THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JAnUAry 30, 2026 Page 3 “An extraordinary job” in his briefing of selectmen on the Sunday/Monday snowstorm, Crabtree commended the efforts of public safety and essential workers By Mark E. Vogler S augus, like the rest of Massachusetts, got whacked with the biggest snowstorm in years last Sunday and Monday, as an estimated 22 inches of snow-covered parts of town. “We haven’t had this kind of snow in a long time,” Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree told the Board of Selectmen during a briefing on the town’s response to the storm at Tuesday (Jan. 27) night’s meeting. “I was just alerted to the fact that this is the eighth-largest snowfall that we’ve had on record. So, we’re in the top 10 here. And Saugus seemed to get a little more snow than surrounding communities,” Crabtree said. “We got spoiled over the last five or six years, where we really haven’t had a lot of snow.” work in other communities that live in Saugus and kind of bragged about how well we managed the storm, compared to other communities around us,” Crabtree told selectmen. “I just want to commend everybody for all their efforts,” he said. At the same time, Crabtree acknowledged, some residents may not have been happy in the storm’s aftermath. “Nothing is going to be perfect. There’s a lot of work inEXTRAORDINARY | SEE PAGE 4 Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ Shown from left to right: After shoveling out their home are Andre Camillo, Maurice Santos and Jonathan Amarao. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) But Crabtree said he was impressed with the way town employees – particularly the Police and the Department of Public Works – responded to the two-day storm. “Our public safety and essential workers did an extraordinary job,” Crabtree said. The town manager said he believes that Saugus town employees who worked during the storm outperformed work forces in some of the neighboring communities. “I have DPW friends who * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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