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Saugus School Committee candidates discuss decision to replace school custodians with an outside company Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of questions we are asking each of the candidates running for the Saugus School Committee in the Nov. 5 Town Elections. There is a lack of candidate forums and so little opportunity for voters to see the candidates on the same level field at one time as they campaign for this important two-year elected office. Therefore, we decided to dedicate this space to questions related to Saugus Public Schools so our readers will be better informed when they go to the polls and vote for the five candidates they want to be members of the next School Committee. For this week, we asked the candidates whether they supported or opposed the decision to replace school custodians with a private company. The candidates’ responses to our questions follow in the order in which they were received.

Selectman Scott Brazis, center, kneels down as he dons a red woman’s hat during a photo shoot at last week’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting when the Saugus Garden Club was recognized for its 75th anniversary. Ruth Berg, right, a longtime Garden Club member, holds hands with Brazis as other club members join in. See story inside. (Saugus Advocate Photo

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Wheelabrator-related issues draw attention during SAVE’s Candidates Night

By Mark E. Vogler

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f Corinne R. Riley is elected to the Saugus Board of Selectmen, she said, closing the ash landfill at the Wheelabrator trash-to-energy plant by the year 2025 would be a top priority for her. Riley said she opposes any more extensions for the landfill and declared the town needs “to move onto another way” in disposal of the waste that the incinerator produces.

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ny W. Cogliano, Sr. said that if elected back on the board, he would press for a pact with the owners of the Wheelabrator plant so the town can receive financial benefits besides tax revenue for being the incinerator’s longtime home. “We pass up between three and five million a year by not having a host agreement. We need to get Saugus’ fair share.

Riley and Cogliano were among seven selectman hopefuls who outlined their campaign agendas Wednesday

during a Candidates Night hosted by the Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall.

The aspiring selectmen’s concerns about Wheelabrator were prominent during the forum as well as in the brief statements that each of the 12 candidates submitted to SAVE. Several of the candidates who were questioned

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 1 of the children and our district.

Two years ago in November 2017, under the recommendation of the Superintendent, the School Committee voted unanimously to explore outsourcing evening custodial services as an opportunity to create cost-savings in the school budget as a way to redirect resources to direct education.

The Committee tried in good faith to enter into negotiations with the Custodian Union for several months. When it was made apparent to the Committee that the Union was unwilling to negotiate, the Committee was forced to file with the Department of Labor Relations in order to bring the Union to the

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table. A mediator was eventually able to assist both parties in coming to a one-year agreement that included a 3% raise for the Custodial Union. All parties understood and agreed that this contract would expire after one year – on June 30, 2019. With the Custodial Union’s

contract expiration quickly approaching, the Committee voted publicly in February 2019 to enter into impact bargaining to negotiate outsourcing and a reduction in workforce. For those who are unaware of the difference, impact bargaining pertains to impacts of the loss of a job, whereas negotiations pertain to the current terms of a contact.

Around this same time the Union filed a grievance seeking to hire an additional five custodians, well-aware of the district’s planned and upcoming redistricting and consolidation from eight buildings down to three.

With more than half of the 21-member Union eligible for retirement, the Committee was hopeful to come to a solution that benefited everyone involved. I would have liked to retain some of our custodians

during daytime hours; however the Union refused to negotiate, so it was with a heavy heart that we were left with no choice but to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to seek bids for the privatization of both daytime and nighttime custodial services in order to redirect resources into direct education.

On May 8, 2019, the School Committee voted unanimously in executive session to support the Superintendent entering into a contract with a private custodial company. This vote had to be taken in executive session per the advice of our counsel. Seeking transparency, we had previously announced in a February 2019 public meeting that the custodial contract was ending on June 30, 2019.

We needed to take action at our May 8, 2019 meeting in order to prevent leaving the district without custodial services, since the current custodial contract’s expiration was quickly approaching.

Every vote taken on the privatization of custodial services since November of 2017 up until the June 20, 2019 meeting reflected the School Committee’s unanimous support of this custodial service model. The School Committee’s vote only became split once this decision was made public on June 20, 2019.

As a parent who has worked so closely with the Saugus Public Schools for many years, I had a close personal relationship with many of our former custodians. I would have loved to be able to retain Custodial Union,

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A Plan to Celebrate Crabtree presents Board of Selectmen Capital Improvement Plan during their final meeting together

LAST NIGHT TOGETHER: The Saugus Board of Selectmen at Wednesday night’s meeting as they convene as a local government body for the final time. From left to right are Jennifer D’Eon, Scott Brazis, Board Chair Debra Panetta, Jeffrey Cicolini and Mark Mitchell.

By Mark E. Vogler

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own Manager Scott C. Crabtree offered a symbolic gift at last week’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting to the five people he credits with helping to win his job back after another board fired him nearly five years ago.

In a low-key meeting where there were no citizen or member comment periods – because it was the final meeting before the Nov. 5 town election – Crabtree thanked the five board members for a job well done as they completed their final meeting together. “You guys have a lot to be proud of,� Crabtree said after presenting them with copies of what he presented as the long overdue Capital Improvement Plan (FY2017-FY2021).

He augmented that 44-page plan with a 13-page document titled “Town of Saugus Priorities, Objectives, Accomplishments, and Successes ‌ Fall 2017- Fall 2019.â€?

Crabtree hailed the new Middle-High School under construction, the highest bond rating in Saugus history, major improvements in parks and playgrounds, record free cash and stabilization funds reflecting improved financial management, infrastructure improvements and grant funding as among the key accomplishments during the board’s time “It’s been an honor serving with you these past five years,�

Crabtree told the five members as they closed out their final meeting together.

Up to four members could return if reelected. But Selectman Mark Mitchell, who is under indictment for allegedly stealing $1.3 million from the nonprofit Boston Center for Adult Education, decided not to seek another term Mitchell, along with Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta and Selectmen Jeffrey V. Cicolini, Jennifer E. D’Eon and Scott Brazis, were so close they actually ran in tandem two years

SAUGUS PRIDE: Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree praises the Board of Selectmen for five years of accomplishments after they helped him win his job back. (Saugus Advocate Photos by Mark E. Vogler)

ago and earned the nickname “The Fabulous Five� from a political challenger. Crabtree has publicly credited the incumbent members’ support which eventually led to the successful 2015 recall of the four selectmen who voted to fire him in the fall of 2014. He got his job back soon after the current Board of Selectmen took office. “Everyone has worked together. It’s been healthy. It’s been a pleasure for me,� Crabtree told selectmen. It was an unofficial endorsement for the four incumbents who are among the dozen candidates who are seeking the five seats on the board in the upcoming election.

Several candidates running for office in the Nov. 5 election have cited the need for a tangible capital improvement plan – something that is required by the Town Charter, but did not exist officially until Crabtree unveiled it this week. Groundwork for the capital improvement plan was laid when the town hired the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston. But Crabtree said the plan essentially became dormant when he was fired. Recently, his office has resumed work on it and plans to hire a

consultant to help update it, he said.

The five-year capital improvement plan will make much-needed investments in Saugus’s infrastructure, including Town facilities, schools, roadways and sidewalks, public safety, vehicles and equipment, and water and sewer infrastructure, according to the plan’s introduction. “The biggest capital improvement investment will be the construction of a brand-new grades 6-12 Saugus Middle-High School and renovations to the existing Veterans Memorial Elementary School and the Belmonte Middle School for $187 million.

The Middle High School project [gained] MSBA approval and a grant of up to $65.1-million,� the plan states. “Town Facilities also make up a great deal of the Town’s Capital Improvement Plan projects, as well as public safety equipment and vehicles.�

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or decades, housing experts and planners have been advocating for cities and towns to allow for the owners of single family houses to add Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to their properties. Skim any municipal master plan or housing plan, and you will likely find the recommendation. I know, because I read all of the plans for Greater Boston in 2004, and I read them again in 2018.

Greater Boston needs much more housing. The most conservative policy for adding more housing to neighborhoods, without changing the neighborhoods, is to allow ADUs. An ADU is a secondary apartment that can be rented out, on the property of an owner-occupied single family house – that appears from the street as a single family house, not a two-family.

ADUs are virtually invisible and highly dispersed across neighborhoods. The owners of ADUs live on the property, so the risk of neglect that people might associate with rental properties is minimal. The same goes for loud parties. (Which is not to say that it is fair to restrict other types of rental property.)

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During a housing crisis, after concerted advocacy over a span of decades: Only 37 out of 100 cities and towns in Greater Boston allow for ADUs to be put in and rented out. Another 31 municipalities also allow them, but only for occupancy by relatives of the homeowners, or caretakers, or the elderly; the units are supposed to be removed when the in-laws move out.

Many of the 37 municipalities highly restrict the houses eligible for ADUs. For example, Manchester allows ADUs, but only on exceptionally large lots, and only in houses built before 1984.

In Dedham, ADUs can be added to houses where the lot is 10 percent bigger than the minimum lot size, but most of the houses in Dedham are on lots smaller than the zoning requires. Dedham has more than 6,000 single family houses, but the town receives only a few applications per year to add ADUs. In Medfield, ADUs are allowed in houses built before 1938 that have a minimum floor area of 2,000 square feet. In Weston, ADUs can be put into houses that have at least 3,000 square feet. In Belmont, ADUs are only allowed in detached historic structures, such as antique carriage houses.

Where allowed (as rentals or as in-law apartments), ADUs get

permitted at very low rates, just 2.5 permits granted per year per municipality, due largely to the restrictive zoning.

If the region were to average five permits per municipality per year across 100 municipalities over a 10-year period, ADUs could provide five thousand apartments, dispersed among 538,000 single family houses.

Less than one in a hundred houses would have an ADU, yet the new rentals would house thousands of people. Of course, this would not solve the housing crisis; it is merely the most conservative and incremental reform.

Every municipality should allow for ADUs to be added to owner-occupied single family houses and to be rented out.

The zoning should not restrict ADUs only to old, large houses on large lots or to antique accessory buildings.

