 3 and 1-year-old twins. Also throw in the faithful companion hound, code name Doo. The pack-age here is at once great fun and a bit of a challenge if not in the right mood. Bop spends his time spinning like an Olympic free style skater or taking us under fire with his “blaster.” Bop likes sci-fi. The twins Mad Dog and Eefie at one year are just becoming interesting. They spend their time taking toys out of a basket or eating anything and everything within reach that looks interesting or palatable. Mad Dog will eat anything that won’t eat him. Doo the dog stands by ready to clean up any leftovers that may fall his way. Doo likes a tidy house.

The challenge was, is and probably always will be the Prin-cess Boo. She was “to the manor born.” A split level in Marlbor-ough may not exactly qualify as a manor, but we digress. Boo is a princess and she knows it, even if her parents aren’t quite bright enough to realize that she demands and deserves certain defer-ence. The girl was born hardwired with certain feminine wiles that equip her for dominance in her world. From birth she had a smile and bright eyes that would turn Ebenezer Scrooge into a profligate mall rat. When she wants something from Daddy or Grandpa she has a way of standing with weight on one heel, turning the other foot toe out, putting one hand on her hip and glancing up at an angle while flashing a smile and fluttering her lashes.

Boo is stubborn as an Army mule, can assume a lip-biting pout that would make Paris Hilton blush and in extreme cases can go toe to toe with Bop in a cage fight. She can spend hours in the time out penalty box and never give an inch. Her father never gives in, but as soon as she’s out of earshot always mumbles “but she’s sooo cute!” The princess also knows she can play Grandpa like a violin. I’m always met with the flashing smile, the fluttering eyelashes and a leap into my arms for a hug.

The princess spends her days playing with her, what else? Princess dolls and figures, in her princess doll house or dancing to Mom’s Lady Ga Ga CD, except cut 2 because it has bad words. At three years she already has a bootie shake that has Daddy looking at pamphlets for convents.

What else?A weekend with the kids is magical. It’s time to play a game

or two, to make special treats in the kitchen and to make up some stories about sorta-scarey monsters, noble hounds, brave young princes and yes princesses. It’s also some time to be led on a guided tour of the special world of children. You just have to give up the silly world of adulthood for a while and let them take you on their magical mystery tour. I like their world better. Good night kids, sleep well. Doo the noble hound will watch over you all night.

An evening with Princess Boo

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From the beginning, Cutler showed an aptitude for the written word.

“David’s writing was so incredible. He was always right on the mark,” said Paula Maxwell, who worked with Cutler as the managing editor of the Clipper during the 80s and 90s. “He could get right to the nub of the issue; he had such a way with words.”

After college, Cutler worked as a beat reporter for the Patriot Ledger, covering the towns of Abington, Whit-man and Rockland and even-tually becoming the paper’s Statehouse reporter. In 1972, he and a business partner started the Marshfield Mari-ner. The Mariner group grew over the years, and included 17 weeklies when it was sold to Capital Cities/ABC in 1989. He later co-founded Stonebri-dge Press, which operates pa-pers in Central Massachusetts and Connecticut, and Salmon Press in New Hampshire. Cut-ler was elected to the New England Press Association Hall of Fame in 2004.

Cutler, who had no formal journalism or business training, had an impact on scores of young journalists throughout his career.

“He filled that role of mentor for literally hundreds of young writers,” said Lane. “I think that’s what he loved so much.”

Of course, Cutler’s pres-ence could be intimidating. Such was the case for an aspir-ing freelance journalist, Walter Bird, who was told he’d have to interview with the publisher of the Southbridge Evening News in late 1998. Bird was initially nervous, and when Cutler asked his trademark question “What was the last book you read?” all he could think about was reading the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon” to his daughter. Cutler burst out laughing, and Bird

not only got the job but even-tually became the paper’s ex-ecutive editor.

“Everything I learned about journalism, I learned from David,” he said. “We be-came really close. He became more of a friend than an edi-tor.”

Cutler imparted his core ideas about community jour-nalism to Bird.

