Government

Saugus Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets, flags $2.8 million benefits surge. Chair Kenneth DePatto highlighted health insurance costs jumping from $19.8 million to $22.3 million, describing the increase as "huge" and unsustainable; health benefits now represent nearly $22 million of the town's

Saugus Finance Committee completes preliminary FY27 budget review with most departments level-funded. Chairman Kenneth DePatto and committee members Theresa Katsos, Steven DiVirgilio, Marc Magliozzi, Matthew Ragucci, and David Defilippis discussed eleven town budgets, with the Veterans Services