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The local business Park Press Printers had its web site updated today.

The local business All City Glass had its site updated today.

The office will be closed today for the holiday. However, the Community Events Calendar, Saugus Forums, and other like pages will continue to be updated.

Now that the rains around Saugus have finally subsided and we're expecting at least one sunny day this weekend, yard sales are starting to get posted again. Speaking of the rain, the final tally that we measured was 15.5 inches of rain by the 15^th with slightly over an additional quarter inch the following weekend.

The Friends of Breakheart Reservation site was updated today.

The Saugus High School Alumni Association site was updated today with extensive changes made to the database of missing alumni.

Highlights of last night's Town Meeting in Saugus include the passing of various rotating funds articles for operating expenses for things like water & sewer, Kasabuski Arena, and Riverside Cemetery; the passing of an article to expire special appropriations and authorizations to borrow funds if they are not acted on within three years; the passing of an article to expand the Tennessee Gas pipe line; and the passing of an article to establish a committee (consisting of one member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Housing Authority, one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, two members of Town Meeting, and one member of the general public) to study the affordable housing situation and come up with a plan to bring Saugus more in line with 40B requirements. Articles to renovate the Ballard School and increase the water rates were indefinitely postponed. Remember, you can discuss Saugus politics (including Town Meeting articles) online on the Saugus forums.

The SAVE site was updated today.

More was been added to the Saugus flood photographs page today (and don't forget to post your flood stories).

The News Sources page was updated today.

The Saugus Business Partnership site was updated today.

We'll continue to update the Saugus flood photographs page throughout the week as new material comes in. Of course, the forums continuously get updated, and both the Saugus talk forum and the Saugus political forum currently feature flood discussions (among other things).

Anyone planning on driving through the Saugus area should leave a little early and plan alternate routes as there are many roads affected by flooding. Some roads have been completely closed by the towns or cities responsible for them; others are effectively closed to ordinary cars with up to a foot and a half of water being recorded pooled up in some of the open streets. Drive carefully, and be safe.

We've uploaded some photographs of the flood in Saugus. Most of the ones currently there were taken by Dennis Robitaille. Do you have any that you'd like added? E-mail them to us and if they're different enough from what's already there we'll add them. Also, if you have any good flood stories, please share them on the Saugus talk forum.

There were minor cosmetic changes made to both the Saugus Sign By-Law Committee site and Saugus Housing Authority site today.

The Friends of Breakheart Reservation site was updated today.

The Saugus Area Miscellaneous Information page was updated today.

The Saugus School Committee site has also just been completely redesigned.

The web site of the Saugus company All City Glass has just finished being completely redesigned.

Both the site of the Saugus High School Alumni Association and the site of the Saugus business All Sports Images were updated today.

The Saugus Historical Society site was updated today.

The Saugus Area Organizations, Clubs, and Places of Worship page was updated today.

Highlights of last night's Town Meeting in Saugus include the passing of an article to fix the Clifton Avenue water issues ($103,000) and an article to borrow money ($616,331) to purchase quite a few different items; including (among others) fire alarm systems for the Fire Department, radio equipment for the Police Department, an ice rink dehumidifier for Kasabuski Arena, plus vehicles for the Highway Department, Park Department, Kasabuski Arena, Forestry Department, Water & Sewer Department, and School Department. Most of the meeting though was spent discussing the current status of the Schools. Remember that you can discuss Saugus politics, the Saugus schools, and other topics on the Saugus forums any time of the day or night.

The local business Downs Sails had its site updated recently.