Archive of Superintendent's Profile Articles
Highway Superintendent Frederick J. Piasecki Jr. and the Town of Orchard Park
Laurie Mercer - December 2014
There is a “buzz” these days in Orchard Park, and it’s not from the wood chippers and leaf vacuums that treat the streets with tender loving care. Fred Piasecki, highway superintendent, has about as many chores dedicated to grooming town streets and trees as he does to snow and wind. ... more on Highway Superintendent Frederick J. Piasecki Jr. and the Town of Orchard Park
Superintendent of Highways John Richard and the Town of Herkimer
Laurie Mercer - November 2014
When you first meet him, you might think that John Richard, highway superintendent, town of Herkimer, is a kind of gruff Santa Claus, complete with a distinctive, gravely voice. John is forthright in his pride in maintaining the town’s 23 miles of roads and an additional 24 miles of plowing for the county. ... more on Superintendent of Highways John Richard and the Town of Herkimer
Craig Mongeau - November 2014
Thank you to all who attended and exhibited at last month’s N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo. Exhibitor numbers were up and attendance was strong with more than 1,100 guests who made their way to the Americraft Center of Progress building in Syracuse — proof that the brick and mortar way of buying and selling merchandise still works, and will continue to work. ... more on November 2014
Public Works Commissioner Brian Hunt and the Town of Sand Lake
Mary Yamin-Garone - October 2014
For Brian (“Buster”) Hunt, it doesn’t get any better than this. He loves his family. He loves the town where he has spent all of his 56 years. He loves getting up every morning and doing his job as the public works commissioner/highway superintendent for the town of Sand Lake and he loves building houses. ... more on Public Works Commissioner Brian Hunt and the Town of Sand Lake
Craig Mongeau - October 2014
The Buffalo Bills are off to a 2-1 start this season, as of press time, of course, so by the time you read this, the season may not be going as well as it was in late September. But with the pending new ownership of the team by the Buffalo Sabres owner and the promise to keep the team where it is, the future appears bright for the team, the brightest since the Jim Kelly-led days of the team. ... more on October 2014
Craig Mongeau - September 2014
I miss Long Island. Back in the early 1990s, I was fortunate to attend Hofstra University in Hempstead, but I have to admit, it took me a little while to adjust. I came from a small, somewhat isolated town called Pittsfield, Mass., just across the New York State border. ... more on September 2014
Director of Public Works Brendt Bodine and the Village of Penn Yan
Laurie Mercer - September 2014
On May 13, 2014, when a total of five to nine inches of rain fell in just three hours in Penn Yan, the result was a flash flood. Swelling Jacob’s and Sucker Brooks surged into the village. The first calls for power lines down came in at 8:54 p.m. ... more on Director of Public Works Brendt Bodine and the Village of Penn Yan
Highway Superintendent Doug Eddy and the Town of Brunswick
Mary Yamin-Garone - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - August 2014
Doug Eddy grew up on his family’s farm in Johnsonville, in the town of Pittstown. “We were a typical family,” said Doug. “We raised everything from beef cows to chickens, sheep, pigs, even hamsters. ... more on Highway Superintendent Doug Eddy and the Town of Brunswick
Craig Mongeau - August 2014
We’ve been through this before. It’s August 2014 and Congress and we are staring at another highway funding precipice because the House, Senate and the President can’t get together and solve much of anything anymore. ... more on August 2014
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Brian Beasley and the City of Elmira
Laurie Mercer - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - July 2014
When the sky darkened beyond belief and the windows started shaking the third floor of City Hall on July 26, 2012, Brian Beasley, superintendent of buildings and grounds of the city of Elmira, was probably the only person in the meeting who knew it was a tornado. ... more on Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Brian Beasley and the City of Elmira
Craig Mongeau - July 2014
The news media’s reputation seems to have gotten worse over the past two or three decades; in reality, though, it’s always been bad. Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, prints of which he would peddle for money to Boston newspapers a few weeks after the event, was not even close to accurately representing what happened when British Grenadiers fired at colonists that night (the engraving shows a blue sky, by the way.) Revere’s motive was simple: anger colonists to the point of rebellion. ... more on July 2014
Superintendent of Highways Shawn Hayes and the Town of Schaghticoke
Mary Yamin-Garone - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - June 2014
When it comes to the town of Schaghticoke’s highway superintendent you might say it’s a case of all in the family. Current superintendent Shawn Hayes has been at the helm for seven years. He took over for his uncle, Willy Hayes, when he retired in 2007 after serving in the top spot for 29 years. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Shawn Hayes and the Town of Schaghticoke
Craig Mongeau - June 2014
As summer approaches and with it, an increase in highway and bridge work, we need to think again about improving workzone safety, something that continues to be a problem across this country. Specifically, we (or rather, our elected officials and judges) need to reassess or reset how we look at handling addictive substances and the terrible consequences they cause on the roads. ... more on June 2014
Superintendent of Highways Alan R. Dennis and the Town of Oakfield
Laurie Mercer - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - May 2014
Genesee County’s town of Oakfield may be modest in size (almost 24 square miles) and relatively tiny in population (just over 3,000 residents), but there isn’t anything small town about Oakfield's ambitions. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Alan R. Dennis and the Town of Oakfield
Craig Mongeau - May 2014
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a lyric in the iconic Rush song “Tom Sawyer,” the one that goes, “He knows changes aren’t permanent but change is.”You see, lately I’ve received a lot of good-natured ribbing over my now antiquated Star Trek communicator-like cell phone. ... more on May 2014
Highway Superintendent Frank Hyatt and the Town of Fenner
Sondra Rossi - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - April 2014
Locally, the town of Fenner is well known for two things: a tremendous amount of snowfall --often approaching in excess of 200 inches a year, the second highest snowfall totals for a township in New York State —and wind farms. ... more on Highway Superintendent Frank Hyatt and the Town of Fenner
Craig Mongeau - April 2014
The recent catastrophic gas main blast in East Harlem is yet another tragic reminder of our nation’s severely aging infrastructure. According to reports, the gas main in question — a cast iron pipe installed in 1887 — was used extensively by Consolidated Edison, the huge natural gas supplier of New York City. ... more on April 2014
Highway Superintendent Toby Chadwick and the Town of Poestenkill
Mary Yamin-Garone - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - March 2014
For town of Poestenkill Highway Superintendent Toby Chadwick, it’s all in a day’s work. On the day we met, he and his crew had just finished cleaning up after the latest of many snowstorms this winter. ... more on Highway Superintendent Toby Chadwick and the Town of Poestenkill
Craig Mongeau - March 2014
Western New York will be seeing its first design-build project get under way with the $41.1 million rehabilitation of the three bridges carrying I-190 and NY Route 265 (Military Road) over the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Reservoir in the towns of Niagara and Lewiston. ... more on March 2014
Craig Mongeau - January 2014
Virtually all us know getting older isn’t easy. Little by little, things we used to be able to do without much effort and with seemingly boundless energy evolve into aching back, fatigue-laced ventures. ... more on January 2014
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