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B
ack in April of 2005, Saugus
selectmen signed an administrative
consent order (ACO)
with the state Executive Offi ce of
Energy and Environmental Affairs
which agreed to make improvements
to the townâ€™s sewer
system with the intent of ending
years of polluting the Saugus
River. Now, more than 16 years
later, the town has spent about
$25 million and is just months
away from reaching compliance
in the case involving serious environmental
violations.
In a special presentation via
Zoom teleconferencing this
week (Tuesday, May 18) aimed
at Town Meeting members, other
town offi cials and concerned
Saugus residents, Town Manager
Scott C. Crabtree praised
the work of town employees involved
in the project and its consultant,
CDM Smith.
â€œHats off â€¦,â€ Crabtree said, to
everyone â€œinvolved in this unfortunate
situation that weâ€™ve
turned into a positive.â€
Crabtree stressed several maCT
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A major success: cleaning up the mess
Offi cials rave about improvements to Saugus sewer system since state
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A NEW CHAPTER FOR SAUGUS ENVIRONMENT: More than 16 years after Saugus selectmen
signed an administrative consent order with the state Executive Offi ce of Environmental
Aff airs due to illegal sanitary sewer overfl ows (SSOs) to the Saugus River, the town has spent
close to $25 million in improvements to its sewer system and is months away from meeting
its obligation to the state.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
jor benefits the town reaped
from that costly settlement,
which ends sometime this fall
if the state approves the townâ€™s
Wastewater Facilities Plan and
releases the town from the ACO.
â€œWeâ€™re preventing raw sewage
and waste water from getting
into our Saugus River and everywhere
else in town.â€
Crabtree also noted that the
sewer system improvements
and related measures have increased
the capacity of the sysMAJOR
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For the second year
in a row, town offi -
cials gave the graduating
seniors of
Saugus High School
a special tribute.
This banner outside
the Saugus Public
Library is one of
about 50 that have
been attached to
utility poles around
Saugus Center and
Cliftondale Square
to celebrate the SHS
Class of 2021. (Saugus
Advocate photo by
Mark E. Vogler)
Finally!
Town Hall set to reopen Monday
without requiring an appointment
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
School Committee nearing a contract settlement with the new
superintendent, Erin McMahon, to lead Saugus Public Schools
By Mark E. Vogler
Saugus Advocate.
â€œJust need to iron out the lanI
tâ€™s
not offi cial yet that Erin McMahon
has become the fi rst
woman superintendent to lead
Saugus Public Schools. But after
about two hours of contract
talks between School Committee
members and McMahon in
executive session via Zoom teleconferencing
on Wednesday
(May 19) night, School Committee
Vice-Chair Ryan Fisher said
he is quite optimistic about a
deal being wrapped up soon.
â€œWe've reached a tentative
agreement with Ms. McMahon
and the lawyers,â€ Fisher told The
guage. I expect we'll vote and
sign her contract next week. Erin
was our fi rst choice for so many
reasons and I couldn't be more
excited for Saugus!â€ Fisher said.
â€œWeâ€™d like to put together a public
meet and greet after the relaxation
of the Covid protocols
in early June.â€
McMahon, 47, of Marblehead,
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state Education Commissioner
Jeff rey C. Riley, was the committeeâ€™s
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vid DeRuosi, Jr.
School Committee Chair
Thomas Whittredge abstained
from the vote because of a potential
confl ict of interest, as his
sister, Dawn Trainor, is the executive
director of Pupil Personnel
Services & Special Education â€“
a high administrative position
that reports directly to the superintendent.
DeRuosiâ€™s
contract expires on
June 30, which is the fi nal day
of the 2020-21 academic school
year and the 2021 fi scal year and
also the end of his fi fth year as
superintendent.
â€œIâ€™ve had several conversations
with Erin since her election,
and sheâ€™s very excited
to get started and will hit the
ground running,â€ said Fisher,
who chaired the 15-member
Superintendent Search Committee
which culled a fi eld of 25
initial applicants down to nine
and then four fi nalists who were
interviewed by the full School
Committee.
Committee members were
hoping to have at least a
monthâ€™s transition between
DeRuosiâ€™s departure and McMahon
taking charge. And a
NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT:
Erin McMahon says she is
â€œexcitedâ€ about going to work
for Saugus Public Schools as
the next superintendent. And
that could happen as soon as
she and the School Committee
agree on a contract. (Courtesy
Photo to The Saugus Advocate by
Susannah Bothe Photography)
contract settlement by sometime
next week would assure
that. DeRuosi had pledged to
help the transition go smoothly
when he announced his retirement
last December.
McMahon earned her Bachelor
of Arts degree in History from
Yale University in New Haven,
Conn. She was a member of the
Yale University Womenâ€™s Soccer
Team and was Vice President of
Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She received
her Master of Business Administration,
Finance and Operations,
from Cornell University in Ithaca,
N.Y. She also earned a Master
of Science degree in Education
Leadership from Pace University
in New York City.
In her current duties as senior
advisor to Commissioner
Riley, McMahon has been guiding
the COVID-19 reentry process,
making recommendations
for health and safety, rapid response
and remote learning.
McMahonâ€™s other duties include
providing practical recommendations
to district superintendents
on how to plan for different
models of learning while
monitoring the implementation
and the quality of the reopening
and tracking lead indicators of
wellness/instruction.
She worked for six years as
associate chief of academics
and innovation in Denver Public
Schools. She also served for
three years as a regional superintendent
overseeing 6,200 students
in 14 schools in that city.
Before joining Commissioner Rileyâ€™s
staff , she was the chief program
offi cer/chief academic offi
cer of Kipp Foundation, which
involved 224 schools serving
115,000 students in New York
City.
McMahon continues to be
an adjunct professor of Education
Leadership in the Graduate
School of Business at Columbia
University in New York City. She
teaches a graduate level business
course in educational leadership
that focuses on solving
the human capital challenges
of leading schools and school
systems.
A candidateâ€™s primer
H
Town of Saugus Election Calendar for 2021
ere are some important
dates released by the
Saugus Town Clerkâ€™s Offi ce:
July 19: Local election nomination
papers become available.
Sept.
7: At 5pm Last day
for incumbent Town Meeting
Members wishing to become
a candidate for re-election to
submit written notice to the
Town Clerk.
Sept. 10: At 5pm Last day
to OBTAIN nomination papers.
Sept. 14: At 5pm Last day for
candidates to SUBMIT nomination
papers to the Board of
Registrars (Town Clerkâ€™s Offi ce)
for certifi cation of signatures.
Sept. 30: At 5pm Last day to
fi le objections or withdrawals.
Sept. 30: At 5:30pm Drawing
of ballot positions (Town
Hall Auditorium).
Oct. 13: At 8:15am-8pm Last
day to register to vote.
Fifty (50) certifi ed signatures
of registered voters are rePRIMER
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Finally!
Town Hall set to reopen Monday
without requiring an appointment
By Mark E. Vogler
A
fter more than a year of
Town Hall being closed
to the public â€“ except by telephone
or special appointment
â€“ residents will be able to walk
into the historic building that
houses Saugus local government
unannounced â€“ effective
on Monday (May 24).
opening plan for certain municipal
buildings. With Gov.
Charlie Baker announced an
end to COVID-19 restrictions
earlier this week, and the number
of confirmed Saugus Coronavirus
cases and deaths on a
decline in recent weeks, Crabtree
figured it is a good time to
return to a semblance of normalcy.
â€œTown of Saugus will be
governorâ€™s orders announced
this week and the ever-changing
environment, local officials
will continue to update and
make further announcements
on future changes.â€
â€œPlease note the Town Hall
has been servicing the residents
of Saugus since the
beginning of the pandemic.
Please continue to call and
make an appointment as necessary
until Monday, May 24.
Appointments are still encouraged,â€
the press release said.
The following plans relating
to the reopening of buildings
will be going into effect Monday
(May 24):
A standing queue will be implemented
for residents visiting
Town Hall. This includes
floor markings for social distancing
while waiting for available
staff to assist. Masks will
still be required. During the
initial roll out, patrons who
wish to visit the Town Hall offices
would enter the building
and go to the office they wish
to visit, and an employee will
come out and assist them.
â€œThis allows the Town to limOPENING
FOR BUSINESS AGAIN: Saugus residents and other
people will be able to visit Town Hall again, effective Monday
(May 24).
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
â€œI want to thank the Town
staff and their hard work to
get this reopening plan put
together, and for the publicâ€™s
continued patience during
these challenging times,â€ Town
Manager Scott C. Crabtree said
in making the announcement
yesterday.
â€œWhile everyone must remain
diligent in the fight
against COVID-19, we feel it is
time to reopen certain parts
of town with some safety protocols.
We all look forward to
a time when we all can return
to a normal way of life,â€ he said.
In addition, Crabtreeâ€™s office
yesterday issued a press release
outlining the townâ€™s reimplementing
its reopening
plan for certain town buildings
on Monday, May 24, as cases
of COVID-19 continue to drop
within the community and in
surrounding areas,â€ the press
release noted.
â€œTown Manager Crabtree,
in consultation with town
leaders, including Saugus Director
of Public Health John
Fralick and Town Counsel John
Vasapolli, have been reviewing
options for opening town
buildings to the public. Health
and safety protocols, such as
social distancing and wearing
face coverings, will still be required
in Town buildings,â€ the
statement said. â€œDue to the
it the number of people going
through the building,â€ Crabtree
said.
