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he Saugus High Class of
2021 will be remembered
as the fi rst class to graduate
from the new Saugus Middle-High
School, the last to
receive diplomas at Stackpole
Field, the one that observed
the schoolâ€™s 150th commencement
exercises and the
class that confronted the challenges
of COVID-19 during its
than anyone I can remember
to walk across this stage,â€ Saugus
High School Principal Michael
Hashem told the crowd
before inviting Atkinson to
walk up and receive his honorary
high school diploma. Hashem
noted that Atkinson â€“ like
the Saugus High Class of 2021
â€“ experienced â€œa breakâ€ in the
spring of his junior year.
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World War II U.S. Navy veteran Joseph â€œLennyâ€ Atkinson, of Lynn,
saluted the Saugus High Class of 2021 after receiving his honorary
diploma last Friday (June 4) during the schoolâ€™s 150th Commencement
Exercises held at Stackpole Field. The 167 graduates
responded with a standing ovation for the 98-year-old Saugus native
who would have graduated with the Saugus High Class of 1943
had he not quit school to serve his country. See inside this weekâ€™s
edition for more graduation photos and coverage.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
Annual Town Meeting 2021
SEE PAGE 5
Saugus High graduate Nicholas DiVola (center) and his parents â€“ Robert and Lauri DiVola â€“ rejoiced
in the chance to be together at last Fridayâ€™s commencement exercises more than a year after Robert
nearly lost his life to COVID-19. See story inside.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
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World War II vet Lenny Atkinson receives the high school diploma he
didnâ€™t get 78 years ago â€“ when he answered the call to serve his country
By Mark E. Vogler
last two years. The 167 graduates
added another mark of
distinction to their short list
of class highlights at last Friday
nightâ€™s (June 4) graduation
ceremony: They got to
share the stage at Stackpole
Field with 98-year-old Joseph
Leonard â€œLennyâ€ Atkinson â€“
a Saugus native who should
have received his diploma 78
years ago.
Atkinson â€œwaited for longer
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
2021 Saugus High School graduation
The Class Presidentâ€™s Address
By Emma Peacock
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I just want to say thank
you to Mr. Hashem, Superintendent
Dr. DeRuosi, the entire
School Committee and all the
administrators and staff that
came out today to support
the Class of 2021. Also a huge
thank you to all of the families,
alumni and anyone else here
today; itâ€™s been quite the year
so just seeing so many people
really means a lot.
Where do I even begin?
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canâ€™t wait to hear another
speech, am I right?! Donâ€™t worry,
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and sweet as possible. To start,
Iâ€™m Emma Peacock and Iâ€™ve
been the Class of 2021 president
for the past four years.
That sounds really crazy to
say â€“ four years is such a long
time, but it only felt like 10
minutes. Iâ€™ll never forget our
freshman orientation when
we were in the old auditorium.
Mr. Hashem was giving us his
spiel about how fast these four
years will go by so we should
enjoy every second of it. I remember
thinking Senior year
was so far away, but here I am,
giving the speech Iâ€™ve thought
about giving since freshman
year.
Throughout these four years,
weâ€™ve enjoyed so many special
memories and events together,
one of our fi rst being the
Freshman Fair, which we had
in the middle of W wing and
E wing at the old high school.
We were eating slush and having
water balloon fights in
knee-high grass, in true Saugus
High fashion. After that
day, I think the school and
many teachers prepared for
what the Class of 2021â€™s next
three years would look like.
Sophomore year was a tough
year for a lot, mainly because
we all suff ered through ChemEMMA
PEACOCK: She presided over the Class of 2021 as
president for four years. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
istry, but we made it.
We had our Semi at The Elks,
which was really just a preview
of our Junior prom. Junior year
quickly came around and we
were already upperclassmen.
We watched the Class of 2019
graduate in June, and we were
starting to realize we didnâ€™t
have much time left. Then after
we had our Junior prom in February,
COVID hit, and our twoweek
school vacation turned
into 12 months. Well, then we
really didnâ€™t have much time
left. I didnâ€™t really want to focus
much of my speech on COVID
since I feel like thatâ€™s almost every
topic of conversation nowadays.
But it truly made a large
impact on our fi nal year and a
half of high school. This wasnâ€™t
something anyone could prepare
for, and the world was
fi lled with so much uncertainty,
all the time. We had six long
months of fully remote school
and it was diffi cult for so many.
But when we came back to
school, in-person in March, it
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The principalâ€™s graduation speech
â€œWhile we would never have
chosen to have gone through a
year like this, I truly believe our
graduates are better prepared
to face the challenges in their
future.â€
By Michael Hashem
T
his past school year has
been, well, I am really at
a loss for how to describe it. I
guess one way of looking at it
is â€“ this year was diff erent. Different
is a nice way of describing
this past school year; I am
sure everyone has their own
individual way of remembering
it and I bet not many are
positive.
But we endured the struggles
and the obstacles, and
our seniors are here today
graduating from Saugus High
School. They rose to the occasion,
tackling the challenges of
high school while navigating
through this global pandemic.
The good news is that it
seems as though this pandemic
has lessened and we
SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL MICHAEL
HASHEM: He calls this yearâ€™s
graduates â€œa class that I will
never forget.â€ (Saugus Advocate
photo by Mark E. Vogler)
are starting to return to a
sense of normalcy. As we are
all too aware, normalcy is
not the best description of
the 2020-2021 school year. In
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DeRuosi gets interim superintendentâ€™s job in
New Hampshire after â€œretiringâ€ from Saugus
By Mark E. Vogler
S
augus Public Schools Superintendent
Dr. David
DeRuosi, Jr., had planned to
retire at the end of the month,
concluding a five-year stint as
the leader of the townâ€™s public
education system. But he
wonâ€™t be retiring any time soon
from a career as an educator
that has spanned more than
three decades.
The School Board in Raymond,
N.H., announced this
week that DeRuosi has been
hired to serve as interim superintendent
and will begin
his new assignment on July 1.
Part of his duties will be to assist
Raymond school officials in
finding a permanent replacement
for Tina McCoy, who will
be retiring at the end of the
school year.
â€œWe are extremely fortunate
to have Dave lead the district
on an interim basis,â€ McCoy
said.
â€œHe has a fantastic background
that will serve him well
in this role, and I know that he
will work well with the entire
organization to keep building
on the districtâ€™s successes
during this transition,â€ she said.
About two thirds of DeRuosiâ€™s
37 years as an educator involve
administrative experience.
Before coming to Saugus,
DeRuosi worked as Superintendent
of Malden Public
Schools for five years. Previously,
he worked as the assistant
superintendent of Revere
Public Schools and also
served as principal of Revere
High School and as an assistant
principal for the district.
Dr. DeRuosi was a special education
teacher during the first
eight years of his career.
â€œWe are thrilled to welcome
someone with as much experience
and knowledge as David
to our school system,â€ Raymond
School Board Chair Joe
Saulnier said.
"We are very pleased to have
him alongside us during this
time of transition for the district,
and are confident he will
be a capable and strong leader
here in Raymond,â€ Saulnier
said.
Dr. DeRuosi received his doctorate
in Education from the
University of Massachusetts
in Boston after completing the
Leadership in Urban Schools
Doctoral Program. He received
his masterâ€™s in School Administration
from Salem State College
and his Bachelor of Science
degree in Speech and
Hearing from Northeastern
University.
A SHOW OF APPRECIATION: Saugus Public Schools Superintendent
Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. (left) gets a hug from Saugus High School
Principal Michael Hashem after receiving an honorary Saugus
High diploma last Friday. DeRuosi will head to Raymond, N.H., on
July 1 â€“ the day after he retires from Saugus.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
â€œI am looking forward to
coming to Raymond and joining
the great team they have
in place,â€ DeRuosi said. â€œThis is
a great opportunity not only
to help Raymond find the best
possible person to serve as
their new superintendent, but
also to help the district continue
to move forward while that
search takes place, and I canâ€™t
wait to get started.â€
What will be DeRuosiâ€™s legacy?
Saugus
School Committee
Vice-Chair Ryan Fisher said
he learned about DeRuosiâ€™s
new job this week after reading
local newspaper accounts.
He said he wasnâ€™t surprised. â€œI
wish him much success,â€ Fisher
said.
â€œI donâ€™t think he's the type to
tinker around the house. Heâ€™s
young and Iâ€™m sure heâ€™ll want
to try his hand at quite a few
things over the next few years,â€
he said.
Fisher noted that he ran for
School Committee two years
ago, influenced in part by
DeRuosiâ€™s handling of the privatization
of the school custodians,
which eliminated 21
jobs. â€œLike many superintendents,
divisive incidents happened
on his watch; he made
decisions that werenâ€™t publicly
popular, and he absorbed a
lot of personal criticism,â€ Fisher
said.
â€œI had a unique perspective.
I ran in part because of the
handling of the custodian issue,
and now weâ€™re working together.
Even on days when we
disagreed, he was professional,
opened with a joke and kept
pushing forward to whatever
we had to fix next,â€ he said.
DeRuosi may be best remembered
for helping to lead
the public campaign for a new
Saugus Middle-High School
and overseeing the transformation
of the school district as
the town moved into new and
improved school facilities, according
to Fisher. â€œDr. DeRuosiâ€™s
legacy will reflect that on
his watch we had five years of
stability in the corner office,
that we overhauled from a seven
buildings district to three,
from outdated to state-ofthe-art
facilities, in the middle
of a global pandemic, during
a tough budget year, and we
avoided the widespread layoffs
that were common in other
districts.â€
When he announced his retirement
from Saugus last year,
DeRuosi pledged to help Saugus
school officials find his replacement
and offered to help
in the transition to the next
superintendent. The School
Committee has approved a
five-year contract to pay Erin
McMahon about $1 million to
run Saugus Public Schools. She
takes over officially on July 1 â€“
the start of the 2022 fiscal year.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS
By Mark E. Vogler
H
ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know
about this week in Saugus.
Stumped by The Sketch Artist
We had no winners in last weekâ€™s â€œGuess Who Got
Sketchedâ€ contest. Hereâ€™s last weekâ€™s answer, offered by
the person who goes by the name of The Sketch Artist:
â€œThe answer to last weekâ€™s sketch is Ellen Santosuosso!
Ellen has such a love for books, sheâ€™s quite the
avid reader! She is a very kind and gentle woman who
goes out of her way to help others. Ellen has a gift for
numbers and she shares that talent by making herself
available to assist with financial tasks.
â€œPeople usually see her comforting a friend who is
down, walking with a friend to assist with a feisty dog.
She has very often answered knocks on her door to
avert a mini crisis.
â€œShe believes in giving people second chances, and
working to take the stigma off certain mental and
physical illnesses. Ellen believes in peace and to live
her life according to the Dali Lamaâ€™s wisdom and principles.
â€˜Peace begins with meâ€™
â€œEllen is an animal lover and cherishes her cat, Lucky.
â€œShe also is a green thumb gardener who enjoys
spending time planning and planting gardens.
â€œKeep on brightening your little corner of the world
â€œAs Helen Steiner Rice would say!
â€œYours Truly,
â€œThe Sketch Artist â€œ
A â€œShout-Outâ€ for Rachel
This oneâ€™s an editorâ€™s nomination. We neglected to
run the press release when we received it last month.
But itâ€™s still worth mentioning that The Telly Awards
have recognized Saugus TV for Achievement of Excellence
â€“ once again.
Program Manager Rachel Brugman recently received
news that the 42nd annual Telly Awards recognized excellence
in her television show â€œThe Saugus Ironworks
Preservation,â€ which features a presentation by the Saugus
Historical Societyâ€™s Paul Kenworthy.
As the recipient of The Telly Award for Excellence
in Television in the craft of using
stock footage, Rachel Brugman will be receiving
a statue which will formally honor
her achievement.
