THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 24, 2026 Page 7 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 6 Pantry The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry will be open today (Friday, April 24) from 9:30-11 a.m. at 50 Essex St. in the basement of Cliftondale Congregational Church. The food pantry welcomes all neighbors facing food insecurity on Friday mornings. Volunteers are also welcome. Please call the Food Pantry Office at 781-233-2663 or go to the website (cliftondalecc.org) for details. Legion Breakfast on Fridays There’s a good breakfast deal for Saugus veterans and other folks who enjoy a hearty breakfast on Friday mornings. The American Legion Post 210 at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus offers Friday morning breakfasts for the 2026 season. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., with breakfast served from 8-9:00 a.m. for an $8 donation. Veterans who cannot afford the donation may be served free. The Friday breakfasts will last until May 29. Cleaning up the town There’s a lot of raking and sweeping going on in Saugus lately, as a number of residents, led by Town Meeting members, are initiating various cleanups in their respective neighborhoods. Here’s a rundown on what’s happening. · Tomorrow (Saturday, April 25): Volunteers will be getting together to paint and clean up the Oaklandvale School starting at 8 a.m. Ashley Panzini reached out to the Board of Selectmen this week to spread the word to people who want to join in the cleanup. · Sunday (April 26): Attention Precinct 1: Join your Town Meeting Members for a community cleanup from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Appleton Street, Stackpole Gate Area. Additional parking is available at the Knights of Columbus. We will clean up Prankers Pond and other areas in our precinct. All are welcome. Come for as long as you can. Hope to see you there! Can’t make it, join the Saugus Precinct 1 Facebook Page; submitted by Precinct 1 Town Meeting Member Stacey Herman-Dorant. · Saturday, May 2: Residents of Precinct 5 are organizing a cleanup at the Lynnhurst School beginning at 8 a.m. and lasting through noon. Trash bags and water will be provided. Tree Farm cleanup tomorrow Organizers of the Tree Farm’s Annual Arbor Day Cleanup welcome your help tomorrow (Saturday, April 25). Laura Eisener reports that volunteers are invited to join the Saugus Tree Committee, SAVE and Saugus Garden Club members at the Tree Farm for the annual Arbor Day cleanup and maintenance day. The Tree Farm exists to grow sapling trees, which have been donated or purchased, until they are a size that can be used as street trees or park trees around the town. Many trees raised at the Tree Farm in past years have taken their places on streets, grounds of former schools and other public sites. This year, the Tree Farm maintenance and planting will take place on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. The rain date is May 2. “We need help weeding and cleaning up along with digging holes on the right side of the farm to transplant our small saplings,” Tree Committee Chairman Nancy Prag said. “The main focus will be working on the right side of the farm.” Volunteers need not have special skills or experience, and can come for the whole event or any portion that fits their schedule. The Tree Committee recommends that volunteers wear comfortable work clothes, bring garden/work gloves, wear sunscreen and bring their own spring water. If you have a shovel or rake, or small saw or clippers, you may want to bring those as well, but the Tree Committee will also have some extra tools and work gloves if you don’t have your own. The Saugus Tree Farm is located adjacent to the rail trail. There is very limited parking in a dirt area next to the Tree Farm fence, but the best parking option is Central Street near the Northern Strand trail, facing toward Boston Street (near Dynasty Upholstery). Walk down the path about a quarter of a mile and take a right down the dirt road (you will see a metal gate on the opposite side). Alternatively, you could take Jasper Street (between the bike trail crossing and the rotary) from Central Street, take your second right, Cross Street (small printing on the street sign says (to Auburn Street), then bear left on Auburn Street Park along the street near the Pioneer Building, a small stone building. Walk through the driveway between 25 and 27 Auburn St. and straight across the rail trail; continue down the dirt road, which turns left to the Tree Farm. There is some very limited parking, usually used for delivering trees and supplies to the farm. This Arbor Day activity is a great time to see the tree farm as leaves are just beginning to emerge, and to be part of the process that goes into nurturing our public trees. Town’s annual spring street sweeping continues The Town’s annual spring street sweeping program will resume next Tuesday, the day after the Patriots’ Day holiday, working across town from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. Here is the remaining sweeping schedule: · Week of April 21: Precincts 2, 6 and 8. · Week of April 27: Precincts 1, 4 and 9. · Week of May 4: Remaining work not accomplished in the areas listed above. Please check the Town of Saugus website for an updated listing of roadways to be swept and estimated dates this work will be performed. These precinct maps show where the street sweeping will occur by precinct. As the sweeping efforts are based on many variables, including weather, this schedule is an estimate and is subject to change. Residents are kindly asked to keep vehicles off the street when sweepers are in the area. Residents may assist the Department of Public Works by sweeping their driveways and sidewalks into the gutter area prior to the program’s start. Residents are asked not to sweep driveways and/or sidewalks once the sweepers have swept. Please keep in mind that street sweepers are unable to collect stones, branches, leaves or other foreign objects. In addition, residents are asked to be mindful that sweepers cannot pick up large piles of sand. Please contact the Department of Public Works at 781Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 J& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. 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