THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEMbEr 21, 2025 Page 5 Three Saugus firefighters promoted (Editor’s Note: Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree’s office issued the following press release.) T own Manager Scott Crabtree and Saugus Fire Chief Michael Newbury are pleased to announce the promotions of three members of the Saugus Fire Department: Lieutenant Matthew Fowler, Temporary Lieutenant Nicholas Landry, and Temporary Lieutenant Frank Raimo. The firefighters were sworn into their new roles by Town Manager Crabtree during a ceremony held on Nov. 12 at the Public Safety Building. Fellow firefighters, family members, and friends gathered to support the three promoted firefighters. Town Manager Crabtree praised the firefighters for their hard work and the unwavering commitment to our community that earned them their promotions. “I want to congratulate the firefighters and their families for this tremendous achievement,” Town Manager Crabtree said. “It’s an honor to promote these three exceptional firefighters to leadership roles in the Fire Department. I am confident that these firefighters, who have full support from Chief Newbury, will continue to excel in their new positions.” • Fowler joined the Saugus Fire Department in 2006. He worked as an acting lieutenant CLEAN UP | FROM PAGE 4 dragged the Junkster bags out of the wooded area where Leo’s truck was there to load everything up for a trip to [WIN] Waste to dump it,” Camuso said. “I’m hoping this will catch on with Saugus neighborhoods. The power of volunteer work on getting this cleaned up made an eyesore area return back to its original look of natural woodlands. Everyone working together, the whole cleanup only took 30 to 45 minutes. It was great to see Selectman Anthony Cogliano and business owner Leo Getz (Junkster Bags) volunteering their time and business costs to get this FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS: Left to right: Fire Chief Michael Newbury, Town Manager Scott Crabtree, Temporary Lieutenants Nicholas Landry and Frank Raimo, Lieutenant Matthew Fowler and Deputy Fire Chief Thomas D’Eon. Landry, Raimo and Fowler were recognized during last week’s promotional ceremony. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) for a year before being promoted to lieutenant. He also served in the United States Coast Guard, rising to the rank of Petty Officer Third Class. • Landry grew up in Saugus and graduated from Saugus High School in 2016. He joined the Saugus Fire Department in 2020 and previously worked as an EMT with Armstrong Ambulance for two years. • Another Saugus native, Raimo graduated from Saugus High School in 2005. He became a member of the Saugus Fire Department in 2016 and served as an acting lieutenant for eight months. Fire Chief Newbury said he area totally cleaned up,” he said. “It would be great to see more of this around our community. There’s already talk of another cleanup in another part of town after they saw this cleanup take place on social media. When you care about our community good things happen. Thank you to everyone for helping out. Let’s make this [an] ongoing community wide event with volunteers and elected officials that care. Sachem Pride!” Camuso said he wishes cleanups like this would become a regular weekend event where “residents go to places around Saugus to clean up areas like this one.” was proud to recommend the promotions for Lieutenant Fowler, Temporary Lieutenant Landry and Temporary Lieutenant Raimo. “It took a lot of sacrifices on your part to get to this point and the work you put in doesn’t go unnoticed,” Chief Newbury told the firefighters. “The backbone of the fire service is the firefighter ranks and the most important people are the initial decision Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 makers. You will be in the initial decision makers in life-ordeath situations, and I have true faith that each of you will make the correct decisions to protect not only the residents of this community, but the firefighters who work with you every day.”
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