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Rep. RoseLee Vincent announces she will not seek re-election to Mass. House of Representatives Dear Family, Friends and Neighbors: It is with mixed emotions that I announce I have decided to not seek re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the fall of 2020. I have given it a lot of thought, and have not come to this decision lightly.

I first started working in the

State House thirty-one years ago. When I began my career in public service, Ronald Reagan was President, a gallon of gas was $1.12 and the medium household income was $37,000. As a legislative staffer in 1989, I never envisioned that twenty-five years later, I would run for elected office myself.

And yet in March of 2014, I did

just that. At age 67, I threw my name into the mix in a special election and with the help and support of so many friends and family, I won.

Over these past six years, I have been so fortunate to represent the people of Sixteenth Suffolk District. It has truly been my honor to serve you, the people of Revere, Chelsea and Sau-

~ADVOCATE ASKS~

gus as your State Representative, and I am forever grateful to you for your love, support and friendship over the years – but particularly throughout these last six years. You are the reason I got here. You are the reason I have stayed here. And you are the reason that leaving

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For a better Saugus

Selectmen will hold citizen input session Tuesday night for ideas to improve town

By Mark E. Vogler

NO RETIREMENT FOR THIS WRITER: Saugus book author Thomas Sheehan says there’s more to his career than the 45 books he’s already written. As he approaches age 92, he says he has at least three more in the works. See page 3 for story and photo highlights.

(Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)

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Saugus selectmen have their own ideas – individually and collectively – on how to make Saugus a better place to live.

But early Tuesday night (Feb. 25), they will sit back and listen to town residents sharing their views. The 90-minute citizen input session is set for 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the second floor auditorium of Town Hall.

“Personally, I have felt for many years that the future of Saugus has been decided by a chosen few,”Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley told The Saugus Advocate this week.

“The expectation of calling for the public’s involvement is to bring new faces, different ideas, more participation from those people who call Saugus home. I want to have the people of our town realize that we are trying to get input from them on what they see as the

future of Saugus,” she said.

Riley, who was elected last fall on a platform of making local government more transparent and accessible to town residents, and her board colleagues welcome a huge turnout on Tuesday night. That’s why the meeting is scheduled for the auditorium and not the first floor conference room.

It’s a chance for residents to speak their minds, “whether it’s something they see in the near future, or years down the road to consider ... even the most outlandish thinking … For example, a west side fire station is attainable in the short term.

Maybe a future eyeing of our town being a recreational place to visit,” Riley said.

“Having the Saugus River usable like back in the day. Kayaking, swimming, even crazy as it sounds, there used to

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~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~

Venerable Saugus author Thomas Sheehan has more books to write as he nears 92nd birthday Editor’s Note: For this week’s interview, we sat down with Saugus’s best-known book author, Thomas Sheehan, who has written 45 books and numerous magazine and website articles since retiring about three decades ago. Sheehan, who turns 92 on March 5, works by typing with two fingers on his computer keyboard, which sits at the end of a long table in the kitchen of his Central Street home – in a house that was built in 1742. Sheehan was born in Charlestown, Mass., the son of a U.S. Marine who was in charge of quarters on Old Ironside. He has been a resident of Saugus since around 1937. He is a 1947 graduate of Saugus High School, where he developed a love for writing and was also a standout athlete. Sheehan is a Korean War veteran who served two years in the U.S. Army, discharging as a staff sergeant. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English at Boston College in 1956. After college he worked for 26 years at Raytheon in North Andover, where he wrote company policies. He was married for 37 years to the late Elizabeth Ann Beth (Rooney) Sheehan, a nurse who died in 2010. They had a daughter and two sons, including James, who lives with his dad on Central Street. Some highlights of the interview follow.

Q: I understand that you are

not very political.

A: I never got into politics. I’m a registered Republican who votes Democratic every time out of the box.

Q: You must be the only Saugus Republican who didn’t vote for Donald Trump in the last presidential election.

A: Absolutely.

Q: So, how was it working at Raytheon?

A: I had it made. I had my own office – my own secretary in a nice corner.

Q: So with the writing background, you decided “I’m going to retire from Raytheon, but I’m not going to retire”?

What do you hope will be your Q: And how long will you hockey and baseball. continue?

Q: How many hours a day do legacy?

A: The doc said this morning, you write? How many hours at A: I never think of that. I just

A FUTURE WRITER: A page from the 1947 Saugus High School yearbook noted a young Thomas Sheehan’s interest in mystery writing.

A: Absolutely.

Q: And how did that work?

A: It worked fine. It worked

fine. I was hungry and ready to do a lot of this stuff [books and articles] and not being interrupted by a boss who would ask “Did you get this done yet?”

Or the plant manager saying, “I need a new procedure.” I was at their beck and call because I worked there for 26 or 27 years, I think.

Q: So, how did your writing career take off?

A: What I gave you there – “A Collection of Friends” – that was the breakthrough book. I don’t even know when I wrote that; I can’t remember. But that was the very first one.

Q: So, sometime after 1991.

A: That was the first of 45 books. I have 470 cowboy stories on a site in Oregon, and I’ve never been on a horse.

It’s called Rope & Wire Magazine.

And he publishes everything I send him.

Q: What do you consider your best book of all your writings?

A: Who knows.

“You’re looking pretty good, going onto your 92nd year.” I said, “I’m going onto my 93rd year, because I will be 92 years in March” – March 5th, 3-5-28 – and then I will be in my 93rd year the next day.

Q: So you will continue …

A: As long as I can go – hell, I forget a lot of things. But as I sit here, a lot of it comes back and goes away. Sometimes I ask, “Where does that come from?” And I might happen to glance at a picture or look at an emblem or see a nail and remember where I dug them up. I have written stories about that old shoe, about that pistol up there. And of course, about the combat badge I received from Korea, and all of that. They all trigger something. It’s what keeps you going. If you find something hot, you keep at it, so there’s three books underway right now.

Q: What’s your typical day as a writer? When do you start and when do you finish?

A: Historically, since I retired, I go to bed at 9 o’clock every night. Invariably, I’m at this table from 1 o’clock till 2:30 a.m., then back to bed and get up.

So, I’ve been at this table every early morning and I have been doing that for … I guess 10 years anyway. The only thing – if there is a hockey game or football game, because we are hockey nuts and football nuts, all my boys played football,

the keyboard?

A: Oh, it’s slowed down somewhat.

Q: What do you hope to be remembered for by your town?

You’re not a native of Saugus, but it’s become your town.

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That’s the big thing. I want people to read some of the things

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Saugus TV relocation from Saugus High to 30 Main St. will happen two months earlier

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ack in December, Saugus TV Executive Director Bryan Nadeau said he hopes that his staff would be moving into its future home – an addition built onto the 1865-era Saugus Historical Society building at 30 Main St. – by June.

But Nadeau and Saugus TV recently learned their relocation will be much sooner. Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. told Saugus TV staff it must leave

its current quarters at Saugus High School by April 17. Eight weeks from today (Friday, Feb. 21) – at the latest – Saugus TV will have to complete a move it anticipated would take at least two months longer.

“We thought we’d have til summer, then June – and then, recently we got a letter from the superintendent that it’s April 17,” Saugus Community Television, Inc. Board of Directors President Al DiNardo said this week.

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It’s a matter of how it all comes down in the next seven weeks. I have instructed the builder and our executive director to concentrate on the room that will house the broadcast rack, so that at very least, we will have that going,” he said.

The major challenge will be moving the feed cable to the new studio that’s been under construction for several weeks, according to DiNardo. The target deadline for getting the essential equipment set up is April 1. Saugus TV still has to work out the logistical details with Comcast.

“We’re trying to get the rooms prepared so we can move the crucial stuff in just to broadcast,” DiNardo said.

“Sometime in early April, we will be in the new quarters. The relationship between us and the Saugus Historical Society has been going well. It’s been running smoothly, considering all the stuff that’s been happening,” he said.

“It’s still the best deal” The Saugus T V staff has worked under a cloud of uncertainty since learning more than two years ago that it was not included in the plans for the new Saugus Middle-High School when it opens this year.

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WORK GOES ON: Construction crews this week continue building the new addition to the Saugus Historical Society that will house the new studio and employee area for Saugus TV. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)

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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 21, 2020

VINCENT | FROM PAGE 1 here is so bittersweet.

Thank you to my colleagues in government who have helped guide me, and whose friendship I deeply appreciate.

First and foremost, to Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo – thank you for the confidence you have placed in me during my time in the House. As a leader, you have shown me what it means to serve the district we share. As a friend you have offered sound counsel, a guiding hand and years of great memories. To my friends Senator Boncore, Representative Ryan, Senator DiDomenico, Senator Crighton, Representative Wong and Mayor Arrigo – thank you for the team effort, hard work and the true collaboration over these years. Additionally, a special thank you to former Revere Mayors Tom Ambrosino and Dan Rizzo for your friendship and support – I am forever grateful to you both.

To my legislative aide, Councilor Ricky Serino who does an amazing job in my office and

is a great advocate for the city of Revere – thank you from the bottom of my heart. As I am winding down my political career, you are beginning yours.

I will watch with pride as you soar in the next chapters of your life.

To my family – especially my husband Richie, and my daughters Wendy Fox and Robin Ginsberg – I would not have been successful without your support, encouragement and love.

To my five grandchildren – Hallie, Max, Ben, Sam and Zach – you make me proud each day.

I hope I have done the same for you. To the entire Vincent Family – most notably our Matriarch Millie Vincent, Georganne and Ron O’Connor, and Bethanne and Joe Cardarelli – you are not just ‘in-laws,’ – you are my friends, and I love you all. Also to Joe Giannino and Jeff Turco, both of whom I consider sons – you have given me much advice, help and love, along this journey – from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

But most of all I would like to once again thank you, the people of Revere, Chelsea and

Saugus, for the confidence you placed in me these last 6 years. To Rose Napolitano and the girls, and all of my seniors – thank you! To all of you who made phone calls, wrote “Dear Friend” cards, helped with drops, and held signs during Team Vincent’s campaigns – thank you! I am forever humbled and grateful for everything you have done to make these years successful.

Although I will not seek reelection in the fall, I still have another year left in my term, and I will continue to be your voice on Beacon Hill. This is not a farewell letter – not yet. Rest assured, I am not going anywhere – there is still much to be done, and I will keep working for you, the people of the Sixteenth Suffolk District, until the very last day of my term. And then, if you are looking for me, you will find me somewhere on a beach – most of the time, on my beloved Revere Beach enjoying walks along the Boule-

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vard with my husband.

