Students finish cabinetry at Fitchburg fire station

FITCHBURG -- Students in the cabinetmaking program at Monty Tech have been busy since school started making and installing new cabinetry and countertops for the Oak Hill Fire Station.

The project was started last year before school ended, according to Mike Dion, cabinetmaking teacher. The cabinets are made of maple plywood interior with a laminated exterior finish, and the countertops are solid. They were installed recently in the kitchen and pantry areas on the second floor of the building, which was constructed in 1900.

Dion estimates about 1,500 hours of labor, both in the school and at the site, have gone into the project. Now that the cabinets and countertops are installed, Monty Tech masonry crews will begin installing the tile work.

"They are doing a fabulous job. We all do construction work on the side, so we know what is involved in this kind of project," said Lt. David Gravel, a member of the Fitchburg Fire Department who works at the Oak Hill site. "This work is long overdue. The building was built over 100 years ago, and I think that's when the cabinets went in."

Lisa A. Wong, Fitchburg mayor, stopped by the fire station later in the day to see the work and thank the students.

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Students finish cabinetry at Fitchburg fire station