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“A win-win for East Saugus” Selectmen issue special permit to allow light industrial use on Salem Turnpike

By Mark E. Vogler

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he ambiguous wording of a Zoning By-Law threatened to block the path of a promising light industrial project that town officials have dubbed a significant improvement to a patch of land along Route 107.

Selectman Michael Serino, a former Planning Board member who drafted three pages of conditions to provide protection for the town on a proposal that drew rave reviews, vowed to oppose it when his colleagues rejected a paragraph that would prevent a motor freight terminal at the Salem Turnpike property.

Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr., armed

with a memorandum from Senior Planner Alexander Mello, said a motor freight terminal is indeed allowable under the current Zoning By-Law with the issuance of a Special Permit.

But Serino stood his ground, insisting that he would vote “no.”

That would mean that Hilco Redevelopment Partners would be denied the permit unless all four of the other selectmen voted “Yes.” Special permits require at least four votes.

So, Cogliano and three selectmen spent about an hour Tuesday night during a continuation of last week’s hearing MAKING THEIR CASE: Attorney Richard Magnan, right, and representatives of Hilco on Hilco’s request for the S-2 Redevelopment Partners address the Saugus Board of Selectmen on the light industrial project permit. Neither Cogliano, the they are proposing for East Saugus. At right is an artist rendering of the new building that WIN-WIN | SEE PAGE 4 would be a centerpiece of the project. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler)

~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~

Chris & Corinne Riley discuss their unique roles as an elected husband/wife team in Saugus government

Editor’s Note: For this week, we sat down with Chris and Corinne Riley, a married couple who were among the Saugus political candidates elected to public office last fall in the town elections. It is the first time in recent memory that a husband and wife team won seats on the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting in the same election. Corinne, a former School Committee member who lost by a close margin in the 2017 town election, was the second highest vote-getter among

12 candidates who ran for selectmen last November. Meanwhile, Chris, in his political debut, finished third among eight candidates seeking one of the five Town Meeting seats in Precinct 2. The Rileys are Saugus natives, have been married 25 years and have three children – including daughter Olivia, a 2016 Saugus High School graduate who still lives in Saugus. Chris, a 1985 graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School in Wakefield, received his bachelor of sci-

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The perils of painted crosswalks Selectmen vote for town manager to take action in response to complaints about slippery crosswalks

By Mark E. Vogler

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augus social media has been flooded with complaints in recent weeks about those bright red-painted crosswalks that may be hazardous to pedestrians’ health and safety.

Bicyclists and drivers of automobiles are at risk, too – if they should travel across the slippery red paint.

The crosswalks have been treacherous for motorcyclists, too. Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini attested to that fact at a Board of Selectmen’s workshop. “My rear end slipped on my motorcycle,” Cicolini told Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree during the workshop.

“I have seen it. I have experienced it,” said Cicolini, who noted that a lot of residents have been complaining about it on social media.

At the end of Tuesday night’s meeting, Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. declared the situation “pretty dangerous.”“The situation is one that’s got to be addressed,” Cogliano told his colleagues.

“In my opinion, we can’t wait to let somebody get hurt,” he said.

All four of Cogliano’s colleges chimed in on the situation before the board voted 5-0 to direct Town Manager Crabtree to do something about the situation by Feb. 15, at least to address the crosswalks that pose the most serious problems.

Crabtree, who wasn’t at Tuesday’s meeting, was tending to funeral arrangements this week for his late father, Allen F. “Snooky” Crabtree, who died Jan. 1 in Florida. His funeral services were scheduled for today.

Meanwhile, it could be expensive if the town plans to correct the crosswalk problem. Cogliano said he understands that it could cost as much $1,200 to correct the hazardous conditions of close to 100 crosswalks throughout the community which have been painted red. If every crosswalk needed to be conditioned and repainted, costs could surpass $100,000, according to Cogliano.

“The worst one is Elm Street and Water Street. And I understand that it’s supposed to be fixed this week,” Cogliano said in an interview after Tuesday night’s meeting.

“We received another complaint yesterday [Monday] that somebody slipped in Clifton-

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dale. I want to assure the public that these crosswalks are safe,” he said.

Based on the estimated costs that could be involved, Selectman Debra Panetta said, Town Meeting might have to get involved. “We need an appropriation because it needs quite a bit of money,” Panetta said after the meeting.

Cogliano said the town might be able to address the most pressing problems by going after the most dangerous intersections. He said they could identify the top 10 that need to be done. He called on members to compile their own list of problematic crosswalks and pass that information on to the manager.

There were reports yesterday of the town’s Department of Public Works making adjustments on several of the crosswalks to make them less slippery. Crews were seen grinding down the painted crosswalks.

Selectmen say the problem has gotten worse since Cicolini raised the issue at the Jan. 14 workshop.

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“You got police officers commenting on social media. Our police officers,” he said. If police are talking about it on social media, that lends credibility to the reports, Cicolini suggested.

The town has been using red paint – like the Saugus High School color – to paint the crosswalks ever since Crabtree took over as town manager. It is not clear what the problem is or when it began.

“There’s still a lot of chatter about crosswalks being slippery,” Cicolini noted earlier this month.

“It’s all ages,” he added, even kids on bicycles.

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of Selectmen to establish a ‘light industrial use’ within a proposed new 120,000 square foot single story building with 210 parking spaces at 20, 140 and 150 Salem Turnpike (Route 107),” Mello wrote in the memo presented to selectmen before the meeting. “We are generally encouraged by and support the prospect of such a significant investment in our town, especially on a site that is underutilized along a major gateway,” the memo continued.

Mello said his staff did have “concerns about the vague ‘light industrial uses’ that were being proposed.

“Planning and Development Staff originally had a difficult time trying to understand how the proposed uses would calibrate with the uses prescribed in the Zoning By-Law. At first glance of the Zoning By-Law a lot of the proposed processing and distribution uses would most likely have been classified as “Storage Warehouses for Building Supplies, Shop Supplies, Contractors Equip, Furniture, or any Mfg. Activities listed herein before 3/2/93; which is prohibited use in the I-1 zoning district,” Mello wrote.

“However, after further review and discussion with the local Saugus Building Commissioner/Inspector of Building/ Zoning Officer who is charged with determining the Local Zoning Bylaws …,” Mello noted, adding that it was the opinion of Building Inspector Fred Varone that some of the processing and distribution uses proposed “would calibrate with the Zoning By-Law as a Motor Freight Terminal, which is allowed in the I-1 zoning district with a Special Permit from the Board of Selectmen.”

“Planning and Development continues to have concerns that once a use is finally identified for the site that it may not calibrate perfectly with the Zoning By-Law. Ultimately the Local Saugus Building Commissioner/Inspector of Building/Zoning Officer will need a clear understanding of the proposed use in order to calibrate it with the Zoning By-Law to ensure conformance. The Town looks forward to working with HRP as they seek their local and state permits as their plans are further developed.”

other selectmen or the Mello memorandum could convince Serino to change his mind. But the board voted 4-1 to issue the permit, pending future review and approval of the project by the Planning Board and the Conservation Commission.

“I think this is a win-win for East Saugus,” Cogliano said as he sought to persuade his colleagues to support the project.

Cogliano made a point of praising the artist rendering of the proposed new light industrial building, which he said would be a huge aesthetic improvement to the area. That was added to the list of numerous conditions.

Senior planner shares his concerns Mello’s memorandum also gave a strong endorsement.

“Staff from the Planning and Development Department had an opportunity to meet with the development team, Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP), this afternoon. HRP is seeking a special permit from the Board

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New Saugus Middle-High School right around the corner – after spring break

By Mark E. Vogler

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t’s been months since the Saugus School Building Committee last met, some town officials have been complaining.

But there was plenty of good information for the curious critics when the committee finally did meet again on Monday afternoon in the second floor auditorium of Saugus Town Hall.

The best news may be that the project is moving ahead on schedule and under budget, according to Kevin Nigro, project director of PMA Consultants, Inc. “We’ve remained on budget or under,” Nigro said as he briefed the committee and a number of town officials -- including the five members who make up the new School Committee. “ We’re going to have a great story to tell at the end

WIN-WIN | FROM PAGE 4 Mello said his department looks forward to arranging for a Development Plan Review Committee (DPRC) meeting between the development team and appropriate town departments “to have a comprehensive review of the anticipated impacts that the proposed development might have on the community.”

Serino explains his opposition Serino said he believes that HRP should have to apply for a separate S-2 permit if it wants to have a Motor Freight Terminal as one of the uses for the property. “It should have been advertised as a freight terminal.

of this job,” Nigro said.

