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It was a mere 40 years ago I graduated from Saugus High School. It was at Stackpole Field, on a Sunday, early afternoon, sunny, humid and 85 degrees, but in most ways it was the same. We had numerous speeches, many recognitions of achievement, the band playing, and nearly 400 students getting their diplomas. The ceremony took probably around two hours, but for the 17-year-old me, it seemed more like six hours. That said, I didn’t and you don’t want to listen to your superintendent ramble on about the past, present, or future. My goal today is to leave you with some important words of advice. Every year, I try to be profound or profess some sort of great wisdom, but it never seems to go exactly as planned. Five years ago the students were sitting 10 feet apart, while another year we had to make a mad dash to get to the gym to finish graduation in the midst of a fast moving thunderstorm. Nothing is ever typLawrence A. 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High school graduation is a tremendous accomplishment, but the summit is a long, long way to go. Moving forward you need to continue to climb, overcoming obstacles Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Michael Hashem (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) and challenges. While you do so try to enjoy the hike and do not overlook the small successes. Those are often the greatest moments. Carry on, carry over, and carry forward. To every graduate, I wish you the best of luck in your future POT BUSINESS | FROM PAGE 1 ted in advance by emailing p.silverman@vicentellp.com or asked during the meeting,” it said. In addition, the company said it would make a presentation at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to anyone emailing the request. Sanctuary Medicinals promotes itself as “a vertically-integrated, multi-state cannabis company with operations in Florida, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.” The company also obtained a provisional retail license in New Jersey. It’s already received favorendeavors and I will leave you with a quote that has always steered me in the right direction. In the words of LL Cool J, “When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay g able reviews from town officials in Saugus. Sanctuary was only one of two candidates that received a recommendation from the seven-member Marijuana Establishment Review Committee (MERC) for the S-2 permit. The business received a total of 118 points out of a possible 140 in a scoring system. “The Respondent’s proposed location is advantageous, and its extensive cannabis experience and current vertical integration business model are significant benefits,” the committee concluded in its analysis. “The Respondent has a multi-level cultivation and processing facility in Littleton, along with three medical dispensaries and two adult-use retail dispensaries operating in Massachusetts. The site visit to the medical dispensary in Danvers was professional and well-run,” it continued. “The Respondent appeared to be one of the strongest positioned to open, succeed, and provide minimal or manageable impact to the surrounding neighborhood,” it noted. In December of 2023, Sanctuary Medicinals became the first to receive a special permit (S-2) under town zoning bylaws, on a 4-0 vote by the Board of Selectmen. ׉ 7cassandra://U-my_w3v833f264XQnJvlt9T3iiAc_gCv4WSY5UCNdE5C`hJ}H ="׉ETHE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 13, 2025 Page 3 Saugus High School graduation 2025 The Class President’s Address By Hannah Duong G ood evening students, family, faculty, and friends. Welcome to the Saugus High School Class of 2025’s graduation ceremony. My name is Hannah Duong and I am the Senior Class President. I would first like to thank the people who played a crucial role in making me who I am today. Thank you to my teachers who NEVER gave up on me, especially the ones who might not be here today, but taught me that our lives aren’t over after losing a friend, failing a chem test, or because it was only Monday. To Mr. Brazile and Mrs. Pires, on behalf of the class, I cannot express enough how much you two have done for us. Your guidance has been an instrumental part of our success and we could not have done it without you. After today, we will no longer have to hear Mrs. Pires shouting “PAY YOUR CLASS DUES!”, but in some weird way, I know that’s something that we’ll all miss. Lastly, thank you to my mom, dad, Alannah, and Kevin for your endless love and support that made this moment possible. To the Class of 2025, today marks the end of one chapter, self reminiscing about the moments I wish I had held onto just a little longer. In the end, the real measure of our high