Telly Awards are judged by members of
The Telly Awards Judging Council, a group
of over 200+ working industry who have
previously won the Telly Awards highest
accolade and, as such, have demonstrable
expertise in the categories they review.
To view the winning video, access
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUKX1oqUgps.
The
Telly Awards recognize the best work
created within television and across video,
for all screens â€“ receiving over 12,000 entries
from all 50 states and five continents.
Telly Award winners represent work from
some of the most respected advertising
agencies, television stations, production
companies and publishers from around
the world. Learn more at Tellyawards.com.
So, hereâ€™s a very loud â€œShout-Outâ€ for Rachel
Brugman.
A â€œShout-Outâ€ for Dr. DeRuosi
Hereâ€™s a special nomination for retiring
Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr.
David DeRuosi, Jr., who was among several
people receiving honorary diplomas at
last Fridayâ€™s Saugus High School graduation
ceremony.
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edition, we continue our weekly feature where a
local artist sketches people, places and things in
Saugus. Got an idea who was sketched this week?
If you do, please email me at mvoge@comcast.
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Anyone who correctly identifies the Saugonians
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School Committee Vice-Chair Ryan Fisher notes that
DeRuosi has received his fair share of adverse publicity
during his five years as the leader of Saugus Public
Schools. â€œHeâ€™ll be remembered for unpopular decisions,
mistakes made and divisive incidents that happened
on his watch, the same as every other leader,â€
Fisher told us this week. â€œHeâ€™ll also be remembered
for five years of stability in a corner office that wasnâ€™t
used to it, a district that he overhauled from seven
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Annual Town Meeting 2021
Members approve a new fiscal year budget
over some contentious questions
By Mark E. Vogler
s the Saugus Public Schools
system getting its fair share
of public money?
How does the town miniI
mize
the financial impact of
the declining enrollment as
more students decide to go to
charter schools and other options
outside the district?
And should the town consider
reducing its generous contributions
to pay for the health
insurance benefits of current
and retired town employees?
Discussion of Article 2 â€“ the
proposed budget for the 2021
fiscal year that begins July 1
â€“ ignited some spirited and
sometimes contentious debate
during the fourth and final
session of this yearâ€™s Annual
Town Meeting. In the end,
Town Meeting members voted
38-2 in support of the $97.3
million package â€“ which includes
$67.4 million for the
municipal department operating
budgets and $29.9 million
for the School Department
operating budget. Precinct 2
Town Meeting Member William
R. Moore and Precinct 10
Town Meeting Member Steven
C. DiVirgilio cast the lone votes
opposing the budget.
DiVirgilio, a member of the
Finance Committee, drew
some criticism from fellow
Town Meeting members when
he suggested that â€œnobody
has [the intestinal fortitude]
to deal withâ€ the costs of the
town paying 85 to 90 percent
of health insurance costs for
current and retired town employees.
That
triggered an immediate
response from Precinct 8 Town
Meeting Member William E.
Cross III, who is a Saugus Fire
Department lieutenant. Cross
said the suggestion raised by
DiVirgilio was an â€œus vs. them
argumentâ€ that was getting
â€œa little tiresome.â€ Cross said
the rich health benefits package
compensated employees
earning far less than those of
surrounding communities. He
suggested that Saugus firefighters
were 15 percent behind
in pay compared to other
departments.
DiVirgilio said the townâ€™s tax
base just doesnâ€™t support the
health benefits which employees
and retirees are receiving
from the town.
Several School Committee
members who participated in
Monday nightâ€™s Town Meeting
discussion argued that the
amount of money being budgeted
for the schools for the
coming fiscal year â€“ a $300,000
increase over the current fiscal
year â€“ comes a year after the
School Department had previously
been level-funded.
â€œLast year, we were the only
department that got level-funded,â€
School Committee
Member Joseph â€œDennisâ€
Gould said.
â€œIâ€™m angry â€¦. I think the
schools ought to get a break,â€
he said. Gould said the School
Department was about $2.1
million under level-funded.
Gould and other committee
members said the School Department
needed $425,674
more to offset its budget deficit.
School
Committee Chair
Thomas Whittredge said the
School Department is facing
a situation where it would be
cutting 18 positions next year.
The cuts would mean a reduced
number of counselors
to deal with social and psychological
issues students are
facing in the aftermath of the
COVID-19 pandemic, he said.
Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree
said School Committee
members are overlooking the
actual amount of funds the
schools receive. He noted that
the amount of Schedule 19
chargebacks for the schools
(for certain fixed costs and
employee health insurance)
in the 2021 fiscal year budget
was $27.2 million â€“ an increase
of $3 million over the previous
fiscal year.
Precinct 10 Town Meeting
Member Peter Manoogian,
a former School Committee
member, said the town needs
to take a closer look at the
magnitude of funds being
lost with the growing trend
of would-be Saugus Public
Schools students choosing
to go to charter schools, vocational
schools and private
schools.
Saugus school-aged residents
who have chosen other
options instead of attending
Saugus Public Schools have
cost the town $3.3 million (fiscal
year 2019), $3.5 million (fiscal
year 2020), $4.1 million (fiscal
year 2021) and an anticipated
$4.2 million for the 2022
fiscal year, which begins July
1, according to Manoogian.
â€œWeâ€™re losing revenue as a result
of the student flight,â€ Manoogian
told Town Meeting
members.
â€œIâ€™m optimistic that this new
superintendent will get her
arms around this thing,â€ Manoogian
said, referring to Erin
McMahon, who takes over the
superintendentâ€™s job on July 1.
â€œIâ€™m going to wait for this
new superintendent to put
together a plan,â€ Manoogian
said.
Manoogian and several other
Town Meeting members
complained that the School
Department didnâ€™t provide
Town Meeting with a reasonable
financial briefing in advance
of this yearâ€™s meeting.
Saugus Public Schools ranks
about 49 percent over net
school spending, which means
it is getting adequate funding
to run the school system.
â€œThe only thing that seems
to go up in Saugus Public
Schools is the salaries,â€ Manoogian
said. He added that he is
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buildings down to three, from outdated facilities to
state of the art, in the middle of leading us through a
global pandemic, during a tough budget year, while
avoiding the widespread layoffs that were common
in other districts.â€
The vicious body politic of Saugus can wear you
down if you hang around long enough.
Indeed, DeRuosi deserves some criticism for the
scathing District Review and the substandard MCAS
testing scores which contributed to the Middle and
High Schools being targeted for intervention by the
state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
But DeRuosi â€“ like most elected and appointed
town officials who toiled through the worst days
of the COVID-19 pandemic â€“ deserves praise for persevering
as a public servant during stressful and challenging
times of the Coronavirus.
And the best thing that can be said about Dr. DeRuosi
is that he lobbied hard to get the town to vote for
the funding for a new Saugus Middle-High School
and the consolidation
of seven school
buildings into three.
When Saugus residents
take time to
appreciate that nice,
new complex, they
should thank Dr.
DeRuosi for efforts
on that project.
In presenting the
retiring superintendent
with his honorary
Saugus High
diploma last Friday
night, Saugus High
School Principal Michael
Hashem credited
Dr. DeRuosi with leading the School District â€œin a
complete overhaul.â€ â€œHeâ€™s done a tremendous amount
for the school system and the students of Saugus.â€
Hashem then gave the superintendent a bear hug.
â€œShout-Outsâ€ are also in order for these retiring staff
who also received honorary diplomas:
â€¢ Chemistry Teacher Carl Piepora, who spent 19 years
in Saugus Public Schools
â€¢ High School Clerk Donna Anderson â€“ who spent 34
years in Saugus Public Schools â€“ the last eight as Hashemâ€™s
principal clerk. â€œShe has an institutional knowledge
that will be missed by everyone,â€ Hashem told
the crowd at Fridayâ€™s 150th Commencement Exercises.
â€¢ Teacher Valerie Sorensen, who spent seven years in
the Belmonte Middle School, seven years in the Saugus
High School and the past year in the new Saugus
Middle-High School. â€œValerie is a dedicated teacher
and a true friend,â€ Hashem said.
A Town Meeting Distraction â€“ and
disgrace
Precinct 10 Town Meeting Members Peter Delios and
Peter Manoogian took Precinct 9 Town Meeting Member
John S. Cottam to task at Mondayâ€™s nightâ€™s final
session of this yearâ€™s Annual Town Meeting. It wasnâ€™t
clear to me what Cottam apparently said to draw the
ire of Delios and Manoogian. But, apparently, it was a
derogatory comment uttered while Manoogian had
the floor, and it was very disruptive.
In a scathing attack on Cottam, Delios noted that
â€œOur people voted for us â€¦ not for kidsâ€ to be calling
fellow Town Meeting members names and ridiculing
them.
Town Moderator Steve Doherty told Delios â€œI couldnâ€™t
agree with you more.â€ Then he went on to blame it as a
byproduct of Zoom videoconference meetings, which
have been marked with frequent offhand comments
and interruptions.
Delios went on to say that the voting public should
be outraged for a Town Meeting member to be making
a mockery of the process. â€œIâ€™d boot that
guy,â€ Delios said.
All Town Meeting members should be
embarrassed whenever they hear one of
their own interrupting their proceedings
with disparaging remarks. Itâ€™s rude. Itâ€™s nonproductive.
Itâ€™s polarizing. Itâ€™s an affront to
the spirit of the New England Town Meeting
that this kind of conduct is tolerated.
If Cottam said what Delios and Manoogian
allege, he owes Saugus residents and
his colleagues a public apology.
Itâ€™s the kind of conduct that adds to the longtime, notorious
reputation of the divisive Saugus body politic.
Want to â€œShout-Outâ€ a fellow
Saugonian?
This is an opportunity for our paperâ€™s readers to
single out â€“ in a brief mention â€“ remarkable acts or
achievements by Saugus residents or an act of kindness
or a nice gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@
comcast.net) with a mention in the subject line of â€œAn
Extra Shout-Out.â€ No more than a paragraph; anything
longer might lend itself to a story and/or a photo.
Learn to recognize the signs of
Alzheimerâ€™s
The Saugus Public Library will be teaming up with
the Woburn Chamber of Commerce on Monday (June
14) to offer some guidance to folks who are interested
in knowing more about Alzheimerâ€™s and other dementia
that cause memory, thinking and behavior problems
which interfere with daily living. A free informational
program will be offered via Zoom videoconferencing.
To register, call the 24/7 Helpline at 800-2723900
or log on to the libraryâ€™s website (sauguspubliclibrary.org)
to register online.
The Alzheimerâ€™s Association developed the new 10
Warning Signs of Alzheimerâ€™s education program to
help people recognize common signs of the disease
and know what to watch for in themselves and others.
The one-hour program:
â€¢ Explores typical age-related changes
â€¢ Describes common signs of Alzheimerâ€™s and dementia
â€¢
Offers tips for how to approach someone about
memory concerns
â€¢ Explains the importance of early detection and benefits
of diagnosis
â€¢ Details possible tests and assessments for the diagnostic
process
â€¢ Identifies helpful Alzheimerâ€™s Association resources
Letâ€™s hear it for strawberries!
The Saugus Historical Society will hold its annual
strawberry festival at the American Legion Hall on
June 19 in conjunction with the Saugus Garden Club
plant sale. Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake will
be served in the American Legion Hall (44 Taylor St.)
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with hot dogs, chips and
drinks. Shortcakes are $5.00 each and can be eaten on
the premises or taken out. Hot dogs are $2.00, water
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or soda, $1.00 each. The Garden Club plant sale will be
held on the Roby School lawn from 9-2, and there will
be several craft vendors, including jewelry, hair products
and many other items of interest.
