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Guy S. Williams, Prohibition
7
Endicott Peabody
3
Blanks
114
Lieutenant Governor:
Edward F. Mclaughlin, Jr., Democratic
2872
Augustus G. Means, Republican
1767
Thomas Maratea, Prohibition
10
Francis A. Votano, Socialist Labor Blanks
185
Secretary:
Edward W. Brooke, Republican
1863
Kevin H. White, Democratic
2765
Fred M. Ingersoll, Socialist Labor
11
Julia B. Kohler, Prohibition Blanks
4
204
Attorney General:
Edward J. McCormack, Jr., Democratic
3072
George Michaels, Republican 1600
August O. Johnson, Socialist Labor
16
1
William D. Ross, Prohibition Blanks
158
13
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Treasurer:
John Thomas Driscoll, Democratic
3037
Walter J. Trybulski, Republican
1530
Warren C. Carberg, Prohibition
51
Domenico A. DiGirolamo, Socialist Labor
20
Blanks 209
Auditor:
Thomas J. Buckley, Democratic
3262
Gardner B. Wardwell, Republican
1371
John B. Lauder, Prohibition
7
Arne A. Sortell, Socialist Labor
12
Blanks
195
Congressman Fourteenth District:
Joseph William Martin, Jr., Republican
2796
Edward F. Doolan, Democratic
2250
Ott Wilbee
1
Blanks
121
Councillor Second District:
Abraham H. Kahalas, Democratic
2796
Carleton P. Merrill, Republican
1720
Blanks
331
Senator Second Norfolk District:
George L. Sargent, Republican
1841
George A. Sullivan, Jr., Democratic
2858
Blanks 148
Representative in General Court:
Edna B. Telford, Republican
1905
Garrett H. Spillane, Jr., Democratic
2781
Blanks
161
Register of Probate:
Anna E. Hirsch, Republican
1851
Francis R. Powers, Democratic
2718
Blanks 278
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County Commissioners:
Russell T. Bates, Republican
1641
Clayton W. Nash, Republican
1422
2345
James J. Collins, Democratic William C. Kendrick
2605
Blanks
1681
County Treasurer:
Raymond C. Warmington, Republican
1770
William P. Browne, Democratic
2778
Blanks
299
Sheriff:
Charles W. Hedges, Republican
1584
Peter M. McCormack, Democratic
3040
Blanks
223
Question No. 1
A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?
Yes 3227
No 809
Blanks 811
B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?
Yes
3112
No
717
Blanks
1018
C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?
Yes
3316
No
602
Blanks
929
After the declaration of the vote as aforesaid, all the ballots cast at said State Election were sealed, and the voting lists were enclosed in envelopes and were endorsed by the election officers. All the ballots not distributed were enclosed and sealed and check lists were placed in the custody of the Town Clerk.
A true record, Attest:
GEORGE W. DANA,
Town Clerk
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PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
NOVEMBER 14, 1960
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Romeo Assetta, at 8:00 P.M. in Dean College Gymnasium.
The Moderator then appointed the following Tellers and they were sworn by him to the faithful performance of their duties: Richard Costello, William B. Goodwin, Donald Patton, Daniel Carty, Joseph Turco, Domenic Depoto, Nicholas Socci and Maurice Simon.
The Warrant and Return of the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, or by taking by right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14 and/or the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 79, both as most recently amended, or in any other legal manner, all or any of the several parcels of land situated on or off the northeasterly side of Maple Street, in Franklin, all of said parcels, when taken together, as shown on plan entitled "Proposed High School- Maple Street Site-Franklin, Mass.", made by J. Williams Beal Sons, Granger and Dyer, Architects, dated 7 January, 1960-revised 9 February, 1960, comprising approximately thirty-one (31) acres, for the purpose of constructing thereon a new Senior High School, to- gether with equipment and furnishings therefor, and athletic fields and/or other facilities for use in connection therewith, and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, and/or raise by bond issue pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost, or estimated cost, of so acquiring such land, such sum of money to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee, or do or act anything relating thereto.
