Mending masons

AUBURN - The sound of metal trowels grinding against stone filled the Veterans Memorial Park in Auburn Wednesday morning as a class of masonry apprentices volunteered to repair the original monument built in the 1950s.

The 14 students and two teachers had come from their school in Liverpool to gain field experience while helping a good cause, said Doug Ward, a Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local Union No. 2 member who helped bring the students down to the park.

“I thought it could be a good training session for the young apprentices,” Ward said. “It would be a great chance to get out and get some hands-on experience.”