Peabody Boy Miraculously Awakens from Coma
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 Peabody boy miraculously awakens from coma By Thomas Grillo son as he recovers. Nathan Viera, ITEM STAFF “It’s a truly a miracle,” said a fami- 4, came out of a ly friend who asked to remain anon- coma more than a PEABODY — A 4-year-old boy has ymous. “Nathan woke up Friday and week after he and emerged from a coma more than a opened his eyes and the doctors are his mother were week after he suffered a traumatic really positive. He was conscious and struck by a car in head injury when he was struck by a able to respond to his mother. He’s do- downtown car in the downtown. ing so much better.” Peabody. Nathan Viera, and his mother, Marly No one expected Nathan to wake Araujo, were severely injured after from the coma so soon, the friend said, they were thrown 15 feet into the air and the family is trying to remain pos- when they were hit by an elderly driv- itive as he tries to talk. er while crossing Washington Street. “The family is very private,” she said. They were rushed to Massachusetts “But it’s safe to say that Nathan faces General Hospital. a long recovery and has some pretty Araujo, 48, suffered a concussion big surgeries ahead of him. The family and was released from the hospital last week. But she is staying with her PEABODY, A3 Swampscott alumni Lynn eld school’s PTO reconnect over diagnosis steps up for $30K ‘race’ By Paul Halloran syndrome slow him down PHOTO | PAUL HALLORAN By Thor Jourgensen A smiling Dr. Karen Dw- Lynn eld rst FOR THE ITEM even a little bit. Paul Buonopane ITEM STAFF yer, who came from the grade teacher “Somewhere in the Acton-Boxborough schools It seems like everybody right, his wife, Ste- Kristin Hager back of my mind I al- fani, and daughter LYNNFIELD — The this year to become Sum- and rst grader knew and loved Jona- ways respected and ap- Summer Street School mer Street’s new principal, than Derr when he was Felicity recently Dareya Chea show preciated Jonathan,” said reconnected with Parent Teacher Organi- said Wednesday’s school- off their Summer a student at Swampscott Buonopane, who didn’t ex- zation (PTO) stepped up wide event typi es the High School, and Paul Paul’s Swampscott Street School pect to again cross paths its efforts to raise $30,000 PTO’s dedication and en- Buonopane was no excep- High classmate, and spirit during with Derr in such a mean- this year with school-wide thusiasm for the school. tion. He would see Derr at friend, Jonathan Wednesday’s “race ingful way. involvement Wednesday in “The community is so for education” football team dinners and Derr. invested in the children. That changed when a “race for education.” fundraising walk. he had friends who played Buonopane and his wife, They are over the top,” Dw- on the golf team with him. Students bundled up, Stefani (Danahy), received grabbed pom-poms and yer said. Buonopane — and many PTO Co-President Kath- a prenatal diagnosis of circled the school several others — couldn’t help but Down syndrome for their ryn Price said the PTO will be impressed with the fact times while parents and that Derr did not let Down SWMAPSCOTT, A3 teachers cheered them on. LYNNFIELD, A3 Beyond Black Friday comes Lynn garage sale By Bella diGrazia his Spring Street building for a ITEM STAFF mural. The most recent mural festival, which ended in August, Loving LYNN — Beyond Black Fri- had Kibbey putting in about 90 day, there is Small Business hours a week in volunteering, he Saturday, and the organization said. Saturday morning, he got mother has behind the city’s mural festival to Munroe Street at 8 a.m. so he had shoppers roaming Lynn’s could start setting up the event. streets in branded apparel. The Beyond Walls garage sale little to give Even though Black Friday has offered discounted cans of spray become the unof cial kickoff of paint, $5 for one can, $40 for the holiday shopping season, 10, and used ones for free; var- to her sons shoppers could also expect to ious logo t-shirts for $5 and $10; nd deals from mom-and-pop hooded sweatshirts for $15; and By Bella diGrazia operations in their communi- tank tops for $10. The Small ITEM STAFF ties on Small Business Satur- Business Saturday deal took day. Beyond Walls, the creative the original prices of each of When all you have in your