Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 19, 2025 JIMMY FUND WALK | FROM PAGE 9 Dana-Farber is one of the world’s leading centers of cancer research and treatment. Dana-Farber’s mission is to reduce SUPPORT | FROM PAGE 2 the status was of filling the VSO position. The town manager said he had received applications from several qualified candidates and was in the process of conducting interviews. Crabtree didn’t seem comfortable with Tuesday night’s discussion about the VSO. He said it was inappropriate to be discussing personnel decisions during the meeting. “You’re trying to do the job interview here,” Crabtree told Cancelliere. “This is about you interviewing for the job and less about the veterans. This is a personnel issue,” the town managType of Person Needed: * Are you an experienced/willing to learn, motivated person looking for a shop where your skills can be valued? 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Cogliano noted that he had discussed the matter with Town Counsel John Vasapolli, who provided a legal opinion that only the town manager has the authority to hire and pay a VSO, though it would be legal for selectmen to make an appointment – but not to a paid position. “We don’t have the authority to pay,” Cogliano said. “You have the authority to appoint a VSO,” Castinetti said. ~ HELP WANTED ~ vard Medical School. Dana-Farber provides the latest treatments in cancer for adults through Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and for children through Dana-Farber/ Boston Children’s Cancer and “Stand on your own two feet and appoint somebody to see what he [Crabtree] does,” he said. Crabtree insisted that “we’re close to filling that position and it will be filled in a couple of weeks.” The town manager called it “a priority” for his administration, adding that the Tuesday night’s discussion “offended me.” “I don’t think it’s professional. I don’t think it’s good for anybody here or the public,” Crabtree said. “To imply the veterans aren’t a priority for the town or me is upsetting,” the town manager said. “This is about you interviewing for the job and less about the veterans. Let’s make this about the veterans, and the position will be filled in a week or two.” Seven veterans and family members went to the lectern to express their support for FOOTBALL | FROM PAGE 11 Cavanaugh took over there this year, so they’re running a whole new offense, a whole new defense. We just got a chance to watch them on film against Essex Tech. They had a great win week one. It was 28-6. They look sharp. They’re committed to running the ball.” According to Cummings, Wilmington has shifted to a more physical style. “Last year (a 20-10 Saugus win) they were traditional spread. Now they’re more like gun wing-T where they got the Blood Disorders Center. Dana-Farber is the only hospital nationwide with a top 5 U.S. News & World Report Best Cancer Hospital ranking in both adult and pediatric care. As a global leader in oncology, Dana-Farber is dediCancelliere, each one drawing applause from the back of the second floor auditorium. Cancelliere asked Crabtree whether it would be possible to include the Veterans Council or veterans community in the selection process. “That’s not part of my process or HR’s [human resources] process,” he said. Crabtree apologizes to selectmen The discussion ended with Crabtree and Cancelliere meeting for a one-on-one discussion while selectmen took a recess. During the town manager’s report later, Crabtree expressed his personal regrets as to how appointing a VSO has progressed, to date. “I apologize to the board. I would have liked to have the position filled sooner. Different unforeseen circumstanctight end and the wing on one side, the twin receivers on the other, and they kind of hit you from all different angles,” he said. “Very different team in terms of gameplay-wise [than] what they were last year. So it’s going to be interesting.” Cummings knows his team will need to execute better in tight spots. “We just got to, in those clutch situations, we just have to find a way to tighten up a little bit,” he said. While it’s tempting to look around at scores across the Northeastern Conference, cated to a unique and equal balance between cancer research and care, translating the results of discovery into new treatments for patients locally and around the world, offering more than 1,100 clinical trials. es have taken a little longer this summer, a lot of different issues that I won’t get into. But we’re close to filling that position. It will be filled within a couple of weeks,” Crabtree said. “There was an implication here that I don’t think was fair to the board, to myself or anybody. There are no veterans that aren’t receiving benefits. And if there are, please come and contact my office. I had a conversation with Paul offline and he agreed that it wasn’t fair to do that. It was an implication that somehow we’re not providing benefits to veterans. That’s absolutely not true. The veterans are receiving benefits. It’s a priority for us and it offended me, and I’m sure you felt the same way – being implied that somebody’s not getting benefits and that we’re not honoring our military.” Cummings is keeping his eyes on his team’s development. Gloucester, an NEC foe, is off to a fine start at 2-0. Salem and Swampscott are 1-1, and Winthrop is 0-2. “It’s hard to really put a lot of stock into some of these early games when you haven’t seen it,” he said. “Right now, it’s more about us. What is it that we need to do? What are some position battles we need to get ironed out? What are the things that we need to do to make sure that we’re playing well? And then we can kind of worry about everybody else.”
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