FLEET Focused, Experienced, and Professional Leadership 2 Remember to Vote Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Polls open: 7AM – 8 PM "Let's continue the progress we've made in Saugus" SAUGUS -FREEVol. 22, No. 44 ADVOCATE ANGELO’S FULL Campaign 2019 "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, November 1, 2019 Candidates seeking 62 positions – including Selectmen and School Committee seats – gear up for Tuesday By Mark E. Vogler I f all four incumbent selectmen win another two-year term in Tuesday’s town elections, Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree will consider that a vote of public confidence. For about four and a half years, Crabtree has enjoyed a close working relationship with Board of Selectmen Chair Debra C. Panetta and Selectmen Scott A. Brazis, Jeffrey V. Cicolini and Jennifer E. D’Eon. Crabtree has thanked them publicly on several occasions for rehiring him after they took office following a successful March 2015 recall of the four selectmen who fired the town manager. During the recent campaign, the four selectmen have credited Crabtree and his administration for dramatic improvements in the town’s fiscal stability, municipal facilities, infrastructure, equipment and programs that they claim have made Saugus a better place to live. They have based their reelection on being a part of those successes. The AA+ Bond Rating from Standard & Poor is the highest in the town’s history, noted Cicolini, who said “the sky is the limit” as far as the town’s future is concerned. But members of the board that revived Crabtree’s career face eight challengers – three of them former selectmen – in Tuesday’s elections. They include Paul H. Allan – one of the selectmen who was ousted in the recall election. His return, along with the election of several other candidates who have been critical of the Crabtree administration, could undermine some of the administration’s Regular Unleaded $2.379 Mid Unleaded $2.799 Super $2.859 Diesel Fuel $2.779 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.599 DEF Available by Pump! current plans. If elected, Allan says, he will call for “a moratorium on all borrowing and spending on non-essential items” until a capital improvement plan is accepted. He has also made an issue of the high turnover of key staff at Town Hall. In particular, Allan blames “the Rezoning of Route 1 Failure” on the inability of the town to fill the economic development director’s job. SERVICE HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS Former Selectmen Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. and Michael J. Serino both have years of experience as members of previous boards. Also competing for a seat on the board are Saugus Police Officer Domenic Montano, Alberto V. Morgante, Christopher R. Jones and Michael Coller. The dozen candidates on the ballot for the five selectCAMPAIGN 2019 | SEE PAGE 19 # Prices subject to change
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