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A Valentine’s heart to heaven A young library patron dedicates a valentine to his late “Great-Grammie”

A PAIR OF HEARTS: Anthony Sazo, 6, makes a Valentine’s Day heart for himself and one for his late great-grandmother this week at the Saugus Public Library. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler)

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nthony Sazo made two Valentine’s Day hearts out of red and white construction paper as he sat in the children’s section of the Saugus Public Library early Tuesday night.

He took one heart home and had the other one stapled on the bulletin board that was already decorated with cardboard doves of all colors to celebrate this year’s library theme of “Love, Peace and Joy.” “This is for my Great-Grammie,” the six-year-old Lynnfield boy said as he held up the

small red heart dedicated to his 96-year-old great-grandmother, Rose DiMinico, who passed away in September 2016.

“I love Great-Grammie,”Anthony said, repeating the words he scribbled in crayon on the heart he signed.

“I feel like she’s in the clouds – in the side of the clouds and in the middle of the clouds. My Great-Grammie is in heaven. I feel like she’s there, up in the sky somewhere,” Anthony said during an interview.

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• Did not provide “sufficient specificity for the public to understand” the agenda.

• May have conducted an improper executive session that was “no more than a budget discussion behind closed doors.”

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Vogler said the committee “should also be ordered to attend training on the OML as it is clear that there is a lack of understanding of the requirement of the Open Meeting Law.” Vogler showed up at the School Committee Room at about 3:18 p.m. for the Jan. 30 meeting. The committee’s agenda announced it would begin in “Open Session” at 3:30 p.m. Members would then vote to go into Executive Session to discuss “non-unit contract negotiations and to reconvene in Open Session.”

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entine came straight from the heart, according to his mother – Saugus native Tammy Sazo, a 1991 Saugus High School graduate and a second grade teacher at the Veterans Memorial Elementary School who has been teaching in her hometown school system for 19 years. She graduated in 1995 with cum laude honors from Lesley University in Cambridge, with a bachelor’s degree in elementa- SHOWING SOME HEART: Long-time Saugus elementary school ry education while specializing teacher Tammy Sazo is proud of her son Anthony, 6, for an expression of love in a Valentine’s Day heart he made and dedicated to his late great-grandmother, which will be displayed on the bulletin board at the Saugus Public Library.

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While working on her master’s degree, Sazo taught at St. Anthony’s School in Everett.

She later worked as a substitute teacher in Andover. She began her career in Saugus Public Schools in the fall of 1999 as a third-grade teacher at the Belmonte Middle School while the Veterans School was being rebuilt.

Sazo’s husband is Lynn native Walter Sazo, the service manager of a Danvers car dealership. They got married in 1998 and lived in Lynn briefly before moving to Lynnfield the following year.

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R E M E M B E R I N G “G R E ATGRAMMIE”: A close-up of the special Valentine’s Day heart with the message Anthony Sazo, 6, wrote for his greatgrandmother, the late Rose DiMinico.

“He talks about her all the time” Anthony, a first-grader at the Huckleberry Hill Elementary School in Lynnfield, is the youngest of three sons. His older brothers are Robert, 16, and Christopher, 14.

Anthony is a frequent visitor to the Saugus Public Library. He comes to read with his mom after school.

“My grandmother really made a special impression on Anthony, because she’s been gone a while and he still remembers her,” Sazo told The Saugus Advocate.

“He talks about her all the time. And he was very good to her because he liked to visit her a lot,” she said.

“My grandmother really loved little babies. And when I was pregnant with Anthony, she told me that it gave her purpose – something to live for. And she had taken care of other grandchildren,” she said.

“Anthony did mention that he enjoyed when his great-grandmother watched him swim at his Grampy’s house, Robert DiMinico (Sazo’s dad). He also enjoyed playing Pokeno with his Great-Grammie. She left a loving impression on him and he

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The Public’s Right to Know An ongoing series on the challenges of making open government work in Saugus

By Mark E. Vogler

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here was a time when newspaper reporters who were tipped off about selectmen meeting in private homes showed up to jot down the license plate numbers of the cars parked outside.

If the number of cars registered to selectmen added up to a majority of the board members, that would confirm that an illegal gathering was going on inside somebody’s house -which at minimum, had the appearance of public business being transacted privately.

Those days are long gone. If public officials want to meet secretly, it’s easier to get away with. They can use social media to converse with each other Or, they can communicate with each other about public business using emails -- as occurred last year in Saugus when a School Committee member sent two emails to other members to expressed concerns about the hiring of James Bunnell as the new Athletic Director.

Then-veteran School Committee Member Arthur Grabowski at the time expressed dismay that the emails sent by fellow School Committee member Elizabeth Marchese – who was candidate for the job that Bunnell eventually won – undermined the public process while violating the provisions of the state Open Meeting Law. “We’re responsible to the citizens of the town to conduct our meeting in accordance with the law,” Grabowski, now a former School Committee member, said in an interview at the time.

“There shouldn’t be a concerted effort to skirt the law and make it inconvenient for the public to know what’s going on,” Grabowski said.

“I think the attorney general should send somebody in for some real serious schooling on the Open Meeting law since the attorney general is responsible now. Things have done haphazardly and are allowed to continue, even when things are pointed out by a School Committee member,” he said.

The Saugus School Committee eventually came under scrutiny after then-Committee member Peter Manoogian wrote a complaint that his colleagues were violating the Open Meeting Law by keeping inadequate minutes to an Executive Session meeting. Last month, an investigation by the

Attorney General’s Division of Open Government confirmed the violation.

Ignorance or flagrant disrespect for the law isn’t just a Saugus occurrence these days.

A report released last month by state Attorney General Maura Healey In 2017 showed the AG’s Office received 323 OML complaints – a record number since the office assumed the oversight role in 2010.

In 2017, the AG’s Office issued 200 determination letters and 24 declination letters to resolve 249 complaints.

The most frequently occurring violations were: • insufficiently detailed meeting notices; • failure to follow appropriate procedures for entering executive session; • deliberation outside of a properly posted meeting, including email deliberation; • insufficiently detailed or inaccurate meeting minutes; • failure to hold meetings that are accessible and open to the public.

“The Open Meeting Law helps ensure transparency and accountability for public bodies in Massachusetts,” AG Healey said. “Our office will continue to provide the education and resources needed to assist state agencies, local boards and municipalities, the public, and the press.”

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“It was then apparent to me that the first part of the agenda, including the Executive Session, took place in some other part of the building, presumably in the Superintendent’s private office,” the newspaper’s complaint noted.

“There were no signs posted upon entry to the School Committee Room indicating the meeting had been moved nor was the agenda amended to indicate such,” it continued.

“Therefore, I, as well as other members of the public, were denied the opportunity to be physically present at the start of the meeting and hear what was discussed during the open session part of the meeting,” Vogler wrote.

Committee review and response required The School Committee has 14 business days to meet and review the complaint and must respond to the complaint in writing, sending a copy of the complaint along with a description of any action taken to address the complaint to

the state Attorney General’s Division of Open Government.

The committee must also send the newspaper a copy of its response. If the newspaper is not satisfied with the School Committee’s response, it can file a copy of its complaint with the Division of Open Government.

Meanwhile, the minutes for the Jan. 30 Open Session and the Executive Session were on the committee’s agenda for last night’s School Committee meeting to approve.

The School Committee’s alleged violation comes less than a week after the Division of Open Government issued a Jan. 24 decision that the School Committee violated the OML for a lack of detail in its minutes for a March 16, 2017, Executive Session. “We order the Committee’s immediate and future compliance with the Open Meeting Law, and we caution that similar future violations may be considered ev-

idence of intent to violate the law,” wrote state Assistant Attorney General Kevin W. Manganaro of the Division of Open Government.

The allegations cited in The Saugus Advocate’s complaint are based on case law that dates back to the evolution of the OML in Massachusetts.

