Page 6 Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MArCH 22, 2024 SAFETY | FROM PAGE 4 The chief noted that police responded to 20,016 calls for service, made 225 arrests and completed 1,671 Incident Reports. Saugus police responded to 519 motor vehicle accidents and conducted 545 motor vehicle stops and 467 directed patrols. A total of 337 traffic citations were issued and 74 restraining orders were issued. “With the Covid-19 pandemic behind us, the Saugus Police Department has brought back many of the community engagement programs that were CLIFTONDALE | FROM PAGE 5 aviation schools in the country with 43 students. Atwood flew his biplane over Portland, Maine, in May 1912, from Saugus, Mass. According to the newspaper, he came in low over the eastern part of town, then fl ew over the village “close enough to inspect the Dearborn monument.” On May 31, 1912, Harry Nelson Atwood made the first Celebrating Our 52nd Year Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! 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On July 31, 1912, “Boy Aviator” Farnum Fish survived a crash at the Atwood Race Track after his plane hit an air pocket, dropped 150 feet, crashed into a pole, turned upside-down and fell to the ground – suff ering only minor injuries. On Oc tober 21, 1915, Chauncy Redding and Phillip Bulman were killed when their plane crashed about a third of a mile from the airfi eld. The plane dropped 800 feet after the supporting braces and wires holding one of the wings suddenly collapsed. On May 16, 1919, Melvin W. Hodgdon won The Boston Globe Trophy by fl ying from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to the Atwood Race Track in three hours and 59 minutes. The school remained open until early 1927. After Atwood’s departure, the airfield became known as the Saugus Field, Whittemore-Hamm Aviation Field, Franklin Park Aviation Field or the Saugus Race Track. The airfield remained in use until late 1927. In 1932, the put on hold such as National Night Out, Rail Trail Bicycle Patrols, Essex County District Attorney’s Summer Camp, Post Overdose Opiate Outreach, National Drug Take Back and the many events that we partner with the Saugus Youth and Recreation Department,” the chief said. “Our hope is that we can fi nd even more ways to engage with the community. We will continue to work with town departments and different groups/organizations within the town in an eff ort to engage with the community, develop partnerships and proactively address the concerns of the community,” he said. Chief Ricciardelli noted that $319,190 is budgeted for overtime training. “Training is an investment,” Ricciardelli said in his report. “One of the best ways to jeopardize an organization’s future in today’s world and increase the probability of troubled times is to look at training as a cost,” he said. “The price of not providing training or providing substandard training that operates as a Band-Aid for real training requirements is dangerous,” he said. Saugus Race Track was converted into an auto racing facility but closed the following year. After Massachusetts legalized parimutuel wagering in 1934, a group of Saugus businessmen and government offi cials led by Henry A. B. Peckman, John J. Mullen, Charles Friend, Harold Dodge, Frederick Willis, William Lundergan and James McElroy attempted to bring horse racing back to the site. Mullen even arranged a meeting with his friend Governor Joseph B. Ely, hoping to get his assistance, but the governor refused and stated that the matter was for the Racing Commission to decide. In 1940, Godfrey Lowell Cabot, now the new owner, off ered the site to the United States Navy for use of its main New England Dirigible base. That never came to pass, and in 1948 he donated the land to Northeastern University. In 1950, proposals were made to construct a $5 million gasoline storage plant on the site, but that never “got off the ground” either. In 1970, developer George W. Page and property owner Martin DeMatteo presented a plan to the Saugus selectmen to build a 60,000-seat stadium. The plan was opposed by conservationists, who objected to building a stadium on Rumney Marsh, and the plan was fi nally abandoned when the Boston Patriots chose Foxboro. Since 1990, the property has been owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation – formerly known as the Metropolitan District Commission. The charismatic Harry N. Atwood lived to be 85, leaving behind plenty of broken promises but not a single regret. (Taken from an article written by Sharon Cummins, York County Coast Star newspaper.)
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