Municipalities are very gradually moving to liberalize zoning for ADUs. Revising zoning regulations is a long, labor-intensive process that involves holding hearings, drafting language and securing two-thirds approval of the town meeting or city council. And it is not as if ADUs are the only item on a planning board’s agenda.

Under a proposal before the state legislature, town meetings and city councils could revise their zoning rules to allow ADUs – by majority vote, instead of the current two-thirds threshold. Such a reform would help a lot. Another option could be for the state directly to allow homeowners to add ADUs, and let local leaders direct their attention to more controversial housing decisions that demand longterm planning.

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Garden Club observes 75th anniversary Selectman Brazis wears a lady’s red hat as a special tribute to the Saugus Garden Club

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t was easy to tell that members of the Saugus Garden Club made quite a hit with Selectman Scott Brazis at last week’s meeting. Sixteen women -- most of them wearing pretty, colorful hats -- walked up to the lectern in the second floor auditorium at Town Hall to address the Board of Selectmen by collaborating on a brief history about the ways they have beautified Saugus with flowers over a span of 75 years.

They have participated in numerous Welcome Home ceremonies for returning servicemen and women held in Saugus Town Hall over the years

PLAN | from page 3 town buildings, facilities and equipment – an inventory that can help officials determine important needs for the town.

“I’m very pleased that we have a working document that we can begin to expand upon,” Cicolini said.

The plan also helps detail numerous accomplishments by Saugus municipal government

while also supporting various Veterans organization events.

Garden Club members have been a fixture for decades at the Saugus Founders Day Celebration. They purchased and installed the Blue Star Memorial Byway marker in the town’s Veterans Park in 2009 and continue to maintain the plantings.

The Garden Club installed and maintains the Butterfly Garden at Breakheart Reservation, which is operated by the state Department of Conservation & Recreation. Library programs for children and adults: ongoing monthly programs for children to educate them on nature and gardening through books, horticulture projects and arts and crafts; five years

of “Books in Bloom,” a collaboration with the Saugus Public Library in which floral arrangements are matched up with book covers and book themes.

The club holds an annual plant sale in the Saugus Historical Society’s popular Strawberry Festival. The list of the Garden Club’s involvement with other organizations in a wide range of community activities is endless.

“A wonderful club,” Brazis said after hearing the club’s history. “I didn’t know all of these things,” he added. Then he mentioned about the peonies that grow at his home that are more than 80 years old.

over the last five years, according to Cicolini. “It truly has been a great ride trying to make Saugus a better place,” he said.

In his final meeting as a Saugus selectman, Mitchell talked proudly about the successes he played a role in achieving. “I’d like to thank the people of Saugus for trusting in me and my fellow board members,” Mitchell said.

“I think we really did change

the town history with the recall,” he said.

Panetta, the lone selectman who voted against Crabtree’s firing five years ago, said she treasured the board’s years together. “It’s been a privilege and an honor to work with each and every one of you and the town manager,” Panetta said.

“You don’t run for this office if you don’t want to see a better Saugus,” she said.

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Shawn Ayube makes Town Meeting bid

reetings fellow Saugonians, my name is Shawn J. Ayube and I’m pleased to announce my candidacy for Town Meeting. I live at 11 Biscayne Avenue and I’m running for Precinct 7 Town Meeting because I believe Saugus has enormous potential and I want to contribute my efforts to its success. I grew up in the Lynnhurst neighborhood and now reside here with my wife Daniela and our three young children who attend the Lynnhurst School.

After college at WPI, I entered the workforce and obtained two Master’s degrees over eight years by going to school at night while working full time.

I’m not afraid of hard work and believe anything worth doing is worth doing well. Currently, in my professional life I run a startup biotech incubator in Boston, serve on the senior leadership teams of LabCentral and the Harvard Innovation Labs, and am on the advisory board of a small business called Rilas Technologies.

While professional and family life keep me quite busy, I love our town and very much enjoy devoting my free time towards meaningful endeavors. My volunteer work includes serving on the Board of Health the past two years, helping with little league and basketball coaching, and several years of going door to door to fundraise for the Lynnhurst July 4th celebration. When the town was facing a critical vote for the MiddleHigh School, I was one of the

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Palomba is running for Town Meeting

y name is Assunta (Sue) Palomba. As a long-time resident of Saugus, I am excited to announce my candidacy for Town Meeting Member, Precinct 1.

I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Merrimack College in North Andover and I am a local business owner at MP Realty Group located on Jackson Street in Saugus. For 30 years, I have been married to my husband, Americo, and we have two chilShawn Ayube dren and two grandchildren.

Precinct 7 Town Meeting My children attended the SauMember candidate gus Public Schools and went volunteers going door to door on to graduate from college; I to inform residents about the currently have one daughter in graduate school. benefits and the costs.

It will be a great privilege to My family and I love this community and are always out and about enjoying the area. We regularly attend Founder’s Day, the Tree Lighting, and the Santa Parade, visit Breakheart, Prankam seeking re-election to er’s Pond, and the library, and Town Meeting in Precinct 8 get fresh air by biking on the and continue being your inrail trail, taking walks around dependent voice, open listentown, or hiking through Lynn er and thoughtful voter on isWoods. sues presented to Town MeetI believe in spending mon- ing. There have been major acey carefully and wisely, both in complishments under our curmy personal and professional rent administration and feel life, and I commit to listening the collaborative efforts of to your concerns and acting in elected and appointed officials the best interest of the town. along with residents and volI’m asking for your vote on unteers, the potential is even November 5th. If you’re looking greater.

You should expect the best for a candidate that cares deeply about this town and its resi- and I am respectfully requestdents, is a thoughtful decision ing one of your five votes on maker, and is committed to Nov. 5, 2019, at the Belmonworking hard to make Saugus te Middle School. I am #4 on the best town it can be, then the ballot. please cast a vote for Shawn J. What I bring to Ayube. Thank you.

Town Meeting • Over 25 years of public sector work • Strong fiscal skills (understanding the budgeting process, managed multiple spending plans in excess of $6 million) • Manager of personnel contracts and budgets • Procurement team member to establish guidelines of statewide contracts

lect Peter A. Rossetti, Jr. Town Meeting Member Precinct 2.

• Lifelong Saugus Resident, Homeowner, Taxpayer & Business Owner.

• Education: B.S. Northeastern University, MS (2) Bentley College Taxation & Financial Planning and JD, Mass School of Law • Certified EMT • Former Member of the Board of Selectmen • Town Meeting Member Precinct 2 • Former Member of the Board of Appeals • Present Chairman of the Planning Board • Saugus Representative to the NE Vocational School • Chairman of the Friends of Breakheart Reservation • Board Member of GLSS (Greater Lynn Senior Services)

serve Saugus as a Town Meeting Member. I will serve by listening to the concerns of our community members, includ-

Joia Cicolini seeks re-election to Town Meeting

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Town Meeting Member Rossetti seeks another term

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PRECINC T 1 CANDIDATE: Assunta (Sue) Palomba wants to represent her neighbors as a Town Meeting member.

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ing the issues close to our hearts such as the progress of parks and playgrounds, the building of schools, the support of our police and fire, and keeping Saugus affordable by managing low water rates. I will always vote at Town Meeting. I will not support expansion of the landfill or the RESCO facility.

My favorite way to describe Saugus is as a family-oriented community, one that encourages those who would like to live in a place that thrives economically and maintains that “small town” feel in our neighborhoods. I look forward to serving my community as a Town Meeting Member, Precinct 1. Thank you for your support!

Peter A. Rossetti, Jr. Precinct 2 Town Meeting Member

• Lions Club Board of Directors • Member of the Chamber of Commerce Please consider casting one of your five votes for me, I am #6 on the ballot. I can be contacted at 781-233-1855 or 781231-5372.

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Committee member (former) • Founding member & secretary of Saugus Kiwanis Club that provided to the Town of Saugus emergency helicopter pad & lighting (former) • Saugus High School Alumni Association member (former)

Joia Cicolini

Precinct 8 Town Meeting Member

• Ability to establish and maintain business and customer relationships • Human resource skills Related background/ affiliations • Town Meeting member – Precinct 8 • Saugus Board of Health member • Saugus Affordable Housing Board of Trustees [trustee and secretary] (former) • Saugus Volunteer Recycling

Proud voting accomplishments in Town Meeting • Supported the new Saugus High/Middle School project • Investment in parks and playgrounds • Increase stabilization funds that ultimately improve the town’s bond rating that allow for lower interest borrowing.

• Town-wide Master Plan • Two Environment Friendly Bylaws – Reduction of Plastic Bags and Styrofoam • Supported amending the by-law and instituting a two year temporary moratorium on multi-unit developments.

• Rezoning efforts: Route 1/ Waterfront District/Historic Mill District • Support public safety articles that support personnel and equipment needs

Doherty announces reelection bid for Town Meeting Precinct 4

hen I first ran for Town Meeting eight years ago I said I wanted to improve the quality of life in our precinct and in our town. With a new High School about to open, improvements underway at our parks and playgrounds, the rezoning of our route one corridor and an increase in our stabilization fund that has dramatically improved our bond rat-

Steve Doherty Precinct 4 Town Meeting Member

ing, I believe Saugus is on the right track. But there’s a lot more work to do. I’d like to have your vote, on November 5, so I can continue representing your interests and creating a Saugus where taxes are low, property values are high and residents feel that they’re getting the services they deserve. Thank you for your consideration.

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~ Political Announcement ~

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Selectman Cicolini cites five years of success for town

effrey Cicolini of 6 Hitching Hill Road announces his candidacy for re-election to the Board of Selectmen. Jeff, a 4th generation Saugonian and his wife Julie, also a lifelong resident, live with their two children Gianna and Anthony. Jeff, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), is a partner and shareholder at AAFCPAs, a 200+ employee CPA firm with offices in Boston, Wellesley and Westborough. He specializes in providing audit, tax and business consulting services to non-profit organizations, including quasi-governmental organizations and commercial businesses.

Jeff was overwhelmingly elected to the Board of Selectmen in March 2015 and has been reelected to two additional terms, most recently as Vice Chairman.

He promised to help heal the town and move past the divide that was evident and has delivered consistently on his promise.

