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Special Town Meeting approves bylaw
changes to steer new development in
business highway district toward more
commercial and less residential
By Mark E. Vogler
S
everal members marveled
at Tuesday nightâ€™s Special
Town Meeting on how well
Town Moderator Stephen N.
Doherty completed a tedious,
but necessary task before one
of the most important votes in
recent years. Doherty spent
close to 78 minutes reading
into the record a 24-page article
to revamp the Route 1
Business Highway Sustainable
Zoning District (BHSD) bylaw
adopted back in 2015.
Town Meeting members
spent another hour debating
the pros and cons of the measure
coauthored by Precinct
2 Town Meeting Member Joe
Vecchione and Selectman Michael
Serino. But in the end,
the bylaw changes â€“ which
were opposed vigorously by
Planning Board Chair Peter A.
Rosetti, Jr., who warned they
might send the wrong message
to developers and infl
uence them to â€œbypass Saugusâ€
â€“ breezed through with
considerably more than the
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Headed to Hybrid
Providing thereâ€™s not another postvacation
COVID-19 spike, Saugus Public
Schools are scheduled to reopen classes
for the fi rst time in a nearly a year
By Mark E. Vogler
A
fter three announced starts
got cancelled because of
a sudden surge in confirmed
COVID-19 cases in town, Saugus
Public Schools are making defi nitive
plans to reopen.
â€œI am comfortable in saying I
think itâ€™s time as a district that we
begin to bring kids back,â€ School
Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi,
Jr. told the School Committee
at last weekâ€™s (Thursday, Feb.
11) meeting.
â€œWeâ€™re ready to come back â€¦
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A cross on the forehead
Parishioner Donna Zinna of Blessed Sacrament Parish administers ashes to Robert Oâ€™Leary on Wednesday
(Feb. 17) during the churchâ€™s fi rst Ash Wednesday drive-by observance, with precautions taken to
prevent the spread of COVID-19. People administering and receiving the ashes wore facial coverings.
An estimated crowd of about 400 people showed up for the observance, which marks the beginning
of Lent for people of the Christian faith. For the story and photos, please see page 5.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
We have the PPE [personal protection
equipment],â€ he said.
On the next day, he released
a 10-minute video (Superintendentâ€™s
Special Report â€“ February
12, 2021) in which he outlined
the specifi c details for reopening
under the so-called Hybrid
learning model â€“ which allows
two days of in-person learning
a week, alternating with remote
learning.
Under the school district plans
Dr. DeRuosi briefed the School
Committee on last week:
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While people often think of robins as a sign of spring, not all of
them migrate south for the winter â€“ like this robin in a tree near
Pirateâ€™s Glen. For story and photo highlights, see this weekâ€™s Saugus
gardens in the pandemic on page 12.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Rep Giannino assigned legislative committees
B
OSTON â€“ On Friday, February
12, 2021, Speaker
of the Massachusetts House of
Representatives Ronald Mariano
(D-Quincy) appointed legislators
to various legislative
committees for the 2021-2022
Session of the General Court.
Newly elected State Representative
Jessica Ann Giannino
(D-Revere) was appointed
to serve on four committees:
â€¢ The Joint Committee on Environment,
Natural Resources
and Agriculture
â€¢ The Joint Committee on
Economic Development and
Emerging Technologies
â€¢ The Joint Committee on Advanced
Information Technology,
the Internet and Cybersecurity
â€¢
The Joint Committee on
Election Laws
â€œI want to express my gratitude
to Speaker Mariano for
appointing me to these four
committees, and I am excited
to get to work on the business
at hand for the upcoming session,â€
said Representative Giannino.
â€œIn their own ways,
each committee will allow me
to advocate for various needs
of the Sixteenth Suffolk District
in unique ways.â€
The Joint Committee on En$2.19
vironment,
Natural Resources
and Agriculture is charged
with considering matters concerning
the Department of
Conservation & Recreation,
natural resources and the environment,
air, water and noise
pollution, as well as hunting
and fishing, conservation, solid
waste disposal and sewerage.
â€œRepresenting a coastal district
that is home to not only Americaâ€™s
First Public Beach, but
key regional rivers, and one of
the most significant saltwater
marshes north of Boston, as
well as host to the nationâ€™s oldest
solid waste incinerator and
an unlined ash landfill that is in
the midst of an Area of Critical
Environmental Concern, I am
excited to serve on the Joint
Committee on Environment,
Natural Resources and Agriculture,â€
said Representative
Giannino. â€œI believe that I will
be able to use my voice on the
Jessica A. Giannino
State Representative
ENRA Committee to advocate
for a cleaner, healthier environment
for communities like
Revere, Chelsea, and Saugus
which have been plagued with
a myriad of environmental issues.
I look forward to working
with Chairwoman Dykema
and the other members of the
committee to advance legislation
that will help to improve
our Commonwealthâ€™s environment.â€
The
Joint Committee on
Economic Development and
Emerging Technologies is responsible
for considering legislation
relative to commercial
and industrial establishments,
casino gambling and
gaming, industrial development,
the racing industry, science
and technology, economic
development, retention of
science or technology-intensive
industries, innovation systems
from research to development,
medical technology,
medical devices, environmental
technologies, classroom applications,
and workforce technology
training and development.
â€œAs the State Representative
who represents three
communities which have economic
development on the
forefront of their municipal
agendas, I am beyond excited
to serve on the Joint Committee
on Economic Development
and Emerging Technologies,â€
said Representative Giannino.
â€œServing on this committee
will give me good insight
into the overarching picture
that Revere, Chelsea and
Saugus have been painting in
recent years to attract development
that creates jobs and
spurs the regional economy. I
am thrilled to get to work with
Chairman Parisella and the
members of the committee
to support policies which will
make our Commonwealthâ€™s
economy stronger.â€
The Joint Committee on Advanced
Information Technology,
the Internet and Cybersecurity
is a newly created legislative
committee this year that
is tasked with considering issues
relating to advanced information
technology, cybersecurity
and cyber threats, as
well as advanced public telecommunications
networks, the
internet, broadband access,
and fifth-generation telecommunications.
â€œSince the onset
of the COVID pandemic and
remote learning, I have become
increasingly concerned
for the urgent need for widespread
broadband access, especially
in Gateway Cities like
Revere and Chelsea. The pandemic,
which has changed
our lives in so many ways, has
shown just how much of a necessity
internet access is in the
twenty-first century,â€ said Representative
Giannino. â€œAdditionally,
as the internet continues
to evolve, and more of
our daily activities become virtual,
cybersecurity must be at
the forefront of issues to consider.
I look forward to working
with Chairwoman Campbell,
and am hopeful the work
of this committee creates policy
to help make our information
technology more secure.â€
The role of the Joint Committee
on Election Laws is to
consider bills in the Legislature
that concern elections.
â€œElections are the cornerstone
of our democracy, and ensuring
that our elections â€“ from local
to state to federal â€“ are safe,
fair and equitable is something
all representatives in a democratic
government should seek
to preserve,â€ said Representative
Giannino. â€œI look forward
to working alongside Chairman
Ryan this session on this
committee.â€
Former Saugus postal worker
charged with stealing gift cards last
year from residents on his mail route
A
former letter carrier who
worked for nearly 20 years
in Saugus has been fired following
his arrest for stealing
gift cards from customers on
his mail route. Brian Thibodeau,
48, of Danvers, was indicted on
one count of theft of mail by
an employee of the U.S. Postal
Service, according to a recent
press release issued by the U.S.
Attorneyâ€™s Office in Boston.
Thibodeau, who had delivered
mail for the Saugus Post
Office beginning in 2001, allegedly
stole customersâ€™ gift
cards sent in the mail and spent
them for his personal use, according
to federal prosecutors.
They said he admitted to stealing
about $2,000 worth of gift
cards from postal customers on
his route last year.
Federal agents arrested Thibodeau
at his home last week.
He was released on conditions
following an initial appearance
before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Marianne B. Bowler.
If convicted, Thibodeau faces
a possible prison sentence of
up to five years. He also could
receive three years of supervised
release, a fine of $250,000,
or twice the gross gain or loss,
whichever is greater; and restitution.
Sentences are imposed
by a federal district court judge
based on the U.S. Sentencing
Guidelines and other statutory
factors.
U.S. Attorney Andrew E.
Lelling and the Inspector in
Charge of the United States
Postal Service Office of Inspector
General, Northeast Area Office,
Matthew Modafferi, made
the announcement last week.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia
M. Carris, Deputy Chief of
Lellingâ€™s Public Corruption &
Special Prosecutions Unit, is
prosecuting the case.
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Honoring a â€œSaugus Legendâ€
Family of the late Dick Barry expresses thanks to Saugus Annual Town Meeting for voting to
rename the Saugus Senior Center after longtime town government and community leader
Editorâ€™s Note: At Tuesday
nightâ€™s (Feb. 16) Special Town
Meeting, members voted unanimously
to rename the Saugus
Senior Center Building â€œThe
Richard Barry Senior Center,â€ in
honor of the late Saugus residentâ€™s
contributions to local and
community affairs over the last
50 years â€“ particularly for the
Senior Center. At the time of his
death last October, at the age of
89, Barry was still serving Saugus
as a longtime member of
the Council on Aging, which he
chaired for many years. The following
is the letter which Barryâ€™s
daughter, Kathleen Capobianco,
read to Town Meeting
members on Tuesday night before
they voted to rename the
Senior Center after Barry.
G
ood evening, I am Richard
â€œDickâ€ Barryâ€™s daughter,
Kathleen Capobianco. On behalf
of my mother Eleanor and
my siblings Maureen, Rich and
Stephen I would like to start off
by thanking the Saugus Board of
Selectmen, Chairman Anthony
Cogliano, Corrine Riley, Jeff Cicolini,
Deb Panetta, and Michael
Serino for voting to put forth the
warrant to name the Saugus Senior
Center the Richard J. â€œDickâ€
Barry Saugus Senior Center. It is
fitting that my Dadâ€™s fifty plus
years of town service started
in Town Meeting as a Precinct
10 town meeting member and
the circle is now complete that
Town Meeting will vote today on
honoring his legacy by naming
the Senior Center after him. Interestingly,
one of his most treasured
possessions was his gavel
from when he served as Town
Moderator. He was well versed
in Robertâ€™s Rules of Order and
was a stickler for running a good
meeting on time so I will try to
be brief.
