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By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF LYNN — A day after Superinten- DEALS dent Dr. Patrick Tutwiler announced the school year will start remote- OF THE ly for the majority of students this fall, district families had a chance $DAY$ to weigh in with their questions and PG. 3 concerns. The plan includes in-person learn- ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO ing for certain groups of students, and allows for the potential of a shift Three Saugus police of cers were stabbed at 29 Tuttle St. during an altercation with a resident in Saugus on to a hybrid learning model — a mix Thursday morning. of in-person and remote instruction DEALS — later in the school year if health OF THE metrics improve. Community members were given Saugus man in custody after$DAY$ a chance to provide their feedback PG. 3 through a chat feature that was in- cluded in a virtual town hall that was streamed live on Tutwiler’s You- three police of cers stabbed Tube channel Thursday night. The community town hall was By Elyse Carmosino gerous weapon, resisting arrest, and lar- hicle had never been returned, and was initially scheduled to be focused on and David McLellan ceny of a motor vehicle. thus considered stolen. the health and safety aspects of re- ITEM STAFF Sossong was arraigned in Lynn Dis- Police said the incident occurred shortly opening schools this fall, but with trict Court Thursday afternoon, and was after 7:20 a.m. Upon of cer arrival, Sos- SAUGUS — A Saugus man was ar- the Lynn Public Schools opting for a court-ordered to spend at least the next song allegedly declined to exit the resi- raigned in Lynn Thursday after alleged- dence, and refused to allow police into his mostly remote learning model, Tut- ly stabbing three Saugus Police of cers 20 days at Bridgewater State Hospital for wiler said he was instead seeking mental health evaluations. home. while they tried to serve a warrant at his After police entered forcibly, Sossong al- feedback around why that plan was Tuttle Street home. The of cers’ injuries are not life-threat- chosen. ening and they are expected to recover. legedly attacked three of cers, stabbing Steven Sossong, 43, of Saugus, has been them with a six-inch blade, Tsingos said. Their names have not been released. LYNN, A3 charged with three counts of attempted All three of cers were allegedly stabbed in According to Essex County Assistant murder, three counts of assault and bat- their arms. One of cer had a stab wound tery with a dangerous weapon causing District Attorney Jennifer Tsingos, police that “made bone visible,” and another had Swampscott bodily injury, assault and battery with a visited Sossong’s house on Tuttle Street dangerous weapon, assault with a dan- after receiving a report that a U-Haul ve- SAUGUS, A3 committee OKs school Saugus opening plan plant cited for By David McLellan ITEM STAFF smoke SWAMPSCOTT — The Swamp- scott School Committee has adopted the superintendent’s recommended incident back-to-school plan. Barring any changes in state or local By Elyse Carmosino COVID-19 guidelines and regulations, ITEM STAFF the school year will begin Wednesday, SAUGUS — Wheela- Sept. 16, with students learning entire- brator Saugus is facing ly from home under a “remote-learn- Peabody turns smokestack into park a  ne from the town’s ing model.” Then, Monday, Oct. 26, the Public Health depart- school district will switch to a “hybrid sure the stack’s base remains intact The A.C. ment after a pillar of model,” with students only returning By Thor Jourgensen ITEM STAFF during demolition. foul-smelling smoke to school for three-hour periods four Lawrence “The process is going rather slowly for leather was caught escaping days of the week, Superintendent Pa- PEABODY — Workers are slowly dis- safety reasons and to preserve a portion from the plant for sev- mela Angelakis said. works was mantling the former A.C. Lawrence facto- of the stack pipe,” said Peabody Histori- built in 1894. eral hours Sunday. “We want time for the educators to ry smokestack with plans to save 10 feet cal Commission commissioner Deborah After meeting with get back to school, get assimilated, of the 225-foot structure for preservation Eskenazi. Wheelabrator’s head En- and then move into the hybrid mod- as a historical park. WinnCompanies spokesman Ed Ca- PHOTO COURTESY | vironmental Compliance PEABODY HISTORICAL el,” said Angelakis. A long-time local landmark located off fasso said the dismantling started at Manager and its Manag- SOCIETY The remote-learning model that Crowninshield Street, the stack towers the stack’s top with workers removing er of Assets for more in- will be employed to start the year has over the factory site where The Tannery two or three-foot sections at a time. formation, Public Health students working from home begin- apartments are located. Tannery owner “The exterior of the stack will be Director John Fralick ning Sept. 16 in order to give more WinnCompanies, which purchased the knocked inward, so that the pieces fall said he was informed the time for staff training. Students will incident occurred when residential complex in 2019, is disman- down the center of the stack. When a have 20-minute classes with time in small section is completed, the process a damaged dichotomiz- tling the stack for safety reasons. between classes to check work with will stop while workers on the ground er line entering a boiler A Dracut crane company started work SWAMPSCOTT, A2 late last month taking care to make SMOKESTACK, A3 PLANT, A5

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Sharon Andersen, 75 Frank Clements, 90 Barbara J. Pearson, 98 1945-2020 1929-2020 1922-2020 Sharon Marie Anderson, Celebrating the Life of Frank Barbara Jane (Goodwin) 75, daughter of George and Clements Pearson, age 98 residing in Alvin’s Andersen, passed On Monday, July 27, 2020, Ipswich, passed away on her away today due to compli- Frank Clements, loving hus- birthday August 3rd, 2020 at cations from lung cancer. band of 68 years, father, Masconomet Health Care in Sharon was born in Lynn in grandfather and great-grand- Tops eld after a brief illness. 1945, attended St.Marys father, was called to Heaven She was the beloved wife Catholic School and spent at age 90. of William B. Pearson, mar- much of her adult life on Frank was born in Ipswich, ried for 52 years. She was Revere Beach. Sharon lived Massachusetts, on Septem- born and raised in Nahant life on her own terms, trav- ber 22, 1929, to William and and the daughter of the late eling extensively around the Elsie (Comeau) Clements. He Cora A. (Crooker) and Ellis E. world. Sharon is survived knew he would marry his life- Goodwin. She was a grad- by her three sons and their long sweetheart Helen (Bow- uate of Lynn Classical High wives, Jon and Julie Tosi, ers) the day that he met her School. She did clerical work Christian and Elissa Tosi and and, as luck would have it, he for General Electric where she Eric and Heather Hogan, and later became her next-door met her husband Bill; they 5 grandchildren, Steve, Oliv- neighbor. They were married later lived in West Acton and ia, Liza, Santana and Colton. on May 10, 1952. settled in Lynn. A dedicated Sharon’s wishes were to be Service information: A me- While Frank worked for the Literally bringing history to life, homemaker thereafter, Bar- Andrew Pearson of Dalton, as cremated and spread upon morial service will be held at Mass Electric in Lynn, the he said he knew a model was bara was an active member of well as great-granddaughters the ocean over which she a later date. In lieu of  ow- couple moved to their forever complete when he could see Austin Square Baptist Church Clara and Linnea Howland of spent so much time traveling ers, please donate to the home in Nahant, where they the little men running around in Lynn, a former member of Ipswich, and many precious and re ecting. American Cancer Society. raised their eight children. on the deck. Vasa Three Crown Lodge and nieces and nephews. Barbara Frank worked for Mass Electric Frank was a devout Cath- a former member of Gideons also leaves many friends from for 36 years, olic and an active member International Auxiliary. She will Brooksby Village in Peabody, Frank had one other lifelong of St. Mary’s Parish in Lynn, be remembered for her loving and Riverbend Residence in Gretchen G. Szczechowicz, 81 love, and that was building MA. He and Helen spent 25 care for her family, lifelong Ipswich. models. He started building years volunteering their ser- appreciation for dancing and Service information: There 1939-2020 models at just ten years old, vices to the food pantry with style - sporting high heels into will be a private service and later went on to help Father Mike. her 90s - and her ardent sto- at Greenlawn