Saugus pride has been restored and a new generation of involvement in town government has surfaced.

“This administration shares a joint vision with the Town Manager,” said Cicolini. “We have consistently proven that with hard work, professionalism and collaboration, the sky is the limit for Saugus. Here are some of the town’s successes we have seen over his tenure on the Board of Selectmen:” *A record amount of funds deposited into the town’s stabilization fund (approximately $9 million). *Increase in the bond rating to AA+ by S&P. This is the highest rating in Saugus’ history. This rating will save the taxpayers millions of dollars in interest costs associated with the debt service on the new high school/middle school project. *Although I supported the revised Economic Development Plan to align with the Route 1 overlay district plan that was passed by Town Meeting, I also supported the 2 year moratorium on multi-family construction as it was necessary to allow the time needed to update our master plan. The master plan will properly assess the impact of the current developments on our infrastructure and public safety resources and schools and determine where we go from there. *I was at the forefront of the town wide speed limit assessment in attempts to increase public safety throughout Saugus. *Approval for a new High School/Middle School – with voter approval of over 70 percent.

Saugus will receive approximately $65 million in reimbursement from the MSBA. *The operations for the town’s cable station have been reverted

INCUMBENT CANDIDATE: Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini seeks another two years on the board. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate)

back to the non-profit organization, as voted by the residents. *Renovation/enhancement of our parks, playgrounds, and open space including Bucchiere/ Bristow Park, Veterans Memorial School playground, Belmonte Middle School’s state of the art tennis courts (with lights), Round Hill and Evan’s park/ basketball courts. This includes making our playgrounds fully inclusive and ADA compliant. *Accepted as a designated green community and used grant funds to acquire electric cars to be used by town officials. *Solar landfill project generating approximately $80,000 per year. *With a shared eye towards conservatism, moved forward balanced operating budgets to the Finance Committee each year. *Sewer upgrades and improvements *New fleet of police cruisers and new fire apparatuses. *Replacement of several pieces of DPW equipment and vehicles *Town Hall restoration. *Several grant commitments to fund green community initiatives, the Riverwalk and the hiring of five new firefighters (threeyear commitment) to name a few.

Cicolini’s shared vision for the next two years: *Committed to work collaboratively and professionally with whoever is elected to the Board by our residents. *Implement safety measures to adopt the recommendations received from the town wide speed limit study. This includes signage (manual and flashing), roadway enhancements including crosswalk enhancements, fog lanes and street narrowing etc. *Continued support for deploying the resources necessary to address the opioid (and other drug) epidemic head on problem. *Additional increase in our stabilization to further improve our bond rating to the highest level possible. *Continued improvements and renovations to our parks and playgrounds and open spac-

es in town. *Progress on the Riverwalk project *Work towards implementing a final closure date for the ash landfill at Wheelabrator. *Continued investments in Public safety (personnel and equipment). *Continued progress on the new High/Middle School and athletic stadium with targeted completion of the school in September 2020. *Continue to perform the detailed research necessary and keep an open minded approach for each applicant who comes before the board for a license or permit. Thinking outside the box and getting away from the old school way of thinking is critical to being probusiness. *Remain focused on protecting the environment *Continue to support investments necessary to ensure top quality services are available to our elderly, disabled and veterans. *Continue to pursue the revitalization of Cliftondale Square and Saugus Center with community involvement and input from the community on repurposing of neighborhood schools that will be taken offline next year.

Conclusion: “I am honored to have served as one of your Selectman for the past five years.

I would appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve you for another term and keep moving our town forward,” Cicolini said. “I feel I have worked hard to restore integrity, professionalism and respect to the board and have helped Saugus achieve some pretty exciting things. I would really appreciate your vote on Tuesday, November 5. I am #8 on the ballot. Thank you for your consideration.”

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Joe Vecchione makes Town Meeting run

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y name is Joe Vecchione.

I am running for Town Meeting in Precinct 2.

I am a lifelong resident of the Cliftondale neighborhood in Saugus. I grew up on Essex Street and bought a home on Baker Hill in 2015 with my wife, Katie.

I’m a Saugus High School graduate of the Class of 2009 and moved onto Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston where I obtained a Master’s Degree in Architecture in 2014.

I work in the city as an Architectural Designer and have always had a vested interest in my hometown, my neighborhood, and its built environment. This is my first campaign and I’m ecstatic about the opportunity to serve my town and shape its future.

Joe Vecchione

Precinct 2 Town Meeting candidate

The deep roots I have here in Saugus inspired me to run.

While this election cycle has become quite contentious, my focus is steered towards tapping into the infinite po-

tential this town has. I seek to represent a younger generation with a fresh, forward thinking perspective and an open mind on the direction of our town and what we invest in.

As a Town Meeting member, I will strive to voice the interests and issues of the Town as a whole and my Precinct with a direct, rational and matter of fact approach, doing the due diligence and research needed to stay informed on the issues at hand.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about my platform, please do not hesitate to email me at jvecc324@gmail.com.

I humbly ask for one of your five votes on November 5th.

My name will be 5th on the ballot for Precinct 2.

Saugus leaders honored with Clean Water Action Award

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t this weekend’s 25th Annual Benefit, Clean Water Action recognized a trio of Saugus leaders – Ann Devlin, Deb-

ra Panetta and Jackie Mercurio, who are members of the Alliance for Health and the Environment – for their efforts to pro-

tect their community from the damage caused by the Wheelabrator trash incinerator located in Rumney Marsh.

“This trash incinerator is the oldest in the nation, and the community of Saugus deserves relief from its noise, air pollution and toxic ash,” said Clean Pictured from left: State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Jackie Mercurio, Water Action’s New England Di- Saugus Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta and Clean rector, Cindy Luppi. “We salute Water Action’s New England Director, Cindy Luppi. (Courtesy photo) the courage, commitment and persistence of Ann, Debra and islature. In addition, the Mas- been at the forefront of the Jackie in standing up for their sachusetts Department of En- fight to raise awareness of the families and neighbors in the vironmental Protection (Mass- dangers of trash incineration decades-long battle against DEP) held a public meeting on and dumping ash into an unthis source of toxic pollution.” proposed regulation of smog- lined landfill that is surroundThe incinerator and ash land- forming Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) ed by an Area of Critical Enfill, in operation in Saugus for emissions from the incinerator. vironmental Concern,” said more than 40 years, also im“I want to extend my sincer- State Representative RoseLpacts neighboring Lynn and Re- est congratulations to Deb Pa- ee Vincent (D-Revere). “I am vere. Last week legislation that netta, Ann Devlin and Jackie so proud to call them friends, would give the Boards of Health Mercurio on this prestigious and thank them for their adof neighboring communities a and well-deserved award from vocacy and their will to stand formal say in the permitting of Clean Water Action. These up for public health, the envithis type of facility had a formal three women are true hero- ronment and their neighbors’ public hearing before the Leg- ines from Saugus who have quality of life.”

ANNIVERSARY | FROM PAGE 5 “You’re welcome to join the club,” the club’s co-president, Donna Manoogian, said.

“Would I be the only man?”

Brazis asked.

Yes indeed, because all 63 members are women.

After selectmen presented a special citation recognizing the club’s 75th anniversary, Brazis borrowed the red hat that Selectman Jennifer D’Eon – a Garden Club member – brought for the occasion.

Brazis plopped the lady’s hat on his head as selectmen and club members posed for photos. He locked arms with venerable Garden Club Member

Ruth Berg – known popularly as “The Hat Lady.”

“Seventy-five years is remarkable. Truly an asset for the town,” Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini said.

“I hope it continues for another 75 years,” he added.

“I appreciate everything you all do,” chimed in Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta, herself a Garden Club member.

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WHEELABRATOR | FROM PAGE 1

by SAVE members during the Wednesday night forum said they hope the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will make Wheelabrator comply fully with nitrogen oxide emission standards.

That was also a common concern expressed in the individual candidate environmental statements.

“Currently, Wheelabrator is attempting to skirt state emission standards of dangerous nitrogen oxide by purchasing ‘credits’ from sites that do not meet the emission standard,” Riley wrote in her statement.

“Being the host community for the Wheelabrator incinerator, we’ve got to be vigilant about what is emitted into the air we breathe,” Riley said.

“I would also focus on means to support additional independent testing of the air and water around Wheelabrator for peace of mind, or for conclusive evidence that the area is being contaminated,” she continued. “I don’t have every answer on Wheelabrator, but we can’t afford to sit idle for another five years. Let’s talk with subject-matter experts, so that

SEVEN OF TWELVE: These are the candidates for Saugus Board of Selectmen who showed up Wednesday night to a candidates’ environmental forum hosted at Saugus Town Hall by Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE). From left to right are candidates Christopher Jones, Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta, Selectman Jennifer D’Eon, former Selectman Anthony Cogliano, Sr., Michael Coller, Corinne Riley and former Selectman Michael Serino. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler)

their ideas and concerns, in- Wheelabrator burning facility,” cluding environmental issues, he wrote. are considered by the Board of In his statement to SAVE, Selectmen.”

Selectman Jeffrey V. Cicolini Former Selectman Michael J. noted his past support of the Serino noted that his environ- board’s position statement mental vision for the town in- preventing any further excludes the closing of the tox- pansion of the ash landfills ic ash landfill on the Rumney on Route 107. “I attended and Marsh and “NO reduced emis- spoke at the Revere City Counsion standards for Wheela- cil meeting over the summer brator.” “If they cannot meet to emphasize my support for today’s standards then they Representative RoseLee Vincent’s bill (H.771) surrounding should close,” Serino said.

“I support a reduction in the same topic re: preventing environmental harm policy.

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Custodial Union disputes School Committee’s claim that it wouldn’t come to the bargaining table

Not happy with present system

By The Old Sachem, Bill Stewart

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ollowing up on prior rants about the Northeastern Conference being not the place for many of the current football teams, Saugus spent one year in the Cape Ann League (where we should be) and then returned to the Northeastern Conference to suffer at the hands of the field. To show how corrupt the league is in football – the South group contains Lynn Classical, who has twice as many students as the rest of the teams in the South – is shamelessly placed there to in-

sure a Lynn team has a chance to win a title.

