THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 7, 2023 Page 7 ADVOCATE ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 any long run, but I wouldn’t say I have a specifi c meal regimen. I just want it to defi nitely be something with healthy carbs that won’t upset my stomach. Q: How many pairs of shoes do you go through during the course of a year? A: Two to three. Q: What cause will you be running for this year? If you are running for a charity. A: I am running for the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation. I have been investigating sexual assaults and domestic violence cases since 1996, and I knew I wanted to raise money for a charity/foundation that helps deter this type of violence, and that is exactly why this foundation was created. Q: What’s your fondest BosINSURANCE | FROM PAGE 2 vide its 248-acre landfi ll into 10 commercial lots. The potential uses cited were an industrial park and a solar farm. “A few years ago, Saugus installed a four-acre solar farm on top of the old DPW landfi ll site. Saugus receives $20,000 a year for the four-acre site,” Serino said. “A solar farm at WIN’s 248acre landfi ll would potentially generate $1.2 million per year for Saugus. Over 20 years alone, Saugus’s potential economic benefi t would be $24.8 million; 25 years equals $31 million, without increasing pollution,” he said. ton Marathon memory? That would be as an observer. A: Crossing the fi nish line in 2018, the weather was horrible. Q: How long will you keep running this race? A: I’m not sure. Q: After running a Boston Marathon, what will you do the next day? A: I’ll make sure I hydrate and I get up and move around. Q: Have any friends or family members run this race before? A: Lots of friends. Q: Anything else that you would like to share about this experience? A: Anyone can run a marathon; it just takes commitment and mental grit. Unless you’re a professional runner, don’t worry about your time. Run your race and enjoy it – you never know if you’ll have the opportunity again. Five cops running for charity at the Saugus Police Department, pictured from left to right, and their respective causes for running: Sgt. Stephen Rappa, the Offi cer Sean A. Collier Memorial Fund; Lt. Anthony LoPresti, Tedy Bruschi’s Charity Team; Detective Stacey Forni, the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation; Offi cer Alison Cooper, the Herren Project; and Offi cer Brett DiPanfi lo, the TB12 Foundation. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) “Looking at the big picture, I believe that the conversation with WIN should be in exploring potential development opportunities which will provide a greater long-term economic benefi t for Saugus,” Serino said. Selectman Panetta noted that MassDEP’s position on expansion of the ash landfi ll is a clear “no.” “If the MassDEP’s letter said that it was OK to expand if there was a liner, perhaps we’d have something to discuss,” Panetta said. “But they said ‘NO’ to any expansion because of its location – and we received two separate letters from two different administrations [both Baker’s and Healy’s administration] that clearly said ‘no’ to expansion. The MassDEP also stated, when they came Saugus Police Detective Stacey Forni displays a t-shirt of the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation, the charitable cause she will be running for in this year’s Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day, April 17. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) to our Saugus forum last September, that no expansion was allowed,” she said. “They also said that the Selectmen voting on a host agreement is moot since current law and legislation would not allow an expansion. “So the bottom line is that the MassDEP is not going to issue a site suitability deter
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