The new Saugus MiddleHigh School under construction has a total project budget of $160.7 million and is projected to accommodate 1,360 students at its anticipated opening this spring.

The actual costs through last November are $90.5 million, with close to $47 million being reimbursement payments by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), according to a status report of the project released on Monday.

The report also notes that PMA is in the process of coordinating the “Staff Move” between the existing High School and new High School in preparation for the movein on April 20 -- when Spring vacation begins. When the students return from vacation, they will be finishing the school year in the new school.

“ The H igh School only moves across the parking lot,” Nigro said. And as soon as the High School students vacate their existing school, demolition will begin so new athletic fields can be built in their place.

Meanwhile, a host of logistical projects are in the works, including various transition plans, mak ing sure the school grounds are safe for students, plans for traffic control and the demolition of the old building that will involve the removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials.

The last addition to Saugus High School in the 1970s involved the use of asbestos, according to Nigro.

Much of the old equipment in the High School may not be worth saving.

Meanwhile, money is being saved on the project, he said.

That’s my opinion,” Serino said.

“I won’t support the application if you don’t support Number 2,” he said, referring to the restriction against a Motor Freight Terminal.

Serino said he would be willing to consider a proposal for a Motor Freight Terminal, but not under the current application.

“I’d be open to a Motor Freight Terminal,” Serino acknowledged. “But I’d want the owner or business owner here, telling us exactly what they’re going to do,” he said. Serino said he would feel uncomfortable talking about the terminal and related issues with a middleman or others not directly related to a terminal.

Serino said selectmen were “basically issuing a blank per-

mit.” “It’s tough because we don’t know exactly what’s going in there.”

Attorney Richard Magnan, who represented HRP during Tuesday night’s meeting, blamed some of the confusion on the town’s Zoning By-Laws, which he called “a little archaic” and in need of being updated.

Andrew Chused, HRP’s Executive Vice President Partner, was not interested in waving his company’s right to have a Motor Freight Terminal.

He maintained that it’s a use that is allowed with the permit his company applied for.

But Chused was agreeable to many of the restrictions drafted

by Serino and other selectmen.

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Welch’s title in this position is “Right Worshipful”. Masons use “Worshipful” in its English form as a term of honor given to those worthy of respect; English mayors and judges are referred to as “Worshipful.” He will serve in that position for the next 24 months but will keep the title for life.

Welch was accompanied by a Suite of 33 Distinguished Masons, including Deputy Grand Master, Peter M. Culbertson, members of Grand Lodge and several District Deputy Grand

Alan R. Welch (center) with members of William Sutton Lodge. Welch was recently named the new District Deputy Grand Master for the Fourth Masonic District. (Courtesy Photo)

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What Hilco can and can’t do Selectmen set numerous conditions on light industrial property near Wheelabrator plant

By Mark E. Vogler

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or the most part, a majority of the Board of Selectmen are happy about the future plans by Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HDP) to clean up a polluted site on Route 107 and replace an auto body shop and scrapyard with a modern, light industrial facility -- a building that some of the members find very attractive.

The selectmen love that and HDP’s promise to revitalize the town’s southern industrial district and bring additional commerce to East Saugus. The Special Permit approved by the board 4-1 at Tuesday night’s meeting authorizes HDP to engage in light manufacturing, processing, distribution of processed goods on-site and Warehousing uses, but subject to a number of conditions including these use restrictions: The property shall not be used for junk yards, automotive and or truck sales and repairs, including body repairs.

The property shall not be used for any type of refuse/ solid waste facility to include the storage, processing, hauling and the sorting/separating or recyclables and/or recycling machinery.

The property shall not be used for “primary” purposes such as the storage of chemicals, petroleum or other hazardous materials.

Other restricted business uses include heavy construction and manufacturing, contractors yard, salvage vehicle yard, school and passenger buses, hazardous waste container vehicles, car haulers, tow trucks, ramp trucks, home heating oil truck, sep-

A rendering of what the future may hold for the clean and redevelop the blighted East Saugus property. (Courtesy Photo)

tic service and/or pumping trucks.

No storage of materials, parts, inventory, rubbish or waste can be stockpiled or stored outside of the buildings, including ash (a suggestion offered by Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian of Precinct 10).

Not dust, sprays or mists originating from any building, nor emissions of obnoxious odors or any kind of gas which would adversely affect the public health, safety or general welfare.

Outdoor lighting, including lighting on the exterior of the buildings and lighting in the parking lot area be arranged to minimize glare and light spillover onto adjacent properties during and after construction.

All truck traffic restrict-

ed from traveling on Ballard Street.

Any expansion of the existing 4,000 square foot building at 20 Salem Turnpike will require a new or modification of an existing (S-2) Special Permit from the selectmen. The building will be brought up to code.

The proposed one story building’s square footage shall be limited to 125,000 square feet. An increase on that would require a new or modification of an existing (S-2) Special Permit.

The owner must meet all the Fire Department comments/recommendations and all other requests by the Inspectional Service Department..

A landscaping plan shall be filed with the Planning Board as part of the Site Plan Ap-

proval. The Saugus Tree Committee will review the landscaping plan for suggestions relative to species and sizes of the proposed planting.

Selectmen require at least 15 pine trees, six to eight feet in height, be planted along the parking lot close to the Saugus River as part of the proposed landscaping plan.

Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. The hours between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. will require a separate application and approval by the Board of Selectmen.

A Pest Control Management Plan.

New construction must be compliant with flood hazard mitigation building codes.

The property shall not be used for any other type of business other than the ones

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 1 terms on the School Committee, from 2011 to 2015, with one term as Vice Chair. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Selectmen as a result of finishing as the runner-up in last fall’s elections. The Rileys have been longtime volunteers in various community organizations and youth sports. Last fall they campaigned for their respective political offices on transparency and accountability in local government. They both advocated for a town Capital Improvement Plan. Highlights of this week’s interview follow.

Q: A year ago, did you ever think you were both going to both be running for different offices in the town elections?

At what point did you decide you wanted to run for elective office?

Chris: For me, it crossed my mind back in 2018 for the first time, when there was a Town Meeting article about basketball courts behind the Evans School and a hockey rink. And I watched how that played out, and I thought it should have went differently. I thought there were other things that the town should have done. And the Town Meeting pushed things through without a Capital Improvement Plan, and I didn’t like it. I’m okay with basketball

courts, but there should have been a Capital Improvement Plan. I wanted to make sure that things followed the right process, but that was the first time I thought I might run (for Town Meeting).

Q: Corinne, did you give Chris a lot of encouragement.

Corinne: No – not encouragement for him to do it before he made the decision. He made the decision. Did I stand behind him when he decided? “Yes,” I said, “Absolutely do it.”

Q: So, initially you didn’t – one way or the other – encourage him or discourage him before he made his decision?

Corinne: I didn’t encourage him to run. I encouraged him after he made his decision; then I encouraged him to go for it. And I know he would have made a big difference as one of the Town Meeting members. So, I definitely wanted him in there.

Q: How is it working out? You both got elected, and you have two years to talk about town budgets and town issues. Right?

How does that work out?

Chris: We talk about quite a few of the issues at home and try to see all of the different sides of the issues: how things can improve and what things take time and what things need to be done right away and where things might be done a little differently than they were

previously. We talk about it.

Q: What are the pros and cons of being a married, elected couple in town government?

Corrine: As a selectman, I go to Chris for a lot of input. Sometimes I don’t like the input that I get, but he balances me, as far as not over-thinking something or not getting my facts. You want to go on your gut or your feeling, but you have to know that you can’t do that. You have to develop the background information; you have to know your facts before you speak, and so, he’s taught me that. Some-

times I get frustrated, for lack of a better word, and only because I feel it’s a strong issue to go forward with, without me needing to do my homework, but I end up doing my homework, because he’s right. He’s right, but there are things now and again that we don’t agree on; not a lot of things, but once in a while, we have a difference of opinion and we talk it out. And at the end of the day, he has his own opinion and I have my own opinion.

Q: So, what’s the biggest challenge in that type of marriage and relationship, where one of

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Chris: The biggest challenge for me – even when Corrine was on the School Committee – is biting my tongue. When you’re elected to a town-wide office like School Committee or Board of Selectmen, you get a lot of second-guessing, slings and arrows … And for some people, it’s constructive. For other people, there are cheap shots from time to time. And I always – she is the elected official and I’m not

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 9 – so I just bite my tongue. And to some extent, it’s the same thing with her on the Board of Selectmen now, when things come up. It’s not for the husband who is the Town Meeting Member to talk. That’s the issue with me.

Q: Who gets the most calls at the house from the town residents?

