MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 $365K grant to help Peabody curb ooding Program By Thor Jourgensen park and walk area along the canal. well into the mid-21st century. The re- ITEM STAFF One of Peabody’s historic waterways, sults are sobering. the canal receives storm water runoff “Tidal ooding due to sea level rise is aims to PEABODY — Flooding in Peabody from a number of drainage sources across expected,” Callahan said, summarizing Square during heavy rains is a local fact of life city of cials hope to make history the city, said city assistant planning di- the study results. with $365,000 in money to design ood rector Brendan Callahan. “Mayor (Edward) Bettencourt’s dedi- improve barriers. During heavy rains, the canal contrib- cation to address downtown ooding is- The state “municipal vulnerability utes to ooding in low-lying Peabody sues and develop the Riverwalk signals a grant” money will pay to advance designs Square, inundating streets, sidewalks commitment to the future welfare of the for a 1,600-foot ood barrier paralleling and cellars. community and provides opportunities to student the canal from 25 percent to 75 percent A previous $224,000 grant helped the create other synergies,” Callahan added. design status. The money will also pay to city conduct a detailed study of ood con- advance design work for the Riverwalk ditions extending from present conditions PEABODY, A3 culture IT’S ALL DOWNHILL in Lynn By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF FOR SAUGUS SCHOOLS LYNN — A student ambassador program will roll out at the city’s high schools next year, which admin- istrators believe will bene t all stu- dents with its aim of creating wel- coming and safe environments. The program, which was an- nounced at last week’s School Com- mittee meeting, builds upon Lynn Public Schools’ focus on social-emo- tional learning (SEL) and embodies core values of the district, such as inclusiveness and collaborative rela- tionships. Prospective student leaders will learn and develop SEL skills, such as leadership, working collaboratively, appreciating diversity, self-motiva- tion and perspective taking. Ambassadors will then apply those skills through various “hands-on” re- sponsibilities, such as helping new students transition to an unfamiliar school and providing mentorship for their younger peers, said Carolyn Troy, the district’s executive director of social-emotional learning. “Many times, an ambassador could be a student’s rst contact with the Lynn Public Schools,” said Troy. “Therefore, an ambassador should be a welcoming and enthusiastic repre- sentative of LPS. This initial contact and additional layer of support could ease the already challenging entry and transition for students new to the (district).” The ultimate goal is for the student ambassadors to help create a “safe, welcoming environment” for all stu- dents entering the school, especially those who may be new to the country or city and don’t know anyone else, Troy said. By Elyse Carmosino “It’s expensive to get a bus to get there, and Belmonte Middle An ambassador could ease the so- ITEM STAFF it was hard asking kids to pay that much School students cial challenges facing those new stu- money. There was a lot of interest, but peo- Sophia Manuppel- dents by providing company for them SAUGUS — A newly resurrected ski club ple couldn’t afford the costs.” li, Maria Silva and in the cafeteria during lunchtime or emerged as an unlikely uni er for Saugus She turned to former school committee Natalie Justice hit showing them around the school to middle and high school students this winter. chair Jeannie Meredith for help. the slopes during get them more acquainted with their It began when Saugus High School math Meredith put Vanikiotis in contact with an outing with the new surroundings, Troy said. teacher Kelly Vanikiotis said two of her stu- Waybright Elementary School PTO member Saugus High School Although school administrators dents, juniors Kelly D’Eon and Jessica Car- Stephanie Mastrocola, who suggested Vani- Ski Club. intend to implement the new pro- ter, approached her last year about restart- kiotis reach out to contacts at the Wheela- gram at the district’s high schools ing the long-dormant program, which was brator waste management plant. It wasn’t next school year, the framework for led by a different faculty member before it long before the plant agreed to foot the cost the program and what the role of a disbanded in 2017. — a total of $4,625 — of a coach bus to ferry student ambassador will consist of Vanikiotis was supportive of the idea, but the students to and from Pats Peak in Hen- is still in the discussion phase, Troy the budding group quickly