SAUGUS D Your Local News, Sports & Information Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! OCAT CAT C OLD GLORY IN THE AUTUMN: An American fl ag fl aps in the wind in the midst of the fall foliage at Heritage Heights, home of the Saugus Housing Authority offi ces. U.S. Navy veteran John Cannon, chair of the Saugus Housing Authority, donated the fl ag. Town residents will get a chance to thank Cannon and other residents for their military service at 11 a.m. next Tuesday – Nov. 11 – when Saugus observes its annual Veterans Day Celebration and Ceremony at Veterans Park. Please see inside for a Veterans Day preview. (Courtesy photo of Joanie Allbee) TE E Vol. 27, No.45 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, November 7, 2025 A VETERANS DAY SALUTE Town Election 2025 Election Day was a mixed bag: a poor voter turnout of 18.5 percent of registered voters, but a lot of new faces participating in local politics – and achieving success By Mark E. Vogler ivic-minded Saugonians were hoping that a surge of interest among newcomers running for townwide offi ce might lead to a better turnout this year than what Saugus has been experiencing in the last several town elections. But the unoffi - cial results of voter turnout released by the Town Clerk’s Offi ce show that 850 fewer residents voted in Tuesday’s (Nov. 4) Town Election than the one held two years ago. The voter turnout rate was better for the 2023 town election – 23.45 percent – than it was for this year – 18.5 percent. “I do think voter turnout was pretty low which is a bit disappointing,” Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini said this week. “But it is what it is.” Yet, there’s a lot of optimism about the large number of new candidates who got involved in this election: · Fourteen newcomers got elected to Town Meeting – the 50-member legislative branch of Saugus Town Government while nine incumbent members lost their seats. · Three newcomers got elected to the School Committee (including a member who served previously). · The race to fi ll the vacant seat left by longtime Housing Authority member William Stewart drew a fi eld of three candidates who never served on the Authority before, including a candidate who ran unsuccessfully for the seat previously. · Four incumbent selectmen who had served with outgoing board member Corinne Riley for six years will serve another two-year term together. Precinct 7 Town Meeting member Frank V. Federico made a huge impression during his debut in townwide politics. He fi nished a comfortable fourth place to join the four incumbent selectmen. The race attracted four other challengers. “An important takeaway from this election for me is that so many new candidates TOWN ELECTION 2025 | SEE PAGE 16 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 Mid-grade Regular 2.73 3.37 3.47 $3.47 Full Service ULS $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Now Available! FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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