THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023 Page 13 The Sounds of Saugus By Mark E. Vogler Good morning, Saugus! Next time you’re in Saugus Town Hall, go up to the second floor auditorium, take a look at the wall to the right of the door, and you will see this giant photo of the baseball team that made the summer of 2003 a memorable one. We’re talking about the team from Saugus that traveled all the way to Williamsport, Pa., to compete in the Little League World Series that year. Plans are already in the works to invite the 12 players, their coaches and manager to help kick off this year’s Little League season. The 20th anniversary of that special team will feature a “duck boat” as the signature piece of this year’s Parade, which kicks off from Anna Parker Field on Saturday, April 22 at 10 a.m., heads through Cliftondale Square and marches down to Hurd Avenue, for the opening ceremonies, which will honor the 2003 team. Anyone who loves Little League baseball should circle this event on your calendar. There will be a food truck and a DJ entertaining the crowd. If the weather cooperates, this should be a great event for the town. In the event of rain, a makeup date is scheduled for April 23. Great teamwork at Town Hall It was great to watch dozens of citizens in town band together to help out Brazilian native Antonio Moura De Jesus in his bid to open up a tattoo parlor on Hamilton Street. Indeed, it was downright impressive and inspiring watching the results of a well-played citizens’ petition unfold. If Mr. De Jesus goes on to build a successful business in Saugus, he will look back on this week as a milestone moment that kept the dream of owning his own business alive. It’s a classic example of what can be accomplished when citizens collaborate en masse for the betterment of the community. “Saugus Over Coffee” This is a reminder to our readers that the next edition of “Saugus Over Coff ee” will be for Precinct 4 on Tuesday, April 25, and not April 17 as originally scheduled. April 17 happens to be Patriots’ Day, a state holiday — a day when the Saugus Public Library and all municipal and school buildings in Saugus will be closed. We also decided to change the date of the “Saugus Over Coff ee” forum that was planned for Precinct 5 on May 8. As it turns out, Saugus’ Annual Town Meeting convenes on Monday, May 1. And each Town Meeting session happens on a Monday. So the Town Meeting would most likely be meeting on May 8. Because of that potential conflict, we switched the forum for Precinct 5 to a Tuesday — May 2. For those unfamiliar with the “Saugus Over Coff ee” forums, they are cosponsored by The Saugus Advocate and the Saugus Public Library. The primary purpose is to give citizens in each of the town’s 10 precincts an opportunity to voice their concerns about top issues in their respective precincts. It also gives them an opportunity to meet their Town Meeting representatives and chat over a cup of coff ee or tea. Town Meeting members will benefi t by getting to know more about concerns in their precincts. Viewers of the forums (videotaped by Saugus TV) will also get to learn a little about the history or interesting things about the precinct being featured each month. Finally, the town and each respective precinct benefits by the potential of the forums spurring new candidates for Town Meeting. The public should keep in mind that there was a paucity of candidates for Town Meeting seats in the town elections back in 2021. In fi ve of the 10 precincts, only fi ve candidates ran for the fi ve seats. That means half of the 50-member body was elected without competition. Stay tuned for more information as “Saugus Over Coffee” continues. Here is the remaining schedule: Precinct 4 — April 25 Precinct 5 — May 2 Precinct 6 — June 12 Precinct 7 — July 10 Precinct 8 — August 14 Precinct 9 — September 11 Precinct 10 — October 23 Please check with The Saugus Advocate or library for any changes in dates. Residents can check the programming guide on the station’s website (www.saugustv.org) for dates and times. A video of the forum will also be available for viewing on the station’s vimeo page within a day or two after the event (www.vimeo.com/saugustelevision). Saugus-Everett Elks Ham Shoot The Saugus-Everett Elks will be hosting their annual Ham Shoot Easter Meat Raffl e on Friday, March 31, at the Lodge at 401 Main St. in Saugus at 7:15 p.m. Only $1 per chance can get you a ham, turkey, pork loin, roast or any one of 42 meat prizes for your holiday meal. There will be free pickles and a cash bar. All proceeds benefi t local Elks charities. THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 14
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