SAUGUS Your Local News, Sports and Information Online. Scan & Subscribe! O C TE D E CAT CAT AT Vol. 28, No.19 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday A FUN RAINY DAY 781-233-4446 Friday, May 15, 2026 Town Meeting 2026 A non-binding resolution by Elizabeth Marchese for a Host Community Agreement with WIN Waste Innovations regarding expansion of the ash landfi ll fails By Mark E. Vogler P recinct 6 Town Meeting Member Elizabeth Marchese off ered “a comTHE WET WEATHER at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site didn’t dampen the spirits of this Saugus family who were among a crowd of people participating in “OFF THE MAT,” an event where they got to train with Martial Arts specialists from all over New England. Back row, left to right are Ashley Tobias and her 12-year-old son Exzadiel; her six-yearold daughter, Charlie, is in front of her. Charlie won the award for the youngest person attending the event. Please see inside for more photos and the story. (Photo courtesy of Joanie Allbee) Home of the Week SAUGUS - 1st OPEN HOUSES - Sat. 5/16 & Sun. 5/17 - 11:30 am - 1:00 PM - Hard-to-find Two Family Split Entry style featuring 10 rms, 4-5 bedrms, 2 full baths, great open floor plan, perfect for entertaining, spacious living room with cath ceilings, gas fireplace with granite hearth, wall air conditioner, open to formal dining room, wood flooring, updated kitchen with granite counter tops, peninsula with seating to bright and sunny three season sunroom leading to deck, primary bedroom with convenient walk-through to main bath with granite top vanity. Finished lower give great flexibility - family room can be used with main house or can be part of the legal apartment offering living room, large, eat-in kitchen with laminate flooring and slider to deck, 1 or 2 bedrms & full bath. Updated gas heat & hot water (2014), mostly replacement windows, great 2 car garage with finished second level (electric heat), convenient roof bridge to enter house. Large, level lot fenced in lot with storage shed. Perfectly located in desirable Carr Farms neighborhood! MINT! Dir: Lincoln Ave to Bristow Street to 9 Carr Road Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate Formerly Carpenito Real Estate Offered at $875,000 (781) 233-7300 335 Central St. Saugus commonmoves.com ©2024 BHH Affiliates, LLC, An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Equal Housing Opportunity. promise” amendment that included several major changes to her non-binding resolution to secure a Host Community Agreement (HCA) with WIN Waste Innovations regarding compensation to the town for potential expansion of the ash landfi ll near its trash-to-energy plant on Route 107. In addressing her colleagues Monday night (May 11) during the second session of this year’s Annual Town Meeting, Marchese said her amendment would make Article 34 “clearer, narrower and more responsible.” “It recognizes that the town must be prepared and protected under either realistic scenario, whether the ash landfi ll continues to operate or whether it ultimately closes,” Marchese said, reading from a written statement. “The amendment assures that any Host Community agreement can address both outcomes, including closure funding and fi - nancial assurances, long-term environmental monitoring, remediation obligations, infrastructure impacts and long-term taxpayer protection,” she continued. “The article remains a non-binding resolution regarding the exploration and negotiation of a Host Community Agreement. This amendment simply clarifi es intent, strengthening protections for the town and assures the article addresses the full range of realistic outcomes facing Saugus.” Several Town Meeting members expressed support for the amended resolution. But Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian, a longtime critic of the trash-to-energy plant on Route 107, read a lengthy speech urging his colleagues to defeat the resolution. “This is a bad deal for public health,” Manoogian said. “If you vote ‘yes’ on this resolution you are endorsing emission standards that are proven to exacerbate asthma and respiratory ailments. If you vote ‘yes,’ you are sending a message to the Saugus Board of Health that you are OK with higher NOx emissions,” he said. The contentious debate over the controversial resolution endTOWN MEETING | SEE PAGE 4 Established 1978 Mid-grade Regular 4.18 4.45 5.24 $4.67 Full Service ULS $4.379 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Now Available! FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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