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Plymouth County Booklet COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH 2020 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 44 Obery Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Telephone 508-830-9100 Fax: 508-830-9106 Daniel A. Pallotta, Chairman 22 Tilden Lane Hanover, MA 02339 Sandra M. Wright 150 East Street Bridgewater, MA 02324 Gregory M. Hanley 79 Pearl Street Plymouth, MA 02360 County Administrator Frank Basler Telephone: 508-830-9104 [email protected] 1 SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH The seal was adopted by the Plymouth County Commissioners on March 31, 1931 under the authority of the General Laws, Chapter 34, Section 14, and was designed by Frederic T. Bailey of North Scituate who was, at that time and for many years, Chairman of the County Commissioners. The seal was designed to truly represent the County of Plymouth and it shows the Mayflower at rest after landing her passengers on Plymouth Rock in 1620. Her hull is reflected in the water as she swings at anchor in the quiet harbor; the cargo has been unloaded “on a stern and rockbound coast” a new nation has been born! Around the Mayflower is a chaplet of pearls, twenty-seven in number, representing the municipalities now bound together in County government; each complete in itself but united in the score and more of government functions which are better carried on by the County. The value of the chaplet is in the value of its individual pearls, yet worth is not determined by size alone; the smallest being the Towns of Plympton and Rochester, and the largest being the City of Brockton. The County of Plymouth was established on the second day of June in 1685 by the General Court of Plymouth Colony, then sitting at Plymouth. 2 COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk of Courts Plymouth Trial Court, 52 Obery Street, Suite 2041, Plymouth 02360 TEL: 508-747-8565 Court House, 72 Belmont St., Brockton 02301 TEL: 508-583-8250 Robert S. Creedon, Jr. Clerk of Courts Brockton Sharron F. Lalli, Asst. Clerk Magistrate Westwood Patrick W. Creedon, Equity Assistant Clerk Bridgewater Brian Griffin, Assistant Clerk Duxbury Conrod Boone, Assistant Clerk Brockton Sarah Jubinville, Assistant Clerk Milton Melissa McDonald, Assistant Clerk Braintree County Treasurer 44 Obery St., Plymouth 02360 508-830-9120 Thomas J. O’Brien, Treasurer Plymouth Jeffrey M. Welch, Deputy Treasurer Brockton Plymouth County Retirement Board 10 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 234, Plymouth 02360 508-830-1803 Thomas J. O’Brien, Chairman Plymouth Treasurer (ex officio) Joseph F. McDonough (elected) Scituate Mary Beth Carter (elected) Whitman John F. Sciara (elected) Scituate James E. Harrington (appointed) Brockton David J. Sullivan, Executive Director Hopkinton Christopher J. LaFlamme, Assistant Director Somerville Adam D. Wedge, Director of Operations Whitman 3 Mayflower Municipal Health Group 65 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 110, Plymouth 02360 774-773-9301 Fax 774-773-9403 www.MMHG.org Thomas J. O’Brien, Treasurer Sheila Avery, Insurance Group Administrator Kelly Morse Perez, Insurance Group Coordinator Joyce Lewis, Benefits Coordinator Steering Committee: Michael Levy, Chairman Bridgewater William Farmer Plymouth County Retirement Association Ray Ledoux Brockton Area Transit Authority Jason Leto Mass Teachers Association Frank Lynam Whitman Kevin H. Powell Retiree John Sciara Professional Firefighters of MA Christine Suckow Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Derek Sullivan Wareham Registry of Deeds 50 Obery Street, Plymouth 02360 508-830-9200 Rockland Office Brockton Office 900 Hingham Street, Suite 920 32 Belmont Street Rockland, MA 02370 Brockton, MA 02301 781-792-2800 508-586-6998 John R. Buckley, Jr., Esq., Register Brockton Timothy H. White, Esq., Asst. Register of Deeds Hingham Marilyn L. Marvill, Chief Executive Asst. Plymouth Plymouth County Cooperative Extension 44 Obery Street Plymouth, MA 02360 774-404-7020 Fax: 774-773-3184 Trustees Daniel A. Pallotta, County Commissioner Hanover Meghan Riley, Chairman Whitman 4 John J. Burnett, Jr., Whitman Jeffrey Chandler Duxbury John Hornstra Norwell Anne Victoria Morris Bridgewater Jack Illingworth Abington Janice Strojny Middleborough Staff Molly M. Vollmer, Director/4-H Educator Barnstable Valerie Schell, 4-H Educator Duxbury Blake Dinius, Entomologist/Extension Educator Plymouth Harley-Anne Hamilton, 4-H Program Assistant Carver Catherine Acampora, Administrative Assistant Pembroke Plymouth County Development Council, Inc. 134 Court Street, Plymouth 02360 508-747-0100 Fax: 508-747-3118 Lea Filson, Executive Director 2019 Board of Directors Jenna Bergamino Denise Lebica Mark Carey Corinne Leung William Catania Ivan Lipton Pasquale Ciaramella Kevin Martin Dan Connell Marie Oliva Leilani Dalpe Michele Pecoraro Paul J. Durgin Edward Santos Lynda Ferguson Jim Saunders Brian Griffin Franklin Triffletti Office of the