Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 22, 2024 Welcome to Cliftondale MEG Foundation is making plans to host a special, historical weekend in The MEG building on May 4-5 By Janice K. Jarosz (Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about the upcoming “Open House” event set for the first weekend in May at the old Cliftondale School [now known as The MEG] at 5458 Essex St. in Saugus.) T he Meg Foundation Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to invite former students, family members, friends or anyone interested in attending an “Open House” event at The MEG building, formerly known as the Cliftondale School, on May 4–5, 2024. Many of our visitors to the school – located at 54-58 Essex St. – have shared with us incredibly special memories of their childhood while Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 attending the first, second, third and fourth grades. Oftentimes they bring their grandchildren as well to take a tour of the building and view firsthand what an elementary school looked like those many years ago. The purpose of this event is to highlight Cliftondale, the school, the people and the businesses which have made this part of Saugus special. Presently board members are in the process of gathering historical items, class pictures, schoolbooks and handwritten letters of young students. If you have any class pictures or school memorabilia that the committee could borrow to display, or if you have any questions, please contact Paula Walsh at 781-520-2122 or any other of our board members. The Meg building, which was originally known as the Bond Building, but known mostly as the Cliftondale School during most of its century of existence, is one of the most famous historical landmarks in Precinct 2. It houses The MEG Foundation, which is named after Marleah Elizabeth Graves – a legendary Saugus educator. (Saugus Advocate file photo) We have several other attractions in the planning stages and more information will be available soon. Board of Directors 2024: Lee Dyment, Joyce Vecchiarelli, Linda Ross, Paula Walsh, Kathy Giannetta, Laurie Davis, Lynda Torregrossa, Charlotte Line, Patty Staples, Anthony and Karen Speziale, Judy Worthley, Denise Selden, Paula Bevacqua, Rhonda Coombs and Michele Cannnizzaro. Remembering: Directors William (Bill) McAdoo, Kathryn (Chickie) Hollett, Cam Ciccolini and Ruth Swanson. Cliftondale School second-graders in 1962 (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 Q: You never thought you would make it to 100? A: Never. The Lord has been good to me. He’s given me good health and kept me well all of these years. Q: What’s it like having a birthday on Feb. 29th, which only comes around in a Leap Year, every four years. In those years when it’s not a Leap Year, how do you celebrate your birthday? A: We’d celebrate it on March 1. I wasn’t here on the 28th [of February] . I wasn’t here earlier, so my birthday was on March 1. ASKS | SEE PAGE 6
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