Charles J. Famolare
Famolare – Charles J., Town of Winthrop Harbormaster, of Winthrop and formerly of East Boston, passed away on Thursday April 20th, 2006.
Beloved husband of the late Mary A. "Patty" Famolare. Devoted father of Charles J. the III and his wife Nancy of Winthrop, Patricia A. Famolare of East Boston, Thomas J. Famolare Det.BPD and his wife Virginia of Weymouth, and Susan C. Guadagno and her husband Frank of East Boston. Loving son of the late Mary D. Famolare and Charles J. Famolare. Cherished ‘Papa Charlie’ to Kelly, Jamie, Lindsey, Cassiopeia, Kayla, Katie-Lynn, Gianna, Mary and Courtney. Loving companion of Janice Freda. Also survived by his many adopted children and grandchildren.
Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street (Orient Heights) East Boston on Tuesday April 25th, 2006 at 10:00am. Funeral Mass in St.Joseph-St.Lazarus Church, 59 Ashley Street, East Boston at 11:00am.
Visiting hours are on Sunday April 23rd and Monday April 24th, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.
Charles was born in Boston in 1931. He was a retired Boston Police Officer, Station 6 South Boston, serving for over 41 years, and a US Coast Guard veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was very well known and respected in the community, and was the Town of Winthrop Harbormaster for many years as well as past member Winthrop Elks; past member Cottage Park Yacht Club; past Commodore East Boston Yacht Club; past member 1212 Police Explorers for over 25 years; and the founder of Famolare’s Catering Co. South Boston. Charles passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was 74 years of age.
Flowers are appreciated, or memorial donations in Charlie’s memory may be made to the St.Joseph-St.Lazarus Building Fund, 59 Ashley Street, East Boston MA 02128.
The Memorial Home is handicapped accessible and a children’s lounge is available. Courtesy valet parking at the front entrance and ample off street parking is also available. For transportation to the memorial home please call 617-569-0990.
Services will conclude with Charles being laid to rest in the Winthrop Cemetery in Winthrop.
Posted on April 22nd, 2006 by Administrator in Winthrop
2014 Scholarship Recipient
2014 Scholarship winner Gianna Famolare of Winthrop. Also in picture Scott Story, president NSHM and Ray Gauthier chairman NSHM Scholarship committee.
Gianna will be entering her freshman year at Villanova college. Photo taken at the Salem Harbormaster dock.
Posted on August 30th, 2014 by Administrator in North Shore
1st meeting at Coast Guard Base winds up reorganizing MHA Parent Association
1st meeting at Coast Guard Base winds up reorganizing MHA Parent Association
BOSTON – (12/12/05) The inaugural meeting to enjoin harbormasters in a new Massachusetts Harbormasters Association (MHA) has netted a balance between North Shore and South Shore interests with the Cape & Islands Chapter. Basically, the meeting chaired by MHA president Dave Fronzuto to familiarize the entire MHA with its new by-laws has resulted in a re-shuffle of the parent organization, over-ruling the MHA’s existing By-Laws and creating a new e-board with 3 members each representing three chapters of the MHA. The meeting also voted to go outside the existing Association by-laws to to have the E-Board vote a new slate of MHA officers. The concept Western Massachusetts Harbormasters Chapter as proposed in the By-Laws seems to have been eliminated.
During the day long meeting chapter members agreed to caucus and present the MHA with a new Executive Board with term limits. Voted from the chapters to E-Board were South Shore: Paul Malone (3 yrs), Tim Rothier (2 yrs), Ken Corson (1 yr); North Shore: Rosemary Lesch (3yrs), Jim Caulkett (1 yr), Chuck Famolare (2 yrs); Cape & Islands: Stuart Smith (2 yrs), Dave Fronzuto (3 yrs), Jay Wilbur (1 yr).
Later in the day the newly formed E-Board met to select (by vote) a new MHA association Board from its group. Voted to be returned as President were incumbant David Fronzuto (Nantucket); a new Vice President James Caulkett (Gloucester) replacing Jay Wilbur; as Secretary Stuart Smith (Chatham) replacing Gary Golas; a new Treasurer Ken Corson (Hingham) replacing Greg Fraser. The new E-Board also voted to transfer $3000 from the existing MHA treasury (balance $7900) to help the fledgling South Shore Chapter get underway.
During the working session the MHA also heard from Coast Guard representatives about Maritime Domain Awareness and the new sector concept for the Coast Guard creating Sector Northern New England, Sector Southern New England and Sector South (to NY). The Association also heard from its lobbiest Anne Lynch of Lynch Associates about the state of various bills in the legislture effecting harbormasters. Lobbiest Lynch also brought up the question of how an amendment in the certification bill might include or exclude the Boston Harbormaster from certification requirements.
The objective of the Massachusetts Harbormasters Association (MHA) is to unify the Harbormasters and Assistant Harbormasters within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in one Association, which in turn are separated in regional Chapters. in Massachusetts, there are four Harbormaster Association chapters as follows, the North Shore Harbormasters Chapter, the Cape and Islands Harbormasters Chapter, and the the Southshore Chapter.
Posted on December 13th, 2005 by Administrator in North Shore
North Shore Harbormaster NEWEST Certified Harbormasters
On April 8, 2005 five Harbormasters from the North Shore sat for the final exam to complete their 351 hour MCJ approved training course. Karen Abbott of Groveland, Paul Hogg of Newburyport, Joe Montalto and Chuck Famolare III of Winthrop and Ron Petoff of Rockport. These five harbormasters successfully completed the required hours of criminal justice training, officer survival, laws pertaining to harbormasters, OCAT, boating rules of the road, navigation, on the water training, just to name a few of the required course. This course required hard work and lots of dedication. Congratulations to you all!
Posted on April 8th, 2005 by Administrator in North Shore,Rockport
