WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 2021 Pour Your Art Out Saugus pops up in Lynn extends By Allysha Dunnigan Crabtree ITEM STAFF LYNN — The Galleries contract at LynnArts (GALA) is hosting 10 artists through- By Sam Minton out the summer for a se- ITEM STAFF ries of weeklong pop-up exhibitions. SAUGUS — They say This series began at the change is good, but the end of June and will con- town might beg to differ: tinue through Sept. 7. The Board of Selectmen The popups were created just extended Town Man- as a way to create some ager Scott Crabtree’s con- activity and excitement tract until 2025. downtown, since GALA In its July 20 meeting, hasn’t been able to host the Board of Selectmen ap- its typical slate of gallery proved a three-year exten- openings and other events sion of Crabtree’s contract, during the COVID-19 pan- which was set to expire in demic. August 2022. Popup subcommittee “Scott loves Saugus, and member Nicole Werth said it’s evident in every deci- these events are a way for sion he makes for our com- the community to come munity,” said Selectman together and have some- Debra Panetta. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK thing to look forward to, as Under the terms of his Codi Butt, right, with fellow cadet well as a way for artists to new contract, Crabtree and rugby teammate Michele Sze- generate income. will have a base salary of $183,824 when the ex- gda, is the rst female graduate of After bouncing around tension begins on Aug. 25, St. Mary’s to attend West Point. ideas for ways to incorpo- rate something to bring 2022, and will receive a 1.5 artists into GALA’s net- percent cost-of-living in- work, Werth said they saw crease each year. Spartan the pop-up event structure As part of the contract ex- as the best choice. tension, Crabtree forewent Through the popups, the a 5 percent longevity allow- spirit artists pay a one-time fee ance and agreed to meet of $125 to LynnArts to ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK with the Board of Select- rent the space for a week, men within 45 days of the and can then use it however Revere artist Denise Boucher uses newspaper clippings, addendum being signed to serves at vintage photos, and old pieces of advertising to create West Point GALA, A7 town-themed collages. CRABTREE, A7 By Meaghan Casey FOR THE ITEM Peabody ZBA rejects Oak Street 40B If St. Mary’s prepared Swampscott’s Codi Butt for one important aspect of By Sam Minton weighing concerns from the access” around the proposed n said he noticed that there life at the U.S. Military Academy at ITEM STAFF city’s Police and Fire depart- building in what he described would be an increased risk for West Point, it was how to live and lead ments, the mayor’s of ce and as an “already-congested motor-vehicle crashes in the honorably. PEABODY — The Zoning residents. Some of those con- area.” area, particularly in the win- “I learned how to care for others at St. Board of Appeals voted unan- cerns have included the area’s In addition, Pasdon said ter months. Mary’s,” said Butt, who graduated in imously Monday to reject a history of ooding, possible that the city has not yet been ‘It’s reasonable to assume 2019. “The culture was very family-ori- plan for a proposed Chapter issues with access for emer- able to solve its ooding issue ented. In the Army, they say people are that some impatient commut- 40B affordable housing devel- gency vehicles and general in the downtown area, which your top priority, so I’ve been continu- ers will seek alternative routes opment on Oak Street. contract issues. has been a concern since 2016. ing in that mindset of ‘people rst.’” when leaving the neighbor- The ZBA had been consider- Former Fire Chief Steven The problem is such that the Butt is entering her junior year at hood to avoid the increased ing a permit for the so-called Pasdon said he was concerned proposed building would be in West Point, where she is the fth St. traf c, especially during peak “Locus” site for years prior to about the lack of access that Mary’s graduate — and the only woman danger of going underwater commuter hours and this will the board’s 5-0 vote to deny from the school — to attend. Over the emergency vehicles would if ooding occurred. Current funnel these vehicles through plans for the project this summer, she assumed a leadership role have in the area if the de- Fire Chief Joseph Daly ex- narrowly, predominantly-resi- in cadet field training, overseeing 180 week. velopment was constructed. pressed those same concerns dential streets that are not Throughout the process, Pasdon said he