Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 9, 2022 Great weather and Holiday Spirit draw large crowd to Saugus Center for Annual Tree Lighting event A large crowd showed up early to Saugus Center last Friday (Dec. 2) for the town’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Festivities. Hundreds gathered on the lawn outside Saugus Town Hall to enjoy more than three and a half hours of community fun and fellowship that featured the arrival of Santa Claus, the popular petting zoo, hot chocolate, continuous holiday music, horse-drawn sleigh rides, bounce houses, a trackless train, a booth for kids to get their photos taken with Santa Claus and a 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. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler). Santa’s horse-drawn sleigh arrived in front of the Saugus Public Library. Emily Grant and Crystal Cakounes of the Park & Recreation Department hammed it up at the hot chocolate table. Santa addressed the crowd. Brian Cross did the honors again, as the DJ of the night, playing holiday music. Santa made his way toward Saugus Town Hall. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree introduced Santa Claus. We’re Back!! North Shore black Women’s Assoc. Annual mLK Luncheon Jan. 14 T he North Shore Black Women’s Association, Inc. is holding its annual Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon.Details: Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Anthony’s (105 Canal St., Malden, Mass.) from 11 a.m.2 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Chief Lester Baker, Framingham Police Department, Framingham, Mass. Honorees: Building Bridges Through Music, Inc., Lynn, Mass., and Eastern Middlesex Alcoholism Services, Inc., Malden, Mass. Tickets will not be sold at the door. To purchase tickets, please visit Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ the-28th-annual-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-luncheon-tickets-440919902297. There are limited seats with a capacity of 200 people. Tickets are $60/per person. No walkins allowed! Please visit our website (www.nsbwa.org) or email nsbwainc@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there! The COVID-19 Update Town reports 31 newly-confirmed cases; no new deaths By Mark E. Vogler T here were 31 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saugus over the past week through Wednesday (Dec. 7). The new cases reported by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) over the past week increased the overall total to 10,177 confirmed cases since the outbreak of the global pandemic in March of 2020, according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths over the past week, as the death toll remained at 100. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said.
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