Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021 ELECTION | FROM PAGE 1 ing liabilities have increased to $25,169.58 – which includes $19,169.58 for campaign-related expenses for the period of 2011-2019. Selectman Jeffrey V. Cicolini, who finished third in the selectmen’s race with 1,760 votes, had already spent $4,100 on his reelection through the period ending Oct. 25. That was for partial repayment of loans from two years ago and for election campaigns during the period of 2015-18. He had lowered his total outstanding liability to $382.82 and ended the period before the election with a balance of $1,198.27 in his campaign fund. Saugus Police Officer Domenic Montano, who finished seventh in the selectmen’s race with 1,255 votes, had spent $1,041.22 on his campaign from the period of Sept. 1 to Oct. 25. More than $600 of that amount went toward signs from Sachem Signworks. He reported a negative balance of $500.33 in his campaign fund and outstanding liabilities totaling that amount of money. Selectman Corinne R. Riley finished fourth (1,715 votes) in her reelection bid. She spent $1,004.06 – all of it on postcards printed by Connolly Printing in Woburn. She had a balance of $1,684.57 in her campaign account. Her outstanding liabilities total $2,450 from loans to her 2017 campaign, when she was defeated narrowly for the fifth and final seat on the board. Selectman Michael J. Serino finished fifth (1,711 votes) in getting reelected to another term. Up through eight days before the election, he had spent $963.81 in campaign-related expenses – $557.81 for printing costs from Staples and the balance for postage. His outstanding liabilities total $1,000 from a loan to his campaign. Leo M. Fonseca, Jr., who had finished 10th in the selectmen’s race with 727 votes, had spent $942.63 on his campaign flyers and yard signs. He had a -$942.63 balance in his campaign fund. Saugus Animal Control Officer Darren McCullough, who finished eighth among selectmen (1,196 votes), spent $600 in campaign-related expenses. He reported campaign receipts totaling $1,140 from 12 contributors – including $100 from Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano, Sr. Elizabeth Marchese, who finished sixth among selectmen candidates with 1,313 votes, had spent $586.50 on her campaign. She spent the money at Sachem Signworks. She reported no outstanding liabilities and no outstanding balance in her campaign account. Former Saugus Animal Control Officer Harold Young, who finished 9th in the selectmen’s race with 879 votes, had spent $573.34 on his campaign. His outstanding liabilities total $573.34. Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr., received 2,446 votes to top the field of candidates for the second-straight town election. He raised $100 during the period of Sept. 1 to Oct. 26 to increase his campaign fund balance to $150. He reported no outstanding liabilities, and he had not yet spent any money on his campaign at the time he had filed his most recent report. School Committee candidates School Committee Chair Thomas Whittredge reported campaign expenditures totaling $623.50 for signs he purchased at Sachem Signworks. He listed no liabilities. Whittredge led the field (2,095 votes) for the second-straight The cost of running for selectman Candidate/Votes Campaign Expenditures/Price per vote Debra C. Panetta/2,121 ............................................. $5,636/$2.66 Jeffrey V. Cicolini/1,760 ............................................. $4,100/$2.33 Leo M. Fonseca, Jr./727 .................................................$943/$1.30 Domenic Montano/1,255 .............................................. $1,041/.83 Harold Young/879 ................................................................$573/.65 Corinne R. Riley/1,715 .................................................... $1,004/.59 Michael J. Serino/1,711 ......................................................$964/.56 Darren McCullough/1,196 ................................................$600/.50 Elizabeth Marchese/1,313 .................................................$587/.45 Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. .................................................2,446/0/0 Editor’s Note: The official vote totals and campaign expenditures were obtained from reports posted by the Town Clerk’s Office on the Town of Saugus website. town election, to earn the chairmanship again. Challenger Leigh Gerow reported receiving $623,50 in campaign receipts from her personal money and spent it all on campaign signs and frames at Sachem Signworks in Saugus. She reported no outstanding liability. Gerow received 1,593 votes to finish sixth among School Committee candidates. School Committee Member Ryan P. Fisher reported $489.86 in campaign receipts from his personal money and spent most of that money on campaign signs and frames from Connolly Printing of Woburn. Fisher received 1,816 votes to finish fourth among School Committee candidates. School Committee Member Joseph “Dennis” Gould reported spending $208.10 on 10 lawn signs from Sachem Signworks of Saugus. He reported no outstanding liabilities. Gould received 1,666 votes to finish fifth in the School Committee race. Former School Committee Member Vincent A. Serino received 2,030 votes to finish second among School Committee candidates, enabling him to earn the vice-chairmanship of the committee. He did not list any campaign receipts or campaign expenditures in his campaign finance report. School Committee Member John S. Hatch received 1,852 votes to finish third in the School Committee race. He did not file a campaign finance report. Veteran School Committee Member Arthur Grabowski received 1,161 votes to finish last in the School Committee race. He did not list any campaign receipts or campaign expenditures in his campaign finance report. An Exhibit at Lynn Museum worth seeing “Unmasking and Evolution of Negro Election Day and the Black Vote” A RECENT SPEAKER: Doreen Wade, president of Salem United, was gave a presentation at the November meeting of the Saugus Historical Society. (Courtesy photo by Laura Eisener to The Saugus Advocate) By Laura Eisener hose interested in Saugus history are encouraged to see the new temporary exhibition “Unmasking and Evolution of Negro Election Day and the Black Vote” at the Lynn Museum, which will open in a few T weeks in the museum’s first floor gallery space. Through more than 20 paintings, displays and banners, visitors will learn how the first Black voting system evolved into Salem’s 281-year-old “Black Picnic Day” EXHIBIT | SEE PAGE 13
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