The OML was enacted “to eliminate much of the secrecy surrounding deliberation and decisions on which public policy is based,” according to a 1978 ruling in the case Ghiglione vs. the School Committee. The law requires that meetings of a public body be properly noticed and open to members of the public, unless an executive session is convened. Public bodies may enter a closed, executive session for any of 10 purposes noted in the OML, provided that the chair of the public body first announces in open session the purpose of the executive session, “stating all subjects that may be revealed without compromising the purpose for which the executive session was called.”

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~THE ADVOCATE ASKS~

Michael Coller talks about switching from Republican to unenrolled in his campaign for the Ninth Essex House District seat Editor’s Note: For this week, we He founded MAC Investigations sat down with Michael A. Coller, and Constable Services in 2009. It who recently pulled nomination is in this capacity that Coller has papers from the Elections Division worked as an appointed constaof the Secretary of the Common- ble in Essex County and Criminal wealth’s Office in Boston as he Investigator. mulls over a possible run against Some highlights of the interfour-term incumbent state Rep. view follow.

Donald Wong (R-Saugus) in this fall’s race for the Ninth Essex Q: Michael, there have been a House District seat. Precincts 1, 2, lot of reports about your enter4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Saugus make taining a run at the State House. up the core of the district, which Tell me a little bit about your also includes parts of Lynn and plans and your thoughts.

Wakefield. Initially, Coller said he A: After some consideration planned to run as a Republican following my run for selectman Party challenger. But this week, in the town of Saugus, the next he said he is more likely to change step that I feel certainly to bring his party affiliation to unenrolled light to many topics within the candidate and would make that town and cities within the disdecision sometime this month. He trict and the state – that running has until May 1 to file his nomina- for state rep. will surely give me tion papers. the stage to discuss issues that Coller is a 1985 Saugus High affect the citizens – not only of School graduate and received a District 9, but also the citizens of Bachelor of Science in Manage- Massachusetts. ment degree from Bridgewater Q: What was the one thing State College in 1990. Last fall he that kind of crystallized your dewas an unsuccessful candidate for cision to run or got you thinking the Board of Selectmen. Coller is about it? Was there one event? a former member of the Conser- Did somebody suggest “Hey, vation Commission and Library why don’t you run for the State Board of Trustees. Coller, who House?” has worked for 23 years in CorA: I think one of the largest porate Security, cites his experi- concerns that I had was the turnTTT Nick LA_SA_LPW.ai State 1 1/3/2018 ence as a Massachusetts Po- 12:01:30 outPMfor the selectman’s race on lice Licensed private investigator. Nov. 8, 2017, where we got un-

I’m concentrating on is to bring awareness and my second win is to get elected as state rep.

Q: Now, the earlier reports were that you were going to run in the Republican primary. But I now understand that you are considering another approach?

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My wife’s aunt was given four complimentary tickets to the Harvard/Northeastern game and only needed two, and knowing I was a BU grad, she offered two to me. I gratefully answered “YES!,” and I thank God for my great luck.

A little background about our family and the Boston Garden. Randy Millen still held the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) High School record of over 200 goals in his four years at Easton High School on the South Shore.

My son, Mike Stewart, was to achieve his MIAA record of scoring three consecutive gamewinning overtime goals. I have two degrees from BU, a Bachelor’s in engineering and a Master’s in Business, and cheered the Terriers on via TV, and this was to be my first Beanpot in person.

We had the tickets two weeks before we were going to see BU play, and the weather reports got worse daily. By the night of the game, I decided that Mike and I would take the bus to Boston because the storm would make driving and parking difficult. So we boarded the bus in Saugus and on to Boston.

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My family’s association with Boston Garden is in my great memories. The year before Randy and Harvard, my son Bob played for Saugus in the Division I Tournament, losing to, I believe, Canton in the Quarter Final. Two years later Mike’s line with Scotty Brasis and Paul Nigro were the State Scoring Line and brought Saugus to the State Semifinal, only to lose the Northern Championship to St. John’s Prep with Bobby Carpenter. Mike got his MIAA record, which still remains, scoring the sudden-death overtime goals in three consecutive games. My next family State Tournament game in the Garden was my granddaughter Kerri McKinnon’s, who was on the St. Mary’s Girls Team that won the State Championship.

My family advancement from Quarter Finals to Semifinals to Championship will always be in my memory. So, too, will our struggle of the Great Storm be with me and Mike forever.

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Naturally we were in the middle of the Harvard seats and were looked down on in disgust by Crimson fans each time we cheered for NU. But to be fair, we also cheered when Randy made a good play. About the middle of the third period, the announcer blasted out that those who had a short trip home should leave now. The thousand who remained would be able to stay the night in the Garden and return home in the morning. Mike and I stayed to see the whole game and left for Haymarket.

We waded through snow and slush to the bus and were lucky enough to catch the last bus to Salem via Route 107. Things started well, but at the Revere Circle the rear end of the bus skidded off the roadway. The driver – seeing more than a dozen aboard – asked if we would push the bus back to the road.

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LOST CAT RECOGNIZINGTHE DONORS: A special plaque will be installed at World Series Park list the names of people, businesses and organizations that made $100-donations or more. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate)

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VALENTINE’S HEART |frompage2 still speaks fondly about her,” she said.

Anthony recalled one of the fondest memories he had with her was tossing coins into a water fountain at the Stoneham nursing home where she spent the final months of her life. He also remembers her being a big part of his birthday parties.

than three decades at Heritage Heights in Saugus. She was a retired town employee who worked as a manager in the school cafeteria. She had been married 13 years to her husband, Joseph DiMinico, before he passed away, leaving her with a 12-year-old son, Robert DiMinico, who still lives in Saugus with his wife, Rachel.

A child’s love never dies “I had lived here in Saugus all Rose DiMinico lived for more of my life until I got married,”

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said Sazo, who was born in the old Saugus Hospital.

“Even though I moved away, my heart is still in Saugus, where I grew up. And I still teach here. And Anthony likes to come to the library. It’s a nice library. He can … find books he likes to read and participate in some of the programs,” she said.

On Tuesday, Anthony was in the mood to sit down at the round table with the bowl of crayons, scissors, colored construction paper and paste – to express his lasting love for his great-grandmother and send a Valentine’s Day message to heaven. Instead of cutting out and coloring a dove, he preferred to be the first one to place a heart on the bulletin board.

Valentine’s Day – which is Wednesday (Feb. 14) – and the days leading up to it are always fun and creative days for the children who visit the library. There is plenty of room on the bulletin board to pin up some love doves and hearts.

“Indeed, kids are welcome to stop by to make Valentines to share with friends and family or to place on our Peace display,” said Amy Melton, the children’s librarian.

A LOVE NOTE TO HEAVEN: Anthony Sazo, 6, displays a special Valentine’s Day heart he crafted for his great-grandmother, Rose DiMinico, who passed away in September 2016. He had the heart stapled to the Peace display on the bulletin board at Saugus Public Library, which already featured doves to celebrate “Love, Peace and Joy.” (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler)

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Lady Sachems basketball team to refocus after splitting games

By Julian Cardillo

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he recent snow, rain and slushy, wet conditions may have been a nuisance to most Bostonians, but the Saugus girls’ basketball team are viewing it as a blessing in disguise. With a schedule that’s never ceased being competitive, having somewhat of a break thanks to the lousy weather is allowing the Sachems to take a much-needed breather. “I knew this particular week in the season was going to be a tough one, just with where it sat on the aca-

demic calendar and with the recent run of games,” said Sachems coach Mark Schruender. “We’ve been able to catch up a bit, and we had a nice practice on Wednesday.”

The Sachems have been go, go, go, like most teams in the Northeastern Conference.

They’re 8-7 on the season after putting together their “best performance of the season” (per Schruender) last Friday against Somerville and losing a tactical battle, 35-31, to Malden on Tuesday night.

Malden turned out to be a tough nut for the Sachems to

crack: Despite starting off on a 10-6 run, they were outscored, 9-0, in the second quarter – the first time they were shutout in the quarter all season – and struggled to make shots. The Golden Tornadoes applied heavy pressure on Saugus, using the shot clock against them.

