Town of Reading Massachusetts Annual Report
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£(n]WMd Hotel, 1975 https://archive.org/details/townofreadingmas1975read Town of READING MASSACHUSETTS Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ended December 1975 Town Officers 1975 Term Expires BOARD OF SELECTMEN Robert S. Cummings, Chairman 1976 James J. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary 1977 Richard J . Ogden 1978 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY John W. Agnew, Jr. TREASURER James N. Boyd, Jr. TOWN ACCOUNTANT Richard E . Gould TOWN COLLECTOR C. Dewey Smith MODERATOR Kenneth C . Latham TOWN CLERK Lawrence Drew TOWN COUNSEL Tyler, Reynolds & Craig 3 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Robert I. Nordstrand, Chairman 1978 William E. Locke, Secretary 1976 Michael T. Sullivan 1977 BOARD OF REGISTRARS Joseph P. Riemer, Chairman 1978 Pearl E. Malphrus 1977 Daniel F. Driscoll, Jr. 1976 BOARD OF APPEAL John A. Anderson, Chairman 1977 John B. Tewksbury, Secretary 1976 William H. Watt 1978 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF BOARD OF APPEAL Elizabeth M. Kay 1978 PLANNING BOARD Curt E. Nitzsche, Chairman 1977 Maureen T. O’Brien, Secretary 1976 Joseph C. Sturm 1978 George V. Hines 1977 Charles J. Keller 1976 PERSONNEL BOARD James J. Fandel 1978 John C. Newman 1976 David W. Kruger 1976 Leo R. Campbell William F. Winslow 1979 4 FINANCE COMMITTEE Elizabeth W. Klepeis, Chairman 1978 Charles W. Hewitt, Vice-Chairman 1977 Thomas Chase 1977 Carl Beaulieu 1978 Richard C . Evans 1976 Donald Trudeau 1977 Bayard R. Lincoln 1978 Allan E. Ames 1976 John L. Black 1977 John M. Silvaggi 1978 Charlotte Thompson 1978 William F. Winslow 1976 Paul E . Dube 1976 Douglas A. Cowell 1976 Michael J. Haley 1977 * Alfred Doughty * Harry M. Johnson, Jr. * Paul A. Miller * Arthur E. O’Brien * James F. Fandel * G. Albert Cullen * Richard J. Ogden BOARD OF HEALTH Thomas J. Dowd, M.D., Chairman 1977 Mary Polychrones, Secretary 1978 John D. Cafazzo 1976 DIRECTOR VETERANS’ SERVICES Veteran’s Benefits Agent Russell F. Winam SCHOOL COMMITTEE Nancy E. Elgart, Chairperson 1977 W. Bruce MacDonald, Vice-Chairperson 1978 Louis H. Martinage 1976 Frank A. Smith, Jr. 1976 5 Elizabeth A. Walsh 1977 Mary Jolene Guerra 1978 * Kenneth P. Roberts SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Robert S. Wells SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Robert W. Wakeling, D.O. REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE John B. Pacino 1977 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Edward F. Fuller, Jr., Chairman 1976 William H. Diamond, Secretary 1977 Robert J. Fields 1978 Barbara E. Winkler 1976 Alfred R. Johnson 1977 George M. Richards 1978 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS John H. Russell, Chairman 1976 Paul C. Dustin, Secretary 1976 Lawrence R. Blood 1978 John W. Price 1977 Alexander T. Botka 1978 * Malcolm E. Reed MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD John H. Crooker, Chairman 1978 William H. Parker, Secretary 1976 Frank E. Graupner 1977 6 BOARD OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES Clifford P. Wadman, Chairman 1978 Charles E. Ellis, Jr. 1976 Edouard N. Dube 1978 Harold F. David 1977 Herbert F. Gent, Jr. 1977 Stanley F. Maxwell 1976 RECREATION COMMITTEE Duane B. Heineck, Chairman 1977 John Morabito, Secretary 1978 Newell Morton 1978 Nancy Hollingsworth 1976 Paul C. Dustin Gladys Benshimol 1976 Robert G. Sullivan 1978 Frank Smith HOUSING AUTHORITY Phillip R . White , Jr . , Chairman 1 980 Edouard N. Dube, Vice-Chairman 1978 Frank J. Johnson, Jr. 1976 Richard S. Dempster 1979 Charles Stratton (State Appointed) 1976 Janet Pierce, Executive Director SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK Irving E. Dickey, Jr. TREE WARDEN Irving E. Dickey, Jr. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Charles H . Stamatis 7 WIRE INSPECTOR Blanchard K. Stoddart INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING William R. Harrison GAS INSPECTOR William R. Harrison SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES Charles H . Carroll DOG OFFICER Ralph C. Marden, III INSPECTOR OF MILK & FOODS James J. Nugent, Jr. INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Gardiner A. Lester, D.V.M. CUSTODIAN OF SOLDIERS’ and SAILORS’ GRAVES J. Henry Vik DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE John W. Agnew, Jr. 8 CONSTABLES Sally M . Hoyt Lloyd W. Locke, Jr. CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD George R. Larson, Chairman Richard E. Gould, Secretary John F. Tormey INSURANCE COMMITTEE Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer, and Chairman of Finance Committee LAW COMMITTEE Consists of Chairman of the following Boards: Board of Selectmen Planning Board Board of Public Works Board of Assessors Board of Cemetery School Committee Board of Health Municipal Light Board Board of Library Trustees COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS George R. Larson, Chairman 1979 William K. Weidman David E. Hersee 1977 Town Treasurer and Chairman Board of Selectmen Members Ex-Officio INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION John M. Celehar Edward J. Coppinger John P. Collins 9 COMMITTEE ON TOWN FORESTS Benjamin E. Nichols, Chairman 1977 Irving E. Dickey, Jr. 1978 George B. Perry 1976 CONSERVATION COMMISSION R. Gary Gilbert, Co-Chairman 1977 Ruth E. Johnson, Co-Chairman 1976 Nancy W. Anderson 1978 James R. Boucher 1977 Henry W. Fienemann 1976 Jean Westwater 1976 Lynn Statz 1978 COMMITTEE ON ELM TREE PROTECTION Irving E. Dickey, Jr. Charles Stratton MEASURES OF LUMBER Harold B. Currell Irving E. Dickey, Jr. MEASURES OF WOOD AND BARK Harold B . Currell Irving E. Dickey, Jr. FIELD DRIVERS Norman B. Small, Jr. Ronald A. Winslow PUBLIC WEIGHERS Gorden Berry Dennis Treanor Kenneth Hall Carl Sias 10 Donald O'Shea Albert K. Guglielmi William Capps William Knight Jack Pratt Diane M. Joyce George Hayes Deborah Massero Ronald Liss REPRESENTATIVE METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL Joseph C. Sturm 1979 POLICE DEPARTMENT ROSTER CHIEF John F. Beaudoin LIEUTENANTS Edward M . Hubbard Bernard J . Paiva Fred Granelli LIEUTENANT-DETECTIVE Edward W. Marchand SERGEANT Robert E . Marchand PATROLMAN - DETECTIVES Leo S. Iacopucci Richard L. Nelson William F. Keefe John Green SAFETY OFFICER Joseph W. Cormier 11 PATROLMEN George A. LeFave John A. Bilicki Herbert G . Perry Evan P. Edwards Robert A . Castine Raymond J . Doucette Herbert N. McSheehy Leonard P. Hoyt Richard L. Wood David E . Saunders William E. Arakelian Gerald F. Hoyt Paul K. Sheridan William A. Pacunas Michael S. Conchiglia Paul G . Peoples Dennis T. Farrell Paul A. Vallee Robert J . Silva Joseph R. Veno Henry F. Rich Chester M . Thurston Murray C. Airhart Gerald C . Powers Robert F. Flynn Walter R. Franklin N . Kevin Patterson Hobart E. Nelson Patrick M. O’Brien Michael P. Cloonan Brian A. Richards Larry E. Frederick Charles R. Pothier CLERK Barbara B . Adams POLICEWOMAN Marie A . Cormier FIRE DEPARTMENT ROSTER CHIEF Robert W. Pratt DEPUTY CHIEF Victor