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SAUGUS D Vol. 26, No.40 Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! CAT CAT HITCHING THE WRONG RIDE M This bumblebee landed on the wing of a monarch butterfl y, possibly mistaking it for some kind of fl ower. The butterfl y shook the bee off . Both insects fl ew in opposite directions. Please see inside for more photos and this week’s “Saugus Gardens in the Fall.” (Photo courtesy of Laura Eisener) Scan QR Code Here! Over 51 5-Star Reviews on Google & (857) 417-1936 Check Engine Light On? We Can Help! Our Services include: * Tune-Up * Lube, Oil & Filter * Tire Services * Exhaust * Transmission * AC / Heating System * Maintenance Open Daily 8AM - 5 PM Closed Sat. & Sun. We Service All Makes & Model Vehicles 24 Winter Street, Saugus Contact@vtechautoservices.com “Your Neighborhood Mechanic” From a distance, it sure looked like Zak Cieplik, a member of the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team, was wearing a colorful scarf. But it was really Reggie, a reticulated python, which he had wrapped around his neck. Please see inside for more photos and a story on Saturday’s Fall Family Festival at Breakheart Reservation. (Courtesy photo of Joanie Allbee) TE -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, October 4, 2024 For Safety and Health’s Sake Town’s Apartment inspection Committee begins research on how other communities ensure that apartments are fi t for habitation By Mark E. Vogler embers of a new Apartment Inspection Committee created by this year’s Annual Town Meeting have embarked on research to see how other communities in the region are making safer apartments for the public. The fi ve-member panel – which is comprised of three Town Meeting members, a selectman and the town manager or his designee – is on a fact-fi nding mission to report back to next year’s Town Meeting on what the town can do to ensure that apartment tenants are protected from unsafe and unhealthy conditions. “We don’t want a catastrophe,” the committee’s chair, Peter Manoogian, told The Saugus Advocate this week. “It seems to me that everybody should have safe and sanitary housing that’s fi t for human habitation. It’s not a burdensome thing. But it’s going to require some public education,” he said. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree has attended the fi rst two meetings and seems to be taking a close interest in the committee’s work and is hopeful that it leads to some meaningful regulations. “Earlier this year, Town Meeting members supported the formation of a committee to investigate the FOR SAFETY | SEE PAGE 2 WEARING HIS SNAKE Mid-grade Regular $3.64 2.78 59 31 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $2.84 Order online at angelosoil.com

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