THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 22, 2023 Page 5 ASKS| FROM PAGE 3 for conducting this study in May 2023. We also need to continue moving forward with the Town-Wide public safety fiber-optics communication system infrastructure upgrade project. Our public safety communication infrastructure needs critical upgrades and replacement of the town’s older communication and infrastructure. Replacement of this infrastructure will ensure reliability and town-wide coverage for the portable and mobile radios and a needed investment in the Town-owned network to expand fi ber optics communication. Holiday Memory: When my children were young, they would look forward to the Saugus Christmas Eve parade. We would follow the parade and stop when the parade stopped to admire the parade participants and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. Back a few years ago, my family was asked to participate in the parade. My husband hooked up the candy house to his truck with my son, Mark. My daughter, Sabrina and I drove around all night in the candy house, handing out treats to residents. The happiness the parade brought, and smiles from people young and old, was something we will never forget. For some people, this was the highlight of their holiday season. This was my favorite Christmas Eve. I hope everyone comes out this Sunday to enjoy this awesome parade! Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays for whatever you may celebrate, and a happy and healthy New Year! Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Jeff rey Cicolini The one Christmas gift I would like to give to the town if it were possible would be to pause the pace of development on route 1 and have our state delegation work to improve the infrastructure on route 1 and surrounding roadways and off ramps to alleviate the traffi c burden. Currently the traffi c on both Route 1 and Walnut Street are worse than ever. An effectively implemented action plan that mitigates the traffi c delays would be an amazing gift to all of our residents regardless of age. Selectman Anthony Cogliano My Christmas gift to the town would be delivering the much needed, and forever talked about West side fi re station. I’d also hope to see our town employee contracts settled since they expired in June. This should be a priority because where are we without them? I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a safe and Happy New Year to all. Selectman Corinne Riley My first gift that I would like to give Saugus would be peace and harmony. The next one that I would love to see Saugus receive is a brand new playground in Golden Hills. They deserve a place that they can go to safely. I will keep advocating for this project to be completed. Holiday Memory: Childhood holiday memories that I have in our town are many! My favorite childhood memory with my parents and my older brother was being woken up at midnight to come out and see everything that Santa brought us. Those Christmases were so special, and we still live in my childhood home, so those memories are still alive and well for me. We have brought forward past traditions and have started our own traditions that hopefully our kids and grandchildren will remember for the rest of their lives. I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. And one thing that we all need which is the most important is our health, so may we all have a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year in 2024. Selectman Mike Serino My Christmas gift for our town would be to continue to try and be a hardworking selectman that does his homework, makes common sense decisions, respects everybody’s opinion and fi ghts to protect our neighborhoods and preserve the quality of life in Saugus. I will continue to work with my fellow board members, town manager, town meeting members and other public offi cials to make Saugus a better place to live. Holiday Memory: During the holiday season I think back to when I was a kid in the late 1960’s. My father came from a family of nine. At Christmas time we would walk over next door to my grandfather’s house on Serino Way. Since coming from a large family, we sure had plenty of food to eat. I had so much fun. My uncle Jack O’Connell would walk around with a large movie projector on his shoulder. I am fortunate enough to have a copy of his movies from that period in my life. I watch the movies every Christmas. School Committee Chair Vincent Serino School Committee Chair Vincent Serino (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) The one gift I would give the town this Christmas is more teachers and support staff in our schools. We are facing a teacher shortage nationally and here in Saugus. We have great teachers and support staff , but they are being asked to do so much more with less. The gift would allow teachers to spend more time and give more resources to the ASKS | SEE PAGE 6 SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welcome the loyal customers of PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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