hit a roadblock: niker, N.H., every Monday for ve weeks. said. nding funding for their new venture. “It’s an expensive sport,” Vanikiotis said. SAUGUS, A3 LYNN, A3 Opinion STEVE KRAUSE Commentary: COMMENTARY Remembering Lincoln’s legacy of humor. A4 Sports More reasons to remember them than selling cars Fenwick boys hockey takes season series Does the Presidents Day holiday have any nearest dealer and, well, deal. And in all that time, one thing has become with St. Mary’s. B1 meaning to anyone? Or is it just a day for car I guess my mind goes in different direc- obvious: the best of them — the ones you dealers to put on colonial suits and powdered tions. From the time I was the littlest kid I remember for the most noble reasons — have Marblehead wigs so they can make their quotas? was fascinated by our presidents. always transcended politics. They are the boys hockey tops I cringe when I see those commercials. I Perhaps that came as the result of being 10 ones who stepped up in times of national cri- Swampscott. B1 know they’re a part of life, and also a part years old when President John F. Kennedy ses and either said or did things that worked of modern-day commerce. I guess the sight was assassinated. From then on, I became to unite us and maybe even give us hope. St. Mary’s girls of a man dressed like George Washington is more and more curious about studying our blanked at home. B1 supposed to entice you to go right out to your presidents. KRAUSE, A3 Priests-in-training take up challenge of tarnished ministry WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (AP) — The semi- even made matching T-shirts for those narians walk along a hallway lined with he raped and molested. And Edward Av- photos of classes of priests who came be- ery, Class of 1970, who pleaded guilty Seminarian Jordan fore them. Some are pious alumni who to molesting a 10-year-old altar boy in Evans prays the have become their teachers and mentors; a church sacristy. And Francis Trauger, rosary in a chapel others climbed the Catholic hierarchy to Class of 1972, who admitted to molesting at St. Charles Bor- be revered as bishops and cardinals. a boy in a seminary shower, according to romeo Seminary in But there are others: Raymond Le- grand jurors. Wynnewood, Pa. neweaver, Class of 1962, subject of at least 14 victims’ reports of abuse, who MINISTRY, A3 PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 45° VOL. 142, ISSUE 57 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 27° CALENDAR ................................A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 OBITUARIES Ethel A. Collins, 93 Jean D. O’Brien, 87 Jennifer A. Gillette, 34 1926-2020 1986-2020 LYNN — Mrs. Ethel A. (Clay- LYNN — Jean Diana (Vigliot- LYNN — Jennifer Ann (Kirby) ton) Collins, 93, a longtime ta) O’Brien, 87, of Lynn, died Gillette, age 34, of Lynn, died resident of Lynn, passed away Friday afternoon surrounded suddenly at her residence on on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. She by her loving family at the Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. was the beloved wife of the Brudnick Center for Living Born in Lynn in 1986, she late William J. Collins. in Peabody following a brief was the daughter of Richard Born on July 21, 1926 in illness. She was the devot- M. Kirby Jr. and Karen Joanne Sumter, S.C., she was the ed wife of the late Robert J. (Mazola) Soulard. Jenn was cherished daughter to the O’Brien. raised in Lynn, attended St. late James R. Sr. and Sarah Born in Revere, she was the Pius V School, graduated from (Flud) Clayton. Gussie, as daughter of the late Gennaro Lynn Classical High School she was affectionately known, and Mary (Christallo) Vigliotta. in 2004 and attended North was a graduate of Edmunds She was a lifelong resident of Shore Community College. High School in Sumter, S.C., Lynn and a graduate of Lynn She worked for many years and later continued her ed- Classical High School. as a sales representative at ucation at Burdett College in Jean dedicated her life to local auto dealerships along Lynn. She married the love of her family and raised three the North Shore and had pre- her life, William J. Collins, on beautiful children. After her viously worked at Union Hos- April 30, 1945. The couple children were grown, she and nephews. In addition to Robert A. Vigliotta, Rita Rappa, pital. Singing, dancing and go- and Mazola aunts, uncles and spent more than 70 years in worked at Randy’s Depart- her parents and husband, Ida Durant, Lena Serino, Ann ing to concerts showed Jenn’s cousins who loved her very marriage together raising and ment Store for many years. Gussie is predeceased by her Rappa, Mary Noyer and Evelyn love for music.