JOB FAIR — Springfield Partners for Community Action announces the Veterans Work First Job Fair to be held on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon to recruit those who have served in the military for the agency’s career placement service.
The Veterans Work First program has identified that there is a gap between available jobs and the skills of veterans. Springfield Partners’ program coordinators work to find and create employment opportunities tailored to an individual veteran’s skill set, experience, and goals.
The agency is currently recruiting for jobs in the following industries: customer services; energy/utilities; general warehouse; healthcare; industrial labor; maintenance; manufacturing; non-profit agencies; office administration; retail; security and transportation.
Resume and cover letter assistance is also available.
Among the other services Springfield Partners provide to veterans are: case management; educational assistance (tuition/certification assistance, school supplies), emergency needs assistance (food supplies, toiletry supplies); employment assistance (clothing for interviewing and work, employment supplies and tools); moving assistance (furniture delivery); temporary transportation assistances (bus passes, driver’s license fee)
This summer, Springfield Partners’ weekly luncheons on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for veterans and their families will be cookouts on the following dates: June 28, July 5, July 19, August 9, August 23 and Sept. 6 with food hot off the grill and staff on hand to answer any questions about the services provided by the program. For more information contact Veterans Services 263-6500.
SUBMARINE VETS: The Western Mass Submarine Veterans meet at the World War II Club on Conz Street, Northampton at 2 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.
All submariners are encouraged to come down and meet former shipmates. For more information call Gene Kozash at 527-9578.
Following is a list of local veterans whose obituaries appeared in the Gazette between June 10 and 25. The information given here about their service is what was provided in each obituary.
David C. Dearborn, 65, Southampton, d. June 7; he entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1969 at age 18. He served in Vietnam and was discharged in 1974.
Joseph J. Roj, 87, Hadley, d. June 10; he was a U.S. Army veteran.
Randy P. Jasmin, 65, Hatfield, d. June 7; he enlisted in the Army in 1970. After returning from Korea, he continued to proudly serve with the Army Reserve and then the National Guard until 1984.
Donald E. Campbell, 91, Chicopee, formerly Haydenville, d. June 12; he proudly served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Willard “Wes” Wesley Martindale, 85, Peru, d. June 11; he joined the Navy in 1950 and worked as a diesel mechanic. He was stationed in Naples, Italy, during the Korean Conflict.
Robert Colnes, 96, Amherst, d. May 30; he served during World War II in the Army Signal Corps.
Rodney L. Sirois, Hingham, formerly Westhampton, d. June 13; he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, 96th Field Artillery Battalion.
Edward Adam Merski Jr., 81, Gilford, New Hampshire, d. June 14; he was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Philip Saxton Gilmore Jr., Onset, formerly South Deerfield, d. June 15; he joined the U.S. Navy out of high school. He served through the end of World War II as a gunner on a PBY seaplane until he was honorably discharged with a Victory Service Medal in 1946.
Veterans Voice appears twice each month. Readers are encouraged to submit announcements, questions, story ideas, military photos with captions and other materials of interest. Send submissions to Veterans Voice, c/o Brenda Nelson, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Box 299, Northampton, MA. 01061; or email bnelson@gazettenet.com.