Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUly 11, 2025 Music for Independence Day Eve The Brian Maes Band entertained the crowd at the Annual lynnhurst Third and Fourth of July Block Party By Laura Eisener T he Brian Maes Band was back for another July 3 performance in Lynnhurst as the neighborhood celebrated another block party. Accompanying the Brian Maes Band was MaryBeth Maes from the Saugus/Lynn line on lead vocals and guitar, Troy Welling of Salem, Mass., on drums, Rick Plourde of Hampton, N.H., on bass, and Steve Koulalis of Biddeford, Maine, on guitar. Jamie Maes, who grew up in the Lynnhurst neighborhood, was a guest guitarist on some of the songs. The show included the band “Shy” with Madeline Maes of Lynnhurst on piano and lead vocals, James Scuzzarella of Saugus on guitar and vocals, Violet Howard If We Happen To Meet By Accident ... You’ll Be Glad You Found Us! There is a difference between the rest and the BEST! Celebrating 46 Years In Business! TONY’S AUTO BODY Call or Visit 781-321-0032 34 Sharon Street Malden, MA 02148 TONYSAUTOBODYLLC.COM COME VISIT OUR STATE OF THE ART BODY SHOP • Computerized Paint Matching (State of the Art Spray Booth) • Computerized Frame Machines • P.P.G. Refinishing System • R134 + 1234yf A/C Machines Fully Insured -RS2415 Insurance Company Approval ALL OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED! TONY BARTOLO Owner 46 Years Let Us Handle Your Next Insurance Claim. Go With the BEST It Doesn’t Get BETTER! RENTAL CARS Available Kicking off the holiday celebration was the Brian Maes Band. (Courtesy photo of Laura Eisener) of Lynn on drums and Max Calabrese on bass. Other musicians who played included Elinor Maes, Jules (Juliette) Rotundo and Addie. The groups played songs from diverse generations, from Paul Simon’s “Me, You and Julio Down by The School Yard,” “The Weight” written by The Band’s Robbie Robertson, “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” by AC/DC, and Chappel Roan’s “Pink Pony Club.” FOR ALL SEASONS | FROM PAGE 3 “I remember when we had a superintendent and he came up with a budget, as they always do, that we couldn’t fund, and he started to cry, and he got up and left the room,” Palleschi recalled. “And I said to the manager, ‘You have to come up with at least 100 grand.’ And he said, ‘Okay.’ But that’s not how it should be done. There should be a negotiation without the town vs. the school. We used to say, ‘It’s all one town.’ But nobody ever really believed it,” Palleschi said. “He really did save the library” Precinct 4 Town Meeting Member Robert J. Long, a longtime friend and longtime participant in Saugus town government, credited Palleschi for single-handedly making the vocal public stand that prevented the closure of the Saugus Public Library. “I can tell you from fi rsthand knowledge that he really did save the library,” Long said in an interview FOR ALL SEASONS | SEE PAGE 9 A crowd gathered in Lynnhurst on July 3 to enjoy the Brian Maes Band. (Courtesy photo of Laura Eisener)
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