SAUGUS Have a Safe & Happy Hanukkah! DO C TCA E D Vol. 24, No. 48 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Saugus Center Lights Up Tonight 781-233-4446 Friday, December 3, 2021 “Protecting Our Bond Rating” An article to restore Saugus’s stabilization fund is the main item on the agenda for Monday night’s Special Town Meeting By Mark E. Vogler T READY FOR SANTA: Red ribbons adorn the new Christmas tree at Saugus Center, and holiday lights are attached to the shrubs in the island near the Civil War monument in Saugus Center, ready to be turned on tonight after Santa Claus arrives as Saugus holds its annual tree lighting ceremony. The festivities are set to begin in front of Town Hall at 5 p.m. and last through 8 p.m. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) A Special Tree Lighting Tonight The town dedicates this year’s event to the memory of the late Saugus Youth & Recreation Director Greg Nickolas By Mark E. Vogler I n recent years, the town’s beloved Youth & Recreation Director Gregory Nickolas has been the main man, working behind the scenes on the logistics for the town’s annual tree lighting and festivities event. He would be seen milling around Saugus Center before and after the event, And part of his duties was to escort Santa Claus into Town Hall and up to the second fl oor auditorium, where the white bearded guest of honor would sit in a seat by a Christmas tree to pose for photos with young children. The town’s popular event was cancelled last year because of health concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic. Nickolas would have been coordinating the return of the event tonight, had he not died on Sept. 28 after battling the COVID-19 virus. He was 58 and just a month shy of completing his 17th year as the director of the town’s Youth & Recreation Department. But the town has decided that Nickolas will be part of this year’s event – at least in spirit. The tree lighting ceremony will be dedicated to his memory. The event gets underway at SPECIAL TREE | SEE PAGE 2 This is part of a fl yer the town has published, dedicating this year’s tree lighting ceremony to the memory of Gregory Nickolas, the longtime Saugus Youth & Recreation Department director who passed away in September from complications related to the COVID-19 virus. ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.259 Mid Unleaded $3.299 Super $3.419 Diesel Fuel $3.399 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $4.81 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $3.099 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS own Manager Scott C. Crabtree told the Finance Committee at the outset of Wednesday night’s (Dec. 1) meeting that he doesn’t want to see the town jeopardize its AA+ bond rating. Crabtree said that was his main mission for introducing Article 2 – a vote to rescind the use of the Stabilization Fund – one of four articles that will be considered at the Special Town Meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Monday (Dec. 6). The 50-member body will conduct their meeting via Zoom RATING | SEE PAGE 13 This One’s For Greg Prices subject to change Fill Up & Save! Fall is Coming! FLEET
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