“He taught me that the news doesn’t happen at your desk,” Bird said. “Community journalism is just that, it’s being out there. It’s about pictures, getting people in the paper –– it’s about covering the community, not just writing about it, but being a part of it.”

Jane Lane, who worked for Cutler at the Mariners and other papers, remembered the personal interest he took in his employees.

“David got to know everybody’s family, whoever worked for him,” she said. “There was nothing phony about David Cutler, he was genuine.”

“He was a very good guy to work for,” said David Mittell, Jr., a long-time friend. “He was a master of being frank and direct ... yet he was kind, honest and considerate.”

Cutler served in the Marines in Vietnam, where he was wounded in the line of duty while trying to rescue one of his men. For his bravery he was awarded the Purple Heart

and a Navy commendation medal. Although he didn’t speak much about his time in Vietnam, those who knew him weren’t surprised when they learned about his exploits.

“He’s always led a noble life,” said Maxwell. “He was such a strong person.”

Mittell first met Cutler during an epic tennis match on the courts in his native Duxbury.

“It was in the days before tiebreakers,” said Mittell “In the process of getting to 10-all we became friends.”

Mittell later worked for Cutler at the Marshfield Mariner. He credited Cutler with “dragging him kicking and screaming into journalism.”

“I learned from him ... a newspaper can make its community and its town better,” Mittell said. “He was passionate about that.”

Those who worked for Cutler remembered a man who could hold a conversation about anything, from the Red Sox to international politics, as well as his tremendous sense of humor.

“It was my impression from the start that this was a man who could converse with a president or with someone buying the newspaper at the corner store,” said Lane. “He was equally at ease with anyone.”

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David Cutler and his wife Catherine Cullen (center), surrounded by their blended family at their home in Duxbury. Cutler enjoyed spending time with his family and especially his seven grandchildren.

Express publisher David Cutler succumbs to cancer

David Cutler (left) started the first Mariner newspaper in 1972 in Marshfield. Thirty years later he and his son Josh (left as a tod-dler) teamed up to launch the Whitman Express.

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When comparing the Whit-man Board of Health to other towns, Duval said the board is run smoothly.

He said that the board members work well together.

Having experience in the pharmacy business, Duval said he understands what is like to be on the other side of the table.

Duval said this year the board has worked diligently to get the H1N1 vaccine out to residents. When the vaccine first arrived, the town was only given 50 doses.

“We did the best we could with what we had. We took ap-plications and had to prioritize people,” he said.

Duval added that the members of the board and the public nurses put in extra time to administer the shots during clinics.

This fall was also the first time the Board of Health in Whitman held a health fair. Duval said it was a great idea and it is definitely something the board should consider try-ing again next year.

Richard Colvin and Bill Lemon were the longest serv-ing members of the Board of Health. The Colvin/Lemon Wellness Health Fair was the board’s way of thanking the

men for their dedication to health and community. Duval said for the future he would like to see the Board of Select-men and the Department of Public Works come up with a better way to recycle trash, be-cause the town’s recycling rate is only 17 percent.

Duval said it has been a pleasure serving on the board and that he is very happy that he was able to help out the community that he has lived in since 1960.

Nomination papers that have been returned:

Nicholas Stead, Brian Be-zanson and Margaret McGill-vray have returned papers for the two open seats on the Board of Selectmen for three-year terms.

John Lunnin has returned papers for the Board of Select-men one-year term.

Papers have been returned

for the three-year term as as-sessor by Carol O’Brien and Patricia Pierce.

Ronals Delmonico has re-turned papers for one of the two seats on the Department of Public Works Commission-ers.

Thomas Richard has re-turned papers for a five-year term on the Whitman Housing Authority.

Peter Palaza has returned papers for a five-year term on the Planning Board.

Papers that have been take out and not returned:

Joseph Balonis has taken out papers for the three-year term on the Board of Select-men. Jean Bumpus has not yet returned papers for the three-year assessor term.

School Committee incum-bents Robert Trotta and Mi-chael Krysanek have taken out papers.

