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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Swampscott board opposes Elm Place proposal Free tax By Trea Lavery day night, Select Board Chair nity by the project proponent is The development, proposed ITEM STAFF Peter Spellios read a draft of the extreme given the limited size of by WinnDevelopment, a branch services letter, which listed concerns about the property and the extremely of WinnCompanies, and prop- SWAMPSCOTT — In a let- the proposal, including traf c is- adverse impacts the unprecedent- erty owner Bruce Paradise, is a ter to the state’s Department of sues, size of the building, its lo- ed density and scale and height of 40B project, which means that it Housing and Community Devel- cation in the way of the rail trail the project will have on adjacent must be approved by the DHCD. offered opment, the Swampscott Select that is currently under construc- single- and two-story residences The Select Board letter is part of Board voiced its opposition to the tion, and the developer’s lack of and adjacent two-story subsidized the approval process. While the proposed 40B affordable housing communication with residents. rental units owned and operated DHCD will take the board’s to Lynn development on Elm Place. “Unfortunately, the proposed by Swampscott Housing Authori- At the board’s meeting Wednes- project presented to our commu- ty,” the letter reads. SWAMPSCOTT, A3 families By Guthrie Move Scrimgeour ITEM STAFF afoot in LYNN — LEO Inc.’s Volunteer Income Tax As- sistance program kicked off this week, offering tax Saugus preparation services to households making less than $56,000 a year. to honor “The tax laws change ev- ery single year,” said Lil- ian Romero, chief program of cer at LEO (Leading Barry through Empowering Op- portunities). “So it’s good By Elyse Carmosino to have someone with a ITEM STAFF little more experience to SAUGUS — Board of guide you through the pro- Selectmen Chair Anthony cess. Cogliano has proposed re- “(The program) is more naming the Saugus Senior necessary this year, more Center after longtime resi- than any other year, as a result of COVID-19,” she dent Richard “Dick” Barry, added. “A lot of people who died in October at the have lost their jobs and age of 89. they can’t afford to pay Earlier this month, at someone to get their taxes Cogliano’s urging, an ar- done.” ticle requesting the center This is the third year of be renamed the Richard the VITA program. In the Barry Senior Center was ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK rst year, the program submitted by the town’s Johnson Elementary School students make their way along the Heritage Trail as they par- surpassed expectations, Board of Selectmen to be ticipate in the annual Winter Walk and Roll to School Day on Wednesday. assisting more than 100 added to the warrant for families, far outperform- the upcoming February 16 ing the goal set for LEO by special Town Meeting. Nahant students Walk and Roll the Internal Revenue Ser- “I knew Dick my whole vice (IRS). life, from when I was a By Elyse Carmosino amid the COVID-19 pandemic in rounding the idyllic island town. Last year, the organiza- kid,” Cogliano said, re- ITEM STAFF September, was a rare and wel- Reiner’s daughter, 8-year-old tion helped 157 families, calling Barry’s heavy in- come opportunity to interact with Charlotte, an avid environmental- though it had been sched- NAHANT — Mother-daughter duo volvement in youth sports, other families outside of a class- ist and Johnson School third-grad- uled to see more than 400. including his time volun- Eden Reiner and Charlotte Kuschnir room setting. er, said she was happy for the op- The COVID-19 pandem- teering for Saugus Little were among a handful of parents “It was really fun,” she said. “It portunity to explore more of what ic dramatically reduced League, CYO Basketball, and students gathered at Heritage was a cool event and it was nice to Heritage Trail has to offer. the number of meetings and serving as the an- Trail in Nahant bright and early be able to walk on the trail.” “I like discovering different LEO was able to perform, nouncer for the town’s Wednesday to partake in Johnson Winter Walk, an extension things,” Charlotte said, adding Romero explained. high school football and Elementary School’s annual Winter of the school’s weekly Walking that she enjoyed the freedom walk- This year, Romero is an- basketball games. “He was Walk and Roll to School Day. Wednesdays, is just one of sev- ing through the woods allowed. ticipating that VITA will just everywhere.” Reiner said the walk, which eral efforts by the district to en- “It’s better because you