â€œWhere some patrons may
still be awaiting a vaccination,
appointments will still be encouraged
at this time.â€
Crabtree also noted that due
to social distancing requirements
the town will continue
to remain remote for municipal
meetings. â€œThis is due
to the public participation at
these meetings and potentially
not having enough space if
the public wishes to come in
for a meeting,â€ the press release
said.
Crabtree released the following
information related to
several other town municipal
buildings:
Saugus Public
Library
The Director of the Saugus
Public Library, Alan Thibeault,
will be announcing that the
Library is now planning to
reopen on or about Monday,
June 7 with some restrictions.
They will be making an
announcement and you can
check on the website for updates
and more information
regarding the reopening plans
(https://www.sauguspubliclibrary.org/).
Saugus
Senior
Center
The Saugus Senior Center
and Director of the Council
on Aging, Joanne Olsen, in
consultation with the Saugus
Health Department will be announcing
shortly its plans to
reopen and restrictions. Please
check the Council on Aging
website for updates and information
regarding the reopening
plans. For more information,
contact the Town Managerâ€™s
Office at 781-231-4111.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
~ LETTER-TO-THE EDITOR ~
Information Please
Town Meeting Member Manoogian requests
the details of supplemental appropriations
(Editorâ€™s Note: The Annual
Town Meeting last week tabled
Article 3, pending the receipt of
detailed information for more
than a million dollars in supplemental
appropriations. Precinct
10 Town Meeting Member
Peter Manoogian, who made
the motion to table the article,
wrote the following letter to
Town Treasurer/Collector Wendy
Hatch.)
Dear Ms. Hatch,
As a follow up to Town Meetingâ€™s
vote to table Article 3
could you please provide the
following information?
265,000.00 for â€œother insurancesâ€
â€“ which â€œother insuranceâ€
is this for? Is any of this
related to a settlement for a
claim in either the municipal
or school department that was
not covered by the townâ€™s insurance?
When was it first realized
that these funds would
be necessary?
$150,000.00 for â€œwaste managementâ€
â€“ When was it realized
that this budget was in
need of an additional appropriation?
What is the nature of
this increase? Is it a result of a
new hauling contract or tonnage
increase or something
else? If so, what?
There are nine appropriations
sought for â€œsalaries and
wagesâ€ in various departments.
Are they one-time payments
or will they sustain into
future budgets? If so when?
Have these salaries been committed
to the recipients? If not,
why canâ€™t those increases start
with the FY22 budget?
The $20,000.00 for â€œcommunication
postageâ€ in the town
manager budget. Can you clarify
what â€œcommunication postageâ€
is? Is it a result of postage
rates increasing? Was there additional
communication that
took place during the fiscal
year for a particular initiative?
If so, please explain.
Finally, you mentioned that
the Municipal Modernization
Act allowed for the process
that is now before Town
Meeting. Can you please cite
the specific area of the MMA
(link of enacted legislation included)
that you are referring
to? https://malegislature.gov/
Bills/189/H4565.pdf
Thank you in advance for responding
before we take Article
3 off the table.
Sincerely,
Peter Manoogian
Precinct 10
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Saugus softball team grabs two wins over Masco
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By Greg Phipps
fter suffering its first
loss of the season to
Gloucester last week, the
Saugus High School softball
team steered itself back
on the winning track with
consecutive victories over
Masconomet. The Sachems
scored a 10-5 home win on
Tuesday, which followed a
6-3 triumph at Masco last
Friday. The wins left the Sachems
at 3-1 heading into
a road contest at Beverly on
Friday.
Tuesdayâ€™s victory was a
comeback effort, as Saugus
fell behind by three runs in
the opening inning before
turning the tide. The Sachems
erased a 3-2 deficit
with four runs in the bottom
of the third inning to take a
6-3 lead. Sisters Leah and Lily
Ventre both had two hits, as
did Kyleigh Dalton and Alexa
Ferraro. Lily Ventre, Dalton
and Kyra Jones each drove
in two runs. Saugus pulled
ahead, 8-3, in the fourth and
held on from there.
Pitcher Leah Ventre, who
hurled a season-opening
perfect game against Salem,
ended up with her third
win of the season by working
a complete game. She
was touched for 11 hits but
fanned six batters and only
allowed two runs over the final
six frames.
Head Coach Steve Almquist
credited his teamâ€™s ability to
overcome the early deficit.
â€œIt wasnâ€™t exactly pretty out
there, but we got the job
done,â€ he told the press after
the contest. â€œWe wanted
to try to jump on them early,
but that didnâ€™t quite work
out. We were still able to battle
back the whole game. It
was a great team win.â€
In last Fridayâ€™s triumph at
Masco, Leah Ventre allowed
just two earned runs on six
hits in the 6-3 win. She also
contributed with the bat,
pounding out two hits and
driving in a run. Kirby Dalton
had a memorable fourSt.
Maryâ€™s High School Term 3 Honors List
S
t. Maryâ€™s High School announces
its Honor Roll and
Principalâ€™s List for the third
quarter of the 2020-21 academic
year. Honor Roll students
must achieve an 85 or above in
all their classes. Students earning
Principalâ€™s List status must
achieve 90 or above in all their
classes.
The following students from
Saugus have achieved these
honors: Honor Roll: Sophia Cruz
â€™27, Gabriella Maiuri â€™25, Dominic
Coco â€™24, David Saxton
â€™24, Adrianna Bowker â€™23, Jack
Glowacz â€™23, Vittoria Moretti
â€™23, Jesse Moriello â€™23, ChristoSaugus
Dems meet via Zoom on May 23 at 7 PM
T
he Saugus Democratic
Town Committee will
meet via Zoom Sunday, May
23rd at 7PM. The meeting
is one week earlier than the
usual last Sunday of the
month due to Memorial Day
Observation next week.
The agenda for this meeting
includes the STDC preSACHEM
| FROM PAGE 4
that season. He was awarded
a baseball scholarship to Maple
Woods Community College,
and he proceeded to hit
a grand slam and turned an
unassisted play in his first college
game. That season would
be his last as a collegian. While
playing shortstop he batted
.461 with twenty-two home
runs. He entered the MLB Draft
for 1999 and was selected by
the Cardinals in the thirteenth
round as the 402nd overall
pick. He was offered a signing
bonus of $10,000 by the
Cards but turned down the
offer, and played for the Hays
Larks of the Jayhawk Collegiate
League that summer. He
drove in forty-eight runs for
sentation and approval of the
Statement of Diversity and Inclusion
and caucus to select
delegates to the 2021 Democratic
State Convention.
The Convention is an issue
Convention and is tentatively
scheduled for September.
Saugus Dems are welcoming
new members and inthe
team that summer, and the
Cardinals upped their price to
$60,000, He quickly accepted.
Pujols played third base for
the Peoria Chiefs in the single
A Midwest League. He batted
.324 with 128 hits, 32 doubles,
six triples and seventeen
home runs in 109 games.
He was selected the leagues
Most Valuable Player and was
named to the All-Star team. He
also played twenty-one games
with the Potomac Cannons of
the high-A Carolina League.
He finished the season with
the Memphis Redbirds of the
AAA Pacific Coast League, and
after appearing in only three
regular season games he led
them into the playoffs where
SACHEM | SEE PAGE 7
hit effort while Fallon Millerick
and Lily Ventre each had
an RBI. Cat Schena stroked a
hit and Kyleigh Dalton belted
a run-scoring double.
Looking ahead, Almquist
said the team is excited to
be playing once again after
having last season wiped out
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
â€œThese girls missed
a whole season last year,
so now that theyâ€™re getting
back into the groove I think
weâ€™ll see even more improvement.â€
pher
Coco Jr. â€™22, Taylor Picardi
â€™22 and Sebastian Prado â€™22.
Principalâ€™s List: Daniella Leo â€™27,
Gianna Stasio â€™27, Nadia Del
Sonno â€™24, Julie Liuzza â€™24, Rowan
Sharwood â€™23, Kiara LoNigro
â€™22, Jared Abkarian â€™2, Marina
DiBiasio â€™21, Catherine Nguyen
â€™21 and Kiara Wynder â€™21.
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State health offi cials notify Saugus of 16 new cases over the past week; death toll increases to 73
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he Massachusetts Department
of Public Health
(MDPH) advised the town of 16
new confi rmed COVID-19 cases
yesterday (Thursday, May 20),
raising the overall total to 4,187
since the outbreak of the virus
in March of last year.
Town Manager Scott C. CrabT
tree
cited the declining number
of confi rmed COVID-19 cases in
recent weeks as a major factor
of plans to reopen Saugus Town
Hall on Monday (May 24). (See
related story.)
Meanwhile, the number of
deaths in Saugus linked to the
virus increased by one to 73,
according to the latest statistics
released yesterday by
Town Manager Crabtreeâ€™s offi
ce. This weekâ€™s number of newly
confi rmed cases remained the
same. A week ago, the state had
also reported 16 new cases â€“ 10
fewer new cases than over the
previous week.
â€œOur hearts and prayers go
out to those families aff ected by
this health pandemic,â€ Crabtree
said in the latest press release
updating the latest number of
COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Crabtreeâ€™s office noted the
following COVID-19 related information
as a public service to
town residents:
â€œTown Manager Scott C. Crabtree
announces that The North
Shore Regional COVID-19 Vaccination
Clinic will begin off ering
appointments on Tuesday,
May 11th. The regional clinic is a
partnership between the Cities
of Beverly, Lynn, Peabody, and
Salem and the Towns of Danvers,
Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus,
and Swampscott. The clinic
will be able to administer 1,000
vaccinations per week using the
Pfi zer COVID-19 vaccine.
