THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEMbEr 21, 2025 Page 7 Students and seniors team up for a ‘spook-tacular’ time M Special to Th e Advocate ystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) and Mys t i c Val - ley Regional Charter School (MVRCS) collaborated up for some intergenerational fun again this Halloween season. Students visited older adults and people with disabilities who live at 630 Salem St. in Malden to share some fall activities. Grade 3 students were accompanied by high schoolers. Both adults and youths were dressed to the hilt in their CLARIFICATION | FROM PAGE 2 retail sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises where sold under section 15 of chapter 138,’ such that this amendment requires a ballot vote,” she added. Caprioli also noted that state law authorizes a town to limit the number of marijuana establishments in the town, “provided however that for certain limitations, a town must submit the bylaw for approval to the voters before such limitation may take eff ect.” Board of Selectmen Chair most creative costumes. Students provided face painting for residents and distributed Halloween-themed activity sheets. The youths were toilet-papered at “mummy stations” and played Bingo games called by the residents. The third-graders went around to tables manned by the residents and trick-or-treated at each one. The building at 630 Salem St. is part of the Malden Housing Authority and has partnered with MVRCS for over 10 years. Terri Fitzgerald, who is MVES’ Supportive Housing coordinaDebra Panetta and Selectman Michael Serino cosponsored Article 21 as a measure to protect the town from adverse impact from an industry that has not benefi ted the town so far. “All we’ve seen is expenditures that we’ve been paying for,” Panetta told Town Meeting members in urging passage of the article in May. “Lawsuits, expenditures and time and effort. The amount of time that department heads, the town manager have spent on marijuana has been huge,” she said. “In closing, I think Saugus should focus on the two establishments that were given S-2 permits, and not look ALL DEPOSITS ARE INSURED IN FULL. Celebrate 135 years of strength & commitment to our community with a special 135-day CD offer. LIMITED-TIME OFFER: 4.25% APY* 135-Day CD *New money only. $250,000 maximum deposit. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate of the date posted and is subject to change without notice. APY assumes the interest remains on deposit until maturity. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. A minimum of $500 is required to open a Certificate of Deposit and earn the advertised APY. 419 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 331 MONTVALE AVE. WOBURN, MA 01801 EVERETTBANK.COM 617-387-1110 781-776-4444 781-281-9092 MEMBER FDIC | MEMBER DIF Beverly Cargill in costume with MVRCS students Yukino Inomata of Malden and Robensline “Liline” Seide of Saugus (Courtesy photo) to bring a third, a fourth a fifth marijuana establishment into our town. We need to stop the bleeding and stop the lawsuits. There is no public need to have three marijuana establishments in town,” she said. It’s been more than three years since the Annual Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly in favor of a zoning article that allowed the sale of recreational marijuana in town. But Saugus – like many communities in Massachusetts that welcomed the cannabis industry with hopes of benefi ting from a new revenue stream – hasn’t seen the benefi ts it was expecting. tor at the site, noted that residents always look forward to their shared events and have a great time with the students. MVES is a nonprofit agency that has provided services and resources to older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers for 50 years. For more about MVES or to partner with the organization, please visit www.mves.org or call 781-324-7705. MVRCS enrolls students from Malden, Everett, Revere, Saugus and surrounding communities. For more about MVRCS, visit www.mvrcs.com. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Toys! $599.95 Collectibles! $1,195.95
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