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15 months of hooking up via computer to conduct business
By Mark E. Vogler
augus selectmen have
been lamenting for months
BACK WHERE WE BELONG: On Tuesday night (June 15), the selectmen were very happy as they sat
down in the second fl oor auditorium at Town Hall for the fi rst time in 15 months â€“ a welcome relief
from the meetings they have been conducting remotely via Zoom videoconferencing.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
about how much they miss not
being able to hold their meetings
in person, upstairs at
Town Hall. But the outbreak
of COVID-19 and Gov. Charlie
Bakerâ€™s shutdown orders in
March of last year forced the
board â€“ like every other local
government body in Massachusetts
â€“ to conduct their
public meetings isolated from
the rest of the world, via Zoom
videoconferencing.
â€œItâ€™s nice to see everyone not
in a little block on television,
fi nally back to normal, meetD
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Friday, June 18, 2021
Selectmen convene in person â€“ fi nally!
S
ing in person,â€ Board of Selectmen
Chair Anthony Cogliano
said at Tuesday nightâ€™s (June
15) board meeting â€“ the fi rst
time in about 15 months that
selectmen have been able to
meet in the second fl oor auditorium
at Town Hall.
â€œItâ€™s a big step towards normalcy
again in the town, so
itâ€™s nice to see you all,â€ Cogliano
said.
Throughout the series of
Zoom meetings, Cogliano has
made clear that heâ€™s no fan of
the remote meetings, where
participants appear in boxes
across the computer screens
SELECTMEN | SEE PAGE 4
Back to the classroom
Michael Hashem steps down as Saugus High
School Principal to become a math teacher again
By Mark E. Vogler
A Jaywalking
Bird
This big turkey was showing
off on Washington Street in
Lynnhurst on Tuesday morning.
Read about the popular
flowers in bloom that
he might have passed while
wandering about town. See
inside for this weekâ€™s â€œSaugus
Gardens in the Pandemic.â€
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus
Advocate by Laura Eisener)
A
fter eight years as principal
of Saugus High
School, Michael Hashem is
giving up his administrative
job for the classroom as a
mathematics teacher.
Hashemâ€™s plans became
public Monday when he
emailed a letter to staff , students
and their families about
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A
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at the Old Burial Ground
in Saugus Center on June 13,
2021. Boy Scouts from Troop
61 took down the tattered flag
and replaced it with a new
one donated by the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Once known as the Revolutionary
War Cemetery, many
brave soldiers from Saugus are
buried there.
The procession to the
gravesite was led by the Lynn
English Junior ROTC Color
Guard. Charlotte Line, the regent
of the Parson Roby Chapter
of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, opened
A TRIBUTE TO SAUGUS PATRIOTS: Local representatives of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, members of Saugus
Boy Scout Troop 61, the Lynn English Junior ROTC Color Guard
and a handful of town dignitaries at last Sundayâ€™s (June 13)
Flag Day observance in the Old Burial Ground.
(Courtesy photos to The Saugus Advocate)
the ceremony welcoming the
gathering and spoke of the
history of the cemetery. DAR
Chaplin Jaclyn Cassarino gave
the invocation; President of the
Judge Samuel Holten Society
Sylvia Renda led the gathering
in the Pledge of Allegiance and
Josh Doval recited the American
Creed. Saugus Boy Scouts
of America Troop 61 lowered,
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Among the invited guests
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for their contract and generous support to the youth of
Saugus in this yearâ€™s season.
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Two from Saugus complete
state Firefighting Academy
T
wo Saugus firefighters
are among the most recent
class to graduate from
the Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy. Firefighters Jonathan
Crombie and Nicholas
Landry were among 19 firefighters
from 12 fire departments
who completed the
50-day Career Recruit Firefighting
Training Program of
the Massachusetts Firefighting
Academy (MFA) last Friday
(June 11). MFA, a division
of the Department of Fire Services,
offers this program tuition-free.
Landry,
23, a 2016 Saugus
High School graduate, was
one of six new members who
joined the Saugus Fire Department
early last year before the
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He is the grandson of Lt.
Domenic Cataldo, who was a
decorated and longtime member
of the Saugus Fire Department.
Crombie
is a 2016 graduate
of Northeast Metropolitan Regional
Vocational School.
â€œThis rigorous professional
training provides our newest
firefighters with the basic
skills to perform their jobs effectively
and safely,â€ said State
Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey.
The 19 graduates represent
the 12 fire departments of
Beverly, Burlington, Danvers,
Haverhill, Lynnfield, Manchester,
Natick, Northborough, Orleans,
Saugus, Upton and Winchester.
â€œFirst
responders are on the
frontlines protecting their
communities and these newest
firefighters are needed now
more than ever,â€ said Deputy
State Fire Marshal Maribel
Fournier, who is serving as the
MFA director.
â€œWe have taken advantage
of technology, reduced class
size for social distancing, implemented
daily screening,
and required mask-wearing
to keep our instructors and
students as safe as possible
during these uncertain times,â€
she said.
Todayâ€™s firefighters
do far more than fight
fires
Todayâ€™s firefighters do far
more than fight fires. They
train to respond to all types
of hazards and emergencies.
They are the first ones called
to respond to chemical and
environmental emergencies,
ranging from the suspected
presence of carbon monoxide
to fentanyl overdoses or a
gas leak. They might be called
RECENT GRADUATES: A year of COVID-19 delayed their
training, but Saugus Firefighters Jonathan Crombie and
Nicholas Landry recently graduated from the Massachusetts
Firefighting Academy. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate).
to rescue a child who has fallen
through the ice or who has
locked themself in a bathroom.
They rescue people from
stalled elevators and those
who are trapped in vehicle
crashes. They test and maintain
their equipment, including
self-contained breathing
apparatus (SCBA), hydrants,
hoses, power tools, and apparatus.
At
the MFA, they learn all
these skills and more from
certified fire instructors who
are also experienced firefighters.
Students learn all the basic
skills they need to respond
to fires, to contain and to control
them, including the latest
science of fire behavior and
suppression tactics. They also
receive training in public fire
education, hazardous material
incident mitigation, flammable
liquids, stress management
and self-rescue techniques.
The intensive, 10-week program
for municipal firefighters
involves classroom instruction,
physical fitness training, firefighter
skills training and live
firefighting practice.
Training safely
during pandemic
In response to the pandemic,
the 10-week curriculum was
reorganized to take advantage
of online learning technology
while ensuring plenty of
on-campus, practical skill experience
with instructors. Students
were on campus Monday
through Thursday for short
classroom lessons but mostly
practicing and mastering new
hands-on skills in the drill yard.
Students studied in the virtual
classroom on Fridays, where
new topics were covered indepth.
Basic
firefighter skills
The students received classroom
training in all basic firefighter
skills. They practiced
first under non-fire conditions
and then during controlled fire
conditions. To graduate, students
must demonstrate proficiency
in life safety, search
and rescue, ladder operations,
water supply, pump operation
and fire attack. Fire attack operations
range from mailbox
fires to multiple-floor or multiple-room
structural fires. After
the students successfully
complete the Recruit Program,
they have met the standards
of National Fire Protection Association
1001 and are certified
to the level of Firefighter I
and II, and Hazardous Materials
First Responder Operational
Level by the Massachusetts
Fire Training Council, which
is accredited by the National
Board on Fire Service Professional
Qualifications.
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SELECTMEN | FROM PAGE 1
of viewers, reminiscent of that
old game show, â€œHollywood
Squares.â€
Cogliano and three of his colleagues
(Selectman Michael
Serino was unable to make the
meeting for health-related reasons)
all seemed to be happy,
sitting in their chairs in front of
the red stage curtain. About a
dozen people, most of them
participants who had business
on the agenda, were there for
the long-anticipated â€œin-personâ€
session. No major votes
were taken. The most significant
aspect of the meeting was
the return of the five-member
body to the â€œnormalâ€ routine of
public meetings.
Meanwhile, the School Committee
is still conducting its
meetings via Zoom because
money apparently wasnâ€™t budgeted
to pay for camera equipment
at the Belmonte School
â€“ the future site of the School
Committee Room. â€œI want to
meet in person as much as
anyone, but itâ€™s more important
we maintain a visual record
of our meetings and allow as
much audience participation
as possible,â€ School Committee
Vice-Chair Ryan Fisher said.
â€œUntil the cameras are in
place or weâ€™re able to arrange
another space to hold televised
meetings, weâ€™ll stay on Zoom.
It shouldnâ€™t be too much longer,â€
he said. â€œThis week there
was a conflict but hopefully
we can use Town Hall. I think it
should only be a week or two,
so whatever works best.â€
Here are the highlights from
the 84-minute selectmenâ€™s session:
â€“Town
Clerk Ellen Schena
briefed the board on the temporary
relocation of Precinct 1
and 3 voting polls to the Saugus
Middle-High School gymnasium
for the Nov. 2 Town
Elections and the return of
Precincts 4 and 8 polls back to
their permanent location at the
Belmonte School.
â€“Precinct 2 Town Meeting
Member Christopher P. Riley
addressed the board on his
concerns about trash, rodent
problems, late night deliveries,
drug activity and other issues
at the 7-Eleven on Lincoln Avenue
which have been affecting
the neighborhood adversely.
â€“Margaret Lankow asked
the board to take action about
her concerns on heavy truck
traffic cutting through town,
often using neighborhood
roads.
â€“Selectmen reviewed Selectman
Michael Serinoâ€™s letter
complaining about â€œcaravans
of tractor trailers through
Saugus, in particular the Cliftondale
area.â€
â€“Selectmen approved a Special
Permit (S-2) for Kyle Bochniak
to operate a Martial Arts
and Fitness establishment at
171 Broadway (Route 1) in
Saugus.
â€“Selectmen approved a Special
Permit (S-2) for Brian Morrison
to allow a barber shop to
be located at 133 Essex St.
â€“Selectmen approved the
appointment of Precinct 2
Town Meeting Member Joe
Vecchione as a member to the
Planning Board. Selectman
Jeff Cicolini called it a â€œfantasticâ€
appointment. â€œI really think
itâ€™s going to be a great addition
to our Planning Board,â€ he said.
â€“Town Manager Scott C.
Crabtree advised the board
that he will be scheduling a
meeting soon on the recent
Fire Department study as it relates
to the town building a
third fire station to cover the
west side of town. Crabtree
called the upcoming meeting
â€œthe first stepâ€ toward seeking
a location, developing a plan
and seeking public financing
for a new fire station.
â€“Board of Selectmen ViceChair
Corinne Riley announced
that tentative plans are in the
works for the late afternoon of
September 19 for a prayer vigil
for town residents who lost
their lives to COVID-19.
â€“Selectmen approved several
appointments, including
the appointment of Sabrina
Jaeger to the Saugus Library
Board of Trustees and the reappointment
of Board Member
Gail Murray.
Rep. Wong supports temporarily
extending certain COVID-19 policies
Continuation of outdoor dining, virtual meetings included in bill
(Editorâ€™s Note: The following
info is from a press release issued
this week by State Representative
Donald Wong [R-Saugus].)
S
tate
Representative Donald
Wong (R-Saugus)
joined with his House and
Senate colleagues to temporarily
extend several policy
changes that were implemented
during the COVID-19
state of emergency to assist
municipalities, businesses
and residents. Senate Bill
2475, An Act relative to extending
certain COVID-19
measures adopted during the
state of emergency, was enacted
by the House of Representatives
on June 15 on a roll
call vote of 150-10, and it was
signed by Governor Charlie
Baker on June 16. The bill represents
a compromise negotiated
by a six-member conference
committee, which
worked to reconcile the differences
between earlier versions
of the bill previously approved
in both legislative branches.
