Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 BUDGET | FROM PAGE 11 injury treatment services. Reflecting the Legislature’s strong commitment to providing access to care and treatment for individuals with a substance use disorder, the budget allocates $160M for the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, including support for the Massachusetts Access to Recovery program and targeted investments in five additional recovery centers. The budget also provides funding for low-threshold housing for people experiencing homelessness, mental health disorders or being at risk for HIV; outpatient and mobile services for persons with disabilities; and treatment at correctional facilities. To ensure every resident has equal access to the criminal justice system, the House’s FY22 budget includes a $775M investment in the Trial Court; $35M for the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation and increases for Prisoners’ Legal Services and Mental Health Legal Advisors. The budget renews commitments made to criminal justice reform, such as $11.1M for community-based reentry programs and $4M in preand post-release services. The budget also continues the House’s focus on environmental and climate protection by including $312.6M in funding for environmental services, which includes increases for state parks, environmental protection and the endangered species programs. Additional investments include millions for hazardous waste site cleanups, river ways protection and access and Clean Water Trust contract assistance. The House budget makes the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority college savings tax deduction permanent, creates a commission to develop recomBUDGET | SEE PAGE 13 SPONSOR | FROM PAGE 3 Each season World Series Park hosts over 250 games. Mango Realty recently purchased a sign for the 2021 season and became a World Series Park sponsor. Mango Realty is a new Saugus company owned by Sue Palomba, who previously worked for Century 21 for many years. Mango Realty is located at 38 Main St. and is an independent real estate brokerage company that is committed to providing outstanding service and value to buyers and sellers. Sue Palomba and Mango Realty believe in supporting the community by not only providing reliable, professional service for people’s real estate needs but also by supporting causes that make Saugus a better place to live, like World Series Park that provides a great facility for the youngsters of Saugus to play baseball. World Series Park Superintendent Bob Davis said, “We very much appreciate Mango Realty’s support and encourage people to try their real estate services. We hope that other new and already established Saugus businesses will help us by purchasing advertising signs and becoming one of our sponsors.” The World Series Park Lighting Fund is still in need of funds to finance the installation of lights that will happen this season. Donations can be made to World Series Park and sent to 8 Holden Ave., Saugus, MA 01906. For a $100 donation, a person’s name or the name of a past loved one will be included on the Lighting Fund plaque.
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