As I reflect on my tenure in the Legislature, and on my thirty-plus year career in the State House, I am grateful for the relationships I have made, and proud of the work we have done to make the communities of Revere, Chelsea and Saugus even better. God willing, I look

forward to the next chapter of my life, and I am excited to have the opportunity to spend more quality time with Richie, my family and my friends. Thank you all again so much for making these years some of the most proud, memorable and fun years of my life. It has been a heck of a ride!

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Fifth-graders from around the state enrolled in either public or private schools, as well as home-schooled students, are encouraged to participate in the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest by creating posters highlighting this year’s theme.

Schools are then asked to host a poster contest to determine the winner. The winning poster from each school can then be submitted to DCR for review.

Home-schooled and nonparticipating school students may submit their posters and enter the contest individually.

“Trees are not only beautiful, but play a key role in the health of our environment, and I’m thrilled that each year fifth graders demonstrate this importance by participating in the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s annual Arbor Day Poster Contest,” said Montgomery. “I look forward to 2020’s creative entries from students throughout the Commonwealth highlighting this year’s theme ‘Trees Please.’”

First Place prizes for the DCR Arbor Day Poster Contest are a tree planting ceremony at the winner’s school, a certificate

for art and science supplies, and more. Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mention winners will also receive art and science supplies.

“The Arbor Day Poster Contest is a good chance for students to creatively express what they’ve learned,” said Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley. “I hope that many of our fifth grade artists, scientists, activists, and arborists take the challenge.”

This year’s theme, “Trees Please” is designed to highlight the importance of trees within Massachusetts’s communities and diverse landscapes throughout the state. Additionally, the Arbor Day Poster Contest combines both art and science in order to instill the vital role trees have on the public’s daily lives.

The DCR Urban and Community Forestry Program, with support from the U.S. Forest Service, sponsors the annual contest for fifth-graders across the Commonwealth. Posters must be submitted by March 15 and the contest is open to all students currently enrolled in the fifth grade. An Arbor Day Poster Contest Guide is available on the DCR website or can be obtained by contacting Mollie Freilicher at 413577-2966 or mollie.freilicher@ mass.gov.

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Saugus woman indicted for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft Allegedly stole over $400K from her elderly uncle (Editor’s Note: The following in December 2019.

According to the indictment, info was issued this week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston.) between approximately January 2017 and September 2018, OSTON – A Saugus wom- Carbone stole over $400,000 an was indicted this week from her elderly uncle, whose in connection with an alleged personal finances she manscheme to defraud her elderly aged. It is alleged that she uncle of his life’s savings. Jayne fraudulently withdrew funds Carbone, 52, was indicted on from his brokerage account four counts of wire fraud and and transferred funds from his four counts of aggravated iden- personal checking account to tity theft. Carbone was arrested bank accounts held by Carbone

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and members of her immediate family for personal use. To further and conceal the scheme, Carbone allegedly provided her uncle with falsified statements for his accounts reflecting inflated balances.

The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the

offense. The charge of aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory sentence of two years in prison to be consecutive to any other sentence imposed, up to one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statuto-

ry factors.

U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; the FBI’s Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office, Joseph R. Bonavolonta; and the Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Joseph W. Cronin, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leslie A. Wright of Lelling’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit is prosecuting the case.

Saugus police report spikes in overdose calls and fatal overdoses during 2019

By Mark E. Vogler

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he Saugus Police Department responded to 108 overdose calls over the past year – a 46 percent increase over the 74 reported in 2018. The number

of fatal overdoses last year – six – was triple what police reported in the previous year, when there were two deaths.

“We experience an increase in the number of calls for overdoses this past year,” Interim Po-

lice Chief Ronald Giorgetti said in answering a request from The Saugus Advocate for overdose statistics during recent years.

“The department has expanded its partnership with nonprofit and recovery groups to include post overdoses visits with referrals to Navigators and Recovery Coaches for those individuals or families seeking assistance,” he noted.

While local police experienced a big spike in overdose statistics for the past two years, the chief noted the overall totals are not as bad as what the town experienced during 2016.

Drug overdoses took the lives of 15 people in Saugus during

2016 – three times as many as the previous year. Overall, the 130 drug overdoses reported by police during 2016 were nearly double what they were (66) in 2015.

Last year’s overdose totals don’t necessarily reflect the scope of the problem experienced by the town, according to the chief. He suggested that a greater awareness in the community about the opioid problem could contribute to an increase in calls to police.

The chief also noted that some of the overdose calls involved people living outside of Saugus.

The chief also cautioned about comparing the drug

overdose statistics his department compiles to data kept by the state. Giorgetti said he plans to elaborate further on the statistics he released this week in the coming weeks.

“We’re doing the best we can with the resources we have,” he said.

Saugus overdoses at a glance: 2015 – 66 overdoses, 5 deaths 2016 – 130 overdoses, 15 deaths 2017 – 85 overdoses 6 deaths 2018 – 74 overdoses, 2 deaths 2019 – 108 overdoses, 6 deaths

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EMASS Senior Softball League opens player registration for 2020 season

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astern Massachusetts Senior Softball (EMASS) is launching its annual recruitment campaign for players age 50 and over. The 400-plus member league draws players from towns across Eastern Massachusetts with games played on fields in Framingham, Medfield, Ashland and Wayland. The season begins May 1 and runs until Labor Day, with playoffs completed in early October.

EMASS members range in age from 50 to 90. The average age is 67 with 70 players in their fifties, 160 in their sixties, 140 in their seventies and 30 in their eighties. Members’ skill levels range from casual recreational players to those who play on nationally competitive tournament teams. Players of any skill level will find a spot with play-

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ers of similar abilities in one or more of EMASS’s five divisions. Two divisions play doubleheaders on Saturday mornings and three divisions play doubleheaders on weekdays.

The spirit of Senior Softball is evident in its post-game tradition of the opposing teams forming lines to congratulate each other with high fives and fist bumps. Competing in senior softball is a statement.

Players thumb their nose at Father Time and they are deeply grateful to take the field and compete together as teammates or opponents.

“The EMASS softball-loving community competes with sportsmanship and camaraderie,” said Walker Royce, Commissioner of EMASS. “Besides all the fun and banter of a team sport,

he latest listing of upcoming our hearts for the coming joy of events and programs at Sau- Easter. You are invited to join us for this sacred night of making gus places of worship. our hearts open to the Lord.

Cliftondale CongregationAsh Wednesday service at Cliftondale Congregational al also invites you to a special Cliftondale Congregational, night of fun for kids and adults! which is located at 50 Essex St., Join us at our Leap Day Game is having an Ash Wednesday Ser- Night on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 5 vice on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. We’ll have games for peop.m. We will spend time in reflec- ple of all ages.

For more information on our tion and repentance to prepare

player in 2019. “No matter what personal or professional pressures I am facing, those weekly hours are refreshing and uplifting. Playing the game I love with people I truly enjoy makes life sweeter and more fun.”

“I have found EMASS to be a well-run, welcoming league, providing a good balance of fun and competitiveness,” said Dan Jolly, who has played in EMASS for two seasons. “All of my teammates have been fantastic to get to know and they have inspired me to look forward to many more softball seasons as I look to retire.”

“Over 21 years, EMASS has provided me with the opportunity to re-live my youth and play the game I love,” said Joe Salzano, now 83 and a seasoned EMASS player. “I have es-

tablished long-lasting relationships with players both on and off the field.”

Visit www.e-mass.org to learn more about the League and to register for the 2020 season.

This year, EMASS is investing in its community of team managers by offering workshops and a handbook that capture best practices for maximizing the enjoyment of its members, the vibrancy of its community and the competitiveness of its teams.

EMASS players participate in many local and national tournaments. They field an annual team for the Friendship Games played in Cuba, enroll over 10 teams in the Cape Cod Classic and have numerous EMASS players who compete in AAA and Major division tournament teams.

Beef and Cabbage Supper on Saturday, March 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.

The menu consists of corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, Irish soda bread, drinks and dessert. The cost is a $12 Corned Beef & per person donation. Tickets Cabbage Supper at can be reserved by calling 781First Congregational The First Congregational 233-3028 and will be available Church in Saugus Center will at the door. Come celebrate host its popular Annual Corned an early St. Patrick’s Day with

some good food and good fellowship!

we also provide each other with a healthy support network for getting through life’s senior challenges. That could be fighting through cancer, rehabilitating a knee replacement or just hitting over 500.”

Players share joys of playing in EMASS EMASS players know how blessed they are to play. They are inspired by the elder players who can still perform well in their late seventies and eighties.

They love seeing a teammate return from an injury or some lifethreatening ailment. They enjoy that three-hour escape to the fields where camaraderie, teamwork and competition block out life’s challenges and stresses.

“EMASS is an oasis for me,” said David Ossam, a first year

Saugus Faith Notes services and special events, please visit cliftondalecc.org or contact Administrative Assistant Debora de Paula Hoyle at 781-233-2663.

Calling all faiths Got a special event at your parish that you would like to tell the community about? Email the information under the subject line “Saugus Advocate Faith Notes” to mvoge@comcast.net.

There is no charge for letting the public know about your event.

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Correia reaches 1,000 career points in boys’ eighth win

By Greg Phipps

last seven games with a convincing 91-52 non-league victory at Northeast Metro Tech on Tuesday night.

The biggest story was senior captain Christian Correia reaching the 1,000-point plateau for his four-year career as a varsity player. Correia didn’t just achieve that milestone but did so in highlight-like fashion, netting 43 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Deservedly so, head coach Mark Bertrand heaped praise on Correia both as a player and a teammate. “It’s just a tremendous accomplishment and he’s really earned it,” Bertrand told the press after Tuesday’s win. “He’s been a starter since his sophomore year, and he’s our go-to guy.

It’s hard to score all those points when the defense is keying on you, but he works so hard. And the first thing he did is thank his teammates, that’s the kind of guy he is.”

Also contributing to the Saugus head coach Mark Bertrand has seen his team go 5-2 in win over Northeast was Maits last seven games – with the playoffs just around the corner. son Nickolas, who has quiet(Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) basketball team could be a dangerous opponent enterhough the overall record ing this year’s postseason may not indicate it, the tournament. The Sachems Saugus High School boys’ earned their fifth win in their

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Senior captain Christian Correia eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in Tuesday’s win at Northeast Metro Tech.

ly made his presence felt the second half of the season.

