SAUGUS Vol. 24, No. 50 -FREETh e Advocate – A household word in Saugus! DOCATE D E A COVID-19 casualty C www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, December 17, 2021 Parents reveal through sheriff that their son – an unvaccinated Sheriff’s Dept. correctional offi cer – died of complications from COVID-19 By Mark E. Vogler orrectional Offi cer Anthony Pasquarello kept himself in good physical shape and led a healthy lifestyle, so the 15-year veteran of the Essex County Sheriff ’s Department really didn’t see the need to get vaccinated to protect himself against the deadly COVID-19 virus, according to Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger. But the sheriff made it public C ONE OF 84 SAUGUS VICTIMS: Essex County Sheriff ’s Department Correctional Offi cer Anthony Pasquarello was among the latest town residents to die from COVID-19. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) to reporters last week – per the request of Pasquarello’s parents – that the killer disease claimed the life of the 37-year-old Saugonian on Dec. 9. “What happened to him, they don’t want to happen to anyone else,” CopMurder at Essex Landing Family members fi nd man dead in his apartment; police chase leads to recovery of car reportedly related to homicide investigation By Mark E. Vogler A 2021 black Dodge Charger involved in a police chase on Monday has been linked to the investigation of a man found murdered in his apartment last Saturday. But the driver who was arrested for multiple crimes related to the police chase was not charged in connection with the killing of Michael Norton, 26, whose body was discovered by family members inside his apartment at Essex Landing at 44 Collins Ave. in Saugus, off of Route 1 South. Police and the Essex County District Attorney’s Offi ce won’t say whether he has anything to do with the crime. As of press time yesterday (Thursday, Dec. 16), nobody had been arrested for Norton’s death, which police determined to be a homicide. There have been several media reports that the Saugus man was tied up, tortured and beaten. Police have not reMURDER | SEE PAGE 14 Santa’s red metal mailbox in the lobby of the Saugus Post Offi ce in Cliftondale is much wider and taller than the one that stood there last year. Please see inside for story and photo. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) 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 pinger told reporters, referring to the wishes of Mario and Norine, who mourn the loss of their son. Coppinger called it “a lineof-duty death,” as Pasquarello’s job as a transportation offi cer at the Middleton Jail put him in contact with the prisoner population on a daily basis. Confi rmed cases of the Coronavirus have run rampant at the jail, with close to 150 inmates testing positive at one point. The sheriff has ordered all employees and people who do business at the jail to be vaccinated by Jan. 4. “Officer Pasquarello was a courageous, dedicated member COVID-19 | SEE PAGE 2 Room For More Letters Prices subject to change Fill Up & Save! Fall is Coming! FLEET
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