Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 This week on Saugus TV The COVID-19 Update • Sunday, Jan. 30 from 9–11 p.m. on Channel 8 – “Sunday Night Stooges” (The Three Stooges). • Monday, Jan. 31 all day on Channel 8 – “Movie Monday” (classic movies). • Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Board of Selectmen Meeting from Jan. 25. • Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Board of Appeals Meeting from Jan. 27. • Thursday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. on Channel 9 – School Committee Meeting ***live***. • Friday, Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 8 – Know Your Town with Andrew Whitcomb. • Saturday, Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. on Channel 8 – What’s Cookin’? With Mona Ahmad. Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels 8, 9 & 22. For complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv.org. ***programming may be subject to change without notice*** Town reports 214 newly confirmed cases over the past seven days, five new deaths By Mark E. Vogler T he number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases continued to drop dramatically in Saugus after the month began with two consecutive weeks of more than 600 cases. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree announced that the state Department of Public Health (DPH) has notified the town of 214 new cases over the past seven days through yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 27), bringing the overall total to 8,344 cases since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. WONG | FROM PAGE 3 vaccination rates for children between the ages of five and 11 living in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Representative Wong noted that the bill requires the Baker-Polito Crabtree also noted that the DPH confirmed five additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the overall total to 99. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said. Last week, the town reported 336 COVID-19 cases, which followed its record highs of 623 and 668 cases from the previous two weeks. The town has reported 3.004 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 22. The ongoing surge prompted the Board of Health to adopt an indoor mask manAdministration to seek federal reimbursement at the highest allowable rate for all eligible expenditures contained in the bill. The supplemental budget also establishes the 2022 state primary date for Tuesday, September 6. This authorization is needed to ensure that Massachusetts is following the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, which requires absentee ballots to be mailed to qualifying military and overseas voters who apply for a ballot at least 45 days before the November 8 state election. House Bill 4340 also temporarily extends certain pandemic emergency provisions that had expired in December. According to Representative Wong, municipalities will be allowed to continue holding remote public meetings until July 15, 2022, to help mitigate the transmission of COVID-19, and remote notarization using electronic video conferencing will continue to be authorized through the same date. House Bill 4340 contains an additional provision allowing certain retired state, county and municipal employees to continue working during the pandemic as a consultant or an independent contractor without impacting their pension. This provision does not apply to individuals who were retired undate three weeks ago. Meanwhile, Saugus Public Schools also experienced a reduction of cases in its four buildings, going from 101 cases (Jan. 13-19) to 65 cases (Jan. 20-26). This week, there were 12 cases reported in Saugus High, 11 in Saugus Middle School, 25 in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and 17 in the Veterans Early Learning Center. A week ago, there were 39 cases in the High School, 20 in the Middle School, 25 in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and 17 in the Veterans Early Learning Center. der a general or special disability law. Before the final vote on the bill, additional language was adopted via a consolidated amendment that would: · allow funding to be used for the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase booster shot rates in disproportionately impacted communities • allow for Town Meetings to meet remotely until July 15, 2022, and to be conducted with a reduced quorum requirement equal to not less than 10 percent of the normal quorum requirement • provide health care professionals and health care facilities with immunity from liability while providing health care services during the COVID-19 emergency – retroactive to November 22, 2021, and effective until February 28, 2022 – provided they acted in good faith and in accordance with emergency rules and applicable laws • extend the period for which a public corporation may conduct an annual or special meeting of the shareholders from December 15, 2021, to July 15, 2022 • extend the period for which directors of charitable corporations may hold remote meetings and other modifications from December 15, 2021, to July 15, 2022 Saugonians named to Dean’s List at University of New England augus residents Amanda Castle, Sarah McGonigle and Olivia Rando were named to the Dean’s List at the University of New EnS gland for the 2021 fall semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must attain a grade point average of 3.3 or better.
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