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2 Globe South Boston Sunday Globe JUNE 7, 2009 Community briefing Cartoon caption contest Why would Paul Revere have to sell his North End house? Of 560 cartoon captioneers this week, we went with Bill Cook's economic take on our famous Freedom Rider and trademark silversmith. Others mentioned Craigslist, missing lanterns, and a phone message variation of the Old North Church secret signal. For his trouble, Cook, of Wrentham, wins a copy of illustrator Peter Wallace's "Cartoon Boston," a cockeyed take on our town. To see runners-up and to play this week's contest, giddy-up to www.boston.comtoons. Happy trails! The winner AVON FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE Final exams for high school students will run next week from Tuesday through Friday.

All exams will be given in one of two daily time slots, the first of which runs from 7:40 to 9:26 a.m., and the second from 9:29 to 11:08 a.m. Make-up exam times will take place during the second session on Friday and Monday if necessary. Students do not have to be at school if they don't have an exam. Students absent from exams without an approved excuse will receive a zero on the test. There is no bus service after the exams.

Joan Wilder BRIDGEWATER SENIORS BEHIND THE WHEEL The town's Office of Elder Affairs, along with the local public-safety departments and the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department, is sponsoring a program called "Shifting Gears," at 1 p.m. on June 16 at the Cole-Yeaton Senior Center. A representative from the Registry of Motor Vehicles will offer a workshop that day covering the warning signs of unsafe driving, the procedure for obtaining a disability placard or plate, and driving safety tips. The program is free and open to the public. Christine Legere BROCKTON REGIONAL JOB TRANING The Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board is receiving $2.15 million in federal economic stimulus money for its obtaining efforts.

The money is earmarked for the agency's one-stop career center in Brockton. Statewide, such centers are focusing on retraining. The money also will provide support services for unemployed people seeking work dislocated workers, and low-income people. The funding comes through the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board serves Brockton, Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, and Whitman.

Steve Hatch CANTON MONUMENTAL REHAB A major rehab of the Civil War monument pedestal that graces the front of Town Hall is being planned by the town's Beautifica-tion Committee. "It's in deplorable condition. We're in the process of having it redone," said Shirley Morse, a member of the committee. Morse said that committee hopes to work with the metal shop at the Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School in Canton on the rehabilitation. The costs will be covered from the committee's sale of fund-raising bricks and won't "cost the town five cents," Morse said.

She said that in 1890, a man named Elijah A. Morse donated the pedestal that held the statue of a Civil War soldier. The metal statue was moved outside in 1894, and, after it had been vandalized, moved back inside. The pedestal was left outside and was later converted to a planter. It also once included a fountain, she said.

Selectman Chairman Sal Salvatori said the statue is in great need of repair. "I'd love to see it restored to its former beauty. I am appreciative of their efforts," Salvatori said. Elaine Cushman Carroll CARVER ADDITIONAL DUTIES Selectmen have voted to make Sarah Hewins, the board's newest member, its representative to the Plymouth Carver Aquifer Committee and the town's Master Plan Committee. The aquifer committee discusses issues pertaining to protection of the town's sole water source.

The Master Plan Committee is preparing a five-year review of the town's plan for the future. Hewins, who is also the 'I hear they're outsourcing the silversmith business to Bill Cook, Wrentham town's conservation agent, resigned from some committees on which she had been serving as conservation agent after consulting with the state's Ethics Commission, but sought re-appointment to the aquifer committee and the Master Plan Committee as the selectmen's representative. Robert Knox DEDHAM RALLYING AROUND FLAG DAY A fund-raising campaign has saved a townwide tradition. Thanks to in donations, Dedham's Flag Day parade will step off on June 14 as planned with more than two dozen marching bands and other patriotic attractions. Organizers have said they hope another $4,000 can be raised before the big day, and even during the parade through passing a hat.

The Flag Day Parade Committee usually throws a fund-raiser featuring the New England Patriots to supplement $15,000 received from the town, but this year another group scheduled an event with the Patriots that superseded the parade effort. Total cost of the parade is slightly more than $30,000. The town's 42d annual parade starts at 6 p.m. at the police station in Ded-ham Square and ends at Memorial Park. This year's grand marshal is Marie-Louise Kehoe, a former longtime Dedham selectman and state representative.

Michele Morgan Bolton EAST BRIDGEWATER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ARTS The East Bridge-water Arts Council is looking for new members. No background in art is necessary. The council meets on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. A new grant cycle for 2010 is just beginning, and the panel will decide which local arts groups and endeavors will receive funding and how much each grant will be.

The focus of the group now is on planning this September's Festival of the Arts. Volunteers should submit letters of interest to the selectmen's office, Town Hall, 175 Central East Bridgewater, MA 02333-0386. Christine Legere EASTON MOVING UP THE RANKS Deputy Police Chief Allen Krajcik moves up to police chief July 1, replacing Thomas Kominsky, who is retiring after 29 years on the force, six years as chief. Krajcik was among three finalists and scored highest on the civil service exam. Sergeants Arthur Martell and Daniel O'Reilly also were interviewed by Town Administrator David Colton.