Representative Wong said
Senate Bill 2475 allows for several
pandemic-related changes
to continue through the
end of this year, and in some
cases into next year. For example,
the bill
â€¢ extends outdoor table service
and outdoor alcohol service
until April 1, 2022
â€¢ extends the sale of cocktails
â€œto goâ€ in conjunction with
food takeout orders until May
1, 2022
â€¢ requires the price of the alcohol
to be the same whether
it is consumed at the restaurant
or off-premises
â€¢ allows government bodies
to continue to conduct
meetings virtually until April
1, 2022, as long as members
of the public can easily access
the proceedings in real time
and participate remotely
â€¢ allows quorum requirements
for Town Meetings to
be reduced to not less than
10% of the normal quorum requirement,
through December
15, 2021
â€¢ requires landlords, until
January 1, 2023, to include
a form with a notice to quit
for nonpayment of rent that
informs tenants about their
Donald Wong
State Representative
rights in an eviction case and
rental assistance options
â€¢ extends virtual reverse
mortgage counseling until December
15, 2021
â€¢ allows notaries public to
continue using electronic videoconferencing
to perform acknowledgements,
affirmations
and other notarial acts until
December 15, 2021
â€¢ allows public corporations,
including nonprofit corporations,
to conduct shareholder
meetings solely by means of
remote communication until
December 15, 2021
The state of emergency was
in effect since March 10, 2020.
With more than 4 million Massachusetts
residents now fully
vaccinated against the novel
coronavirus, Governor Charlie
Baker ended the state of emergency
on June 15.
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COVID-19 cases on a dramatic decline
Only four newly confirmed cases reported in Saugus over the past
10 days, according to information provided by town officials
By Mark E. Vogler
T
here have been only nine
newly confirmed cases of
COVID-19 reported in Saugus
during the last 20 days â€“ just four
new cases over the past 10 days.
As of yesterday, Town Manager
Scott C. Crabtree said the number
of confirmed cases had increased
to 4,208 with the number
of confirmed deaths remaining
at 73 â€“ with no new deaths
reported for more than a month.
During last weekâ€™s Board
of Health meeting (June 7),
town public health nurse Teresa
Riley-Singh had reported the
al weeks.
During the month of May,
number of confirmed cases at
4,204 â€“ which included just five
newly confirmed cases reported
in a previous 10-day period. On
May 28, the town had reported
a total of 4,199 confirmed cases.
Meanwhile, the total number
of deaths linked to COVID-19
has remained at 73 for severthere
were only 65 confirmed
cases reported, according to Riley-Singh.
That is a substantial
decline from the 304 cases reported
for April, according to the
briefing the Board of Health received
this week.
Riley-Singh noted that only
about two to three percent of
the confirmed COVID-19 cases
last month involved people who
were 65 and older, 31 percent for
the age bracket of 35 to 65 and
37 percent for the age bracket
of 31 to 35.
â€œVaccination really works,â€
Riley-Singh told the Board of
Health. The town is definitely
trending downward, and the
nurse credits the prevalence of
people receiving vaccinations as
a key contributor.
Wong opposes graduated income tax amendment to the state Constitution
S
tate Representative Donald
Wong recently opposed
a proposed Constitutional
amendment that would
implement a graduated tax
on incomes of more than $1
million.
Meeting in a joint Constitutional
Convention on June
9, 2021, the House and Senate
approved the Fair Share
Amendment, which is more
commonly known as the â€œMillionaires
Tax,â€ by a vote of 15941.
The proposal â€“ initially approved
by the House and Senate
on a vote of 147-48 at the
June 12, 2019, Constitutional
Convention â€“ will now go
before voters on the November
2022 state election ballot.
While personal income in
Massachusetts is currently
taxed at a uniform rate of
five percent, the proposed
amendment would assess an
additional four percent surtax
on income in excess of $1 million,
beginning in 2023, if the
measure is approved by Massachusettsâ€™s
voters next year.
Language contained in the
amendment requires the $1
million income level to be adjusted
annually to reflect any
increases in the cost of living
using the same method that
applies to federal income tax
brackets.
Wong questioned the need
to raise taxes at a time when
tax revenues are coming in
well over projections and the
state is receiving a significant
influx of federal aid, most notably
$5.3 billion from the
American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA). May 2021 state tax
revenues totaled $4.002 billion,
which is $2.264 billion
(or 130.3 percent) more than
collections from May of 2020
and $2.109 billion (or 111.4
percent) more than was projected
to be collected last
month.
Proponents claim the surtax
will generate $2 billion
annually to provide funding
for education and transportation,
which will be subject
to appropriation by the Legislature.
Wong questioned
the accuracy of that figure
and said he also has concerns
about whether the money
will actually be used to increase
funding in these two
key policy areas.
Wong pointed to a study released
on June 8 by the Beacon
Hill Institute projecting
that slightly more than $1.2
billion in revenue will be generated
by the surtax in its first
year and only $1.5 billion by
2027. The study warns that
passage of the surtax will
drive high-income households
to other states and will
result in a loss of jobs, investment
and disposable income.
The Beacon Hill Institute
study also accuses advocates
of attempting to â€œperpetrate
a fraud on votersâ€ by claiming
â€œthe revenue derived from
the surtax will fund education
and transportation.â€ The report
argues that the proposal
lacks sufficient safeguards
because â€œthere is nothing in
the amendment â€¦ that prevents
legislators from diverting
some of the [funding] already
applied to education
and transportation to other
purposes and thus undermining
the intent of the amendment.â€
Members
of the House Republican
Caucus previously
recognized this problem
and offered an amendment
during the 2019 Constitutional
Convention requiring
that any revenues generated
by the surtax be used â€œin
addition to and not in lieu of
fundsâ€ that are already being
appropriated for education
and transportation, but
it failed on a vote of 40-156.
Wong noted that the process
governing proposed changes
to the Constitution allows
for amendments only at the
initial voting stage, and not
on the second vote required
during a subsequent legislative
session to advance the
question to the ballot.
A report released by the
Pioneer Institute on April 1
warned, â€œDespite its purported
goal of taxing only the
uber-rich, the graduated income
tax would fail to protect
people of more modest
means from over taxation on
one-time windfallsâ€ â€“ including
those who sell a home or
business.
Wong expressed concerns
about the Legislatureâ€™s ability
to rescind the surtax if it
does not work out as planned,
since any repeal effort could
not appear on the state ballot
until November of 2026
at the earliest. He also noted
that the amendment calls
for the new revenues to be
used â€œfor quality public education
and affordable public
colleges and universities,â€
but does not define a â€œqualityâ€
or â€œaffordableâ€ education,
potentially leaving the state
vulnerable to costly future
litigation.
A similar â€œMillionaires Taxâ€
proposal was filed as a citizensâ€™
petition and approved
by the Legislature in both
the 2015-2016 and 20172018
legislative sessions, but
it did not advance to the ballot
after the Supreme Judicial
Court ruled it violated
the Massachusetts Constitution
by seeking to combine
two unrelated topics on the
same ballot question. The latest
proposal originated in the
Legislature and is not subject
to the same restrictions as a
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CLASSROOM | FROM PAGE 1
his decision, which appeared to
be influenced greatly by a challenging
year of having to deal
with COVID-19. In the letter, he
noted that â€œour Saugus Middle
High School Complex has enjoyed
its first year as the flagship
school in Saugus.â€
â€œWhile the pandemic delayed
our opening; we were able to
end the year on a positive note
and return most of our students
to an in-person learning model
and begin to see the resources
available in our new complex,â€
Hashem wrote.
â€œThe completion of this project,
combined with a transition
HIS FUTURE IS MATH: Saugus
High Principal Michael Hashem
looks ahead to becoming a
math teacher again next fall.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark
E. Vogler)
to a new building, merging of
two staffs, navigating through
a global pandemic, serving five
months as an interim superintendent,
and serving eight years
as a principal has taken its toll. I
have no regrets about the sacrifices
I have made and I am proud
of these accomplishments, but
it is time for my next chapter,â€
he said.
â€œMy health and family need
to be a priority and I hope you
all realize how grateful I have
been to have this opportunity
to be your principal. While this
is the end of a chapter, it is not
the end of my career in education
nor working in Saugus,â€ he
continued.
Hashem said his intentions are
to return to the classroom in a familiar
role he had played earlier
in his career as a mathematics
teacher â€“ which he described as
a â€œcritical â€¦ perhaps a more important
role.â€
Hashem declined to be interviewed
for this story, stressA
SIGNATURE MOMENT: In one of his final tasks as Saugus
High School principal, Michael Hashem hands out an honorary
diploma to U.S. Navy veteran Joseph â€œLennyâ€ Atkinson during
the schoolâ€™s 150th Commencement Exercises earlier this
month.
(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
ing he thinks a copy of his letter
â€“ which he provided The Saugus
Advocate â€“ â€œjust about covers
it all.â€
Retiring Superintendent Dr.
David DeRuosi, Jr. was unavailable
for comment and did not
respond to a text message sent
by the newspaper. But four
School Committee members
interviewed by The Saugus Advocate
said that Brendon Sullivan,
who is currently executive
director of curriculum, instruction,
& accountability, has been
appointed to succeed Hashem
as High School Principal.
School Committee members
lauded Hashemâ€™s leadership and
times as principal.
â€œMike is and has always been
a class act,â€ School Committee
Chair Thomas Whittredge
said of Hashem, who has spent
three decades as an educator in
his hometownâ€™s public schools
system.
â€œI thank him for his eight
years of leadership at the
High School and as interim
superintendent. Without
him, the move from the old
High School to the new complex
would not have been a
smooth one. He will be a valuable
asset in his return to the
classroom,â€ Whittredge said.
The School Chair said that
committee members learned
of Sullivanâ€™s appointment as the
next superintendent like everyone
else â€“ through social media.
â€œIâ€™m not sure that he [DeRuosi]
officially announced it, but
itâ€™s out there and has been relayed
to the staff at the complex,â€
Whittredge said.
Whittredge called Sullivan â€œa
great guy.â€ â€œIâ€™m glad we got to
keep him in the district,â€ he said.
â€œBrendon Sullivan is a well-respected
leader who is more than
ready to step in and steer us towards
raising student achievement.â€
Committee
members
praise Hashem
Hereâ€™s what other School
Committee members said about
Hashem stepping down as High
School principal and what they
thought about his apparent successor:
School
Committee ViceChair
Ryan Fisher: â€œI just want
to thank Mike for all of his hard
work, especially over these last
two years. He shut down a building
with seventy years of history
during a global pandemic
and made sure nothing was
lost or misplaced. They practically
had to demolish the building
around him. He got staff and
students through the most difficult
years of education they may
ever have, and now heâ€™s going to
do his most important job. Heâ€™s
going to teach in a classroom.
Iâ€™m appreciative of him for always
being available and reCLASSROOM
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Vitale Memorial Scholarships
Saugus High Valedictorian Michael Kenny among this yearâ€™s recipients
By Mark E. Vogler
S
augus Patrolman Harold
L. Vitale was killed in the
line of duty 36 years ago today
â€“ June 18, 1985. But his
legacy lives on through the
park on Ballard Street that
was built in his memory and
the Offi cer Harold L. Vitale Megus
HS top students where
he obtained a 4.2758 GPA,â€ Vitale
said.
â€œHe is a member of the
National Honor Society and
also a member of multiple
academic clubs and societies
where he deservedly reMEMORIAL
| SEE PAGE 16
THE SEVENTH WINNER: Colby
Magliozzi, of St. Maryâ€™s High
School, in his uniform, had to
leave early to play in a baseball
tournament game. He received
his Vitale Scholarship award
separately. From left to right
are Les Vitale, Colby Magliozzi,
Colbyâ€™s father Kevin, Vitaleâ€™s
brother Bob Vitale and Nick
Vitale, nephew to the late
Offi cer Vitale. (Courtesy photo to
The Saugus Advocate)
VITALE SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS: For the 29th
straight year, the Officer
Harold L. Vitale Memorial Fund,
Inc. awarded scholarships
to area students. Receiving
their awards during a recent
ceremony at Vitale Memorial
Park were, from left to right,
Michael Kenny, Saugus High
School; Isabella Forte, Bishop
Fenwick; Blake Buonopane.
St Johnâ€™s Prep; Carly Zichella,
Amesbury High School (father is
Detective Matt Zichella, Saugus
PD); Domenic Morello, Ipswich
High School (father is Detective
Frank Morello, Saugus PD); and
Brendan MacDonald, Danvers
High School (father is Lt. Steven
MacDonald, Saugus PD). Not in
the photo is Colby Magliozzi, St.
Maryâ€™s High School. (Courtesy
photo to The Saugus Advocate)
morial Fund, Inc., which has
been awarding scholarships
in his name since 1992. Saugus
High School Class of 2021
Valedictorian Michael Kenny
was among the seven area
students receiving Harold L.