Department of Public Works Commissioner Kevin Cleary has take out papers and Francis Silva has taken out pa-pers for the Whitman Housing Authority five-year seat.

No papers have been tak-en out for the two three-year terms for Public Library Trust-ee, one-year term for Planning Board or three-year term on the Board of Health.

Nomination papers are due, back to the Town Clerk by March 29.

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Duval will not seek reelection

PIRATE ATTACK: Ruth (Kelly Rindone), the Pirate King (Kevin Cameron), and Samuel (Tony Winters) lead the pirates as they sail off on a mission of revenge, singing “With ven-geance foul we’ll come and rob your house and then get liquored up and tip your cows!”

‘Pirates of Penzance’ takes the stage at Camp Kiwanee

Local residents will take to the stage in an adapted ver-sion of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” at the Needles Lodge at Camp Kiwanee in March. Parrots and cannons, parasols and jungle derring-do, the Black Pearl, swordfights, and a nightmare all feature in the musical com-edy about a young hero who meets his true love in a balloon crash and almost loses her to a snag in the contract with his piratical brethren. Performances are Fridays and Satur-days, 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. Tick-ets 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 to meet Sunday

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 pro-gram entitled “A History of the Whitman Baptist Church” will be presented by Jean Por-ter. The public is welcome to attend. For more information call 781-878-8480.

Drop in for story time at the library

Enjoy Drop-By Story Time at the Whitman Public Library for ages three to five from 11:15-12 p.m. on Tues-days, Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, April 6, 13, 27, May 4, 18.

Join Mrs. Warren for sto-ries, songs, finger plays and an activity each week. Check out the books, movies and CDs. Meet new friends and connect with old ones. Don’t have a library card? Brings I.D. and get a library card. Ask about the museum pass program. No registration is required. If schools are closed due to weather conditions, the ses-sion will be cancelled and re-scheduled if possible.

Scout recycling dayBoy Scour Troop 59 will be holding an electronic recycling

day and can and bottle drive on Saturday, March 20. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Saftler’s parking lot located at 342 Bedford Street. Proceeds will benefit Troop 59 Boy Scout summer camp cost.

Wally The Green Monster comes to the Whitman Public Library

See Wally the Green Monster act out one of his stories on Saturday, March 27 at 1 p.m. at the Whitman Public Library. Those in attendance will receive a Wally bookmark and shake hands with the Red Sox Ambassador. Don’t forget to bring cam-eras. This is a family program. No registration is required.

Library celebrates women in history Mar. 20

The Adams Women, a discussion with Kelly Cobble, Cu-rator of the Adams National Historic Park, will be presented March 20 from 2-3 p.m. Come celebrate Women in History Month at the Whitman Public Library with this talk by Kelly Cobble, who will relay some of the exciting histories of the Adams women. No registration required. Light refreshments provided. To be held in the library’s Community Room. Call 781-447-7613 for details.

A Board of Health seat is left open after Chairmen John Duval announces he will not seek reelection in May.


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Grocery shopping is a necessary task and a large part of most monthly budgets. This is Part One of a two part series on how to save money on your food bill.

First, we tackle grocery shopping. I have followed these steps carefully over the last few months and have saved hundreds of dollars each month. At fi rst, it was laborious but after a few short weeks, following these steps had become routine and I became a smarter shopper with more money in the bank. A little effort goes a long way. Part Two will offer strategies for cooking well on less money.

Plan ahead. This is the best way to save money. Before shopping, look in your freezer and pantry and decide how you will build meals off of what is there. Then turn to the sales circu-lars to create a menu for the next few days or the week based on the items that are on sale at your favorite stores.

Write a shopping list. Creating a list (and sticking to it) will save you money – guaranteed. Stores are set up to promote impulse buying which can drive up your expenses. Write a list of the items that you need before you go into the store and stick to the list.

Use coupons. It can be tedious to cut coupons, fi le them and remember to bring them with you when you shop but it is well worth the effort. Combining a coupon with a sale drives the item price down and the value up.

