Belmont, Massachusetts, celebrates beloved crossing guard’s 90th birthday

LENNY. GOOD MORNING. AGE IS BUT A NUMBER WHEN YOU HAVE THE PASSION AND COMMITMENT OF LENNY MUSIAL, NOTHING WILL EVER SLOW THIS MAN DOWN. HIGH FIVE, HIGH FIVE. THE 89 YEAR OLD CROSSING GUARD HAS BEEN AT HIS POST ON HAWTHORNE STREET IN BELMONT FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES, TOUCHING COUNTLESS LIVES BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL. WHILE LENNY IS A STAPLE TO THE COMMUNITY, HE EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM AND HOW MUCH DO YOU ALL LOVE LENNY? THERE WITH HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY COMING UP, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY WANTED TO SURPRISE HIM AND SURPRISE HIM. THEY DID THAT FOR ME. YES. THANK YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU, MELODY. OH, THANK YOU. AND THEN THERE WAS THIS BIRTHDAY DAY TO. OH, MY GOSH, I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. BUT HE SHOULD BELIEVE IT BECAUSE HIS JOB IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE. I DIDN’T THINK I DESERVED IT. OH, OF COURSE YOU DO. NOW, THIS IS A BUSY CROSSWALK HERE, BUT WITH LENNY BY MY SIDE, MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO CROSS. RIGHT? JUST GET ON THE STREET. HE TELLS ME TO GET ON THE STREET. I THINK HE MEANS THE SIDEWALK. HE MAY NOT BE ONE FOR FANFARE. I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS EVER SO POPULAR, BUT HE CERTAINLY DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I’M DOING FINE. COULDN’T BE BETTER. AND AFTER 28 YEARS, HE’S NOT READY TO PUMP THE BRAKES JUST YET. I LIKE TO MAKE IT DIRTY ANYWAY.