Eder tells the story of Mary Foley, a pioneering police officer in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in 1886, Mary, or “Mae,” Foley was raised by Irish and French immigrant parents in ...

Mary Foley Park is a stone’s throw from St. Mary’s. Last month, on the first day of school, Foley’s fifth child, Diane, baked Irish bread to distribute to the 23 crossing guards around Melrose.