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July 2021
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| Hamden Fire Retirees Association, Inc. |
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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013
2013 Summer Website Schedule:
The next regular HFRA website update will be Friday, July 26th.
Important announcements will be posted immediately above the masthead.
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An "Informational Meeting" of the Hamden Legislative Council is TONIGHT, Wednesday evening, July 24th, at 7 PM at Miller Library, 2901 Dixwell Avenue.
We have been informed that the subject of the meeting will be Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs) and that the public might be able to make comments on bonding. All members who live locally are urged to attend.
Revised 7/24/13
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HFRA “SUMMER” MEETING
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Our 19th meeting was held earlier this week at the Hamden Elks Lodge, with 16 members attending. Members voted final approval to two by-law changes. Annual dues are increased by $3 and future quarterly meetings will be held during the same months, but on either the 2nd Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday on a rotating basis. Minutes of the meeting are posted on the Members Only pages.
Bob Mordecai took these photos of the gathering (CLICK to enlarge).
Posted 7/12/13
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| Refreshments before the meeting |
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| Gil Spencer, John O'Hare and Ed Doiron |
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| John O'Hare, Kerry Castracane, Chick Manware, Tom Doherty and Harold Mangler |
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| Harold, Rich Maybury, Jim Leddy, Mark Pratt, Augie Williams, Dennis Baker and Brian Forsyth |
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| Mark, Augie, Dennis, Brian, Ed Doiron, Gil Spencer and Joe Yoga |
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| Dave and Joe after the meeting. Following his retirement, Joe was a dispatcher for the Cheshire PD for 25 years. |
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Summertime 45 Years Ago
HFD Provided the Foam
The Hamden Fire Department was always ready to combine training with giving the kids a good time during hot summer weather. This photo, taken on June 30, 1968 by I.A. Sneiderman, shows an unidentified Hamden firefighter spreading high expansion foam on Rochford Field for the kids to play in. The foam and the applicator were stored on the ladder truck. In the background are the Mill Rock Apartments, which suffered extensive damage 24 years ago this week when an F4 tornado struck parts of Highwood, Whitneyville and Newhallville.
Posted 7/12/13
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| Photo by I.A. Sneiderman |
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Hamden's Newest Department Member
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| The Hamden Fire Department welcomes its newest firefighter/paramedic. CLICK on photo to read story on Hamden Patch. (Photo by Kathleen Ramunni) |
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| The Hamden Chronicle, July 3, 1947 (Courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society) |
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| New Haven Register, July 16, 1971 (Courtesy of Gil Spencer) |
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This 1946 Maxim pumper from New Britain was the first apparatus to occupy a bay in a Hamden fire station. How did THAT happen?
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| This Maxim factory photo is courtesy of Chan Brainard |
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This Maxim pumper, delivered new in 1946 to the New Britain Fire Department, was the very first fire apparatus to occupy a bay in a Hamden fire station. Any ideas? For the answer, click on the photo.
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2013 Summer Website Schedule: The next regular HFRA website update will be Friday, July 26th.
As always, important interim announcements will be posted immediately above the masthead.
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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013
2013 Summer Website Schedule:
The next regular HFRA website update will be Friday, August 9th.
Important announcements will be posted immediately above the masthead.
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Financial Experts Urge Approval of
Pension Obligation Bonds as Part of Pension Fix
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Many active and retired fire and police personnel were among the 100+ people who attended an informational meeting of the Hamden Legislative Council last Wednesday evening. During the two-hour meeting, a five-member panel of financial experts hired by the Town provided detailed answers to Council members' questions concerning Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs), and urged the Council to approve POBs as part of a multi-faceted strategy to fix Hamden's pension fund, which now is at 14% of full funding.
Town bond counsel, David M. Panico, and other members of the panel emphasized that, while there are always risks in POBs, further delays in approving them, or not acting at all, would result in much harsher consequences for Hamden taxpayers and the pension fund. Click on the link below to read a New Haven Register account of the meeting.
The Council is expected to meet this coming Monday evening at 7 to vote on the measure. When known, the location of Monday's meeting will be posted on this website.
Posted 7/26/13
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MARCH 1993
Gas Explosion at 84 First Street
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| New Haven Register, March 19, 1993 - 84 First Street (Article courtesy of Doug Yocher) - CLICK to enlarge for easier reading |
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| The Vision Appraisal photo above shows how 84 First Street was rebuilt after the fire |
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60 Years Ago
Saturday, July 25, 1953 - The Quarry Claims Another Victim
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| From The Hamden Chronicle, Thursday, July 30, 1953 (Courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society) |
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| June 1982 - Firefighter/Paramedic Tom Conway is shown dusting off Rescue 1, built on a 1979 Chevrolet chassis (Photo by John Tramontano) |
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Department members who completed American Red Cross first aid training in the 1950s and 60s proudly wore the certification patch on the lefthand sleeve of their dress blues. When department members became Emergency Medical Technicians starting in 1971, the EMT certification patch was worn on the work shirt just below the righthand breast pocket. The now familiar shoulder patch and various certification rockers were introduced in the 1980s.
Posted 7/26/13
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| American Red Cross patch was worn on the left sleeve of the dress blues as seen in the photo below |
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| 1970s-80s EMT patch was worn on the work shirt just below the RH breast pocket |
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| Photo courtesy of Bob Mordecai |
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September 1992 - Four members of Local 2687 attended the IAFF US-Canada Golf Tournament in Richmond, Indiana. (L-R): Bob Mordecai, Ron Desroches, Charlie Esposito, and Jim Hagerty.
Posted 7/26/13
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FALL 2013
Have fun while making a difference. Experience Corps needs people age 50+ to tutor literacy in Hamden and New Haven elementary schools 10+ hours a week starting in October. Training is provided. Volunteers also participate in fun community events to encourage reading. A small stipend and college tuition/loan help for a child or grandchild provided. You must have a high school diploma or GED and be able to pass a background check via fingerprints. Interested? Call Sheila at 203-752-3059 x2900 or email volunteer@aoascc.org
Experience Corps - Greater New Haven is a program of the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut and a proud member of the National Service Network. For more information, please visit www.experiencecorps.org
Contact information:
Sheila Greenstein, AARP Experience Corps Program Manager
Agency on Aging of South Central CT
1 Long Wharf Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
Fax: 203-752-0048
Re-posted 7/26/13
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