SAUGUS Vol. 23, No. 20 -FREEW OCAT D OC E AD O A E CAT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Working behind the masks State Rep. Donald Wong helps secure free masks for thousands of fi rst responders in district and statewide 781-233-4446 MASKED POLITICIANS UNITE: State Representative Donald Wong, R-Saugus, left, has been working closely with many Democratic legislators – like State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester – in personally delivering medical masks to fi rst responders throughout the state, from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) By Mark E. Vogler S tate Representative Donald Wong has been working behind the masks a lot lately. He’s not just wearing them – like most people who want to protect themselves from COVID-19. Wong, R-Saugus, has been working aggressively as a state legislator individually and in collaboration with others to make sure every fi rst responder in his district as well as across the state receives as many medical masks as they need. “I’m no Bob Kraft, but I’m doing what I can with the connections I have to help our fi rst responders,” Wong quipped in a recent text that thanked the Asian American PAC for donating 1,000 masks for police and fire/paramedic personnel. Wong was referring to New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, who made national headlines last month for sending a plane to China to transport more than a million medical masks to help healthcare professionals in Massachusetts and New York. He noted in his text that he personally delivered the mask to several police and fi re departments on Cape Cod In an interview this week with The Saugus Advocate, Wong cited AAPAC as one of four groups he has recently worked with to secure free WORKING | SEE PAGE 2 ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...Nicely maintained 6+ rm. Cape Codstyle home offering 4 bdrms., 2 full baths, eat-in kit. w/ceramic tile flooring, leading to breezeway w/ceramic tile flooring, spacious 20’ living rm., hrdwd. flooring, finished lower level includes family rm. w/kitchenette, second full bath and laundry, cent. air, updated heat (2015) and oil tank (2015), 1 car detached gar., large, level yard, located on great dead-end street. Great opportunity to make this your own! Offered at $495,000 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com TE Friday, May 15, 2020 Advocate Asks A FINAL FAREWELL: Matthew Lanney, Valedictorian of the Saugus High School Class of 2020, takes a last look this week at the 66-year-old building that was marked for demolition. Lanney is the top student of the fi nal class to graduate from “the third Saugus High.” COVID-19 kept this year’s seniors from spending their fi nal two months in the new Saugus Middle-High School that was ready for occupancy by high school students. See page 3 for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 Regular Unleaded $1.839 Mid Unleaded $2.499 Super $2.559 Diesel Fuel $2.459 KERO $4.159 Diesel $2.219 HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS Prices subject to change We're all in this together! Stay Safe! FLEET
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