Vitale Memorial Scholarships
this year during a recent ceremony
held at Vitale Park.
â€œWhat makes Michaelâ€™s
award especially meaningful
to us is that his mother Cheryl
works at the Saugus Police
Dept. and has the diffi cult job
running the Saugusâ€™ busy 911
Emergency Dispatch Operation,â€
said Les Vitale, president
of the fund and brother of the
late offi cer.
Vitale said he believes Kenny
is the fi rst ever Valedictorian
selected by the fund since
its existence.
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Donnie Baseball
By the Old Sachem,
Bill Stewart
D
onald Arthur Mattingly is
known by two nicknames:
Donnie Baseball and The Hit
Man. He made his mark in major
league baseball with the New
York Yankees over a 14-year career,
1982 through 1995. He was
born on April 20, 1961, in Evansville,
Indiana, and started out in
baseball as a pitcher and first
baseman, and was a member of
the 1973 Great Scott Little League
championship team of 1973. He
played second base for the Funkhouser
Post #8 in American Legion
baseball.
Mattingly played for the Reitz
Memorial High School Tigers and
led the team to 59 straight victories
during the 1978-1979 seasons,
as they won the state championship
in 1978 and runner up in
1979. He was All-City, All-Southern
Indiana Athletic Conference
(SIAC) and All-State in both 78
and 79. During his reign with the
Tigers, their record was 94 wins
and only 9 losses. His 25 triples
are still a state record. He also
played basketball and was selected
to the SIAC all-conference
team in 1978. He was awarded a
baseball scholarship to the Indiana
State Sycamores, but when
the Yankees drafted him in 1979
on the 19th round he decided to
sign and received a $23,000 signing
bonus.
The Yankees sent him to the
Oneonta Yankees of the ClassA-Short
Season New York-Penn
League in 1979. His batting average
for the season was .349. He
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ern Atlantic League and batted
a league-leading .358 in 1980,
winning the league MVP, and
was named to the league All-Star
team. His 1981 season was with
the Double A Nashville Sounds,
where he batted .316, led the
league with doubles at 35 and
was selected to the Southern
League All-Star team. His next
stint was with the Columbus Clippers
of the Triple-A International
League. He was with the team
until September, when he was
called up to the majors. He was
again a league All-Star in the International
League and was voted
in third place as the league
MVP.
His first game in the majors was
as a late replacement against the
Baltimore Orioles. His first major
league hit was against the Boston
Red Sox in the bottom of the
11th inning on October 1, a single
to right field. During his rookie
season of 1983, he was a parttime
first baseman and outfielder.
His season average was .283,
and he whacked his first home
run against John Tudor of the Red
Sox on June 24.
He became the starting first
baseman in 1984 and won the
batting title with a .343 average,
and he was selected to the AllStar
game that year. In 1985 he
was selected MVP with a batting
average of .324, 35 home runs, 48
doubles, led the league with 145
runs batted in, and won the first
of his nine Gold Glove Awards.
In the 1986 season he led the
league with 238 hits, 53 doubles,
388 total bases and a .573 slugging
average. He was second in
the MVP award behind Roger Clemens
of the Red Sox.
In 1987 he tied Dale Longâ€™s
major league record of hitting
home runs in eight consecutive
games. He walloped six grand
slams in that season for a record
that was tied in 2006 by Travis
Hafner. He had minor back problems
that season but ended the
year with a batting average of
.327, 30 home runs and 115 RBIs.
He played with the Yankees the
year after they won the World Series,
and during his career never
appeared in the World Series, although
the team reached the
playoffs in 1995 against the Seattle
Mariners, where he batted
.417 for the series.
After retirement in 1997, Mattingly
did seven seasons as a
special instructor at the Yankees
training camp in Tampa, Florida.
He became the Yankeesâ€™ hitting
coach in 2004. His instruction
led to the Yankees setting an alltime
record for home runs, with
242 in 2004. He became bench
coach in 2007.
When Joe Torre left New York
for the Los Angeles Dodgers,
Mattingly joined his staff as the
hitting coach. He missed the
2008 season due to family reasons,
only to return for the 2009
season. The Dodgers were runner-up
to the Philadelphia Phillies
in 2008 and 2009, losing
both league championship series.
Upon the retirement of Joe
Torre after the 2010 season, Mattingly
was named as his replacement,
and to acquire some managerial
experience he took the
position for the Phoenix Desert
Dogs of the Arizona Fall League
in 2010. The summer season
saw the Dodgers have a winning
season, behind Cy Young
Award winner Clayton Kershaw
and Matt Kemp. In the 2013 season,
the Dodgers won the NL
West, beat the Atlanta Braves in
four games, then lost to the St.
Louis Cardinals in the NLCS in
six games.
On January 7, 2014, the Dodgers
gave Mattingly a three-year
contract. The team and Mattingly
decided to part ways on October
22, 2015. Don was the only Dodger
manager to lead the Dodgers
to the playoffs for three consecutive
years. His managerial record
of .551 winning percentage
(446 wins & 363 losses) was second-best
in the Dodgersâ€™ history.
He was the first manager to
bring the team into three straight
post-season appearances.
Mattingly signed a four-year
contract to manage the Miami
Marlins in the fall of 2015. In 2020
the team went into the playoffs
for the first time since 2003 and
in that year he won the NL Manager
of the Year Award.
As of May 21, 2021, Mattingly
had a record of 809 games, won
446, lost 363 and 8-11 in post-season
play. For the Marlins his record
was 752 games, 329 wins,
423 losses and an average of .478.
His overall managerial numbers
are 1,561 games, 775 wins, 786
losses, a percentage of .496 and
10-14 in post-season play. His career
major league statistics are
2,153 hits, 222 home runs, 1,007
runs scored, 1,099 RBIs and a lifetime
batting average of .307.
Don Mattingly was the owner
of a restaurant in his hometown
of Evansville, Indiana, named
â€œMattinglyâ€™s 23â€ after his uniform
number in baseball. He started
Mattingly Sports, a baseball and
softball company that specializes
in the patented V-Grip baseball
and softball bats. He formed
the Mattingly Charities, a nonprofit
that serves underprivileged
youths, supporting baseball and
softball, and other programs of
developmental-related activities.
Mattingly appeared in an episode
of â€œThe Simpsonsâ€ called
â€œHomer at the Batâ€ and was
mentioned on many episodes of
â€œSeinfeld,â€ one in which George
Costanza splits his uniform pants.
He has appeared as a guest artist
on Christian recording artist Matt
Feltsâ€™ album â€œBased on a True Storyâ€
â€“ Mattingly sings a song titled
â€œThe First Baseball Game.â€
I know you Red Sox fans donâ€™t
like to hear about the New York
Yankees, but some of the players
deserve acclaim for their performances
against the Red Sox and
the other franchises in baseball.
THIS WEEK ON SAUGUS TV
Sunday, June 20 from
9 to 11 p.m. on Channel 8
â€“ â€œSunday Night Stoogesâ€
(The Three Stooges).
Monday, June 21 all day
on Channel 8 â€“ â€œMovie Mondayâ€
(classic movies).
Tuesday, June 22 at 8:30
p.m. on Channel 8 â€“ Whatâ€™s
Cookinâ€™? with Gene.
Wednesday, June 23 at
8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“
School Committee Meeting
from June 17.
Thursday, June 24 at
7:00 p.m. on Channel 9 â€“
Board of Appeals Meeting
***live***.
Friday, June 25 at 8:30
p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ Planning
Board Meeting from
June 17.
Saturday, June 26 at 8:30
p.m. on Channel 9 â€“ Board
of Selectmen Meeting from
June 15.
Saugus TV can be seen
on Comcast Channels 8, 9
& 22 (Public, Governmental
and Educational). For complete
schedules, please visit
www.saugustv.org. ***programming
may be subject
to change without notice***
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Mango Realty
hosts grand
opening
ceremony,
followed by a
celebratory
reception
By Tara Vocino
M
ango Realty Inc. opened
its doors at 38 Main St.,
followed by a reception at the
Saugus-Everett Elks Lodge, last
Thursday.
Pictured inside the new office, in the front row, from left
to right, are Giovanni Rescigno, 4, with Sales Agent Rosa
Rescigno, Broker/President Susan Palomba and Sales Agent
Carolina Coral. Top row, from left to right: Office Manager
Gina Dascoli, daughter Giulia Rescigno, 2, and Sales Agents
Patrick Rescigno, Lea Doherty and Barry Tam, Transactions
Coordinator MaryAnn Delgado, Office Assistant Tanya Saggese
and Broker/Auctioneer Carl Greenler. Missing from photo:
Sales Agent Ron Visconti.
Outside of the office are Selectman Corinne Riley and Mango Realty Inc. staff during last
Thursdayâ€™s grand opening.
Mango Realty Owner/Broker Susan Palomba
with Gail Hyde and Nancy Davan at the
reception (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Celebrating at the Saugus-Everett Elks Lodge
are Mango Realty Inc. Owner/Broker Susan
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021
THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS
By Mark E. Vogler
H
ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know
about this week in Saugus.
Good Riddance to COVID-19!
It would be a mistake to say we have seen the last of
COVID-19. But it sure looks like weâ€™re trending in the right
direction. With just a handful of confirmed Coronavirus cases
reported in Saugus in recent months, it sure looks like
itâ€™s nearly over. But as long as some folks are reluctant to
get their vaccine shots and go right back into the crowds
instead of just easing back in, thereâ€™s always the possibility
of COVID-19 rearing its ugly head again.
Hopefully, Iâ€™m wrong.
If the pandemic is almost over, Iâ€™m glad weâ€™re headed
down the right path.
Being a reporter and trying to cover the news these past
15 months has been very frustrating and very grueling. I
canâ€™t think of a more challenging year in my nearly five decades
as a newspaper journalist. Besides being out there
in harmâ€™s way as an essential worker, there have been limitations.
These Zoom videoconferencing sessions of public
meetings have been a very frustrating and limiting way
to cover local government meetings. As I told selectmen,
I would rather drive all the way down from Methuen to
Saugus and back to cover one of their meetings instead
of watching the sanitized version Ã  la â€œHollywood Squaresâ€
over my office computer.
Iâ€™m glad that I can finally get to mill around the municipal
buildings to catch a conversation in person with town
officials or go to the local coffee shop to enjoy a coffee
and mingle with average folks. But I still plan on meeting
people for interviews in the picnic area of the Saugus Iron
Works National Historic Site. That was a safe place to do interviews
during COVID-19. But itâ€™s still a great place to meet
people over coffee, even in normal times.
We have a winner!
Congratulations to Diane McConnell for getting her
name drawn from the green Boston Red Sox hat as the
winner in last weekâ€™s â€œGuess Who Got Sketchedâ€ contest.
Hereâ€™s last weekâ€™s answer, offered by the person who goes
by the name of The Sketch Artist:
â€œThe answer to last weekâ€™s Sketch is Our Saugus Town encourager
and Often known as the â€˜Mother of Shout Outsâ€™
for The Saugus Advocate ! We would think there would be
a year after her Name (as in Woman of the Year). The woman
with the flag in her hand covering a soldierâ€™s grave at
the Memorial Day Ceremony in her beautiful pink coat is
Jeanie Bartolo!
â€œJeanie is often seen supporting many of our townâ€™s
Events and festivals.
â€œShe is a Saugus Town Meeting member, representing
residents of Precinct 6. Jeanie is very positive and often
found talking about the good in others seeing things in a
positive manner.
â€œJeanie is a Charter member of the Saugus Public Library
Foundation, has been active as a Veteranâ€™s Council Member
and Saugus Public Library Board Member. She has
many supportive roles in several other organizations. To
mention a few: Saugus Emergency Management Agency
â€“ Shelter Manager; Sidewalk Committee â€“ ADA Handicap
Compliance work; former chair, vice chair and secretary for
the Saugus Public Library; former chair, long-range Planning
Committee, Saugus Public Library; two-term secretary,
Saugus Cultural Arts Council; former volunteer, Saugus
Public Schools.
â€œJeanie takes unique photos and shares them with everyone.
