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Waltham Hero Award Winners 2018
There are many people among us in Waltham worthy of recognition. Here are five that were recognized recently.
WALTHAM, MA – The 2018 Waltham Hero Award winners were recognized recently. Created by the Waltham Lions Club in conjunction with Discover Waltham, the Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and the Waltham Community Access Corporation, the yearly awards recognize the unsung members of the community who help drive it forward.
The organizations act as a panel of judges and select three to five local heroes from nominees submitted by Waltham residents and businesses in three categories - business hero, community hero and unsung hero.
Thursday, March 20, the five were recognized at the annual Waltham Heroes banquet at the Forefront Center.
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"The winners have made Waltham a better place to live, either through business ventures, community work, or by being an unsung hero who has worked outside the spotlight to change the live of their neighbors for the better," according to the Lion's Club write up.
The 2018 award winners are:
Joseph L. Burgoyne III Humanitarian Award: Wayne Brasco, Waltham businessman and license commission chairman received a the new award named for his longtime friend.
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Community Hero: Diana Young, Community Preservation Committee Chair, Waltham Land Trust board member and retired corporate tax lawyer.
Unsung Hero: June Conway a police officer for the Waltham Police Department. Officer Conway has been with the Waltham Police Department since 1985. She is the Waltham Housing Authority Liaison Officer and in this capacity works with the various residents and Tenant Associations at Chesterbrook Gardens, Prospect Hill Terrace and Dana Court. She is also an active member of City United, a committee of City Officials devoted to resolving landlord, tenant and neighborhood problems. This isn't her first award she's received though. She was awarded the 1999 Crime Watch Officer of the Year by the Massachusetts Neighborhood Crime Watch Committee.
Business Hero: Joe Nocera, family business owner The Chateau Restaurant Group.
"Joe supports many non-profits in the city either by donating food or gift cards for auctions," read the program.
Lifetime Achievement Hero: Louise Butler, longtime board member at WCAC among other things.
Read about Last year's Waltham Hero Award Winners.
Photos courtesy Lion's Club
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