Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 21, 2025 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 15 Meeting convenes on Monday, May 5. As a special service to our readers and the registered voters of Saugus, we will reach out to the 50 Town Meeting members, focusing on one precinct each week, in the weeks leading up to the start of Town Meeting, asking members about their expectations for the upcoming Town Meeting. Next week, we will reach out for comment from the five Town Meeting Members in Precinct 1. Like last year, we will ask each of the Town Meeting members these four questions: Question One: What do you consider the top priority for the town as you prepare for the opening of the 2025 Town Meeting session? Question Two: What do you consider the top priority for residents in your precinct as you prepare for the opening of the 2025 Town Meeting session? Question Three: Are you working independently or in collaboration with other members on articles to be introduced for this year’s Town Meeting? Could you please elaborate? Summarize your article and what you hope to accomplish. Question Four: Please feel free to share any other views about the upcoming Town Meeting. The purpose of the column is to inform the public about key issues and ideas that are in the works as the Town Meeting season approaches. This is also intended as a forum to connect residents in each of the precincts with the five people who represent them in the Legislative branch of Saugus Town government. Town Democrats meet DRAMA DAYS AT SAUGUS HIGH: Aspiring teenage actors will perform twice next week in the Lemoine-Mitchell Auditorium at Saugus Middle High School. (Courtesy show poster designed by Seamus Burke) March 4 The Saugus Democratic Town Committee announced this week that their Feb. 26 meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Saugus Public Safety Building at 27 Hamilton St. Special DAR Program March 8 Here’s a special invitation from the local Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), who will host a special program on Saturday, March 8, at 11 a.m. in the Saugus High School Auditorium at Pearce Drive in Saugus: “An event worth attending – the Women’s Issue Project with Ms. Jasmine Grace, guest speaker and founder of Jasmine Grace Ministries - Bags of Hope which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the cause of rescuing young people who are affected by trafficking, prostitution, addiction and homelessness. “Jasmine Grace grew up in our town, Saugus and appeared to be living a normal life. She attended school and lived at home, but something very sinister was happening. She met a man at a local club at a very young age and slowly … he groomed her into a life of human trafficking, lasting for years. When she was finally able to break away from his hold, she started a non-profit organization to help and assist both young men and women FRESH CATCH ON THE SAUGUS RIVER: Within a quarter of a mile of the proposed dog park at the Stocker Playground, this osprey enjoys a successful fishing outing. (Courtesy photo of Jim Harrington) by offering a path to freedom from human trafficking. “Her presentation is both sad and powerful and filled with stories of innocent victims who found themselves brainwashed and victimized. She explains how she was able to survive and finally breakthrough escaping the grips of her [capturers]. “This is a free event; however, we kindly ask that you donate an item needed for the Bags of Hope. Our goal is to fill 30 Bags of Hope to donate to her cause. Items still needed are: Shower Gel, Shampoo 12 oz, Conditioner 12 oz, Hats, Deodorant, Visine, Body Lotion, Hair brush, Nail Polish, Socks, Toothbrush, ChapStick, Hair Ties, Water Bottle, Shower Puff, Floss, Mittens/ Gloves, Trail Mix. “For any questions or concerns, please contact Gail Cassarino, Regent – Parson Roby Chapter NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) at parsonroby. saugusdar@gmail.com or Janice Jarosz, at 339-222- 2178.” What’s going on at the library · A workshop for aspiring writers: Pen to Paper: A Writing Workshop, by Laura Eisener, local journalist, historian and horticulturist. For those folks who missed the past Tuesday class, there are still four more workshops scheduled – Feb. 25 and March 11, 18 and 25 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Brooks Room on the second floor of the Saugus Public Library at 295 Central St. in Saugus. Do you want to write? Perhaps you have thought about starting a blog, creating a memoir, writing your sixth murder mystery in a series, developing a series of articles, explaining how to knit or recreate a special family recipe or writing a textbook or the great American novel? Whatever your level of experience, goals or preferred literary genre, this free workshop can help you enjoy writing more and encourage you to keep at it. We will use a combination of discussions, prompts and writing exercises to give you new incentives and confidence. There is some optional “homework,” but no preregistration is required, and you can attend as often as your schedule allows. · Styling with vintage & thrifted fashion: Saturday, February 22 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 21
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