Photo left to right: Mayor Joseph Curtatone, new firefighters David Pantanella, Thomas Mederos and Jay McKenzie, Fire Chief Kevin Kelleher and Alderman Robert Trane.

By William Tauro

Tuesday evening Mayor Joseph Curtatone  swore in three new Somerville Firefighters with a ceremony that was held at City Hall.

David Pantanella, Thomas Medeiros and Jay McKenzie are the newest additions to the Somerville Fire Department that will be joining a fine group of individuals that protect Somerville residents on a daily basis from the unpredictable.
New firefighter Jay McKenzie received an extended honor from his mother Ret. Somerville Firefighter Cynthia Snow-Murphy who passed on her badges and Cap to her son Jay at the ceremony. McKenzie is the first child  of a female Somerville firefighter to join the department.

New firefighters David Pantanella and Thomas Mederos and Jay McKenzie being

New Firefighter Jay's dad Stu McKenzie (Plumber DPW), Jay McKenzie, Ret. Firefighter Cynthia Snow-Murphy and Jay's Step-Father; Somerville Fire Captain Dennis Murphy

Ret. Somerville Firefighter Cynthia Snow-Murphy as she congratulates her son Jay at the city hall ceremony with a squeeze of the cheek.