Town Notes
Published on February 14th, 2001
STONEHAM ,MA - Retired U.S. Army General Fred F. Woerner, former Chief of the U.S. Southern Command, accepted a $22,300 donation from the people of Stoneham to the National World War II Monument at the Feb. 13 Selectmen’s meeting.
Woerner is the Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission in charge of the World War II project. At the October 2000 Town Meeting Stonehamites voted to contribute to the effort to build a World War II Monument in Washington D.C. by donating an amount equal to $1 per citizen.
“Your generosity, along with millions of Americans, has made this (World War II Monument) possible,” Woerner said to the gathered crowd in the Town Hall Auditorium.
Woerner, a two-tour veteran of the Vietnam War and recipient of the Bronze Star who teaches International Affairs at Boston University, was the guest of the Stoneham World War II Committee and Town of Stoneham at Felicia’s Restaurant on Main Street before the meeting.
Town races final
No new candidates joined the April 3 Town Election races last week, the last week to pull nomination papers. And as of 5 p.m. on Feb. 13 all signed papers had to be in to the Town Clerk.
Incumbents Mary Carey of the School Committee and Matthew Kilty of the Planning Board did not pull papers for re-election.
Three of the people who pulled papers did not return them: Loretta DeVincenzo and James Juliano will not run for Board of Selectmen, and Terri Ghannam will not run for School Committee.
The races are as follows:
Running for two three-year spots on the Board of Selectmen are incumbent Patrick Jordan, Mary Pecoraro and Anthony Kennedy.
Running for one five-year spots on the Planning Board are Mark Shamon and John Biggio.
Running for one three-year spot on the School Committee are Daniel Moynihan and David Sheils.
Running for one three-year spot as Town Clerk is incumbent John Hanright.
Running for one three-year spot on the Board of Assessors is incumbent Richard Mangerian.
Running for two three-year spots on the Board of Library Trustees are incumbents Susan Doucette and Susan Waldman Fixman.
Running for one two-year spot as Moderator is incumbent Michael Rotondi.
Voters will also find one question on the April 3 ballot asking whether the Town should drop the restaurant seating requirement for liquor licenses from 100 or more to 50 or more seats.
Pick a winner
Selectmen appointed the Town Administrator Selection Committee on Feb. 14.
Each Selectman appointed one person. Al Conti chose Ralph Barile. Pat Jordan chose Janice Houghton. Bob Sweeney chose Carroll Sheehan. Cosmo Ciccarello chose Jeanne Craigie. And Darin Leahy chose Cheryl Walsh.
The Selection Committee must narrow a pool of applicants for the Town Administrator position, which Jeff Nutting’s impending March departure will open.
In other appointment news:
Donna Pagliarulo was appointed by Selectmen to become Acting Town Accountant when Town Accountant Ron Florino takes over as Acting Town Administrator for Nutting on March 3.
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