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Editor’s Note: For this week’s interview, we sat down with Virginia “Ginny” Atwood, a retired nurse and longtime Saugus resident, to help celebrate her 100th birthday. She was born on Dec. 10, 1919, in Salem, Mass. She spent her younger years in the Salem Children’s Home and later moved to Melrose. She is a 1937 Melrose High School graduate.

She decided to become a nurse and went on to study for her RN license at Whidden Hospital in Everett. She worked as a nurse for

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The District Review Report Saugus Public Schools limited by inability to analyze data used for measuring educational progress (Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series of stories about The District Review Report of Saugus Public Schools recently issued by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Today’s article looks at shortcomings in the area of assessment and the use of data to improve teaching and learning.)

By Mark E. Vogler

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t last week’s School Committee meeting, Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. told members a question that comes up frequently: “How come kids get A’s on their report cards and they can’t pass the MCAS?” “That’s a fair question,” DeRuosi said.

“I hear that all the time,” he noted. “Because our assessments don’t add up.”

DeRuosi offered those blunt observations in response to critical findings by DESE in a 90-page document titled the “District Review Report of Saugus Public Schools.” The

District Review – a process that every school district undergoes periodically (Saugus Public Schools had its last one in 2010) – is used to assess a school district’s strengths and weaknesses and offer recommendations that can be used to make significant improvements in a school system.

The category of “assessment” – one of several major components to an effective school system – was identified in the report as a critical area which needed to be addressed. “When student, grade-level, school, and district outcomes and assessment data are limited, teachers, school and district leaders are deprived of the tools they need to determine the achievement of students and the impact of teaching practices,” the report warned of the impact of having little or no assessment. “Without common benchmark assessments at each level, school and district leaders do not have a measure of the progress students are making in acquiring expected skills and knowl-

edge during the course of the school year. Consequently, teachers and leaders cannot make informed instructional decisions, or act effectively to improve student achievement.”

Those are the observations of a team of consultants that visited the school district for a four-day period back in March as part of its research for the “District Review Report of Saugus Public Schools.”

The report identified these major “challenges and areas for growth”: • The district’s data collection and analysis system is incomplete and inconsistent.

• Common assessments in writing have been in place for several years at one elementary school and were recently introduced at the other three; however, it is difficult for the district to assess the impact of these assessments because the writing assessments administered in each school differ and the results cannot be compared for meaningful analysis.

• In 2018–2019, the mid-

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• At the middle school, teachers and administrators reported that benchmark assessments were most often developed and administered by individual teachers for their own classes. Because the instruments vary depending on the teacher, the results cannot be compared.

• At the high school, teachers are required to submit copies of their midyear and final examinations; however, there is no requirement that they submit their results.

High school teachers said that school leaders and departments relied heavily on the MCAS test results.

• At the high school, staff reported reliance on the analysis of the MCAS assessment by administrators and departments. MCAS is not an effective assessment tool for teachers seeking to adjust or improve their practice with an individual student, reteach a lesson for students who may not have mastered the material, or challenge a current class of students with work that is intended to accelerate their progress based on their recent performance.

• The district does not use data systematically to improve teaching, learning and decision-making, and to inform key stakeholders.

• There is a disparity between the ratings of current assessment practices and capacities in the district’s selfassessment, and the evidence the team gathered from interviews, observations and documents provided by the district.

• The draft District Plan Overview 2018–2021 states that the district will “use uniform assessment to gauge student learning” under the strategic objective to “empower educational excellence across the district.” However, the review team found limited evidence of districtwide planning that focuses on assessment in current school improvement plans, other documents, and in interviews. Inconsistency in the assessments administered continues to be a major limi-

tation of the district’s assessment system.

• The district does not have the capacity to use data systematically to drive continuous improvement.

• The review team was told that few regularly scheduled meetings districtwide were devoted to assessment and data analysis.

“Without a system for the continuous collection, use, and sharing of student performance data, the district has a limited ability to make appropriate and timely adjustments to its programs, instruction, and professional development offerings,” the report said.

“When the School Committee receives and discusses only the annual MCAS tests results – and does not review and discuss other data and evidence of student outcomes – it limits its ability to monitor efforts to close the achievement gap, assess district progress over time, and compare the performance of the district with peer districts. Without a comprehensive set of assessments, educators do not have sufficient information to improve instruction and respond effectively to the diverse learning needs of all students.”

DeRuosi briefed the School Committee for more than an hour at last week’s School Committee meeting, using a PowerPoint presentation to explain the problems cited by the report while attempting to update committee members on efforts to make improvements. The superintendent agreed that the situation needs to be corrected, and he added that the administration is in the process of making the necessary improvements.

“We had too many assets that didn’t mean anything,” DeRuosi said. “You don’t need 50 tests or 50 exams or 50 quizzes. You probably need 10 good ones.”

The School Department is currently partnering with an outside vendor to help build “data teams” that will help to teach school officials and educators how to use the data systems to improve instruction and learning, the superintendent said.

Once the school district has established a system that makes the best use of data, the district will be able to track the educational progress of individual students from preschool through grade 12, according to DeRuosi.

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A first for Saugus Precinct 10 Town Meeting members fill vacant seat in an unprecedented way (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release that was issued this week by Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian to explain how a vacant Town Meeting seat in his precinct was filled in a unique proceeding at Town Hall.) recinct 10 Town Meeting Members Martin Costello, Steve DiVirgilio, Peter Manoogian and Darren Ring caucused Monday evening and selected Peter Delios, Jr. to fill the Town Meeting seat vacated by Mi-

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NEWEST MEMBER: Kane’s Donuts’ co-owner Peter Delios, Jr. got elected to fill a vacant Town Meeting seat in Precinct 10. (Saugus Advocate file photo)

chael Serino.

Peter Delios is a Precinct 10 homeowner and tax and ratepayer. His family owns a local small business, Kane’s Donuts. Peter demonstrated an awareness and understanding of East Saugus issues, including the high cost of flood insurance and concerns with Wheelabrator. He has a son who attends school in Saugus.

Peter committed to attending all meetings and indicated he would abide by the code

of conduct for town meeting members.

The public process to fill this vacancy where there was no runner-up was a first for Saugus. The vacancy was announced for two successive weeks in the local press and social media. A special email address was established to make it easier to express interest. All applicants were afforded an opportunity to be interviewed prior to a vote being taken.

“Although the process was

more involved and time consuming, the four elected members all felt it important to heed the clear message sent by the voters in November to be more transparent and include new faces in town government,” commented Peter Manoogian.

Members expressed thanks to all those who applied, the local press, Town Counsel John Vasapolli, Town Clerk Ellen Schena and Board of Registrars Chairman Marcia Pollack, who assisted in the process.

Wanted: Goals and Objectives

Selectmen welcome public input at Jan. 14 workshop on various projects and key issues

By Mark E. Vogler

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oard of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley says she is following through with her campaign promises of transparency in government and having a plan.

“I put this on the agenda because in my opinion, the town has many issues to address, and many potential projects to take on, and we should set priorities to determine the most critical,” Riley said in a written statement she read from at Tuesday night’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting – the final one for this year.

“I’d like to set a meeting to start the discussion on which issues and projects will be prioritized by this board,” she said.

The selectmen agreed to set a meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Town Hall. Although it’s a small room, the public is welcome, and the meeting will be televised.

For starters, Riley hopes to get selectmen discussing a wide range of potential priorities including these: • Review of where we are with the Town-wide Master Plan • Review of current and future projects in the Capital Improvement Plan • Decide on strategy for public outreach like forums, sur-

veys, website, etc.

• Determining our financial capacity and debt policy • Spelling out criteria for setting priorities, like Public Safety, Education, Economic Devel-

opment, Housing, etc.

• Perhaps those of you with previous experience on the board can share how previous boards have set goals and priorities

“The output of the meeting Riley said in her statement.

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statements for his accounts reflecting inflated balances.

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MVRCS student gains national recognition

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lfie Tsang, a senior at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS), was recently selected as a Candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. A Saugus resident, Tsang is president of the senior class at MVRCS and a three-sport (cross-country, basketball, lacrosse) athlete, and he holds leadership positions in a number of MVRCS student-led organizations.

Tsang is a candidate for the IB Diploma and a member of STEM Club and National History Day, as well as being a member of Key Club, in which he is the Lieutenant Governor for the New England and Bermuda District Key Club. Two years ago, Omar Alani (’18) became the first MVRCS student to become a Presidential Scholar Semifinalist, a feat Tsang hopes to duplicate in the coming months.

