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SOUNDS | from page 18 class opens with a brief meditation, followed by a gentle warmup, some core strengthening, standing postures, and fl exibility poses. Each session winds down with deep relaxation. This event will be held via Zoom. You can participate from your personal computer, mobile device, or smart TV. For best results, download the Zoom app to your device. Registration is required and you must register separately for each weekly session. To register, please send an email to sau@noblenet.org and type the word YOGA into the subject line. You will receive an email within a few days containing a link for the event. Please register before noon on the day of the event. Spaces are limited. Lisa Poto is a registered yoga teacher and a member of the Yoga Alliance. She graduated from Barre & Soul’s 200-hour yoga teacher training program. “Yoga is my passion, and has been transforming in my life. I believe that yoga is for everybody. It is your own personal exploration and journey”. • Virtual Music & Mother Goose: Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m.; registration required. Email melton@noblenet.org to register! Recommended for children ages one to four years. Join us for music & rhymes, dancing & skipping, shaking & marching! • Virtual Meditation: Join us online for meditation on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. This is a free program, held via Zoom, but registration is required. Please email us at sau@noblenet.org to register. Type the word MEDITATION in the subject line. You will receive an email with the log-in information. You can participate from your personal computer, mobile device or smart TV. For best results, download the Zoom app to your device. The session will be led by Crayola Tidd, a certifi ed mindfulness meditation teacher. Crayola led a meditation class at the library last February, and we are very pleased to welcome her back, although in virtual form! If anyone in town has any ideas they want to bounce off Library Director Thibeault, you can call him by phone at 781231-4168 x3122 or email him at athibeault@noblenet.org. Murder at Breakheart Laura Eisener wanted us to know about this interesting, upcoming program set for the fall, providing social distancing is no longer an obstacle: “Since the May meeting of the Saugus Historical Society had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, the program planned has been rescheduled to Sept. 9. Doug THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, June 26, 2020 BEACON | from page 17 Heath and Alison Simcox have agreed to speak about their upcoming book which gives new details about the murder at Breakheart in the early 20th century. It will be the fi rst program in the newly enlarged Saugus Historical Society building since the SCTV moved in and began broadcasting from this site. All Saugus residents, whether or not members of the Saugus Historical Society, are welcome free of charge.” For more details, contact Laura at 781-231-5988. Buy a brick to honor your vets The Saugus War Monument Committee, once again, is sponsoring the Buy A Brick Program to honor all those who have served their country. If you would like to purchase one in the name of someone who is presently serving or has served, in the memory of a loved one, or just from your family, school, etc., the general pricing is $100 for a 4 X 8 brick (three lines), $200 for 8 X 8 brick (fi ve lines) and $500 (fi ve lines) for a corporate brick. Each line is a maximum of 15 characters. The improvement and upkeep of the monument on the corner of Winter and Central Streets rely on the generosity of donors through fundraising. The brick application must be in by Sept. 30 to ensure the bricks will be ready for Veterans Day. Please contact Frank Manning at 781-929-9723 for more information and applications. Helping the Vets During these challenging times, your local Veterans’ Service Offi cers (VSOs) would like to share some information on a benefi t program that is available to those who qualify. If you are a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran, the “Chapter 115 Benefi ts Program” is a Massachusetts state initiative that provides fi nancial aid for Veterans and/or their surviving spouses who reside in Massachusetts and meet certain income and asset guidelines. Benefi ts may include monthly ordinary benefi ts and/or payment/ reimbursement for medical expenses. Whether laid off , in transition or living on a fixed income, the program is designed to provide short-term or longterm assistance as needed to provide relief. The program is overseen by the Massachusetts Department Veterans’ Services (DVS), which runs the program in partnership with local VSOs. Every town or district in Massachusetts has a VSO. VSOs assist Veterans and their dependents in learning about, SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 20 vestment in our electoral system that can reduce costs in the long run, by simplifying the process for requesting, receiving and returning ballots. With the fi nancial burden the pandemic has imposed on the commonwealth, we must think outside the box and make investments that will provide reduced cost returns.” “I support options to limit confusion for voters and our clerks,” said Finegold who opposed the amendment. “However, there are diff erent legal requirements for absentee voting and early voting by mail, which is why two separate applications are standard.” (A “Yes” vote is for the amendment. A “No” vote is against it.) Sen. Brendan Crighton No