Naming the Senior Center after
my dad would be the utmost
honor to end a lifetime of
dedication to community service.
My dad loved the Town of
Saugus and the town of Saugus
loved him. He has been called a
â€œSaugus Legendâ€ having served
for 40 years in the elected offices
of Town Moderator, Chairman
of the School Committee,
and on the Board of Selectmen.
He then spent another ten plus
years as Chairman of the Council
on Aging. His civic contributions
included Director of CYO,
Member of Saugus American
Little League, he was Grand Marshall
of the homecoming parade
for the boys who made it
to the Little League World Senisce
about the good old days.
My father would be so humbled
to have the Senior Center
bear his name. As a family we
could not be any prouder of all
of my dadâ€™s accomplishments
and are so grateful to the town
for this beautiful tribute. It would
be our hope as a family that his
name will live on as a person
dedicated to his town and community
and that upon seeing his
name on the Senior Center, others
will be inspired to follow in
his footsteps.
Thank you to all of the Town
Meeting members for your consideration
in this vote.
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PROUD TO LEAD: The late Richard J. â€œDickâ€ Barry took great
pride in holding a gavel while presiding over meetings â€“ as
Saugus Town Meeting moderator, Chair of the Saugus School
Committee and chair of the Saugus Council on Aging. Barry
also served as a Saugus Selectman. During a Special Town
Meeting this week, members recognized his decades of public
service and community involvement by voting to rename
the Saugus Senior Center after him.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
ries in 2003, Director of Saugus
High School Sports Hall of Fame,
a church usher at St. Margaretâ€™s,
and a member of the Saugus
VFW, Saugus Historical Society,
Saugus Lodge of Elks, Lifetime
Member of Saugus Knights of
Columbus and the Saugus Italian-American
Club where he
might have been the only Irish
member at the time. He became
the friendly voice of the
Saugus High Football games
for over nine years. He worked
selflessly to build the new Saugus
Senior Center helping secure
a $750,000 state grant to
help offset the cost. The bench
out front of the Saugus Senior
Center bears his name as does a
plaque at the Veteranâ€™s Baseball
field for all his years of involvement
with town Little League.
During his retirement he wrote
the monthly article for the Senior
Center Golden Spirit Newsletter
and included a column
for jokes. He was also President
of the Menâ€™s Club. His record
of service to the community of
Saugus is unmatched. Saugus
is a better place because of the
hard work, care and dedication
of Dick Barry.
He helped anyone who asked
for his help and gave his time to
causes he held dear to his heart.
To this day when any of us say we
are Dick Barryâ€™s children, someone
inevitably replies I know
your dad from Little League, CYO
basketball, town politics, the senior
center â€“ what a great guy.
He was once quoted in the paper
after being honored for the
Community Service Award as
saying â€œI could never be the one
who sat on the sidelines. I was
never good at practical things
like fixing stuff around the house
but I could handle finances and
politics and speaking in public. I
liked being involved.â€ He spent a
good deal of his retirement golfing
and participating in events
at the Senior Center he helped
build. He enjoyed emceeing
many events and attending
holiday parties there where he
would sit with the new and old
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
â€œExpress Yourself! Fun and easy art experimentsâ€
Local artist Kelly Slater and the Saugus Public Library invite the public to enjoy free online art workshops
Editorâ€™s Note: The following info
is from a joint press release by local
artist Kelly Slater and the Saugus
Public Library â€“ to let Saugus
town residents know about a series
of free online art workshops
which begin next week (Thursday,
Feb. 25).
K
elly Slater teams up with
the Saugus Public Library
this winter and spring to present
four free online workshops, â€œExpress
Yourself! Fun and Easy Art
Experiments.â€ Ranging in subject
from kitchen table printmaking
to artists accordion books, the
workshops share a common emphasis
on fun and experimentation.
No previous art experience
is required, and all art supplies
will be provided free at the Saugus
Public Library in â€œTake and
Makeâ€ bags.
â€¢ The series will kick off on
Thursday, Feb. 25 with â€œKitchen
Table Printmaking.â€ Participants
will explore the many possibilities
of making â€œtraceâ€ or â€œtransferâ€
prints using common arts
and crafts supplies, as well as office
supplies.
â€¢ In the second workshop, to be
held Thursday, March 11, we will
explore several different ways of
making watercolor prints.
â€¢ The third session, scheduled
for Thursday, April 15, will focus
on drawing experiments and will
invite participants to overcome
any and all fears of drawing by
letting go of control.
â€¢ Finally, the series will conclude
on Thursday, April 29 with
a foray into making accordion-style
artists books.
All four sessions will last 90
minutes â€“ running from 6:308:00
p.m. on a Thursday. Workshops
are open to ages teens
through adults. Students may
sign up for anywhere from one
to all four sessions. Advance registration
is required through the
Saugus Public Library. Zoom information,
as well as information
about how and when to pick up
â€œTake and Makeâ€ art supply bags,
will be sent to all registered students.
Space is limited â€“ so be
sure save your spot by registering
by Monday, February 22 at
the latest for the first workshop.
At the end of the four sessions,
interested students can submit
class work for a virtual art exhibit,
hosted through the Saugus Public
Library website.
To reserve your space at the
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and trees. For the past several years, she has focused on the
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is not just for experts. Instead, art can and should be fun and
accessible. All people can improve both their artistic skills and
their quality of life simply by making art into a playful and experimental
form of recreation.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
SOME OF KELLY SLATERâ€™S WORK: Birch Trees.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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A COVID-19-safe beginning to Lent
First Ash Wednesday drive-by draws hundreds to Blessed Sacrament Parish
By Tara Vocino
A
bout 400 people â€“ most
of them wearing facial
coverings while practicing social
distancing â€“ received ashes
during Blessed Sacrament
Parishâ€™s first Ash Wednesday
drive-by.
â€œThere was a tremendous
demand for ashes,â€ Father Rev.
Tim Kelleher said. â€œEveryone
felt safe and comfortable while
remaining in their car, masked.â€
He and fellow clergy distributed
ashes using a Q-tip
while drivers and passengers
remained in their car during
the Wednesday (Feb. 17) observance.
YOUNG
WORSHIPERS: Coming out during February School Vacation
to accept ashes on their foreheads are friends Hunter
Arsenault, 13; Mia Shawdee, 10; Teaghan Arsenault, 10; and
Cadin Arsenault, 7.
(Saugus Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
ADMINISTERS OF THE ASH: Pictured from left to right are Deacon
Rev. Jorge Patino, parishioner Donna Zinna and Rev. Timothy
Kelleher during the administering of ashes during the
first Ash Wednesday drive-by at Blessed Sacrament Parish on
Wednesday (Feb. 17).
Deacon Rev. Jorge Patino
said it was rewarding to see
hundreds of people being
faithful to church tradition. â€œIt
was an overwhelming feeling
to see so many people coming
to our parish,â€ Patino said.
Approximately 250 people
came in the morning shift, including
children on February
School Vacation, according to
Kelleher.
A PASSIONATE TURNOUT: The line was backed up in the church
parking lot and down Summer Street.
Kelleher explained that Ash
Wednesday, in the Roman
Catholic tradition, is an internal
disposition to reflect on how
people can improve their lives
in relation to God. It also marks
Saugus
Democratic Town
Committee hosts
Zoom meeting
on Feb. 28
he Saugus Democratic
Town Committee
will meet via Zoom on
Sunday, February 28 at
7 p.m. The topics will include
the 2021 yearly calendar,
speaker roster and
long-range planning. All
Saugus Democrats are
welcome to join the SDTC
to help elect Democrats
to public office. For information
on attending
and membership, please
email us at saugusdtc@
gmsil.com.
T
the first day of Lent observed
by many of the Christian faith,
seven weeks before Easter.
Parishioner Donna Zinna,
who helped to distribute ashes,
said they were touched
SIGN OF THE CROSS: Robert
Gatchell received his ashes.
by peopleâ€™s appreciation and
reverence, even more so than
in previous years. â€œThey were
worried about us standing out
in the cold,â€ Zinna said. â€œThey
made sure weâ€™re okay.â€
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two-thirds vote necessary for
adoption. Members voted
38-2, with one abstention, to
pass Article 2, which, according
to its makers, essentially
â€œtweaksâ€ the 2015 bylaw that
created a zoning district on
Route 1 which encouraged
mixed use development.
But the primary mission of
the revamped Route 1 zoning
district is focused on correcting
some fl aws which prompted
a Special Town Meeting
to pass a two-year moratorium
on building multifamily
dwellings of three or more
units. Town offi cials expressed
concerns that an unanticipated
increase in the construction
of multifamily dwellings
was hurting the townâ€™s
tax base.
â€œRoute 1 is our commercial
corridor,â€ Selectman Serino
told Town Meeting members.
â€œTo allow residential only
would not be good for the
town,â€ he said.
With the two-year moratorium
set to end later this year,
Serino said it was important
for the town to protect itself
from developers who might
take advantage of fl aws in the
current zoning district.
â€œThe moratorium was a reaction
to poor development,â€
Vecchione said.
â€œAnd this proposal is a remedy
to the moratorium four
years later,â€ he said.
The minority view
The article for the revamped
Route 1 zoning district bylaw
crafted by Serino and Vecchione,
with help from Alex
Mello of the Planning Department,
drew support from
the Planning Board, a 4-1 endorsement
â€“ with the lone opposition
from its chair, Rossetti,
who is also a longtime Precinct
2 Town Meeting member.
Rossetti
told Town Meeting
members that it didnâ€™t seem
practical to adopt new zoning
regulations for the Route 1
district when the town was in
the process of adopting a new
Master Plan. â€œThe new zoning
may have to be tweaked,â€ Rossetti
said.
