SAUGUS D Have a Safe & Happy New Year! D CAT T AD ATCATE A E Vol. 25, No. 52 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, December 30, 2022 A WATER METER MYSTERY Top Cover Stories of 2022 relations between Town and WiN Waste innovations on issues related to incinerator and ash landfi ll dominate the front pages of The Saugus Advocate over the past year By Mark E. Vogler here’s no contest over what was the top story in Saugus during 2022. Issues related to WIN Waste Innovations – the town’s largest taxpayer and the owner of the trash-to-energy plant and its ash landfi ll on Route 107 – dominated the front page month after month. “For me the top Saugus stoAn unexplained $15,000 increase in a water bill that was previously $187 poses a potential fi - nancial dilemma for a Wilbur Avenue family unless the town corrects it. Pictured from left to right are Hari Krishna Burlakoti with daughter Harssika, son Hardik and father-in-law Dip Nepal holding niece Dibyasa Nepal. See stories and more photos inside. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) From all of us at Carpenito Real Estate... ry of 2022 was the creation of the Host Community agreement with WIN [WIN Waste Innovations]. An agreement that will bring in excess of 30 million dollars to Saugus while lowering the emissions in the process,” Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano said. “After years of watching endless court battles where we lose time and time again the Town of Saugus finally has scored a victory with WIN. I believe this is the beginning of great things to come in the future. Having a positive working relationship with WIN will yield long term benefi ts to Saugus and our surrounding communities,” he said. Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Debra Panetta also cited WIN Waste Innovations for diff erent reasons. She opposed the current draft of the Host Community Agreement being negotiated between the town and WIN. “I think the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) clearly stating that WIN Waste InThomas Sheehan and Laura Eisener displayed their “Person of The Year” awards during the 41st Annual Saugus Founders Day Celebration. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) novations cannot expand the life of their unlined ash landfi ll is most signifi cant. Here are the front page stories that appeared in The Saugus Advocate over the past year January December is dubbed “the month of COVID-19,” as public health nurse reports 1,312 cases of the Coronavirus confi rmed in Saugus last month. Saugus joins voters from a dozen communities in landslide support of a new Northeast Metro Tech School. WIN Waste Innovations nears a response to Landfi ll Committee’s “to do” list in improving trash-to-energy site and landfi ll. School Superintendent Erin McMahon seeks a TOP COVER | SEE PAGE 2 MARCHETTI CORP. 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com DIESEL TRUCK STOP On behalf of the Marchei Family, ha a Safe & Prosperous New Year!
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