When we evaluate the Conference using the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) standings, we find Peabody is Division 2; Danvers, Lynn Classical, Lynn English and Beverly are Division 3; Revere, Marblehead and Gloucester are Division 4; Saugus and Swampscott are Division 5; Winthrop and Salem are Division 6.

In the Cape Ann League, Masconomet is Division 2; North Reading is Division 4; Pentucket, Lynnfield, Newburyport, Triton and Amesbury are Division

Bill Stewart

The Old Sachem

5; Ipswich and Hamilton-Wenham are Division 6; and Manchester-Essex and Georgetown are Division 7.

It only makes sense to merge the two leagues like the MIAA has suggested and provide all schools opponents of the same size and capabilities. We know that school population is the usual determinant of capabilities and the fairest approach for the school teams to partici-

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Dear Editor: In response to recent statements by the Saugus School Committee the Saugus Custodial Union feels compelled to make the following clarifications.

At no time did the Custodial Union refuse to participate in contractual negotiations.

To claim that custodial privatization took place because our union would not come to the bargaining table is a complete falsehood.

Negotiations on a custodial contract began in December 2017. They proceeded through the winter and into the spring of 2018. On May 1, 2018 the School Committee offered the union a 2-year contract and stated they would get back to us with a wage package. We said we would accept that offer and looked forward to discussing the wage issue. The School Committee then cancelled meetings scheduled for June 13, 2018 and June 25, 2018.

When we finally met again on August 2, 2018 they told us they planned to abolish all of the custodial positions. They as such reneged on their 2-year offer and ended contract negotiations. Due to this the union filed charges on the state level.

The result of those charges was to put both parties in state mediation. The result of that mediation was an agreement on a 1-year contract with a 3% pay increase due to expire on June 30, 2019.

Both parties then entered into impact bargaining on the effects of their privatization decision. During this we requested that they consider a par-

tial privatization in order to retain at least some of the inhouse staff. They completely refused this. In impact bargaining both sides cancelled meetings, in our case it was due to the School Committee’s refusal to give us copies of the contract cleaning companies bids.

We again had to file charges on the state level which resulted in the School Committee having to provide us with those bids as public documents.

An interesting side note to this process is that the company that eventually won the bid award actually had submitted a bid nearly a year before the town issued a request for proposals. That bid was in fact submitted on May 2, 2018. Whether this had any effect on the final bid decision one can only speculate.

Throughout this time, we repeatedly requested that the privatization issue be put on a School Committee agenda to create public discussion on this matter. Our requests were repeatedly ignored. Their vote in Executive session on May 8.

2019 to officially abolish the custodial positions was a violation of the Open Meeting Law. We challenged this which forced them to eventually vote this in public session. As all know they waited till the end of the fiscal year to do so most likely again to deny public comment on this. Throughout this difficult time we enjoyed the support of many people, parents, students, teachers and all the others that voiced their concerns. It is a matter of re-

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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 25, 2019

THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS

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By Mark Vogler

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

Plenty of choices for voters A week and three days remain before Nov. 5 Town Elections when Saugus voters go to the polls to elect a new Board of Selectmen, a new School Committee, a new Town Meeting and two positions on the Saugus Housing Authority. This is a year when voters truly have options in determining who their town leaders will be for the next two years.

Four of the five incumbent members of the Board of Selectmen (Scott A. Brazis, Chair Debra C. Panetta, Jeffrey V. Cicolini and Jennifer E. D’Eon) are seeking reelection. But, with eight challengers running for the five seats, it’s really up to the voters to determine whether they want to keep Town Hall running the way it has for the last two years – an indication that they are generally pleased with the current board – or, they can make changes because they are not satisfied and feel it’s time for their town government to go in a different direction. Or, they can strike a balance, keeping some of the current board members and adding a few new faces – old and familiar ones from the past.

The challengers include three former selectmen (Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr., Paul H. Allan and Michael J. Serino) and a candidate who came close to winning the last election (Corinne R. Riley). And there are four candidates who would be fresh faces (Alberto V. Morgante, Christopher R. Jones, Domenic Montano and Michael Coller).

The race for the five School Committee seats is hotly contested, too. School Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith and Committee Members Linda N. Gaieski and Marc C. Magliozzi seek another term. There will be at least two new committee members.

But it won’t be a free ride for the incumbents. Seven other candidates offer competition. Two of them are former School Committee members – John S. Hatch and Arthur Grabowski. There are five candidates who would be fresh faces – William A. Marchand, Jr., Joseph “Dennis” Gould, Ryan P. Fisher, Thomas R. Whittredge and Darren S. Ring.

The interesting thing to watch will be whether these two hotly contested races translate into heavy voter turnout. Often when you have hotly contested political races with so many candidates in a local election, it’s an indication of voter unrest or perhaps an anti-incumbent attitude. The School Committee vote to privatize the school custodians was surely an unpopular vote. Whether that’s the reason for the large field of candidates remains to be seen. But if more than one of the School Committee incumbents gets unseated, the custodian vote could be a reason why.

Are voters generally satisfied with Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and the current board? If they are, voters will probably elect the four incumbents on the ballot.

Or are there concerns that the criminal indictment of the one selectman who is not running – Mark Mitchell – on charges of allegedly stealing $1.3 million from the Boston Center for Adult Education has damaged public confidence in local government?

This is a board that campaigned and ran for reelection in tandem two years ago. So, has the Mitchell indictment troubled voters?

Stay tuned.

Write-in candidates for Town Meeting The field of candidates for the Town Meeting race in Precinct 9 has just gotten a little more crowded.

“Please be advised that 2 people have declared themselves as write-in candidates for Town Meeting in Precinct 9: Paul Trunfio and Lisa Morgante,” Town Clerk Ellen Schena wrote in an email just before deadline yesterday.

So with the addition of Trunfio and Morgante -- an outgoing School Committee member -- there are now eight candidates battling for the five seats.

“They declare with me that they are running for a write-in so I can let the election workers at the Precinct know to expect it,” the town clerk emailed me yesterday.

“We had a write-in candidate, Ryan Fisher. two years ago run and win the seat. However, there were only 4 candidates running for a 5 seat Town meeting position so there was a vacancy.,” she continued.

Interesting it is, as Fisher is running to keep his seat while also running for a seat on the School Committee.

Meanwhile, Morgante, who is filling out her two-year term on the School Committee, is actually running against Fisher for Town Meeting.

This is already an interesting race with former long-time Town Moderator Bob Long trying to get back on Town Meeting after an absence of several years.

Stay tuned.

Absentee ballots available If you are not going to be around to vote on Nov. 5, you can make arrangements to vote ahead of time. Absentee Ballots are available in the Town Clerk’s Office. You can come and vote Absentee during regular business hours, or you can call to request an Absentee Ballot Application to be mailed to be completed, and then a ballot will be mailed to you.

Noon, Monday, Nov. 4 is the last day you can vote absentee, according to Town Clerk Ellen Schena. So, if you can’t make it to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 5, you still have plenty of opportunity to vote. Unless you are dealing with some serious health issues, don’t make any excuses for not voting. Vote Absentee if Nov. 5 is a bad day for you.

Scaring people for charity In case you missed an opportunity to get frightened in Saugus’s very own and unique haunted house, you still have a chance this weekend. Area residents – from young children to senior citizens – who want a thrilling, but frightening fall experience in an old, historic haunt can stop by the MEG Building at 58 Essex St. from 6 to 9 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 25) and tomorrow during the same hours. Admission is $5 for everyone.

Mark Andrews, Bob Catinazzo and their small band of friends put a lot of volunteer work into the project, which is now in its 13th year. This is the ninth consecutive year that the MEG Building basement has been converted into the town’s official haunted house. Andrews, who began dabbling in the Halloween hobby of haunted houses out of the basement of his own home, has been perfecting it every year until the crowds got too big and he and his friends moved into the old Cliftondale Schoolhouse, which is owned by the town and leased to the MEG Foundation.

The MEG Foundation and the Saugus High School Drama program will be the benefactors of this year’s fund-raising efforts by Andrews, Catinazzo and friends. In the past, money raised from the Haunted House has been donated to Saugus We Care, Saugus Anti-Drugs, Saugus Youth and Recreation, the Friends of Saugus Parks and Miles For Miracles, a charity for Boston Children’s Hospital.

More pumpkins and ice cream, too!

More pumpkins arrived Sunday at the First Congregational Church in Saugus Center for the Annual Pumpkin Patch, which will run through Halloween, October 31. Volunteers unloaded the last shipment of pumpkins from “The Pumpkin Truck.” The church thanks those who helped with the unloading: Patrick Follis from Agganis Construction, Paul Allan, Domenic Montano, Tony Speziale, Chris Tarantino, the Saugus High Girls’ Soccer Team and the many other townspeople who helped. Pumpkins of all sizes are displayed on the church lawn and are available for purchase every day from 10 a.m. to closing.

An Ice Cream Social will be held this Saturday, October 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. Come and make your own sundae or just have an ice-cream cone. Soc’s Ice Cream is donating the ice cream and a gift certificate, to be raffled off, for a Christmas tree. The Pumpkin Patch looks forward to having everyone come and enjoy this great fall event.

Haunted lighthouses at the library – Oct. 29 New Friends of the Saugus Public Library are pleased to welcome Jeremy D’Entremont back to the Saugus Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. His program will be “New England’s Haunted Lighthouses.”

Jeremy D’Entremont is president and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation. He has appeared on shows, such as “Haunted Lighthouses of America,” and on the Travel Channel, the History Channel, public television and National Public Radio. He has written more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouse history and other maritime topics. He has lectured and narrated cruises from Maine to California, and his photographs have appeared in many books and magazines. He is the editor of the website “New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide” at www.newenglandlighthouses.net, and he offers tours to lighthouses via minivan, based in Portsmouth, N.H. Join us for this free adult program when Jeremy will tell some of the macabre tales of New England’s coastal beacons, including the piano-playing ghost of Maine’s Seguin Island Lighthouse and strange happenings at Boston Light. Reservations are not necessary; however, seating is limited.

