Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, July 31, 2020 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 15 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 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. Tidd 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 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 broad~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Essex Probate and Family Court 36 Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 (978) 744-1020 Docket No. ES20P1629EA Estate of: Michael Venti, Jr. Date of Death: 06/10/2020 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative Janet Venti of Saugus, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Janet Venti of Saugus, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 08/31/2020. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Jennifer M. R. Ulwick, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 20, 2020 PAMELA A. CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE July 31, 2020 casting 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 in honor of someone in 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 VeterUSS | FROM PAGE 9 included some livestock during the return voyage. The Constitution arrived in Norfolk on July 31, 1838, and Elliot was later suspended for transporting livestock on a naval ship. The ship next became a member of the Pacifi c Squadron under the command of Captain Daniel Turner, beginning her next voyage on March 1, 1839, patrolling South America, often spending months at various posts, such as Valparaiso, to the delight of the crew – able to amuse themselves on the beaches and taverns in each community visited. Upon her return visit to the East Coast, the ship stopped in Rio De Janeiro, where Emperor Pedro II of Brazil visited on board. Upon returning to Norfolk, she was recommissioned under the command of Foxhall Alexander Parker for duty with the Home Squadron. After reconstruction the ship sailed on May 29, 1844, carrying Ambassador Henry A. Wise an, 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. Benefits may include monthly ordinary benefits and/or payment/reimbursement for medical expenses. Whether laid off, in transition or living on a fi xed 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, applying for and receiving Chapter 115 benefi ts. VSOs can also help you in applying for other benefits and connecting with local resources. Your local VSO handles applications, obtains program approval from DVS and provides local benefi ts. The program is funded by a combination of state and local funds. DVS pays for 75 percent and your city or town pays for 25 percent of the approved benefi ts. There are income and asset limits for the program. As a general rule, income and asset requirements are: • Family of one – monthly income less than $2,081 and an asset limit of $5,000 • Family of two – monthly income less than $2,818 and an asset limit of $9.800 and his family to Brazil. The ship then sailed to Madagascar, Mozambique and Zanzibar, fi nally reaching Sumatra on January 1, 1845. Many of the crew suffered illness, dysentery and fevers, and several died. Captain John Percival decided to set sail for Singapore. After medical attention was completed for the crew, the ship set sail for Turon, Cochinchina, which is the present day Da Nang, Vietnam. Percival became aware that a French missionary, Dominique Lefebvre, was kept in jail under sentence of death. He sent a squad of Marines ashore to demand the return of Lefebvre, and when the demand was ignored Percival took three local leaders hostage and captured three junks. The locals stopped the food supply to the Constitution, and when Percival realized that the release of Lefebvre was not to be, the Constitution set sail for Canton, China. The ship spent six weeks in Canton, and while Percival made diplomatic visits, the crew suff ered dysentery because of the poor To determine if you may be eligible for fi nancial assistance through the Chapter 115 program, visit the following website and follow the instructions: https://massvetben.org/ or call your local VSO for more information. The VSOs are also able to help Veterans apply for Federal VA benefi ts and local benefi ts and provide food assistance monthly. For example, did you know that if you own a home and have a VA service–connected disability, you are eligible for a partial or full exemption of your property taxes? “Please contact your local Veterans’ Service Officer for more information on any of the services mentioned. We are all here to assist. We are regularly checking voicemails and emails as we continue to work remotely and in our offices throughout COVID-19.” Melrose: Karen Burke, 781979-4186, kburke@cityofmelrose.org. Wakefield: David Mangan, 781-246-6377, dmangan@ wakefi eld.ma.us. Saugus: Jay Pinette, 781231-4010, jpinette@saugusma.gov. Recyclers won’t touch contaminated bins/barrels Due to increasing contamination rates in curbside recycling, JRM will not collect any bin/barrel with contamination, according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree’s Offi ce. Bins should contain aluminum/steel cans, food and SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 17 drinking water, which resulted in three more deaths among the crew. The ship arrived in Manila in September, then sailed for the Hawaiian Islands. Upon arrival in Honolulu, Percival was told that the ship was to sail for Mexico as the fl eet was preparing for war after the Texas annexation. She harbored in Mazatlan for three months. The Constitution fi nally set sail for home on April 22, 1846, rounding Cape Horn on the Fourth of July. Upon arrival in Rio De Janeiro, Percival was informed that the Mexican War had begun. She arrived back to Boston on September 27 and was mothballed in October. The next installment will feature the travels of the Constitution to the Mediterranean and African squadrons, the Civil War, the Paris Exposition of 1878 and becoming a museum. The history of the Constitution marks the remarkable application of a ship of the fl eet, an honored part of the U.S. Navy.
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