“We just weren’t making a ton of shots, and it was a lowscoring one anyway,” Schruender said. “But I want to also say that we need to give Malden credit. They’re a talented team and they played us very well.”

Alessia Salzillo (10 points)

and Taylor Bogdanski (nine) led Saugus’s scoring in the loss to Malden.

That Saugus weren’t their usual selves against Malden wasn’t a huge red flag for Schruender, who was pleased with his team’s effort against Somerville last Friday in a 6752 victory. It was a key conference victory for the Sachems, especially when considering that the Highlanders entered the game on a five-game winning run. “They’d been hot as of late,” Schruender said. “A big victory for us. I thought we showed a ton of energy on

both sides of the court. Defensively we were really strong.

Our execution was all there … a number of players scored on offense, too.”

Leading scorers in the Somerville game were Salzillo (20) and Marissa Stockwell (13).

Saugus’s next game is tonight against Swampscott.

“Always a really tough game for us, but I think we’re going to go into it recharged,” said Schruender. “We just want to execute. If we do that and stick to our game plan, we’ll be fine.”

Saugus boys’ hoops team sticks in for huge win against Northeast Vocational

By Julian Cardillo

S

augus High School basketball coach Mark Bertrand continues to do yeoman’s work developing his young team.

Though wins have been hard to come by in a season marred by transition and a competitive Northeastern Conference, the evidence suggests he’s slowly helping his squad come together and build on their impressive raw talent.

The Sachems put together one of their top performances of the season last Friday night against Northeast Vocational, winning 75-59 at home. Earning this victory means the Sachems are still alive – thanks to the Sullivan rule – in the playoff hunt as a Division III team.

Even so, the Sachems had to battle to earn the much-needed win. The first quarter was dominated by back-and-forth plays.

“They stayed around a fair bit,” said Bertrand.“They didn’t make it easy for us, and we didn’t make it easy for them. It was really back and forth throughout the whole game, but I was pleased with the way we fought and battled back.”

Despite giving up back-to-

Michael Mabee looks for a way around the Malden defender.

Joseph Lusso darts down the court.

back threes to start the game, Saugus responded with a 10-0 run of their own. Northeast collected themselves and truncated the Sachems’ momentum and went on another run to end the quarter up 14-12. Saugus returned fire in the second quarter and got off to an 8-0 start.

They took the lead and went into halftime up 35-24. The Sachems kept up their form in the third, though Northeast managed to trim the deficit ever so slightly to 10 points. Saugus needed some help from Jake Morgan-

we executed well. It was a great shooting night for us, probably our best offensive performance on the season.”

U n fo r t u n a t e l y, S a u g u s couldn’t carry the momentum into Tuesday night. Despite competing well against Malden, one of the top teams’ in the Northeastern Conference, Saugus eventually fell, 79-40. “I was proud of our guys’ effort on the night,” said Bertrand. “The score doesn’t reflect the actual competitiveness of the game. I saw a lot of improvements from us

te, who had eight points in the fourth quarter alone, to see out the victory and take down the feisty Golden Knights.

That said, Bertrand was pleased with the number of players he had recording double-digit points. Christian Correia led Sachems’ scoring with 16 points; Vinny Cirame had 14; Mason Nickolas had 13 and Mike Mabee had 10. “It was good to see so much diversity in our scorers in the sense that a lot of guys had success on offense,”said Bertrand. “We were accurate and

on defense, and I was especially proud of the fact that we didn’t back down and kept it close at key parts of the game.”

Cirame led Saugus scoring with nine points while Morgante had eight points and 10 rebounds.

The Sachems’ next game is against Swampscott tonight.

“Another big Northeastern Conference game,” said Bertrand.

“We’re still in this thanks to the Sullivan rule, but we need to take something out of our last few games to have a real chance.”

Lady Sachems hockey team is Playoff-bound

By Julian Cardillo

T

he Saugus girls’ hockey team punched their ticket into the post-season with an emphatic 6-2 victory at Medford on Wednesday night.

Saugus came out flying, scoring four goals in the first period to leave Medford struggling to come up with any type

of response. A pair of goals

by Emma Carlton got the Sachems started, with Gemma Demento and Catie O’Shea padding the lead.

“It was awesome, we played very well,” said Saugus coach Anthony Martucci.“We attacked from the beginning, got those four quick goals. It was a great way for us to punch our ticket to

the playoffs, because I thought we had some opportunities lately but just didn’t take full advantage.”

Medford scored two unanswered goals to cut Saugus’s lead, but the Sachems were buttressed by additional tallies from Sophia Kennedy and Mckayla Norris.

Martucci singled out his goal-

ie, second-stringer Sabrina Dembro, who won her second game and make 14 saves. “She’s been fantastic for us,” said Martucci.

“She really played a solid game back there for us.”

With the Sachems now in the postseason, the remaining four regular-season games will be dedicated to improving seeding. A good seed will help

Saugus host their first tournament game. “A home game is what you want,” Martucci said.

“But we’ll have to win at least three games out of four to have a good shot at getting that. We want to give ourselves the best shot possible.”

Saugus, who are 9-4-1, play their next game against Marblehead on Saturday.

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Saugus boys’ hockey team looking to rally with limited chances

By Julian Cardillo

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yan Groark’s fifth goal of the season wasn’t enough to get the Saugus hockey team a much-needed win against Marblehead last Saturday. Despite scoring on the power play in the second period, Saugus took their foot off the gas and allowed Marblehead to equalize

in the third period. The game ended 1-1, putting Saugus at 5-6-5 on the season, which is still short of a playoff berth.

“Unfortunately we just didn’t come out strong in the third,” said Saugus coach Jeff Natalucci. “If we want to make the postseason, we can’t do that. A point is fine, but performances like that aren’t enough. We can’t play like that and think

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we’re going to make the playoffs.”

Groark had Saugus in a reasonable position to come away with all the points. “I thought we started well, and I thought it was great for Ryan to get us going off a power play,” Natalucci said. “It was good to see him get his shot off. I hope he can keep it going

for the rest of the season.”

The Sachems have four games left in the regular season and need five points to clinch a state tournament berth – that means they need to win three of their last four to have a shot (Thursday night, prior to printing, the Sachems played a make-up game against Danvers due to a

weather cancellation).

Saugus’s next game is against Swampscott, next Wednesday night. “We’ll have some time off until our next game,” said Natalucci.“Hopefully, we can all come together. I think a game like the Marblehead can help get us focused, because we’re running out of chances.”

Saugus wrestling team limps into sectionals

By Tony Capobianco

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he Saugus wrestling team has endured a season plagued by injuries and will enter the MIAA Division 3 North Section Wrestling Championship this Saturday at Melrose with just senior captain Dan McCullough and a bunch of firsttime wrestlers. McCullough reached the 20-win mark for the second consecutive season and is readying for another run at states. McCullough is the last senior standing after injuries to Steve Pettenati and fellow captain Joe Alba. Pettenati was a first-timer on the mat, but a dental injury in which there are cracks in his teeth ended his season early.

Alba, who also notched 20 wins, is currently nursing injured shoulders. While he feels optimistic that he will be ready

in time for sections, Saugus head coach Rudy Howard has a more pessimistic view towards it. “He has two bad shoulders,” Howard said. “One thing about wrestling is all the cranking on the shoulders. He’s a senior; I’ll leave it up to him, but to know that you’ll probably not finish the match, why do that to yourself?

Junior captain Dominick Clark has been nursing a torn meniscus and will also be unable to wrestle at sectionals. “Dom’s a baseball player,” Howard said.

“He’s going to have surgery in two weeks, so why go out at 40 or 60 percent because he’s a competitive kid? … I just don’t want to [see] any more damage to his knee.”

Due to the lack of numbers going into sections, Howard conceded that the Sachems have no chance at winning the

team championship short of every available wrestler placing first in their respective weight class. For Saugus, the sections are an opportunity for his remaining wrestlers to make a postseason run towards state qualification.