“Alfie is someone who personifies what it means to be a well-rounded and complete student here at Mystic Valley,” said MVRCS Assistant Director Matthew Stone. “Not only has Alfie excelled in the classroom but he is one of the most active members of our school community. To see him interacting not only with his peers but our younger students during a plethora of collaborations is

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nothing short of refreshing and satisfying. He will be missed greatly next year when he continues his education at the college level but he has undoubtedly left an indelible impact on Mystic Valley.”

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of President Lyndon Johnson, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Application is by invitation only; therefore, students may not apply individually to the program, nor may their schools nominate

them. Alfie is now competing for a Semifinalist slot, which means he has an additional application process to complete Up to 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars are chosen each year.

In June all scholars are provided with an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they are honored for their accomplishments at the National Recognition Program. While in Washington, they meet with government officials, educators and other accomplished individuals and receive the Presidential Scholars Medallion at a ceremony at the White House.

MVRCS athletes earn CAC All-Star status

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ALDEN – Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS) is pleased to announce the student-athletes who attained Commonwealth Athletic Conference (CAC) All-Star recognition for the fall of 2019. Eagle athletic squads enjoyed productive and successful fall seasons as the volleyball and boys’ cross-country teams captured CAC titles while the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams, along with volleyball, qualified for Massachusetts Interscholastic Athlet-

ic Association (MIAA) state tournament play. At this point, since 2007 MVRCS teams have taken home 49 CAC titles and will look to make it 50 and counting this winter as the swimming program aims to make it a lucky 13th consecutive CAC title in a row.

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A reader’s perspective

Saugus Scoutmaster reflects on how Troop 61 rallied around fellow scout’s family after tragic death Editor’s Note: Saugus Troop 61 Scoutmaster Kevin Wildman says he can’t remember a more trying time that his unit has faced than the unexpected death of Alan Joseph Silipigni over the holiday weekend.

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ildman, a Saugus native and 1989 Saugus High School graduate, earned his Eagle Scout badge in 1989 with the troop he has worked with as an adult leader for more than 25 years – the last five as scoutmaster. He was honored with the prestigious Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award in 2015. He has served as master of the William Sutton Lodge A.F.& A.M. of Saugus and has been a mason for a decade. He has been employed in the maintenance gas division of National Grid for 16 years. He and his wife, Colleen, live in Saugus with their two children: Megan, 18, a Saugus High School graduate; and Colin, 15, a junior at Saugus High School.

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RALLYING HIS TROOP: Saugus Troop 61 Scoutmaster Kevin Wildman says he is proud of the way his scouts responded after the tragic death of a troop member. (Saugus Advocate file photo)

HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY: Since his unexpected death over the Thanksgiving weekend, Alan Joseph Silipigni has received several tributes citing his outstanding scout work. (Courtesy Photo by The Saugus Advocate)

So here are a few moments from the past week about the loss of our great friend and Scout Alan Silipigni.

The morning after his death, less than 24 hours, the entire troop and a few past members all came together and attended Mass at Blessed Sac-

rament Church for 8 a.m. This was the Mass that Alan was supposed to be serving that day as an altar boy. This was his usual Sunday morning routine. It was a way to gather the troop and try to find some answers and comfort ourselves spiritually. Alan’s father

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few curious guests from out-of-town wanted to know why there were hundreds of people decked out in Red Sox jerseys and caps last Friday night during the town’s annual tree lighting event.

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was there and took notice of us. He was very touched that we had gathered on behalf of his son.

We offered the family any assistance during the week.

We were not called upon for any duties. When the entire Troop attended the wake, we were still not needed for any assistance. So the boys then decided to act as an honor guard for Alan. They stood at attention in their full dress uniforms at the back of the viewing room, facing away from the casket so that they were the first thing that people saw upon entering the room. The majority of the young men stood there all night. They refused to leave their post even after I dismissed them. Very honorable.

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to the visitors that it was the town’s way of honoring Alan Joseph Silipigni, the 14-year-old Saugus High School freshman who died unexpectedly over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Then they pointed to the twofoot-tall circular Red Sox ornament bearing Alan’s name that had been crafted by Sachem Signworks in the boy’s honor.

The event still went on as planned with adults and children enjoying horse-drawn sleigh rides and drinking hot chocolate on the front lawn at Saugus Town Hall with cookies. Once again, the petting zoo was a huge hit as were the little plastic cups of Harrows chicken pies. There were the trackless trains and plenty of holiday photo opportunities ranging from Santa Claus’s arrival to letting kids sit in his lap in the second floor auditorium. At one point, the Santa line ran from the auditorium all the way down the steps outside Town Hall.

But the main event was the support that town showered on the grieving family who had earlier in the day buried a Super Red Sox fan. The family requested folks show up in Red Sox gear. Those who did included Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree, Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano and

most of his board members and School Committee Chair Thomas Whittredge and most of his committee members.

Crabtree, wearing his Red Sox jersey, served as the master of ceremonies again. But he handed his microphone over to Cogliano, who read a letter written by Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy to Alan’s parents: Joseph and Pamela Silipigni. “I’m very sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved son, Alan. By all accounts, Alan was a bright light in the lives of so many people, always spreading kindness and love,” Cogliano said, reading from the letter.

“We are honored to hear that Alan was an avid Red Sox fan throughout his life. We are grateful to Alan and you for your loyal support of our club, and know he will be cheering along with us for years to come.

“On behalf of the entire Red Sox organization, please accept our deepest sympathies and prayers in this difficult time.”

In lieu of memorial flowers, the Silipigni family requested that family and friends contribute to a toy drive set up by Alan’s uncle, Dave Silipigni. “The toy drive has already raised $7,350 – a lot more than we expected,” said Joseph Silipigni.

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Hired for hard-to-fill job Crabtree announces appointment of Alex Mello as town’s new Senior Planner

By Mark E. Vogler

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fter going nearly a year and a half without a full-time planner on the town payroll, Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree has finally hired one.

In a press release issued Wednesday by his office, Crabtree announced his appointment of Alexander C. Mello as the town’s new Senior Planner. He has been on the job since early last month.

“I am pleased to welcome Alexander to his new role as Senior Planner for the Town of Saugus,” Crabtree said in a brief statement. “Alexander possesses a great deal of experience in planning and development and knowledge of municipal planning, which will be beneficial for the residents of Saugus and the community as a whole.”

The press release noted that “Mello offers a wealth of experience in the field of planning and development, as well as municipal government.” “He most recently worked as the Zoning Case Review Planner in the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development in Somerville.

Prior to that he worked as the Planner/Land Use Administrator in the City of Chelsea’s Department of Planning and Development. Mello also served as the Associate Program Planner for the Town of Framingham’s Planning Board, and he is a member of the American Association of Planning’s Massachusetts chapter.”

Growing concerns about development With concerns about not having enough controls over development – particularly along Route 1 – town officials have been calling for the town manager to fill two positions in the Planning and Development Department for months.

But the town has had trouble filling the vacancies left in June of last year by Town Planner Krista Leahy and seven months earlier by Planning Director Stephen T. Cole.

“We’re getting people who are very overqualified and not in the right pay range,” Crabtree told the Finance Committee during a budget session this past spring.

In his proposed 2020 fiscal year budget for the year that began July 1, Crabtree provided $90,519 for the economic development coordinator and $66,154 for the town planner – a total of more than $156,000 for the two key va-

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FILLING A CRUCIAL JOB: The town’s new senior planner, Alex Mello. (Courtesy photo from the Town Manager’s Office to The Saugus Advocate)

cant positions. The town definitely needed to fill the positions with major development going along the Route 1 commercial corridor, according to Crabtree.

The Town Meeting’s passage of Article 4, which was requested by Crabtree, orders that no new building permits be issued for the construction of multifamily dwellings consisting of three or more dwelling units in any zoning district in the town for a period of two years. Crabtree said the temporary moratorium was necessary because the town has been experiencing an unanticipated increase in the construction of multifamily dwellings.

Cole and Leahy were replacements for Robert Luongo, the town’s popular economic development officer, who left in early 2016 for another job. Crabtree decided to create a special department with two full-time positions.

“Ever ybody remembers Robert Luongo,” Crabtree told the Finance Committee. “It’s hard to find anybody who is doing close to what he did …

He was doing three different jobs. He was excellent when he was here,” the town manager said.

