Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 23, 2022 The Pumpkins are coming – tomorrow! T he “Pumpkin Truck” will arrive at First Congregational Church in Saugus Center tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 24) at 9 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help unload the truck. The Annual Pumpkin Patch will run from Sept. 24 through Halloween, Oct. 31. Pumpkins of all sizes will be displayed on the church Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Dan 1972 R.Y.O. TOBACCO ---------TUBES CIGAR SMOKERS DELIGHT! 15 Handmade Cigars - Long Leaf - individually wrapped plus a $19. Surprise $43.95 ~ Humidor Special ~ Holds up to 25 Cigars. Includes Ashtray, Cigar Cutter, Leather Pocket Cigar Holder, Hygromoter and Humidor. Regularly Priced $149.95 REDUCED PRICE $99.95 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday & Holidays: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM We Sell Cigars & Accessories Buy Cigars by the Box & SAVE! Competitive prices on all Brands, Great Selection lawn and will be available for purchase every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers are also needed to help staff the various shifts for the selling of pumpkins. If interested, please contact Carl Spencer 781-233-9196 or just stop by and sign up. “The Pumpkin Patch” off ers a great way to get in the fall spirit. The Orange Glow” – a popular event that highlights autumn in Saugus Center and literally stops traffic headed up Hamilton Street – will again take over the church lawn across the street from the Town Hall building. This marks the 20th year of The Pumpkin Patch. Saugus is one of many communities receiving pumpkins from the Navajo Reservation near Farmington, N.M., working with a program called Pumpkin Patch USA, which coordinates the destination of the pumpkins. The church and the Navajo Reservation both benefi t from the pumpkins. MILLION SAVINGS | FROM PAGE 2 Ten of the 16 speakers who testified at Tuesday night’s two-hour public hearing said they supported the HCA; six opposed it. As of Wednesday, all but one of the 35 letters submitted to the Board of Selectmen A 20-YEAR TRADITION: First Congregational Church members and community volunteers are shown in a previous year unloading the “Pumpkin Truck.” Volunteers are needed tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 24.) This marks the 20th year of “The Pumpkin Patch.” (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) Our 50th Anniversary Chris 2022 were in favor of the WIN Waste proposal. A major obstacle to any deal would be whether MassDEP will allow extending the life of the ash landfi ll. State Rep. Jessica Giannino (D-Revere), whose district includes Precincts 3 and 10 in Saugus, and State Rep. Jeff rey Turco (D-Winthrop), along with the Alliance for Health and the Environment, are hosting a meeting set for 6 p.m. Sept. 28 in the second fl oor auditorium of Saugus Town Hall at 298 Central St. The hosts have invited MassDEP offi cials to appear at the meeting to answer questions about the future of the landfi ll. Citizens may submit questions in advance to allianceforhealthenvironment@gmail.com. Panetta sought to delay HCA vote Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Panetta made a motion at the outset of the hearing to continue the hearing until after the board’s Nov. 1 regular meeting. “I never received a copy of the proposal that we are supposed to discuss tonight,” Panetta said, reading from a statement explaining why she believed the board wasn’t adequately prepared to vote on the HCA. “There isn’t even a proposal in our Selectmen packages or in our Selectmen offi ce. We advertised a public hearing, and the proposal is not available to the public. We don’t have copies at Town Hall or the library for people to read, there are no copies in the Selectmen’s office, the proposal is not on the Town’s website, and there are no minutes posted on the Town’s website. I think we should continue this hearing until the documents are made available so that everyone can read the proposal to understand what we are discussing ahead of this meeting,” Panetta said. “Secondly, I still believe we should wait to hear from MILLION SAVINGS | SEE PAGE 5
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