She had the unique Privilege of a visit from a Mother
duck and her ducklings visiting her backyard And was
able to capture this in a photo and share it!
â€œThankyou Jeanie and keep shining your light
â€œYours truly â€˜The Sketch Artistâ€™â€
A â€œShout-Outâ€ for Mike Hashem
Since nobody submitted any nominations for a Saugonian
who is deserving of much praise for all he or she
does for the community, I will use my editorial discretion
to nominate an outstanding person who has been one of
A community garden update
If you are young or old and feel like doing some real
earthy community service, why not join the growing team
thatâ€™s been assisting in the creation of the Community Garden
thatâ€™s going to help feed the hungry and needy people
of Saugus? Contact The Rev. John Beach of St. Johnâ€™s
Episcopal Church to get the latest update on how the garden
is doing and what you can do to help. Anyone who
wants to help out Rev. John on this noble project can call
him at 774-961-9881 or send him an email at revjbeach@
gmail.com.
We will keep you posted as the garden continues to
grow. Remember folks, this is your garden. Be a part of it.
Hereâ€™s this weekâ€™s message from Rev. John:
Dear kind people,
We invite all interested and available people to help out
in the Garden on Friday or Saturday morning between 9
and 11. We will be planting some tomato plants, spreading
mulch, and removing some weeds. We really appreciate
your help.
Peace,
John+
A Clarification for Steveâ€™s sake
I always welcome feedback from the citizens of Saugus â€“
particularly the elected and appointed officials who volunteer
their time to the running of Saugus Town Government.
From the mountain of this weekâ€™s emails, I received one
from Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Steven DiVirgilio,
a veteran Finance Committee member who often shares
some interesting observations and worthwhile views on
the townâ€™s fiscal affairs during Town Meeting and other
meetings.
Itâ€™s clear he didnâ€™t like the article we published in last
weekâ€™s edition â€“ titled â€œAnnual Town Meeting 2021 â€¦
the true pillars of the Saugus Community for many years,
primarily as one of the most influential educators. I nominate
Saugus High School Principal Michael Hashem, who
has impacted many young Saugus lives in a positive way.
In the five-plus years that Iâ€™ve known him, itâ€™s my observation
that Mike Hashem really is for the kids.
The past 15 months â€“ since the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic â€“ have been grueling for everyone, especially
for a High School principal who faced so many challenges
as he tried to navigate Saugus Public Schools through
the transition of the old Saugus High to the new Saugus
Middle-High School.
And while announcing this week his decision to step
down as High School principal, Mikeâ€™s decision that he
plans to return to the classroom as a math teacher in the
fall really confirms his commitment to the townâ€™s public education
system. He could have very easily retired after the
grueling year heâ€™s been through. But Mikeâ€™s coming back
as a classroom teacher. And hats off to that!
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.
Letâ€™s hear it for strawberries!
The Saugus Historical Society will hold its annual strawberry
festival at the American Legion Hall tomorrow (Saturday,
June 19) in conjunction with the Saugus Garden
Club plant sale. Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake will
be served in 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 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 a.m.
to 2 p.m., and there will be several craft vendors, including
jewelry, hair products and many other items of interest.
Sounds like a great time for town residents of all ages
who donâ€™t have any plans for tomorrow, so be sure to
check it out.
Members approve new fiscal year budget over some contentious
questions.â€
â€œIn the June 11 advocated your quoted me incorrectly,â€
DiVirgilio writes in his email.
â€œ***My response to bill cross was â€œ... I am not saying employees
don't deserve them, but the tax base doesn't support
itâ€
â€œMy comment was on overall town benefits health &
pension, I did not specify health insurance only. Bill cross
also called me a â€˜clownâ€™
â€œ*** Can you issue a correction on this? Thanks Steve.â€
I went back and reviewed the tape of the dialogue, and
there arenâ€™t any misquotes. Sure, I could have used a few
more quotes, but itâ€™s like that with any story.
Precinct 2 Town Meeting Member Christopher P. Riley
initiated an interesting discussion on employee benefits
â€“ with the lionâ€™s share being health benefits for town employees
and retirees. Riley specifically mentioned that the
town can no longer afford $15.5 million for health insurance.
But I wonâ€™t deny the gentleman (DiVirgilio) from Precinct
10 his right to opine on what he sees as the tough issue
of employee benefits â€“ which includes the lionâ€™s share
of health benefits.
And if he wants it known that Precinct 8 Town Meeting
Member William E. Cross III called him â€œa clown,â€ we can certainly
accommodate him on that. Yeah, Billy Cross did call
him â€œa clownâ€ who keeps bringing up the issue every year.
But instead of just talking about it, does Town Meeting
member DiVirgilio have the intestinal fortitude to introduce
a measure to elevate some discussion of the issue
of employee benefits at a future Town Meeting? It looks
like Town Meeting Member Riley plans to introduce such
a measure.
Stay tuned.
Cliftondale forum coming up
Joe Vecchione, chair of the Cliftondale Revitalization
Committee, recently released final details of the committeeâ€™s
upcoming community forum for folks who are interested
in learning about or contributing to the discussion
of bringing the Cliftondale Square area back to life. The forum
has been set for Monday, June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at
the MEG Building (56-58 Essex St.) in Saugus. Janice Jarosz,
the President of the MEG Foundation, offered the MEG
Building for the forum. There will also be a Zoom meeting
set up for anyone from the public who wants to attend or
participate virtually. The foundation also offered to provide
refreshments.
â€œThe program for the evening will include the presentation
of the community survey results (approaching 350
participants) and analysis drawn from that process (trends,
demographics, etc.) including a brief Q&A,â€ Vecchione
wrote in a recent email.
He continued, â€œThis will also include the sharing of information
we have gained since the inception of this
committee including the procurement of flashing crossing
beacons, application for the Shared Street grant, denial
of the church parking, and North Shore Bank not currently
for sale.
â€œAfter the presentation, we would then begin a workshopping
session that will be a bit more interactive. Iâ€™m not
sure who attended the MVP Workshop in January 2020,
but one particular exercise I felt was effective and interactive
was a series of physical blown up maps where participants
could jot down an idea, shortfall or potential remedy
of a particular issue on a sticky note and place it on the
map. Each map focuses on a particular issue (in this case:
parking, safety, developmental opportunities, underutilization,
etc.). This is a simple, straightforward and not overly
restricting exercise that could be beneficial in creating
a wealth of ideas especially after results of the survey are
shared with those present.â€
For more details, Vecchione invites folks to contact him
at 781-520-9859 or via email (joevprecinct2@gmail.com).
Summer Reading Program at the library
This came in from Amy Melton, Head of Childrenâ€™s Services
at the Saugus Public Library:
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â€œThe Saugus Public Library is reopening just in time for
its annual summer reading program. Although the school
year is ending, it doesnâ€™t mean that the opportunity to learn
and grow has. This summer kids of all ages will explore the
animal kingdom as the Saugus Public Library presents its
â€˜Tails and Talesâ€™ summer reading program. Activities will include
Take & Make crafts, virtual STEM programming, storytimes,
outdoor performers and more.
â€œThe Saugus Public School District recommends that students
read at least 20 minutes a day this summer. The library
is here to help families create a summer reading routine
that is fun for kids and their families. The 2021 Summer
Reading Program is open to young people, preschool
through young adult.
â€œWe reward our readers! Weâ€™ve once again partnered
with local businesses to reward summer reading. Weâ€™d
like to thank those businesses who generously donated
prizes and the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library
who purchased others. Weâ€™re also participating in Read to
Bead â€“ kids collect reading Brag Tags and colorful beads
as they go.
â€œFamilies are encouraged to register for the animal
themed â€˜Tails and Talesâ€™ Summer Reading Program using
the Beanstack app. Itâ€™s easy â€“ just download the Beanstack
app, register under the Saugus Public Library, and youâ€™re
on your way. Itâ€™s like a Fitbit for reading! For more information,
or to register in person, stop by the library or visit
our website (www.sauguspubliclibrary.org/children/summer-reading-program/).
â€œItâ€™s
been a challenging school year. Itâ€™s important to
keep reading to retain skills â€“ and an opportunity to catch
up with peers. Research shows that children who do not
read during the summer fall behind. The effect is cumulative
â€“ over many summers these students fall significantly
behind their peers.
â€œMost importantly perhaps, itâ€™s an opportunity to build a
reading routine: turn off the media, sit with a child, and enjoy
some beautiful story books. Try reading a longer book
to them, and let them read to you. With Beanstack kids can
take a safari around the world to learn about animals on
different continents, listen to animal stories from around
the world and do research on their favorites.
â€œNeed some help finding registering for summer reading,
or finding a â€œjust-right bookâ€ for your child? Stop by the
library and see us! All programs are free of charge.â€
CHaRM Center Recycling Drop-Off site
open for season
The communityâ€™s Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
(CHaRM) site is open. This site will remain open to residents
on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The site is located behind the Department of Public Works
at 515 Main St.
At the CHaRM center, the Town of Saugus 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 22" (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 open
The town compost site is open to residents on Wednesdays
and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located
behind the Department of Public Works (DPW) at 515
Main St.
Stickers are required to gain seasonal access to the site.
Stickers may be purchased for $25.00 at the DPW located
at the Compost Site when making your visit to the Compost
Site. The Town accepts checks only for payment of
the $25.00. No cash will be accepted. Kindly bring a check
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
WHERE IS THIS? In this weekâ€™s edition, we continue our
weekly feature where a local artist sketches people,
places and things in Saugus. Got an idea what popular
Saugus event is being sketched this week and where it
is? If you do, please email me at mvoge@comcast.net or
leave a phone message at 978-683-7773. Anyone who
correctly identifies the event being sketched between
now and Tuesday at noon qualifies to have their name
put in a green Boston Red Sox hat with a chance to
be selected as the winner of a $10 gift certificate,
compliments of Dunkinâ€™ at the 1204 Broadway 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€)
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 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.
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 short-term or
one-time assistance, are encouraged to come.
The food pantry is in the basement of Cliftondale Congregational
Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus.
Helping the Vet
During these challenging times, your local Veteransâ€™ Service
Officers (VSOs) would like to share some information
on a benefit program that is available to those who qualify.
If you are a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran,
the â€œChapter 115 Benefits Programâ€ is a Massachusetts
state initiative that provides financial aid for Veterans and/
or their surviving spouses who reside in Massachusetts and
meet certain income and asset guidelines. Benefits may
include monthly ordinary benefits and/or payment/reimbursement
for medical expenses. Whether you are laid
off, in transition or living on a fixed income, the program
is designed to provide short-term or long-term assistance
as needed to provide relief. The program is overseen by
the Massachusetts Department Veteransâ€™ Services (DVS),
which runs the program in partnership with local VSOs.
Every town or district in Massachusetts has a VSO. VSOs
assist Veterans and their dependents in learning about,
applying for and receiving Chapter 115 benefits. VSOs can
also help you in applying for other benefits and connecting
with local resources. Your local VSO handles applications,
obtains program approval from DVS and provides
local benefits. The program is funded by a combination of
state and local funds. DVS pays for 75% of the approved
benefits, and your city or town pays for 25%.
There are income and asset limits for the program. As a
general rule, income and asset requirements are:
Family of 1 â€“ monthly income less than $2,081and an
asset limit of $5,000.
Family of 2 â€“ monthly income less than $2,818 and an
asset limit of $9,800.
To determine if you may be eligible for financial assistance
through the Chapter 115 program, visit the following
link and follow the instructions â€“ https://massvetben.
org/ â€“ or call your local VSO for more information.
The VSOs are also able to help Veterans apply for Federal
VA benefits and local benefits and provide food assistance
monthly. For example, did you know that if you
own a home and have a VA serviceâ€“connected disability,
you are eligible for a partial or full exemption of your
property taxes?
â€œPlease contact your local 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, 781-979-4186, kburke@cityofmelrose.org
Wakefield:
David Mangan, 781-246-6377, dmangan@
wakefield.ma.us
Saugus: Jay Pinette, 781-231-4010, jpinette@saugus-ma.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021
NEC South champ Sachems finish regular season at 9-4
By Greg Phipps
I
t wasnâ€™t the ending the
Saugus High School softball
team was hoping for, but
the Sachems still finished
the regular season with a solid
9-4 record and earned a
No. 9 seeding in the playoffs.