posses- placemaking non-pro t, played the items and cut them, mostly, sion is love, faith, and two sons, the its part in boosting communi- in half. The cans of paint were holidays can become more stressful ty pride during their Munroe originally $7, t-shirts were $20, than joyful. Street Garage Sale. sweatshirts were $30, and tanks “Aside from my love and faith, I were $20. have little else to give my boys,” one “This is great because it’s ben- e ting Beyond Walls and every- Kristen Standish, a Nahant mother wrote to Item Santa. “It hurts resident and longtime Beyond knowing that their worlds have been thing they have done for Lynn,” said John Kibbey, a Beyond Walls supporter, stocked up on ipped upside down.” her favorite colored t-shirts and Walls volunteer. “They’re trying The rst few years of the boys’ lives sweatshirts. She even walked to bring people into the city and were happy and full, with two parents back to the mural festival’s stor- it’s a great organization.” always providing for them. Two years ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK age space and picked out a few ago, their father was prescribed opi- Kibbey started volunteer- Beyond Walls hosted a garage sale on Small cans of spray paint. She was oids for a much-needed back surgery. ing last year, after he was ap- looking for the right color to top That is when everything changed. Business Saturday to clean out surplus t-shirts, proached by the organization The mother wrote that the boys’ fa- hoodies, and paint. about using the back wall of BEYOND, A3 ther started to abuse his prescribed medication, and when that no longer worked, he turned to the streets. “His drug abuse ultimately was so Opinion LOOK! Sports Fans meet up for out of control our family lost our home, Reasons to like the Rivera: Making sense the Paula Abdul INSIDE Lynn eld rail trail. 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In addition to his 64, of Lynn, died on bered as a compas- Brault, age 77, of wife he is survived by be red over weed Thursday November sionate, fun loving Lynn, died unex- an Uncle Ed Brault of 22, 2018 at Brigham person, who wanted pectedly on Friday California, his best By Bob Salsberg visits a pot shop and le- & Women’s Hospital to serve others. His November 23, 2018 friends Tom Granese ASSOCIATED PRESS gally uses marijuana over in Boston after ght- greatest love was at Salem Hospital, of Salem, and Jack the weekend could easily BOSTON — The unk a drug test upon re- ing a short battle with spending time with where he was taken Brown of Peabody, long-awaited opening cancer. He was the friends and family, after being stricken and many cousins. turning to work. of the rst recreational There has yet to be a husband of Claire especially his grand- at his home. He was Service informa- marijuana stores in Mas- (Alexander) Gately, children. the husband of Mary tion: His Funeral case involving recreation- sachusetts was cheered al marijuana and termi- whom he shared over 41 years Ron is survived by his (McKenney) Brault with whom will be held on Wednesday by cannabis enthusiasts of marriage. He was born and daughters, Sharon LaPlante he shared 29 years of mar- at 11 a.m. in the Solimine nation of employment and entrepreneurs, but it make its way through the raised in Lynn, the son of the and her husband Adam of riage. Funeral Home 426 Broad- doesn't change the reality late John Gately and Rose Methuen and Erica Moran and A lifelong resident of Lynn, way (RTE129), Lynn. Buri- courts in Massachusetts. that workers can be red LeBlanc sees litigation (Aligo) Gately, and was a her husband Joey of Los An- he was the son of the late Oli- al will follow in St. Mary’s or face disciplinary action geles, Calif., his grandchildren, as likely in the future, graduate of Lynn English High ver and Ida (Russo) Brault. He Cemetery, Lynn. Relatives from employers for mari- School, Class of 1971. Jackson and Mya LaPlante, attended Lynn Schools and and friends are respectfully particularly now that juana, even when they use cannabis is being sold in Ron had been a martial Harper and Nolan Moran, was a graduate of St. Mary’s invited to attend. Visitation pot outside work, on their stores. One potential legal artist for most of his life and along with many brothers-in- Boys High School, class of on Wednesday from 10 a.m.