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P.S, PRICE 30'CENTS June 27, 198.5 • J. • Public Buildings Committee Look To Hire Architect The Public Buildings Committee unanimously agreed Monday night High School Announces to formally ask, the Town Council to charge the PBC with lining up 4th Period Honor Roll an architect to begin studying school compliance, with fire safety Watertown High School placed White, and Carrie Wright. and handicap accessibility codes. 1,30 students on the Honor Roll for _A SHOW OF SUPPORT for Richard Ashe, center, owner of 'Town Honors Town schools are faced with a, the fourth marking period, accor- and Country Liquors, evolved the past, few days by Alex "Scootie" Debra Ayotte, Douglas Barius, state mandate to bring the buildings ding to Principal William P. Sharon Beach, Goran Bengtsson, up to date with revised codes, or Agnew, left, of Agnew's Florists and'Joey D'Averse, of Joey's Army- Williams. David Bierwirth, Beth Brazee, Ann face the loss of education revenue. Navy, through the placing of yellow ribbons and miniature American, Cambigue, Dawn Cole, Lance Local officials have estimated, lags oo. the Main Street sidewalk trees. Robert D. Stethem, the They are as follows: Seniors, High Honors Crowe, Robert Dela'Rosa, Janine meeting the fire and, handicap com- Waterbury-born Navy petty officer slain by the hijackers of TWA Flight Jeffrey Beeler, Joseph .Bordiere, Giroux, Nancy Gomes, Frederick pliance orders will cost in excess 847 last .week in Beirut, Lebanon, was a nephew of Mr. Ashe. Other Kristen Boyce, Nancy Cote, Eric Gyuricsko,, Jacqueline Jacovino. of $1.5 million. businesses and even residents have picked, up on the gestuie, and have Descoteaux, Anthony DiFederico, Teresa Juodis, David Kennedy, The Council, through, its capital joined, in 'the show of support for Mr. Ashe and the hostages still held. Vito Doria, Valerie Dunn, Martin Scott, Knowlton, Michelle Lagasse, improvements program outlined for (Valuckas Photo) Durante, Scott Fellows, Ronna Delsie LeVasseur, Susan Lyman, 1985 to 1,990, has earmarked Fratangelo, Michelle M. Guerrera,,, Todd Magyar, Paul Maisto. Jack, $100,000 to hire an architect, this Lisa Juliano,' Eileen LaRosa, Marti, Thomas Mathews, Lisa fiscal, year. Overall, costs for school. Class Night Ceremonies Rebecca Lawton; Joseph LePage, ^ Morrison, Curt Nadeau.'" Paula improvements are expected to' Marianne Matbicsy, Lynn McHale, ' O'Neal, 'George'Ouellette,, Cheryl reach $4.1 million into the. next A ward Deserving Grads Lisa Milano, Patrick Paternostro, .Palomba, Georgann .Palomba, decade, with,"$3.8 million commit- Lori, P'etereit, Sharon Spagndla," Heather Proctor,. Tina Romano, ted through bonding. Nearly $24,000 in. scholarships Naugatuck Valley Symphony Joseph * Spagnoletti, Anthony John Rosa, Steven, Rossignol, The' PBC is in receipt of three and- certificates were presented, to Scholarship-Lisa DeMunda, $250; Valenti, Laura, Varno, Melissa (Continued on, page 2) building inspection reports from'the students at the June 11 Watertown Watfirtown/Oakville Senior Citizen state following review of the High Class Night ceremony, about. Food Service, Scholarship—David Watertown High, Swift Junior 50 different awards being .bestow- Kennedy,/ $200; Water- Authority Asks 'Total' High, and Baldwin Schools in 1,984 ed upon the recipients. town/Oakville Senior Citizen and 1,985. Ruth Hlavna, interim Two of the more expensive Music Scholarships-Lisa DeMun- Project For French St. school business manager, said awards, the.ARCO ($4,000) and, da (band) and Frederick Gyuricsko Monday night these three have been the only schools inspected to Carl M... Siemon Science Award (chorus), $100 each. When the French Street, position Monday night to support ($2,000), went to Lynn. McHale, . Also: Voiture No. 684 Nursing only a, "complete project.".. date. reconstruction project, is finally Edward Kalita, PBC chairman, satutatorian of the senior class. Scholarship—Debbie Murphy, finished, according to- plans, •Commissioner Joseph Masi, There also were, several $1,000 $250; Carl M. Siemon Science speaking before the authority as a said "major violations'" of the something still will be missing on revised state codes, will require ser- scholarships and awards presented.. Award-Lynn McHale, $2,000; resident of the town, and abstaining the street, and the Water and Sewer vices other than can be provided Scholarships presented: from, later discussion, because of a (Continued on page 2) Authority reaffirmed its previous locally. Frances Griffin-Lynn McHale, conflict of interests, made authority $500; Watertown Junior Women- members aware that project plans School: Superintendent Dr. Philip -Carlo Montagno, $1.50; Westbury do not include installing water and Fallon informed the Council, a few Women's Club-Valerie Souilliard, ••sewer lines to cover '"several weeks ago the state Department of Swift Junior High Has (Continued, on, page 20) $500; A.F.S.M.E,.