They take on eighth-seeded
Danvers in the first round
of the Div. 2 North playoff
tournament on Monday in
Danvers.
The 2021 Northeastern
Conference South champions
concluded the regular
season by losing a tough
6-5 decision at home to Marblehead
last Thursday, then
beating Swampscott handily
the following day and
suffering a 5-0 home loss to
Danvers on Monday (Senior
Night). Saugus hopes for a
better result against the Falcons
in the first round.
The loss to Marblehead
was one the Sachems may
like to have back. They led
5-4 entering the top of the
seventh but the visitors rallied
for two runs. The goahead
scores came on a tworun
homer with two outs.
The Sachems responded
strongly against Swampscott
the day after by exploding
Saugus pitcher Leah Ventre hurled her
second no-hitter of the season against
Swampscott last Friday.
for 12 runs in a shutout win.
In fact, pitcher Leah Ventre
came away with her second
no-hit effort of the season. It
wasnâ€™t the perfect game Ventre
put forth against Salem in
One of Saugusâ€™s top hitters, Cat Schena,
will look to provide offense in the
postseason tournament.
the season opener, but she
was dominant, striking out
eight and walking just two.
Offensively, the Sachems
got things back on track. Cat
Schena had two hits and an
Saugus second baseman Kirby Dalton
hopes to ignite the offense in the state
playoffs.
RBI while Ryann Moloney
and Lily Ventre each drove
in two. Fallon Millerick and
Leah Ventre both had two
hits, and Devaney Millerick
added a base hit.
On Monday, the offense
went silent in a shutout loss
to Danvers on Senior Night.
The Sachems hope to get
their vaunted offense back
in gear for the tourney.
Sachems meet Swampscott in tourney opener
A
By Greg Phipps
fter scoring a nice 7-1 win
at Beverly early last week,
the Saugus High School baseball
team concluded the regular
season having to swallow
two tough losses. The Sachems
saw a spirited comeback
end in disappointment
in a loss at Swampscott last
Thursday. That was followed
by a low-scoring 2-0 defeat at
Marblehead on Tuesday.
The results left Saugus with
a 5-9 overall regular-season record,
a performance that was
good enough to land the Sachems
a playoff bid. They received
the 19th seed in the
Div. 3 North tournament and
travel to face No. 14 Swampscott
for a third time this Friday.
Over their last five contests,
the Sachems have gone
3-2. The two losses were by a
total of three runs.
The defeat last Thursday
was an emotional rollercoaster.
Saugus battled back from
a 7-1 deficit to tie the game,
Saugusâ€™s Mark MacEachern will look to help
the Sachems to some postseason tourney
success.
Sachems designated hitter Drew Gardiner
hopes to be a part of a playoff run for Saugus
in this yearâ€™s state tournament.
only to see Swampscottâ€™s Cam
Oâ€™Brien smash the second of
two home runs in the bottom
of the seventh inning. It was
a blast that gave the hosts an
8-7, walk-off victory.
The first meeting between
the two teams at Saugusâ€™s
World Series Park had a very
similar storyline. A solo home
run by Saugusâ€™s Nathan Ing
evened that game at 2-2 in the
bottom of the seventh before
Swampscott won it in extra innings,
3-2.
The pitching was strong in
Tuesdayâ€™s shutout loss at Marblehead,
as the Sachems went
toe-to-toe with a very good
Magicians team. The contest
had to be resumed on Tuesday
after rain caused it to be suspended
the day before.
Now itâ€™s on to the postseason.
Judging from the Sachemsâ€™
performance over the
last several games, the pitching
in particular, Fridayâ€™s playoff
opener at Swampscott
should be another tight one
between the two teams.
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Saugus lacrosse teams close out season
By Greg Phipps
T
he Saugus High School
boysâ€“ lacrosse team completed
a difficult but educational
2021 season with a loss
at Beverly on Monday. The
Sachems earned two victories
this spring â€“ both against
Salem â€“ and look forward to
making progress and taking
the lessons theyâ€™ve learned
this year into the 2022 campaign.
The
Sachems fell by a 16-1
count in Mondayâ€™s season finale.
The team, which finished
2-11 overall, suffered through
a number of games with similar
outcomes this season, but
the young squad demonstrated
improvement that doesnâ€™t
necessarily show up on the
scoreboard.
In his eighth year as head
coach, Rob Scuzzarella cited
the lost season in 2020, when
the COVID-19 pandemic led
to the shutdown of the spring
sports season. A host of solid
seniors and younger players
were unable to compete and
thus develop their skills. â€œWe
had almost no varsity experience
coming into this year, unfortunately,â€
Scuzzarella said in
a press interview earlier this
season. â€œI was high on our senior
class from 2020. In fact,
I think last yearâ€™s group was
probably the deepest team
weâ€™ve ever had in program history,
and itâ€™s really unfortunate
that we didnâ€™t get to show it.â€
Saugus forward Cam Zabroski charged around a Beverly
defender in Mondayâ€™s season finale.
Saugusâ€™s Andrew Cipriano closed in on a Beverly ballhandler
on Monday.
Saugus player Nick DiVola battled for ball possession on this
faceoff against Beverly.
undergraduate players from
being able to bond sooner
as a team. â€œI think weâ€™ve been
struggling with that this year,â€
he explained. â€œItâ€™s been hard to
develop that camaraderie that
I think weâ€™d already have if we
had a season last year.â€
Girls finish with four wins
The Saugus girlsâ€™ lacrosse
Saugus captain Devon Burke won a physical battle in Mondayâ€™s
loss at Beverly.
This season, Saugus was led
by veteran players and co-captains
Devon Burke, Andrew Cipriano
and Nick DiVola. Also
adding to the leadership was
the exciting play of goalie Kevin
McMaster, who performed
splendidly under trying circumstances.
He amassed an
average of over 15 saves per
game.
Scuzzarella said one downfall
from last seasonâ€™s cancellation
was that it prevented the
team notched four victories
this season. The most recent
was an 8-5 triumph over
Northeast Metro Tech last Friday.
The Sachems were aided
mightily by four goals from
Kali Penachio and two each
from Haley McLaughlin and
Sara Rovcanin.
Saugus lost its season finale
to Beverly, 14-2, on Monday.
McLaughlin scored both
tallies for the Sachems, who
finished the season at 4-11.
Saugus graduates five seniors
from the team. They are Katie
Polanco, Daniela Marquez,
Nadine Taboubi, Salma Rahmouni
and McLaughlin.
Saugus goalie Kevin McMaster rushed upfield against Beverly
in Mondayâ€™s season finale.
Mission from Mars
By Gini Pariseau
I
n a conversation not long
ago, I asked a man where
he was from. He told me he
was from Mars originally but
had moved on. Having originally
been from Venus and
moved on myself, I was fascinated
to hear about his
journey.
He told me Mars was a
starting point in his Map
Quest of life. Fatherhood was
the vehicle that catapulted
him off the planet and it took
him to a place he had never
known existed. For the first
time in his life, he fastened his
seat belt. From the moment
he beheld that extension of
himself he realized that Mars
would probably not be a habitable
place for him anymore.
Mars offered selfish awareness,
the supposed liberation
of an unplanned future and
a day-to-day existence that
required little emotion and
plenty of instant gratification.
Fatherhood, from the moment
this man was awarded
the title, was a vehicle that
burst forward at whiplash
speed. He cruised through
inspiring territories of awareness
and being. To this very
special man, â€œthat momentâ€
crowned him with responsibility.
Winning was never
again to be determined in
innings or goals or yards. On
Mars, winning was the epitome
of every endeavor or challenge.
Fatherhood changed
all that. Now it wasnâ€™t a matter
of winning. Rather, it was
the hope that when all was
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021
Seniors take one last emotional trip around the bases on Senior Night
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By Tara Vocino
eartfelt country songs
were played as the Saugus
Sachems took one last
trip around the bases before
receiving a rose from their
coach and meeting up with
their parents at home plate
during Tuesdayâ€™s Senior Night
game at Parcher Field against
the Danvers High School Falcons.
Sachems fell to the Falcons,
5-0.
Pictured from left to right: grandmother
Rosemary, father Joseph, brother Natale,
Capt. Alexa Ferraro, and mother Dianne.
Ferraro plans to attend Bridgewater State
University this fall to major in social work to
become a social worker.
Pictured from left to right: brother Aidan, father
Christopher, Kyra Jones and mother Pamela.
Jones plans to attend Salem State University
this fall to major in business.
(Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Pictured from left to right: teary-eyed sister Danica, father
Dan, Capt. Cat Schena, grandmother Kathy and mother Ellen.
Schena plans to attend the College of Saint Rose this fall to
major in industry/voice.
Capt. Leah Ventre thanks her Pitching
Coach, Colleen Newbury, for her
guidance over the years.
Pictured from left to right: mother Julie, last yearâ€™s
senior Caitlyn Wood and father Thomas. The MVP, NEC
All-Star and NEC All-Conference plays softball at Curry
College, where she majors in sports management.
Pictured from left to right: father Richard, Kyleigh Dalton, Kirby
Dalton, grandmother Alicia Connell and mother Laurie. Kirby
Dalton plans to attend Providence College this fall to major
in secondary education to, hopefully, become a public high
school teacher. Kyleigh Dalton plans to attend the University
of New Hampshire to major in mechanical engineering.
Shown from left to right: Uncle Ron Nolan, cousin Jacob Nolan, sister Mikayla, Madison Niles,
mother Julie, grandmother Linda, sister Grace and aunt Melissa Nolan. Nolan plans to attend
Curry College this fall to major in sports management.
Madison Smith embraced her teammates as she took one last trip around the bases.
Pictured from left to right: grandmother Geraldine, sister
Lily, father Paul, brother Massey, Capt. Leah Ventre and
mother Kelly. Ventre plans to attend Wentworth Institute of
Technology this fall to major in biomedical engineering.
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SAUGUS GARDENS IN THE PANDEMIC
Hereâ€™s whatâ€™s blooming in town this week
to make your walks more enjoyable
By Laura Eisener
O
ne of the showiest flowers
of June is the herbaceous
peony. This has become
the most popular wedding
bouquet flower in recent
years. It thrives in sunny gardens
in temperate to cold climates.
The ones we see most
often are common garden peony
(Paeonia lactiflora), which
comes originally from China,
or European peony (Paeonia
officinalis). Once established,
peonies requires very
little care, although the blossoms
can become so heavy
that the plant may require
some propping up when in
bloom! Blooming several few
weeks later than the tree peonies,
early varieties may be already
finished while later ones
are at their peak now. Flowers
may be pink, red, white, purple
or yellow and may be single
or double.
Ants often enjoy the sweet
sap on the buds and elsewhere
on the plant, so they are often
seen crawling on the flowers
and stems. The ants do not
harm the plant, and they don't
provide any service in getting
the flowers to open, as has
sometimes been believed. You
might want to give your flowers
a good shake before walking
down the aisle with them!
They are very appealing in
a vase, alone or with other
flowers. Peonies have a fairly
short bloom season, just a
few weeks in late May or June
depending on variety. Leaves
may have a good fall color
also â€“ dark burgundy for red
or purple flowering varieties
and bronze to gold for lighter
flowering forms. Peony plants
are also colorful when they
first emerge from the ground
in spring, making them easy to
recognize among all the green
sprouts of other garden plants.
Beautiful vegetables are
growing at the community
garden planted at St. Johnâ€™s
rectory â€“ several of the pea
and tomato plants are blooming,
and the colorful mesclun
(mixture of spring greens) is
nearing its first harvest. The
rows of early spring greens
include several lettuce varieties
(Lactuca sativa), spinach
(Spinacia oleracea) and arugula
(Eruca sativa). The young
leaves have many shades of
green and soft reds, due to the
inclusion of red-leaved lettuces
in the mix. Nutritious greens
like these can be picked over
FROM MY GARDEN: A bouquet of pale pink peonies.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
several weeks for delicious salads
and garnishes.
Later in the summer we may
look forward to harvests of a
wide range of tasty fruits, including
apples, pears, peaches,
raspberries, blackberries
and blueberries, but strawberry
(Fragaria spp.) and another
North American native, Shadblow
or Juneberry (Amelanchier
spp.), are the first fruits of
the season to be enjoyed by
both people and animals. Wild
strawberries are ripening now
at the Saugus Ironworks, along
the nature trail and elsewhere.