They’ve made it this far through the season, which feels like a fierce battle of attrition.

“This is the most unforgiving sport,” Howard said. “In other sports, you have kids to fill in. In wrestling, if you don’t have kids that fit in weight classes and you start out with 20, you’re hoping by the end of the year — as you go through the year, you’re like, when’s the flu gonna hit? When’s the stomach bug gonna hit? Is anyone going to get skin issues that they got to be out for? As people, are they going to pass their grades? Are they going to get injured? So it’s all these

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ASKS | from page 5 different topics, some of the topics that I am going to speak to in a little bit. With unenrolled being the largest part of the voters in the district, I’m certainly entertaining that thought, and I will be traveling back to Ashburton Place for my [unenrolled candidate] paperwork.

Q: You’re going to be running essentially in three communities: in Saugus, most of the precincts except for 3 and 10; and then you got a small section of Lynn, and then you have Wakefield. I don’t really want to focus on the issues of those other communities for the purposes of this interview, because people in Saugus want to know about where you stand on Saugus issues. What are your primary issues – if you could give five or six issues that you would consider priorities or a key part of your platform if you decide to run in the fall campaign?

A: The points that I would concentrate on – and I know that you asked about Saugus – I know a hot topic both in Saugus and on the North Shore is traffic, which would be intra-state, which would be Route 1, which is affected by congestion, which I believe has been brought on by overdevelopment.

Q: Let’s stop there for a moment, that’s a big, big issue, and it’s been going on for a long, long time – four or five decades, maybe. What would be your

starting point on that issue?

A: As far as making citizens aware of the projects that are going to happen on Route 1 and the Route 1 area, the AvalonBay (former Hilltop property) is about 400 to 450 units, quite possibly two parking spots for each unit. There’s going to be about 100,000 square feet representing three retail units along the grass and Route 1 – one that will be 45,000 square feet approximately, 30,000 or so square feet, and then a smaller unit. Certainly that will bring larger traffic and concerns with the flow going in and out of that area. Essex Landing, certainly, at that semijug handle is going to pose a serious concern for traffic coming off and getting onto Route 1. And certainly, the new High School, which I applaud selectmen and the rest of the town, folks and town government.

The town manager did a phenomenal job with that. But certainly, some of the traffic that’s going to be traveling in and out of the Highland Avenue area, coupled with Lincoln Avenue, Main Street, Central Street, Essex Street are just clogged morning and evening from the traffic and the commuters. So, I’ll be looking into that.

Q: What would be your starting point? I mean, you can’t do it alone, so how would you approach that?

A: Certainly it would involve my attempt to partner with the current town government, high-

way departments and certainly in search of funds, which is difficult as a town when we know that being a city tends to lend more aid to communities.

Q: How do you get an audience that can help you on this?

A: I would partner with representatives of other communities and delegates in Middlesex County and Suffolk County – officials in Revere, Malden and a portion of communities on the North Shore, which would be Lynnfield, Danvers, Topsfield and Peabody. And I think there would be power in numbers and certainly a lot of voice for the whole North Shore – and not just one community.

Q: And other communities?

A: I would certainly have Melrose as a part of that team.

Q: What do you envisage, some kind of task force?

A: I certainly think just the voice and reaching out to town government in each of those communities is a good start to break out and decide what we want to do.

Q: Please go on.

A: Something I think about quite often is the impact of Wheelabrator on the environment and also redistricting. You have expansion of the ash landfill down there in another county, and it has Precinct 10 of Saugus.

Q: Any other issues that you want to touch upon?

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islation affecting gun laws. I certainly have my own opinions on that. I closely follow the NRA and their concern and their lawsuit on those measures, and that’s something I will be watching.

And lastly, conservation is something I’m concerned with after having been a commercial fisherman, which helped me get through college for my bachelor’s degree. I respect the environment. As a Conservation Commission member two years in Saugus, I believe I showed I’m a true supporter of Conservation issues.

Q: Any other issues that you wish to talk about it.

A: No. I think over the next two months, my pace will pick up.

Q: Now, you mentioned you are considering changing back to an unenrolled party affiliation.

A: Yes, I should have that wrapped up by the end of the week. I changed my party to unenrolled. I just need to notify Ashburton Place on the 17th floor and then follow the guidelines accordingly.

Q: Okay. I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but I gotta ask you this question. You had the election last fall; you ran for the Board of Selectmen; you campaigned hard. You were out there, very visible, but you finished eight out of nine candidates, and I don’t think you got a thousand votes. So what makes you think you can run for the State House and win?

A: It was close to a thousand votes. A thousand votes against five incumbent is certainly an admirable attempt at gaining a seat on that board. With the turnout rate as we said, 22 to 23 percent or 4,500 voters, whatever it was …

Q: Disgraceful.

A: To secure a thousand votes out of that … I was happy with it being the first attempt. I’d like to just use this analogy: Before Abe Lincoln took the seat as president of the United States, he had approximately 12 huge life-saving experiences (mostly negative) – congressional seat, gubernatorial seat, some personal issues – and then he was elected President of the United States.

So, I’ve done some research on that and found that interesting, and I respect the man for his intestinal fortitude.

Q: Let me ask you another question. You have Donald Wong as a popular Republican candidate who blew away the Democratic challenger two years ago. He would be running for his fifth term, so he’s going for a decade representing the district. He’s popular and he’s strong, particularly in the business community. What are your thoughts going up against a candidate like that?

A: Donald does a fantastic job.

I consider him a great businessman. My experiences with him

personally have been nothing but cordial and friendly. I wish him the best of luck. I just like to refer to my first statement: that sparking interests among the citizens and making my constituents’ topics important and raising the level of awareness for everything that affects all of us is my first win. Anything else that comes of that is a bonus.

And as far as my stance in the legislature, constituent services through passing fair legislation is certainly my main focal point.

It’s all about the citizens and the constituents, certainly not about my personal thoughts.

Q: Let me ask you – this is sort of an offbeat question – less than 25 percent, less than a quarter of the registered voters in Saugus turned out for the school project. But they ultimately passed it. It was one of the most important votes in years – approving the new school project. But less than 25 percent of the people voted on this important project. So, how do you engage the voters of this district? How do you get them to turn out? How do you increase voter participation?

A: I think it was a big win: an overwhelming number of the people voting for that coming together. And that should stand out in folks’ minds – that when you do that, you make change. That’s just a perfect political science project … to show that when you get together for something you want, you can make change. The old adage is “walk, talk and knock.” I enjoy people, and I think my best bet is to get out and hit the communities … no fancy lights. It’s going to be handshakes and conversation.

Q: Let me ask you this philosophical question. There are two kinds of legislation, to put it into simplistic terms. There are representatives who concentrate on constituent service; they don’t care about passing laws; they go to Beacon Hill in Boston, and their primary thing is to focus on constituent services. And then there are legislators who want to become career politicians; they want to shape legislation, and they want to get leadership positions; they want to be in the headlines with the legislation they pass. Then you got legislators that are a blend between the two; they want to pass legislation for the sake of their citizens, and maybe they get involved to a lesser extent in global issues, but they’re also very good on constituent services. So, which of the three would you consider yourself if you were elected to the statehouse?

A: If I can create a level of awareness to current topics that are issues that affect folks every day and can make a positive outcome on the things

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lican State Convention. The Caucus will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Kow“This program is for current loon Restaurant (Route #1 North in Saugus). Any registered Repub- GE employees, retirees of GE lican, as of, but no later than, December 31, 2017, residing in Sau- and spouses of deceased GE regus is eligible to be elected as a delegate to the convention by the tirees. We encourage GE peomembers of the Saugus Republican Town Committee. ple to help us out. Your donaBy Mark Vogler The Republican State Convention will take place on Saturday, tion is tax deductible,” the press ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know about April 28, 2018, at the DCU Center in Worcester Mass. Eligible Re- release states. this week in Saugus. publicans interested in attending the convention should contact “Checks should be payable to: Jim Harrington at 781-233-2166 or email SUNOCOJIM@gmail.com New Friends of Saugus Public Library and noted ‘eligible for GE Go for the Gold, Jonathan!