Nickolas drained 16 points and was followed by Myles Manalaysay with 12. With five key players – Correia, guard Joe Lusso, Nickolas, Manalaysay and center Nick Israelson, who has also come into his own this campaign – Saugus

seems capable of giving any team trouble in the playoffs.

Tuesday’s victory pushed Saugus to 8-11 on the season.

The Sachems played their final regular season game against Medford on Wednesday and then wait to find out their tournament seeding and first-round opponent.

Lady Sachems Basketball finish season 16-4, prepare for playoffs

By Greg Phipps

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he Saugus High School girls’ basketball team certainly ended its regular season on a strong note by knocking off a very good Everett squad on Tuesday night at John Towers Gymnasium. The Lady Sachems lost to the Crimson Tide earlier in the season but outscored the visitors by eight points in Tuesday’s final quarter to come away with a 51-43 triumph.

It was Saugus’s 16th win of the season – the Lady Sachems finished 16-4 and head into the postseason feeling good about themselves and their chances to make a deep run in this year’s tournament. “It is the best record we have had winning-percentage-wise since at

least the 1980s,” pointed out head coach Mark Schruender.

“Our senior class set a record for a class in a four-year span of time with 59 wins.”

On Tuesday, Saugus took a 24-21 lead into halftime before Everett battled back to forge a 34-34 deadlock entering the fourth quarter. The ability to force turnovers and pressure the ball on defense helped the Lady Sachems outscore Everett, 17-9, in the fourth and avenge a 14-point setback to the Lady Tide back in December.

Schruender credited Kiley Ronan, Jessica Nazzaro, Shaylin Groark and Fallon Millerick for their defensive effort, as well as the total team performance. “What I am most proud of is the genuine care and trust each member of our team has

for one another,” Schruender observed. “They are a united group and care about collective success over their individual success.”

Molly Granara led Tuesday’s offensive charge with a 16-point effort, followed by Jill Ricupero with 14 points and Taylor Bogdanski with 12. “Everett made runs throughout the game and took a lead early in the fourth quarter,” recalled Schruender.

The Lady Sachems went an impressive 14-2 over their final 16 regular season contests.

They are assured of a firstround playoff game at home and, according to Schruender, should get a third seed in the Div. 2 North bracket. The Saugus’s Jill Ricupero canned 14 points in the Lady Sachems’ seedings will be announced home win over Everett on Tuesday night. (Advocate Photo by Greg Phipps) on Friday.

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Entertaining Harlem Basketball

By The Old Sachem

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ou’ve probably heard of the South Side of Chicago from Jim Croce’s song “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” but I want to introduce to a more memorable moment on the South Side. In 1926 a group of boys from Wendell Phillips High School of the South Side formed a barnstorming semipro basketball team and had games throughout the region. A recent copy of The American Legion Magazine told of the history of the Harlem Globetrotters. The team was sponsored by and in honor of American Legion Post 87 and Lieutenant George Giles of the Eighth Infantry Regiment of the Illinois National Guard. Giles died in October 1918 leading an assault in France shortly before the end of The Great War to End All Wars.

On January 7, 1927, the South Side Giles Post Team played in Hinckley, Illinois, the birth of the team that later became known as the Harlem Globetrotters. They were known briefly as the “Savoy Big Five” because their new sponsor was the Savoy Ball-

room in Harlem. They competed for over a decade and won the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1940.

The team we know today is one that is very entertaining, with trick shots, wizardly dribbling, star-spangled uniforms, and comedy – an international sensation. They have performed for over 144 million fans in 124 countries and territories worldwide. The team uses the song “Sweet Georgia Brown,” using Brother Bones’ whistled version. Their mascot is an anthropomorphized globe named “Globie.” The current owner is the Herschend Family Entertainment group – with executive offices in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree Corners.

Abe Saperstein became the manager promoter of the club in 1929 as the team toured Illinois and Iowa with the team he renamed the “New York Harlem Globe Trotters.” Saperstein selected Harlem in New York City, since Harlem was considered at the time as the center of African-American culture. However, the team did not play in Harlem until 1968, four de-

cades after the founding of the team.

Since 2007 the Globetrotters conduct an annual draft a few days before the NBA draft, selecting players they consider would fit the mold of a Globetrotter. Among notables drafted by the team are Patrick Ewing, Jr., Sonny Weems, Lionel Messi (of soccer), Usain Bolt (the runner), Mariano Rivera, Johnny Manziel, Jordan Spieth, Aaron Judge, Tim Tebow and Paul Pogba, none of which ever chose to sign with the “Trotters.” Wilt Chamberlain, Marques Haynes, Fred “Curly” Neal, Charles “Tex” Harrison, Hubert “Geese” Ausbie, Meadowlark Lemon and Goose Tatum have had their numbers retired through the years for their outstanding per formances for the Globetrotters.

The team acquired Goose Ta t u m i n 1 9 4 1 , a n d h e brought comic routines into the act, which eventually became more known for their entertainment than their basketball skills. Their act consists of incredible coordination and skillful handling of one or more basketballs, such as passing or juggling balls

between players, balancing or spinning balls on their fingertips and making unusually difficult shots.

In 1952 they asked Louis “Red” Klotz to create a team to compete against the Globetrotters, to accompany them on their tours, which eventually became the Washington Generals. The Generals are known as stooges for the Globetrotters, as the Trotters easily beat the Generals nearly every time.

In 1959 the team played nine games in Moscow after receiving an invitation from Vasily Grigoryevich, the Director for the Lenin Central Stadium. The team at the time included Wilt Chamberlain and was welcomed by spectators and authorities and met by Premier Nikita Krushchev, and each team member received the Athletic Order of Lenin Medal. In 1985 the Globetrotters signed their first woman player, Olympic Gold Medal winner Lynette Woodward. Over time they have added 13 female players, and also included Ernie Banks, Bob Gibson and Ferguson Jenkins. The team drew criticism during the civil

rights era for having only African-American players, but Jesse Jackson (later named as a Honorary Globetrotter), came to their defense by saying “I think they have been a positive influence… They did not show blacks as stupid.

On the contrary, they were shown as superior.” They had a white player, Bob Karstens, during the war years 19421943 when players were hard to come by; most were in the service. In 1995 the added the first Hispanic player, Orlando Antigua.

Although the games are preplanned, they are not fixed. The Generals do not interfere with the “Trotters” when the hijinks start; the Generals do play a serious game when in possession of the ball. This resulted in an infamous defeat for the Globetrotters in 1971 when the Globetrotters lost track of a big lead with their tricks and the Generals hit a game-winning buzzer-beater.

The Globetrotters are always an entertaining production and usually play a game or two in this area yearly.

Get out to see this sensation when they appear nearby.

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THEY’LL BE LISTENING: The Board of Selectmen invited residents to address them at a special forum set for Tuesday (Feb. 25) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the second floor auditorium of Saugus Town Hall. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler)

SESSION | FROM PAGE 1 be a pulley in Breakheart that people could ski there. Everyone’s voice counts and everyone has ideas. Who knows, you may have an idea that will change the future of Saugus,” she said.

Riley initially conceived the idea session as a public workshop to discuss various goals for the town. But selectmen decided that it would be better to shift the focus of the meeting to citizens’ goals rather than board members’ goals and objectives. That discussion will be the subject of a future workshop.

With the selectmen set for their citizen input session next Tuesday, The Saugus Advocate decided to pose this question to each of the board members: What would be your top suggestions to the Board of Selectmen if you were addressing the board as an individual?

So, if you have a couple of good ideas you would like to share, please do.

Here are the responses we received from each of the members.

Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano First of all, I am looking forward to sitting with the resi-

dents to hear their concerns for the future of Saugus. As far as the topics I want to deal with, first and foremost will be the west side fire station. This has been talked about for years and yet always slips through the cracks. It will not slip through any longer.

The committee being formed through the Board of Health that I will be serving on to deal with all issues Wheelabrator will start meeting in March. As we have seen in recent weeks we do not have the support of the DEP. And the committees and Alliances that have been formed with the sole purpose of trying to shut the plant down obviously do not work. I think the right people at the table having discussions of substance will be able to accomplish great things for Saugus and our surrounding communities, without sacrificing safety.

I would like to resolve the Caddy Farm development issue, which in my opinion can be done with a simple meeting. From what I’ve seen since my return to the Board is the Town likes to put things off.... that’s not how I operate and that’s not how things get done.

The moratorium on development also needs to be addressed and the rezoning of Rt.

1 needs to be straightened out.

The new Police Chief should be in place no later than May 1st, as well as a full time Animal Control Officer.

A tool to evaluate the Town Manager must also be put forth so we can begin that process before the years end. Everyone needs to know what their strengths and weaknesses are and ways to correct them. In the short term this Board is working well together and well with the Town Manager. We will continue to do so, and deliver what’s in the best interest for residents of Saugus.

Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley My top suggestions: providing transparency and accountability in government. I feel this is doable without any additional cost. A West side fire station is priority; safety should always be first. We need to implement a working Master Plan when it’s presented as well as a capital improvement plan with priorities and a schedule. Also, there are several job openings that still need to be filled. I feel that the townspeople are being shortchanged without having professional people in positions that are of valued importance which need people in them now. Two critical positions are an Economic Development Director, and a Director of Public Health. Lastly, to somehow address the increased nitrogen oxide emissions at Wheelabrator.

Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini If I were to choose the two top priority items that I see, they would be 1) the completion of the master plan as so many decisions hinge on the results including the repurposing of the soon to be vacant schools, a potential west side fire station as well as the potential need to once again rezone portions of route 1 and other areas to reduce the amount of new residential development applications and

attract/encourage commercial and office building developments that put less of a strain on public safety and our schools and 2) the filling of the positions that are vacant in town (permanent police chief, procurement director, HR director, economic development director to name a few). This will alleviate the burden on the Town Manager and the current employees who are forced to do more due to lack of personnel.

Now, if priority weren’t a factor then selfishly I would say 1) a dog park and 2) a community center for folks of all ages to gather for concerts and recreational activities.

Selectman Debra Panetta Back a few years ago, the BOS had goals of 1/ increasing the Bond rating which saved millions of dollars of taxpayers money (which included putting money into stabilization), 2/ supporting the new Middle/ High school., and 3/ revitalizing the parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities in Saugus.

We succeeded in all three of these goals.

When I first got elected to the Board in 2011, Saugus’ finances were poor. There were discussions on closing the library, Youth and Recreation Center, and the Senior Center. The Essex Street Fire Station kept closing due to lack of funds. We don’t have these issues any longer due to strong financial management. It is important that we maintain our excellent bond rating of a AA+, and continue taking measures to improve this rating to a AAA (the highest rating by Standard & Poor’s).

