Johnston FOP link added

I have added a link to the Johnston (FOP) Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #16's web site. This site explains what the FOP is all about. I am proud to be a member along with the FOP Liaison of the Lodge.

October Union meeting

Here is a summary of what took place at the October 16,2007 Union meeting.
Discussion on Job bids, as of this time ALL job bids have been posted and fulled.
Ashley Marocco has finally been moved into the Records' Clerk position.
Discussion on Courtemance up coming arbitration.
The Health and Safety committee will be starting up again soon.
Discussion of members dues needing to be raised! We are over $2.00 short per member per month!!!!
Only six members in attendance, not enough members to pass the past six months Treasurer's reports, we will be having an Executive board meeting to pass the reports.
Winner of the Stop & Shop certificate was Kathy Bedrosian.

Guns and Hoses II

The second annual Guns and Hoses flag football game is here. This is a flag football games between the Johnston Police Dept (Guns) and the Johnston Fire Dept (Hoses). The 1st game was held last year and the winners were the Johnston Police.

The game will be held on November 24th 2007 at 1:00PM. The location will be the Johnston Senior High School football field.
THERE IS NO FEE TO ATTEND THE GAME, BUT DONATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN!!!!!
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT CHARITY!!
Donations may be mailed to the JFD JPD Charity fund C/o 1520 Atwood Ave., Johnston RI 02919.
For any info contact
Jim Jacavone of JFD at 232-5650 or Sgt Frank Levesque of JPD at 231-4210.
GO FOR YOUR SECOND WIN JPD

New Employee

Matt Leveillee has been hired for the position of 2/2 Dispatcher at the Johnston Police Department. Matt takes over the job which was held by Ashley Marocco. Ashley is taking the Records Division Clerk position.

Good luck guys!!

October Unon meeting

The October 2007 Union meeting will be held on Tuesday October 16th. The meeting will be held at the Bridge at Cherry Hill formerly known as Whytebrooke Terrace. The time of the meeting will be 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the "Tea room". Please use the Main entrance located on the Cherry Hill Rd. side.
This our first Union meeting since our Summer break, please make every effort to attend.

We will be giving away a $20.00 gift certificate to Stop & Shop, you MUST be present to win.

Coffee and Pastry will be served...

Job bid

A Job bid had been posted for the position of Clerk in the Town Clerk's office. This Clerk will be crossed trained on all positions within the Clerks office. The bid was posted on 9/7 and will be taken down on 9/13/2007.

Job bid

The position of Dispatcher(2&2) at the Johnston police has been posted. This position was held by Ashley Marocco. The position consists of two shifts on the 8-4 shift and two shifts on the 4-12 shift.

Since NO UNION MEMBER signed for the bid Mr. Matthew Leveillee was hired from outside of the Union.

Good Luck Matt!!

Superbowl Extravaganza fund raiser

The Johnston Police IBPO # 307 are raffling off tickets for the following prizes. The cost of a ticket is $25.00 . The prizes are as follows:

1st Place Prize

Super bowl XLII Extravaganza

4 day/3 night accommodations in Phoenix Arizona at a Clarendon hotel.
2 Lower level Corporate tickets to the Superbowl.
Round trip Airfare & transfers to Phoenix AZ.
2 tickets to the NFL Experience.
Welcome gift & Complimentary breakfast.
Luxury bus transportation to & from the Superbowl.
All taxes & tips are included.

2nd Place Prize
Wide screen TV.


3rd Place prize
$ 250.00 in CASH.


The drawing date will be Monday December 3rd,2007.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a charitable organization.
For a ticket you can contact Detective Richard Almonte at 231-4210 (M-F).

Job bid

The position of Records Division Clerk has been posted. The job was previously held by Michelle Bizzacco, Michelle is now working in BCI. The job bid comes down on August 14th 2007.
This job has been awarded to Ashley Marocco..

New employees

Derek Palazzo has been hired as the 4-12 Dispatcher at the Police department.

Alyssia Abrahamson , who used to be employed by the Town has been hired as the DPW CLerk.

Welcome aboard guys..

Job bid awards

Peter A. DelFino, thats me, was awarded the position of 12-8 Dispatcher. I will be switched to the 12-8 shift as of August 13th 2007.

Michelle Bizzacco was awarded the job of BCI Clerk. Michelle Will start in BCI as of August 13th. 2007.

