The Archives

The Education Information page was updated today.

Two new post cards were added to the Post Cards pages today. As usual, the new ones are on the final page of cards.

The Saugus Chamber of Commerce site was updated today.

The office will be closed today for the holiday. Entries for the Community Events Calendar will continue to be processed, however.

Please join us in wishing lifelong Saugonian Darren Brown and his bride-to-be Stacey Breda all the best as they will be getting married tomorrow. Besides helping us out here behind the scenes from time to time (you may recognize Darren's voice if you've ever called into Saugus.net as he has helped man the phones on more than one occasion) Darren is also known locally as a former Town Meeting Member and the current president of the Saugus Historical Society, and he was the brains behind the Educational Civil War Road Trip.

The Filename Extensions List was updated today.

Saugus Annual Town Meeting highlights include the passing of an article to make it easier for the police to fine individuals found in possession of an open container of alcohol in parking lots, playgrounds, and similar (the first offense warning has been removed); the close passing of an article (22-21, the Moderator had to break the tie) to allow 100 or more residents to petition the Board of Health to open a preliminary hearing to investigate possible threats to public health, safety, and environment created by solid waste facilities; the passing of an article to limit the height of land fills (excepting the old Town Dump on Main Street) to forty feet; and the passing of an article to allow signs in the Oaklandvale baseball park.

The local business Saugus High School Sports had its web site updated today.

The Saugus Chamber of Commerce site was updated today.

The SAVE site was updated today.

The Saugus Historical Society site was updated today.

Saugus Annual Town Meeting highlights include the passing of articles continuing four "rotating" (that is, self-sufficient) accounts including Vitale Memorial Park, the Wetland Protection Act, Senior Center programs, and the Senior Lunch Program. The Finance Committee observed that it'll be a particularly tough year as the cut in State aid and recent raises to Town employees have combined to make the cost of Town facilities (without additional cuts) around two million dollars more than Town income. Town Meeting will reconvene on May 19^th.

All the detailed results of Saturday's election are now online.

The local non-profit group Saugus Coalition for the Homeless is now online. Their direct URL is:

http://www.saugus.org/HomelessCoalition/

and they'll be listed on the Organizations page.

Just a reminder that there will be a Special Election in Saugus this Saturday, May 3^rd concerning a potential Proposition 2¹/₂ override / tax increase with the intent of building new schools. The polls will be open only from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Belmonte Middle School. If you cannot vote that day, remember to register with the Town Clerks' office for an absentee ballot before the Town Hall closes tomorrow.