Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2021 No more Roby! New chambers for the Saugus School Committee completed at Belmonte School in School District administrative wing By Mark E. Vogler G ood riddance to the Roby School Administration Building! That’s what a lot of town residents and school officials are either thinking or saying after Saugus Public Schools officials and administrative staff relocated to brand-new quarters in a special District Offices addition to the Belmonte School. The days of School Committee meetings in the cramped and uncomfortable quarters in the School Committee room are finally over. School Committee members will get to enjoy their new chambers for the first time at a meeting set for 6 p.m. Aug. 12. “It’s a beautiful room,” School Committee Vice-Chair Ryan Fisher said of the new “training room,” which will also serve as the new School Committee Meeting Room. “It has a much higher capacity for in-person meetings and all new cameras so those who watch from home can follow along better. I’ll miss the wood paneling, but I’m excited about a state-of-the-art facility,” Fisher said. Saugus Cable TV Production Manager Michelle Madar said she is glad she won’t be spending any more time in the cramped and uncomfortable camera room quarters at the Roby Building, where sometimes she would encounter a cold or overly warm atmosphere in the camera room. “I’ve been filming School Committee meetings since 2016 and I’m looking forward to using the new facility,” Madar said this week. “And I’m just as excited to use all this new equipment and get back into live meetings,” she said. Saugus Cable TV Executive Director Bryan Nadeau was at the new meeting room on Wednesday (July 28) with other station staff, checking out the equipment and the facility. Finally, after months of delays completing the construction of the meeting room and installation of equipment, the cable television peoOPEN FOR BUSINESS: Here’s the table that the School Committee will be using during public meetings in their new chambers located in the School District administrative offices at the Belmonte Elementary School. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler) “BOY, I LOVE THIS!” SaugusTV Executive Director Bryan Nadeau says he’s thrilled with state-of-the-art equipment his staff will get to use in the new Saugus School Committee Room and camera control room. The School Committee’s first meeting in the room is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 12. From foundation to finish, let’s make it happen. TALK TO JOE ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LOANS. WE’RE READY TO HELP YOU GET STARTED. ple and town residents who will use the facility are going to notice a dramatic improvement in the quality of cable TV productions, Nadeau said. “People will recognize a big difference in the clarity of the productions, and we will have graphics for everybody who speaks if we know in advance that they will be attending the meetings,” Nadeau said. “And there will be a lot of new features, including an interactive projector that any presenter will be able to plug into the wall so it goes up on the TV,” he said. “There’s also going to be assisted listening devices for hearing-impaired people attending the meetings. It’s a huge upgrade in what we had at the Roby School,” he said. “This will be a standalone training room that will be used by faculty, administration and staff. And we’ll have a fully HD setup. We’ll be using the same equipment that High School students will be using for their classes or projects.” Saugus Cable TV has already been enjoying its news quarters in the Saugus Historical Society Building at 30 Main St. For residents who want to view the facility, an open house is set from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 11, when the town celebrates Founders Day – a popular event that was cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. THIS WEEK ON SAUGUS TV Sunday, August 1 from 9 to 11 p.m. on Channel 8 – “Sunday Night Stooges” (The Three Stooges). Monday, August 2 all day on Channel 8 – “Movie MonJOSEPH D. KEOHANE EVP & SENIOR LOAN OFFICER JKEOHANE@EVERETTBANK . COM 61 7-381-3622 day” (classic movies). Tuesday, August 3 at 9 p.m. on Channel 8 – GLSS TV. Wednesday, August 4 at 4 p.m. on Channel 8 – A Finished Work with Jim Lewis. Thursday, August 5 at 10:30 a.m. on Channel 8 – Know your Town with Andrew Whitcomb. Friday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 8 – The Graff Report with Nick Graffeo. Saturday, August 7 at 9 p.m. on Channel 8 – What’s 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM/FOUNDATIONTOFINISH Cookin’? with Danny DeSimone. Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels 8, 9 & 22. For Member FDIC Member DIF complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv.org. ***programming may be subject to change without notice***
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