don’t have be able to help more than Barry was a xture in the was the district’s rst school-wide gage students in healthier habits to worry about cars.” 400 families. community and spent de- event since 80 percent of students while encouraging them to ap- LEO will be offering tax cades serving on the Sau- returned to in-person learning preciate the natural beauty sur- NAHANT, A2 help in multiple languag- gus Board of Selectmen, es, and plans to use a di- SAUGUS, A2 al-up service if a volunteer cannot speak the language Lynn eld of the person they are as- sisting. “Language is not a bar- doctor: Give rier for clients that come through LEO,” said Rome- ro. vaccine a shot The program began By Allysha Dunnigan Wednesday, and several ITEM STAFF individuals have already dropped off their docu- Skepticism and confusion linger ments, Romero said. throughout North Shore communi- The VITA program is ties as the state initiates vaccina- funded through the state tions for individuals who fall under and by several local banks, the rst group of Phase 2. including Metro Credit ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK The state opened several new vacci- Union, Community Credit nation sites on February 1, including Union, East Boston Sav- one at Fenway Park, to assist with New Lynn Coalition ings Bank, and St. Jeans the vaccinations of people ages 75 Credit Union Charitable and older. Foundation. Danielle Reardon, a school nurse at feeds a need in the city “Without their support I Lynn’s Connery Elementary School don’t believe that we could who distributes vaccines at Fenway By Guthrie Scrimgeour Holly Schaff do the work that we do,” ITEM STAFF Park, said that “right now they are of Lynn said Romero, adding that trying to vaccinate 500 people a day, LYNN — During the COVID-19 pandemic, the carries LEO is still accepting new ITEM FILE PHOTO but the goal is to amp it up to 1,000.” donors. New Lynn Coalition has delivered food to hun- non-perish- She believes the general public will The program is staffed The late Board of Se- dreds of struggling families, with a particular able food lectmen member Dick have access to the vaccine in late items out- by volunteers, who are spring. focus on homes that cannot access a food pantry. Barry would be hon- side of My trained by others with Dr. Kristy Cahill, medical director “We help single parents, disabled people, the ored with a renaming Brother’s more experience. at Lahey Health Hub in Lynn eld, elderly, COVID positive people, immunocompro- “If you can do a couple of the Saugus Senior Table in has been studying COVID-19 and mised people,” said New Lynn Coalition organizer of returns a week, that’s Center the Board chair Lynn on has proposed. LYNNFIELD, A3 LYNN, A3 Thursday. SERVICE, A3 INSIDE Opinion STOP THE SPREAD. GET VACCINATED. Jourgensen: Let’s step up for veterans. A4 STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN WASH YOUR HANDS LOOK! Hunter Biden’s memoir ‘Beautiful Things’ out in April. A8 Sports FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING Lynn eld’s Jack Ford signs NLI for Bentley University football. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 42° VOL. 142, ISSUE 50 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 28° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 OBITUARIES New virus cases reported in Lynn, Herbert C. Comeau, 85 LYNN - Herbert C. Comeau passed away peacefully on Lynnfield, Revere, and Swampscott Tuesday February 2nd at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation and By Gayla Cawley covered from the virus, ac- In Lynnfield, three new body had 5,703 cases and Nursing Care facility with his ITEM STAFF cording to city data. cases were reported to 275 deaths, Salem had Revere reported 30 new bring the town’s total 3,774 cases and 66 deaths, wife by his side. He was the New coronavirus cases, cases to bring the city’s to- number of cases to 932. Saugus had 3,280 cases loving husband of his bride but no additional deaths Ann (Gudaitis) Comeau for 54 were reported Thursday tal numbers to 9,019 cases The town’s death toll is 27, and 61 deaths, and num- years. in Lynn, Lynnfield, Revere and 141 deaths, the city the town website reported. bers have not been updat- Herbie was a lifelong resi- and Swampscott. website reported. Numbers remained the ed in Marblehead (1,000 dent of Lynn where he raised In Lynn, 81 new cases Nineteen new cases were same in Nahant (213 cas- cases, 31 deaths) since last his family. After graduating were reported to bring the reported in Swampscott, es, six deaths) and were Friday. from High School, he then city’s caseload to 14,748.

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