Cemetery in Gretchen G. (Wilson) Szc- found the USS Constitution Frank was preceded in rytelling. Nahant. In lieu of  owers, zechowicz, 81, of Nahant, died Model Shipwright Guild in death by his father, William, Barbara’s passing was pre- donations may be made in peacefully on July 28, 2020, 1979, serving as Model Ship his mother, Elsie, his brother, ceded by her brother-in-law memory of Barbara Pearson after a lengthy illness. Born Coordinator until the day he William, and his sister, Felice. Corliss VanHorn, dear partner to The Gideons Internation- in Middleton, CT to the late died. He is survived by his wife Hel- Jack Borteck, and grandson al Organization on Gideons. Norman and Gertrude (Green) Frank spent 40 years volun- en, his eight children John, Bill, Robert Pearson. She is sur- org or Gregg Neighborhood Wilson, Gretchen lived in Na- teering in the USS Constitution Jim, Tom, Rick, Mary Theresa, vived by her sister Alma Lou- House P.O. Box 932 Lynn, MA hant for most of her life. She Museum’s model shop, where Ann Marie and Rosemarie and ise VanHorn of Stoneham, her 01901.Arrangements are was a graduate of Lynn English guild members demonstrat- their spouses, his sister Millie, children Nancy and Thom- under the direction of the High School Class of 1957, ed their craft for visitors. His  fteen grandchildren; eleven as Howland of Georgetown, Solimine Funeral Homes 67 and Salem Hospital School of grandchildren were blessed to great-grandchildren and many Lance and Michelle Pearson Ocean St. Lynn. Guestbook Nursing in 1959. She also at- witness his master craft at his nieces and nephews. of Dalton, grandchildren Na- at www.solimine.com tended Boston University and workshop at home. Wherever In lieu of  owers, please thanael and Eva Howland of Emmanuel College. Frank was, you could expect a consider making a memorial Ipswich, Jonathan Howland of Gretchen worked for over 30 pair of protective eye goggles donation in Frank’s name to Shenzhen, China, Jennifer and years as a Registered Nurse to be waiting nearby. And the the U.S.S. Constitution Muse- Joel Miner of Yakima, WA and for Salem State University, scent of freshly cut wood was um, Building 22, Charlestown retiring in 2000 as the head never too far behind. Through- Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA of Health Services. She also out his long life, Frank built 02129 www.ussconstitution- worked part-time as a RN at son Christopher Szczecho- more than 45 ship models, museum.org. Family Doctors in Swampscott wicz, step-daughters Patricia winning more than a dozen Service information: Fu- Swampscott for over 20 years. Solimine and Donna Thistle, awards for his attention to neral arrangements have yet Gretchen spent many years her brother Arthur Wilson and detail and historical accuracy. to be determined. dedicating her time to helping his wife Mary of FL, her loving anyone suffering from sub- grandchildren; Michael Soli- committee stance abuse. She provided mine, Joel Solimine and his transportation, support, and wife Deena, Nicolas Thistle, Tori friendship to countless people Thistle, Emma Szczechowicz, Violet I. “Vy” Essery, 93 during their recovery. She was Madison Holman, and Lola 1927-2020 OKs school a sel ess woman who always Mae Glowik, her beloved niec- gave of herself. es and nephews; Melissa Wil- Mrs. Violet Irene “Vy” (White) Gretchen enjoyed spending son-Burke, Trisha Koch, David Essery, age 93 of Lynn, died at time at the beach, and gar- Wilson, Jonathon Wilson, their her home with her loving hus- opening plan dening with her late husband spouses and their children. band, of 71 years, George at Frederick “Skeets” Szczecho- She was predeceased by her her side, on Monday August 3, SWAMPSCOTT ing Wednesday night, the wicz at their home on Little husband Fred and her daugh- 2020, after a lengthy illness. From A1 Swampscott Education Nahant. She loved singing; ter-in-law Abigail Szczechowicz. A lifelong resident of Lynn, Association — the local her specialty was leaving Hap- Service information: Pend- Vy was the daughter of the teachers and ask questions. teachers union — had py Birthday voice mails to her ing travel restrictions, a pub- late Philip and Mary (Hogan) Wednesday will be a half voiced its opposition to re- family and friends. Photog- lic memorial service will be White. She attended Lynn day. Students will be pro- opening for fully in-person raphy was another passion; held in the future. In lieu Schools and was a graduate vided laptops or iPads for learning this fall, penning Gretchen could always be of  owers, please consider of Lynn Classical High School. at-home learning — soft- a letter calling for a re- found behind the lens of the donating to the Alzheimer’s She had worked for 50 ware will be installed to mote-learning model.  nest disposable cameras association at Alz.org. For years as a Purchasing Agent make sure inappropriate At the meeting, teacher at all family events. She also online guestbook please vis- at the GE in Lynn. Vy was a websites are blocked, re- Tom Reid said reopening, loved dogs, especially her it www.Solimine.com. lifetime Communicant of St. gardless of where the lap- “As a rule,” causes the golden retriever Buddy. Most Mary’s Parish in Lynn. She and top is being used. Distribu- number of COVID-19 cas- importantly, Gretchen loved her husband loved spending tion plans are forthcoming. es to rise. spending time with her family. time at their summer home When the hybrid model also the sister of the late Kath- “Are we ready to have Gretchen is survived by her on Lake Attitash in Amesbury. begins, the student popu- that in Swampscott?” She also enjoyed horseback erine Marion Johnson, Dorothy lation will be split in half. Reid said. “Our answer riding, swimming at the beach, K. Faulkner, and Philip J. White, On Mondays, Tuesdays, is no.” and most especially, spending and the sister-in-law of the Thursdays, and Fridays, time with her family. She was late Ernest and Roy Essery. Many specifics are yet Group A students will Erin L. O’Neill, 38 a member of the Thompson Service information: Visiting to be worked out about 1982-2020 Country Club for over 50 years hours will be held on Friday attend school in person the remote-to-hybrid and enjoyed attending many from 4:00PM-6:00PM in the from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. learning plan. The school Erin Lyn O’Neill, age 38 of functions at the club and trav- Solimine Funeral Home 426 From 11 a.m. to noon, the district has to submit Lawrence, formerly of Lyn- elling to Bermuda, Bahamas, Broadway (RTE129), Lynn. A school will be cleaned, a more detailed plan to n eld, died Monday at her and Portugal with Thompson Funeral Mass in St. Mary’s and from noon to 3 p.m. the state by Friday, Aug. home, after a long battle with members. Church and burial in St. Jo- Group B students will at- 14, with an assessment drug addiction. In addition to her husband seph Cemetery will be private. tend school. Wednesdays of the buildings’ ventila- Born in Lynn, and raised in George, Vy is survived by Donations in her memory may will be a virtual half-day tion systems on Monday, Hillsborough, California, Erin several nieces and nephews be made to Care Dimensions with the school undergo- Aug. 10 and a School was the daughter of Deb- including Edwin Faulkner and Hospice 75 Sylvan Street ing a “deep cleaning” each Committee meeting on orah Lyn (Ralph) O’Neill of his wife Jeannine and their Suite B102 Danvers, MA Wednesday, Angelakis Wednesday, Aug. 12. Up- Lynn eld and John P. O’Neill children Allison and Eddie of 01923. Directions and guest- said. dates and more informa- and his wife Jennifer of Ports- Saugus, Marie Rittman of Flor- book at www.solimine.com While in school, stu- tion will be posted online mouth, NH. A graduate of Lyn- ida, Julie Kiricoples of Salem dents will be required to at www.swampscottps. n eld High School, class of and Elaine Evinson of Derry, wear masks and socially org. 2000, she had also earned NH, as well as many great distance, Angelakis said. David McLellan can be a Bachelor’s Degree in So- nieces and nephews. She was Leading up to the reached at dmclellan@ cial Work from Salem State School Committee meet- itemlive.com. College. She had worked for many years as a social worker in area nursing homes. Erin enjoyed the beach, cre- Service information: Vis- Lynn and Revere report new cases ative writing, journaling, and iting hours will be held crafting with her daughter on Monday from 9:00AM- By Gayla Cawley rus, according to city data. least 20 family members ed in Marblehead, Peabody, Soraya Lyn, who was the pride 11:00AM in the Solimine ITEM STAFF Revere, which has also and friends at gatherings. Saugus or Swampscott. of her life. Funeral Home 426 Broadway seen a spike over the past On Thursday, Arrigo an- As of Wednesday, Mar- In addition