A Boo Bash at the mall tomorrow Square One Mall will host a Boo Bash event tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 26), from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will offer children some indoors trick-or-treating at participating stores (while supplies last). The kids should come dressed in costume for all the Halloween-themed fun!

All it costs is a dollar donation, with the proceeds benefiting Simon Youth Foundation. Register at Center Court starting at 11 a.m.

A Roast Beef Dinner at St. John’s St. John’s Episcopal Church at 8 Prospect St. in Saugus has been

celebrating the fall with several autumn events of community interest. The next one coming up is a Roast Beef Dinner, set for next Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. – accepting Visa and Mastercard.

For more details, call the church office at 781-233-1242.

Sorry, no endorsement letters For some elections in past years, The Saugus Advocate has run endorsement letters sent in by readers – especially in the legislative races. But with so many candidates in this year’s elections – 12 running for the Board of Selectmen and 10 running for the School Committee – getting an avalanche of letters can eat up the news hole in a hurry. Space is already at a premium, with the Town Elections taking a priority for the final two issues before the election. If somebody wants to get an endorsement letter in the paper, the person can take out a political advertisement for a candidate.

Since the election season began, The Advocate has provided ample opportunity for candidates to introduce themselves through the “political announcements” we have been running.

With no candidate forums for the School Committee and with so many candidates running for the five seats, we decided to dedicate “The Advocate Asks” to weekly questions to the School Committee during the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 Town Elections. We hope town voters will be better informed when they go to the polls and vote for the five candidates they want to be members of the next School Committee.

A “Shout Out” for …

Frequent “Shout Out” contributor Jeanie Bartolo this week nominated “Mike Moriello and the guys at George’s Barber Shop,” just for showing a kind gesture to a neighbor.

“They honored me this week by putting up a picture of me on their ‘Wall of Honor.’ Imagine, me hanging on the wall of America’s oldest Barber Shop (1902). How cool is that!!!!”

Jeanie wrote us this week.

“I live a few doors away from the barbershop, Have known them for years and I stop in to say hi all the time. That’s where I pick up The Advocate and get a lollipop. They have a tradition of hanging up pictures of kids who do well in Sports, so they thought they’d have some fun and put up the picture of me.

Thanks guys!”

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 nice gesture. Just

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day. “Missed pick-ups” will not be conducted. send an email (mvoge@comcast.net) with the mention in the Please contact Lorna Cersubject line of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph bone at 781-231-4036 with any – anything longer might lend itself to a story and/or photo. questions.

Main attractions at the Saugus Public Library Cub Scout and Boy There’s always something interesting or entertaining going on Scout recruitment at the Saugus Public Library – for people of all ages – from young Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy children to senior citizens. Here are a few events to check out: Scout Troop 62 are still seek• The works of Ukraine-born Artist Olga Gernovski will on ing new members after a sucview in the Library’s Reading Room (first floor) through the end cessful recruitment effort on of October.

Founders Day. • Friendship Storytime on Fridays continues. This special Cubs can sign up on Monprogram for children, which begins at 9:30 a.m., is sponsored day nights from 6:45 to 8 p.m. by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) at the Cliftondale CongregaGrant. It can help parents nurture their child’s social and early tional Church at 50 Essex St. literacy skills with structured story time. in Saugus. Please use the door • Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten Playgroup! This play- marked “office” in the front group, which is sponsored by a CFCE Grant, helps kids prepare of the church. We are locatfor kindergarten. Fall and winter hours are Saturdays at 10 a.m. ed in the basement. Cub Pack It’s recommended for children ages three through five. Activi- 62 welcomes boys from age ties change weekly. five (kindergarten) to age 10 (Grade 5.)

“Fifty-three years of giving back” Boy Scouts can register on The Saugus Boosters Club will be hosting a special event on Tuesday nights from 6:45 to Tuesday, Oct. 29 to raise money to fund scholarships for senior 8:30 p.m. in the basement of athletes. Club members plan to be “Celebrating 53 years of givthe Cliftondale Congregationing back” from 5 to 7 p.m. at Angela’s Coal Fired Pizza at 890 al Church.

Our Boy Scout proBroadway (on Route 1 North) in Saugus. Admission is $10.00 gram is for young men ages 10 per person.

1/2 to 17 (Grades 6-12).

“Calling on all Sachem Alumni to help us kick off what looks For any questions on our Cub to be our most successful and aggressive fundraising campaign Scout program, please conto date in a celebration of Sachems past, present and future!” tact Cubmaster Bill Ferringo at declares a flyer that is promoting the event. pack62saugus@gmail.com or The Saugus Boosters Club was created to provide encouragebferringo@comcast.net.

For Boy ment, recognition and honor to athletes participating on the sports teams of Saugus High School. The group’s fundraising Scouts, please contact Scoutefforts over more than half a century have made it possible to master John Kane at troopprovide championship banners that hang on the gym walls, buy 62saugus.org or 781-389-2708. jackets to present to athletes and cheerleaders of varsity Divi- Election workers needed! sion and State Champion teams and award scholarships to seFeel like working the polls on nior athletes who compete in varsity sports programs.

Tuesday, Nov. 5?

“The Saugus Boosters Club raises money every year for scholWell, Saugus Town Clerk Elarships for our senior athletes. This past year they gave out 16 len Schena is looking for you scholarships totaling $9,000,” Elizabeth Marchese said. to help cover the local election.

“Our goal this year is to raise even more money and to give out There will be two shifts workeven more scholarships than we did last year – thus we are be- ing – from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and ginning our most aggressive campaign year yet and need help to from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. get it out there to as many Sachem alumni as possible,” she said.

If interested, please call (781“We cordially welcome you to kickoff this season of fundrais- 231-4104) or come to the Town ing by joining us on Tuesday, October 29th. All food and pro- Clerk’s Office. ceeds have been graciously donated by Angela’s Coal Fired Piz- Calling civic-minded za and 100% of the proceeds raised will go back to our Sachem Saugus students Students!”

Hey, Saugus High School Fall curbside leaf collection begins Oct. 21 students? Want to do someThe Town of Saugus announces that fall curbside leaf collec- thing fun, educational and tion will take place during the following weeks: October 21–26, worthwhile on Tuesday, Nov. November 18–22 and December 2–6. Residents should place 5, when Saugus holds its town leaves outside by 7 a.m. during their regularly scheduled col- elections? lection day.

Town Clerk Ellen Schena has Please ensure that leaf containers are physically separat- an offer you might consider. ed from trash and recycling. Paper leaf bags are the preferred There’s no school on Election method of leaf disposal; however, if using barrels, they must be Day anyway. clearly marked with yard waste stickers. Stickers, which are free, “All students – 16, 17 and 18 may be obtained at Inspectional Services in the lower level of – are welcome to work as elecTown Hall at 298 Central St., Saugus. Barrel covers must remain tion workers at the minimum removed so that the leaves are visible. pay rate or for community serPlastic bags, cardboard boxes, branches and brush will not vice,” Ellen told me. be accepted.

“I usually get Please note that separate trucks collect the rubbish, recycling and leaves, so the leaves may be collected at a different time of

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 2 but we were faced with a choice between continuing to operate as a failing school district or be able reallocate $600,000 into direct education to improve our children’s learning and education. Although this was an incredibly difficult decision to make, as a representative of the children of Saugus, my first and foremost loyalties have and will always lie with the children.

I was elected to make choices, sometimes difficult, with the best interests of the children at heart. That is what I did, and I stand by that choice. I will not sit by and watch our educational system fail any longer. I will fight to improve the education and learning opportunities for our children, even if that sometimes means making hard decisions.

Candidate Joseph “Dennis” Gould I do not have all the facts from how this developed, how was the interaction of union etc so it would not be fair to criticize the actions without them.

That being said, I have been volunteering for the last seven (7) years first at the Ballard School and now at the Vets.

I have witnessed firsthand the interface of the custodians with

Candidate Joseph “Dennis” Gould

play in the overall education of our students.

A LOOK AT THE FUTURE: This artist rendering shows what the New Saugus Middle-High School will look like after completion. Some local officials have called this the centerpiece of a major turnaround in the town’s public education system. But what do the candidates for Saugus School Committee think about key issues affecting the schools? This week, we get their views on the current committee’s decision to privatize custodial services. (Courtesy artist rendering to The Saugus Advocate)

the children, the teachers, volunteers and the admins and the custodians were very much an integral part of the team assisting our students and teachers.

I had heard watching the school Committee meetings that approximately half of the custodians were at or near retirement. The one thing that I thought of then is maybe we could of let the custodians that were ready to take their retirement retire, and keep most, if not all the remaining custodians on as the day time custo-

dians to continue their roles.

Then separately hire a cleaning company as needed at night to clean the schools for the next school day and expand the landscape company contract to take care of all the grass cutting to allow daytime custodians to focus on the needs of students, teachers, volunteers and administrators.

Do not know if this was discussed with Union, but this may have been a good compromise to keep the excellent personal interaction our custodians has

with the students, teachers, administrators and volunteers.

For spending as much time as I have at the Vets, I saw firsthand the diverse role the janitors played in the everyday assistance to assure or students and teachers had the resources they needed.

Do you support or oppose that move and why? I will not play Monday morning quarterback without having all the facts but I believe my statement above shows the value I place on the role the custodians did

Candidate Thomas R. Whittredge As a member of AFSCME Council 93 local 2905, I never want to see hard working union members lose their jobs.

If the same outrage was shown when the 18 hardworking union cafe workers were terminated in favor of privatizing, then it’s possible the door never would have been opened for the custodians in the same union. Every one of those 18 women had families, just like the custodians. Why no picketing? No storming the SC meeting? No letters to the editor?

Perhaps, we are here because the same support was not there

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School Committee Member Linda N. Gaieski

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The School Committee is supposed to make decisions based on the district’s educational needs presented by the Superintendent. As a candidate, I think no matter how tough the decision is, they should always have the kids’ best interest in mind and have the integrity to stand by that decision.

