Oliver Ames Students Assist Easton Fire Department After Snowstorm

Pictured (l-r): Football and Lacrosse player Logan Woodward, Athletic Director Bill Mathews, Football player Ryan McCarthy and Lacrosse coaches Chris Digiacomo and Steve Ceohane

Student athletes and members of the Oliver Ames High School athletic department took the time to help Easton Fire Department shovel out snow-covered hydrants.

Oliver Ames High School athletic director Bill Mathews, lacrosse coaches Steve Ceohane and Chris Digiacomo and student athletes Ryan McCarthy and Logan Woodward made the effort to shovel hydrants on Saturday morning.

The group went to several neighborhoods in Easton to attend to the several hydrants still covered in snow.

About 50 fire hydrants were shoveled out thanks to the community service effort, said Easton Fire Chief Kevin Partridge.

After all this snow, more snow is still on the way and Mathews and Partridge plan to recruit even more students for a future effort to shovel out the hydrants.

After the recent Groundhog Day snowstorm, Partridge requests that residents make sure nearby hydrants are shoveled out. A hydrant cleared of snow would make the firefighters’ jobs easier in the event of a fire.

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