Monthly Archives: July 2012
Selectmen adopt resolution to ask Gov. Patrick and court to fix MBTA
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In the wake of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s fare increases and service cuts earlier this year, the MBTA Advisory Board has asked the cities and towns served by the MBTA to adopt a resolution calling on the governor and…
Chelsea nonprofit sells rehabbed High St. home
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Vacant home was scene of murder-suicide Chelsea Restoration Corporation, a Chelsea-based nonprofit, rehabilitated and sold a house at 23 High Street in Saugus. The winning bid, according to Frank Russell, the corporation’s lawyer for property receivership, was $214,000, which was…
Crabtree: Saugus got $7,724,553 in local aid for FY 2013 budget
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The Town of Saugus received $7,724,553 in local aid for the FY 2013 budget, according to a PowerPoint presentation prepared by Town Manager Scott Crabtree. The amount is $74,745 less than anticipated for the budget passed by town meeting. The…
Selectmen unanimously approve J. Pace & Son’s liquor license
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New policy for SCTV, MWRA loan approved, water/drainage overflow discussed The Saugus Board of Selectmen approved (by a vote of 5–0) an all-alcoholic liquor license for J. Pace and son Inc. at their meeting July 18. Carmaleno’s Pushcart Restaurant and…
Final audit of town’s finances focuses on inconsistent procurement practices
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The third and final portion of the audit into the Town of Saugus’ finances was delivered to the board of selectmen last week and is available on the town website. The audit was initiated around the beginning of the year…
Incidents & Accidents
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Thursday, July 12 TRAFFIC CONTROL One citation was issued during traffic enforcement on Main St. near the Dept. of Public Works building. Is this what you call “going postal” — only in reverse? Police responded to…
Rep. Wong welcomes home local Navy vet
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Representative Donald H. Wong (R-Saugus) was pleased to welcome home Saugus resident, LTJG Craig P. Cardinale of the United States Navy.
LTJG Cardinale recently returned from his deployment from the Persian Gulf, and will be heading to Florida for his new assignment.
Representative Wong was on hand to present LTJG Cardinale with a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
HUD Section 8 vouchers scarce but SHA has met challenge
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“It’s not housing, it’s vouchers,” said Steven G. Whitehurst, executive director of the Saugus Housing Authority. “They’re all used. We’re actually rated by HUD [the Department of Housing and Urban Development] on our ability to keep them all used.” According…
Town to consider construction of new Saugus high school
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They came for the science labs, but left with a high school. Instead of appropriating up to $250,000 for a feasibility study as part of a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Science Lab Initiative, with the ultimate…