The completion of the townwide master plan is my top priority. With all the new development in Saugus, especially along Route 1, it is imperative that we have a strategy that deals with the future growth of our town while protecting our neighborhoods and environmental resources. This plan will be the framework for mak-

ing informed decisions which will include goals and policies for future land use, including housing, recreation, commercial development, transportation, and open space.

I would like to see us continue to hire qualified people for each department. For example, we need a full-time Board of Health Director, especially with all the restaurants in Town and dealing with the Wheelabrator issues. We need another qualified individual in the Economic Development Department, especially with all the proposed development and to assist with the master plan.

I would also like to have open discussions with the public on what they would like to see done with the schools that will soon be going off-line. The School Committee has already given Ballard back to the town.

Some initial ideas include adding additional affordable and/ or veteran’s housing, building a community center and adding a dog park and/or skateboard park. There are numerous possibilities.

We also need to continue our investments in public safety. We added new police officers to the budget to deal with the traffic issues in town. There have been discussions on a West Side Fire Station for many years, so I know this is something that the public would like the Town to pursue. Ultimately, it is up to the voters.

I would also like to see efforts made to mitigate the flooding in certain parts of Saugus. This was one of the top concerns at the Saugus Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Workshop that was held in January.

Selectman Michael Serino I do have some short-term goals and suggestions regarding what I would like to see over the next couple of years.

However, I think it would be more appropriate for the public to weigh in first before I comment on mine at the meeting.

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 I worked on and slaved over – nothing is easy. It’s love and energy. That’s the big thing.

That’s my secret. I tell my kids that forever.

Q: How many copies of your books are out there in circulation?

A: Who knows. I have no idea.

Some of these books, you really can’t tell because you really don’t make a lot of money on them. I might get a $30 check here or a $30 check there. But, it’s no big slam bang. For me, the big thing is seeing them under a cover, bound – even paper bound – but bound with my name on it. It’s out there. If you want to read me, read me.

If you don’t …

Q: And there are 45 of those babies out there.

A: Yeah. Yup. In the wintertime, at this town’s little library, to see my books on the shelves on the shelf; I don’t know how many times they’ve been taken out or how many people have read them.

Q: You mentioned that after you got your college degree for Boston College, you went to Raytheon in North Andover for a job interview, and things didn’t look too good; it wasn’t very promising at first.

A: I was ready to turn around and leave, and I ran into a BC classmate named Doherty. And he looked up and said, “Tom, you looking for a job? Well, you got one.” And that was it.

Q: And then, how long did that last?

A: 26 or 27 years, I’m guessing. Writing policies and procedures – that was my whole bag.

Q: Writing a lot, I bet.

A: Yep. I’d run into the plant manager, and bingo, he’d say we need something. So, I would go out and do some research, go back and do it in handwriting and hand it to the secretary.

The day I left Raytheon, seven girls who had typed for me because of my lousy handwriting, with seven carriages, walked by the guard to my car – all paper copies and what not – essentially free printing for me … and the guard smiled at them, turned his back, and I loaded my car up with them.

Q: Seven carriages of paper.

A: They were like shopping baskets.

Q: So that was the day you retired.

A: God, that was interesting because a lot of that stuff was handwriting that I had to have typed.

Q: You say you never get involved in politics. So you don’t follow what goes on in your town?

A: I don’t. I might have gone to two Town Meetings. It’s not really my cup of tea.

THE MEMORY WALL: A collage of family photos attached to the wall in the kitchen/dining room of the 1742 vintage house Thomas Sheehan has lived in since the late 1950s.

Q: So, you never really folbig drive for you, right? lowed Saugus town politics.

A: Yep. Keep it going.

They used to refer to your town Q: Your high school yearas “The Graveyard of Town book, “Tontoquonian, 1947,” Managers because they had says you love to write mystery such high turnover. stories.

A: I probably heard that, but A: Well, that outfit in England it didn’t stick with me. “The saluted me for being the first Graveyard of Town Managers.” writer to have 100 stories on Wow. Ask me if I can name one. their site – called Literally StoI don’t know if I can. ries – out of someplace in the United Kingdom. And their reQ: How about the current STILL BOOKS TO WRITE: viewers were from around the one, Scott Crabtree?

A: Only because I probably S a u g u s A u t h o r T h o m a s world. You would send them had his grandfather as a class- Sheehan says he still has a copy and they would make at least three more books copies with copies and send mate – I could see their house he wants to right, and he’s them to their reviewers, and up there on Lincoln Avenue on already begun work on them. they pass judgement. And I get the hill.

Q: What’s been the most reQ: And you played with him? notes back saying, “Sorry Tom, warding part of your writing A: I played with him in ’43, this one didn’t make it.” But I career? ’44 [at Saugus High] and in ’50 send it someplace else, and A: Getting to 92 and still at it: with the Fort Devens football they jump on it.

That’s significant to me. That’s team, which went undefeated, Q: You’re on the computer because of good love and ener- and we played our last game every day? in Bermuda. gy. It all goes back to that.

A: Oh yeah.

Q: That’s your motto?

Q: The Fort Devens football Q: Is that how you read the newspapers and keep abreast A: Yeah – love and energy. team?

That’s a big thing. And my kids A: Yeah. The Hornets – the of what’s going on in the world? all know it.

Fort Devens Hornets.

A: Oh yes – between that and Q: When did that become Q: And that was before he the games on TV – anything on a sports talk show or about your motto? went into the NFL? A: Probably when I found A: Oh, he was already a pro, sports, which is a great intersome adventure in the written and he got drafted and we est of mine. word. I’d look at the page and went in the service together.

Q: What is your biggest hobsay, “Oh, did I just write that?” And then he went back to the by?

And then I would ask myself pros after his military duty was A: It’s got to be here. This is what the next word is going done. He was a tiger! Oh boy, a devotion. It’s an adventure. to be. he was a good one. But the first When you send something out Q: Please tell me about Art pass I threw to him, he dropped [a manuscript], you don’t know Spinney, one of the most fa- it in the end zone. I think it was what’s going to happen. But it mous athletes who ever played the first pass I ever threw in is an adventure. at Saugus High School. I think high school.

Q: Writing is an adventure. he was a teammate of yours Q: And he dropped it in the A: Oh yes. I just love it. and went on to play a key role end zone.

Q: So, were you a straight A in helping the Baltimore Colts A: Yep. But he was a tough student in English? win the NFL championship in guy. He was a leader.

A: Probably. Pretty close. what was dubbed “The GreatQ: What would you say the Q: What’s your advice to the est Game Ever Played.” That highlight of your writing ca- people of Saugus? was the game between the reer is?

A: Just find what you like and Colts and the Giants when Alan do it. If you got energy, give it A: What’s yet to come.

Ameche scored the touchdown the love it deserves – love and Q: What about so far? against the Giants in 1958: the A: Who knows. I would like energy – it all goes around that Sudden Death Overtime game to think all of them [the books little circle of your mind. You that led to Baltimore’s victory he has written are good], but knock on wood, too, you know. and put pro football in the na- they’re not all perfect; they’re I got a pacemaker. I know that tional limelight. not all great. But they’re darn came into play because they A: Sure, Spinney blocked for near complete. They took love rushed me to the hospital once.

[Quarterback Johnny] Unitas. and energy to get them done.

Q: Give me a short synopsis He was a tiger.

Q: “Love and energy.” That’s a of the three books you’ve got

Page 13 that are in the works that you are working on now.

A: “Death in the Phantom’s End Zone” is about the mix of football and hard knocks it takes to get where you want to go, and what any character goes through making a team.

Essentially, that’s it … “Death of a Lottery Foe.” Q: What’s that about?

A: I can’t even remember the first word in that book.

Q: So, what’s it about?

A: Probably, it will be a surprise on me. It will be.

Q: What’s the third book?

A: “Murder Down Canada Way” – it’s, of course, into hockey – into the sport itself.

It’s definitely a hockey book.

Q: You’re a big hockey fan?

A: Oh yeah. I’m big on all sports. My favorite numbers are 9, 4, 6, 12… Ted Williams (Number 9, Boston Red Sox great), Bobby Orr (Number 4, Boston Bruins hockey legend), Bill Russell (Number 6, Boston Celtics basketball great), Tom Brady (No. 12, New England Patriots quarterback great), John Hannah, who was the best Patriots lineman of all times. And Brady has been a superb winner.

Q: Now you were big in high school sports: four years on the football team, two years in baseball, senior year in hockey. Can you tell me an interesting story about your early sports days?

A: I went down to pick up my father’s car; he was a guard at GE. And the chief said, “Tom, I got to tell you the story … You guys were playing (Lynn) Classical and Harry Agannis at Manning Bowl … and you recovered the ball – a fumble on your two-yard line – and you went 98 yards in a drive, and Tom Luster was announcing the game on radio … and he said, ‘Saugus is going wild and Sheehan is going crazy.’” And the chief said, “I looked up and said, ‘There goes the GE ambulance out onto Western Avenue with the siren going all the way down to Manning Bowl.’” And I remember the ball was then all the way down to the 9-yard line and I saw the ambulance come in and the siren still going at the far end of old Manning Bowl. And somebody said, “Hey, Tom, there’s your dad.”

And there he was in his GE guard police uniform. And we scored the winning touchdown. We beat Agannis and Lynn Classical 14-12. And he got back in the ambulance and he drove it back to work.

The chief told me that story.

We drove 98 yards for the winning score, and we won 14-12. We were good. That was my junior year – ’45.

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The Sounds of Saugus

By Mark E. Vogler

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ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know about this week in Saugus.

It’s officially budget season For those folks who want to know what Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree will be recommending in his town budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year that begins July 1, next week may provide some answers. Selectmen have a meeting set for 6:30 p.m.

Monday (Feb. 24) in the first floor conference room at Saugus Town Hall. At this session, the town manager will brief selectmen on the highlights of the spending plan he’s proposing. Selectmen will get a chance to ask questions, make a recommendation and give notice to the Finance Committee that members can begin their comprehensive review of the budget.

The Finance Committee has the first of its budget review sessions scheduled for 7 p.m.

Wednesday in the first floor conference room at Town Hall.

That will be the first of multiple meetings where committee members subject the budget to rigorous scrutiny. By the time the committee has completed its review, members will have received a presentation from every town department.

Conscientious Town Meeting members will crowd into the conference room during these sessions to learn about the spending package they will ultimately approve at the annual Town Meeting, which is set for May 4.

