THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021 Page 15 OBITUARIES Carmela “Cam” (Perillo) Cicolini Age 80, died at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Wakefi eld on Thursday, November 18 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Vincent Cicolini. Born in Revere and a lifelong resident of Saugus, Mrs. Cicolini was the daughter of the late John and Petrina (Russo) Perillo. A 1958 graduate of Saugus High, Cam was very involved in the Town of Saugus; she was a founding member and past president of Saugus Kiwanis, past president of the Saugus PTO, a founding member of the MEG, a member of the Saugus High Alumni Assoc., a former town meeting member, a member of the former Bristow St. Commission and was a member of the Town Charter Commission. Cam had a love and passion for cooking and baking. Cam is survived by her two children, Joia Cicolini and Jeffrey Cicolini and his wife Julie all of Saugus; two grandchildren, Gianna and Anthony; sisters-in-law, Gina Perillo of FL and Phyllis Cicolini of Saugus; brother-in-law, Peter Cicolini of Saugus; Cousin, who was like a sister, Rosemarie Corsino of Lynnfi eld; as well as many other cousins, nieces, nephews and God children; Lifelong friend, Toni Gillis of Saugus. She was predeceased by her brother, Vincent Perillo, brother-in-law, Donald Cicolini and sister-in-law, Mary Catalano and her husband Ralph. In lieu of fl owers, donations in Cam’s memory may be made to Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus,checks can be sent directly to: Salem Five, C/O Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus, 855-5 Broadway,Saugus MA, 01906. Online donations can also be made at https://givebutter.com/HealthySaugus. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., SAUGUS on Friday (11/26), 3-7 p.m. a funeral will be held from the funeral home on Saturday (11/27) at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass in St. Margaret’s Church, 431 Lincoln Ave., Saugus at 10 a.m. Interment in Riverside Cemetery in Saugus. Vincent Peter Ciampa Age 78, of Saugus, formerly of East Boston, died on Nov. 17 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Patricia R. (Giunta) Ciampa. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Enrico and Dorothy (Griff en) Ciampa. A former printed circuit supervisor at Honeywell and Hadco, Mr. Ciampa was a graduate of Newbury College and served in the United States Army. He was the beloved father, mentor, best friend & confi dant to his children; Leala A. Ciampa-Fantasia & her husband Edward J. Fantasia of Georgetown and Vincent P. Ciampa, Jr. & his wife Maria A. of Saugus. Mr. Ciampa was the cherished, loving grandfather, mentor, best friend & confi dant to Amanda Marie Ciampa & her partner John Joseph Broderick III, Vincent Anthony Ciampa & Edward Vincent Fantasia. He was predeceased by his brother Enrico Ciampa. In lieu of fl owers donations in his memory may be made at MassGeneral.org, designated to: surgical research-Dr. Carlos Fernandez-Del-Castillo. HARVARD | FROM PAGE 9 Plan. If you are going to be at an event with relatives you don’t like, take a walk when you start to feel triggered—and if you are hosting the party, designate a room that is off limits where you can take a break. - Treat Yourself. Everyone deserves a little luxury, especially during the holidays. Treat yourself to your favorite meal or get a massage. Whatever the activity is, do it often during the holidays. Frank G. Anderson, MD, became interested in treating HARVARD | SEE PAGE 16 BHRC | FROM PAGE 14 “The legislation … continues the House’s commitment to health care as demonstrated in Massachusetts’ health care reform law of 2006 and of the landmark cost containment law of 2012,” said Rep. John Lawn (D-Watertown), the House Chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing. “Community hospitals operate on thin margins and with the constant possibility of closure. The bill passed by the House … limits unchecked growth of hospital chains, better suiting community hospitals to survive and ensuring continued competition in the health care market.” “The House took a major step in working to guarantee that every Massachusetts resident has access to quality, aff ordable health care by passing legislation that will protect community hospitals,” said Speaker of the House Ron Mariano (D-Quincy). “Community hospitals off er high-quality care to the most vulnerable patient populations at aff ordable rates. Our eff orts to control health care cost growth depends on their continued existence.” “Other states are beginning to roll back determination of need laws, because they negatively impact healthcare,” said Rep. Nick Boldyga (R-Southwick), the lone vote against the bill. “But here we are doing just the opposite. Protectionist policies like this one restrict competition, stifl e innovation and lower the quality of healthcare a patient receives all while ensuring costs remain high. We need more competition when it comes to healthcare, not less.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.) Rep. Jessica Giannino Yes Rep. Donald Wong Yes INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS (S 2572) Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House legislation, known as the Mental Health Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC) Act that will make mental health care more accessible in the Bay State. “Today, the Massachusetts Senate took vital strides toward transforming mental health care in Massachusetts,” said Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truro), House chair of the Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. “By unanimously passing [this bill], we affi rm that mental health is just as essential as physical health and take a leap forward to ensure that all people in Massachusetts can access the mental health care they need and deserve.” “Massachusetts’ health care system should deliver affordable, high quality and accessible care to all of our residents—including mental health care,” said Sen. Cindy Friedman (D-Arlington), Senate chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing. “This bill recognizes that mental health care is just as important, valuable and worthy of treatment as physical health care. And begins to tackle our most pressing issues, such as expanding services to all corners of the commonwealth, enforcing existing parity laws and addressing the boarding crisis in our Emergency Departments that is impacting too many of our children and families.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill). Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes 988 MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE (S 2572) Senate 38-0, approved an amendment that would require the state to designate at least one 988 crisis hotline center to provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination 24 hours per day, seven days a week for individuals accessing the federally designated 988 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. “Over a year ago, the federal government created the 988 hotline,” said amendment sponsor Sen. Susan Moran (D-Falmouth). “The 988 hotline is a 3-digit phone number for Americans to call when in a mental health crisis. The line will be fully operational by July 2022. This is where states come in. Just because the phone line runs, doesn’t mean there will be services ready to respond when someone calls. It is our role to ensure that when people call the hotline, there is someone in the state that is ready and available to respond.” Moran noted that the hotline must also have the capability to serve a diverse set of populations and be able to serve individuals who are high-risk or have specialized needs because they have substance use disorder, other mental health conditions or developmental disabilities. “In addition, these crisis centers must be able to service a diverse range of people at different ages, races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sexual identity and language spoken,” continued Moran. Moreover, to serve everyone in every place in the commonwealth, they must be able to provide crisis and outgoing services in a reasonable time in all areas of the commonwealth. (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Brendan Crighton Yes HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of November 15-19, the House met for a total of 14 hours and 47 minutes while the Senate met for a total of eight hours. Mon. Nov. 15 House 11:06 a.m. to 1:29 p.m. Senate 11:15 a.m. to 11:41 a.m. Tues. Nov. 16 House 11:05 a.m. to 4:02 p.m. No Senate session Wed. Nov. 17 House 11:02 a.m. to 6:25 p.m. Senate 11:07 a.m. to 6:38 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 18 House 11:00 a.m. to 11:04 a.m. Senate 11:09 a.m. to 11:12 a.m. Fri. Nov. 19 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com • • •
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