Review the items that are on sale and purchase them only if you are certain you will use them – don’t give in to the tempta-tion of “but it’s such a great deal”. Throwing away out of date food is a waste of money.

Buy what you love and use while it is on sale. Take advan-tage of Buy One Get One sales and stock your freezer with pork tenderloins, chicken breasts and your pantry with pasta and peanut butter if you know that you will use them. Meat items go on sale every month. No need to purchase ten tenderloins – you won’t use them. Just get one or two for the month.

Try new brands. Most stores have a generic line of products that are lower priced and are oftentimes on sale. These lines are cheaper because of the money saved on costly advertising of the product. No need to buy everything generic if you are loyal to certain brands for key items, but add a few generics or lower priced brands to your shopping cart for extra savings.

Don’t just assume that because an item is on sale, it is the best deal. Sale wording can be deceptive. Sometimes the price shown isn’t a sale price at all but is an advertisement for the product at its regular price.

Remember, the larger the item, the lower price. Purchasing a larger can of tomatoes at full price might be cheaper than pur-chasing two smaller cans on sale. Buying a large bag of shelf stable items such as rice will be much cheaper than multiple small boxes.

When comparing prices use the shelf tag. Each grocery item has a small tag with lots of information on it. The top left corner shows the price “per unit” which is usually per ounce or per pound. A jar of olives may come in various sizes and prices. By comparing the per unit/per ounce cost on the olives, you can make the most cost-effective choice.

Don’t assume that the best values can only be found at the biggest stores. Smaller independent stores work hard to bring quality and value to their customers and their employees are generally more knowledgeable about the store, the sales and the products.

Take a look at the bottom of your receipt where you the “amount saved” totals can be found. Pat yourself on the back. You just saved money on your grocery bill!

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What is it about flipping the cal-endar to March

that makes you exhale the stale breath of winter and inhale a big breath of hope? Maybe it’s that the day light is increasing, or it could be that your nose no longer feels like it will freeze

off your face. Perhaps it is just the assur-ance that soon, very soon, white and brown will be replaced with green and the

crocus and daffodils will be peeking out from under their winter blankets, ready to wake and meet spring. Ah, spring!

Another sure sign that spring is on the way are the March activities that have be-come Conley school traditions. By the time you read this, we will have already celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America Day. This year, we gathered together in the cafeteria for a reading of The Sneetches. The kids al-ways enjoy the staff interpre-tation of our favorite Dr. Seuss stories, and this year was no exception as staff members pa-raded on stage, some as Star-Bellied Sneetches and others as Plain-Bellied Sneetches. Guest readers, including Su-perintendent Dr. Whitner and former Principal Mr. Kenney, visited classrooms to share other Dr. Seuss books with ev-

ery classroom.A staple in the doldrums

of March for as long as I can remember has been the staff versus student council volley-ball game. We always have so much fun. This year, the event will take place in the Conley gym on March 11. There’s music, excitement, and yes, quite a bit of competition! Be-lieve me, everyone wants to win! Mr. O’Kane has served as the official referee and he takes great pride in watching the kids show off their volley-ball skills.

One of our most successful events for March is the PAC sponsored basket auction. This year, the auction will be held on March 19 in the cafeteria. Mr. Boyce has served as our auctioneer for the last several years. It is great fun for the kids to see the baskets begin to pile up in the library over the next few weeks. Teachers and students donate many of the baskets that are auctioned or raffled off that evening. Our PAC has done a phenomenal job with this event over the years to be sure that everyone has a chance to go home with something. Our former prin-cipal, Mr. Kenney would auc-tion off an afternoon out with him that included golfing and

lunch. Well, I’m not much of a golfer, but I’ve been cook-ing up something special that I hope will be a lot of fun.

Finally, we’ll close out March with the first round of our MCAS testing. Our schedule is as follows: March 22: Grade 3 & 5 Reading March 23: Grade 4 Long Composition March 24: Grade 3 & 5 Reading March 25: Grade 4 Reading March 26: Grade 4 Reading March 29- 31: Make-ups April 7: Grade 4 Long Comp Make-up

If you have any questions about the testing, please call your child’s teacher before testing dates. We feel that we have given the students plenty of opportunity for practice and that they are ready. Ask your child how he/she has been pre-paring for MCAS. Talk to your child about test taking strate-gies or how an Open Response question should be answered. Let your child be the teacher.

