THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024 Page 9 2023: Year in Photos The Saugus Advocate this week looks back on the past year with top photos that made the front pages MAY: Colette and Diana Whitcomb – half of Saugus scholastic achieving quadruplets – showed off matching grasshopper tattoos as they looked toward graduation day at UMass Lowell. Their twin brothers are on course to graduate from UMass Lowell. (Courtesy Photo of Brooke Coupal) JULY: Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member Robert A. Palleschi relaxed after an interview in preparation for “Saugus Over Coff ee, a series of public forums – cosponsored by The Saugus Advocate and the Saugus Public Library – focusing on issues related to each of the town’s 10 Precincts. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) JUNE: Florence Chandler and Wallace McKenzie were among the seven past presidents of Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) who highlighted their organization’s accomplishments during the group’s 50th Annual Meeting and Dinner. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) AUGUST: Grace Whitehurst enjoyed making some friendship bracelets at a Barbie party organized by the Saugus Public Library. (Courtesy Photo of Amy Melton) SEPTEMBER: Gail Cassarino, regent of the Parson Roby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) began a bell-ringing tradition in front of Saugus Town Hall to observe the 236th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Tara Vocino) OCTOBER: Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian relaxed with a cup of coffee and his dog, Axel, after an interview in preparation for “Saugus Over Coff ee, a series of public forums – cosponsored by The Saugus Advocate and the Saugus Public Library – focusing on issues related to each of the town’s 10 Precincts. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) NOVEMBER: Saugus High School football team Captain Braden Faiella carried a turkey to a waiting car for one of 138 needy families who received a Thanksgiving meal at the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry’s Annual Thanksgiving food drive. Sachem teammates Ethan Malcom and Tommy Cameron followed with the rest of the meal. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) DECEMBER: Nine-year-old Camila Giron Guardado held the commendation she received from the Board of Selectmen after being credited with saving her mom from choking on a chicken bone. She also received the Saugus Police Department Life Saving Award. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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