On many plants there may be
ripe fruit, unripe green berries
and newly opening flowers
all at the same time. The
flowers are usually white and
have five petals like most other
members of the rose family.
The large strawberries we find
in markets today are hybrids,
AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN: mesclun (mixed spring greens)
nearly ready for first harvest.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
FRUIT OF THE SEASON: ripe wild strawberry at Saugus
Ironworks.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
SMOKE OF ANOTHER COLOR: Darker purple â€œsmokeâ€ from
other varieties of smoke tree.
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
A SPECTACULAR SIGHT: European smoke tree at the Saugus
Ironworks â€“ almost covered in inflorescences this year â€“ a much
more abundant showing than in last June!
(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener)
and wild ones are very small
in comparison. North American
strawberries (Fragaria virginiana)
were familiar to native
Americans and were greeted
with delight by European settlers,
who already were accustomed
to wood strawberry
(Fragaria vesca) and hautbois
strawberry (Fragaria moschata),
which both grew wild in
central Europe.
Strawberry Festivals were
popular in New England at
many times in history, and
this is being celebrated again
by the Saugus Historical Society
on Saturday, June 19 with
old-fashioned shortcakes being
served in the Legion Hall
from 10-2, and the Garden
Club and other vendors on the
Main Street lawn of the Roby
School â€“ a refreshing return
of a tradition after last year's
COVID cancellations.
A walk in the Ironworks is always
rewarding! The European
smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria)
next to the Appleton-Taylor-Mansfield
House
is almost completely covered
with inflorescences, a much
more abundant showing than
last June! This is one woody
plant where the flower stalks
are more impressive than the
blossoms themselves â€“ the
fine hairs of the flower stalks
catch the light in such a way
that they resemble pinkish
beige puffs of smoke, and they
may retain these most of the
summer. There are other varieties
blooming around town,
some with purple leaves and
purplish flower stalks, and others
with green leaves but flower
stalks a darker purple than
those on the Ironworksâ€™ tree.
Editorâ€™s Note: Laura Eisener is
a landscape design consultant
who helps homeowners with
landscape design, plant selection
and placement of trees
and shrubs, as well as perennials.
She is a member of the Saugus
Garden Club and offered to
write a series of articles about
â€œwhatâ€™s blooming in townâ€
shortly after the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic. She was
inspired after seeing so many
people taking up walking.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021
Sachems
LAX seniors
honored
on Senior
Night
By Tara Vocino
T
he Saugus High School
Boysâ€™ Varsity Lacrosse
Team held their Senior Night
game against Gloucester High
School last Thursday night
at Stackpole Field. (Advocate
photo by Tara Vocino)
Saugus High School Sachems Varsity Boysâ€™ Lacrosse Team: Pictured in the top row, from left to right: Assistant Coach Nicholas
Taylor, Dom Calder, Devon Burke, Andrew Cipriano, William Robinson, Max Anajjar, Cam Zabroski, John Ferreira, Tyler Morley,
Matthew Robbins and Head Coach Rob Scuzzarella. In the front row, from left to right: Mekhi Coburn, Nicholas DiVola, Jeff
Szymanski, Joseph Calder, Ryan Jones, Andrew Lewis and Jack Sambataro. Pictured in the foreground: Kevin McMaster.
Midfielder Jeffrey Szymanski with Coaches Robert Scuzzarella
and Nicholas Taylor; Szymanski plans to attend Lasell College
later this year to major in sports broadcasting.
Seniors, pictured from
left to right: Assistant
Coach Nicholas Taylor,
Nicholas Divola
(captain), Andrew
Cipriano (captain),
Jeff Szymanski, Devon
Burke (captain) and
Head Coach Robert
Scuzzarella.
MISSION | FROM PAGE 13
said and done, there would be
no losers.
So many of us will celebrate
this Fatherâ€™s Day with special
thoughts and memories of
the journey that these former
Martians took us on. I will nevWINNER
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ceived numerous academic
awards,â€ he said. â€œHe applied
for acceptance to prestigious
schools including Harvard,
BU and Northeastern, choosing
Harvard, one of only two
candidates in our history to
attend Harvard. He hopes to
study Bio-Mechanical Engineering.â€
Seven
local high school
students from Saugus, Revere,
Danvers, Wakefield, Ipswich
and Amesbury received
their scholarships as families
gathered at the Officer Vitale
Memorial Park to enjoy an
in-person ceremony, the result
of the lifting of the more
than year-long Covid-19 restrictions.
Here are the other
award recipients â€“ three
have ties to the Saugus Police
Department:
er â€œdine outâ€ without giving
thanks for my fatherâ€™s continuous
effort to make sure I knew
my table manners. I will never
start to walk up a set of stairs
and not hear my father always
sayingâ€¦ â€œthereâ€™s always something
that needs to be carried
up!â€ It may be why my father
Blake Buonopane â€“ St.
Johnâ€™s Prep, Rowley.
Isabella Forte â€“ Bishop Fenwick
High School, Peabody.
Brendan MacDonald â€“ Danvers
High School, Danvers
(Father is Lt. Steven MacDonald).
Colby
Magliozzi â€“ St. Maryâ€™s
High School, Wakefield.
Domenic Morello â€“ Ipswich
High School, Ipswich (Father
is Detective Frank Morello).
Carly Zichella â€“ Amesbury
High School, Amesbury (Father
is Detective Matt Zichella).
Flag
Day (Monday, June 14)
would have been Officer Vitaleâ€™s
78th birthday had he
lived. He was killed in the line
of duty in the early morning
hours of June 18, 1985, while
attempting to make an arrest
when he was dragged over
1,000 feet to his death. Offiwas
never a big sports fan. He
had gone on to other provocations.
I proved to be enough of
a challenge. On my wedding
day, when he gave me away I
was never sure whose special
day it really was. There wasnâ€™t a
trophy or tee shirt or award of
any kind that could trump that
cer Vitale was 42 at the time
and married to his wife, Eileen;
he lived in Ipswich with
three children: Paul, Michelle
and JacLyn. Officer Vitaleâ€™s
badge #17 was retired upon
his death. The town constructed
Officer Vitale Memorial
Park in 1992 in honor
of the slain officer.
â€œJune 18 is always a tough
day for me, it always has
been, and always will be, â€˜â€™
said Eileen Vitale, wife of the
late officer.
â€œI love the things we do to
recognize Harold. The Park
Reception, the scholarship
awards and our annual golf
tournament we hold each
August are my favorites. Iâ€™m
so happy the pandemic is
subsiding, and we can continue
our traditional ways
of keeping Haroldâ€™s memory
alive,â€ she said. â€œOur charmoment.
He knew he never actually
gave me away.
I think perhaps a fatherâ€™s love
is quiet and not always as obvious
as a Motherâ€™s might be. A
Fatherâ€™s love is more of a reverberation
that comes to you later
on in the everyday happenings
of your life. Fatherâ€™s Day is a perity
work allows us to continue
supporting our victimâ€™s
advocacy organizations like
National and NE C.O.P.S. (National
Concerns of Police Survivors
and N.E. C.O.P.S.) and
the N.L.E.O.M.F. (National
Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund) both are
amazing organizations who
sought out to help us back
in 1985.â€
Les Vitale said he was
thrilled that his family was
able to award the scholarships
in the park in person
this year after COVID-19
spoiled last yearâ€™s plans. â€œWe
are excited to be able to return
to our normal in-person
ceremony to award our
scholarships and host our
annual Memorial Park reception,â€
he said. â€œThe in-person
event allows us to personally
meet the students and their
fect time to not only remember
who your Father was or is, but
who you are on ordinary days
because of him.
I think that maybe the best
tribute of all I could give my Dad
is that through all the ups and
downs of my life, I never felt like
a loser. Game point!
families. For 30 years weâ€™ve
hosted our ceremony at the
Memorial Park and honor
Haroldâ€™s life and reflect on
his many years of service and
sacrifice.â€
The Officer Vitale Memorial
Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization
and was created in
1992, seven years after Officer
Vitaleâ€™s death. The Memorial
Fund Annual Golf Tournament
usually held the first
Monday in August at Ipswich
Country Club is being considered
after last yearâ€™s pandemic
postponement.
Information submitted by
Les Vitale, President, Officer
Harold L. Vitale Memorial
Fund, Inc. % Conifer Hill
Advisors, LLC, 99 Conifer
Hill Dr., Suite 202, Danvers,
MA 01923 â€“ or visit on the
web at www.vitalememorialfund.org.
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Saugus man killed in Newburyport crash
A
48-year-old Saugus man
died of injuries he received
on Tuesday (June 15)
from a three-car accident in
Newburyport, according to
state police. Marc Tuxbury
was driving a 2014 Hyundai
Elantra northbound on Route
95 about a mile from Exit 86
in Newburyport at about 3
p.m. when he rear-ended a
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sponsible, and congratulations
on his next great adventure!
â€œI donâ€™t think Iâ€™ve ever seen
Mike smile as much as he has
since announcing this move.
Itâ€™s a responsibility lifted off his
shoulders, and being back in
the classroom will benefi t him
as much as every student that
walks into his class.
â€œBrendonâ€™s going to do a phenomenal
job at the complex.
Heâ€™s a strong leader, will hit the
ground running, and heâ€™s so excited
to be back with the kids.
This is a great move for everyone.â€
Joseph
â€œDennisâ€ Gould:
â€œMike brought SHS through the
pandemic, the building of a new
high School while classes were
still in session at old school and
moving into new SHS during the
pandemic.
â€œI truly respect his past eff orts
and his decision to go back into
teaching, which will aff ord him
much less stress and a lot more
time with his family. I am totally
supportive of Mikeâ€™s decision
and again thank him for all he
has done for SHS.
â€œBrendon is a perfect replacement
because he has been
working on curriculum and addressing
the areas identified
by DESE Report for both Middle
and High School, so now he
can execute, oversee and put
in place enhancements. I wish
both the best on their new roles.â€
Arthur Grabowski: â€œI wish
Mike great success going back
to the classroom...it just goes
to show that health, family and
happiness are all that should
matter in life. Hopefully, Mr.
Sullivan can be instrumental
in changing the culture at the
middle/high school and start
on the road to changing the
schools from being in the bottom
10 percent to being in the
top percent.â€
Hashem career at a
glance
Hashem, 53, is a Saugus native
and a product of the townâ€™s education
system â€“ a 1985 Saugus
High School graduate. He has
spent three decades of his professional
career as a teacher and
administrator in Saugus Public
Schools. He started out as a high
bury was transported to Anna
Jacques Hospital, where he
succumbed to his injuries,
state police said.
A preliminary investigation
showed Tuxbury was traveling
northbound when his car
struck the rear of a van driven
by a 28-year-old man from
Beverly. Police said they believe
the speed of the Hyundai
contributed to the crash.
school math teacher in 1991. He
was in his third year as principal
of Saugus High School in 2016
when he off ered to accept the
role of interim superintendent â€“
and later acting superintendent
back in March. He later returned
to Saugus High School as principal
in July of 2016, when the
new fi scal year began. He and
his wife, Gail, live in Saugus and
have three children.
Sullivan career at a
glance
Sullivan, 42, grew up in Saugus
and graduated from Malden
Catholic High School in 1997.
He received his bachelorâ€™s degree
in English from Merrimack
College in 2001. He received a
double masterâ€™s degree from Salem
State with a master of arts
in English and a master of Arts
in Teaching. He also has a certificate
of advanced graduate
study in Administration from
American International College.
Sullivan began his education
career for Saugus Public Schools
in the fall of 2001, spending
his fi rst 12 years as an English
teacher at Saugus High. In July
of 2013, he was appointed humanities
director for grades 6 to
12 for the Saugus Public Schools.
For the 2013-14 school year,
he served as full-time humanities
director, working between
the Middle School and the
High School. In July of 2014, he
wound up with the position of
assistant principal and humanities
director. After February vacation
that year, he was appointed
acting principal at the High
School through June 30. He returned
to his split position as
assistant principal and humanities
director on July 1. In July
2017, he was appointed to his
current position as the districtâ€™s
executive director of curriculum,
instruction and accountability.
