THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 21, 2023 ~ The Advocate Asks ~ Page 3 Town Moderator Steve Doherty shares his views on what makes Precinct 4 special and the top issues facing the people he represents Editor’s Note: For this week’s column, we sat down with Town Moderator Stephen N. Doherty to ask him what makes Precinct 4 so special and what he sees as the top issues in the Saugus neighborhoods he represents. Doherty, 64, is an Everett native. He is a 1977 graduate of Pope John XIII High School in Everett. He attended Northeast Broadcasting School in Boston for communications. Doherty has worked for the United States Postal Service for 28 years, starting off as a letter carrier. He is currently in corporate communications, working as the spokesperson for the Post Office in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. His wife, Theresa, is also an Everett High School graduate. They have been married since 1981 and will celebrate their 42-year anniversary in June. The couple has two sons: Brian of Saugus (wife Lea) and Patrick of Peabody (wife Jennifer). Doherty and his family moved to Saugus in 2009. Two years later, he ran for a seat on Town Meeting and was elected to a two-year term. He has been reelected ever since. He is serving his 12th year on Town Meeting. When Town Moderator Bob Long stepped down in 2013, Doherty was elected Town Moderator, a leadership position he has held for five terms. He has been a member of the Saugus-Everett Elks Club Lodge #642 for 37 years. He is past exalted ruler of the Saugus-Everett Elks. The two clubs merged in 2008, a year before he moved to Saugus. His son, Brian, is a member of the Finance Committee. Doherty plans to attend the fourth in a series of “Saugus Over Coffee” forums set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 25) in the – that whole development down there, and up behind the VFW. Unlike some precincts where you have one large neighborhood, ours is made up of a number of different subdivisions. We have a lot of different small communities tied together by the precinct boundaries. Q: And are there any landmarks within the precinct? Or ASKS | SEE PAGE 14 9 BACK IN PERSON: For the first time in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Town Moderator Stephen N. Doherty got to bang his gavel during the opening session of last year’s Annual Town Meeting in the second floor auditorium of Saugus Town Hall. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) Community Room of the Saugus Public Library. He is interested in meeting residents of Precinct 4 and encourages them to attend the forum, which is cosponsored by the Saugus Advocate and the Saugus Public Library. Highlights of this week’s interview follow. Q: Steve, please tell me a little bit about Precinct 4 and what makes it special. A: Precinct 4 … one of the things that makes it special in Saugus is its geography. If you think about it, it goes all the way from the Revere line on Route 1 or the Malden line on lower Broadway, all the way up to the Melrose line on the Lynn Fells Parkway. It covers a lot of territory and stretches across the middle of town, and it abuts more precincts than most. Q: How many precincts? A: I’m not sure, but it touches every corner of town, basically, in some way, shape or form. Q: I guess another thing that’s interesting is that of the five members that represent Precinct 4, four of them live on Essex Street. A: Yes. When I first moved up here in 2009, Al DiNardo lived directly across the street from me and was on Town Meeting, and we have a couple that live right down the street from me, Mr. Davis, only a few houses down, and a little further down is Maureen Whitcomb. Most of our representation [for Precinct 4] on Town Meeting is huddled in that one small neighborhood. Q: Anything else besides the geography that makes it special? Like landmarks? A: We’ve got lower Broadway, which encompasses the mall, which obviously is a big part of it – Hammersmith 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-8 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday $9.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Adult Night 18+ Only Wednesday Thursday Friday Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Private Parties Private Parties 4-11 p.m. Saturday 12-11 p.m. $9.00 $9.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com
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