school experience is not the letters and numbers found on our transcripts. They are the long-lasting memories we’ve made and the tight bonds that we’ve built. This made me realize that the people do really make the place. Saugus High Class of 2025, it has been the greatest honor to lead our class, and I am endlessly grateful to be one of you. Thank you, and CONGRATULATIONS!! SHS Class of 2025 President Hannah Duong (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) but more importantly, the beginning of another. Our wise advisor once said “Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.” These words remind us to make the most of every moment, because the future is never guaranteed. So hold your memories close, but don’t be afraid to chase what’s ahead. An ideology that deeply resonates with me is living in the moment. We spend most of our lives hoping for more, however, we never truly take the time to embrace what is right here in front of us. We wait all school year to graduate, all week for the weekend, all of the winter for the summer, and all of our childhood wishing for adulthood, but it is important that we remember to fully engage with the present, enjoy the good and the bad, because all that we truly have is now. Senior year has brought us so many of our “lasts” — our last year of being kids, our last walk through the hallways, our last moments on the field, on the court. But most importantly, it’s been our last year together as a class. As we look back, I hope each of you can say you made the most of what you were given because I know I catch my~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ RE: Broadway Project F or five years, Ward 1 in Lynn has watched the Broadway Project transform our streets, delivering fresh pavement and restored sidewalks along Broadway and parts of Lynnfield Street. But where the city’s work stops and the state’s control over Lynnfield Street begins, we’re stuck with a crumbling and hazardous area. 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Others were not so good, like spending 12 hours on Font’s essay sets every weekend, or seeing that Dr. Clifford posted a new Spanish assignment even though there’s a sub in her class. Now, I could go on about our memories here at SMHS, but I bring them to light today because I want to talk a little bit about perspective. More specifically, our unique NUMBER ONE STUDENT: Victor Phan finished as the top scholastically ranked student in the Class of 2025, earning the honor of being the class Valedictorian. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) perspectives on life and what we bring to the table. We’ve all experienced our fair share, both good and bad, and most of us may want to suppress those bad moments of our lives and focus only on the good. I mean, it feels much better to win than it does to lose, right? But every memory is an integral part of your perspective, an important part of your identity as a growing individual. Each moment you’ve lived through, every tear, every laugh, every bit of emotion, plays a role in how you treat others, approach life, and ultimately carry yourself as a person. I’m Buddhist, and in Buddhism, we focus a lot on karma and balance. The good must always balance out the bad and vice versa, as that is simply the nature of the universe. You cannot have only one or the other. I believe this also applies to our identities as individuals. Your soul canTHE VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS | SEE PAGE 6 Spring is Here! ׉ 7cassandra://EU7Qdc31q90pUJURN8b3EQjNJR4Z15EKzQPQkC5zT109`hJ}H ="׉ETHE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 13, 2025 Page 5 Saugus High School graduation 2025 The Salutatorian Address By Anowar Mahabub G ood evening, everyone. My name is Anowar Mahabub, and I feel extremely honored to stand before you today as the Salutatorian of Saugus High’s class of 2025. Before I start, I want to express deep gratitude to the people who made this day possible. I want to thank all the incredible teachers and administrators for your continuous guidance and support. To parents and friends of graduates, your presence makes today even more memorable. Thank you. I’d also like to thank the custodians who are the behind-thescenes heroes who keep our school proper for us. I’d also like to thank my parents for tion of our accomplishments and growth. To be honest, when I fi rst realized that I had to give a speech, I didn’t think much of it. It was the third quarter of my senior year, and it didn’t feel real. But as we neared the June 6th graduation date, reality had taken hold of me. I knew I wasn’t a public speaker, and I knew I wasn’t even the best writer. A couple of weeks before THE SALUTATORIAN ADDRESS | SEE PAGE 20 NUMBER TWO STUDENT: Anowar Mahabub fi nished as the second highest scholastically ranked student in the Class of 2025, earning the honor of being the Class Salutatorian at last Friday’s 154th Commencement Exercises at Saugus High School. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) 50 their sacrifi ces and for providing unconditional support throughout my academic journey. Lastly, to the class of 2025 – thank you. Thank you for showing resilience, heart, and growth in the last four years. 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Born in Boston and raised in Revere, Mr. DiBlasi was the son of the late Daniel and Josephine (Michaels) DiBlasi. Maurice was a firefighter for the City of Revere for over 30 years and was a WWII U.S. Navy Veteran. A resident of Saugus for the past 20 years, he was a member of the Saugus Senior Center. Maurice was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great great-grandfather. Mr. DiBlasi is survived by his three daughters, Patricia Howell, Joanne Delisio and Lisa Baglieri and her husband John; eleven grandchildren, John, Jennifer, Jeff, Nicole, Conrad, Adam, Alyssa, Erika, Michelle, Daniel and Christopher; twelve great-grandchildren, Steven, Madison, Nathan, Jackson, Lila, Steven, Layla, Eden, Jacob, Olivia. Zander and Reese; two great great-grandchildren, Ariel and Ben; and one brother, James DiBlasi. He was preFOR RENT - EVERETT 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts. All New - Off-Street Parking - Central AC - Gas Heat - Hardwood Floors. Going Fast! Call: (617) 839-8954 & leave message THE SALUTATORIAN ADDRESS | FROM PAGE 5 deceased by his son, Daniel DiBlasi and two brothers and two sisters. Relatives and friends were invited to attend visitation in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, on Thursday June 5th followed by a funeral service in the funeral home. Entombment in Holy Cross Mausoleum in Malden. In lieu of flowers, donations in Maurice’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org. today, I kept asking myself, “How am I gonna do this?” I plagued my dad with questions on how to give this speech, and I was genuinely anxious. But somewhere between that panic and me speaking here today, I realized something important: growth doesn’t come from comfort. If I had turned down this opportunity, I would have missed a chance to push my limits and prove to myself that I’m more capable than I thought. So today, I stand here not as a perfect speaker by any means or a perfect writer, but as a student just like all of us, who has experienced growth. But today isn’t about me – it’s about all of those sitting here today in our red caps and gowns. So, class of 2025, I want to leave you all with one suggestion: to live life with intention. Lean into the unknown, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www. thewarrengroup.com. BUYER1 Beck, Alexander K Dinsdale, Scott L Peng, Wenzhe Szabo, Sandor BUYER2 Beck, Samara D Sato, Midori Zheng, Yu SELLER1 North East Const Svcs Inc Daddario, Albert Surabian, Ariana C Jpk Holdings Nt SELLER2 Surabian, Jacob W Coleman, Paul J of what city called “Hog Butcher for the World”? 1. June 13 is World Softball Day; the game was first called by other names, including what that includes an animal’s name? 2. What is a Trekkie? 3. The title of what 1902 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle includes the name of a typeface? 4. On June 14, 1777, what group approved the national flag design of the Stars and Stripes? 5. On what TV star’s shows were the June Taylor Dancers featured? 6. In what year was the first known use of the term “snail mail”: 1982, 1990 or 2021? 7. The Bridge of Flowers is in what county with a Founding Father namesake? 8. June 15 is Father’s Day; in 2017 the Guinness World Record for largest game of catch on Father’s Day was in a suburb 9. What member of the “Rat Pack” is known for popularizing the song “That’s Life”? 10. The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee winning word was éclaircissement, which means what? 11. What poet liked to stay in her family home and wrote, “To see the Summer Sky / Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie – / True Poems flee –“? 12. On June 16, 1784, what country that is part of The Netherlands forbid wearing orange clothing? 13. How are computer glitch, insect and nonspecific sickness similar? ADDRESS 463 Central St 71 Hammersmith Dr 43 Staaf Rd 363 Central St CITY Saugus Saugus Saugus Saugus 14. Who was the first U.S. president (from New England) who did not own slaves? 15. On June 17, 1775, was the Battle of Bunker Hill; which side had more casualties? 16. Which state (Wright Brothers were born there) was technically not a state until 1953? 17. June 18 is International Sushi Day; in 1958 why was conveyor belt sushi invented? 