SASAUGUSUGUS Daylight Savings Time Begins - Set your clocks ahead 1 hour! Vol. 25, No. 10 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Another legal win for WIN Waste Innovations State Appeals Court upheld Superior Court ruling that trash-to-energy plant has valid site assignment, DEP issued proper permit for ash landfi ll modifi cation and facility poses no threat to public health or the environment – contradicting Board of Health claims By Mark E. Vogler T he town’s Board of Health has lost another court battle in its eff orts to challenge a permit issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) nearly four years ago which allowed expansion of WIN Waste Innovations’ (formerly Wheelabrator) ash landfill adjacent to its trash-to-energy plant on Last Call For Comments Route 107. In a 13-page opinion rendered last week (March 2), the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld an earlier Suffolk Superior Court ruling that MassDEP’s April 2018 permit was valid and that there was no evidence to support the Board of Health’s appeal. The Board of Health had appealed MassDEP’s decision to modify the facility’s operating permit, claiming it was improper because the facility lacked a valid site assignment. The board had also contended that MassDEP’s claim that modification of the operating permit was not a threat to public health, safety or the environment or endangered species and their habitat was unsupported by substantial evidence. But a superior court judge rejected the Board of Health’s claims, as did the Appeals Court. “The board argues fi rst that Town residents and local government offi cials will have a fi - nal chance to comment on the final draft of the town’s updated Master Plan in a “Zoom” meeting on Wednesday. See inside for the story. there is no valid site assignment permitting the dumping of ash at the facility,” notes the Appeals Court in its decision. “We disagree. The Saugus facility, under various ownWIN | SEE PAGE 15 Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, March 11, 2022 A Cop’s Career Over Coff ee REFLECTIONS OF HELPING PEOPLE: During an interview in a local coff ee shop, recently retired Saugus Police Detective James Donovan talks about the highlights and challenges of a career that spanned 32 years. See inside for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) “A once-in-a-lifetime event” First woman commander of the USS Constitution Named Grand Marshal of this year’s Memorial Day Parade By Mark E. Vogler T he town’s Annual Memorial Day Parade is still more than two and a half months away. But Saugus Veterans Council Commander Stephen L. Castinetti is already calling it “a ~ Home of the Week ~ LYNN...Well maintained three bedroom View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. special and historical parade for Saugus.” “This is a once-in-a-lifetime event that you cannot miss!” declared Castinetti this week in a message to local veterans and Saugus residents. The parade – which is scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. on Saturday on May 28 (Memorial Day will be celebrated on Monday, May 30, the designated holiday) – will be “historical,” according to Castinetti, a retired U.S. Navy captain, because USS Constitution Commander Billie June “BJ” Farrell has agreed to be the parade’s Grand Marshal and keynote speaker for the town’s Memorial Day Ceremony. “It’s historical because Commander Farrell became the fi rst female Commanding Offi cer of this great ship in 224 years,” Castinetti said. “Come out and welcome Commander Farrell to Massachusetts and, more imporEVENT | SEE PAGE 15 ASNGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $4.199 Mid Unleaded $4.399 Super $4.499 Diesel Fuel $5.049 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $6.99 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $4.999 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA Prices subject to change Ask about FLEET
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