A chance to author Articles Citizens of Saugus who are interested in submitting Articles to be included on the Warrant for this year’s May 4 Annual Town Meeting still have plenty of time. The Saugus Board of Selectmen have announced they will close the Annual Town Meeting Warrant at their April 7 regular meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in the second floor auditorium at Town Hall. Anyone that may have an Article to be inserted into the Annual Town Meeting Warrant may submit the Article with appropriate number of signatures to the Selectmen’s Office or may bring it to the April 7 meeting.

For more information you may contact the Selectmen’s Office at (781) 231-4124 or wreed@saugus-ma.gov.

A “shout-out” for Tom Swanson Jeannie Meredith of the Saugus Catholics Collaborative

sent along this email to offer a special “shout-out” for Tom Swanson: “This week’s nomination comes from the Helping Hands Committee of the Saugus Collaborative, for all the work and time he has volunteered in helping to engineer the installation of the Handicapped Accessible Lift at St Margarets Church. Tom’s tireless work has allowed the physically challenged members to return to daily and weekend masses as well as participating in social events. You are a gift to each of us.”

partment. “The last reported Homicide was in 2007,” Chief Giorgetti told us. “Prior Homicides in 1994,1997, 2001, and 2004.”

A time for citizen input Saugus residents who believe they have the answers for straightening out Town Hall have a chance to sound off to an audience of Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and the Board of Selectmen at a workshop session set for 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday (Feb. 25) in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall.

Early primary voting There will be Early Voting for five days only for the upcoming March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election. The dates for Early Voting are Monday, February 24, through Friday, February 28. Early Voting will take place in the Town Clerk’s Office during 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 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Absentee Voting will remain the same as in all past A murder clarification In last week’s story about elections. the murder/suicide involving two 63-year-old Everett men Dog Days are here The new 2020 Dog Licenses who happened to be brothare now available in the Town ers-in-law, we mentioned that the last murder investigation Clerk’s Office – must have a in Saugus was back in May copy of the Rabies Certificate 2012 when the bodies of two to license your dog or use the adult women were found out- new web portal. side the Lynnhurst ElementaA chance to serve ry School.

Joseph Wright III, 55, was lat- your town The Saugus Board of Selecter convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for the slay- men is accepting applications ings of his mother – 54-year-old for appointment to the ZonDonna Breau – and his grand- ing Board of Appeals and the Limother, 83-year-old Melba Tra- brary Board of Trustees in Sauhant, in the family’s Lynn home. gus. These are volunteer/nonWright dumped their bodies paid positions for Saugus resbehind the school, where a cus- idents. Those interested may todian found them. He tried to submit a letter of interest/reflee to Canada but was cap- sume no later than March 17, tured trying to cross into New 2020, to: Saugus Board of Selectmen Brunswick from Maine, driving Saugus Town Hall his grandmother’s car.

298 Central Street #4 As it turns out, it did indeed begin as a double homicide investigation in Sau- Special Town Meeting gus. But we would be tech- to keep police nically wrong to identify this mechanic working Veteran Saugus Police Offias the last Saugus murder, cer Kevin Nichols doesn’t want as the murders happened in Lynn and the bodies were lat- to be forced into retirement when he turns 65 this spring. er dumped in Saugus.

But murder is indeed a rare That’s why he requested a Specrime in Saugus, at least in re- cial Town Meeting that would authorize selectmen to file specent memory.

We received an email this cial legislation that would allow week from Interim Police Chief him to work beyond the manRonald Giorgetti, which essen- datory retirement age for law tially notes about a three-year enforcement.

Selectmen voted unanigap in murders. But it’s been about 13 years since the last mously to schedule the meetSaugus murder, according to ing for Monday, March 9. It’s the the information we received only Article on the agenda for this week from the Police De- that night.

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 Saugus residents, or an act of kindness or a nice gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@comcast.net) with the mention in the subject line of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph –anything longer might lend itself to a story and/or photo.

Books in Bloom 2020 gearing up It’s not too early to begin thinking about this awesome, creative event that allows the Saugus Public Library to host a grand celebration of flowers and books at the same time.

The Saugus Garden Club, along with the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library, will be holding the 6th Annual “Books in Bloom” event on Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4. This exhibit will consist of flower arrangements which interpret a book’s title, cover or theme. Categories include Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Young Adults, and Miscellaneous.

Entry to submit a design is open to the public, including children accompanied by an adult. To learn more, there will be an exhibitors’ meeting on March 24 at noon in the community room at the Saugus Public Library. Set up will be Thursday, April 2, from noon to 3 p.m., and the show will be held Friday, April 3, from 9:00 a.m.to closing, and Saturday, April 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served.

Entry forms are available at the Library front desk or from the Co-Presidents listed below, and must be submitted by March 31 to Lorraine DiMilla, 8 High St., Saugus (781-233-7541), lmdimilla@ comcast.net; Donna Manoogian, 23 Hillside Ave., Saugus (781-233-5640), donna23@ comcast.net. Call for more information or to get an entry form by mail or email.

Saugus Lions Club Comedy night If you love to laugh and want to help a good cause, mark this one down on your calendar.

The Saugus Lions Club will hold a Comedy Night on Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Prince Pizzeria on Route 1 South in Saugus. The stars of the show are Tony V, Brad Mastrangelo and Chris Pennie.

Tickets, which cover the show and pizza, are $25. There will also be a raffle and silent auction. Call George Meimaris (617-771-3293), Frank Rossetti (781-718-4662) or Nelson Chang (781-233-8200) for tickets. Proceeds will benefit the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research and other Saugus Lions Club Charities.

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 all World War II veterans.

Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper at First Congregational The First Congregational Church in Saugus Center will host its popular Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Supper on Saturday, March 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. The menu consists of corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, Irish soda bread, drinks and dessert. The cost is a $12-perperson donation. Tickets can be reserved by calling 781233-3028 and will be available at the door. Come celebrate an early St. Patrick’s Day with some good food and good fellowship!

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: • Homework Help for elementary school students provided by the Junior National Honor Society from the Belmonte Middle School in the Community Room, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3 to 5 p.m.

• Cool Science for Kids, Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 3:30 p.m. This is recommended for children in grades 1 and up and is led by Forest, a National Honor Society student at Saugus High School • More Winter Songs with Sarah Gardner, Thursday, Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m., ages newborn to five.

• 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

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State report shows drop in opioid-related overdose deaths statewide since 2016 (Editor’s Note: The following info was issued recently by the state Department of Public Health.)

BOSTON – The rate of opioidrelated overdose deaths in Massachusetts fell an estimated five percent from its peak in 2016, despite the growing presence of the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a driver of opioid-related overdose deaths, according to preliminary data in the latest quarterly opioid surveillance report released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH).

In 2019 the opioid-related overdose death rate was 29 per 100,000 people, compared to 30.5 per 100,000 people in 2016.

Preliminary data shows that in 2019 there were 2,023 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose deaths, while for the same period in 2016 there were 2,097 confirmed opioidrelated overdose deaths.

“This report demonstrates that focused investments in substance misuse are having an impact, but there is still a lot of work to do to curb the opioid epidemic in our communities,” said Governor Charlie Baker.“We are encouraged by the expand-

ed use of the prescription monitoring program and continued reduction of new prescriptions, and remain committed to making new investments in prevention, education, treatment, and recovery for individuals and families across the Commonwealth.”

“Behind every statistic in each of these quarterly reports is a person, a family, and a community that has been impacted by this crisis,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “Our administration remains committed to working with all stakeholders to continue to provide the resources and supports needed to address the opioid epidemic across the Commonwealth.”

While the presence of fentanyl in the toxicology of opioid-related overdose deaths remains high at 93 percent from January to September 2019, the rate of heroin or likely heroin present in opioid-related overdose deaths has continued to decline since 2014, and that rate was reported as 25 percent during the first nine months of 2019.

The percentage of opioid-related overdose deaths where prescription drugs were present trended downward from 2014 through 2016, and that rate has remained stable since with ap-

proximately 13 percent of opioid-related overdose deaths in 2019 having prescription opioids present in toxicology.

The report found a decrease in the confirmed opioid-related overdose death rate for White non-Hispanic and Black nonHispanic men between 2017 and 2018; however, during that time the death rate increased for Asian/Pacific Islander nonHispanic men. The opioid-related overdose death rate for Hispanic men decreased slightly in 2018 compared with 2017, but that rate has remained the highest across all racial and ethnic groups since 2016.

“This report shows progress on multiple fronts, including a reduction in Schedule II opioid prescriptions,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders. “We must continue to invest in and focus on providing the best and most effective services and supports across the spectrum of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery.”

Continued integration of the Prescription Monitoring Program’s Massachusetts Prescription Awareness Tool (MassPAT) into larger Electronic Health Record systems has allowed pro-

viders to more easily conduct the required MassPAT checks for a patient’s prescription history prior to issuing a prescription for Schedule II or III narcotic medications or a first-time benzodiazepine.

In the fourth quarter of 2019 in Massachusetts: • Just over 225,000 individuals received prescriptions for Schedule II opioids in the fourth quarter of 2019, which is nearly a 42 percent decrease from the first quarter of 2015 (n = 390,532).

• Registered MassPAT providers searched more than 2.8 million times, which represented an increase of approximately 500,000 searches since the previous quarter.

• There were just under 500,000 Schedule II opioid prescriptions reported to the Prescription Monitoring Program, which is more than a 40 percent decrease from the first quarter of 2015 (n = 841,990 Schedule II opioid prescriptions).

“While we are steadily making progress, it is still unacceptable that 2,000 individuals in Massachusetts die from this preventable disease each year,” said DPH Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel. “We will continue to use

our data-driven approach to focus on high-risk, high-need priority populations and disparities to achieve our goal of reducing opioid overdoses and deaths.”

This week, DPH’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services reissued a clinical advisory to substance abuse treatment providers emphasizing the role of polysubstance use in the opioid epidemic. Among other things, the advisory recommends that clinicians administer naloxone in any drug overdose if the victim is unresponsive and has reduced or absent breathing and to educate individuals and families about the dangers of illicit drugs potentially mixed with fentanyl.

The Baker-Polito Administration, in collaboration with the Legislature, has doubled spending to address the opioid crisis and increased capacity by more than 1,200 treatment beds, including more than 800 adult substance abuse treatment beds at different treatment levels. In addition, the Administration is investing nearly $220 million over five years from the federally approved 1115 Medicaid waiver, which began in fiscal year 2018, to meet the needs of individuals with addictions and/ or co-occurring disorders.