H. Cail CAPTAINS Robert W. Shannon Leonard J. Redfem Theodore W. Turner, Jr. Arthur W. Steele Russell E. Carter 12 LIEUTENANTS Leslie L. Hadley Harvey J. Racine Robert H. Thomas Donald V. Jackson FIRE FIGHTERS Gerald W. Humphrey Alan B. McMahon Nelson F. Andrews William F. Campbell III Ronald D. Michelini James A. Stevenson Frederick E. Livingstone John F. Beaudoin, Jr. Donald L. Michelini Roger C. Quimby George L. Turner Arthur H. Vars Ernest G. Babcock, Jr. Stephen A. Ballou Richard E. Van Horn Philip G . Dole Wilfred E. Boudreau, Jr. George E . Cress Daniel J. Doran James D. Freda Willard F. Nichols Steven M . Granelli Peter R. Vincent Donald L. Wood Malcolm W. Hubbard Robert J. Campbell Robert P. O’Brien Stephen M. Shea Joseph T. Hindes, Jr. Kenneth N. Campbell, Jr. Verlon M. Curtis David C. Bishop Joseph Cummings III John A. Faulkner James W. Sharkey John T. Kucinski Thomas W. Lyle Gordon E. Sargent Anthony J . Gentile Donald E . Stead Paul D. Murphy John T. Mooney Domenic D. Ricci CLERK Ruth K . Murray MECHANIC Albert A. Tarpin SUPT. OF FIRE ALARM Robert W. Pratt 13 FOREST WARDEN Robert W. Pratt DEPUTY FOREST WARDENS Deputy Chief, Victor H. Cail Irving E. Dickey, Jr. Captain, Robert W. Shannon Benjamin E. Nichols Lieut. Robert H. Thomas George B. Perry III 14 TOWN OF READING List of Jurors for 1975-1976 Prepared by the Board of Selectmen NAME RESIDENCE BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION Adams, Dorothy M. 44 Spring St. Waitress Adams, Robert W. 57 Westcroft Rd. Retired Afentakis, Nicholas J. 73 Linden St. Data Process Sr. Analyst Allan, Robert B. 235 Pearl St. Administrative Assistant Alworth, William 16 Gardner Rd. Shipper Aunchman, Patricia A. 82 Middlesex Ave. Kitchen Help Bailey, Richard A. 5 Lakeview Ave., Apt Laboratory Technologist Bailey, Scott K. 81 Forest St. Optical Tech. Baione, Laurence J. 80 Woburn St. Guitarist Baird, Elizabeth 227 Woburn St. Homemaker Saltier, Mark P. 48 Charles St. Student Belmonte, Rose M. 14 Colonial Dr. Telephone Operator Benard, Denis 33 John St. Truck Driver Bennett, Elizabeth M. 15 Wells Rd. Tax Examiner Berg, Ruth M. 154 Belmont St. Administrative Secretary Bliss, Vivian W. 64 Wakefield St. Administrative Secretary Borden, Robert A. 11 Lakeview Ave. Unemployed Bothe, Albert E. 23 Middlesex Ave. Engineer-Aide Bowie, Grace G. 64 Highland St. Homemaker Breugelman, Louis A. 357 South St. Retired Brooks, Lloyd W. 33 Village St. Supply Clerk Brophy, James F. 163 Van Norden Rd. Product Manager Budka, Richard A. 3 North St. Warehouse Manager Burbine, Cynthia M. 7 Parker St. Executive Secretary Burnham, Dorothy A. 106 Oak St. Examiner Burns, Eleanor C. 89 Washington St. Homemaker Butler, William A. 4 Fielding Rd. Manager of Gvt. Services Cacciola, Frank J. 93 Libby Ave. Die Press Operator Campbell, Floyd 46 Richards Rd. Microwave Engineer Campbell, Leslie A. 36 Franklin St. I.R.S. Clerk Campsmith, William F. 55 Marla Lane Pipefitter Carleton, Mark S. 61 Track Rd. Student Casco, Louis E., Jr. 14 Winthrop Ave. Maintenance Mech. Casey, Joseph J. 11 Franklin St. News Agent Cashins, Robert F. 114 Howard St. Engineer Ceccacci, Anthony 27 Dividence Rd. Unemployed Chesley, Richard B., Jr. 31 Fairview Ave. Jewelry Mechanic Christofi, Ann M. 98 John Carver Rd. Homemaker Clements, Henry W. 17 Landers Rd. General Traffic Manager 15 Coffill, Donald E. 31 Park Ave. Wholesale Route Salesman Collins, Richard H. 75 Deering St. Land Surveyor Colosi, Lillian I. 55 Victoria Ave. Computer Programmer Connors, Edith H. 109 Charles St. Personnel Services Clerk Corkum, Stanley H.