THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 7 For History’s Sake H ere is some interesting news from the Saugus Historical Society. The Old Sachem speaks The next meeting of the Saugus Historical Society on April 10 will be a presentation by “The Old Sachem,” Bill Stewart. Bill’s writing, which is mostly about local sports events, has been very popular in both The Saugus Advertiser and The Saugus Advocate. (The Saugus Historical Society calendar incorrectly lists the date for the April meeting as the 17th, but it is the second Wednesday of the month, April 10.) For more details, contact Laura Eisener at 781-231-5988 or email her at ldeld@shore.net. Looking for new members There are still some positions open on the board slate of the Saugus Historical Society. Saugus residents who have an interest in local history are invited to consider joining the Saugus Historical Society board. Board members meet on the first Wednesday of each month. It is an all-volunteer organization. Any Saugus resident who would like to discuss the possibility of joining the Historical Society board is welcome to call President Laura Eisener at 781-231-5988 or email ldeld@shore.net. The Saugus Historical Society will hold its election for board members in May. Our mission Founded in 1928, the purpose of the Saugus Historical Society is to cultivate an interest in the history of the town and to collect and preserve all matter pertaining to the town’s history and citizenry. It is a 501c3 corporation which presents educational programs about local history. LEARNING | from page 6 and more than 80,000 laborhours have been worked. On March 5, Palmerini and his Robotics Club visited the Boston-based headquarters of Suffolk Construction (the Town’s Construction Manager-at-Risk for the Middle-High School project). Students explored the construction company’s innovative “Smart Lab,” where they were able to watch real-time job site feeds, experience virtual reality, practice using data walls and get a hands-on feel for what it’s like to use today’s cutting-edge technology in the construction management industry. “The Robotics Club’s visit to our new Middle-High School site and field trip to Suffolk Construction were fantastic opportunities for our students to see how what they are learning in Robotics Club can dramatically benefit and advance today’s modern construction,” Town Manager Scott Crabtree said. “This is a tremendous, oncein-a-lifetime opportunity that has been afforded to these students, and I hope this experience may inspire at least one of these students to develop a passion that could turn into a life-long career path,” he said. The Town of Saugus has partnered with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and a highly qualified team of project managers, architects and construction managers-at-risk to construct a new grades 6-12, MiddleHigh School. Throughout the past several years, the Town of Saugus has completed the following MSBA-required phases: Eligibility Period, Forming the Project Team, Feasibility Study, Schematic Design Phase, Funding the Project, and Detailed Design. Saugus is currently in the Construction Phase (Module 7 of 8) of the project with the MSBA. The Construction Phase has been filled with many historic milestones so far, including conducting extensive site work, laying the concrete foundation and erecting the first steel beam. More recently, another exciting historic milestone has been met with the arrival of the first few gym trusses this week. The first truss is scheduled to be erected on March 26. “It is incredibly exciting to share these historic milestones with our students, and to see them experience firsthand how the design and construction process translates into constructing a building,” Town Manager Crabtree said. “I would like to thank Mr. Palmerini for inspiring these children. I would also like to thank Building Committee/ School Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith, Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi and his staff, Suffolk Construction, PMA Consultants and HMFH Architects.” “I would also like to thank Suffolk Construction and PMA Consultants for coordinating, the Superintendent, Mrs. Ragucci and Mr. Palmerini for allowing the students to participate and the Town Manager The popular Strawberry Festival is held each year on the third Saturday in June, and it publishes a calendar (available at Town Hall, the Library and the Senior Center as well as a few other locations) with historic photographs of town sites and people. The Saugus Historical Society holds regular meetings in March, April, May, September, October and November on the second Wednesday of the month (a week after the board meeting). At each meeting there is a program related to local history. Meetings are usually held at 7 p.m. at 30 Main St., although some meetings might be held at another location this year due to expected construction at 30 Main St. Doors open at 6:45. The general public is welcome free of charge. Light refreshments are served. The next general meeting for this year will be April 10. for orchestrating this event,” Meredith said. “It was wonderful to watch the children interact with modern technology and learn about the endless career opportunities for their futures,” she said. Friday, March 22 at 8 PM Singer & Musician CARL AYOTE Saturday, March 23 at 8 PM DJ LOGIK Dance to the Hits of Yesterday and Today! MONDAY'S SHUCK! $1.00 Oysters Book Your Special Events With Us! Call 781-629-3798 SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET Only $19.95 / 11am-2pm Featuring Al Whitney Jazz Band BOOK YOUR NEXT FUNCTION WITH US * GIFT CARDS AMPLE FREE www.marinaatthewharf.com 543 North Shore Rd. 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