THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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Checking the votes Recount sought by Selectman candidate Corinne Riley scheduled for next Monday
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he Board of Registers has scheduled a recount for next Monday (Nov. 27) of votes cast in the selectmen’s race in the recent Town Elections. Town Clerk Ellen J. Schena sent out a letter this week, notifying all nine candidates that the recount of votes for precincts 1–10 will take place at 10 a.m. in the Veterans Memorial Elementary School Gymnasium located 39 Hurd Ave. “All Board of Selectmen Candidates that were listed on the November 7, 2017 Ballot are invited to participate,” Schena wrote. “Each candidate may be represented by up to one ‘agent’ for each officer or clerk read-
ing the ballots or recording the votes. These agents must be appointed by the candidate, in writing, prior to November 27, 2017,” the clerk said. Corinne R. Riley – who lost the fifth and final seat on the Board of Selectmen by a narrow margin in the Nov. 7 election – requested the recount. “I decided to petition, above all, because of the closeness of the count: 16 votes between 6th and 5th position is not many,” Riley told The Saugus Advocate last week. “I owe it to my supporters who I heard from, making sure the process was not flawed seeing these were new machines,” Riley said in a brief statement.
Riley finished sixth among nine candidates, just 16 votes behind fifth-place finisher Mark D. Mitchell. Former Selectman Michael J. Serino finished 37 votes behind Riley in a tight, three-way race for the fifth seat. Board Chair Debra C. Panetta and her colleagues Jeffrey V. Cicolini, Jennifer E. D’Eon, Scott A. Brazis and Mitchell retained their seats in this month’s town elections. Michael Coller and Assunta A. Palomba finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the selectmen’s race. This year’s election drew a turnout of close to 22 percent – 4,053 of the 18,617 registered voters, according to the Town Clerk’s Office.
Town Manager announces Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony & Festivities
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own Manager Scott C. Crabtree is pleased to announce that one of the community’s most beloved events, the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Festivities, is coming
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to town. Residents young and old are invited to Town Hall on Friday, December 1, for a funfilled evening with sleigh rides, a petting zoo, a moon bounce, hot chocolate, cookies, a meet and greet with Santa, entertainment, hay rides, story time and much more. Also exciting is the return of holiday trackless train rides, which will run weather permitting. “Please join your family and friends and come out to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season as a community,”said Town Manager Crabtree. “This is one of our town’s most unforget-
table annual events, so I hope to see you all there.” Volunteers, the Department of Youth and Recreation, the Department of Public Works, the Building Maintenance Department and numerous other municipal employees have spent the past few months planning and organizing the actionpacked night, which kicks off at 5 p.m. sharp on December 1. The tree lighting will take place at 7 p.m., and the evening will conclude by 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Town Manager’s Office at 781-231-4111.
Firefighters collecting unwrapped toys for needy children
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n conjunction with the Saugus Firefighters, Town Hall will be collecting unwrapped toys for those Saugus families that need a little help this Holiday Season. Please place an unwrapped toy in the box located
on the main floor of Town Hall. All donations will be accepted until December 18. Together we can bring a little joy to a child this holiday season. (The need is greater for gifts for older kids.)