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INSIDE Senior Living Special Section THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016 Gerondelis provides Convential Wisdom the foundation Bill for a cleaner Lynn By Dillon Durst shows ITEM STAFF LYNN — Having trouble get- ting rid of that old couch? Hillary’s The city’s Department of Public Works has you covered. The Clean Lynn Neighbor- softer hood and Streets Program offers free disposal of large items, such as mattresses, re- side cliners, tables and refrigera- tors. By Drew Russo On Saturdays from noon to 4 FOR THE ITEM p.m., residents can take their junk to the Lynn Transfer Sta- The last thing I expected tion on Commercial Street. to nd when I joined the The service is funded Massachusetts delegation through a $50,000 grant from for breakfast this morn- the Gerondelis Foundation. Helena Wright Phillips ing was Bernie Sanders The Lynn-based organization less than 10 feet away 1911-2016 has committed to one year of from where I enjoyed my PHOTO | PAULA MULLER funding, pending results. sausage and eggs. After a Michael Greene unloads a child’s toy car with the long, celebratory evening help of Kyle Liford, left, at the Lynn Transfer Station. LYNN, A7 that reveled in the nomi- Celebrating nation of the rst woman nominee of a major politi- cal party for president of a full life the U.S., his surprise visit Fisherman’s Beach heats up came less than 18 hours By Bill Brotherton after his groundbreaking ITEM FEATURES EDITOR run for the presidency while Phillips cools down ended. He exhorted all LYNN — Helena Wright Phillips cele- brated her 80th birthday by going on an of us to ensure Hillary etation would be altered at Phillips Beach, By Gayla Cawley African safari. Clinton’s election and the ITEM STAFF leading them to require town of cials to le defeat of Donald Trump For her 90th, the Lynn native went white- a notice for res there. in November. The con- SWAMPSCOTT — Beach res are a go for water rafting, something she had never “It’s our responsibility to protect that veg- vention reached a fever Fisherman’s Beach but a no for Phillips Beach. tried. At 100, she had a Facebook page and pitch of emotion the night The Conservation Commission reluctantly etation,” said Tom Ruskin, acting chairman an iPad. before, when Vermont de- green-lighted cooking res for Fisherman’s of the commission. “We are only concerned “Helena was an amazing woman,” said ferred during the roll call Beach, after deciding the area did not fall about that vegetation going up in smoke.” Joan Breed, her longtime friend. “She only to return at the end under its jurisdiction, due to the lack of veg- Unless the res are monitored by safety meant a lot to many, many people. We so that they could cast etation that would be affected. of cials on Phillips Beach at all times, the miss her.” But the commission found that the conser- DNC, A6 vation area at Palmer Pond and dune veg- BEACH FIRES, A6 PHILLIPS, A7 Marblehead’s Setting Farrar makes sail in remarkable progress Nahant By Bridget Turcotte By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF ITEM STAFF NAHANT — Seafaring MARBLEHEAD — Eight months Nahant teens are teach- after being released from a hospital ing landlubber adults to following a life-threatening injury, sail. Ben Farrar is making a comeback. Every Tuesday evening, Farrar suffered a spinal cord injury the Nahant Sailing Pro- that rendered him a quadriplegic while gram offers basic sailing on a school eld trip last year in France. courses to adults, taught While on the excursion, he went to the by teenagers and young beach and dove into the water to cool adults who have gradu- off. A wave tossed him and he landed ated the program’s other A crew on his neck and his head was pushed class levels. The sessions from the Na- down toward a sand bar. are held at Tudor Wharf, hant Sailing But last weekend, the 19-year-old a popular summer spot for Program kayaked at the Empower Spinal Cord residents. Injury Camp on Long Island, N.Y., maneuvers Dennis Maclone, 16, said with help from friends. their boat off he and his sister, Sophia, “I’m working on becoming as inde- the coast of have been sailing for as pendent as possible,” he said. Nahant. long as they can remember. FARRAR, A7 PHOTO | BOB ROCHE SAILING, A7 INSIDE Short stories for short In Entertainment Summer Shakespeare returns to Lynn Woods. A3 people on Short Beach Check out the By Bridget Turcotte to read before,” said Miles Kennedy, 5. North Shore’s coming ITEM STAFF “I thought it was really funny. It drove attractions. A3 me a little crazy.” NAHANT — The Nahant Public Li- Sharon Hawkes, library director, said In Lynn brary is getting its feet wet. Man arrested Toddlers and their parents gathered the library is bringing summer reading for role in on Short Beach behind the Life Saving outdoors to show children