SAUGUS D Have a Safe & Happy Holidays! ADOCATE DV CAT AT A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS JOURNEY A WELCOME TO SNOWVILLE: Longtime Saugus Housing Authority staff er Guy Moley has been treating residents of the Authority properties with various Christmas scenes – including this miniature village – for three decades. Please see inside for more photos and the story. (Courtesy photo of Joanie Allbee to The Saugus Advocate) A LIVING NATIVITY: New Hope Assembly off ered a special Christmas celebration last Saturday, featuring live animals and costumed characters reenacting the birth of Jesus. Please see inside for more photos. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) A E Vol. 26, No.51 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, December 20, 2024 Another shot to run a pot shop Land Court judge rules selectmen must reconsider company’s application for a special permit to operate a retail marijuana dispensary By Mark E. Vogler year ago, Uma Flowers LLC fell one vote short of obtaining a special permit (S-2) from the Board of Selectmen to operate a retail marijuana dispensary on Route 1. The company later alleged in a complaint fi led against the town and the Board of Selectmen in state Land Court that then-Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano – the lone member to oppose Uma Flowers in a 3-1 vote – “appeared to act with bias against Uma and in favor of Bostica,” another company competing for an S-2 permit. During the hearing, CogliaPOT SHOP | SEE PAGE 2 MARCHETTI CORP. 46 Years of Excellence!! 1978-2024 Regular Unleaded $2.839 Mid Unleaded $3.379 Super $3.479 Diesel Fuel $3.279 Gift Available! HEATING OIL ULS $4.759 $2.99 9 DEF Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! 24-Hour Burner Service Open an account and order online at: Hours: Monday thru Friday 6 AM to 7 PM / Saturdays 7 AM to 5 PM / Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM FLEET Prices subject to change
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