â€œWhat: North Shore Regional
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
â€œWhere: Salem State University
Oâ€™Keefe Center, 225 Canal
Street, Salem
â€œWhen: Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.
â€“ 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays 2:00
p.m. â€“ 6:00 p.m. starting May
11th, except Thursday May 13th
which will run 10:00 a.m. â€“ 2:00
p.m.
â€œWho is eligible: Open to all
Massachusetts residents age
16 and older. Those under the
age of 18 must have a signed
consent form: [www.mass.gov/
lists/ma-consent-and-screening-forms-for-people-under-18years-of-age]
â€œHow
to get an appointment?
To book an appointment at
this site visit https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/salem.
Please
register in advance for an
appointment; walk-in appointments
will only be opened depending
on the availability of
vaccine that day.
â€œWhat: This clinic has been
provisioned with the Pfi zer-BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccine.
Important: Masks are required
to be worn over your mouth
and nose at the clinic site at all
times. Please wear a shirt that
CORONAVIRUS | SEE PAGE 16
Rep. Donald H. Wong supports bill to provide
additional unemployment insurance rate
relief to Massachusetts businesses
B
OSTON â€“ State Representative
Donald H. Wong (R-Saugus)
recently supported legislation
that will provide additional
fi nancial relief to Massachusetts
businesses facing huge pandemic-related
increases in their
unemployment insurance bills.
Due to the record-breaking
number of unemployment
claims fi led during the COVID-19
state of emergency, which
prompted a statutorily-mandated
increase in the formula used
to calculate an employerâ€™s experience
rating, the annual unemployment
insurance solvency
fund assessment jumped from
0.58% to 9.23% for 2021, representing
a staggering 1591% increase
in just one year.
Representative Wong said
compromise language drafted
by the Baker-Polito Administration
will mitigate the UI rate increase
by spreading the costs
over a 20-year period, eff ectively
reducing the assessment for
businesses from 9.23% to 1.12%.
The compromise was unanimously
approved by the House
of Representatives on a 157-0
vote on May 18, but still requires
Senate approval.
Under the compromise plan,
a new COVID claims account
will be set up to handle existing
COVID claims that had been
Donald Wong
State Representative
placed in the solvency account.
The Department of Unemployment
Assistance will recalculate
fi rst-quarter UI bills to refl
ect these changes, with payment
on these bills due by July
31. Beginning August 1, new UI
claims will be charged directly
to employersâ€™ accounts.
The House and Senate had
previously moved the due date
for fi rst-quarter bills from April
30 to June 1. Representative
Wong noted that employers
who have already paid their
fi rst-quarter bills will receive a
credit.
Representative Wong was
one of 53 legislators who wrote
to Governor Charlie Baker and
House and Senate leadership
on April 14 urging immediate
steps be taken to protect employers
from the solvency assessment
increase and calling
for the use of federal funding to
replenish the Unemployment
Insurance Trust Fund. The compromise
language approved by
the House does not require the
use of federal funding, although
Representative Wong noted that
this issue could be revisited at a
later date.
Before voting on the compromise
UI plan, the House also rejected
a proposed amendment
filed by Governor Baker that
would have excluded municipal
employees from qualifying
for the COVID-related paid sick
leave program approved by the
House and Senate in March. That
bill also provided assistance to
small businesses by freezing the
UI rate at Schedule E for calendar
years 2021 and 2022 and exempting
forgiven federal Payroll
Protection Program (PPP) loans
from being subject to the state
income tax.
The UI solvency fund assessment
compromise language
now moves to the Senate for its
consideration.
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Jarick Walker describes rise to success in NFL
By Christopher Roberson
J
arick Walker recently shared
the path that took him from
playing a handful of college
football games to becoming
the talent and marketing manager
for the NFL.
Growing up in Hyde Park,
Walker spent two years as a
linebacker for Catholic Memorial
School in West Roxbury.
Following high school,
he went on to play football
for Boston College. Although
he only played in six games,
Walker still valued the experience
of competing on the collegiate
level.
â€œWhen I was there, I walked
onto the football team, which
was crazy,â€ he said during a
May 13 question and answer
session sponsored by Everett
High School.
After graduating college
with a bachelorâ€™s degree in
human development, Walker
was unsure about his plans
for the future. â€œI was a young
20-something and had no idea
what life had to offer,â€ he said.
However, he found a home
with Boston Scholar Athletes
and remained with the organization
for four years. â€œFrom
there, I took a risk,â€ he said,
adding that he wanted to
move to Los Angeles to pursue
an acting career.
SACHEM | FROM PAGE 5
he was designated MVP when
the Redbirds won their first
PCL title.
Pujols played eleven seasons
in St. Louis, batting
champion in 2003, and had a
large part of the club in winning
three National League
championships (2004, 2006,
2011) and two World Series titles
(2006 and 2011). In February
of 2004 Albert signed a
seven-year contract with the
Cardinals, and the team got
their money back many fold.
He was a National League AllStar
ten times, a world Series
champion twice, three
times National League Most
Valuable Player, Rookie of
the Year in 2001, two Golden
Gloves, five Fielding Bible
Awards, six Silver Slugger
Awards, two Hank Aaron
Awards, the NL batting championship
in 2003, NL home
run leader twice, and the NL
RBI leader in 2010. On October
22, 2011, game three
of the World Series, he had
five hits that included three
home runs, four runs scored
and six runs batted in. Babe
Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert
Pujols are the only playLos
Angeles.
However, life in southern
California was much different
than life in Boston. â€œIt was
a night and day experience,â€
said Walker.
During his two years with
Nike LA, Walker organized a
road race in Inglewood, California,
a community that was
still recovering from a crack cocaine
epidemic which struck
during the 1980s. â€œWe shut
down a freeway to have a race,â€
he said.
Although Walker had the opJarick
Walker
Therefore, he started working
at the Nike Store on Newbury
Street in Boston to save
enough money for his move to
southern California. However,
something unexpected began
to transpire. â€œWhat ended up
happening was I began climbing
the ranks at Nike,â€ he said.
Eventually, Walker was transferred
out of the retail division
and took a marketing position
at Nikeâ€™s Boston office.
Despite his success in Boston,
Walker had not forgotten
about the West Coast. Therefore,
he would periodically
travel to Nike LA to pitch ideas
for marketing campaigns.
Three years later, his efforts
paid off when Nike offered
him the opportunity to go to
ers to hit three home runs in
a single World Series game. As
the 2011 season ended Pujols
became a free agent, and was
pushed by three clubs, the
Cardinals, Miami Marlins and
SACHEM | SEE PAGE 14
portunity to take a position at
Nikeâ€™s corporate office in Oregon,
he opted to go work
for the NFL, where he has remained
for the past year and
a half.
As the leagueâ€™s talent and
marketing manager, Walker
said, one of his primary
responsibilities is to attract
younger fans. â€œItâ€™s definitely
hard; itâ€™s an uphill battle,â€ he
said. â€œA lot of people think the
NBA is the biggest league in
the country â€“ the NFL far outpaces
what the NBA is doing.â€
He has also worked with a
number of celebrities in this
capacity, including Kevin Hart,
Cole Bennett, Lil Wayne, Desi
Banks and Lil Baby.
Although the NFL has a
much greater corporate culture
than Nike, Walker said, he
has always tested the boundaries
and strived to find different
ways of doing things. â€œEvery
day when I go to work, I
feel like Iâ€™m on this mission to
change the narrative,â€ he said.
Following the tragic deaths
of George Floyd and Breonna
Taylor, the leagueâ€™s CFO, Joseph
Siclare, offered to speak
with any employee who needed
to talk. Walker was one of
the few who took Siclare up
on his offer. â€œI shared how we
need to be bold; you canâ€™t tiptoe
around this topic,â€ said
Walker. â€œI broke down in tears
afterward. I felt that he listened.â€
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
Sachems drop 1-0 decision to Falcons
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By Greg Phipps
fter winning two of its
first three games to start
the season, the Saugus High
School baseball team has run
into some difficulty scoring
runs. The Sachems lost a 12-2
decision to Masconomet last
week and were shut out twice
this week.
Last Monday, Saugus traveled
to Twi Field in Danvers
and managed just four hits
against Falcon starter Tyler
Robinson in an eventual 1-0
loss. It was a tough one to take,
as Sachems starter Nathan Ing
pitched an excellent game, allowing
only four hits. The Falcons
rallied for the gameâ€™s
only tally in the bottom of the
seventh inning to come away
with the victory. It was an almost
carbon-copy repeat of
the first meeting between the
two teams this season.
In that game at World Series
Park back on May 7 (the season
opener), Danvers also rallied in
its half of the seventh. The Falcons
broke a 3-3 tie and scored
five runs to pull out an 8-3 win.
Saugus followed Mondayâ€™s
defeat with a disappointing
12-0 home loss to Beverly
on Wednesday. The Sachems
have not scored a run in their
last two games and will be
looking to get the offense going
when they host Swampscott
on Friday. Before losing
three straight, Saugus, which
fell to 2-4 overall after the Beverly
defeat, started the season
2-1. Consecutive victories over
Gloucester, 3-2, and Winthrop,
13-3, had the Sachems above
.500 for a brief moment.
Last season having been
erased due to the COVID-19
Saugusâ€™s Anthony Cicolini slid in safely at second base in
Mondayâ€™s game at Danvers.
Saugus pitcher Nathan Ing was a tough-luck loser after hurling
a complete-game, 1-0 loss at Danvers on Monday.
