Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, AUGUST 26, 2022 State Police investigating fatal pedestrian crash in Saugus T roopers from the State Police-Danvers Barracks responded to a crash on Route 1 southbound in Saugus on Tuesday night that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. A preliminary investigation indicated that at approximately 10:04 p.m. Carlos Vasquez, 45, of Bennington, Vt., was crossing all three southbound lanes on foot from the area of a Burger King restaurant near the Essex Street exit. Vasquez made it as far as the leftmost lane when he was struck by a southbound 2014 Nissan Maxima operated by a 60-year-old Wakefield man. Vasquez sustained serious injuries and was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation suggests that he was crossing the highway to reach the northbound side, where his girlfriend was waiting for him. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperative with Troopers. No charges have been filed to date; the investigation to determine if charges are warranted is ongoing. The ongoing investigation is being conducted by Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis The COVID-19 Update Town reports 41 newly confirmed cases; no new deaths By Mark E. Vogler T here were 41 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past seven days through Wednesday (Aug. 24), according to Town ASKS | FROM PAGE 5 the way you would want your child treated – it’s a philosophy that all of the staff owns. The staff just feels like one big family. That kind of attitude makes it a loveable community. We don’t have a lot of turnover in staff. Our staff is there for years and years. I run the program. I’m the leader of the program. But PROPOSAL | FROM PAGE 2 Environment James Connolly presented a revised PowerPoint presentation of the one he made before the Landfill Subcommittee last month. Connolly told the subcommittee that the company had made changes in response to the feedback it received over the past month. WIN Waste now proposes to provide $18.8 million in direct payment – a lump sum payment of $15 million plus $125,000 in 25 annual payments (for total addition value of $3.8 million). WIN Waste will pay the town $10 million if required to invest more than $5 million due to regulatory requirements, including: –Approximately $10 million paid at a rate of $2.50 per ton of ash disposed. –Capital improvements made at the facility would generate additional tax revenue. The total value of the deal, including investments made by the company in capital imManager Scott C. Crabtree. That’s one fewer new case in town than reported last week by the state Department of Public Health (DPH), increasing the overall total to 9,767 confirmed cases, according my one true gift is choosing the right people to run it. I choose them in the interviewing process by asking myself if I would want my child in their classroom. This is the kind of loving care that is instinctual rather than taught. Q: What’s the capacity of the new building? How many kids can you accommodate? A: About 95. Q: What’s the best thing provements and environmental enhancements, is approximately $30 million. In addition to providing economic benefits, the HCA would reduce NOx and other emissions below the current permit limits, which are already protective of public health and the environment. The company would also install a stand-alone, ambient NOx monitoring station in Saugus and request that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health update its 2016 health study. “We are grateful for the subcommittee’s hard work and thoughtful deliberations,” Connolly said. “Our dialogue has been a model of public-private cooperation, and we are confident the final agreement will benefit both the Town and our company,” Connolly said. The subcommittee’s vote is the first step in a multiyear process that will involve the Saugus Board of Selectmen, the Saugus Board of Health and MassDEP. Connolly stressed that the to Crabtree. There have been more than 960 confirmed cases over the past 18 weeks (which averages out to 53) as the virus continues to hang around, causing some people to keep wearing masks at about this new building you’re moving into? A: We own it, so we can do anything we want with it. I love the beams and the huge windows. And a big thing is we spent 18 years in a building without air conditioning. The Evans School doesn’t have air conditioning. So, it will be very nice next summer. Right now at the Evans, we have lots of fans and windows opened. company is interested in sharing with the town an economic benefit of continuing to operate the ash landfill on Route 107 in order to avoid trucking the ash from Saugus to Shrewsbury, Mass., or Putnam, Conn. The subcommittee received testimony from 27 speakers during Wednesday’s meeting – 10 who supported WIN’s plan, 15 who opposed it and two who were neutral. Many of the supporters came from out of town. They expressed their appreciation of the 370acre Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, which WIN Waste operates on the Route 107 site. Local artist Kelly Slater of Saugus called herself “a great nature lover” who appreciates WIN Waste’s efforts to maintain the bird sanctuary. “I think it’s wonderful that there’s this fabulous bird sanctuary on the facility,” Slater said. “However, I don’t think that we have to pay for a bird sanctuary by continuing to accept millions of tons of ash,” she added. “I’d be happy to pay $350 The total value of the deal, including investments made by the company in capital improvements and environmental enhancements, is approximately $30 million. more in real estate taxes per year if I could see the closure of the landfill,” Slater said. Longtime Saugonian Eugene Decareau, 92, congratulated the subcommittee for its work in negotiating a potential deal with WIN Waste Innovations. “I thank RESCO, Wheelabrator and WIN… [They] have done one heck of a good job. You’re doing one heck of a good job and I’m with you 100 percent,” he said. Saugus Fire Capt. Bill Cross, one of the subcommittee members who supports the WIN Waste Innovations proposal, said he would put his trust in the DEP. “If we can’t trust the DEP, who can we trust? … We should put our trust in the DEP and move forward,” Cross said. Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian, a longtime critic of the trash-to-energy plant, praised the subcommittee for doing “some good work.” Manoogian said he would like to see the plant brought up to “the highest of standards,” that they achieve “the lowest emission rates” and close the ash landfill. Town Hall even though they are optional. Meanwhile, the state reported no new COVID-19-related deaths in Saugus over the past seven days; the overall total remained at 94 deaths since the Q: So, what’s your ultimate goal? A: I’d like to see my grandchildren here one day and see staff members be able to bring their grandchildren here, too; but I’d like to be a long time away from grandchildren. Q: Anything else that you would like to share? A: I’m very grateful for the career that I’ve had and the relationships and connections I’ve made. My coworkoutbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said. ers are my best friends. And I’ve made great friends with families I’ve come across. I’m grateful for social media because I get to see where life takes past staff members and the accomplishments of the children who have come through the center. We have so many former students who have become staff members and former staff members who now bring their children to us. and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. Saugus Fire and Police assisted at the scene. The two left lanes at the crash scene were closed until nearly midnight to accommodate the investigation. All lanes were reopened by 12:57 a.m.
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