THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, AUGUST 15, 2025 Page 15 Shining Lights of Everyday People “Not All of us can do Great Things but we can do Small Things With Great Love”—Mother Teresa By Joanie Allbee L aura Eisener is The Saugus Advocate’s “Saugus Gardens” weekly columnist. Laura loves her Town and happily contributes to its many beneficial causes. “I have a strong attachment to Saugus, having grown up here. My maternal grandparents moved to this town when they got married, and my mother was born in a house (yes, house, not hospital) just a few streets away from where I currently live, ” Laura said. On her off-duty times, as an Adjunct Instructor at North Shore Community College and also working at Northeast Nursery as a Landscape Design Consultant, she enjoys her passion of photography and writing. Frequently, she’s seen phoSOUNDS | FROM PAGE 14 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday through Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum and industrial site buildings are open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Level Up at your library Now through Aug. 20, submit what you read this summer and you may win an Amazon gift card. Enter to win by going to our website (www.sauguspubliclibrary. org) and filling out the book review form. Grades 7-12. Adult Summer Reading contest at the library Now through Aug. 20, adults age 18 and up can participate in our Adult Summer Reading Contest for the chance to win a gift card to a local restaurant! Fill out an online book review form for every book you read over the summer, and you will be entered to win! The more books you read, the greater your chances of winning! Graphic novels, manga, cookbooks, e-books and audio books count, too. Good luck! A return of the Halloween Pet Parade on Oct. 19 The Friends of Breakheart are gearing up for their Third Annual Halloween Pet Parade, which is set for Sunday, Oct. 19. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at the Christopher P. Dunne Memorial Visitor Center (177 Forest St. in Saugus). A $10 donation is required to enter your pet. The Friends will use the proceeds for park activities and future events. Cash or check. No Venmo. Prizes will be awarded for Best Costume, Best Silly Pet Trick and Best Personality. Raffle prizes are open to all who donate. For more information, please call Joyce at 781-233-1855, extension 1019, or Lisa Mirasola at 781-808-7817. Buy-A-Brick for a veteran The Saugus War Monument Committee, once again, is sponsoring the BuyA-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 someone from your family, school, etc., the general pricing is $100 for a 4” x 8” brick (three lines) or $200 for a 8” x 8” brick (five lines). Each line has 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 September 10 to ensure the bricks will be ready for Veterans Day. Please contact Corinne Riley at 781231-7995 for more information and applications. C.H.a.R.M. Center is open tographing and checking out landscapes and floral arrangements throughout neighborhoods. Ms. Eisener often forest bathes in Breakheart and captures the wildlife images and attends festivities. Laura enjoys picnics, birdwatching and strolling through Saugus Iron Works, which has a piece of her heart and where her husband Paul Kenworthy is a Park Ranger. She enjoys the trails, scenery and her husband Paul’s professionally guided Tours. Sometimes she may be found on one of the many Adirondack chairs as she writes and enjoys the summer breezes. “Saugus has had a greater influence on American history than most residents realize. If it weren’t for Saugus Ironworks and its establishment of industry in the colonies, we The Town of Saugus Solid Waste/Recycling Department announced that the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (C.H.a.R.M.) is open with normal operational hours of Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The C.H.a.R.M. Center is located at 515 Main St., Saugus, behind the Saugus Department of Public Works. Residents are welcome to use the C.H.a.R.M. Center for their recycling needs. Saugus was the first municipality in Massachusetts to open a C.H.a.R.M. Center. The C.H.a.R.M. Center accepts the following items at no cost to residents: • Bottles and cans • Paper and cardboard • Scrap metal • Shoes, clothes and other textiles • Fluorescent light bulbs and batteries (button and rechargeable) Residents are also permitted the free disposal of three TVs or computers/CRT monitors per household each year would have been in no position to fight for our independence. When the original ironworks closed, its workers, with their marketable skills, helped establish ironworks elsewhere in New England and in turn taught others,” Laura said Laura was our Saugus Woman of the Year 2022. She is a Garden Club member and President of Saugus Historical Society. Every Wednesday during the Summer Concert Series at the Saugus Iron Works, she is nested next to Paul (if he is not on duty) for the concert that evening . Sometimes if her niece Moniques has some free time she accompanies. When Laura settles in she’s busy reviewing the weekly concerts for her column “ The Bands of Summer” for The Saugus Advocate. at the C.H.a.R.M. Center. Residents can obtain new stickers for this year free of charge when visiting the C.H.a.R.M. Center. By purchasing a $25 sticker that is valid for the entirety of the season, residents will be permitted to dispose of yard waste and brush at the C.H.a.R.M. Center. The $25 sticker also covers the cost to dispose of hard/rigid plastics at the facility. The C.H.a.R.M. Center accepts CHECKS ONLY (no cash or cards). Please note that the C.H.a.R.M. Center does not accept any household trash or construction materials and debris. The Town of Saugus reserves the right to refuse any material if quantity or quality is questionable. Go to https://www.saugus-ma.gov/solid-waste-recycling-department and click on “Recycling Guide” for a comprehensive list of items that are acceptTHE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 17
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