was worried in May. CODI, A7 board members had been about not having “360-degree Police Chief Thomas Grif- OAK STREET, A2 Dover could do in NU in Nahant By Sam Minton ITEM STAFF The Massachusetts State House heard testimony Tuesday regarding the Dover Amendment, which would have quite an impact on the town of Nahant. Washington Bill H.2141 would be an act to prevent Square nonpro t institutions from avoiding pro- Residence on tections geared toward wetlands and Broad Street other natural resources. The bill was in Lynn has presented by state Rep. Peter Capano provided (D-Lynn) and state Sen. Brendan Crigh- a home for ton (D-Lynn). Both Capano and Crighton residents were present for the hearing and gave a for over 100 passionate testimony echoing their sup- years. port of the bill. This would be an update to the Dover ITEM PHOTO | Amendment that was rst enacted in SPENSER HASAK 1953. Capano also spoke about the histo- ry of the amendment, stating that it was originally intended to protect religious and nonpro t educational agencies from By Allysha Dunnigan older than 36, which was frowned upon unlawful discrimination. ITEM STAFF at the time, since women had to live with “At the time, environmental and natu- their husband or parents by that age. ral resource protections were not a major LYNN — Washington Square Resi- The residence was renovated in 2012 concern for lawmakers,” said Capano. “In dence, formerly known as the Lynn Home to accommodate 43 rooms, including ef - the years since its enactment, the Dover A HOME for Young Women, has been providing af- ciency studios and furnished rooms with DOVER, A7 fordable housing for single individuals in either private or shared bathrooms. the community for more than 100 years. Despite the challenges brought on by WITH A Originally started to provide housing for communal living spaces at Washing- single women under the age of 36, it has ton Square Residence, Connolly credits INSIDE since evolved into an affordable and sub- stringent safety protocols for the house’s sidized community for men and women. success during the pandemic; there have Lynn Prior to this adjustment, the residence’s Superintendent Sports HISTORY been zero COVID-19 cases so far and East Lynn beats Executive Director Lisa Connolly said plans for in-person most residents have been vaccinated, as West Lynn in City the residence was sued a few years after learning in schools Series bout. B1 it opened because they housed a woman RESIDENCE, A7 this fall. A6 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 71° VOL. 142, ISSUE 197 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 61° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 2021 OBITUARIES Patricia (Condon) McCarthy, 75 John Upton, 77 A. Ernestine Quinn, 89 1945 - 2021 1944 - 2021 1931 - 2021 IRELAND - Patricia (Condon) COCOA BEACH - John P. Up- LYNN - Mrs. Agnes Ernes- McCarthy, age 75, formerly of ton, 77, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., tine (Meaney-LeBlanc) Quinn Lynn, died peacefully at a hos- husband of the late Lynda A. passed peacefully on Febru- pital in Limerick, Ireland on July (Larsen) Upton, passed away ary 12, 2021 in Los Angeles 18, 2021. She was the be- on Monday, July 5, 2021. California where she resided loved wife of the late John Mc- John was born in Lynn, Mass. for over 2 years with her late Carthy and the dear daughter on March 25, 1944, son of husband Paul and grandson of the late James P. and Jean the late John I. and C. Ruth John. She was the daughter (Wierzbowski) Condon. Sadly (Powers) Upton. He had a long of the late John and Grace missed by her loving sister Eliz- career in retail, most recent- Meaney, wife of the late Paul abeth Condon of Lynn, extend- ly working as a consultant for Quinn and sister to the late ed family and friends. Gordon Brothers before retir- Ellen Mundy, Thomas Meaney Born and raised in Lynn, she ing. His work had him traveling and Marguerite (Rusty) Morrill. was a 1963 graduate of St. often across country, which She was predeceased by her Mary’s Girls High School. She frequently led him to enjoyable children John, Paul and Cheryl had resided in Ireland since visits with family and friends. LeBlanc. Survived by children 1986. Funeral Services were He also loved spending time at Donna and husband Larry held in Innishannon. the beach. Mason and James and wife Survivors include two daugh- Dawn LeBlanc, also daughter ters: Shelly Valenti (Andrew) Upton, and Thomas Upton; in law’s Elizabeth LeBlanc and friends. She returned to Lynn of Meriden, Conn., and Susan and four sisters: Lillian Dee, Lynne LeBlanc.