Chris: She does.

Corinne: Yes. Many. I get lots of calls, emails and messages – which is a great thing because I feel good that the community can reach out to me and know that I’m listening and I’ll do my best to get things done.

Q: Well, making sure that citizens are heard – that’s an issue that you have been championing – getting public feedback on the issues.

Corinne: Absolutely. And I’m not going to back away from that. Yes. And I take pride in that.

That did mean a lot to me [during the political campaign], especially the transparency part and the accountability part. So, I’m very confident that even on the March 3 meeting (Selectmen’s workshop to get public feedback), about people coming and giving input, I’ve already gotten texts because some of the people thought it was last night [Jan 28 Board of Selectmen’s meeting]. I told them, “No, it’s March 3.” And there are many concerns that they want to bring, and I am looking forward to hearing what they have to say. I know some of the things ahead of time, but I don’t want to say anything until they speak on their own … and let the town see that there are people who are interested in what happens here. So, yeah, that’s very big for me – to get input from the community.

Q: Chris, once the Town Meeting cycle gets going, do you look to Corinne for advice?

Chris: Yeah. I have been looking to Corinne for advice forever – for 35 years!

Q: But this is sort of different. In the past, when she ran for the School Committee and her previous run for the Board of Selectmen, you were behind her and the one giving her advice …

Chris: Yeah. We’re very different people, and I’ve always said we make a really good team, because the things she’s good at, I’m not good at, and vice versa.

I’m good at analytical things.

Corinne’s better at relationships – communicating with people – so if I have an idea, she can help me to deliver that idea.

Q: And you help her with the speeches?

Chris: I help only in terms of the wording. She comes up with all of the ideas. I just do the wording, sentence structure and things like that.

THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, January 31, 2020 Corinne: I always say “He puts it in English.” I’m not a wordsmith by any stretch, though when I do have ideas, he does help me. And he did with the political campaign managing for Donald [when Corinne worked as campaign manager on State Representative Donald Wong’s successful reelection campaigns). I know what I wanted to say, and he [Chris] would get me through that in order to get my point across without being all over the place. And I have a tendency to do that, as you probably know. And that’s going to take time. I’m good oneon-one, but to get something out quickly to a group, I know what to say, but he helps me.

Q: So, who cooks the meals in the Riley house?

Chris: Ha! Ha! Corinne – 100 percent.

Corinne: Chris can’t boil water! Really. No, he’s not a cook.

Q: So does town government and town politics come up a lot as table talk during meals at home?

Corinne: Yes, it does – a lot of the time. Chris works a lot.

His job is very demanding. So, you’re out and you’re talking to people, and as soon as we get home, he talks about his day.

And then we might have a conversation about something I’m working on, something I heard or looking at different issues.

So, we do talk about that [town government and politics]. We talk about the kids a lot … our grandkids, so there’s a lot of family. We’re married and we have our issues that we have to talk about in our marriage. And there’s political things, but the political things – that’s not my life. My life is my husband and my kids and grandchildren. Politics is something that I want to be good at, but I don’t want it to take over our personal life. It won’t get that far.

Chris: We were happy long before politics, and I think we could both walk away from it at any moment.

Q: What’s the biggest challenge of being a husband and wife team as elected office holders in town politics?

Chris: Like I said before, to me, it’s biting my tongue. In political situations that we have – things we see on social media – consistently, that’s the only tough issue I have.

Q: Using restraint when you see something that’s disparaging or that you don’t like?

Chris: Yes. In many cases, where people say something about Corinne or a position she’s holding – and question her motives about what she did or didn’t do – it’s just not for the husband to say, generally speaking. Unless something really crosses the line, I stay out of it; it’s not my place to talk.

Corinne: He has in the past

WORKING TOGETHER ON A PREVIOUS ELECTION: Two years ago Chris and Corinne Riley checked out the final numbers as State Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus) won in a landslide reelection victory. Corinne worked the election as campaign manager for Wong, who beat two challengers by more than 5,200 votes to notch his fifth two-year term. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler)

come to my defense. There’s been a couple of times when something was said. Nobody usually uses my name when they try to get a point out on social media, but we know who they are talking about.

Q: So, if somebody says something disparaging or profane on social media …

Chris: It’s very easy to turn nasty on social media. And people are generally cautious enough not to use specific names.

Corinne: But at times he does say something and comes to my defense.

Q: So, I guess the biggest challenge would be using restraint in these type situations and taking it in stride … not going off and getting emotionally torn up.

Chris: Yes. Q: Because, otherwise, you would get swallowed up by the body politic of Saugus.

Chris: Well, yes. Saugus politics is its own animal. And that’s part of the reason to get into it, in my opinion: to get better people in. Running for the sake of the politics itself and just don’t do the work – that doesn’t cut it and doesn’t do any good for the town.

Q: It’s still fairly early in your terms, but would you do it again – run as a husband and wife team on the ballot?

Chris: It’s been good so far.

One of the things that I did while trying to campaign and get elected was to knock on almost every door of registered voters in my precinct, which I didn’t think I would enjoy, but I really did. It was really good to meet people, hear what they had to say, hear how they answered questions – like about what was important to them.

And I was surprised by some of the responses. And I was surprised by some of the things they brought up on their own.

It’s been very interesting and very worthwhile for me. I’m still trying to figure out the different procedures and exactly who is responsible for what in town.

So, yes, from what I have experienced and seen so far, I would do it again.

Q: What is the most interesting thing you can share about your type of situation? It’s not too often where a married couple is so involved in their local government.

Corinne: Well, he hasn’t really gotten into it yet, because the Annual Town Meeting is a few months away, but he’s beginning to prepare. And Chris is very thorough in everything he does. He is a software engineer, so the analytical part of him, he makes sure he knows everything. And that’s a good thing for a Town Meeting member to get involved in – knowing the facts of what you are dealing with – so he’s already preparing.

He went to the School Committee meeting and got the budget and asked questions. I can see him going forward with the overall town budget and questioning it. I think – with his mindset like that – I think it’s going to be beneficial to Precinct 2 for him to be representing us.

I really do. And I’m not saying that because he’s my husband.

He’s very analytical. That’s the type of guy he is.

Q: Are there any issues you see yourselves collaborating on with the Annual Town Meeting approaching?

Chris: To me, one of the issues that underlies many other issues in town is transparency and accountability. We’ve both

been trying to work on that for quite some time now. And I think that’s an area that with many other people [we] can collaborate and get things done.

Q: Now that you’ve both been elected, is it easy getting stuff – public information?

Chris: My FOI [Freedom Of Information] requests are answered now. Yes, they’re not completely ignored like they used to be. For a town that claimed to have a Capital Improvement Plan for a long time – but refused to give it to me for two years – I get my Capital Improvement Plan now and I get all of the documents that I ask for. Yes, it’s gotten a lot better.

I’m not really sure why that is.

Corinne: I really haven’t asked for too many things since I have been on the Board of Selectmen, but I believe the position I am in does give me an advantage when I request something to get it, but then again, that’s part of my job: to make sure that when I get a phone call or get a concern, that I want to work with my board members together to get things done. And that’s what it’s all about. Would I have things [public information requests] looked at quickly if I wasn’t an elected official? Probably not, but at this point, that’s my job. And I’m going to pursue that – in getting anything done for which I think is in the best interests of the town – whether it’s individually or together with my fellow board members: like the goals meeting that I wanted to happen and get a date. And I’m happy that we have done that.

Maybe the next time I am looking to get something, maybe not. I’m looking at it and going forward with the idea that if I

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 10 hear from enough people and I feel it’s a strong issue to get something accomplished, then I’m going to do it, and it’s not because I’m a member of the Board of Selectmen, but we’re a group that can do these things and get them done.

Q: Corinne, what’s the biggest challenge for you in this political husband/wife relationship?

Corinne: As far as us both being elected? Without getting into the details of things, there are some things that I’m passionate about or at least I feel the need to pursue something whatever the outcome … I know I am being vague, but we have different views.

And you just have to separate things. Because he’s not agreeing with me, I’m not going to get angry about it. At the end of the night, it is what it is. He’s his own person. I’m my own person. We might not agree all the time on certain issues, as far as Saugus is concerned. I think – on the whole – I think we’re about 90 percent there, but there’s always going to be a couple of issues that we might disagree on.

Q: What’s the one single issue that you disagree on the most or have a different view on?

Corinne: I don’t think it’s anything specific. It’s more on the approach or about approach-

es. He’s more “bring it back in” to think things through and make sure you’re thorough – make sure I don’t expose myself because I haven’t done my homework. Sometimes I think I have done enough, and he says, “Nope, you need to do more.”

