Monday, September 24, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
STOUGHTON SAYS FAREWELL TO KELLEY: The Town of Stoughton bid farewell to former selectman Mark Kelley in a somber ceremony Saturday, September 22, at the Immaculate Conception Church on Canton St. Father Joseph McDermott officiated as hymns were sung, words were spoken, and tears were shed for the former Precinct Captain at Town Meeting. Among the Faces in the Crowd were: Former Town Manager and Town Clerk Jeanne Fleming, retired DPW Superintendent Larry Barrett, former Selectmen Ed Finn, Scott Carrara, and Richard Fitzgerald; school committee member Dr. Erdem Ural, Town Moderator Howard Hansen, and town employees Fran Stetson and Stephanie Carrara. Kelley died following an extended illness on September 8, the day after his 58th birthday. …
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The following are obituaries for Stoughton residents or those with Stoughton ties for the week of September 9 - September 15: Mark Kelley; Lorraine Emerson; Elizabeth "Betty" Theriault; Flora Camara; James Cardella; Marianne DelConte.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Mark Kelley Mark Edmund Kelley, former Stoughton Selectman and longtime Town Meeting Representative, died the day after his 58th birthday, Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Good Samaritan Medical Center following an extended illness. Mark lived his entire life in Stoughton and was active in political and social circles. He attended St. Mary's School in Stoughton and graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. Following his graduation from Bentley College in Waltham with a degree in accounting, he held an executive tax position with Cumberland Farms, Inc., at its national headquarters in Canton. He will be remembered as a generous, gregarious, and family-oriented man, who embraced public service selflessly. No one was a more …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
STOUGHTON MOURNS MARK KELLEY: The Town of Stoughton has lost one of its most active citizens. Mark Kelley, a former Selectman, and a long-time town meeting member and precinct chairman, succumbed to a myriad of health issues on Saturday, September 8 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Kelley, who was a member of the Open Space Committee, was known as someone who would look at a problem and come up with solutions, while working with those on opposite sides of the problem. Residents of Stoughton poured out their grief on my Facebook page, and in messages to About Town. Town Meeting and Disability Commission member Carin Klipp wrote, “I will miss him deeply. God bless his family.” Selectman John Anzivino added, “Condolences…
John D. Anderson
7:01 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
At the first former Stoughton Selectman dinner held at Town Hall three years ago I had the honor of joining five former Selectman at my table. One of those was Mark Kelly. My intention was to garner information from each of them as to how they addressed issues that came before them during their service. I also sought advice concerning those issues that were before us. I found Mark to be affable … more ›