-Jeffrey Beeler, gaps'" along French Street. SI00; Delta Kappa Gamma Socie- Family members of Mr. Masi, ty International, Delta, Chapter- 187 Honor Roll Pupils live on the street. Rebecca Lawton, $100; ARCO-- Some 1,87 students at Gordon C Sylvester, Linda Ventura, Jennifer Superintendent Vincent Petroccia Sales Galore Lynn McHale, $4,000 ($1,000 per Swift Junior High school were Weiss, Mamie Weiss, and Brenda said, the authority sent a resolution year); Baldwin- Judson FT A—Scott named, to the 1984-85 Honor Roll, Wills. to the Town Council, on Jan. 2,4, 'This Weekend! Fellows and Curt Nadeau, ,$400 100 coming from, the eighth grade 8th GrwfeSECOND. HONORS 1977, supporting the project as Merchants in, Watertown and each; Watertown Federation of with 87 coming from, the seventh David, Amauckas, Jennifer Bar- long as the gaps were covered, call-. Oakvillc will .be conducting, Teachers-Rebecca Lawton, $250; grade. bieri, Michele Bernier, Rachel, ing; it a 'matter of public their annual sidewalk sales Rotary Club Scholarship- They are: Blais, James Bodor, Melissa convenience. beginning today (Thursday), W Frederick Gyuricsko, Fred, 8th Grade-FIRST HONORS Boucher, Stephanie Boyce, Jen- The street is being reconstructed and, lasting through Saturday, Monroig and Jeffrey Beeler, $500 Jennifer Boyer, • Jennifer nifer Brodeur, Stephen, Camerota, under a federal Urban Roads pro- June 29. each. Brodeur, Tracy Brouillard, Richard James C'apece, Kelly Coviello, Jen- ject, coupling federal, state, and •Ann, Woodward, president of Also: Olive Ryan-Michelle Cozzolino, Louis Daddona, Deb- nifer Daginella, Brian Danielson, town money. the Oakville-Watertown Mer- Guerrera, $500, Roberta Salzer, bie Daigle. Stephanie D'Angelo, Elizabeth, Davis, David Desena, Mr. Petroccia also said 'the price, chants and Business Associa- $750, and Paula O'Neal, $300; Mike Dethlefsen, Charles Jason Deschaine, Jennifer Demirs, then, to lay the' water and sewer tion, said there will be "exciting Debra Emanuel Scholarship- Deveikas, Kim Demsey, Jennifer Anna, DePolo, Audra. Dillon, Paul lines was' $1,57,470. The price values in all the stores" for Michelle- M. Guerrera, $500; Evanski, Willianr Graver, Katie Emmendorfer, Christine Evitts, now, he added., would be more like shoppers to take advantage of Watertown, Foundation, Fletcher Hallihan, Karri Hobson, Jennifer Stephanie Faressa, Tom Flaherty, $500,000." during the three-day sale. The Judson, Marigold Spencer-Kathy Iadarola, Katie Jellinghaus, Joan Lisa, Fontan, Angela Fusco, Karen ""The longer we wait, the more bargains will be offered during Billus, Tina Romano, and Fred MacSweeney, Jennie McCarthy, Gibson, Danielle Graziano, "Tina it's going to cost,,'"" authority Chair- regular business hours of the Gyuricsko, $1,000 each; Junior Maureen McKinstry, Brian O'Don- Grisco, Cathie Gaustella, John man" Michael Vernovai said, poin- various establishments. Women's Club of Watertown, Fine nell, Ryan O'Grady, Nancy Moret- Harnick, Lori, Keefe, Jason, ting out. assesments and. interest on Most of the stores and shops Arts Scholarship-Christine Sloss, t.i, Michele Orsini, Sandra Pater- Kirkleld, Barry Knapp, Robin payment installments also will be participating are along Main $150; AlmaD.F. Jackson, Estate- nostro, Sara . Pennella, Joanne, Koskey, Derek Kulikauskas,"Karen higher. Street, in Watertown and Jackie PMell, $100; E.C. Margraff Rinaldi, Diana, Rolny, Jennifer Luddy, • V ick i' Lynn „. J ames In' reaffirming the authority's Oakville. Estate—Matt LaBruzza, '$60; Rubbo, David Strong, David (Continued, on page 24} (Continued on page 11) June 28 and 29th sr Page Property2 Town Times (Watertown, Com.of) Junthee 27, 198 Watertown5 Historical Society Class Night • Perugini, $500 from, Briarwood Technical Drawing-Clayton Fin- LaPorta, Mary Rinaldi, and Scott Dethlefsen, Philip Duval, Tara. College; Kim LaFrance, $500 from nemore, and. Brian Keers; Metals- Shaw. Foley, Laury Frysinger, Alondra (Continued from page 1) Academy of Business Careers; -Charles Barber and Lance Crowe; Honors. Gorman, Edward Hankey, Sean David B. Siemon Award—Jameswatertownhistoricalsociety.orgJames Post, Michael Nolan and Consumer 'Home Economics- Robert: Buckingham,,, Timothy Johnston, Jill Juliano, Charles tines, $750'; Siemon Company- Richard Brown, each with a four- Janice Polletta and. Kim LaFrance; Burke, Nancy Camerota, Richard Kellogg,