VOTED by secret ballot, yes 665, no 368, blanks 2, that this Article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to construct, equip, and furnish a new Senior High School, together with athletic fields and/or other facilities for use in connection therewith, on land acquired by the Town for such purpose, situated on the northeasterly side of Maple Street, in Franklin, such construction, equipment and furnishing to be done under the direction and control of the school Building Com- mittee, which shall have full authority to enter into all agreements or contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of the work involved, and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds,
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and/or raise by bond issue, subject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost, or estimated cost, of such construction, equipment and furnishing, the same to be expended under the direction of the said School Building Committee, or do or act anything relating thereto.
VOTED that this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to acquire from Jessie A. Munroe of Franklin by purchase, or by taking by right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14 and/or the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 79, both as most recently amended, a strip of land not less than forty (40) feet in width throughout its entire length, extending in a general westerly direction from the westerly side of Lincoln Street to the easterly line of land on the northeasterly side of Maple Street recently acquired, or to be acquired, by the Town for School purposes, such strip of land to be used by the Town as a public way, and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost, or estimated cost, of acquiring such strip of land, or do or act anything relating thereto.
VOTED that this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, or by taking by right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14 and/or the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 79, both as most recently amended, or in any other legal manner, all or any of the several parcels of land situated on and off the southwesterly side of Oak Street, in part, and in part on and off the northwesterly side of Beaver Street, all in Franklin, all of said parcels, when taken together, as shown on plan entitled "Proposed Beaver and Oak Street Site for Franklin Senior High School, Franklin, Mass.", made by J. Williams Beal Sons, Granger and Dyer, Architects, dated October 5, 1960, comprising approximately thirty-eight (38) acres, for the purpose of constructing thereon a new Senior High School together with equipment and furnishings therefor, and athletic fields and/or other facilities for use in connection therewith, and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, and/or raise by bond issue pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost, or estimated cost, of so acquiring such land, said sum of money to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Mr. Lewis J. Cataldo, Chairman of the School Building Commit- tee, reported that he had consulted with all the owners of the proposed
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Beaver and Oak Street site and had obtained a total figure of ($29,000) Twenty Nine Thousand Dollars for the purchase of said site.
VOTED by secret ballot yes 873, no 151, that the Town acquire by purchase, or by taking by right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14 and/or the pro- visions of General Laws, Chapter 79, both as most recently amended, or in any other legal manner, the several parcels of land situated on and off the southwesterly side of Oak Street, in part, and in part on and off the northwesterly side of Beaver Street, all in Franklin, all of said parcels, when taken together, as shown on plan entitled "Pro- posed Beaver and Oak Street Site for Franklin Senior High School, Franklin, Mass.", made by J. Williams Beal Sons, Granger and Dyer, Architects, dated October 5, 1960, comprising approximately thirty- eight (38) acres, for the purpose of constructing thereon a new Senior High School, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, and athletic fields, and/or other facilities for use in connection therewith, and that the sum of $29,000 is appropriated therefor from the 1961 tax levy, said sum of money to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to construct, equip and furnish a new Senior High School, together with athletic fields and/or other facilities for use in connection therewith, on land acquired by the Town for such purpose, situated on the southwesterly side of Oak Street, and on the northwesterly side of Beaver Street, in Franklin, such construction, equipment and furnishing to be done under the direction and control of the School Building Committee, which shall have full authority to enter into all agreements or contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of the work involved, and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds and/or raise by bond issue, subject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board, pur- suant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost, or estimated cost, of such construction, equip- ment and furnishing, the same to be expended under the direction of said School Building Committee, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Mr. Lewis J. Cataldo, Chairman of the School Building Committee, stated that a brochure containing the proposed new High School had recently been delivered to every house in Franklin. He then presented the following estimates which were contained in said brochure.
