Archive of Superintendent's Profile Articles
Superintendent of Highways Richard Walters and the Town of Onondaga
Laurie Mercer - March 2010
There’s nothing more alluring to heavy equipment people than new equipment. So it comes as no surprise that Richard Walters, superintendent of the town of Onondaga highway department can be found surrounded by a brand new Cyncon-delivered, Petersen Industries, $125,000 brush truck (their second one) in front of the town highway garage on West Seneca Turnpike, near the top of Onondaga Hill. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Richard Walters and the Town of Onondaga
Craig Mongeau - January 2010
Another year over, and another year older — maybe even a year wiser, but we’ll see how 2010 goes. Making New Year’s resolutions is just another way to make wishes, things that we’d like to see ourselves doing, stop doing or other people doing or not doing. ... more on Jan 2010
Superintendent of Highways Gary Blackburn and the Town of Ridgeway
Laurie Mercer - January 2010
Ask just about any highway superintendent what they like best about their job and what they like least, and the answer to both usually is, “the people.” After 24 years in the highway barn in Ridgeway, Superintendent Gary Blackburn believes that the best — his career highlight — is yet to come. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Gary Blackburn and the Town of Ridgeway
Craig Mongeau - December 2009
I must be getting older because I find myself increasingly wondering what young people are thinking. There’s a little bit of the usual older person’s mystification over their wardrobe choices and music tastes, but mostly what bothers me is their alarming absence of a work ethic. ... more on Dec 2009
Superintendent of Highways Gary Cole and the Town of Cato
Maura Bohart - December 2009
Author David Bly once said that striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest when you haven’t planted. In the highway department at Cato, there is no shortage of hard work and success. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Gary Cole and the Town of Cato
Craig Mongeau - November 2009
Fix it now or fix it later. When it comes to Congress, they can say it, but ultimately do neither. Such was the case again when the U.S. Senate failed in September to enact neither a six-year transportation bill nor extend the existing transportation funding authority. ... more on Nov 2009
Superintendent of Public Works Larry Smith and the Village of Painted Post
Laurie Mercer - November 2009
It’s not easy replacing a well respected guy who has 39 years running just about everything in the village of Painted Post. But three years ago, that’s what Larry Smith, superintendent, department of public works, was asked to do. ... more on Superintendent of Public Works Larry Smith and the Village of Painted Post
Superintendent of Highways Robert Anderson and the Town of Amherst
Laurie Mercer - October 2009
One of America’s safest towns and cities also has one of the state’s largest highway departments. Just ask Robert “Bob” Anderson, who is responsible for 149 employees. (“It’s gotten smaller,” he said.) Amherst’s highway department has organized itself into six separate divisions, all empowered with objectives of their own. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Robert Anderson and the Town of Amherst
Craig Mongeau - October 2009
The 2009 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo is once again set and ready to showcase all the latest and greatest equipment and services offered to help you get your jobs done easier and more efficiently. ... more on Oct 2009
Craig Mongeau - September 2009
My parents taught me when I was young that if I had to yell, then I needed to think of another way to say what I wanted to say. It worked because it forced me to organize my thoughts and ideas better. I think we may need to do this with our current health care reform discussions. ... more on Sept 2009
Superintendent of Highways Wayne Kelder and the Town of Rochester
Mary Yamin-Garone - September 2009
You can tell a lot about a person by their work area. Take town of Rochester Highway Superintendent Wayne Kelder for instance. Although he boasts a pensive demeanor as he answers questions about his family and his role as highway superintendent, his surroundings depict a lighter side. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Wayne Kelder and the Town of Rochester
Craig Mongeau - August 2009
There’s a lot of debate lately about whether or not the stimulus, a.k.a. the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is working. Some in the construction industry say it is, that projects are being let and contractors have a plethora of projects on which to work. ... more on August 2009
Superintendent of Highways Tom Ingraham and the Town of Hamlin
Laurie Mercer - August 2009
“I’m really comfortable with the people and with the work,” said Tom Ingraham, superintendent of highways of the Town of Hamlin, who joined the department in 1973. He became deputy foreman in 1986, a position he held for 15 years before becoming superintendent. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Tom Ingraham and the Town of Hamlin
Craig Mongeau - July 2009
Change. It was a word we heard a lot in 2008. And why wouldn’t we have? With rising unemployment, increasing foreclosures, escalating health care costs, failing companies, growing debt and swelling tensions in the world, who couldn’t want things to be different? So change was born as like a savior, bringing with it hope and optimism, that all bad things bad may cease. ... more on July 2009
Department of Public Works Superintendent Bob Schiavoni and the City of Glen Falls
Mary Yamin-Garone - July 2009
You could say that Bob Schiavoni is the “Comeback Kid.” This baseball-loving, doodle-scribbling, bagpipe-playing Department of Public Works Superintendent for the City of Glens Falls has been in and out of the superintendent’s seat since 1985. ... more on Department of Public Works Superintendent Bob Schiavoni and the City of Glen Falls
Superintendent of Highways Carl Morrison and the Town of Martinsburg
Mary Yamin-Garone - June 2009
Town of Martinsburg Highway Superintendent Carl Morrison’s days are numbered. His 17-year career running the highway department is coming to an end. But oh, what a journey it has been. It all started 56 years ago when he was born into a family of 10. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Carl Morrison and the Town of Martinsburg
Craig Mongeau - June 2009
It’s all in your head. It’s what people like to say when they don’t believe there’s actually anything wrong with you — the old mind over matter cliché. Sometimes it can be true. We’ve all heard reports of people beating cancer through faith, or we’ve seen some people make their problems worse by being negative. ... more on June 2009
Superintendent of Public Works Louis DiGrazia and the Village of Freeport
Maura Bohart - May 2009
Lou DiGrazia is a busy man. Full of energy, ideas and determination, when this superintendent of public works for the village of Freeport sets out to do something, it tends to get done. “I’ve got probably $15 million worth of projects going on right now. ... more on Superintendent of Public Works Louis DiGrazia and the Village of Freeport
Craig Mongeau - May 2009
I recently just started doing something I said I’d never do. I’d been asked to participate a few times before — both at work and by friends. Each time, I said, “no,” mostly because I just didn’t want to be bothered. ... more on May 2009
Superintendent of Highways Raymond Dlugokinski and the Town of Grand Island
Laurie Mercer - April 2009
In 1963, the first disco opened, Alcatraz closed, and the 30-minute newscast was born. Hurricane Flora killed more than 7,000 people on the island of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and Beatlemania had young women screaming for more on both sides of the Atlantic. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Raymond Dlugokinski and the Town of Grand Island
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