Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 Saugus welcomes its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Back A year after COVID-19 canceled the town’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Festivities, hundreds gathered on the lawn outside Saugus Town Hall earlier this month (Dec. 3) to enjoy a return of the popular event. Here are some photos. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler) MY NEW FRIEND: Matilda, the Silkie bantam chicken, took a liking to Layla DeVincent, 7, of Saugus, at the Petting Zoo outside of Town Hall. Layla is the daughter of Steven and Erika DeVincent. GETTING A FACE PAINTING: Makeisha Jane, an 8th grader at the Saugus Middle-High School, lets fellow freshman Christopher Perla paint her face. RED-NOSED LIKE RUDOLPH THE REINDEER: Dakota Marshall, 2 ½, of Saugus, got her face painted in the holiday spirit. WHAT A NIGHT: Steven and Erika DeVincent with their children, Layla and Steven, and Mushroom, the pig outside the Petting Zoo. BAA, MERRY CHRISTMAS: town official Jeannie Meredith gave Jelly, the dwarf Nigerian goat, a hug while volunteering to help out last Friday night at the Petting Zoo. KEY PLANNERS: Pictured from left to right, Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and Saugus Youth & Recreation Department Interim Director Crystal Cakounes relax during the town’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Festivities, which they helped to organize this year. MOM AND DAUGHTER NIGHT OUT: Saugus Selectman Debra Panetta enjoys the tree lighting and festivities with daughter Sabrina. HE’S HERE! A crowd surrounds Santa Claus as he is escorted up the sidewalk to the steps of Saugus Town Hall. BACK AGAIN: Enjoying a pleasant night for the tree lighting after COVID-19 canceled it last year, pictured from left to right, are State Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus), Selectman Corinne Riley and her husband, Town Meeting Member Christopher Riley. POLITICIANS WELCOME: State Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus), State Rep. Jessica Giannino (D-Revere) and Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano wait outside Saugus Town Hall for the start of the town’s annual tree lighting.
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