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Wonderful women

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My letter is in two unrelated parts, except that they both honor two wonderful women pillars of our community.

First, I want to honor Fay Gridley, who passed away recently. Fay and her husband, Jack, were pioneer entrepreneurs here in the early ‘70s, and I knew them since then. Gridleys was the town hub before there was any other, providing the first newsletter and any office supplies or fun gifts. Fay always greeted you with a big smile from her heart that was like apple pie for the eyes, and always dressed stylishly. She set the tone and bar for decency and honest business relations for this community. We will miss her, and condolences to her family.

Unrelated, the second woman and pillar to our community who also helped set that tone in areas of enhancing our schools, our cultural, civic, environmental and smart business growth vision for 34-plus years, is Ginny Dickey.

Having served on the school board for eight years (president for two), she deserves the respect for obviously loving our town’s children. Her vast resume, including State Legislative and U.S. Attorney’s office administrative work, dean’s list at Tufts University and math degree, all make her unequaled in qualification for mayor. Her many awards and honors are the real kind that are hard-earned. In the Times’ candidate Q&A, July 18, “Addressing public safety contracts, costs,” Dickey is quoted, “we may want to consider increased attention in law enforcement on community policing, code enforcement, substance abuse, speeding and campus safety. I’ve learned there are strong steps that can be taken to mitigate risk at our schools; public safety is our number one responsibility.”

John Kavanagh’s PAC impugning the integrity and honor of this woman last week showed their indecent unworthiness of this town’s respect. Choose decency; Ginny Dickey.