(Advocate photos by Greg Phipps)
Saugus hitter Anthony Macone followed the flight of a secondinning
fly out in Mondayâ€™s contest at Danvers.
pandemic, the Sachems, under
Head Coach Joe Luis, are
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coming off one of their best
seasons ever in 2019 when
Sachems first baseman Ryan Anderson made the catch of a
foul pop against Danvers.
they went 16-8 overall, finished
second in the Northeastern
Conference and notched a
playoff victory.
7th Annual Christie Serino
Baseball Classic set for Saturday
Field includes host
Malden HS, Somerville,
Salem Academy
and Winthrop
By Jason Mazzilli
C
hristie Serino is one of the
most influential and most
revered coaches and mentors
in the region's history on the
high school and college sports
scene.
He coached hockey at Saugus
High, Malden Catholic,
UNH and Merrimack College,
as well baseball for many of his
five sons' teams as well as at
University of New Hampshire.
On Saturday, for the seventh
time, the late Coach Serino's legacy
will be honored again with
the playing of the 7th Annual
Christie Serino Baseball Classic,
SPORTS | SEE PAGE 13
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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.
Reports of teacher absences anger
parents
We all know how events can get exaggerated on social
media. But School Committee members are asking
questions after seeing some of the angry chatter from
parents. Committee members are obviously concerned
after seeing the recent reports of faculty and staff absences
which contributed to a lack of class coverage at
the Saugus Middle-High School because enough substitutes
couldnâ€™t report to duty on short notice to take
their place.
At least, there have been rumblings to that effect on
Facebook. So, School Committee members have asked
retiring School Superintendent David DeRuosi, Jr. to provide
any details on the absences at last nightâ€™s meeting.
The Middle-High School had reports of 39 teachers
absent on a recent day and many students with no
supervision.
This concern happened to spike on a Friday morning
on local social media at a time when there was horrible
traffic, scheduled days off, Covid-19 protocols and inability
to get substitutes contributing to a bad scenario.
â€œThere are so many layers to this,â€ according to one
School Committee member.
â€œThe morning everything came to a head, we had two
lanes of Route 1 shut down so traffic was backed up
for miles, impacting teachers getting to work. Teachers
have scheduled days off that they werenâ€™t using during
the pandemic. The Covid protocols are in place.
â€œThe substitute shortage remains an issue. These are
valid reasons, but in the end, it doesnâ€™t make it any better
that students are sitting in the cafeteria when they
should be learning. I had a parent reach out to me in
tears when I ran for School Committee that her son
hadnâ€™t had a math teacher in a year. The reasons were
valid, but itâ€™s our job to get these kids a great education.
Weâ€™ll help however we can.â€
â€œLast year we sought to increase substitute pay to
combat whatâ€™s really a national shortage of substitutes,
and with covid thatâ€™s become a more difficult challenge.â€
Sounds like the perfect storm for a day of in-school
learning without any learning going on at school.
Stay tuned.
We have a winner!
We have a winner in last weekâ€™s â€œGuess Who Got
Sketchedâ€ contest. Congratulations to Carolyn Brown,
who contacted us with the correct answer. Her name
was picked from a number of potential winnersâ€™ names
out of the green Boston Red Sox cap.
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 Mr. Peter Ruggeri
â€œRetired Carpenter and Homebuilder. He is a U.S. Navy
Veteran who served two years at the end of WW11, serving
on the U.S.S. Pocono, AGC-16.
â€œPeter built his own home when he married the love
of his life Ruth. They were just two young kids with a
dream and people laughed at them failing to see the
gift in Peterâ€™s hands that would years later eventually be
released all over Saugus.
â€œHe built and helped with designs of many buildings.
In their 20â€™s starting with a book on How To Build Your
Dream Home; line by line precept upon precept wood,
brick cement they both developed skill and set a solid
foundation which their house in all its splendor Still
stands today in awe; Everything in the house is made
by Peterâ€™s hands! Grandfather clocks, beds, dressers, bureaus,
tables, bowls.
â€œEven his cereal bowls are fabulous. He uses a wood
burn stamp for his name on his bowls.
â€œHe said he enjoys making these bowls. Itâ€™s a piece
of cake! (It comes easy because itâ€™s his exquisite gifting
within himself.) Nat King Cole and his wife had bought
a whole floor at the Ritz Carlton and sought out Peter
to put in their whole new floor!
â€œPeterâ€™s most beautiful tribute to his wife Ruth, who
recently passed, 2018 (70 years of marriage) is as he
has said, he built his home around his bride, his home
was for his one and only Ruth outside as well as inside.
As soon as they married he built her a Full size bed for
them. They have a daughter Jennifer.
â€œPeter Ruggeri would very well be a candidate for
an interview about the work of his hands, and photographs
to showcase his masterpieces throughout. Such
a rare talent.
â€œThank You to an exceptional Artist Peter!
â€œYours Truly, â€œThe Sketch Artistâ€
proven to be an asset to her garden club and the GCFM
through consistent volunteering beyond normal membership
requirements. Laura is an agricultural expert
and local resident. She has been taking weekly pictures
throughout the year of trees and plants in Saugus that
residents drive or walk by. She has a weekly feature â€“
â€˜Saugus Gardens in the Pandemicâ€™ (often front page) in
The Advocate paper which is published every Friday.
Laura is the landscape design consultant at Northeast
Nursery. She teaches landscape courses at North Shore
Community College and taught for many years at Boston
Architectural College.â€
Over the past year, as Saugus â€“ like every other place
in America â€“ attempted to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic,
Laura has been providing Saugus residents with
a unique perspective on homegrown flowers and plants
in her weekly column, â€œSaugus Gardens in the pandemic,â€
which appears in The Saugus Advocate. And she also
accompanies her articles with photos that capture the
beauty of a particular plant or flower. In her column,
she often tells readers little tidbits about the history of
a plant or flower in Saugus and interesting facts about
the plant or flower she wants to spotlight. Indeed, she
has made outdoor walks more rewarding for those who
have ventured out of the house for some exercise.
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 ShoutOut.â€
No more than a paragraph; anything longer might
lend itself to a story and/or photo.
Third annual Touch-A-Truck event
Sunday
UNSUNG HERO: Left to right, Laura Eisener receives
the Saugus Garden Club 2021 Unsung Hero
Award from Saugus Garden Club President Donna
Manoogian. Laura, a landscape design consultant at
Northeast Nursery, was cited in part for her weekly
feature column and photos â€“ â€œSaugus Gardens in the
Pandemicâ€ â€“ which have been published each week
in The Saugus Advocate since the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic in March of last year. She has
been taking weekly pictures throughout the year
of trees and plants in Saugus that residents drive
or walk by. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
A super â€œShout-Outâ€ for Laura Eisener
We didnâ€™t receive any nominations this week from
readers who wanted to publicly compliment a fellow
Saugonian for a remarkable achievement or noble act of
kindness or a gesture that captures the true essence of
community spirit. So, we will borrow one from the Saugus
Garden Club, who this week honored Laura Eisener
with a certificate of recognition as the Saugus Garden
Club 2021 Unsung Hero.
The award says: â€œOutstanding Service â€¦ In honor of
her outstanding service and dedication, we gladly present
Laura Eisener with this certificate of recognition as
the Saugus Garden Club 2021 Unsung Hero, Northeastern
District, Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts
13 April 2021.â€ And it is signed by Sue Andersen, Northeastern
District Director, Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts,
and Donna Manoogian, President, Saugus
Garden Club.
The presentation Donna made to the club on Wednesday
(May 19) says: â€œThe Unsung Hero Award recognizes
that under-appreciated individual who truly makes a difference
on a daily basis through outstanding service and
dedication. The award honors that someone who personifies
the spirit of the Saugus Garden Club as well as
the Garden Club Federation of Massachusettsâ€™ mission.
â€œThe Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts and
the Saugus Garden Club recognize and thank Laura
Eisener as the clubâ€™s 2021 Unsung Hero. Laura has
The Moms Cancer-Fighting Angelâ€™s Relay Team will be
holding their 3rd annual Touch-A-Truck event to benefit
the American Cancer Society Relay For Life on Sunday
(May 23) at Fuddruckers in Saugus at 900 Broadway
(Route 1). The event will take place from noon to 3
p.m. Event organizer Guy Moley says the event will include
a wide range of vehicles: military vehicles, first responders,
Saugus Police and Fire Departments, the Saugus
Department of Public Works, a crane from Iron Tree,
a response boat from the U.S. Coast Guard in addition to
vehicles from National Grid, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Broco
Oil, Angeloâ€™s Petroleum, Junkster Bags and many more.
Special guest Todd Angilly, who sings the National Anthem
at the Boston Bruins games, will open the event
with the National Anthem. The Melrose Police Officer
trainer will hold a K9 demonstration with his K9 partner
Nero at 1:30 p.m.
Social distancing will be enforced, and sanitation stations
will be available throughout the lot. Masks are
mandatory.
Also, please come hungry because Fuddruckers will
be generously donating 20 percent of all food sales to
the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Wakefield
during the event. Please contact Guy Moley with any
questions about the event at 781-640-1310.
No Memorial Day Parade, butâ€¦
There wonâ€™t be a Memorial Day Parade this year.
But the Saugus Veterans Council would like to invite
all to Saugusâ€™s Memorial Day ceremony on Monday,
May 31 at 10 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery to recognize
all soldiers who died in service to the country.
