SAUGUS Vol. 27, No.11 Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! DVAD O ATE VO A E CT CAT -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday WIND-TILTED HAZARDS 781-233-4446 Friday, March 14, 2025 Recall Refl ections St. Patrick’s Day will mark the 10-year anniversary of the day the town voted to oust four selectmen who fi red the Town Manager By Mark E. Vogler P recinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian likens the March 15, 2015, recall election to “the equivalent of a community civil war.” It will be 10 years ago next Monday – St. Patrick’s Day – that the town voted to remove the four selectmen responsible for fi ring Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree the previous fall and replaced them with four newcomers who had never served in Saugus government. “I personally invested 100s of hours and expended personal funds to bring it about, so yes, I was for it and believed it was necessary,” Manoogian told The Saugus Advocate. The special election that unREFLECTIONS | SEE PAGE 2 TELEPHONE POLES FALLING DOWN ON ROUTE 1: A view from Kohl’s parking lot on Route 1 South last Friday afternoon (March 7) showed strong evidence of the powerful winds that blew utility poles into an unsafe position, leaning toward the highway, to force its closure to traffi c. Please see inside for the story and more photos. (Courtesy Photo from Saugus Firefi ghters Local 1003) A SURVIVOR’S STORY: Jasmine Grace Marino shared her inspiring story of winning back her life after an ordeal as a sex traffi cking victim. She was a guest speaker at a forum hosted last Saturday by the local chapter of the DAR. Please see inside for the story and more photos. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) t MARCHETTI CORP. M 46 Years of Excellence!! 1978-2024 4 Regular Ueaded $2.739 Mid Unleaded $3.359 Super $3.479 Diesel Fuel $3.419 d d ULS $4.759 $3.07 9 DEF Kerosene Available! 4 HEATING OIL Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! 24-Hour Burner Service Open an account and order online at: Hours: Monday thru Friday 6 AM to 7 PM / Saturdays 7 AM to 5 PM / Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM FLEET n H i a Prices subject to change a S p py
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