A community garden update
If you are young or old and feel like doing some real
earthy community service, why not join the growing
team thatâ€™s been assisting in the creation of the Community
Garden thatâ€™s going to help feed the hungry
and needy people of Saugus?
Contact The Rev. John Beach of St. Johnâ€™s Episcopal
Church to get the latest update on how the garden
is doing and what you can do to help. Anyone who
wants to help out Rev. John on this noble project can
call him at 774-961-9881 or send him an email at revjbeach@gmail.com.
We
will keep you posted as the garden continues to
grow. Remember folks, this is your garden. Be a part
of it.
Cliftondale forum coming up
Joe Vecchione, chair of the Cliftondale Revitalization
Committee, this week released final details of the committeeâ€™s
upcoming community forum for folks who are
interested in learning about or contributing to the discussion
of bringing the Cliftondale Square area back
to life. The forum has been set for Monday, June 28,
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the MEG Building (56-58 Essex St.) in
Saugus. Janice Jarosz, the President of the MEG Foundation,
offered the MEG Building for the forum. There
will also be a Zoom meeting set up for anyone from
the public who wants to attend or participate virtually.
The foundation offered to provide refreshments.
â€œThe program for the evening will include the presentation
of the community survey results (approaching
350 participants) and analysis drawn from that
process (trends, demographics, etc.) including a brief
Q&A.,â€ Vecchione wrote in a recent email.
He continued, â€œThis will also include the sharing of
information we have gained since the inception of
this committee including the procurement of flashing
crossing beacons, application for the Shared Street
grant, denial of the church parking, and North Shore
Bank not currently for sale.
â€œAfter the presentation, we would then begin a
workshopping session that will be a bit more interactive.
Iâ€™m not sure who attended the MVP Workshop in
January 2020, but one particular exercise I felt was effective
and interactive was a series of physical blown
up maps where participants could jot down an idea,
shortfall or potential remedy of
a particular issue on a sticky note
and place it on the map. Each
map focuses on a particular issue
(in this case: parking, safety,
developmental opportunities,
underutilization, etc.). This is a
simple, straightforward and not
overly restricting exercise that
could be beneficial in creating a
wealth of ideas especially after
results of the survey are shared
with those present.â€
For more details, Vecchione invites
folks to contact him at 781520-9859
or via email (joevprecinct2@gmail.com).
Grab-N-Go
Meals end
next week
The Grab-N-Go meal service
will end next Wednesday (June
16). Saugus Public Schools has
been offering free meals for pick
up on Tuesdays and Fridays at
the Saugus Middle-High School
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. All Saugus
families are encouraged to take
advantage of the free meals.
Meals will be available through Tuesday, June 15.
Through a USDA grant, Saugus Public Schools has
been providing free meals to all Saugus students while
in person learning or remotely learning from home.
Project Bread partners with the Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
through the Child Nutrition Outreach Program to provide
free meals to children across Massachusetts.
Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus will resume providing
a take-home grocery bag with a weekendâ€™s
meals when school resumes in September. All food is
provided free of charge and paid for by fundraising and
donations from the community. If anyone is interested
in receiving assistance from Healthy Students-Healthy
Saugus, please visit the Facebook page or email HS2Saugus@gmail.com.
Master
Plan forum next Thursday
Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree invites town residents
and other concerned people to participate in another
Master Plan Virtual Forum â€“ this one on â€œHousing,
Open Space, and Climate Resiliency, and Clean Energyâ€
for Saugus United 2035.â€ Itâ€™s set for next Thursday
(June 17) at 5 p.m. Crabtree says it is a great opportunity
for residents and Saugus officials â€œto participate
in crafting the direction for Saugusâ€™ future and Master
Plan Process.â€ The Townâ€™s project consultant, the Metropolitan
Area Planning Council (MAPC), will be assisting
the Town in conducting the Forum in the Zoom
format. This Forum will contain presentations on the
Master Plan elements, followed by breakout sessions
to facilitate discussion and input.
Join the meeting by accessing https://zoom.us/
j/95494441075?pwd=UU1iNlhhOHp3UkZOZmMzLzljN0Mydz09
For
those who are familiar with using the
Zoom format, here are the vitals: Meeting ID:
954 9444 1075 / Passcode: 967228.
â€œThe Master Plan was last completed in
1988 and updating the plan is a major priority
for the Board of Selectmen. The townwide
plan could include goals and policies
for what stakeholders want to see happen
with land use, housing, economic development,
natural/cultural resources, open
space, recreation and transportation,â€ Crabtree
said in his email this week.
According to a Town of Saugus post,
â€œTown Meeting members approved the allocation
of $150,000 to update the Plan after
Mr. Crabtree drafted the article for the
special Town Meeting warrant. He stressed
the importance of the town pursuing smart
growth in order to sustain a full-service community
and balance the impact of development, while considering
strategies to manage future growth in development,
protect environmental resources, set priorities
for developing/maintaining infrastructure, create
a framework for future policy decisions, and provide
guidance to land owners and developers as well as
permitting authorities.
â€œThe Forum will continue the process of updating
the Master Plan, with other forms of public participation
to follow. Crabtree said itâ€™s critical to get feedback
from different stakeholders in crafting the town-wide
plan, which will include whatever the Planning Board
and community wants to see in it.
â€œThe Town is excited to hear from residents about
their housing, open space, and climate resiliency, and
clean energy input and ideas for Saugus. This latest Forum
will provide ample opportunity to provide that input
and learn about the project.
â€œQuestions about the event can be directed to Scott
Crabtree, Town Manager (scrabtree@saugus-ma.gov)
or Chris Reilly, Director of Planning and Community
Development (creilly@saugus-ma.gov). Additional information
can be found at www.mapc.org/resource-library/saugus-united/.â€
Summer
Reading Program at the
library
This just in from Amy Melton, Head of Childrenâ€™s Services
at Saugus Public Library:
â€œThe Saugus Public Library is reopening just in time
for its annual summer reading program. Although the
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Somerville man held without bail in fatal Saugus crash
A
Somerville man was arraigned
today on charges
in connection with a fatal
head-on collision in Saugus.
Judge Robert Murphy, Jr. ordered
him held without bail
pending a dangerousness
hearing scheduled for June 17.
William Leger, 35, pleaded
not guilty to Motor Vehicle
Homicide by Reckless Operation,
Unarmed Robbery, Receiving
a Stolen Vehicle (subsequent
offense), Operating a
Motor Vehicle with a Suspended
License (subsequent offense),
Marked Lanes Violation,
Speeding, and Driving the
Wrong Way on a State Highway.
He appeared in Lynn District
Court via video from Massachusetts
General Hospital.
The charges allege that after
robbing a convenience store,
Leger drove a stolen vehicle at
a high rate of speed the wrong
way on Route 107 in Saugus
and crashed head-on into another
vehicle, killing the sole
occupant. Ashley Forward,
19, of Lynn, was pronounced
dead at the scene. Leger was
transported to Massachusetts
General Hospital with non-life
threatening injuries.
â€œAt 10:49 a.m. [Wednesday]
Saugus Police were dispatched
to 7-Eleven, 386 Lincoln
Ave., for a report of an
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school year is ending, it doesnâ€™t
mean that the opportunity to
learn and grow has. This summer
kids of all ages will explore
the animal kingdom as the Saugus
Public Library presents its
â€œTails and Talesâ€ summer reading
program. Activities will include
Take & Make crafts, virtual
STEM programming, storytimes,
outdoor performers
and more.
â€œThe Saugus Public School
District recommends that students
read at least 20 minutes
a day this summer. The library
is here to help families create
a summer reading routine that
is fun for kids and their families.
The 2021 Summer Reading Program
is open to young people,
preschool through young adult.
unarmed robbery. While en
route, a description of the suspectâ€™s
vehicle was relayed to
officers, and a Saugus Police
officer subsequently located
the vehicle traveling east
on Ballard Street,â€ Saugus Police
Chief Michael Ricciardelli
said in a press release issued
by his office.
â€œThe officer then attempted
to stop the suspect, who fled
and led the officer on a brief
pursuit. Police immediately
terminated the pursuit when
the suspect turned onto Route
107 and began traveling south
in the northbound lanes,â€ Ricciardelli
said. â€œApproximately
1/2 mile south, the suspectâ€™s
vehicle collided with another
vehicle. The operator of that
vehicle, a 19-year-old female,
â€œWe reward our readers!
Weâ€™ve once again partnered
with local businesses to reward
summer reading. Weâ€™d like to
thank those businesses who
generously donated prizes and
the New Friends of the Saugus
Public Library who purchased
others. Weâ€™re also participating
in Read to Bead â€“ kids collect
reading Brag Tags and colorful
beads as they go.
â€œFamilies are encouraged to
register for the animal themed
â€œTails and Talesâ€ Summer Reading
Program using the Beanstack
app. Itâ€™s easy â€“ just download
the Beanstack app, register
under the Saugus Public Library,
and youâ€™re on your way.
Itâ€™s like a Fitbit for reading! For
more information, or to register
in person, stop by the library or
visit our website (www.sauguspubliclibrary.org/children/summer-reading-program/).
â€œItâ€™s
been a challenging
school year. Itâ€™s important to
keep reading to retain skills â€“
and an opportunity to catch
up with peers. Research shows
that children who do not read
during the summer fall behind.
The effect is cumulative â€“ over
many summers these students
fall significantly behind their
peers.
â€œMost importantly perhaps,
itâ€™s an opportunity to build a
reading routine: turn off the
media, sit with a child, and enjoy
some beautiful story books.
Try reading a longer book to
them, and let them read to you.
With Beanstack kids can take a
safari around the world to learn
about animals on different continents,
listen to animal stories
from around the world and do
research on their favorites.
â€œNeed some help finding registering
for summer reading, or
finding a â€˜just-right bookâ€™ for
your child? Stop by the library
succumbed to her injuries at
the scene of the crash.â€
Saugus Police, Massachusetts
State Police Collision
Analysis and Reconstruction
Section, Essex State Police Detective
Unit and the Essex District
Attorneyâ€™s Office initiated
an investigation. The investigation
revealed that the defendantâ€™s
car, a grey 2013 Volkswagen
Jetta, was reported
stolen on June 2, 2021 to Lynn
Police and that the defendant
was operating with a suspended
license.
Essex Assistant District Attorney
Caitlin Shugrue represented
the Commonwealth.
The defendant is represented
by Attorney Nathaniel Spinney
and is presumed innocent
until proven guilty.
and see us! All programs are
free of charge.â€
CHaRM Center
Recycling Drop-Off site
open for season
The communityâ€™s Center
for Hard to Recycle Materials
(CHaRM) site is open. This site
will remain open to residents
on Wednesdays and Saturdays
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is
located behind the Department
of Public Works at 515 Main St.
At the CHaRM center, the
Town will accept the same recycling
items that can be placed
outside for curbside collection
each week, such as paper, cardboard,
bottles, cans and glass
containers. No shredded paper
is accepted for on-site recycling.
Additional acceptable items
include TVs and computers (up
to three per year per address);
car tires up to 22â€ (for a fee of
$3); books; and textiles, such
as clothing, bedding, pocketbooks,
belts and shoes.
Plastic bags are not permitted;
residents are kindly asked
to empty recyclables out of any
plastic bags and to remove the
bags from the site. Also, rigid
plastics are not being accepted
for recycling at this time.
Residents may call Lorna Cerbone
at the Solid Waste and Recycling
Department at 781-2314036
with questions or for more
information.
Compost Site open
The town compost site is
open to residents on Wednesdays
and Saturdays from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m. The site is located behind
the Department of Public
Works at 515 Main St.
Stickers are required to gain
seasonal access to the site.
