THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 28, 2023 ~ The Advocate Asks ~ Page 3 Town Meeting Member Ronald Wallace shares his views on what makes Precinct 5 special and the top issues facing the people he represents Editor’s Note: For this week’s column, we sat down with Town Meeting Member Ronald M. Wallace to ask him what makes Precinct 5 so special and what he sees as the top issues in the Saugus neighborhoods he represents. Wallace, 53, is a 1987 Saugus High School graduate and a lifelong resident of the town. He is in the final year of his fourth two-year term on the Saugus Town Meeting. He has been a low voltage electrical technician for 36 years, in Local 103. He and his wife, Amy, a Lynn native, have been married for 23 years. They have three children: Alex, 16, who is a sophomore at Saugus Middle-High School; Abigail, 19, who is a freshman at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H.; and Andrew, 21, who will be a senior at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. and is studying to be an accountant. Amy Wallace has worked 29 years as a Special Education teacher in Lynn Public Schools. Following his graduation from Saugus High School, Wallace spent four years in the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) program run by the I.B.E.W. Local 103. He is very involved in car shows, particularly antique cars. In addition to being on Town Meeting, he is serving his second term as a member on the town’s Cemetery Commission. He has also volunteered to help cleanup efforts on the Saugus portion of the Northern Strand Community Trail, town parks and playgrounds. you before, Fairmount Ave. is the meat and potatoes of my votes. Q: What makes Fairmount Ave. special? ASKS | SEE PAGE 7 A: All the presidential streets we have, I think, are really neat. They all kind of intersect off Fairmount Ave. 9 Precinct 5 Town Meeting Member Ronald Wallace relaxed with a cup of coffee after an interview earlier this week. He is one of several Precinct 5 Town Meeting members appearing at the Saugus Public Library on Tuesday (May 2) at 6:30 p.m. for the latest “Saugus Over Coffee” forum. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Wallace plans to attend the fifth in a series of “Saugus Over Coffee” forums set for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (May 2) in the Community Room of the Saugus Public Library. He is interested in meeting residents of Precinct 5 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: Ronnie, please tell me a little bit about Precinct 5 and what makes it so special. A: I think Precinct 5 is unique. We don’t have a lot of the other issues in town, such as the trash incinerator. We don’t have Route 1 – it doesn’t go through Precinct 5. We do have Walnut Street, which has a huge amount of traffic going into Lynn. But we have Birch Pond, which is beautiful – Lynn Woods Reservation, which is partly in Precinct 5. As I mentioned to 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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