Continuing the celebration of the City of Newton’s 150th anniversary year, kids of all ages gathered at Fire Headquarters on June 2 to meet firefighters, marvel at firefighting gear, greet Marshall the Paw Patrol Fire Pup, learn about fire safety, and enjoy many hundreds of pancakes prepared by Newton favorite Joe Prestejohn and served by City Councilors.
Acting Newton Police Chief George McMains, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, and Newton Fire Chief Greg Gentile. Retired Cabot’s Ice Cream owner Joe Prestejohn manned the griddle to serve up several hundred pancakes for attendees. Newton Fire Chief Gregory Gentile holds a drawing made for fire department by a child attending the event. Acting Newton Police Chief George McMains and Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. Newton Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion Hattie Kerwin Derrick, Community Services BureauCommander Amanda Hendrickson, and Newton Fire Fighters Association Marc Rizzi. Axell Pereira gets a lesson in fire fighting at the Newton Centre fire station on Sunday June 2. Cooper Nowak gets a lesson in handling at fire hose at the Newton Centre First station on Sunday June 2. Joe Prestejohn, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Newton Fire Association President Marc Rizza and Newton Fire Chief Greg Gentile. Ward 6 City Councilor Martha Bixby and Ward 2 City Councilor David Micley as Marshall the Paw Patrol Fire Pup Ward 2 City Councilor David Micley entertained children on the warm Sunday morning as Marshall the Paw Patrol Fire Pup. Newton city councilor Julia Malakie Newton City Councilor Stephen Farrell Newton City Councilor Pam Wright Newton City Councilor (and State Representative Candidate) Rick Lipof and Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. Newton City Councilor Alan Lobovits Newton City Councilor Andreae Downs Newton City Councilor Maria Scibelli Greenberg
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller described the purpose of the event: “We are here to have our community celebrate our wonderful first responders in the Fire Department, to enjoy using some fire hoses and crawling on some fire trucks and sitting inside of an ambulance, plus, we are celebrating Newton’s 150th birthday with instead of birthday, with pancakes, and maple syrup.”