Weekly Digest - October 9, 2026

Here are this week's top stories, curated by our editorial team.

Taste of Pembroke Tomorrow

Buy tickets online today to get advance prices: $20 for adults, $6 for children or $50 for a family, versus $30 and $10 at the door. Proceeds support the Pembroke Community Center and New England Villages.

Taste of Pembroke Returns After Eleven Year Absence

The event runs 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Pembroke Community Center, with local food, beer and wine tastings and a silent auction.

Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton

Turner House and Town Goals

The Select Board also approved an updated Code of Conduct, accepted its 2026 goals and heard Wednesday night that Pembroke has been awarded grants totaling $1.5 million.

Turner House Will Not Move, Votes Pushed to Town Meeting

Engineers and the building inspector found the house too fragile to move, Town Manager Bill Chenard said, and the town will seek a demolition permit that goes before the Historic District Commission.

Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton

Hazardous Waste Depot Vote

Residents who use household hazardous waste collection days may want to read the details of the proposed depot, which the South Shore Recycling Cooperative estimates would cost each member town about $2,500 a year.

Select Board Delays Vote to Join SSRC Household Hazardous Waste Consortium

Pembroke is the last member town needed to sign on to a permanent hazardous waste depot in Hanover; board members asked for time to read the revised agreement before voting Oct. 20.

Pembroke Citizen JournalNicole Lydic

Parole in 1992 Double Murder

A woman who pleaded guilty to the 1992 killings of a Pembroke couple at their home off Hobomock Street has been granted parole; two members of the victims’ family and a Plymouth County prosecutor testified against her release.

Parole Granted to Woman Convicted in 1992 Pembroke Double Murder

The Massachusetts Parole Board’s Sept. 10 decision, which followed five earlier denials, requires a long-term residential treatment program, six months of electronic monitoring and no contact with the victims’ family.

Pembroke Citizen JournalBob Kenney

Town Committees on Ballot Questions

Voters can also find PCJ’s earlier ballot question explainer and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s guide linked in the story.

Town Committees Weigh In on Ballot Questions

The Republican Town Committee voted to endorse the MassGOP’s positions on the 2026 ballot questions; the Democratic Town Committee declined to state positions, saying it does not consider the questions partisan.

Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton

Trash Talk - Composting

Did you know the average household throws away about $2,000 a year in food, according to the South Shore Recycling Cooperative?

Trash Talk ♻️ Compost Saves!

Food waste makes up nearly 25% of Massachusetts trash and is a particular problem in Pembroke’s recycling; here’s how to compost at home with a yard pile, a barrel bin or a countertop unit.

Pembroke Citizen JournalNicole Lydic

Real Estate Transactions

Our Real Estate Snapshot outlines this week's real estate sales here in Pembroke.

Pembroke Real Estate Snapshot - October 9, 2026

A look at this week’s real estate sales in Pembroke.

Pembroke Citizen JournalKathleen Keegan

And finally, our Pet of the Week

Pet of the Week, October 9, 2026

Meet Hallie Maye, this week’s Pet of the Week.

Pembroke Citizen JournalMike Corkren