Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 26, 2025 ~ political Announcement ~ Tom Traverse announces candidacy for Precinct 1 Town Meeting T om Traverse has declared himself as a candidate for a Precinct 1 Town meeting seat. Precinct 1 is in many ways a refl ection of what is special about the Town of Saugus. Home to the Ironworks, Pranker’s Pond, Stackpole Field, Town Hall, the Library, Scott Procopio American Legion Hall and several Churches. The most pressing questions within Precinct 1 are what is the Town going to do with the Roby School? Route 1 North is part of Precinct 1, how will the congestion be addressed? The developers 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! of the Atwood apartments put aside $50,000 for Pranker’s Pond neighborhood improvement, how should this be used? Tom has extensive experience in Town government. Served in Town Meeting for over ten years, Chairman Zoning Board of Appeals, member Disabilities Commission, former Chairman Affordable Trust, former Chairman Economic Development Committee. Tom is a lifelong resident of Saugus, a graduate of Saugus schools, a gradJUSTICE | FROM PAGE 3 ever closing,” Panetta said. “Town Meeting voted to create a WIN Waste Closure Committee, where WIN Waste representatives refused to attend. The Committee reached out to them prior to every meeting and stressed the importance on having a closure plan regardless on when they www.810bargrille.com Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured Everett Aluminum Supplies pp Celebrating 66 Years in Business Since 1958! closed,” she said. “Currently, they send ½ their ash to Shrewsbury every day in order to keep the Saugus ash landfill open longer. Since January, the Board of Health has requested documentation showing that they are sending Shrewsbury ½ of their Tom Traverse (Courtesy photo of Julia Strout) daily ash, but WIN Waste has yet to give the Board of Health this verification. “We have many people with health issues, including respiratory illnesses, that live in this area. Being the oldest incinerator in the nation, WIN Waste Saugus cannot even make the emission standard for nitrogen oxide, where they need to purchase emission credit to come into compliance with the state regulations. That does not help the people in Saugus, Revere, Lynn, and the other surrounding communities.” The WIN position remains pro-ash landfill “Mary Urban, Sr. Director of Communications & uate of Salem State. Tom is married to his wife Pamela for over 40 years, his daughter Stephanie Strout lives in Saugus with her husband Michael and granddaughters Julia and Hannah. Please consider Tom for one of your 5 votes. Tom can be reached at tom_traverse@ hotmail.com or (781) 7275629. Please contact me with any questions or comments. Committee to Elect Tom Traverse 33 Taylor Street, Saugus MA 01906 Community, WIN Waste Innovations, gave the following statement: “With waste disposal options in the state ever decreasing, we remain hopeful that the Town will collaborate with us on the continued use of our monofill while keeping thousands of unnecessary tractor trailers off the road each year. It is widely accepted that waste-to-energy is the most environmentally conscious method of waste disposal and it has been proven that our power-generation facility and ash monofill consistently operate in compliance with stringent local, state and federal regulations. Our goal is JUSTICE | SEE PAGE 13 Monogram D4 Double siding
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