Crime & Safety

Stoneham Fire Accepts $1,000 Donation From Bettencourt

Retired fire fighter now with Cummings Properties and annually donates to town.

A release from the Stoneham Fire Department:

Stoneham Fire Chief Matt Grafton recently accepted a $1,000 donation from retired fireman David Bettencourt.

Bettencourt works for Cummings Properties now, and this gift is in honor of, and is being made at his recommendation to the Fire Department. Cummings' program "Employee Directed Giving," annually invites each valued team member to select a local charitable organization to receive a $1,000 donation, and every year Bettencourt donates this gift to the Stoneham Fire Department.

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