THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUly 18, 2025 Page 9 Ex-Veterans Service Officer Cancelliere wants his job back on a full-time basis By Mark E. Vogler V eterans Service Officer Paul J. Cancelliere finds himself temporarily out of work. He learned he had lost his 18-an-hour-aweek part-time job on June 30 – the end of the 2025 Fiscal Year. But Cancelliere, who has worked in the position for about two years, has applied for the full-time VSO position that the town recently began advertising for. “If somebody asked me to come back as the fulltime VSO, I’d say ‘absolutely,’” he told The Saugus Advocate this week. The elimination of Cancelliere’s part-time position happened because of the collapse of the Regional Veterans Service District, which LIFE-SAVING | FROM PAGE 8 and teachers throughout the school district, teaching the meaning of harm reduction and how the life-saving drug Narcan works. The need to spread awareness to al l high school students about fentanyl, the dangers of counterfeit pills and the use of Narcan is vital, the report determined. –Narcan training for all school nurses was held at the Everett Health Department in August. –The Saugus-Everett Elks Lodge held Narcan training and a presentation with Everett seniors. –There was a startup of monthly meetings with the Police Department on identifying high-risk individuals and getting them the help and resources A pop-up veterinarian clinic arrives to give cats and dogs their shots By Joanie Allbee A t 8:30 a.m. last Sunday morning (July 13), local cat and dog owners streamed through the doors of PetSmart at 358 Broadway in Saugus so their pets could get their shots. A team from “ShotVet,“ a Pop Up Vet Clinic, arrived to give animals needed vaccinations and parasite prevention care. While waiting to be next, a band of Saugonians with felines reconnected over pets amidst a cacophony of barking. Saugus Animal Control did not host their Rabies vaccinations outreach clinic this year, which left many scrambling to find other low-cost alternatives. Previously, the Town of Saugus had thoughtfully made it convenient, efficient and low-cost for many with the clinic they had provided. “I had been planning on getting my cat Callie her rabies shot, but Saugus didn’t hold their clinic this year,” Debra Elliott said. She voiced the opinion of many kennel carriers and leash holders. Paul J. Cancelliere (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) also included Melrose and Wakefield. Under the previous arrangement, Cancelliere was hired by the City of Melrose to work in Saugus. The City of Wakefield previously pulled out of the district. The Saugus-Everett Elks Drug Awareness Committee: Left to right: Chairperson Ron Visconti, Jeannine Breau and William Pothier. The focus of Monday’s hour-long presentation was to educate the public on how to save lives from an accidental opioid overdose. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) they need. –Weekly visits to local sober homes to stay engaged with those individuals and to keep them on the right path –Every overdose incident is followed up on in collaboration with the program’s harm reduction outreach from Fenway Health. GETTING RABIES SHOTS FOR THEIR CATS: Left to right: Lori Aunian and Peanut, her male Turkish Angora; Debbie Elliott and Callie, a feisty calico; Janet Caron and Lucey, her three-year-old tabby tiger cat; and Marlene March and Boujee, her seven-year-old Himalayan. (Courtesy Photo of Joanie Allbee) For Advertising with RESULTS, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-233-4446 or info@advocatenews.net
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