What a thrill it could be for many folks in Saugus this month if na- Historical Society schedules March election Match’. Drop off or mail to SauThe Saugus Historical Society will hold its election for board mem- gus Public Library, 295 Central tive snowboarder Jonathan Cheever brings back a medal – whether it’s Gold, Silver or Bronze. It’s the XXIII Olympic Winter Games bers on March 14 at 7 p.m. There are still some positions open on Street, Saugus, MA 01906. Please which gets underway tonight (Friday, Feb. 9) with the opening cer- the board. Saugus residents who have an interest in local history mark the envelope, ‘Attention: emonies in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. And Cheever is the are invited to consider joining the Saugus Historical Society board. New Friends”. son of town residents Mark Robert Cheever and Dorene M. Lewey, The annual membership in the Saugus Historical Society is renew“Report your donation of check or stock to: The GE Founwho run Mark Cheever Plumbing and will be rooting him on as he able at this time. walks with Team USA. Then Jonathan gets to compete on Feb. 15.

Founded in 1928, the purpose of the Saugus Historical Society is dation Matching Gift Center at In case you haven’t seen it yet, one of his sponsors, RateGravity, to cultivate an interest in the history of the town and to collect and 1/800-305-0669. When you call, did a great piece on him that was released last week that people can preserve all matter pertaining to the town’s history and citizenry. It please have the following inforsee on their computer by typing https://www.youtube.com/watch is a 501c3 corporation which presents educational programs about mation available: your social seTown residents who want to follow Cheever’s progress, support local history. The popular Strawberry Festival is held each year on curity number, zip code of the him with encouragement or contribute to Team Cheever can to do the third Saturday in June, and it publishes a calendar (available at Saugus Public Library, amount so through the following social media channels: Town Hall, the Library and the Senior Center as well as at a few oth- and date of your gift. er locations) with historic photographs of town sites and people.

“Over the past year, New Instagram: @teamcheever https://www.facebook.com/teamcheever The Saugus Historical Society holds regular meetings in March, Friends has provided reduced April, May, September, October and November. At each meeting rate museum/zoo passes as well https://www.teamcheever.net/blog http://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard/cross/leader-board/ there is a program related to local history. Meetings are usually held as many free programs for all at 7 p.m. at 30 Main St. Doors open at 6:45. The general public is ages. Also, when the library lost welcome free of charge. Light refreshments are served. a beautiful tree near the Taylor Deal with it, Pats fans!

As a longtime Patriots season ticket holder who has enjoyed Board members meet on the first Wednesday of each month. It is Street entrance, New Friends this era of success under Tom Brady and Coach Belichick, I was an all-volunteer organization. Any Saugus resident who would like replaced it with a new young bummed out by the outcome of last Sunday night’s Super Bowl to discuss the possibility of joining the Historical Society board is tree and watered it throughgame in which the Patriots came oh so close to getting that sixth welcome to call President Laura Eisener at 781-231-5988 or email out the summer and fall. Hopefully, we will all be able to enjoy Super Bowl trophy only to let it slip away like they did. I’ve heard ldeld@shore.net. the grumbling all week: We would have won it if the defense made the beautiful pink blossoms for many years to come. one of those two fourth down stops. If Brady didn’t fumble the ball af- News from the New Friends ter getting sacked late in the game, we could have won it. Malcolm This just in from Pauline Gautreau of the New Friends of the Sau“Our current plans for 2018 inButler should have played, and we lost the game because he didn’t. gus Public Library: The New Friends are now set up to accept dona- clude providing new bookcastions of stock transfers as well as cash, according to a press release es for the Community Room, Would have. Could have. Should have.

Stop it! Sure, there were some opportunities and circumstanc- we received from the group this week. “Also, New Friends has been supporting many programs for es which the Patriots didn’t take advantage of last Sunday night. It and continues to be accepted by the GE Match Program. Your gift adults, young adults and chilsure was an entertaining game, though. of $25.00 or more may be matched. Stock donations are also eligiBut the fact of the matter is Philadelphia – even with the Pats ble for the match program,” says the press release she emailed us. having the best quarterback and the best coach – had the superior team. The Eagles deserved to win their first Super Bowl title.

That Eagle defense was ferocious. And at one point, it felt like they could have blown out the Patriots.

And remember how many countless hours of great entertainment they have provided you over the years, if you are a Pats fan.

Tryouts It would have been great to win, but you can’t win every year. So just deal with it! Patriots fans: Deal with it. @ Kasabuski Rink in Saugus At least you don’t have to wear a stupid Eagles jersey around because you lost a stupid bet, like the folks at Kane’s Donuts. And Mites (2010 and younger) Peewee ( 2006 and 2007) they’ll have to send some of their finest Boston Cream donuts to Monday, 2/26/18 4:50 – 5:50 pm Tuesday, 2/27/18 5:10 – 6:10 pm Dottie’s of Philadelphia, the donut shop they lost the wager to.

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Go see “The Post” If you are looking for a great movie to see, go watch “The Post.”

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep were excellent in their respective roles, as Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee and Publisher Katharine Graham.

I loved it when I saw those old linotype guys setting the type before the press run. Loved it.

The movie also made me realize how courageous a publisher Graham was. I never really thought much about her, even after getting to meet her one-on-one many years ago during the Florida Bar’s 30th Annual Media Awards banquet. I was down there to pick up the Grand Prize for the best overall story by a Florida daily newspaper during that year – an expose on convicted felons who got certified as schoolteachers because there were no background checks at the time. The Washington Post publisher presented a plaque to me after giving the guest lecture. It wasn’t a big deal at the time, because I wasn’t especially fond of publishers.

But, all these years later – watching how Graham showed a lot of guts by making that decision to have her paper run the Pentagon Papers after Nixon got a court order to halt The New York Times was truly a great moment in U.S. history for all publishers, especially a woman publisher. Go see the movie. Great history and great entertainment.

Saugus Republican Town Committee Convention alert Next Tuesday (Feb. 13), the Saugus Republican Town Committee will hold a caucus to elect delegates to the Massachusetts Repub-

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ing these two free programs. duced by a dollar for each item “Please consider helping New Friends In working to keep our li- donated. dren as well as bringing in two exciting authors: Ted Reinstein from brary a busy and vital part of the community.”

Food items that are needed Channel 5’s ‘Chronicle’ and author and well-known television reinclude cereal, pasta, rice, tuna, porter, Hank Phillippi Ryan. Watch for more information regard- A playgroup for three-year-olds dry milk, pancake mix, baked Fridays, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., now through May 25. Literacy, beans, baking mix, peanut butmusic, games and art will be the basis for exploring and exercis- ter and jelly, canned fruit or juice, ing emotional development. The focus will be on friendship, self- canned vegetables, canned soothing, transitions, emotions and feeling words; play, both par- or dry soups, macaroni and allel and cooperative. Check it out at the library. cheese dinners, instant potatoes, canned tomatoes or sauce, Boston Bruins on the library team! and canned meat.

9 The Annual Boston Bruins PJ Drive began yesterday and will go through March 15. You can help out by bringing donations of new SHS Hall of Famer will pajamas to the library. This is to help needy babies, children and teens. name inductees soon Senior/Veteran Discounts Do you know of a former SauCountdown to Kindergarten gus High School athlete who Preschool Playgroup: Every Saturday, at 11 a.m., the Saugus Public deserves to be inducted into Library will host “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten!”This playgroup the Saugus High School Hall of is geared to help families navigate and understand Preschool De- Fame? Well, the nomination provelopment. Children will explore different Literacy, Art, Science, cess has begun. Anyone lookBuilding, Writing, Math, Fine Motor, Gross Motor and Pretend Play ing to nominate a former Saumaterials and activities. This drop in playgroup, however, is limit- gus High athlete into the Athed to 15 students. Parents are required to stay. letic Hall of Fame can mail their Please email Trish at Tricia928@yahoo.com with any questions. nominations.

