Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FrIDAy, JUly 3, 2026 Birthdays are special at the Senior Center (Editor’s Note: Saugus Senior Center Director Laurie Davis submitted the following article.) T he Saugus Senior Center recently held its monthly June Birthday Celebration, with 19 birthday celebrants joining us for a wonderful afternoon of fun, pizza and cake! This month’s celebration was especially memorable as we honored Annette Slocomb on her 103rd birthday. Annette made the occasion even more meaningful by Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 J& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. generously sponsoring the June Birthday Celebration. Thank you, Annette, for your kindness, generosity and the joy you bring to our center. You are truly a remarkable lady, and we are so blessed to have you as part of the Saugus Senior Center family. If you would like to sponsor one of our monthly birthday celebrations in honor of a loved one, please stop by the office for more information. We’d love to help you make someone’s birthday extra special. JUNE BIRTHDAYS: The Saugus Senior Center recognized 19 residents who celebrated their birthdays collectively at the Senior Center last month. Pictured below are all the June birthday celebrants. Left to right: First row: Jackie Kiddy, Linda Teal, Senior Center Director Laurie Davis, Annette Slocomb, Joyce Pacheco, Cabby Johnson, Deb Barber, Fern Price, Richard Spates and Fred Manfredonia; second row: Isabelle Carr, Ellen Palleschi, Kathleen Murphy, Marge Haupirch-Wilson, Janet Pothier, Irene Soper, Gloria Johnson and Annmarie Fanara; back row: Edward Wawrzynowicz. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) FREEDOM TRAIL | FROM PAGE 4 was still owned by the Appleton family but not occupied by them. There may have been tenants - factory or farm workers - living in the house during the Revolution. Later S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. Masonry - Asphalt • Brick or Block Steps • Brick or Block Walls • Concrete or Brick Paver Patios & Walkways • Brick Re-Pointing • Asphalt Paving www.JandSlandscape-masonry.com • Senior Discount • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured 617-389-1490 Designing and Constructing Ideas that are “Grounds for Success” Landscaping the Mansfield Family took it over. 244 Central St. At Saugus Ironworks National Park. Ironworks not in operation by the time of the Revolution and industrial buildings dismantled before then. · “The Boardman House at 17 Howard St., owned by the Historic New England was built in 1692 and at the time of the revolution was occupied by Aaron Boardman and his family and residents probably included an enslaved man named Mark. This house was owned by descendants of the Boardmans until the early 20th century. Several Boardmans served in the Revolution. · “Near where Lincoln Ave and Ballard St. meet was the Rising Sun Tavern, and also a spring where Washington later stopped as they traveled between Boston and the North Shore when Washington visited the states after his election as President, and then in 1824 when Lafayette made his return visit, when he laid the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument. The exact spot is not known as far as I can tell and there are no markers.” Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian, a longtime participant in projects spotlighting the history of Saugus, didn’t make any recommendations for a Saugus Freedom Trail list. He instead offered an analytical response. “The values of independence, human dignity, and pursuit of happiness expressed in the Declaration of Independence are visible throughout the history of Saugus. The Scottish indentured servants who came to work in the Iron Works as a means to gain their freedom or the most recent newcomers to Saugus seeking a better life exemplify those values,” Manoogian said. “While our neighbors are changing, the values that newcomers bring to Saugus are the same. Look around you at your neighbors, how hard they work as clerks, contractors, and small business owners. Saugus history, in my view, is not what ‘was’ but rather what ‘is,’ an enduring theme of independence, self-reliance, in our uniquely Saugus way to pursue happiness,” he said. Readers are welcome to share their views on what a Revolutionary War-themed Freedom Trail in Saugus should include. Email me at mvoge@comcast.net.
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