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He graduated from Dedham High School and later attended Bentley College. [2] He was fat during high school and lost nearly 100 pounds his senior year. [1] He volunteered with youth sports, though he didn't play himself, and at the encourargment of Isabel Dolan, the town's first female recreation commissioner, he became a recreation counsellor. [1]
Dedham (/ ˈ d ɛ d ə m / DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.Located on Boston's southwestern border, the population was 25,364 at the 2020 census.
Anthony Paul "JuJu" Mucciaccio Jr. (January 10, 1938 – January 1, 2025) was an American parks and recreation director in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was described by Town Clerk Paul Munchbach as "a Dedham icon" and someone who "dedicated his whole life to the town." [1]
The parade began in 1967 and quickly became one of Dedham's most beloved traditions. [1] The parade has occasionally rejected controversial floats. In 1975, the Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously refused to allow an anti-busing float during the nearby Boston desegregation busing crisis. [2]
The Recreation Department was begun in the 1930s with an effort to build and staff three playgrounds around town. [13] By the 1960s there were 10 playgrounds. [13] The first Recreation Commission was elected in 1941. [13] In 1951, the Town of Dedham purchased a three acre plot from the Paul estate for $2,625 and built Paul Park on it.
Within hours of learning that Barnes was to be awarded the Medal of Honor, a Blue Ribbon Commission was established by the Town of Dedham to make plans for a "John A. Barnes Memorial Day." [10] [g] On April 19, 1970, The Town of Dedham rededicated Memorial Field as John A. Barnes III Memorial Park. [11]
The Dedham Parkway, a two-lane road, extends southwest from this junction, exiting the park soon afterward. It passes a junction with Georgetowne Drive, and then with Alwin Street, before crossing into Dedham and reaching its southern terminus, a junction with Harding Terrace (the cross street), and Dedham Boulevard (its southerly continuation).
[4] [2] In the early 1970s it housed the Town's teen center. [8] [9] Today the Community House is dedicated to "advancing the educational, recreational, cultural and civic interests of residents of all ages of Dedham and surrounding communities."