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*MEDIA ADVISORY* Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth to Host Annual School Safety Summit at Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School

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Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth Inc.
Margie Daniels, Executive Director
467 Main St.
Wakefield, MA 01880

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019

 

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

*MEDIA ADVISORY*

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth to Host Annual School Safety Summit at Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School

Inaugural Partnership Award to be Presented

WAKEFIELD — Executive Director Margie Daniels is pleased to announce that Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth will host its annual Safety Summit this week at Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School in Marlborough.

The daylong conference will offer education and law enforcement professionals an overview of best practices in school safety, focusing on bomb threats and response.

To register for the conference click here.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School, 215 Fitchburg St., Marlborough

WHO:

  • Margie Daniels, Executive Director, Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth
  • Tom Doyle, FBI Intelligence Analyst
  • Brian Leblanc, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Boston, Joint Terrorism Task Force
  • Sergeant William Qualls, Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad
  • Terrence Reidy, Esq., Undersecretary of Law Enforcement, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & Security
  • Chief Richard E. Smith, Ret., Wakefield Police Department; Chair, MPY Board of Directors

WHAT:

According to Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, schools in Massachusetts and across the country have been plagued by instances of safety issues, which disrupt education and create fear and anxiety among students, staff and parents. This conference will offer education and law enforcement professionals an overview of response options, focusing on bomb threats and how effective Threat Assessment Teams can support a safe and secure school environment.

Opening remarks will be made by State Sen. James Eldridge and State Rep. Kate Hogan. State Rep. Harold Naughton will also be in attendance.

Also at the summit, MPY will present its inaugural Partnership Award. The award recognizes outstanding inter-organizational partnerships within communities that benefit the health and safety of youth.

The award will be presented by the MPY Board of Directors to Nashoba Regional School District Superintendent Brooke Clenchy, along with the police and fire chiefs in Bolton, Lancaster and Stow, which are the communities where Nashoba’s students reside.

“The police and fire chiefs collectively support our district and work collaboratively with each other, in partnership with the district, to ensure we are safe and have best practices in place,” Superintendent Clenchy said. “They do not hesitate to collaborate, respond, and seek assistance from each other or surrounding towns when needed to guide the district. We, at the Nashoba Regional School District, are fiercely proud of our departments and deeply grateful.”

The chiefs being honored are:

  • Stow Fire Chief Joseph Landry
  • Stow Police Chief Ralph Marino
  • Bolton Fire Chief Jeffery Legendre
  • Bolton Police Chief Warren Nelson
  • Lancaster Fire Chief Michael Hanson
  • Lancaster Police Chief Edwin H. Burgwinkel

To view the full agenda of the conference click here.

About the Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc. is a non-profit 501.c(3) organization that provides training, fosters collaboration, and develops programming to increase the health and safety of students. MPY is committed to bringing cutting-edge information and high quality trainings to constituents and endeavors to provide solution-oriented, community-based, multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing and ideally eliminating risky behaviors for youth.

The nonprofit is governed by a Board of Directors made up of school superintendents, police and fire chiefs, and other community leaders who work closely with MPY staff to deliver this mission.

To learn more, visit www.mpyinc.org.

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Beverly Regional Airport’s Mary Wertel Recognized for Efforts During 2018 Emergency Involving 17-Year-Old Pilot

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Beverly Regional Airport
Gloria Bouillon, Airport Manager
46 L P Henderson Road
Beverly, MA 01915

For Immediate Release

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Beverly Regional Airport’s Mary Wertel Recognized for Efforts During 2018 Emergency Involving 17-Year-Old Pilot

Air Traffic Controller Mary Wertel, left, receives the Air Traffic Control Association’s (ATCA) Andy Pitas Aircraft Save Award from ATCA Southeast Region Director Jack McAuley at a ceremony in Washington D.C. (Courtesy Photo Beverly Regional Airport)

BEVERLY — Air Traffic Controller Mary Wertel was recently recognized by the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) for her efforts to help a student pilot after her plane malfunctioned last year.

Wertel was presented with the ATCA’s Andy Pitas Aircraft Save Award on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. The award honors Wertel for her actions on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, when a 17-year-old pilot’s plane lost a wheel and the right main gear strut during takeoff, spurring her to seek an emergency landing.