to her parents (RTE129), Lynn, followed by Lynn and Revere contin- week-plus, reported 12 nounced that all city-spon- blehead had 254 cases ued to report new corona- she is survived by her daugh- a Service at 11:00AM. Buri- new cases on Thursday to sored and sanctioned and 30 deaths, Peabody virus cases on Thursday, ter Soraya Lyn Soto of Lynn- al will be in Forest Hill Cem- bring its total number of events will be suspended had 1,160 cases and 174 but numbers remained  eld, her sisters; Colleen Ma- etery Lynn eld. cases to 2,095. and students at Revere deaths, Saugus had 598 unchanged or were not rie McClung and her husband In lieu of  owers dona- Ninety-three residents Public Schools will be cases and 38 deaths, and updated in several other Jeffrey of West Newbury, and tions may be made to Soraya have died and 1,678 have taughtly remotely until Swampscott reported 145 North Shore communities. Caitlin Marie O’Neill and her Lyn Soto Education Fund c/o recovered from the virus health metrics improve. cases and 10 deaths. wife Megan O’Neill of Andover, 7 Standish Road Lynn eld, Although Lynn continues in Revere, according to the The Revere School Com- two nephews; Benjamin and MA 01940. Directions and to report new cases, the city website. mittee plans to formalize a Parker McClung, her grand- guestbook at www.solimine. city had a bit of a reprieve The virus surge in Revere remote learning plan for the from its recent spike on 781-593-7700 parents; Janet Ralph and the com has prompted Mayor Brian start of the school year at its Publishing Daily, except Sundays late Stewart Ralph, and D. Thursday, as only nine new Arrigo to take several ac- next meeting on Monday. USPS-142-820 ISSN-8750-8249 June O’Neill and the late John cases were reported. tions aimed at attening the The announcement Periodicals postage paid at Lynn, MA W. O’Neill., as well as many That single-digit bump in curve. 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Of its total spread through large, pri- mained the same in Lynn- The Daily Item number of cases, 566 are vate gatherings, including  eld (106 cases, 11 deaths) 110 Munroe St. 781-593-7700, ext. 2 P.O. Box 5 active, and 3,407 residents one case in Revere, where and Nahant (50 cases, six Lynn, MA 01903 have recovered from the vi- one individual infected at deaths) and were not updat- FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A3 Cassidy holds his fire on New York attorney general over NRA

CASSIDY not even the NRA, one of rules were routinely flout- he were to exit the orga- From A1 the most powerful orga- ed and state and federal nization, without board nizations in this country,” laws were violated. Even approval. relationship. James said. the NRA’s own bylaws and The lawsuit said LaPi- Cassidy was the NRA’s The lawsuit made only employee handbook were erre, 70, spent millions of ITEM PHOTO | JIM WILSON executive VP from 1986 civil claims. James said ignored, she said. the NRA’s dollars on trav- Three Saugus police officers were stabbed at through 1991, and was the investigation was on- Though it is headquar- el consultants, including 29 Tuttle St. during an altercation with a resi- succeeded by Wayne Lapi- going and any criminal tered in Virginia, the NRA luxury black car services, dent in Saugus on Thursday morning. erre, current CEO and ex- activity discovered would was chartered as a non- and hundreds of thou- ecutive vice president of be referred to prosecutors profit in New York in 1871 sands of dollars on private the group. and the Internal Revenue and continues to be incor- jet flights for himself and Lapierre is central to Service. porated in the state. his family, including more Saugus man in the suit that was filed in Simultaneously, the The Washington, D.C., at- than $500,000 on eight Manhattan State Court. Washington, D.C., attor- torney general’s office has trips to the Bahamas over Attorney General Letitia ney general sued the NRA been investigating the NRA a three-year span. James claims in the suit Foundation, a charitable Foundation for more than a Some of the NRA’s ex- custody after that top executives illegal- arm of the organization de- year. It said its investiga- cess spending was kept se- ly diverted tens of millions signed to provide programs tion determined that low cret, the lawsuit said, un- of dollars for lavish per- for firearm safety, marks- membership and lavish der an arrangement with sonal trips, no-show con- manship and hunting safe- spending left the NRA with the organization’s former three police tracts for associates and ty, accusing it of diverting financial problems and so it advertising agency, Acker- other questionable expen- funds to the NRA to help exploited the foundation to man McQueen. ditures. pay for lavish spending by remain afloat. The advertising firm The suit also high- its top executives. “Charitable organiza- would pick up the tab for officers stabbed lighted misspending and In a statement, NRA tions function as public various expenses for LaPi- self-dealing claims that President Carolyn Mead- trusts — and District law erre and other NRA execu- have roiled the NRA and ows labeled James a “po- requires them to use their tives and then send a lump SAUGUS officer was also taken to LaPierre, in recent years litical opportunist” who funds to benefit the pub- sum bill to the organiza- From A1 MGH as a precaution. — from hair and make- was pursuing a “rank lic, not to support political tion for “out-of-pocket ex- Sossong was transport- up for his wife to a $17 vendetta” with an attack campaigns, lobbying, or penses,” the lawsuit said. “filet-style” wounds expos- ed to Melrose-Wakefield million post-employment on its members’ Second private interests,” Wash- The lawsuit comes at a ing tendons in his fore- Hospital after his arrest contract for himself. Amendment rights. ington Attorney General time when the NRA is try- arm, Tsingos said. before being brought to “It’s disheartening for “You could have set your Karl Racine said in a news ing to remain relevant and The Saugus Fire Depart- his arraignment. me to hear this,” he said. watch by it: the investiga- release. “With this law- a force in the 2020 presi- ment also responded to The neighbor said she “New York and the NRA tion was going to reach its suit, we aim to recover do- dential election as it seeks the call, and Lt. Gregory rarely saw Sossong and have been at odds for crescendo as we move into nated funds that the NRA to help Trump secure a Cinelli was able to wres- added that the house had years. the 2020 election cycle,” Foundation wasted.” second term. tle the knife away from appeared abandoned until “I don’t have any knowl- said Meadows, who an- The New York lawsuit There has been an ongo- Sossong, Tsingos said. His just a few days prior, when edge of whatever Wayne nounced a countersuit by also named LaPierre and ing factional war within thick protective gloves Sossong was seen outside spent money on,” Cassidy the NRA in federal court three other current and organization, pitting some prevented him from get- weed-whacking. said, adding, “but of course in Albany that could set former executives as de- of its most ardent gun- ting injured in the pro- A cab driver at the scene, he’s going to be a target. the stage for a drawn-out fendants: corporate secre- rights supporters and loy- cess, Tsingos said. who also did not want to “If he did those things, legal battle lasting well tary and general counsel alists against one another. Psychiatrist testimony be identified, said he’d the purchases, and the past November’s election. John Frazer, retired trea- The internal battles at Sossong’s arraignment known Sossong for years, trips, and the lavish life- The troubles, which surer and chief financial reached a fevered pitch at convinced the court to or- describing him as “quiet,” style, that is his responsi- James said were long officer Wilson Phillips, and its 2019 annual meeting der him to undergo men- and someone who “kept to bility,” Cassidy said. “How- cloaked by loyal lieuten- LaPierre’s former chief of where its then-president, tal health evaluations at himself.” ever, the board of directors ants and a pass-through staff Joshua Powell. While Oliver North, was denied Bridgewater State Hos- The driver added that has the ultimate responsi- payment arrangement the lawsuit accuses all a traditional second term pital — Sossong was de- he’d seen a U-Haul sitting bility. They appointed him. with a vendor, became four men of wrongdoing amid a tussle with LaPi- scribed as responding “in outside the home for some They direct him. They can public as the NRA’s deficit and seeks fines and re- erre as he sought to in- a way that didn’t make time. sense” and “his phrasing fire him.” piled up and it struggled muneration, none of them dependently review the “He wouldn’t tell me was off” in