THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, November 8, 2019 Page 9 Car crashes through Giovanni’s front window T he Saugus Police Department is investigating an incident involving a car that crashed through the entrance of a local restaurant last weekend. Interim Chief Ronald Giorgetti said in a statement that Saugus Police and Fire responded to Giovanni’s Roast Beef & Pizza located at 194 Broadway for a reported motor vehicle crash on Nov. 2 shortly after 7 a.m. First responders found a 2016 Mercedes Benz E350 had crashed about threequarters of the way into the front of the building. Rescuers located the driver, a 57-year-old Melrose woman. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle. She was evaluated at the scene but declined further medical attention. Police said no one was inside the building at the time, as the business was closed. Police called Saugus Inspectional Services to the scene. The business will not be allowed to reopen unSTOREFRONT DAMAGE: This car caused significant damage to Giovanni’s Roast Beef & Pizza when it drove right into the restaurant. (Photo Courtesy to The Saugus Advocate by Lt. Damian Drella of The Saugus Fire Department) til any structural damage is assessed. The incident is under investigation by the Saugus Police Department. An initial on-scene investigation indicates that the driver did not appear to be impaired and that human error or mechanical failure are the two most likely causes of the crash. ~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ The voters spoke up for the 21 custodians To The Editor: Through all of our efforts as citizens of Saugus to make the existing School Committee understand the travesty of eliminating 21 school custodians in favor of privatization, we hoped they would listen to all of us. That never happened. Along with the Superintendent of Schools (DeRousi), the School Committee clandestinely worked to make the change. It was so frustrating, sad and unjustified. We held signs that said “See you on November 5th .” And indeed we did. It is so bittersweet – our hearts break for those 21 custodians who were disrupted from their jobs that they loved and their lives in general. But, WE WON! Big Time! All the remaining School Committee (Meredith, Gaieski and Magliozzi) – OUT!! It doesn’t save the 21 custodians that lost their jobs to privatization but it is both pay back and pay it forward with a new slate of School Committee members who will hopefully have a better value system. A free press allowed so many of us to let the town know about the travesty that had taken place. In a small town it is such a voice. I am writing this as my thank you to the paper and the others who wrote letters to the editor and kept the issue in the face of town voters! To Bill Moore (former custodian at the Veterans Memorial School) who I met once again as I went to vote – the sign you were holding said all that could be left for us to do “REMEMBER THE CUSTODIANS” – and we did! I sincerely wish we could have saved your jobs - all the best to you and the other faithful, hard-working custodians. Signed, Gini Pariseau Saugus, MA WE WORK FOR YOU! * Have your car repaired by Real Manufacturer Certiified Technicians * An I-CAR GOLD CLASS SHOP Highest Certificate in the Repair Industry * Premier Insurance Co. Collision Repair Shop for Geico, Liberty Mutual, Metlife, Progressive and more! * Over 30 Years of putting families back on the Road Safe & Fast! * ATLAS Stands Behind All Repairs with a Limited Lifetime Warranty 1605 North Shore Road, Revere * 781-284-1200 Visit us at: www.AtlasAutobody.com or call (781) 284-1200 to schedule your appointment today!
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