THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 7, 2025 Page 13 The Sounds of Saugus The Saugus High School a cappella group sang the National Anthem during the Oct. 29 Selectmen Candidates Forum held on Oct. 29 in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall. (Courtesy photo of Saugus TV) By Mark E. Vogler Good morning, Saugus I thought I would get a breather after covering this year’s Saugus Town Elections in addition to doing all the pre-election reporting and interviewing that went with it. But there will be no rest until the holidays for this weary newsman. All sorts of events are on the horizon in Saugus for the month of November. Quilt Show tomorrow and Sunday Here’s the headliner for this weekend. The 2025 Hammersmith Quilters Guild will hold its annual Quilt Show tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 8), from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Saugus Senior Center at 466 Central St. in Saugus. The admission is $6. This year’s show will feature prizes, a cafe, a boutique, a penny sale and vendors. The Senior Center is handicapped accessible. For details, please contact Carol A. Healy, Treasurer, Hammersmith Quilters Guild, at cdhealyatrcn.com or 781-307-5474. If you love admiring colorful and skillfully crafted quilts, you will love this show. Veterans Day Tuesday If you are a truly patriotic Saugonian, do your best to partake in the town’s Annual Veterans Day Celebration and Ceremony next week. Get there before or at about 10:30 on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Veterans Park to partake in the local observance of this special holiday. Before the ceremony, there will be a Rolling Rally Car Show rollin’ by to show appreciation for Veterans. Guy Moley has assembled another remarkable collection of antique cars, jeeps, military vehicles, police and fire trucks to pass by the park. Read the full account in this week’s newspaper. The Field of Flags will be on display Patriotism will once again fill the heart of Saugus this November as the Parson Roby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) proudly prepares for the 5th annual Veterans Day Field of Flags. On November 11, the lawn of Saugus Town Hall will be transformed into a sea of red, white and blue in tribute to the brave men and women who have defended our freedoms — past, present and future. Each American flag will carry the name of a veteran — living, deceased or currently serving. Flags will be placed on the Town Hall lawn prior to Veterans Day, where they will remain proudly displayed through November 12. After noon on November 11, sponsors may collect their flags as keepsakes or to place on a veteran’s grave. All flags will be removed from the Town Hall lawn on November 12. One-day holiday trash delay The Town of Saugus announced this week that trash and recycling collection will run on a one-day delay for the Veterans Day holiday. Trash and recycling will not be collected on Tuesday, Nov. 11, due to the holiday. Collection will resume on a one-day delay on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Residents are kindly asked to leave trash and recycling curbside by 7 a.m. the day after their normally scheduled collection day. The Town of Saugus would like to thank everyone for their cooperation. Please contact Solid Waste/ Recycling Coordinator Scott A. Brazis at 781-231-4036 with any questions. This week’s “Shout Outs” We received several “Shout Outs” this week from our readers. Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta offered this collective “Shout Out” to the voters and the other eight candidates who competed with her in the Nov. 4 Town Election: “I am both honored and privileged to serve the Saugus residents for two more years. I want to thank the voters for trusting me with this important position. Congratulations to Jeff, Anthony, Mike and Frank. A ‘shout out’ to Stacey, Jenn, Vinnie and Sandro for running great campaigns.” Al and Joyce Rodenhiser, who presided over the questions drawn from the fishbowl at SAVE’s Candidates’ Forum on Environmental issues last month, heaped some praise on the folks involved in the Board of Selectmen’s Candidates Forum held in the second floor auditorium last week: “Let’s have a big Shout Out for all included in the Selectmen’s forum including Jan Jarosz, Mark Vogler and Joe Vecchione. These candidate nights are a wonderful way to help Democracy and we appreciate everyone’s input!!” Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member Jeanie Bartolo offered several nominations for “Shout Outs”: 1) “I do this ‘Shout Out’ after every Election: I think some ‘morning-after’ Election comic relief is needed so I think that a ‘Shout Out’ should go to all the LAWN SIGNS in town for the candidates who had one. These sturdy, trusty, hard working LAWN SIGNS withstood sun, rain, wet leaves, 50 mile an hour winds AND a Nor’easter for their owners and have earned a well deserved rest and a ‘Shout Out!’” 2) “A ‘Shout Out’ to Town Clerk, Ellen Schena and personnel for all their hard work to make the election possible. Also a huge ‘Shout Out’ to all the Volunteers who worked the polls on Election Day.” 3) “This ‘Shout Out’ is regarding Candidates Night that was held October 29, at Town Hall. The Candidates did a great job answering the questions presented to them. A special thank you goes to Bob Camuso, Janice Jaroz and Joe Vecchione for making the debate happen. They put a lot of hours of work into this so that the Saugus voters could get the chance to hear the Candidates before the Election. Also a huge thank you to Mark Vogler, Editor of the Advocate Newspaper, for THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 14
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