[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING MAURA CURRAN

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2024

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Maura Curran as she 
concludes her service on the Scituate Select Board. For over two 
decades, Maura Curran has served as a pillar of the Scituate community, 
serving on the Scituate School Committee, the Advisory Committee, and 
for the past decade, on the Select Board. Maura's parents, the late 
Samuel and Mary Cavanaugh Cashman, instilled in their daughter to never 
hesitate to stand up for her beliefs as long as she was respectful in 
her disagreements. Maura has pointed to this as the greatest lesson she 
learned from her parents, and the people of Scituate have benefited 
greatly from this guiding principle throughout her service to their 
town.
  A tireless advocate for the Scituate Public Schools, Maura stepped up 
and successfully ran for a position on the School Committee in 2005. 
Throughout her term on the School Committee, Maura worked with her 
colleagues to maintain the quality of education in Scituate in the face 
of economic challenges.
  As her tenure on the School Committee came to a close, Maura once 
again stepped up to serve the town on the Advisory Committee, working 
countless evenings to ensure that Town Meeting attendees were 
adequately prepared for Annual and Special Town Meetings.
  In 2014, Maura was elected to fill an unexpired term on what was then 
known as the Board of Selectmen. For the first time in twelve years 
there was a woman on the Board. By the end of the decade, the Board was 
renamed the Select Board by Town Meeting and its members were majority 
female for the first time in history.
  Under Maura's leadership on the Select Board, Scituate built a new 
public safety building, senior center, athletic field complex, and the 
Gates Middle School. Additionally, the town renovated its library and 
saw significant investments in replacing and improving water and sewer 
infrastructure.
  Not seeking re-election this spring, Maura will step down from the 
Select Board after ten years of dedicated service. However, the work 
that Maura accomplished during her time on the Scituate Select Board, 
School Committee, and Advisory Board will leave a lasting impact for 
many years to come. The Town of Scituate has benefited greatly from the 
sacrifices made by Maura, her husband Sean, and their daughters Lindsay 
and Samantha, as they worked around her attendance at Monday night 
School Committee meetings, Tuesday night Select Board meetings, and 
Thursday night Advisory Committee meetings.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Maura Curran, and I ask that my 
colleagues join me in recognizing her steadfast commitment to public 
service and the people of Scituate.

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