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By Mark E. Vogler bout 100 people turned out last Saturday morning in the basement of Cliftondale Congregational Church to watch adults and kids race miniature homemade wooden cars down a 50-foot long, four-lane track at speeds estimated at 200 miles per hour. “This is the highlight of the Cub Scouting program – definitely a capstone event,�Troop 61 Boy Scout leader Kevin Wildman declared as he showed up as a guest for the annual Pinewood Derby sponsored by Saugus Cub Scout Pack 62. “I think this program is probably the top event that’s responsible for recruiting kids into Cub Scouting. They see the cars and want to be a part of it,� he said. Wildman loves the event. But he didn’t get to enjoy a derby

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he Saugus Advocate has filed a second Open Meeting Law complaint against the Saugus School Committee, claiming “there appears to be an ongoing patternâ€? of violations of the law, which aims to make local government more transparent. “This complaint, although separate, is related to an earlier complaint I filed against the Saugus School Committee regarding the failure of the committee to open its Jan. 30, 2018 meeting in the School Committee Room as posted on the agenda,â€? Saugus Advocate Editor Mark E. Vogler wrote in a two-page complaint. “The alleged violations in this complaint pertain specifically to the minutes for the Jan. 30, 2018 meeting ‌ These alleged violations came to light when I received a copy of the minutes on March 1, 2018,â€? Vogler wrote. Vogler cites three primary reasons for the latest complaint: • “First, the minutes are vague and do not specify

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THE RACE IS ON! Billy Ferringo, of Saugus Boy Scout Troop 62, is poised to pull the lever that launched the first heat of 27 cars that raced Saturday morning in the basement of the Cliftondale Congregational Church during Saugus Cub Scout Pack 62’s Annual Pinewood Derby. See story and more photos inside. (Saugus Advocate Photos by Mark E. Vogler)

of his own this year because his troop didn’t have enough young kids and leaders to have a Cub Scout pack. “In the true scouting spirit, the one reason I’m here is that I get to watch the race – not run the race,� he said. A friendly challenge Wildman also enjoys “having fun, talking a little smack with other adults,� as he offers a challenge to an adult leader who works with the Cub Scouts in Pack 62: “I’m going to race Mr.

D’Eon in a head-to-head race next year� – referring to Saugus Deputy Fire Chief Tom D’Eon. “Tom’s son [Jake] was in my pack in 2014 and I helped him run with that car. He loved that car – ‘Frank The Tank.’ It had a camouflaged paint job,� Wildman said. “Frank The Tank� ran so well, it enabled Jake D’Eon to finish in second place a few years back. In Saturday’s “open race� – which featured some friend-

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where the meeting opened. The agenda states The School Committee Room. The minutes for the meeting say ‘An open session of the Saugus School Committee was held this date at the Roby School Building.’ The meeting should have opened in the School Committee Room, but opened instead in the superintendent’s office before members voted to go into executive session, I have since learned.â€? • “Secondly, while the agenda notes that the meeting will move into executive session to discuss ‘non-unit contract negotiations and to reconvene in Open Session,’ the minutes do not indicate whether the committee voted to go into executive session with intentions of reconvening in Open Session.â€? • “Thirdly, if you compare the agenda with the minutes, it’s not clear what the purpose of the executive session was for, and the wording is

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