Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MArCH 3, 2023 The Peabody Companies name Saugus woman to head new division Police Chief credits Narcan for dramatic drop in drug deaths last year Drug overdose deaths for 2022 were half of previous year’s totals By Mark E. Vogler T here were six fatal drug overdoses reported in Saugus last year – half as many as in 2021, according to statistics released by Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli. “So we had an increase in the total number of events but a decrease in the number of fatalities,” Chief Ricciardelli told The Saugus Advocate yesterday. “I think that we can attriDoreen Donovan will serve as vice president of a new division at Peabody Companies. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) T he Peabody Companies (www.peabodyproperties.com), a group of award-winning property management and real estate firms, recently announced the creation of the Subsidy Administration & Software Support Department. The new division will retain oversight of and responsibilities for software support related matters, as well as subsidy administration for federal programs and major subsidy receivable issues. Doreen Donovan, of Saugus, Mass., has been named vice president of the new department. Donovan has been a member of the Peabody Companies team since 2012 and is the recent recipient of both the New England Affordable Housing Management Association’s Legacy Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Real Estate Management® Boston Metropolitan Chapter No. 4. “We are excited to announce the creation of our new Subsidy Administration & Software Support Department,” said Peabody Companies Principal and CEO Melissa Fish-Crane. “Staying current with the technology that is vital to our operations and overseeing the many subsidy programs we are part of requires great proficiency; without question, Doreen is the ideal person to lead this new division.” Saugus Birthday Celebrations B irthdays are always special occasions at the Saugus Senior Center. The center likes to recognize the Seniors’ Birthdays on the last day of the month with a collective birthday celebration. They receive a free lunch, cake, ice cream and a souvenir group photo. bute this to the prompt use of Narcan by our first responders and by the reporting parties who seem to have better access to the Narcan,” the chief said. Saugus had 111 total incidents with six fatal incidents, and Narcan was administered 62 times, according to statistics released by the police chief. In 2021, Saugus had 101 total incidents with 12 fatal incidents and Narcan was administered 66 times, the chief noted. “We are finding that more and more opioid users and family members are keeping Narcan in their homes, cars and on their person,” Chief Ricciardelli said. “This may be the result of the Saugus Opioid Outreach program where our first responders perform follow up visits to the overdose victims. During these visits the overdose victims are provided with treatment options and are also given units of Narcan to have on hand in case of a future overdose,” he said. THIS WEEK ON SAUGUS TV Sunday, March 5 from 9–11 p.m. on Channel 8 – “Sunday Night Stooges” (The Three Stooges). Monday, March 6 all day on Channel 8 – “Movie Monday” (classic movies). Tuesday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Planning Board Meeting from March 2. Wednesday, March 8 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Board of Health Meeting from March 6. Thursday, March 9 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Board of Selectmen Meeting from February 27. Friday, March 10 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Finance Committee Meeting from March 8. Saturday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 22 – SHS Boys Basketball vs. Seekonk from March 3. Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels 8, 9 & 22 ***programming may be subject to change without notice***For complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv.org The COVID-19 Update Town reports 16 newly confirmed cases; one new death By Mark E. Vogler T February birthdays, pictured from left to right: Back row: Roland Alcott, Jack Doherty (Senior Center Van Driver), Margaret Griffin, Louis Fantasia (who turned 99 this year), Pam Gallant, Ken Strum, Joanie Allbee, Patricia McMahon and Anne Swanson (Kitchen Staff); front row: Bernadette Wilkinson, Jean Manning, Ruth Berg and Dale Deluca. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) here were 16 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saugus over the past week through Wednesday (March 1). The new cases reported by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) over the past week increased the overall total to 10,548 confirmed cases since the outbreak of the global pandemic in March of 2020, according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree. This week’s total was a decrease of four over the number of newly confirmed cases reported last week. There was one new COVID-19-related death over the past week, as the death toll increased to 110. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said.
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