Stickers may be purchased for
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2021 Saugus High School graduation
The Salutatory Address
By Charles Denovellis
W
ow, you really donâ€™t
ever think youâ€™ll get to
this moment. Iâ€™ve watched
some of my friends and sister
graduate, and you know that
someday itâ€™ll be you, but you
donâ€™t really realize itâ€™s happening
until youâ€™re actually
up on this stage. Iâ€™m up here
right now to give a speech as
your salutatorian and leave
you with something inspirational
or thought-provoking.
I have been told by my teachers
that one of my weaknesses
is my writing, so weâ€™re gonna
see how this goes.
The two pieces of advice I
received was to make it good
and make it funny. Not very
specifi c but with those as my
goal I sat down (about two
days ago), opened my computer
and started to write.
Probably 15 minutes in it hit
me. I have absolutely no idea
what Iâ€™m going to write about.
Iâ€™m a kid that got a few good
grades on tests â€“ what advice
am I supposed to have to give
to you? I simply did not know.
Sometimes (in fact a lot of the
time) in life youâ€™ll fi nd you just
donâ€™t know.
Now I donâ€™t know a lot of
things; my friends often call
me the dumbest smart kid
they know. My freshman year
I had to visit the main offi ce,
where I was confused to fi nd
that the door was locked. It
was only after someone had
opened the door for me that I
realized I was supposed to be
pushing rather than pulling.
Just last week on our last day
my friend Colin let me know
that I was in fact parked in the
wrong spot. So everyone got
to watch me get out of my
car just to get back into it and
pull into my actual spot, the
spot I had been parking in all
year (second in the class). But
letâ€™s face it, the things we donâ€™t
know are not always gonna
end in funny situations.
We will experience, if we
have not experienced it already,
a big life question that
we may not have the answer
to. What am I going to do with
my life? How am I going to deal
with this situation? How am
I going to get through this?
Iâ€™m sure a lot of us have asked
these same questions to ourselves,
and have answered
back â€œI donâ€™t know.â€ Not knowing
can be scary. Not knowing
can be embarrassing. Not
knowing can be stressful. Iâ€™m
sure many of us have looked
at the people around us and
thought they seem to have all
the answers and have asked
ourselves â€œso why donâ€™t I?â€ But
I can assure you most of them
are just as confused as you are.
Not knowing is okay, itâ€™s a natural
human reaction. Nobody
knows everything, despite
my friends and family for supporting
me through the years,
the Saugus High School staff
and administration for helping
us along in our journeys, and
Mrs. Hashem and Ms. Usseglio
for being great advisors all
four years. If there is one thing I
wish to leave you with, itâ€™s that
you have years and years to
think about the past and worry
about your future. Itâ€™s graduation,
take today to be proud
of yourself for this accomplishment.
Thank you.
Editorâ€™s Note: Charles Jerry
Denovellis fi nished as the
second highest scholastically
ranked student in the Saugus
High School Class of 2021, thus
earning the honor to deliver
the Salutatorian Address at
the schoolâ€™s 150th Commencement
Exercises. He plans on attending
the University of Massachusetts
Lowell in the fall.
CHARLES DENOVELLIS: He
fi nished as the second highest
scholastically ranked student
in the Class of 2021, earning
the honor to be the class
Salutatorian. (Saugus Advocate
photo by Mark E. Vogler)
what some people would like
you to believe. Itâ€™s when we focus
so much on not knowing
that we forget to fi nd a solution,
that it becomes a problem.
So do yourself a favor and
donâ€™t worry about not knowing
â€“ spend that energy and
time on fi nding an answer. I
know that being confused and
not knowing the answers to
big questions in life can bring
you to a low point, but the best
thing about low points is that
there is nowhere to go but up.
On that optimistic note Iâ€™d like
to congratulate the class of
2021, weâ€™ve made it. Michael,
itâ€™s been an honor competing
with you. Iâ€™d like to also thank
2021 Saugus High School graduation
The Valedictory Address
By Michael Kenny
Thank you, Mr. Hashem.
Four years ago â€“ I stood at
a podium in the old Saugus
High School auditorium and
gave a speech at our eighth
grade moving on ceremony.
As a matter of fact, I have that
speech right here.
While trying to figure out
what I wanted to say today, I
looked over this speech again.
I had to stop myself from cringing
when I realized that I quoted
myself, Dory from Finding
Nemo, and the one and only
Mr. Cox. Nonetheless, I did
have some good lines in there.
I wrote how, and I quote, â€œWe
are going to be high school
students. In about two and
half months, we will once
again feel like six graders. We
will once again have to fi nd
our way around and adjust to
a new learning environment.
But eventually in four short
years we will be sitting here
before you at another graduation.â€
That day has come.
With that being said, I want
to give a warm welcome to the
teachers, administration, faculty
members, town offi cials,
parents, siblings, and other
family members gathered
here today to commemorate
the end of an era.
Now Iâ€™m going to be completely
honest; Iâ€™ve known for
quite some time that Iâ€™d have
to give a speech up here, but
of course I did what every high
schooler does.
Procrastinate. I thought for
so long and asked so many
people how I could make this
speech somewhat interesting
because believe me Iâ€™ve
had to sit through some that
were worse than virtually logging
into homeroom just to
go back to sleep on a Monday
morning.
What I came up with was
MICHAEL KENNY: He fi nished
as the top scholasticallyranked
student in the Class
of 2021, earning the honor
to be the class Valedictorian.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark
E. Vogler)
to try and make my speech,
our speech. I know itâ€™s already
been said many times before,
but the Class of 2021 has
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Atkinson was supposed to
be a member of the Saugus
High Class of 1943. â€œInstead
of dealing with the [COVID-19]
pandemic, he left to join the
Navy and partake in World War
II. Tonight, at long last, at 98
years old, heâ€™s here to receive
his Saugus High School diploma,â€
Hashem said.
Escorted by his son Paul
Atkinson, of Methuen, the
Lynn resident, who looks forward
to celebrating his 100th
birthday in November of next
year, walked up to the makeshift
stage to receive his honorary
degree. After receiving
the diploma from Hashem,
Atkinson turned to face the
crowd and doffed his World
War II baseball cap in what
appeared to be a salute to
the Class of 2021. The graduates,
clad in their red gowns,
reciprocated with a loud
standing ovation.
Atkinson, who grew up in
East Saugus, is the oldest of
seven children â€“ all of whom
are still alive, according to
Hashem, who read from a
mini-biography. Atkinson is
married and has five children
and seven great-grandchildren.
He served in the U.S.
Navy from December 1942 to
January 2, 1946. After the war,
he returned home to work at
General Electric as a Technical
Engineer and GE sent him to
MIT for training.
â€œI spent 45 years there,â€ Atkinson
said in an interview before
the graduation ceremony.
Atkinson attended the Great
Lakes Training Center in November
of 1942. He trained
on the Higgins troop landing
boats and was assigned to the
USS President Adams. After
receiving the wartime training,
he was shipped out to the
South Pacific and assisted with
the invasion of troops at Bougainville
Island, where his crew
would bring Marines onto the
beaches while under fire and
bring wounded troops back
to the ship.
Atkinson spent six months
on Bougainville as part of the
liberation troops and was sent
to participate in the liberation
of the Philippines. He received
MORTAR BOARDS WITH AN ATTITUDE: A few Saugus High
School graduates got creative in decorating the tops of their
caps at last Fridayâ€™s commencement exercises.
(Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler)
A ROLLING CELEBRATION: This SUV parked outside Stackpole
Field paid tribute to the graduating seniors.
CLASS PRESIDENT: Emma Peacock presided for four years over
the Saugus High School Class of 2021.
TOP TWO STUDENTS: Left to right, Michael Kenny, who
received Valedictorian honors as the highest scoring academic
student in the Class of 2021, and the runner-up: Salutatorian
Charles Denovellis.
SON OF A PRINCIPAL: Keith Michael Monto celebrated his
graduation day with his mother â€“ Saugus Middle School
Principal Myra Monto.
TWIN SCHOLARS: Left to right, Christopher Denovellis,
president of the Saugus High School Student Council, and his
twin brother Charles Denovellis, the class Salutatorian. Both
are members of the National Honor Society.
numerous medals for his service,
including the World War
II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal with one
star, the American Area Campaign
Medal, the Good Conduct
Medal and the Philippine
Liberation Medal.
A CASCADE OF CAPS: At the end of the commencement exercises, the young graduates
celebrated by flinging their caps skyward.
HONORARY DEGREE: Retiring Saugus Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr., received an honorary
diploma from Saugus High School Principal Michael Hashem.
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A MOMENT WITH DAD: Saugus High School
graduate Andrew Hatch shared his night with
School Committee Member John Hatch. Andrew is
a National Honor Society member and an Advanced
Academy Scholar.
THE OLD AND THE NEW: Retiring Saugus Public
Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr., and
his successor, Erin McMahon, who takes over as the
new leader of the townâ€™s public school system on
July 1.
PROUD GRADUATES: Showing off their diplomas,
from left to right, are Senior Honors graduates
Kaylee Marie DaRosa, Cheryl Theresa Nguyen and
Ariana Pham Brown. Cheryl and Ariana are also
Advanced Academy Honors Scholars.
BUDDIES BOUND FOR UMASS LOWELL: Friends and
Saugus High Honors graduates Colin Wildman, Matt
Ruggiero, Andrew Hatch and Charles Denovellis will
get to spend more time together as they pursue
their college educations.
PROUD PARENTS: Saugus High Honors graduate
Mason Gregory Nickolas joined his parents, Gregory
and Deborah Mae Nickolas, after receiving his
diploma. Gregory is the director of the Saugus Youth
& Recreation Center and Deborah works as a senior
clerk at Town Hall.
SAUGUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE: Left to right: School
Committee Chair Thomas Whittredge and Members
Joseph â€œDennisâ€ Gould, John Hatch, Vice-Chair Ryan
Fisher and Arthur Grabowski.
ELECTED TOWN LEADERS: Left to right: Selectman
Debra Panetta, Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony
Cogliano, State Representative Donald Wong
(R-Saugus), Board of Selectmen Vice-Chair Corinne
Riley and Selectman Michael Serino.
HONORARY GUESTS: Left to right: Paul Atkinson
with his dad, Joseph Leonard â€œLennyâ€ Atkinson â€“
a World War II veteran who received an honorary
Saugus High School diploma last Friday night at
the schoolâ€™s 150th Commencement Exercises. Lenny
would have graduated with the Class of 1943, but
he served his country with the U.S. Navy.
A FAMILY AFFAIR: Saugus High Honors graduate
Isabella Marie Moreschi, holding diploma (center)
is joined by (left to right) her aunt, Donna Perrotta,
her sister Gabriella Moreschi (2019 Saugus High),
her mother, Christine Moreschi (chief administrative
aide to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree), her
grandmother Jean Castelluccio and her cousin
Stephanie Perrotta. In the back row are Isabellaâ€™s
father, Tom Moreschi, and her aunt, Sandra
Castelluccio. Isabella is an Advanced Academy
Honors Scholar.
A SPECIAL NIGHT: Saugus Town Clerk Ellen Schena
(left) and members of her family celebrate daughter
Catherine Eleanora Schenaâ€™s graduation. Catherine
is an Honors Graduate.
A GOOD WAY TO END IT: The Saugus High Class of
2021 was the first to graduate from the new Saugus
Middle-High School complex and was probably the
last to receive their diplomas at the old Stackpole
Field. What a way to observe the schoolâ€™s 150th
Commencement Exercises.
GOOD LUCK, GRADUATES: Saugus High School
Principal Michael Hashem addressed the Class of
2021 at last Fridayâ€™s Commencement Exercises.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
Sachems win three straight
By Greg Phipps
A
fter last weekâ€™s upset of
Peabody, Head Coach Joe
Luis was hoping his Saugus
baseball squad would carry
the momentum of that victory
moving forward. The Sachems
have done just that by producing
subsequent victories over
Salem and Beverly this week.
