THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022 Page 17 (Friday, May 20) at 4 p.m. at the Belmonte Field (25 Dow St.) with Saugus High playing Swampscott. Four seniors: Felicia Reppucci, Fallon Millerick, Gianna Costa and Ryann Moloney. Please stop by to cheer on the Lady Sachems. Want to help make a better Library? The Saugus Board of Selectmen is accepting applications for appointments to the Saugus Library Board of Trustees. This is a volunteer/nonpaid position for Saugus residents. Those interested may submit a letter of interest/resume no later than June 1 to the Saugus Board of Selectmen, Saugus Town Hall, 298 Central Street, Suite 4, Saugus, MA 01906. Compost site now open The community’s compost site will be open to residents on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located behind the Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. Stickers are required to gain seasonal access to the site. Stickers may be purchased for $25.00 at the Department of Public Works (DPW) located at the Compost Site when making your visit to the Compost Site. The Town of Saugus accepts checks only for payment of the $25.00. No cash will be accepted. Kindly bring a check when visiting. Thank you! Compost site stickers must be permanently placed on the lower left corner of residents’ automobile windshields. Vehicles registered out of state are not permitted. Yard waste must be disposed of in brown compost bags or open containers. The Town will accept grass clippings, leaves and brush. As in years past, no branches or limbs larger than three inches in diameter are permitted. We ask all residents to please wear a mask and maintain and respect social distancing from others while visiting the site. Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste and Recycling Department at 781-2314036 with questions or for more information. We have a winner! Congratulations to Fran Palczynski for making the right identification in last week’s “Guess Who Got Sketched” contest. She was one of several readers answering correctly. But she was the only one to have her name picked in a drawing from the green Boston Red Sox cap. Here’s the correct answer, offered by the person who goes by the name of The Sketch Artist: “The answer to last week’s sketch was featured in the papers as a Hero! In an article in The Saugus Advocate by Editor Mark E. Vogler, April 15, page 4 &16, ‘Another Heroic Student Act,’ he referred back to our Saugus 8-year-old hero Jacob Puglisi who was credited with saving a life! “Jacob Puglisi, a third-grade student at Belmonte Upper Elementary School STEAM Academy, saved the life of a fellow student in the cafeteria when he fl ew by the side of the choking student and started performing the heimlich maneuver on the student. “Our School Department offi - cials cited Jacob Puglisi for the Heroic act! Then-School Committee Chair Thomas Whittredge told Jacob he was a hero! And in the article, School Committee Member John Hatch presented Jacob with a special token coin and plaque and told Jacob ‘the second you decided to do what you did, you joined a wonderful and incredible family of fi rst responders — and they are amazing people — police, fi re & EMT’s’ “The Saugus School Committee had Jacob Puglisi sit in on a Saugus School Committee meeting and gave him the Honorary Chair where he was in charge of banging the gavel! “When Thomas Whittredge gave up his seat to provide the student with this great privilege and honor he gave Jacob a lifetime memory he will get to show and tell his own Children and Grandchildren someday (as not everyone gets to bang a gavel!) “Jacob earned that privilege to bang the gavel “Jacob is one of our Saugus Student heroes assisting and doing good and looking out for his fellow classmates! What proud parents hats off to the parents for their life saving son Jacob! “Yours Truly, “The Sketch Artist” A course in “Critical Thinking for Saugus Seniors” The Saugus Senior Center is pleased to announce a new program off ering, “Critical Thinking for Saugus Seniors.” It is well established that engagement in thought and discussion helps promote and maintain good cognitive health. Modern brain research helps prove that engaging in critical thinking skills that include synthesis, analysis, evaluation and judgment can stimulate the brain in a positive way. These cognitive skills will be applied to historical events, literary works and civic dialogue. This program is presented by retired educator Peter Manoogian, who has previously led teams of educators in similar activities at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s “Writing, Reading and Civic Education” summer program. “Critical Thinking for Saugus Seniors” will be limited to 12 participants per event. If there is enough interest among senior citizens, additional classes could be scheduled. To register for the class (admission will be granted to the fi rst 12 seniors to apply), please call 781231-4178 or drop by the center at 466 Central St., Saugus. THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 18
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