SASAUGUSUGUS The Advocate – A household word in Saugus! Vol. 25, No. 8 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Hollywood “Holdovers” at The Continental An elite director and a topfl ight actor team up for a day of fi lming at landmark Route 1 restaurant By Mark E. Vogler T wo -time Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alexander Payne and accomplished actor Paul Giamatti were the headliners of the Hollywood entourage that spent Wednesday filming scenes at The Continental Restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus for the upcoming movie “The Holdovers.” “I would do it again,” The Continental Restaurant owner Paul Kourkoulis told The Saugus Advocate of his decision to close down his restaurant for three days and rent the restaurant to the movie crew. “Yeah, I think it would create a lot of buzz. And I think it’s good for the town. It’s all good and it turned out to be a great thing for me,” Kourkoulis said. Miramax went to great lengths in its deal to seek and rent the restaurant for Wednesday’s fi lming session, sandwiched in between TuesHOLLYWOOD | SEE PAGE 14 Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, February 25, 2022 A Menu for Movie Making WELCOME HOLLYWOOD: The main course being served at The Continental Restaurant from Tuesday through Thursday this week was accommodating a cast of actors and a fi lming crew shooting restaurant scenes for the upcoming movie “The Holdovers.” See inside for more photos and an interview with The Continental Restaurant’s owner, Paul Kourkoulis, in this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Calling All Vietnam Era Vets The budget battle begins Based on recent history, Town Manager Crabtree is unlikely to match $1.5M increase Supt. McMahon seeks when he unveils his FY23 budget By Mark E. Vogler S A group of area veteran leaders is organizing an all-expenses-paid trip to the nation’s capital in September for 45 veterans who served during the Vietnam War in all locations. See inside for more details on how to apply. (Courtesy graphic to The Saugus Advocate) augus Superintendent Erin McMahon has advocated passionately this year for a $1.5-million increase in the School Department budget for the 2023 fi scal year that begins July 1. McMahon has argued that the 4.87 percent hike over the current budget is necessary to fund educational improvement as she embarks on her fi ve-year plan to boost Saugus Public Schools from the bottom 10 percent of education districts into the top 10. But if Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree follows his recent history in crafting municipal budgets, McMahon may have to settle for about a third of her request. Crabtree is scheduled to release his 2023 fi scal year spending plan at a meeting set for next Monday (Feb. 28) at 10 a.m. in the fi rst fl oor conference room at Saugus Town Hall. The School Department budget has been a subject of great contention in recent years. McMahon’s predecessor – David DeRuosi, Jr., who served as Saugus School Superintendent for five years BUDGET | SEE PAGE 13 ASNGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.539 Mid Unleaded $3.579 Super $3.679 Diesel Fuel $4.099 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $5.99 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $3.839 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA Prices subject to change Ask about FLEET
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