SAUGUS Check out the NEW ADVOCATE ONLINE: www.advocatenews.net OCODDV C TECATAT Vol. 25, No. 39 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, September 30, 2022 WELCOME BACK, ORANGE GLOW! “It’s not a permittable activity” massDEp offi cial tells forum that current state laws won’t allow expansion of WiN Waste innovation’s ash landfi ll By Mark E. Vogler P lenty of uncertainty remains about what’s ahead for WIN Waste Innovations’ waste disposal operations in Saugus after a three-hour forum titled “The Future of the Ash Landfi ll” concluded Wednesday night before a packed second fl oor auditorium at Town Hall. But Eric Worrall, the regional director of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (MassDEP) Northeast Regional Offi ce, left no doubts that expansion of the ash landfi ll near WIN’s trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 can’t happen under current state laws and regulations. “The current administration says it’s not a permittable activity,” Worrall said. “That I can say with certainty.” That was Worrall’s response to a grilling from PreSix-month-old Nico Dellogono got his fi rst experience in “The Pumpkin Patch” last Saturday outside the First Congregational Church of Saugus, where he was baptized. Nico is the son of Michael and Diana Dellogono of Wilmington, who are church members. Please see inside for more photos and a story about the 4,000 pumpkins that arrived from a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) ~ Home of the Week ~ REVERE....WELCOME HOME! Wonderful New Construction offers 8 room Center Entrance Colonial boasting elegant, designer kitchen with quartz counters, oversized island for seating, dining room with sliders to pavers patio, living room with gas fireplace, desirable 1st floor family room, great open floor plan - perfect for entertaining, 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, spacious master suite offers walkin closet, private bath w/double sink vanity and custom, stand-up, convenient 2nd floor laundry, hardwood flooring throughout, great mudroom when entering from garage, level,fenced lot. GREAT opportunity - GREAT new home! You won’t be disappointed! Offered at $875,000 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com cinct 2 Town Meeting Member Christopher Riley, who wanted to know whether MassDEP can assure there wouldn’t be expansion under any circumstances. Worrall’s response was similar to the answer he gave others who asked similar questions at the Wednesday night forum: There will be no expansion unless current state law and regulations are changed. That was the most significant takeaway from the public meeting hosted by State Rep. Jessica Giannino (D-Revere), whose district includes Precincts 3 and 10 in Saugus, state Rep. Jeffrey Turco (D-Winthrop) and the Alliance for Health and the Environment. “The current law doesn’t allow this – and that’s under a Republican Administration,” Turco stressed in his PERMITTABLE | SEE PAGE 2 1 1
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