Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – WEDnESDAy, nOVEmbEr 23, 2022 SELECTMEN | FROM PAGE 2 $4.64 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 we have brand new schools, parks, playgrounds and we are exploring opportunities for new revenue streams to help us maintain our low property taxes in a full-service community. We also have our Thanksgiving Day football game tradition continuing against our rival Peabody and the game is home at Serino stadium this year. I hope we have a great showing of community support. Selectman Corinne Riley: I believe the biggest reason for our residents to count their blessings, and I hope that everyone feels this, is that Saugus is a community that will always be there to help those in need, especially in tough times. I have seen it so many times and in so many ways, whether houses of worship reaching out, individuals who look to give to those having difficult times, public servants in countless ways, community nonprofits helping with toy drives, hat and mitten drives, or just neighbors helping neighbors. I have been in this town my whole life and have seen everyone put differenc~ The Advocate Asks ~ Volunteers discuss the team effort that helped the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry deliver close to 100 turkeys during this year’s annual Thanksgiving food drive Editor’s Note: We decided to 10% Off Senior Discount! SNOW BLOWER SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS Pickup/Delivery Available 1039 BROADWAY, REVERE WWW.BIKERSOUTFITTER.COM spend four hours last Saturday (Nov. 19) in the basement of Cliftondale Congregational Church to observe the operation of the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry’s annual Thanksgiving food drive. Volunteers loaded Thanksgiving meals into the cars and taxicabs of needy people who came to pick up their turkeys. Some of the players delivered the goodwill packages to the homes of needy families. The Saugus Advocate interviewed organizational leaders, some of the volunteers and some of the people who might not get to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal if not for the food drive. Highlights from last week’s interviews follow. Q: So, why are you here today? Desiree Bruzzese, who came with her daughter Alena, a sixth-grader at the Saugus Middle-High School, and Elena’s friend, Kendall Powers, who is a fifth-grader at the Belmonte STEAM Academy. Bruzzese: We live on the next street over from the Counting her blessings: Kelley Masters of Saugus credits the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry and its volunteers for putting a Thanksgiving Day meal on her family’s dinner table tomorrow. Please see inside for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” Food Pantry. I thought this was a good opportunity for my daughter to volunteer to help out in the community. It’s a good thing for her to give back to the community. Hopefully, she will have more opportunities to volunteer. Kendall, who is 11, said she carried food to the waiting cars outside seven times. Q: Why are you here today? Sandy Milano, a U.S Army veteran who is retired from the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea; she worked as a clerk typist in Washington, D.C. She moved to Saugus 37 years ago. Her ASKS | SEE PAGE 3 LEGAL NOTICE SAUGUS BOARD OF SELECTMEN PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Saugus Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing for the purpose of determining the percentage of local tax levy FY 2023 to be borne by each class of taxable property within the Town of Saugus, MA. This Public Hearing will be held in the Saugus Town Hall Auditorium, second floor, 298 Central Street, Saugus, MA on November 29, 2022 at 7:15 PM. Anthony Cogliano, Chairman Janice K. Jarosz, Temp. Clerk November 18, 23, 2022 es aside whenever support is needed, we come together as one. I am thankful for my family, friends, health and just being at peace.... I wish for everyone this Thanksgiving holiday to have a wonderful time with friends and family and if you are alone, reach out to a neighbor or friend because no one knows you’re alone unless you let us know.
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