> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Weekly Digest - September 11, 2026 - URL: https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/weekly-digest-september-11-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-11T19:30:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-11T19:52:54.000Z - Author: PCJ Staff - Tags: #newsletter, Weekly Digest Here are this week's top stories, curated by our editorial team. ### 9/11 Memorial Ceremony The Pembroke Community Services Department held a 9/11 memorial service today at the Community Center Bandstand on the Town Green. [September 11 Memorial Honors Fire and Police First RespondersMemorial services have been held every year since September 11, 2001\. This year, marking twenty years since that fateful event, the Town of Pembroke held a memorial to remember the victims of these attacks, and to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives trying to save others.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-d092e57d-cc75-4a7b-8ae1-fe7143b26583.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-5-c3e58a95-c38d-4395-9e95-11e6cba98c26.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/september-11-memorial-2026/) ### Pembroke's Flock Cameras The Pembroke Police Department operates six license plate reader cameras under a $36,000 contract paid for with narcotics forfeiture funds. Records obtained by PCJ show how the system works, where the cameras are, and what the department's own policy permits and prohibits. [Records Show Six Flock Cameras in Pembroke, Paid for with Forfeiture FundsDocuments released to PCJ under the state public records law detail a two-year, $36,000 contract with Flock Safety, six camera locations, and a police department policy that carries no date.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-f1ca4a04-7990-4560-8b89-0e48c1a7b846.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalWill Tavares![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-4-37e1e7d0-b2bb-4fe2-9850-2c00a8e46377.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/public-safety/six-flock-cameras-in-pembroke/) ### Coming Soon to Pembroke Center A look at Mattakeesett Village, a new development under construction at the site of the former Shepherd Funeral Home. [Coming Soon to Pembroke Center: Mattakeesett VillageIt is difficult to miss the story-high sand pile at Mattakeesett St. in the center of town. Whether you are shopping at the Big Y or filling your tank at Cumberland Farms, you will notice the privacy fence blocking the view of a gaping hole cordoned off by large![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-144fc625-b61d-451e-bf9d-80d5d5a456ba.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalNicole Lydic![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/Mattakeesett-St-view-86f3e8f6-1054-4e03-bbaa-362c7a1ae7e2.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/town-hall/mattakeesett-village-coming-soon/) ### Status on Pembroke's Boat Ramps Residents, boaters and those who keep a close eye on the town budget may be interested to read the latest on the boat ramp improvement projects. [Pembroke Plans Improvements to Three Town Boat RampsProjects at Stetson Pond and Furnace Pond are expected to move forward first, while environmental requirements could affect work at Oldham Pond.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-9e3c00b1-c720-4bbf-ba8e-91360b5f9c9c.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalBob Kenney![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/Header-size-Oldham_town-landing-866e09f9-a6ec-431e-8326-d8cac4ba4d86.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/town-hall/pembroke-plans-improvements-to-three-town-boat-ramps/) ### Trash Talk - Recycling Contamination Pembroke's most common contaminants include plastic bags and wrap, bagged recyclables, scrap metal, food waste, and bottles containing liquid, according to the town's audits. Learn more about how this affects the town in this week's Trash Talk column. [Trash Talk ♻️ What is Recycling Contamination?Waste Management (WM) recently audited Pembroke’s curbside recycling at its Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) between June 22 and July 8\. Town Management has received the results and plans to hold strategic meetings over the next few weeks to review them and discuss measures to reduce contamination levels. Nicole Lydic![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-0a91a489-02ba-4f4a-8454-1a0a37954b2e.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalNicole Lydic![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-8-f667d4dd-b393-4fdb-a30b-7330de5af506.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/trash-talk-what-is-recycling-contamination/) ### Real Estate Transactions Our Real Estate Snapshot outlines this week's real estate sales here in Pembroke. [Pembroke Real Estate Snapshot - September 11, 2026A look at this week’s real estate sales in Pembroke.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-079629d0-7b12-4858-a855-c503bd1d05cf.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalKathleen Keegan![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/pembroke-real-estate-snapshot-september-11-2026-808bcde5-cc1e-4729-9296-24387fe5d74a.png)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/business/pembroke-real-estate-snapshot-september-11-2026/) ### And finally, our Pet of the Week [Pet of the Week, September 11, 2026Meet Sir Baxter, Duke of Harwich, this week’s PCJ Pet of the Week. Would you like your pet to be selected as the PCJ pet of the week? We Need Your Pet Pics! Email us your pictures with “Pet of the Week” in the subject (any type of pet,![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-e48ec294-fbb4-4c5a-9f75-80fe42e2bb63.png)Pembroke Citizen JournalMike Corkren![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/Pet-of-the-week-heading3-5-0d4a74d8-c75f-479b-950d-afd4ce7a9d3c.JPG)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/pet-of-the-week-september-11-2026/) Do you have a story idea for us to cover? Please fill out our tip form. [Submit a Tip ](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/tip-drop/) We also accept letters to the editor if you want your voice heard in the Pembroke Citizen Journal. [Learn more ](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/letter-to-the-editor/)