The guest speaker will be Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Oswald,
who is the Lynn English Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps (JROTC) program leader. The
program began in 1995 with Sgt. Maj. Oswald at the
helm, and since that point the team has become nationally
recognized for their achievements. The Lynn
English JROTC team is among the best in the nation,
winning three national championships in 2007, 2014
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THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS | FROM PAGE 9
and 2017; in 2019 it was voted the number one JROTC
program in its region for the third time since 2000;
it was named a Navy Honor School for 20 consecutive
years and participates in a variety of community
service projects.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony to join
in honoring, remembering and respecting the sacrifices
made by brave men and women in the armed
forces. In accordance with state guidelines due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, facial coverings and social
distancing will be required.
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?
Hereâ€™s the latest email weâ€™ve received from The Rev.
John Beach of St. Johnâ€™s Episcopal Church:
â€œDear kind people,
â€œI am grateful that we were able to plant more onions
and repair the rabbit fencing last weekend. We
are asking all those who have seedlings which they
have been growing in their homes to [bring them to]
the garden this Friday or Saturday morning between
9 and 11. If this is difficult, please let me know and we
can make other arrangements. We invite any who are
able to help us for an hour during one of these time
slots to join us. This is a wonderful group of people!
â€œPeace,
â€œJohn+
â€œThe Rev. John Beach
â€œSt. Johnâ€™s Episcopal Church
â€œSaugus, Massachusetts 01906
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.
Cliftondale forums coming up
If you want to see a revitalization of the Cliftondale
Square part of town, there are a few upcoming dates
that you might be interested in.
This coming Monday (May 24) â€“ 6 to 7 p.m. The next
meeting for the Cliftondale Revitalization Committee
will be a site walk in Cliftondale Square. Interested
observers should plan to meet in the North Shore
Bank parking lot. The committee will begin the walk
on Jackson Street, through the parking lot to the rear
of St. Margaretâ€™s Parish, down Lincoln towards the circle
to the MEG building, and then circle back up the
street past Banana Splitz, Eastern Bank and Rossetti
Insurance. The meeting will end in the North Shore
Bank parking lot. The committee invites business
owners to attend and share their views.
Mid-June: The committee is organizing a public forum
on June 21 at 7 p.m., with a location to be determined.
Members are hoping to get all the stakeholders,
particularly the Planning Department, Cliftondale
property owners (landlords) and business
owners, involved.
Change for Grab-N-Go Meals
Saugus Public Schools is providing free meals on
Tuesdays and Fridays from the Saugus Middle High
School at 1 Pearce Memorial Dr. Grab-N-Go meals
are available from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All Saugus
families are encouraged to pick up meals. Meals
will be available through June 30, 2021.
Meals are no longer available for pick up at the Veterans
Memorial School.
Through a USDA grant, Saugus Public Schools is
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 kids across Massachusetts.
CHaRM
Center Recycling Drop-Off site
open for season
The communityâ€™s Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
(CHaRM) site has opened. 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 recycling on-site. 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 781-231-4036 with questions
or for more information.
ted.
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 781-231-4036 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 2022.
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
â€œJdgould1969@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
GUESS WHO GOT SKETCHED? In this weekâ€™s 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.net or leave
a phone message at 978-683-7773. Anyone who
correctly identifies the Saugonians being sketched
between now and Tuesday at noon qualifies to have
their name put in a green Boston Red Sox hat with
a chance to be selected as the winner of a $10 gift
certificate, compliments of Dunkinâ€™ at the 1204
Broadway in Saugus location on Route 1 North.
But you have to enter to win! Look for the winner
and identification in next weekâ€™s â€œThe Sounds of
Saugus.â€ Please leave your mailing address in case
you are a winner. (Courtesy illustration to The Saugus
Advocate by a Saugonian who goes by the name of â€œThe
Sketch Artistâ€)
Compost site reopens
The town compost site has opened to residents on
Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The
site is located behind the Department of Public Works
(DPW) at 515 Main St.
Stickers are required to gain seasonal access to the
site. Stickers may be purchased for $25.00 at the DPW
located at the Compost Site when making your visit to
the Compost Site. The Town of Saugus 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 permitassist
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 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 and 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.
Food help for veterans
Saugus offers a Veterans Food Pantry on the third
Wednesday of each month.
â€œWe have been holding it in Melrose since the Saugus
Senior Center has been closed,â€ Saugus Veteran
Services Officer Jay Pinette says. â€œThe pantry provides
a mix of fresh produce and non-perishable foods. The
pantry is open to Veterans and/or surviving spouses.
Registration is required and may be done by contacting
the Veterans Services Office.â€
â€œThe food market is generally held at the Saugus SeTHE
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Dozens donate blood at Masonic Lodgeâ€™s
American Red Cross drive at the YMCA
By Tara Vocino
M
ore than 40 volunteers
donated blood during
Sundayâ€™s American Red Cross
blood drive at the Saugus
YMCA co-sponsored by the
William Sutton Masonic Lodge
and Saugus YMCA.
â€œ The need has always
been great, pre- and-postCOVID-19,â€
Saugus Masonic
Worshipful Master Todd Galarneau
said. â€œIt takes less than an
hour of your day.â€
Heâ€™s referring to a donated
pint of blood, which can save
up to three lives, according to
American Red Cross Phlebotomist Jeanna Ciampa draws
blood from Saugus resident Kate Donovan. Standing at right
are blood drive cosponsors masonic Senior Steward Eduardo
Sagarnaga, masonic Worshipful Master Todd Galarneau and
YMCA Youth Programs & Camp Sachem Director Nicole Hanlon.
Getting his blood drawn is Venkata Vissapragada. Supporting
him are blood drive cosponsors masonic Senior Warden
Richard Miller, YMCA Youth Programs/Camp Sachem Director
Nicole Hanlon and masonic Junior Warden Alan Silva, of
Saugus.
(Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Pictured from left to right are William Sutton Masonic Lodge Worshipful Master Todd Galarneau,
masonic Senior Warden Richard Miller and masonic Senior Steward Eduardo Sagarnaga,
American Red Cross Donor Ambassador Julie Steigerwald Schnall and Saugus YMCA Executive
Director Amy Looney checking in guests in the lobby.
phlebotomist team lead Jeanna
Ciampa.
Saugus YMCA Executive
Director Amy Looney said
sheâ€™s excited to have a good
working relationship with the
American Red Cross and the
Masons, a nondenominational
fraternal organization. â€œWe
Revere resident Tiago Mereciano said he donated blood to
help people.
American Red Cross Phlebotomists Jeanna Ciampa and Ashley
Guzman each hold up one donated pint of blood, which saves
three lives, during Sundayâ€™s blood drive at the Saugus YMCA.
opened today, just for them,â€
Looney said.
The masons will host another
blood drive, also at the Y, on
Saturday, July 10, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
YMCA member Stephanie Shalkoski, of Saugus, said she got
involved because she knows that thereâ€™s a blood shortage.
Donor Janet Peterson said donating was her daughter
Hannahâ€™s idea.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
SAUGUS GARDENS IN THE PANDEMIC
Hereâ€™s whatâ€™s blooming in town this week to
make your walks more enjoyable
By Laura Eisener
M
emorial Day is the traditional
time when it is
safe to plant tender annuals
outdoors, those that would be
killed by a frost. Some plants
can survive and even thrive in
cooler temperatures. Among
vegetables, the â€œcool cropsâ€ include
peas, cabbage, kale, lettuce
and similar plants, and
most onion relatives. Among
the ornamental bedding plants,
the most familiar one that prefers
cool weather is the pansy.
More tender or heat-loving
crops â€“ like tomatoes, beans,
pumpkins and ornamental annuals
like petunias and marigolds
â€“ need to be protected
until all danger of frost is past.
Some years we do have a very
cold night just a week or so before
Memorial Day, so that those
who were too eager to plant
have to run out and bring the
plants in, or cover them with
sheets and blankets to keep
them from freezing. But this
weekâ€™s warm weather seems
to be tempting us to get those
seeds planted early.
OVAL-SHAPED: Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cotyledons. (Courtesy
photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
A NOTICEABLE SCENT: striated lily of the valley. (Convallaria
majalis â€˜Striataâ€™) (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura
Eisener)
SPRING COLORS ON DISPLAY: A garden in Lynnhurst including
pink Azalea (Azalea â€˜Encore Sangriaâ€™), light blue Siberian
bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla â€˜Jack Frostâ€™), tulips, daffodils
(Narcissus â€˜Geraniumâ€™) and purple-leaved coral bells (Heuchera
â€˜Ebony and Ivoryâ€™). (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by
Laura Eisener)
QUAKING ASPEN (Populus
tremuloides) leaves unfolding
at Rumney Marsh off Ballard
Street. (Courtesy photo to
The Saugus Advocate by Laura
Eisener)
If you have seeds sprouting in
your gardens, you are enjoying
the sight of newly emerged cotyledons.
Cotyledons are leaves
that are already somewhat preformed
inside the seed, ready
to emerge as soon as the seed
germinates. In the classification
of plants, flowering plants (angiosperms)
are divided into two
major classes: monocots and
dicots. Monocots have a single
embryonic leaf in the seed, and
dicots have two. Watch closely
any sprouting seeds and you
will see which category your
seedling falls into. Most plants
with showy flowers have two
seed leaves, but the monocot
group does include grasses
(some of which do have fairly
showy flowers), lilies, irises,
tulips, amaryllises and some
others. Monocot plants generally
have parallel veins in the
leaves, flower parts in threes
or sixes, vascular bundles scattered
in the stems â€“ and several
other similarities that differ
from dicots. Dicots usually
have branching veins in the
leaves, flower parts in fours or
fives, and vascular bundles in
rings within the stems. There
are sometimes exceptions to
the usual characteristics, which
give taxonomists something to
discuss. The cotyledons are often
very simple in appearance,
and do not resemble the leaves
which will be produced on the
growing plant once it is sprouted.
