Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 8, 2023 Fun in the rain Wet weather doesn’t dampen spirits at Saugus Center; Santa and petting zoo draw crowd for Tree Lighting event A large crowd showed up early to Saugus Center last Friday (Dec. 1) for the town’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Festivities. Hundreds gathered on the lawn outside Saugus Town Hall to enjoy three hours of community fun and fellowship that featured Santa Claus’ arrival, the popular petting zoo, hot chocolate cookies, continuous holiday music, tractor-drawn sleigh rides, bounce houses, a trackless train, an opportunity for kids to get their photos taken with Santa Claus and the fi rst night’s display of thousands of colorful holiday lights in downtown Saugus to welcome the holiday season. Guy Moley brightened the holiday spirits of many Saugus kids and their parents as he played the part of Santa Claus for this year’s event, sitting back in a chair set up in the library’s front entrance. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler) Braydon Berdy-Baker, 4, of Saugus, tried to make friends with Harley, a 1-year-old female bunny that was held by Jeannie Meredith underneath the tent covering the petting zoo. Domenic Bruzzese, 8, a second-grader, tried to relate with this big brown chicken that perched on his arm. Joline Jurczyk, of Winchendon’s Animal Craze Traveling Petting Zoo, cuddled Pecan the pig. Joe Vecchione and his daughter Amelia, 3 ½, are shown near Frosty, the giant infl ated snowman. Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta (right) admired the big brown chicken held by Jeannie Meredith.
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