> ## 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 18, 2026 - URL: https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/weekly-digest-september-18-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-18T15:00:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-18T15:43:27.000Z - Author: PCJ Staff - Tags: #Newsletter, Weekly Digest Here are this week's top stories, curated by our editorial team. ### **Save the Date: PCJ Trivia Night** We're hosting a night of Pembroke trivia and would like to fill the room with readers. Registration is open now and seats are limited. [Save the Date - Pembroke Trivia NightAbout Pembroke, for Pembroke. Join us for a night of Pembroke-themed trivia, meet some new neighbors and get to know the Pembroke Citizen Journal, the town’s new free community newspaper. Bring your own team or join one when you arrive. Tables seat eight, so there’s plenty of![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-9eee4d2e-d530-4623-b00e-603ef1570370.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalPCJ Staff![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1435527173128-983b87201f4d-80d88566-04e8-4d4e-a0e1-48abc84357cd.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/events/pcj-trivia-night/) ### **Pembroke's Recycling Audit** Residents who watch their municipal trash bill will want the numbers: contamination has nearly doubled in two years, and the Select Board took up the results on September 9. [Pembroke’s Recycling Audit ResultsPembroke’s recycling contamination rate hit 24.3% in Waste Management’s 2026 audit, nearly double the 2024 rate, with plastic bags and bagged recyclables the most common problems.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-29186565-92b9-4ee5-a49f-6a368413ebe6.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalNicole Lydic![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1591193686104-fddba4d0e4d8-9f1207bc-814c-4bd7-bbd4-fdccab956589.jpg)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/pembroke-2026-recycling-audit-results/) ### **Fire Prevention Week Tips** Phones, tablets, tools, e-bikes and scooters all run on lithium-ion batteries. The department's six tips cover where to charge, what to watch for and when to unplug. [Pembroke Fire Department Urges Residents to Power Up Devices with Fire Safety in MindThe Pembroke Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to support Fire Prevention Week. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower,” focuses on the simple steps people can take to recharge safely. Safe charging means making![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-2fd1d0bc-7022-424d-8099-89f951d83678.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalBrittany Murphy![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_6651-bdd73067-ac59-4374-85f3-217ad643661e.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/fire-safety-week-2026/) ### **Fireworks This Saturday** Pembroke Celebrates with Fireworks returns Saturday evening for its 10th year, run by volunteers and paid for by donations — which organizers say have come up shorter than in any previous year. [Pembroke Celebrates with Fireworks Set for a 10th YearThe 10th annual Pembroke Celebrates with Fireworks runs from 5 p.m. to about 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 19 at the Pembroke High School practice fields. Organizers say this year’s fundraising is the lowest in the event’s history.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-af87aa71-7a83-4b1a-9e21-32e853dadabf.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-7-294ff726-20f1-453b-b271-c5e6b847c331.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/pembroke-celebrates-with-fireworks-in-its-10th-year/) ### **Censure and the Recycling Audit** The Sept. 9 Select Board meeting covered a lot of ground — library fundraising, committee appointments, a Veterans Day flag drive and an Assistant Town Manager search — before the board spent much of the night on its code of conduct. [Recycle Audit, Code of Conduct Dominate Select Board MeetingPembroke’s recycling contamination rate rose to 24.3% from 21% in the town’s latest audit, and board members split 3-2 when polled on whether censure belongs in the board’s draft code of conduct.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-afb1a132-901f-42e8-a897-67e40070319e.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-6-7002778b-c306-4bec-abf0-4c4091942ec2.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/town-hall/recycle-audit-code-of-conduct-dominate-select-board-meeting/) ### Real Estate Transactions Our Real Estate Snapshot outlines this week's real estate sales here in Pembroke. [Pembroke Real Estate Snapshot - September 18, 2026A look at this week’s real estate sales in Pembroke.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-0957a6a1-9b07-423a-96b0-71d9964db9ee.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalKathleen Keegan![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/pembroke-real-estate-snapshot-september-18-2026-46c80a52-6acb-4071-81c1-b22f4942d71e.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/business/pembroke-real-estate-snapshot-september-18-2026/) ### And finally, our Pet of the Week [Pet of the Week, September 18, 2026Meet the Cats of Greece and Turkey. This week’s Special Edition PCJ Pet of the Week. When traveling in Greece or Turkey you can’t help but notice all the cats. Cats are everywhere, in the city, in the country, even living among ancient ruins. At first you might![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-3e570423-b3dc-4d62-acaf-b67222cef154.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalMike Corkren![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/Pet-of-the-week-heading3-7-2298a09f-3675-49ee-a47c-d4a1a1aee97f.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/pet-of-the-week-september-18-2026/) 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/)