Dicots usually have oval cotyledons
like the cucumber in
the picture above. You can barely
see a lobed third leaf growing
out from the center between
the cotyledons, which is
more typical of a cucumber leaf.
Monocot leaves are more often
pointed and swordlike, such as
a blade of grass. But they are
both very welcome sights to
anyone who has sown some
seeds and is anxiously waiting
to see them sprout!
The warm weather of this
week has brought about the
end of many spring bulb flowers,
but it encourages many other
plants to burst into bloom. In
sunny gardens we are still enjoying
the fragrance of lilacs,
but if the sun makes us retreat
to the shade, we will certainly
notice the scent of the lily of
the valley (Convallaria majalis).
Its small, bell-shaped flowers
have a sweet fragrance that has
been the basis of some famous
perfumes, such as Muguet des
Bois, which is also the French
name for this plant. Lily of the
valley survives a great deal of
competition from neighboring
plants, but will crowd out less
aggressive perennials nearby.
This trait can be welcome or
unwelcome depending on the
goals of the garden. While the
flowers last only a few weeks,
ANOTHER SPRING FRAGRANCE: Common lilac (Syringa
vulgaris) blooms beside the Boardman House on Howard
Street, one of two 17th-century houses in Saugus. (Courtesy
photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
just like lilacs the memory of the
scent may last a lifetime. There
are a few unusual varieties â€“ one
with pale pink rather than white
blossoms (Convallaria majalis
â€™roseaâ€™), and another with white
striped foliage (Convallaria majalis
â€˜striataâ€™).
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.
THIS WEEK ON SAUGUS TV
Sunday, May 23 from 9 to 11 p.m. on Channel 8 â€“ â€œSunday
Night Stoogesâ€ (The Three Stooges).
Monday, May 24 all day on Channel 8 â€“ â€œMovie Mondayâ€
(classic movies).
Tuesday, May 25 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ Board of
Selectmen Meeting from May 19.
Wednesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ Finance
Committee Meeting ***live***.
Thursday, May 27 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ Planning
Board Meeting from May 20.
Friday, May 28 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ Board of Appeals
Meeting from May 20.
Saturday, May 29 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ School
Committee Meeting from May 20.
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***
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THE SOUNDS| FROM PAGE 10
nior Center, but given the current
COVID-19 pandemic, we are
currently offering a contact-free,
drive-thru food pantry at Memorial
Hall on Main Street in Melrose.
If you are unable to pickup,
some limited deliveries may
be available. This offering is year
round. Please call the Saugus
Veteransâ€™ Service Office at 781231-4010
or e-mail VeteransServices@saugus-ma.gov
in order
to register. Proof of Veteran status
is required.â€
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 the 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 benSPORTS
| FROM PAGE 8
where four teams will compete
for the 2021 Championship.
This will be the first time since
the 2019 season the Classic will
be held, having been sidelined
along with the entire rest of the
high school season in 2020.
Malden High School Head
Coach Steve Freker and the
Golden Tornado baseball squad
will host the Doubleheader action
on two adjoining Malden
fields, Maplewood Park and Rotondi
Field, beginning at 11:00
a.m. with first-round action.
The Championship Game is
set for 1:30 p.m. at Maplewood
Park featuring the two firstround
winners, with a Consolation
Game on the adjacent field.
Malden High will play Salem
Academy at 11:00 a.m. at Maplewood
Park in one first-round
matchup, while Somerville High
and Winthrop High will face off
at 11:00 a.m. at Rotondi Field at
Howard Park.
Coach Freker said it has been
efits. 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 Veteransâ€™
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, 781-9794186,
kburke@cityofmelrose.org.
Wakefield: David Mangan, 781246-6377,
dmangan@wakefield.
ma.us.
an honor to memorialize Coach
Serino all of these years. "He was
a leader and mentor to hundreds
of athletes and coaches.
There is really no one in this region
who has made such an impact
on so many lives in the high
school and college ranks," said
Coach Freker, who is now in his
fifth year at Malden High, returning
after an 18-year absence.
He was the head baseball
coach at Saugus High from
2014-2016 and head baseball
coach at Malden Catholic from
2000-2012. He coached baseball
at Malden High from 19851999
previously.
While at Malden Catholic, Freker
served under Serino who
was athletic director at the time,
and also coached two of Coach
Serino's sons, Nick and Anthony.
Both of the sons were D-1 scholarship
baseball players at UMass-Amherst.
Nick Serino went on
to the professional ranks with
the Toronto Blue Jays organization,
one of 8 professional MLB
baseball players from Malden
Saugus: Jay Pinette, 781-2314010,
jpinette@saugus-ma.gov.
Front Door Pickup
at the Saugus Public
Library
â€œWe miss our patrons and look
forward to the day when we can
be open to the public once again.
In the meantime, Front Door
Pickup makes borrowing books,
movies, and CDs easy. Itâ€™s also
a great way to pickup take and
make crafts, supplies for virtual
programs, and remotely printed
documents. Please watch
our video for more information
about the service.
â€œTo use Front Door Pickup,
simply place items on hold and
then, once notified that the item
is ready, contact us to schedule
a pickup date. You can call us at
781-231-4168 extension 3102
or email us at SAU@NOBLENET.ORG.
â€œPickup
dates and times are:
â€œTuesday: 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
â€œWednesday: 10:30 am to 2:00
pm
â€œThursday: 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
â€œWhen you arrive at the Taylor
Street entrance to pickup, please
enter through the door into the
hallway (one at a time, please,
and donâ€™t forget to wear a mask!)
and retrieve the bag with your
name on it. All bags will be sealed
to protect your privacy.
â€œAnd should you need assistance,
a librarian will be standing
by to help.
â€œFast, simple, and easy!â€
Letâ€™s hear it!
Got an idea, passing thought
or gripe you would like to share
with The Saugus Advocate? Iâ€™m
always interested in your feedback.
Itâ€™s been over five years
Catholic from 2006-2012.
"We started the Serino Classic
in 2014 at Saugus High and
it was such a big success we
brought it to Malden High when
we returned here," Freker said.
Tony Serino was an assistant
coach at Malden High and Saugus
High while the athletic director
at Winthrop High now is
Matt Serino, another Chris Serino
son, to keep the ties going.
It will be the season opener
for Malden and Coach Freker
said the Tornado team is excited
about it. "What a way to
open the season! Hopefully we
can bring the title back to Malden!,"
he added.
SERINO CLASSIC
WINNERS
2014 Saugus
2015 Saugus
2016 Saugus
2017 Malden HS
2018 Malden HS
2019 East Boston
2020 No classic-COVID-19
2021 ?????
since I began work at The Saugus
Advocate. Iâ€™m always interested
in hearing readersâ€™ suggestions
for possible stories or
good candidates for â€œThe Advocate
Asksâ€ interview of the week.
Feel free to email me at mvoge@
comcast.net.
Do you have some interesting
views on an issue that you
want to express to the commuPRIMER
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quired for the Board of Selectmen,
School Committee,
and Housing Authority.
Ten (10) certified signatures
of registered voters are required
for Town Meeting
Members. Signatures must
be of registered voters in the
candidateâ€™s precinct.
Oct. 26: Office of Campaign
Finance Reports are
nity? Submit your idea. If I like it,
we can meet for a 15- to 20-minute
interview while practicing
social distancing outside a local
coffee shop. And Iâ€™ll buy the coffee.
Or, if you prefer to be interviewed
from the safety of your
home on the phone or via email, I
will provide that option to you as
the nation copes with the Coronavirus
crisis.
due on this Monday, the 8th
day preceding the election.
Nov. 2: Town Elections.
Dec. 2: Office of Campaign
Finance Reports are due on
the 30th day following the
election
All candidates are expected
to comply with the
Town of Saugus Zoning Bylaws
(Article 7, Section 7.3,
Sub-Section 8) regarding
political signs.
1. May 21 is National Bike
to Work Day; what inventor
brothers operated a bike repair
shop in Dayton, Ohio?
2. What is the worldâ€™s lowest
freshwater lake?
3. What fruit has seeds on
the outside?
4. May 22 is National Maritime
Day; what are the three
Canadian Maritime provinces?
5.
How are Poppie Fresh,
Biscuit and Bun Bun similar?
6. What First Lady wrote a
newspaper column called
â€œMy Dayâ€?
7. In what four Shakespearian
plays do ghosts appear?
8. On May 23, 1934, Robert
Moog was born, who invented
what?
9. Mayor McCheese was
mayor of what land in commercials?
10.
Powhatan was the father
of what Native American?
11.
Who were the arch enemies
of Bullwinkle and Rocky?
12. On May 24, 1883, what
bridge over the East River in
NYC opened (the worldâ€™s only
steel-cabled, stone-towered
bridge)?
13. In 1958 who received
the only Golden Globe Award
ever awarded for Most Glamorous
Actress?
14. On May 25, 1895, the
Republic of Formosa was
formed on what island?
15. How are Blue Mountain,
Kona and Java similar?
16. May 26 is World Otter
Day; what two continents do
otters not live on?
17. How are lightsaber,
droid and wookie similar?
18. U.S. President Chester
Arthurâ€™s whisker style and favorite
food were both called
what?
19. What advice columnist
with a pseudonym said, â€œThe
naked truth is always better
than the best-dressed lieâ€?
20. On May 27, 1937, what
bridge opened that has appeared
in dozens of movies?