Sullivan and his wife Bethany, a
Revere native, live in Amesbury
with three young sons.
Mike Hashemâ€™s letter
This is the letter that Saugus
High School Principal Michael
Hashem emailed to staff, students
and family this week:
The 2020-2021 school year is
coming to a close and our Saugus
Middle High School Complex has
enjoyed its fi rst year as the fl agCRASH
| SEE PAGE 21
ship school in Saugus. While the
pandemic delayed our opening;
we were able to end the year on
a positive note and return most
of our students to an in-person
learning model and begin to see
the resources available in our new
complex. As a school and community
we worked to get our students
back to a traditional education
model for teaching and learning
and overcoming the impact of
this pandemic. It is our hope that
next year will be the beginning
of a â€œnew normalâ€ of academic
excellence at the Saugus Middle
High School Complex.
Personally, I have invested
countless hours and given my
total focus and dedication for
the past decade to partner with
the MSBA, design an educational
plan, work with the architects,
secure funding from the community,
and work with the construction
team and project management
to get this Complex from a
hope and an idea to our current
reality. As a lifelong Saugonian,
I was proud to have been part of
this team and the collective eff ort
to get this done.
The completion of this project,
combined with a transition to
a new building, merging of two
staff s, navigating through a global
pandemic, serving fi ve months
as an interim superintendent, and
serving eight years as a principal
has taken its toll. I have no regrets
about the sacrifi ces I have made
and I am proud of these accomplishments,
but it is time for my
next chapter. This message will be
one of my last as the principal of
the Saugus Middle High School.
My health and family need to be
a priority and I hope you all realize
how grateful I have been to
have this opportunity to be your
principal. While this is the end of
a chapter, it is not the end of my
career in education nor working
in Saugus. I am returning to the
classroom in my former role as a
high school mathematics teacher.
I look forward to serving in
this critical role, as I get a chance
to make an impact albeit in this
diff erent, perhaps more important
role.
Thank you to everyone that
has been there to support me as
an administrator and I truly look
forward to returning to the classroom.
As always stay positive and
healthy. Take care.
The initial collision caused
the Ford Transit to roll over
and the Hyundai to cross the
median then enter the southbound
lanes of Route 95. The
Hyundai then struck a 2019
Ford F-150 that was driven by
a 61-year-old man from Old
Orchard Beach, Maine, before
leaving the roadway into the
S y Senior
Golf Gadgets That Can
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BY JIM MILLER
Help Older Golfers
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Dear Savvy Senior,
Do you know of any golfi ng equipment that can help older golfers?
My dad, whoâ€™s 76, loves to play golf, but arthritis in his hands
has made griping the club challenging, and his fragile lower back
makes stooping over to tee-up or retrieve the ball a problem too.
Is there anything out there that can help?
Golfi ng Buddy
Dear Buddy,
There are actually a wide variety
of adaptive golf equipment
that can help older golfers
who struggle with injuries,
arthritis or loss of mobility.
Here are several golfi ng products
that may help with diff erent
needs.
Gripping Solutions
Gripping a golf club is a very
common problem for seniors
with hand arthritis or those
who have hand or elbow injuries.
To help alleviate this
problem there are specially
designed golf gloves and grips
that can make a big diff erence.
Two of my favorite gloves
are the Bionic Golf Gloves (BionicGloves.com)
that have extra
padding in the palm and
fi nger joints to improve grip.
And the Power Glove (PowerGlove.com)
that has a small
strap attached to the glove
that loops around the club
grip to secure it in your hand.
These run between $20 and
$30.
Another option is to get
oversized grips installed on
your dadâ€™s clubs. These can
make gripping the club easier
and more comfortable and are
also very good at absorbing
shock. Oversized grips are usually
either one-sixteenth-inch
or one-eighth-inch larger in
diameter than a standard grip,
and cost around $10 per grip.
You can fi nd these grips and
have them installed at your local
golf store or pro shop.
Or, for a grip-and-glove
combination fix, check out
Quantum Grip (QuantumGrip.
com), which incorporates Velcro
material recessed in the
golf club grip and a companion
golf glove that has mating
Velcro material in the palm.
Cost: $25 per grip, and $40 a
glove.
Upright Tools
For golfers with back, hip
or knee problems, there are
a number of different tools
that can eliminate the repetitive
bending and stooping
that comes with playing golf.
For example, for teeing up the
ball without bending over,
consider the Tee-Up Foldaway
by Zero Bend Golf. This is a 34inch
long-handled tool that
has a trigger-style handgrip
and a jaw that holds the ball
and tee for easy placement. It
costs $70 at ZeroBendGolf.com.
For other stoop-proof teeup
solutions, see the Tee
Pal Pro ($70, TeePalLLC.com)
and Joeâ€™s Original Backtee
($25, UprightGolf.com).
ZeroBendGolf.com and UprightGolf.com
also offer ball
pickup tools and magnetic
ball marker products that cost
under $15.
Or, if you just want a great
all-around golf picker-upper,
consider the Graball GrabAll
Jaw â€“ sold through Amazon.
com for $10 for a package of
two. It attaches to the handle
end of your putter and chipper
and is designed to pick up golf
balls, flagsticks, putters and
green side chippers.
Refl ective Golf Balls
If diminished vision makes
locating the ball challenging,
Chromax golf balls (ChromaxGolf.com)
can help. These are
reflective colored golf balls
that make them appear larger
and brighter. Cost: $10 for
a three-pack.
Easy Carts
There are also ergonomically
designed golf carts that can
help older golfers tote their
clubs around the course. If you
like to walk, CaddyTek (CaddyTek.com)
and Clicgear (Clicgearusa.com)
has a variety of
three and four-wheeled push/
pull carts that are highly rated
for function and foldability.
Costs typically range between
$150 and $300.
Or, for severe mobility loss,
the SoloRider specialized
electric golf cart (SoloRider.
com) provides the ability to
play from a seated or standing-but-supported
position.
Retailing for $10,500, plus a
$600 shipping fee, this cart is
lightweight and precisely balanced
so it can be driven on
tee boxes and greens without
causing any damage. Federal
ADA laws require that all public
golf courses allow them.
Send your senior questions
to: Savvy Senior, P.O.
Box 5443, Norman, OK
73070, or visit SavvySenior.
org. Jim Miller is a contributor
to the NBC Today show
and author of â€œThe Savvy
Seniorâ€ book.
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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE â€“ FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021
lies which are now paying a higher
share of their income in taxes.
Beacon Hill
Roll Call
By Bob Katzen
Note from Bob Katzen, Publisher
of Beacon Hill Roll Call:
Sunday, June 6 was the final
broadcast of â€œThe Bob Katzen
Baby Boomer and Gen X
Showâ€ on WMEX Radio and online
at www.wmexboston.com.
I want to thank all the listeners,
callers and celebrity guests
including Jerry Mathers (Beaver
Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver),
Steve Talbot (Gilbert Bates),
Mike Lookinland (Bobby Brady),
Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady), Robbie
Rist (Cousin Oliver), Tina Louise
(Ginger Grant), Jeremy Licht
(Mark Hogan), Marc Summers
(Host of â€œDouble Dareâ€) and Frank
Bilotta and Renee James (Bilotta
Gallery).
A big thanks to my entire production
staff and correspondents
including George Yazbeck, Jeremy
McKinnon-Gartz, Mike Phelan,
Alan Tolz, Ken Golner, Rob Stone,
Len Mihalovich, Paul Yovino, Jon
Aldrich, Connor Clougherty and
Ben Rabinovitz.
We are negotiating for a new
broadcast outlet for the show.
Weâ€™ll be back! â€œStay tunedâ€ and
Iâ€™ll keep you posted. You can also
visit us at www.bobkatzenshow.
com.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE:
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local
representativesâ€™ and senatorsâ€™
votes on roll calls from the week
of June 7-11.
TAX MILLIONAIRES ANOTHER
4 PERCENT (S 5)
House and Senate held a Constitutional
convention and approved
159-41, (House approved
121-39, Senate approved 38-2), a
proposed constitutional amendment
that would allow a graduated
income tax in Massachusetts
and impose an additional 4
percent income tax, in addition to
the current flat 5 percent one, on
taxpayersâ€™ earnings of more than
$1 million annually. Language
in the amendment requires that
â€œsubject to appropriationâ€ the revenue
will go to fund quality public
education, affordable public
colleges and universities, and for
the repair and maintenance of
roads, bridges and public transportation.
The
proposal, dubbed by sponsors
as â€œthe Fair Share Amendmentâ€
is sponsored by Sen. Jason
Lewis (D-Winchester) and Rep.
James Oâ€™Day (D-West Boylston).
Opponents reject that label and
call it another unnecessary excessive
tax. The proposal was also approved
by the 2019-2020 Legislature
and is now scheduled to go
on the November 2022 ballot for
voters to decide.
Supporters said the amendment
will affect only 18,000 extremely
wealthy individuals and
will generate up to $2 billion
annually in additional tax revenue.
They argued that using the
funds for education and for the
repair and maintenance of roads,
bridges and public transportation
will benefit millions of Bay State
taxpayers. They noted the hike
would help lower income famiOpponents
argued the new tax
will result in the loss of 9,500 private
sector jobs, $405 million annually
in personal disposable income
and some millionaires moving
out of state. They said that the
earmarking of the funds for specific
projects is illegal and said all
the funds will go into the General
Fund and be up for grabs for
anything.
â€œWhen the Fair Share Amendment
was first introduced in 2015,
there were about 15,000 Massachusetts
residents earning over
$1 million a year,â€ said Oâ€™Day.
â€œNow in 2021, there are about
18,000 residents earning over $1
million a year. Clearly, there are
millionaires and billionaires who
can afford to pay their fair share
in taxes, which will support our
neighbors and local communities
with investments in public education
and transportation.â€
â€œIn a brash case of the pot calling
the kettle black, after voting
to move the graduated income
tax to the ballot, Rep. James
Oâ€™Day said of his targets, â€˜They are
the ones, obviously, that will have
the ability to throw a ton of cash
at this issue and thatâ€™s probably
how theyâ€™re going to try to beat
it,â€™â€ said Chip Ford, executive director
of Citizens for Limited Taxation,
which led the charge that
defeated the last two attempts
to impose a graduated income
tax on the 1976 and 1994 ballots.
â€œI hope heâ€™s right,â€ continued
Ford. â€œThe reliably deep pockets
opponents of any true â€˜tax fairnessâ€™
and relentless advocates for
higher taxes, the teachers and labor
unions that make most ballot
questions a financially lopsided
affair sound concerned to
compete on a more level playing
field. So itâ€™s game-on, taxpayers,
let round six of the Tax Olympics
begin. We need to hand them another
grad tax defeat on the 2022
ballotâ€”-for the sixth time.â€
â€œThe Fair Share Amendment
once again received strong support
from legislators and, in public
polling, typically receives support
from more than 70 percent
of voters in Massachusetts,â€ said
Lewis. â€œThe reason it is so popular
is that most people recognize
that our wealthiest residents can
afford to pay a bit more in taxes
to fund investments in public education
and improve our transportation
infrastructure that will
grow our economy, expand opportunity
and make our commonwealth
more just and equitable
for all.â€
â€œOnly Beacon Hill politicians
want to raise taxes by 80 percent,
while simultaneously collecting
more tax revenue than they know
how to spend,â€ said Paul Craney,
spokesperson for the Massachusetts
Fiscal Alliance. â€œThe voters
should not forget or forgive this
level of greed and they will have
another chance to hold them accountable
in 2022.â€
â€œRight now, our economy is
working great for those at the
very top, but itâ€™s not working
for the rest of us,â€ said Andrew
Farnitano, a spokesman for the
Raise Up Massachusetts coalition
which has led the campaign
for the proposal. â€œGiving every
student access to a high-quality
public education, upgrading our
crumbling transportation infrastructure
and making our public
colleges and universities affordable
again is the best way to
lift up our economy for everyone,
and to ensure Massachusetts remains
a great place to live, work
and raise a family. The Fair Share
Amendment would provide sustainable,
long-term revenue for
investments in transportation
and public education, without
asking low- and middle-income
families to pay a penny more.â€
A report released by the Beacon
Hill Institute read, â€œThe proposed
surtax would decrease
the demand for labor services
and the quantity of labor services
supplied. It would further increase
the cost of obtaining capital
services by reducing the after-tax
profits that owners could
plan on receiving from investments
in their business. These
effects would further manifest
themselves as a reduction in private
sector jobs, in disposable income
and in state gross domestic
product. In 2023, for example,
more than 4,000 families would
leave the Bay State with employment
dipping by nearly 9,000
jobs. Workers will have $963 million
less in disposable income and
the stateâ€™s gross domestic project
would shrink by $431 million.â€
â€œTo make a fully informed decision,
voters should understand
what the tax changes embedded
in the law will mean in terms
of costs to the stateâ€™s economy,â€
notes David Tuerck, President
of the institute and a co-author
of the report. â€œSupporters of the
millionaireâ€™s tax ignore the reality
that high-income taxpayers
adjust their work effort and their
decisions to save and invest, particularly
when they are more willing
to move.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the 4 percent
tax. A â€œNoâ€ vote is against it.)
