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It's brush fire season and the city's fire department will roll out its 52-year-old brush truck - again. There's not much choice because the city doesn't have the money to buy a new one, or even a used one for that matter, to replace Brush 1, a 1957 Willis Jeep which is old, very old, for firefighting apparatus.
Fire Chief Ronald Churchill told city councilors recently that his mechanics can't get parts for it anymore. And Brush 2 isn't much younger. It's a former military vehicle circa 1960.
The comments came at a capital improvements meeting. Churchill knows he's not going to get a new brush truck out of the city budget so he's looking for grants and government surplus. He's also looking for a generous resident.
"Maybe some good citizen would like to donate a four-wheel drive truck," he said. He'd have to outfit it with a water tank and metal bars in the front, but it would work, he said.
Brush trucks are used to get close to fires in woods and fields which are impossible to reach with regular apparatus.
Governor, did you hear? …
Contractor Billy Walsh had made a name for himself pushing city officials to consider a gigantic former jewelry factory as a new site for the public works yard. He's been telling anyone who will listen that the former Roger Williams Mint at 79 Walton St. is the place to go. It has a 128,000-square-foot building and 9.5 acres of land.
A depressed economy and an anxious seller have pushed the price from $3.1 million to around $1 million. The property could be renovated for far less than it would cost to build new, he said.
Walsh hasn't made much headway, but the week before last, he saw the chance of a lifetime and he took advantage of it.
Gov. Deval Patrick stopped in at Morin's Restaurant for breakfast on a swing through the area and was hobnobbing with residents at the counter including Walsh. Walsh said he took the chance to tell the governor about the situation. He said Patrick was polite, but he hasn't heard back from him.
Check out BCC-Attleboro
Students of all ages who want to further their education at the college level will get a chance to see how they can fit classes into their schedule at an open house at Bristol Community College on Thursday. Prospective students are invited to come in and talk to the directors of a variety of programs as well as officials from admissions, financial aid and advisement.
Some of the program directors available Thursday will be from the communications, computer forensics, fire science, culinary arts and criminal justice departments. The open house will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The BCC campus is located at 11 Field Road, which runs between Forest Street and Perry Avenue on the Attleboro Corporate Campus. For more information call the school at 508-226-2428.
Honor mom with brick
Those looking for a special way to honor their mothers for Mother's Day still have the chance to buy an engraved brick on the Hagopian Memorial Walk at Capron Park. A two-line engraving costs $50 and three lines cost $75. The money is put into a fund to maintain the walk named after Rose and the late Jack Hagopian. For more information or to order a brick call Heather Uriot at the park department at 508-226-6487.
Check out fling for Mom
A Spring Fling Sale to benefit the Brennan School Scholarship Fund will be held on May 6 at the school from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A variety of gifts suitable for Mother's Day will be available. Some of the brands available include Arbonne, Avon, Tiny Treasures, Tupperware and Unique Baskets. For more information call 508-222-6260.
Who will win historic awards?
The annual historic preservation awards will be presented on May 11 at city hall, and the public is invited. A 7 p.m. ceremony has been scheduled by the Attleboro Historic Commission. Light refreshments will be served.
The awards are given to individuals or groups who have helped preserve some part of the city's history. Past winners included people who have preserved architecture, written history and done video documentaries. One year a youngster who climbed an old tree to save it won an award, and another time a person who found an Attleboro gravestone being used as a water deflector won an award for returning it.
Help Good News Garage
Immanuel Lutheran Church will sponsor a Touch-A-Truck event, and in coordination with Congregation Agudas Achim, a Fingerprinting For Safety event, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the church, 647 North Main St. in Attleboro.
There will be a display of vehicles for children to look at and in some cases, climb onto. An admission fee of $5 per child or $20 per family will be charged. This allows parents to take the children around to see and "touch" the trucks and other vehicles. Parents also will have the opportunity to have their children fingerprinted by Attleboro Police Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer Tom Wellman.
This event will benefit the Good News Garage, an organization that creates economic opportunity by providing affordable and reliable transportation options for people in need. Thanks in part to events Immanuel has held in the past and with the community's support, Good News Garage has opened a facility in Rhode Island, which serves the Attleboro area and northern Rhode Island. To donate a vehicle, contact the Good News Garage at 1-877-GIVE-AUTO (1-800-448-3288).