interviews be- James said, “It’s clear to find its footing after a have been charged with a NRA’s expenses and oper- why he didn’t return it,” fore his arraignment. that the NRA has been spate of mass shootings crime. ations. He accused LaPi- the driver said. One neighbor, who did failing to carry out its eroded support for its pro- LaPierre, who has been erre of exerting “dictatori- A spokesman for Sau- not want to be identified, stated mission for many, gun agenda. The organi- in charge of the NRA’s al” control. gus Police said the in- many years and instead zation went from a near- day-to-day operations Chris Cox, the NRA’s said she was drawn out of her home by the heavy vestigation will be led by has operated as a breeding ly $28 million surplus in since 1991, is accused of longtime lobbyist and the State Police Detective ground for greed, abuse 2015 to a $36 million defi- spending millions of dol- widely viewed as a like- police presence gathered on the quiet, residential Unit for Essex County. and brazen illegality,” she cit in 2018. lars on private travel and ly successor to LaPierre, State Police have also said at a news conference. James, a Democrat, ar- personal security, accept- left after being accused of street. “I saw the EMTs bring sent patrols and a patrol “Enough was enough. gued that the organiza- ing expensive gifts such working behind the scenes supervisor from Troop A, We needed to step in and tion’s prominence and cozy as African safaris and use with North to undermine out one of the officers from the residence,” she said. the State Police Crime dissolve this corporation,” political relationships had of a 107-foot yacht from LaPierre. Scene Services Section, after an 18-month probe, lulled it into a sense of in- vendors and setting him- Material from the Asso- “He clearly had a severe arm injury and his arm and a State Police chemist she said. vincibility and enabled a self up with a $17 million ciated Press was also used to assist. “No one is above the law, culture where nonprofit contract with the NRA, if in this report. was all wrapped up. I saw them put him in the am- A short stretch of Tut- bulance and leave.” tle Street was closed off After he was subdued, Thursday afternoon, with Parents weigh in on Lynn school opening the neighbor said officers yellow police tape around had the suspect lie on the the brick house where LYNN the highest in the state. High School, the district’s said. ground outside his front the incident took place. From A1 “I’m fully aware of the alternative school, will In terms of getting stu- door for 15 to 20 minutes. A small police presence challenge of having young receive in-person instruc- dents and parents famil- “There wasn’t any alter- was still on scene around Parents who participat- children at home and hav- tion. iar with the district’s new cation (at that point),” she 1 p.m., with police and ed were concerned about ing to go to work,” said One participant ques- learning management said. “I saw them carry crime scene analysts fre- the difficulties a remote Tutwiler. “That’s part of tioned why the school system, which will be used him to the second ambu- quently entering and exit- learning scenario would what makes this proposal district had not opted to for online instruction, lance on the scene. He was ing the house. create for working fami- so hard. I needed to make do remote learning for all Tutwiler said he has rec- restrained, arms behind Item reporter Steve lies with young children a decision now based on students, if the decision ommended an in-person his back, face down in a Krause also contributed and whether there would what we know. This is was made based on health orientation period for stu- pouch they were carrying to this report. Elyse Car- be enough time for stu- the safest option. I know and safety concerns. dents before the start of him in.” mosino can be reached dents and parents to get it’s an inconvenience and Tutwiler said self-con- the school year. The three injured offi- at ecarmosino@itemlive. familiar with the new on- I apologize for that, but I tained classrooms for spe- A limited number of stu- cers were later taken to com. Steve Krause can be line instruction system be- don’t apologize for doing cial education students dents would be invited to Massachusetts General reached at skrause@item- fore the start of the school what’s safest for students are typically smaller, in take part each day of the Hospital, while a fourth live.com. year. and staff.” terms of class size, which 5-day orientation period, “Our planning has been Other community mem- allows for more physical which Tutwiler said would done with family needs bers raised concerns about distancing. be no more than 20 per- front of mind, but I want what safety measures In addition, he said it is cent of each school’s en- to acknowledge this is were being taken to ac- difficult for certain groups rollment. the least family-friendly commodate special educa- of students to learn re- “We’re envisioning a ro- model, especially for those tion students who cannot motely, citing data that bust, onboarding (period),” with young children,” said wear masks, as they are showed special education said Tutwiler. Tutwiler. “But I can also one of the groups who will students regressed the Tutwiler plans to hold say nothing exceeds staff be returning for in-person most from March to June, similar community ses- and student safety.” instruction in the fall un- when school districts were sions each week, with an- Tutwiler said he “ag- der the district’s reopen- forced to shift to remote other one scheduled for onized” over his plan to ing plan. learning. Monday at 6 p.m., which start the school year re- Under Tutwiler’s plan, Offering in-person in- will be focused on teach- motely, but said it became approved by the School struction to those groups ing and learning. One of clear to him that the state Committee Wednesday of students is a matter of the upcoming sessions was trending in a concern- night, certain groups, in- equity, Tutwiler said, as will be dedicated to fami- ing direction, in terms of cluding special education remote learning does not lies with special education The value of each coupon shown here is equal to the recent spike in corona- students in self-contained work for them. However, students. virus cases. Lynn has been classrooms, English Lan- if parents don’t feel safe Gayla Cawley can be or greater than the price of the newspapernewspaper.. hit particularly hard, Tut- guage Learners and stu- sending their child back to reached at gcawley@item- wiler said, noting that its dents who attend Fecte- school, they can choose the live.com. Follow her on ATTENTION BUSINESS OOWWNERS!NERS! positive test rate is among au-Leary Junior/Senior remote learning option, he Twitter @GaylaCawley. If you would like to participate in The Daily Item’s Deal of the Day, Peabody turns smokestack into park contact us at 781-593-7700, ext. 1280 SMOKESTACK The park should be land- Housing financing pur- room apartments, and 30 TODAY’S DEAL OF THE DAY From A1 scaped with a path by early chased the 284-unit Tan- two-bedroom apartments fall and Eskenazi said the nery complex a year ago contained in three resi- retrieve the debris from park will include historical with the goal of preserving dential buildings. inside the base. Then, the information on a plaque. affordability for low-in- Thor Jourgensen can be three-step process will be “The stack is historical. come households. reached at tjourgensen@ repeated again – inspec- Winn is removing it for safe- MassHousing financing itemlive.com. tion, demolition, debris re- ty reasons. They’ve been so enabled Boston-based Win- moval – as part of a safe- accommodating with the nCompanies to preserve af- LAW OFFICES OF ty-conscious, methodical Commission,” she said. fordability at The Tannery JAMES J. CARRIGAN effort,” Cafasso said. Arthur C. Lawrence es- for at least 45 years. • Social Security Disability At the end of the process, if tablished his leather com- A.C. Lawrence was con- • Workers Compensation all goes as planned, a capped, pany in 1894, employing verted from an industri- • Accidents 10-foot-high section of the thousands of workers — al site to a residential 25 years located across stack will remain standing many of them immigrants complex in the 1970s and from Lynn District Court as a memorial centerpiece. — and earning Peabody MassHousing assisted 15 Johnson St. Creating a small, history-fo- the title of “leather capital with the original financing 781-596-0100 cused park was mutually of the world.” arrangements. JAMES J. CARRIGAN ANNE GUGINO CARRIGAN agreed upon by the commis- WinnCompanies with There are 20 studio LISA A. CARRIGAN, OF COUNSEL sion and WinnCompanies. $49.3 million in Mass- apartments, 234 one-bed- www.jamescarriganlaw.com [email