No one in our Union signed for the 4-12 Dispatch position, therefore the Town hired Derek Pallazzo.

Job Bid

The position of Fire Prevention Clerk at the Johnston Fire Department has been posted. The bid comes down on August 3rd. Dawn Corvese has won this bid, and will be starting in the near future.

Union Blood drive

Our Union wil be hosting a Blood drive . The date of the drive is August 1st 2007. The times will be from 3pm till 7pm. The location of the drive will be the Johnston Town hall. I urge all members to donate blood and if possible take a friend. I donate blood every eight weeks and it is a wonderful feeling.
See you there!!

Two Job bids posted

The position of DPW clerk along with BCI Clerk at the Johnston Police department have been posted on this date. Both job bids come down on 8/1/2007. The position of BCI Clerk is contingent upon availability of position.

Job bids at the Police dept.

On Monday July 16th two Job bids were posted for two positions at the Police Department.
The two positions are: 4-12 Dispatcher & 12-8 Dispatcher. Both jobs came vacant due to two Union members, Dave Loffler and Stephen Altomari being sent to the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy. GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!!
The job will be taken down on July 20th.

Happy Fathers day

To all our Union members who are Fathers have a Happy Fathers day.

Enjoy you day! We only get one..

Death of Thomas Stokes

Thomas F. Stokes 83 of Johnston died on June 7 2007. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Piscione) Stokes. Thomas was a letter carrier for 33 years. He was the son of the late Thomas and Margaret Stokes. He leaves behind three daughters, Donna L. Pari , Colleen S. Stokes and Laurie aRusso. He also leaves behind seven grandchildren. He was the father of the late Arlene Stokes.

Laurie aRusso is a Union member of Local 1491 AFSCME.

The funeral was held at Robins funeral home on Saturday the 10th. He was buried with Military honors at Highland Memorial Park in Johnston.

In lieu of flowers the family asks donationsto be made to Hospice of RI,169 George St Pawtucket RI.

Our local has made a Fifty dollar donation in Mr. Stokes name.

Our sympathy goes out to Laurie and her family.
May he rest in peace.

Congrats to Alycia Bedrosian

Alycia Bedrosian, the daughter of Union member Kathy Bedrosian has won the Regional Talent America contests. Alycia won the Adult Female Solo category. She will be going onto the National level. The nationals will be held in Brooklyn New York from July 13 - 15th.

Alycia ,must receive donations from sponsors in order to supply the cost of the trip and all other expenses. Anyone wishing to make donations may contact Kathy Bedrosian at 401-231-4210 for instructions.

Our Local will be making a Fifty dollar donation to her.
Good Luck Alycia.

Death of Margaret A. Prata

Margaret A. Prata, 82 yrs old passed away on Friday May 25th 2007 . Mrs. Prata passed away while in Miriam Hospital. She was the Mother of our Union President Louis Prata. Margaret was the wife of the late Joseph Prata. She was survived by Anthony Prata, Maria Mariano and Louis Prata. Mrs. Prata's son Joseph is deceased. She was a Grandmother of eight and Great Grandmother of six.

Her funeral was held at Nardolillo's funeral home on 5/29/2007 and followed by a Christian burial at Holy Ghost church. She was buried at St Ann's cemetery.

In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the Multiple Scelrosis Society, 205 Hallane Rd. #209 Warwick RI.

Our Union has made a donation in the amount of $100.00 to MS. The donation was in the name of Mrs. Margaret Prata.

Our sympathy goes out to Lou and his family.
May she rest in peace.

Enjoy your summer!!

Our next Union meeting will not be till September. Each year a motion is made to suspend Union meetings for the summer. If any Important issues come up we will schedule a general meeting..

Enjoy the summer!!!!!!!

See you in September..

May Union meeting

This is a summary of what took place at the May 2007 Union meeting.
Topics discussed:
Job bids.
Pending grievances.
Health & Safety issues at the Police Station & Town hall.
Retirement options.
Death benefits of Union members.
Health care benefits.
There were eight (8) Union members in attendance.
The Stop & Shop card went to Lou Prata.
The next scheduled meeting is September 2007.

Happy Mothers day

I wanted to wish all our Union members who a mothers, a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!
Enjoy your special day!!!!!

