THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MArCH 27, 2026 Page 9 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 8 welcome. Please RSVP to help with planning: office@cliftondalecc.org. Free Books For Young Readers Next Thursday The Boys & Girls Club Metro North and The Room to Write have teamed up to give away 100 books for free to young readers next Thursday (April 2) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North’s Saugus Club teen location (aka The Club) in the Square One Mall (1201 Broadway, Saugus). Readers 10 years old and up are invited to “The Club” Teen Center at the mall to meet five local authors, receive a free book signed by the author and to enjoy art activities, a creative community and plenty of sweet treats. This is a free event open to all kids and teens from all communities. No registration or membership is required. Tweens and teens will meet and get to know five talented authors who are the creative minds behind the books being given away. Some authors will give away two different books. There will be five middle grade titles and three young adult titles with a variety of genres, including middle grade fantasy and fiction, along with young adult historical fantasy and fantasy comedy. This amazing event is made possible with sponsorship from The Room to Write and Boys & Girls Club of Metro North, and a generous partnership with Whitelam Books. Participating authors: Middle Grade Novels: Lisa Stringfellow (“Kingdom of Dust” & “A Comb of Wishes”); Ellen Cohen (“Searching for Lucky #3002” & “The Case of the Nasty Notes”); and James Riley (“The Dragon’s Apprentice”). Young Adult: Kendall Kulper (“A Time Traveler’s History of Tomorrow” & “Murder for the Modern Girl”) and Laura Brisbois (“The Extramundane Emancipation of Geela, Evil Sorceress at Large”). There is no registration required for this event. For more information and links to the authors and books, please visit www.theroomtowrite.org/ events. For questions, contact Casey Dowd at cdowd@bgcmetronorth.org. Coming Spring Attractions: • Serenity Gardens, April 4, at the library: Craft your own miniature world using natural textures, personal expression and a little imagination. Therapy Gardens will be in the CommuAt last week’s Ahavas Sholom Sisterhood meeting, the focus was on the celebration of Purim, which was observed this year from sundown March 2 to sundown March 3. The holiday celebrates the rescue of the Jewish population from a planned mass murder in the Persian Empire in the 5th century BC, requested by Persian Prime minister Haman, but thwarted by Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of King Ahasuerus, just in time to save her community. At the Sisterhood meeting, one of the attendees is crowned annually as Queen Esther, and this year Joanie Allbee (wearing the tiara) was the choice. Seen with her is Bob Leroe, who spoke about a heroic female spy during World War II, and Maureen Appel, president of Congregation Ahavas Sholom. (Photo courtesy of Laura Eisener) nity Room at the Saugus Public Library on Saturday, April 4, from 10-11 a.m. to guide you through the steps of making your own personal mini garden to take home. Register online at https://www.sauguspubliclibrary.org/events/ This program is supported in part by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. • Last Call for Town Meeting Warrant Articles: At its next meeting, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, the Board of Selectmen will be inserting all of the articles to be included on the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting set to convene May 4. Citizens who want to submit a warrant article need to go to the Town Clerk’s Office at Town Hall to get the petition forms, which require 10 signatures of Saugus registered voters. The signed petitions must be validated by the clerk and submitted to the selectmen for acceptance to be inserted in the warrant. Selectmen will officially close the warrant before they adjourn at their April 8 meeting. • Books in Bloom at the Saugus Public Library: On Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. This popular event fills both floors of the library with beautiful flowers matched up with colorful books. Sponsored by the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library and Saugus Garden Club, Books in Bloom is an annual event where local flower enthusiasts put together floral arrangements that interpret a book’s title, book jacket or theme. Want to join in? Go to sauguspubliclibrary.org/get-involved/new-friends/ to learn about the New Friends of the SPL. Stay tuned for more details • Little League Opening Day: Just two weeks from tomorrow – weather permitting – Saugus Little League Baseball will be celebrating Opening Day on April 11 beginning at 10 a.m. at Grabowski Field off of Hurd Avenue, with a special guest – Boston Bruins National Anthem singer Todd Angilly – starting things off. The league will launch its 2026 season with its annual parade, which will leave Belmonte STEAM Academy at 8:30 a.m. Current plans call for boys and girls players, coaches and other parade participants to assemble at the Belmonte at about 8 a.m. The route for the parade (approved this week by the Board of Selectmen) has the Belmonte parking lot as the starting point, exiting toward Adams Avenue, turning left onto Adams Avenue, right onto Central Street and a left onto Hurd Avenue, ending at Veterans Memorial School for the Opening Day Ceremonies. Stay tuned for more details as Little League Baseball gets to celebrate its 75th anniversary in Saugus. • Student Government Day: Friday, May 1, at 8:30 a.m. in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall. Here’s your chance to see future Saugus leaders of tomorrow – the kids who are currently students in the Saugus Middle and High School grades – perform in mock sessions of the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee and the Annual Town Meeting. All members of Saugus local government are invited to come and observe, and even share some pointers with the students. The Saugus Business Education Collaborative will be coordinating the lunch. • Remember The Fallen: Members of the Saugus Veterans Council are hard at work planning and organizing the Memorial Day Parade, which is set for Saturday, May 23. Council members are committed to making this year’s parade and ceremony one of the best-attended in years. That’s a noble goal and an appropriate way to honor all of the Saugus residents who have sacrificed their lives while serving their country in the armed forces over the years. Honor the town’s fallen. Show your support. If you want to volunteer to help or participate in the parade, contact Saugus Veterans Council Commander Steve Castinetti at 781-389-3678. • Coach T.’s spring track program: Plans are in the works for the Saugus Sachems Youth Spring Track Program for 2026. THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 12 - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Essex Probate and Family Court 36 Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 (978) 744-1020 Docket No. ES26P0768EA Estate of: WILLIAM J. VERBICKY Date of Death: 12/18/2025 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Ashley Famiglietti of Andover, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Ashley Famiglietti of Andover, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/21/2026. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Frances M. Giordano, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 19, 2026 PAMELA A. CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE March 27, 2026
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