PROCESSING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS (S 2755) Senate 10-29, rejected an amendment that would require absentee ballots only be processed during the normal hours of operation of the city or town hall and that a member of the board of registrars in the city or town representing the two leading political parties be notifi ed about the time and location of the processing and be permitted to observe. “The purpose of this amendment is to create more safeguards around the expansion of absentee voting and the processing of absentee ballots during this election cycle,” said the amendment’s sponsor Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton). “I believe that it is necessary to add these layers of additional protection to minimize the risk of fraud and abuse with election ballots.” “I respect and understand what Sen. Fattman was trying to do with this amendment,” said Sen. Finegold. “Unfortunately, it is too prescriptive for what we are trying to do with this legislation. We’ve spoken with Secretary Galvin and are confi dent that his regulations will provide an opportunity for public observation.” (A “Yes” vote is for the amendment. A “No” vote is against it.) Sen. Brendan Crighton No VOTING BY MAIL APPLICATIONS (S 2755) Senate 39-0 approved an amendment to a section of the bill that requires Secretary Galvin to include early voting by mail applications with the voter information booklet that gets sent to every Bay State household in the fall. The amendment guarantees that the cover or exterior envelope of the voter booklet will clearly state that voting by mail applications are included inside, and that the booklets and applications will be mailed to households by October 5. It also requires that any vote by a select board or city or town Page 19 council to relocate regular polling places be both public and recorded and directs the secretary of state to conduct a public awareness campaign to promote the new voting options included in the bill. “I’m proud that the Senate unanimously adopted my amendment … in a bipartisan show of support for equity and education when it comes to ballot access and vote by mail,” said Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham). “This amendment … enhances voter education and outreach promotes government transparency. “We know that historically, Black and Latinx voters rely on inperson polling places, and that changes to those locations, especially at the last minute, have a disproportionate impact on voters of color,” continued Rausch. “Thanks to my amendment, if city and town offi cials vote to relocate regular polling places, the votes must be both public and recorded. This is a crucial change for government transparency— if our local elected offi cials are going to make these changes just weeks before an election, it’s critical that they stand up and own their votes.” (A “Yes” vote is for the amendment). Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible latenight sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of June 1519, the House met for a total of one hour and 11 minutes while the Senate met for a total of two hours and 46 minutes. MON. JUNE 15 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Senate 11:07 a.m. to 11:26 a.m. TUES. JUNE 16 No House session. Senate 11:30 a.m. to 12:16 p.m. WED. JUNE 17 No House session No Senate session THURS. JUNE 18 House 11:02 a.m. to 12:07 p.m. Senate 11:14 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. FRI. JUNE 19 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com 1. Karlheinz Stockhausen created music for a string quartet and the sound of what method of transport? 2. What hair cut purportedly derives from a style worn by the Yale rowing team in 1927? 3. What car manufacturer created the Thunderbird? 4. What black and white dog breed resulted from crossing a white terrier and a bulldog? 5. What U.S. president had two beagles named Him and Her? 6. What comic superhero is known as The Web Slinger? 7. What does the nautical term “avast” mean? 8. On June 28, 1904, Helen Keller graduated with honors from what Massachusetts college? 9. What wild grass is Vermont’s state fl ower? 10. On June 29, 1776, what Western city named after a saint was founded? 11. The word “amazon” used to describe a woman originated in what culture? 12. Grant Wood’s painting “American Gothic” portrays what people? 13. On June 30, 1948, Bell Laboratories announced what as a radio tube substitute? 14. In what city would you find a museum with air vehicles, including the Wright brothers’ plane? 15. In what month do the Dog Days of sultry weather begin? 16. On July 1, 1897, Congress authorized issuing postage stamps; before that who paid for the mail? 17. In sports, what do clay, grass and cement have in common? 18. At the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo in St. Louis, what dessert treat was invented? 19. On J u l y 2 , 1776, what organization resolved to sever ties with Great Britain? 20. What fl avor do arak, ouzo and sambuca all have? ANSWERS 1. Helicopters (the “Helicopter String Quartet,” which was first performed in Amsterdam on June 26, 1995) 2. Crew cut 3. Ford 4. Boston terrier 5. Lyndon Johnson 6. Spider-Man 7. Stop or cease 8. Radcliff e 9. Red clover 10. San Francisco 11. Ancient Greece 12. A farmer and his daughter 13. Transistors 14. W ashington, D.C. (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum) 15. July 16. The recipient 17. They are all tennis playing surfaces. 18. The ice cream cone 19. The Continental Congress 20. Anise

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