Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 3, 2023 ~ Political Announcement ~ Anthony Cogliano seeks third consecutive term on the Saugus Board of Selectmen I am Anthony W. Cogliano, a fourth generation Saugonian and have resided in East Saugus for all of my 57 years. My wife Therese and I have four children, Cassandra, Gabriela, Sophia and Anthony Jr. We are now blessed with two beautiful granddaughters, Luciana and Leila Cross. I am a product of Saugus Public Schools graduating in 1984. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree from Salem State College in Business Administration with a major in Management. I am the owner of A. Cogliano Realty Services, a licensed realtor with Littlefield Real Estate and the GM of Cogliano Plaza. I was first elected to the Saugus Board of Selectmen in 1991 at the age of 25 and served in that capacity for 10 years. I then took a sixteen year break from politics to be with, Coach and enjoy my children. In 2019, I decided to get back in the political arena because I believe we can build a better Saugus for everyone, our residents deserve it. During my tenure as Chairman, I promised the residents of Saugus that I would find a better way to work with Companies like Wheelabrator, now WIN Waste Innovations. I created the Wheelabrator subcommittee that gives our town a long overdue and much needed Host Community Agreement that provides us with an insurance policy should the DEP allow for further expansion of the ash landfill, something that’s been missing for the past 45 years. The agreement will have serious financial gain for our entire town while enhancing the quality of life for the residents of East Saugus. I’ve also got them to install a new silencer, retrofit the exterior of the building, and attend all Board of Health meetings and lower the emissions. That’s the power of communication and being able to work with people. This year brings about new ideas and always new challenges. Never shying away from making Saugus a better place, I started a petition to form a charter commission because I believe all our residents should have a say in who the next town manager will be. Taking the appointing authority away from the Board of Selectmen and giving it to all 28,000 voters is exactly what they were asking for. I love the challenges ahead and know we will build a better town of Saugus, together. I am asking for one of your five votes on November 7th – # 7 on the ballot. Anthony William Cogliano has been the top vote-getter among selectmen candidates in the last two town elections. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) First-time candidate DiModica seeks selectman’s seat I would like to introduce myself. My name is Sebastian DiModica. I am running for your town selectman. I was born and raised in Malden Massachusetts and I’ve been living in Saugus since 2008 with my wife and three children. I have owned my own business for over 30 years, I currently own a New England tree company business in town. I am running for town selectman because I’m a true believer that complaining about things you don’t like isn’t going to change anything, taking action does. I feel that the town has become divided over a lot of issues and challenges that we face as a community, such as traffic, our health and well-being regarding the WIN Waste plant, the illegal immigrants being housed up and down Route One through our town in almost every hotel, our empty schools, our need for another fire station. These are just some of the issues I plan to tackle if elected. I believe in education and understanding of our issues will help the community create better results. I would like to see one PURE WATER STORE of MALDEN .25 Cents per Gallon Fill your own container We purify our water using the process Reverse Osmosis guaranteeing the purest water available. In Business for over 25 Years 159 Highland Ave., Malden across from El Potro Restaurant Hours: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM of our empty schools turned into an after school program where kids can go and learn extracurricular activities – common sense things necessary for a quality adult life, such as cooking economics, musical instruments, maybe a trade. We can have some of our older students run tutoring classes after school at these facilities. I would like to see every month from April to November represent a different culture that our community is made up of and we have a feast on that month representing that culture. I plan to run with full transparency and accountability and I would really love your vote. They say “doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.” I’m here to offer a new perspective. A new outlook that will keep moving Saugus forward. I hope you all have a blessed afternoon. Sebastian DiModica IV DiModica Property Development 781-953-2377 DiModicapropertydevelopment@gmail.com Vincent Serino seeks Charter Commission seat M y Name is Vincent Serino and I am running for Charter Commission. I have been in this town my whole life; I am the fourth generation in Saugus and I hope to have my children and grandchildren live here. I am running for the charter commission because I care about this town and its residents. I think we need to come together as a town and stop this continued us versus them mentality. I talk to a lot of people and officials in other communities and always get asked about what’s going on in Saugus. We need to look at what’s in the best interest of the residents and stakeholders of this town. Our current form of government allows many residents to participate whether on boards or in elected positions. We have a town meeting that represents different areas in town. This is so all voices can be heard not a select few. Our current form of government has many checks and balances to prevent one official from running and or bankrupting Saugus. If you have questions, get on the State website and research for yourself, call the secretary of state office. Chapter 43B (malegislature. gov) As for an elected Town Administrator, administrators are appointed (unless a town/ Sebastian DiModica IV (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) School Committee Chair Vincent A. Serino (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) city is under receivership like Chelsea, different issue) and the Town Board serves as the executive branch or there is a mayor (elected)/council dynamic. So really at the end of the day, it’s about becoming a city or staying a town. It’s up to the voters to decide.
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