â€œIt would seem to make
more sense to fi rst create the
Master Plan, then make new
zoning changes. ...It kind of
seemed to be putting the cart
before the horse,â€ he said of
the new zoning changes.
Rossetti also said he believes
the inclusion of ratios in
the bylaw changes, which are
designed to encourage more
commercial development, is
unrealistic and might actually
hurt the town fi nancially
by aff ecting the tax base. He
warned that the vacancies of
buildings on Route 1 could
increase because of the new
zoning.
To make his argument, Rossetti
cited a proposed Route
1 development that will be
coming before the Planning
Board. It involves about 200
condominium units that are
set back from the highway.
The buildings would reach a
height of four stories. Under
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SALUTE TO SENIORS: The Saugus Girlsâ€™ Varsity Basketball Sachems enjoyed a win over Gloucester High
School, 41-33, on Tuesday during February Vacation Week. Pictured here is the fi nal home game for
seniors Captain/forward Cat Schena and Guard Haley McLaughlin.
(Courtesy photo, Ellen Schena)
the new regulations, the entire
fi rst fl oor of the development
â€“ 25 percent of the project
â€“ would be for commercial
use.
â€œI donâ€™t see that happening,â€
Rossetti said. â€œThatâ€™s going
to make the project unworkable,â€
he said.
â€œWhen you send a message
like that to developers, theyâ€™re
going to bypass Saugus,â€ Rossetti
warned. â€œ...And weâ€™re going
to see more and more vacancies
on Route 1 with our
commercial buildings,â€ he
added.
Rossetti advocated that the
article be tabled or defeated
outright. Town Meeting members
voted 32-7 against the
motion to table. Supporting
Rossetti in the motion to table
were Precinct 3 Town Meeting
Member William B. Stewart,
Precinct 6 Town Meeting
Member Kevin D. Currie
and Precinct 8 Town Meeting
Members Joia C. Cicolini, William
E. Cross III, Joan Fowler
and Thomas E. Traverse.
In the fi nal vote, only Precinct
3 Town Meeting Member
Stewart continued to back
Rossetti. â€œRoute 1 is going to
change whether we like it or
not,â€ Stewart said.
â€œThe Mall isnâ€™t going to exist,â€
he noted. He said the article
should be tabled â€œuntil
we see how the world is
changing.â€
â€œKeep Route 1 on Route 1â€
But the measure drew
strong praise from most of
the Town Meeting members
who spoke in support of it.
â€œRoute 1 is outdated and itâ€™s
time for a fresh look,â€ Precinct
10 Town Meeting Member Peter
Delios declared.
Precinct 2 Town Meeting
Member Robert J. Camuso, Sr.
said he was glad to see protection
provided to residents
in neighborhoods adjacent to
Route 1. â€œMy concern is â€˜keep
Route 1 on Route 1,â€™â€ Camuso
said.
â€œDonâ€™t access it through our
neighborhoods. I really think
the impact of Route 1 needs
to stay on Route 1,â€ he said.
Precinct 3 Town Meeting
Member Rick A. Smith called
the measure â€œa win for the
town.â€
He complained about not
being able to visit a Route 1
business because of the lack
of available parking. â€œItâ€™s time
we make changes for Route
1,â€ Smith said, adding that he
thought the proposal would
enhance the quality of life on
Saugusâ€™s major commercial
corridor.
â€œIâ€™m hoping that the Planning
Board gets the message
that the town wants to see
quality development,â€ Precinct
10 Town Meeting Member
Peter Manoogian said.
Precinct 10 Town Meeting
Member Steven C. DiVirgilio
said he abstained from the
vote because there was too
much information for him to
review on short notice prior
to the meeting.
That was also a complaint of
some of the supporters. â€œWe
had four days to decide,â€ Precinct
8 Town Meeting Member
Traverse said. â€œItâ€™s crazy.â€
Traverse took umbrage with
the fact that the article was
the primary work product
of just a handful of people â€“
which included just two Town
Meeting members. â€œItâ€™s insulting
to the work that was previously
done,â€ he said.
Serino cites key bylaw
changes
Selectman Serino stressed
that the new bylaw contains
about 75 percent of the original
version that was approved
in 2015. He said the
key changes to the BHSD bylaw
include:
â€¢ Requiring a minimum percentage
of commercial uses
ranging from 10 percent to 35
percent depending on lot size
â€¢ Including language requiring
that setbacks be maintained
and preserved as open
space
â€¢ Including language that all
developments over 100,000
square feet will require a minimum
common space area
of at least fi ve percent of the
gross fl oor area
â€¢ Adjustment in regards to
building height setback requirements
â€¢
Lowering the units per acre
from 30 to 25 units per acre
â€¢ Adjusting parking requirements
to refl ect realistic parking
needs
â€¢ Including language to
prevent traffi c from a development
accessing neighborhood
streets â€“ requiring
Route 1 access only.
â€¢ Encouraging collaboration
with the Massachusetts Department
of Transportation
regarding acceleration/deceleration
lanes on Route 1
Congratulations, Lady Sachem Seniors
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â€“Cohort A of the students in
grades Kindergarten through 5
will return to the Hybrid model
on Thursday, Feb. 25. During
the regular week, they will have
in-person classes on Tuesday and
Thursday.
â€“Cohort B of the students in
grades Kindergarten through 5
will return to the Hybrid model
on Friday, Feb. 26. During the regular
week, they will have in-person
classes on Wednesday and
Friday.
â€“Students in grades 6 through
12 are scheduled for their return
to the classroom on Tuesday,
March 2 at the Saugus Middle
High School Complex.
â€“Parents of students throughout
the entire school system will
continue to have the option of
having their children remain in
remote learning at home, but
will have to at least remain there
for five weeks if they request to
transfer into the hybrid learning
model later.
â€“â€œGrab and Goâ€ lunches will be
provided instead of the traditional
school meals served in the cafeteria,
at least for the current time.
â€“Parents with questions should
contact the building principal
for the school that their child attends.
School
Committee
supports DeRuosi
The full committee publicly
supported the superintendent
wholeheartedly at last weekâ€™s
(Feb. 12) meeting. There was no
formal vote, because it was DeRuosiâ€™s
decision to make.
Committee members called
on the community at-large to
help by not engaging in activity
that could lead to another spike
in confirmed COVID-19 cases in
Saugus. â€œIf we spike again, itâ€™s out
of our hands,â€ Committee Chair
Tom Whittredge said.
â€œWe can keep kids safe in
school, but we canâ€™t control
what goes on outside of school,â€
he said.
Committee Member Arthur
Grabowski said it would behoove
the community to reflect on the
spikes in COVID-19 cases which
occurred after the Thanksgiving
and Christmas holiday vacations
because some town residents
didnâ€™t practice social distancing,
wear masks or face coverings
and wash their hands frequently.
â€œItâ€™s up to the community,â€
Grabowski said.
â€œIf you want your child in
school, then letâ€™s abide by the
guidelines,â€ he said.
Grabowski said itâ€™s obvious
from what he has observed that
some residents are still participating
in family gatherings and not
taking proper precautions to protect
themselves by practicing social
distancing and wearing face
coverings.
Quarantines present
â€œbiggest challengeâ€
In his 10-minute video, which
can be viewed by clicking the
bar for school administration
on the town website or going
to https://www.saugus.k12.
ma.us/, DeRuosi talked about
the uncertainty of going into
the hybrid mode. â€œThe biggest
challenge we face is the inevitable
moment that a classroom
or a school is faced with
the need to quarantine staff
members and students,â€ DeRuosi
said.
â€œOther districts that are already
back have struggled with this as
we will as we come back to an
in-person learning model. We
will be monitoring our numbers
related to any kind of COVID absenteeism
or quarantining daily,â€
he said.
Classrooms where students
may be required to work remotely.
â€œThis is part of the new reality
we must face and deal with as
we move forward in an in-person
TELLING IT LIKE IT IS: Saugus Public Schools Superintendent
Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. provides parents a briefing on what to
expect and how to prepare while announcing plans for the
school district to begin reopening classes next week for K-5
and the following week for Grades 6 through 12.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
or staff come in close contact
with COVID-19 will be required
to switch from in-person learning
to remote for a 10-day period.
Like an unanticipated snow
day, parents should be prepared
to field an early morning call that
their childâ€™s class, team or school
learning model,â€ DeRuosi said.
â€œOn March 13, 2020, we closed
our schools for what we all
thought would be two weeks. Almost
a year later, we are just attempting
to bring our students
back,â€ he said. â€œWe all have to
make the adjustments to deal
with life in a COVID world.â€
Then DeRuosi offered the simple
advice which state and federal
health officials are telling citizens
every day:
â€¢ Wear masks.
â€¢ Do your best to socially distance.
â€¢
Wash your hands.
â€œThese are simple procedures
that have been demonstrated to
work to curb the spread of this virus,â€
DeRuosi said.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Firefighter training tempered by COVID-19
Virus concerns kept two Saugus Fire Dept. lieutenants from seeing their sonsâ€™ fire academy graduation ceremony
By Mark E. Vogler
F
ive first-year Saugus firefighters
and a Saugus resident
who is a member of a Fire
Department in another town
were among the recent graduates
of the Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy. But family
members didnâ€™t get to celebrate
their accomplishment
earlier this month because
of concerns about the graduation
ceremony being a super-spreader
for the Coronavirus.
Two fathers of the new
graduates â€“ who are also veteran
officers of the Saugus Fire
Department â€“ were especially
disappointed.
â€œBittersweet for me,â€ said
Saugus Fire Lieutenant Damian
Drella, whose 32-year-old
son, Alex Drella, graduated as
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SAUGUS FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS: Celebrating their recent graduation from the Massachusetts
Firefighting Academy (MFA) are, left to right, Christopher Hunt, James Cresta-Devine, Patrick
Cross, Ryan Henehan and Drew Oxley. Oxley graduated at the top of his class as the MFA Class
289 Honor graduate.
(Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate)
a paramedic/firefighter of the
Mendon Fire Department.
â€œDue to COVID restrictions,
no one was able to attend the
ceremonies. Myself graduating
30 years ago, 193 classes
apart, I could not be prouder,â€
Lt. Drella said.
Alex, a 2006 Saugus High
School graduate, was an EMT
for several years and studied
and achieved his Paramedic
credentials a few years ago. After
graduating from the academyâ€™s
career recruitment firefighting
program, he returned
to duty last week in Mendon
and took over as the EMS coordinator
for the Mendon Fire
Department. He also joined
the Worcester County scuba
dive rescue team and will be
training with them in the future.
Saugus
Fire Lieutenant William
E. Cross III also lamented
missing what would have been
one of those memorable family
events that got spoiled by
COVID-19. He wishes he could
have been there to share the
moment with son Patrick, 23,
who is a third-generation firefighter.
â€œIt was really tough,â€
said Lt. Cross, whose father â€“
William E. Cross, Jr. â€“ is a retired
Chelsea Fire Department captain
who served with that cityâ€™s
fire service for 35 years.
â€œGraduations are special and
a lot of work goes into them. I
graduated from the academy
in a class of 42 guys in 1995
and the academy lasted 12
weeks,â€ Cross said.
â€œPatrickâ€™s academy lasted 10
weeks and there were only 19
members in the class, because
of the COVID. Wish I could
have been there, but you gotta
make the best of a bad situationâ€¦â€
he said.
RECENT GRADUATE: Alex Drella, the son of Saugus Fire Lieutenant
Damian Drella, is a Mendon Fire Department firefighter/paramedic.
He shows off his diploma after completing a
grueling 10-week training program at the Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy earlier this month.
(Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate)
Patrick is a 2016 Saugus High
School graduate. He played for
and was captain of the hockey
and golf teams.
Here are the other four Saugus
Fire Department recruits
who just graduated from the
Firefighting Academy:
Jimmy Cresta-Devine, 24, is
a 2014 Saugus High School
graduate. Heâ€™s been a member
of the Army National Guard
for more than five years. His
mother and sister are teachers
in Saugus.
Ryan Henehan, 26, is a 2013
Saugus High School graduate.
He played basketball, football
and baseball and was captain
of the basketball and football
teams. Heâ€™s been a Sergeant
in the Army National Guard
since 2013.
Christopher Hunt, 22, is a
2017 Saugus High School
graduate. He wanted to be a
firefighter ever since junior
year of High School where he
shadowed the Fire Department
and met with the firefighters.
He said he â€œloved everything
about it and knew
right away that it was a perfect
fit for me.â€
Drew Oxley, 27, is a Saugus
High School Class of 2012
graduate. He was an assistant
captain of the Hockey Team.
Two other Saugus recruits
are expected to attend the
Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy next month â€“ Jonathan
Crombie and Nick Landry
â€“ according to Lt. Cross.
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Northeast Metro Tech students help with
renovation of historic Stoneham Fire Station
W
AKEFIELD â€“ Stoneham
Fire Chief Matthew Grafton
and Superintendent David
DiBarri of Northeast Metropolitan
Regional Vocational High
School (Northeast Metro Tech)
recently announced a collaboration
between the Stoneham
Fire Department and Northeast
Metro Tech.
Approximately 30 students
from the plumbing, electrical,
carpentry and HVAC programs
will be working at the
105-year-old fire station for
the next few months in order
to help renovate and update
the space. Students will work
in groups of five in order to
comply with COVID-19 guidelines.
The work will consist of
renovating a second floor to
accommodate the needs of
the department, relocating
the kitchen to the second floor
and turning the former kitchen
space into a gear storage
room â€“ and various other small
projects, such as replacing the
wheelchair ramp at the front of
the building.
These projects will help to
upgrade the space, as well as
increase health and safety conditions
at the facility for members
of the department. Currently,
the kitchen is located
right off the apparatus floor
and gear is stored nearby as
well. Creating this separation
of the working and living areas
will help to reduce this risk of
exposing firefighters to carcinogens
left on gear before it is
washed and cleaned after being
worn and used for a call.
The bathroom renovation will
help to fix plumbing leaks and
repair the dilapidated bathroom
to provide an upgraded
space for firefighters to use.
To ensure the work maintained
the historic nature of
partners,â€ DiBarri said. â€œPartnerships
like this help to enrich
the lives of our students
and I know this is something
that they really look forward
to each week.â€
Saugus Youth
Soccer Association
Northeast Metro Tech students repaired the ramp outside of
the Stoneham Fire Department to allow for safer access to the
building.
(Photo Courtesy of the Stoneham Fire Department)
the building, Grafton presented
the plans to the Massachusetts
Historical Commission,
which approved the plans.
â€œItâ€™s a win-win for everyone,â€
Grafton said. â€œThe students
learn from their experience,
the fire department has
a healthier work environment
and taxpayers are able to save
a significant amount of money
by not having to pay the cost
of labor. We greatly appreciate
Northeast Metro Tech for helping
us and are happy to help
them gain this experience.
This work wouldnâ€™t be possible
without them.â€
The group initially began
working on the project in early
2020, but had to pause due
to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already,
the group, which works
over the course of a few hours
four days a week, has made
progress on the bathroom renovations
and completed the
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Prince Pizzeria, William Sutton Lodge donates pizzas,
Valentineâ€™s Day cards for hundreds of seniors grab-and-go style
T
By Tara Vocino
he William Sutton Masonic
Lodge, Saugus Senior Center
and Prince Pizzeria cosponsored
a Valentineâ€™s Day graband-go
luncheon last Friday
morning at the Senior Center.
â€œWe know some of the seniors
through the lodge,â€ William
Sutton Masonic Lodge
Master Todd Galarneau said.
â€œItâ€™s a good way to give back,
putting a smile on their faces.â€
The fraternal, civic organization
split the cost of the takeand-bake
pizzas with Prince
Pizzeria. First Lady Lisa Galarneau
made approximately
250 Valentineâ€™s Day cards out
of card stock, stencils and ribbons.
Local
businesses and community
groups frequently step
up to sponsor the monthly luncheons,
which are often centered
around the holidays. The
next one will be St. Patrickâ€™s
Pictured in the top row, from left to right, are Chaplain Mahmoud Diab, 4th District Deputy Grandmaster Alan Welch, William
Sutton Lodge Master Todd Galarneau, Marshal Robert â€œTobyâ€ Reed, senior Kenneth Strum, First Lady/Grand Deputy Lisa Galarneau
and Lodge candidate Antonio Manenti. Pictured in the bottom row, from left to right, are Senior Center Director Joanne
Olsen with Administrative Assistant Laurie Davis.
Day, according to Senior Center
Director Joanne Olsen.
For the Valentineâ€™s Day luncheon,
Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation
& Healthcare Center
put together bags of candy to
accompany the main meal of
two individual take-and-bake
pizzas from Prince Pizzeria.
Seniors said they appreciated
the gifts, although they
didnâ€™t stay long due to temperatures
in the single digits.
Senior Kenneth Strum, who
lives on Endicott Street, said
itâ€™s a great treat to have while
everyone is shut in during
the pandemic. Following the
event, 26 meals were delivered
to the homebound.
Senior William Mills, inside the car, with Lodge Master Todd
Galarneau
Beside a â€œThank Youâ€ sign, pictured from left to right, are William
Sutton Masonic Lodge Marshal Tobey Reed, wearing a
heart tie, with Senior Center Administrative Assistant Laurie
Davis, wearing a heart headband, and Senior Center Director
Joanne Olsen.
First Lady Lisa Galarneau
said it took her approximately
three weeks to make these
festive cards out of stencils,
card stock and ribbons.
Senior Carl Spencer, holding the bag of pizza at right, thanked
Lodge Master Todd Galarneau for the Prince Pizzeria pizza and
handmade Valentineâ€™s Day card.
Last Friday morning at the Senior
Center, senior Louis Fantasia
drove by to receive his
grab-and-go Valentineâ€™s Day
luncheon, which was provided
by Prince Pizzeria and
the William Sutton Masonic
Lodge.
Harrison Avenue residents Robert and Linda Teal said they appreciate
the Valentineâ€™s Day gifts.
Senior Shirley Bogdan, far right, with Senior Center staff, including
kitchen manager Michelle Kelley, kitchen staff Ann
Swanson and outreach coordinator Cheryl Roberts
Fifty-year mason David Hart
came out to distribute pizza
after a recent surgery.
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The latest Coronavirus Count
State health officials notify Saugus of 68 new cases
over the past week; death toll remains at 63
By Mark E. Vogler
he Massachusetts Department
of Public Health
(MDPH) advised the town of 68
new confirmed COVID-19 cases
yesterday, raising the overall total
to 3,450 since the outbreak
of the virus last March. Meanwhile,
the number of deaths in
Saugus linked to the virus remained
at 63, according to the
latest statistics released yesterday
by Town Manager Scott C.
Crabtreeâ€™s office.
A week ago, the state had reT
ported
90 newly confirmed cases,
slightly up from the 79 new
cases reported in the previous
week. Three weeks ago, Saugus
officials had learned of 153
new cases.
â€œOur hearts and prayers go out
to those families affected by this
health pandemic,â€ Crabtree said
in the latest press release updating
the number of COVID-19 cases
and deaths.
Massachusetts health officials
have announced, as of Feb. 16,
the deaths of 55 more people in
Massachusetts after contracting
COVID-19, bringing the state total
to 15,312. In addition, there
were 1,322 newly reported cases.
So far, 533,024 cases in total
have been confirmed while
15,140,864 total tests for the virus
have been administered.
The press release notes the
following COVID-19-related information
as a public service to
town residents:
â€œThe Town of Saugus has partnered
with the Commonwealth,
Fallon Emergency Medical Services
(EMS), and the Square
One Mall as a collaborative effort
to work to downgrade the
Townâ€™s designated â€œHigh Riskâ€
red COVID-19 status by establishing
and extending the folBy
Mark E. Vogler
H
ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know
about this week in Saugus.
The â€œDickâ€ Barry Show
Tuesday nightâ€™s Special Town Meeting got off to a
positive, uplifting start as several current and former
members of the Board of Selectmen who served with
the late Richard J. â€œDickâ€ Barry or followed his career
in Saugusâ€™s local government shared some of their favorite
stories â€“ both serious and humorous.
Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano called
the article he initiated to rename the Saugus Senior
Center after Barry â€“ a long time participant in Saugus
town government â€“ â€œprobably the easiest thing I ever
put before the Town Meeting.â€ As a result of Tuesday
nightâ€™s unanimous vote at the meeting, a sign will go
up on the outside of the building declaring it â€œThe
Richard J. Barry Senior Center,â€ and a plaque honoring
Barry will be installed inside the building.
â€œHe made you feel good about being with him and
he would honor your person,â€ Precinct 10 Town Meeting
Member Peter Manoogian recalled of the gentleman
selectman he served with.
Precinct 9 Town Meeting Member Robert J. Long,
who also served with Manoogian and Barry, suggested
that Barry was â€œalso the protector of fellow board
members.â€ Long recalled an incident after a contentious
board meeting where he was being approached
by an angry man who looked like he was going to
â€œput some bodily harm on me.â€ Without any regard
for his own safety, Barry jumped in between the two
men and perhaps saved Long from being physically
attacked.
Selectman Debra Panetta told Town Meeting members
that Barry inspired her to get involved in town
politics.
Selectman Michael Serino recalled passing out campaign
literature for Barry. â€œHe was involved in everything
in this town,â€ Serino recalled. â€œHe loved Saugus
even if he was from Lynn.â€
Calling young artists
If you are a school-age student living in Saugus and
love to draw or paint or take photographs, hereâ€™s your
chance to display your artistic talents â€“ for everyone
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 whoâ€™s being 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 Saugonian being sketched between
now and Tuesday at noon qualifies to have
their name put in a hat with a chance to be selected
as the winner of a $10 gift certificate, compliments
of Dunkinâ€™ Donuts at the 1204 Broadway 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€)
in your hometown to see.
The Selectmenâ€™s Office is seeking any original artwork
and/or photographs created by any Saugus
school-age child to be included in the Town of Saulowing
COVID-19 testing site in
Saugus:
Fallon 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 traffic. The testing site
will be staffed 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. Notification
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
specific strategies to combat
the spread through additional
enforcement and intervention
measures. We need to do whatever
is necessary 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.
The 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
THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS
gus Annual Report. One will be chosen for the Annual
Report cover.
Artwork should include studentâ€™s name and age
and may be sent to: Saugus Board of Selectmen, 298
Central Street. Artwork must be received by the selectmenâ€™s
office no later than next Thursday â€“ Feb. 25.
This sounds like a great opportunity
Weâ€™ve altered the rules
for â€œSketchâ€ contest
The person who goes by the name of â€œThe Sketch
Artistâ€ recommends that the winners of our weekly
â€œGuess Who Got Sketchedâ€ contest have their name
drawn from a hat instead of being selected for being
the first one to call or email with the correct answer.
The artist also has noticed that some of our readers
may not get the paper until Sunday or Monday, so
they figure that thereâ€™s no point in entering because a
winner has already been selected. Itâ€™s also possible for
folks who have access to a computer to phone or email
the correct answer before the paper hits the streets
on Friday â€“ by checking out our online digital version
of the paper, which is often available for viewing late
Thursday night or early Friday. So, to improve the fairness
of the contest and open it up to as many readers
as possible, we have decided to make a change. If
you donâ€™t see the paper until Tuesday morning, you
still have a chance to win. Anyone who submits the
correct answer by noon on Tuesdays still has a chance
to win. The winning entry will be selected from a hat.
We have a winner!
We have a winner in last weekâ€™s â€œGuess Who Got
Sketchedâ€ contest. Congratulations to Paul Kenworthy,
who contacted us first and offered the correct answer.
Thanks to other readers who responded by email
or phone message. Try again this week.
Hereâ€™s last weekâ€™s answer, offered by the person who
goes by the name of The Sketch Artist:
â€œThe answer to the Sketch is one Exceptional Saugus
Artist who is a very talented lady. Kelly Slater! Here
are Kellyâ€™s own words:
Kelly Slater is a figurative abstract painter and printmaker
who specializes in the landscapes and plants of
the northeast region. Working primarily in watercolTHE
SOUNDS OF SAUGUS | SEE PAGE 15
not be properly isolated or quarantined,
which is why Governor
Baker [directed] to wear a cloth
face [covering] when around
others, practice social distancing,
avoid gatherings, and to follow
the CDC and MDPH guidance.
â€œAgain, this is a reminder that
â€¦ 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:
â€¢ Clean your hands often for at
least: 20 seconds
â€¢ Avoid touching your eyes,
nose, and mouth
â€¢ Stay at least 6 feet between
yourself and others
â€¢ 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€
â€œFor more information, contact
the Saugus Health Department
at 781-231-4117 and/or the
Town Managerâ€™s office at 781231-4111.â€
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Saugus gardens in the pandemic
Hereâ€™s whatâ€™s blooming in town this week to make your walks more enjoyable
By Laura Eisener
tâ€™s great weather for icicles!
They have grown very long
on the north side of my house.
One of my icicles reached 60"
long. The buildings of Saugus
Ironworks have an impressive
collection of icicles, too.
When winter seems its coldI
est,
a little aromatherapy indoors
never hurts. Oriental hyacinth
(Hyacinthus orientalis),
sometimes known as Dutch
hyacinth, is one of the most
fragrant of all flowers. Some
people tell me they donâ€™t like
its scent, as it is very strong
indoors, but I am one of the
ones who like it. Flowers come
in shades of purple from very
dark to nearly blue, as well
as pink, yellow, salmon and
white. In another month and
a half or so, we can expect hyacinths
to be flowering in our
gardens, but for now the bulbs
forced into early bloom can be
a stand-in for those still sleeping
under the snow.
French pussy willow, also
known as goat willow (Salix
caprea), is a European shrub
often grown for its late winter
flowers. We have a native pussy
willow species (Salix discolor)
which commonly grows here
on the edges of ponds and
streams. It typically blooms
in February, often flowering
through the snow. The flowers
are grayish on both these
species and look furry like a
little gray kitten. Something
blooming this early would not
be very successful if it were not
pollinated by wind, since at
this time of year there is plenty
of wind, while most self-rePUSSY
WILLOW BRANCH AND
FLOWER: You should not put
them in water, but let them
dry naturally in the air. (Courtesy
photos to The Saugus Advocate
by Laura Eisener)
specting pollinators have not
roused themselves for the
spring. While pussy willows
donâ€™t have showy petals or
fragrance to lure insects, most
insects which do emerge on a
warmish winter day will find
their way to the flowers. Many
kinds of bee, fly and ant are
among them.
Male and female flowers occur
on separate plants, and
since male flowers are slightly
larger and showier, that is what
you will find in most bouquets.
Shrubs sold in nurseries are
also almost always male for the
same reason. However, if you
find our American pussy willow
out in the woods, it is not
easy to distinguish them except
at the point when they are
in full bloom. Male plants can
be recognized by their production
of pollen, which is bright
yellow in most willow species.
A NICE DISPLAY FOR WINTER
MONTHS: A pussy willow bouquet
near fireplace. I store
them in a vase in a closet and
bring them out for display in
January and February.
The best way to enjoy a
pussy willow bouquet for a
long time is to get them when
the buds have just opened
but the flowers are not yet fully
formed. At this point if you
cut them from the shrub or
purchase them from the florist,
you should not put them
in water, but let them dry naturally
in the air. They can do this
easily in a vase. Over time they
will become somewhat brittle,
but I have had pussy willows
for several years that have not
lost their shape or color. I store
them in a vase in a closet and
bring them out for display in
January and February.
If you wish to grow a new
shrub from a purchased pussy
willow bouquet, check that it
is fresh and that there is a little
green under the bark. Then
you can put a stem or two in a
vase with water, and roots will
Special Town Meeting
Members vote to create a committee that would take
another look at Cliftondale Square revitalization
By Mark E. Vogler
T
own Counsel John
Vasapolli didnâ€™t agree with
the original language of a proposed
article that focused on
the revitalization of the Cliftondale
Square business and
housing district.
â€œThe duties of this committee
include procurement of
a parking and egress study,
conducting polls and round
table with property owners,
collaborating with local and
state agencies, exploring state
grants, providing recommendations
to the town manager
for capital improvements
and preparing zoning amendments,â€
Vasapolli wrote in a
Feb. 11 legal opinion which
concluded that Town Meeting
was not authorized to vote to
establish a committee in the
way Article 3 was crafted by
Precinct 2 Town Meeting Member
Joe Vecchione.
â€œAny planning for revitalization
of the Cliftondale Square
business and housing district
as proposed in this article are
duties that fall under the powers
and duties of town manager
through the planning department,
the planning board
and all other appointed employees
and agents,â€ Vasapolli
wrote.
â€˜It is a well settled principle of
law that a town meeting is not
authorized to establish committees
or perform municipal
duties that are otherwise vested
by law in designated town
officers.
But Vasapolli worked with
Vecchione to revise an article
that still received unanimous
approval of Town Meeting
members at Tuesday nightâ€™s
(Feb. 17) Special Town Meeting.
A
committee, comprised of
ITâ€™S SO COLD OUTSIDE! Icicles
outside the window.
grow within a few weeks. Completely
dried out stems will not
be able to grow roots. The gray,
fuzzy flowers will elongate
and in all likelihood produce
greenish and then yellowish
pollen-covered stamens,
since most pussy willows sold
are male. In a few weeks the
flowers will shrivel and fall off
and then green leaves will develop.
At this point the new
plant can be moved into a pot
to await the weather warming
up enough for the new plant
to be put outside, usually in
April or May.
While we often think of robins
as a sign of spring, not all
of them migrate south for the
winter. One kept up a cheery
chirping with its friends when
I walked by Pirateâ€™s Glen recently.
With worms being unavailable
in the frozen ground,
robins in winter subsist mostly
on dried fruits and berries, like
grapes, hawthorn and small
crabapples, that are still hanging
on trees and shrubs. At the
nine members â€” six of them
Town Meeting members appointed
by Town Moderator
Stephen N. Doherty, two selectmen
and the town manager
or one of his designees
â€” will study ways to revitalize
the Cliftondale Square business
and housing district.
â€œI think the committee is
a great idea,â€ said Precinct 8
Town Meeting Member Thomas
E. Traverse, who also chairs
the Town Managerâ€™s Economic
Development Committee.
The committee is charged
with filing a report by Nov. 1
which will offer nonbinding
recommendations for the revitalization
of Cliftondale.
Precinct 10 Town Meeting
Member Steven C. DiVirgilio
offered an amendment that
would expand the committee
from seven to nine-members.
THE SCENT OF SPRING: Even
in the middle of the winter, indoor
flowers offer a preview
of precious blooms to come.
This pink hyacinth is one of
the most fragrant of the hardy
bulbs.
feeder, they may eat unsalted
peanuts and suet. Whether the
robins in Lynnhurst stayed all
winter or came north a little
early I could not say, but robins
do seem to become more numerous
as spring approaches.
Editorâ€™s Note: Laura Eisener is
a landscape design consultant
who helps homeowners with
landscape design and plant selection,
placement of trees and
shrubs, and 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 the streets in
their neighborhoods as a way
to get some exercise and get
out of the house during the
global pandemic.
â€œI do wholeheartedly agree
that Cliftondale Square belongs
to Saugus,â€ Vecchione
said.
â€œIâ€™m more inclined to open it
up to all Town Meeting members,â€
he said.
Planning Board Chair Peter A.
Rossetti, Jr., who is also a Precinct
2 Town Meeting member
who lives and works in Cliftondale,
said he thought it would
be a mistake to limit the committee
to a small size.
â€œI think itâ€™s a mistake to exclude
people,â€ he said.
Precinct 10 Town Meeting
Member Peter Manoogian advocated
that Town Meeting
members should â€œlet the moderator
moderateâ€ in filling seats
on the committee.
â€œIâ€™m sure the moderator can
find the right balance of members,â€
Manoogian said.
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Meanwhile, Lt. Drella has
another son who is interested
in following in his career
footsteps. Christian Drella, 26,
graduated from the Northeast
Metropolitan Regional Vocational
High School in Wakefield
after going through the
Saugus Public Schools. Christian
is a full-time EMT at Cataldo
Ambulance service and a
per-diem EMT at the Mendon
Fire Department. He is currently
taking civil service entrance
exams and aspires to
be a full-time firefighter like
his dad and brother.
The Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy (MFA), a division
of the Department of
Fire Services, offers its intensive,
10-week program tuition-free
for municipal firefighters.
It involves classroom
instruction, physical fitness
training, firefighter skills
training and live firefighting
practice.
Todayâ€™s firefighters do far
more than fight fires. They
train to respond to all types
of hazards and emergencies.
They are the first ones called
to respond to chemical and
environmental emergencies,
ranging from the suspectOBITUARIES
Susan
T. Inserra
peacefully at home on February
13 after a brief illness. Susan was
the daughter of the late Vito and
Mary T. (Alves) Inserra, whom
she lovingly cared for for 21
years.
63, of Saugus passed away
Susan grew up in Saugus and
graduated from Saugus High
School, class of 1975. She graduated
from North Shore Community
College in 2002 with a
business degree. She worked for
more than 30 years as a controller
at the former Saugus Co-Operative
Bank and remained with
the bank after it merged with
North Shore Bank until her retirement
in 2019.
She loved Charlie Brown and
Snoopy, as well as the Boston
Bruins. One of her favorite
things to do was to go to Maine
to see Cape Neddick Nubble
Light. She also loved photography
and never missed a chance
to get a photo of a good sunset.
Susan leaves behind a sister,
Linda Krause (and her husband,
Stephen), and nephew, Andrew
Krause, as well as several cousins
and friends, all of whom
loved her dearly.
ed presence of carbon monoxide
to Fentanyl overdoses
or a gas leak. They may be
called to rescue a child who
has fallen through the ice or
who has locked himself in a
bathroom. They rescue people
from stalled elevators
and those who are trapped
in vehicle crashes. They test
and maintain their equipment,
including Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA), hydrants, hoses, power
tools and apparatus.
At the Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy, they learn
all these skills and more from
certified fire instructors who
are also experienced firefighters.
Students learn all the basic
skills they need to respond
to fires, to contain and to control
them, including the latest
science of fire behavior and
suppression tactics. They also
receive training in public fire
education, hazardous material
incident mitigation, flammable
liquids, stress management
and self-rescue techniques.
â€œFirst
responders are on the
frontlines protecting their
communities and these newest
firefighters are needed
now more than ever,â€ Deputy
State Fire Marshal Maribel
Fournier said of the recent
academy graduates.
â€œWe have taken advantage
of technology, reduced class
size for social distancing, implemented
daily screening
and required mask-wearing
to keep our instructors and
students as safe as possible
during these uncertain times,â€
Fournier said.
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Beacon Hill
Roll Call
By Bob Katzen
By Bob Katzen
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon
Hill Roll Call records local senatorsâ€™
votes on roll calls from the
week of February 8-12. There were
no roll calls in the House last week.
All roll calls are on proposed
amendments to the rules by which
the Senate operates.
Senators proposed a total of 50
amendments to the rules but only
seven were approved while 43
were rejected. Sponsors and proponents
of the defeated amendments
said that the amendments
were needed in order to ensure
more transparency and to make
the rules fairer to both parties.
â€œThe Senate did important work
by passing a rules package with
changes that will promote the vital
values of diversity, transparency,
safety and training,â€ said Sen. Joan
Lovely (D-Salem) who headed the
task of drafting new rules for the
2021-2022 session. â€œA majority of
senators rejected inserting a third
check-in to continue doing business
at 10 p.m. in addition to the
ones at 8 p.m. and midnight; mandating
immediate anti-harassment
and bystander intervention training
because development of online
trainings, given COVID-19 are
still underway; setting standards
for hearings in the Senate and joint
rules because they are more appropriately
included in the emergency
rules; and tripling the representation
of the minority party on the
Redistricting Committee because
we [already] passed [an] amendment
doubling this representation.
I am proud of the amendments
that did pass that made an
already strong package of rules
even stronger.â€
REQUIRE UNANIMOUS VOTE
TO GO BEYOND MIDNIGHT (S 10)
Senate 6-34, rejected an amendment
that would require a unanimous
vote for the Senate to continue
any session beyond midnight.
Current Senate rules require a twothirds
vote to go beyond midnight.
Amendment supporters said sessions
after midnight when taxpayers
are sleeping, and some members
are barely awake, are irresponsible
and should only be held if 100
percent of the senators agree there
is a major emergency.
Amendment opponents said
going beyond midnight currently
is only done when there is a dire
emergency. They said it is often impossible
to get a unanimous vote
on anything and argued it is not
wise to give a single member the
power to adjourn the Senate.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for requiring a
unanimous vote to go beyond
midnight. A â€œNoâ€ vote is against requiring
it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
REQUIRE TWO-THIRDS VOTE
TO GO BEYOND 10 P.M. (S 10)
Senate 6-34, rejected an amendment
that would require a twothirds
vote for the Senate to continue
any session beyond 10 p.m.
Current rules require a two-thirds
vote to continue beyond 8 p.m. and
a separate two-thirds vote to continue
beyond midnight but do not
require any vote at all to continue
from 10 p.m. to midnight.
Amendment supporters said
this is another useful opportunity
for members to control late night
BEACON | SEE PAGE 17
2021-2022 Senate Committee Assignments
Majority Leadership
President
Majority Leader
President Pro Tempore
President Emerita
Assistant Majority Leader
Assistant Majority Leader
Assistant Majority Leader
Majority Whip
Assistant Majority Whip
Ways and Means
Rodrigues - CHAIR
Friedman - VICE
Lewis - ASST VICE
Barrett
Boncore
Brady
Feeney
Finegold
Gobi
Hinds
Jehlen
Lesser
Keenan
Moore
Rush
Spilka
Creem
Brownsberger
Chandler
Lovely
Barrett
DiDomenico
Rush
Cyr
Senate Standing Committees
Bills in Third Reading
DiDomenico - CHAIR
Lovely - VICE
Brownsberger
Rodrigues
Lesser - CHAIR
Creem - VICE
Boncore
Friedman
Lewis
Intergovernmental Affairs
Rush - CHAIR
Hinds - VICE
Montigny
Crighton
Moore
Personnel and Administration
Boncore - CHAIR
Crighton - VICE
DiDomenico
Feeney
Friedman
Ethics
Global Warming and Climate Change
Creem - CHAIR
Barrett - VICE
Brady
Lovely
Pacheco
Post Audit and Oversight
Moore - CHAIR
Eldridge - VICE
Chandler
Finegold
Jehlen
Keenan
Redistricting
Brownsberger - CHAIR
Gobi - VICE
Chang-DÃ­az
Cyr
Gomez
Hinds
Steering and Policy
Montigny - CHAIR
Rodrigues - VICE
DiDomenico
Lovely
Reimagining Massachusetts: PostPandemic
Resliency
Hinds - CHAIR
Lewis - VICE
Chang-DÃ­az
Jehlen
Keenan
Lovely
Lovely- CHAIR
Boncore - VICE
Hinds
Brownsberger
Friedman
Sa enir
Sa
y Senior
Senio
BY JIM MILLER
Do I Need to Sign-Up for
D I N d t SiU f
Medicare If Iâ€™m Still Working?
Dear Savvy Senior,
I will turn 65 in a few months and plan to keep working for several
more years. I have good health insurance from my employer now.
Do I have to sign up for Medicare when I reach 65? Looking Ahead
Dear Looking,
Whether you need to enroll
in Medicare at 65 if you continue
to work and have health insurance
through your job depends
on how large your employer
is. The same rules apply
if your health insurance comes
from your spouseâ€™s job.
But fi rst, letâ€™s review the basics.
Remember that original
Medicare has two parts: Part A,
which provides hospital coverage
and is free for most people.
And Part B, which covers
doctorâ€™s bills, lab tests and outpatient
care. Part B also has a
monthly premium, which is
$148.50 for most benefi ciaries
in 2021, but is higher for individuals
earning above $88,000.
If youâ€™re already receiving Social
Security, youâ€™ll automatically
be enrolled in parts A and B
when you turn 65, and youâ€™ll receive
your Medicare card in the
mail. It will include instructions
to return it if you have work coverage
that qualifi es you for late
enrollment. If you arenâ€™t yet receiving
Social Security, you will
have to apply, which you can
do online at SSA.gov/medicare.
If you plan to continue working
past the age of 65 and have
health insurance from your job,
your fi rst step is to ask your benefits
manager or human resources
department how your
employer insurance works with
Medicare. In most cases, you
should at least take Medicare
Part A because itâ€™s free. (Note:
If youâ€™re funding a health savings
account you may not want
to take Part A because you canâ€™t
make contributions after you
enroll). But to decide whether
to take Part B or not will depend
on the size of your employer.
Small Employer
If your current employer has
Rules
fewer than 20 employees, Medicare
will be your primary insurer
and you should enroll in Medicare
Part B during your initial
enrollment period. This is a seven-month
period that includes
the three months before, the
month of, and the three months
after your 65th birthday.
If you miss the seven-month
sign-up window, youâ€™ll have to
wait until the next general enrollment
period, which runs
from Jan. 1 to March 31 with
benefi ts beginning the following
July 1. Youâ€™ll also incur a 10
percent penalty for each year
you wait beyond your initial
enrollment period, which will
be tacked on to your monthly
Part B premium.
Large Employer
If your employer has 20 or
more employees, your employerâ€™s
group health plan will be
your primary insurer as long as
you remain an active employee.
If this is the case, you donâ€™t
need to enroll in Part B when
you turn 65 if youâ€™re satisfi ed
with the coverage you are getting
through your job. But if you
do decide to enroll in Medicare,
it will supplement your employer
insurance by paying secondary
on all of your claims.
Once your employment or
group health coverage ends,
you will then have eight months
to sign up for Part B without a
penalty. This is known as the
Special Enrollment Period.
Check Drug Coverage
You also need to verify your
prescription drug coverage.
Call your benefi ts manager or
insurance company to fi nd out
if your employerâ€™s prescription
drug coverage is considered
â€œcreditable.â€ If it is, you
donâ€™t need to enroll in a Medicare
Part D prescription drug
plan. If it isnâ€™t, you should purchase
a plan (see Medicare.gov/
plan-compare) during your initial
enrollment period or youâ€™ll
incur a premium penalty (1 percent
of the average national
premium for every month you
donâ€™t have coverage) if you enroll
later.
If you have more questions or
need help, contact your State
Health Insurance Assistance
Program (see ShiptaCenter.
org), which off ers free Medicare
counseling. Or call the Medicare
Rights Center helpline at 800333-4114.
Send
your senior questions
to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443,
Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org.
Jim Miller is a contributor
to the NBC Today show
and author of â€œThe Savvy Seniorâ€
book.
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1. On Feb. 19, 1945, U.S. Marines
landed on what island?
2. What do starfish mostly eat?
3. In what city would you find
Christ the Redeemer, Ipanema
and Sugarloaf?
4. In 1980 the Super Bowl had
its highest attendance â€“ how
many people: 61,946, 103,985
or 272, 903?
5. On Feb. 20, 1962, who said,
â€œCape is go, and I am goâ€?
6. How are mashie, niblick and
wedge similar?
7. On Feb. 21, 1828, the Cherokee
Phoenix, the first Indian
language newspaper, was published
in New Echota in what
state?
8. What is the worldâ€™s second-largest
freshwater lake?
9. What two popular poker
games are named after places
in the United States?
10. On Feb. 22, 1860, the workers
struck at what Massachusetts
city that was the nationâ€™s
shoemaking center?
11. In which movie did Mae
West and W.C. Fields both appear?
12.
How are Delta, Mu and Nu
similar?
13. The Lunar New Year â€“ the
Year of the Ox â€“ begins in what
month?
14. On Feb. 23, 1954, Pittsburgh
schoolchildren received the first
field testing of what vaccine?
15. Fearless Fosdick was a fictional
detective in what comic
strip?
16. On Feb. 24, 1868, who did
the U.S. House of Representatives
accuse of â€œhigh crimes and
misdemeanorsâ€?
17. How are Leavenworth, Kansas;
Terre Haute, Indiana; and
Lee, Virginia, similar?
18. What explorer took a fox terrier
named Igloo to the Antarctic
and Arctic?
19. How are Like, Haha and
Wow similar?
20. On Feb. 25, 1901, the U.S.
Steel Corporation was organized
under whose directorship?
ANSWERS
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and water-soluble inks on
paper, she seeks to express the
spirit of the trees, grasses and
plant communities of places
she deeply lovesâ€“including the
North Country of New Hampshire,
the northern Berkshires,
and the Cape, and Breakheart
Reservation. Currently she is
teaching art workshops on
Zoom and exploring combining
watercolor painting, pen
and ink drawing, and press-free
printmaking techniques. She is
an artist member of the Gallery
at WREN, the Provincetown Art
Association and Museum, the
Monotype Guild of New England,
and BANTER Arts. Her
art can be seen at kellyslaterart.com
and on Instagram at
kellyslaterart.
â€œKelly also put together the
Rumney Marsh Art Exhibit as
well as several Art classes held
at Wakefieldâ€™s Breakheart Reservation.
Kelly is a very popular
well sought after artist! Thankyou
Kelly, keep shining your
star! Yours Truly, The Sketch
Artistâ€
A food drive later this
month
Board of Selectmen Vice
Chair Corinne Riley wants to
remind Saugus residents of
an important, upcoming food
drive.
â€œThe Town of Saugus, organized
by the Board of Selectmen,
has scheduled a much
needed drop-off food and necessities
drive to benefit the
Saugus Senior Center and the
Saugus Food Pantry, on Saturday,
February 27th from 10
a.m. to noon at the Saugus Senior
Center, 466 Central St. If inclement
weather, it will be held
the following Saturday, March
6th, same time.
â€œAll items are appreciated,
but items that are most needed
are small individual boxes of
cereal as well as full size boxes
of cereal, oatmeal, canned fruit,
bread, canned tuna fish, soup,
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many great people who volunteer
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need, and although Wendy will
be sorely missed, this work will
continue to help those in our
community who have fallen on
hard times.â€
If you feel like doing something
to honor Wendyâ€™s memory,
this is that type of event.
(Wendy died of an apparent
heart attack on Feb. 5 at the
age of 57).
Another Wendy
shout-out
Hereâ€™s a shout-out from Saugus
Troop 61 Scoutmaster Kevin
Wildman, who wanted to reflect
on the recent passing of
Wendy Reed, the beloved clerk
of the Saugus Board of Selectmen
who, he recalled, â€œhad a
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â€œI have known Wendy for
many years. She has always
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to deal with the Board of
Selectmen for Scouting issues
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1. Iwo Jima
2. Mollusks
3. Rio de Janeiro
4. 103, 985
5. John Glenn (as he started a
three-orbit flight of earth)
6. They are names of golf club irons.
7. Georgia
8. Lake Victoria in Africa
9. Texas Holdâ€™em and Omaha Hi (or
Hi-Lo)
10. Lynn
11. â€œMy Little Chickadeeâ€
12. They are letters in the Greek alphabet.
13.
February
14. Dr. Jonas Salkâ€™s polio vaccine
15. â€œLiâ€™l Abnerâ€
16. President Andrew Johnson
17. They are sites of U.S. penitentiaries.
18.
Admiral Richard Byrd
19. They are Facebook reactions.
20. J.P. Morgan
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and citations etc.
â€œBut I have really been impressed
with her selfless actions
since the start of the
Covid 19 pandemic.
â€œAs we know, many, many
individuals and families started
really struggling to have
enough food to eat when the
pandemic hit.
â€œMonths before the pandemic,
I started a food drive in our
Masonic lodge to help the Saugus
Food Pantry and the Health
Students Healthy Saugus program.
â€œI
was pleasantly surprised to
see Wendy running the Saugus
Food Pantry. We made many
food donations during the year
of pandemic and also a few
monetary donations. The last
time I saw her at the Pantry I
gave her a big check on behalf
of the lodge. She had the biggest
smile and could not thank
us enough. She always made
sure to thank us for our donations
with an email afterwards.
â€œShe works tirelessly for the
benefi t of the community and
has helped so many people,
all without expecting any recognition.
â€œShe
had a huge heart and
a huge smile as she worked to
help others.
â€œHer legacy will live on
through the pantry she helped
organize as it continues to provide
much needed assistance.
â€œShe was a wonderful servant
to the Town of Saugus' citizens
and will be surely missed.â€
A â€œshout-outâ€ for
snow helpers
Sue Fleming offered this
all-encompassing â€œshout-outâ€
for winter heroes.
â€œI guess winter is still with us!
I would like to give a shout out
to everyone who helps others
with cleaning up after snow
storms. There is always a plow
driver who helps someone or
someone who helps with shoveling.
Our neighbor Dave came
across the street two Sunday
nights ago with his snowblower
and did a fantastic job on
our driveway. We truly appreciate
Dave as a neighbor. Thank
you Dave!â€
Sue Fleming
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paperâ€™s readers to single out â€“
in a brief mention â€“ remarkable
acts or achievements by Saugus
residents or an act of kindness
or a nice gesture. Just send
an email (mvoge@comcast.net)
with a mention in the subject
line of â€œAn Extra Shout-Out.â€ No
more than a paragraph; anything
longer might lend itself
to a story and/or photo.
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sessions and make them as rare as
possible.
Amendment opponents said the
amendment goes too far and is unnecessary.
(A
â€œYesâ€ vote is for requiring a twothirds
vote to go beyond 10 p.m.
A â€œNoâ€ vote is against requiring it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING
(S 10)
Senate 10-29, rejected an amendment
that would require all State
House members, officers and staff,
regardless of when they are hired,
to receive anti-harassment and bystander
intervention training within
90 days of beginning employment.
The current rules require members,
officers and staff who are employed
at the beginning of the biennial session
to receive the training within
90 days of the opening of the session
while employees hired after
the first training must complete
their training at the â€œnext available
training opportunity.â€
Amendment supporters said
â€œnext available training opportunityâ€
is vague and could mean the
training would not take place for
many months or even a year. They
said the amendment guarantees
everyone gets the training during
their first 90 days of employment.
Amendment opponents said
that the training was held in person
pre-pandemic but will soon be
online. They said it is unclear when
that will occur and argued it is too
early to adjust this rule when it is
not yet known whether the online
sessions will be live or on video.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment.
A â€œNoâ€ vote is against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
Joint Standing Committees
Advanced Information Technology, the
Internet and Cybersecurity
Finegold - CHAIR
Moran - VICE
Lewis
Lesser
Montigny
Children, Families and Persons with
Disabilities
Gomez - CHAIR
Velis - VICE
Crighton
Eldridge
Rausch
Education
Lewis - CHAIR
DiDomenico - VICE
Cronin
Gomez
Jehlen
Export Development
DiZoglio - CHAIR
Montigny - VICE
Collins
DiDomenico
Pacheco
Housing
Keenan - CHAIR
Jehlen - VICE
Barrett
Chandler
Lovely
Municipalities and Regional
Government
Cronin - CHAIR
Dizoglio - VICE
Kennedy
Moran
Velis
Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and
Inclusion
Chang-DÃ­az - CHAIR
Cyr - VICE
Comerford
Gomez
Hinds
Tourism, Arts and Cultural
Development
Kennedy - CHAIR
Cronin - VICE
Moran
Timilty
Velis
Collins
Rausch
Timilty
Chang-DÃ­az
Creem
Velis
Public Health
Comerford - CHAIR
Moran - VICE
Chandler
Rausch
Cyr
Revenue
Hinds - CHAIR
Crighton - VICE
Boncore
Kennedy
Moran
Judiciary
Eldridge - CHAIR
Lesser - VICE
DiZoglio
Gobi
Gomez
Financial Services
Crighton - CHAIR
Moore - VICE
Cyr
Feeney
Keenan
Lesser
Labor and Workforce Development
Jehlen - CHAIR
Timilty - VICE
DiDomenico
Feeney
Lewis
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Timilty - CHAIR
Chang-DÃ­az - VICE
Eldridge
Moore
Rausch
Velis
State Administration and Regulatory
Oversight
Pacheco - CHAIR
Rausch - VICE
Cronin
Timilty
Velis
Mental Health, Substance Use and
Recovery
Cyr - CHAIR
Velis - VICE
Collins
Comerford
Crighton
Keenan
Public Service
Brady - CHAIR
Finegold - VICE
Collins
DiZoglio
Eldridge
Telecommunications, Utilities and
Energy
Barrett - CHAIR
Pacheco - VICE
Hinds
Cyr
Finegold
Transportation
Boncore - CHAIR
Keenan - VICE
Chandler
Lesser
Moran
Rush
Veterans and Federal Affairs
Velis - CHAIR
Rush - VICE
Brady
Collins
Gobi
Boncore
DiZoglio
Pacheco
Timilty
Community Development and Small
Business
Collins - CHAIR
Kennedy - VICE
Cronin
Gobi
Rausch
Elder Affairs
Jehlen - CHAIR
Cyr - VICE
Brady
Creem
Eldridge
Health Care Financing
Friedman - CHAIR
Chandler - VICE
Bonding
Feeney - CHAIR
Collins - VICE
DiZoglio
Gomez
Moran
Consumer Protection and Professional
Licensure
Moran - CHAIR
Feeney - VICE
Brady
Crighton
Kennedy
Election Laws
Finegold - CHAIR
Gomez - VICE
Cannabis Policy
Chang-DÃ­az - CHAIR
Collins - VICE
Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness
and Management
Comerford - CHAIR
Friedman - VICE
Cronin
Cyr
Lesser
Economic Development and Emerging
Technologies
Lesser - CHAIR
Brady - VICE
Chang-DÃ­az
Cronin
Feeney
Kennedy
Environment, Natural Resources and
Agriculture
Rausch - CHAIR
Eldridge - VICE
Comerford
Moore
Rush
Higher Education
Gobi - CHAIR
Comerford - VICE
Kennedy
Pacheco
Rush
WATCH REMOTE HEARINGS
(S 10)
Senate 6-33, rejected an amendment
that would require any public
hearing conducted remotely to
utilize technology that allows people
to view or hear the hearing live
on one or more publicly accessible
platforms which allow people to
tune into the hearing via computer
and telephone.
Amendment supporters said
that it is important to have a standardized
system and requirements
in the regular, non-emergency Senate
rules, that ensure the public can
access these hearings.
Amendment opponents said
that this amendment is already included
in the emergency rules the
Senate has adopted for use during
the pandemic. They argued it is
not necessary to put the requirement
in the regular rules at the
present time.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment.
A â€œNoâ€ vote is against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
REDISTRICTING (S 10)
Senate 4-35, rejected an amendment
requiring that the Redistricting
Committee consist of six membersâ€”three
from the majority party
(currently the Democrats) and
three from the minority party (currently
the Republicans). Current
rules provide for a seven-member
commission with five Democrats
and two Republicans.
Redistricting, performed every
10 years based on the federal
census, is the process of drawing
new congressional and state legislative
district boundaries. It will
be done this year based on the
2020 census.
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BEACON | FROM PAGE 17
â€œI filed [this] amendment to ensure
that there is equal representation
on the redistricting,â€ said
amendment sponsor Sen. Ryan Fattman
(R-Sutton). â€œThis will guarantee
that the redistricting process is
a fair, bipartisan effort.â€
Amendment opponents noted
that the new rules already double
the current number of minority
party members on the committee
from one to two. They said going
further than that is not necessary
and noted that all Senate committees
have more majority members
than minority members.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment.
A â€œNoâ€ vote is against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
72 HOURS NOTICE (S 10)
Senate 5-34, rejected an amendment
that would require senators
to receive 72 hours notice before a
bill is considered unless the threeday
notice requirement is suspended
by a unanimous vote, or a
two-thirds vote in the event of an
emergency. Current law only requires
24 hours notice and can be
suspended for both an emergency
and non-emergency by a twothirds
vote.
â€œWe must be given sufficient
time to review matters presented
for consideration, to reach out
and feel the pulse of our communities,
to ascertain how proposed
legislation may affect those we represent,
to hear the concerns and
reconcile them with the support,â€
said amendment sponsor Sen. Diana
DiZoglio (D-Methuen). â€œThis
amendment would increase transparency
of the actions of the Senate
and further better the performance
of our jobs.â€
Amendment opponents said the
one-day notice has worked well
and the Senate leadership often
gives members more than 24 hours
to read the bills.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for requiring
the 72-hour notice. A â€œNoâ€ vote is
against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
GIVE TWO MORE DAYS TO
READ BUDGET (S 10)
Senate 4-35, rejected an amendment
that would increase from five
to seven the number of days senators
and the public would be given
to read the state budget before
the Senate votes on it.
The Senate version of the stateâ€™s
fiscal 2021 state budget was 331
pages long and had a price tag of
$46 billion.
Amendment supporters said this
would simply give members and
the public an additional two days
to read, digest, understand and
draft amendments to the most important
bill the Legislature considers
annually.
Amendment opponents said the
five-day period is sufficient and
has worked well. They noted that
the additional two days would tie
the hands of the Ways and Means
Committee and prevent quick action
when it is needed as it was
with the most recent budget that
was delayed for months because
of the COVID pandemic.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the seven
days. A â€œNoâ€ vote is against the seven
days.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
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 February
8-12, the House met for a total of 41
minutes while the Senate met for a
total of six hours and 28 minutes.
Mon. February 8 House 11:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
Senate 11:13 a.m. to 11:16 a.m.
Tues. February 9 No House session
Wed. February 10 No House session
No Senate session
No Senate session
Thurs. February 11 House 11:03 a.m. to 11:21 a.m.
Senate 12:16 p.m. to 6:41 p.m.
Fri. February 12 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:04 a.m.
No Senate session
Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
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REVERE ~ 2 family located in the Beachmont
area, 3 beds, one bath in top unit, 2 beds, one
bath lower unit.....................................$639,000
LAND
FOR SALE
WILMINGTON ~ Colonial featuring 4 beds and
2 full baths, great dead end location, central AC,
hardwood flooring, finished lower level..$534,900
SAUGUS ~ 3 bed ranch, open concept, stainless
appliances, private dead end street, newer gas heat,
hardwood flooring, 10k lot, garage ..............$435,000
LYNN ~ New construction. 3400 sq feet, 4 bed, 2.5 bath,
gas heat, central AC, hardwood flooring, walking closet,
great cul de sac location, garage under........... $879,999
SAUGUS
Call Rhonda Combe
at 781-706-0842 for details!!
SOLD
SOLD
UNDER
CONTRACT
SOLD
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