SAUGUS D Vol. 27, No.16 Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! OCAT CAT -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday WELCOME, NEW CENTENARIAN T HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Abettina “Dell” Morano showed she was still in the hugging mood, wanting to extend her love and appreciation for all of her Saugus friends and relatives who helped celebrate her 100th birthday. Please see inside for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) TE 781-233-4446 Friday, April 18, 2025 “It’s more than a fi re station” Saugus residents receive a powerpoint presentation on an all-encompassing public safety facility designed to improve police, fi re and ambulance service to the town By Mark E. Vogler he four-decades-old quest for a third fi re station to cover the west side of town has transformed into a much more global project of relevance for all Saugus residents – not just in one section of town. “It’s more than a fi re station,” Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree told the audience in the two-thirds full second fl oor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall Monday (April 14) night. “It’s a West Side Public Safety & EMS Response Facility,” he said. He noted it would be a facility used by the Fire Department, Police Department, dispatcher and ambulance service for the benefi t of the entire town – not just one part. Crabtree invited the public to attend a presentation highlighting the fi ndings of a comprehensive study into the feasibility for a third fi re station/ EMS public safety facility to be located on the west side of town. Representatives of Context Architecture, a Boston-based firm with experience in developing the designs for public safety buildings around the state, presented the fi ndings of a study that analyzed existing Saugus Fire Department response times and incident coverage to determine the feasibility of a new FIRE STATION | SEE PAGE 2 Mid-grade Regular 2.73 24 $3.37 29 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1947 - 2025 Full Service ULS $2.87 Order online at angelosoil.com Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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