The Playgroup is sponsored by Saugus CFCE. Students helping A couple of good library Wednesdays students Chinese New Year will be celebrated next Thursday (Feb. 15) at Here’s an example of great 3:30 p.m. at the Saugus Public Library. And that means there will collaboration between the Saube storytime, craft and treats with Miss Kelly. gus Public Library and a BelMore fun the following Wednesday (Feb. 21) at 1 p.m. as Mr. Vin- monte Middle School teacher ny’s Shadow Puppet Show entertains kids from 3 to 9.

– and, of course, Junior National Honor Society students from Important voter news! the Belmonte Middle School.

This announcement from Town Clerk Ellen Schena: The last day Each Tuesday and Thursday afto register to vote, and the late night voter registration for the Spe- ternoon from 3 to 5 p.m., the cial State Election scheduled for March 6, 2018, will be on Wednes- library provides tutoring and day, Feb. 14, from 8:15 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. homework help for the town’s Also, Ellen says the Clerk’s office needs election workers for the elementary school students. The March election, especially for the Warden and Clerks roles. If inter- elementary school students get ested, please go to the Clerk’s office at Town Hall to fill out paper- help, the Belmonte students get work. All positions are paid. credits for community service.

This election is necessary to fill the seat vacated by former State The library again will be partSen. Thomas McGee, who was elected as the new mayor of the City nering with the Belmonte Midof Lynn. The Lynn Democrat vacated his Third Essex District seat at dle School to offer free, drop-in the beginning of the year. homework help in the CommuState Rep. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn), who worked for a decade nity Room to Saugus elementaat the State House as an aide for McGee before running for his state ry school students to help foster representative seat in 2014, will be the only one running – unless strong academic and study skills somebody mounts a write-in campaign. outside of school hours.

Call for a Quote What a waste of taxpayers this was in Tuesday’s primary. CrighNo registration is required, but ton picked up 222 votes in Saugus, against seven other candidates students must be signed in/out 617-387-7466 and seven blanks. by a parent or guardian. The parOr email There were a lot fewer votes cast in the Republican Primary ent or guardian must remain on Rocco@sabatino-ins.com where Michael C. Walsh tallied 13 votes to 12 other candidates library grounds while student is and 17 blanks. receiving homework assistance pursuant to an unaccompanied Town Hall seeks candidates for cable board minors policy.

The Saugus Board of Selectmen is searching for a few good civThis program is open to stu* Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life ic-minded men and women to serve their local government as a dents in grades K-5. The subjects * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts member of the Board of Directors for Saugus Cable Television Sta- students can get help with intion (SCTV Inc.). This is a volunteer/nonpaid position for Saugus clude math, science, grammar, * Registry Service Also Available residents. Those interested may submit letter of interest / resume reading, social studies and geogno later than Feb. 15 to: raphy. Hey parents, here’s some Saugus Board of Selectmen help if you child needs it.

Saugus Town Hall, Suite #4 298 Central St. Let’s hear it!

Got an idea, passing thought Wanted: ZBA candidates or gripe you would like to share Want to serve on the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals? Submit with The Saugus Advocate? I’m alapplications and letters of interest to the Board of Selectmen by ways interested in your feedback.

March 13 (same address or drop-off spot for this volunteer position). I’m always interested in hearing readers’ suggestions for possible Wanted: Library Board candidates stories or good candidates for Interested in serving on the Library Board of Trustees? Submit “The Advocate Asks”interview of applications and letters of interest to the Board of Selectmen by the week. Feel free to email me at 564 Broadway March 13 (same address or drop-off spot for this volunteer position). mvoge@comcast.net.

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Beacon Hill Roll Call

By Bob Katzen

come these students with open arms and ensure they continue to have access to high-quality education.”

(A “Yes”vote is for the budget.)

Rep. RoseLee Vincent Yes Rep. Donald Wong Yes Senate seat vacant

THE HOUSE AND SENATE. $1,063,978 TO REIMBURSE Beacon Hill Roll Call records lo- CITIES AND TOWNS FOR cal representatives’and senators’ COSTS OF EARLY VOTING (H votes on roll calls from the week 4160) of January 29 – February 2.

House 151-0, approved an amendment to provide $15 MILLION FOR PUERTO $1,063,978 to reimburse cities RICO (H 4160, S 2280) and towns for the costs they inHouse 153-0, Senate 38-0, ap- curred for the implementation proved different versions of a fis- of the state law mandating that cal 2018 supplemental budget. communities allow early voting The Senate version now goes for the November 2016 election. to the House for consideration.

Amendment supporters said Both versions include $15 mil- allowing early voting worked lion to help school districts edu- out very well and argued the cate students who came to the state, not struggling cities and Bay State from Puerto Rico and towns, should pay for these exthe Virgin Islands following Hur- penses. ricanes Maria and Irma. Another (A “Yes” vote is for the $420,000 is in both versions for $1,063,978.)

Yes the Massachusetts Commission Rep. RoseLee Vincent Against Discrimination (MCAD) Rep. Donald Wong Yes to hire additional employees and to conduct training on sexPLAN TO COORDINATE EFual assault and harassment to FORTS TO COMBAT ALZHEIMaddress the recent rise in these ER’S (H 4116) complaints.

House 153-0, approved and Supporters said the $15 mil- sent to the Senate a bill requiring lion will help reimburse cities the governor’s Executive Office and towns for the additional of Health and Human Service to costs of absorbing an estimat- assess all current state programs ed 2,400 new students who fled that address Alzheimer’s disease here with their families following and create and maintain an intethe hurricanes. They argued that grated state plan to overcome the additional funding for the the illness.

MCAD is needed in order for it The plan would include acto do its job properly. celerating the development of “This funding supports school treatments that would prevent, districts across the state that halt or reverse the disease; helphave faced a sudden influx of ing to coordinate the health new students,” said Sen. Kar- care and treatment of individen Spilka (D-Ashland), Chair of uals with the disease; ensuring the Senate Committee on Ways the inclusion of ethnic and racial and Means. “It is our duty to wel- populations, who have a higher

1. What kind of bird is a turtledove?

2. On Feb. 10, 1961, what was officially opened at Niagara Falls?

3. What is a paradog?

4. What state has the slogan “Land of Lincoln”?

California?

12. In the expression “win one for the Gipper,” who was the Gipper?

13. On earth which are thought to have come first, fish or birds?

14. On Feb. 15, 1820, what suffragist was

5. What singer became known for the song “Your Cheatin’ Heart”?

6. What “Latin lover” starred in the silent films “The Sheik” and “The Son of the Sheik”?

born in Adams, Mass.?

15. What South American beverage has been known as a love potion?

16. Who was Don Quixote’s imaginary lover?

7. On Feb. 12, 1839, the bloodless “Aroostook War” (concerning lumbering rights) began where?

17. What kind of degree did Abraham Lincoln have?

18. What playwright said, “Why, what’s

8. In what desert location is the world’s

the matter, That you have such a

largest natural flower garden?

February face, So full of frost, of

9. In “The Wizard of Oz,” what was the Good Witch of the North’s name?

10. In 1968 what kind of mattress was created?

storm and cloudiness?”?

19. What religious day precedes Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting for many?

11. On Feb. 14, 1886, the first trainload of what fruit was shipped East from

20. From what locale was Saint Valentine?

Answers on page 22

risk or are the least likely to receive care for the disease; and implementing a strategy to increase the diagnostic rate.

Another provision requires doctors, physician assistants and nurses to complete a onetime course of training and education on the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive impairments.

The measure also creates an Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment to work with closely with state agencies and the Legislature.

“Alzheimer’s disease is a growing epidemic. It’s impacting hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents,” said Jim Wessler, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter.

