Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 14, 2025 year on the board. Selectmen will meet again on Nov. 25 School Committee welcomes new members The School Committee doesn’t have the aggregate experience that the Board of Selectmen possesses. Brian Doherty and Shannon McCarthy are both newcomers. Doherty brings some special fiscal expertise, having served previously on the town Finance Committee Committee member Gould THE NEW SCHOOL COMMITTEE: Left to right: Joseph “Dennis” Gould, Vice Chair Stephanie Mastrocola, Chair Thomas Whittredge and Committee members Shannon McCarthy and Brian Doherty were sworn in last week (Nov. 6) by Town Clerk Ellen Schena. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler). THE STARTING POINT | FROM PAGE 1 ginning his 17th year in total service to the board. Panetta said she is beginning her 15th Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net has four years of past experience. Mastrocola is beginning her second two-year term. Whittredge is the most experienced, having been elected to the committee four times. “I really love helping the kids. It just feels like it’s part of me. It really does,” Whittredge said. “And I’m not going to let you down,” he said. Nov. 20 is the next scheduled School Committee meeting. The committee is also expected to meet on Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. NEWLY ELECTED HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBER: John Chipouras was sworn in last week (Nov. 5) by Town Clerk Ellen Schena. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Campaign Finance Reports N Federico spent close to $6,000 on selectman’s race By Mark E. Vogler ewly elected Selectman Frank Federico raised $10,025 in campaign contributions while THE NEW BOARD OF SELECTMEN: Left to right: Vice Chair Anthony Cogliano, Chair Debra Panetta and Selectmen Jeffrey Cicolini, Michael Serino and Frank Federico were sworn-in last week (Nov. 5) by Town Clerk Ellen Schena. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) spending $5,707 to get elected, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Town Clerk’s Office eight days before the Nov. 4 town election. That was the most amount of money a candidate raised or spent in the Board of Selectmen’s race. The recent campaign finance repor ts also show that Stacey Herman-Dorant raised $3,450.95 and spent $2,157.69; Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta raised $2,025 and spent $2,037.85; Selectman Michael Serino raised $700 and spent $380.48. The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Town Clerk’s Office show Jennifer D’Eon spent $140; Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini did not raise or spend any money; Vincent Serino did not raise or spend any money. Selectman Anthony Cogliano and Sandro Pansini Souza did not file reports that were due eight days before the Nov. 4 election, according to records posted on the Town Clerk’s website
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