Paul Rupp, a longtime consultant for the town, has been filling some of the void created by the departure of Cole and Leahy. Meanwhile, School Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith has been working parttime as a “floating office clerk,” staffing the basement office at Town Hall.

Mello holds his Master’s degree in Regional Planning and his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design with a concentration in Urban Studies, both from the University of Massachusetts Am-

herst, according to Crabtree’s press release.

Mello’s resume at a glance The following is the education and job background of Alexander C. Mello cited on the website LinkedIn.com: Planner: City of Somerville, Oct. 2016 – Nov. 2019.

Three years, two months.

Planner/Land Use Administrator: City of Chelsea, Feb. 2016 – Oct. 2016. Nine months Associate Program Planner: Town of Framingham, May 2014 – Feb. 2016. One year, 10 months.

Graduate Research Planner: Center for Economic Development – University of Massachusetts, Sept. 2013 – May 2014. Nine months.

Master’s degree: Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 2012-14.

Bachelor of Science degree: Environmental Design (Concentration: Urban Studies, Cum Laude) 2010-2013.

Additional Education: Suffolk University, 2009-2010.

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Lynnfield/Saugus North Shore Stars finish third in Thanksgiving Hockey Tournament T

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Coached by Stacey Pagos and Nick Bello of Lynnfield, along with Brian Trainor of Saugus, the Stars finished in third place for their division among the 24 teams participating from around the state. After an impressive 5-0-2 record during the first two days of round-robin play, their strong performance continued in the playoffs with a solid quar-

terfinal win over Charlestown before they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to host Andover in the semifinals. So far this season in Valley Hockey League play, the Stars’ three Mites teams are a combined 28-3-3 within the Mite North division.

Most of the 14 players on the tournament team began their hockey careers by participating in the Saugus/ Lynnfield North Shore Stars learn to play program called “Wack-A-Puck.”The program runs twice a week on Friday evening and Sunday morning. Registration is open now at lynnfieldyouthhockey.com to join the program, which runs through March.

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he Linden Tree Coffeehouse continues its 35th year of acoustic music concerts on Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Join us for Winter Potpourri, 2019 an evening of discovering new talent! Eight local singer/songwriters will play two songs each, and one or more of those folks will be chosen to perform during next year’s season. Audience input will play a big part in the decision-making process, so please come help us make this choice while enjoying new music and new faces.

What is folk music these days?

It can be traditional or contemporary with roots in bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel and blues.

Our contestants will provide a range of music in the genre we call folk. Performing in this year’s potpourri are Bill Anderson, Mark Bishop Evans, John Ferullo, Kathleen Healy, Roberta Lamb, Rick Drost, Toast & Jam, and Wild Maple. Samples of their music can be found on their web and facebook pages.

The evening will again be hosted by Wakefield singer/ songwriter Kirsten Manville, who will perform a few favorite songs from her album, Some People Sing, and introduce a few new ones. Manville creates songs that feel like they might have come straight from journal entries: deceptively simple lyrics that paint pictures, tell stories, and evoke a range of emotions. Manville is a

refreshing, straightforward folkrock-country-singer-songwriter with stage presence audiences love.

Entertainment will include a 25-minute set by one of last year’s winners, Peter Lehndorff.

He writes folk and jazz songs about everyday life. Lehndorff is now mixing his humorous observations with the serious; the romantic with the eccentric. There are stories about cars, what he eats, and the places he has lived. His car-related songs have been on NPR’s Car Talk radio show. Besides winning last year’s Linden Tree Coffeehouse’s Winter Potpourri, Lehndorff has been a finalist in the Boston Acoustic Underground competition. The Springfield Union wrote about his performance, “intelligent lyrical vignettes of everyday life and the comical trappings of suburbia, delivered with an acute sense of comedic timing.”

Bill Anderson is a former resident of Wakefield. Anderson has been playing music all his life, in bands and orchestras around the world. Trained as a classical oboist at the New England Conservatory as well as Boston University, 10 years ago, to achieve his ambition of performing the songs he’d always written, as a singer/ songwriter, he attended songwriting conferences around the United States and workshopped with artists from John Gorka to

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Julie Charland is one-half of the duo Toast and Jam. She is playing solo this evening, and writes and performs original bluegrass, modern folk, Americana, swing and more. Toast and Jam’s first CD (all original), “Ten Slices,”was released in 2009.

Their second full-length CD, “Heaven Knows,” was released in 2015, and now a third album is in the works.

Rick Drost writes and sings songs with depth and heart, songs that repay repeated listening and convey a long love of classical music, natural wonders and poetry. His songs treat life from varied angles: jilted lovers, swans in the Public Garden, leftover lobsters and meditations on meditation. Longtime inspiration came from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen; recent influences include Vance Gilbert and David Wilcox, who covers Drost’s song “Turning the World” in live performances. Drost’s latest CD, “Turning the World,”continues to get airplay from Europe across America to New Zealand. Originally from Western New York, Drost travels from Cambridge to sing at coffeehouses, house concerts, small festivals and Folk Alliance Events around the country.

Mark Bishop Evans grew up in southern California, where his major musical influences outside of church were Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Paul Simon, the Beach Boys and pretty much any folk, folk rock or beach music. Listening and playing the folk and protest music of the 60s inspired him to begin writing his own songs. Evans has a way with words and melodies, bringing them together in pleasant and

poignant combinations that make you want to tap your feet and sing along. His music is an intriguing blend of folk, folk rock and ballads, lyrically rich in emotional content and melodically comfortable like a favorite jacket, like a close friend you want to sing along with. Mark relocated north of Boston, Mass., in the early 90s and today considers himself a “Noreasta.”

John Ferullo is a songwriter and open mike host from Massachusetts with stories about regular people. He performs his own songs and other folk songs all around New England. His music has been described as “about important things with his stories about seemingly small things.”

Kathleen Healy is a hard-working musician and songwriter living on Cape Cod. She draws from her experience of living and raising a family near the beach for many of her songs. Some say saltwater runs through her veins.

Healy writes from the heart, and her honest lyrics and often poignant subject matter lend themselves to the unique quality of her voice. She admits to being a live music junkie but is currently not seeking treatment for her addiction.

Equally at home singing and playing in a quiet cafe or in front of a crowd, Roberta Lamb rocks to the beat of a variety of musical styles, from blues to rock and Americana. She picked her first guitar as a child in Texas and took to singing folk songs, Spanish traditional tunes, and ballads. Lamb honed her vocal craft as a classical musician, exploring concert singing and opera in college and later in Vienna, Austria. Back home in the United States, she took time to raise a family in Massachusetts, and she eventually found her way back to her first love: American music. Once her children were launched, she picked up the guitar and started playing and singing covers while practicing

and listening to whatever music came her way. Strongly influenced by the vibrant local music community, she started writing originals and rebranded herself as a singer-songwriter. She just recorded her first album of originals, Not Your Mama’s Blues, and performs across New England at a variety of venues from cafes, coffeehouses and restaurants to small concert stages, porch fests and farmers’ markets, singing and playing her heart out. Kenny Selcer will accompany Roberta.

Wild Maple is Gary Dolinsky on guitar and vocals, Trish DeCaprio on violin and vocals and Steve Straight on acoustic bass and vocals. The group’s original songs are influenced by a variety of music genres: Americana/roots, blues, bluegrass, classic country, folk, Celtic, popular music of the past 60 years and classical. Music critics have praised Wild Maple’s “appealing and polished sound” with both male and female lead vocals and“sensational vocal harmonies.” Recent performances include Club Passim in Cambridge, the Guilford Performing Arts Festival in Guilford, Conn., and the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Mass. Wild Maple’s lively shows include a healthy dose of relaxed fun, humor and audience engagement.

The show begins early at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7:00. Homemade baked goods and beverages are available. Tickets at the door are specially priced – just a $5 minimum donation for this show to introduce the World of Folk and Acoustic Music to area residents. Clean and gently used condition coats, hats and gloves will be collected for Mission of Deeds Winter Coat Drive for men, women and children in need.

The Linden Tree Coffeehouse is located in the social hall of Wakefield’s Unitarian Universalist Church (326 Main St., Wakefield, MA 01880). Information and reservations: 781-246-2836.

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PERSPECTIVE | FROM PAGE 6 his rank. As I knelt at the casket, I said a prayer and then told him of how proud I was of him and that he earned his rank of 1st Class Scout.