Saugus also did something
it has struggled to do most
of the season. That is to score
runs. The Sachems erupted for
17 in the two wins. On Monday,
they tallied in the double
digits by defeating Salem, 104,
at World Series Park.
In what was a tight 1-1 contest
through the first few innings
on Wednesday at Beverly,
Saugus broke open the
game by scoring six unanswered
runs. Starter and eventual
winning pitcher Nathan
Ing would keep the hosts at
bay to secure a 7-1 win. The
pitching was very good for
both sides early in the Beverly
game, as each team had to
manufacture its run small-ballstyle.
Saugus scored on a bunt
play while Beverly brought its
tally across on a groundout.
Improving to 5-7 overall
with Wednesdayâ€™s triumph,
the Sachems, with a postseason
tournament bid in
Saugus hitter Anthony Macone began to head out of the
batterâ€™s box on a ground ball that ended up going foul in
Wednesdayâ€™s game at Beverly. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps)
Pitcher Nathan Ing started against Beverly on Wednesday and
earned a 7-1 victory.
Saugus first baseman Ryan Anderson was about to place the
tag on a Beverly base runner during a pickoff attempt on
Wednesday. The throw was not in time.
their sights, had won three
straight heading into Thursdayâ€™s
tilt at Swampscott. They
had amassed 21 runs (an average
of seven a game) in that
span and are hoping the increased
offensive output will
continue.
Since being shut out by Masconomet
back on May 24, the
Sachems have actually scored
27 runs in their last four games.
They brought six across in a
10-6 loss at Gloucester back
on May 26.
Looking ahead, Saugus travels
for a game at Marblehead
on Monday.
Senior leaders help score win during Senior Night
By Tara Vocino
T
he Saugus High School Boysâ€™
Varsity Baseball team beat
the Salem High School Witches
10-4 during Mondayâ€™s Senior
Night game at World Series Park.
Head Coach Joseph Luis called
it a great win, congratulating
his senior leaders. â€œWith contributions
from both centerfielder/senior
Kyle McLaughlin, who
Shown from left to right:
father Charles, centerfielder
Kyle and mother Maureen
McLaughlin. McLaughlin
plans to attend Wentworth
to major in architectural
engineering.
Shown from left to right: father Jason, captain/pitcher/
catcher Jason Casaletto, mother Tara and sister Madison.
Casaletto plans to attend Plymouth State University to major
in education to become a high school teacher.
played great defense and began
a four-run inning with a single
with no outs [and] captain
Jason Casaletto was on base
three times today to lead his
Saugus Sachems to the victory
and stopped Salemâ€™s running
game by throwing out two runners,â€
Luis said.
Captain Jason Casaletto on
the mound during Mondayâ€™s
Senior Night at World Series
Park
Centerfielder Kyle McLaughlin
on the field (Advocate photos by
Tara Vocino)
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Sachems beat Salem to clinch NEC South title
By Greg Phipps
T
wo memorable achievements
in the Saugus High
School softball teamâ€™s 2021
season have come against
Salem. Starting pitcher Leah
Ventre hurled a perfect no-hit
game in the season opener
against the Witches, and Saugus
clinched this yearâ€™s Northeastern
Conference (NEC)
South championship with a
12-0, five-inning victory on
Tuesday at Salemâ€™s Mack Park.
The season-opening triumph
was also a 12-0 final, and Tuesdayâ€™s
contest was pretty much
put on ice in the opening inning.
The Sachems, who improved
to 8-2 overall, exploded
for 10 runs in the top of the first
â€“ an outburst that was ignited
by Cat Schenaâ€™s two-run home
run over the centerfield fence.
Coming off a close 3-2 loss
at Peabody on Monday when
they managed just two hits,
the Sachems wasted no time
getting their normally vaunted
offense in gear against
Salem. All told, Schena had
two hits and drove in three;
both Kirby Dalton and Alexa
Ferraro stroked two hits and
had two RBI. Also contributing
offensively were Lily Ventre,
who scored three times,
and Felicia Reppucci, who singled
and drove in a run. Saugus
proceeded to tack on two
more runs over its final four
at bats to account for the total
output.
Pitcher Leah Ventre was not
as dominant as she was in
the first meeting between
the teams. In fact, the Witches
threatened with the bases
loaded in the bottom of
the first. But Ventre escaped
the jam unscathed and settled
down after that. She gave
up five hits, walked only one
batter and fanned four in her
five-inning effort.
Head Coach Steve Almquist
was feeling good for his team
after the game. â€œIt was very exCat
Schena shared a high-10 with Head Coach Steve Almquist
as she rounded third base after hitting a first-inning home run
on Tuesday at Salem.
Ava Rogers slid in safely ahead of the throw home in Tuesdayâ€™s
win at Salem.
(Advocate photos by Greg Phipps)
Cat Schena followed the flight of the ball after connecting for
a two-run homer against Salem.
Kyra Jones prepared to make contact in an early inning at bat
on Tuesday.
THIS WEEK ON SAUGUS TV
Sunday, June 13 from 9 to 11 p.m. on
Channel 8 â€“ â€œSunday Night Stoogesâ€ (The
Three Stooges).
Monday, June 14 all day on Channel 8 â€“
â€œMovie Mondayâ€ (classic movies).
Tuesday, June 15 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel
9 â€“ Board of Health Meeting from June 7.
Wednesday, June 16 at 8:30 p.m. on
Channel 22 â€“ Cheer Performance from June 9.
Thursday, June 17 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel
9 â€“ Town Meeting from June 7.
Friday, June 18 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel
22 â€“ SHS Graduation from June 4.
Saturday, June 19 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel
22 â€“ Boys Lacrosse vs. Gloucester from
June 10.
Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels
8, 9 & 22 (Public, Governmental and Educational).
For complete schedules, please
visit www.saugustv.org.
***programming may be subject to change
without notice***
Second baseman Kirby Dalton threw from her knees after
making a nice stop of a hard-hit grounder on Tuesday.
citing. Itâ€™s been a while since a
Saugus team pulled this off, so
the kids were excited,â€ he told
the press after his team secured
the leagueâ€™s South title.
â€œIâ€™m happy for them. The kids
worked really hard, so itâ€™s good
to see that hard work come to
fruition.â€
Tuesdayâ€™s win gave Saugus
an unblemished 7-0 record
against NEC South opponents,
but the upcoming schedule
provides some challenges. The
Sachems took on Marblehead
on Thursday at home, and
then travel to face Swampscott
on Friday. The team will celebrate
its Senior Day on Monday
against Danvers.
Mondayâ€™s one-run defeat
at Peabody broke a six-game
winning streak. Almquist is
hoping his squad can get on
another roll. â€œThereâ€™s some
tough games coming up. Weâ€™re
hoping to rail off some wins
and improve our positioning
for the state tournament,â€ he
observed.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
Sachems girlsâ€™ tennis co-captain slated to be selected MVP
T
By Tara Vocino
he Saugus Girlsâ€™ Tennis
Girlsâ€™ Tennis Sachems lost
to Marblehead High School
Magicians on Monday at the
former Belmonte Middle
School, although one of the
captains had a heroic win.
Co-Captain Lanna Queiroz
had a heroic score at the #1
singles position: 6-2. 6-1.
â€œOnce we have a meeting
at the end of the season,
the coaches will discuss
the Northeastern Conference
Most Valuable PlayKneeling
from left to right are Alex Couseillant, Sami Sarnacchiaro, Wiktoria Biegun, Cadence
Callahan, Lily Comeau, Diane Jubeili, Paige Prezioso. Standing from left to right: Head Coach
Kristen Gerety, Gia Saunders, Rachel Rivas, Rayaan Jubeili, Ashleigh Moore, Morgan Belyea,
Amelia Pappagallo, Madi Riera and Lanna Queiroz. Not pictured: Madison Casaletto.
(Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Shown from left to right are Captain Lanna Queiroz, Head
Coach Kristen Gerety, and Captain Paige Prezioso. Queiroz
is in the running to become the Most Valuable Player in the
Northeastern Conference.
er,â€ Head Coach Kristen Gerety
said. â€œHowever, with [Mondayâ€™s]
win, it secures her as
one of the top players in the
conference.â€
Life after Covid-19
Graduation was a joyful affair for a Saugus High student who
nearly lost his dad to the deadly Coronavirus last year
By Mark E. Vogler
N
icholas Austin DiVola
looked mighty dapper as
he walked around Stackpole
Field last Friday night, sporting
a red bowtie and a happy
face as he enjoyed the moment
with fellow members of
the Saugus High School Class
of 2021. But most important
of all to DiVola was that his
dad â€“ Robert â€“ was alive and
well to enjoy the occasion. Last
spring, those plans could have
been spoiled in a tragic way
when Robert nearly lost his life
to COVID-19.
â€œItâ€™s really great to be here,â€
Robert said after the commencement
exercises conMEETING
| FROM PAGE 5
the School Department budget
next year because of her
sound fiscal skills.
Precinct 3 Town Meeting
cluded.
Nicholas invited his dad and
his mother, Lauri, to join him in
a newspaper photo together.
â€œIt was very tough there for
a while,â€ Lauri said. â€œIt was very
tough for us all. Things are a
lot better for us now,â€ she said.
Nicholasâ€™s 17th birthday
back in April of last year was
emotionally draining for him
and the rest of the family. â€œMy
dad seemed like he had a coma-like
sickness and he wasnâ€™t
getting better,â€ Nicholas said
in an interview after his dad
wound up in the hospital and
needed a ventilator to fight for
his life against the killer Coronavirus.
â€œHe
wound up in ICU for a
Member Christopher P. Riley
said town officials need to
take a closer look at employee
health insurance. â€œWe canâ€™t afford
$15.5 million for health insurance,â€
Riley said, calling it â€œa
week after that and we havenâ€™t
seen him for about two
weeks,â€ he said.
Nicholas, his mother and
brother, Joe, were quarantined
in their house after Robert
was diagnosed with and
treated for COVID-19. A group
of friends and town officials
came to the familyâ€™s assistance
â€“ both emotionally and
financially.
A noisy convoy of about 100
trucks and cars, blaring their
horns and displaying signs
wishing him a happy 17th
birthday, rolled past the family
SUV where he sat with his
mother and brother. The surprise
birthday procession included
several vehicles from
spending problemâ€ that goes
back decades.
â€œWhat used to be a benefit to
the town is now a cost to the
town,â€ Riley said. He noted that
the town is spending more on
Gerety said itâ€™s huge for her
since she is a senior and has
been playing number one on
the team since eighth grade.
Queiroz will be a walk-on for
the Melrose Department of
Publics Works. They came to
show support for their coworker,
Robert DiVola, who remained
in the hospital.
Lauri DiVola was visibly
moved by the display of support
showered on her husband,
son and family during
the drive-by parade last year.
â€œThis is awesome. Itâ€™s unbelievable.
We feel all the love from
this whole procession,â€ Lauri
said as she sat in the driverâ€™s
seat of the SUV, which
was parked across Evergreen
Street, a short distance from
her home.
â€œI t â€™s really overwhelming
how much people care.
Theyâ€™ve dropped food off at
our house. We truly feel the
love. Itâ€™s really beautiful,â€ she
said in an interview at the
time.
The DiVola family also received
strong financial support
on a GoFundMe page
health insurance benefits than
the Police and Fire Department
budgets combined.
DiVirgilio expressed cynicism
as to whether Town Meeting
would ever broach the isthe
tennis team at Coastal Carolina
University. Co-Captain
Paige Prezioso, also a senior
and Queirozâ€™s best friend, will
attend Stonehill College.
