Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JAnUAry 30, 2026 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 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 Connors, Kathleen Dibella, Susan J Sompatsorsiri, Antotal Lynda L. (Giarla) Berkowitch O f Saugus. Died on Sunday, January 25th at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston at the age of 57. She was the beloved wife of BUYER2 Macgillivray, Janice Shell, Donald R SELLER1 George Paretsis RET Mytrle Street Rt Colella, Kenneth J Corey Berkowitch with whom she shared 27 years of marriage. Born in Boston and raised in Saugus, Lynda was the daughter of Robert and Irene (Adelstein) Giarla of Sau~PUBLIC NOTICE~ SAUGUS CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Saugus Contributory Retirement Board is considering the procurement of a qualified bank or financial institution to provide institutional custodial/master trust services. The Fund is valued at approximately $179 million. Individual contracts will be awarded and stated in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 32 and all applicable guidelines administered by Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC). The Board reserves the right to cancel or reject any of all proposals at its discretion. To obtain a copy of the RFP please email scrs@saugusretirement.org No phone calls please. RFPs may be obtained up to the proposal deadline. Proposal deadline is Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Board hours: Monday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Fridays January 30, February 6, 2026 8. Are rare-earth elements abundant? 9. On Feb. 1, 2013, The Shard opened; what is it? 10. What is taiga? 1. On Jan. 30, 1847, California’s Yerba Buena was renamed what including a saint’s name? 2. bone in the body? 3. Where is the smallest In 1954 the Indian VP presented what device to the Senate, hoping to inspire debate “with freedom from passion and prejudice”? 4. On Jan. 31, 1872, what American Western novelist of “Riders of the Purple Sage” fame was born in Zanesville, Ohio? 5. 11. The Mother of the American Valentine, Esther Howland, founded a valentine company in what Mass. city with a name like a sauce name? 6. In 2027 the Tour de France cycling race will be in three countries on what island? 7. What in Norway was Longyear City (from American John Munro Longyear) until 1926? In 2026 what country hosted the off-road Dakar Rally, including in the Empty Quarter? 12. Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day; what is another word for groundhog? 13. How many presidents were born in Arkansas, California and Hawaii? 14. On Feb. 3, 1634, was the English masque “The Triumph of Peace”; what was a masque? 15. Why is an X thought to be Malden. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., Saugus on Friday, January 30 from 4-7 p.m. A funeral will be held from the funeral home on Saturday at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass in St Margaret’s Church, 431 Lincoln Ave., Saugus at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Lynda’s memory may be made to the Northeast Animal Shelter at northeastanimalshelter.org. used to mean a kiss? 16. In what comic opera would you find “When constabulary duty’s to be done, to be done / A policeman’s lot is not a happy one, happy one”? 17. On Feb. 4, 2004, what “book” was launched from a dormitory room? 18. What country has the world’s oldest writing sample: China, Egypt or Iraq? 19. ing will include what new team with the name of a luxury car? 20. On Feb. 5, 1901, Edwin Prescott of Arlington, Mass., received a patent for improving on what called “Loop the Loop”? In 2026, Formula One racA ge 74, died suddenly on January 20, at his home in Saugus. He was the husband of the late Diane I. (Murphy) Joseph. Born in Somerville and raised in Malden, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Lucille (Miller) Joseph. A stationary engineer for 45 years with Boston Edison, Local 369 Utility Workers of America. Mr. Joseph was a member of the Saugus Elks, OBITS | SEE PAGE 13 ANSWERS SELLER2 Paretsis, George Paolini, Henry J Colella, Vincent E OBITUARIES gus. She loved cats and being a “Ma”. In addition to her husband and her parents, Lynda is survived by her two children, Zack Berkowitch and Nicole Bouche and her sister, Leah Giarla of Robert J. Joseph, Jr. ADDRESS 15 Appleton St 75 Appleton St 340 Essex St CITY Saugus Saugus Saugus DATE 01.06.26 01.08.26 01.08.26 PRICE 1350000 690000 625000 1. San Francisco (named after Saint Francis — Yerba Buena means “good herb”) 2. Ear (the stapes near the eardrum) 3. An ivory gavel to replace a broken one 4. Zane Grey 5. Worcester (Worcestershire sauce) 6. Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) 7. Longyearbyen (world’s northernmost town); Boston-based Arctic Coal Company created it 8. According to Brittanica.com, they “are fairly abundant” but they are hard to extract 9. A pyramid-shaped London skyscraper 10. Subarctic forest next to tundra 11. Saudi Arabia 12. Woodchuck 13. One in each state (Clinton, Nixon and Obama, respectively) 14. A 16th–17th century courtly, musical entertainment staged with masked actors; “The Triumph of Peace” included a parade and mock combat 15. Illiterate Middle Ages people used an X (first letter of Christ in Greek) to sign; they kissed the X to mean a sworn oath 16. “The Pirates of Penzance” 17. Facebook 18. Iraq (Sumerian language) 19. “Cadillac” by General Motors 20. His roller coaster on Coney Island
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