If elected, when the cleaning company’s contract is coming up for renewal, I would be willing to revisit what led to the cleaning company being awarded the contract. I would also be interested in seeing the impact this decision had in terms of savings and the educational benefit for the district.

Candidate and current School Committee Member Linda N. Gaieski My vote in favor of outsourcing custodial duties in the Saugus Public Schools was an agonizing decision that followed two years of unproductive negotiations with a union that refused to bargain in good faith.

The present School Committee discussed the custodial contract with the possible privatization of custodial services along with the impending expiration of their collective bargaining agreement and unanimously voted its approval with the purpose of recaptured funds being directed toward the improvement of education.

In 2017, the Union rather than negotiate in good faith to solve the problems of realignment and restructuring from 8 buildings to 3, the up and coming grade reconfiguration, and implementing the master plan decided to instead file a grievance insisting upon the hiring of five additional custodians. With no progress being made in negotiations, the Committee voted unanimously in July of 2018 to honor the Superintendent’s suggestion to explore the outsourcing of custodial/cleaning services with the purpose of increasing efficiency, and channeling savings into education to correct the student achievement gap and an accountability classification that places us in the bottom 8% of all schools in

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Candidate William A. Marchand, Jr.

School Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith

Candidate Ryan P. Fisher

Candidate Thomas R. Whittredge

Massachusetts.

Following months of unproductive attempts to negotiate effectively, a Department of Labor relations mediator was called in and brokered an agreement for a one year contract in which the Committee and the Union would meet on five specific dates to engage in impact bargaining with specific emphasis on privatization of custodial services and a reduction in workforce. The Committee voted in open session to move forward with this agreement on February 28, 2019. The cancellation of agreed upon dates resulted in the Committee’s filing an Unfair Labor Practice Suit with the DLR compelling the Union to negotiate, and engage in impact bargaining over the reduction in force and privatization of custodial services. As an inducement to reach an agreement, the Union was given a three percent raise.

At no time in these negotiations did the Union offer viable solutions to the dilemma.

No mention was made of early retirement options, increasing square footage cleaned, or an outsourcing of night cleaning and retention of daytime custodial services, an ideal solution for all concerned. The Union failed to protect two of their own members who were just four months away from 10 years vested service needed to receive their pensions.

My final decision was to do what I have done for 44 years: to work in the best interest of the children of Saugus. I voted for a quality education for the children in which $1.1 million savings would be diverted toward implementing the master plan devised to improve the delivery of education suitable for the needs of a 21st century student.

A plan that would see the reinstatement of foreign language at the middle school and the foreign language requirement at the high school and possibly an introduction into elementary schools, the implementation of a digital literacy program making the creation of the grades 3-5 Steam Academy possible.

This savings would, also, allow for improvements in curriculum development, and the addition of curriculum coordinators ensuring the alignment of curric-

ulum horizontally and vertically as suggested by DESE as a needed correction in the BMS Turnaround Plan.

Our MCAS scores show that education in Saugus is broken and in need of drastic measures to correct our accountability classification and close the student achievement gap. Both the Belmonte Middle School and Saugus High School are in the bottom 10 percent of 132 schools tested on the MCAS rendering both “in need of focused/ targeted support”. We are close to a possible state takeover of education in Saugus. I couldn’t stand by and let that happen. I chose the necessary decision for the children of Saugus. I chose the greater good, and in a democracy that is the right choice.

dians like Bill Moore, who made it a point to watch out for kids who ate alone, who were at risk of being bullied. He wasn’t paid to do that, just like the custodians who kept order in the hallways weren’t paid to be security guards. They did what the kids needed, and one outspoken student remembered that, speaking out for Bill years later and collecting signatures to save his job.

School Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith recently published a letter with her thoughts on the custodial terminations. I reviewed it thoroughly, but it doesn’t move the needle for me.

It stated the committee followed Superintendent DeRuosi’s recommendation to privatize custodial duties at the very start of term, in November of 2017. New school borrowing had only recently been approved by the voters, and school consolidation was three to four years away.

Instead of building on the successful, collaborative and public effort that sold the town on investing in our schools, they shifted to custodial terminations, keeping discussions public only when required. Critical portions, including the termination vote itself, were not made public for weeks, angering residents. If the public was gradually sold over four years on investments and reductions that would come when schools consolidated, all of this would have been avoided.

The Chair made a case that it was really all five members School Committee that voted to terminate the custodians, and the 3-2 split only happened when two members backtracked. Why does that make any difference? No one accused of doing something unpopular has ever looked good by arguing more people were in on it. A majority of the school committee voted to terminate the custodians. No dispute. Every incumbent seeking re-election voted to terminate.

No dispute. Why fixate now on votes that wouldn’t have made a difference?

Crunching the numbers myself, it looks like the custodians cost $1.7m per year for staff, supplies and health insurance.

The private bids were for $500k,

$1.3m and $1.4m. If you put out a bid for a home improvement, and got back prices of $500, $1,300 and $1,400, which would you select?

The lowest, bare-bones bid was accepted. The pricing was good for up to two years. The town tacked on daytime cleaners, weekend school openers, hourly shoveling, and funded a full-time liaison out of town funds, with benefits, to coordinate custodial services. The price jumped by around $250k, not including custodial severance and other exit benefits. In two years, the savings will evaporate when the promotional pricing ends. All this for nothing.

The June 20th meeting of the School Committee was glossed over, and that’s unfortunate.

Parents brought their children to the meeting and allowed them to speak on behalf of their school custodians. Ms. Meredith told Ms. Gaieski this was disgusting. Ms. Gaieski urged that the children be silenced and later identified herself instead as the spokesperson for the children of the district.

They’re now my fellow candidates. I’m not attacking them.

This happened. It’s on SaugusTV. Tempers flared, and when you have a bad night, you apologize at the first opportunity. It’s been four months.

I wish none of this happened.

The incumbents, the custodians, and the people of Saugus must feel the same. As a parent, how can I trust this committee, which so thoroughly misunderstood this issue and resisted taking responsibility, with the larger more difficult task of fixing Saugus schools?

Candidate Darren S. Ring With a stroke of the pen the custodians were gone. With no consideration for them or their families. If this was such a great deal for the school system, why was it not a 5-0 vote? I do believe that the custodians and their families were let down.

They took great pride in their work and were the eyes and the ears of the Saugus public schools. I believe that the vote was unnecessary and not in the best interest for the Saugus Public School system.

Candidate Ryan P. Fisher I’ve been outspoken for months against the effort to replace unionized school custodians with private cleaners.

I’ve questioned the Superintendent, collected signatures and voted to support our custodians in Town Meeting. I’m the parent of a prospective Saugus student, and the School Committee’s handling of this issue so eroded my faith in their ability to fix our district that I pulled papers to run myself.

Our school custodians were invested in our schools and our students, doing countless jobs every day not covered in their job descriptions. I’ve heard several people make the argument that the custodians were there to clean, and students’ needs were best left to educated professionals. Notwithstanding how condescending that argument is, tell it to the students who never forgot custo-

Candidate William A. Marchand, Jr. I absolutely have concerns with the school Committees decision to privatize the custodians. It starts in 2017 when the previous board decided to privatize the cafeteria works and now we have just done this again with the custodians. Although we are hearing more about it this time. Last time we had many hard workers who knew our children personally, knew which kids had allergies, which ones didn’t and what they could do

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 15 to accommodate them. Now the current board voted to do the same with the custodians who also know our children by name and were there to support them every day. Our parents and students pleaded to save the jobs of the custodians and were treated so disrespectfully that it really raised some red flags for a lot of parents.

So what is next? Who are the next people that know, protect and teach our children that will be forced out of a job when their current contract is up?

I have personally seen some hard working custodians from the private companies at the schools; they are doing a great job. I don’t think many people would disagree with that but they know that they are being scrutinized at every turn. I am concerned that as they get more comfortable, will their performance start to slip? Maybe, maybe not but with our former custodians we always knew what we were going to get and they were always there getting the job done and being a support system for our kids.

I understand that we are trying to save money so that we can spend elsewhere in the school district, we know there are plenty of areas that can use more funding but what is the savings? We have heard different numbers from different people and the question has been asked how long will we maintain the savings? When the contract is up, will we still be saving the same or will we be closer to where the union custodians were? If we are, was it worth the damage that has been done to the community?

I do believe that when they voted to privatize, the school committee did believe that they were making the right choice for the students of Saugus. I commend them for making a difficult decision with so much pressure on them, which is what we voted them in to do.

However we also voted them in

THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 25, 2019 with the hope that they would listen to the concerns of the parents and students. The reality is when they spoke up the committee didn’t want to listen. From what I have seen and heard, parents feel this goes much further than just this issue. There is a genuine feeling that the school administration isn’t listening or responding appropriately to the parents and students. This cannot continue I am in support of unions. I have worked union jobs and was a shop steward for the teamsters local 805. I do not support the decision to privatize the custodians nor did I agree with the privatization of the cafeteria workers. There are times where money is not the only thing that matters. You need to hear what the public wants and in this issue, we have learned for all they tried to do right, that they just seemed to get it completely wrong Candidate and former School Committee Member John S. Hatch As I have stated before, I will not play Monday morning quarterback on this. I was not there, nor do I have all the facts to make an educated decision. Do I have concerns, of course I do, this was a very big issue that impacted many people, and a piece of the day to day operations of the schools. I am not one to be in favor of privatization, and would have looked for alternatives, as well as try to collaborate with the town side of government for another solution. In closing, I will point out my record on the issue. I have settled 2 custodial contracts in the past, prior to negotiating with either the teachers, or the administrators. Don’t get me wrong, I am not afraid to make a tough decision. I do it every day at my job, and will make tough decisions, as long as it directly impacts education, and student services.

Candidate and former School Committee Member

Arthur Grabowski The vote and subsequent replacement of 21 school custodians by a private company has galvanized this town as only one other event has in my years as a town resident. That other event was the recall – and the derisiveness that that caused still reverberates throughout town to this very day. I am sure that the custodial issue will still be a topic of discussion for years to come.

I have been passionately opposed to the privatization of these 21 hardworking and loyal members of the school’s staff.