A GRATEFUL GRADUATE:
Nicholas Austin DiVola counts
his blessings for his dadâ€™s
recovery last year from the
Coronavirus after he was in
the hospital on a ventilator.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark
E. Vogler)
that was organized by Sarah
Marsella and Kerri Streeter. It
raised more than $44,000.
sue of paring down employee
benefits so it is more affordable
to the town. â€œThere will be
no cuts when there are town
employee members in Town
Meeting,â€ DiVirgilio said.
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SAUGUS GARDENS IN THE PANDEMIC
Hereâ€™s whatâ€™s blooming in town this week
to make your walks more enjoyable
By Laura Eisener
T
he new Saugus police cars arenâ€™t the only hybrids
you might notice around town this week!
Tall bearded iris are everywhere. Because several
Eurasian iris species were already hybridized by
both nature and gardeners before horticultural record
keeping began, it is hard to assign a species
name to these plants. One of the oldest species with
these characteristics is German iris (Iris germanica).
Sweet iris or Dalmatian iris (Iris pallida) is known for
its fragrance, which can be detected in many of the
hybrid varieties. Overall there are nearly 300 different
species of iris, some of which fit into the bearded
iris category, but others like Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica)
have a very different root system and much
narrower leaves, and there are a number of species
which grow from bulbs. Unlike tulips where both petals
and sepals are usually very similar in color, shape,
size and position, the sepals and petals on irises are
distinct. Most irises have a distinctive flower shape
consisting of six colorful parts, three outer sepals
called falls that droop, and three inner petals called
IN MY GARDEN: Tall yellow bearded iris. (Courtesy
photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
SAUGUS CENTER: Bright green, new growth on yews
and arborvitae that spell out Saugus signify a new
beginning like the banners for graduates waving
from the lamp posts. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus
Advocate by Laura Eisener)
LADY SLIPPER: The flower is pollinated by native
bumblebees. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate
by Laura Eisener)
ROCK STAR IRIS: Tall bearded, reblooming type; pale
purple with apricot center on falls. (Courtesy photo
to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
standards that are erect.
The familiar bearded irises are from Europe and
STRAWBERRY AT SAUGUS IRONWORKS: The plantâ€™s
flower and fruit. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus
Advocate by Laura Eisener)
grow from rhizomes that look a bit like ginger root.
These starchy rhizomes help the plant survive dry or
challenging conditions, but they also provide food
for one of the irisâ€™s most serious pests, the iris borer.
Iris borer larvae hollow out the rhizomes and ultimately
can kill the plants, then as winged adults look
for other iris gardens to lay their eggs. These pests
were the bane of my iris bed some years ago, but
they have apparently decreased since I have had no
trouble with them recently. Bearded irises bloom in a
wide range of colors, like the rainbow for which this
genus was named: red, orange, yellow, green, nearly
blue, purple and white. Various shades of purple
and yellow are most common. As long as they have a
sunny spot and well-drained soil, they usually thrive.
In recent decades some breeders have been working
on producing reblooming varieties of bearded
irises. Not only do these bloom in late May to early
June, like the familiar bearded iris varieties, but once
established they often rebloom in October or even
November. One of the most reliable of these is a tall,
white flowering one named â€˜Immortality,â€™ but there
are many others now available, including a shorter
one named â€˜Rock Star,â€™ pale purple with an apricot
center on the falls, which I recently added to my garden.
Weâ€™ll see what happens in the fall! Sometimes
it takes a few years for the root system to become
strong enough to support a second bloom season.
Our regionâ€™s native orchid, pink lady slipper or moccasin
flower (Cypripedium acaule), is blooming in the
woods of eastern Massachusetts. It likes very acidic
soil and often grows in pine woods, but it can also
be seen in oak woods and other shaded areas. It is
unlikely to survive transplanting and should never
be collected from the wild.
The flower is pollinated by native bumblebees.
Other native lady slippers, like the yellow lady slipper
(Cypripedium calceolus, parviflorum or pubescens)
and showy lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae), are
somewhat less challenging to propagate and grow
successfully, but the pink lady slipper is fairly widespread
in wild habitats throughout New England.
Editorâ€™s Note: Laura Eisener is a landscape design consultant
who helps homeowners with landscape design,
plant selection and placement of trees and shrubs, as
well as perennials. She is a member of the Saugus Garden
Club and offered to write a series of articles about
â€œwhatâ€™s blooming in townâ€ shortly after the outbreak
of the COVID-19 pandemic. She was inspired after seeing
so many people taking up walking.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
â€œYOUR FINANCIAL FOCUSâ€
JOSEPH D. CATALDO
INDENTITY PROTECTION PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
The IRS has been issuing
Identity Protection Personal
Identification Numbers (IPPINâ€™s)
since 2011 in order to
assist in identifying taxpayers
and to accept a tax return
for filing. In January of this
past year, the IRS opened up
this program to all taxpayers
THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 8
$25.00 at the Department of
Public Works (DPW) located at
the Compost Site when making
your visit to the Compost
Site. The Town accepts checks
only for payment of the $25.00.
No cash will be accepted. Kindly
bring a check when visiting.
Thank you!
Compost Site stickers must
be permanently placed on the
lower left corner of residentsâ€™
automobile windshields. Vehicles
registered out of state are
not permitted.
Yard waste must be disposed
of in brown compost bags or
open containers. The Town will
accept grass clippings, leaves
and brush. As in years past, no
branches or limbs larger than
three inches in diameter are
permitted.
We ask all residents to please
wear a mask and maintain and
respect social distancing from
others while visiting the site.
Residents may call Lorna Cerbone
at the Solid Waste and Recycling
Department at 781-2314036
with questions or for more
information.
Help the Vietnam Vets
â€œRoll To DCâ€
This came in from Joseph
â€œDennisâ€ Gould, a Vietnam War
Era veteran who served four
years with the U.S. Navy. He has
organized a fundraising drive
that will help area Vietnam Era
veterans visit Washington, D.C.,
in the fall of next year.
â€œI am glad to announce that
we will have a â€˜Roll to DCâ€™ for
Vietnam Era Veterans from
Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and surrounding
towns September
if they choose to opt into the
program.
Prior to January of this year,
the IRS would assign an IPPIN
to a taxpayer whose identity
was stolen. So too often tax
preparers would go to e-file a
tax return only to find out that
someone had already filed a
tax return under that taxpayerâ€™s
social. Therefore, the electronic
filing would be rejected.
A taxpayer would then have to
call the IRS fraud department
and the IRS would then issue a
IPPIN to the taxpayer to be attached
to the paper return that
would then need to be filed.
In New Release IR-20212022.
â€œThe
managers of this effort
will be Saugus VFW Post # 2346.
â€œGould will be Chair and David
Nelson, Saugus American
Legion and Stacey Minchello,
Melrose Senior Center will be
Vice Chairs.
â€œStan King, Quartermaster
Post # 2346 [will] be Treasurer.
â€œThe trip will be a four night
trip to DC staying at Presidential
Inn on Andrews Air Force Base,
home of Presidential Aircraft. It
will include a ceremony and laying
of a wreath at the Vietnam
Wall and the Tomb of Unknown
Soldier as well as visiting all Military
Memorials and Statues.â€
â€œWe are looking for major
sponsorship and donations
from all. The Vietnam Veterans
will go on this trip free, but it
will take approximately $70,000
of sponsorship and donations,â€
Gould said.
â€œIf you would like to be a
major sponsor, please contact
chairman Dennis Gould
cell 617 257 4847 or e mail Jdgould1969@aol.com
â€œIf
you would like to send in
a donation, please make check
out to:
â€œâ€˜Saugus VFWâ€“Roll to DCâ€™
write â€˜Roll to DC 2022â€™ in comment
Line and mail to:
â€œSaugus VFW Post 2346
â€œ190C Main St
â€œSaugus Ma 01906
â€œAny questions or if you
would like to volunteer to assist
the committee, please contact
Dennis at contact info above.â€
Food Pantry still open
The Saugus United Parish
Food Pantry will continue to remain
open on Fridays between
9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. despite
9, the IRS announced the
program is now available to
all taxpayers who can verify
their identity by specified
procedures. The IRS will mail
a CP01A Notice to taxpayers
that opt in which contains
their 6-digit IPPIN. A Taxpayer
can also obtain a IPPIN by using
the IRS online tool Get an
IPPIN. Each year, taxpayers will
receive a CP01A Notice containing
a new IPPIN.
Taxpayers may opt in by either
faxing or mailing Form
15227, Application for an Identity
Protection Personal Identification
Number, or by using
the Get an IPPIN online tool. In
concerns over the Coronavirus.
They have made adjustments
to protect their core of volunteers
and the needy people
who receive the food. For the
protection of volunteers & clients,
and to limit personal contact
and crowding/gathering,
the food pantry has been distributing
pre-bagged groceries.
Even though clients may
receive items they donâ€™t want
or need, food pantry organizers
feel this is the best course
of action to mitigate the potential
spread of COVID-19. Those
in need, even for short-term or
one-time assistance, are encouraged
to come.
The food pantry is in the basement
of Cliftondale Congregational
Church at 50 Essex St. in
Saugus.
Helping the Vet
During these challenging
times, your local Veteransâ€™ Service
Officers (VSOs) would like
to share some information on
a benefit program that is available
to those who qualify. If you
are a Veteran or the surviving
spouse of a Veteran, the â€œChapter
115 Benefits Programâ€ is a
Massachusetts state initiative
that provides financial aid for
Veterans and/or their surviving
spouses who reside in Massachusetts
and meet certain
income and asset guidelines.
Benefits may include monthly
ordinary benefits and/or payment/reimbursement
for medical
expenses. Whether you
are laid off, in transition or living
on a fixed income, the program
is designed to provide
short-term or long-term assistance
as needed to provide relief.
The program is overseen by
order to file Form 15227, taxpayers
will need:
1. A valid social security
number or individual taxpayer
identification number (ITIN)
2. Adjusted gross income of
$72,000 or less
3. Access to a telephone
The IRS will process the form
and then call the taxpayer to
validate his or her identity.
Upon successful validation,
the taxpayer will then receive
a CP01A Notice with an assigned
IPPIN for the next filing
season. To online method of
obtaining a IPPIN is available
at www.irs.gov/getanippin.
Once you opt in to the IPthe
Massachusetts Department
Veteransâ€™ Services (DVS), which
runs the program in partnership
with local VSOs.
Every town or district in Massachusetts
has a VSO. VSOs assist
Veterans and their dependents
in learning about, applying
for and receiving Chapter
115 benefits. VSOs can also
help you in applying for other
benefits and connecting with
local resources. Your local VSO
handles applications, obtains
program approval from DVS
and provides local benefits. The
program is funded by a combination
of state and local funds.
DVS pays for 75% of the approved
benefits, and your city
or town pays for 25%.
There are income and asset
limits for the program. As a general
rule, income and asset requirements
are:
Family of 1 â€“ monthly income
less than $2,081and an asset
limit of $5,000.
Family of 2 â€“ monthly income
less than $2,818 and an asset
limit of $9,800.
To determine if you may be
eligible for financial assistance
through the Chapter 115 program,
visit the following link
and follow the instructions â€“
https://massvetben.org/ â€“ or
call your local VSO for more information.
The
VSOs are also able to help
Veterans apply for Federal VA
benefits and local benefits and
provide food assistance monthly.
For example, did you know
that if you own a home and
have a VA serviceâ€“connected
disability, you are eligible for a
partial or full exemption of your
property taxes?
