Numerous reports of vandalized cars last week have left police without any answers. “I don’t think there have been any arrests,” said Lt. Leonard Campenello, Saugus Assistant Chief of Police. The first reports, from April 15, featured slashed tires on…
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Selectmen honor “Coop” and approve Target Cancer parade permit; Crabtree approves state’s fiscal plan; hearing on liquor violations finds improvements
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The Saugus Board of Selectmen began Tuesday’s meeting with a moment of silence for Doug “Coop” Cooper, who died unexpectedly on Good Friday morning. Cooper was 63, according to Selectman Stephen Castinetti and his predecessor as president of the Veterans’…
Forensic audit may have legal consequences
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As the financial consequences of the forensic audit into the Town of Saugus are still being discovered–Town Manager Scott Crabtree estimated at a Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night that auditing firm Powers and Sullivan would have a report on…
SHS LAX fall to Beverly, 15-3
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Last Thursday the Saugus High lacrosse team lost at home to mighty Beverly, 15-3. With the defeat, the Sachem’s overall record fell to 2-6 and 0-3 in the Northeastern Conference. Sachems first-year Head Coach Todd Pierce was impressed with the…
SHS baseball shut-out Winthrop, 10-0
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On Tuesday afternoon the Saugus High baseball team shut out host Winthrop, 10-0. The win put the Sachem’s overall record over the .500 mark, as they improved to 4-3 and went to 2-3 in the Northeastern Conference. “It was a…
The Old Sachem: School Vacation Week
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A slow week for SHS athletes as many of the coaches prefer to skip playing games this week without all of the players. Many families prefer travelling to a vacation spot rather than staying in Saugus and having the student/athletes…
Alternative energy plans could include wind turbines at Rumney Marsh
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The Saugus Alternative Energy Committee proposed a by-law earlier this month to permit the construction of wind turbines within town limits. They also began a feasibility study on the Rumney Marsh area in February that will last until at least…
Forensic audit scrutinizes water/sewer enterprise funds
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“Our findings lead us to believe that there was a systematic, knowledgeable, and intentional violation of finance laws that led to misleading and fraudulent accounting of the actual nature of the financial transaction of the years under review,” Powers &…
Saugus Spring Clean-Up dubbed big success
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The first annual Saugus Spring Clean-Up held last Saturday was a big success, according to one of the organizers, Selectman Julie Mitchell. “Stop & Shop was amazing,” she said. “They donated cases of water, soda, chips, all kinds of snacks,…
Saugus Police Incidents & Accidents
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Monday, April 9 It’s good to have a boat Saugus fire crews rushed to the scene of brush fires reported at the end of Elm Street near Walnut Street last week. Thanks to mutual aid from the Lynnfield FD,…