2021: Year In Pictures

The Saugus Advocate this week looks back on the past year with top photos that made the front pages. Shown above is our photo for June. World War II U.S. Navy veteran Joseph “Lenny” Atkinson, of Lynn, saluted the Saugus High Class of 2021 after receiving his honorary diploma from Principal Michael Hashem during the school’s 150th Commencement Exercises held at Stackpole Field. The 167 graduates responded with a standing ovation for the 98-year-old Saugus native who would have graduated with the Saugus High Class of 1943 had he not quit school to serve his country. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)