Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JAnUAry 19, 2024 The Sounds of Saugus By Mark E. Vogler Good morning, Saugus! If you are one of those unlucky property owners who was affected by last week’s flooding and are worried about the future of your home or business, you might think about attending next Tuesday night’s (Jan. 23) Board of Selectmen’s meeting at 7 p.m. in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall. Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian has written a letter to each of the board members requesting that he be allowed to discuss the flooding that took place on Jan. 13 (see front page story in this week’s edition). Manoogian also requests that selectmen take one of these two recommended actions: • Immediately endorse the Saugus River Floodgate Project and communicate this action to the town’s state and federal political delegations. • Create a subcommittee with members of the board’s choosing, to report back within 30 days on the Saugus River Floodgate Project. Manoogian’s correspondence is on the agenda for next Tuesday night’s meeting. His public presentation will essentially get the ball rolling again on an issue of extreme importance to homeowners and business owners whose property sets in an area that’s prone to flood damage. If you are a property owner who has been financially affected in the past by flood damage to your home, business or personal property (like cars and trucks) and you are free on Tuesday night, show up for the selectmen’s meeting and share your story and call on selectmen to do everything in their power to help your cause. If you live in a flood prone area and intend for your family to live in Saugus for years to come, the letter that Manoogian has written affects the future of you and your family. Cheers for the Sachem Champs If you’re a local sports fan with a lot of pride in your community, there’s another event worth checking out on Tuesday. At 6 p.m. there will be a special ceremony in the Saugus Middle-High School Gym to honor boy and girl athletes who played on the Sachem Northeast Conference title teams during 2021-23, since the opening of the new Middle-High School Complex. Special championship banners will be unveiled in the gym to honor these Saugus High teams who won Northeastern Conference Championships: the girls softball and volleyball teams of 2021; the 2022 boys soccer team; and the boys basketball team, the girls basketball team, the girls softball team and the girls soccer team of 2023. It will be a great night for the coaches and players on those teams and their families. And for any Sachem sports fan, young or old, it should be a proud night. Food Pantry notes The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry is open today (Friday, Jan. 19) from 9:30-11 a.m. Legion Breakfast today There’s a good breakfast deal for Saugus veterans and other folks who enjoy a hearty breakfast on Friday mornings. The American Legion Post 210 at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus offers Friday morning breakfasts for the 2023-24 season. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., with breakfast served from 8-9:00 a.m. for an $8 donation. Veterans who cannot afford the donation may be served free. A Special “Shout Out” Julie Cicolini offered these words of praise for this week’s column: “I would like to give a ‘shout out’ to Tiger Institute Tae Kwon Do and Sabumnim Amy Amirault for coordinating monthly food drives for Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus (HS2). The students and families of Tiger Institute have been very generous with their donations of a variety of food items. HS2 is very grateful for their commitment to their community and their support to fight food insecurity.” Want to “Shout Out” a fellow Saugonian? This is an opportunity for our paper’s readers to single out – in a brief mention – remarkable acts or achievements by Saugus residents or an act of kindness or a nice gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@ comcast.net) with a mention in the subject line of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph; anything longer might lend itself to a story and/ or a photo. Compost/Recycling DropOff Site winter hours The Town of Saugus ComSaugus Firefighters presented the colors last week (Jan. 10) at the TD Garden before the NBA’s Eastern Conference–leading Boston Celtics took to the court to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 127-120, in a classic overtime game. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) post/Recycling Drop-Off Site is closed for the winter. But it will reopen for recycling on the third Saturday of January, February and March 2024 weather permitting. Please note: The site will be open tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 20) during the period from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will also be open during the same time period for the following Saturday dates: Feb. 17 and March 16. Please contact Scott Brazis, Director of Solid Waste/Recycling, with any questions at 781-231-4036. Who wants to be a magician? Have you ever dreamed of being a magician? Want to know how to pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or make objects disappear into thin air? If you have answered “yes” to any of these questions, plan on showing up for a special program on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room at the Saugus Public Library. Come meet a member of the Salem chapter of the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) and learn how to become a master of magic! There’s even a Society of American Magicians Youth Program for wouldbe-Harry Potters and Hermione Grangers. Those who show up for this magic workshop will be able to obtain information about the Society of American Magicians as well as the Society of American Magicians Youth Program, which ranges from ages seven through 17. Tony Gangi, one of the organizers of the upcoming workTown Meeting Sessions Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian is providing an opportunity for Saugus citizens who want to learn the basics about Town Meeting – the legislative body of Saugus town government. Manoogian is a veteran of about four decades in local town government at various levels – including many years as a Town Meeting member. The three sessions Manoogian will be leading this year are tailored for newly elected Town Meeting members or veterans who want to refresh themselves about Robert’s Rules of Order or how to put forward an article for consideration. But the sessions that Manoogian is planning are free and open to the public – for all interested citizens. The sessions will take place on four nights in 2024 – Jan. 29, Feb. 16 & 29 and March 25 – from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Saugus Public Library at shop, said folks who attend shouldn’t consider the event a magic show. “It’s a recruiting event where there will certainly be magic performed and some tricks will even be taught, but there is no formal show,” Gangi said. “It’s more of a ‘come hang out with magicians’ event,” he said. The organizers are hoping that more than a few of the Saugus residents who attend will be interested in becoming members of the Society of American Magicians or the Society of American Magicians Youth Program. 295 Central St. Cornhole League begins Feb. 8 The Knights of Columbus is holding a Cornhole League, starting Feb. 8. It will be held at 57 Appleton St. in Saugus. For more information and league rules, please sign up at https://www.volosports.com/l/6569015e70de58f41da6e7af Pre-K Parent Information Night The Veterans Early Learning Center at 39 Hurd Ave. will host a Pre-K Parent Information Night on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. The event is designed for new parents to learn about the center’s preschool programming. Parents will get to learn about the preschool vision, entering the lottery, the registration process, financial obligations, daily operations, parent questions and registration documents. All Pre-K programs run Monday through Friday, with an early release on Wednesday. Based on the child’s date of birth (DOB), placement will be in one of the following programs. DOB between Sept. 1, 2020, and Aug. 31, 2021: three-yearold a.m. (8:30 to 11 a.m.), threeyear-old p.m. (noon to 2:30 p.m.). DOB between Sept. 1, 2019, and Aug. 31, 2020: four-yearold (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). What’s new at the Saugus Public Library? THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 13
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