THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 14, 2022 Page 7 Saugus Senior Center September Birthdays Pictured from left to right are Cesia Violeta Anningson, Marie Boudreaux, Roberta Perry, Cathy Strum, Cheryl Roberto, Joseph Putnam, Danielle Blaney and Ann Erickson, who all celebrated September birthdays at the Saugus Senior Center last Friday. (Courtesy photo, Director Laurie Davis) The COVID-19 Update Town reports 26 newly confi rmed cases; no new deaths By Mark E. Vogler S AUGUS - There were 26 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past week through Wednesday (Oct. 12), according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree. That’s a decline from the 41 new cases in town reported last week by the state Department of Public Health (DPH), increasSELECTMEN | FROM PAGE 2 “We shouldn’t have pocket licenses in Town,” Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Debra Panetta said in a recent interview. “Pocket licenses,” as they are known in Massachusetts, are properly issued and current liquor licenses that are not being used because the licensed establishment, for whatever reason, has either temporarily closed its doors or stopped doing business altogether. “Some of these licenses have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, so they are a significant asset to the restaurant owner,” Panetta said. “However, for these licenses not to be used, some of them in several years, is unacceptable. The town loses out on money, and other restaurants needing ing the overall total to 9,975 confirmed cases, according to Crabtree. There have been more than 1,187 confirmed cases over the past 25 weeks (which averages out to about 48 per week) as the virus continues to hang around, causing some people to keep wearing masks at Town Hall even though they are optional. Meanwhile, the state rethese licenses aren’t able to obtain them. Unfortunately, the license does not go back to the town when a restaurant closes,” she said. A show cause hearing is potentially adversarial – if selectmen are unable to order the license holder to show up before the board to explain why the license holder deserves to keep the license. “It gives the license holders an opportunity to discuss what their plans are for the license,” Panetta said. “If they’re not planning on using the license, we will ask if they have a potential buyer. Remember that some of these license holders may have spent a lot of money for their liquor license, so it’s important that we hear what they have to say,” she said. ported no new COVID-19-related deaths in Saugus over the past seven days as the overall remained at 96 deaths since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families aff ected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said. OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: Rocco Longo, Owner WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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