Page 22 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 16, 2023 ASKS | FROM PAGE 13 is where we are going to live for three to fi ve years and then we are going to buy a house somewhere, way up on the North Shore. This is kind of a passthrough town. People are going to Lynn and Nahant and to other places, so they pass through the town, and they do it as quickly as possible. Q: So, you’re saying that HEROES | FROM PAGE 6 lectmen Chairman Anthony Cogliano looking to get banners for the baseball team, which turned into banners for the graduating class of Saugus High as well as other high schools that Saugus students attended. “• Tommy Whittredge and the School Committee organizing a senior car parade as well as senior video they recorded at Square One Mall. “• State Rep. Donald Wong got additional PPE (personal protection equipment) that was at times, very hard to get. “• To all the Saugus Boards and Committees that held painstaking ‘Zoom’ meetings doing the best that they could to keep Saugus moving formore and more people just aren’t willing to make an investment in the town for the long haul? A: Well, a lot of the homeowners are just kind of complacent with what’s going on. And I think that all of the new apartments along Route 1 have given us a citizenry of people who are only here temporarily. They pay their rents. If it’s a condo, they pay their condo fees and ward.” State Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus) presented a legislative commendation that he and state Rep. Jessica Giannino (D-Revere) obtained from the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The citation was in recognition of the town’s dedication and commitment to the residents of Saugus during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m so proud of Saugus and everyone that was involved in making us past this COVID-19,” Wong said. “The police officers who were out there all of the time, the fi refi ghters, the Board of Health – where you had Joe Tabbi come out of retirement to help the town, plus the schools, the teachers,” Wong said. they’re looking to move on to wherever they’re going to make their permanent home. Route 1 would be a bonanza if we did it right. Then, we end up going back and redoing it because we didn’t do it right the fi rst time. Q: Do you expect a good turnout on June 20? A: I hope so; I really hope so. I talk to Jeanie [Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member Jean“No one had rules on how to handle this. But Saugus did. They came through and I thank them,” he said. Selectman Michael Serino said he observed the passionate citizen involvement of volunteers he worked with at the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry. “They certainly made Saugus someplace special,” Serino said. Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Debra Panetta said she was overwhelmed by the generosity of many Saugonians during the pandemic. “There are so many people to thank,” Panetta said. “I mean Saugus really came together as a community as we always do. That’s why I love our town so much. Any time there’s a problem, evCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES & RENTALS ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ Happy Spring! H Sandy Juliano Broker/President Follow Us On: NEW LISTING BY NORMA! 709 Broadway, Everett, 4 units $1,350,000. SOLD OVER ASKING! LISTED BY SANDY! 3 Bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath Ranch, 6 Bridge Street, Tewksbury - $499,900. Call Sandy with questions, 617-448-0854. List Your Home or Apartment With Us! Open Daily From 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. 433 Broadway, Suite B, Everett, MA 02149 www.jrs-properties.com Joe DiNuzzo 617-680-7610 Norma Capuano Parziale 617-590-9143 SAUGUS BOARD OF SELECTMEN PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Saugus Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on the request of Punjab Kesari, Inc, d/b/a Punjab Kesari, for a Common Victualer’s license to be located at 1268 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906. Manager Manjit Singh. This public hearing will be at the Saugus Town Hall auditorium, second floor, 298 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906, on June 27, 2023, at 7:05 PM. Anthony Cogliano, Chairman Janice K. Jarosz, Temp. Clerk June 16, 2023 Rosemarie Ciampi 617-957-9222 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ SAUGUS BOARD OF SELECTMEN PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Saugus Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on the request of Fabricio Ferreira Gomes and Flavio Luiz dos Santos Goncalves, owners of Boston Brazilian Meat Market, for a Common Victualer’s License to be located at 496 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus, MA. Denise Matarazzo 617-953-3023 617-294-1041 This public hearing will held at the Saugus Town Hall Auditorium, second floor, 298 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906, on June 27, 2023, at 7:10 PM. Anthony Cogliano, Chairman Janice K. Jarosz, Temp. Clerk June 16, 2023 ie Bartolo], and she’s going to be there and she is excited for it, and I am, too. I’d like to hear from people. And that’s my concern: People need to speak up; if you have a problem in this town or you think something’s going on that you don’t like, then speak up. Let us know. How are we going to do what we think is right here if people don’t speak up? eryone just comes together and tries to help one another, which is so very important,” she said. “Everyone here has done a phenomenal job – not just during COVID, but always in the jobs they do. All of our town and school employees, police and fi re, Health Department, DPW. The Healthy Students – I don’t know what we would do without them, as well as the food bank. SCTV is always there, covering whatever needs to get covered. All of our board, committees and commissions in town have gone over and above …our state reps … Honestly, I appreciate you so much and what you do for our town. So, a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you.” Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini Q: Anything else? A: I like Town Meeting. I really do. It’s a powerful form of government, and I think that people need to exercise it and get in there and do their part for the town and speak to their Town Meeting members when things aren’t the way they want them or when they are [going well]. It’s just a shame that we don’t have more participation in Town Meeting. called it “a pretty remarkable eff ort.” “A lot of selfl ess people in the town who don’t really want the recognition or need the recognition,” Cicolini said. “I appreciate how the community came together as a whole and persevered,” he said. At the same time, Cicolini off ered his condolences to families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. He lost a cousin. Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano hailed the period of the pandemic as “a great time to rally together.” “We certainly got support from everybody in this town to keep things going,” Cogliano said. He commended the generosity of local businesses that pitched in to make the food drive a success.
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