District Manager Raymond Nickerson Leads First Training Session at Norwood Office for Local Newspaper Carriers
NORWOOD — Selling can be fun, a group of young Patriot Ledger carriers discovered last night during the first in a series of circulation training classes conducted at the newspaper’s Norwood office. The course, designed by Phillips Associates of New York for the International Circulation Managers Association, teaches basic selling motivation and techniques under the banner “It’s Fun to Sell.”
The opening session was led by Norwood District Circulation Manager Raymond Nickerson, assisted by District Manager Robert Spooner. A group of local carrier boys attended the program, which will be offered to hundreds of young carriers across the West Edition towns over the coming months.
Participating Norwood Carriers and Routes
The local carriers participating in the inaugural training session, along with their neighborhoods and delivery routes, included:
- Kenneth Vinson: 43 Hill Street (delivers in the Hill Street neighborhood)
- Joseph Seery: 64 Jefferson Drive (Fales Avenue and Earle Street area)
- Kevin Breen: 126 Jefferson Drive (McKinley Road section)
- Edward Jones: 93 Jefferson Drive (Roosevelt Avenue and Nahatan Street section)
- Richard Croft: 95 Pleasant Street (Railroad Avenue area)
- Joseph Giampa: 31 Lancaster Lane (Ridgewood and Elda Drive section)
- Allen Campbell: 318 Dean Avenue (North Plain and Neponset Street area)
- Stan Kelly: 26 Belnap Road (Tamworth and Belnap section)
- Richard Rioux: 540 Nahatan Street (Crescent Circle section)
Carrier Training Program Overview
Program Details
- Course Title: “It’s Fun To Sell”
- Designer: Phillips Associates of New York (for ICMA)
- Instructors: District Mgr. Raymond Nickerson & Dist. Mgr. Robert Spooner
- Photographer: Bob Roman
Participating Carriers
- Local Neighborhoods: Hill St, Jefferson Dr, Fales Ave, Nahatan St, Pleasant St, Belnap Rd
- Carriers: Kenneth Vinson, Joseph Seery, Kevin Breen, Edward Jones, Richard Croft, Joseph Giampa, Allen Campbell, Stan Kelly, Richard Rioux
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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