Tchaikovsky and a N.E. premiere highlight North Shore Philharmonic Winter Concert

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chaikovsky’s dramatic Fifth Symphony and the New England premiere of a double-clarinet concerto by American composer Daniel Crozier will highlight the “Winter” concert of the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra (NSPO) on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at Swampscott High School auditorium.

Boston Symphony Orchestra principal clarinet William Hudgins will partner with his wife, Catherine, in the New England premiere of “Spirit,” a rare concerto for two clarinets. Both accomplished clarinet players have performed worldwide under the leading conductors in the classical world. In“Spirit”Crozier created a narrative drama in five movements in which the two clarinets appear as protagonists in a narrative drama in five

movements that traverses a wide expanse of emotional landscape.

NSPO Music Director Robert Lehmann lauded the work as “a wonderful, evocative work with dazzling clarinet writing and powerful orchestral statements.”

It will be the first time the piece is performed by a New England orchestra after Hudgins played its successful world premiere in Tennessee last July.

Lehmann praised the two soloists. “They are extraordinary,” he said. William Hudgins has occupied the principal clarinet chair with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since being appointed by Seiji Ozawa in 1994.

He serves on the faculty of the New England Conservatory and has performed as soloist with the BSO on multiple occasions.

Catherine is an active chamber

musician and has performed under such renowned conductors as Pierre Boulez, Christoph von Dohnányi, Kurt Masur, James Levine, Alan Gilbert, Bernard Haitink, Andris Nelsons and Seiji Ozawa.

Lehmann calls Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony “one of the most beloved symphonies of all time. This ever-popular masterpiece weaves a recurring‘fate’ motive through each movement, as the composer searches for his own ‘ultimate victory through strife,’” Lehmann commented. The music follows the composer’s brooding and melancholy opening to the triumphant final climax. “The Tchaikovsky Fifth Symphony is a blockbuster if there ever was one!” said Lehmann.

Also on the program is Russian

composer Alexander Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances.”Taken from Borodin’s opera “Prince Igor,” the music embraces Russian musical folk sources. “The Dances showcase a rich orchestral color palette and charming melodies, the most notable being ‘A Stranger in Paradise,’which was borrowed years later for the Broadway musical ‘Kismet,’ said Lehmann.

Tickets for the concert will be available at the door for $30 – $25 for seniors and students – children 12 and under are admitted free. Advance sale can be made through NSPO’s website, www.nspo.org.

Now in its 72nd consecutive season, NSPO plays three subscription concerts per year at Swampscott High School. The NSPO’s “Spring” concert is Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m.

William and Catherine Hudgins will perform the New England premiere of “Spirit,” a Concerto for Two Clarinets written by American composer Daniel Crozier, at North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Winter” concert on Sunday, March 1, at 3 p.m. at the Swampscott High School auditorium.

National Polar Bear Day brings back fond memories of “Major” – still everybody’s favorite at Stone Zoo

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ational Polar Bear Day is observed on February 27. It is a day to learn more about polar bears and conservation efforts

where they are concerned. It is also a day for many long-standing supporters of Stone Zoo to recall fond memories of every-

body’s favorite polar bear – “Major”– who was adored by tens of thousands of visitors during his 25 years at the zoo. He was eu-

thanized in June of 2000 at the termined that nothing more age of 33 after zoo officials dis- could be done to restore his covered he was suffering from advanced liver cancer and deBEAR | SEE PAGE 17

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SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 14 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. 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 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 at 6:30 p.m. on one of the following dates: Tuesday, Feb. 25; Tuesday, March 3, Tuesday, March 10; Thursday, March 19; Tuesday, March 24; and Tuesday, March 31.

Saugus Affordable Housing grants available The Saugus Affordable Housing Trust, a Town committee created to stimulate housing, announces in cooperation with CrossCountry Mortgage, housing benefits available to all Saugus residents, Town employees, people working in Town and those looking to purchase/refinance a home in Saugus.

CrossCountry will give a closing cost credit of up to $2,198.

There are no income or firsttime-buyer requirements; property can be owner-occupied or investment properties.

Properties do not have to be located in Saugus, and there is no repayment required. Con-

ventional, FHA and VA loans are eligible. Please call (781) 4123300 and visit ccmaffinity.com/ Saugus affordable for terms and conditions.

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. at the Cliftondale Congregational Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus. Please use the door marked “office” in the front of

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multiple IRNE and Elliot Norton Award winner Ilyse Robbins, “Swan Lake in Blue: A Jazz Ballet” is inspired by and loosely based on Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece “Swan Lake.” Runs through March 1 with tickets starting at $20 available at www.greaterbostonstage.org.

This week on Saugus TV

Monday, Feb. 24 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 22 – SHS Varsity Hockey vs. Northeast Metro from Feb. 15.

Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. on Channel 8 – Cliftondale Church Service from Feb. 16.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – School Committee Meeting from Feb. 20.

Thursday, Feb. 27 at 8:30

p.m. on Channel 9 – Planning Board Meeting from Feb. 20.

Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. on Channel 8 – SHS Game of the Week.

Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels 8, 9, & 22.

For complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv.org. ***programming may change without notice***

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Baker-Polito Administration brings awareness to new hands-free law taking effect Sunday Fines will range between $100–$500 per violation BOSTON – Recently the Baker-Polito Administration issued a reminder to motorists that the hands-free law goes into effect this Sunday, February 23. Signed by Governor Charlie Baker in November, the new law is intended to reduce the number of people injured or killed because of distracted driving, and levies penalties that will be enforced by local and state police.

“Our administration is committed to keeping Massachusetts roads safe, and we urge all drivers to pay attention when they are behind the wheel,” said Governor Baker. “This law holds drivers accountable for keeping their focus on the road while being aware of the vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists around them and we are pleased that it will take effect this week.”

The new law, An Act requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving, stipulates that operators of motor vehicles cannot use an electronic device unless the device is being used in hands-free mode.

Operators cannot read or view text, images or videos, unless what is being viewed is helping with navigation, and the device is mounted in an appropriate location. Motorists also cannot make phone calls unless they can do so without holding their phones by using technology, such as Bluetooth. The law also requires law enforcement officers to report data on violations that will be shared with the public.

The use of phones and all electronic devices, including phones in hands-free mode, remains illegal for drivers under the age of 18.

“The hands-free law will help

BEAR | FROM PAGE 15 health. It was, indeed, a very sad day for all who just assumed he would live much longer.

Major was captured in Siberia in 1966 and moved to the Worcester Science Center (now EcoTarium) in 1971 before being transferred in 1975 to Stone Zoo. He soon became the star attraction – weighing about 900 pounds and standing over 8 feet tall – and lived to be the oldest known polar bear in captivity.

Zoo supporters might recall the many birthday celebrations held each January in his honor.

Often very cold temperatures and snowy conditions did not

increase road safety for all users, including pedestrians and bicyclists, who have the fastest growing rate of crashes caused by inattentive drivers,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “If you are behind the wheel, your attention should be on the road.”

“Nothing you text, watch, or search for on your device is more important than your safety, the safety of your passengers, and everyone on the road around you,” said the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), Thomas Turco. “Even when you’re stopped at a traffic light, you need to put your device away and focus on the road.”

Punishment for violating the hands-free law includes a $100 fine for a first offense, a $250 fine for a second offense and a $500 fine for a third or subsequent offense. Operators who commit a second or subsequent offense are required to complete an educational program focused on distracted driving prevention.

A third or subsequent offense will count as a “surchargeable” incident.

“Today is an important day for everyone who uses roads across the Commonwealth,” said Transportation Secretary/ CEO Stephanie Pollack. “MassDOT thanks the Baker-Polito Administration, transportation experts, advocacy groups and victims’ families who pushed for this law because they know how dangerous distracted drivers are to everyone around them. We look forward to continue working with our partners to make Massachusetts roadways safe.”

“Every driver has a responsibility to operate their vehicle

safely,” said Acting Registrar of Motor Vehicles Jamey Tesler.

“Elevating distracted driving to a fineable offense with potential insurance surcharges sends a clear message to motorists that it is dangerous and will not be tolerated.”

“The Massachusetts State Police and local police departments will roll extra patrols to kick off enforcement of the Hands-Free law,” said the Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, Colonel Christopher Mason. “But our hope is that all drivers will comply with this important law and keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel. There is nothing on your screen that is worth your life or the life of another.”

Traffic safety experts believe driver inattention is a contributing factor in the following trends: • Between 2012 and 2017, nearly 20,000 people died in U.S. crashes involving a distracted driver; 9.5% of all fatal crashes in this time frame involved a distracted driver (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]).

• Total Massachusetts traffic fatalities increased 12.8% (345 to 389) from 2015 to 2016, more than double the national rate of increase of 5.6% (NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System [FARS]).

• Between 2014 and 2018, 233 people in Massachusetts died in crashes involving a distracted driver.

• In Massachusetts, annual crashes involving a distracted driver have risen 35.7% from 28 in 2014 to 38 in 2018.

• Distracted crashes in which a driver was “manually operating an electronic device” rose

70% from 2014 to 2016.

• Distracted driving crashes resulting in injury have increased by nearly 170% from 2014 to 2016.

• In Massachusetts 78 pedestrians were killed in 2018; this represents an increase of 8.3% from 2017 (FARS).

• In 2018, 17% of children 14 and younger killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians (NHTSA).

Under the new law, vehicles without built-in GPS, Apple Car Play, or Android Audio must be equipped with a phone mount on the dash or windshield for GPS navigation. Acceptable options to equip your vehicle for hands-free phone use are listed below: For vehicles with Bluetooth, a phone mount is all that is needed for GPS navigation. All phone communication can be routed through the Bluetooth connection.

For vehicles with an Aux port but no Bluetooth, operators can purchase a Bluetooth adapter that plugs into their vehicle’s cigarette lighter and includes a cable for connecting to the Aux port for phone audio. Some include microphones and a dashmountable button to answer calls, while some others rely on the phone’s microphone.

For vehicles without Bluetooth or an Aux port, the following options are acceptable: • Standalone hands-free device with built-in Bluetooth, speaker and microphone • Bluetooth adapter with FM transmitter to use car speakers for audio • Single-ear earpiece that can connect to phone via Bluetooth • Replacement head unit that includes either Apple Car-

Play, Android Audio or Bluetooth (must be professionally installed) To fully comply with the law while using any of these options, the use of a voice assistant on the phone or through the car’s infotainment system is required. Apple’s Siri or Google Assistant must be enabled and used to issue commands to place calls and listen to and respond to text messages.

