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Sometimes it's the principle of the fight - not the principal. Is it the duty of a detail officer to chase after customers who don't pay their tab? If you are looking for something for a kid that has everything go to Toys R Us - they are selling "serial killer dolls with knife included. Can't blame this one on the kids! Students who need to park their cars at the
school may not have to pay YET - it's being studied. Let's hope
that if the powers that be chose to charge - make sure everyone who uses
a parking space be charged. The proposed budget for the Saugus School System
ends the Presentation with: "Money should not stand in the
way of our children's education: The price $26,516,784."
A petition is circulating to stop the user fees in sports. People want their school officials to come up with the money. There are more kids skateboarding than ice skating
- Ever wonder how really smart those "Smart Cars"
are? A few surrounding towns have instituted a water ban
- drink up. Pop Warner must be rolling in his grave. Saugonians can take great pride in knowing that all classrooms in the Saugus school system recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning during school days. The city of Arlington just voted to make the Pledge
of Allegiance mandatory in all their schools. But who voted it out
in the first place? If summer were to end tomorrow it would be enough
for some of us. Seems like they are serving a lot of "whine" at the
Lavo Restaurant/Nightclub. Some of those in the know think that red headed Falzone is a younger version of the elder Go-Green Gore! The hens are leaving their coops in Saugus soon.
There be no more great cold cuts at either White Hen store as the Seven
Eleven is taken over at both places and will be serving packaged meats. If the new Black Panthers want to kill all the white people, who will be left to pay the bills? Notice how many empty store fronts there are in Saugus? Circuit City, the store front in Cliftondale formerly Hoffman's/Video store, Eastern Tool building on Ballard Street, stores at Village Park, to name a few. Three cheers to the Saugus School Committee, along with the town manager, for finding the funds to defray the "user" fees for kids to participate in sports - money well spent. Just how many kids are there in the Saugus Youth Hockey Program? It's amazing to think families can still afford the expensive sport. The police log reveals that neighbors are
complaining about the noise coming from that new restaurant/nightclub/ZaZa's.
Seems to me I've heard that song before. Great news about the hockey team. Now it's
time to put that same effort into getting rid of user fees. All
the funds going to drug awareness would be better spent subsidizing the
athletic programs. Maybe if we get rid of the user fees, some of
those affected won't become "users" in other ways. Do you think that crew renovating the former Zaza's wants to put in another night club? Of Course not!! Why is that people who move in next to playgrounds think they can shut the kids down from using the playgrounds??? How many of those fans mourning the loss of the late Michael Jackson attended a Memorial Day Parade? Many that advocated keeping Saugus a Town support City liquor hours! Some BOS members have rolled back so much on the
roll back that new campaign literature will be needed at next years
election, along with new volunteers! As much as we hate the Yankees, kudos to their move of banning Lady Gaga Forever!!! At least we can rest assured that she won't be
singing our National Anthem when we beat the Yankees. Those Perdue people really don't know their chickens when they refer to a rooster as Gladys. When most of us went to school, the word "misspoke"
meant "I told a lie or a fib." The words "used poor judgment"
meant "I screwed up," and a shortfall meant, "I spent money I
didn't have." The Princess just came out with another one -
extortion can now be blamed for having too much of the bubbly. Not for nothing but with our Memorial Day services coming up wouldn't you think our local, hometown newspaper would put something on the front page??? Enough with the rink! One of the best ways to go green is to bring back
the clothes lines. Many find those Legal Seafood Ads to be as
offensive as week-old fish' If those "politically correct" people have their way, soon enough it will be illegal to say "God Bless you" when you sneeze. Now that the hill has been removed from Route One will the Hilltop Restaurant have to change its name? If you want to send money to Mexico just go to the
Bank of America phone line and press #5. The Belmonte School keeps getting better and better both inside and out. The heating, lighting and other upgrades help to bring the "grades" of the students UP as well. A lot of kids in town are looking for Lacrosse programs. I'll bet our old Indians neighbors are happy! Some kids have to make up snow days while kids at
the Waybright will be making up Rat Days. Out of towners often comment that Saugonian drivers
are among the most courteous on the road.
There is a movement about by several Belmonte students to test the quality of lunch room food. After spending thousands of dollars on a research
study, it was determined that recess and physical education was vital
for the well-being and learning capacity of students. All the team
that lead the study had to do was ask a few teachers. National Grid was nice enough to send out updates on utility outages and progress being made but most customers had no power to read them. If pedestrians can safely make their way through Cliftondale Square on foot, they then can go on to Kane's Donuts - that's the real test of skill. Customers are thinking about taking up a collection for a cross walk in front of the store especially with the new addition coming. The campaign trail is getting busy with candidates
out all weekend - even in the rain. The "coast is clear" at the Waybright School - students will be allowed to return on February 22nd. Where were all the kids this past school vacation
week? Do any of them ever play out of doors any more? O.K. now do we have it right that a solution to the broken down eye-sore of a fence on Route One needs a billboard? Thought that any new billboards were outlawed in MA. Two wrongs don't make a right. Is there any hope on the horizon that kids can play
sports without paying for the opportunity? Generally, when rats appear it's the housekeeping
at issue. Pretty soon dogs will have their own reality show. Those parents upset about the Waybright School probably don't remember the fire of 63 when a portion of the old high school burnt to the ground. Students faced two platoon sessions all through their high school years and funny thing, their class of 65 produced some of the highest achievers ever. Go figure. Can irate residents put up No Parking signs- on
town property - on their own? The selectmen are doing their homework in bringing
"law and order" back into Town. It's almost like Sheriff Dillon and the
Lone Ranger are "covering their backs!" Looks like a passion for politics is making a comeback in Saugus! Two candidates have announced a run for the state reps seat held by Mark Falzone. One thing for sure there's going to be many debates. Heard that the Ballard School will re-open under
the supervision of our School Department. Sure beats any more
"temporary" buildings. One selectman is going to be getting the title of "The Comeback Kid." Guess having a name like the Saints carries a lot of weight "upstairs." Good luck to them - they deserved to win but they got a lot of help from Someone. Speaking of rats - an old joke - "We were so poor
even the rats ate out." Glad to see that Waybright got them to
move out. Smart move on the part of town officials to keep
the "grandfathering" alive in our Ballard and Evans Schools - Saugus
kids need a home. There is a movement throughout the state to push
for longer school days. Hats off to the new Saugus Board of Selectmen!!! They are doing a great job of protecting our town. |
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