ANSWERS
1. Flying airplane inventors Orville
and Wilbur Wright
2. The Sea of Galilee
3. Strawberry
4. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward Island
5. They were characters in the
Pillsbury toy line.
6. Eleanor Roosevelt
7. â€œHamlet,â€ â€œJulius Caesar,â€
â€œMacbethâ€ and â€œRichard IIIâ€
8. An electronic music synthesizer
9.
McDonaldland
10. Pocahontas
11. Boris and Natasha
12. The Brooklyn Bridge
13. Zsa Zsa Gabor
14. Taiwan
15. They are horticultural varieties
of coffee.
16. Antarctica and Australia
17. They are vocabulary in the
Star Wars franchise.
18. Mutton chops
19. Ann Landers
20. The Golden Gate Bridge
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
Beacon Hill
Roll Call
By Bob Katzen
A note from Bob Katzen, Publisher
of Beacon Hill Roll Call:
Join me this Sunday night and
every Sunday night between 5
p.m. and 8 p.m. for my talk show
â€œThe Bob Katzen Baby Boomer
and Gen X Show.â€ Jump in my time
capsule and come back to the
simpler days of the 1950s, 1960s,
1970s and 1980s.
My special guest on Sunday,
May 23 at 6 p.m. will be Tony Dow,
best known for playing Wally
Cleaver on the beloved and iconic
television series â€œLeave it to Beaver.â€
Listeners are always invited to
call in and talk with Tony.
There are many ways you can
listen to the show from anywhere
in the world:
If you have a smart speaker,
simply say, â€œPlay WMEX on Audacy.comâ€
Download
the free Audacy app
on your phone or tablet
Listen online at www.wmexboston.com
Or
tune into 1510 AM if you
have an AM radio.
Visit us at www.bobkatzenshow.com
THE
HOUSE AND SENATE:
There were no roll call votes in
the House or Senate last week.
This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports
local senatorsâ€™ roll call attendance
records for the 2021 session
through May 14.
The Senate has held 28 roll calls
so far in 2021. Beacon Hill Roll Call
tabulates the number of roll calls
on which each senator votes and
then calculates that number as
a percentage of the total roll call
votes held. That percentage is the
number referred to as the roll call
attendance record.
In the Senate, 39 of the 40 members
did not miss any roll calls and
have 100 percent roll call attendance
records. It is a Senate tradition
that the Senate president
only votes occasionally. Senate
President Karen Spilka follows that
tradition and only voted on 11 of
the 28 roll calls while not voting
on 17 of them.
Sen. Spilkaâ€™s office did not respond
to repeated requests by
Beacon Hill Roll Call to comment
on her voting record.
We specifically asked if Spilka
was in the Statehouse building
for all the formal and informal
sessions; how the tradition developed
that the president rarely
votes; has she ever thought of
breaking that tradition and being
recorded on all roll calls; and
how does she choose on which
roll calls she will vote?
The vast majority of the 40 senators
are not in the Senate chamber
during a session because of
the COVD-19 pandemic. Most are
watching and listening to the session
from their home, business or
Statehouse office and voting remotely.
Senatorsâ€™ votes are communicated
to Senate officials
during the session or prior to the
session if senators are informed
in advance that there will be a
roll call vote.
If a member wants to speak
on an issue under consideration,
they do so on a separate â€œdebate
phone lineâ€ and their voice is then
heard in the Senate chamber and
by anyone watching the broadcast
online.
2021 SENATE ROLL CALL
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
THROUGH MAY 14
The percentage listed next to
the senatorâ€™s name is the percentage
of roll call votes on which the
senator voted. The number in parentheses
represents the number
of roll calls that he or she missed.
Sen. Brendan Crighton 100
percent (0)
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 10-14,
the House met for a total of two
hours and 48 minutes while the
Senate met for a total of two hours
and 46 minutes.
Mon. May 10 House 11:03
a.m. to 11:16 a.m.
Senate 11:14 a.m. to 11:40
a.m.
Tues. May 11 No House session
No
Senate session
Wed. May 12 No House session
No
Senate session
Thurs. May 13 House 11:00
a.m. to 1:35 p.m.
Senate 11:26 a.m. to 1:46 p.m.
Fri. May 14 No House session
No Senate session
Bob Katzen welcomes feedback
at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
SACHEM
| FROM PAGE 7
the Los Angeles Angels. After
negations were through, the
Cardinals offered a ten-year
$200 million, the Marlins offered
a ten-year deal, and the
Angels offered $250 million
for ten-years. He moved to LA.
He struggled in 2012 hitting
only .285 and thirty home
runs. In 2013 he hit .258 with
seventeen home runs in ninety-nine
games. In the 2014
season he upped his totals
with a batting average of .272.
The 2015 season had him hitting
40 home runs while batting
.244. It was the seventh
tome in his career that he hit
at least forty home runs in a
season.
In 2016 he became the
twentieth player to reach
5,000 career bases and was
intentionally walked over 300
times. In 2017 his batting average
sunk to .241. He had the
slowest base running speed
of all major league players at
21.8 feet per second. In 2018
he batted .245 with nineteen
home runs as the sixth oldest
player in the major leagues.
In 2019 Pujols hit .244. At the
beginning of the 2020 season,
Pujols was the oldest player in
the major leagues, he batted
.224 with six home runs. On
September 18 he hit his 661st
career home run and passed
Willie Mays for fifth place all
time. He went on to whack
another homer in the game
to reach 662. In the 2021 season
he was designated for assignment
by the Angels after
twenty-four games and batting
only .198.
Pujols became an American
citizen in 2007. He married
Deidre on New Yearâ€™s Day,
2000, and they have five children.
Pujols and the Hanon
family opened Pujols 5 Westport
Grill in Maryland Heights,
Missouri and a ten-foot, 1,100
pound statue of Alberto was
placed outside the restaurant.
He founded the Pujols
Family Foundation in 2005, a
non-profit dedicated to their
â€œcommitment to faith, family
and othersâ€. The organization
promotes awareness of the
Down Syndrome and works to
support those who have the
disease and provides aid to
those with disabilities in the
Dominican Republic. He has
since aided the Down Syndrome
Association of Greater
St. Louis and the Albert
Pujols Wellness Center for
Adults with Down Syndrome
in Chesterfield, Missouri. The
family has taken several trips
to the Dominican Republic
with supplies and a team of
doctors and dentists for the
SACHEM | SEE PAGE 15
MAJOR | FROM PAGE 1
tem â€œtenfold.â€ â€œAnd weâ€™re getting
decades of more useful life because
of the capital and infrastructure
upgrades,â€ Crabtree
said. â€œWeâ€™re reducing our costs
of treating the wastewater by
not allowing non-waste water
or clean water from getting in
our system. Weâ€™re in compliance
with the ACO and what was regulated
under the DEP [Department
of Environmental Protection],
the AG [Attorney General]
and the Environmental Protection
Laws.â€
â€œWeâ€™re light years aheadâ€
Selectman Michael Serino
commended the benefits cited
by Crabtree, calling it â€œgreat
news.â€
â€œI signed the ACO and Iâ€™m hailing
its ending,â€ Serino said.
â€œItâ€™s important that the public
see what we have done to the
sewer system and how we have
saved them almost double the
water and sewer bill if we didnâ€™t
do anything,â€ Serino said. â€œI hope
they understand that the improvements
were a good thing
for the town.â€
Crabtree said that invitations
were sent out to the public â€“
particularly all 50 Town Meeting
members â€“ for them to view
the presentation, which is titled
â€œOverview of Wastewater Facilities
Plan and ACO Closeout.â€
â€œWe extended the useful life
and really have a cost savings
for the ratepayer. We enjoy such
a low bill because of this,â€ Crabtree
said.
The timing of this weekâ€™s presentation
coincided with the
Board of Selectmenâ€™s unpopular
vote to support an 8.25 percent
increase in the sewer rates
for the 2022 fiscal year that begins
July 1. (See related story.)
Crabtree and other town officials
wanted to emphasize that
the rate increase was necessary
to fund millions of dollars of improvement
in the system to stop
dumping raw sewage into the
Saugus River. At the same time,
he also stressed that Saugus is
still paying considerably less
on its residential and commercial
sewer rates than other area
communities. â€œWeâ€™re light years
ahead because of the work the
town has committed over the
last 15 years,â€ Crabtree said.
For instance, he noted that
while the average residential
user in Saugus is paying $351.48
annually, the other three communities
hooked into the Lynn
Water and Sewer District are
paying considerably more:
Swampscott ($566.80), Lynn
($652.39) and Nahant ($775.56).
But after the consent decree
was signed in 2005, the townâ€™s
consultants projected that Saugus
would need to double its
sewer rates within the first five
years, with a projected annual
bill of $937 by the year of 2022.
â€œThe rates are not generating
enough revenue to actually pay
for the operating, fixed costs and
debt service,â€ Crabtree said.
â€œSo, weâ€™re always trying to play
this â€˜catchup.â€™ We did the ACO
work and the capital workâ€¦.But
we didnâ€™t do the part of increasing
the rate to pay for the work
that was being done over this
10- or 15-year period,â€ the town
manager said.
â€œItâ€™s time to pay the piperâ€
Selectman Jeff Cicolini agreed
with Crabtree that past Saugus
Boards of Selectmen put the
town in a fiscally bad situation
of â€œitâ€™s time to pay the piper.â€ â€œAll
they did was kick the can down
the road,â€ Cicolini said, referring
to the â€œzero increaseâ€ votes on
sewer rates instead of voting to
double the rates.
â€œYeah, they looked like heroes
back then [by voting no rate increases],â€
Cicolini said.
