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Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante represents District F: SLE and a slice of Mt Vernon

11/11/2026

Today is Veterans' Day. While it is not a day of remembrance for those who died in our nation's conflicts (that is Memorial Day), it does thank those who have and currently serve in our military. However, I am taking a moment to both remember and express my gratitude to Leo G. Arsenault, who was on the USS Monssen when it was sunk by the Japanese Navy during the battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. His body was never recovered. His name is on the Wall of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. We will visit this cemetery in January as the final leg in my project to pay respect and remember each military member from Lawrence who is buried/remembered outside of the United States. It will be our 13th cemetery spanning 8 countries over 10 years.I will post more about this project later.

10/21/2026

“The council made that vote Tuesday. Laplante briefly reiterated his support for a recall petition, saying he believes the voters should determine the city’s future.

“I am ready and prepared to sign a recall petition to put this in front of the residents,” Laplante said. “I believe the voters of Lawrence deserve the opportunity to make that decision for themselves.’” - Today’s Boston Globe

10/18/2026

During this Tuesday's Council meeting, there will be a public hearing on surveillance cameras. The city is required to provide information on the city's camera use. Until now, the city has failed this obligation. Here is a link to the repot that was filed and that will be discussed. This topic is worthy of your attention. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hefX9oFh1jwEN9VLyev8SnMv8UI8yOU-/view?usp=sharing

10/18/2026

Do you find loud noise to be an issue in Lawrence? The Council is poised to take action on a Lawrence police department proposal to improve the noise ordinance enforcement at our Oct 20th meeting. If you wish to speak, I will ask that we allow for public comment.

10/18/2026

There is a few weeks break with the LSP as the following signs are on order: Andy Puglisi, Pierre Raymond & Louis Rosenberg

10/17/2026

Last week we unveiled the new S1c Walter H. Pomerleau Square sign at the Beacon St and Mt. Vernon St intersection. Pomerleau was in the Coast Guard and served during World War II. He is much better known for his activism and support of his Mount Vernon neighbors. Here is a snippet from my research that will be published later:

“It may have been an honorary title or a nickname, but Walter Pomerleau was known as the “Mayor of Mount Vernon.” While he served during war time in the United States Coast Guard, he may be best remembered for his contributions in the Mount Vernon neighborhood in Lawrence. This is where he organized the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Association – a grassroots civic group whose mission was to improve the conditions for those who lived in that neighborhood. He always had a smile, a cheerful disposition, and a willingness to help and to serve.”

More information about Pomerleau’s life can be found here: https://queencityma.wordpress.com/2026/10/15/walter-h-pomerleau-square/

10/12/2026

Last week we unveiled the new PFC Edward E. Pomerleau Square sign at the South St and S. Broadway intersection. Pomerleau was a medic who was killed in action while responding to his injured comrades during WW2’s Battle of the Bulge. His mother received his Silver Star on Mother’s Day 1946. Here is a snippet from my research that will be published later:

“The 80th Division was advancing to liberate Luxembourg, in what is now called the Battle of the Bulge. Pomerleau and his r***e company met extreme resistance when they approached the small village of Nocher, Luxembourg. He continually placed himself in danger to provide medical assistance to his friends and comrades. Pomerleau moved from house to house attending to fallen soldiers armed with only the Red Cross emblem on his helmet. It was while he was running between houses to provide medicine that he was cut down by an enemy’s hand gr***de. The Army recognized his contribution and posthumously awarded Pomerleau the Silver Star.”

More information about Pomerleau’s life can be found here: https://queencityma.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/edward-e-pomerleau-square/

10/04/2026

Last week we unveiled the new PVT Joseph S. Pappalardo Square sign at the General St and Allen St intersection. Pappalardo was a member of a parachute infantry regiment that was dropped over Sicily during World War II. His plane veered wildly off course and after he jumped, he was never found.

“Unfortunately for Pappalardo, he was a casualty that night. 1st Lieutenant Donald L. Holmes was Pappalardo’s platoon commander and on the same plane, “the third flight of airplanes in plane No. 7.” Holmes said that his “airplane became lost from the formation and upon approaching the mainland of Sicily, flew inland and turned around and came out over the ocean and then back inland. There were no other airplanes visible.” Most of the paratroopers were dropped far from their target and over a wide area. Sadly, assistant platoon leader Richard H. Briggs and Pappalardo were never found.””

More information about Pappalardo’s life can be found here: https://queencityma.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/joseph-s-pappalardo-square/

09/27/2026

Last week we unveiled the new PFC Raymond J. Perry Square sign at the Market St and Parker St intersection. Perry was a replacement soldier who was killed in action after the Allies’ invasion of Anzio, Italy in WW2. Here is a brief snippet from my research that will be published later.

“Perry went to Camp Croft, which was an Army Infantry Replacement Center in South Carolina. Tony Cucolo, a retired Army major general explained the reality for those who received training at a replacement center. “’When I hear those words, I think of, quite frankly, death….The men trained here replaced the dead. The men trained here knew they were going to the deadliest places on the WWII battlefield.””

More information about Perry’s life can be found here: https://queencityma.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/raymond-perry-square/

09/24/2026

Last week we unveiled the new Capt Kevin Ord Square sign at the Willow St and Park St intersection. Ord was a Navy veteran and long time firefighter who was a key member of the Arson Task Force in the 1990s. Here is a brief snippet from my research that will be published later.

"It was during this time that the city’s arson rate was ballooning, and an Arson Task Force was formed with various federal, state, and local government partners. The formation of the Lawrence Arson Task Force was announced on May 28, 1992, after 137 arson fires had occurred in the previous five months. Most of the fires were in vacant buildings. During its most active period (May 30 to October 31, 1992) the Arson Task Force made a total of twenty-six arrests. Ord was at the tip of the spear conducting hundreds of fire investigations through 1992 working as an arson investigator with the task force. When it came to fire investigations, ‘he was considered one of the best’ said fellow firefighter William Pierce.”

More information about Ord’s life can be found here: https://queencityma.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/kevin-j-ord-square/

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