SAUGUS Your Local News & Sports Online. Subscribe & Scan Here! our Local News & Sports Online. Subscribe & Scan Here! Vol. 26, No.1 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 2023: YEAR IN PHOTOS 781-233-4446 Friday, January 5, 2024 Two top priority projects for 2024 Selectmen say the town will need to decide whether to invest in a third fi re station and how to pay its share for the new Voke school By Mark E. Vogler S electmen are unanimous in their view that the town needs a third fi re station on the west side of town and have declared it one of their top priorities as they begin the new year. They have also identifi ed another key project: how to pay the town’s share for the new Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School. The town accounts for about 13 percent of the school’s enrollment – third highest among the dozen communities in the vocational school district. Some estimates have Saugus paying as much as $4 million a year on the new Voke school. Voters will ultimately decide this year whether to invest in a third fi re station and how to fund their mandatory share of the new Voke school project. The current board, which is at the beginning of its fi fth year together after getting elected to a third consecutive two-year term last November, hasn’t met yet to establish its 2024 goals. But in their responses to a year-ending “Advocate Asks” regarding their top priorities, the fi re station PRIORITY PROJECTS | SEE PAGE2 BALLERINAS AT THE LIBRARY SAUGUS OVER COFFEE: The Saugus Advocate this week looks back on the past year with top photos that made the front pages. Shown above is our photo for October. Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian relaxed with a cup of coff ee and his dog, Axel, after an interview in the kitchen of his home. Please see inside for “2023: Year in Photos.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)) Mackenzie Bright, of the Conservatory program at Northeast School of Ballet, performs while children listen to the Nutcracker story at Saugus Public Library. Please see inside for this week’s “The Sounds of Saugus.” (Courtesy Photo of Amy Melton)
2 Publizr Home