I think that’s where we sometimes crash with each other. I’m ready to go forward with something that in my mind – I have all of the facts that I need. And Chris will say, “No, you don’t.” It’s sort of that type of thing.

Q: So, has his approach helped out?

Corinne: It always helps out; it always helps out and that makes me angry! Like I said to you … and I knew it … and I’ve been saying it for over 30 years, we make a good team. It’s just the way it is. Whether it’s in politics or it’s in our home, or it’s financial or it’s family – or anything you can think of – we’re both a great sounding board off one another. And we straighten each other out.

Q: Have either of your families been involved in local government?

Corinne: Not mine.

Chris: No. This is the first for both of our families.

Corinne: My dad was always a political guy interested in presidential politics, but he wasn’t as much into local government when I was growing up.

My mother, she was a people person, but I don’t think I ever heard her talk about politics when I was growing up – ever – except when President Kennedy got shot. It was probably the one memory I have of her, absolutely crying, but that was it.

Q: Anything else that you would like to share about this unique marriage and relationship?

Corinne: I just think that Chris and I – our opinions on things, our outlook, our views on what’s important to Saugus and what we want to see – like I said, we’re about 90 percent on the same page, and I think that’s going to work because we’re both striving for the same thing. With me – and I’ve been saying it since Day One and will keep at it – it’s transparency and accountability.

Chris: The big thing for me is transparency and accountability and to encourage people to get involved. I think there is a fair amount of apathy in Saugus, and I think we saw the power of people in their vote in the last election. It was a very good turnout where there was no presidential election, and to me, the people spoke loud and clear about things they wanted and they didn’t want. And they have incredible power, and I kind of wish they would use it more often.

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AOC’s Ravings Against Billionaires

By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson “No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.”

That was the punchline of Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day public interview with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. The audience erupted into enthusiastic applause.

This is a sad but vivid example of the woeful economic ignorance rampant in our society today.

Mr. Coates had asked AOC why he would be a bad guy if he became a billionaire by selling widgets. She replied that he really didn’t make them (shades of Barack Obama in 2012). Instead, she asserted, the billionaire sits “on a couch while thousands of people were paid modern-day slave wages.…

You made that money off the backs of black and brown people [and] single mothers … who are literally dying because they can’t afford to live. And so no one ever makes a billion dollars.

You take a billion dollars.”

There are many errors in AOC’s remarks, but let’s address a few.

First, let’s debunk the myth of

the exploitative business owner lazily sitting around while others do all the work. Entrepreneurs are the wealth creators of society. They figure out how to combine the economic factors of production (land, labor, and capital) in new ways to create and provide new goods and services for others. Such endeavors require vision, stamina, energy, and hard work. If it were as easy as sitting on a couch, everyone would be a rich entrepreneur. Instead, entrepreneurial excellence is somewhat analogous to playing professional baseball, football, or basketball: Only a minority of people have enough talent to play professional sports competitively, and only a few of those are superstars. Not every human has what it takes to be an entrepreneur, and a Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos will be as rare as LeBron James or James Harden. Why do we admire star athletes but scorn star entrepreneurs (some of whom, AOC should acknowledge, are “black and brown people”)?

Second, AOC does not understand wealth creation. She seems to believe that billionaires extracted their billions by some dastardly process, leaving

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This is the old zero-sum view of the world that darkened human thought in the 16th century – the notion that one person’s gain is another’s loss. That is a fallacy.

In free markets based on private property, people only buy or sell if they anticipate they will be better off by doing so. We exchange what we value less for what we value more; otherwise, the trade wouldn’t happen. Thus, both parties to any voluntary transaction gain value. The billions earned by corporations are mirror images of the billions of dollars of value they have created and supplied to others.

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there are equally ignorant and self-righteous people out there who want to put words into action in some pretty vicious and violent ways. For example, Project Veritas recently recorded Sanders campaign staffer Martin Weissgerber making such revolting statements as “Guillotine the rich;”“What will help is when we send all the Republicans to reeducation camps;” and “The Soviet Union was not horrible … [but was] the most progressive place to date in the world.” (Yes, he actually said those things.) Maybe you want to live in a society even more “progressive” than the USSR, but for the average American, this is an existential threat to our basic rights and our way of life.

We need more economic enlightenment in this country, and we need it now – not just because there is an election this fall, but because millions of Americans are in the grip of an extreme ideology that can only be described as warped and destructive.

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tively small number of people on the producer side and diffused among a much larger number of people on the consumer side. But both sides are richer, not one side at the expense of the other, as AOC mistakenly believes.

It is morally perverse and economically stupid to demonize, persecute, and seek to eliminate billionaires, as Sen. Bernie Sanders desires. (See his wealth tax, among other obnoxious proposals. By the way, you can now get your very own “Billionaires Should Not Exist” bumper stickers by donating to the Sanders campaign.)

The continual denunciation of billionaires by demagogues is dangerous. Sanders has avoided saying we should hate billionaires, but in an interview with The Nation, he approvingly cited FDR’s explicit “hatred” for “economic royalists,” calling billionaires today’s royalists.

One of the consequences of the anti-capitalist fulminations of AOC, Sanders, et al. is that

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day, Saugus Police responded to Woodbury Avenue for a report of a disturbance. When they arrived, they observed Jacob Bonia, 25, of Saugus allegedly exiting a building, armed with a knife.

Officers attempted to deescalate the situation and asked Bonia to drop the knife, according to a statement released this week

by Interim Chief Ronald Giorgetti.

Police charged Bonia with: • Attempted Murder, two counts • Assault and Battery Domestic • Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon • Assault and Battery on a Police Officer • Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, eight Counts • Disorderly Conduct • Town By Law Knife Violation In accordance with the Saugus Police Department’s policy for administrative leave, the officer who deployed the projectile has been placed on administrative leave pending review of the incident.

Bonia was taken to an area hospital by ambulance on Monday following the incident. No arraignment date has been set at this time.

This incident remains under investigation by the Saugus Police

Department and state police assigned to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, according to Chief Giorgetti.

Saugus Police drew praise from selectmen at Tuesday night’s meeting for the way they handled the incident.

Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. said the chief and his officers deserved to be “commended for their fine work.”

“Glad that none of our people were injured,” he said.

Selectman Debra Panetta noted a very tense situation which ended peacefully.

“It was a scary situation,”said Panetta, who said she was about to take her dog for a walk when she began getting calls about the incident. Panetta lives nearby.

When the shots were fired, bystanders saw a man lying and didn’t know if he were dead, she added.

Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini said he listened to the incident on the police scanner and said he found it “pretty amazing”the way things turned out.

With a man wielding a knife erratically, the police had every right to use deadly force.

Instead, they responded with non-lethal action, Cicolini noted.

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first floor conference room at Saugus Town Hall.

“We’re hoping that a lot of the public gets involved and gives input,” Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley said at Tuesday night’s board meeting. “We hope to have a lot of people there

By Mark Vogler to let us know what you think.”

Residents who attend the workshop will be able to comment ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know about this on what the town manager and selectmen recommend as top goals and projects. Here is a chance for citizens to chime in on week in Saugus. what they see as to the future of Saugus.

A “shout-out” for the new school For the second week in a row, we didn’t receive any reader rec- Early primary voting There will be Early Voting for five days only for the upcomommendations for Saugonians – living or departed – who are deserving of a shout-out. So, we will go this week with anoth- ing March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election. The dates for er editor’s choice: Let’s hear it for the new Saugus Middle-High Early Voting are Monday, February 24 through Friday, February School, which is due to open later this year. With all the money 28. Early Voting will take place in the Town Clerk’s Office during that taxpayers will be spending on this school, it’s certainly go- regular Town Hall hours: Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, 8:15 ing to be the biggest “good news story” of the year.

So, hats off to every single worker who had a hand in the proj- a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Absentee Voting will remain the same as in ect, from the head honchos overseeing the planning and con- all past elections.

The last day to register to vote for the Presidential Primary is struction to the grunts who are doing the physical labor, you should take pride in being part of something this big – espe- Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open until 8 p.m. that day. cially if you live in town or have Saugus roots.

For years – too many to be reasonable – Saugus students have had to toil in substandard facilities at the High School that Dog Days are here The New 2020 Dog Licenses are now available in the Town it is now in its 65th and final year. But that’s about to change this spring if things proceed as planned. PMA Consultants is in Clerk’s Office. You must have a copy of the Rabies Certificate to the process of coordinating the “Staff Move” between the cur- license your dog. rent Saugus High School and the new High School on April 20 – which is the start of Spring Break. When the High School stu- Preschool registration coming up Preschool Registration dates have been set for the Saugus dents return from Spring Break, it should be like heaven in the Public Schools 2020-2021 Preschool Program. Registration will halls of public education.

