The Department of Public Works hosted a barbeque and a brief plaque ceremony honoring longtime past employees on Friday, April 30. The alumni who came for the event included Ken Pedersen, Jim Cozzi, Adrienne St. John, Jim Maille, and Bill Magee.
The ceremony and plaque honor retired employees who have worked at the Bedford DPW for over 20 years. There are 24 names on the plaque with 10 people who had worked for the DPW for over 35 years. Doug Park and Bette Annese spearheaded the event.
The plaque will hang in the lobby of the Department of Public Works.
Platinum 35 + years
- Ben Wiggins 1933 – 1971
- Charles Gennetti 1948 – 1983
- Kenneth Pedersen 1952 – 1993
- James Albani 1960 – 1998
- Chet Wiggins 1960 – 2001
- Jim Cozzi 1964 – 1999
- Rich French 1970 – 2005
- Al Razzaboni 1972- 2014
- Pasqualino Iovino 1972 – 2009
- Adrienne St. John 1985 – 2021
Gold 30 – 34 Years
- Charles Smith 1948 – 1981
- Paul Sharkey 1982 – 2015
- Jim Maille 1986 – 2019
- Bill Magee 1989 – 2021
- Charlie Valente 1990 – 2020
Silver 25 – 29 Years
- Kevin Waldron 1980 – 2005
- Rich Warrington 1986 – 2013
- Pat Mahar 1991 – 2016
Bronze 20 – 24 Years
- Dominic DeAngelo 1953 – 1976
- Russell Lee 1956 – 1980
- David Eunson 1980 – 2001
- Patricia Corea 1983 – 2003
- Peter Churchill 1994 – 2017