Building construction
$1,325,000.00
Rough grading of site 25,000.00 18,000.00
Sewerage disposal, septic tank, leaching field
Finish grading, walks, parking area, lawns and athletic field 35,000.00
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Equipment-built-in and movable Architect-engineering and supervision
99,000.00
14,000.00
4,000.00
25,000.00
$1,695,000.00
State aid-35.90%
608,505.00
NET COST OF SCHOOL
$1,086,495.00
VOTED by secret ballot yes 817, no 122, that the Town construct, equip and furnish a new Senior High School, together with athletic fields and/or other facilities for use in connection therewith, on land acquired by the Town for such purpose, situated on the southwesterly side of Oak Street, and on the northwesterly side of Beaver Street, in Franklin, such construction, equipment and furnishing to be done under the direction and control of the School Building Committee, which shall have full authority to enter into all agreements or contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of the work involved; that the sum of $1,695,000 is appropriated therefor, the same to be expended under the direction of said School Building Committee; and that to meet the foregoing appropriation $5,000 is transferred from the surplus revenue account, $10,000 is to be raised from 1961 tax levy, and the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, is authorized to issue $180,000 bonds or notes of the Town under Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended and $1,500,000 bonds or notes of the Town under Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, all of such bonds or notes to be payable within 20 years from their respective dates.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, for present or future use as the site of a public school, approximately fifteen (15) acres of land in Franklin, situated on the easterly side of Pond Street and having a frontage of approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) feet thereon, and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost thereof, or do or act anything relating thereto.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED that the Town acquire by purchase for a school site a certain piece or parcel of land, situated on the easterly side of Pond Street, in Franklin, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning on the easterly side of said Pond Street, at a point distant one hundred seventy-five (175) feet southwesterly along said Street from a stone wall at land now or late of one Berndt; and thence run- ning South 851/2° East, three hundred ten (310) feet, more or less; thence turning and running South 761/2° East, three hundred five (305) feet, more or less; thence turning and running South 41/2° West, twelve
Clerk-of-works, tests, surveys Insurance during construction Contingency and miscellaneous
150,000.00
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hundred twenty (1220) feet, more or less; thence turning and running North 761/2° West, three hundred five (305) feet, more or less; thence turning and running North 65° West, two hundred forty (240) feet, more or less; thence turning and running North 41/2° East, eight hun- dred forty (840) feet, more or less; thence turning and running North 851/2° West, one hundred fifty (150) feet, more or less, to said Pond Street; and thence turning and running northerly or northeasterly along said Pond Street, three hundred (300) feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, and that the sum of Seventy-five Hundred ($7,500) Dollars is appropriated therefor from the 1961 tax levy, this money to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) or any other sum for the purpose of constructing eight (8) additional class- rooms and related facilities to the existing Gerald Murdock Parmenter School and for originally equipping and furnishing said addition, above sum to include the cost of architect's fees and plans, and deter- mine whether the money shall be provided by taxation, by appropria- tion from available funds in the treasury, or if there are no funds available for appropriation, then the sum appropriated will be included in the tax levy for the next following year, and by borrowing under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee, or take any action relative thereto.
VOTED that this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to acquire, for improve- ment of Spruce Pond Brook, as a part of the Spruce Pond Drainage Project, so-called, by purchase, or by taking by right of eminent do- main, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14, and/or the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 79, both as most recently amended, or in any other lawful manner, either outright, in fee, or a right of way in, through, over and across, that certain piece, parcel or lot of land in Franklin, that is now owned or supposed to be owned by Franklin Salvage Company of Franklin, that lies northerly from the location or right of way of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, and between Fisher Street Extension, on the west, and land of Franklin Woolen Mills, on the east, containing one and five-tenths (1.5) acres, more or less, according to plan thereof made by Green Engineering Affiliates, Inc., dated September 1960, entitled “PLAN OF LAND IN FRANKLIN, MASS. TO BE TAKEN FOR IMPROVE- MENT OF SPRUCE POND BROOK BY TOWN OF FRANKLIN", and bounded according to said plan as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly line of land of Franklin Salvage Company that is distant North 32° 05' 13" West along said line 55.37 feet from a point in the northwesterly line of the location or right of way of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad that is distant South 48° 32' 47" West along
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said last mentioned line 552.18 feet from a stone bound therein opposite station 1485+00, approximately, of the center line of said railroad location, and thence running from said point of beginning North 32° 05' 13" West, one hundred eleven and 26/100 (111.26) feet; thence South 83° 54' 43" West, nineteen and 06/100 feet; thence North 56° 07' 04" West, two hundred eight and 72/100 (208.72) feet; thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly along a circular arc having a radius of one hundred fifty (150) feet, a distance of two hundred twenty-eight and 90/100 (228.90) feet; thence South 36° 26' 52" West, one hundred forty-nine and 09/100 (149.09) feet; thence North 78° 30' 45" West, three and 6/10 (3.6) feet, more or less, to the easterly line of Fisher Street Extension; thence southerly along said easterly line of Fisher Street Extension, one hundred (100) feet, more or less; thence South 78° 30' 45" East, three and 5/10 (3.5) feet, more or less; thence easterly and northeasterly along a circular arc having a radius of one hundred (100) feet, a distance of one hundred thirteen and 52/100 (113.52) feet; thence North 36° 26' 52" East, one hundred forty- nine and 09/100 (149.09) feet; thence northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly along a circular arc having a radius of fifty (50) feet, a distance of seventy-six and 30/100 (76.30) feet; thence South 56° 07' 04" East, two hundred eight and 72/100 (208.72) feet; thence southeasterly and easterly along a circular arc having a radius of one hundred (100) feet, a distance of sixty-nine and 76/100 (69.76) feet; and thence North 83º 54' 43" East, sixty-seven and 84/100 (67.84) feet to the point of beginning; and raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds and/or raise by bond issue, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, a sum of money sufficient to pay the cost, or estimated cost, of so acquiring such land, such sum of money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works, or do or act anything relating thereto.