The award recognizes individuals or groups who provide exceptional air traffic service during the safe recovery of aircraft in an emergency.

During the incident, Wertel calmly instructed the pilot to continue circling the airport while waiting for her instructor to arrive in the control tower to assist. During this time, Wertel provided support to the pilot and encouraged her to remember basic flight skills and procedures she had learned. At the same time, Wertel also advised several nearby aircraft of the situation.

“Mary is truly an exemplary air traffic controller, and an incredible asset here at Beverly Regional,” Airport Manager Gloria Bouillon said. “She was level headed, calm and provided the student pilot in this situation with the guidance she needed while waiting for her instructor, and, thankfully, this situation ended without injury.”

Wertel began her career as an air traffic controller in the 1980s when she joined the Navy, and was hired at Beverly Regional in summer 2018.

“My favorite aspect of being in the aviation community is that despite the highly structured and regulated nature of our job, you never know what the day will bring,” Wertel said.

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Hull High School Art Teacher Selected as Secondary Art Educator of the Year

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Monday, Oct. 7, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Hull High School Art Teacher Selected as Secondary Art Educator of the Year

HULL — Superintendent Michael Devine and High School Principal Nicole Nosek are pleased to share that Hull High School art teacher Amanda Davis was selected as the Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA) 2020 Secondary Art Educator of the Year.

As an award recipient, Davis will be recognized at the 2020 MAEA Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Montserrat College of Art in Beverly.

Davis has worked in the public schools setting for over 11 years. She has been writing and creating art in all forms since she was young, which is one of the many reasons she was inspired to teach art. Davis has experience writing and implementing cross-disciplinary curriculum that focuses on social justice, diversity and community building.

Davis’ mission is to help students recognize the power of the arts and guide them to use art as a tool for expressing thoughts and emotions, inspiring change, solving problems and creating meaning in their lives.

Davis has been the recipient of several local and state grants that support her class initiatives. Most recently, she was awarded the Teaching Tolerance Educator Grant for the 2018-19 school year.

“On behalf of our faculty at Hull High School, I’d like to congratulate Amanda for receiving this honor,” Principal Nosek said. “She is a talented educator who has an evident passion for art and is always determined to inspire her students. We’re proud to have her at our school.”

Davis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Studio Art from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island and a Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Hull High Schools students’ artwork can be found here.

About Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA):

An affiliate of National Art Education Association since 1975, MAEA is Massachusetts’ professional association for art educators. The mission of MAEA is to advance high quality visual arts education throughout the state by empowering art educators to excel in the practice, instruction, promotion, and celebration of visual art. Recipients exemplify highly qualified individuals active in the field of art education today: leaders, educators, students, scholars, researchers, and advocates who make significant contributions to the profession. For more information, please visit the MAEA website at www.massarted.com.

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Salem Police Detective Named Law Officer of the Year

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Salem, New Hampshire Police Department
Brian Pattullo, Administrative Chief of Police
Capt. Joel P. Dolan, Deputy Chief
9 Veterans Memorial Parkway,
Salem, New Hampshire, 03079

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Salem Police Detective Named Law Officer of the Year

Salem Police Detective Robert Farah, left, is pinned at a ceremony in Manchester on Sunday by David Hargreaves, the Law Enforcement representative for the American Legion. (Courtesy Photo Salem Police Department)

SALEM — Deputy Chief Joel Dolan is pleased to share that a member of the Salem Police Department was recognized by the La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses) this weekend.

Detective Robert Farah was recognized at a ceremony on Sunday as the Law Officer of the Year by La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux, a charitable honor society also known as the “Forty and Eight,” which is comprised of American Wartime Veterans. The event was held at the Forty and Eight Association in Manchester. Honorary Consul of France Adele Boufford Baker attended the ceremony, as well as numerous local veterans.

“Detective Farah is a hard working investigator and is well deserving of this recognition,” Deputy Chief Dolan said. “He is well-respected in the community and has received widespread praise from several state agencies.  He is a dependable and thorough investigator who works tirelessly on behalf of victims.”

Detective Farah was also named the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the American Legion this summer. Additionally, he was named the Salem Police Department’s Detective of the Year in May in recognition of his efforts in handling many sensitive cases involving juveniles.

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