â€œPlease contact your local VetPIN
system, as of right now,
you cannot opt out. The IRS
expects that taxpayers will be
able to opt out beginning in
2022. Data breaches of personal
information are still on the
rise. Obtaining an IPPIN may
provide some taxpayers comfort
particularly if their personal
information may have been
compromised. Think about
how many people this past
year received notices from
Mass Unemployment stating
that they applied for unemployment
benefits when in
fact someone else did using
their name and social security
number.
eransâ€™ Service Officer for more
information on any of the services
mentioned. We are all
here to assist. We are regularly
checking voicemails and emails
as we continue to work remotely
and in our offices throughout
COVID-19.â€
Melrose: Karen Burke, 781979-4186,
kburke@cityofmelrose.org
Wakefield:
David Mangan,
781-246-6377, dmangan@
wakefield.ma.us
Saugus: Jay Pinette, 781-2314010,
jpinette@saugus-ma.gov
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First Financial Trust, The Savings Bank
Subsidiary, Launches New 401(k) Service
F
irst Financial Trust, N.A.
(FFT) has expanded its
trust administration, investment
management, estate settlement,
and personal fi nancial
planning services with the
addition of a 401(k) advisory
and fi duciary program to its
portfolio. First Financial Trust,
a subsidiary of The Savings
Bank, launched its 401(k) program
following inquiries made
by local businesses about the
GRADUATION | FROM PAGE 2
fact, I would say this year has
been as far from traditional
as anyone could have imagined
before last March. This
global pandemic has lingered
over us for nearly a year and
a half, and this will be a period
in history where everyone
will be able to say what they
were doing during this time in
their lives. While everyone was
impacted, our students faced
unprecedented uncertainties
since last March. Uncertainty is
possibly the best word to describe
this entire time for our
graduates that sit before us.
They left our old school building
for two weeks on Friday,
March 13th, 2020. Two weeks
turned into three weeks, then
it was until after April vacation,
then we ended up staying
until long after that school
was demolished and the 20192020
school year ending.
We started this school year
in a new complex with stateof-the-art
technology and a
groundbreaking educational
design for students grades six
to twelve. Oh, and by saying
we started â€“ it was remotely
via computers from home and
not actually in this new complex.
There were several start
dates that came and went before
fi nally coming into a hybrid
model, two days a week
in late February, and ultimately
back in person fully the
week before April vacation. It
was more than a full year later.
But even then, school was
diff erent and not just because
it was a new building or that
there was a middle school
sharing the space. There were
the new terms that we had become
all too familiar with, social
distancing, COVID protocols,
quarantining, cohorting,
contact tracing, and we were
all wearing masks.
It was the late Christopher
Reeve that said, â€œA hero is an
ordinary individual who fi nds
the strength to persevere and
endure in spite of overwhelming
obstacles.â€ It would be fair
to say that we have all been
availability of retirement plans,
a key factor in helping them
retain and attract employees.
â€œOur 401(k) program is an excellent
opportunity to provide
more value to existing First Financial
Trust and The Savings
Bank clients, as well as to build
new relationships with businesses
throughout the community,â€
said Bob DiBella, President
and CEO of The Savings
Bank.
on our own heroâ€™s journey
this year.
The sports seasons happened
with strange rule
changes and for some sports
during diff erent seasons. For
example, who does not think
football in New England in
March.
Our drama club did an old
radio play before an audience
of about 30 people performing
while wearing masks.
â€œMeetingsâ€ and â€œclassesâ€ happened
virtually, and we all
came to know another phrase
â€“ â€œyouâ€™re on muteâ€ â€“ and we
consistently had the instinct
to wave goodbye after every
Google Meet or Zoom Conference.
We were truly through
the looking glass and just hoping
that we would get closer
and closer to a sense of normalcy.
To
your credit, the graduates
for the Class of 2021 rose to
the challenges and overcame
the obstacles to get to a relatively
traditional end of the
school year. While we would
never have chosen to have
gone through a year like this,
I truly believe our graduates
are better prepared to face the
challenges in their future. This
pandemic has served them to
overcome adversity and be
better for it.
John Wayne declared, â€œCourage
is being scared to death...
and saddling up anyway,â€
and looking back I think that
is what each of us did to get
back to a sense of familiarity.
The graduates sitting before
us today certainly demonstrated
courage and perseverance
to get through senior year in
the midst of all the adversities.
I know that I started my
speech a little diff erently than
past yearsâ€™, but this year is different.
I do want to thank the
Superintendent and his administration
for their eff orts
in making this year happen.
Thank you to the School Committee,
Selectmen, Town Manager
and State Representative,
many of whom are here this
evening. You have all helped
our school and our commuThe
new 401(k) program was
launched with American Trust
Retirement, an award-winning
third-party administrator. With
this partnership, First Financial
Trust, N.A. has two 401(k) advisory
services from which businesses
can choose after meeting
with First Financial Trust
and discussing their individual
needs.
TRUST | SEE PAGE 18
nity get back on our feet. For
myself, I want to thank my administrative
team for stepping
up and orchestrating a
move to a new complex, the
merging of two staff s and providing
a safe and healthy environment
for staff and students.
I further need to thank
the stakeholder groups that
helped our students the most
during this stressful time.
Thank you to the teachers and
all of the building staff , especially
our nurses, and the parents/guardians,
families and
friends that collaborated together
to bring teaching and
learning back to the forefront
in Saugus. The Town of Saugus
and the Saugus Public Schools
have risen to the occasion and
helped us conquer this historic
challenge. I am truly proud to
be a Saugonian today.
To the graduates of Saugus
High School, Class of 2021,
you will truly be a class that I
will never forget. I am proud
to have gotten the opportunity
to be your principal and I
am certain that you are all up
to the challenges to come.
I will end my speech with a
quote from a former fi rst lady,
that I have previously used
but now seems so appropriate
to our current conditions.
Eleanor Roosevelt said, â€œYou
gain strength, courage, and
confidence by every experience
in which you really stop
to look fear in the face. You are
able to say to yourself, 'I lived
through this horror. I can take
the next thing that comes
along.â€™â€ I would say that just
about sums it all up; you have
been through this crazy period
in history; you are ready to
take on anything. Best of luck,
enjoy and embrace your future,
make every day count,
and most importantly...Thank
you and congratulations.
Editorâ€™s Note: Michael Hashem,
a 1985 graduate of Saugus
High School, is in his eighth
year as principal of Saugus
High. He has spent 30 years
of his professional career as a
teacher and administrator in
Saugus Public Schools.
S y Senior
H li S i Fid Dit d
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BY JIM MILLER
elping Seniors Find Discounted
High-Speed Internet Services
Dear Savvy Senior,
Do you know where I can fi nd cheaper high-speed internet
services for my home? Iâ€™m 70-years old and live strictly on my
Social Security and would like to fi nd something faster and
less expensive than I currently have.
Surfi ng Susan
Dear Susan,
There are actually two new
resources available today that
can help you save money on
your home internet services,
but whatâ€™s available to you will
depend on your income level
and where you live. Hereâ€™s
where to begin.
Internet Discounts
Depending on your financial
situation, a good fi rst step
to reducing your home internet
costs is through the new
Emergency Broadband Benefi
t (EBB) program. This is a temporary
federal benefi t that provides
a discount of up to $50
per month towards broadband
service for eligible households
and up to $75 per month for
households on tribal lands.
Eligible households can also
receive a one-time discount of
up to $100 to purchase a laptop,
desktop computer, or tablet
from participating providers
if they contribute $10 to $50 toward
the purchase price.
To qualify, youâ€™ll need to
show that your annual household
income is at or below 135
percent of the federal poverty
guidelines, which is $17,388 for
one person or $23,517 for two.
Or, if youâ€™re receiving certain
types of government benefi ts
such as Medicaid, food stamps
(SNAP), SSI, public housing assistance,
veteransâ€™ pension or
survivors pension benefi t, or
live on federally recognized
tribal lands.
Households that experienced
a substantial loss of income
since February 29, 2020
due to job loss or furlough can
also qualify for the EBB program,
as long as their household
income for 2020 was at
or below $99,000 for single fi lers
and $198,000 for joint fi lers.
To apply, go to GetEmergencyBroadband.org
where you
can apply online or print out
an application and mail it in.
If youâ€™re already receiving
assistance through the federal
Lifeline benefi t (see LifelineSupport.org),
which is a $9.25
monthly subsidy for phone or
internet costs, you automatically
qualify for the EBB program,
and you can receive both
benefi ts at the same time. You
can apply your EBB and your
Lifeline benefi t to the same or
separate services.
Or, if your broadband provider
already has its own low-income
or COVID-19 relief program,
you may be able to qualify
through this program as well.
Talk to your broadband provider
for more information.
Low-Cost Internet
If youâ€™re not eligible for the
EBB program, another resource
for locating cheaper highspeed
internet is Aging Connected,
which has a higher income
qualifi cation.
Created by Older Adults
Technology Services from
AARP (OATS) and the Humana
Foundation, Aging Connected
is a nationwide campaign
created to help lower-income
seniors fi nd low-cost, inhome
broadband options in
their area.
Partnering with telecommunications
companies, nonprofits
and public entities, Aging
Connected will help you search
for services in your area that
provide high-speed internet at
a very low cost. Most participating
companies charge around
$10 to $15 per month, with no
contract and no equipment fee.
Aging Connected also provides
referrals to affordable
desktop and laptop computers
for under $160.
To qualify, youâ€™ll need to
show that your annual household
income is at or below 185
percent of the federal poverty
guidelines, which is $23,800 for
one person or $32,200 for two.
Or, if youâ€™re receiving certain
types of government benefi ts
similar to the EBB program.
To search, go to AgingConnected.org
and type in your ZIP
code, name and email address,
or you can call 877-745-1930.
Other Search Options
If you fi nd that youâ€™re not eligible
for either of the previously
listed resources, you may
still be able to save on your internet
by shopping and comparing.
The best way to do this
is at websites like InMyArea.
com and BroadbandNow.com,
both of which provide a list of
internet providers in your area,
along with pricing and download
speeds.
Send your senior questions
to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box
5443, Norman, OK 73070,
or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim
Miller is a contributor to the
NBC Today show and author
of â€œThe Savvy Seniorâ€ book.
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TRUST | FROM PAGE 17
â€œWe believe this is an excellent
opportunity for businesses
to retain top level talent,
and we can simplify the
process by providing exceptional
service from our experienced
team. We are excited
to grow our relationship with
both existing First Financial
Trust, N.A. and The Savings
Bank clients, as well as build
relationships with the business
community,â€ Brendan
Szocik, President and Chief
Executive Officer of First Financial
Trust added. â€œAs with
all our current services, the
401(k) offering will be held
to the highest fiduciary standards
that we pride ourselves
on. We encourage anyone
who is interested in learning
more about our 401(k)
services for their business to
contact Andrew DiNuccio, Investment
Officer, at 617-6587624,
or visit our website at
www.firstfinancialttrust.com.â€
A subsidiary of The Savings
Bank, First Financial Trust has
offices in Wakefield, Leominster,
and Wellesley, Massachusetts
and serves clients across
the United States. First Financial
Trust is one of 53 nationally
chartered trust companies
in the United States.
Established in 1869, The Savings
Bank, headquartered in
Wakefield Massachusetts, is a
$675 million community bank
with offices in Wakefield, Lynnfield,
North Reading, Andover,
and Methuen.
Beacon Hill
Roll Call
By Bob Katzen
A note from Bob Katzen, Publisher of Beacon
Hill Roll Call:
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll
Call records local senatorsâ€™ votes on roll calls
from recent debate on the Senate version of a
$47.72 billion fiscal 2022 budget. There were
no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
MASSHEALTH MUST REPORT BED
HOLDS (S 3)
Senate 39-0, approved an amendment
that would require MassHealth to report
data to the Legislature relating to medical
and non-medical leave of absence days,
known as bed holds, for nursing home residents.