It’s going to be a great year for Saugus – particularly for the be held at the Roby Building (23 Main St., Saugus) on the followstudents who will be attending the new Saugus Middle-High ing dates: Tuesday, Feb. 4, and Wednesday, Feb. 5, between the School, the parents, teachers and staff and all who care about hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The preschool program will offer half public education in Saugus. Now if Saugus Public Schools Su- day sessions for three year olds and both half and full day sesperintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, the school administration and sions for four year olds. Please bring the following documentafaculty can do the best job possible in improving the curriculum tion to registration: $300.00 deposit, Birth Certificate, Proof of Residency, Immunization Records and a Parent Photo ID. Spacand education, the sky’s the limit. es for the preschool program are available on a first come, first served basis.

Want to “shout-out” a fellow Saugonian?

This is an opportunity for our paper’s readers to single out – in a brief mention – remarkable acts or achievements by Sau- Breakheart art for the season Throughout the month of January, local painter and printmakgus residents or an act of kindness or a nice gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@comcast.net) with the mention in the subject er Kelly Slater has been depicting DCR Breakheart’s wintry beauline of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph; anything ty as an artist-in-residence. Her project – “A Portrait of Breakheart in Winter” – centers on creating two to three large-scale paintlonger might lend itself to a story and/or photo. ings and numerous preparatory works of the reservation. In addition, the residency will culminate in a free all-ages printmakCogliano sets the record straight At the outset of Tuesday night’s meeting, Board of Selectmen ing workshop at the Christopher Dunne Visitor Center on SaturChair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. offered a brief comment on ru- day, Feb. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., mors that questioned whether he should be presiding over a dis- there will also be a pop-up exhibit of Slater’s depictions of Breakcussion having to do with the issuance of a Special Permit for Hil- heart – also at the Visitor Center – with light refreshments and, at co Redevelopment Partners. HRP seeks the permit to allow light 3 p.m., an artist talk on enhancing creativity in daily life.

Slater, a longtime Saugus resident, is a self-taught artist who industrial use at 20, 140 and 150 Salem Turnpike.

“We received some feedback to the office that I may have a fi- specializes in figurative abstracts of landscapes and trees. Her nancial interest in this property. I just want to let the public know work has been described as resting “tenderly in a realm that explores the boundary between figurative and abstract responsthat I absolutely do not.” es.“ Slater’s major bodies of work depict the ocean-side trees of East Orleans, Mass., the trees and water lilies of DCR Breakheart A time for citizen input Saugus residents who believe they have the answers for Reservation, the aged apple trees and mountain-framed meadstraightening out Town Hall have a chance to sound off to an ows of the Trustee’s Field Farm property in Williamstown, Mass., audience of Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and the Board of and the mountaintop plants surrounding Bascom Lodge on top Selectmen at a workshop session set for 6 p.m., March 3 in the of Mount Greylock in Adams, Mass.

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Page 13 To reserve your space at the free workshop, please contact Slater at kellyslaterart@hotmail. com. To accommodate as many participants as possible, there will be three one-hour sessions in the workshop: from 1 to 2 p.m., from 2 to 3 p.m. and from 3 to 4 p.m. All supplies will be provided. The workshop will be appropriate for all skill levels and ages; however, children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop and accompanying supplies, the exhibit and the artist talk are all free of charge.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Select art supplies are provided by your local Artist & Craftsman Supply (751 Broadway – Rte. 1 S in Saugus).

A chance to serve your town The Saugus Board of Selectmen is accepting applications for appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals in the Town of Saugus. These are volunteer/nonpaid positions for Saugus residents. Those interested may submit a letter of interest/ resume no later than February 5, 2020, to: Saugus Board of Selectmen Saugus Town Hall 298 Central St., #4 Breakfast at Legion Hall Cpl. Scott J. Procopio Saugus American Legion Post 210 is in its seventh year of Friday morning breakfasts. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9 a.m. The breakfasts will run through the end of May, with the exception of school vacations or Fridays when there is no school. A $6 donation is requested, with all proceeds going to help the Legion operate. Everyone is welcome, according to John Cannon, the cook on duty. There is no charge for World War II veterans.

Main attractions at the Saugus Public Library There’s always something interesting or entertaining going on at the Saugus Public Library – for people of all ages – from young children to senior citizens. Here are a few events to check out: • An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. If you are curious about the benefits of meditation and how to begin, this class is for you – Monday, Feb. 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• Digital Animation and Storytelling, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 4 to 6 p.m., grades 6 and up; call or come to the reference desk

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Sachem boys collect big league wins

Sachems guard Myles Manalaysay heads up court after making a steal against Danvers.

Saugus sophomore center Tyrone Manderson tries to drive the baseline in last Friday’s game at Danvers. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps)

Saugus guards Donovan Clark (10) and Joe Lusso (12) impede the progress of a Danvers ballhandler last Friday.

By Greg Phipps

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t’s been a rocky start to the league season for the Saugus High School boys’ basketball team. The Sachems had just one Northeastern Conference win entering last Friday’s game at Danvers. But they made some serious headway into reversing that trend with big wins over the Falcons in last Friday’s matchup and the Marblehead Magicians on Tuesday.

Against Danvers, the Sachems battled back from sevSaugus senior Christian Correia powers his way to the basket eral points down to get within one at 24-23 at halftime. The against Danvers.

team was visibly fired up entering the locker room at the intermission, and that turned out to be a foreboding of what was to come. Saugus would outscore the hosts 36-26 in the second half and come away with an inspiring 59-50 victory.

Guard Joe Lusso was the offensive catalyst. He finished with 18 points. Center Nick Israelson also came up huge with a double-double of 11 points and 10 boards. Top scorer Christian Correia had an off-night shooting but still managed to contribute 11 points to the cause.

Saugus hosted Marblehead on Tuesday, and Correia redis-

covered his scoring touch by dropping in 21 points in a 6459 win. He also hauled down 10 rebounds to earn a double-double on the night. Correia was one of four Sachems to reach double figures. The others were Lusso with 15 points and Myles Manalaysay and Mason Nickolas with 13 each.

Tuesday’s victory was Saugus’s fifth of the season, which exceeded the team’s win total of a year ago. Sitting at 5-9 and having captured a playoff bid as of early this week, the Sachems host Lynn Classical on Friday and Lynn English on Tuesday.

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Lady Sachems capture playoff spot

Saugus guard Kiley Ronan gains possession of the ball after a steal against Revere.

Saugus’s Jill Ricupero looks to drive to the basket past Revere’s Erika Cheever in Monday’s game at Saugus High School. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps)

By Greg Phipps

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he Saugus High School girls’ basketball team put the defensive clamps down on Revere on Monday at home and came away with a 56-28 win – its 10th of the season and good enough to qualify for the postseason tournament. The Sachems then traveled for a game at Marblehead the very next night and fell by two points to the Lady Magicians.

Saugus head coach Mark Schruender said the key to Monday’s win was stopping Revere’s guards, most notably Erika Cheever, who torched Saugus for 30 points in a game last year. “We knew going in they had solid guards. I was really happy with Kiley Ronan and Fallon Millerick’s defense on [Cheever],” he said. “I also thought collectively our team did a great job rebounding the

ball. We got the defensive rebound 85 percent of the time, which is a season high for us.”

The offensive production was also pretty even across the board. Jill Ricupero netted a team-high 13 points, followed

by Molly Granara, with 12 and Jessica Nazzaro and Taylor Bogdanski with nine each. “When many players contribute like that it takes the pressure off of one player to produce. It also makes it tough for opposing defenses to figure what to prioritize,” Schruender pointed out On Tuesday at Marblehead, the Lady Sachems may have felt the effects of playing on backto-back nights and couldn’t fight all the way back from an 11-point deficit in an eventual 40-38 defeat. Saugus actually took over the lead with under two minutes to play, but Marblehead was able to respond and escape with the win.

“It was a fantastic game. I couldn’t have been prouder of our entire team for their mental toughness in a game we trailed for most of the night,” said Schruender. “Our defense was the catalyst in getting us back in the game.”

Schruender credited Ronan and Shaylin Groark for their defensive performance, in particular Ronan, who had six steals and nearly won the game at the buzzer when she made a steal and almost connected on a lastditch heave that would have won the contest. The coach also praised his bench players Haley McLaughlin and Samantha Shea. Ricupero led the team with 10 points and Granara finished with nine.

The Lady Sachems fell to 10-3 overall and play at Lynn Classical on Friday. They then travel for a game at Lynn English on Saugus’s Molly Granara races up court with a loose rebound in Tuesday.

