Archive of Superintendent's Profile Articles
Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck and the Town of Grafton
Mary Yamin-Garone - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - January 2014
Herb Hasbrouck is a man comfortable in his own skin. He handles himself with confidence and ease as he tells of his journey to this job and his plans to leave things better than he found them. Born and bred in this history-laden town he calls the “Adirondacks,” Herb attended Berlin Central High School. ... more on Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck and the Town of Grafton
Craig Mongeau - December 2013
We at Superintendent’s Profile again want to thank all of you who attended and exhibited at the 2013 NYS Highway & Public Works Expo in Syracuse in October. The final attendance numbers are in: more than 1,400 of you attended, making this year’s show among the highest attended ones ever. ... more on December 2013
Highway Superintendent Bill Weller and the Town of Florida
Profile Staff - December 2013
Bill Weller has served the town of Florida as its highway superintendent for 24 years. He was elected in his first run for the position in 1990 and has held the office ever since. Prior to becoming highway superintendent, Bill worked for a time at General Electric; he also worked as a construction laborer and as a truck operator. ... more on Highway Superintendent Bill Weller and the Town of Florida
Highway Superintendent Dan Amatura and the Town of Lancaster
Laurie Mercer - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - November 2013
It’s not every town that has a highway department sign out front with the deputy’s name on it, but Dan Amatura, superintendent of the town of Lancaster for the past few years wouldn’t have it any other way. ... more on Highway Superintendent Dan Amatura and the Town of Lancaster
Craig Mongeau - November 2013
Your job as highway superintendents and public works officials, through many different tasks and responsibilities, is to help maintain and/or improve the quality of life for the residents in your communities. ... more on November 2013
Highway Superintendent Steve Lollman Sr. and the Town of Marshall
Profile Staff - October 2013
Trucking is in Steve Lollman Sr.’s blood. “Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to grow up and drive trucks,” he said. And that’s exactly what he did as the owner/operator of K & S Trucking LLC. ... more on Highway Superintendent Steve Lollman Sr. and the Town of Marshall
Craig Mongeau - October 2013
The Buffalo Bills have a rookie quarterback at the helm in E.J. Manuel. The former Florida State University product’s performance so far this early season has been about as good as can be expected, with some ups and downs. ... more on October 2013
Craig Mongeau - September 2013
All good things come to those who wait. But it sure took a long time. After a delay of more than 10 years, the new Tappan Zee Bridge between Rockland and Westchester counties is finally under way. First suggested in 1999, the new bridge is necessary because the old Tappan Zee is, well, old. ... more on September 2013
Highway Superintendent Robert Meehan Jr. and the Town of Austerlitz
Laurie Mercer - September 2013
Sharing a border with Massachusetts in the wide-ranging Berkshire Mountains, the town of Austerlitz represents more than a geographic phenomenon. While the two states share a periphery in a heavily high-end touristed area, Austerlitz is purely upstate in spirit, direction, and certainly its stated preference for long and winding dirt roads. ... more on Highway Superintendent Robert Meehan Jr. and the Town of Austerlitz
Highway Superintendent Casey Crofut and the Town of Webb
Profile Staff - August 2013
The town of Webb is situated in the northern-most portion of Herkimer County in the Adirondack Mountains. The town in wholly within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park and is the largest township in New York State. ... more on Highway Superintendent Casey Crofut and the Town of Webb
Craig Mongeau - August 2013
First, a reminder that the N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo is fast approaching. To be held once again in Syracuse, this year’s show is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 16. Look in the next issue for more details. ... more on August 2013
Highway Superintendent Gene Dinsmore and the Town of Lysander
Laurie Mercer - PROFILE CORRESPONDENT - July 2013
“I love my Rolodex,” said Gene Dinsmore in his tidy office, a former utilities building in Lysander, which is about 10 miles northwest of Syracuse. He is a little bit sheepish about the once traditional way of keeping in touch with people and their phone numbers with note cards mounted on a cylindrical device. ... more on Highway Superintendent Gene Dinsmore and the Town of Lysander
Craig Mongeau - July 2013
After reading that this month’s Profile, Gene Dinsmore of the town of Lysander, still loves using his Rolodex, evidently spurning the more technological methods of keeping track of all his contacts, I felt that it was as if he spoke to a sizable and mostly silent group of folks out here who wonder if technology really makes our lives, personal and professional, easier. ... more on July 2013
Craig Mongeau - June 2013
The recent catastrophic F5 tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., is yet another tragedy that should inspire us to ask the question, “What can we do to prevent something like this from ever happening again?”We ask ourselves this question all the time when human lives are lost. ... more on June 2013
Superintendent of Public Works Brian Clancy and the Village of Cooperstown
Profile Staff - June 2013
Cooperstown is as American as apple pie. Best known as the birthplace of baseball and home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum since 1939 –- the country’s first sports hall of fame -– the historic village located on the banks of Otsego Lake in the south-central county of the same name has many claims to fame, many of which attract throngs of tourists every summer. ... more on Superintendent of Public Works Brian Clancy and the Village of Cooperstown
Craig Mongeau - May 2013
The Boston Marathon bombings this past month proved that the only result terrorists should expect to achieve is that whatever catastrophe they decide to create will only bring a city and Americans together — something that isn’t easy to accomplish these days. ... more on May 2013
Highway Superintendent Joe Herbst and the Town of Webster
Laurie Mercer - May 2013
Even in this age of instantaneous communication, even as fiberoptic rings embrace the Webster highway garage hooking into the communication pulse of the town’s fire, police, schools, and library, the heartbeat of Webster’s highway operations are stored in a deep, metal file cabinet. ... more on Highway Superintendent Joe Herbst and the Town of Webster
Craig Mongeau - April 2013
With so many responsibilities with roads, bridges, drainage, plowing and more, the recent tragedy in Hillsborough County in Florida and the near tragedy on a golf course in Illinois are terrible reminders of yet another thing to worry about — sinkholes. ... more on April 2013
Highway Superintendent David Gunner and the Town of Aurora
Laurie Mercer - April 2013
Not every highway superintendent gets involved in a media bash in the Buffalo newspapers because he oiled and stoned the 1.5-mile boulevard in Crestwood, home of many Buffalo Bills (the real ones, not the fans). ... more on Highway Superintendent David Gunner and the Town of Aurora
Craig Mongeau - March 2013
President Barack Obama’s “Fix It First” program, announced at his State of the Union Address Feb. 12, would be an important step in bringing this country’s infrastructure back from the brink. After all, the first step in resolving a problem is admitting you have one. ... more on March 2013
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