SAUGUS Your Local News, Sports and Information Online. Scan & Subscribe! Vol. 28, No.7 OLYMPIC GAMES DREAM TRIP “MY BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE”: Jackie Harris Mercurio (right) got to live a childhood dream for the past week, by attending the Olympic Winter Games 2026 in Milan, Italy, with her husband, Scott, and her seven-yearold daughter, Pia. Here they are, decked out in their Olympic sports gear, enjoying an event. Please see inside for the story. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) I -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, February 20, 2026 What makes this town tick? residents – from school-age children to senior citizens – can fi nd out March 21 at the Saugus Community Festival By Mark E. Vogler r u f you are a newcomer to Saugus and want to know about the town’s attractions and basic information to make your family’s life easier, help is on the way. If you want to know more about the cultural aspects and the diversity of people that make Saugus the community it is, you will be able to experience it fi rsthand in a special six-hour event being hosted next month at the Saugus Middle-High School complex. The organizers of what will be the fi rst annual Saugus Community Festival have been working hard since last summer to make it the town’s biggest indoor event of the year. The Saugus Cultural Council and the Saugus 411 Committee have been collaborating on the festival, which will be hosted in the Saugus Middle-High School Complex at One Pearce Memorial Drive on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a free, inclusive and family-friendly celebration of Saugus’ vibrant diversity and will feature food, performances, arts, wellness activities – all intended to highlight the people and cultures that make Saut l Saugus Community Festival gus special. “I’m very excited that this is our fourth year holding an event I felt strongly about, inviting new residents to fi nd out what our town is all about,” former Selectman Corinne Riley said of the upcoming event, which is expected to take up two fl oors in the school complex, with the hope of drawing 500 visitors. “Having the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager, the school district and all the participants who still want to be involved in supporting this even bigger and better event, defi nitely makes Saugus a welcoming and caring community. The ‘Saugus Someplace Special’ catchphrase has at times been used as a negative spin, but we are truly Someplace Special,” she said. FESTIVAL | SEE PAGE 2 Established 1978 Mid-grade Regular 2.67 3.37 3.68 $3.47 Full Service ULS $3.489 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Now Available! l a u C FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES! l i S c n a u g u o u C s
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