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Select Board Orders Demolition of Turner House

Pembroke's Select Board voted unanimously to demolish the historic Turner House after engineers found its wood framing crumbles to the touch, ending a relocation plan tied to the new public safety building.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board Tables Vote On License-Plate Cameras

Pembroke Select Board delays a decision on police license-plate cameras after a two-hour public hearing.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves $5.2 Million Bond Note Sale

Pembroke Select Board approves $5.2 million bond note sale, stalls on conduct-code censure clause. Town Clerk Tracy Marino announced the town sold $5,185,304 in bond anticipation notes to TD Financial Products LLC at a net interest cost of 2.8939 percent.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 9

Government · Select Board

Select Board agenda listed, but outcomes unconfirmed

Pembroke Select Board's August 26 meeting recording contains no usable spoken audio, leaving several agenda items unconfirmed.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 26

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Bylaw Committee Overhaul

Pembroke's Select Board unanimously adopted a rewritten charter for its General Bylaw Review Committee, leaving the panel's term length for later resolution.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 15

Government · Select Board

LaPierre Sworn In As Pembroke's First Female Chief

Pembroke swore in Wendy LaPierre as its first female police chief, then watched its Select Board erupt over agenda transparency. Retired Chief Rick McDonald administered the oath after LaPierre's 28 years on the force.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 1

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Three Licenses, Presses Town Manager

Pembroke's Select Board approved three licenses and pressed Town Manager William Chenard for firm deadlines on stalled public works bids.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board Raises Trash Fee by $40

The Pembroke Select Board voted unanimously to raise the municipal trash and recycling fee from $440 to $480 a year starting in fiscal 2027.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 3

Government · Select Board

Board Elects Brown Chair After Failed Bid

The Pembroke Select Board elected John G. Brown Jr. chair 3-2 after a rival bid for Steve Ciciotti failed 2-3.

Townbrief reporting · May 26

Government · Select Board

Select Board Won't Discipline Trabucco Over Emails

The Pembroke Select Board declined to discipline member Daniel Trabucco over combative emails with a School Committee member, instead tasking Town Manager William Chenard with drafting Code of Conduct updates for the incoming board.

Townbrief reporting · May 6