I have been out in the streets actively protesting the action of an uncaring and arrogant school committee. I have stood with former custodians on the street corners of Saugus Center supporting their sign holding and efforts to get the message out that they were treated like so much trash pushed to the curb. I spoke at town meeting to support the passage of a resolution that passed nearly unanimously in support of the custodians, asking the school committee to respectfully reconsider. I attended a school committee meeting that was filled to capacity with parents, children and residents who were just as passionately opposed to privatization as I am.

I watched a member of the school committee berate parents that had brought their children to the meeting so that they could express their love and caring for the custodians at their school. This same school committee member carried out an uncontrolled diatribe, pointing and wagging her finger at the parents and accusing them of using their children as pawns to garner sympathy for the custodians. The parents became indignant and gave it right back to her...stating that their children wanted to come and voice their support of their own free will.

I was in the audience when a resident and fellow Vietnam veteran presented an eloquent dissertation concerning the fact that he had no children in the Saugus Public schools yet supported the override for a new building simply because it was the right thing to do for the future of Saugus students. Yet was astounded that after supporting all that was good for the students...the school committee was willing to let 21 hardworking and loyal employees be thrust out of work after years of dedication to the children and the care and maintenance of the school buildings. Meanwhile this same school committee member was heard asking Chairman Meredith if she had to sit there and listen to this.

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five or six for every election. But I’d like to get more. It’s something good to have on your resume – that you worked on the election,” she said.

For more details, stop by the Town Clerk’s Office on the first floor of Town Hall and tell the town clerk or one of her assistants that you want to be part of the next town election.

Breakfast at Legion Hall Cpl. Scott J. Procopio Saugus American Legion Post 210 has begun 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.

Too many books at library!

“We’re sorry: we are unable to accept book donations at this town.”

That was the flyer posted in the entrance way of the Saugus Public Library this week. While the flyer hailed the New Friends’ Annual Book Sale “a great success,” it also noted “a considerable excess of books at this time and no more space to store them.”

“Therefore, we are no longer accepting book donations for the foreseeable future,” it continued.

The flyer also suggested that folks who have excess books they would like to donate might consider making a donation of “clean and gently-used books” to these Saugus locations: • Council on Aging, 466 Central St.; call 781-231-4178 • The Salvation Army, 209 Broadway; call 781-231-0803 • Savers, 1160 Broadway; call 781-231-1232 CHaRM Recycling Drop-Off site open The Town of Saugus announces that the community’s Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) is open to residents on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located behind the Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. There is no preregistration or fee required to enter the site; however, proof of residency is required.

At the CHaRM center, the Town will accept the same recycling items that can be placed outside for curbside collection each week, such as paper, cardboard, bottles, cans and glass containers. Additional acceptable items include TVs and computers (up to three per year per address); bulky rigid plastic items, such as toys, laundry baskets, trash barrels and 5-gallon pails; car tires up to 22” (for a fee of $3); books; and textiles, such as clothing, bedding, pocketbooks, belts and shoes.

Plastic bags are not permitted. Residents are kindly asked to empty recyclables out of any plastic bags and remove the bags from the site.

Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 with questions or for more information.

Town compost site open The Town of Saugus announces that the community’s compost site will be open to residents on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located behind the Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. Stickers are required to gain seasonal access to the site – entry to the compost site without a sticker will not be allowed.

Stickers may be purchased for $25 at the Department of Public Works and at the Inspectional Services Department located on the lower level of Town Hall at 298 Central St. Stickers may also be purchased at the compost site, by check only.

Compost site stickers must be permanently placed on the lower left corner of residents’ automobile windshields. Vehicles registered out of state are not permitted.

Yard waste must be disposed of in brown compost bags or open containers. The Town will accept grass clippings, leaves and brush. As in years past, no branches or limbs larger than three inches in diameter are permitted.

Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 with questions or for more information.

Let’s hear it!

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

Do you have some interesting views on an issue that you want to express to the community? Submit your idea. If I like it, we can meet for a 15- to 20-minute interview at a local cofASKS | SEE PAGE 19 fee shop. And I’ll buy the coffee.

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Saugus girls grab fourth straight win

Rough Senior Night for Sachems in loss to Bulldogs

By Greg Phipps

H

aving achieved some momentum after earning their first win of the season the week before, the Saugus Sachems couldn’t carry it over last Friday night. The team celebrated its Senior Night, but the contest turned out to be less than memorable, as the visiting Lynn English Bulldogs proved to be too much for the young Sachems. Amassing over 400 yards of offense, the Bulldogs left Stackpole Field with a convincing 48-7 victory. The loss dropped the Sachems to 1-5 on the season, with Lynn Classical next on the schedule this Saturday night (scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff ) at Manning Field in Lynn.

The scenario looked good early for the Sachems when quarterback Christian Correia hooked up with receiver Javier Martinez on a 25-yard scoring pass in the first quarter.

That TD and extra-point kick from Martinez actually gave

Saugus forward Jenna Tennant tries to settle the ball against Saugus receiver Javier Martinez was responsible for all seven Medford on Monday. Tennant scored three times in the first points in last Friday’s loss to Lynn English. He caught a TD pass half of a 5-0 victory. and kicked the extra point. (Advocate Photo by Greg Phipps) playing perhaps its best when

By Greg Phipps Saugus a 7-6 lead. But it didn’t ahead 20-7. The Sachems were it will count most. Over their still in the game entering the last long. he Saugus High School girls’ past four contests entering this English would score the next soccer team appears to be week – all wins – the Lady Sa14 points to go into the half heading into the postseason

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WHEELABRATOR | FROM PAGE 9 any further expansion of the ash landfills,” Cicolini wrote.

Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta devoted al-

THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 25, 2019 to and approved unanimously by the Board of Selectmen,” she continued. “In 2015, this policy was again voted (unanimously) by the current Board of Selectmen, solidifying our stance on a healthy environment. This detailed policy states that the Town of Saugus would encourage and support that which would result in a net decrease in air emissions and ash disposal. The policy further states that Saugus is opposed to any additional forms of combustion of solid waste that would yield additional air and ash emissions and that we support existing dates for ash landfill closure established by the Commonwealth.”

most a page of her statement to highlighting her concerns about Wheelabrator. “The people of Saugus know my position on Wheelabrator Saugus,” Panetta wrote.

“They know I will not support any expansion of this facility. Back in 2013 when I learned that Wheelabrator Saugus was considering expanding its ash landfill, I wrote a policy regarding waste to energy, ash disposal, and solid waste facilities Candidate Domenic Montain Saugus that was presented no included this in his envi-

ronmental vision for the town: “My first concern is the health and welfare of the residents, with that being said the first issue I would address is Wheelabrator. While I do realize in a perfect world we would close the plant and rectify the issue. However this isn’t a perfect world and that solution isn’t feasible, Therefore I would like to propose that the town’s elected officials, town manager and appropriate boards come together and try to resolve the issues surrounding the plant and ways that we can all work together to resolve the current issues.”

Cogliano noted in his statement that when he decided

WHEELABRATOR | SEE PAGE 22

SOCCER | from page 17 chems had outscored the opposition 13-1.

The streak increased to four on Monday at Anna Parker Field when Saugus exploded for four goals in the first half and rolled to a relatively stress-free 5-0 victory over Medford. The Lady Sachems improved to 10-6 with the win. Forward Jenna Tennant tallied three times in the first half, and Jordan Morris added the other goal as the Lady Sachems found themselves in control 4-0 at halftime. Medford was not able to muster much in the way of offense until late in the game when it engineered a couple of legitimate scoring bids.

Saugus head coach Chris Coviello was able to give several of his backups significant playing time on Monday. “We played well in the first half and got a couple of goals early,” he said after the game. “That got us going in the right direction.”

Morris initially put Saugus on the board by drilling home a line drive just minutes after she had hit the crossbar on a similar shot from in front. Tennant then connected three consecutive times off assists from Morris (two) and Jess Carter. Carter also assisted on Morris’s score.

Just minutes into the second session, Madison Goyetche connected for the fifth goal after taking a pass from Jessica Nazzaro. From there, Saugus was able to maintain the lead and close out the victory.

The Lady Sachems, who clinched a playoff spot by beating Somerville 2-0 last Friday, played at Winthrop on Wednesday (after press deadline) and finish the regular season by hosting Lynn Classical on Friday.

“We’re playing well and moving the ball well, and everyone’s contributing,” said Coviello when asked about this team’s

Saugus’s Jess Carter shields the ball against a Medford defender in Monday’s shutout win at Anna Parker Field. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps)

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ften times when executing a Last Will and Testament, individuals wish to name two children as CoPersonal Representatives of the Estate. Often times, the testator does not want to hurt the feelings of one child by only naming the other sibling as the Personal Representative. There are other times when the testator does not have children and wishes to name two individuals to serve as Co-Representatives of the estate.

It is often more desirable to have one person serve at a time with at least two backups. This way, there will be no stalemates if the two personal representatives disagree on matters relating to the estate. It is also more efficient for law firms to deal with just one person when it comes to execution of documents; discussions relating to the estate, correspondence in general, court appearances, etc.

Furthermore, most banks and other financial institutions will require both Personal Representatives to be present when opening and closing bank accounts. Both signatures will be required.

This can turn out to be overly burdensome when you have one Personal Representative that is in his or her later years, suffering from health issues, or is out of state.

If you truly trust one individual, then selecting that one individual to serve as Personal Representative should be fine. All beneficiaries of the estate are entitled to see the inventory and accounts if they ask for them. All of the beneficiaries are free to ask the Personal Representative of the estate questions relating to the estate. It is in the best interest of the Personal Representative to be transparent in order to keep the beneficiaries fully informed. To not do so is only an invitation for future conflict.

Certainly, you want to choose someone who is trustworthy and capable in these types of matters. Living reasonably close to the probate court where the Last Will and Testament will be submitted is also a plus. If all of your children are equally trustworthy, equally capable and equally willing to serve, then you might decide to select the oldest child. Children often understand this reason and won’t feel any animosity towards the child selected.

If by chance, you don’t trust any of your children and/or none of them get along, then you could consider choosing a brother or sister to serve as Personal Representative, or some other trusted non-family member.

