HONORING HIS SERVICE: Local 888 member Steve Griffin, holding an award certificate, has retired from the Planning and Engineering Department of the Boston Public Schools after 42 years. He is flanked by District 3 Boston City Councilor Frank Baker, left, and at-large City Councilor Michael Flaherty, who has been endorsed by Local 888. Also pictured, from left, are department employees Jorge Vargas, a Local 888 member; Anthony Pomella; and Brian Forde, the department’s executive director and a former member.