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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Melrose DPW to Begin Search For a New City Engineer Next Week

The Melrose Department of Public Works will begin advertising for the city engineer position next week, according to DPW Director John Scenna.

With the recent announcement that City Engineer Robert Beshara will be retiring in March, the Department of Public Works will begin its search for his replacement starting next week, according to DPW Director John Scenna. "As part of our restructuring over the past year, we knew this would come sooner or later," Scenna confessed. "Bob, as an individual, is going to be very, very difficult to replace. I’ve worked side-by-side with Bob for more than 10 years and his retirement will probably be missed most by me." Mayor Announces Beshara's Plan to Retire In a letter to the Melrose Board of Aldermen, Mayor Rob Dolan informed the board of Beshara's plan to retire.  "...Bob will go down as one of the great DPW directors and engineers in the …

Monday, October 29, 2012

DPW: Trash Pickup 'On Schedule' As Hurricane Sandy Gains Momentum

The Melrose Department of Public Works is on schedule with trash pickup on Monday, and they are monitoring catch basins with Hurricane Sandy picking up steam.

Despite Hurricane Sandy picking up steam, the Melrose Department of Public Works is "on schedule" with trash pickup on Monday, according to DPW Director John Scenna. It's all hands on deck for the DPW, as several dozen employees are working on projects related to Hurricane Sandy, including trash pickups. "...Given the declared state of emergency, our entire department is working today. Our operations, facilities, engineering and administration groups are all in and working on various storm-related preparations and responses," Scenna said, adding that 65 people on staff will be handling issues throughout the city, it’s infrastructure, tree canopy and within school and municipal buildings. "Trash, recycling and yard waste collections from …

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