Rep. Jessica Giannino Yes
Rep. Donald Wong No
Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes
REPRECINCTING (H 3863)
House 113-29, approved
and sent to the Senate a bill
that would change how district
boundaries for Congress,
the State House of Representatives,
State Senate and Governorâ€™s
Council will be redrawn
ahead of the 2022 elections. Traditionally,
cities and towns act
first in the process by creating
their local precincts and boundaries
based on the latest decennial
U.S. Census population. This
time around, the Census Bureau
announced in February that as a
result of the pandemic it wouldnâ€™t
be able to deliver redistricting
data by the expected and promised
date of March 30, 2021 and
have pushed the delivery date to
September 30, 2021 with some
information possibly arriving in
August 2021. This delay makes it
impossible for Massachusetts cities
and towns to meet the existing
statutory June 15 deadline to
submit their redrawn precincts to
the Legislature.
The proposal, approved by the
House, would change the order
of things by authorizing the Legislature
to take the first step by redrawing
boundaries for state and
federal offices using census tracts
and blocks. Cities and towns
would be required to complete
their reprecincting work within
30 days after the Legislature finalizes
districts.
â€œThis bill allows the drawing
of new legislative districts in a
timely manner while keeping us
in compliance with state law and
the state constitution,â€ said Elections
Laws Committee chair Dan
Ryan (D-Charlestown). â€œWe do
this while still allowing municipalities
to draw their own precinct
and sub-precinct boundaries
to meet their needs.â€
â€œAny claim of urgency is a false
flag intended to stifle debate and
rush this legislation through,â€
said Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk).
â€œThereâ€™s technology that allows
for instantaneous reformatting
with the click of a mouse,
so to say that weâ€™re in a horrific
time crunch and that the cities
and town clerks wonâ€™t be able to
get this done on a timely basis is
nonsense.â€
â€œThe delayed release of the
2020 Census data has made redistricting
more difficult, but [the
bill] is a modest, common sense
change that will make both redistricting
and reprecincting better
for voters and local officials,â€ said
Geoff Foster, steering committee
member of the Drawing Democracy
Coalition and executive director
of Common Cause Massachusetts.
â€œThe current timeline
gives municipalities an unrealistically
short time period in which
to redraw precinct lines.â€
â€œThis complete reversal of the
process would lead to unintended
consequences and disruption
to local governance, charters
and elections in many cities
and towns across the state,â€ said
Massachusetts Municipal Association
Executive Director Geoff
Beckwith. â€œForcing communities
to shape their precincts around
new state-set boundaries would
lead to significant problems for
communities with multiple precincts,
especially those with Representative
Town Meeting, as well
as those localities that elect local
officials in districts based on
wards and precincts.â€ Beckwith
also noted that â€œcities and towns
are in the best position to take
into account neighborhoods and
racial and ethnic communities
of interest when they draw precincts
lines.â€
â€œThe reprecincting bill was necessary
to respond to U.S. Census
data delays requiring a strategic
and prompt response while ensuring
a transparent and equitable
redistricting process,â€ said
Rep. Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley).
Secretary of State Bill Galvin,
the stateâ€™s chief election officer,
opposes the bill and said he
would urge Gov. Charlie Baker to
veto the measure if it reaches the
governorâ€™s desk. â€œHave there been
new ethnic communities come
in?â€ asked Galvin at a hearing before
the Election Laws Committee.
â€œHave there been changes?
Is there new construction? Are
there new factors? Local governments
are best able to deal
with this.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the bill. A â€œNoâ€
vote is against it.)
Rep. Jessica Giannino Yes
Rep. Donald Wong No
CHANGES IN ELECTION VOTING
LAWS (H 3862)
House 128-32, approved an
amendment that would make
mail-in voting and early voting
before the biennial state primaries
and general elections permanent.
Both of these methods
were approved by the Legislature
when the pandemic hit but only
applied to the 2020 elections.
â€œMassachusetts voters got a
glimpse into an efficient, safe, and
convenient way to vote that other
states have long enjoyed during
last yearâ€™s election, with 42 percent
of our commonwealthâ€™s voters
voting by mail,â€ said Rep. Jack
Lewis (D-Framingham). â€œAnd because
of that, even in the midst
of a global pandemic, we experienced
turnout numbers we havenâ€™t
seen in nearly 30 years.â€
â€œIâ€™m a little shocked that weâ€™re
doing this today as part of the
supplemental budget said GOP
Minority Leader Brad Jones
(R-North Reading). â€œThis should
go through the committee process.
The chairman of Ways and
Means has tried to impress that
upon me numerous times. I donâ€™t
understand why thatâ€™s not the
case here particularly for something
that isnâ€™t timely. This doesnâ€™t
have to be done â€¦ this doesnâ€™t
have any effect on the voters for
over a year.â€
â€œThe operating paradigm
around here is that the ends justify
the means,â€ continued Jones
as he tried appealing to members
of the Progressive Caucus who often
call for greater transparency,
to reject the amendment because
of the way it was being rushed
through. â€œThat really is the operating
rule of the House of Representatives,
thatâ€™s what weâ€™ve
come down to. Thereâ€™s no transparency
in this process. Thereâ€™s no
real opportunity to debate.â€
(A â€œYesâ€ vote is for the amendment
making mail-in voting and
early voting permanent. A â€œNoâ€
vote is against the amendment.)
Rep. Jessica Giannino Yes
Rep. Donald Wong No
HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEKâ€™S
SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call
tracks the length of time that the
House and Senate were in session
each week. Many legislators
say that legislative sessions
are only one aspect of the Legislatureâ€™s
job and that a lot of important
work is done outside of
the House and Senate chambers.
They note that their jobs also involve
committee work, research,
constituent work and other matters
that are important to their
districts. Critics say that the Legislature
does not meet regularly or
long enough to debate and vote
in public view on the thousands
of pieces of legislation that have
been filed. They note that the infrequency
and brief length of sessions
are misguided and lead to
irresponsible late-night sessions
and a mad rush to act on dozens
of bills in the days immediately
preceding the end of an annual
session.
During the week of June 7-11,
the House met for a total of eleven
hours and hours and 47 minutes
while the Senate met for a total
of five hours and 47 minutes.
Mon. June 7 House 11:01 a.m.
to 1:16 p.m.
Senate 11:27 a.m. to 1:22 p.m.
Tues. June 8 No House session
No
Senate session
Wed. June 9 House 11:01 a.m.
to 2:41 p.m.
Senate 1:17 p.m. to 2:37 p.m.
Thurs. June 10 House 11:03
a.m. to 4:55 p.m.
Senate 11:23 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.
Fri. June 11 No House session
No Senate session
Bob Katzen welcomes feedback
at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
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Keeping track of the trucks
Selectmen tell town resident they plan to check out her concerns about heavy trucks crossing through Saugus
By Mark E. Vogler
â€œW
hy are these heavy
trucks allowed to frequently
and noisily rumble
through our residential neighborhoods?â€
That
was one of several
questions Margaret Oâ€™Neil
Lankow raised in a recent letter
to selectmen. And she was
there at Tuesday nightâ€™s (June
15) board meeting to follow up
on her concerns.
Lankow, a Saugus native
who left town, but returned
to her family home located
off Hamilton Street in East
Saugus, told the board she is
keeping notes on what she believes
is heavy duty truck traffic
with no business town, cutting
through Saugus residential
neighborhoods.
â€œOver the past months, I have
noticed multiple and frequent
very heavy trucks lumbering
down Main Street, Hamilton
Street, Essex Street, Lincoln
Avenue, Winter Street, Saville
Street and Walnut Street,â€ Lankow
said.
â€œAs a taxpayer, I know that
heavy trucking can wear out
our roads and cause damage.
In addition, the trucks were
definitely over the speed limit
and I was right behind one
traveling into Cliftondale,â€ she
said.
Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree
accepted Lankowâ€™s offer
to review her notes on the
truck traffic, which list companies
in some instances along
with the times and locations.
If thereâ€™s a problem and the
companies arenâ€™t authorized
to travel the particular roads,
Crabtree said he would have
the police check into the matter.
Selectman
Michael Serino is
convinced there is a problem.
Heâ€™s been keeping notes too.
â€œI have received numerous
complaints regarding caravans
of tractor trailers traveling
through Saugus, in particular
Cliftondale Square,â€ Serino
wrote in a June 1 email to
Crabtree.
Serino has done his own tailing
of trucks and what he observed
concerns him.
â€œThis situation is very dangerous,
particularly in the
Cliftondale Square area,â€ Serino
said.
â€œIf I recall, several years ago,
this had happened before
when trucks were hauling fill
from Aggreateâ€™s Swampscott
Quarry. We worked out a deal
with Aggregate, in which they
told their drivers they would
have to travel from Western
Ave down Walnut Street and
out to Route One,â€ he said.
Crabtree said the easiest
course of action would be
to contact companies doing
business in Saugus to see if
they have agreements.
At the same time, Crabtree
said it was a difficult situation
that would take time to
check out.
â€œAt least make sure they
are following speed limits,â€
Board of Selectmen Vice Chair
Corinne Riley said.
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odic table display?
9. On June 21, 1639,
1. On June 18, 1812,
what president signed a
declaration to begin the
War of 1812?
2. How are the boys
Ralph, Jack and Piggy
similar?
3. What is the worldâ€™s
smelliest fruit?
4. What state was the
first to recognize Juneteenth
(June 19) as a holiday?
5.
The Iowa 80 Truckstop,
which is the worldâ€™s
largest truck stop, has
parking spots for how
many trucks: 100, 400
or 900?
6. In June 2021 at the
Westminster Dog Show,
a Pekingese named for
what condiment won
Best in Show?
7. In 1966 which U.S.
president proclaimed
the third Sunday in June
to be Fatherâ€™s Day (June
20, 2021)?
8. What does the periRev.
Increase Mather
was born, who was
the president of what
school?
10. â€œLittle bearâ€ is the
meaning of what girlâ€™s
name?
11. Looking over what
Brazilian city is the statue
of Christ the Redeemer?
12.
On June 22, 1990,
the Checkpoint Charlie
crossing point was dismantled
in what city?
13. What Shakespeare
character (a Sir) is in
three of his plays?
14. What is the largest
U.S. national park in the
lower 48 states?
15. On June 23, 1940,
Wilma Rudolph was
born, who was an Olympic
medal winner in what
sport?
16. Technically, strawberries
are a member of
what flower family?
17. In June 2001 what
car model that was
named for a colony was
discontinued?
18. On June 24, 1873,
what famous author
who lived in Hartford,
Ct., received a patent
for a self-pasting scrapbook?
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1. James Madison
2. They are characters in the
novel â€œLord of the Fliesâ€ by
William Golding
3. Durian
4. Texas
5. 900
6. Wasabi
7. Lyndon Johnson
8. The chemical elements
9. Harvard College
10. Ursula
11. Rio de Janeiro
12. Berlin (on the wall)
13. Sir John Falstaff (in â€œHenry
IVâ€ [Parts 1 and 2] and â€œThe
Merry Wives of Windsorâ€)
14. Death Valley National
Park
15. Sprinting
16. Rose
17. Plymouth
18. Samuel Clemens (Mark
Twain)
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