Monday’s win over Revere.

Saugus hockey team earns second win over Lynn

By Greg Phipps

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t’s been, for the most part, a rebuilding season for the Saugus High School hockey team.

But the Sachems earned their second win of the season last Wednesday at Connery Rink in Lynn. Saugus had another high-scoring affair against the winless Lynn Jets and ended up

on the top end of a 7-3 final.

In an earlier meeting between the two teams at Saugus, the Sachems erupted for seven third-period goals (10 in all) to notch their first win of the season. This time around, Saugus didn’t need that type of miraculous effort, as Jason Caron scored three times and Lorenzo Keegan dented the

back of the net twice in the win.

Keegan also dished out four assists while Massey Ventre and Cam Anderson both produced a goal and two assists. Goalie Jack Devereaux stopped 22 shots to earn his second win of the season.

Saugus played Peabody for the third time this winter last Saturday at Kasabuski Are-

na, and, once again, it was a tight matchup. The two teams played to a 3-3 tie two weeks earlier, and Peabody earned a 5-1 at the Kasabuski Christmas Tourney back in December. This time, the Tanners tallied a late third-period goal to come away with a 4-2 victory. The game was even at two apiece before Peabody scored with just over

two minutes left in the game.

The Tanners added an emptynet goal to account for the final margin. Keegan and Caron scored Saugus’s goals, and Devereaux was solid again with 44 saves.

The Sachems played at Essex Tech on Wednesday (after press deadline) and host Pentucket Regional on Monday.

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Introducing the 2020 Saugus Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team

Members of this year’s Saugus High School girls’ varsity basketball team (left to right): Front row: Haley McLaughlin, Jessica Nazzaro, Kiley Ronan, Shaylin Groark and Samantha Shea; back row: Nicole Stewart, April Aldred, Kyra Jones, Catherine Schena, Taylor Bogdanski, Fallon Millerick, Molly Granara and Jill Ricupero.

Saugus senior captains Jessica Nazzaro, Jill Ricupero, Molly Granara, Taylor Bogdanski, Kiley Ronan and Shaylin Groark

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Baker-Polito Administration Annual report highlights trends in public benefit fraud awards $3M for Violence S Against Women Act T he Baker-Polito Administration recently announced that it has awarded grants totaling more than $3 million to 37 community-based organizations, police departments and state agencies as part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Services Training Officers Prosecutors (STOP) Grant Program. This program is administered by the Office of Grants and Research of the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).

“Sexual assault, domestic violence and any form of violence against women have no place in our society,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “These grants reflect our strong commitment to ending gender-based violence and supporting the organizations that work every day to help women and girls live in safety and peace.”

“Each one of these awardees has an essential role in protecting the lives and welfare of atrisk women and girls, and we are very pleased to be able to support the important work they do every day,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, who is Chair of the Governor’s Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

“The strong partnerships that exist between law enforcement agencies and these community organizations provide that key network of support that helps us to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes against women,” said EOPSS Secretary Thomas Turco. “ Vital funding received through a VAWA grant allows RESPOND to bring its resources to those in need,” said RESPOND Inc.’s Law Enforcement Partnership Coordinator, Victoria Helberg. “As part of our Law Enforcement Partnership program, a domestic violence advocate is able to be on-site at

the Malden District Court one day, each week to provide support for survivors. We recently heard from a former client who said, ‘If it wasn’t for you getting my attention that day at court and giving me your card, I would have never known this program existed. I felt so hopeless then.”

“Our Homelessness Re sponse Program addresses the overwhelming challenges of homelessness, housing instability and poverty faced by survivors working to escape and recover from violence. Because of VAWA funding, we are able to provide services to address immediate and shortterm needs, individual and group transitional follow-up, and long-term financial stability,” said Elizabeth Freeman Center Executive Director Janis Broderick. “ The VAWA STOP Grant Award has had a profound impact on the amount of services that the Yarmouth Police Department has been able to offer through our full-time Victim Advocate, who has reached out to more 1,000 victims over the past two years,” said Yarmouth Police Department Victim Services Specialist/Advocate Annie Catalano. “The funding has also allowed our Special Victims Unit to receive and host trauma informed training that would never been possible otherwise.”

“VAWA STOP Grant program funding has enabled the Boston Police Department to reach some of the most vulnerable victims of domestic violence in Boston by directly supporting a Spanish-speaking civilian advocate who serves the East Boston and Jamaica Plain districts – two neighborhoods with high concentrations of Spanish-speaking and immigrant populations,” said the Boston Police Department’s

Office of Research & Development’s Deputy Director, Jenna Savage. “In 2019 alone, that advocate provided safety planning and advocacy within the criminal justice system to nearly 300 DV survivors – nearly half of whom identified as Hispanic/ Latino – regardless of their immigration status, sexual orientation, or willingness to prosecute their batterer.”

The Violence Against Women Act was passed by Congress in 1994 and marked a turning point in the federal recognition of the extent and seriousness of violence against women, and it solidified a commitment by the government to address the problem by providing federal resources for the issue.

Over the last four years, nearly $10 million in VAWA funds have been granted statewide to support domestic and sexual assault victims and their families. The VAWA STOP grant is a vital resource that supports a variety of specialized and innovative projects throughout the Commonwealth. Some initiatives supported by these grant funds include: • Services specifically devoted to preventing, identifying and responding to violent crimes against women • Training opportunities for judiciary, court and probation personnel, in addition to law enforcement and victim service providers • Partnerships between law enforcement and victim service providers to provide compassionate outreach to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking • Supporting prosecutors working closely with victim witness advocates, probation, law enforcement and state agencies to target high-risk cases and increase offender accountability

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tate Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) annual report for her office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), which investigates allegations of public benefit fraud. In addition to noting that BSI identified $11,961,323.31 in public assistance fraud during the year, it also highlights trends related to the office’s investigations.

During FY19, Bump’s office identified $11.9 million in public benefit fraud, with nearly half, ($5.4 million) of the identified fraud occurring in programs administered by the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA). In total, BSI identified 1,077 cases of fraud in FY19. More than 40 percent of allegations of fraud investigated by Bump’s office involved individuals not reporting income they earned from employment.

“For many families, public benefit programs, such as SNAP and MassHealth, provide critical lifelines that allow them to put food on the table and access needed medical care. Unfortunately, bad actors seek to defraud these programs and the taxpayers of the Commonwealth by securing benefits for which they do not qualify,”Bump said. “The work of the Bureau of Special Investigations roots out these individuals and preserves public trust in these programs.”

As State Auditor, Bump has made it a priority to strength-

en the integrity and accessibility of public assistance programs. Public benefit programs are designed to provide needed assistance to the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents. In addition to investigating allegations of public benefit fraud, Bump’s office recently released an audit examining barriers individuals face when seeking to access benefits through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.

The Office of the State Auditor’s Bureau of Special Investigations investigates allegations of public assistance fraud throughout the Commonwealth. Its work ensures taxpayer dollars are used effectively and that benefits are available to residents who truly need and qualify for them. BSI investigates programs administered by DTA and the Division of Medical Assistance (which administers MassHealth). In addition, BSI has an agreement with the Department of Early Education and Care to investigate fraud in that program. BSI receives referrals for investigation from its agency partners, public tips, referrals from federal agencies and through the use of its data analytics tools.

The public can report potential fraud to BSI at www.mass. gov/how-to/report-public-benefit-fraud-to-the-office-of-thestate-auditor.

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an analyst on the recent Masters. He was also known on the circuit as a player who had a female caddy. Fanny Sunesson was hired in 1990, and she became well known on the U.S. Tour as a very talented assistant. You can catch Faldo on the Golf Channel nearly every week, and he is high profile on the Majors.

ters again in 1990 in a playoff against Ray Floyd and won again in 1996. His game declined in the late 1990s and he became a commentator with columns in newspapers and magazines, then as an analyst for television. He was a fixture on the Golf Channel and was

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Beacon Hill Roll Call

By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators and representatives from the week of January 13-17.

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PROTECT DISABLED PERSONS – NICKY’S BILL (H 4296) House 154-0, approved a measure that would establish a registry that identifies individuals who have been found to have committed abuse against persons with disabilities. The measure was filed by Sen. Mike Moore (D-Millbury) at the request of a constituent who is the mother of Nicky, an intellectually disabled and non-verbal individual. Nicky had been inappropriately restrained and struck multiple times by her caretaker. Under current law, unless the offender is criminally convicted, no system exists to identify caretakers and prevent them from finding employment with another provider licensed by the state.

