SAUGUS D Vol. 27, No.12 Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! OCAT CAT -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday NEW SIGNS FOR AN OLD LANDMARK S VOKE STUDENT WORKMANSHIP ON DISPLAY: Three signs crafted by Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School students were recently attached to the front of the Saugus American Legion Post 210 building at 44 Taylor St. Built in 1837, the local Legion Hall previously served as the fi rst Town Hall in Saugus. Please see inside for another photo and the story. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) TE 781-233-4446 Friday, March 21, 2025 Revisiting “The Jughandle light” Selectman riley gets unanimous support from colleagues in calling for a meeting with local state legislators to address traffi c backups caused by the route 1 light By Mark E. Vogler electman Corinne Riley blames the “Jughandle” Route 1 North traffi c light in Peabody for contributing to traffi c backups throughout Saugus and is urging her colleagues to work with local and state offi cials in neighboring communities to help alleviate the situation. When Riley broached the issue at Tuesday night’s (March 18) Board of Selectmen’s meeting, the board gave her unanimous support of her request on a smaller scale – to set up an initial meeting with the town’s state legislative delegation to address the issue. “I think we can start off with a smaller meeting, see what the issues are and make it a bigger meeting,” Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta said. “We can start the conversation at the local level,” Panetta said. Based on the vote, selectmen plan to meet with the town’s three elected offi cials on Beacon Hall – state Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus), State Rep. Jessica Giannino (D-Revere) and state Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) as a starting point. Panetta suggested that members of the local state delegation could eventually meet with legislators and local offi cials in other communities to collaborate on a solution. The “Jughandle” Route 1 North traffi c light in Peabody allows northbound cars to turn around and head south or get onto Route 128. The lights get shut down during peak traffi c hours. “So, I was thinking to the board, if we chose to do so, is that we invite Revere, Malden, Lynnfield, Peabody … mayors, town managers, city council members and selectmen of these cities and towns and the DOT and come in and talk about the problems that that light creates,” Riley said. JUGHANDLE | SEE PAGE 2 Mid-grade Regular $3.47 2.73 35 37 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1947 - 2025 Full Service ULS $2.95 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Available!
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