The data would include the number
of residents on a leave of absence, monthly
capacity levels per nursing home, the total
number of empty beds and the average
MassHealth payment rate per resident. MassHealth
is the stateâ€™s Medicaid program that
provides healthcare for low-income and disabled
persons.
Amendment supporters said the bed hold
policy is an essential protection for MassHealth
nursing home residents who leave
the nursing home for a hospital stay or to
visit with family and allows them to return
to their same bed. They noted the programâ€™s
goal is to protect nursing home residents, especially
those with dementia, from the confusion
and trauma that might result if they
were forced to move to a new room and a
new bed after a short absence.
â€œWe must ensure that vulnerable nursing
home residents are provided with quality
care and protected from the unnecessary
trauma of returning to an unfamiliar environment
following a hospital stay,â€ said the
amendmentâ€™s sponsor Sen. Mark Montigny
(D-New Bedford). â€œFacilities that cannot meet
these basic obligations must not be allowed
to operate in the commonwealth and will not
survive the necessary post-COVID reforms.
This data reporting is a starting point that
will help ensure proper transparency and accountability
in this industry.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
$100,000 FOR STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN
(S 3)
Senate 39-0, approved $100,000 to pay the
salary of and advertise for the newly created
position of student loan ombudsman who
would serve under the attorney general as
an independent mediator for student loan
borrowers.
â€œFor six years, we fought for the Student
Loan Borrower Bill of Rights to protect the
nearly 1 million student loan borrowers
across the commonwealth,â€ said Sen. Eric
Lesser (D-Longmeadow), the sponsor of the
amendment. â€œSince it was passed and signed
into law this January, we have engaged with
the Division of Banks and the Attorney Generalâ€™s
Office on implementation and this
funding will help set up a central ombudsmanâ€™s
office, to answer questions, investigate
and take action on [student loan] servicers.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
(AED) IN PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES (S 3)
Senate 39-0, approved an amendment that
would provide $500,000 to fund the purchase
by cities and towns of AEDs so that
each police cruiser, fire engine, ambulance
and other first responder vehicles will have
the device available inside the vehicle.
â€œAEDs are absolutely crucial to the mortality
rate of someone experiencing a cardiac
event,â€ said Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton)
who sponsored the amendment. â€œIn
small towns found in central and western
Massachusetts, like some of the ones I represent,
police are often the first to respond
to a 911 call, even in a medical emergency.
Many municipalities do not have the resources
to equip those vehicles with AEDs, which
in turn allows precious moments to slip by
for someone in a cardiac event. This bill establishes
funding for municipalities to purchase
AEDs through an AED trust fund for all
safety vehicles, particularly in these smaller
towns, so that this type of tragic scenario
can be avoided.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEKâ€™S SESSION?
Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time
that the House and Senate were in session
each week. Many legislators say that legislative
sessions are only one aspect of the
Legislatureâ€™s job and that a lot of important
work is done outside of the House and Senate
chambers. They note that their jobs also
involve committee work, research, constituent
work and other matters that are important
to their districts. Critics say that the
Legislature does not meet regularly or long
enough to debate and vote in public view on
the thousands of pieces of legislation that
have been filed. They note that the infrequency
and brief length of sessions are misguided
and lead to irresponsible late-night
sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of
bills in the days immediately preceding the
end of an annual session.
During the week of May 31-June 4, the
House met for a total of two hours and 17
minutes while the Senate met for a total of
25 minutes.
Mon. May 31 No House session
No Senate session
Tues. June 1 House 11:03 a.m. to 1:13
p.m.
Senate 11:05 a.m. to 11:25 a.m.
Wed. June 2 No House session
No Senate session
Thurs. June 3 House 11:03 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
Senate 11:13 a.m. to 11:18 a.m.
Fri. June 4 No House session
No Senate session
Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@
beaconhillrollcall.com
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GRADUATION | FROM PAGE 9
been through so much. We
left school on March 13, 2020,
and had no idea that we would
eventually miss almost our entire
senior year. Sports were
cancelled; we had to run every
time someone coughed;
and oh yeahâ€¦ our school got
torn down. We didnâ€™t get to say
goodbye to the leaky ceilings,
smoking heaters, and asbestos-filled
auditorium.
Now donâ€™t get me wrong,
the new school is amazing,
but Iâ€™ve come to realize that
the building is just a building.
The people of Saugus are what
make it a home.
Soâ€¦ why donâ€™t we hear from
some of these people? I randomly
asked a few of my fellow
classmates to tell me their
favorite memory from the past
four years, and hereâ€™s what
they saidâ€¦
Andrew Cipriano â€“ â€œHi Iâ€™m
Andrew Cipriano and my favorite
memory from Saugus
High School is running around
the school on the last day and
taking pictures with all the
teachers.â€
Victoria Pagliarulo â€“ â€œHi Iâ€™m
Victoria Pagliarulo and my favorite
memory from Saugus
High School is when I would
stay after school until dark every
night making posters for
color day with my best friends
and other classmates that ultimately
grew into my friends
as a result.â€
Kyle Bernard â€“ â€œHi my name
is Kyle Bernard and my favorite
Saugus High School memory
is definitely when our drama
club took a show all the
way to State Finals in a theatre
competition.â€
As for me, my favorite memory
will be this moment right
now because it is the final
sentence to the final page to
the final chapter of our Saugus
education. We endured.
We achieved. Sometimes we
failed. But we overcame obstacles.
We changed. We grew.
We formed connections that
no other class will ever match.
Weâ€™ve come to understand
Abraham Lincolnâ€™s quote, â€œItâ€™s
not the years in your life that
count. Itâ€™s the life in your years.â€
We had time taken away from
us, but we always made the
best of the time we were given.
None of this wouldâ€™ve been
possible without the support
of our families and friends.
Iâ€™d like to ask at this time that
all graduates stand. Turn to
face the audience. And applaud
your biggest supporters.
Thank you. You may be seated.
I need to specifically thank
my grandparents, my father,
my sisters (Vanessa and Tayla),
and especially my mother.
You are the strongest woman
Iâ€™ve ever known, and I wouldnâ€™t
be on this stage today without
your support. I love you, and I
thank you.
Iâ€™d also like to thank the entire
Saugus Public School Department
that helped make
this day possible. I want to especially
thank our class advisors,
Mrs. Hashem and Ms.
Usseglio. We thank you for all
that youâ€™ve done for us. I want
to thank my friends (shout out
Chel boys) and fellow classmates
that went through all
of the ups and downs of high
school with me. To the Salutatorian,
CJ Denovellis, it was
an honor competing with you.
Awesome. Now that I got
the boring thank yous out of
the way, I can really get to the
crux of my speech. I just want
to say how honored I am to be
a part of this class. Saugus always
gets a bad rap, but thatâ€™s
because people simply donâ€™t
know what it means to be a
Sachem. People think that itâ€™s
impossible to do well going to
a public school. But hey, who
cares what they say. Just tell
them that Michael Kenny will
be parking his car in Hahrvard
yard in the fall.
But honestlyâ€¦ when I look
at this class I know there is
nothing we cannot achieve.
I came up with this quote
(mainly because I wanted
to sound smart), but it goes,
GRADUATION | SEE PAGE 20
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GRADUATION | FROM PAGE 19
â€œDonâ€™t fear the future, make
the future fear you.â€ I encourage
you all to work hard.
Nobody is perfect and nobody
ever will be, but you can
always give a perfect eff ort. I
encourage you all to fi nd what
you are passionate about and
stand up for what you believe
in. Steve Jobs says how â€œthe
only way to do great work is
to love what you do.â€ But most
importantly I need you all to
promise me that you will enjoy
the good times. Donâ€™t
be dragged down by things
that are out of your control.
Instead, appreciate your life
and never take a moment for
granted.
Essentially, think of it this
way. You need to live a life that
you will have no regrets about
when you are an old hag sitting
on your rocking chair. Go
out and form those memories
that will last a lifetime. Keep
those who you love close. And
do as Pop Smoke says: â€œShoot
for the stars, aim for the moon.
â€œClass of 2021, I am beyond
humbled to be your Valedictorian.
Iâ€™ve loved getting to know
you all and canâ€™t wait to see all
of the phenomenal things that
we achieve in the future. I wish
you all the best of luck in college
and beyond.
And no matter where life
takes you, just promise me,
promise me that you will remember
that it is always a
great day to be a Sachem.
Thank you.
Editorâ€™s Note: Michael Kenny
fi nished as the highest scholastically
ranked student in
the Saugus High Class of 2021,
thus earning the honor to deliver
the Valedictory Address at
the schoolâ€™s 150th Commencement
Exercises. He plans on
attending Harvard University
next fall, where he will study
Biomedical Engineering.
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this without you guys. Another
huge thank you to my class
board and especially my Vice
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Cacciola. None of the last
two years couldâ€™ve been possible
without you by my side
through it all and I truly mean
that. And a fi nal thank you to
all of my family and friends that
are here today. You guys have all
believed in me so much more
than Iâ€™ve ever believed in myself,
and I donâ€™t know how Iâ€™m
gonna live next year without
you guys. Dad, I know youâ€™ve
bugged me almost every day
for the past month to not procrastinate
writing this speech,
like I do with everything else.
But I hate to break it to you, I
did write this whole thing on
Wednesday. Once again, thank
you to the Class of 2021 for making
the last four years four years
that Iâ€™ll never forget
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9. In what country are the
1. On June 11, 1775, the
Revolutionary Warâ€™s first
naval battle occurred in
what New England state?
2. What are the two cities
in Charles Dickensâ€™ novel â€œA
Tale of Two Citiesâ€?
3. What chocolate-based
ice cream reportedly was
the first widely available flavor
(in 1929) other than vanilla,
chocolate and strawberry?
4.
About how many wedding
chapels are there in
Las Vegas: 50, 75 or 100?
5. On June 12, 1942, who
received a diary for her 13th
birthday?
6. In June 1919 who directed
a theatre orchestra
and played a trumpet solo
for the song â€œAinâ€™t Misbehavinâ€™â€?
7.
In 1964 what group was
the first Motown group ever
to receive a Grammy Award
nomination â€“ for â€œ(Love is
Like a) Heat Waveâ€?
8. On June 13, 1927, what
aviator had a ticker tape parade
on NYCâ€™s Fifth Avenue?
islands known as â€œThe Spice
Islandsâ€?
10. What member of a duo
with a theme song of â€œLove
Nestâ€ won an Oscar in 1975
for a role in â€œThe Sunshine
Boysâ€?
11. In what Rodgers and
Hammerstein musical is the
song â€œJune is Bustinâ€™ Out All
Overâ€?
12. June 14 is Flag Day;
what Massachusetts city
has on Flag Day â€œthe longest-running
parade of its
kindâ€?
13. In what year did the
American Psychological
Association declare homosexuality
not a mental disorder:
1953, 1973 or 1984?
14. On June 15, 2007, host
Bob Barker retired from
what game show?
15. The card game â€œ21â€
originated in what country?
16. On June 16, 1884, the
first gravity-powered roller
coaster in America debuted;
at what seashore
was it?
17. In what Canadian
province is the worldâ€™s longest
freshwater beach?
18. What is another word
for bubble tea?
19. What Massachusetts
town has the Bridge of
Flowers (â€œthe only one of
its kind in the worldâ€)?
20. June 17 is Bunker Hill
Day; Bunker Hill is in what
Boston neighborhood that
was the first capital of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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1. Maine (the Battle of Machias)
2.
London and Paris
3. Rocky Road
4. 50
5. Anne Frank
6. Louis Armstrong
7. Martha & the Vandellas
8. Charles Lindbergh
9. Indonesia
10. George Burns of Burns
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12. Quincy
13. 1973
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