“Enacting this registry will help disrupt a cycle of abuse of individuals with disabilities and put in place common-sense protections that families in the commonwealth deserve,” said

Moore. “There are clear benefits to screening prospective employees who intend to work within the licensed caretaker field and I am hopeful that the bill will advance to the governor’s desk to help protect our most vulnerable residents like Nicky.”

The Senate has approved a different version of the bill and the House version now goes to the Senate for consideration.

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)

Rep. RoseLee Vincent Yes Rep. Donald Wong Yes BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL (S 2460) Senate 35-0, approved a bill designed to boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in high-poverty schools. The measure would require that breakfast be offered only after the school day begins, through a variety of ways including breakfast in the classroom, grab-and-go and second-chance breakfast. Currently, only 150,000 of the 300,000 students eligible for breakfast actually take part in it. The House has approved a different version of the bill and the Senate version now goes to the House for consideration.

Supporters said that most school breakfasts are currently offered in the cafeteria before the bell and the participation rate is less than 40 percent of eligible students because bus schedules and family obli-

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gations often result in the student not being able to arrive at school in time for breakfast.

Participation is also low because of the stigma attached to the program. They said many students assume that everyone who arrives to school early for breakfast is from a poor family.

The participation rate rises to up to 90 percent of eligible students participating in the lunch program later in the day.

“No child who shows up to school hungry can possibly be ready to learn,” said Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett), the sponsor of the bill. “I have seen the success of Breakfast After the Bell in my own district, and I am confident that this legislation will help to ensure that every child in the commonwealth has access to a stigma-free and nutritious breakfast.”

“We all understand that a hungry student is not ready to be a successful student, and Breakfast After the Bell is a proven strategy to close the hunger gap and ensure that all kids can start their school day on a level playing field,” said Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), Senate Chair of the Committee on Education. “As the commonwealth continues to strive for an excellent and equitable educational experience for every child, regardless of their zip code or family income, this is an important step along the road to closing opportunity and achievement gaps in our schools.”

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS (S 2459) Senate 33-2, approved and sent to the House a bill requiring that all public schools offering a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum must “provide medically accurate, age-appropriate sexual health education.”

Under current law, public schools are not required to teach sex education and the bill does not change that but rather mandates that any schools that choose to teach sex education are required to follow a curriculum, based on age, that includes human anatomy, reproduction and sexual development; the benefits of abstinence and delaying sexual activity; the importance of effectively using contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS; ways to effectively discuss safe sexual activity; relationship and communication skills to form healthy, respectful relationships free of violence, coercion and intimidation; and information about gender identity and sexual orientation for all students, including recognition

that people have different sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

The measure also requires any school offering sex education to notify parents about the school’s sex education curriculum and gives parents the right to withdraw a student from the instruction and create a process for parents to inspect the program instruction materials before the start of the course.

Supporters said that under the bill, local cities and towns still have the authority and power to decide whether sex education is taught in their schools. They said the measure will ensure that schools that choose to teach sex education will have a framework to follow. They noted the bill will prepare students to make healthy decisions and will reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Opponents said local school committees, parents, teachers and administrators should have the authority to decide what will be included in any sex education course that is offered.

They noted the bill gives way too much power to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to mandate what kind of things are taught. They argued that the definition of “age-appropriate” in the bill is vague and basically leaves that entire decision up to DESE. “I am very proud that the Massachusetts Senate has once again reaffirmed our commitment to this common sense healthy policy that will ensure our youth have the tools needed to protect their health and form respectful relationships,” said Sen. Sal DiDomenico (DEverett), the sponsor of the bill. “This legislation makes it clear that sex education in the commonwealth must be inclusive for all students and emphasize the importance and necessity of consent. I would like to thank and congratulate the many advocates who have partnered with us on this legislation and worked tirelessly to ensure Massachusetts youth have the information they need to build the bright futures they deserve— without shame or judgement.”

“The idea that a mandated sex education curriculum can be implemented in a school district without a required vote or public hearing of the elected school committee is a direct affront to local control and a community’s ability to decide what is best for its children,” said Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton), one of the two senators who voted against the measure. “I believe that parents and communities should be able to

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SOUNDS | from page 13 • Annual Food for Fines – now through Feb. 29. The library will help you so that you may help others. If you have overdue fines, the library will reduce your fines in return for donations of nonperishable food, Donations will be given to local food pantries.

Your fines will be reduced $1 for each item donated. Please don’t drop off expired food.

• A Hands On Workshop – Tuesday, March 10, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Watch a pottery wheel demonstration and then make your own dragon out of clay! Master Potter Rick Hamelin will teach you how. Grades 6 and up – please sign up in advance. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council.

• Friendship Storytime on Fridays continues. This special program for children, which begins at 9:30 a.m., is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Grant. It can help parents nurture their child’s social and early literacy skills with structured story time.

• Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten Playgroup! This playgroup, which is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Grant, helps kids prepare for kindergarten. Fall and winter hours are Saturdays at 10 a.m. It’s recommended for children ages three through five. Activities change weekly.

• The Yoga Experience. Here’s a free, basic yoga class that is ideal for beginners. This 60-minute slow flow class opens with a

1. On Jan. 31, 1919, what black Baseball Hall of Fame member (1949 MVP) was born? (Hint: initials JR.) 2. In what country was the ukulele invented? (Hint: starts with P.) 3. What is the first name of the less well-known Brontë sister who wrote the poem “In Memory of a Happy Day in February”?

4. On Feb. 1, 1972, what company debuted the first scientific hand-held calculator?

5. What city is the farthest north that the Super Bowl has been held?

6. What two main ingredients is red-eye gravy made from?

the first U.S. state to issue what kind of money?

11. What two teams have won six Super Bowls?

12. What singer was nicknamed the First Lady of Radio? (Hint: initials KS.) 13. On Feb. 4, 1902, who later made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic?

14. Where did the Boston Bruins play before TD Garden?

15. What are woodchucks also called?

16. In what country is the Alpine resort town St. Moritz?

17. On Feb. 5, 1919, United Artists was founded by four motion picture old hands, including what woman?

7. On Feb. 2, 1887, what holiday was first officially celebrated in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?

8. Groundhogs are native to what continent?

18. What Charles Dickens novel is subtitled “The Parish Boy’s Progress”?

9. What does the Chinese word cha mean?

19. On Feb. 6, 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard briefly played what game on the moon?

10. On Feb. 3, 1690, Massachusetts became

20. Which King Edward abdicated?

Answers below, please no cheating!

1. Jackie Robinson 2. Portugal 3. Anne 4. Hewlett-Packard 5. Minneapolis 6. Ham drippings and black coffee 7. Groundhog Day 8. North America (Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day.) 9. Tea 10. Paper 11. The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers 12. Kate Smith

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brief meditation, followed by a gentle warm up, some core strengthening, standing postures, and flexibility poses. Each session winds down with deep relaxation.

Lisa Poto is a registered yoga teacher and a member of the Yoga Alliance. She graduated from Barre & Soul’s 200-hour yoga teacher training program.

“Yoga is my passion and has been transforming in my life. I believe that yoga is for everybody. It is your own personal exploration and journey,” Poto said.

If this is something that sounds appealing to you or worth a try, show up in the Community Room at the Saugus Public Library on one of the following dates – all times are at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted – Tuesday, Feb. 4; Tuesday, Feb. 11; Thursday, Feb. 20 at noon; Tuesday, Feb. 25; Tuesday, March 3, Tuesday, March 10; Thursday, March 19; Tuesday, March 24; and Tuesday, March 31.

Cub Scout and Boy Scout recruitment Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy Scout Troop 62 are still seeking new members after a successful recruitment effort on Founders Day. Cubs can sign up on Monday nights from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in the basement at the Cliftondale Congregational Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus. Please use the door marked “office” in the front of the church. Cub Pack 62 welcomes boys from age five (kindergarten) to age 10 (Grade 5).

Boy Scouts can register on Tuesday nights from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement of the Cliftondale Congregational Church. The Boy Scout program is for young men ages 10 1/2 to 17 (Grades 6-12).

Any questions on our Cub Scout program – please contact Cubmaster Bill Ferringo at pack62saugus@gmail.com or bferringo@comcast.net. For Boy Scouts, please contact Scoutmaster John Kane at troop62saugus.org or 781-389-2708.

Let’s hear it!

Got an idea, passing thought or gripe you would like to share with The Saugus Advocate? I’m always interested in your feedback. It’s been close to four years since I began work at The Saugus Advocate. I’m always interested in hearing readers’ suggestions for possible stories or good candidates for “The Advocate Asks” interview of the week. Feel free to email me at mvoge@comcast.net.

