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Pembroke Park commission pardons "Tom the turkey" ahead of Thanksgiving

Town Commission of the Town of Pembroke Park · November 25, 2025
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At a Nov. 24 town commission proceeding, the Town of Pembroke Park granted a ceremonial pardon to "Tom the turkey," following a lighthearted hearing that recorded a claim an officer had identified the turkey driving a tractor. The commission proclaimed Tom free to live at a petting zoo.

The Town of Pembroke Park commission granted a ceremonial pardon to "Tom the turkey" at a Nov. 24 proceeding held as part of the town's Thanksgiving activities.

The event, attended by local residents and children from several schools, included a brief hearing in which the record notes Vice Mayor Musfica Kashem served as Tom's defender and Acting Clerk Commissioner Eric Morissette presided, according to statements read into the record.…

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