SAUGUS V pages 12-13 ADVOCATE Vol. 22, No. 46 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net A “roundtable” recommendation Cogliano calls for action on west side fire station By Mark E. Vogler E fforts to resurrect a quarter-century-old proposal to build a west side fire station received a huge boost Wednesday night when Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony W. Cogliano Sr. called on fellow selectmen and Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree to “get the ball rolling.” Toward the end of a twohour roundtable discussion between the town manager and selectmen, Cogliano expressed satisfaction with the briefing he and his colleagues received from Crabtree on priority projects. Then Cogliano added his own to that list. “Let’s have another meeting like this and get the ball rolling on a west side fire station,” Cogliano declared. “That was one of the big-ticket items in the election,” he said. Cogliano proposed that a workshop meeting be scheduled for sometime in January. This was the first substantive meeting of the new board since last week’s election of three new members and a brief organization session in which members elected Cogliano as their chair for the next two years. Selectman Jeffrey V. Cicolini suggested that a company be hired to conduct a location assessment for the fire station along with a cost analysis. In a front-page interview COGLIANO | SEE PAGE 8 ANGELO’S FULL "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 Regular Unleaded $2.359 Mid Unleaded $2.799 Super $2.859 Diesel Fuel $2.759 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.599 SERVICE CE HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service I Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) ! DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS ~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~ New School Committee Chair Whittredge would have opposed replacement of school custodians and will bring them back if possible Editor’s Note: For this week’s interview, we sat down with Thomas R. Whittredge, the newly elected chair of the Saugus School Committee. We asked him what he thought led to the high turnover of incumbent office holders – especially the School Committee – in last week’s town elections. We also questioned him ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS....Warm and welcoming 8 room Garrison Colonial, center entry opens to fireplace living room and formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and an abundance of white cabinets, half bath, sunny and spacious family room with slider to screened deck overlooking peaceful yard. Second level offers 4 spacious corner bedrooms with generous closet space and nicely updated full bath with walk-in shower. Heated lower level waiting to be finished offering fireplace room, utility room and one car garage. Newer heating system and roof, central air and hardwood floors. Nicely located on a cul-de-sac in desirable Iron Works neighborhood. Offered at $599,900 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com about the change of the meeting day and time for future committee meetings, his top priorities for the next two years and his views on the replacement of the school custodians with a private company. Whittredge got the most votes of any of the 10 candidates running for the five School Committee seats. He is best known throughout town for being president of the Saugus Little League. Whittredge, 48, and his wife, Theresa, are Saugus natives and have been married for 15 years. They have two children: a son, Brody, 11, who is in the sixth grade at the Belmonte MidASKS| SEE PAGE 10 Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, November 15, 2019 Students from the Shining Stars Learning Center, a private preschool based in the old Evans School in Saugus, sit on the lawn at Veterans Park displaying the signs of appreciation they made for the local Veterans Day observance on Monday. See inside for coverage and more photos. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) 62 Hamilton St., Saugus (781) 558-5377 Follow us on: Visit us: Marcianosbarbershop.com Prices subject to change FLEET
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