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Town of Watertown 2009 Annual Report TW18875 Cover:TW16871 Cover 1/7/11 8:34 AM Page 1 Tow n of WATERTOWN 2009 Annua l Report Town of Watertown 2009 Annual Report Story of the Watertown Seal On the Watertown seal is a picture of an English Colonist and an Indian exchanging, as peace tokens, bread for fish. Capt. Roger Clap, who landed at Nantusket Point in 1630, and rowed up Charles River to Gerry’s Landing with the first party of Watertown Colonists, records the following story of the trip: “We went up Charles River until the river grew narrow and shallow, and there we landed our goods with much labor and toil, the bank being steep and night coming on. “We were informed that there were hard by us three hundred Indians. One Englishman that could speak the Indian language (an old Planter) went to them and advised them not to come near us in the night; and they harkened to his counsels, and came not, I myself was one of the sentinels that first night. Our Captain was a Low Country soldier, one Mr. Southcot, a brave soldier. “In the morning some of the Indians came and stood at a distance off, looking at us, but came not near us; but when they had been a while in view, some of them came and held out a great Bass toward us; so we sent a man with a Bisket, and changed the Cake for a Bass. Afterwards they supplied us with Bass, exchanging a Bass for a Bisket Cake, and were very friendly to us. “O dear children! Forget not what care God had over his dear servants, to watch over and protect us in our weak beginnings. Capt. Squeb turned ashore us and our goods, like a mercyless man, but God, ever our mercyful God, took pity on us; so that we were supplied, first with a boat, and them caused may Indians (some hundreds) to be ruled by the advice of one man not to come near us. Alas, had they come, how soon might they have destroyed us! I think we were not above ten in number. But God caused the Indians to help us with fish at very cheap rates.” 1 Table of Contents Town Officials and Committees Elected Officials . .4 Boards and Commissions . .5 Department Heads . .7 Reports of the Town Manager and Town Council Town Council . .8 Town Manager . .10 Report of Town Finances Board of Assessors . .12 Treasurer/Collector/Parking Clerk . .13 Town Auditor . .14 Reports of the Offices of Town Administration Personnel Department . .41 Town Clerk and Election . .42 Information Technology Department . .44 Town Attorney . .45 Purchasing Department . .46 Health Department . .47 Council on Aging . .52 Recreation Department . .54 Watertown Free Public Library . .57 Veterans’ Services . .62 John A. Ryan Skating Arena . .64 Department of Public Works . .66 Reports of the Departments of Public Safety Police . .68 Fire . .75 Emergency Management . .78 Report of the Department of Community Development and Planning . .80 Report of the Department of Public Schools . .86 Voting Results . .102 3 Watertown Elected Officials Town Council President & Member of the School Committee School Committee Clyde L. Younger, 188 Acton Street ..............................617-923-0592 Eileen Hsu-Balzer, 897 Belmont Street ........................617-484-8077 Council at Large Christopher Beach, 172 Standish Road........................617-923-0755 Stephen Corbett, 14 Irving Park ..................................617-926-7872 Anthony P. Paolillo, 96 Robbins Road..........................617-924-2788 Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney, 98 Westminster Avenue ....617-923-0778 Laurie J. Mastrangelo McManus, 17 Channing Road ........617-926-3187 Susan G. Falkoff, 19 Oliver Street ................................617-924-5723 David R. Leon, 31 Standish Road ................................617-923-4781 Mark Sideris, 30 Union Street......................................617-924-2699 John H. Portz, 24 Chapman Street ..............................617-924-1899 District A Councillor Library Trustee Angeline B. Kounelis, 55 Keenan Street #1 ..................617-926-2352 Katherine H. Button, 48 Edward Road ........................617-923-1840 Michael J. Hanlon, Jr., 231 Coolidge Avenue #408 ........617-924-7613 District B Councillor Timothy J. Tracy, 92 Marshall Street * ........................617-924-2770 Jonathan Hecht, 159 Russell Avenue............................617-924-1490 Ann F. Bloom, 43A Parker Street ** ............................617-924-0360 District C Councillor Anna Kuwabara, 100 School Street #3 ........................617-972-6434 Vincent J. Piccirilli, 203 Orchard Street ......................617-924-0665 Gracemarie V. LeBlanc, 76 Emerson Road ..................617-924-9322 District D Councillor Raya Stern, 207 Lexington Street ................................617-926-3609 John J. Lawn, Jr., 20 Pilgrim Road ..............................617-923-2075 * Elected November 2009 (to fill an unexpired term). ** Resigned March 2009. 