SAUGUS — The Daily Item will sponsor a candidates forum on Thursday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m., in the Saugus Town Hall auditorium with Democrats Jen Migliore and Saritin Rizzuto.
Item News Editor Thor Jourgensen will serve as forum moderator asking each candidate three questions following candidates’ opening statements.
Migliore, a Saugus native, has experience working for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton. Rizzuto, a Wakefield resident, is assistant vice president for community relations for Metro Credit Union with 25 years experience serving the public.
Voters in the 9th Essex District including Lynn Ward 1, Precincts 1 and 2 residents; Saugus Precinct 1, 2, 4-9 residents and voters living in Wakefield Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 7 go to the polls on Thursday, Sept. 8 to pick a Democrat to face state Rep. Donald Wong, a Saugus Republican, in the Nov. 8 final election.