May Union Meeting

The May Union meeting will be held on Tuesday May 8th 2007. The meeting will be at 7:oo pm. The location will be the Bridge at Cherry Hill FKA Whytebrook Terrace. We will meet once again in the "Tea Room".
Please make sure to use the Main entrance, which is located on the Cherry Hill Road side of the building.
We will be giving away another $20.00 gift card to Stop & Shop.
You must be present to win.
Coffee & Pastry will be served!!!

April 23rd Emergency Union meeting

At the April 23rd Emergency Union meeting a vote was held on the Mayor's proposed Three (3) percent pay back from our Union.
The vote was unanimous to accept the Mayors proposal.
Therefore the contract will be extended until June 30rd 2010.
There were app. Sixty (60) members in attendance.

Job Bid Recreation Coordinator/Weekend &Weekday Supervisor

The Postion of Recreation Coordinator Weekend/Weekday Supervisor with a Non Standard work week Monday - Sunday was posted on April 24th. This bid comes down on April 30th.
According to President Prata the position pay scale is one of a Laborer.
Work hours will vary!.
Resumes required!!!!!!

This position was previoulsy held by Ralph DeAngelis who's employement was terminated...

Update, NO Union member signed for this job, therefore the Town will be hiring from the outside.
Richard J. DelFino III was hired for this position!
Welcome aboard Richard!!!!!!!!

Special Union meeting

There will be a SPECIAL Union meeting held on Monday April 23rd 2007.
The place will be the Ferri Middle school.
The time will be 5 pm.
This meeting will be a vote on the Mayors' proposed 3% pay back.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING!!!!!!
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!!!!!!
!!!!!VOTE TO ACCEPT!!!!!

April Union meeting

This is a summary of the April 17th Union meeting.
There were app. 27 members in attendance.
This was our 1st Union meeting held at the Bridge on Cherry Hill AKA Whytebrooke terrace.
They put out a nice selection of cookies and pastry, along with coffee.
February and March Treasurer reports were passed.
March minutes were passed.
Discussion of job bids that were filled.
Discussion on the firing of Josh Parrillo.
Most of the meeting was a discussion on the 3 % pay back that the Mayor is asking our Union to give up.
If we give up our 2007 3% raise the Mayor agrees to extend our current contract till 2010!!
We would receive a pay raise of 1.5% & 1.5 till 2010.
Both Police and Fire Unions were asked the same.
The winner of the Stop & Shop raffle was Kevin Cherubino.

April Union Meeting

The April Union meeting will be held on April 17th at the following location:
The Bridge on Cherry Hill AKA Whytebrook Terrace.
The time will be 7:00 PM.
The meeting will be held at the Tea room
We will once again be raffling off a $20.00 gift card to Stop & Shop.
You must be present to win!!
You must enter by the main entrance, it is on the Cherry Hill side.
This will be a General meeting..
Coffee and Pastry will be served

Humane Officer AKA Dog Officer

A bid has been posted to fill the vacany of the Humane Officer AKA Dog Officer. David Izzo was the previous Dog Officer. The bid was posted on 4/3/2007 and will be taken down on 4/9/2007.

NO UNION MEMBERS SIGNED FOR THIS JOB!!

The Town hired Erin Beal for this position.
Welcome aboard Erin.

Job Bid ( Foreman)

A job pid has been posted for a Foreman at the Highway Department. This is a new position. The bid was posted 4/2/2007 and will be taken down on 4/6/2007.
The New Foreman is Michael Panarello.
Good Luck Mike.

March Union meeting

This is a update of what took place at the March 20th Union meeting.
Topics discussed;

1. One Clerk position to be posted at the Department of Public works.
2. The results of the first Health & Safety committee held with the new administration.
3. Police department members will be asking for an Air Quality test at JPD.
4. Courtemanche arbitration postponed.
5. Winner of the Stop & shop gift card was Peter A. DelFino
6. Membership along with President Prata were advised of the vandalism of our Union
bulletin board at the Police Department.
There were seven members in attendance.
!! Treasurers reports could not be passed due to no quorum!!

March Union meeting

The March Union meeting will on held on March 20th. The time of the meeting will be 5:00 Pm. The location will be the Ferri Middle School.

This will be a General meeting.

We will be raffling off a $20.00 gift card to Stop and Shop.
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!!!!

