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10/25/06

Northeast Steel
sets TV tower
in Springfield...

Thanks to Fiore Grassetti for forwarding pictures of the Northeast Steel crew setting a TV tower for WGGB in Springfield, MA (ABC 40). After the gang set the tower, they commandeered the television station, where Pete Korenewsky did the nightly news!

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/23/06

Are you paying COBRA with the Fund Office?

 If you reside in Massachusetts, there may be a benefit available to you.

If you are eligible for Unemployment Insurance benefits in Massachusetts, are a resident of Massachusetts, and meet certain eligibility guidelines, you and your family may also qualify for the “Premium Assistance Plan” offered by the Commonwealth. This plan allows claimants to receive partial reimbursement for health insurance premiums to continue coverage under a former employer’s health Plan (COBRA).

To read more more about this Click here JH  

Thanks to Tom Broderick for this information...

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10/20/06

B & M Steel Erectors from Syracuse, NY
erects Home Depot in Portsmouth, NH...

Thanks to Dave "Shake Paquette for the photos of B & M Steel of Syracuse, NY erecting a new HOME DEPOT in Portsmouth, NH...  JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/19/06

LU7 Apprentices wrap up metal
building for BOY SCOUTS...

Thanks once again to Guy and Helen Shute for forwarding the final set of pictures of the Local 7 apprentices erecting the new pre-engineered metal building for the Boy Scouts. These apprentices and instructors, and Local 7's JAC program, deserve a great deal of credit for their actions in this matter...  JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/18/06

It is with deep regret that we announce the
passing of our friend and brother

Billy Vetree
 Book #1301233 - Local #7

Services are TODAY - Wednesday October 18th - 4PM to 8 PM
AJ Breslin Funeral Home
610 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
(right near the Medford line)

MASS: Thursday, October 19th @ 9 AM
Immaculate Conception
(right next to Breslin Funeral Home)

Please remember the Vetree family in your thoughts and prayers during this period of sorrow and bereavement...

For a MapQuest map to 610 Pleasant Street Click here JH  

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10/17/06

Bear Steel and Prime Steel working in Western MA...

Bear Steel is hard at work at the Springfield Courthouse and at the Chicopee Comp High School. Meanwhile, Prime Steel is hanging the precast concrete for the new Bay State Medical Parking Garage in Springfield. Thanks to Fiore Grassetti for the pictures and info...   JH

To see pictures of BEAR STEEL Click here JH 

To see pictures of PRIME STEEL Click here JH   

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10/16/06

Natick Mall project topped-off in "Style"...

The Natick Mall job was recently topped off in style by Builders Resource, with over 80 members donning tuxedos before undertaking the traditional iron working ceremony. Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make this a reality. Special thanks are in order for the job steward, Shawn Cleary (pictured above right giving a speech during the ceremony), for all his hard work in putting everything together...   JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/15/06

Derrick International in Northboro, MA...

Thanks to Kevin McKinnon for the photos and information re: Derrick International topping-off at an Iron Mountain Warehouse project in Northboro, MA. The building is 72 feet, from ground to roof, and one level. Columns are shipped in in two pieces and spliced together by welding at the jobsite. Roof sections/bar joist/bridging and decking are preassembled on ground and hoisted into place, one bay at a time, to avoid doing all that work 72 feet in the air.  JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/15/06

It is with deep regret that we announce the
passing of our friend and brother

John J. Ardito
Book #633741
Local #424

Wake: Sunday, October 15 (TODAY) - 4 PM to 7 PM
Iovanne Funeral Home
11 Wooster Place
New Haven, CT.

Mass: Monday, October 16th - 10:30 AM
St. Michael's Church
 29 Wooster Place
New Haven, CT.

 Please remember the Ardito family in your thoughts and prayers during this period of sorrow and bereavement...

For a MapQuest map of Wooster Place (church and funeral home) in New Haven Click here JH  

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10/10/06

LU7 Apprentices erect metal building for BOY SCOUTS - Part 2...

Thanks to Guy and Helen Shute for forwarding more pictures of the Local 7 apprentices erecting the new pre-engineered metal building for the Boy Scouts...  JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/7/06

Annual Kim Ferrara Run draws a large crowd...

Thanks to Arny Krane and Joe Politano for forwarding pictures of the recent KIMBERLY FERRARA RUN. Kim, the daughter of Tom and Julie Broderick, and late wife of Local 7's Matt Ferrara, was a late employee of the fund office. She was taken from our midst at far too young an age, and many ironworkers/motorcyclists memorialize her each year through this run, with the proceeds going to cancer research. Thanks to everyone who participated...  JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/6/06

Local 7 Ironmen Motor Cycle Club visits Local 7 sub-office in Springfield, MA...

While the weather wasn't too cooperative, we want to send our thanks out to Fiore Grassetti and his lovely wife, Gina, for hosting the Local 7 IRONMEN MC at the Local 7-Springfield union hall recently. Thanks are also in order for Fiore for forwarding some photos of the event...  JH

To see more pictures Click here JH  

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10/5/06

OSHA 10 HOUR &
Sub-Part R Classes
Local 7 is running more OSHA 10 Hour & Sub Part R classes for their members.
NOTE: A $20.00 fee will be charged to sign up for the classes to ensure your showing up. UPON COMPLETION OF THE CLASSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MONEY BACK!

First set of classes:

Monday, October 30, 2006 - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
 

Second set of classes:

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM

 NOTE: Sub-Part R classes ONLY:
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 7:00 PM PM to 8:30 PM
or
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 7:00 PM PM to 8:30 PM

Any questions? Call 617-268-0707

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10/4/06

Mandarin Hotel
Boston, MA...

JF Stearns Co., Bart-Lund Steel, and AJ Steel are among the contractors on the new Mandarin Hotel job in Boston, MA. Thanks to Pat McDermott and Mark Lally for the photos of the job...

To see additional pictures of the project Click here JH 

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10/3/06

What's going on in Western Mass?
Glad you asked!

Concrete Erectors

UMASS

Holyoke WWTP

Thanks to Fiore Grassetti for checking in and providing a number of pictures from his portion of Local 7's area out in Western Massachusetts. Concrete Erectors out of Florida is doing a large pre-cast concrete modular jail project in Chicopee, MA. Meanwhile, Francis Harvey & Sons is doing a large rebar job at UMass and another at the Holyoke Waste Water Treatment Plant...  JH

To see Concrete Erectors in action Click here JH  

To see Francis Harvey at UMASS Click here JH  

To see Francis Harvey at Holyoke Click here JH  

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10/2/06

Local 7 apprentices, members, and instructors step up for Greater Boston Boys Scouts...

Thanks to Helen Shute, wife of Local 7's Guy Shute, for forwarding pictures of Local 7 apprentices and instructors (including Guy) volunteering to erect a metal building in the Blue Hills area for the Greater Boston Boy Scouts. Congratulations to all the young apprentices who gave of their time, as well as to longtime Local 7 member Billy Wilkinson of Dorchester, a long time Boy Scout advocate, who helped bring the two great organizations together ...  JH

To see pictures of the job Click here JH