SAUGUS Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Legacy A V CT DV Vol. 24, No. 2 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Back to in-person schooling For the fi rst time in 10 months, Saugus Public School students will return to class next week – at least part of the week By Mark E. Vogler S tudents in grades kindergarten through high school are scheduled to receive orientation next week – Tuesday through Friday – as they get ready to return to the classroom for the fi rst time in 10 months. The School District is preparing to embark on the so-called hybrid learning model – a weekly education plan that off ers two days of in-person classes and the rest of the time at home, working from a computer. That will happen in the week of Jan. 24, according to the school district’s website. Since the beginning of A Feathered Fan SCHOOLING | SEE PAGE 17 the school year last fall, students have engaged in “remote learning” from home as a way to protect them from COVID-19. In a “Superintendent’s Special Report” video attached to the School Department website on Wednesday (Jan. 13), Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. advised parents that “compliance with all the COVID safety policies will be strictly enforced.” “We need to take the neces- UNVEILING HIS PLANS: Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. announced his plans for the hybrid learning model in a video he produced this week. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) “It’s time to get something done” Long urges results in study of West Side Fire Station; town manager promises discussion of consultant’s report within a month By Mark E. Vogler A This goldfi nch perched on a hockey glove must be looking forward to the Boston Bruins season, which got underway this week. This bird and his friends also love to hang out in many yards this time of year. To fi nd out why, read “Saugus gardens in the pandemic” inside. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Laura Eisener) ~ Home of the Week ~ STONEHAM - UPDATED CORNER UNIT Located at BROOKMEADOW CONDOS. Featuring 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, new kitchen with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, new ceramic tile floor, new carpeting throughout, freshly painted and new light fixtures. Convenient, in-unit laundry, private balcony over looking quite side street. One deeded parking space (112) and visitor parking. Convenient location minutes from major routes, pet friendly complex. Offered at $365,000 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. fter more than two decades of advocating for a third fi re station in town – which would be located on the west side of Route 1 – Precinct 9 Town Meeting Member Robert Long seems to have lost his patience for what he considers inaction on a public safety priority. “I’ll put the damned articles in myself and go forward with it,” Long vowed at Tuesday night’s (Jan. 12) selectmen’s meeting during an update discussion of the West Side Fire Station project. “It’s time to get something done,” he declared. Long, who is a member of a special committee created by Town Meeting members last year to study the feasibility of a West Side Fire Station, expressed frustration at the committee not being able to review the draft copy of a consultant’s report which Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree received last month. Crabtree and selectmen tried to reassure Long that the project is indeed a priority, even though it will be about a month before he and his committee get to review the 165page report, which the town manager said he hasn’t had a chance to review yet. Long requested that the committee receive a copy of the report in two weeks. But Crabtree called FIRE STATION | SEE PAGE 12 ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $2.179 MidUnleaded $2.459 Super $2.539 Diesel Fuel $2.559 "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 KERO $4.35 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $1.999 9 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 781-233-4446 OCD OCATE Friday, January 15, 2021 Prices subject to change New Year! H Happy Ne FLEET
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