Executive Board Meeting 3/5/2007

An Executive Board meeting was held on 3/5/2007. The meeting was held for the purpose of approving Treasure reports going back to December 2005. The reason for this was due to the fact that since December 2005 we have not had a quorum at the monthly meeting to pass these reports. All Treasurer reports from December 2005 to and including the January 2007 report were passed. A motion was made by VP Tanzi and seconded by Pres Prata. The board also updated the Sunshine Committee guidelines.

Union Memember's Husband Passes Away

MORRIS, PETER F., 71, of Rowena Drive, died peacefully Wednesday after an eight month illness. He was the beloved husband of Arlene M. (Kelly) Morris. Arelene is the Federal Funds / Human Resource / Personnel Clerk at the Johnston Town Hall.

The funeral will be held Saturday, at 9:45 am, from the Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home, 331 Smith Street, Providence. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am in Holy Cross Church, 645 Hartford Avenue, Providence. Burial will be in Saint Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours Friday, 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 169 George Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 in his memory will be appreciated.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to Arlene and her family.

Our Union has made a $50.00 donation on behalf of Mr. Morris to Hospice.

Union meeting

Our next Union meeting will be on Tuesday February 13, 2007. The meeting will be at 5PM. The meeting will be held at the Johnston Middle School.
Please plan to attend.


Once again our Local had a TERRIBLE turn out at this meeting. The only two members that attended the meeting was our President and Vice President.

Job bid posted

The position of Clerk at the Recereation Department has been posted. The bid opened on 2/1/2007 and closes on 2/7/2007.
Congratulations to Terry Prata the new Recreation Clerk.

Job bid posted

The position for Secretary to the Detective Commander fell under Leave To Protect Status. Once Ms. Robin Pimental resigned, this bid had to be re posted as a FULL TIME job. The person who has worked in that position has been Sue DiMaria. Susan DiMaria was awarded the FULL TIME bid as of 1/22/2006..
Congrats Sue!

Union members' Mother & GrandMother passed away

It is with deep regret that I inform you that Sue (Gamma) Ottaviano of Johnston Rhode Island has passed away. Mrs. Ottaviano was the Mother of fellow Union Member Susan DiMaria. Susan has been a Union member since 1995. She is presently a Clerk in the Detective Division of the Johnston Police Department. The family requested that all donations be sent to Hospice of Rhode Island. Therefore our Union has made a $50.00 donation to Hospice in the name of Sue Ottaviano. Mrs. Ottaviano was also the grandmother of fellow Union member Bethany Alviano. Any additional donation in the amount of $20.00 was made to Hopice for this reason.
The funeral will be held on 1/25/2007 at Hoey-Arpin-Williams-King funeral home, located at 168 Academy Ave., Providence Rhode Island. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 8:15 to 9:15 Am.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Sue, Deborah and Carole all daughters of Mrs. Ottaviano, along with her Granddaughter Bethany Alviano.

Swearing in of Mayor Polisena

All Union members are URGED to attend the swearing in of our new Mayor. Mayor Polisena will be sworn on on Monday, January 8th at 7:00 P.M. . The location is the Johnston Senior High School. There is a reception to follow. PLEASE take the time to come and support our Mayor.

New Employees

Welcome aboard to three (3) NEW Employees & Members of Local 1491.
They are;
Joshua Parrillo (Recreation) Guido Gosetti (DPW) and Robert Keefe (DPW) .

Hope you all had a GREAT holiday

I hope all of our members and there families had a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy New years Eve, but be safe.

Happy Thanksgiving to all Union members

I just wanted to wish all Union members and there families a Happy Thanksgiving.

2006 - 2008 Elected Union Officials

The Elected Union Officials for the years of 2006 thru 2008 are:
President: Louis Prata
Vice Pres : Sal Tanzi
Secretary: Michelle Bizzacco
Treasurer: Peter A. DelFino
Thanks to the Seventy Union members who came out and voted..

1st Annual Police vs Fire Depts Football game

The 1st Annual Guns and Hoses football game will be held on Saturday November 25th 2006. The game will be at the Johnston High School football field. The time is 1 P.M. There is NO CHARGE for admission, but donations will be accepted. All donations will be given to the Make A Wish foundation.


Congrats to the Johnston Police Department, the winners of the 1st annual Guns and Hoses football game.

