> ## 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 25, 2026 - URL: https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/weekly-digest-september-25-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-25T17:41:13.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-25T17:41:13.000Z - Author: PCJ Staff - Tags: #Newsletter, Weekly Digest Here are this week's top stories, curated by our editorial team. ### **Pembroke's Flock Cameras** Should the town keep its license plate reader cameras, and who gets to decide? Police, residents and Select Board members weighed in Wednesday night, with a recommendation to the town manager still to come. [Pembroke Police Tighten Limits on Flock Cameras as Select Board Debates Its RolePolice Chief Wendy LaPierre told the Select Board on Sept. 23 that license plate reader data is now kept seven days instead of 30, while Town Manager Bill Chenard said the decision on the cameras rests with him under the Town Manager Act.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-e4f33dc7-6196-43da-b3ff-c24b3b645dff.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalWill Tavares![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-15-23b4a21e-8cba-496c-ad2a-5464bed1a860.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/public-safety/police-tighten-flock-camera-limits/) ### **November Ballot Questions** Summaries of all nine statewide questions, from legislative public records and all-party primaries to marijuana and firearms laws, with what a yes or no vote would do on each. [Ballot Questions Explained for November 3The election ballot this November 3 does not just include candidates; it also includes nine ballot questions. Voters in Massachusetts will be asked to decide issues ranging from public records law to all-party primaries, changes to marijuana possession and laws governing firearms. Information regarding these ballot questions is available![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-8a512e76-073b-4ed6-b390-93aafdf40538.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-12-2c1e7eaa-96a2-465c-8a27-1fbcf2737da2.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/town-hall/ballot-questions-explained-2026/) ### **Pembroke Celebrates with Fireworks** See our coverage of Saturday night's festivities, including the fireworks finale. [Pembroke Celebrates Lights Up the Sky for Its Tenth YearThe Pembroke community came together last Saturday evening to celebrate with food, music and fireworks in a night for young and old alike. Pembroke Celebrates, a local non-profit run by community volunteers, was on the fields of the Pembroke High School. They were once again lucky to have crisp,![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-7001f550-623c-4d82-8e28-f5b35cecda39.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalAnne Stanton![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-14-46962a20-76ff-4da6-88e8-d0c41c3601bf.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/pembroke-celebrates-fireworks-tenth-year/) ### Apples at the Farmers Market Bring the family: a decorated 1956 Chevy truck will be on hand for photos during the October 3 apple sale. [Mattakeesett Garden Club Makes Apple Picking Easy as PieThis fall, save yourself a trip to the orchard and head on down to the Pembroke Farmers Market on Oct. 3 where you can select from eight different varieties of apples fresh from Westward Orchards in Harvard, MA. Brought to you by the Mattakeesett Garden Club, the apples will be![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-cdfcc206-1a09-4639-ad36-85163e46baf4.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalPenny Winn![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/Farmers-Market-Final-1-430d987f-e771-4282-8c3f-6e523cd8d64f.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/mattakeesett-garden-club-apples/) ### Trash Talk Did you know the town's recycling toters don't sort themselves? This week's Trash Talk explains where the questionable items should go instead. [Trash Talk ♻️ What is Wish ⭐️ Cycling?“Star Light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight.” This nursery rhyme from the 1800s resonates in today’s recycling world. It’s a phenomenon called “wish-cycling.” People hope that whatever they put in the![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-825a7204-0150-4209-b856-1c1a1eabcb39.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalNicole Lydic![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/featured-image-11-bfcf8989-4a74-4688-a2ed-e9aa5c95c313.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/trash-talk-what-is-wish-cycling/) ### Real Estate Transactions Our Real Estate Snapshot outlines this week's real estate sales here in Pembroke. [Pembroke Real Estate Snapshot - September 25, 2026A look at this week’s real estate sales in Pembroke.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/icon/PCJIcon-1-cc624b98-0c37-44ae-b172-d98fb528175d.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalKathleen Keegan![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/pembroke-real-estate-snapshot-september-25-2026-b5a67d45-264d-43b2-8649-d95c7a7cfcba.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/business/pembroke-real-estate-snapshot-september-25-2026/) ### And finally, our Pet of the Week [Pet of the Week, September 25, 2026Meet Whitey Bulger and Elon Musk, this week’s PJC Pets 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-1-421495f9-f872-456e-926c-35410844a123.webp)Pembroke Citizen JournalMike Corkren![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pembrokenews/content/images/thumbnail/Pet-of-the-week-heading3-01fea1fe-1335-43fe-b6dc-f5ad78693da3.webp)](https://pembrokecitizenjournal.com/community/pet-of-the-week-september-25-2026/) 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/)