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Judge Reardon, who inspired a courthouse and community, retires
MAKING A DIFFERENCE - Ray Tamasi, CEO of Gosnold, Inc., shares a smile with
comrade in arms Joseph Reardon. The judge and Tamasi,who worked for years to
create a drug court in Barnstable, celebrated with the seventh class of graduates
Tuesday.
PARTY OF THE FIRST PART
- Judge Joseph Reardon blows
out the candles on his birthday
cake Tuesday at 1st
Barnstable
District Court.
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTOS
STILL HOLDING COURT - On Tuesday,the day before his retirement as First Justice
of the1sl Barnstable District Court,Judge Joseph Reardon speaks on the need for the
court system "not just to maintain peace,but to create peace" He made his remarks at
a workshop on improving services for youth inthe justice system. Tuesdayafternoon,
Reardon presided over his final session of "drug court," a diversion program for
non-violent offenders that stresses treatment over incarceration, and attended a
reception in his honor.
Will continue as
advocate for change
By Edward F.Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
His
head bowed as if in
prayer, Judge Joseph
Reardon listened Tues-
day as a court officer intoned the
ceremonial opening words invit-
ing "all having business" to ap-
proach the bench for Reardon's
last session of "drug court" at 1st
Barnstable District Court.
The vigorous 70-year-old is
required by law to retire , but he
made clear that he will continue
to work "not just to maintain
peace, but to create peace."
Frustrated by having to send a
steady stream of non-violent drug
offenders to the county house of
correction , Reardon spearheaded
the creation of Barnstable Ac-
tion for New Directions (BAND).
The program stresses treatment
and regular appearances in drug
court over incarceration , and
has shown significant success
in returning men and women to
society as contributing members.
Reardon has presided over
seven BAND classes. Not ev-
eryone has made it; there were
sessions where a participant had
to make the short but very long
walk across the courtroom to the
dock for shackling and a trip to a
cell in Bourne.
Presiding over drug court as
well as the entire courthouse ,
Reardon has been an encourag-
ing figure both to those whose
cases he's heard and the officers
of the court. It will take two men
to replace him. Judge William Ri-
ley, who spoke Tuesday of Rear-
don's "compassion for his fellow
man and watchful eye for the law
and the communit y," will preside
over drug court while Acting
First Justice David G. Nagle will
handle Reardon 's administrative
duties.
The first drug court "class"
had 19 members, Gosnold , Inc.
program director Jud Phelps
recalled in the courtroom Tues-
day. "Five years later," he said,
"270 people have been touched"
by the program. "Even when they
didn't graduate , they got better."
How much better? Phelps said
a nurse returned to her profes-
sion, and a young woman who
was an IV drug user rediscov-
ered her love of art (following
the court's regular visits to the
Cape Cod Museum of Art in Den-
nis) and won a scholarship to
a Boston art school. He added
that there have been "19 safe and
healthy births" in the program.
Then Phelps called up Decem-
ber 's five graduates, among them
a man estranged from his family
who, 19 months later, is a real
estate salesman and Web de-
signer; another now holding "the
first regular job of his adult life ;"
and a man who came "kicking
and screaming" into the program
and has emerged with a roofing
business and plans to build his
own home,
One graduate shook hands with
Phelps and the judge , stepped to
the microphone and said plainly,
"If I can do it, anybody can."
Maybe so, but there were few
in the courtroom who believed
that "anybody" could have had
the same positive influence of
Reardon.
Earlier that day, he had told a
workshop looking at how to im-
prove services for youth and their
families in the justice system
that "money doesn't cure prob-
lems. We need to get the rich-
ness of our community in human
resources to get these kids back
into the community."
Addressing the five new gradu-
ates, Reardon placed the respon-
sibility for change and advance-
ment not on his shoulders but on
theirs.
"You can do it," he said, beam-
ing down from the bench. "I can't
do it for you. That's where the
victory lies: within yourself."
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Rectrix, town go to court Dec. 18
Attorneys for Rectnx Aero-
dromeCentersandBarnstable
Municipal Airport will be in
court Dec. 18 for a hearing
on preliminary motions in the
suit brought by the company
against the airport.
U.S. District Court Judge
Richard G. Stearns will hear
the motions beginningat 2:30
p.m., according to the clerk's
office at the John Joseph
Moakley U.S. Courthouse in
Boston , where the hearing
will take place.
Rectrix filed the civil suit
in July claiming the airport
violated any number of fed-
eral statutes, including the
Racketeerin g Influenced and
Corrupt Organization stat-
utes, causing financial harm
to the company.
In response to Rectrix 's
suit, the airport filed a "mo-
tion to stay" any action by
the court until the Federal
Aviation Administration had
an opportunity to review and
rule on the allegations under
its jurisdiction.
The FAA sent auditors to
review the airport 's books for
2005 last week,but there is no
indication from the agency
that it is related to the town's
request.
Among other things, the
suit alleges the town is operat-
ing anillegal enterprise, as de-
fined by federal racketeering
laws,to siphonjet fuel revenue
into town coffers. The suit also
alleges contract interference,
preferential treatment and
filing false documents with
the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration.
Rectrix offered a cross-
motion for default judgment
in the case, arguing that the
town's response to the suit
was not allowed by the rules
of the court.
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