For motorists not using hands-free technology, EOPSS’s Office of Grants and Research offers these additional tips: • Before driving, please turn your phone off and put it out of reach.

• Set your mobile phone to “Do Not Disturb While Driving” mode.

• Let your friends and family know that you’ll be driving and can’t take their calls or texts.

• If you have to make a call or send a text, pull over.

• Watch for pedestrians and bicyclists – especially at night.

• Remember to buckle up!

Seatbelts are your best defense against a distracted driver.

The hands-free legislation is one proposal included in a comprehensive road safety package filed earlier this year by the Baker-Polito Administration. That proposal includes measures to improve work zone safety, require the use of ignition interlock devices for first time offenders, and the creation of a framework to regulate new technology, such as electronic scooters and other low-speed mobility devices. For additional information, please visit https://www.mass. gov/news/baker-polito-administration-files-legislation-to-improve-road-safety.

deter his legion of stanch admirers from bestowing gifts and participating in the wide variety of activities around his exhibit area. They crafted and displayed handmade cards, created ice sculptures, interacted with costumed cartoon characters, enjoyed face painting, celebrity appearances, radio station giveaways and much more.

However, the highlight of the annual “bash” – in addition to the gigantic birthday cake for the guests – was always the excitement of watching the “birthday boy” dive into his icy pool to fetch his gift from his dedicated keepers. It was a hearty fish-sicle! Crowds of well-wishers enthusiastically belted out “Happy Birthday” as the grand finale

to a fun-filled family event coordinated by Friends of Stone Zoo volunteers, staff, area businesses and zoo fans of all ages.

Major’s presence at the zoo is still greatly missed every day.

We all agree that the memory of Major as well as the history of Stone Zoo deserve to be kept alive. Upon his death, the National Coalition for Educational and Cultural Programs, Inc. (NCECP), a nonprofit educational organization, partnered with (then) Stoneham Savings Bank to establish the “Major, the Polar Bear” Scholarship. The award ensures that his impact is not forgotten while encouraging higher education in the areas of nature, science or conservation with a community ser-

vice requirement. NCECP has a long-standing record of accomplishment since 1991 in the areas of education, environment, community service and involvement with Stone Zoo. The first award was made in June of 2001 and has continued each year thanks to the support of the Salem Five Bank Foundation and the generosity of many individuals. As a result, the award has been increased to $1,000 annually to a deserving high school graduate.

Help is always still both needed and greatly appreciated to sustain this scholarship for years to come. Checks in any amount should be made payable to“Major” Scholarship and mailed to NCECP, PO Box 80255, Stone-

ham, MA 02180. Every donation is acknowledged personally with a card bearing an image of Major (suitable for framing).

NCECP still has a limited supply of “vintage” boxed note cards available for any donation of $25 or more. There are 10 blank cards (with envelopes) with two each of five different images of Major printed with soybeanbased ink on recycled paper.

Graduating seniors from any town in Massachusetts are encouraged to apply for this scholarship via www.ncecp.org or emailing info@ncecp.org for details. A “Future Educator Scholarship” application is also available via the same website. The deadline for both applications is May 26.

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ers across the commonwealth,” said Rebekah Gewirtz, Executive Director of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.“ As the crisis of mental health access has escalated both nationally and here in Massachusetts, we applaud the Senate’s proactive and comprehensive approach that will help us to finally achieve mental health parity in our state.”

Katzen (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes sachusetts struggle to access the mental health services they desperately need and deserve,” CULTURALLY DIVERSE said Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truro), BEHAVIORAL co-chair of the Committee on WORKFORCE (S 2519) Mental Health, Substance Use Senate 37-0, approved an and Recovery and a key spon- amendment to a section of sor of the bill. “The reasons are the bill that creates a pilot promany and complicated. Men- gram administered by the Detal health care is treated differ- partments of Higher Educaently than physical health, it tion and Mental Health, to enis often not covered by insur- courage a culturally, ethnically ance, it is difficult to access and and linguistically diverse beit is hard to talk about. By pass- havioral health workforce. Paring this bill, the Massachusetts ticipants would attend graduSenate is living up to our prom- ate-level classes to receive acaise to begin to transform how demic credits toward a master’s the commonwealth addresses degree in the field of behaviormental health.” al health. The graduates would “This bill reduces barriers to be placed in jobs with commutimely quality care and seeks nity providers serving highto expand mental health ac- need populations, including cess to underserved popula- children, veterans, school-aged tions.” said Sen. Brendan Crigh- youth and individuals with a ton (D-Lynn). “The significance comorbidity -- one or more disof increased parity and reduced eases or conditions that occur stigmas cannot be overstated along with another condition and I am very proud of the in- in the same person at the same vestments in the mental and time. The amendment adds inbehavioral health workforce dividuals with PTSD and aging pipeline that this legislation adults to the definition of highcreates.” need populations.

“For far too long, mental “There are a great number of health has been a forgotten people who suffer from postcomponent of our health care traumatic stress disorder,” said system, resulting in a broken the amendment’s sponsor Sen. system that has continually Walter Timilty (D-Milton) who left patients without the crit- serves as chair of the Commitical care they need,” said Sen. tee on Veterans and Federal AfCindy Friedman (D-Arlington), fairs. “Many of these men and co-chair of the Joint Commit- women are veterans. Additiontee on Health Care Financing. ally, aging adults face their own “This bill lays an important unique mental health chalfoundation for creating a sys- lenges. Moreover, difficult sittem that is accessible and eq- uations exist in families which uitable and provides the state can result in trauma and PTSD. with better tools to ensure that Because of these reasons, and someone with a mental health many more, it was essential condition has the same access that this amendment address to care as someone with phys- and ensure that those suffering ical health needs.” with PTSD are not lost. It is cru“[The bill] is an incredibly pro- cial that mental healthcare progressive and forward-thinking fessionals have the proper skill piece of legislation that will set to deal with the unique cirbenefit social workers work- cumstances and symptoms exing in mental and behavioral perienced by those who suffer health and the clients and com- from PTSD.” munities served by social work(A “Yes” vote is for the amend-

Beacon Hill Roll Call

By Bob THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records votes of local senators from the week of February 10-14. There were no roll calls in the House last week.

IMPROVE DELIVERY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (S 2519) Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House the “Mental Health ABC Act,” aimed at making major changes in the mental health care system in Massachusetts. Supporters said the bill removes barriers to and expands access to mental health care, boosts the industry’s workforce and strengthens the quality of coverage.

They noted that some Massachusetts residents have for years experienced great difficulty accessing some mental health services -- leaving many without the treatment they so desperately need. They cited a 2018 report indicating that more than one-half of fully insured adults who sought mental health care services reported difficulty finding them.

In 2000 and 2008, the Legislature approved state laws that require health insurance companies to provide mental health benefits at the same level as other medical conditions. Supporters of this year’s bill said that enforcement of the laws has been challenging and many people are still denied coverage for mental health treatment that is just as critical to managing their health as treatment for conditions such as diabetes, cancer or heart disease. They pointed out that this new legislation includes quicker evaluation and resolution of parity complaints, greater reporting and oversight of insurance companies’ mental health policies and penalties for insurance companies that do not comply with the law.

“Too many people in Mas-

TV | FROM PAGE 6 its that are helping each other out.”

“I really envisage this to be an opportunity to better utilize the Saugus Historical Society and their archives. Saugus was settled in 1629 and we

have an enormous history that has not been appreciated,” DiNardo said.

With a cable TV studio available for public use at 30 Main St., he sees the potential for greater exposure of the Historical Society and the potential for new cable programs that embrace the town’s his-

tory. “People who have ancestors who live in the community ... they may want to do some programs,” DiNardo said.

“People can utilize our station to create special programs they want to air. I think we are all fascinated by the local history, especially the history of Sau-

ment.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes BOLSTER TRANSPARENCY (S 2519) Senate 37-0, approved an amendment requiring that a report on several pilot programs in the mental health bill be written in non-technical, readily understandable language and be made available to the public by posting the report on the Department of Higher Education’s website. Important pilot programs in the bill include programs to increase mental health workforce diversity, increase the number of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners at community health centers, increase student access to behavioral health telemedicine and increase access and improve quality of cultural competency in the delivery of mental health care.

“Bay Staters deserve to know the outcomes of these pilot programs, and that’s exactly what we’ll get by bolstering transparency through publication of the summary reports,” said Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham), the sponsor of the amendment. “I am proud that the Senate adopted this amendment by a unanimous, bipartisan roll call vote.”

(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes

intervention.”

“Adverse childhood experiences have long-lasting negative effects on children,” said the amendment’s sponsor Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem. “I filed this amendment to bring experts together to identify best ways to screen and provide services earlier.”

(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.)

Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes

HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session.

SCREENING FOR During the week of February ADVERSE CHILDHOOD 10-14, the House met for a total EXPERIENCES (S 2519) Senate 37-0, approved an of 39 minutes while the Senate amendment creating an Advi- met for a total of 7 hours and sory Working Group to update 15 minutes. and amend tools and protocols for the screening of children for MON. FEBRUARY 10 trauma and adverse childhood House 11:01 a.m. to 11:24 a.m. experiences. The amendment Senate 11:19 a.m. to 11:37 a.m. mandates that the group hold the first meeting not later than TUES. FEBRUARY 11 April 1, 2020 and report its find- No House session ings and recommendations by No Senate session December 31, 2020.

Adverse childhood experiWED. FEBRUARY 12 ence is defined as “a potential- No House session ly traumatic event that occurs No Senate session in childhood including experiencing violence or abuse; witTHURS. FEBRUARY 13 nessing violence in the home House 11:04 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. or community; having a close Senate 11:15 a.m. to 6:12 p.m. family member die or attempt to die by suicide; living with FRI. FEBRUARY 14 close family member or care- No House session giver with substance use disor- No Senate session der; or experiencing separation from a parent due to divorce, Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com incarceration or child welfare gus,” he said.

With better access to cable TV, the Historical Society will be in a position to make better use of its old photos and archives, according to DiNardo.

There will also be an opportunity to display some historical exhibits throughout the building, which will draw more pe-

destrian traffic.

DiNardo sees more benefits for the community, as a result of “a good sized meeting room” with microphones and cameras set up. “In the event Town Hall is not available or the library is not available, our new studio will be available for public meetings,” he said.

THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 21, 2020

Obituaries Richard E. Bradford f Peabody, formerly of Saugus, passed away peacefully on February 18. He was the loving husband of Dorothy (Halpin) Bradford with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Boston, he was the brother of William Bradford of Falmouth and the late John Bradford.