Supporters said that this disease affects more than 120,000 people in the Bay State and according to the Alzheimer’s Association, that number is projected to increase by 25 percent to 150,000 by 2025. They argued deaths from Alzheimer’s have nearly doubled from 2000 to 2014 and it is time for the state to step up to the plate and lead the way in the care for people with Alzheimer’s and in the fight to eradicate it.

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)

Rep. RoseLee Vincent Yes Rep. Donald Wong Yes N O LO N G E R R E Q U I R E HAND-WRITTEN USED VEHICLE RECORD BOOK (S 2269) Senate 36-0, approved and sent to the House a bill repealing the outdated current requirement that all car dealers maintain a book in which they enter extensive hand-written information about each used vehicle sold. This law was put on the books decades ago to ensure that used car sales were tracked so that police and other law enforcement could access them.

The bill would allow the information to be maintained in the dealer’s online database.

Supporters said dealers switched to online record-keeping years ago but under this antiquated law are still required to also maintain this hand-written book which duplicates what is online and is a waste of the dealer’s time. They said they don’t know of a single case in the past few decades in which a law enforcement official has asked to see this book.

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)

Senate seat vacant HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’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 Legislature’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 January 29-February 2, the House met for a total of 10 hours and 55

Page 17 minutes while the Senate met for a total of three hours and 35 minutes.

MON. JAN. 29 House11:03 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.

Senate 11:07 a.m. to 1:19 p.m.

TUES.JAN. 30 No House session No Senate session WED. JAN. 31 House11:02 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.

No Senate session THURS. FEB. 1 House11:01 a.m. to11:16 a.m.

Senate1:14 p.m. to 2:37 p.m.

FRI. FEB. 2 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com

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Tax Deductions For Self-Employed

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or those of you who are self-employed and file Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business, you are able to deduct state taxes on this schedule. Any state tax that might be assessed against the gross income is deductible. Any state income tax that is assessed against the net income must be claimed on Schedule A as an itemized deduction. There is no deduction for federal income taxes paid on either the federal income tax return or the Massachusetts income tax return.

If your business has any employees, you can certainly deduct payroll taxes paid with respect to any wages paid to the employee such as FICA (social security retirement and Medicare) taxes and FUTA (federal unemployment) taxes. You may also deduct Massachusetts unemployment taxes paid as well on Schedule C. You are entitled to deduct one half of your selfemployment tax on page one of your Form 1040 as an AGI (adjusted gross income) deduction. The self-employment tax is essentially the mechanism that the IRS uti-

lizes in order to collect the 7.65% in FICA withholdings from the self-employed individual as well as that individual’s match (just like an actual employer has to match the 7.65% FICA withholding for all of its employees).

All personal property taxes assessed by your local city hall against your office equipment, furniture and fixtures, etc. can also be taken as a tax deduction on Schedule C. If the business actually owns real estate and the business is being conducted within and on the real estate, the real estate taxes can also be deducted on Schedule C. Any excise tax assessed against any vehicles used in your trade or business may also be deducted on Schedule C. It is important to keep track of any and all state taxes paid and to decide where on your tax return to take the deduction. For calendar year 2018, many homeowners in the state of Massachusetts will lose a lot of SALT(state and local tax) deductions as each taxpayer is now limited to $10,000 per year on Schedule A as an itemized deduction. If you happen to live in a city or town where your real estate taxes are $10,000 and you have another $5,000 in Massachusetts income taxes, you will be limited to a total of $10,000 during calendar year 2018 in SALT deductions. In a 25% federal tax bracket, that $5,000 loss of a deduction will cost you $1,250.

Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, registered investment advisor, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation.

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Rep. Vincent announces District Office Hours in Saugus

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OSTON – State Representative RoseLee Vincent extends an invitation to Saugus constituents to stop by her district office hours on Tuesday, February 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Kane’s Donuts (120 Lincoln Ave. in Saugus). Representative Vincent encourages interested Saugus residents to stop by her office hours on

February 13 to meet with her or her legislative aide to discuss issues, concerns or ideas.

Constituents may meet with the representative or her aide on a first come, first served basis, with no appointment necessary.

The representative is pleased to announce that she will host regular district office hours in the town. If you would like to

discuss a matter, but are unable to attend District Office Hours, RoseLee and her staff are available Monday through Friday at her State House office in Boston.

For more information or assistance, please do not hesitate to call Representative Vincent’s office at (617) 722-2210 or email her at RoseLee.Vincent@mahouse.gov.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before:

10:00 a.m. on the return day of 03/12/2018.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Jennifer M. R. Ulwick, First Justice of this Court.

Date: February 02, 2018

PAMELA A. CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE February 9, 2018

ASKS | from page 14 that they do all the time. And that if I can do an excellent job in constituent services, that would satisfy me.

Q: So, you’re sort of a blend of the two?

A: Yes. Q: Is there anything else that you would like to talk about as you consider running for the statehouse?

A: I’m going to focus on the meetings I plan on having: sharing topics with them and getting them involved. I don’t have any other aspirations to go any further; I don’t want my name up in lights; I don’t want my name “skywrited” anywhere. If I can change 1,500 people to truly understand that their vote counts, and if they truly feel that they want some things to change, so they get involved … then I have truly won.

Q: What would you say your best strengths are – the assets that you bring to the table, the background or associations, skills, skill set?

A: I would say my involvement in town government, as almost a three-year trustee of the Saugus Public Library, two years on the Conservation Committee and 20-solong years working. My experience and my passion is what I bring to the table.

Q: What about your background?

A: Working for my own company. Working with the courts, partnering with district attorneys and defense attorneys alike, engaging with the public defender’s office and dealing with folks who need help.

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Baby Boomers Finding Companionship Online

Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about online dating for baby boomers? I’m 57 and recently divorced, and would like to find a new friend to spend time with.

Lonely Linda Dear Linda, Whether you’re interested in dating again or just looking for a friend to spend time with, online dating sites have become a very popular and effective way for baby boomers to meet new single people.

Making new friends can be challenging as we get older, which is why online dating sites are an excellent option for baby boomers. They provide an easy and convenient way to meet dozens of new people, without ever having to leave home. And, to make things even easier, many sites today use matchmaking algorithms that factor in your interests and preferences so they can steer you to matches that are best suited for you. Here are some other tips to help you get started.

Choose a site or two: There are literally hundreds of different matchmaking websites and apps available, so choosing can be a bit confusing. Costs typically range between $15 and $20 per month, however some dating sites are completely free to use. Depending on your preferences here are some popular options to look into.

If you don’t want to spend any money, free sites like OKCupid.com and PlentyofFish.com are good places to start, but these sites have a lot of advertising. There are also free apps like Tinder (GoTinder.com) and Bumble.com, but these tend to be geared toward younger adults looking for casual romance.

If you’re interested in lots of choices consider Match.com, which has a huge membership in all demographics. Or checkout eHarmony.com, which is also very large but more targeted for people who want to take things slow.

Or, if you are looking to find a specific type of person, there are hundreds of niche sites like: OurTime.com, SeniorPeopleMeet.com and 50more.com for those 50 and older; EliteSingles.com for professionals; DateMyPet.com for animal lovers; VeggieDate.org for vegetarians; JDate.com for Jewish singles; BlackPeopleMeet.com for African Americans; and ChristianMingle.com for Christians.

Create a profile: When you join a matchmaking site you’ll need to create a personality profile that reflects who you are, including recent photos, hobbies, interests, favorite activities and more. If you need some help, sites like ProfileHelper.com can write one for you for a fee.

Use caution: When you register with a site you remain anonymous. No one gets access to your personal contact information until you decide to give it out, so be prudent whom you give it to. Before meeting, you should chat on the phone or video chat a few times, and when you do meet in person for the first time, meet in a public place or bring a friend along. And if someone asks for money, don’t send it.

Online dating/sweetheart scams are out there so be aware.

If you want to be extra cautious, you can even do a quick background check on your date at MyMatchChecker.com.