that learning home invasion. A6 Station on Nahant Road Wednesday to happens everywhere. hear librarian Kim Carmody-Hosker Part of the experiment with this ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE In Sports read “Rain Fish,” Lois Ehlert’s story year’s summer programming is to get Peabody softball Kim Carmody-Hosker, a librarian at the Nahant about sh that come to life during rain- outside and gauge the response. The seniors’ run comes to Public Library, reads a book called “Rain Fish” storms, among others. an end. B1 to Valentina and Miles Kennedy at Short Beach. “I never saw anybody go to the beach NAHANT, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 88° VOL. 138, ISSUE 199 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 71° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016 OBITUARIES House GOP chairman threatens Butch Hudson, 75 more action on climate probe LYNN — Butch Hudson siblings, Charles, Helen, Cora, passed away on July 26, Sandra, Shirley, Tina and By Matthew Daly 2016, after a long illness. He Mark. ASSOCIATED PRESS was born in Lynn. He also leaves his wife, Diane He is the son of the late Hudson, children, and many The chairman of the Erna and Eldridge Hudson. He loving nieces and nephews. House Science Committee was predeceased by brothers, Service information: A threatened further action Wayne, Richard, Walter, and memorial will be held at a Wednesday after the New sister, June. He is survived by later date. York and Massachusetts attorneys general refused to comply with congres- sional subpoenas seeking records about their in- Charter school vestigations into whether Exxon Mobil misled in- vestors about man-made foes cite excessive climate change. Texas GOP Rep. Lamar Smith said he was disap- discipline rates pointed that New York Attorney General Eric By Bob Salsberg Critics, including teach- Schneiderman and Massa- ASSOCIATED PRESS ers unions, say charters chusetts Attorney General drain financial resources Maura Healey refused to BOSTON — A group from traditional public comply with subpoenas he opposed to a November schools and fail to ad- issued two weeks ago. ballot question that would equately serve certain In an escalating political expand charter schools in FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS groups of students, includ- fight over global warming, Massachusetts cited what ing those who have dis- Smith is pursuing records House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, speaks they called excessive and abilities or who come from from the two Democrats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. disproportionate rates of homes where English is along with nine environ- discipline at the schools not the primary language mental, scientific and panel has, but in previous Dallas-based Exxon vio- eral has authority under and called Wednesday for spoken. philanthropic organiza- disputes the House has lated New York fraud stat- state law to investigate state education officials to Great Schools Mas- tions. Schneiderman and moved to hold in contempt utes by suppressing its cli- and prosecute securities release more data about sachusetts, a coalition Healey say Congress lacks of Congress those who re- mate change research. fraud. student suspensions. backing the ballot ques- fuse to comply with sub- “Congress’ authority Exxon has rejected the “We know from personal authority over them. tion, accused opponents poenas. Lawmakers also ends where states’ sover- allegations, saying it has experience that children Smith said Wednesday of spreading “half-truths may pursue enforcement eign rights begin,” legal conducted nearly 40 years as young as five years old their noncompliance “only and falsehoods” about of the subpoenas in court. counsel Leslie Dubeck of research publicly in con- are suspended from char- raises additional ques- charter schools. Schneiderman’s lawyer wrote. junction with federal and ter schools over and over tions” and said “the com- “In communities with called the July 13 sub- Schneiderman’s officeUnited Nations officials, again for minor non-vi- mittee will consider using the most demand and the poena unprecedented and subpoenaed Exxon docu- issued nearly 150 pa- olent offenses,” parents all tools at its disposal to highest number of char- said that enforcing the ments last November fol- pers and provided share- of several former charter further its investigation.” school students wrote in ters, charter schools ac- A committee spokes- subpoena would interfere lowing a yearlong review holders with information a letter released by Save tually have far lower at- woman declined to elabo- with Schneiderman’s in- of shareholder disclosures. about the business risks Our Schools Massachu- trition rates — meaning, rate on what options the vestigation into whether New York’s attorney gen- of climate change.