People, Places and Things: 3-14-15

Reinstein coming to Saugus libraryTed Reinstein will talk about his book, “New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories,” Monday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m., at Saugus Public Library (SPL), 295 Central St., Saugus.The book is a collection of his favorite stories culled from more than 18 years of reporting all around New England for Boston’s celebrated TV newsmagazine, “Chronicle.”From literally every corner of New England, he’s found the offbeat, the memorable, the interesting and the quirky, all while telling the enduringly colorful stories of New England’s people and places.For information, contact the Saugus Public Library at 781-231-4168, ext. 16.Bank donates to softball fieldNorth Shore Bank recently donated $1,000 to the new softball field that is being built at the Belmonte Middle School. Formerly Saugusbank, North Shore Bank, with three Saugus branches that provide full-service banking to the Saugus community, has repeatedly stepped up to help many fundraising efforts in town.Their donations are numerous and include supporting Special Olympics Day for nine years and being a sponsor of the TargetCancer Foundation events for two years.They are also a sponsor of World Series Park every season. North Shore Bank has an additional seven branch offices located in Beverly, Danvers, Middleton, Peabody and Salem.The construction of the field was started Dec. 22 and is being supervised by World Series Park. As much as possible was done before the winter set in, the urgency in getting it started was to have the field ready for play for the 2015 softball season.This will be the home field for Saugus Softball Little League, that involves hundreds of Saugus girls from 4 to 16 years of age. This new field will provide more opportunity for the playing of softball in Saugus and will help to grow Saugus Softball.Some of the financing has already been pledged, but more is needed.Individuals, businesses and organizations who would like to donate to this worthwhile project are asked to make checks payable to Saugus Softball Little League and send to Saugus Softball, P.O. Box 903, Saugus, MA. They will be acknowledged at the spring dedication of the field.Hooray again for Sgt. Mjr. Oswald and the gangCongratulations to the English High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps drill team for winning armed and unarmed overall championships at the All Service Drill Team Championship held on March 7 in New Jersey. English competed against six other schools.