protected] A4 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 OPINION Monuments HOW TO REACH US E¥¦¥ M. G DIRECTORS President and Publisher Edward L. Cahill M§Ÿ H. SŸŸ Chief Executive O cer John M. Gilberg Edward M. Grant E C J. CŸ¡ CŸ Advertising Director News Editor Gordon R. Hall and their meaning 110 Munroe St. W J. K TŸ  J ¢£ Monica Connell Healey P.O. Box 5 Chief Financial O cer Editorial Page Editor J. Patrick Norton Lynn, MA 01903 J N. W  C  T¢¤ Michael H. Shanahan Stop for a second and Plimoth Plantation mu- Chief Operating O cer Community Relations Director Chairman try to remember the last seum operators in July an- Customer Service time you stood in front of nounced a name change to Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PUBLISHERS a hulking granite or iron the Plantation reference. Horace N. Hastings, 1877-1904 monument and read the Thor “We recognize that the Connecting Charles H. Hastings and Wilmot R. Hastings, 1904-1922 All Departments: Charles H. Hastings, 1922-1940 inscription engraved or Jourgensen commemoration of 400 Ernest W. Lawson, 1940-1960 cast in bronze on its face. years of shared history is 781-593-7700 Charles H. Gamage and Peter Gamage, 1960-1982 Take, for example, the complex and we embrace Peter Gamage, 1982-1991 Ext. 2 tribute to Abednego Rams- the British marching on this moment as an oppor- Peter H. Gamage, 1991-1996 Classifi ed/Legal Advertising Brian C. šayer, 1996-1999 dell. A Swampscott plaque Lexington and Concord. tunity for reflection and Bernard W. Frazier Jr., 1999-2005 Ramsdell, who had classi [email protected] Peter H. Gamage, 2005-2014 mounted on a boulder near learning,” Museum oper- the corner of Cherry and brothers named Shadrack ators said in a statement. Subscriptions John S. Moran, Executive Editor, 1975-1990 Essex streets pays tribute and Meshack, grabbed Their words encapsulate [email protected] to Ramsdell as “the first his musket and a bread the inherent contradiction Circulation Lynn man to die in the loaf and headed off to contained in all monu- [email protected] join what amounted to a American Revolution.” ments. They are erected Ext. 3 The monument stands guerilla counteroffensive with durable materials to near where Ramsdell’s against the 18th century’s share the triumph or trag- Newsroom best-trained and equipped [email protected] home was located on what edy of one generation with [email protected] was formerly known as army. future generations. Each EDITORIAL the “old Essex turnpike.” Gallo writes how Rams- generation views the past Ext. 4 The plaque informs the dell and Joe Richards through the lens of the Sports reader that Ramsdell was joined up with other fight- present and sees the faults, [email protected] mortally wounded in the ers near Arlington. British contradictions and evils Ext. 5 battle of Lexington and it troops attacked the small defining people long dead. states that the monument force and Ramsdell was For instance, Swamp- Retail and Online It’s time for a killed. Advertising was erected by the Sons of scott residents discussing [email protected] the American Revolution Gallo with his adept pen- plans for a Vietnam War on the 300th anniversary chant for historical detail memorial on the library ADVERTISING national Latino of the “settlement of the describes how Richards grounds in 1983 reported- Ernie Carpenter Jr. Third Plantation.” “overloaded” his weap- ly discussed the merits of Director of Advertising Esteemed town histori- on and it blew up in his “ … a small, unobtrusive and Business Development, ext. 1355 an Louis Gallo recounted hand. Undeterred, he used memorial for those resi- [email protected] museum Ramsdell’s fate in a 2013 it to club a British soldier dents who unfortunately Ralph Mitchell article. Ramsdell had just poised to plunge a bayonet were involved in an un- Sales Representative, ext. 1313 returned from fishing near into Ramdell’s body. popular war.” [email protected] Phillips Beach on April 19, The date referenced on Just as beauty is in the Eric Rondeau Editorial from the Dallas Morning News 1775 with friend Joe Rich- the Ramsdell monument eyes of the beholder, histo- Sales Representative, ext. 1280 ards when Richards’ fa- — 1629 — and the “Plan- ry is subject to revision by [email protected] Latino influence in the United States is ther said riders galloping tation” reference roughly those alive to rewrite it. Patricia Whalen everywhere. It takes the shape of farm- through Swampscott and parallel the period in his- Thor Jourgensen can be Sales Representative, ext. 1310 workers’ rights, civil rights reporting and other communities had tory and name used to de- reached at tjourgensen@ [email protected] Supreme Court representation. The toil sounded the alarm about scribe Plimoth Plantation. itemlive.com. BUSINESS OFFICE of Latino labor is in the food that we eat and the names that line our streets. It pre- Susan J. Conti TRAVIS CONLEY AND JAN DUBAUSKAS Controller, ext. 1288 cedes the foundation of this country, yet [email protected] the recognition often gets overlooked if not erased entirely. Ted Grant Publisher, ext. 1234 And that’s why, after the bill to create [email protected] the National Museum of the American How COVID-19 Latino passed through the House unan- Marian Kinney ext. 1212 imously, we celebrate. It’s time that the [email protected] narrative shifts and that Latinos are rec- ognized for the wealth of expertise, hard is accelerating health Will Kraft Chief Financial Of cer, ext. 1296 work and culture they have given to this [email protected] country. The move to support the museum follows Paula Villacreses years of effort to create a space to high- A/R Specialist, ext. 1205 tech know-how [email protected] light the contributions of Latinos to the United States. Work toward this museum The same virus that lines for a patient, which digital medical records. Mike Shanahan dates to at least 1994, when a study re- added social distancing a doctor might never have That’s an incredible ben- Chief Executive Of cer, ext. 1956 vealed that Latinos had been largely left and face masks to our seen before. If we can efit for patients who may [email protected] out of exhibits and programming in the daily routines has also share that data with our see a different virtual doc- Carolina Trujillo museums that line Washington’s Consti- helped inspire a new doctors, we only enhance tor during each telemed- Community Relations Director, ext. 1226 tution Avenue. Legislation for the muse- wave of healthcare tech- the doctor’s ability to cap- icine visit. This scenario [email protected] um was introduced in 2013. It’s exciting nology. And the timing ture fully a patient’s con- once meant having to re- Jim Wilson to see an official step forward, though the couldn’t be better: Now dition, make the appropri- state your medical history Chief Operating Of cer, ext. 1200 end result is years away as the bill must that once-skeptical doc- ate diagnosis, and develop each time. Now, the entire- [email protected] still pass through the Senate and begin its tors have embraced vir- the treatment plan. ty of your medical history CIRCULATION tual visits, advancements That’s the goal for the earliest stages of planning. Previous con- is readily available. Lisa Mahmoud cerns about opening the museum mounted in telemedicine are poised next generation of wear- Being able to digital- Manager, ext. 1239 from budget pressures as some argued the to modernize our entire ables, which will include ly transmit all pertinent [email protected] Smithsonian should focus on improving health care experience. technology that takes medical information pri- the museums it already has rather than While even seeing blood pressure readings, or to a virtual visit will CUSTOMER SERVICE shift its efforts to a new one. friends and family can put EKGs, oxygen saturation also make doctors more La’ Mosha Ball But if this museum is seen to comple- someone at risk, telemed- and more. Google has al- efficient, while enabling Customer Service, ext. 1276 [email protected] tion, it will dedicate a necessary space to icine has allowed doctors ready released a new open them to provide a more the voices of the millions who have con- and patients to interact connector that is designed accurate diagnosis. Al- GRAPHICS tributed to this country since its incep- safely. This includes tex- to facilitate data collection ready, more than half of ting, phone calls, Facetime from multiple sources (i.e. Trevor Andreozzi tion, alongside the National Museum of people said they received Designer or other means of con- wearables, telemedicine African American History and Culture coronavirus updates and [email protected] ducting a virtual appoint- platforms, etc.). Once col- and the National Museum of the Ameri- information from auto- ment. During these visits, lected, the