As always, please make sure your child has a good breakfast every morning, but especially on a test taking day. Healthy snacks and a good night’s sleep are all essential components to assuring that your child has every advan-tage. Most importantly, rein-force that the MCAS test is a great opportunity for students to show what they know.

By Karen DowneyConley PrinCiPal

PrincipallySpeaking

Spring is in the air

Lunch Menu for aLL schooLs

Monday: Hot dog in a roll, oven fried potatoes, veg-etable soup, broccoli salad, fresh apple and milk.

Tuesday: Chicken Parmesan on a roll, macaroni salad, corn, carrot sticks, dipping sauce, chilled fruit and milk.

Wednesday: Rotini and meatballs, garlic bread, tossed salad, cheese sticks, chilled applesauce and milk.

Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, ham slice with pineapple, seasoned green beans, orange smiles and milk.

friday: Mozzarella sticks, soft pretzel, salsa, tossed salad, chilled fruit and milk.

School Committee budget hearingA public hearing of the PK-12 Whitman-Hanson Region-

al School District FY11 budget will be held on Wednesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. at the high school. All interested citizens are urged to attend.

BoX ToP chaMPs: Miss ranton's third grade class at conley school were the Box Top winners for December, with 734 tops collected.

LenDInG a heLPInG hanD: ashley Jensen and Lindsay clay collect donations outside of shaws supermarket on saturday morning.

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If you suspect poisoning has occurred, do not panic. Panic is a very contagious emotion. If parents are upset, crying and screaming, a child can pick up on that very easily and also will start crying and become upset. When the entire family is upset, it becomes much harder to assess the situation and provide good care. For your prescription needs, please call DUVAL’S PHARMACY at 781-447-0606. We are located in Whitman at 571 Washington St., Rt. 27 and in East Bridgewater at 1 Compass Way (508-350-2900). HINT: Medications should never be referred to as “candy” or any other appealing name in an effort to get a child to take them.

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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, 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

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Attorney for OneWest Bank, FSB

Present 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 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

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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

By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW

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

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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 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 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.



($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

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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.


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)




(617) 558-0500200803-1456 - GRY


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, 1, (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


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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 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.




($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.


CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC


By itsAttorneys,

HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C.

150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200902-1221 - RED

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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 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,

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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 mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.

Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLCPresent Holder of said

Mortgage, By Its Attorneys,

Orlans Moran PLLCP.O. Box 962169

Boston, MA 02196Phone: (617) 502-4100

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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 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.


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

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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.



OFFICES, P.C.150 California Street

Newton, MA 02458(617) 558-0500

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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 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

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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.

Said lot is subject to and with the benefit of easements, rights, rights of way and restrictions as set forth in a deed to Doran Realty Corporation from Albert W. Bennett et ux dated May 27, 1968 and recorded with Plymouth Deeds in Book 3445, page 540.

There is also appurtenant to said lot the right to use the Recreation Area as shown on said plan, in common with all others now or hereafter lawfully entitled thereto as a matter of record.

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The land in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows:

NORTHERLY by Lot 188, as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, fifty-four and 49/100 (54.49) feet;

SOUTHWEASTERLY by Lot 189, as shown on said plan, nine and 03/100 (9.03) feet;

SOUTHERLY again by Lot 189, as shown on said plan, thirty-two and 31/100 (32.31) feet; and

SOUTHWESTERLY again by Lot 189, as shown on said plan, fifteen and 70/100 (15.70) feet.

The above described premises are shown on ''Plan of Land in Whitman, Mass, Drawn for

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Kevin R. Derosir et ux, Scale: 20 feet to an inch, as plan 666 of 1976.


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,

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easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.


($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

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contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.


DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF16, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF16




(617) 558-0500200803-1249 - RED




a 37-27 lead with 7:03 to play in the period.

But the Panthers were not done. Keyed by back-to-back three pointers by Taylor Fer-ry, Whitman-Hanson rallied to take a 46-43 lead into the fourth quarter. The bleachers were rumbling and the home crowd smelled another vic-tory.

The Panthers scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to go up 52-43 with 6:21 to play, capping a 25-6 run.

Unfortunately, this proved to be the high water mark for Whitman-Hanson. Buoyed by multiple three pointers by Bri-ana Hunt, Newton North ral-lied to take the lead. The Pan-thers kept it close until the end, but the Tigers played smart and made their free throws to leave with the victory.

MaryRose Griffin and Taylor Ferry each scored 20 points to lead the Panther at-

tack. Briana Hunt of Newton North led all scorers with 28

points. Jen Mahoney added 13 for the Tigers.

In Thursday’s game it was the Dartmouth Indians that took the early lead. The Dartmouth girls hit three three pointers in the opening min-utes to take an 11-0 lead.

“Obviously [at that point in the game] we were still in warm-up mode,” Coach Daley said. “We gave up too many threes.”

The Panthers closed the

period with an 11-3 run to make the score 14-11 going into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the stingy Panther defense took control of the game and back-to-back baskets by Brittany Ford made it 25-16 Panthers, capping a 25-5 run.

“Defense is our strength. We win when we do a good

job playing defense,” Daley said.

Yet Dartmouth would not go away and a 4 point spurt made the score 25-20 at half-time.

The second half was well-fought, with Whitman-Hanson trying to protect their lead and Dartmouth trying to chip away. The Indians’ attack was spearheaded by Molly Brown. The Dartmouth forward led all scorers with 20 points. When Taylor Nisbet sank two free throws for Dartmouth with 4:26 to play, the Indians closed the gap to one point at 38-37.

The Panthers responded. When Tori Gray dribbled the length of the court to sink a layup, she put the Panthers up 48-39 with 2:00 to play. Whit-man-Hanson hung on to win by a final of 55-50.

Tori Gray led the Panthers in scoring with 13 points and 4 rebounds. Brittany Ford contributed 12 points and 9 rebounds and Taylor Ferry 10 points and 8 rebounds. Mi-chaela O’Neil added 9 points and 6 rebounds for the Pan-thers.

In addition to Molly Brown’s 20 points, the Indians were paced by Caisie Cador-ette (11 points).

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Champignie’s scoring helped lead the boys basketball team to

victories over Quincy and Hopkington in the

MIAA tournament.

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couldn’t stop them defensively ... I give them all the credit in the world.”

The team got to the Fal-mouth game with two very dif-ferent victories. Last Wednes-day, they Quincy by storming out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter and never looking back. Their offense was clicking –– Champignie put up 25 points in that game –– but Rodgers was more pleased with the defensive effort that held the Presidents to 49 points.

It was a very different game against Hopkington on Friday night. Although the Panthers led wire-to-wire, the Hillers’ shooters were on fire and it took some key free throws at the end of the game to secure the Panthers’ victory. Rodgers said the shootout mentality carried over to the Falmouth game, but the boys couldn’t keep up with the Clippers.

Overall, Rodgers said he was pleased with his team’s performance this season.

“We felt we would be the underdog to win a league championship,” he said. “These kids have exceeded ev-erything we could have hoped for.”

Early on in the season, after a big win over Duxbury, Rod-gers thought he saw something special in this year’s team.

“They were so unselfish all season,” he said. “The kids re-ally believed in themselves.”

The team finished with only the second league title in Whitman-Hanson’s history and their best regular season record at 18-2.

Looking ahead to next year, Rodgers said the team will be essentially “starting over” after losing 10 seniors. Rodgers praised the young

men for their efforts on and off the court, noting that they started the partnership with the Special Olympics and coached youth teams.

“They were committed to basketball in every way a coach could want,” he said.

