THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FrIDAy, AprIl 17, 2026 Page 5 CELEBRATES| FROM PAGE 2 Riley was joined by four other committee members at this week’s meeting. They each offered their views on the importance of the upcoming celebration: Ellen LeClair, a member of the Saugus Historical Commission: “This event is all about bringing our community together, celebrating the founding of our country and teaching our children about history.” Gail Cassarino, a 25-year member and current local leader of the Parson Roby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR): “This is a chance to bring back patriotism and a sense of community for Saugus, and a chance to teach young kids about the history of their town and country. We have a lot of history in Saugus that needs to be shared.” Jean Swanson, a member of the Saugus Historical Commission for more than 10 years: “This is an event in which we want to celebrate the history of our town and country.” Janice Jarosz, a lifelong Saugus resident, town historian, book author and writer of Saugus history: “It’s our patriotic duty to have an event like this. Here’s a chance for Saugus residents to go back in time on July 4 and relive part of their history, with no cell phones involved.” Other members of the Saugus 250th Celebration Committee include Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta and Precinct 1 Town Meeting Member Mark Bell and Precinct 5 Town Meeting Member Jaclyn Hickman. The committee plans to hold its next meeting at 3 p.m. on May 12 at the MEG Building. “Anyone who wants to see what’s going on, has some ideas about how to improve the event or is interested in becoming a part of it is welcome,” Riley said. “The committee is going to need many volunteers to make this a memorable event. We need help with the cooking, distributing the food, overseeing the children’s games and helping out with other parts of the celebration. Please come and join us on May 12,” she said. TOWN MEETING | FROM PAGE 3 day and outside bond rating agencies have given us a AA+ bond rating. This has allowed the town to borrow funds at quite attractive rates, thus saving monies to be used as operational funds. Town meeting is the only appropriating authority in the town. Monies cannot be spent without a vote of the Town Meeting. As such, it is incumbent on Town Meeting to heed the recommendations of our professional Town Manager and Finance Committee. We cannot spend money Willy-nilly to satisfy the whims of certain factions in town. Throwing money at perceived problem areas in town will not solve the problems but will rather create structural deficits in future years with the TOWN MEETING | SEE PAGE 7 “WE’RE STILL HERE!” Since 1947 MALDEN AUTO BODY Book online: Maldenauto.com 49 Robin St., Everett, MA 617-389-3030 * Maldenab@yahoo.com Over 79 years of exceptional service! Massone Family Owned & Operated SAVE THE DATE! (Courtesy graphic to The Saugus Advocate)
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