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*Media Advisory* Town of Groveland to Host Vehicle Night

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For Immediate Release

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019

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

*Media Advisory*

Town of Groveland to Host Vehicle Night

GROVELAND — Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski, Police Chief Jeffrey Gillen and Library Director Darcy Lepore are pleased to invite members of the community to Vehicle Night next week.

WHO: 

  • Town of Groveland
  • Groveland Police Department
  • Groveland Fire Department
  • Langley-Adams Library

WHEN:

Monday, Sept. 23, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: 

Pines Recreation Area, 187 Main St, Groveland

WHAT:

Various public safety vehicles will be on display and available for residents to view and explore at the event, including police cruisers, a fire engine, ambulance, mail truck, light department utility truck, school bus, tow truck, a loader, roller and sidewalk plow from the highway department. A medical helicopter is also scheduled to land, contingent on weather and availability. Mobile bike service Pedalin’ Fools will also be in attendance.

The Town of Groveland’s Vehicle Night is free and open to residents of all ages.

Vehicle Night is organized each year by Town Hall officials, members of the police department and employees of the library.

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Dighton Fire Department Raises $8,000 Through Touch-A-Truck Event

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Dighton Fire Department
Christopher Maguy, Chief
300 Main St.
Dighton, MA 02715

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

Dighton Fire Department Raises $8,000 Through Touch-A-Truck Event

DIGHTON – Chief Christopher Maguy and the Dighton Firemen’s Association is proud to announce that the annual touch-a-truck event raised $8,000 to support two local firefighting families.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, the Dighton Fire Department hosted its third annual touch-a-truck event at Manheim New England. About 2,000 people attended the event and had the opportunity to see and sit inside firetrucks, ambulances, police cruisers and other vehicles.

The event raised $8,000, which included a $5,000 donation from Manheim New England.

The funds will go to support the Silva and Gordon families. Finnley Silva, born in January 2017, is the son of Taunton Firefighter Jon Silva and his wife Emily. Paul Gordon, born in January 2019, is the son of Paul Gordon Jr. and his wife Lauren and nephew of Taunton Firefighter Roberto Gonzalez. Both children live with congenital heart defects.

Due to their conditions, the children need extensive medical care that requires their families to travel to Boston Children’s Hospital for treatment. These hospital stays often result in unexpected costs to the families.

“On behalf of the Dighton Fire Department, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to Manheim New England for their generous donation and for allowing us to use their property for this event,” Chief Maguy said. “We’re happy to do what we can to help these families and I’d like to thank the community for coming out to this event to show their support.”

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Dighton Fire Department to Host Touch-A-Truck Event, Donations to Benefit Local Firefighting Families

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Dighton Fire Department
Christopher Maguy, Chief
300 Main St.
Dighton, MA 02715

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

 

Dighton Fire Department to Host Touch-A-Truck Event, Donations to Benefit Local Firefighting Families

DIGHTON – Chief Christopher Maguy is pleased to announce that the Dighton Fire Department will hold its third annual touch-a-truck event in September.

WHEN:

Saturday, Sept. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE:

Manheim New England, 123 Williams St., North Dighton

WHAT:

Public safety and construction vehicles will be featured at the event, giving children the opportunity to see and sit inside firetrucks, ambulances, police cruisers and other vehicles.

The touch-a-truck event is free to attend. However, the Dighton Fire Department will be collecting donations for two local children with congenital heart defects. 

Finnley Silva was born in January 2017 and is the son of Taunton Firefighter Jon Silva and his wife Emily. Finnley was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome with mitral stenosis and aortic atresia. His heart functions using only one ventricle. Finnley was recently discharged after being hospitalized at Boston Children’s Hospital. He had the first two heart surgeries of a three-surgery process, but after a routine doctor’s visit it was determined his right and only ventricle was not pumping as strong as it should be. Finnley is now being evaluated for a heart transplant. 

Baby Paul Gordon was born in January 2019 and was diagnosed with critical aortic stenosis with coarctation of the aorta. Paul is the son of Paul Gordon Jr. and his wife Lauren. Gordon is the brother of Taunton Firefighter Roberto Gonzalez. Baby Paul’s heart abnormalities narrow blood flow throughout the body and put pressure on his left ventricle. Paul has undergone several cardiac catheterizations and two open heart surgeries to date. He will require future surgeries to repair or replace the valves in his heart as he grows. Paul is currently home recovering after spending much of the first five months of his life at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Both children need extensive medical care that requires their families to travel to Boston Children’s Hospital for treatment. These hospital stays often result in unexpected costs to the families.

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects, occurring in about 1 percent of births in the U.S. About 25 percent of those babies affected will need surgical intervention, like Finley and Paul, to survive.

“These children demonstrate unwavering strength and resilience as they face multiple surgeries and long recovery periods at such a young age,” Chief Maguy said. “It is our hope that this event will raise awareness of congenital heart defects in infants and that we can help support these families so Finnley and Paul can live their lives to the fullest.”

Along with collecting donations at the event, people may also choose to donate directly to Boston Children’s Hospital in the families’ names. Donations to the Gordon family may also be made via GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/baby-gordon.

In the event of rain, the touch-a-truck event will be held Saturday, Sept. 21.

 

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Methuen Police K-9 Officer Attends Touch a Truck Event at Professional Center for Child Development

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Methuen Police Department
Joseph Solomon, Chief of Police
Quinn Public Safety Building
90 Hampshire St.
Methuen, MA 01844

For Immediate Release

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Methuen Police K-9 Officer Attends Touch a Truck Event at Professional Center for Child Development

METHUEN – Mayor James P. Jajuga and Chief Joseph Solomon are pleased to share that Methuen K-9 Officer Michael Havey Jr. attended a recent community Touch a Truck event in Andover.

For the second year in a row, the Methuen Police Department participated in the annual Touch a Truck event on Sunday, June 9, at the Professional Center for Child Development, a school that provides educational and therapeutic services for children with physical and mental disabilities. Each year, police cars, fire engines, construction vehicles, box trucks and other motor vehicles come together to be put on display for the Touch a Truck event.

Officer Havey Jr. brought “Hope,” the Methuen Police Department’s pink Breast Cancer Awareness Dodge Charger to the event, and showed children the inside and outside of the vehicle as well as all of its special policing features.

“This event is such a great opportunity for law enforcement to meet these children and their families, and have a fun day showing them these vehicles,” Officer Havey said. “It’s a special day, and it’s great that the Professional Center for Child Development hosts this Touch a Truck event each year.”

 

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