I placed the patch and advancement card by his side.

I then told the parents of the presentation and gave them a framed certificate stating his 1st Class achievement. This they could take home to always know his achievement.

Later that night, two representatives from our Boy Scout council arrived. I had notified the council of our loss earlier in the week. They decided to present Alan with a special award. It is called the “Spirit of the Eagle Award.” From the award: It is presented as part of the celebration of life and recognizes the joy, happiness and life-fulfilling experiences that the Scouting program brought to this young man’s life.

In my opinion, it represents the fact that the opportunity to reach Eagle Scout has been lost but this young man would have reached that rank had he the chance in life. This is an award bestowed by the National Court of Honor. It was presented by “The Spirit of Adventure Council” Scout

Executive Chuck Eaton and the Director of Field Service Jonathan Pleva. As they presented it to the parents, the entire troop looked on from the back of the room in support. The family was blown away.

The next day it was decided that we would place the troop gear trailer in the funeral procession to honor Alan. The entire troop of boys attended the funeral along with many parents and many adult leaders. I was then asked to line up directly behind the hearse towing the trailer which carried a Red Sox banner flying on the back door.

We were asked to be an honor guard for the Mass. The entire Troop 61 family lined the stairway leading from the street up to the front church doors on both sides. There were probably 10 people on either side. Everyone missed school and work for the funeral. Everyone was dressed in full Class A dress uniforms.

When the casket arrived and was prepared to make its journey up the stairs and into the church, I called the troop to attention and then ordered a full troop salute. We held that position in the cold

wearing no jackets, so that we showed our full colors, until the casket and entire family had proceeded through the “Honor guard tunnel” and into the church. Warm tears were flowing down our faces as we stood at attention in the cold December air.

We then proceeded into the church in two orderly rows and sat in the front pews. Alan’s First-Class certificate and Spirit of the Eagle awards sat on a table at the leading edge of the altar at the head of the casket.

Graveside provided one last time for a salute as a troop.

After the priest had finished his words, I once again called the troop to attention and directed a final salute. As each member of the troop left the graveside, they had the opportunity to say a prayer, toss a flower into the grave and give one last salute as a brother Scouter.

At the luncheon after the funeral, many of the family came over to our tables to personally thank us for our services and for showing such respect to Alan and his family during this tough time.

My reply was that it was the least that we could do during this time and that it was our honor to pay the respect due

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to a fallen Scouting brother.

These boys grew up tremendously this past week and were pillars of courage when it came to honoring Alan. Of the most touching moments was when Alan’s cousin Krista came over to the table of boys and explained that she always looked out for Alan like a big sister would because someone had to. She stated that she had no idea that Alan had all of the troop looking out for him and she was truly grateful for that and thanked the boys for being such good friends. It was truly heartwarming.

This was a very trying time for our troop. I stated that it was like losing my own son.

We were all very close in the Scouting program and especially when it came to camping, but didn’t realize how close until this tragedy. This has made the boys realize what they have and to cherish all things around them.

The scout family bonds are strong and are what got us through this difficult period.

I was thanked several times for my leadership, but I must remind all that this is a team effort. I am the Scoutmaster and I stand in the front of the room, but I could not do my job without the support of the entire Troop 61 adult

leadership team behind me.

I want to thank all of my other leaders who are equally important in providing this great program to the youth. I believe that I have such great leadership capabilities due to the fact that I had a great Scoutmaster helping me develop over all of the years.

That would be the Saugus Scouting legend know as Mr. “V.”, Jim Virnelli, Sr. Without his guidance and dedication to teaching the youth program over his years of being Scoutmaster, I would not be who I am today.

Alan will never be forgotten in Troop 61. We have plans to design a patch to be worn on our uniform. We will make a decal to add to the logo on our gear trailer so that Alan is always with us camping still.

We plan to decorate a trailer for the Christmas Eve parade to remember Alan which the boys and leaders can ride in and celebrate his life. We have decided to make him an honorary Eagle Scout of the troop where his name will join the others on the Eagle plaque hanging in the Scout hall. I know in my heart that he would have attained the rank of Eagle Scout had God not called him home so early. R.I.P. Alan.

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Saugus welcomes the holiday season

Alan’s ornament now hangs from the tree.

This year’s Christmas tree, a 31-foot Norway spruce, is shown in Saugus Center. (Courtesy Photo)

WANT TO DANCE? While Santa was commanding plenty of attention in the second floor auditorium at Town Hall, this prancing reindeer entertained SANTA IS COMING!: A crowd gathers along Central Street, near the library, folks outside. as they anticipate the arrival of Santa Clause.

Crystal Cakounes, programs coordinator for Saugus Youth and Recreation Department, and Lilly Newell, one of Santa’s elves.

LEADER OF THE PACK: Dante Miller of Saugus was the first in a long line of kids who got to meet Santa Claus.

ALAN’S FAMILY: Alan Joseph Silipigni’s parents -- Joseph and Pam -- joined by other family members at last Friday’s tree lighting event, came for a special ceremony honoring Alan, a 14-year-old Saugus High School student who died unexpectedly on Thanksgiving weekend.

HO! HO! HO! Sitting in a horse-drawn sleigh led by a police escort, Santa Claus makes his arrival.

LOOKING IT OVER: Left to right, School Committee Chair Thomas R. Whittrdge and Joseph Silipigni, check out the huge Christmas ornament that honors Silipigni’s son, Alan.

SUPPORTING A FRIEND: Left to right, Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. with Joseph Silipigni, the father of Alan Joseph Silipigni, the late 14-year-old Saugus High School student who was honored at last week’s tree lighting event .

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with its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting SOX FANS: Among the hundreds who showed up in Red Sox gear were, left to right, Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and School Committee Member Joseph “Dennis” Gould. The family of the late Alan Joseph Silipigni asked people attending last Friday’s annual tree lighting event to wear Red Sox apparel in the 14-year-old’s honor.

ADDRESSING THE CROWD: Santa Clause welcomes adults and children to the town’s annual tree lighting event.

ALAN’S PARENTS: Joseph and Pam Silipigni wait for unveiling of a special ornament crafted by Sachem Signworks in the memory of their son Alan Joseph Silipigni. The ornament was later attached to the town’s Christmas tree.

Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. reads Shown from left to right are Town Manager Scott Crabtree, Jack a letter from the Boston Red SANTA’S STAGE: Left to right, Santa elves Lilly Newell and Kate Walsh, community relations specialist for Wheelabrator, and Sox sent to the family of the Grant, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.

Board of Selectman Chairman Anthony Cogliano. (Courtesy Photo) late Alan Joseph Silipigni.

A DAUGHTER AND DAD NIGHT OUT: School Committee Member: Ryan Fisher and his 3-year-old daughter Ella soak in some holiday spirit. (Advocate Photos by Mark E. Vogler)

BUNDLED UP WARM: Left to right, Saugus Troop 61 Scoutmaster Kevin Wildman and Saugus Fire SWEET TREAT? The colored lights reflecting off the snow Department Deputy Chief Thomas D’Eon, Jr. on the covered “Saugus” shrub letters at the rotary make the front lawn of Town Hall. letters look like giant gingerbread cookies.

HOT CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES: Left to right, Madi Femino, Maddie Goyetche, Ava Almquist and Jess Rezendes -- members of the Saugus High School girl soccer team -- serve hot chocolate and cookies outside Town Hall.

WELCOME CHRISTMAS: Former Saugus Selectman Jennifer D’Eon gets a hug from The Grinch.

A FACE FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Marielle Nicholas of Saugus, let, shows off her reindeer face painting created by ENJOYING THE NIGHT: Samantha Allan, a 2017 Saugus High Saugus Selectman Corinne School graduate.

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ASKS | FROM PAGE 1 about 50 years, including assignments at the old Saugus General Hospital, Malden Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

She capped her career with close to 15 years as the public health nurse for the Town of Saugus.

She began that job on Dec. 15, 1975, at the age of 56 and retired on Aug. 1, 1990, at the age of 70.

