McGee for Mayor Campaign Headquarters Grand Opening 
Saturday, June 10, 2017
10:00AM – 12:00PM

McGee For Mayor Headquarters
47 Myrtle Street
Lynn, MA 01905
 

If you’re able, please join us for a short opening ceremony followed by sign holding and door knocking in local Lynn neighborhoods. You can RSVP by emailing Michael Cole at tmcgee@mcgeeforlynn.com.

Members are encouraged to attend and show Tom our support and the strength of our endorsement.  If you have a Local 739 shirt, red or blue, please wear it (no department uniform shirts).

June Union Meeting - Date Change

Due to the PFFM Convention being held next week, there was a motion made and passed at a previous meeting to move the June meeting to Monday June 19, 2017 at 7:30 at Hibernian Hall.

All members are encouraged to attend.

Please take note of the date change.

99th Annual Lynn Firefighter

Memorial Sunday

Sunday June 11, 2017 at 10:00 at the Lynn Firefighter's Lot in Pine Grove Cemetery.  This year's speaker is retired District Chief Jack Barry.  Members will step off from the Broadway Firehouse at 9:45 AM (assemble at 9:30 AM).  All current and retired members and their families are welcome to attend.  

Uniform of the day is Class A uniform with bell cap.  

No Gloves or badge cover.

The breakfast is open to active and retired members of Lynn Fire Relief Association from 6:30-9:30 AM at Brothers Deli on Market St.

Annual Awards and Retirement Banquet

The officers and members would like to congratulate the following retirees who were honored at our annual banquet:

Captains Joe Carritte and Jim Mah; Firefighters Mike Regan, Steve Snow, Don Gulfield and Vic Scalona.

Thank you all for your years of dedicated service to the Lynn Fire Department.  May you all enjoy a long and healthy retirement.

We would also like to congratulate Matt Reddy, Pat Crowley and Dick Denham who were all recipients of the Leo Ryan Union Man of the Year Award.  Congrats!

To:       All PFFM Members

From:  The Office of the President

Date:   April 3, 2017

RE: Death of Senator Ken Donnelly, PFFM Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus, L1491 - Lexington, MA

Brothers & Sisters:

The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts regrets to announce the Death of Senator Ken Donnelly, PFFM Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus and Lexington Fire Fighters L-1491 (retired).

The wake and funeral arrangements for Brother Donnelly are as follows:

Wake:

Friday, April 7, 2017, 4pm - 8pm

Arlington Town Hall

730 Massachusetts Ave.

Arlington, MA 02476

A Uniformed walk through is scheduled at 3pm, (staging will be at 2pm, information to follow).

Funeral:

Saturday, April 8, 2017, 11am

St. Eulalia Church

50 Ridge St.

Winchester, MA

All off duty members are asked to stage outside the Church at 10am. Uniform of the day shall be Class A Uniforms with white gloves, cover & badge with mourning band.

Staging:

(Information to follow).

Please keep the family of Brother Donnelly and our Brothers & Sisters of  Local 1491 in your thoughts and prayers. 

Fraternally,

Richard MacKinnon, Jr.

President

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts