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The legacy of Saugus
High Class of 2021
163 students will become the fi rst to
graduate from the new Saugus MiddleHigh
School complex and the last to get
their diplomas at Stackpole Field
By Mark E. Vogler
ighty-two percent of the
Saugus High School Class
of 2021 plan to embark on
four- to two-year college educations
after they receive their
diplomas tonight. Of those
who are college bound, 107
(66 percent) are registered to
attend colleges or universities
in pursuit of a four-year bacheE
lorâ€™s
degree, according to statistics
provided by the Guidance
Office of Saugus High
School.
Graduation ceremonies are
set to begin at 6 p.m. at Stackpole
Field. A rain date has
been set for tomorrow (Saturday,
June 5) at noon, should
todayâ€™s event be cancelled on
LEGACY | SEE PAGE 4
As part of a solemn Memorial Day service in Riverside Cemetery on Monday (May 31), those attending
were asked to stand near a veteranâ€™s grave and lift the fl ag set at the grave as part of the tribute.
See inside for more photos and Memorial Day coverage. See this weekâ€™s â€œSaugus Gardens in the Pandemicâ€
to fi nd out whatâ€™s being planted near veteransâ€™ gravesites besides miniature American fl ags.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
New Hybrid Police Cruisers
Historic hiring for Saugus
School Committee ratifi es a 5-year
contract for Erin McMahon â€“ Saugusâ€™s
fi rst woman school superintendent
By Mark E. Vogler
T
On Memorial Day, Police Offi cer Domenic Montano showed off one of the newest additions to the Saugus
Police Department patrol fl eet, parking it near the town Police Department memorial. Itâ€™s one of
four new 2021 Ford Police Interceptor vehicles that recently hit the streets. Town offi cials say each of
the new cruisers will save an estimated 1,276 gallons of fuel per year. Thatâ€™s a projected savings of
$3,509 per vehicle. See story on page 3.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
his will be the fi rst time in
recent memory that the
School Committee approved
a fi ve-year contract for an incoming
superintendent to
lead the townâ€™s public education
system. And no Saugus
School Committee has ever invested
so much money â€“ close
to a million dollars over the life
of the contract â€“ for a school
administrator.
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But School Committee members
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that it is worth every penny
that they approved last week to
bring in Erin McMahon with the
great expectation that she will
drastically improve the townâ€™s
school system. Her starting salary
will be $196,000, according
to the contract approved.
â€œThis Committee is making an
approximate one-million dollar
investment in this individual
as the leader of our school
district over the course of a fi veyear
contract,â€ veteran School
Committee Member Arthur
Grabowski said last week.
â€œThatâ€™s unprecedented for
this district. Itâ€™s unprecedented
for Saugus Schools to invest
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somebody we hope and fervently
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Grabowski, who has made
his reputation as a fiscal accountability
School Committee
member over a more than
decade as an elected school offi
cial, said he would have preferred
to see the committee
set the fi rst contract at three
years. He said the benefi t of a
three-year contract is that the
committee isnâ€™t locked into a
candidate long-term if things
donâ€™t work out. It would be easier
for a school district to move
on with a three-year contract,
he said.
â€œI thought long and hard
about my vote. I usually vote
what my conscience tells me
to vote,â€ Grabowski said.
â€œBut at this moment, in terms
of providing a united front to
accommodate the superintendent
and to be with her 100
percent of the way, I will be voting
for this contract â€¦ So she
knows that she has the committee
thatâ€™s in place right now behind
her 100 percent,â€ Grabowski
said.
McMahon, 47, of Marblehead,
currently the senior advisor to
state Education Commissioner
Jeff rey C. Riley, was the committeeâ€™s
4-0 unanimous choice
last month to replace retiring
School Superintendent David
DeRuosi, Jr. School Committee
Chair Thomas Whittredge abstained
from the vote because
of a potential confl ict of interest,
as his sister, Dawn Trainor,
ITâ€™S A DONE DEAL: The School Committee has approved a fi veyear
contract to pay Erin McMahon about $1 million to run
Saugus Public Schools. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
is the executive director of Pupil
Personnel Services & Special
Education â€“ a high administrative
position that reports directly
to the superintendent.
DeRuosiâ€™s contract expires
on June 30, which is the fi nal
day of the 2020-21 academic
school year and the 2021 fi scal
year and also the end of his fi fth
year as superintendent.
In her job in Commissioner Rileyâ€™s
offi ce, McMahon has been
guiding the COVID-19 reentry
process, making recommendations
for health and safety, rapid
response and remote learning.
Her other duties include providing
practical recommendations
to district superintendents on
how to plan for diff erent models
of learning while monitoring
the implementation and the
quality of the reopening, tracking
lead indicators of wellness/
instruction.
McMahonâ€™s career as an educator
took her from an English
as a Second Language teacher
in Washington, D.C., in 1995
to several principal and teacher
administrative posts in New
York City and Denver, Colorado.
Before Commissioner Riley
hired her, she had worked
the previous six years as associate
chief of academics and
innovation in Denver Public
Schools. She also served three
years as a regional superintendent
overseeing 6,200 students
in 14 schools.
She earned her Bachelor of
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School Committee Vice-Chair
Ryan Fisher, who chaired the
15-member search committee
which reviewed applications
for the 25 candidates who initially
replied to the superintendentâ€™s
opening in Saugus,
was thrilled weeks ago with
McMahonâ€™s potential to turn
things around for Saugus Public
Schools. â€œLike everyone, I'm
excited to see where Erin leads
the district,â€ Fisher said in an interview
this week.
â€œSheâ€™s made it clear sheâ€™s in
for the long haul. She was in her
last two districts for six to eight
years each, and sheâ€™s said it may
take 10 years or more to fi nish
the job in Saugus. Sheâ€™s going
to do great,â€ he predicted.
During last weekâ€™s School
Committee meeting when the
contract was approved, Fisher
stressed that a fi ve-year contract
provides reasonable time
for McMahon to do whatâ€™s necessary
to turn around a district
where the Middle and High
Schools have undergone close
scrutiny by the state Department
of Elementary and Secondary
Education. Both schools
were determined to be in need
of state intervention to make
improvements.
â€œEvery metric tells us that Erin
McMahon is going to be an outstanding
superintendent,â€ Fisher
told colleagues last week.
School Committee Member
Joseph â€œDennisâ€ Gould â€“ who
was vice-chair on the search
committee â€“ said all four of
the finalists recommended
by the search committee impressed
him. But McMahonâ€™s
background put her in a class
by herself, he noted last month.
â€œI am so excited about Erin McMahon
being the next superintendent,â€
Gould said at last
weekâ€™s meeting.
Search Committee Member
John Hatch, who assisted the
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New â€œgreen machinesâ€
for police
New economical and environmentally friendly
patrol cruisers hit the streets of Saugus
By Mark E. Vogler
I
tâ€™s the latest example of the
Town of Saugusâ€™s commitment
to â€œgoing greenâ€: a police
cruiser that saves an estimated
1,276 gallons of fuel a
year while having a lesser impact
on the environment.
Police Officer Domenic Montano
was happy to show off
the new 2021 Ford Police Interceptor
vehicle to a reporter
on Monday (May 31) morning
as visitors entered Riverside
Cemetery for the annual
Memorial Day ceremonies at
the veteransâ€™ graves.
Later in the week, Town
Manager Scott C. Crabtreeâ€™s
office issued a press release to
highlight the value of the four
new cruisers that were recently
activated. â€œThe Board of Selectmen
and I are thrilled to
announce the arrival of these
new hybrid, environmentally-friendly
vehicles to our community
and its patrol fleet,â€
Crabtree said in his announcement.
â€œThis important and
necessary investment will continue
to prioritize the safety of
the residents of Saugus and
the Townâ€™s first responders.â€
The fully furnished vehicles,
which will save an estimated
1,276 gallons of fuel per year
through hybrid powertrain,
can now be seen throughout
the community, according to
Crabtree.
â€œThrough fuel savings, the
cruisers will result in an estimated
annual savings of
$3,509 per vehicle, per year,
compared to the 2018 cruisHISTORIC
HIRING | FROM PAGE 2
School Committee by contacting
the references of the four finalists,
said a five-year contract
would protect McMahon from
local school politics in which all
School Committee members
run for reelection every year.
Hatch said he wouldnâ€™t want to
see a situation where the new
superintendent is â€œbeholden to
a particular School Committee.â€
Having the five-year contract
will protect McMahon from
the politics which have hampered
previous school superintendents.
â€œI
think itâ€™s going to be a great
situation for the town,â€ Hatch
said last week.
Grabowski has set the bar
A COLLECTIVE $14,000 SAVINGS IN FUEL: Town officials
estimate a substantial annual savings in fuel costs for these
four new 2021 Ford police cruisers that were recently activated
as the latest additions to the Saugus Police Departmentâ€™s
patrol fleet.
ers,â€ the town manager stated
in his press release. â€œThese
eco-friendly vehicles will also
reduce carbon dioxide output
by an estimated 25,560 lbs. annually
per vehicle.â€
The new patrol vehicles were
supported and approved by
the Board of Selectmen, Finance
Committee and Town
Meeting as part of an ongoing
effort to make continued
public safety and capital improvements
throughout the
community, Crabtree noted.
The town manager stressed
that town officials made â€œthis
important community investmentâ€
during last Decemberâ€™s
Special Town Meeting, when
members voted in favor of
the new cruisers as part of the
Townâ€™s priorities and overall
identified capital infrastructure
needs.
high for the new superintendent.
He said she needs to â€œtake
the district on her shoulders
and say, â€˜follow me.â€™â€
â€œSometimes, uncomfortable
choices have to be made â€¦ and
Erin will have to be the leader,â€
Grabowski told his colleagues.
â€œI would hope she stands up
for what is right and not what
is politically expedient for our
district,â€ he said.
Grabowski said he hopes the
new superintendent will advocate
aggressively for more
funding if thatâ€™s what is needed
to improve the school district
â€“ and not be influenced
to accept whatever budget the
town administration recommends
to run the School Department.
(Courtesy
photo to The Saugus Advocate)
Crabtree said the investment
in new police cruisers will allow
the Police Department to
replace current line cars with
high mileage or that require
frequent maintenance.
Each of the new cruisers is
fully marked and equipped
with the latest technology,
computers, radio communication
and secure vaults for
equipment storage.
â€œI would like to thank everyone
and the residents of Saugus
for their ongoing support
of important public safety
equipment investments like
this,â€ Crabtree said. â€œIt is essential
that public safety vehicles
that are used on a daily,
high-demand, high-performance
basis be fully functional
and safe. We are proud to provide
that for our public safety
responders and community.â€
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LEGACY | FROM PAGE 1
account of rain.
The Saugus High Class of
2021 is a special one that will
go down as historic for two
major reasons:
â€¢ Sachem seniors who will
be graduating tonight (Friday,
June 4) will have the distinction
of being the fi rst class
to graduate from the new
Saugus-Middle-High School,
which was occupied for the
fi rst time during the 2020-21
academic school year.
â€¢ It will mark the 150th commencement
exercises in the
history of Saugus High and
the fi nal time in many years
that Stackpole Field hosted
graduation.
But School Committee ViceChair
Ryan Fisher sees another
reason which makes this class
so special compared to most
of the previous 149 graduating
classes in the school hisCONGRATULATIONS,
SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021!
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
tory: the challenges they confronted
with the COVID-19
pandemic over the past two
years. â€œTheyâ€™ve been dealing
with COVID-19 since their junior
year and all the disruptions
it caused,â€ Fisher said in
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â€œJust like the Class of 2020,
they adapted together and
they overcame it. Iâ€™m really
proud of them all. They didnâ€™t
have an easy time of it and
theyâ€™re all smiles when you
see them. Theyâ€™re going to do
amazing things in life, every
one of them,â€ he said. â€œCongratulations
to the seniors on
their day! After the last year, I
donâ€™t think any of us will take
anything for granted again,
and Iâ€™m really excited for them
that they get to have this moment
and that theyâ€™re all together
with their friends and
family.â€
With Gov. Charlie Baker lifting
the last of COVID-19 restrictions
last month, this
yearâ€™s graduates can enjoy
their fi nal hours together in
a far freer fashion than their
predecessors in the Class of
2020 â€“ who would have been
the fi rst to graduate from the
new complex had the Coronavirus
not spoiled that opportunity
last year.
Even so, Saugus High School
Principal Michael Hashem is
urging the graduates, their
families and anyone attending
the commencement exercises
to still take precautions
to protect themselves
from COVID-19. â€œAs far as restrictions,
try to practice social
distancing and wear a mask
if unvaccinated is the recommendation,â€
Hashem advised,
when contacted by The Saugus
Advocate.
Michael David Kenny, who is
headed to Harvard University
to study Biomedical Engineering,
will give this yearâ€™s Valedictory
Address as the Class
of 2021â€™s top scholastic ranking
student with the highest
grade point average. Charles
Jerry Denovellis, who plans to
attend UMass Lowell, will deliver
this yearâ€™s Salutatorian
Address â€“ the honor bestowed
upon the second top-ranking
student in the class. Emma
Peacock, who plans to study
Early Childhood Education at
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, is president
of the Saugus High Class of
2021. She will also be giving
a speech at this yearâ€™s commencement
exercises.
This will mark the fi nal commencement
for Saugus Public
Schools Superintendent Dr.
David DeRuosi, Jr., who will be
retiring eff ective June 30 at the
end of the 2020-21 academic
school year. It will end his fi fth
year of service as the leader of
the townâ€™s public education
system.
Class of 2021 at-a-glance
â€¢ Headed to four-year college:
107.
â€¢ Two-year college: 26.
â€¢ Employed: 14.
â€¢ Career Education: eight.
â€¢ Military: one.
â€¢ Other: seven.
â€¢ Total: 163.
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Dâ€™Ambrosio
Attorney-at-Law
Is Your Estate in Order?
A rendering of the main entrance of the proposed building project
Northeast Metro Tech)
W
AKEFIELD â€“ Superintendent
David DiBarri and
the Building Committee at
Northeast Metropolitan Regional
Vocational High School
(Northeast Metro Tech) are
pleased to share that Gilbane
Building Company has been
hired as the projectâ€™s construction
manager at-risk (CMR).
Designed by architect Drummey
Rosane Anderson with
PMA Consultants serving as
the ownerâ€™s project manager,
the new school will be a stateof-the-art
facility and will allow
Northeast to grow its enrollment
from 1,270 students
to 1,600 â€“ a 26 percent increase.
The increase in available seats is
expected to dramatically shorten
the districtâ€™s annual waitlist,
which on average totals approximately
400 students.
The district is wrapping up
the Schematic Design phase,
through which details of the
design and cost estimates are
being fi nalized. The Schematic
Design Report is slated to
be submitted to the Massachusetts
School Building Authority
(MSBA), a state agency
that supports the funding
of capital improvement projects
in the Commonwealthâ€™s
public schools, for consideration
in July.
Headquartered in Rhode Island
with a local offi ce in Boston,
Gilbane has been providing
construction management
services for Massachusetts
projects since 1946. Gilbane
has extensive experience
with large-scale and vocational
K-12 school projects, including
Quincy Comprehensive High
School in Quincy, Minuteman
Regional High School in Lexington
and Essex North Shore
Agricultural & Technical School
in Danvers.
â€œHiring a construction manager
is a signifi cant step forward
in the Northeast Metro
Tech building project,â€ DiBarri
said. â€œWith Gilbane on board,
we can now begin to move
forward with the fine-tuning
of our Schematic Design
drawings and cost estimate to
build the project. We look forward
to sharing these details as
they are fi nalized with our communities
in the coming weeks
and months through forums,
events and regular updates.â€
â€œWeâ€™re incredibly excited to
be a part of the NEMT [Northeast
Metro Tech] project team.
Having worked with both PMA
and DRA in the past on similar
successful projects, weâ€™re confi
dent we can work together
through the next phases of design
and construction to build
a contemporary school the
NEMT district communities will
be proud of for years to come,â€
said Gilbane Building Company
Senior VP Michael Oâ€™Brien, who
is Massachusetts and Northern
New England business unit
leader for the company.
The building project is estimated
to cost $317.5 million,
and MSBA will contribute between
$110-1140 million in
grant funding to support it, a
total which will be fi nalized in
August. Northeastâ€™s 12 sending
communities will be responsible
for the remainder of the
project costs. Tax impact information
for all 12 communities
will be available this summer,
and voters will have the opportunity
to vote on the project
this fall.
The new NEMT High School
will address the current facilityâ€™s
outdated building systems,
including much-needed ADA
accessibility and code compliance
upgrades, in addition to
overcrowding. The new school
will feature 21st-century learning
environments, improved
Individualized Education Program
(IEP) accommodations,
state-of-the-art shop space,
expanded program off erings,
a new primary access roadway
from Farm Street to reduce traffi
c congestion, a full-size gym,
a 750-seat auditorium, outdoor
space for learning and a new
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
A crackdown on unruly kids
â€œBefore someone gets hurt or killed, we need to address
this,â€ Town Meeting Member Robert Camuso Sr. pleads
By Mark E. Vogler
P
recinct 2 Town Meeting
Member Robert J. Camuso,
Sr. crafted a long email to selectmen
this week titled â€œKids riding
into oncoming traffic & vandalism
in our parks.â€
â€œThese dangerous stunts &
playing chicken with traffic is illegal
and happening more & more
every day,â€ Camuso wrote. â€œBefore
someone gets hurt or killed, we
need to address this because car
VS bicycle...car wins every time.â€
Camuso didnâ€™t think the email
was enough, so he appeared at
Tuesday (May 25) nightâ€™s Board
of Selectmenâ€™s meeting to elaborate
in detail. â€œSaugus has a
problem and they need to fix it,â€
Camuso told the board. He even
mentioned that he had called the
Peabody police to solicit advice
on how a similar juvenile problem
was dealt with in that community.
Camuso
didnâ€™t get any resistance.
Just positive feedback
from town officials that something
needed to be done â€“ a
crackdown on the unruly kids
who were practicing dangerous
behavior.
Saugus Police Lt. Arthur Connors
agreed that something
needs to be done â€œbefore thereâ€™s a
tragedy.â€ â€œOne of these kids is goblemakers
on bicycles were also
riding them over the new basketball
courts.
â€œMaybe catch these kids and
make an example of them,â€ Cicolini
suggested.
The town and the Police Deing
to get hit and we donâ€™t want
that,â€ Lt. Connor said.
Selectmen thanked Camuso
for his efforts to bring a potentially
serious problem to public light.
â€œSomeone is going to get killed.
It absolutely had to be addressed,â€
Selectman Jeff Cicolini said. â€œWe
need to fix this before something
bad happens,â€ he said.
Cicolini said he had observed
similar unruly behavior by kids
that was the basis of Camusoâ€™s
email. He cited the juvenile vandalism
on new town playgrounds
and basketball courts. â€œThese kids
are running amok, pouring Chinese
food down the slides,â€ Cicolini
said, noting that the trouHe
was there in spirit
DAV Commander Charlie DiMare gets to watch a Memorial
Day ceremony from his hospital room â€“ via video
By Mark E. Vogler
F
riends and relatives say Charlie
DiMare never misses a Memorial
Day or Veterans Day event
in Saugus â€“ even though itâ€™s not
his hometown. â€œCharlie doesnâ€™t
miss anything if he can help it,â€
Saugus Veterans Council Commander
Steve Castinetti said
this week.
So, the 89-year-old U.S. Navy
veteran who served in the Korean
War was conspicuously absent at
Mondayâ€™s Memorial Day Ceremony
in Riverside Cemetery.
DiMare is the commander of
the Disabled American Veterans
(DAV) Organization Chapter 115,
a regional veteransâ€™ group that
holds its meeting at the American
Legion Hall on Taylor Street,
so his absence from important
veteransâ€™ events is bound to concern
local veterans leaders. But
SPIRIT | SEE PAGE 19
SUPPORTIVE FAMILY: From left to right, son-in-law Stephen
Costa holds a special brick honoring Charlie DiMare â€“ joined
by DiMareâ€™s wife, Bella, and his daughter, Charlene Costa,
at Riverside Cemetery during Mondayâ€™s Memorial Day
ceremonies. Charlene is videotaping the event for the local
DAV Commander, who was in the hospital and unable to
attend.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
partment have that capability
â€“ security cameras positioned
near playgrounds and basketball
courts.
â€œThe cameras have been extremely
effective,â€ Town Manager
Scott C. Crabtree said.
â€œIâ€™m sure they will continue to
use them,â€ he said.
Lt. Connors agreed to meet
with Camuso sometime after the
meeting to listen to his suggestions
on what police may be able
to do to address the problem of
the unruly kids.
In his email, Camuso suggested
that Saugus police consider
some aggressive options to stop
the problem â€“ like confiscating
the kidsâ€™ bicycles and making the
parents pay for towing. Perhaps,
there could be $20 fines for violations
for kids for obstructing
traffic â€œunlawfully in a dangerous
way.â€
Camuso said it irked him to see
gangs of kids on bicycles terrorizing
senior citizens in traffic and
degenerating to bad, offensive
behavior.
â€œKids will be kids,â€ Camuso
agreed.
â€œBut to give hand gestures by
grabbing their private areas, vulgar
language, spitting on our residents
& senior citizens who are
scared in their own vehicles is not
what residents want or expect to
see either in Saugus,â€ he wrote in
his email.
â€œThese actions need to be handled
& prevented if it means to
hurt these kids parents in the
wallet to get results so be it,â€ he
added.
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Meet the 2020-2021 SHS Sachems wrestling team
Seniors, pictured from left to right: Head Coach Wayne Moda,
Co-Capts. Dante Olowu and Doug Clark and Asst. Coaches
Joseph Alba and Dom Clark. Missing: Sal Franco.
Captains, pictured from left to right: Head Coach Wayne Moda,
Co-Capts. Dante Olowu, Chase Ledbury and Doug Clark and
Asst. Coaches Joseph Alba and Dom Clark.
(Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Saugus High School Sachems Boysâ€™ Wrestling team, pictured from left to right: Head Coach
Wayne Moda, Dylan Clark, Co-Capts. Chase Ledbury, Dante Olowu and Doug Clark, Nicholas
Saroufim, Asst. Coaches Dom Clark and Joseph Alba, Isaac Cesco, Mimmo Ternullo, Samuel
LoRusso, Max LoRusso, Andrew Erickson, Alexander Erickson and Max LoRusso. Missing: Max
Monto and Sal Franco.
Sachems pull out extra-inning win over Peabody
By Greg Phipps
T
he Saugus High School
baseball team has had its
share of close, late-game losses
so far this season. But Wednesdayâ€™s
tilt at World Series Park
was a welcome change of
pace for the Sachems. Jason
Casaletto knocked home the
winning run in the bottom
of the ninth inning when he
singled with the bases loaded.
The Sachems entered that
frame trailing 3-2. They were
able to rally for two runs. The
game-tying score came in on
Anthony Maconeâ€™s single.
Head Coach Joe Luis told the
press afterward that it was a
much-needed victory for his
young squad, which improved
to 3-7. â€œThat was a great win
against a great team thatâ€™s
well-coached,â€ he said. â€œWe
still made some base-running
SACHEMS | SEE PAGE 17
Saugusâ€™s Anthony Macone
drove in the tying run in
Wednesdayâ€™s 4-3 extra-inning
win over Peabody. (Advocate
photo by Greg Phipps)
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
Saugus rallies to beat Winthrop for seventh win
By Greg Phipps
T
railing late in the game,
the Saugus High School
softball team righted the ship
in time to pull out a 5-3 victory
over Winthrop last Friday.
It was the seventh win of the
season for the Sachems, who
had a scheduled game against
Marblehead rained out Monday.
In
the win over Winthrop,
pitcher Leah Ventre had perhaps
her best game of the season
on both sides of the ball.
She hurled a complete-game,
four-hitter with 11 strikeouts.
On offense, Ventre had two
hits, including a double, to aid
her own cause.
Saugus pitcher Leah Ventre
struck out 11 batters and
helped her own cause
offensively in last Fridayâ€™s
comeback win over Winthrop.
(Advocate photo by Greg Phipps)
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SENIORS AND COACHES: Pictured from left to right: Asst. Coach
Joseph Cimetti, Co-Capts. Kirby Dalton, Kyleigh Dalton and Cat
Schena, Madison Niles, Kyra Jones, Co-Capts. Leah Ventre and
Alexa Ferraro, Head Coach Steven Almquist and Asst. Coach
Anthony Ascolese. Missing from photo: Asst. Coach Michael
Shaw.
Joining in the offensive attack
were Kirby Dalton with a
triple and an RBI, Alexa Ferraro
with a double and a run batted
in, Fallon Millerick and Devany
Millerick with an RBI each and
Ryann Moloney with a hit.
The win left the Sachems at
7-1 overall. They are off until
Monday when they resume
the season with a contest at
Peabody.
SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL SACHEMS GIRLSâ€™ SOFTBALL TEAM: Bottom row, pictured from left to
right: Fallon Millerick, Felicia Reppucci, Ryann Moloney, Lily Ventre, Devany Millerick, Gianna
Costa and Ava Rogers. Top row, pictured from left to right: Asst. Coach Joseph Cimetti, CoCapts.
Kirby Dalton, Kyleigh Dalton and Cat Schena, Madison Niles, Kyra Jones, Co-Capt. Leah
Ventre, Capt. Alexa Ferraro, Head Coach Steven Almquist and Asst. Coach Anthony Ascolese.
Missing from photo: Asst. Coach Michael Shaw.
(Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
CAPTAINS AND COACHES: Pictured from left to right: Asst.
Coach Joseph Cimetti, Kirby Dalton, Kyleigh Dalton, Cat
Schena, Leah Ventre, Alexa Ferraro, Head Coach Steven
Almquist and Asst. Coach Anthony Ascolese. Missing from
photo: Asst. Coach Michael Shaw.
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The Ryan Express
By Th e Old Sachem,
Bill Stewart
M
any of you have never seen
him pitch, but I can assure
you that he is one of the Greatest
Of All Time (a GOAT). Nolan Ryan
was one of the old-time pitchers
who fi red the ball over 100 miles
per hour. He was born ON January
31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas, became
a major league pitcher, then
a sports executive.
At nine years old, Ryan became
a Little Leaguer in Alvin,
Texas, and was an All-Star as an
11- and 12-year-old. In junior high
school he could throw a softball
over 100 yards. He played baseball
and football as a ninth-grader,
but gave up football, deciding
to concentrate on baseball. At Alvin
High School he once struck
out 21 batters in a seven-inning
game. He was evaluated by Red
Murff , a scout for the New York
Mets, when Ryan was a sophomore,
and Red said that Ryan had
â€œthe best arm I have seen in my
life.â€ Reportedly, Nolan sometimes
broke bones in catchersâ€™ hands
with his fastball. His senior year at
Alvin, he acquired a record of 19
wins and three losses and led the
Alvin Yellow Jackets to the Texas
High School fi nals. He pitched in
27 games with 20 starts, 12 complete
games, 211 strikeouts and
61 walks.
Ryan was drafted by the Mets
in the 12th round of the 1965 major
league draft as the 295th pick
overall. He was assigned to the
Marion Mets of the Appalachian
League for the Mets team in the
Florida Instructional League, and
he was 6 and 9 in 1965 with 150
strikeouts in 120 innings and a
4.33 ERA. Next year he advanced
to the Class-A Western Carolinas
League with the Greenville Mets,
where he won 17 and lost 2 and
had an ERA of 2.51 with 272 strikeouts
in 183 innings. He was promoted
to the Class AA Williamsport
Mets of the Eastern League
with 35 strikeouts in 19 innings.
He was called up to the Mets
in late 1966 and played in two
games. In 1967 he was assigned
to the Class AAA Jacksonville,
where he pitched three games,
started one game for the Class A
Winter Haven Mets and pitched
eight games in the Florida Instructional
League. He pitched
34 innings over this span with 54
strikeouts. He was out much of
the 1967 season due to illness,
an arm injury and serving in the
Army Reserve.
The 1968 season saw him return
to the major leagues with
the Mets, and he remained in
the league until 1993, a span of
27 years. He was used as a reliever
because the team had Tom
Seaver and Jerry Koosman in the
rotation. The Mets reached the
World Series in 1969 with Ryan as
a starter. In the National League
Championship against the Atlanta
Braves, Ryan completed 7
innings of relief in game 3. In the
World Series that season, he saved
game 3 against the Baltimore Orioles,
pitching 2 Â½ shutout innings,
and the Mets won 2-1. The Mets
won the series in fi ve games. In
1974 he tied Seaverâ€™s record of 19
strikeouts in a game. He viewed
his time with Seaver as learning
to switch from a flamethrower
to a pitcher. He was traded to the
California Angels in the off -season
of 1971. In his fi ve seasons as
a Met, he pitched in 105 games,
had 74 starts, a 29-38 record and
a 3.58 ERA, and in over 511 innings
he walked 344 and struck
out 493 batters.
As an Angel, with a team record
of under .500 during his time, he
had signifi cant seasons: 19-16 in
1972, 21-16 in 1973, 22-16 in 1974.
On July 9, 1972, he became the
seventh American League pitcher
to strike out 3 batters with only
9 pitches against the Red Sox. Ryanâ€™s
fi rst major league record: He
struck out 383 batters in the 1973
season. He tossed two no-hitters
in the 1973 season. He faced the
Red Sox on June 14, 1974, tossTHIS
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Thursday, June 10 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 22 â€“ Wrestling
vs. Pentucket Regional from May 27.
Friday, June 11 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 22 â€“ Boys Lacrosse
vs. Marblehead from May 27.
Saturday, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 22 â€“ Softball
vs. Winthrop from May 28.
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ing 235 pitches, striking out 19,
walking 10 and getting a no-decision.
He had another no-hitter
in 1974, and a fourth in 1975, tying
Sandy Kofaxâ€™s record. In eight
seasons with the Angels, he had
a record of 138 wins and 121 losses,
an ERA of 3.07, 1,302 walks and
2,416 strikeouts, over 288 starts
and 156 complete games. The Angels
released him in 1979.
Ryan was with the Houston Astros
for the seasons 1980â€“1988.
On November 19, 1979, Nolan
Ryan became the fi rst million-dollar
player, signing a four-year contract
for $4.5 million, quadrupling
his salary with the Angels. The Angels
made it to the post-season
in 1980, but lost in the National
League fi nals. During the season,
Nolan recorded his 3,000th strikeout.
In the 1981 season he threw
his fi fth no-hitter and won the NL
ERA title with a mark of 1.69.
In the 1982 season he passed
Walter Johnsonâ€™s all-time strikeout
record and fi nished the 1985
season with his 4,000th. During
his nine seasons with the Astros,
he had a record of 106 wins,
94 losses, 282 starts, a 3.13 ERA,
796 walks and 1,866 strikeouts in
1,854 innings.
After a contract dispute after
the 1988 season, Ryan signed
with the Texas Rangers; he was
now 42 years old. On August 22,
1989, Ryan struck out Ricky Henderson
to become the only pitcher
to record 5,000 career strikeouts.
In
1990 he pitched his sixth
no-hitter against the Athletics and
earned his 300th win against the
Milwaukee Brewers. In 1993 he
announced that he would retire
after the season. He tore a ligament
in his arm against Seattle. In
his fi ve seasons with the Rangers,
he had a 51-39 record, an ERA of
3.43, 353 walks and 939 strikeouts
in 840 innings over 129 starts.
His career statistics were 324
wins, 292 losses, an ERA of 3.19,
807 games, 5,386 innings pitched,
walked 2,178 and struck out
5,714. Over his career he was
the only pitcher to record seven
no-hitters, his last on May 1, 1991,
against the Toronto Blue Jays in
Arlington Stadium in Texas.
He holds 51 Major League records,
including 5,714 career
strikeouts, 215 career double-digit
strikeout games, 7 career no-hitters,
12 career 1 hitters (tied with
Bob Feller), 18 career 2 hitters, 31
career 3 hitters, 15 200-strikeout
seasons, 6 300-strikeout seasons,
6.555 fewest career hits per nine
innings, 5.26 fewest single season
hits per nine innings (1972),
lowest career batting average allowed
(minimum 1,500 innings),
.204, 26 seasons with at least nine
wins, 2,795 career walks, 10 grand
slams allowed (tied) and 757 career
stolen basses allowed.
Among his business interests,
Ryan founded the Ryan Sanders
Sports & Entertainment company,
the ownership group for
Round Rock Express, which owns
the Triple-A Affi liate of the Texas
Rangers and other sports businesses.
He has written six books
about baseball. After retirement
he worked with the federal government
to promote physical
fitness; his â€œNolan Ryan Fitness
Guideâ€ was published by the Presidentâ€™s
Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports in 1994.
He suffered a heart attack in
2000 and received a double coronary
bypass. He remained in baseball
after retirement as the President
and CEO of the Texas Rangers
from 2008 to 2013. He became
a special assistant for the Houston
Astros from 2014 to 2019.
Ryan and Frank Robinson are
the only two major league players
to have their numbers retired by
three teams they played for. Nolan
Ryan was elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1999 with 98.79%
of the vote in his fi rst year of eligibility.
In that year The Sporting
News listed him among the 100
Greatest Baseball Players, and he
was elected to the Major League
Baseball All-Century Team. The
Alvin Independent School District
opened the Nolan Ryan Junior
High School in Pearland, Texas,
and the Texas State Legislature
named the State Highway 288 as
the Nolan Ryan Expressway.
He tossed rockets past batters
during his career. One of his remarkable
days was when Detroit
Tigers fi rst baseman and cleanup
hitter Norm Cash, came to the
plate in the last of the ninth with
two outs after he had struck out
two times earlier in the game.
Cash came to the plate with a
clubhouse table leg instead of a
bat. Plate umpire Ron Luciano ordered
Cash to return with a regular
bat, and Cash replied, â€œWhy? I
wonâ€™t hit him anyway!â€
Today many pitchers can reach
100 miles an hour, but Ryan could
do it consistently. I saw him in
Fenway Park a few times, and he
ranks among the best in my imagination.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
Saugus observes Memorial Day 2021
A MEMORIAL DAY SEND-OFF: Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald, USMC
(retired) the Lynn English Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps (JROTC) program leader, receives a citation from
Saugus Veterans Council Commander Steve Castinetti, recognizing
the contributions of the JROTC as the official color guard for
many Veterans Council events over the past decade.
(Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler)
MAKING MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL:
Gordie Shepard, a U.S.
Army veteran of the Vietnam
War, received a greeting from
Saugus residents who thanked
him for the countless hours
he spends getting veteransâ€™
gravesites in shape for Memorial
Day, as he has done for more
than a decade.
A HEROâ€™S RESTING PLACE: The gravesite of Saugusâ€™s Medal of
Honor recipient Arthur Frederick DeFranzo, a 25-year-old staff
sergeant who sacrificed his own life on a battlefield in France to
save the lives of fellow soldiers during World War II.
Retired Brig. Gen. Andrea Gayle-Bennett of the
Massachusetts Army National Guard addressed
the crowd at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Riverside
Cemetery.
FIRST MEMORIAL DAY: Two-year-old Harrison Peter
Phipps got a personal escort at Riverside Cemetery
on Monday â€“ his grandfather Peter A. Rossetti, Jr.
RECALLING DECORATION DAY: Paul Kenworthy, wearing
a replica Civil War greatcoat, and his wife, Laura Eisener,
participated in Mondayâ€™s Memorial Day Ceremony in Riverside
Cemetery.
FLAGS FOR ALL SAUGUS VETERANS: These veteransâ€™ graves were decorated with
new flags and some with flowers before last Mondayâ€™s Memorial Day observance
in Saugus.
STANDING GUARD: World War II Army soldier reenactors at the veteransâ€™ gravesites
on Memorial Day in Riverside Cemetery.
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GRATITUDE FROM THE TOWN OF SAUGUS: Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald
holds a citation he received from the Board of Selectmen.
Joining Sgt. Maj Oswald in his final veteransâ€™ ceremony in Saugus
as JROTC program leader are Selectman Jeff Cicolini, Board of Selectmen
Vice Chair Corinne Riley and Board Chair Anthony Cogliano
and Selectmen Michael Serino and Debra Panetta.
UNDER HIS COMMAND: Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald, right, with members of the Lynn English Marine
Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC). The group has served as the official color
guards for the Saugus Veterans Council for many patriotic events in Saugus over the past decade.
PRESENTING THE WREATH: From left to right are Robert
E. Oâ€™Toole, the executive officer of the Saugus Veterans
Council, who is also a retired member of the
Air Guard, and Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald, during
the Memorial Day Ceremony in Riverside Cemetery.
IN CHARGE OF THE FLAGS: Randy Briand, a Vietnam
War Veteran and the townâ€™s grave registration officer,
voluntarily wears a face mask at Mondayâ€™s (May 31)
Memorial Day Ceremony in Saugus. He has overseen
the placement of flags at the gravesites of Saugus
veterans since 1984 and led a small volunteer group
last Friday (May 28) that flagged more than 3,000
gravesites of departed Saugus veterans.
A SOLEMN MOMENT: Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member
Jeanie Bartolo holds a flag during the Memorial
Day Ceremony in Riverside Cemetery.
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: Amanda Allen sings â€œThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ€ at Mondayâ€™s Memorial
Day Ceremony in Riverside Cemetery.
PATRIOTIC PRIDE: Saugus Garden Club member Ruth Berg, a longtime
supporter of local veteransâ€™ events and benefits, was dressed
in an outfit to capture the Memorial Day spirit.
A GOLD STAR WIFE: Donna Whittemore-Farris, of Saugus, turned
out to remember her late husband â€“ U.S. Army veteran Everett
Farris, who served in the Vietnam War. Whittemore-Farris says he
died years later as a result of his service, which left him paralyzed.
A LEGISLATIVE COMMENDATION: Members of the townâ€™s legislative delegation present Sgt. Major
Kenneth Oswald a citation signed by Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano recognizing
his many years of service to the Saugus Veterans Council and the Town of Saugus. From left to
right are State Senator Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn), Oswald and State Representatives Jessica Giannino
(D-Revere and Donald Wong (R-Saugus).
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
SAUGUS GARDENS IN THE PANDEMIC
Hereâ€™s whatâ€™s blooming in town this week
to make your walks more enjoyable
By Laura Eisener
N
ow that the danger of frost
is past, it is safe to plant
tropical annuals and warm
weather crops like tomatoes,
beans and melons. This week
is the most floriferous time
of year in our climate and the
meteorological start of summer.
The rains of Memorial Day
weekend may have dampened
some cookout plans, but it was
a relief for many plants which
had suffered from the dryness
of this spring, and a relief as
well for those of us who had
been standing holding a hose
too many days this spring!
Gordon Shepard has made
sure that there are plenty of
flowers at the veteransâ€™ plots at
Riverside, as he does every year.
Volunteers have sought out
veteransâ€™ graves and planted a
garden of flags for the holiday,
and all over town where there
are monuments, flags and flowers
abound.
Wax begonias (Begonia semperflorens
hybrids) like those
at the G.A.R. plot â€“ the Grand
Army of the Republic was a
large, nationwide Civil War
veteransâ€™ organization â€“ are
among the most popular bedding
plants, as they can tolerate
summer heat and grow well in
light conditions varying from
full sun to part shade. The shiny
foliage keeps them from drying
out easily and is eye-catching.
Depending on variety, the
leaves may be bright green,
bronze or deep burgundy. The
flowers may be bright red, pink
or white. Because they stay
low to the ground, wax begonias
do not have the trouble
some longer stemmed begonias
do, which is a tendency for
the stems to break off in windy
weather. Like many of the most
popular summer annuals, wax
begonias bloom consistently
all summer and into the fall
until a frost.
Donna Manoogian, on behalf
of the Saugus Garden Club,
decorated the flagpole dedicated
to Saugusâ€™s first Vietnam
War casualty, Corporal Michael
DeProfio USMC, in front of the
Belmonte School.
Nancy Sayles recently added
some annuals in patriotic
colors to the garden beside
the front door of the Saugus
American Legion hall on Taylor
Street. This small garden
is dedicated â€œTo those who
served in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America
-Past-Present-Future.â€ Red
HONORING A FALLEN MARINE: The Marine Cpl. Michael
DeProfio flagpole Memorial at Belmonte School. Donna
Manoogian installed the wreath, flowers and mulch on behalf
of the Saugus Garden Club. Tom Raiche added the flags.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Tom Raiche)
UNKNOWN SOLDIER MARKER: Wax begonias adorn this marker
at the Grand Army of the Republic plot in Riverside Cemetery.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
FLOWERS AND FLAGS: A Memorial Day display at Saugus
American Legion Cpl. Scott J. Procopio Post 210 at 44 Taylor
St. Nancy Sayles recently added some annuals in patriotic
colors to the garden.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
flowering scarlet sage (Salvia
splendens), originally from Brazil,
has become a very frequently
planted summer annual all
over the world. Despite its common
name, it can be found in
other colors, including purple,
blue, pink and white. A form
called â€˜Bicolorâ€™ has both red
and white flowers on the same
stalk. The first one scientifically
described in the 19th century
had a red flower, and the
red varieties remain among the
most popular. Blue floss flower
(Ageratum houstonianum),
which is planted near the garden
dedication stone, is one of
the few truly blue annuals, although
it can also be found in
purple, pink and white. Nancy
has also planted white annual
sweet alyssum (Lobularia
maritima) and dusty miller
(Centaurea cineraria) in this
little garden around some perennial
sage (Salvia â€˜May Nightâ€™)
and a small evergreen shrub,
andromeda (Pieris â€˜Cavatine).
While most years the andromeda
would have finished blooming
by June, this springâ€™s cool
temperatures have prolonged
the blooming period, so you
may still see the small, white,
bell-shaped flowers for another
week or two.
Among the most noticeable
shrubs in bloom this week are
several hybrids of catawba
rhododendron (Rhododendron
catawbiense). This largeleaved
North American evergreen
shrub has long been a
popular landscape plant because
it combines year-round
foliage with showy late spring
flowers. Depending on variety,
the mature height can range
from 5 feet to over 15 feet. Catawbas
are very similar to another
large-leaved native, the
rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron
maximum), which
blooms several weeks later, often
around the Fourth of July.
Next to Town Hall resplendent
in its patriotic bunting, a large
â€˜Nova Zemblaâ€™ rhododendron
is at its peak of bloom this
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER: Paul Kenworthy, wearing a replica Civil
War greatcoat and a hat bearing the badge of the Harvard
Regiment, contemplates the Grand Army of the Republic plot
at Riverside.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
A MEMORIAL DAY BLOOM: â€˜Nova Zemblaâ€™ rhododendron
beside the Town Hallâ€™s World War I monument, ballot box and
flag bin. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
week. The cultivar name literally
means â€œNew Landâ€ and
was named for two islands in
the Arctic Sea owned by Russia,
perhaps alluding to this varietyâ€™s
cold hardiness. It flowers
near Memorial Day each
year and seems to call attention
to the World War I monument
beside it.
Editorâ€™s Note: Laura Eisener is
a landscape design consultant
who helps homeowners with
landscape design, plant selection
and placement of trees and
shrubs, as well as perennials. She
is a member of the Saugus Garden
Club and offered to write a
series of articles about â€œwhatâ€™s
blooming in townâ€ shortly after
the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic. She was inspired after
seeing so many people taking
up walking.
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Young and old honor veteransâ€™
graves with flags on Memorial Day
By Tara Vocino
A
pproximately 30 community
members flagged
graves at Riverside Cemetery
on Friday in preparation for
Mondayâ€™s Memorial Day ceremony.
State
Rep. Donald Wong, Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley, graves registration officer Randy Briand, event organizer
Steven Castinetti, World War II re-enactor David Savoy, and purple heart recipient Lester Markovitz in front of the American
flag in the veteransâ€™ section of the cemetery.
State Rep. Donald Wong
places a US flag on a veteranâ€™s
grave.
Boy Scout Jayden Thompson,
9, puts a flag onto U.S. Army
Pvt.â€™s Hebert Hansenâ€™s grave
at Riverside Cemetery prior
to Memorial Day last Friday.
Bottom row, from to right: Boy Scouts Pack 62 members Ben Doherty, Benson Doherty, Jonathan Bell, Sophie Gilbert, and
Nicholas Kohr. Top row, from left to right are, Abigail Oâ€™Connell, John Moentreo, Jayden Thompson, Anthony Sullivan, Monty
Sullivan, Matthew Bell, with Scoutmasters Michael Sullivan and Mark Bell, in back.
A selection of flagged graves.
Serena Sullivan with Maddy Sullivan, 6, Monty Sullivan, 8, and their friend Nicholas Kohr, 9,
who attend Waybright Elementary School, place a veteranâ€™s marker onto Salvatore Monicoâ€™s
grave.
(Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
By Mark E. Vogler
H
THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS
â€œIn one of the pictures sketched of Randy, there was
ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know
about this week in Saugus.
Hats off to the Saugus High Class of 2021!
Tonight (Friday, June 4) is indeed a special night for 163
Saugus teenagers â€“ the Saugus High School graduating
Class of 2021. It is a legacy class, being the first to graduate
from the new Saugus Middle-High School. It is also
a class that will be remembered as one that had to cope
with the COVID-19 pandemic over parts of two years
since the outbreak in March of 2020 led to the challenges
of remote learning.
Special congratulations are in order for the top two
scholastic students in this yearâ€™s graduating class: Michael
Kenny, who will give this yearâ€™s Valedictory Address
as the Class of 2021â€™s top scholastic ranking student with
the highest grade point average. This yearâ€™s runner-up â€“
the Salutatorian speaker â€“ is Charles Denovellis.
Also deserving of high praise is Emma Peacock, who
is president of the Saugus High Class of 2021. That is a
challenging task for any student â€“ being the leader of a
COVID-19-challenged class.
I plan to be at Stackpole Field tonight to chronicle the
last chapter of this yearâ€™s historic Saugus High School class
in what will be the schoolâ€™s 150th commencement exercises.
And this will also be the grand commencement finale
at Stackpole. Construction is nearing completion
on the brand-new sports complex named after the late
Saugus sports legend, Christie Serino, Jr., which should
serve the town well for future Saugus High School commencement
exercises.
About the best way The Saugus Advocate can wish the
SHS Class of 2021 the very best is to borrow a few lines
of Saugus High School Principal Mike Hashem, as posted
on his special website for graduating seniors:
â€œThis has been a tumultuous time in our society, community,
and schools. This global pandemic that we have dealt
with for the past 14-15 months have drastically impacted
your senior year. You have worked with remote, hybrid, and
full in-person learning models, all within the last few months.
â€œYou have witnessed your old school be demolished and
you have transitioned to our new Saugus Middle High
School Complex. These challenges and adversities have not
stopped you and by overcoming them, you should be well
prepared to deal with the future.
â€œFor some of you, this will mean a job and the responsibilities
of family living. For others of you, this will mean the
transition to college and further years of study and preparation.
Whichever course you take in the future, it is our sincere
hope that you will look back on your years at Saugus
High School as having prepared you to meet the challenges
that life will present.
â€œWe want to thank you in advance for making the graduation
ceremony an exciting and memorable one. All of us
here at Saugus High School wish each of you the happiness
of a productive life, the respect of your peers, and the love
of your family. â€¦ Congratulations to the Class of 2021!!!â€
We have a winner!
We have a winner in last weekâ€™s â€œGuess Who Got
Sketchedâ€ contest. Congratulations to Diane McConnell,
who contacted us with the correct answer. Her name was
picked from a number of potential winnersâ€™ names out
of the green Boston Red Sox cap.
Hereâ€™s last weekâ€™s answer, offered by the person who
goes by the name of The Sketch Artist:
â€œThe answer to last weekâ€™s sketch is Randy Briand. Randy
has done many projects and much good for Saugus.
However heâ€™s quiet about it all so most donâ€™t hear they
just enjoy or see the benefits from Randyâ€™s generosity.
â€œThis past Memorial Day weekend Randy as the Veteranâ€™s
Graves Officer, was at the Cemetery from sun up
setting up tents and making sure everything would be
set up for Memorial Day Ceremony amidst the inclement
weather.
â€œHe was handing out flags to the youth, to parents
and anyone that wanted to put flags on our Veteranâ€™s
graves. Randy passes the flags out hoping to get more
youth involved as they are the ones to carry on the tradition
he has said.
Mr. Donald Wong graciously awarding Randy with the
2019 Founderâ€™s Day Man of the Year Award (Debbie Dion-Faust
was 2019 Woman of the Year.)
â€œRandy oversees several outreaches and he has served
three tours of Duty in Vietnam for the Military. A very interesting
life from such a humble soul. Thankyou Randy,
keep shining your light!
â€œYours Truly,
â€œThe Sketch Artistâ€
prefer to have it spotlight the good people of Saugus.
Want to â€œShout-Outâ€ a fellow Saugonian?
This is an opportunity for our paperâ€™s readers to single
out â€“ in a brief mention â€“ remarkable acts or achievements
by Saugus residents or an act of kindness or a nice
gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@comcast.net) with
a mention in the subject line of â€œAn Extra Shout Out.â€ No
more than a paragraph; anything longer might lend itself
to a story and/or a photo.
Adjusting the â€œstarâ€ count
A concerned Saugus veteran and loyal Saugus AdvoGUESS
WHO GOT SKETCHED! In this weekâ€™s edition,
we continue our weekly feature where a local artist
sketches people, places and things in Saugus. Got an
idea who was sketched this week? If you do, please
email me at mvoge@comcast.net or leave a phone
message at 978-683-7773. Anyone who correctly
identifies the Saugonians who were sketched
between now and Tuesday at noon qualifies to
have their name put in a green Boston Red Sox
hat with a chance to be selected as the winner of a
$10 gift certificate, compliments of Dunkinâ€™ at the
1204 Broadway 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€)
Reader offers â€œShout-Outsâ€ for local businesses
Avid Saugus Advocate reader Jeanie Bartolo offered
two more â€œShout-Outsâ€ this week, this time for two local
businesses â€œwho for years have donated their time
helping Saugus.â€
â€œThe first â€˜Shout Outâ€™ and huge thank you goes to Nickâ€™s
Pizza for once again donating pizza for the kids flagging
the graves of our Veterans at Riverside Cemetery last Friday
afternoon in preparation for the Memorial Day services.
The kids did a great job and loved the pizza!
â€œThe second â€˜Shout Outâ€™ goes to Bruce the owner of
Done Right Landscaping who beautifully landscaped
and mulched the island at the intersection of Winter and
Central Streets in honor of our Veterans. Bruce also landscapes
many of the islands and rotaries throughout the
town free of charge. He makes Saugus so much prettier,
so thank you Bruce for doing this for us, we certainly
appreciate it.â€
Shirley Bogdan emailed us another â€œshout-out,â€ this
one for local historical and author Tom Sheehan: â€œIâ€™d like
to shout out to author Tom Sheehan who has had 2 articles
published in the Boston Sunday Globe regarding
the â€˜old timesâ€™ in Saugus. Great job Tom.â€
Sue Fleming, another loyal Saugus Advocate reader,
emailed us the following â€œshout-outâ€ this week:
â€œI would like to give a Shout Out to you for the excellent
articles in last weekâ€™s Advocate. The remembrance
of Staff Sgt. Arthur F. DeFranzo was touching. Thank you
for the story explaining to us all the heroics of Sgt. DeFranzo.
We are all proud of him. Also your articles on the
Week-end of Reflection and remembering your brother
Lance should remind us to be thankful. As we visit cemeteries
visiting our loved ones we need to remember
how lucky we are. We are lucky to have you on the staff
of the Advocate.â€
Thank you, Sue. We appreciate the praise, but would
cate reader brough to our attention what turned out
to be a glaring omission in â€œSaugus By the Numbers,â€ at
the end of last weekâ€™s front page Memorial Day story.
We published the numbers for Saugus servicemen who
were killed during World War I, World War II, the Korean
War and the Vietnam War. To our knowledge, there are
no numbers, at least readily available, for the number of
Saugus servicemen killed in combat during the Civil War
and the Revolutionary War.
But there is one number that is quite obvious for Saugus
servicemen and women who served in the Iraq War.
And that number should have been included in our overall
count of Saugus service people killed in action. It was
a gross overcite that needs to be addressed.
So, we will add one more line to our â€œSaugus By the
Numbersâ€ for future Memorial Day coverage. And this
is for US Marine CPL Scott Procopio, who was killed in
action on April 2, 2006. Cpl. Procopio should be a household
word in contemporary Saugus, since he is a war hero
who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
He was born and raised in Saugus and graduated with
the Saugus High Class of 2003. He joined the United
States Marine Corps in 2004 and was assigned as a machine
gunner with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines,
based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. His first deployment
to Iraq was in 2005, when he was in Fallujah for the first
major Iraqi elections and was decorated for his actions
in helping to repel a major insurgent attack on the Abu
Ghraib prison compound. Procopio returned to Iraq in
early 2006, again as a machine gunner with the 3rd Battalion,
Kilo Co., but this time to Ramadi. He was killed
alongside two other Marines and their Navy corpsman
as a result of a remotely detonated roadside bomb. Procopio
was manning the machine gun atop of the vehicle
that he and his buddies were patrolling in when the
bomb exploded.
Every day when I come to Saugus, I usually park my car
on Taylor Street near the Saugus Public Library and a short
walking distance from the American Legion Hall â€“ which
is more formally known as Marine Cpl. Scott J. Procopio
Saugus American Legion Post 210. It is a major meeting
place in town for veteransâ€™ events. There is a very informative
display in a glass case which is about Cpl. Procopio
that greets visitors as they enter Legion Hall.
So, as an outsider, I have known about Cpl. Procopio
for some time because I have taken photos of that display
case and written stories about this modern-day hero
from Saugus.
Saugus Public Library set to reopen
I have some great news about one of my favorite places
in town â€“ the Saugus Public Library. Alan Thibeault, Director,
Saugus Public Library, issued the following press
release this week:
â€œThe Trustees and staff of the Saugus Public Library are
pleased to announce the Libraryâ€™s reopening on Monday,
June 7th for in-person browsing, reading, and computer
use. This will be a full reopening; no appointments
necessary.
â€œFace coverings and social distancing will be required
in the Library as in other Town buildings. Patrons are
also urged to make liberal use of our hand sanitizer stations
and/or handwashing facilities. This will help keep
everyone safe.
â€œAll public areas of the building will be available except
for the Childrenâ€™s Play Area, the smaller 2nd Floor Study
Room, and Community Room. Some seating has been
removed from public areas to assist in social distancing.
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We have also taken some public computers out of service
for this reason.
â€œDue to the reopening, we will end Front Door Pickup
services after Thursday, June 3rd. For the time being,
we will not be hosting meetings or events in our building.
Most ongoing virtual programming will continue. In
addition, we are planning some outdoor, in-person programs
during the summer months.
â€œWe look forward to the resumption of in-person programs
and events in the Library in what we hope is the
not-too-distant future. Weâ€™d like to thank our patrons for
their patience and support during this extended shutdown.
â€œWeâ€™d
also like to thank the Town of Saugus for its continued
support of public library services, efforts toward
keeping the community safe during this pandemic, and
for their invaluable assistance in our reopening preparations.
â€œBeginning
on June 7th, we will be open in accordance
with our Summer schedule: Monday thru Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. We look forward to welcoming
you all back into your Library on June 7th!
â€œâ€“ Alan Thibeault, Director, Saugus Public Library
â€œSAU@NOBLENET.ORGâ€
Letâ€™s hear it for strawberries!
The Saugus Historical Society will hold its annual strawberry
festival at the Legion Hall on June 19 in conjunction
with the Saugus Garden Club plant sale. Old-Fashioned
Strawberry Shortcake will be served in the American Legion
Hall (44 Taylor St.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with
hot dogs, chips and drinks. Shortcakes are $5.00 each and
can be eaten on the premises or taken out. Hot dogs are
2.00; water or soda, $1.00 each. The Garden Club plant
sale will be held on the Roby School lawn from 9-2, and
there will be several craft vendors, including jewelry, hair
products and many other items of interest.
A community garden update
If you are young or old and feel like doing some real
earthy community service, why not join the growing
team thatâ€™s been assisting in the creation of the Community
Garden thatâ€™s going to help feed the hungry and
needy people of Saugus?
Contact The Rev. John Beach of St. Johnâ€™s Episcopal
Church to get the latest update on how the garden is doing
and what you can do to help. Anyone who wants to
help out Rev. John on this noble project, call him at 774
961-9881 or send him an email at revjbeach@gmail.com.
Here is a copy of a letter that Rev. John emailed us yesterday:
Dear
kind people,
Greetings. We have planted all of the seedlings which
have been brought to the garden this past week. It is
looking gorgeous and the rain has saved us from the
task of watering.
We invite any who are available to join us for an hour
between 9 and 11 in the morning on Friday or Saturday.
We shall be constructing the trellis for the peas, spreading
fertilizer, and distributing the mulch. It would be a
joy to see you there.
Also, if any among you have some tomato cages or
stakes, or some wire cutters we can borrow for the morning,
please let me know. It would be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
John+
The Rev. John Beach
St. Johnâ€™s Episcopal Church
Saugus, Massachusetts 01906
We will keep you posted as the garden continues to
grow. Remember folks, this is your garden. Be a part of it.
So, what do the kids have to say?
I have received an interesting email from Fae Saulenas
â€“ an avid reader of local newspapers, including The
Saugus Advocate â€“ and outspoken advocate of the publicâ€™s
right to know. I donâ€™t know any other Saugus resident
who champions the first amendment as vigorously
as Fae does (She was responsible for getting the library
to set up a special panel discussion on the Open Meeting
and Public Records Laws a couple of years ago). She
still believes that newspapers have to play a vital role as
a watchdog of Public Records and Open Meeting Laws if
a community like Saugus is to have any chance of good
government.
Oftentimes, she sends an email accompanied by letters
she has written chastising public officials for not being
more transparent and for ignoring records requests
she has made. Usually, she requests that her name be left
out of the emails if local reporters choose to follow-up
on any of her leads. But emails are public records under
the state Public Records Law.
So, I choose to share this particular with our readers:
â€œMark, you often ask if readers have any suggestions for
your column, The Advocate Asks, this is mine: I would sincerely
like to hear from the young people whose behavior
has been the subject of so many recent news articles.
See attached pdf. In particular, Iâ€™m very curious about their
messaging which has been described by some as terrorizing.
In my opinion, the actions of the young can underlie a
great many things that they do not yet know how to put
into words. I strongly believe that these young people have
a message that the community needs to hear. My hope is
that if they are given an impartial and safe space to share in
words what their actions are meant to convey ... they might
be able to do it. You are an exceptionally astute interviewer.
Prior to Covid19, my daughter Lauren and I encountered
these youngsters on bikes late at night many times on Central
Street. Iâ€™d pull her HP van over to the side of the road, kill
the lights and watch their acrobatic wheelies. After their performance
ended theyâ€™d leave and weâ€™d proceed to our destination.
The behavior is nothing new but it has certainly escalated.
Thank you for considering my request.â€
Thanks for the email, Fae. Since I believe in providing
a public forum for any reader who wants to broach
a local issue, I will do what I can to seek feedback from
young readers.
Okay, young readers of The Saugus Advocate. Hereâ€™s
your invitation to speak out if you choose. I will be glad
to meet with you in the picnic area of the Saugus Iron
Works National Historic Site some morning or afternoon
and have a casual conversation â€“ on the record â€“ offering
your own thoughts on this recent vandalism, which has
led to a crackdown on bad youth behavior.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Cliftondale forum coming up
The Cliftondale Revitalization Committee is organizing
a public forum for June 21 at 7 p.m., with a location to
be determined. Members are hoping to get all the stakeholders,
particularly, the Planning Department, Cliftondale
property owners (landlords) and business owners,
involved.
Change for Grab-N-Go Meals
Saugus Public Schools is providing free meals on Tuesdays
and Fridays from the Saugus Middle High School at
1 Pearce Memorial Dr. Grab-N-Go meals are available from
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All Saugus families are encouraged
to pick up meals. Meals will be available through
June 30.
Meals are no longer available for pick up at the Veterans
Memorial School.
Through a USDA grant, Saugus Public Schools is providing
free meals to all Saugus students while in-person
learning or remotely learning from home. Project Bread
partners with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education (DESE) through the Child
Nutrition Outreach Program to provide free meals to kids
across Massachusetts.
CHaRM Center Recycling Drop-Off site open for
season
The communityâ€™s Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
(CHaRM) site is open. This site will remain open to residents
on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. The site is located behind the Department of Public
Works at 515 Main St.
At the CHaRM center, the Town will accept the same
recycling items that can be placed outside for curbside
collection each week, such as paper, cardboard, bottles,
cans and glass containers. No shredded paper is accepted
for on-site recycling. Additional acceptable items include
TVs and computers (up to three per year per address); car
tires up to 22â€ (for a fee of $3); books; and textiles, such as
clothing, bedding, pocketbooks, belts and shoes.
Plastic bags are not permitted; residents are kindly
asked to empty recyclables out of any plastic bags and
to remove the bags from the site. Also, rigid plastics are
not being accepted for recycling at this time.
Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste
and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 with questions
or for more information.
Compost Site reopens
The town Compost Site is open to residents on Wednesdays
and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located
behind the Department of Public Works (DPW) at
515 Main St.
Stickers are required to gain seasonal access to the
site. Stickers may be purchased for $25.00 at the DPW located
at the site when making your visit to the site. The
Town accepts checks only for payment of the $25.00. No
cash will be accepted. Kindly bring a check when visiting.
Thank you!
Compost site stickers must be permanently placed
on the lower left corner of residentsâ€™ automobile windshields.
Vehicles registered out of state are not permitted.
Yard waste must be disposed of in brown compost
bags or open containers. The Town will accept grass clippings,
leaves and brush. As in years past, no branches or
limbs larger than three inches in diameter are permitted.
We ask all residents to please wear a mask and maintain
and respect social distancing from others while visiting
the site.
Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste
and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 with questions
or for more information.
Help the Vietnam Vets â€œRoll To DCâ€
This came in from Joseph â€œDennisâ€ Gould, a Vietnam
War Era veteran who served four years with the U.S. Navy.
He has organized a fundraising drive that will help area
Vietnam War Era veterans visit Washington, D.C., in the
fall of next year.
â€œI am glad to announce that we will have a â€˜Roll to DCâ€™
for Vietnam Era Veterans from Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and
surrounding towns September 2022.
â€œThe managers of this effort will be Saugus VFW Post
# 2346.
â€œGould will be Chair and David Nelson, Saugus American
Legion and Stacey Minchello, Melrose Senior Center
will be Vice Chairs.
â€œStan King, Quartermaster Post # 2346 be Treasurer.
â€œThe trip will be a four night trip to DC staying at Presidential
Inn on Andrews Air Force Base, home of Presidential
Aircraft. It will include a ceremony and laying
of a wreath at the Vietnam Wall and the Tomb of Unknown
Soldier as well as visiting all Military Memorials
and Statues.â€
â€œWe are looking for major sponsorship and donations
from all. The Vietnam Veterans will go on this trip free, but
it will take approximately $70,000 of sponsorship and donations,â€
Gould said.
â€œIf you would like to be a major sponsor, please contact
chairman Dennis Gould cell 617 257 4847 or e mail
â€œJdgould1969@aol.com
â€œIf you would like to send in a donation, please make
check out to:
â€œâ€˜Saugus VFWâ€“Roll to DCâ€™ write â€˜Roll to DC 2022â€™ in comment
Line and mail to:
â€œSaugus VFW Post 2346
â€œ190C Main St
â€œSaugus Ma 01906
â€œAny questions or if you would like to volunteer to assist
the committee, please contact Dennis at contact
info above.â€
Food Pantry still open
The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry will continue to
remain open on Fridays between 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
despite concerns over the Coronavirus. They have made
adjustments to protect their core of volunteers and the
needy people who receive the food. For the protection
of volunteers & clients, and to limit personal contact and
crowding/gathering, the food pantry has been distributing
pre-bagged groceries. Even though clients may receive
items they donâ€™t want or need, food pantry organizers
feel this is the best course of action to mitigate the potential
spread of COVID-19. Those in need, even for shortterm
or one-time assistance, are encouraged to come.
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How to Downsize Your
Home for a Move
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BY JIM MILLER
Dear Willa,
The process of weeding
through a house full of stuff
and parting with old possessions
is difficult and overwhelming
for most people. A
good place to start is to see
if your kids, grandkids or other
family members would like
any of your unused possessions.
Whatever they donâ€™t
want, here are a few tips and
services that may help you
downsize.
Sell It
Selling your stuff is one way
to get rid of your possessions
and pad your pocketbook at
the same time. Selling options
may include consignment
shops, a garage sale,
estate sale and selling online.
Consignment shops are
good for selling old clothing,
household furnishings
and decorative items â€“ they
typically get 30 to 40 percent
of the sale price. A good
old-fashion garage sale is
another option, or for largescale
downsizing you could
hire an estate sale company
to come in and sell your items.
See EstateSales.net and EstateSales.org
to locate options
in your area. Some estate
companies will even pick
up your stuff and sell it at their
own location â€“ they typically
take about 35 percent of the
profi ts.
Selling online is also a great
option and opens you up to a
wider audience. The OfferUp
app (OfferUp.com), Facebook
Marketplace (Facebook.
com/marketplace), Craigslist
(Craigslist.org) and the
CPlus for Craigslist app (Yanfl
ex.com) are great options for
selling locally, which can eliminate
the packing and shipping
costs and hassle. These
websites and apps also donâ€™t
take a cut of your sales, but
youâ€™re responsible for connecting
with your buyer and
making the exchange of money
and goods.
Donate It
If you itemize on your tax returns,
donating your belongings
to charitable organizations
is another way to downsize
and get a tax deduction.
The Salvation Army (SAtruck.
org, 800-728-7825) will actually
come to your house and
pick up a variety of household
items, including furnishings
Senio
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Dear Savvy Senior,
What tips can you off er for downsizing? My husband and I would
like to relocate from our house into a retirement community condo
near our daughter but need to get rid of a lot of personal possessions
before we can move.
Overwhelmed Willa
and clothing. Goodwill (Goodwill.org)
is another good option
to donate to but they donâ€™t
offer pickup services.
If your deductions exceed
$500, youâ€™ll need to fi le Form
8283, â€œNoncash Charitable
Contributionsâ€ (IRS.gov/pub/
irs-pdf/f8283.pdf). Youâ€™ll also
need a receipt from the organization
for every batch
of items you donate and will
need to create an itemized
list of the items donated. To
calculate fair market value
for your stuff, use the Salvation
Armyâ€™s donation guide
at SAtruck.org/home/donationvalueguide.
Toss
It
If you have a lot of junk you
want to get rid of, contact your
municipal trash service to see
if they provide bulk curbside
pickup services. Or, depending
on where you live, you
could hire a company like
1-800-Got-Junk (1800gotjunk.com,
800-468-5865) or
Junk-King (Junk-King.com,
888-888-5865) to come in and
haul it off for a moderate fee.
Another disposal option is
Bagster (TheBagster.com,
877-789-2247) by Waste
Management. This is a dumpster
bag that you purchase for
around $30, fi ll it to a limit of
3,300 pounds and schedule a
pickup, which costs anywhere
between $100 and $300 depending
on your area.
Get Help
If you want or need some
help, consider hiring a senior
move manager. These are
professional organizers who
help older adults and their
families with the daunting process
of downsizing and moving
to a new residence. To locate
one in your area, visit the
National Association of Senior
Move Managers at NASMM.
org or call 877-606-2766.
You can also search at Caring
Transitions (CaringTransitions.com),
which is a large
senior relocation and transition
services franchise company
that has more than 200
franchises nationwide.
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mistakes out there â€“ which has
been our issue all season with
such a young team â€“ but the
guys kept battling and came
up with the big plays at the
right time.â€
The contest was deadlocked
at 2-2 after seven innings. Peabody
took a 2-0 lead early and
kept it until the fi fth when the
Sachems erupted for two runs
to tie it. The visiting Tanners retook
the advantage with a tally
in the top of the ninth.
Casaletto not only stroked
the winning hit (he fi nished
with two hits in the game) but
also earned the win on the
mound. He tossed three innings
of relief and allowed one
run on three hits. He fanned
four batters.
Along with Maconeâ€™s
game-tying RBI, Ryan Anderson
and Kyle McLaughlin
drove in runs. Michael Howard
had two hits, including a
two-bagger, and Sean Oâ€™Rourke,
Nathan Ing and Anthony
Cicolini also contributed hits.
Moving forward, Saugus
will look to seize on the good
feeling of Wednesdayâ€™s lategame
upset triumph over an
always-strong Peabody team.
The only previous one-run win
for the Sachems this year was
a 3-2 victory over Gloucester
back on May 11.
â€œIâ€™m hoping this gives us a
lot of momentum. Thatâ€™s a Division
I team we beat, so now
weâ€™ve maybe stolen a game
that we werenâ€™t supposed
to win,â€ Luis said. â€œRight now,
weâ€™re just trying to prepare for
the [postseason] tournament
and get better every day.â€
The Sachems return to action
on Monday when they
host Salem at World Series
Park (scheduled 4 p.m. start).
METRO | FROM PAGE 5
with energy-effi cient mechanical
systems, provisions for solar
panels and vegetated roofs.
The compact, four-story design
will feature an upper-level
courtyard, roof decks and a
double-height library rotunda.
NEMT was selected from
hundreds of applicants to receive
funding for a feasibility
study, a process that revealed
building a new school is the
most economical and educationally
appropriate option in
addressing the defi ciencies of
the current school.
Members of the community
are reminded that the latest
updates regarding the project
and details about future community
forums will be posted
to the building project website
and Facebook page as they become
available.
1. June 4 is National Donut
Day; what people are
credited with bringing
olykoeks (â€œoily cakesâ€ or
donuts) to America?
2. What book by Ray Bradbury
was originally called
â€œThe Firemanâ€?
3. On June 5, 1883, the
first long distance run of
what passenger train departed
Paris?
4. Which island had an ancient
ritual of bull-leaping?
5. On June 6, 1933, wet
concrete was first poured
on what would later become
the Hoover Dam,
which created Lake Mead
on what river?
6. How are the names of a
German spa and New York
prison similar?
7. What TV show had days
of the week called â€œCircus
Day,â€ â€œAnything Can
Happen Dayâ€ and â€œTalent
Roundup Dayâ€?
8. What was called â€œThe
Curse of the Bambinoâ€?
9. On June 7, 1982,
Graceland was opened to
the public; what room in
which Elvis Presley had died
was kept off limits?
10. What cityâ€™s transport
system is known as the â€œLâ€?
11. In baseball what does
SB stand for?
12. June 8 is World Oceans
Day; what is the worldâ€™s
largest living structure?
13. What Richard Wagner
opera inspired Bostonâ€™s
Swan Boats?
14. What is the Hyper Text
Coff ee Pot Control Protocol
(HTCPCP)?
15. In what century was
General Tsoâ€™s chicken fi rst
cooked?
16. On June 9, 1973, what
horse won the Triple Crown?
17. Dutch cabbage salad
is better known as what?
18. What two planets do
not have moons?
19. What is cassoulet?
20. On June 10, 1964, the
U.S. Senate ended what to
enable passage of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964?
ANSWERS
1. The Dutch, who settled New
Amsterdam (Manhattan)
2. â€œFahrenheit 451â€
3. The Orient Express
4. Crete
5. The Colorado River
6. They are composed of repeated
words (Baden-Baden and
Sing-Sing)
7. â€œThe Mickey Mouse Clubâ€
8. When the Red Sox had a
longtime losing streak (blamed
on Babe Ruth [the â€œBambinoâ€])
until they won three World Series
9.
The bathroom
10. Chicagoâ€™s
11. Stolen base
12. The Great Barrier Reef off
of Australiaâ€™s coast
13. â€œLohengrinâ€
14. An April Foolâ€™s joke memo
published in 1998 by â€œThe Internet
Societyâ€
15. The 20th (reportedly invented
in Taiwan in the 1950s)
16. Secretariat
17. Koolsla (coleslaw)
18. Venus and Mercury
19. A French bean casserole
20. A fi libuster
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
Beacon Hill
Roll Call
By Bob Katzen
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HOUSE AND SENATE:
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local
senatorsâ€™ votes on roll calls
from the week of May 24-28. All
Senate roll calls are on proposed
amendments to the $47.72 billion
fiscal 2022 budget. There
were no roll calls in the House
last week.
This was the Senateâ€™s second
state budget in the COVID-19
era and most senators participated
virtually from their homes
or offices.
Of the 923 amendments filed
by senators only 15 came to a
roll call vote. Many others were
simply approved or rejected one
at a time on voice votes without
debate.
To move things along even
faster, the Senate also did its
usual â€œbundlingâ€ of many amendments.
Instead of acting on
all the amendments one at a
time, hundreds of the proposed
amendments are bundled and
put into two pilesâ€”one pile that
will be approved and the other
that will be rejected-with a single
vote on each pile.
Senate President Karen
Spilka, or the senator who is filling
in for her at the podium, orchestrates
the approval and rejection
of the bundled amendments
with a simple: â€œAll those
in favor say â€˜aye,â€™ those opposed
say â€˜no.â€™ The ayes have it and
the amendments are approved.â€
Or â€œAll those in favor say â€˜aye,â€™
those opposed say â€˜no.â€™ The noâ€™s
have it and the amendments are
rejected.â€
Senators donâ€™t actually vote
yes or no, and, in fact, they donâ€™t
say a word. The outcome was
predetermined earlier behind
closed doors.
â€œThe efficient Senate budget
process this year reflected
lots of careful work by our Ways
and Means Chair, Michael Rodriques,
and our Senate President,
Karen Spilka, to build consensus
in the weeks before the
budget,â€ said Senate President
Pro Tempore Sen. Will Brownsberger
(D-Belmont).
Despite repeated requests
from Beacon Hill Roll Call, Senate
President Karen Spilkaâ€™s office
did not respond to a request
to comment on the bundled
amendments and the small number
of roll calls. And no response
was received from Spilkaâ€™s leadership
team of Sens. Cindy
Creem (D-Newton), Joan Lovely
(D-Salem), Mike Barrett (D-Lexington)
and Sal DiDomenico
(D-Everett).
â€œRoll call requests are based
on a number of factors that
are the subject of both continuing
and contemporaneous
discussions within the caucus
based on specific issues,â€ said
GOP Minority Leader Bruce Tarr
(R-North Reading).
â€œ[The process] more accurately
highlights the increasingly efficient
use of the legislative rubber
stamp,â€ said Chip Ford, executive
director of Citizens for Limited
Taxation. â€œMassachusetts
doesnâ€™t need the cost of 200 legislators
when a handful decide all
legislation before it comes for a
vote. If the three token â€˜loyal oppositionâ€™
Republican senators
werenâ€™t taking up space taxpayers
could at least save the â€˜leadership
stipendsâ€™ they collect.â€
â€œThis type of process was not
the norm only several years
ago,â€ said Massachusetts Fiscal
Alliance executive director
Paul Craney. â€œOver the last few
years, with new legislative leadership,
they rush through votes,
often donâ€™t record the votes and
donâ€™t allow the public to gain access
to what is happening because
most of the important work
is done behind closed doors.
With that being said, the state
Senate is much more transparent
than Speaker Ron Mariano
and Republican Brad Jones in
the House. The House is arguably
the most opaque legislature
in America.â€
$47.72 BILLION FISCAL
2022 BUDGET (S 3)
Senate 40-0, approved a
$47.72 million fiscal 2022 state
budget for the fiscal year that begins
July 1, 2021.
Senators added on an additional
$63.7 million in spending
during three days of debate on
the Senate floor. The House recently
approved its own version
of the budget. A House-Senate
conference committee will hammer
out a compromise version.
â€œThis is an extraordinarily
hopeful budget, designed to get
us â€˜back to better,â€™â€ said Senate
President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland).
â€œThe Massachusetts Senate
vowed to act on what we
learned from the COVID-19 public
health crisis and invest in areas
that lift up our children, families
and seniors across all communities
â€” and that is exactly
what this budget does.â€
Mike Rodrigues (D-Westport),
Chair of the Senate Committee
on Ways and Means said, â€œThe
Senate has charted a hopeful
path forward this week and
passed a fiscally responsible fiscal
Year 2022 budget that makes
investments to expand educational
opportunity, safeguard the
health and wellness of our most
vulnerable, support our children
and families and meet the needs
of our post-pandemic economy.
â€œThe budget that we passed
today focuses on the future and
ensures that every resident,
business, and family can find
success in a post-pandemic
Massachusetts,â€ said Sen. Patrick
Oâ€™Connor (R-Weymouth),
Ranking Minority Member of
the Senate Committee on Ways
and Means. â€œThe past year has
been difficult for so many, and
this budget strives to put in place
programs designed to recover
from the effects of COVID-19.
Now is the time for us to rebuild
and make the commonwealth an
even better place to call home.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the budget).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
TAX DEDUCTION FOR REMOTE
LEARNING SUPPLIES (S 3)
Senate 5-34, rejected an amendment
that would provide up to a
$500 tax deduction for any K-12
teachersâ€™ expenses they paid for
the costs of remote teaching their
students. Eligible expenses include
professional development courses
taken related to the curriculum,
books, supplies, computer equipment
and for personal protective
equipment, disinfectant and other
supplies used for the prevention of
the spread of COVID-19.
Amendment supporters said it
is unfair that teachers have to personally
pay from their own pockets
to cover for these costs. He noted
that a recent survey showed that
teachers spent an average of $745
was spent of their own money on
learning materials.
Amendment opponents said
they support reimbursing these
teachers but argued a tax deduction
is not the best way to do it.
They noted the state should use
some of the billions of dollars in
federal funds it receives under the
Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief Fund and directly
reimburse the teachers.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment
allowing a $500 deduction.
A â€œNoâ€ vote is against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
ALLOW FARMERS A TAX DEDUCTION
FOR DONATING FOOD
(S 3)
Senate 6-33, rejected an amendment
that would give a taxpayer
who is in the trade or business
of farming and makes a charitable
contribution of food to a nonprofit
food organization a deduction on
their income tax return for up to
25 percent of the value of the food.
The amendment also regulates the
contributions and sets standards
that the food quality must meet.
Amendment supporters said the
deduction will help these generous
farmers and the charities. They
noted that the federal government
and several states already allow
this deduction.
Amendment opponents said
the state cannot afford the revenue
loss in a budget that is tight
and still relies on money from the
Rainy Day Fund. They noted the
budget delays the implementation
of the overall charitable deduction
that was discontinued in
2001 and argued it is not time to
pick and choose a specific group of
taxpayers who will receive a charitable
deduction.
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment
allowing the charitable deduction
for farmers. A â€œNoâ€ vote is
against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton No
ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION FOR
LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH (S 3)
Senate 39-0, approved an
amendment increasing funding for
local boards of health by $3 million
(from $10 million to $13 million).
Amendment supporters said
that these grants will improve public
health protections across the
state by strengthening local capacity
and supporting sharing of
services among cities and towns.
â€œThe pandemic made clear what
has long been true: Protecting
our health requires strengthening
investments at the local level,â€
said sponsor Sen. Jo Comerford
(D-Northampton). â€œIn our commonwealth,
every municipality
has their own board of health or
health department. These funds
will decrease inequities between
communities and promote better
health for everyone.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the $3 million
increase in funding).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
ADDITIONAL $508,419 FOR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND SURVIVOR SERVICES
(S 3)
Senate 39-0, approved an
amendment increasing funding
for Domestic Violence and Sexual
Assault Prevention and Survivor
Services by $508,419 (from
$50,874,714 to $50,366,295).
â€œWhat many people donâ€™t realize
is that a consequence of the
pandemic has been a significant
increase in instances of domestic
abuse,â€ said sponsor Sen. Mike
Moore (D-Millbury). â€œAs a result,
there has been an increase in individuals
seeking services provided
by the Executive Office of Health
and Human
Services. It is critical that we provide
more funding for these services
so that access to care remains
available for survivors of domestic
abuse and sexual assault in the
commonwealth.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the $508,419
increase in funding).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
$500,000 TO IMPROVE MATERNAL
AND NEWBORN HEALTH
OUTCOMES (S 3)
Senate 38-1, approved an
amendment that would provide
$500,000 for the Perinatal-Neonatal
Quality Improvement Network
(PNQIN) of Massachusetts that
works with hospitals and maternal
health organizations to eliminate
disparities in maternal morbidity
and mortality.
â€œI filed [the] amendment â€¦ to
provide funding to PNQIN because
I believe that it is every personâ€™s
right to build a happy and healthy
family in the commonwealth of
Massachusetts,â€ said amendment
sponsor Sen. Harriette Chandler
(D-Worcester). â€œAn essential element
of PNQINâ€™s mission is to fight
and eliminate long standing racial
disparities in maternal mortality
and to improve health outcomes
of all pregnant people and their
children. PNQIN is at the forefront
of maternal health equity, and their
work will unequivocally bring us
closer to a commonwealth full of
happy and healthy parents and
children.â€
â€œI have a strong belief that the
practice of earmarking funds for
private organizations within the
budget leads to more harm than
good in our political system,â€ said
Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, the only
senator to vote against the amendment.
â€œAlthough the PNQIN does
important work, and I appreciate
Sen. Chandlerâ€™s championing of
this worthy cause, I believe government
works better when the Legislature
sticks to its role of setting categories
of funding priorities, and I
respect the executive branch agenciesâ€™
responsibility to make comparisons
among projects and service
providers to choose the organizations
that best carry out those
priorities. As such, I have a policy
of voting against earmarks when it
comes to setting budget priorities.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the $500,000.
A â€œNoâ€ vote is against it.)
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
ADDITIONAL $500,000 FOR
SECURITY FOR SCHOOLS AND
HOUSES OF WORSHIP (S 9)
Senate 39-0, approved an
amendment increasing funding by
$500,000 (from $1 million to $1.5
million) for security and enhancements
for at-risk houses of worship,
schools, community centers
and other nonprofit institutions.
This includes the installation of security
cameras, enhanced lighting,
ballistic doors and bulletproof windows,
rapid response alarms, perimeter
fencing, motion detectors
and vehicle blockades.
â€œWe are in the middle of a pandemic
of hate and violence, and
itâ€™s growing at alarming rates,â€ said
sponsor Sen. Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow).
This year alone, there
was the attempted bombing at
Ruthâ€™s House, a Jewish-affiliated
assisted living facility in Longmeadow,
and in the months that
followed, a rapid rise in Anti-Asian
hate crimes. We have an obligation
as a commonwealth to make sure
that we have the resources to put
these basic precautions in place
for these community groups and
organizations.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the $500,000).
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
HOW LONG WAS LAST
WEEKâ€™S SESSION? Beacon
Hill Roll Call tracks the length
of time that the House and Senate
were in session each week.
Many legislators say that legislative
sessions are only one aspect
of the Legislatureâ€™s job and that
a lot of important work is done
outside of the House and Senate
chambers. They note that
their jobs also involve committee
work, research, constituent
work and other matters that are
important to their districts. Critics
say that the Legislature does not
meet regularly or long enough to
debate and vote in public view on
the thousands of pieces of legislation
that have been filed.
They note that the infrequency
and brief length of sessions are
misguided and lead to irresponsible
late-night sessions and a
mad rush to act on dozens of bills
in the days immediately preceding
the end of an annual session.
During the week of May 2428,
the House met for a total of
eight minutes while the Senate
met for a total of 23 hours and
40 minutes.
Mon. May 24 House 11:01
a.m. to 11:03 a.m.
Senate 11:11 a.m. to 11:13
a.m.
Tues. May 25 No House session.
Senate
11:10 a.m. to 7:55
p.m.
Wed. May 26 No House session
Senate
10:30 a.m. to 8:05
p.m.
Thurs. May 27 House 11:02
a.m. to 11:08 a.m.
Senate 11:26 a.m. to 4:44
p.m.
Fri. May 28 No House session
No
Senate session
Bob Katzen welcomes feedback
at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
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SPIRIT | FROM PAGE 6
health issues kept DiMare in the
hospital recently, and a group of
family members attended this
yearâ€™s Memorial Day Ceremony
and were among more than 400
who turned out to honor Saugusâ€™s
fallen heroes.
â€œWhen I left the cemetery, we
headed into Tufts hospital and
told my father about the morningâ€™s
ceremony,â€ said DiMareâ€™s
daughter, Charlene Costa of
Westford.
â€œI thought he would have been
disappointed because he wasnâ€™t
able to make it. He was very excited
that the ceremony took
place. He didnâ€™t want it to be canceled.
We told him all about the
band held onto one of the bricks
with her dadâ€™s name inscribed on
it, which will be among the next
installed in the walkway of Saugus
Veterans Memorial Park.
â€œThe best thing you can say
about Charlie DiMare is heâ€™s always
involved and age doesnâ€™t
hold him back on anything,â€ Castinetti
said in an interview.
â€œIt does not have to be just
Bella and Charlie DiMare (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
brick being honored in his name,â€
she said.
Costa, who was joined by her
mother, Bella, and husband, Stephen,
made a video for her dad
with her cell phone while her husDAV
events. Heâ€™s for all veteransâ€™
events. And heâ€™s always there at
Saugus veteransâ€™ events. Heâ€™s always
at Founders Day with us,â€
Castinetti said. â€œThe Veterans
Council does a booth and Charlie
is always there. He is outgoing,
friendly, selling raffle tickets
and challenge coins â€“ whatever
he can do to help the veterans.â€
Vietnam War Veteran Richie
Christopher, a former Saugus
resident who lived in town for
42 years, called DiMare â€œa dedicated
friendâ€ and â€œthe most loyal
guy I know.â€ â€œHeâ€™s loyal not only
to the disabled vets â€“ but all the
vets,â€ said Christopher, a 69-yearold
Marine veteran.
â€œHe is the kind of guy who
would go to a hospital to see a
vet or get involved to help raise
money for a veteransâ€™ cause. If
you needed him, heâ€™s the type of
guy who would show up if called.
He carried the American flag to
all our parades in the last three
years,â€ Christopher said. â€œCharlie
was always there for me. Heâ€™s
been family to me and my family
for over 50 years.â€
Statewide efforts begin to enforce fireworks regulations
S
tate Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey
and State Police Colonel
Christopher Mason recently
announced that fireworks enforcement
efforts have started.
The State Police Bomb Squad
is part of the Fire and Explosion
Investigation Unit (F&EIU) assigned
to the Office of the State
Fire Marshal, which has already
started working with local police
and fire departments to enforce
the fireworks laws and intercept
fireworks being brought into the
state illegally.
â€œIt is illegal to bring fireworks
into Massachusetts, even if they
were legally purchased elsewhere,â€
said Ostroskey.
In communities throughout the
Commonwealth, there has been
a significant rise in resident complaints
regarding fireworks. The
State Police Bomb Squad had a
63 percent increase in response to
fireworks calls in 2020 over 2019.
During the F&EIU 2020 fireworks
enforcement operation, there
were 47 criminal summonses issued
over a four-day period.
This yearâ€™s enforcement operation
has already started and will
last longer. â€œIn addition to special
enforcement efforts to intercept
fireworks coming into Massachusetts,
troopers and local police
will seize illegal fireworks they
find during routine traffic stops,â€
said Mason. â€œWe donâ€™t want a repeat
of the huge increase in resident
complaints we experienced
last year.â€
â€œThere will be supervised displays
of fireworks this year unlike
last year, so we encourage you to
leave the fireworks to the professionals,â€
said Ostroskey. â€œFireworks
are illegal because they are dangerous.
Fires started by fireworks
in Massachusetts increased 180
percent in 2020 from 2019.â€
In the past decade, there have
been 941 major fire and explosion
incidents involving illegal
fireworks reported to the Massachusetts
Fire Incident Reporting
System. The incidents caused 12
civilian injuries, 42 fire service injuries
and an estimated monetary
loss of $2.1 million, which is high
considering that most fireworks
fires are outdoor brush fires. Additionally,
32 people were treated at
Massachusetts emergency rooms
for severe burn injuries from fireworks
(burns covering more than
five percent of the body) according
to the Massachusetts Burn
Injury Reporting System. This
does not include visits to hospital
emergency rooms for eye injuries,
amputations, puncture wounds
or smaller burns. Forty-one percent
of fireworks-related burn injuries
reported by hospitals to the
Office of the State Fire Marshal in
the last 10 years were to children
under age 18; 26 percent were to
children under age 10.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
LETTER TO
THE EDITOR
Governor owes
Francisco UreÃ±a
an apology
Dear Editor:
Veterans Assisting Veterans
is a volunteer nonprofi t organization.
We note that The Boston
Globe Spotlight teamâ€™s recent
article vindicates the former
Massachusetts Secretary
of Veteransâ€™ Services Francisco
UreÃ±a, regarding his
role at the Holyoke Soldiersâ€™
Home, where 76 elderly veterans
died from the COVID-19
outbreak. UreÃ±a, a decorated
American war hero, dedicated
public servant and dedicated
veterans advocate, was
wrongfully summoned to the
State House to resign last year.
UreÃ±a was used as a scapegoat
for the protection of the Baker
Administration. As a result,
his resignation caused severe
damage to his reputation and
livelihood.
The Board of Directors of
Veterans Assisting Veterans
fi nds no better time than now
to demand that Governor Baker
issue a public apology to
UreÃ±a.
We call upon the people and
veterans of Massachusetts to
directly contact the governor
and his administration and demand
this public apology.
The deaths of veterans at the
Holyoke Soldiersâ€™ Home are
tragic and could have been
avoided had the governor favored
professionalism and
skills in his choice to oversee
the facility rather than political
patronage and nepotism.
Sincerely,
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Veterans Assisting Veterans
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During these challenging
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chusetts state initiative that provides
financial aid for Veterans
and/or their surviving spouses
who reside in Massachusetts and
meet certain income and asset
guidelines. Benefits may include
monthly ordinary benefits and/
or payment/reimbursement for
medical expenses. Whether you
are laid off, in transition or living
on a fixed income, the program
is designed to provide short-term
or long-term assistance as needed
to provide relief. The program
is overseen by the Massachusetts
Department of Veteransâ€™ Services
(DVS), which runs the program in
partnership with local VSOs.
Every town or district in Massachusetts
has a VSO. VSOs assist
Veterans and their dependents
in learning about, applying for
and receiving Chapter 115 benefits.
VSOs can also help you in
applying for other benefits and
connecting with local resources.
Your local VSO handles applications,
obtains program approval
from DVS and provides local
benefits. The program is funded
by a combination of state and local
funds. DVS pays for 75% of the
approved benefits and your city
or town pays for 25%.
There are income and asset
limits for the program. As a general
rule, income and asset requirements
are:
Family of 1 â€“ monthly income
less than $2,081and an asset limit
of $,5000.
Family of 2 â€“ monthly income
less than $2,818 and an asset limit
of $9,800.
To determine if you may be
eligible for financial assistance
through the Chapter 115 program,
visit the following link and
follow the instructions â€“ https://
massvetben.org/ â€“ or call your local
VSO for more information.
The VSOs are also able to help
Veterans apply for Federal VA
benefits and local benefits and
provide food assistance monthly.
For example, did you know that if
you own a home and have a VA
serviceâ€“connected disability, you
are eligible for a partial or full exemption
of your property taxes?
â€œPlease contact your local Veteransâ€™
Service Officer for more information
on any of the services
mentioned. We are all here to assist.
We are regularly checking
voicemails and emails as we continue
to work remotely and in our
offices throughout COVID-19.â€
Melrose: Karen Burke, 781-9794186,
kburke@cityofmelrose.org.
Wakefield: David Mangan, 781246-6377,
dmangan@wakefield.
ma.us.
Saugus: Jay Pinette, 781-2314010,
jpinette@saugus-ma.gov.
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interested in your feedback.
Itâ€™s been over five years since I began
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Iâ€™m always interested in hearing
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â€œThe Advocate Asksâ€ interview of
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Submit your idea. If I like it,
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