Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 18, 2025 TOWN MEETING | FROM PAGE 5 worked all their life to enjoy in the time they have left. Many have bought homes that they have paid off, raised children in Saugus and want to stay in the neighborhoods they have built and have come to feel comfortable in. They face astronomical increases in costs of heating their homes along with the rising cost of electricity. Health care costs are rising at a faster rate than the measly 2.5 percent cost of living adjustment they see in their Social Security checks. Many find the need to return to the workforce just to supplement their monthly incomes so that they may enjoy the kind of retirement they have come to expect. They face the added ignominy of being referred to as “LOG JAMMERS” when they voice concern over tax raises in the hundreds of dollars that sometimes force them out of the homes they have worked for all their lives. My concern is not limited to just senior citizens....Saugus has traditionally been considered a - 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. ES25P1155EA Estate of: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM PEATRIDGE Also known as: CHRISTOPHER W. PEATRIDGE Date of Death: 02/08/2025 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Mary P. Collins of Quincy, 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: Mary P. Collins of Quincy, 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 05/19/2025. 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: April 14, 2025 PAMELA A. CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE April 18, 2025 “blue collar-middle class community”...these same pressures affect most of the residents in town whose incomes are under immense pressure every day to keep up with rising expenses that show no sign of abating soon. As many residents are forced to live within their means, I expect the town to do so itself. The town should budget for extraordinary expenses and establish stabilization accounts to allow monies to be budgeted to cover future expenses. The town has done well in the past in that debt exclusions and general overrides have not reared their ugly heads as they have in surrounding communities...in many cases these have been voted down where the citizens have said enough is enough. In the private sector the slogan has been “do more with less!” Question Two: What do you consider the top priority for residents in your precinct (Precinct 8) as you prepare for the opening of the 2025 Town Meeting session? William E. Cross III: The top priority for members of my precinct is the conditions of our sidewalks. I have been approached more in the last six months concerning sidewalks than on any other subject other than the 3rd fire station. There is some work for all of us to do on this subject. I hope for some solutions to help Precinct 8. Arthur Grabowski: In my precinct as well as the rest of town.....”quality of life” is the operative phrase...and this quality of life does not carry a high price tag. They want a clean community...trash and litter picked up... some of this falls on our residents themselves being more conscientious about disposal of trash and other items that are not picked up with our normal trash disposal. They want playgrounds that are usable and safe - we don’t have to spend thousands of dollars redoing the equipment. We just need proper maintenance and care given to keep the playgrounds and public areas clean and safe. How many times have we heard parents and grandparents complain of not being able to use the wonderful and expensive playground at the Veterans Memorial school because of the actions of a bunch of hooligans thinking they could take over the playgrounds. This is a big quality of life issue that is easily remedied by constant vigilance and enforcement to keep the riff raff at bay. I think that another top priority for all town residents is that we have had enough “development” in town [–] over the past several years thousands of apartments have been built in town.... almost every postage stamp parcel of land has been developed....what good are zoning requirements when variances are routinely granted much to the detriment of the residents. Town meeting votes zoning requirements, yet an unelected board routinely ignores the regulations and makes up their own. It’s time that the needs of the neighborhoods and residents trump any developers’ plans. What have we as a community gained by all the apartments in town??? Only added stress on our infrastructure, our schools and most importantly traffic that at times creates gridlock throughout the whole town and it’s not just because of the schools. Question Three: Are you working independently or in collaboration with other members on articles to be introduced for this year’s Town Meeting? Could you please elaborate? Summarize your article and what you hope to accomplish. William E. Cross III: I am not collaborating on any articles right now. Arthur Grabowski: [No response on this question] Question Four: Please feel free to share any other views about the upcoming Town Meeting. William E. Cross III: I am a Saugus guy and I love this town. I am looking forward to working with the administration and fellow Town Meeting members to conduct the business of the town. Thank you. Arthur Grabowski: I understand that there is a move afoot to resurrect some form of charter change ... this issue was soundly defeated at the last election – even the slate of candidates who were for the change were all defeated – and remember that that group was cited and fined by the state Office of Campaign Finance – and who paid the fine???? Why an operative of WIN .. so that shows you who is behind this and who wants to shape our town government to benefit their own selfish interests. My solution: tear down that polluting monstrosity and build a new state-of-the-art environmentally-sound trash-to-energy facility instead of making blood money donations at the behest of politicians who have aligned themselves with WIN for their own selfish, personal and political gain. Let’s put this to bed once and for all. One last point – when it comes time in November to elect the five representatives of your precinct … please make informed decisions, support those who vote for the best interest of the neighborhoods and residents – not just because you are friends or like a certain person – but most importantly, check out their attendance records. Representative town government is the closest to each and every citizen. Don’t waste a vote on those who can’t be bothered to show up and do what they were elected to do.
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