"He's well-known in the community and he has everything we need," Colton said of Krajcik, who has been deputy for 11 years. Krajcik takes the reins as the position of deputy chief is being eliminated as a budget-cutting move, and one officer was laid off last month. Three more are scheduled for layoffs, but union concessions may make that unnecessary, Colton said. He said there may be a reorganization of the police supervisory staff. Under Kominsky, the department instituted No Place for Hate and anti-domestic violence initiatives, live fingerprint scans, upgraded computer systems and an electronic record management system.

Steve Hatch FOXBOROUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING HEARING The Zoning Board of Appeals has continued its public hearing on an affordable housing development proposed for an 18-acre undeveloped site off Mechanic Street to June 18 at 7 p.m. The applicant, Sage Realty Trust, has filed an application to build 44 two-bedroom town-house units under the state's 40B affordable housing law. The statute allows developers to bypass local zoning if 25 percent of a development is deemed affordable. At the last hearing, there was some discussion about the developer changing plans and building single-family homes rather than town houses. But according to Town Planner Mark Res-nick the only proposal the board has received is the one for town houses.

Currently, about 9.2 percent of Foxborough's housing stock is affordable. The state requires that each town have 10 percent. Joan Wilder FREETOWN LIBRARIES RECERTIFIED The town's two public libraries have regained their state certification, after voters at a special Town Meeting last week approved additional funding. "We had to get that service back" said Selectman Chairwoman Jean Fox. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners last month agreed to recertify the town if voters approved $14,000 to support the library for the fiscal year that ends June 30.

Voters at the regular Town Meeting, which directly followed the special meeting, also agreed to fund the library at a level that should ensure its certification next year. The recertification means that residents can once more borrow materials from the regional library system, and the town will secure about $5,800 in state aid it was in jeopardy of losing, according to state officials. Voters at the Town Meeting, however, voted for an austere budget that may lead to the layoffs of as many as three teachers and several paraprofessionals at Freetown Elementary School, Fox said. Elaine Cushman Carroll HALIFAX GROCERY COMPETITORS Tomorrow night, representatives from Stop Shop will ask the Zoning Board of Appeals to overturn a recent ruling by the building inspector regarding renovation of the Wal-Mart store at the intersection of Routes 58 and 106. The attorney for Stop Shop, which directly abuts the Wal-Mart, had asked Building Inspector Tom Millias to shut down Wal-Mart's store reconstruction, saying the retail giant had not secured necessary permits.

Millias allowed Wal-Mart's renovation to proceed. The store is being gutted and reconfigured to accommodate a full grocery line, but no square footage is being added. Wal-Mart spokesman Christopher Buchanan said the store will offer competitive prices on groceries when it reopens this fall. Stop Shop spokeswoman Faith Weiner said her company is concerned over a neighboring store not following local bylaws, and would be concerned even if the abutter was not a grocery operation. The zoning board's hearing will open at 7: 15 p.m.

tomorrow in the Town Hall. Christine Legere HANSON SUMMER KICKOFF AT CRANBERRY COVE The town will kick off its summer season at Cranberry Cove Saturdayfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents are invited to stop by the town-owned beach on Maquan Pond during those hours to sign up for beach passes, swimming lessons, and the swim team for this summer. While there, they can also go for a swim or rent a kayak.

The beach will officially open for the season on June 18. Starting then, it will be open seven days a week, 1-8 p.m. through Labor Day. John Laidler MARION TRANSITION AT FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief Richard Guerzoni is officially retiring from the job as of July 1, though officials said he is no longer on the job, using up accrued vacation time to take the month of June off. Guerzoni, 55, has been chief since 2002 and has worked for the town for 37 years, most of those in the fire department.

As selectmen seek a replacement, Captain Steven Robbins has been named interim chief. PaulE. Kandarian MATTAPOISETT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH Focus group sessions are being conducted through Friday as Old Rochester Regional School District officials launch a search for a school superintendent to replace William Cooper, who is retiring effective Dec. 31. Focus groups have been formed to involve parents and the community.

James Hardy of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees is conducting the groups. A schedule of sessions maybe found at under the link "Superintendent search." Community members are also invited to provide input in the search process through an online survey. PaulE. Kandarian MIDDLEBOROUGH DOG BLOCKS MAIL Ten residents on Lane Street appealed to selectmen last Monday, to help deal with a chocolate Labrador retriever that was preventing the mailman from delivering their mail. The town's postmaster, Frank Bowen, sent a letter to residents on the street in April, saying the mailman had been confronted by the dog three times in one week.

The This week's contest V- -S mailman would no longer deliver to five residents on the street because it was too hard to get past the dog, the letter said. Those homeowners were told to pick their mail up at the post office annex in Lakeville. After listening to residents Monday, selectmen ordered the dog permanently restrained. If the owner follows through, selectmen will write to the postmaster asking that mail delivery be restored. Christine Legere NORTON TOWN MEETINGS TOMORROW The Annual Town Meeting, postponed from May 11, will resume at 7 p.m.

tomorrow in Yelle Elementary School on West Main Street. Voters, among other actions, will settle the town's budget for next year. A Special Town Meeting has been set for 8 p.m. that same night, to tie up Continued on next page For the record Correction: Because of a reporting error, a May 31 story about a Hanover college student's plan to retrace the Wampanoag Canoe Passage gave the wrong location of King Philip's death. The Wampanoag leader was killed Aug.

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