VOTED by a standing vote yes 321, no 30, that the Town acquire for improvements of Spruce Pond Brook, as a part of the Spruce Pond Project, so-called, by purchase, or by taking by right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14 and/or the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 79, both as most recently amended, or in any other lawful manner, either outright, in fee, or a right of way in, through, over and across that certain piece, parcel or lot of land in Franklin that is now owned, or supposed to be owned, by Franklin Salvage Company, of Franklin, that lies northerly from the location or right of way of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, and between Fisher Street Extension, on the west, and land of Franklin Woolen Mills, on the east, containing one and five-tenths (1.5) acres, more or less, according to plan thereof made by Green Engineering Affiliates, Inc., dated September 1960, entitled "PLAN OF LAND IN FRANKLIN, MASS. TO BE TAKEN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SPRUCE POND BROOK BY TOWN OF FRANKLIN", and bounded according to said plan as follows:
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Beginning at a point in the easterly line of land of Franklin Sal- vage Company that is distant North 32° 05' 13" West along said line 55.37 feet from a point in the northwesterly line of the location of right of way of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad that is distant South 48° 32' 47" West along said last mentioned line 552.18 feet from a stone bound therein opposite station 1485+00, approxi- mately, of the center line of said railroad location and thence running from said point of beginning North 32° 05' 13" West, one hundred eleven and 26/100 (111.26) feet; thence South 83º 54' 43" West, nineteen and 06/100 (19.06) feet; thence North 56° 07' 04" West, two hundred eight and 72/100 (208.72) feet; thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly along a circular arc having a radius of one hundred fifty (150) feet, a distance of two hundred twenty-eight and 90/100 (228.90) feet; thence South 36° 26' 52" West, one hundred forty-nine and 09/100 (149.09) feet; thence North 78° 30' 45" West, three and 6/10 (3.6) feet, more or less, to the easterly line of Fisher Street Extension; thence southerly along said easterly line of Fisher Street Extension, one hundred (100) feet, more or less; thence South 78° 30' 45" East, three and 5/10 (3.5) feet, more or less; thence easterly and northeasterly along a circular arc having a radius of one hundred (100) feet, a distance of one hundred thirteen and 52/100 (113.52) feet; thence North 36° 26' 52" East, one hundred forty-nine and 09/100 (149.09) feet; thence northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly along a circular arc having a radius of fifty (50) feet, a distance of seventy-six and 30/100 (76.30) feet; thence South 56° 07' 04" East, two hundred eight and 72/100 (208.72) feet; thence southeasterly and easterly along a circular arc having a radius of one hundred (100) feet, a distance of sixty-nine and 76/100 (69.76) feet and thence North 83º 54' 43" East, sixty-seven and 84/100 (67.84) feet to the point of beginning; and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400) to be transferred from available funds pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, such sum of money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
A true record, Attest:
GEORGE W. DANA,
Town Clerk
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN, FOR THE YEAR 1960
Father's Name
Mother's Name
Date
Name
1959
June-
25 Mary Ellen Kearney
August -
5 Gayle Bettlestone
12 Stephen Michael Gray
14 Mary Anne Murphy
18 Larry Francis Jackson
21 William Jesse Bush
September -
1 Christopher John Rose
8 Shirley Marie Murphy
18 Martha Ellen Hughes
October -
2 Eileen Louise Yanco
6 Patricia Maloney
9 Mark Joseph Hamlin
15 Bradley Lionel Ray
19 Carron Sue Deerfield
27 Robert Charles Fox
Robert Kearney
Ann Louise McCaffrey
Janet W. King
Helen F. Barchenski
Mary M. Sullivan
Natalie C. Anderson
Evelyn Carty
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Kenneth J. Rose John B. Murphy John S. Hughes
Helen W. Duffy Helen S. Falter Maureen E. Tobin
Margaret Cavallo
Mary Joan Mogan
Bernardine E. Cooney
Barbara Steans
Roberta H. Reiser June F. Ells
November -
12
Kevin Lockwood
Bryan D. Beetlestone
Neil E. Gray
Joseph P. Murphy
John F. Jackson
Victor S. Bush
Charles F. Yanco
Robert Maloney
George A. Hamlin, Jr.