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

FOOTBALL | from page 17

On Monday, Saugus forward Shaylin Groark tries to burst past a Medford defender.

recent play with the tourney is the way we’re possessing right around the corner. “I think the ball and making good deour biggest strength right now cisions.”

final 24 minutes but couldn’t make it competitive. The Bulldogs tallied TDs on their first three drives of the second half and suddenly led 41-7 early in the final quarter. The visitors would add another score before it was over.

“We went into the half down 20-7 and just couldn’t find that next gear in the second half,” Saugus head coach Steve Cummings told the press after the contest. “We had guys that were spent.

We have to find a way to dispel that because it’s not get-

ting any easier here down the stretch.”

This week Saugus faces a Lynn Classical squad that started out 1-3 but has won three in a row since, including a 58-6 rout of Gloucester last week.

Despite winning big, Lynn English head coach Chris Carroll praised the Sachems for their effort and grit after last Friday’s game. “Credit to Saugus, they play hard,” he told the press. “We saw it on film.

They’re headed in the right direction.”

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 16 A petition was presented with hundreds of signatures of people who asked that these custodians not lose their jobs.

The resolution that was nearly unanimously passed at town meeting was presented to the school committee. All to no avail. The arrogance and willful disregard of the wishes of the residents of Saugus was in full display by the committee. The committee seems to have forgotten that they were/ are the servants of the people that elected them. I really hope that the voters of Saugus clearly see that these three incumbents have no place on a committee that is elected to serve the residents, parents and children of Saugus.

This is not simply a union busting issue – although that is ultimately what has happened.

I support the custodians, not

as union members but as caring and thoughtful individuals with families and deep roots and ties to the schools and the school community.

The three members of the Saugus School committee and the Town Manager should be ashamed of themselves for playing dirty politics and advancing an agenda conceived by the manager to achieve the goal of not having to pay the 90/10 split of health insurance. And to think that these three incumbents have a way of playing fast and loose with the truth to spin it so that they place the blame on the custodians rather than accepting responsibility for an act of heartlessness that will be talked about for years to come. That is quite a legacy for them to carry around and yet they seem proud of it at the same time.

I am proud to stand with the custodians and only wish I

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had the ability to turn back the clock and erase this dastardly act from the annals of the Saugus School Committee legacy.

School Committee Member Marc Charles Magliozzi This question has been on my mind for over a year from when we first entertained the idea about outsourcing the custodial jobs. We voted in August of 2018 for the superintendent to explore the cost of outsourcing. As a parent in a failing school district and limited resources, I am also looking at opportunities to better allocate available funding. The initial potential costs came in and we enticing so we, as a board, instructed the Superintendent to put out a Request for Proposal so that we could better understand the true cost and savings of a potential outsource of custodial services. I have been asked numerous times about my decision and why I didn’t reach out to any custodians about this. My decision was not an easy one to come to as I have been laid off from positions in the past and didn’t want to be responsible for anyone having to go through that. As for why I didn’t reach out to anyone to discuss this issue is because the School Committee negotiating team and the custodial union were in Contract Negotiations/Impact Bargain-

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ing, I was bound by the law not to discuss. I could answer questions to a point, which I did when asked. There were many questions from my wife that I didn’t answer because I couldn’t. When I took office I took an oath to uphold the law and that is what I was doing.

The personnel side of me, not the committee person, wanted to do so much more that I was allowed to do. In a perfect world, we could have allowed those custodians that ultimately retired, retire on his/ her terms and keep custodians in the building during the day and only outsource the evening cleaning duties. Unfortunately, that option was never presented to me.

Do I have any concerns about the use of a private company?

Yes, I do. With any change there are always questions and concerns. I have continually asked myself what the long term ef-

fects are and my decision was based on the fact that education services will immediately be put into place to increase student achievement. The short term is easy to see and that is what is causing much trepidation now. I have heard that the current staff does not know our building very well and that is to be expected as they are new. Another concern that I have heard is that for some of the workers, English is his/her second language.

While this is challenging, we are seeing this throughout the district with our student population as well. This was not an easy decision and not one that I easily made. What I learned after the vote was taken to outsource the custodians was that many of the custodians did much more than what was in the job description; so much so that I thought many were in the wrong roles to begin with.

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Now for the current standings: Masconomet is third and Peabody is ninth in Division 2; Danvers leads Division 3, Lynn Classical is fifth, Lynn English is sixth and Beverly is seventh; in Division 4 Revere is second, North Reading is third, Marblehead is fourth and Gloucester is eleventh at the bottom; Division 5 has Pentucket on top, Lynnfield third, Swampscott fourth, Newburyport sixth, Triton seventh, Amesbury ninth and Saugus eleventh and last; Ipswich is seventh in Division 6, Hamilton-Wenham sev-

LETTER | FROM PAGE 10 cord that both the school side and town side of government sought to suppress this support in public meetings. Now they have the temerity to try to blame the union for the abol-

enth, Winthrop eighth, Salem twelfth and last; ManchesterEssex leads Division 7. You can see from these standings that many schools in each division are facing larger schools, and the larger schools are coming out ahead. Only Danvers, Marblehead and Swampscott are at or near the top of their divisions.

Saugus, Winthrop, Salem and Gloucester are all below .500 because they play teams out of their league. The combined win/loss for these three teams is three wins and 21 defeats.

They are definitely out of their league by the opponents they play. Out of fairness we should have the Sachems and other small teams in the Conference play schools their size, such as the ones in Cape Ann. I would rather see the Sachems play

teams their size, such as Amesbury and Newburyport, like we did when I was in Saugus High School. The kids would have a chance to better compete with teams their own size. In fact, when I was in SHS we played Chelsea, a Division 7 team.

I only have two questions for the candidates for the School Committee this year.

Will you attempt to realign the two leagues to give the small schools like Saugus a chance to shine or at least play as many Cape teams as possible and will you terminate the one-year school cleaners contract and resurrect the janitors who were let go while the Town Meeting had a complete difference with the change in janitorial services? I only intend to vote for those who answer YES to both questions.

ishment of our own jobs. Nothing could be more untrue.

Twenty-one people. Decent hard-working people. People with families. People with children in Saugus Public Schools lost their jobs. They did not deserve this. It was politically mo-

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WHEELABRATOR | FROM PAGE 18 to run for selectman again, he contacted representatives of the plant to discuss his concerns. He dubs Wheelabrator “the biggest environmental challenge we face as a town.”

“I was on the Board in 1996 when the ash landfill was supposed to be closed for good,” Cogliano recalled. “And here we are 23 years later still fighting that fight and the DEP has extended it once again. Do I want to see the landfill extended beyond 50 feet ... NO! I would like to see

the plant shut down just like everyone else and the ash taken away but that’s not reality. Do I think they should be compliant with all of today’s standards ... Damn right I do, with no exceptions.”

In his statement, Cogliano also cites the host agreement The Town of Shrews-

bury has with Wheelabrat o r. S h r e w s b u r y m a k e s $6.75 per ton of ash taken in. “That would amount to over $3,000,000.00 per year if such agreement existed in Saugus,” Cogliano wrote.

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY OCT. 27, 2019 1:30-2:30

NEW LISTING BY SANDY!

SINGLE-FAMILY 67 DARTMOUTH ST., EVERETT $499,427

NEW LISTING BY NORMA AND JOE! SINGLE-FAMILY 141 CHELSEA ST., EVERETT $699,900

UNDER AGREEMENT! THREE-FAMILY 43 EDITH ST., EVERETT $769,900

LISTED BY SANDY!

NEW LISTING BY SANDY!

1-BEDROOM CONDO 881 BROADWAY, EVERETT $244,900

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY OCT. 26, 2019 12:00-1:30 SUNDAY OCT. 27, 2019 11:30-1:00

39 BROADWAY UNIT #303, MALDEN NEW PRICE! $429,900 LISTED BY NORMA!

UNDER AGREEMENT! 44 RAYMOND ST., EVERETT $629,900

Joe DiNuzzo - Broker Associate

Norma Capuano Parziale - Agent

Open Daily From 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. 433 Broadway, Suite B, Everett, MA 02149

www.jrs-properties.com

LISTED BY SANDY!

UNDER AGREEMENT! 120 ESTES ST., EVERETT NEW PRICE! - $559,900

Denise Matarazz - Agent

Maria Scrima - Agent

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UNDER AGREEMENT! SINGLE-FAMILY 55 MENLO AVE., LYNN $339,900

Rosemarie Ciampi - Agent

UNDER AGREEMENT! 20 PLYMOUTH ST., EVERETT

Kathy Hang Ha -Agent

Mark Sachetta

- Agent

617.544.6274

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SAUGUS 1st AD Warm and Cozy 7 rm Cape offers granite kit, granite peninsula w/seating, lvrm w/cath ceil & skylight, desirable 1st flr familyrm w/skylights & atrium door to deck, IG heated pool, level lot w/irrigation system, Lynnhurst neighborhood.....$479,900.

SAUGUS 1st AD Uniquely designed Ranch style home features 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 full and two half baths, kitchen with granite countertops, dining area and center island, stylish dining room with skylights, hardwood flooring, one car garage, corner lot............................$419,900.

CHELSEA ALL BRICK CE Colonial offers 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 full baths, updated kit w/silestone & stainless, 3 season porch, gas fireplace, roof deck, slate roof, 2 c heated garage, lg lot ONE-OF-A-KIND!..............$899,900.

LYNN 1st AD Perfectly maintained 7 rm Col featuring 4 bedrms, 1 1/2 baths, spac eat-in kit w/French door leading to sunrm, diningrm open to livingrm, hardwood,cen air, 2 car gar, level, fenced in yard w/ brick patio, updated roof & heat, freshly painted exterior, side street loc. GREAT home - GREAT opportunity!!...................................................$349,900.

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

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38 Main Street, Saugus MA WWW.LITTLEFIELDRE.COM

781-233-1401

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

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

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

Rhonda Combe For all your real estate needs!!

781-706-0842

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

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

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SOLD

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

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

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

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

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

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