Though not a Saugus native, friends and relatives regard Atwood as “a true Saugonian,” as she has lived here for about three quarters of a century. She and her late husband, Wilbur Atwood (who passed away in 1989), moved into an old Vermont Avenue house during the mid-1940’s and had two children. Wilbur, a machinist and engineer who worked on the Panama Canal, expanded and remodeled the home, which was built in 1890. He later built a vacation home in Wakefield, N.H. Virginia’s daughter, Linda Atwood Harvey, now lives in Indiana. Her son, Donald Atwood, lives in Pennsylvania. Virginia Atwood has two grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Virginia remained active in the community as a volunteer for many years and is best remembered for her contributions at the Saugus Senior Center and the Catholic Women’s Guild at Blessed Sacrament Church. In her living room is a legislative citation dated Oct. 12, 1989, that notes “Your Dedicated Services to Saugus Seniors,” signed by then-Massachusetts Speaker of the House George Keverian (DEverett) and then-state Rep. Steven Angelo (D-Saugus). Friends say she was a voracious reader before her eyesight declined and that she loved to play Skip-Bo. On Monday (Dec. 9), The Saugus Advocate interviewed Virginia at a small birthday party.

Joining the group were Virginia’s cousins – Virginia Lunt and Jean Zullo – and Maureen Teal of Greater Lynn Senior Services.

Highlights of this week’s interview follow.

SAUGUS’S NEWEST CENTENARIAN: Virginia “Ginny” Atwood celebrates her 100th birthday this week in the Vermont Avenue home that she has lived in for nearly three quarters of a century. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler)

A: The same as it was when I was 10.

Q: Has this been something you have been looking forward to for a few years?

A: Well, no. I didn’t look forward to getting older. I just enjoyed what life I had, and that was it.

Q: Well … Happy birthday.

A: Thank you.

Q: And you share the same birthday as me. As you look back over a century of your life, what means the most to you?

What do you have the fondest memories of?

A: I don’t know – just life in general. I live a day at a time and enjoy each day.

Q: What are you proudest of?

A: Most proud of? Where I graduated from nursing school and then putting that into practice and make some use of myself as a private nurse.

Q: And you worked a number of years in Saugus as a nurse?

A: I was in Saugus as a nurse. I was in Boston as a nurse.

Q: Let’s talk about Saugus.

A: What do you want to know?

Q: So, you worked at the Saugus hospital for a number of Q: What does it feel like, turn- years?

A: For years. I don’t know how ing 100?

A BANNER DAY: Virginia “Ginny” Atwood holds her special birthday balloon for turning 100 years old this week, while friends hold a banner behind her showing highlights of 1919 – the year she was born. Rear, left to right: Virginia Lunt, Maureen Teal and Jean Zullo. Lunt and Zullo are cousins while Teal works for Greater Lynn Senior Services.

HAPPY ONE HUNDRED: Virginia “Ginny” Atwood displays a giant birthday card she received from members of the Catholic Women’s Guild of Blessed Sacrament Church, congratulating her for reaching the century mark.

many years.

Q: And you worked for the town.

A: I was the town nurse for 17 years, or something like that. I was pretty active. I worked right in the Town Hall.

Q: I understand the Town provided you with a car to do your job. What did you drive?

A: A piece of junk. It was always in the garage for something. It was an old, old car that kept getting repairs and repairs.

I think it was a Chevy. I’m not positive.

Finally, one day they got me a new car. It was new to me, but it wasn’t new. It was in better working condition, which was good, because I went all over Saugus with my job.

Q: Tell me some interesting things from your career as a nurse.

A: Some interesting things?

They were all pretty interesting; each day was a different day; each day was interesting.

One day wasn’t like another. If it wasn’t an epidemic, it was a SIGN OF CELEBRATION: A sign stands near the front steps of pandemic. Just one thing after Virginia “Ginny” Atwood’s Vermont Avenue home, marking another – always something – and I had to go from here to her 100th birthday.

Maureen Teal of Greater Lynn Senior Services holds the birthday cake for Virginia “Ginny” Atwood, who turned 100 on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

there. To me, it was always interesting.

Q: How many people would you see in a day?

A: I don’t know. Sometimes I would see only one person; sometimes, quite a few.

Q: Who was your favorite president?

A: I wasn’t into politics at all.

Q: But is there one president in your lifetime that you looked up to the most?

A: I just respected them all.

Q: But there is not one …

A: No, because I was too busy doing my own thing to be worried about what they were doing.

Q: So, you must have voted in a lot of elections.

A: I worked in the polls.

Q: You worked in the election polls of Saugus. What else did you do for the town?

A: I did private duty [as a nurse] for a long time. I did all I could do for the town as a nurse.

Q: Do you have a favorite book? I understand you were quite a reader.

A: That’s an overstatement because I did not like reading.

There was too much going on

around me to spend my time reading. I was a nosey person.

Q: Did you vote in the last election?

A: Yes. Q: Who did you vote for?

A: I never missed an election.

Q: Who did you vote for?

A: I’m not telling you.

Q: So, when was the first time you voted?

A: The first time I voted was the first time I was able to do it.

[That would have been 1940.]

Q: Do you have any favorite hobbies? What are your favorite hobbies?

A: I don’t know – just anything and everything that’s interesting.

Q: Tell me something interesting about yourself. Share some details. Don’t be modest.

A: Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know. Minding my own business.

Q: Minding your own business?

A: Yeah.

Q: There must have been one time as a nurse … one single event that sticks out in your

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to “Saugus School Committee Meeting, Dec. 5, 2019”.

Want to “shout-out” a fellow Saugonian?

This is an opportunity for our paper’s readers to single out –

By Mark Vogler in a brief mention – remarkable acts or achievements by Saugus residents, or an act of kindness or nice gesture. Just send an ere are a few tidbits that you might want to know about this email (mvoge@comcast.net) with the mention in the subject line of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph – anything week in Saugus. longer might lend itself to a story and/or photo.

Hail to the Saugus “100 Club” I was a couple of hours away from deadline on Thursday of This “boring” document is important, folks Speaking of the District Review Report, I have gotten a few last week when I received a text from Saugus Advocate Publisher James David Mitchell to call about Virginia “Ginny” Atwood, comments from readers who don’t like the idea that we have a Saugus woman who was going to be turning 100 on Dec. 10. been publishing excerpts from the document since we first obtained an electronic email copy from the state Department of “Okay. That’s my birthday too,” I texted Jim back.

Elementary and Secondary Education. A few have called the “Awesome,” Jim replied.

In the course of a 47-year career of newspaper journalism, I’d document “boring” and questioned why we are running stories say I could probably count on one hand the number of 100-year- about it. Some have suggested we run “more positive stories” inold people I have interviewed. The last time was a little more stead of publishing “the negative stuff” contained in the report.

Well, if you find it boring, don’t bother reading the stories than three years ago, when I interviewed 104-year-old Theoni Dezerene, who was then the town’s oldest registered voter. which highlight deficiencies that a team of educators found “It’s a fight between two people who aren’t acting like grownups,” during their in-depth analysis of Saugus Public Schools. If you Theoni said of then-presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and don’t want to find out what these educators suggest for improvDonald Trump. “It’s so childish. Instead of getting close to the point ing the town’s public education system, don’t read our “District and talking about what they’re going to do for the people, they have Review Report” stories.

Well, you should keep in mind that even Dr. DeRuosi said at to go after each other.”

Theoni, who passed away last year at the age of 106, turned last week’s School Committee meeting that the report serves as “a template” of what the school district can do to improve. “The out to be a great interview.

Usually, the way most newspapers acknowledge a person turn- report kind of reinforces what we already knew,” DeRuosi told ing 100 is to send out a photographer to take a picture or to run the committee.

I said it before and I will say it again: Dr. DeRuosi needs to post a courtesy photo. But I’ve found these interviews so rare that I jumped right on the assignment. And they sure pan out most of that report on the Saugus Public Schools website or have Town the time. Of course, sharing a birthday with a centenarian who Manager Scott C. Crabtree post it on the town website for all inwas a potential interviewee gave me an even greater incentive terested parties.

As a courtesy to our readers, we plan to continue publishing a to go out and do the interview.

They are indeed rare interviews for newspaper reporters. For series of articles about the 90-page report, which should eventuobvious reasons – like health problems, particularly dementia – ally be posted on the state Department of Elementary and Secthese folks aren’t as accessible to reporters. Families and care- ondary Education website. While the report focuses on a host of deficiencies that need to be addressed in order to make meantakers are understandably protective.

But I found out this week that centenarians aren’t as rare as ingful improvements in the town’s education system, it can be one might think in Saugus. I learned from Town Clerk Ellen Sche- used as a valuable resource as it is somewhat of a blueprint or na that there are at least 14 people living in Saugus who are 100 guide for the new School Committee, the school administration, years old – with Ginny being the latest one to join the “100 Club.” principals, teachers and concerned parents.