Date of Elections

Our Union will be holding Elections for the positions of Vice President and Secretary on Tuesday November 14th 2006.
The location is the Ferri Middle School.
The time of the Election is from 4PM to 6PM.
Canidates for Vice President are Sal Tanzi vs Will Courtemanche.
Canidates for Secretary are Michelle Bizzacco vs Christine Moniz.
PLEASE COME OUT AND VOTE.

October 2006 Union meeting.

Here is what happened at out October Union meeting. Prior to nominations we discussed the following matters:
Pending grievances.
New CDL drug testing procedures, not yet complete.
Motion made by President Prata to give each Union member a $20.00 certificate to either Shaws or Stop and Shop markets. Treasurer DelFino advises he also has to finish the Christmas raffle. This will done all at the same time, by Thanksgiving.
Cost should be app $3,500.00
NOMINATIONS
President- Louis Prata. (No election necessary)
Vice Pres- Sal Tanzi and Will Courtemanche.
Secretary- Christine Moniz and Michelle Bizzacco.
Treasurer- Peter A DelFino. (No election necessary)
Exec. board Justine Dutilly, Arlene Morris and Charlotte Lanni. ( No election necessary)

New position

Roland Smyth was awarded the Position of Laborer at the Parks' Department. Roland reverted back to his old job. Josh Parrillo was hired for this position. WELCOME ABOARD JOSH!!!!!!

Tuesday September 12th, Primary day

To all Union brothers and sisters;
Remeber to go vote on Tuesday September 12th in the Primary!
Lets make sure we cast our votes for Politicians who support Unions....
See you at the polls!!!!!!

New Employee

Welcome to the newest member of Local 1491, Erica Cipriano . Erica will be taking over the duties of Civilian Floater at the Johnston Police Department.
Welcome aboard..

New Positions

The following two positions have been filled:
Mechanic Foreman at the Parks department goes to Scott Fellella.
Foreman of Building maintenance goes to Pat Simone .
Good luck guys!!

New Positions

The following Union employees have bided into different jobs at the Police Department;
New Records Clerk at Johnston Police: Michelle Bizzacco.
New Operations, Training & Accreditation Clerk: Justine Ambrosino.
New 4-12 Receptionist/Dispatcher: Toni Mallane.
Congratulations to all!

Union member Richard Tirocchi Passes Away

Union member Richard Tirocchi passed away on Tuesday, June 20th after a brief illness. Richard was the Son of Eugene & Margaret Tirocchi. Richard was a Husband to Patricia and Father to Amanda Rose. Richard was also the Brother of the late Charles Tirocchi.
Richard was a Union member since 1978. He held the position of Foreman / Mechanic at the Recreation Department. All ceremonies are private. He will be missed and our prayers go to his family.

Free ad space for Union members

I will be happy to place a link on our web site for any Union member who owns there own business. Just email me with the web site of the business, and I will place the link. I do not know how many links I am able to place on the web site, but I will try to accommodate as many people as possible. If I am limited to a certain amount of links I will try to rotate the links so everyone gets a turn on the web site. You can email me at bciman607@cox.net

Happy Fathers day

Just wishing all our Union members who are Dads, a Happy Fathers day. Hope you all have a GREAT day!

Memorial for Victoria Fasciano

On Friday June 9th 2006 there was a Memorial ceremony remembering Victoria Fasciano. Victoria is the daughter of fellow Union member Annmarie Indell. Victoria was lost in a fatal car accident earlier this year. The ceremony was held at the Thorton Elementary school from the hours of 1 - 2 p.m. A tree was planted in Victoria's name. Along with a plaque and a bench in her memory. Many Union members, Police Officers, and family memb
ers did attend the ceremony. Also present were Victoria's classmates along with teachers from the school. The ceremony was very moving!

Job bid posted

A job bid for the position of Working Forman in the Building Department has been posted on May12th. It will be taken down on May 18th.
Resumes are required
!!!!! C L O S E D !!!!!

Welcome aboard Steve !!

A welcome to a new Union member Steven Altomari. Steve is the new 4-12 Dispatcher at the Johnston Police Department.
Glad to have you aboard Steve..

Elected Officers of our Union

ELECTIONS ARE HELD EVERY THREE YEARS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE OFFICERS OF THE UNION FROM 11/2008 - 11/20111.

President Louis Prata
V. Pres. Sal Tanzi
Secretary Michelle Bizzacco
Treasurer Peter A. DelFino