SAUGUS Your Local News & Sports Online - Scan & Subscribe Here! OCAT D CAT SANTA CLAUS CAME TO TOWN L The white-bearded man in the red suit and hat – both with white trim – was the most photographed person at Saugus Center last Friday night (Dec. 6) as hundreds of people gathered for the town’s Annual Tree Lighting and Festivities. Please see inside for more photos and stories on how the town is welcoming the holiday season. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) TE Vol. 26, No.50 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, December 13, 2024 “Environmental Performance Standards” State Attorney General backs article empowering board of Health in its dealings with WiN Waste innovations plant By Mark E. Vogler ocal regulations that were initially drafted and approved by the Annual Town Meeting a decade ago to bolster the Board of Health in its oversite of the town’s trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 are finally offi cial. The state Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit recently issued an opinion approving Article 18 – which was passed by a margin of 44-1 by Town Meeting ENVIRONMENTAL | SEE PAGE 2 There is no stopping Saugus Santa Mail: After more than two decades of overseeing her pet project of writing “Santa” letters for Saugus kids, retired Saugus postal worker Karen Coburn learned that the Saugus Post Offi ce in Cliftondale would no longer allow her to place her special mailbox in the lobby to gather free letters to Santa. With the program in jeopardy, the town welcomed Coburn to stick the mailbox on the steps near the entrance of Saugus Town Hall. Please see inside for the story. (Photo by Mark E. Vogler) MARCHETTI CORP. 46 Years of Excellence!! 1978-2024 Regular Unleaded $2.839 Mid Unleaded $3.379 Super $3.479 Diesel Fuel $3.279 Gift Available! HEATING OIL ULS $4.759 $2.95 9 DEF Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! 24-Hour Burner Service Open an account and order online at: Hours: Monday thru Friday 6 AM to 7 PM / Saturdays 7 AM to 5 PM / Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM FLEET Prices subject to change
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