SAUGUS Advocate Online at: www.advocatenews.net C TE D AT CAT Vol. 25, No. 6 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, February 10, 2023 SAUGUS OVER COFFEE Hashem Heads Up School District Again Committee appoints former principal to lead school district while probe of Superintendent McMahon continues By Mark E. Vogler ormer Saugus High School Principal Michael Hashem has again agreed to lead the school district in a temporary capacity, this time while Superintendent Erin McMahon is on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged misconduct. The Committee voted unanimously at last week’s meeting (Feb. 2) to approve Hashem’s appointment as acting superintendent for an indefi nite period as McMahon remained on paid administrative leave. Hashem, 55, is a Saugus naF tive and a product of the town’s education system -- a 1985 Saugus High School graduate. He has spent three decades of his professional career as a teacher and administrator in Saugus Public Schools. He started out as a high school math teacher in 1991. He was in his third year as principal of Saugus High School in 2016 when he off ered to accept the role of interim superintendent and later acting superintendent back in March. He later returned to Saugus High School as principal in July of 2016, SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 2 Town Meeting Member Christine Moreschi is shown relaxing after an interview this week. She is one of several Precinct 2 Town Meeting members who are expected to share their views on top issues aff ecting their precinct during the second in a series of public forums set to begin on Monday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Saugus Public Library. Please see inside for this week’s “The Advocate Asks” and to learn more about “Saugus Over Coff ee.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS....Spacious 8 room, 5 bedroom, 2 bath home. Features include eat-in kitchen with granite counters and ceramic tile flooring, formal dining room with built-in china cabinet, large living room, 5th bedroom or den/office area off living room, 1st floor main bedroom, hardwood flooring on first floor, second level offers 2 bedrooms, full bath and small study, full basement with laundry and work area, great, detached garage with heated loft (gas heat), fenced yard, ample off street parking. Family owned and loved for over 65 years. Offered at $639,900 View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com iht 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 f th y View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. g FROM GEORGIA WITH LOVE: Susan Daniels Miller holds the front page of last Friday’s Saugus Advocate, which reported that a Georgia man would ship her a military footlocker he discovered in a thrift shop which once belonged to Miller’s dad – the late Major Walter Joseph Daniels, a World War II combat pilot who fl ew with the famous Flying Tigers. Miller is leaning up against the footlocker she received last Friday. Please see inside for more photos and story. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Janice Jarosz) ANGELO’S A FULL SERVICE 1978-2023 Celebrating 45 Years in Business! 197 Regular Unleaded $3.089 MidUnleaded $3.979 Super $4.099 Diesel Fuel $4.379 KERO By Container Only Heating Oil at the Pump DEF $4.759 HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS Sun. 9AM-5PM Prices subject to change Ask about our Heating Oil Conditioner! FLEET
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