Richard always remained a city boy at heart and enjoyed keeping track of his West End friends although this was not always easy as most went only

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1. On Feb. 21, 1916, what longest battle of World War I began in France? (hint: starts with V.) 2. What Samuel Beckett play’s title includes the name of a person who never appears?

3. On Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington was born; how many terms did he serve as U.S. president?

4. Which letter are vitamins thiamin and riboflavin?

5. What is the name of the Monkees’ only movie? (hint: body part.)

6. On Feb. 23, 1954, what vaccine against polio had its first mass inoculation?

by nicknames including Lefty, Peanuts, Skinny, Cappy and many more. A self-employed painter for 55 years, he took great pride in his work and painted many of his client’s homes and businesses many times, including Route One landmarks such as Prince Pizzeria and Augustine’s Restaurant (since closed). Struggling with heart disease for many years, he made endless trips to doctor’s offices but always with a smile. He was forever grateful for the care he was given and formed lasting friendships with many of his health care providers.

Time off during trips to Atlantic City and Ogunquit with his life-partner and best friend Dorothy were treasured. At

12. What tree is in the Book of Genesis?

13. The world’s longest nonstop airplane flight is from New York to what city-state?

14. On Feb. 26, 1773, in Philadelphia, to supplant corporal punishment, building began on a jail and the first solitary confinement cells – on what religion’s advice?

15. What are known as the Twin Cities?

16. Who are the Merry Men? (Hint: Little John.)

7. The 1972 film “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster” was first released in what country?

17. On Feb. 27, 1960, the U.S. Olympic hockey team won the Winter Games semifinals in Squaw Valley, Calif., against what country? (Hint: no longer exists.)

8. On Feb. 24, 1955, what cofounder of Apple Inc. was born?

18. What is the world’s secondlargest retail store? (Hint: in USA.)

9. Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor were both married to whom?

10. How many legs does a lobster have?

19. The Dandie Dinmont terrier is the only dog breed named after a fictional character – created by what Scottish author? (Hint: initials WS.)

11. The February 25 holiday of Mardi Gras is also called what?

20. Who was known as the “Clown Prince” of the Harlem Globetrotters?

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home, he read multiple newspapers every day and would always complete the crossword. Yet, his favorite activity was Words With Friends and these Friends will miss him.

Most of all, Richard enjoyed spending time with his family: son Edward Bradford and his wife Susan of Melrose; daughter Julie Hart of Peabody; and grandchildren Christopher & David Hart and Richard & Ryan Bradford. He relished his role as the provider of entertainment for family parties.

He could always be counted on to crack a joke, but usually couldn’t stop laughing long enough to tell it. He loved Elvis, Fats Waller, and Little Richard and was an accomplished kazoo player himself. Happy birthday songs were always way over the top. He was also the family photographer and the self-proclaimed inventor of the selfie. This claim is hard to dispute as he started his ridiculous and vast collection of self-photographs in the 70’s, decades before smartphones and social media.

Richard always went above and beyond for those he loved. He would never show up to your house emptyhanded. He might have a dozen donuts, a coffee, a television, or a ladder and 3 gallons of paint, ready to start the job. His generosity and unique humor will be greatly missed. “When I pass don’t be gloomy, just remember me as you knew me” (yeah, the poem was authored by Richard too).

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America @ www.mymsaa.org.

Lyman A. Stinson f Saugus, Feb 19. Beloved son of the late Dwight & Evangeline (Stewart) Stinson. Loving father of Roy Hechavarria & his wife Pa t r i cia Gatto Hechavarria of West Roxbury. Brother of the late Dorothea Sanford and Barbara Hufnagle. Also survived by many cousins, nieces & nephews. Visiting Hours will be at the Mann & Rodgers Funeral Home, 44 Perkins St., JAMAICA PLAIN, on Sunday, Feb. 23 from 4-7pm. Relatives & friends invited. Graveside Services will be on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, 185 Lake St., Peabody at 1:30 pm. Lyman is a US Army Veteran of the Korean War.

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Savvy Senior

by Jim Miller

When Should Dementia Patients Stop Driving?

Dear Savvy Senior, Is there a good rule of thumb on when dementia patients should stop driving? My 82-year-old mom has early stage Alzheimer’s disease but still drives herself around town just fine.

Inquiring Daughter Dear Inquiring, Most doctors agree that people with moderate to severe dementia should never get behind the wheel, but in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, driving performance should be the determining factor of when to stop driving, not the disease itself.

With that said, it’s also important to realize that as your mom’s driving skills deteriorate over time from the disease, she might not recognize she has a problem. So, it’s very important that you work closely with her doctor to monitor her driving and help her stop when it is no longer safe for her to drive. Here are some additional tips that can help you.

Watch for Warning Signs The best way to keep tabs on your mom’s driving is to take frequent rides with her watching out for key warning signs.

For example: Does she have trouble remembering routes to familiar places? Does she drive at inappropriate speeds, tailgate, drift between lanes or fail to observe traffic signs?

Does she react slowly or make poor driving decisions? Also, has your mom had any fender benders or tickets lately, or have you noticed any dents or scrapes on her vehicle? All of these are red flags.

If you need some assessment help, hire a driver rehabilitation specialist who’s trained to evaluate older drivers. See AOTA.org/older-driver or ADED.net to locate one in your area.

Transition Tips Through your assessments, if you believe it’s still safe for your mom to drive, you should start recommending some simple adjustments to ensure her safety, like driving only in daylight and on familiar routes, and avoiding busy roads and bad weather. Also, see if she will sign an Alzheimer’s “driving contract” (see ALZ.org/driving to print one) that designates someone to tell her when it’s no longer safe to drive.

You may also want to consider getting a GPS car tracking device (like MotoSafety.com or AutoBrain.com) to help you keep an eye on her. These devices will let you track where she’s driving and allow you to set up zones and speed limits that will send you alerts to your smartphone when she exits an area, or if she’s driving too fast or braking harshly.

Time to Quit When your mom’s driving gets to the point that she can no longer drive safely, you’ll need to talk to her. It’s actually best to start having these conversations in the early stages of the disease, before she needs to quit driving, so she can prepare herself.

You also need to have a plan for alternative transportation (including a list of family, friends and local transportation options) that will help your mom get around after she stops driving.

For tips on how to talk to your mom, the Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence offers a helpful guide called “At the Crossroads: Family Conversations About Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Driving” that you can get at TheHartford.com/Publications-on-Aging.

Refuses to Quit If your mom refuses to quit, you have several options.

First, suggest a visit to her doctor who can give her a medical evaluation, and prescribe that she stops driving. Older people will often listen to their doctor before they will listen to their own family.

If she still refuses, contact your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to see if they can help. Some states require doctors to report new dementia cases to the DMV, who can revoke the person’s license.

If these fail, consider hiding her keys or just take them away. You could also disable her vehicle by disconnecting the battery, park it in another location so she can’t see it or have access to it or sell it.

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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Dorothy (Vigliotti) Moschella f Saugus, formerly of Revere passed away surrounded by her loving family on February 14, 2020 at the age of 95. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Moschella. Caring mother of Dennis Moschella and his wife Patty of Saugus, Donna Moschella and her partner Denise of Saugus, and Joan Barravecchio to whom she considered as one of her own children. Adored grandmother of Valerie Moschella and her wife Gina Palmer, Suzy Soldani and her husband Eric, April Bancarotta and her husband Pasquale, Jacqueline D’Alleva and her husband Domenic, and Andrea Dost and her husband David. She was a proud great grandmother of 9. Dear sister of Robert Vigliotti and his wife Ann of MN, and the late Alexander Vigliotti and his late wife Marion, and the late Eleanor Petrello and her late husband Raymond. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Dorothy was a World traveler who loved to cook for her family and friends.

In her free time she enjoyed knitting at the Saugus Senior Center with her knitting group who would knit hats for the troops and veterans. Dorothy would take an occasional trip to the casino to test her luck. Most importantly she cherished the time she spent with her family and they will miss her dearly.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude PL, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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June M. (Reed) Griffin retired accountant for the Boston Herald passed away on Wednesday, February 12, in Saugus. June was born in Melrose in 1928, the daughter of Edward and Blanche Reed. She was a graduated of Melrose High School with the Class of 1946. She went onto work for the Boston Herald in the accounting department. She was there when they changed to the Herald American and then back to the Boston Herald, and after over 25 years with the company she retired. In 1951, she married her husband, Rod-

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man Griffin, living in both Malden and then Melrose while raising their family.

June was loved for her sharp sense of humor. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She liked to paint Antique Cheese Boxes, and had an affinity for going to yard sales. She was also a world traveler, visiting England, Scotland, Korea and Hawaii. In addition, June had a great love for animals, especially cats.

She is survived by her son Roderick Peterson and his wife Patricia McCormack of Peabody, her cousin Beverly Thibault of TX, and her dear friend Shelia Ryan of Malden.

June was preceded in death by her husband Rodman, her daughter Barbara A. Welford and her brother, Richard Reed.

Frederick C. Harrison f N. Reading, formerly of Saugus, age 83, February 16th after a lengthy illness. Loving husband of Mary Louise (Parker) Harrison with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Beloved father of Glenn F. Harrison & his fiancée Julie Sutherland of N. Reading & the late Lynne Anne Harrison - Coburn. Cherished grandfather of Adam, Ashley, Samantha, Michael, Samantha, & Daniel Harrison and Madyson Coburn. Dear brother of Dorothea Baugh of GA, Catharine Brooks of Easton & the late Paul Harrison. Late U.S. Marine Vet. of the Korean Conflict & U.S. Air Force Vet.. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Shriner’s Hospital at donate.lovetotherescue. org/give.

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Rosette C. (Van Keymeulen) LoGiudice oving wife of Domenic LoGiudice with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Beloved mother of Mary LoGiudiceCroce & her husband Wade of Amesbury, Paul Logiudice & his wife Karen of Amesbury, Debra LoGiudice Burnham & her husband Lyndy of Stowe formerly of Stratten, NH, Joseph LoGiudice & his wife Laureen of Peabody. Cherished grandmother of Christopher, Mahreana & her husband Van, Nicholas & his wife Kathryn, Alex, Erik, Jake, Domenic, Kimberly, John Paul & great grandmother of Christian. Dear sister of Jeannine Sorrenti of Whitman & the late Marie Mauriello.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to Kaplan Family Hospice House, 78 Liberty St., Danvers, MA 01923.

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