platform would Mark Sutherland can Indian. mated technology — why Creative Director, ext. 1330 doctors can diagnose and apply machine learning Currently, Latinos constitute nearly a shouldn’t the same be [email protected] treat many conditions capabilities to provide di- true for doctors receiving fifth of the U.S. population, the second such as sinus infections, agnoses electronically. NEWSROOM largest group behind only the white pop- data from patients? Addi- bronchitis, pink eye, rash- If that doesn’t sound tionally, these advances Mike Alongi ulation. es or allergies. It’s no won- Sports Editor, ext. 1228 futuristic enough, en- in medical record tech- The establishment of such an institution der Medicare beneficiaries hancements like infrared [email protected] nology allow patients to will allow that history to be seen in greater — those most at-risk for thermometers, camera receive treatment much Bill Brotherton depth and color, telling the American story COVID — saw a 340 per- adapters that enable a Features Editor ext. 1338 faster, which is crucial in from a perspective that has been too often cent increase in telemedi- detailed view of the ear, [email protected] an emergency situation. untold. cine usage since the virus nose and throat, and a Taken together, these Elyse Carmosino We must not forget, the Latino story is an began. myriad of other devices medical advances could Reporter, ext. 1264 American one. It’s even useful for men- are currently being de- [email protected] bring about a new gener- tal health visits, some- veloped — which could Gayla Cawley thing a colleague of ours raise the bar for the ca- ation of telemedicine that takes the burden off med- Reporter, ext. 1236 discovered when his teen pabilities of the devices [email protected] daughter was struggling you use every day. ical personnel who are al- ready spread too thin. Cheryl Charles with social isolation due to Our mobile devices also News Editor, ext. 1278 the virus. Thanks to tele- enable external data gath- Telemedicine was al- [email protected] medicine, she was able to ering through a sensor ready gaining popularity with consumers — more Olivia Falcigno get her prescription ad- or camera, turning a cell Photographer, ext.1224 justed to support herself phone into a potentially than 30 percent reported [email protected] during this stressful time. lifesaving medical tool. using it during the crisis. Almost 60 percent of those Spenser Hasak These types of virtual Imagine if your device Photographer, ext. 1332 visits are just the begin- could detect early signs age 64 and older have re- [email protected] ning: There are endless of COVID-19 and monitor ported using telemedicine at least once. But the coro- Thor Jourgensen wearables, apps, biosen- you outside the hospital? Editorial Page Editor, ext. 1267 sors and devices that can If you’d be interested in navirus finally encour- [email protected] improve how we use tele- such a device, you’re not aged much of the medical community to jump on the Daniel Kane medicine. alone. Almost 80 percent Sports Reporter, ext. 1228 Wearables, including Ap- of people said they would bandwagon. Even after [email protected] ple Watches or Fitbits, are consider using one. Simi- things return to “normal,” already popular devices larly, of those 64 and older, we suspect doctors and pa- Steve Krause tients alike will continue Writer-at-Large, ext. 1229 that count activity levels, 43 percent would wear a [email protected] heart rate, sleep and more. device that helped main- to utilize these health care In fact, more than 40 per- tain social distancing, and advancements. David McLellan Travis Conley is chief Reporter, ext. 1317 cent of people report us- alerted others if they were [email protected] ing them to monitor their too close. When it comes technology officer of Bene- health, including almost to these device add-ons, it fytt Technologies. Jan Du- Anne Marie Tobin bauskas is vice president Sports Reporter, ext. 1307 30 percent of those age 64 seems the sky’s the limit. [email protected] and older. They also have This new wave of tech- of healthinsurance.com. built-in capabilities that nology also changes the They wrote this for Inside- TECHNOLOGY can help establish base- way we use and transmit Sources.com. Tim Noyes Director ext. 1247 TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS, PLEASE MAIL TO THE DAILY ITEM, P.O. BOX 5, LYNN, MA 01903 OR EMAIL TO [email protected] [email protected] FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A5 POLICE/FIRE Saugus plant cited for smoke incident All address information, particu- at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday at larly arrests, reflect police records. In 35 Coleman St.; at 6:30 p.m. In a statement provided the event of a perceived inaccuracy, Wednesday at 29 Oak St. PLANT gy process. be present at future meet- to The Item, Wheelabra- “Nonetheless, we under- ings. it is the sole responsibility of the con- A report of a motor vehicle From A1 crash at 12:45 p.m. Wednes- tor Director of Communi- stand that the appearance “Correct me if I’m wrong, cerned party to contact the relevant day at Macy’s at 210M Andover ruptured, allowing water to cations Michelle Nadeau of smoke outside the facil- but the buck stops with police department and have the de- St.; at 3:39 p.m. Wednesday at leak into a transformer lo- said no employees were ity caused concern on the you,” Heffernan told DiCe- partment issue a notice of correction Sylvan Street Grille at 12 Sylvan cated below. hurt in the incident, and part of our neighbors.” cco. “It just can’t go on like to the Daily Item. Corrections or clar- St.; at 4:46 p.m. Wednesday at “The entire plant went added that the smog resi- The incinerator was back this.” ifications will not be made without Kelly Volkswagen Storage Lot at black, apparently,” he said. dents saw was not caused in full operation Tuesday. He also asked that any 151 Andover St.; at 6:59 p.m. “If you picture wet leaves by a fire of any kind, but “We thank the Saugus future incidents regard- express notice of change from the on a campfire, that’s es- arresting police department. Wednesday at 26 Lake St. by an electrical short that Fire Department for their ing Wheelabrator be thor- sentially what went on.” resulted in a facility-wide assistance and apologize oughly investigated and Fire departments from Complaints power outage. for any inconvenience analyzed for corrective both Saugus and Melrose LYNN “We appreciate the op- anyone experienced as a actions. responded to the scene, A report of an intoxicated per- portunity to provide an result of this unforeseen DiCecco, who said he and Fralick, who told the Arrests son at 6:42 p.m. Wednesday at explanation to the Board incident,” Nadeau said. took full responsibility 21 County St. a caller reported board he noted a “heavy of Health and the com- During a Board of for the incident, agreed, Juan Chavez, 18, of 8 Ly- an intoxicated man jumped over odor” when visiting the munity on the Sunday Health meeting Monday, noting that the plant had man St., was arrested and the fence and was leaning over plant himself that after- charged with unlicensed op- his vehicle. The man, Melvin noon, said he “certainly” incident, in which an elec- which was attended by recently hired an asset eration of a motor vehicle at Julio Pascual, was identified as considered the incident trical short caused the fa- Wheelabrator Vice Pres- manager for the facility to 1:23 a.m. Thursday. the man who was involved in an to be a public health nui- cility to lose all power,” she ident of Waste to Energy, oversee its current leader- Derell Guy, 34, of 59 Wood- earlier hit and run crash on Oak sance. said. “Due to this loss of Peter DiCecco, Board of ship team. land Road, Revere, was arrested Street. He was arrested. After Because of the odor power, boiler exhaust fans Health Chair William Hef- “We are doing every- on warrant charges of assault Pascual, 22, left the scene of and smoke’s impact on stopped working, causing fernan brought up numer- thing we can to make this and battery, murder, armed rob- the crash, police found a young the nearby community, Steam and smoke to flow ous past issues that have plant the best it possibly bery, two counts of malicious child abandoned in the car, who Fralick said Wheelabrator outside the facility. There occurred between Saugus can be,” DiCecco said. destruction of property, posses- was taken to Northshore Chil- will be fined the maximum was no fire, other than the residents and the plant, Elyse Carmosino can be sion of a burglarious instrument, dren’s Hospital in Salem. amount of $1,000 for its one used in the boilers as and requested represen- reached at ecarmosino@ larceny, and nighttime breaking A report of an intoxicated violation. part of the waste-to-ener- tatives