Archive of Superintendent's Profile Articles
Superintendent of Highways Dave Hartman and the Yates County Highway Department
Laurie Mercer - November 2005
Yates County, which borders three good-sized lakes and where many of its 25,000 citizens still use a horse and buggy on the roads, manages to deliver first-class road rehabilitation and maintenance programs. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Dave Hartman and the Yates County Highway Department
Craig Mongeau - October 2005
The 11th annual N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo is now just days away. On Oct. 19 at the Verizon Center of Progress Building on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, more than 100 exhibitors will be vying for your attention as you make your way up and down the streets, rather aisles, of the show. ... more on October 2005
Superintendent of Highways Bernie Ellsworth and the Town of Saugerties
Fran Foran - October 2005
“Many hands make light work” was a standard for the early settlers in the Saugerties area of New York State. They worked together building homes and establishing communities, villages and towns. Today, that same spirit is alive and well in the Town of Saugerties. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Bernie Ellsworth and the Town of Saugerties
Craig Mongeau - September 2005
The 11th Annual N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo is just a little more than a month away. The Verizon Center of Progress Building on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse will again play host to the show, which this year will be held on Wednesday, Oct. ... more on September 2005
N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo Slated for October 19
Profile - September 2005
It’s hard to imagine with the oppressive heat we’ve had for most of this summer that fall is just around the corner. But just as the leaves will turn color and float to the ground this October, the doors of the Verizon Center of Progress Building on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse also will open once again to the N.Y.S. ... more on N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo Slated for October 19
Superintendent of Public Works Peter Burke and the Village of East Hills
Craig Mongeau - September 2005
Peter Burke was proud to be a New York City police officer. For him, patrolling midtown Manhattan, which he did for seven years, was both an honor and a privilege. When he speaks of his experiences, though, one gets the sense that helping to keep the streets safe is like fighting in the trenches on the front line of a war in which there never will be a ceasefire. ... more on Superintendent of Public Works Peter Burke and the Village of East Hills
Craig Mongeau - August 2005
The dog days of summer have just a few more weeks of panting left with August upon us now. Though nobody’s looking forward to snow anytime soon, excessive heat can be just as deadly and knowing when to say when in the summer sun and humidity is just as important as knowing when not to drive in the snow. ... more on August 2005
Supervisor of Public Works Richard Zilkowski and the City of Little Falls
Fran Foran - August 2005
It only makes sense that Richard “Rick” Zilkowski, supervisor of the department of public works (DPW) of the City of Little Falls, would have an affinity for water. Other than his college years, one year as a volunteer in the Peace Corps and military service, he has been near Little Falls water. ... more on Supervisor of Public Works Richard Zilkowski and the City of Little Falls
New York AGC Holds Annual Charitable Golf Tournament
Profile - August 2005
If there were a theme to this year’s Anthony S. Santaro AGC Scholarship Classic it would have been “I’m Hot, Hot, Hot.” Temperatures in the mid-90s with very high humidity made finishing this year’s tournament (which took more than five hours) more a test of endurance rather than skill. ... more on New York AGC Holds Annual Charitable Golf Tournament
Craig Mongeau - July 2005
On June 13, Upstate New York was hit with rains of biblical proportions (6 to 8 in. to be exact.) When the sun rose the following morning, the devastation along the Northway by Lake George became apparent. ... more on July 2005
Director of Public Works George J. Mottarella and the City of Rye
Craig Mongeau - July 2005
George J. Mottarella may feel a little like the City of Rye’s ping-pong ball, bouncing back and forth between his responsibilities as its director of public works and city engineer. But George doesn’t mind at all; in fact he relishes being pulled in different directions. ... more on Director of Public Works George J. Mottarella and the City of Rye
Craig Mongeau - June 2005
With apologies to Bills, Jets and Giants fans, the New England Patriots have come to represent what is good about sports with their unrelenting commitment to teamwork, loyalty and sacrifice of individual goals for the betterment of the team. ... more on June 2005
Superintendent of Highways Frank Gavin and the Town of Niskayuna
Mary Yamin-Garone - June 2005
When you think of Frank Gavin, think big!He is a big man whose presence fills up a room. He sits in a big office, behind a big desk. He is a big Buffalo Bills fan and he has a big job overseeing the Town of Niskayuna’s highway and parks departments. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Frank Gavin and the Town of Niskayuna
Craig Mongeau - May 2005
Jack Messore, commissioner of public works of the City of Mechanicville, recently had a day on the job he’ll never forget — even if he can’t remember the worst part of it. On Tuesday, March 29, at about 10 a.m., Messore, 57, was trying to clear debris from a culvert in the rain-swollen Anthony Kill, which runs through Mechanicville. ... more on May 2005
Highway Superintendent Kenneth J. Tymecki and the Village of Floral Park
Craig Mongeau - May 2005
Kenneth “Ken” J. Tymecki can thank his mother for the position he now holds as Superintendent of Public Works for the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County. Ken moved to Floral Park from nearby Jamaica, Queens, on his 18th birthday in 1973, he applied for a job at the Department of Public Works in 1974. ... more on Highway Superintendent Kenneth J. Tymecki and the Village of Floral Park
Craig Mongeau - April 2005
If you’ve never had the chance or the inclination to attend a ConExpo-Con/AGG, you should definitely consider going to the next one in 2008. Fortunately, I finally overcame my dread of flying and made my way out to Las Vegas for the recent ConExpo held March 15 to 18. ... more on April 2005
Superintendent of Highways Dave Goodwin and the Town of Clarkson
Laurie Mercer - April 2005
It probably helps to grow up in a family where middle-of-the-nighttime phone calls heralding disasters including broken water lines, power outages, slippery roads, noxious weeds, crumpled mailboxes and other disasters are common occurrences. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Dave Goodwin and the Town of Clarkson
Craig Mongeau - March 2005
It’s hard to believe that 25 years ago the tiny village of Lake Placid swelled with people from around the world for the XIII Winter Games. Of course the enduring memories from these games are not of the transportation problems, complaints from the athletes about the Olympic village and, of all things, the lack of snow for those two weeks in February 1980. ... more on March 2005
Highway Superintendent Elwin J. Fisher and the Town of West Monroe
Jeff Cronin - March 2005
With retirement comes nostalgia. But that’s not a new emotion for Elwin Fisher, the superintendent of Highways of the Town of West Monroe, a tiny bedroom community of approximately 6,800 people. As the West Monroe native wraps up his 27th year on the job, Fisher, 63, looks forward to traveling with his wife of 38 years, Joyce. ... more on Highway Superintendent Elwin J. Fisher and the Town of West Monroe
Craig Mongeau - January 2005
We at Profile hope all of you have had a happy and healthy holiday season. As yet another New Year arrives (thankfully) so do the annual commitments to change called resolutions. Though often much more fleeting than permanent, these promises to ourselves or to our family and friends, if not successful, at the very least offer a glimpse of what we'd like to be in the future or how we want to be better in some way than we were in the past – in short, resolutions are products of wisdom. ... more on January 2005
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