SAUGUS Senior Prom King Crowned — See page 12 ADVOCATE Vol. 22, No. 25 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net ~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~ Saugus Lions Club President Meimaris talks about goals as club observes 90th birthday Editor’s Note: For this week, we sat down with Georgio “George” Meimaris to talk about his plans as Saugus Lions Club president, or “King Lion,” as the club celebrates its 90th year in Saugus. Meimaris, 56, was born in Athens, Greece, and moved to the United States in 1975. His family settled in Melrose, where he graduated from Melrose High School in 1982. In 1984 he received his associate’s degree in graphic arts from N.H. Vocational-Technical College in Laconia, N.H. He has worked in the computer and computer security field since graduating. He has lived in Saugus since 1997. He and his wife, Rahel, have been married for 10 years. They have a 15-yearold daughter, Barbara, and a bluefronted Amazon parrot named Marty. Meimaris has been a member of the Saugus Lions Club for six years and was installed as club president earlier this month. Highlights of his interview follow. Q: Why did you get involved with the Lions Club? A: I got involved almost six years ago, and I like the Lions Club because 100 percent of the donations that we collect go to either eye research or any other charitable organization throughout Saugus and any other town – also visual aids, which support individPublished Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, June 21, 2019 State Rep. Vincent honored at annual SAVE meeting SAUGUS’ NEW “KING LION”: Georgio Meimaris, during an interview this week at his home, talked about his goals as the newly inducted president of the Saugus Lions Club. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) uals or older individuals who are not able to read, so with the visual aids that we donate to them, they are able to read again – with magnifying units and stuff like that. Q: Was there anything in particular that got you to say “I got to join”? Because there are some other very good, long-standing organizations in the community. ASKS | SEE PAGE 14 ANGELO’S FULL "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 Regular Unleaded $2.579 Mid Unleaded $2.799 Super $2.859 Diesel Fuel $2.839 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.699 SERVICE HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Left to right, State Representative RoseLee Vincent (D-Revere) receives a bouquet of flowers from Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) President Ann Devlin on Wednesday night at SAVE’s 46th Annual Meeting. SAVE honored Vincent for “her unswerving commitment to environmental issues and the health and safety of her constituents.” The Saugus Garden Club created the floral arrangement. See story and more photos inside. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) “One Town, One Team”? Not for Saugus school custodians, whose jobs were eliminated to provide funding for the superintendent’s new education plan By Mark E. Vogler A t one point during a community-wide campaign in the spring of 2017, Saugus Public School custodians were welcomed into the fold as supporters for a new Saugus Middle-High School. They joined educators, parents, children and town officials in pursuit of a state-of-the-art school that would be the centerpiece of Saugus’s proposed “21st Century Education Plan.” There was less than 25 percent turnout of registered voters. But more than 70 percent of the nearly 5,000 voters who went to the polls favored a new $160.7 million MiddleHigh School built to accommodate 1,360 students in grades 6 through 12. “Having three children and living in town, I was supportive of a new Middle/High School,” Michael Mabee recalled yesterday. Indeed, he and the other custodians felt part of a campaign called “One Town, One Team.” But Mabee and his 20 colleagues were feeling left out this week as Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. issued notices to Mabee and his colONE TEAM | SEE PAGE 4 ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...Perfectly located 6 room dormered Cape Cod style home offers 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, spacious living room with fireplace with wood stove insert, eat-in kitchen with newer appliances open to formal dining room, desirable 1st floor bedrooms, hardwood flooring, second level offers king-size master bedroom with his ‘n’ her closets, additional front-to-back bedroom and half bath, large deck for summer enjoyment overlooking level yard with brick patio and rose stone retaining wall, one car garage under, located just outside of Saugus Center in desirable Lynnhurst neighborhood. Offered at 425,000 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com Prices subject to change FLEET
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