SAUGUS Your Local News, Sports and Information Online. Scan & Subscribe! ADCAT V CAT A Vol. 28, No.10 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net adv net Published Every Friday TAKING THE POLAR PLUNGE G SPLASHDOWN FOR CHARITY: Left to right: Peter Marino and Nuridiin Abrar each took a cold dip in the mobile pool outside of the Knights of Columbus in Saugus last Sunday during the town’s Second Annual Polar Plunge, which raised $10,000 for the Special Olympics of Massachusetts. Please see inside for more photos and the story. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Home of the Week Welcome Home to 43 Taylor Street Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate Formerly Carpenito Real Estate SAUGUS 1st AD - Perfectly located & maintained 8 room Colonial boasting 3 bedms, 2 full baths, spacious living room w/stunning gas fireplace surrounded by custom built-ins, entertainment-size dining room w/custom woodworking & crown molding, den w/built-ins, gorgeous, custom kitchen addition featuring Silestone countertops, glass backsplash, 14" center island w/seating, gas cooktop, double oven, built-in desk area, open to sitting area & atrium doors to stamped concrete patio. Second level offers 3 bedrms, large family room separates the bedrooms, full bath, 1c detached gar. Desirable Iron Works neighborhood, located just outside of Saugus Center. Pride of Ownership shines through! Offered at $825,000 (781) 233-7300 335 Central St. Saugus commonmoves.com ©2024 BHH Affiliates, LLC, An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Equal Housing Opportunity. CATET 781-233-4446 Friday, March 13, 2026 A gubernatorial stop in Saugus Gov. Healey helps celebrate the Big y success and its future opening of a new store on route 1 in Saugus By Mark E. Vogler overnor Maura Healey made a special stop on Route 1 in Saugus Tuesday – to help celebrate nine decades of success of Big Y Foods in Massachusetts and the anticipated August opening of a Big Y grocery store in Saugus. “Big Y is a Massachusetts success story — homegrown and family-owned for 90 years,” Healey said in a social media post. “Their 80th store in Saugus is part of a major investment that’ll create 750 jobs and bring affordable food to neighborhoods across our state.” Gov. Healey joined state legislators, local offi cials and company executives at the future Saugus store site at 357 Broadway (Route 1 South) in the Saugus Plaza Shopping Center to talk about Big Y’s growth, its state roots and the hundreds of new jobs that its expansion will be creating in the coming months. The governor had the honor of cutting a ceremonial cake baked for the occasion as the Springfi eld-based, family-owned grocery store chain celebrated the opening of six new stores throughout eastern and northeastern Massachusetts. “Big Y is known for being a family market, where they are a Massachusetts based employer, investor and community partner,” Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta told The Saugus Advocate. “I am happy that our community will now have another grocery store for their shopping convenience,” she said. Panetta was among the local offi cials who gathered at the site of the future grocery store. “They are currently planning a soft opening on Aug. 4, followed by their official grand opening on Aug. 20th,” she added. The future grocery store opening marks the return of Big Y to Saugus. Its last store in Saugus closed about five years ago after having opened on Route 1 in Saugus in 2016. The building at 357 Broadway was supposed to house an Amazon Fresh grocery store, which never opened. Panetta noted that “the speakers were very enthusiGUBERNATORIAL STOP | SEE PAGE 2 Established 1978 Mid-grade Regular 3.24 3.63 4.73 $3.77 Full Service ULS $4.379 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Now Available! FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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