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Grandmother and granddaughter skating on Furnace Pond; early 1980s. Whatever your choice of frozen fun, for the second consecutive year Oldham Pond is open for business, thanks to sustained cold temperatures and solid ice conditions. Skating, fishing, hockey and more are once again drawing residents from Pembroke and surrounding communities. Across the frozen expanse, ice fishing has become a favorite family activity. Hockey players have carved snow berms to create makeshift

Centuries before the Town of Pembroke was incorporated, Namassakeesett – the Native American name for the region, meaning “place of much fish” – was known for its herring. As far back as 1616, the seasonal herring runs sustained Indigenous communities and later fed early Colonial settlers. Colonial records cite herring as a vital food source for New England’s first inhabitants. The species that spawns in Pembroke’s ponds is the alewife, a river herring. Protection of the fis

Now timed for expiry with the calendar year, the 2026 town dog licenses are in. If your dog’s tag is a beat up purple dog bone, it’s expired.

Congratulations to the Pembroke High School athletes mentioned in the Boston Globe's 2025-26 All-Scholastics announcement that will run in the print edition of the Sunday Globe on January 11, 2026. For boys’ soccer, junior Dylan Baldwin scored an Honorable Mention nod for Athlete of the Year in addition to a most valuable player (MVP) distinction among Patriot League All Stars.  Football Nick McCarthy , Patriot League All Star Girls’ Cross Country Ananya Avasthi , Riley Crock

The town’s Swanberg wellfield construction project is well along. Awarded in [ when ] to [ whom ] for [ how much money ], the project is on time and under budget according to Town Manager Bill Chenard. The Swanberg Wellfield Property, owned by the Town of Pembroke Department of Public Works is a largely undeveloped, 270-acre parcel located at 161 Pleasant Street. The parcel is predominantly composed of large wetland and woodland areas and is utilized by the Department of Publ

PEMBROKE - November 17 - The Pembroke Zoning Board of Appeals continued a heated public hearing on the appeal of a 24-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system proposed for 48 Schoosett Street after neighbors raised significant safety concerns, questioned proper notification, and challenged the appropriateness of the residential location. The board will reconvene on December 15, 2025, after receiving additional safety documentation from the applicant. Susan Bollinger of Fox

This so called "40B" project involves construction of a 66-unit age-restricted (55 and over) rental community at the former Shepherd Funeral Home location at 7 Mattakeesett Street in Pembroke. Until recently, the site featured a two-story funeral home that ceased operations [when?] and had been dormant since. Chapter 40B, also known as the Comprehensive Permit Law, was enacted in 1969 to help expand the number of communities and neighborhoods where households with low and mod