Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 14, 2020 Update on Elementary School configuration School Committee sets public forum for next Thursday night to discuss future use of two school buildings T here will be a School Committee meeting nex t Thursday (Feb. 20) at 5:30 p.m. in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall. The ASKS | from page 5 a six-week strike – all of this between Christmas and March. Eugene: It all happened at one time. Arlene: That was tough, but we made it through. Eugene: Actually, when we moved into the house on Springdale, it didn’t have any meeting will include a public forum to present the latest updates on Elementary School configuration at the Belmonte Middle School and Veterans furniture for the living room. Arlene: For a year, we didn’t get furniture. It was a small house, but a cute house. We just didn’t have the money. Our mortgage was $65.92 a month. That was with taxes. Imagine? Eugene: Wow. But when I got out of the service, I started working for a dollar an hour. That’s all you got in those days. Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY Call for a Quote 617-387-7466 Or email Rocco@sabatino-ins.com We cover: * Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Everett's Newest Real Estate Office Commercial Sales and Leasing Residential Home Sales Real Estate Consulting Apartment Rentals http://www.sabatino-ins.com SABATINO 564 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-7466 Hours of Operation are: Mondays - Fridays 9am to 5pm Saturdays by appointment only 560 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 | 617-512-5712 | sam@broadwayRE.com ADRIANA RESNICK DOMENICA RIGGIO SAM RESNICK Real Estate Auctions Business Brokerage Personal Property Appraisals Mass Licensed Auctioneer Memorial Elementary School. This public forum is a followup to the two public forums previously held at Belmonte Middle School. All teachers Arlene: He was working two jobs, sometimes three. Eugene: You did what you had to do. Then when she got pregnant, the only thing I said: “When the children get old enough to go to school, you can go work part-time. But you can’t go until they go to school, and you have to be home before they’re home.” Those were the guidelines. Arlene: I had to ask him if I could go to work – two mornings a week from 9 till 1 – and I had to ask him if it was okay. Q: Do you folks get sentimental on Valentine’s Day? Arlene: Not really. Well, I know it’s Valentine’s Day. Q: But it looks like you got a nice bouquet of flowers on the living room table that Eugene brought you. Arlene: Yeah. He never forgets; he never forgets an anniversary or birthday or anything. I will say that. We don’t really exchange Christmas gifts anymore because there’s nothing either one of us needs. And if we do, we go out and buy it, and it’s usually together. Eugene; We’ve been very, very fortunate. Arlene: Yeah. We have. We’ve been blessed. Eugene: But you work hard and do what you have to do and try to do the right thing. That’s all you can do in life. Right? Arlene: Yep. I don’t know what the secret is. It’s really and parents are welcome to attend and ask any questions after a brief presentation on updates. After the public forum, the School Committee will have a meeting to discuss and vote on final grade configuration for Belmonte and Veterans Memorial. A SYMBOL OF THEIR LOVE: Arlene Decareau, right, holds the vase of red roses that her husband Eugene bought her for Valentine’s Day (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) nothing amazing or fantastic for you to write about. Q: Well, it is, when you’re talking about being married for 67 years. You’ve got three sons and how many grandchildren? Arlene: We have five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Q: Any advice that you would offer to married people? Arlene: Don’t expect somebody else to bail you out and take care of your problems. Be more independent and do it yourself. I mean, nowadays, all of the grandparents take care of their grandchildren. We seldom had anybody. Maybe half a dozen times, we had someASKS | SEE PAGE 13
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