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Residents lined the streets Tuesday to cheer on members of the Saugus High School Class of 2021 who drove past in a rolling car parade.
More than 100 vehicles carrying graduating Saugus High School seniors set out from Blessed Sacrament Church and wound through Saugus Center before the procession concluded at the Saugus Middle-High School complex.
Many teachers stood outside the Belmonte School and Middle-High School holding signs and offered words of encouragement to the students.
Convertibles, Jeeps and SUVs were adorned with balloons and congratulatory messages to the Class of 2021.
“Thanks for the ‘virtual’ memories” and “Good luck Sachems!” were a few of the inscriptions scrawled on the cars.
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Several side streets will be designated “no parking” from 7-8:30 a.m. during the school year around the Saugus Middle-High School and Highland Avenue will become one-way from 1-5 p.m. in a plan the Board of Selectmen supported to alleviate overflow parking in the neighborhood.
The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to make the following streets “no parking” from 7-8:30 a.m. during school days: Highland Avenue, Orchard Avenue, Farmland Road, Highland Park, Meadow Lane and Apple Lane.
Under the revised configuration, Highland Avenue will become one-way from 1-5 p.m. with traffic only permitted to travel from Vine Street toward Pierce Memorial Drive.
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Meadow Lane resident Ryan Allocco is fed up with the trash and vehicles blocking driveways his neighborhood has experienced as a result of overflow Saugus Middle-High School traffic.
“I have a parade every day of those kids leaving trash, peeling out and speeding up and down a one-way street,” Allocco said. “The kids need to show some respect for the neighborhood – it has to stop.”
Allocco was among the numerous residents of Highland Avenue, Orchard Avenue and Meadow Lane who vented frustration over traffic issues surrounding the new Middle-High School.
The Board of Selectmen held a public hearing on May 11 to consider amending the traffic rules regarding Highland Avenue and Pierce Memorial Drive.
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The Saugus Middle-High School outdoor athletic complex will bear the name of the late legendary Saugus athlete and coach Christie Serino Jr.
Town Meeting members voted unanimously to name the athletic complex adjacent to the new Saugus Middle-High School the Christie Serino Jr. Athletic Sports Complex.
Board of Selectmen Chairman Anthony Cogliano said he couldn’t see any individual more deserving of the honor than Serino, who excelled in hockey, baseball and football at Saugus High School and coached those same three sports at his alma mater.
“I think it’s a fitting tribute for someone who is extremely deserving,” Cogliano said.