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Page 8 The Sounds of Saugus By Mark E. Vogler I missed the Blizzard of ’78 I’m a Massachusetts native and have lived in the Bay State most of my life except for an aggregate of about 10 years when I lived and worked as a newspaperman in the states of Florida, Texas, Maine, New York and Virginia. It will be 44 years ago next week that the historic Blizzard of ’78 pounded New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Metropolitan New York area. Had I been working in Massachusetts at the time, I’m sure I would have been part of a news reporting team dispatched to cover that epic nor’easter that left hundreds of cars stuck on Massachusetts highways and basically paralyzed the region. Other than from what I’ve gleaned from newspaper stories and photographs chronicling the blizzard, I can’t relate to the blizzard at all, because I was working as a reporter at the time in West Texas for the San Angelo Standard-Times. And while friends and family were dealing with the blizzard, I was out in the Davis Mountains area covering a range fi re. It was an usual assignment in that the fi refi ghters and public safety crews who were trying to contain the fi re did enjoy some good barbecue and beer and were willing to share that and some good stories with reporters who were covering the event. What’s amazing is that during the three days I was out in the wilderness covering the spot news event, I was able to fi nd a telephone and fi le several front-page stories in the San Angelo-Standard-Times. And when it got dark, I slept in my Renault, which was parked in a wooded area far from the fi re scene. After a few days out in the woods, I returned to Midland, Texas, where I remember reading and watching TV news with great interest about the great blizzard that hit my home state and New England. Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 We have a winner! Congratulations to Laura Eisener for making the right identification in last week’s “Guess Who Got Sketched!” contest. She was the only reader answering correctly, so she won without having to have his name selected from the green Boston Red Sox cap. Here’s the correct answer, offered by the person who goes by the name of The Sketch Artist: “The answer to last week’s sketch is one of our three Saugus Firefi ghter recipients of the Meritorious medal, Firefighter Greg Cinelli!! “I tried to capture in his sketch the ability of his on the job ready for anything and very focused essence. “Firefighter Greg Cinelli has been with our Saugus Fire Dept. since 1999. “As our Saugus Firefi ghter, he has received several Commonwealth achievement awards for his service. In 2015 he received an ‘Excellence in Leadership’ Award. “Governor Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Public Safety Security Secretary Terrence M. Reid and Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey for the Massachusetts Firefighter Awards Ceremony honored Greg Cinelli with the distinguished Individual Medal of Valor Award which is hard to achieve against an already high expectations standard for Commonwealth Firefi ghters! What an Achievement! “At the same 2021 Awards Ceremony Firefi ghter Greg Cinelli was also awarded a Group Award of Meritorious Conduct for acts of bravery and dedication along with Captain Vinard and Sean Bohannon! “Firefighter Cinelli is a United States Navy Veteran. He then went above and beyond any duty and rejoined the Navy. As a Navy reserve, he spent half a dozen years in combat duty. During these six years, he was away from his family so in all due respect to his family (who served as well) keeping the home fi res burning; thank you for serving alongside our servicemen. “It’s great what Lt. Governor Karyn Polito had said as quoted in The Saugus Advocate Nov. 24th page 2. Lt. Governor Polito had said at the awards Ceremony: ‘It’s a privilege to recognize this year’s award winners and thank fi re services personnel across the Commonwealth for doing such a diffi cult, dangerous job so well every day.’ “Thank you for your service and congratulations on your well deSOUNDS | SEE PAGE 9 CONTEST SKETCH OF THE WEEK GUESS WHO GOT SKETCHED! If you know the right answer, you might win the contest. In this week’s edition, we continue our weekly feature where a local artist sketches people, places and things in Saugus. Got an idea who was sketched this week? If you do, please email me at mvoge@ comcast.net or leave a phone message at 978-683-7773. Anyone who between now and Tuesday at noon correctly identifi es the Saugonian being sketched qualifi es to have their name put in a green Boston Red Sox hat with a chance to be selected as the winner of a $10 gift certifi cate to J&M Italian American Cuisine (340 Central St., Saugus). But you have to enter to win! Look for the winner and identifi cation in next week’s “The Sounds of Saugus.” Please leave your mailing address in case you are a winner. (Courtesy illustration to The Saugus Advocate by a Saugonian who goes by the name of “The Sketch Artist”) A trusted family name combined with exceptional craftsmanship & professionalism. Call for a consultation & quote. 63 Years! • Vinyl Siding • Carpentry Work • Decks • Roofing • Replacement Windows • Free Estimates • Fully Licensed • Fully Insured

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