Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – WEDnESDAy, nOVEmbEr 26, 2025 Two-car crash leads to gas leak at Main Street home S augus police responded Saturday morning to reports of a car hitting a home in the 200 block of Main Street. HEROES | FROM PAGE 3 “The people were really welcoming. Everybody was nice to me. They were very grateful and thanked me for helping to make their Thanksgiving a little happier,” she said. Working alongside Sophia was Lorena Ochoa-Morales, another first-time volunteer preparing Thanksgiving Day meals at the food pantry. “I have lived in the neighbor y some turkeys out. The people who received them were very grateful and thanked me for providing the service so that they could prepare a Thanksgiving Day meal.” Sophia and Ochoa-Morales were a few of the newcomers involved this year in what has become a food pantry tradition for the past three decades. “We’re happy to do this year “Police say the incident occurred after one of the cars involved hit a second vehicle which caused that driver to lose control, careen into a yard husband organize the Thanksgiving Food Drive for the past fi ve years. “We have our regular group of people that come back every year. And there’s always a new group of volunteers to join them,” she said. “There are 140 families again Dr. Rosemonde Paulo DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC after year,” said Debbie Hoye, the wife of Cliftondale Congregational Church Pastor Joseph Hoyle, who has helped her Mindset Psychiatric & Wellness LLC 26 Ferry St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (781) 242-5401 Fax: (781) 205-1973 this year that we are helping. And it’s defi nitely a blessing this year that we have this. With the federal government shutdown, our regular food pantry has increased in the last containing fresh produce – green beans ots, corn, squash, a bag of potatoes, apples anberries – and a jug of apple cider. They also got a blue bag containing canned geen beans, canned cn, stuffing mix, desert mix, cranberry sauce, cornbread mix, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy. Debbie Hoyle said the food Email: Info@mindsetpsychiatricwellness.com pantry’s annual Thanksgiving food drive brings out the best of Saugus – with a showing of tremendous generosithen strike the home’s gas meter and air conditioning unit,” according to Kelli O’Hara, a spokesperson for Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli. National Grid and the Saugus Building Inspector responded to the scene to repair a leak of the resident’s gas service, O’Hara said. “Luckily, no one was hurt,” she said. No charges are expected to be fi led in connection with the incident, according to police. Fourteen-year-old Sophia Brogna participated in her first Thanksgiving food drive at the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry, transporting turkeys to the recipients of Thanksgiving Day meals. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) ty. “There are so many individuals whose names we’ll never know who drop off food and money to help make a Thanksgiving Day meal possible for people who may not otherwise be able to have one,” Debbie said. HEROES | SEE PAGE 7 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured Everett Aluminum Supplies pp Celebrating 66 Years in Business Since 1958! The Saugus High School football team again participated in the Thanksgiving food drive. Left to right: Head Coach Steve Cummings, Senior Captain Chris Mazin, Junior player Paxton Ferraro, Sophomore player Christian Kennedy, Senior Captain Kobe Jette and Coach Mark Poto. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Boxes and bags of food to go with the turkey were lined up in the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry last Saturday for distribution to needy families to provide them with a Thanksgiving Day meal. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
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