16th A16th Annual Sand Sculpting photo highlights nnual Sand Sculpting photo highlights – see pagesee pages 13-1513-15 Vol. 29, No. 31 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday International crowd came out for Sand Sculpting Festival 781-286-8500 Friday, August 2, 2019 Fire destroys iconic local restaurant; owners plan to rebuild DEVASTATING LOSS: Firefi ghters are shown battling fl ames after responding to the four-alarm fi re that destroyed the Bagel Bin Deli, which had been a staple establishment on Shirley Avenue. (Photo Courtesy of Paul Koolian) By Tara Vocino O WELCOME BACK: Mayor Brian Arrigo and Saugus sculptor Deborah Barrett-Cutulle at the 16th Annual International Sand Sculpting Festival’s Opening event on Friday evening. Barrett-Cutulle has returned after competing in last year’s event. See photo highlights on page 13. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) $2.45 GALLON Regular Unleaded $2.559 Mid Unleaded $2.799 Super $2.859 Diesel Fuel $2.839 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.559 ANGELO’S FULL "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 CE SERVICE HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS IL ! ften called “the real City Hall,” the Bagel Bin Deli, a popular restaurant on Shirley Avenue, was destroyed by a four-alarm fi re overnight on Monday. Business Owner Hansi Vlladesi, of Malden, thought it was all a nightmare when he was dozing off to sleep when he received the news that his family restaurant was on fi re. “It’s our life,” Vlladesi said Wednesday night. “It was a surreal feeling, and we’re still digesting everything.” He and his father, George, bought the restaurant 20 years ago in 1999 and the business was going well. They added a lunch and dinner menu. Previously, it was a breakfast joint, according to Vlladesi. Mayor Brian Arrigo said the city is saddened to hear about the fire that destroyed this quintessential business in the Shirley Avenue neighborhood. “Our hearts are with the VlladeFIRE | SEE PAGE 5 Council, residents address Wheelabrator issue GE: “We test our engines in Lynn and sometimes at night” By Alexis Mikulski However, not everyone beW heelabrator, a waste to energy facility located in Saugus, is under fi re for causing Revere residents excessive noise disturbances and possible health hazards. At the City Council meeting on Monday night, citizens and council members went back and forth trying to determine the root cause of these issues and a possible solution. According to its website, Wheelabrator has 25 facilities located in the United States and United Kingdom. They generate electricity by using an assortment of waste fuels, including waste wood and waste coal. One of their main goals is to “protect the health and safety of the communities they serve” – their highest priority. lieves they are living up to this standard. “If this facility were to be proposed anywhere else in the United States of America, I believe with the existing safeguards they don’t have down there it would be denied,” said Ward 5 Councillor John Powers. “There is a meeting with the Board of Health in Saugus on August 6. I anticipate to go to that meeting, and whatever voice I can lend to end that situation down there I certainly will,” he said. Throughout the meeting, residents lined up to voice their complaints against Wheelabrator and demonstrate the noise disturbance by personally recorded iPhone clips. A loud, droning noise could be heard from these cell phone speakers, with many comparing it to the sound of a roaring jet engine. There were also multiple conversations about the possible detrimental effects Wheelabrator has on the public’s health, with cancer being a key word brought up on multiple occasions. But is Wheelabrator just to blame for all of these problems? Some council members think there are more parties at fault. “Wheelabrator is no longer making the noises and now it’s coming from General Electric, which is right next to Wheelabrator,” said Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky. “If we’re going to go after Wheelabrator, we need to go after General Electric also. I COUNCIL | SEE PAGE 2 Prices subject to change FLEET
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