Monday’s game with the last game of the high school careers of Eric Johnson, Josh Hansen, Josh Burnett, Jason Vancura, T.J. Champignie, Shane Gray, John Hardiman, Charlie White, Joe White and Tim Farrell.

Lady Panthers fall to Newton North’s hot hand

Boys win first two rounds; lose to Falmouth Clippers

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Panther basketball fans mob the court at the high school after the boys’ victory over the Hopkington Hillers Friday.

LADY PANTHERS ROAR: The 2010 girls basketball team. The girls won their first game of the MIAA tournament against Dartmouth before bowing out against Newton North.

Girls Softball sign-ups beginHanson 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 hansongirlssoftball.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 lo-cation.


BY JUSTIN GRAEBER, EXPRESS [email protected]

The boys basketball team has been riding their offense all season. Their defense stepped up in a big way to get them into the playoffs with a comfortable win against Quin-cy, then their offense returned to squeak by Hopkington in a shootout. However, the offense sputtered in their next gain against the Falmouth Clippers and the Panthers bowed out of the MIAA tournament with a

87-50 loss.The Panthers got 14 points

out of T.J. Champignie, 8 from

Eric Johnson and 7 from John Hardiman, but couldn’t match their opponent’s scoring.

“That was our low point total for the year,” said Head Coach Bob Rodgers.

Rodgers said the loss of forward Tim Farrell to injury in the previous game against Hopkinton took a toll on the offense.

“We ran into a team that was really well put together,” he said of Falmouth. “We

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In a tumultuous week-end of action, the Whitman-Hanson Girls’ basketball team tasted both the sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat. In a hard fought game last Thursday night, the Pan-thers beat the Dartmouth Indi-ans 55-50. On Sunday after-noon, they lost to the Newton North Tigers 63-57 and were eliminated from the MIAA Di-vision 1 State Tournament.

“We competed against an outstanding team today,” Pan-thers Coach Jim Daley said. “In the end, their best player won it for them.”

Newton North’s Bri-ana Hunt scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, as New-ton North took control of the game.

Daley added that he was proud of the way his team

played on Sunday and through-out the season.

“Unless you win the state championship, you have to lose sometime,” Daley said.

“We hit our shots down the stretch,” said Newton North coach Hank DeSantis. “Just one positive play can change the momentum … the team is well-coached and the girls hustle.”

The Panthers got off to a fast start, taking a 7-1 lead with 4:40 left in the fi rst quar-ter. Newton North went on a 12-2 run to take a 13-9 lead into the second. The second quarter was tight, with New-ton North leading by as much as 8 and the Panthers closing the gap to as little as 3. With seconds left in the fi rst half, Whitman-Hanson had the ball down 30-27. A long inbound pass went awry and Gracie Rolfe of Newton North took advantage, draining a 3-point-er as time expired to give the Tigers a 33-27 lead going into the locker room.

Newton North started quickly in the third quarter, draining two fi eld goals to take

End of the run for Panther hoopsGirls fall to Newton North’s hot hand

Falmouth clips boys’ shootingter. Newton North went on a 12-2 run to take a 13-9 lead into the second. The second quarter was tight, with New-ton North leading by as much

GIRLS BASKETBALLWhitman-Hanson 55Dartmouth 50

ton North leading by as much as 8 and the Panthers closing the gap to as little as 3. With seconds left in the fi rst half, Whitman-Hanson had the ball

ton North leading by as much GIRLS BASKETBALLWhitman-Hanson 57Newton North 63


PANTHER PAUSE: The team gathers around the bench during a break in the action against Quincy.

Eric Johnson and 7 from John Hardiman, but couldn’t match their opponent’s scoring.

BOYS BASKETBALLWhitman-Hanson 74Quincy 49

total for the year,” said Head Coach Bob Rodgers.

forward Tim Farrell to injury

total for the year,” said Head BOYS BASKETBALLWhitman-Hanson 80Newton North 74

87-50 loss.

in the previous game against Hopkinton took a toll on the offense.

was really well put together,”

in the previous game against BOYS BASKETBALLWhitman-Hanson 50Falmouth 87


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