18. How are Springer, Cocker and King Charles similar? 19. In which state is the largest national park: Alaska, Nevada or New Mexico? 20. On June 19, 1897, Moe Howard was born; he was part of what threesome? DATE 05.23.25 05.20.25 05.23.25 05.23.25 PRICE 684000 935000 805000 660000 ANSWERS and don’t be afraid to stumble. As we all pursue our careers after high school, I encourage all of you to try new things and not fear failure. Famous statesman and American wartime leader Winston Churchill once said, “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” As we all move into a brandnew phase of our lives, we are all bound to be met with failure in some way. Whether it’s not getting the job we wanted, feeling lost in new surroundings, or simply making the wrong call, we will all face setbacks. But, amidst the immediate frustration or emotions we may feel, it’s important to realize the benefits failure holds. Failure doesn’t mean the end. It means we tried, and trying despite fear and uncertainty is how we will all grow. So, Class of 2025, as we step into this new THE SALUTATORIAN ADDRESS | SEE PAGE 21 1. Kitten ball 2. A Star Trek fan 3. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” (The Baskerville typeface was designed in 1757.) 4. Continental Congress 5. Jackie Gleason’s 6. 1982 7. Franklin County, Massachusetts 8. Chicago (about 2,000 participants) 9. Frank Sinatra (“…I know I’m gonna change that tune / when I’m back on top, back on top in June”) 10. “a clearing up of something obscure” 11. Emily Dickinson 12. Holland (The once French state of Orange was inspiration for dissidents wearing orange.) 13. They are all bugs. 14. John Adams 15. The British, although they won 16. Ohio (In 1802 the Ohio Constitution was approved, but Congress forgot to approve it.) 17. Osaka restaurant owner Yoshiaki Shiraishi wanted to streamline restaurant operations. 18. They are spaniel breeds. 19. Alaska (Wrangell-St. Elias National Park) 20. The Three Stooges ׉ 7cassandra://h_CTW0CzpyyK4ZOPmtzpLBhiB41eG6uRYD20dx66jz07`hJ}H ="׉E THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 13, 2025 BEACON | FROM PAGE 19 Mon. 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Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. THE SALUTATORIAN ADDRESS | FROM PAGE 19 chapter of our lives, don’t be afraid to try new things. Don’t be scared to get out of your comfort zone, you may even discover new passions. And don’t ever take failure as a final verdict; every failure is just a stepping stone on each of our paths to success. Our last four years prove our ability to stay resilient, so I inspire all of you to continue to do so in the years that follow. I know a lot of us here today are eager to leave, so I’ll keep this brief. Class of 2025, congratulations to each and every one of you here today. We did it. Thank you. Clean-Outs! 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It’s a beautiful and inspiring movie about her ministry to immigrants.” Cabrini knew as a child she was called to be a nun; she would pretend she was sending out her missionaries as she loaded her paper boats with fl owers then fl oated them down the river. In her imagination, the fl owers were her missionaries being shipped out into the world – remarkably, an exact blueprint of her future life. In 1889, Mother Cabrini was sent to New York by the Pope to minister to the Italian immigrants with her six Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She combed rat-infested streets to fi nd and take in street orphans, later buying properties and building with entrepreneurial finesse. Eventually, Mother Cabrini sent out Missionaries all over the world to build orphanages fulfi lling her childhood visions. One of her known sayings was “I can do all things in Him who strengthens me.” New York Mayor Gould, whom she eventually SAUGUS FENWICK CLASS OF 2025: Eight Saugus residents recently graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody. Pictured from left to right are Ava DiFelice, Caroline Salvo, Brayden Cliff ord, Ryan Hartigan, Colin Churches, Ashley Atkinson, Gabriella Maiuri and Aidan Chane. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) won over, said, “It’s a shame that you’re a woman mother,” to which Mother Cabrini replied, “Oh No, Mr. Mayor, men could not do what we do.” Mother Cabrini passed in December 22, 1917, at age 67. She became a Canonized Saint in 1946. She is the Patroness of Immigrants. TRINITY REAL ESTATE 321 MAIN STREET | SAUGUS, MA | VILLAGE PARK TrinityHomesRE.com Curious what your property is worth? Reach out today for a FREE market analysis specific to you and your home! Put your dreams in our hands! 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