Robert S. Ray
Alan J. Deerfield
Ernest L. Fox
John Lockwood
Ann Hart
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN, FOR THE YEAR 1960
Date Name
15
Charles David Gavel
27 Ann Marie O'Connell
27 David Camillo DiMartino
29 Gail Christine Georges
Father's Name
Mother's Name
David A. Gavel
Claudia L. Hyer Mary R. Turcotte
Harriet Congdon Grace N. Eby
December - 8 John Michael Doherty
11 Patricia Ann Shaw
11 Raymond Lee Tate
16 Christine Ann Landry
23 Paul Jay Chastanet
30 Peter Joseph Pasquantonio
1960
January -
4 Wayne Russell Henry
5 Lorusso
13 Eric Jay Jackson
16 David William Harrington
20 Bartholomew Rowe
21 Laureen May Ruggles
23 Paula Margaret Keith
23 Roger Lucien Villiard
24 Maureen Coyne
25 Michael John Froehlich
Stanley M. Henry
Carmen Lorusso, Jr.
Chester S. Jackson
John J. Harrington
Richard J. Rowe David E. H. Ruggles
Philip G. Keith
Roger L. Villiard
Howard W. Coyne
John E. Froehlich
Beverly A. Cram
Concetta M. Marzuolo
Inez Richards
Anne M. Moore
Jean T. Collins Margaret A. Beauregard
Margaret Stevenson
Arlene A. Paulette
Isabel A. Dunleavy
Florence V. Cole
John J. Doherty
David E. Shaw
Raymond L. Tate
Herbert G. Landry
Alan A. Chastanet
Frederick Pasquantonio
Margaret A. Violandi
Marilyn Gauthier
Shirley M. Kennedy
Stephanie J. Landry
Faye Broza Elizabeth Bushnell
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Gerard J. O'Connell
Dominic DiMartino
Christos L. Georges
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN, FOR THE YEAR 1960
Date Name
25 John William Rossetti
25 Paul Vicario
26 Kimberly Ann Rofino
26 Joseph Mark Lynch
28 - Vozzella
29 Roger LeRoy Jordan
Father's Name
William J. Rossetti
Charles G. Vicario
Frank D. Rofino
Frederick J. Lynch
Norman A. Vozzella
Roger L. Jordan
Mother's Name
Elaine Belleville Aldina Giust
Clarie M. Dangelo
Barbara C. Landry
Ann Mele Nancy Franklin
February - 5 Chantal Helen Tobler
7 James Sean McDermott
8 Gregory Roy Murphy
8 Diane Marie Daddario
8 Sandra Lee D'Amelio
9 Mark Joseph Sabourin
11 Donna Marie Fontaine 11 Mary Celine Picard
George W. Picard
11 Ronald Joseph Vipraio
Joseph A. Vipraio
Alice M. Thibeault
12 Robert George Henault George J. Henault
12 Peter Gordon Hosford
13 Karen Kay Fraser
13 Colleen Marie Murphy
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