Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 26, 2025 ~ political Announcement ~ Selectman Michael J. Serino seeks reelection D ear neighbors and voters: My name is Michael Serino, I am a candidate for one of the fi ve seats available for the Board of Selectmen. I am a graduate of Saugus High School and the University of Massachusetts. I am retired from the General Electric Company. As a life-long resident of Saugus, I deeply care about our town. I was born into a family with a rich history of public service to our community. At the age of seventeen, I was a park instructor at the Bristow Street playground. At nineteen years old, I co-founded the Saugus Italian American Club, serving as the fi rst Treasurer / Clerk of the organization. I was fi rst elected as a Town Meeting Member, at the age of twenty-one. Throughout my life, I have dedicated my time to our community. My extensive public service record If We Happen To Meet By Accident ... You’ll Be Glad You Found Us! There is a difference between the rest and the BEST! Celebrating 46 Years In Business! TONY’S AUTO BODY Call or Visit 781-321-0032 34 Sharon Street Malden, MA 02148 TONYSAUTOBODYLLC.COM COME VISIT OUR STATE OF THE ART BODY SHOP • Computerized Paint Matching (State of the Art Spray Booth) • Computerized Frame Machines • P.P.G. Refinishing System • R134 + 1234yf A/C Machines Fully Insured -RS2415 Insurance Company Approval ALL OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED! TONY BARTOLO Owner 46 Years Let Us Handle Your Next Insurance Claim. Go With the BEST It Doesn’t Get BETTER! RENTAL CARS Available includes: Town Meeting Member 16 yrs, Conservation Commission 4 yrs and Chairman of the Board of Assessors 6 yrs. Currently, I am fi nishing up my 16th year as a member of the Board of Selectmen. By working together, I feel a lot has been accomplished. Financially, Saugus is in great shape. We continue to have yearly balanced budgets, with 30 million dollars in our reserve accounts. Saugus’s bond rating is AA+, the highest in Saugus’s history. We continue to remain a full-service community by providing programs and services for our youth, families, and senior citizens with our Recreational facilities, Library and our beloved Senior Center. We continue to provide a wide range of free municipal services such as trash collection, recycling programs, street sweeping, household hazardous waste drives, leaf pick-ups and our CHARM center, when some other communities charge a separate user fee. By working together, we have accomplished major infrastructure improvements such as water, sewer and roads. We renovated the Belmonte Steam Academy and constructed a new Middle/High school. Moreover, we have constructed new recreational facilities such as: tennis ball courts, basketball courts, pickle ball courts and a hockey rink. We continue to purchase new DPW equipment, police cruisers, and fi re apparatus. Furthermore, we are moving forward towards the goal of constructing a new west-side public safety building. Finally, close to my heart is our popular Rail-Trail. As a Selectman in 2012 our board signed a 99 year lease with the MBTA to construct our rail-trail. As chairman, I oversaw the original construction, which WONG | FROM PAGE 5 funding, which will be used to facilitate regional savings initiatives, including shared service options. According to Representative Wong, the new law stipulates that these one-time payments cannot be used by hospitals or comSelectman Michael J. Serino (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) included the removal of the railroad tracks. The state recently paved the entire rail-trail. I believe that my experience and leadership skills, along with the ability to form working relationships with people, has led to many legislative accomplishments at Town Meeting. I was the main author of several charter changes in 2011 and 2013, which has provided stability and checks and balances in town government. Recently, I authored several zoning changes along Route One that “Reduces” apartments by 50%, and the height of buildings from 90ft to 60 ft. Moreover, I was the author of zoning changes that would “Increase” commercial development and buff er zone setbacks abutting residential property. Town Meeting Members passed these articles (386). We should always strive for good development, which will not impact our neighborhoods. In closing, I am honored to have served our community. I will continue to off er you my dedication, integrity and common sense leadership, so we can take pride in our future together. I ask that you please consider me for one of your fi ve votes on election day, November 4th. Thank you, Mike munity health centers to off - set Medicaid payments. In addition, it prohibits EOHHS from using this funding to calculate future payments, and it requires the EOHHS secretary to maximize federal fi nancial participation in making these one-time payments.
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