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11/11. WE REMEMBER. Year Career As a Security of - of the Cer at Fenway Park DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 DEALS OF THE Man struck by commuter train in$ LynnDAY$ By Gayla Cawley He was placed in an ambulance and A few moments later, anPG announcement. 3 ITEM STAFF taken to North Shore Community College was made that a person at the front of the where a med ight helicopter took him to train “was having a medical emergency” LYNN — It was a scary scene in Central Tufts Medical Center in Boston. and passengers should remain seated, Square after a man was hit by an out- Initial reports indicated the man was said Turcotte, who was headed to the Bos- bound MBTA train on Sunday night. pinned beneath the train, but Lynn re ton Bruins game. Authorities are investigating why the of cials later said those reports were in- “The crowd, many dressedDEALS in Bruins hats man, who is in his 40s, was on the tracks correct. and jerseys, started to complain until the when he was struck by the train. The im- Bridget Turcotte, a Daily Item reporter, train went dark,” she OFsaid. “FiveTH Eminutes pact pushed him off the tracks. was on the train. Shortly after 6 p.m., she later, another announcement$ was$ made He suffered serious, but non-life-threat- said the conductor rushed from the back telling passengers they DAcould Yget off the ening injuries, according to Transit Police. of the train. train at the front, if they chosePG. 3 to do so.” John Nerich received the Mon- DEALS ster Service Award for his 33 11/11. WE REMEMBER. year career as a security of - OF THE cer at Fenway Park. By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF $DAY$ LYNN — Tom Salvi, a U.S. Ma- PG. 3 Monster of rine Corps veteran who served in the Vietnam War, remembers vividly what it was like being stationed at an honor Con Thien, a combat base that was referred to as the Hill of Angels be- DEALS cause of the massive number of casu- DEALS secured alties there. OF THE When Salvi served in 1967, ght- By Steve Krause ing was so erce at Con Thien that $DAY$ ITEM STAFF infantrymen began referring to the PG. 3 base as DMZ, or the Dead Marine BOSTON — When John Nerich Zone. found out earlier this summer he’d “We got shelled every day, ev- been given the Monster Service ery morning,” Salvi told The Item. Award by the Boston Red Sox he was “(They) just tried to kick us off the caught by surprise. mountain.” “I remember asking, ‘who are you Salvi recalled the horror of troops ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE pranking here?’” he said. “Who are not being able to get their dead out you kidding?” Dave Nelson, American Legion, Richie Christopher, DAV, and Joe Dion, Vice The award is given monthly by REMEMBER, A3 Commander Post 210 salute during the Saugus Veterans Day ceremony. employees at Fenway Park for the way they go about doing their jobs. In Nerich’s case, his job is security at the venerable ballpark, and he’s been doing that task for 33 years. Out of that monthly pool of win- ners, an overall recipient is named to receive the Joseph M. McDermott Award, named after the late Red Sox vice president who set organi- zational standards for longevity, at one point having been at a Cal Rip- ken-esque 2,323 consecutive games. “I was very humbled by receiving the award,” said Nerich, who grew up the oldest of six sons and daugh- ters of John and Joan Nerich. ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE “The award is for a person who ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK steps above and beyond, and works Mike Sweeney, Director of Veterans’ Services salutes Lynn English JROTC member Bryan Chinchilla stands had to put the club in a positive colors posted by the Lynn English Jr. Marine ROTC at attention during the Veterans Day ceremony in light. Joe McDermott is the man who at the Veterans Day ceremony in Lynn Auditorium. Swampscott on Sunday. hired me, so it was nice to receive this award that’s named for him.” Working security at Fenway in Congressman 2018 is a lot different from what it was back in 1985, when Nerich, who is also a Lynn court of cer, began. brings Veterans He started in an entry-level posi- tion, “working the gates, re escapes, Town Hall back elevators … when I started, it was about 25 people working a game.” As the years progressed, and the to Marblehead team’s popularity soared, that num- By Bella diGrazia ber increased. These days, the num- ITEM STAFF ber of workers per game sits at 170. Naturally, said Nerich, things were MARBLEHEAD — Emotions were bumped up rst after 9/11 and then raw as Congressman Seth Moulton again in 2013 after the Boston