It does acknowledge a lot of positives that are going on as the Half of them are registered voters.

Boy, if it were possible, I would interview them all. I’m sure there town strives for a better public education system. And it does would be some great stories to be told by these Saugus seniors. offer numerous recommendations.

And by the way, if anyone wants an electronic copy of the reDespite her failing eyesight and raspy, low voice, Ginny impressed me as quite lucid, extremely articulate and very obser- port, I would be glad to send it to you.

My advice to the people who criticize us for publishing stovant. She noticed every time I dropped a pen or a notebook on the floor. She also displayed a great sense of humor with some ries about it – you are way off base. You are pretty naive when it comes to the complexities for improving a school system. snappy answers. Check out this week’s “The Advocate Asks.”

The report identifies the good aspects, the shortcomings and recommendations for improving Saugus Public Schools. It is simA “shout-out” for the new School Committee Tara Brown was moved by what she observed while watching ply a report on Saugus Public Schools, from the view of educalast week’s Saugus School Committee to send several emails re- tional professionals who are removed from town politics.

If Saugus Public Schools fail to make the improvements that questing that we acknowledge the candor and collaborative efforts of the committee chair – Thomas R. Whittredge – and his are recommended, shame on Dr. DeRuosi, the School Commitcolleagues in their first few meetings. “Can we give the Chair- tee, administrators, teachers and parents for not doing more to person and whole committee a shout-out in Sounds of Saugus augment the opening of the new Saugus Middle-High School. for having a group that actually is holding everyone account- But, based on what I heard School Committee Chair Thomas R. Whittredge say in the video of the meeting I watched (https:// able?” Tara asked.

“The last committee spent a lot of time attacking each oth- vimeo.com/saugustelevision), there’s a strong resolve by comer instead of working together. They were also beholden to the mittee members to fight for improvements rather than fight Town Manager. This group is a breath of fresh air. There is an actu- amongst themselves. al feeling that the schools are finally in the right hands,” she said.

“People have been waiting for a Committee to hold people ac- The message of Sandy Hook In any given week, there is so much going on in Saugus that countable, from teachers to the Superintendent. It’s probably the first time in decades that we have a chairperson that is not afraid it’s impossible to cover all the news that is worth covering. Of of the repercussions of holding people accountable. We loved course, timing is everything, so in any given week, a lot of stothe way he pushed back at the Teachers union. I’m not positive ries may not get covered.

So it was last Friday that The Advocate along with the other lothat you watched the meeting but the Chairperson was absolutely fantastic. I can say that he may be the breath of fresh air cal newspapers that cover Saugus were invited to a worthwhile this district has been waiting for. Please give credit where cred- program undertaken by Saugus Public Schools. Unfortunately, with short notice, I already had enough on my plate. it is due, This Committee deserves your support.”

But it’s worth noting that school officials have made it a point Tara was referring to the Dec. 5th School Committee meeting in which Whittredge gave an impassioned speech about the need to learn the lesson of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootof the district – the committee, superintendent, parents, admin- ings that occurred seven years ago tomorrow (Saturday) – Dec. istrators and teachers – to work together to improve the school 14, 2002 – in Newtown, Conn. In what is considered the deadsystem. That speech came just before Saugus Public Schools liest shooting at a primary or secondary school in U.S. history, Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. gave a PowerPoint dem- 20-year-old Adam Lanza went into the school and shot to death onstration and administration reaction to the recently released 26 people – 20 of them children between six or seven years old and also six staff members. Lanza, who suffered from Asperger “District Review Report of Saugus Public Schools.”

Anyone who wants to see what Tara was talking about can tap syndrome, shot and killed his mother before arriving at school into the website https://vimeo.com/saugustelevision and navigate and later killed himself.

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Page 15 Anna-Ellen H. Lenart, an outreach school adjustment counselor at Saugus Public Schools, noted that the School Department dedicated time last Friday for assemblies at the High School, Middle School and elementary schools to help prevent incidents like the Sandy Hook shootings from happening here. “Since September, the school administration has been working with the Sandy Hook Promise organization to bring programming to Saugus Public Schools with the shared goal of building a more socially inclusive educational environment, and a school community where students are connected to each other,” Lenart wrote in an email to The Saugus Advocate.

“The ‘Start with Hello’ training program empowers students to end social isolation by teaching them three steps. 1) See Someone Alone: how to recognize the signs of loneliness and social isolation. 2) Reach Out and Help: what students can do to help others feel included. 3) Start With Hello: how to break the ice and strike up a conversation. ‘Start With Hello’ includes activities and lesson plans that can be used to teach students the skills they need to create a culture of inclusion in their school and community,” Lenart said.

“The Sandy Hook Promise’s mission is to is to create a culture engaged in preventing shootings, violence, and other harmful acts in schools.”

Seven years ago as a reporter at The Eagle-Tribune newspaper in North Andover, I drew an assignment to go cover the local angle of the Sandy Hook story. Lanza’s mother, Nancy, was born in Salem, N.H., and lived in that area for many years.

Her son was born in Exeter. The family also had Haverhill, Mass., roots. My job was to interview locals to find out about the Lanza family ties to southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley.

Volunteer civic opportunities galore If you didn’t get elected to public office this fall or wish you ran, there are plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in public service to Saugus. You can still help the town out in a constructive fashion.

You don’t have to get elected to perform some public service.

Become a part of the town’s future.

Here are a few opportunities you might want to check out.

The Saugus Town Manager is accepting resumes/applications from Saugus residents for several volunteer positions on the following Boards or Commissions:

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Armstrong Ambulance collecting clothing and food donations to support those in need A RLINGTON – Armstrong Ambulance is collecting donations of warm clothing and nonperishable food for those in need this holiday season. From now until Dec. 31, Armstrong will be collecting new and gently used clothing items to help the homeless stay warm this winter. The items that are needed most include coats and jackets, boots, gloves, hats, scarves, socks, sweatpants and jeans.

In addition, Armstrong invites members of the communities it serves – plus anyone from surrounding communi- donation include canned pro- soups; canned vegetables, pasties – to contribute nonperish- tein like tuna, chicken, salm- ta sauce, fruit and applesauce; able food items. Ideal items for on and beans, low-sodium whole grains like crackers, oat-

meal, high fiber cereal and rice; and dairy items like evaporated milk.

Clothing items will be donated to Bay Cove Human Services, and food items will be donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank. Please note that the food bank does not accept baby food or pet food.

Collection bins are located inside each of Armstrong’s locations, and residents interested in donating items may leave them at the facility, where they will be collected by an Armstrong employee. Donations can be delivered locally to 16 Hamilton St. in Saugus.

“Armstrong is dedicated to

Historical groundbreaking Saugus TV and Historical Society plan joint ceremony for Monday at future site of cable tv station and studio (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued this week by Bryan Nadeau, Executive Director of Saugus TV – Saugus Community Television, Inc.) he Saugus Community Television Board of Directors, the Saugus Historical Society Board of Directors and Saugus TV Staff are pleased to invite the public to attend a ground-

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breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction and renovations to 30 Main St. This will be the official kick-off to the partnership between the Saugus Historical Society and Saugus TV. The ceremony will take place on Monday, December 16 at noon in the existing backyard of the property located at 30 Main St.

Currently, the Saugus TV station and studio are located within the old Saugus High School at 1 Pearce Memorial Dr. and are scheduled to be demolished with the rest of the building once the new Middle/High School is complete. The SCTV Board of Directors has been working diligently over the past two years to find a suitable location for Saugus TV. After

overwhelming support from Saugus Town Meeting Members and a lot of healthy discussions by all parties involved, SCTV is thrilled to start the next chapter of its history with the Saugus Historical Society.

Please join us for this milestone event and be a part of history.

For more information, please email B.Nadeau@saugustv.org.

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Official notice from the North Pole to the children of Saugus Dear Kids: Santa Claus has agreed to visit Saugus once again on Christmas Eve. The parade will start at 6 p.m. at the Central Street Fire Station with a Police & Fire escort and some other really cool vehicles. Santa will make a very special visit to Saugus Center in front of Town Hall, between 6:30-7 p.m. to wish the townspeople a Very Merry Christmas!

Santa would like to see as many children as possible, so listen for the sirens and come out and

greet Santa as he passes by!!

