Help wanted at the wheel
The dad arrived with his young son in a stroller to the new bus driver and recruitment center in the heart of downtown Lawrence Thursday with no inkling the governor would be there within a few minutes to cut a ribbon and celebrate its opening. Julio Mella, 55, of Lawrence, a former dump-truck driver two […]
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 […]