Welcome back to school. Your new driver is wearing fatigues.
CHELSEA, Mass. — When Sgt. Phillip Hickman served as the crew chief on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, he was responsible for maintaining the aircraft, firing a mounted weapon and overseeing everyone on board. His current mission involves a different kind of cargo: middle-schoolers. On a recent afternoon, Hickman was sitting behind the wheel of […]
Mass. National Guard steps in to aid in school transportation
READING – It usually takes longer than one day to become a school bus driver but more than 60 members of the Massachusetts National Guard were able to go through the entire process Tuesday at Camp Curtis Guild and they’ll be ready to hit the streets this week. Sixty-seven members of the National Guard left […]
She’s in the driver’s seat and the kids love it
DRACUT — From the driver’s seat of the school bus she’s driven here for nearly a half a century now, Ginger Caggiano has been a dutiful, gasoline-powered lesson in longevity, dedication, and street-smart diplomacy. She’s the smiling fixture behind the wheel, opening her yellow doors to generations of children who have used crayons and pencils […]