Page 1 Re-Elect Representative Donald H. Wong Please Vote November 6 (Paid Pol. Adv.) SAUGUS Fall Back - Daylight Savings ends Saturday night Vol.ADVOCATE 21, No. 44 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, November 2, 2018 Books and Pumpkins Election 2018 Early Voting ends today; town prepares for Tuesday’s state election; 50–60 percent turnout expected By Mark E. Vogler voters – cast their ballots be- fore the election. More than one or the second time in three million ballots were cast across Fyears, Massachusetts voters the Commonwealth, as 22 per- got a chance to cast their ballots cent of Massachusetts regis- at the polls early. tered voters took advantage of And from all indications from Early Voting. Town Clerk Ellen Schena’s office, “Normally, we usually get a hundreds of Saugus residents 50 to 60 percent turnout,” Sche- are still loving it – the same as na said of next week’s state elec- back in 2016 when Massachu- tion, which features the follow- setts voters were able to cast ing: their ballots before Election Day for the first time. “It’s a lot ELECTION | SEE PAGE 9 of work, but I would say a lot of the voters like it,” Schena said in an interview Wednesday. By day’s end, 1,344 voters – close to 12 percent of the town’s total registered voters – took advantage of the Early Voting, The spirit of autumn and Halloween was in colorful display in the Saugus Public Library this which concludes today (Friday, week as children decorated pumpkins that were inspired by a favorite book. Visitors to the Nov. 2). Town Hall will be open $3.39$2.68 library got to vote on the best ones. 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Crescenzo, 25, State University and was working Bristol and Norfolk Counties. He is is a fourth-generation Saugus resi- as an IT specialist at Lynn Commu- the son of John and Paulette Cres- dent and 2011 Saugus High School nity Health Center when he decid- cenzo of Saugus. His brother John graduate. The U.S. Army veteran, ed to take a break in his studies and is a 2007 graduate of Saugus High who is pursuing a bachelor’s de- leave the job to devote full-time to School who is stationed in the U.S. gree at Salem State University, is his campaign. While in the Army, Navy in Charlotte, S.C. Some high- one of two Saugus residents who he served overseas in both South lights of the interview follow. Q: What’s wrong with the way the incumbent is doing his job, and why is it important to get a gather dine fresh face from Saugus on Bea- drink enjoy con Hill? 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