Do you have some interesting views on an issue that you want to express to the community?

Submit your idea. If I like it, we can meet for a 15- to 20-minute interview at a local coffee shop.

And I’ll buy the coffee.

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Savvy Senior

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How to Choose the Right Hospital for You

Dear Savvy Senior, I need to get a hip replacement, and want to find a good, safe hospital to have it done in. What resources can you recommend for evaluating hospitals? I don’t currently have a doctor.

Shopping Around Dear Shopping, Most people spend more time shopping for a kitchen appliance or flat-screen TV than choosing a hospital. But selecting the right one can be as important as the doctor you choose. Here are some tips and resources to help you research the hospitals in your area.

Hospital Shopping While you may not always have the opportunity to choose your hospital, especially in the case of an emergency, having a planned procedure can offer you a variety of choices.

When shopping for a hospital, the most important criteria is to choose one that has a strong department in treating your area of need. A facility that excels in coronary bypass surgery, for example, may not be the best choice for a hip replacement.

Research shows that patients tend to have better results when they’re treated in hospitals that have extensive experience with their specific condition.

In order to choose a hospital that’s best for you, it is important to discuss your concerns and alternatives with the doctor who is treating you. Some doctors may be affiliated with several hospitals from which you can choose. Or, if you’ve yet to select a doctor, finding a top hospital that has expertise with your condition can help you determine which physician to actually choose.

Another important reason to do some research is the all too frequent occurrence of hospital infections, which kill around 75,000 people in the U.S. each year. So, checking your hospital’s infection rates and cleanliness procedures is also a smart move.

Free Researching Tools There are a number of free online resources that can help you evaluate and compare hospitals in your area, including: M e d i c a re’s H o s p i t a l Co m p a re ( Medicare.gov/ HospitalCompare): Operated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, this tool has data on more than 4,000 U.S. hospitals.

Why Not The Best (WhyNotTheBest.org): Created by the Commonwealth Fund, this is a private foundation that provides performance data on all U.S. hospitals.

The Leapfrog Group (LeapfrogGroup.org): This national, notfor-profit organization grades more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals on quality and safety.

These websites use publicly available data to rate hospitals on various measures of performance like death rates from serious conditions such as heart failure and pneumonia, frequency of hospital-acquired infections, patient satisfaction and more.

On these websites, you plug in your location to find hospitals in your area. You can then check to see how well or poorly each hospital manages patients in various conditions.

Two other good sites that can help you choose a good facility include U.S. News & World Report (USNews.com/besthospitals) and Healthgrades (Healthgrades.com).

U.S News & World Report is an online publication that publishes a hospital ranking in 17 medical specialties like cancer, orthopedics and urology, and rates common procedures and conditions, such as heart bypass surgery, hip and knee replacement and COPD. They also rank hospitals regionally within states and major metro areas.

Healthgrades, which is a private for-profit organization, provides free hospital ratings on patient safety and medical procedures, and scores hospitals using a 5-star scale. They also provide comprehensive information on most U.S. doctors including their education and training, hospital affiliations, board certification, awards and recognitions, professional misconduct, disciplinary action and malpractice records, office locations and insurance plans.

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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decide how they wish to teach their children and students about sensitive topics like sex education. The controversial nature of this legislation is the reason why it has failed to become law for multiple sessions now.”

“There are issues that should be left to the local communities to decide,” said Sen. Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg). “No two students are alike and no two school districts are the same. Educational curriculums should be left to the local communities to devise and implement, not by special interest groups and mandate by the lawmakers.”

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes CITIES AND TOWN MUST FILE REPORT ON SEX ED (S 2459) Senate 35-0, approved an amendment that would require each city, town, regional school district, vocational school district and charter school, beginning in November 2021, to file a biennial report with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) regarding its sex education course.

The report would include a description of sexual education curricula offered, the aggregate number of students enrolled in the course and the aggregate number of students who withdrew from the course. The DESE commissioner would post the aggregated data on the its website and transmit the raw data collected to the Department of Public Health.

Amendment supporters said the amendment would ensure transparency by allowing the DESE to track the efficacy and compare the outcomes of students who receive this education versus those who do not.

(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes 30-DAY NOTICE (S 2459) Senate 35-0, approved an amendment that would require parents or guardians to be notified 30 days before any sex education course begins.

Amendment supporters said the 30-day minimum will give parents and guardians adequate time to review and analyze the course and make an informed decision about whether to enroll their child.

(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes During the week of January 13-17, the House met for a total of ten hours and 20 minutes while the Senate met for a total of eight hours and 13 minutes.

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Jessica was an incredibly talented singer and enjoyed music, arts and crafts, and most of all, being with her son, Michael. Her smile and beautiful eyes would light up a room and she always kept a sense of humor, even during the toughest of times. In addition to her mother Susan, Jessica leaves behind her loving son Michael Marzano of East Boston, two brothers Matthew Quealy and his wife Kara of Methuen, MA, Michael Quealy and his wife Allison of Newtown Square, PA, her grandmother Jean Radochia of Derry, NH, and several uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Donations in Jessica’s memory can be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart. org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org

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WIN-WIN | FROM PAGE 5 Cogliano and other selectmen were concerned about losing what appears to be a major economic and environmental improvement along Route 107 in East Saugus. Cogliano echoed Magnan’s comments.

He said he didn’t take umbrage to Serino’s position.

In fact, just last week Serino had hailed the HRP project as “a great opportunity to clean

that area up.”

Several of Serino’s colleagues lauded Serino for the work he did in drafting much of the special permit conditions that were approved Tuesday night.

“The frustration that everyone is having here is the antiquated by-law,” Cogliano said.

“The by-law is ridiculous. And that’s the frustration,” he said.

HRP is seeking approval to redevelop the 7.2 acre site from its existing use as an autobody

shop and scrapyard into a modern light industrial facility. “HRP believes the Property offers an exciting opportunity to revitalize Saugus’s southern industrial district and bring additional commerce to the town,” according to a document submitted to the Planning Department last fall. “HRP, in conjunction with the town of Saugus, seeks to redevelop the Property into a modern, Class A. light industrial building… HRP believes that

the Property can accommodate a building approximately 120,000 to 140,000 square feet while conforming to the town’s design and parking standards.”

Future tenant uses envisioned by HRP include package processing and distribution, food and beverage processing and distribution and other light manufacturing and distribution uses that benefit from being in close proximity to the Greater Boston Area.

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“HRP would not seek to tenant the facility with heavy industrial uses that would be inconsistent with the surrounding uses, but instead seeks to attract a light industrial user with strong credit, while jointly enhancing the aesthetics of the site,” according to the Development Plan Overview prepared by Hilco.

If the project goes forward, company officials say, they could begin work on the building by early next year.

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SOLD SAUGUS ~ Rehabbed colonial. New windows, siding, new kitchen with quartz counters, stainless appliances, new cabinets. New hardwood flooring throughout house. New heat. Central AC. New maintenance free deck..........$570,000

SAUGUS ~ Desirable 2 family. Each unit has 2 beds, updated kitchens and baths, vinyl siding, in-unit laundry, rear decks .......$499,000

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SOLD SAUGUS ~ 4 bed, 3 bath colonial. Spacious kitchen, SS appliances, Oversized one car garage, irrigation, gas heat enclosed porch, centralVac, finished lower level ... $569,900

Rhonda Combe For all your real estate needs!!

781-706-0842

SAUGUS ~ Rehabbed colonial, 4-5 bedroom, 2 full baths, gas heat, central AC, new siding, new roof, hardwood flooring, fresh paint, new kitchen with SS appliances quartz counters ...............$559,900

SAUGUS ~ Raised ranch, 3 bed, 3 bath, gas heat, central AC, garage under, great location, master bedroom with master bath and walk in closet, finished lower level for the extended family......... $579,900

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SAUGUS ~ 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial. Open concept 1st floor, 2 car garage, newer gas heat, roof and HW heater, prof landscaping....$439,900

REVERE ~ 2 family located in the Beachmont area, 3 beds, one bath in top unit, 2 beds, one bath lower unit .....................................$639,000

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FOR SALE WILMINGTON ~ Colonial featuring 4 beds and 2 full baths, great dead end location, central AC, hardwood flooring, finished lower level ..$534,900

SAUGUS ~ 3 bed ranch, open concept, stainless appliances, private dead end street, newer gas heat, hardwood flooring, 10k lot, garage ..............$435,000

LYNN ~ New construction. 3400 sq feet, 4 bed, 2.5 bath, gas heat, central AC, hardwood flooring, walking closet, great cul de sac location, garage under ........... $879,999

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