Stoughton Fire Dept. Honors McNamara, Goldberg, Fowler at Badge Pinning, Swearing-In Ceremony

Three Stoughton Firefighters, Lt. Jay McNamara and new firefighter/paramedics Jeremiah Fowler and Justin Goldberg, were honored at Tuesday night's Board of Selectmen meeting during a swearing-in and badge pinning ceremony.  

Town Clerk Cheryl Mooney administered the oath to each firefighter, and family members had the honor of pinning the badges before a large gathering in the Great Hall of Town Hall. 

McNamara was sworn in as a permanent lieutenant, after serving as an acting lieutenant. He joined the department in 2004 and oversees the EMS operations. 

His wife, Erica, and two children, Ava and Jay, helped pin his badge. 

The youngest of nine children, his older sister, Donna, the second youngest, was recently sworn in as the first female sergeant in Stoughton Police history.

Goldberg and Fowler recently joined the SFD as new firefighters. 

Goldberg is the son of Acting Deputy Chief Greg Goldberg. Justin gradated from the State Firefighting Academy at the end of March, and joined the department on a full-time basis then. He had previously worked for the Norfolk Fire Department and was a per diem dispatcher with the SFD. 

Greg and his wife Joanne had the honors of pinning their son's badge. 

Fowler joined the SFD in January on a lateral transfer from the Amesbury Fire Department, and earned high praise from the chief of that department, Stoughton Fire Chief Mark Dolloff said. Dolloff said that before becoming a firefighter, Fowler was a professional skateboarder.

Fowler's wife, Sarah, pinned his badge.