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MINIMIZING THE RISK: Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree is shown during Monday’s Special Town Meeting advocating for the article establishing a multifamily overlay district on Route 1. He urged Town Meeting members to pass the article to protect the town from undesirable development while complying with state regulations. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)

Saugus Town Meeting 2025

June 5, 2025
Members vote 35–2 at Special Town Meeting in support of multifamily overlay district article to comply with state law   By Mark E. Vogler
Since May 8, when Cardinal Robert Prevost (bottom photo) became Pope Leo XIV – the World leader of the Catholic Church and the first American-born pope in history, Saugus Town Counsel John J. Vasapolli (top photo) has been deluged with comments about how he looks a lot like the new pope. “When I go over to the Hammersmith, they call me ‘Pope John.’ I’ve gotten emails from cousins, neighbors and classmates who tell me I look like Pope Leo. I even got a text from a judge,” Vasapolli told The Saugus Advocate this week. On his Facebook Page, John J. Vasapolli, he offered this June 1 post: “Thank you to all my friends, relatives, former classmates, neighbors and fellow attorneys for their kind comments on my resemblance to his holiness, but do I really look like the Pope?” By midweek, Vasapolli had received more than 150 responses from friends who thought so. (Courtesy screenshot of the John J. Vasapolli Facebook page)

The Sounds of Saugus

June 5, 2025
By Mark E. Vogler   Good morning, Saugus I hope and pray that good weather prevails for tonight’s 154th Commencement Exercises for the Saugus
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Naval Commander Shelby M. Nikitin saluted the flag during the close of last Saturday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Riverside Cemetery. In her address, Nikitin talked about her 10 months as Naval commander of the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)

Memorial Day Reflections in Saugus

May 29, 2025
“The real-world events of the past 18 months further highlight the extraordinary legacy of service and sacrifice.”   (Editor’s Note: Wakefield native Shelby M.

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