Santa’s route will be as follows: 6:00-6:10 – Hamilton Street, Saville Street, Elm Street 6:10-6:20 – Walnut Street, Stillings Road, Indian Rock Drive 6:20-6:30 – Walnut Street, Central Street, Saugus Center 6:30-7:00 – SAUGUS CENTER IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL, Santa will visit with the children 7:00-7:10 – Main Street and Forest Street 7:10-7:25 – Lynn Fells Park-

way, Main Street, Hickory Lane, Juniper Drive 7:25-7:35 – Howard Street, Main Street, Vine Street 7:35-7:45 – Essex Street, Mount Vernon Street, Laurel Street 7:45-7:50 – Lincoln Avenue and Cliftondale Square 7:50-7:55 – Bristow Street and Eastern Avenue 7:55-8:00 – Ballard Street and Winter Street 8:00-8:10 – Denver Street, Talbot Street, Vine Street

8:10-8:15 – Adams Avenue to Central Street 8:15-8:25 – Hurd Avenue, Westland Avenue, Springdale Avenue, Stone Street 8:25-8:30 – Central Street to Saugus Center where Santa must leave until next year!!

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely, Buddy Santa’s Third Best Elf

providing a higher standard of care for our patients and communities every day, and we want to heighten that care by giving back,” Armstrong CEO Rich Raymond said. “Our care providers regularly interact with vulnerable populations and understand there is a significant need for support that we, along with our partner communities, can help meet.

We encourage everyone to join us and help collect warm clothing and nutritious food items for families who need it the most this holiday season.”

Any questions may be directed to Meredith Lambroff at 781-859-1306.

St. Mary’s High School Term 1 Honors List

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t. Mary’s High School announces its honor roll and principal’s list for the first quarter of the 2019-20 academic year. Honor roll students must achieve an 85 or above in all of their classes. Students earning principal’s list status must achieve 90 or above in all of their classes.

The following students from Saugus have achieved these honors: Principal’s List Julie Liuzza ’24 Caroline Santos ’24 Adrianna Bowker ’23 Nanina Fabrizio ’23 Justin (Jiashu) Li ’21 Kellie O’Donnell ’21 Sofia Del Sonno ’20 Megan Donovan ’20 Richard Fioravanti ’20 Isabella Leo ’20 Richard Pagliuca ’20 Honor Roll David Saxton ’24 Vittoria Moretti ’23 Rowan Sharwood ’23 Jared Abkarian ’21 Zachary Cummings ’21 Marina DiBiasio ’21 Mellanie Lucero ’21 Madelyn Rice ’21 Elias Saroufim ’21 Kiara Wynder ’21 Jillian Capone ’20 Thalia Chaves ’20 Isabella Moretti ’20 Zoe Solomons ’20

THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, December 13, 2019

SOUNDS | from page 15 Board of Assessors: The responsibility of this Board is to annually determine the full and fair market value of all real estate in the Town. Guidelines are set by the Dept. of Revenue, Bureau of Local Assessment.

Board of Health: They are responsible for protecting and serving the citizens in health areas, such as, food sanitation, restaurants, markets and compliance with the state sanitary and other health codes as well as emergency preparedness. Medical degree or physicians preferred.

Boats and Waterways Commission: The responsibilities of these positions are to provide a clear, effective and professional policy, that will ensure the interests of commercial, fishing and recreational boating and that the waterways will be accessible to all citizens. One position requires that the person be a waterway abutting homeowner with no commercial interest in waterways or adjacent lands. One position requires that the person be a Saugus Town Meeting Member.

Commission on Disabilities: The responsibilities of these positions are to answer questions and provide referral guidance regarding disability-related issues in accordance with the Mass.

General Laws.

Conservation Commission: The Commission’s responsibility is to preserve the natural resources of Saugus and to protect the remaining open spaces, wildlife, salt marshes, and ponds, and restore streams and the Saugus River to their natural state.

Historical Commission: The Commission’s responsibility is to preserve and register all historical sites in the Town of Saugus.

Planning Board: The Board’s responsibilities are to hear, review and vote on the applications proposed to the Town regarding subdivision plans, zoning special permits, rezoning issues and site plan review of permits.

Youth and Recreation: The Commission was established for the purpose of carrying out programs, including but not limited to, those designed to meet the opportunities, challenges and problems of the youths of the Town.

If you are interested in volunteering and are a resident of the Town of Saugus please submit a letter of interest and resume

by Friday, December 20, 2019, to: Saugus Town Manager; 298

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Central Street, Suite 1; Saugus, MA 01906 or email Cmoreschi@ – Saturday, Dec. 28, at 3:30 p.m. saugus-ma.gov.

Annual Food for Fines – now through Feb. 29. The liOther volunteer opportunities brary will help you so that you This just in from Wendy Reed, clerk of the Saugus Board of Se- may help others. If you have lectmen. overdue fines, the library will Selectmen are extending the deadline for those interested in reduce your fines in return for applying for the following positions on volunteer boards: donations of nonperishable The Affordable Housing Trust Board of Trustees food, Donations will be given to The Cemetery Commission local food pantries. Your fines The Cultural Council will be reduced $1 for each item These are volunteer / non-paid positions for Saugus residents. donated. Please don’t drop off Those interested may submit a letter of interest / resume no lat- expired food. er than January 14, 2020, to: Friendship Story Time on Saugus Board of Selectmen Fridays continues. This special Saugus Town Hall, Suite #4 program for children, which 298 Central Street begins at 9:30 a.m., is sponSaugus, MA 01906 sored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Breakfast at Legion Hall Grant. It can help parents nurCpl. Scott J. Procopio Saugus American Legion Post 210 has ture their child’s social and earbegun its seventh year of Friday morning breakfasts. The doors ly literacy skills with structured open at 7:30 a.m. at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus. Breakfast will be story time. served from 8 to 9 a.m. The breakfasts will run through the end Let’s Get Ready For Kinderof May, with the exception of school vacations or Fridays when garten Playgroup! This playthere is no school. A $6 donation is requested, with all proceeds group, which is sponsored by going to help the Legion operate. Everyone is welcome, accord- the Coordinated Family & Coming to John Cannon, the cook on duty. munity Engagement Grant, helps kids prepare for kinderMain attractions at the Saugus Public Library garten. Fall and winter hours There’s always something interesting or entertaining going on are Saturdays at 10 a.m. It’s recat the Saugus Public Library – for people of all ages – from young ommended for children ages children to senior citizens. Here are a few events to check out: three through five. Activities Game Night – Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Community change weekly.

Room. Play one of ours or bring your own game. Sponsored by the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library.

Cub Scout and Boy Christmas Story Time with Ornament Craft & Treats with Scout recruitment Kelly – Thursday, Dec. 19 at 3:30 p.m.; ages four and up.

Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy Winter Songs with Sarah Gardner – Thursday, Dec. 19, 10:30; Scout Troop 62 are still seekages newborn to five.

Hot Diggity Dog! Cozy stories for a Cold Winter’s Day and craft

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SOUNDS | from page 17 ing new members after a successful recruitment effort on Founders Day. Cubs can sign up on Monday nights from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Cliftondale Congregational Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus. Please use the door marked “office” in the front of the church. We are located in the basement. Cub Pack 62 welcomes boys from age five (kindergarten) to age 10 (Grade 5).

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

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

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 to 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.

Last day of Compost/Recycling Drop-Off Site tomorrow The Town of Saugus Compost/Recycling Drop-Off Site will close for the winter season tomorrow (Saturday, Dec.14) at 2 p.m. The site will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 14 prior to closing.

The site will reopen from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month in January, February and March, weather permitting.

Attorney Jason R. Scopa Please contact Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator Lorna Cerbone at 781-231-4036 with any questions.

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 coffee shop. And I’ll buy the coffee.

Attorney Peter E. Flynn

LAW | FROM PAGE 1 the city did not have the right to litigate the validity of its own taking and only the landowner may bring that claim under the laws of the Commonwealth.

Numerous claims were still pending and various previous court rulings were under appeal. Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere, in a recent, televised court hearing “implored” both sides to hire a mediator.

She described the litigation as being intractable and a “mush-

Congratulations Marge!

We’d like to thank Marge White for her 51 years of hard work and dedication to the bank, from Teller to President, and wish her well in her retirement. Her impact on the bank and the Everett community at large will be felt for years to come. While she’ll still be involved as a member of our Board of Directors, Everett Bank won’t be the same without her. We’ll miss you, Marge!