from Wheelabrator itemlive.com. and entering for a felony at 6:22 person at 8:50 p.m. Wednes- p.m. Wednesday. day at Land and Sea at 67 Lyn- Claude Paul, 33, of 26 Phil- nfield St. A caller reported an brick St., Boston, was arrested intoxicated man got out of his and charged with trespassing car and entered the establish- at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday. ment while acting belligerent. An officer spoke with the man, Accidents who had exchanged words with A report of a motor vehicle the caller over a parking spot. hit and run crash at 6;29 Everything checked out. p.m. Wednesday at 29 Har- A report of a disturbance vest St.; at 2:05 p.m. Thurs- at 5:57 a.m. Thursday at Ba- day at 112 Rockaway St. varo Liquors at 12 Foster St. A report of a motor vehicle A caller reported a man was crash at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday threatened and that a gun at Atlantic Terrace and Ocean was involved. One person was Street; at 7:51 p.m. Wednes- taken to Salem Hospital. day at 100 Newhall St.; at 8:32 p.m. Wednesday on City Hall SAUGUS Square; at 8:43 p.m. Wednes- day at Franklin and N Common Citizens Assist streets; at 11:52 a.m. Thursday at 95 Pleasant St.; at 2:18 p.m. A caller at 6:36 a.m. Thurs- Thursday at Breed Square and day reported a patient at North Summer Street; at 2:26 p.m. Suburban Dialysis was stuck on Thursday at Chestnut Street and a bus in a wheelchair because Western Avenue; at 2:41 p.m. the bus ramp broke. An officer Thursday at 707 Western Ave. was dispatched to assist. A report of a motor vehicle crash with personal injury at Complaints 8:36 p.m. Wednesday at For- Police received a noise est and Grove streets; at 1:37 complaint for the apartments p.m. Thursday at Stanwood on Lincoln Ave. at 1:07 a.m. Street and Western Avenue. Thursday. Dispatched officers Assaults reported speaking with a res- FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ident, who agreed to turn the In this 2019 photo a migrant from Honduras passes a child to her father after he jumped the bor- A report of an assault and music off for the night. der fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico. Of the 400 cases filed A 911 caller reported a dis- battery at 8:35 a.m. Thursday by the ACLU versus President Donald Trump, 174 have dealt with immigrant rights, targeting the on Brownville Avenue. turbance between him and his neighbor on Summit Rd. family separation policy, detention and deportation practices, and the administration’s repeated attempts to make it harder to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Breaking and Entering at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday. The caller admitted to punching his A report of a breaking and en- neighbor in the face for urinat- tering at 12:55 a.m. Thursday at ing on his driveway. Dispatched 28 Hamilton Ave.; at 2:07 p.m. officers reported requesting an ‘See you in court’: ACLU files nearly Thursday at 176 Washington St. ambulance for evaluation. One A report of a motor vehicle party was reportedly taken into breaking and entering at 7:17 protective custody. 400 cases versus Trump a.m. Thursday at Capitol Diner Police received a report at at 431 Union St. 9:56 p.m. Wednesday from By David Crary 160 other legal actions, says it filed 13 lawsuits Rights Act of 1964. One of a party who reported a large ASSOCIATED PRESS including Freedom of In- and other legal actions the ACLU’s clients, Aimee Theft gathering of youths drag rac- formation Act requests, against President George Stephens, was fired from ing motorcycles and cars NEW YORK — The day ethics complaints and ad- W. Bush’s administration her job at a Michigan fu- A report of a larceny at 1:32 in the parking lot of Stop & after Donald Trump’s elec- ministrative complaints. in his first term, mostly neral home because she p.m. Wednesday at 10 Farrar Shop on Main St. The gather- tion in November 2016, Of the lawsuits, 174 alleging encroachments was transgender; she died St.; at 2:23 p.m. Wednesday ing was reportedly dispersed. the American Civil Liber- have dealt with immi- on civil liberties related to just a few weeks before at 20 Park St. A caller at 12:19 a.m. ties Union posted a mes- grant rights, targeting counter-terrorism policies. the high court ruled in her Wednesday reported his up- sage to him on its website: the family separation pol- Many of the ACLU’s re- favor. Vandalism stairs neighbor was involved “See you in court.” icy, detention and depor- cent lawsuits remain unre- There’s no question the As president, Trump A report of motor vehicle in a verbal argument with an tation practices and the solved. Of those that have ACLU has caught the at- unknown suspect who shot her hasn’t personally squared administration’s repeated been decided, Romero said, tention of Trump and his vandalism at 11:50 a.m. off against the ACLU from Thursday at 95 Tremont St. windows out with a bb or pellet attempts to make it hard- the ACLU has won far administration. gun while fleeing the residence the witness stand, but the er to seek asylum at the more often than it has lost, The Republican presi- on Essex Street. Dispatched broader warning has been U.S.-Mexico border. though a precise break- dent, at an “Evangelicals MARBLEHEAD officers spoke to all parties borne out. As of this week, The other lawsuits ad- down was unavailable. for Trump” rally in Jan- involved. Parties were unwilling the ACLU has filed near- dress an array of issues Among the setbacks, uary, derided the ACLU Arrest to provide any information on ly 400 lawsuits and other high on the ACLU’s agen- ACLU national legal di- as a “group of beauties” the suspect and the landlord legal actions against the da: voting rights, LGBT rector David Cole said, one who had filed a lawsuit Katherine G. Carr, 44, of Trump administration, 557 Cabot St., Beverly, was was advised to call if there rights, racial justice and of the most disappointing accusing public schools in were any further issues. some meeting with set- others. In one long-run- involved Trump’s efforts Smith County, Tennessee, arrested on a warrant at 3:03 backs but many resulting p.m. Wednesday. ning case, the ACLU suc- to ban foreign nationals of improperly promoting Well Being Check in important victories. ceeded in blocking the from several predominant- Christian religious beliefs. Among other successes Accidents administration’s policy of ly Muslim countries. Law- “We will not allow faith- Police received a call at 5:17 for the ACLU, it prevailed barring young immigrant suits by the ACLU and its ful Americans to be bullied in a U.S. Supreme Court A report of a motor vehicle p.m. Wednesday about a man in women in government allies successfully blocked by the hard left,” Trump case blocking the admin- crash at 11:02 a.m. Wednes- a motor vehicle who appeared custody from getting abor- implementation of the first said. istration from placing a day on Washington Street. to be “tweaking.” Officers were tions. two versions of the ban, In a May 2018 speech, citizenship question on A bicyclist reportedly rode dispatched to Ballard Street and “Donald Trump has pro- but the Supreme Court al- then-Attorney General the 2020 census. It also into a car door at 3:03 p.m. reported the party checked out vided a full employment lowed a third version to go Jeff Sessions assailed the spearheaded legal efforts Wednesday on Atlantic Avenue. and was sent on his way. program for ACLU law- into effect in 2018. ACLU for a lawsuit that that curtailed the policy of yers on all of our issues,” By a similar 5-4 vote, led to a drop in stop-and- Vandalism SWAMPSCOTT separating many migrant Romero said. the Supreme Court also frisk arrests by Chicago children from their par- The White House, in re- allowed the implementa- police. A caller reported his adult Complaints ents. sponse to the new tally of tion of the Trump admin- “If you want crime to go daughter was destroying the “The assault on civil lib- ACLU legal actions, said istration policy barring up, let the ACLU run the house at 3:03 p.m. Wednes- A report of a hazardous con- erties and civil rights is the organization had be- transgender people from police department,” Ses- day on Hobart Road. Kath- dition at 7:27 a.m. Wednes- greater under this admin- come preoccupied with enlisting in the military. sions said. erine G. Carr, 44, of Beverly day at Aggregate Industries istration than any other opposing Trump to the Lower courts had support- Recently, the ACLU was arrested (see arrests). at 30 Danvers Road. A caller in modern history,” said detriment of its historical ed efforts by the ACLU has drawn criticism from reported a man was walking the ACLU’s president, An- mission. and other groups to scrap a longtime supporter, PEABODY in the roadway and trying to thony Romero. “It’s meant “Instead of fighting for the