THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022 Page 11 Four Boston Marathoners run for The Angel Fund for ALS research WAKEFIELD — Four runners will participate in this year’s 126th Boston Marathon in support of The Angel Fund for ALS Research, a 501 (c) (3) independent charity that benefi ts ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research at UMass Chan Medical School. The four marathoners include veteran runners Russell Becker, running his 11th consecutive Boston Marathon; Matt Bergin, running his 32nd consecutive Boston Marathon; Meghan Osterlind, running her 20th consecutive Boston Marathon; and Niki Tsiotos who is running her fi rst marathon in honor of her uncle George Mazareas. The Angel Fund team has been raising funds for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research at UMass Chan Medical School Day Lab under the direction of Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr., a world-renowned researcher in the fi eld of ALS. “The Angel Fund is grateful to the four supporters who are running for Team ALS in this year’s Boston Marathon,” Rich Kennedy, President of The Angel Fund for ALS Research and a former longtime Boston Marathon runner said. “They all have an inspirational story as to why they train and run the 26.2 miles in honor of The Angel Fund for ALS Research. We look forward to following them as they run the marathon and celebrating their eff orts when they cross the fi nish line.” The team members have created a fundraising page which enables supporters to donate and to learn more about the runner and his/ her inspiration behind their fundraising efforts. To donate to the runners and to read their stories, visit the fundraising page: https:// secure.frontstream.com/ boston-marathon-2022. To follow the runners’ progress during and after the Boston Marathon on April 18th, visit the Boston Athletic Association’s webpage at www.baa.org. In addition to the Boston Marathon team, The Angel Fund conducts fund raising events throughout the year which, along with other individual and corporate donations, have been beneficial in helping make signifi - cant strides in ALS research. For a list of upcoming events, Annual Town Meeting 2022 SCHOOL | FROM PAGE 2 Citizens have until April 14 to submit articles for inclusion on May 2 Annual Town Meeting Warrant By Mark E. Vogler Citizens interested in submitting Warrant articles for the Annual Town Meet set to convene on May 2 — the fi rst Monday in May — have less than a week to get them fi led. Initially, town residents had until April 19 to fi le — the same day that the Board of Selectmen had planned to close the Town Meeting Warrant. But this week, the town clerk moved the deadline up by fi ve days. Any resident interested in placing an article for consideration at Town Meeting may do so by preparing a petition, which requires 10 signatures of registered voters in the Town of Saugus for fi nancial and zoning articles for an Annual Town Meeting Warrant, or 100 signatures for a Special Town Meeting Warrant, according to the town clerk’s website. Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! family since 1958 • 64 “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” •Vinyl Siding •Free Estimates •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Decks •Roof ng • Fully Insured • Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! When the petition is completed, it must be submitted to the Board of Selectmen for their approval and acceptance to be inserted in a Warrant. Upon approval of the Board of Selectmen, all zoning articles will be forwarded to the Planning Board for their recommendation. Any articles with a fi nancial implication must also be reviewed by the Finance Committee for a positive or negative recommendation. visit The Angel Fund website, www.theangelfund.org. Donations to the Angel Fund can also be made online at www.theangelfund, org, or can be sent to The Angel Fund, 649 Main Street, Wakefi eld, MA 01880 cent months. A few months was all about and feared that it would not be a good thing,” he said. “Since then, I’ve gone into a bunch of these places, and I certainly think that they are well-run establishments. I’ve had it on my social media page, and I’ve received nothing but positive comments from people on allowing retail marijuana shops in Saugus,” he said. Cogliano said he is impressed with the public appetite for the marijuana shops that he has witnessed in reago on a Friday night just before a weekend snowstorm while traveling through Melrose on Route 99 on his way to dinner, Cogliano said, a line of people “about a hundred long” were waiting to get into a pot shop — a sight similar to people crowding into a grocery store prior to a snowstorm. If this year’s Annual Town Meeting approves the allowance of recreational marijuana sales, the shops will have to be permitted by selectmen, according to Cogliano. Spring is Here!
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