24 new firefighters take oath of office at ceremony

Mayor Scott Avedisian will join Fire Chief James McLaughlin, Assistant Chief James Kenney, Deputy Chief Thomas Maymon Jr., Captain Paul J. Letourneau Jr., the Board of Public Safety and members of the Warwick Fire Department to celebrate the graduation and swearing in of 24 new firefighters tonight at 6 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 805 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick.

Mayor Avedisian will administer the oath of office. The Fire Department Honor Guard will post colors and retired Captain William H. Tyler will sing the national anthem. Father Robert Marciano, the department chaplain, will give the invocation and Father Peter Mongeon will offer benediction. Avedisian and McLaughlin will offer remarks.

The new recruits are: Paul B. Alexander, Victoria L. Bellavance, Matthew J. Burke, Steven A. Cahoon Jr., Matthew J. Cavanagh, Michael F. Colantonio, Brandon G. Colombo, Kevin K. Conway, Matthew A. DeCubellis, Nikolas M. DeGiulio, Joseph R. Ducharme III, Christopher J. Famiglietti, Kevin P. Hayes, Matthew G. Jarbeau, Ryan T. Jarvis, Andrew J. Kazarian, Austin K. LeDoux, Michael J. Loignon, Shane C. Lindell, Christopher J. Milewski, Thomas A. Pacheco III, Nicholas A. Parente, Michael E. Rayta and Justin P. Sweeney.