SAUGUS Your Local News, Sports & More Online! Scan & Subscribe! Vol. 27, No.51 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, December 19, 2025 SAUGUS OBSERVES CHANUKAH Improving Accessibility Saugus receives $167,750 in state grants to modify sidewalks and entrances to public buildings By Mark E. Vogler T he state Office on Disability has awarded the Town of Saugus $167,750 through the Municipal Americans with Disabilities Act Improvement Grant Program for capital improvements to modify sidewalks and entrances to public buildings. Saugus was one of 74 communities receiving 86 grants totaling about $6 million, according to an announcement made this week by the HealeyDriscoll Administration. The funding will be dispersed for the following projects: · $74,800 to install ramps LIGHTING THE MENORAH: Randy-Sue Abber, vice president of the sisterhood of Congregation Ahavas Sholom, lit the electric candle at Monday’s Menorah Lighting ceremony on the front lawn of Saugus Town Hall. A crowd of people of mixed faiths joined to observe the town’s fourth annual celebration of Chanukah, which began at dusk last Sunday (Dec. 14) and will continue through dusk next Monday (Dec. 22). Religious leader Michael Simons, who has been serving Saugus’ Congregation Ahavas Sholom for 28 years, spoke on the importance of the Jewish holiday as Abber flicked the switch. Please see inside for more stories and more photos. (Courtesy photo of Debra Panetta) by the town’s facilities · $37,400 to install ramps on Summer Street and Main Street · $30,800 to repair sidewalks on Main Street · $24,750 to repair sidewalks on Taylor Street Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night (Dec. 16) that the grant money will be used “to fund capital improvements that will make sidewalks and public entrances safer and more accessible for residents of all ages and abilities.” “The four grants will support construction and installation of new ADA-compliant curb ramps and targeted sidewalk repairs and replacements in and around the Saugus Public Library and along here on Taylor Street near Town Hall and in other high use public areas where improved access will make the greatest impact for our pedestrians,” Crabtree said. Following through on a plan The grant award – based on an application the town submitted earlier this year – is the latest of several Municipal ADA Improvement grants awarded to the town. The town received a $15,575 planning grant during the 2023 Fiscal Year. A year (FY 2022) earlier, the town received a planning grant that was funded for $28,925. “We did a study when we got this grant a few years ago. We used that money to do a study – to do an assessment – and these were the ACCESSIBILITY | SEE PAGE 2 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 Mid-grade Regular 2.67 3.37 3.39 $3.45 Full Service ULS $2.999 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Now Available! FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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