4 Boards and Commissions Board of Health Election Commissioners Traffic Commission Cynthia N. Brooks David W. Downes John Bartley, Sr., Secretary Dr. John H. Straus Curtis A. Whitney John M. Airasian Barbara D. Beck, Ph.D. B. Bonnie Baranowski Chief Edward P. Deveau, Chair Louis L. Fabrizio Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent Conservation Commission Chief Mario A. Orangio Charles Bering Board of Assessors George Pizzuto, Wire Inspector Patrick Fairbairn Joseph B. Darby III Leo G. Martin Richard V. Moynihan Cable Access Corporation Marylouise Pallotta McDermott Daniel A. Loughlin Allie Altman Nancy Hammett Chairman, Town Assessor Steven W. Aylward Maria P. Rose Gerry Field Louis Taverna Council on Aging Christopher Beach Dorothy Fleming Steven L. Singer Licensing Board Mary T. Keenan John M. Airasian Donna B. Doucette, Chair Will Twombly Robert D. Bejoian Robert J. Whitney Patricia Gold Robert Kaprielian George Newman Christopher Hursh Paul Michael Noftsker Alternate Member Barbara Zenn Rediker Sandra Hoffman Betty Finnell Historical Commission Marie A. Morello Elisabeth H. Loukas Planning Board Jane Stadolnik Susan Steele Jeffrey W. Brown Donald S. Berg John B. Hawes Cultural Council Thomas Melone Linda Tuttle-Barletta Rena Baskin J.B. Jones G. Jack Zollo Shaunna Harrington Marilynne Roach Peter J. Abair Sandy Jaffe David J. Russo, Jr. Rebecca Low Board of Appeals Chris Viklund Commission on Disability Carlos Fernandez David Sprogis Councillor Marilyn Devaney Melissa Santucci Jennifer Downing George Donahue Harry J. Vlachos Laurie Coiley-Massing Carol Menton Deborah Elliott Lisa Cohen Bob Hall Stuart Bailey Lisa Feltner Kim Charlson Alternate Member Marcia Ciro Fred Isaacs Richard M. Moynihan Ryan McKittrick Alex Liazos Frances Forman Anne Doughty Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Bradford Parsons Watertown Housing Authority Environment and Energy Efficiency Peter Brooks E. Joyce Munger, Chair Committee Janet Jameson Allen Gallagher Howard Turkenkopf Maria Saiz Thomas Beggan Lisa Alexander Sheila Fay John O’Leary Raeleen Parsons Rachel Gould David Dalla Costa Meredith Fields Steven Engler William Kahn Fred Hewett Robert Brandt Smullyan Mari Ryan Brian Hebeisen Ken Mirvis Lauri Murphy 5 Historic District Commission Watertown Housing Partnership Victoria Carter James Barwell Amleto “Mel” Martocchia Victoria J. Carter John Hecker Senior Planner, Community Development Harvey Steiner and Planning Linda Sternberg David Leon Robert Childs Alex Liazos Judge Paul C. Menton Watertown Recycling Advisory Thomas Wade Committee Fred Reynolds Carol Bates Steven Magoon Arturo DeLuca Alice Wadden Stormwater Advisory Committee Terese Hammerle Maria P. Rose Ernesta Kraczkiewicz Jonathan Bloch Shutsu Chai 6 Department Heads Daniel F. Brothers, Manager Dr. Ann Koufman-Frederick, Mario A. Orangio, Fire Chief John A. Ryan Skating Arena Superintendent of Schools Fire Department 1 Paramount Place Started July 2009 99 Main Street Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Watertown Public Schools Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Work: (617) 972-6469 Office 30 Common Street Work: (617) 972-6511 (617) 972-6468 Arena Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Fax: (617) 972-6575 Fax: (617) 972-6498 Work: (617) 926-7700 Fax: (617) 926-9759 Raeleen Parsons, Purchasing Agent Leone E. Cole, Library Director Administration Building Watertown Free Public Library Daniel A. Loughlin, Town Assessor 149 Main Street 123 Main Street Administration Building Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 149 Main Street Work: (617) 972-6414 Work: (617) 972-6434 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Fax: (617) 972-6403 Fax: (617) 926-4375 Work: (617) 972-6410 Fax: (617) 972-6404 Gayle M. Shattuck, Personnel Director Edward P. Deveau, Police Chief Administration Building Police Department Steven Magoon, Director, Community 149 Main Street 34 Cross Street Development and Planning Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Administration Building Work: (617) 972-6443 Work: (617) 972-6533 149 Main Street Fax: (617) 972-6404 Fax: (617) 972-6409 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Work: (617) 972-6417 Thomas J. Sullivan, Robert Erickson, Veterans Agent Fax: (617) 972-6484 Recreation Department Director Administration Building May 14, 1973 – Retired November 7, 2009 149 Main Street Joseph J. Mahoney, Data Processing Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Manager Peter Centola, Work: (617) 972-6416 Administration Building Recreation Department Director Fax: (617) 972-6403 149 Main Street Started December 14, 2009 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Administration Building John E. Flynn, Town Clerk Work: (617) 972-6463 149 Main Street Administration Building Fax: (617) 972-6403 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 149 Main Street Work: (617) 972-6494 Watertown, Massachusetts
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