Mar- brought his Veterans Town Hall back athon bombing. Now, there are scan- to where it all began Saturday at Ab- ners, metal detectors, bag-checkers bot Hall. and more. “Of course we are here to honor “Major League baseball put in a veterans and to thank them for their lot of protocols, and the team added incredible service to this country, but it’s also a message to non-veterans some things too.” ITEM PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK But while there are enough things out there that veterans appreciate to keep track of now — so much so Army veteran Marc Silvestri takes a what you do in our communities,” said U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton speaks at the moment to compose himself as veter- veterans ceremony at Abbott Hall in MONSTER, B2 ans tell their stories. MARBLEHEAD, A3 Marblehead on Saturday. Swampscott, St. Mary’s INSIDE Opinion are feeling semi-Super Local activists share By Harold Rivera carries and scored two touch- their perspectives on ITEM SPORTS EDITOR downs. Connor Donohue tallied midterm elections. A4 139 yards on nine carries and Entering the weekend, three scored three touchdowns. The Lynn Item area football teams re- Lynn School ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Spartans will play in Friday mained alive in their bids for a night’s (7) Division 7 state semi- Committee signs 3-year St. John’s Prep’s state championship. contract with deputy nal against South champion Trent Tully (24) All three came away victorious, superintendent. A3 Cohasset at Hormel Stadium in scored twice in with St. Mary’s earning a win Medford. LOOK! its Div. 1 Super Friday on the road and Swamp- Swampscott survived a late Doobie Brothers Bowl-clinching scott and St. John’s Prep logging scare to defeat Amesbury, 34-26, bring ’70s back to win Saturday over victories in front of their home in the Division 5 North nal at Lynn Auditorium. A8 Central Catholic. fans Saturday. Blocksidge Field. Zack Palmer, Swampscott and No. 4 St. Mary’s made quick who returned a kickoff 86 yards Sports St. Mary’s also won work of top-seed Nashoba Val- for a touchdown earlier in the A weekend of North Sectional ley Tech in Westford Friday with game, sealed the win with an in- championship action in titles and will play a 39-14 win in the Division 7 terception on No. 1 Swampscott’s and around Lynn. B1-2 for spots in the North nal. 9-yard line to keep the No. 2 Super Bowl Friday First-year star Jalen Echevar- SUPER, B2 night. ria rushed for 191 yards on 10 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 49° VOL. 140, ISSUE 272 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 40° COMMUNITY CALENDAR ............A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 OBITUARIES Women winning Sister Elizabeth Gallagher Charles J. Gambale Sr., 83 1938 - 2018 elections to more WORCESTER – Sis- Boston. Charles Joseph and Carla Vetere and ter Elizabeth “Betty” Later she worked Gambale Sr., age 83 her husband John of Gallagher, 80, of for many years for the of Swampscott, died Danvers, 9 grand- top state of ces the Sisters of Notre Saint Vincent de Paul peacefully at the De- children, 5 great Dame de Namur, Society in Boston. vereaux House, Mar- grandchildren, his By Steve LeBlanc "When it comes to wom- died peacefully on She felt blessed to blehead, surrounded sisters and broth- ASSOCIATED PRESS en of color candidates, folks don't just talk about November 7, 2018 at be able to help the by his loving family, ers; Carmella Bour- BOSTON — For all its the Notre Dame Long poor and needy, a on Saturday Novem- geois, John Gambale, a glass ceiling. What they liberal pretensions, Mas- Term Care Center in population for which ber 10, 2018. Nicolina Meere, and describe is a concrete one," sachusetts hasn't always Worcester. she had great re- A lifelong resident Angelo Gambale, Pressley said in her victo- been the most progressive She was the beloved daugh- spect and affection. of Swampscott, he was the as well as many nieces and ry speech. "But you know of states when it comes to ter of the late Frank L. and Ann Sister Betty was always son of the late Antonio and nephews. He was also the what breaks through con- electing women to posi- (Boland) Gallagher of Lynn. an enthusiastic and well-in- Antoinette (Piccarello) Gam- brother of the late Anthony crete? Seismic shifts." She was the devoted sister of formed local sports fan. For bale. He attended Swamp- Gambale and Amelia Riccio. tions of political power. In the state's 3rd Con- Helen Breen and her daugh- many years she volunteered scott schools and was a Service information: His That's changing.
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