Don’t be naive: In an effort to get more responses, many people will exaggerate or flat out lie in their profiles, or post pictures that are 10 years old or 20 pounds lighter. So don’t believe everything you see or read.

Make an effort: A lot of times, people – especially women – sit back and let others come to them. Don’t be afraid to make the first move. When you find someone you like, send a short note that says, “I really enjoyed your profile. I think we have some things in common.” Keep it simple.

Don’t get discouraged: If you don’t get a response from someone, don’t let it bother you. Just move on. There are many others that will be interested in you and it only takes one person to make online dating worthwhile.

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 “The Savvy Senior” book.

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Saugus student named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester at Quinnipiac University

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AMDEN, Conn. – Alicia Luongo of Saugus was named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2017 semester at Quinnipiac University: To qualify for the dean’s

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Obituaries Willis R. “Bill” Barry f Saugus, formerly of Everett, age 94, January 30th. Husband of the late Jean (Hayes) Barry. Loving father of Doreen J. Mallette & her husband John of Saugus, Willis R. Barry, Jr. & his wife Michelle of Saugus, the late Kathy A. Fedus &her husband Vlad of Rowley, the late Maureen F. Barry & husband John Majewski of Salem, NH. Cherished grandfather of Kristen & her husband David, Andrew, Emily & Amanda. Brother of the late Francis & Chester Englehart. Services held from the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, Saugus on Monday, February 5. Funeral service on Tuesday, February 6 in St. John’s Episcopal Church, Saugus. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. For condolences www.BisbeePorcella.com.

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Shirley (Flynn) Silva Davis f Saugus, on February 2.

Loving mother of Kimberley Martin and her husband Kenny of Saugus, Wendy McCormack and her husband Jerry of CA, David Silva Jr. and his wife Tammy of Tyngsboro and Kristen Panagopoulos and her husband Jimmy of Saugus. Former wife of the late David Silva Sr. and the late Lloyd Dean Davis. Loving sister of William Flynn and the late Thomas Flynn. Also, survived by 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral was held from the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, Everett on Thursday, February 8.

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COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES & RENTALS Housing Inventory in Everett is very low! As of February 6, 2018 There are 5 Single family’s, 5 condos and 8 Multi family’s on the market! Now may be the time to find out what your house is worth! Call today for a free market analysis of your property.

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19 ALFRED ST. EVERETT, MA $599,900

38 KENILWORTH ST. EVERETT, MA $359,900

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22 ARCADIA ST. MALDEN, MA - $439,900

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66-72 FERRY STREET Everett, MA - $1,600,000

7 SUMMIT AVE. - $499,900 9 SUMMIT AVE. - $489,900

COMMERCIAL RENTALS Office Space with all utilities $850.00 month Office space with all utilities $750.00 Month Ask For Norma

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36 GLENDALE AVENUE Everett, MA - $399,900

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75 BUCKNAM STREET Everett, MA - $714,900

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22 FREEMAN AVENUE Everett, MA - $330,000

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Open House Sat., Feb 10 from 11:30-12:30

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Rosemarie Ciampi - Agent

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20 PUTNAM ROAD Revere, MA - $399,900

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PEABODY Desirable West Peabody Location!! Much sought after onefloor living in this 6 room Ranch featuring spacious family room with updated skylight (2010) and sliders to yard, large kitchen with dining area, fireplace living room, master bedroom with half bath, central air, large yard with storage shed, maintenance-free vinyl siding, updated windows, slider, heat, hot water, electric and oil tank.

Offered at $439,900.

SAUGUS VERY RARE FIND - Mixed Use building (business zoned) offers office and residential apartment. First floor consists of waiting area, 3-4 office areas, kitchenette and central air. Second floor apartment consists of 4 rooms for rental AND office for 1st floor use OR can be combined with apartment. Separate utilities, lots of off street parking, conveniently located off Cliftondale Square - GREAT opportunity!!

Offered at $580,000

LYNN Nicely RENOVATED 6 room Colonial features NEW kitchen with granite counter, subway tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances, pantry area with granite counter, NEW half bath with washer and dryer, formal dining room, living room, wood flooring, 3 bedrooms, NEW full bath, master offers walk-in closet, slider to private balcony and NEW carpeting, great paint colors, central air, deck, farmer’s porch. Nothing to do but unpack! Sorry no off street parking.

LYNN Nicely appointed two bedroom, two bathroom condo on the Saugus River. Walk in to the living room/dining room combination with sliders to newly installed deck, galley kitchen has been tastefully updated with a beautiful glass tile back-splash, main bath offers granite vanity counter top, in-unit laundry and master suite with private bathroom and deck, pool, Central air and extra storage.

Offered at $329,900.

Offered at $249,900

WONDERING WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH? CALL FOR YOUR FREE MARKET ANALYSIS!

335 Central St., Saugus, MA 781-233-7300

SAUGUS LOCATION - LOCATION - LOCATION!! Very Desirable Homeland Estates offers this 11 room brick front Center Entrance Colonial, 4-5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, spacious eat-in kitchen with center island, dining area, ceramic tile flooring and slider to deck, open to 1st floor fireplace family room, entertainment-size dining room, formal living room, 21’ master bedroom, with private bath and walk-in closet, hardwood flooring, dramatic, two story foyer, finished lower level offers 5th bedroom, full bath, kitchen, den, separate entrance - great for the extended family! Central air and vacuum, security system, large lot with sprinkler system and storage shed, located at end of cul-de-sac on Wakefield line. Wonderful living in this exclusive neighborhood!

Offered at $779,900

MELROSE Spacious and Unique 6 room Cape Cod style home offers 3 bedrooms, large, eat-in kitchen open to huge 27’ 1st floor family room addition (approx. 1980) with woodstove and sliders to 26’ enclosed three season porch, 29’ 1st floor master bedroom, central air, security system, 3 car heated garage with half bath, electricity, hot and cold running water - a handy’ man’s dream!! Located at end of dead-end street on huge lot.

Wonderful opportunity to live in Melrose and make this home your own!

Offered at $650,000.

LITTLEFIELD REAL ESTATE

38 Main Street, Saugus MA WWW.LITTLEFIELDRE.COM

781-233-1401

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LYNN ~ 2 bedroom condo, eat in kitchen, hardwood flooring, ocean views, short walk to public transportation. Call today! ........$219,900

MELROSE ~ 3 bed, 3 bathroom cape, Large eat in kitchen, hardwood flooring, finished lower level, fireplace, 3 car parking, Call today! .... $499,900

SAUGUS ~ 2 bedroom cape, finished basement, 2 sheds, great location, convenient to center of town and major highways ...................$335,000

New construction, 10 rooms, 4 beds, 2-1/2/baths 2 car garage, 3300-3600 square feet, 2 car garage Still time to customize! $950,000 Call Rhonda Combe

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Rhonda Combe MELROSE ~ Rehabbed colonial. New kitchen with quartz counters, SS appliances, new bathroom, new gas heating system, paver driveway, fresh paint throughout. Call today! ......$699,900

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SAUGUS ~ Come see this well maintained colonial, 3 beds,1.5 baths, granite counters hardwood flooring, gas heat, mudroom, oversized 13k lot, granite ..$399,900

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SOLD SAUGUS ~ Colonial, 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bathroom Detached garage, Fireplace living room, dead end street, gas heat. Hardwood flooring, Eat in kitchen ......$389,900

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SAUGUS ~ Rehabbed split entry. New kitchen with SS appliances, quartz counters, marble backsplash, new windows, finished lower level, great location, pool, cabana ...$639,900

SAUGUS ~ New construction 4 bed, 2.5 baths, granite kitchen, SS appliances, great location!!, hardwood, central AC, gas fireplace ...$685,000

FOR SALE SAUGUS ~ 1 bedroom condo, remodeled bath, pool, biking and walking trail steps away., conveniently located ...........................$189,900

SAUGUS Call Rhonda Combe at 781-706-0842 for details!!