â€œBut now they put us in a financial
position thatâ€™s just not
favorable,â€ he added.
Meanwhile, Cicolini noted that
not doubling the sewer rates as
recommended by town consultants
has proven fiscally unwise,
as â€œwe have no retained earnings
to fall back on.â€
Mike Nelson, Professional Engineer
and Principal of the town
consultant CDM Smith, said
the town has made substantial
progress over the life of the ACO.
â€œI would proclaim very loudly,
â€˜Yes, itâ€™s working,â€™â€ Nelson said.
â€œIn June, we will be submitting
our report to the regulators and
formally request release from
the ACO. The ACO will be formally
dissolved,â€ Nelson said. â€œYou
will no longer be under the presumptive
mandates to do this
workâ€¦. You are now free to do
the work how you â€“ the town â€“
sees fit.â€
Nelson said he is optimistic
that state regulators will be
able to dissolve the ACO sometime
in the fall. â€œThe Sewer Rehabilitation
Program in Saugus
has been a model of success.
Continuing the program
at your pace will continue to reduce
flows to the [Lynn Water
and Sewer District].
At a glance, this is what Saugus
got for the $25 million invested
in town sewer system improvements
to date: 33.5 miles
of sewer line rehabbed, 1,100
manholes improved, 3,100 sewer
connections installed, major
improvements to the Lincoln
Avenue pumping station, nine
of the worst 26 substations upgraded,
and all overflows in a
10-year storm event were eliminated.
Public
Works Director Brendan
Oâ€™Regan noted that the work
done on the townâ€™s sewer system
improvements is significant
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Bike to the Seaâ€™s trail targeted for completion
By Christopher Roberson
N
early 30 years after it was established,
Bike to the Sea is
expected to have its rail trail project,
the Northern Strand Community
Trail, mostly completed
by the end of the year.
Stephen Winslow, co-founder
of Bike to the Sea, said he and
his wife Helen created the organization
in 1993 after discovering
that the roads and drivers
in Malden were â€œvery hostile
to bicyclists.â€ â€œWhen we moved
to Malden we found the roads
and drivers were very hostile
to bicyclists and no real convenient
trails,â€ he said. â€œAbout the
same time, the Minuteman Trail
was being built along a former
rail line through Arlington and
proved popular with people of
all ages. We thought that the
overgrown and little-used Saugus
Branch Rail Line offered the
same opportunity, so Helen and
I formed Bike to the Sea to pursue
the idea.â€
In 1996, the Boston Metropolitan
Planning Organization determined
that using the Saugus
SACHEM | FROM PAGE 14
poor who need medical care.
Pujols by the end of the
nity Parks program as well as additional
funding from Malden
and Everett. However, another
financial push will be needed to
complete the trail. â€œAn additional
$8 million investment will be
necessary to connect the trail
along Lynn Common, Market
Street and Lynn Shore Drive to
the beach,â€ said Winslow.
Speaking about the number
The Northern Strand Community Trail begins in Everett and
travels through Malden, Revere and Saugus. The final leg of
the trail is expected to be completed by the end of the year,
taking it to Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservation.
(Photo Courtesy of Bike to the Sea)
Branch Rail Line to Lynn would
be the best option for the trail
rather than running it along
Rumney Marsh to Revere.
Winslow said that in 2005, â€œafter
a decade of study and negotiations,â€
Everett was the first
community to sign a lease with
the MBTA, which allowed construction
of the trail to begin.
2018 season ranked in the top
ten players in major league
history in four career statistical
categories: home runs
Malden, Saugus and Revere
joined the effort soon thereafter.
Between 2010 and 2015,
Winslow said, officials in Everett,
Malden, Saugus and Revere
worked to clear the railbed and
convert it into a bike trail.
He said that earlier this year
a bridge was installed over the
Saugus River, and the section of
(fifth), runs batted in (third),
total bases (fifth), and doubles
(fifth). He was ranked
ninth in career batting averMalden
City Councillor and
co-Founder of Bike to the Sea
Stephen Winslow
the trail under Route 1 in Revere
was paved. In addition, he said
construction is underway in Everett
to connect the trail to the
Mystic River. The last leg of the
project will be to bring the trail
to an end at Lynn Shore and Nahant
Beach Reservation.
Winslow said that over the
years Bike to the Sea has received
approximately $18 million
from the Gateway Commuage
(.302), second in slugging
percentages (.554).
He has been named by
many as one of the all-time
of residents who use the trail,
Winslow said a counter was installed
in Malden and recorded
50,000 pedestrians and bicyclists
in July 2020.
In addition, Winslow said residents
can use the trail to access
the Mystic River Trail in Everett.
â€œThe Northern Strand has been
designated to be part of the East
Coast Greenway/Bike Route 1
which extends off and on-road
from Maine to Key West, Florida,â€
he said.
Looking ahead, Jonah Chiarenza,
executive director of Bike
to the Sea, said he would like
to have ongoing trail runs and
clean ups to â€œdevelop synergies
for economic investment and
improved access to recreation.â€
greatest hitters. Maybe if we
are lucky, he will join the Red
Sox and end his career in Boston.
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CORONAVIRUS | FROM PAGE 6
allows upper arm access. Prescreen
yourself for COVID-19
symptoms and do not attend if
you are not feeling well. You will
be unable to receive the vaccine
if you are currently not feeling
well, have received any other
vaccine in the last 14 days or are
allergic to a component of the
vaccine. Please anticipate staying
for 15-30 minutes of monitoring
after you receive your
vaccination.
â€œPlease do your part to stay
safe and do not hesitate to call
the Town with any needs. The
Town and its staff are here to
assist you.
â€œFor more information, contact
the Saugus Health Department
at 781-231-4117 and/or
the Town Managerâ€™s office at
781-231-4111.â€
â€œThe Town of Saugus has partnered
with the Commonwealth,
Fallon Emergency Medical Services
(EMS), and the Square One
Mall as a collaborative eff ort to
work to downgrade the Townâ€™s
risk of spread of COVID-19 status
by establishing and extending
the following COVID- 19 testing
sites in Saugus:
â€œFallon EMS at the Square One
Mall (Far Side Parking Lot on
Essex Street), located at 1201
Broadway with entry off of Essex
Street, will offer free mobile
drive-up testing for Saugus
residents in their cars Monday
through Saturday from 2 p.m. to
7 p.m. No appointment is needed.
[Residents] drive-up and register
using a tablet when they arrive.
Saugus Police will be assisting
with traffi c. The testing site
will be staff ed by 10-12 individuals
to handle registrations. All
samples go directly to the Broad
[Institute] in Cambridge for immediate
testing with a 24-36
hour turnaround time. Notifi cation
of results will be made for
negative results via emails while
phone calls will be made for positive
COVID-19 results. These
sites do close when it rains because
of risk of test contamination.
The state has indicated the
site will remain open until further
notice.
â€œThis information will be
on the Townâ€™s website and on
the stateâ€™s website: https://
www.mass.gov/info-details/
stop-the-spread?rgja#saugusâ€œThe
Board of Health and
the Saugus Health Department
will continue to partner
with the state and are working
on a planned response to the
COVID-19. They are analyzing
the data from the past couple of
weeks and developing specifi c
strategies to combat the spread
through additional enforcement
and intervention measures. We
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Born in Melrose and a lifelong
resident of Saugus, Bruce was
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for Saugus, though quite typical
for whatâ€™s going on throughout
the state. â€œThis isnâ€™t unique, what
Saugus is doing,â€ Oâ€™Regan said.
â€œHundreds of millions of dollars
a year are spent in the Commonwealth
on sewer rehabilitation,â€
he said.
In addition to his wife, Bruce
is survived by his son Robert
James Entwistle of FL and
his husband Eric, Bryan David
Entwistle and his wife Jen
of Gloucester, granddaughter
Grace. He was the brother
of Joyce DeCristoforo and her
husband Ron of FL. He was predeceased
by his brother Robert
J. Entwistle. Bruce was also
survived by many nieces and
nephews.
He was a late veteran of the
United States Coast Guard.
Donations in Bruceâ€™s memory
may be made to the charity of
your choice.
But the improvements to the
Saugus sewer system under a
state ACO involved major work
for the townâ€™s system, which is 120
years old with pipe sizes ranging
from four to 36 inches and 100
miles of sewer line weaving underground.
And it cost $25 million
to correct the main issue of sanitary
sewer overfl ows â€“ sewage
bubbling out of manholes onto
streets, and ultimately in the Saugus
River and other receiving waters,
according to Oâ€™Regan.
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sary to keep ourselves, family,
neighbors, and communities
safe. Continue to wear your
masks, wash hands, avoid gatherings,
and continue to follow
the CDC and MDPH guidelines.
â€œThe Saugus Health Department
strongly believes that additional
unrecognized cases DO
exist in Saugus. Due to the fact
that they are undetected, some
of these infected individuals
may not be properly isolated or
quarantined, which is why Governor
Baker [directed] to wear a
cloth face cover over [your] face
when around others, practice
social distancing, avoid gatherings,
and to follow the CDC and
MDPH guidance.
â€œAgain, this is a reminder that
the CDC and MDPH have provided
guidance to everyone regarding
preventing the spread
of the COVID-19 virus in the
Commonwealth.
â€œPlease follow CDC and MDPH
guidance to prevent COVID-19
illness by:
Clean your hands often for at
least: 20 seconds
Avoid touching your eyes,
nose, and mouth
Stay at least 6 feet between
yourself and others
Cover your mouth and nose
with a cloth face cover when
around others
â€œPlease stay healthy and
please call us with any needs.â€
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