THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 Page 9 Saugus Boy Scout Troop 62 holds annual Christmas Tree fundraiser P aul and Sharon Cacciola and family have joined with Saugus Boy Scouts Troop 62 in selling fresh Christmas trees at the Soc’s Ice Cream location on the Lynn Fells Parkway. More than 1,100 fresh trees are available in all sizes, shapes and prices. Your choice of tree will be cut to order, wrapped and secured on your vehicle. The troop will also be selling wreaths, kissing balls and log baskets to add to your Christmas celebration. The Christmas tree lot will be open Tuesday–Friday, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will be closed on Mondays. This project is the annual fundraiser for the Boy Scouts. Up until last year, the Scouts’ tree lot was located at the end of Ballard Street. But since that property was sold, the troop needed a new location and eventually got together with the Soc’s owners in a partnership. OMICRON | FROM PAGE 2 tract a great deal of attention. “Delta is a major threat in Massachusetts and for the time being, a far greater one. We do not yet know if Omicron is more deadly, more transmissible or more easily evades immunity than Delta,” she said. “If it does any of those things and if it manages to outcompete Delta and become predominant, then it could mean a worse winter than what we are already facing. What everyone should do now is get vaccinated if they have not received the WATERSHED | FROM PAGE 3 delighted that Jessica will be receiving this award.” SRWC Executive Director Mary Lester is very excited for this award to be presented to Altar’d State – they have been such an environmentally minded and local supporting retailer. This year’s event will also feature sale of holiday wreaths for $40 each. These handmade wreaths feature fresh woodland evergreens, pinecones and other decorative elements. Order XMAS TREES FOR SALE: The Cacciola family and Saugus Boy Scout Troop 62 are teaming up to sell Christmas trees this year. Shown from left to right are Paul Cacciola, Scouts Sean Lynch and William Dupee and Scoutmaster John Kane. (Courtesy photo by Janice Jarosz to The Saugus Advocate) vaccine. If eligible for a booster, now is the time to get one.” Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, shared a different opinion, saying it is likely that Omicron is already in Massachusetts. “I’m sure it’s here,” he said. Kuritzkes said he was very surprised to learn that the new variant had been detected in Australia, which has extremely tight COVID-19 restrictions. “It’s highly mutated,” he said of Omicron. “This is why people need to get vaccinated.” online today and pick them up at the annual meeting. We will also be having silent auctions, raffles (including a kayak) and a 50/50. All proceeds will benefit the Council’s environmental education, SRWC scholarship and river restoration programs. The Saugus River Watershed Council is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization founded in 1991 to protect and restore the natural resources of the Saugus River watershed. Contact: marylester@saugusriver.org, 781233-5048. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-233-4446 or Info@advocatenews.net
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