Sheriff Plymouth County Public Safety Building 24 Long Pond Road, Plymouth 02360 508-830-6200 Joseph D. McDonald, Jr., Sheriff, Kingston All Process should be directed to the Deputy Sheriffs’ Office Civil Process Division 22 Cottage Street, Brockton (Mail address: P.O. Box 1663, Brockton 02303) 5 Serving the entire County 24 hours a day Telephone: 508-580-2110 Fax: 508-586-8649 Plymouth area and 24-hour number: 508-746-8800 E-mail: [email protected] Deputy Sheriffs Serving Process Lisa Muscato, Deputy Director of Process William Chiano David Coache William Hinchey Dianne Hogan Gregory S. Kamon James Lopes Anthony O’Brien Joseph P. Reilly House of Correction and Jail 26 Long Pond Road, Plymouth 02360 508-830-6200 Superintendent and Keeper Joseph D. McDonald, Jr., Sheriff Gerald C. Pudolsky, Special Sheriff Paul M. Lawton, Chief of Staff Antone Moniz, Superintendent Melvin Sprague, Assistant Superintendent Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation 24 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 508-830-6200 - Ext. 249 or 540 Fax 508-830-6305 Joseph D. McDonald, Jr., Sheriff Scott Petersen, Assistant Superintendent Donald F. Buckley, Lieutenant Robert Stephanian, Sergeant Identification Officers Kevin J. Briggs Sean B. Chrisman Dana L. Fowler 6 Patrick K. Hurley James T. Jepsen John Ponte William O. Rovelto Tim Sheehan Mark S. Shubert Nick Slavagio Pat Sundby Paul F. Souza Jason H. Tibbetts District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz Main Office 166 Main St, Brockton 02301 508-584-8120 Fax 508-586-3578 Branch Offices at each District Court House Plymouth: 508-322-4500 Hingham: 781-749-8580 Brockton: 508-894-6340 Wareham: 508-295-5200 Justices of Probate and Family Court/Plymouth Division 508-897-5400 Edward G. Boyle, First Justice Lisa A. Roberts, Justice Patrick W. Stanton, Justice Kevin R. Connolly, Justice Denise L. Meagher, Justice Register of Probate and Insolvency Probate and Family Court Division Plymouth Court, 52 Obery Street, Suite 1130, Plymouth 02360 Court House, 215 Main Street, Suite 220, Brockton 02301 Register’s Office - Plymouth 508-747-6204 Register’s Office - Brockton 508-897-5400 Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate Laura Hatton, Assistant Register of Probate Benjamin F. Harley, Judicial Case Manager Cynthia E. Gates, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 7 Mary Looney, Assistant Judicial Case Manager Claudia I. Magnus, Assistant Judicial Case Manager David L. Nolan, Assistant Judicial Case Manager Caitlin Sullivan, Assistant Judicial Case Manager Laurie J. Devitt, Deputy Assistant Register Beverly White, Deputy Assistant Register Court Officers/Brockton Michael Coleman Kate Sheehan Court Officers/Plymouth James K. O’Leary Probation Office Probate and Family Court Division Court House, 215 Main St., Brockton 02301 508-897-5400 Richard Giaquinto, Chief Probation Officer Maureen Dunn, Assistant Chief Probation Officer John O’Connor, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Michelle Butler, Probation Officer David DeCosta, Probation Officer Francesca Devlin, Probation Officer Stephen Harrison, Probation Officer Paula Henry, Probation Officer Elena Robinson, Probation Officer Victor Rodrigues, Probation Officer Jamie Slavin, Probation Officer Kimberly Sylvia, Probation Officer Superior Court of Brockton Probation Officers, Superior Court Court House, 52 Obery Street, Plymouth 02360 508-747-6911, Ext. 202 Court House, 72 Belmont Street, Brockton 02301 508-583-8250, Ext. 349 Brandon C. McClellan, Chief Probation Officer Diane Barry, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Emmanuel Fernandes, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Kirsten Delahunt, Probation Officer Maurice G. Dingle, Probation Officer Michael Gilraine, Probation Officer 8 William Gosmon, Probation Officer Elizabeth K. Halloran, Probation Officer Lauren Hanley, Probation Officer David Larosa, Probation Officer Mark Mamet, Probation Officer Justin Yawn, Probation Officer Peter Donovan, Associate Probation Officer District Court of Brockton Jurisdiction in Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater and Whitman Sittings daily at Brockton Court House, 215 Main Street, Brockton 02301 508-587-8000 Julie J. Bernard, First Justice Paul C. Dawley, Chief Justice Kevin P. Creedon, Clerk Magistrate Noreen E. Prime, 1st Assistant Clerk Thomas G. Brophy, Assistant Clerk Michael F. Darche, Assistant Clerk Antonio Gibbs, Assistant Clerk Janet M. Mattoli, Assistant Clerk William O’Brien, Assistant Clerk Michael L. Branch, Chief Probation Officer Michelle Hollien, 1st Assistant Chief Probation Officer Audrey Banks, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Philip Landry, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Teresa Barnette, Probation Officer Rhonda D’Avolio, Probation Officer David Engren, Probation Officer Theresa Fernandes, Probation Officer Laurie Fox, Probation Officer Marina Gilraine, Probation
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