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room cloud” that was likely to never end.

Finally, late in the evening of December 5, 2019, Scopa and Neel crafted a settlement agreement that was accepted

by McCarthy, Brasco and City Solicitor John B. Cervone. The settlement ends one of the largest Eminent Domain sagas in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Scopa currently lives in Peabody.

Flynn, who lived in Everett for 25 years, is currently living in Saugus. They practice at the Flynn Law Offices in Saugus.

THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, December 13, 2019

ASKS | FROM PAGE 14 mind: something funny, something odd, something unusual.

A: When they had the epidemic for polio, the town just turned crazy. People were coming in and getting second shots and we didn’t know it. You were only supposed to get one shot – it gave you the immunization that was necessary – but people would come back and back.

Q: Let’s get back to turning 100. How does one live long enough to become a hundred years old?

A: Just live day by day. Take it as it comes and take the good with the bad.

Q: Any secrets? Certain foods?

A: Just keep active. I mean, there’s no secret. You just do what you have to do.

Q: How do you eat? Do you watch what you eat? Is that important to becoming 100?

1. December 13 is the annual date for celebrating what beverage from Central & South America?

2. What toy was the first that was advertised on TV? (Hint: a vegetable.)

3. Where would you find the stories “Rapunzel,” “Hansel and Gretel” and “Old Mother Frost”?

4. On Dec. 14, 1799, what “Father of His Country” died?

5. In 1971-1972 what team won 33 straight basketball games?

6. What poutine ingredient is sometimes called “squeaky cheese”?

7. December 15 is the annual date for celebrating what document containing the Constitution’s 1st 10 amendments?

8. Candy canes were first created in what country?

A: Yes. You do what you can do the best you can do it. Take the good with the bad.

Q: Do you like milk? People say you really like milk.

A: Yes, I do. They say I drink a quart a day.

Q: What do you do to keep in shape?

A: What do I do to keep in shape? I do handsprings! [jokingly] I used to do all that sort of thing when I was young. I used to do cartwheels.

Q: Any advice that you want to give to people out there in Saugus?

A: Live your life the way you want to.

Q: How much does Saugus mean to you?

A: I’ve loved every day that I have lived here in Saugus. And every day that I’m here, I am enjoying it.

Q: What makes Saugus special?

11. How many member countries does NATO have: 8, 15 or 29?

12. What German city is known for perfume?

Q: Coffee ice cream.

A: Yep. Q: And what was your favorite TV program?

A: “I Remember Mama.”

Q: And who was the star in that?

A: Irene Dunne.

Q: Virginia? Have you done everything on your bucket list?

Stuff you wanted to do in your life? Goals?

A: There are goals that I wanted to do. But it would be a pretty big job. There are plenty of things that I would have like to have done, but didn’t get done.

But, I’m very, very content with the way my life turned out.

I was a little kid when I went into the children’s home. I was five years old. My father had died and my mother had to work.

And I needed somebody to take care of me, so I spent several hours every day going to school. And gradually, I grew away from it all and was my own self. And I had to make my way, and I found it most interesting that I had a choice. And if I didn’t like it, I would drop it and go onto something else, so life was never very boring to me; I found it most interesting.

Here I am, like it or not.

Q: Is there anything more you want to do with your life?

A: Just keeping happy – just living a normal, healthy life.

14. What is Scrooge’s first name?

15. St. Nicholas was a third-century saint in what country?

16. On Dec. 18, 1936, what type of “giant” baby animal was the first one brought alive to the U.S.?

(Hint: starts with P.) 17. What culture originated impeachment?

18. On Dec. 19, 1871, what author received a patent for “An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Garment Straps” (suspenders)? (Hint: pen name.)

9. Did Kwanzaa originate in Africa or the United States?

10. On Dec. 16, 1770, what composer was born? (Hint: Moonlight Sonata.)

20. What was the first North American ski area to host the Winter Olympics?

From the desk of

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I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to the Everett Co-operative Bank customers and my fellow employees for allowing me to be part of such a wonderful community. It has been my privilege to serve you and to work alongside of you. After 51 years of employment at the Bank and with lots of emotion, the time has come to bid farewell and begin my next journey. Effective December 26th, 2019 I will officially retire as the Bank President. I will forever cherish all the great memories we’ve created, the experiences we’ve shared, but most of all I will miss each and every one of you. I will remain active in my role as a Director of the Bank and look forward to

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continuing to support you. I wish you all the very best. Thank you.

13. Kitty Hawk 12. Cologne 11. 29 10. Beethoven The United States

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Germany

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The Bill of Rights

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Cheese curds

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The Los Angeles Lakers

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George Washington

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esting – different avenues that you traveled.

Q: Who is the person you look up to the most in your life?

A: In my life? The man above.

Q: I meant people.

A: I don’t know. I guess I respect anybody of authority.

Q: Was there one person who was an idol to you growing up or throughout your life?

A: I don’t know. My husband.

Q: So, you have lived in the house on Vermont Street a while.

A: There were only two houses on the street when I moved here. My whole backyard was like a playground. There were no houses anywhere. One by one, these houses pop up. Before you know it, we’ve got a city!

Q: What is your favorite food?

If you were to sit down in a restaurant and the cook said, “I’ll cook you anything you want,” what would that be?

A: Well, I’d like a good steak.

Q: You’d like a good steak?

And with what?

A: Baked potato. Vegetables.

I have a good appetite, as you can tell.

Q: And, what is your favorite dessert?

A: All of them – ice cream.

Q: Ice cream. What is your favorite flavor?

A: Coffee.

13. On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers launched The Flyer in what North Carolina town?

19. What is also known as the “Feast of Dedication” and the “Festival of Lights”?

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A: I want to keep it a town. I never wanted to see it become a city, where it’s too political.

Q: Do you like politicians or you don’t like them?

A: I like a politician personally. I’m not a very political person. But I like to keep Saugus as a town and not a city.

Q: Do you follow the town politics?

A: I watch everything.

Q: Do you have any advice for the Board of Selectmen?

A: Keep quiet.

Q: Do you have any advice for the new School Committee?

A: They should stop their squabbling.

Q: Anything else you want to say to the people of Saugus on you 100th birthday?

A: Just continue everything you’re doing the best you can do. Do things together. Togetherness is the way.

Q: In your younger days, was there one thing you accomplished that you are very proud of?

A: Just doing what I had to do.

Q: As a nurse, you are very proud of that.

A: Yep. Yep. I’m very proud of myself.

Q: Why did you want to become a nurse?

A: I just liked helping people that weren’t able to do things for themselves. It was very inter-

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Very Respectfully Marjorie A. White, President

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Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini said he supports Riley’s proposal wholeheartedly. “I agree that this has to be collaborative with all departments as well as the public,” Cicolini said.

He said it is important to include town employees and town residents. He also suggested that it would be important for Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree to share his priorities with the board. “He already has some established goals working with [town] department heads,” Cicolini said.

“I’d be interested in hearing what Scott’s [Crabtree] plans are as well,” he added.

Riley said she wants to see representatives from town employee unions, various boards and commissions and others get involved.

“I think it’s a great idea,” Crabtree said, noting that past Boards of Selectmen have embarked on similar sessions over the years. “Obviously, the school project is a major project in itself,” the town manager said.

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612 Lincoln Ave

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26.11.2019

$450 000,00

Clerge, Myrnah A

Toussait, Rodolph

Rangel, Wilton G

362 Lincoln Ave

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25.11.2019

$459 000,00

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Santiago, Karla

Beasley, Diana M

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26 Curtis Rd

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22.11.2019

$380 000,00

Greene, James M

Greene, Kristy A

Berardi, Suzanne M

Berardi, Alfo T

32 Forest Ave

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22.11.2019

$621 000,00

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Piercey, Donald P

Piercey, Robert J

52 Intervale Ave

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22.11.2019

$460 000,00

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Keller, Andrey

59 Denver St #7

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22.11.2019

$370 000,00

Graham, Rosalene

Hancock, Christopher T

Palladino RT

6 Howard Farms Ln

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22.11.2019

$940 000,00

Abdalla, Tarek

Chaaban, Rawan

Dalessandro, Barbara A Dalessandro, Fred

10 Biscayne Ave

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7 Ledgewood Rd

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30 Birch Pond Dr

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23 Milan Ave

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18.11.2019

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