THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 7, 2025 Page 7 ~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ Most abutters and residents who live near the proposed Stocker Dog Park oppose it To the editor: I am a resident of Stocker Street and once again, I speak on behalf of the abutters and residents of Stocker and Riverside who oppose Stocker Playground from becoming a dog park. Had the town been transparent with their plans and actually notified abutters and nearby residents they would have found a majority who were unaware of a dog park and a majority who opposed it. However, the town neglected this process. I took the time this summer to collect signatures and get public opinion. As abutters, 18 opposed 2 did not. 1 being a dog owner, who would never use the dog park and the other changed position realizing it would impact Birthdays are special at the Senior Center O nce again, on Friday, January 31, the Saugus Senior Center held its monthly birthday celebration. Each month the Senior Center likes to recognize the senior birthdays with a collective birthday celebration. Each birthday recipient receives a free pizza lunch, cake, ice cream and a souvenir group photo to take home. wildlife. Other concerns: • Excess traffic • Safety of their children • Loss of wildlife • Fear of dogs • Excess barking • Contamination and disease ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 rience. There were about 30 kids in the class and four to six kids would come for tutoring. Q: Then what? You had to get permission from the library to set it up. Please tell me how you did. A: In my junior year, I met with Alan Thibeault, the library director. I told him I wanted to begin a tutoring program. I emailed Alan and explained to him the idea. He really liked the idea and began You should use this as an example. We’ve come together as a community. It’s time the Town of Saugus does the same. Kim Calla Saugus talking about the logistics. It started off as tutoring for math last year. This year we opened it up for all subjects. Last year we tutored all kids in math at all grade levels. We got mostly middle school and elementary school students. Last year we had three tutors. This year, we’ve had six to seven. Last year, we tutored on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. This year, we do ASKS | SEE PAGE 8 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS: The Saugus Senior Center recognized 13 Saugonians who celebrated their birthdays collectively last Friday during a special celebration there. Pictured from left to right: Front row: Elaine Cox, Marilyn Bruno, Ralph DeRosa, Terry Cronin, Louise Hoyt, Tony Misiano, Lydia Collier and Mark DiGregorio; back row: Ron Visconti, Ted Pollack, Sonny Dall, Ralph Littlefield and Betty Pauley. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) Area resident named to Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester at Quinnipiac University T he following area student was named to the Dean’s List with honors for the Fall 2024 semester at Quinnipiac University: Juliana Powers of Saugus, Mass. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester. Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational institution located in Hamden, Conn. The university enrolls 9,400 students in 110 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Computing and Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, visit qu.edu. RETURNING A FAVOR: Lukeman Nouri, the creator and organizer of the Tutoring Circle, a tutoring program run by students at the Pioneer Charter School of Science II, said he set up the program because he benefited from tutoring provided by his 8th grade teacher after school and wanted other students to receive the same kind of help that he did. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
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