THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022 Page 17 REAL ESTATE TRANSAC TIONS Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. BUYER1 BUYER2 Marcelo, Eron D COVID | FROM PAGE 12 COVID tests to the general public, with a major emphasis on reaching out to senior citizens, residents of low-income housing and the local veterans community. Offi cials doubt mandate can be enforced Fralick said he was generally satisfi ed with eff orts he has observed of people trying to take precautions to protect themselves from the deadly virus that has led to 87 COVID-related deaths in Saugus. “When I go out in the fi eld, I see most people wearing masks and doing the right thing,” Fralick said. To that comment, Heff ernan said he was “struggling with the SELLER1 Gizzi, Peter enforcement part of it.” “Who’s going to enforce it?” Fralick asked. “When you’re talking about punitive measures, there’s not a whole lot we can do,” the health director told Heff ernan. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree told the Board of Health that he believes the town is “late” in adopting measures to require masks in public buildings and public places. “Most of the communities that surround us, they all have requirements for masks in public buildings,” Crabtree said. “We have to do whatever we can to keep educating people,” the town manager said. Crabtree noted that with students, teachers and educational staff returning to Saugus Public Schools this week from the SELLER2 holiday vacation “that a bunch of people in the School Department, a bunch of children as well as town employees told us they are positive and have gone home.” “This is significant how it’s spreading,” he said. Heff ernan responded, “I don’t think masks are a terrible idea.” But he added that his “main concern” was “people are going to come back and say ‘nope.’” Riley-Singh told Heffernan there was “no way” the town would be able to enforce the mask mandate against those people who are adamant about not wearing masks. “If we do a mask mandate and leave it with the businesses, the businesses are going to enforce it. There will be more people wearing masks,” she said. “I don’t think we’re going to catch the group that’s anti-mask,” she said. Fralick declared “there definitely needs to be a crusade of education, if anything, just to keep people reeled in and aware of the fact we’re still in the fi ght.” “The issue is people have turned the page on COVID when they absolutely shouldn’t be turning the page,” Fralick said. “A lot of the businesses are on ADDRESS 6 Mount Vernon St CITY board with whatever we decide to do.” Heff ernan wasn’t convinced that all businesses would be DATE PRICE Saugus 14.12.2021 $685 000,00 Board of Health Member Macommitted to a mask mandate. “I’m sure there’s going to be more than a few who say, ‘You don’t have to wear a mask, come on in,’” he said. Board of Health Member Geraldine Gatchell said she believes that businesses are “already on board with this.” ria Tamagna said she is concerned about some of the negative feedback that local businesses receive from people who are opposed to a mask mandate. “I hope it doesn’t come down to what we’ve seen in the past … of people getting angry and aggressive about it,” Gatchell said. “It’s not the business owners’ fault this is in place,” she said. g
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