ban. George Washington Uni- strike cars he passed. we’ve been living with a the most vulnerable and Another LGBT rights versity law professor Jon- three-alarm fire in every Arrest A report of suspicious activ- those seeking a voice, the case recently ended in athan Turley. He worries ity at 12:58 p.m. Wednesday part of our house.” ACLU has blatantly and a major victory for the that the organization is Melvin Julio Pascual, 22, of at 383 Paradise Road. Since the day Trump fully incorporated itself ACLU and its allies when aligning too closely with 30 Nelson St., Apt. 1, Lynn, was Suspicious activity was re- took office, the ACLU — as a member of the Dem- the Supreme Court ruled the Democratic Party and arrested and charged with OUI li- ported at 10:18 p.m. Wednes- according to a breakdown ocratic Party and the radi- 6-3 in June that gays, is now less willing than in quor second offense, leaving the day at 293 Humphrey St. A it provided to The Asso- cal Left,” said White House lesbians and transgen- the past to support unpop- scene of property damage, child caller reported kids with flash- ciated Press — has filed spokesman Judd Deere. der people were protected ular causes, such as the endangerment while OUI, disor- lights were crawling around on 237 lawsuits against the To put the new tally in from employment discrim- free-speech rights of far- derly conduct and trespassing a beached sailboat. 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By Sarah Skidmore Gallagher, CEO of United Sell and Paul Way Worldwide. “Families Wiseman don’t have that luxury — ASSOCIATED PRESS they are out of money to- morrow.” An unemployed makeup In the meantime, up artist with two toddlers to 30 million Americans, and a disabled husband their jobs lost or income needs help with food and slashed by an outbreak rent. A hotel manager that has paralyzed the says his unemployment economy and killed close has deepened his anxiety to 160,000 people in the and kept him awake at U.S., are trying to get by night. A dental hygienist, solely on state unemploy- pregnant with her second ment benefits, which on child, is struggling to af- average are less than $400 ford diapers and formula. a week. Around the country, On Thursday, the gov- across industries and ernment said nearly 1.2 occupations, millions of million laid-off Americans Americans thrown out of applied for unemploy- work because of the coro- ment last week. That is navirus are straining to a decline from the previ- afford the basics now that ous week. Still, it was the an extra $600 a week in 20th straight week that federal unemployment at least 1 million people benefits has expired. sought jobless aid. Before “My worst nightmare the coronavirus, the num- is coming true,” said Liz ber had never surpassed Ness, a laid-off recruiter 700,000 in a single week. at a New Orleans staff- The rescue package be- ing agency who fears she ing worked out in Wash- will be evicted next month ington would contain more FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS without the added help than $100 billion to help Job seekers exercise social distancing as they wait to be called into the Heartland Workforce from Washington. “Sum- reopen schools, anoth- Solutions office in Omaha, Neb., in July. mer 2020 could be next er round of $1,200 direct year’s horror movie.” payments to most people, be enough for people to go “I don’t know what we’re 18-month-old daughter, Food banks, pantries and Lawmakers on Capi- and hundreds of billions of back to work even if the going to do now,” she said. and Lopez is due to give other safety net organiza- tol Hill are struggling to dollars for state and local pay is low. Fearing eviction from birth in three weeks. tions report soaring de- work out an agreement governments to help them Bethany Racobs-Ash- their home, Racobs-Ash- Her employer has re- mand from people in need. that would restore some avoid furloughing workers federal jobless aid. Even and cutting services as tax ford, the makeup artist ford and her family moved opened but has yet to re- Charitable groups worry if they do reach a deal, revenues shrivel. with two small children, in with her 70-year-old call Lopez. She feels for- the problem will worsen the amount is likely to be Some Republicans in said the $600 had been a mother. She worries about tunate that her husband with the end of the $600 less than $600. And by Congress argue that the “lifeline.” taking on a new job that has kept his job as an as- and the expiration of coro- the time the money starts extra $600 in unemploy- The 32-year-old Dallas could compromise her sembly worker at a laser navirus-era moratoriums flowing, it could be too late ment benefits is so gener- resident was just entering family’s health. manufacturer. But Lopez, on evictions. for many Americans who ous that it is discouraging the busy wedding season, Jackilyn Lopez of Tuc- 30, just received her first Up to 23 million renters are already in dire straits people from going back to when she typically earns son, Arizona, said the $600 weekly unemployment nationwide are at risk of “Members of Congress work. Several university the bulk of her income, had been a “godsend” for check without the $600, being evicted by the end may have the luxury to studies have cast doubt when the outbreak struck, her family since she lost and it was only $213. of September, according come to an agreement this on that. Economists and and she lost her job. Her her job as a hygienist in “Our groceries are more to COVID-19 Eviction De- week and vote next week labor experts say that the state unemployment aid March, when most dental than that each week, with fense Project, a coalition of and then roll it out over benefits certain jobs carry, amounts to only about practices shut down. She the diapers and formula,” economic researchers and several weeks,” said Brian such as health care, can $828 a month. and her husband have an she said. legal experts. Rhode Island reports 110 new virus cases PROVIDENCE, R.I. The seven-day rolling (AP) — There have been average of the positivity 110 new confirmed cases rate in Rhode Island has of the coronavirus and two risen over the past two new virus-related deaths weeks from 3.84 percent in Rhode Island, the state on July 22 to 6.15 percent Department of Health re- on Wednesday, Johns Hop- ported Thursday. kins reported. There have now been DRIVE-THRU more than 19,600 known HALLOWEEN cases and 1,014 deaths re- The annual Jack-O-Lan- lated to the disease. tern Spectacular at Roger The number of people in Williams Park Zoo is being the hospital with the corona- converted into a drive-th- virus in the state inched up ru event this year to keep FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS slightly to 83 on Tuesday, the people safe during the The Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, latest day for which the in- pandemic. left Mystic Seaport Museum last week after a three-year, $11.2 million restoration by the workers formation was provided. The The Halloween event at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. number of patients in inten- that runs every night from sive care was down to 11. Oct. 1 until Nov. 1 features The seven-day rolling thousands of intricately average of daily new cases carved pumpkins. Mayflower II cancels scheduled in Rhode Island has risen Vehicles will be allowed over the past two weeks to drive slowly through the from 60.29 new cases per zoo and families will see day on July 22 to 97.29 the pumpkins from inside stop in Rhode Island new cases per day on the safety of their cars, the BOSTON (AP) — The Academy,” a press release forward to getting these their May premiums in Wednesday, according to zoo announced Wednesday. Mayflower II, a replica of said. needed relief funds to September. The insurer the Johns Hopkins Uni- Tickets for the event the ship that brought the The ship is scheduled impacted fishermen and will also waive one month versity Center for Systems must be purchased in ad- Pilgrims to the New World to arrive in Plymouth on businesses as quickly as of premiums for Medicare Science and Engineering. vance. 400 years ago, has can- Monday. possible.” Advantage customers be- celed a scheduled stop in FISHING INDUSTRY Eligible recipients in- fore the end of the year. Rhode Island because of RELIEF clude tribes, commercial Harvard Pilgrim Health Police: Driver new travel restrictions re- Massachusetts is pump- fishing businesses, charter Care, which serves cus- quired of people who visit ing nearly $28 million fishing businesses, aqua- tomers across New En- the state. worth of federal coronavi- culture businesses, and gland, announced in June brandished The 64-year-old repro- rus stimulus money into seafood wholesalers and it would provide certain duction is sailing from the fishing industry to processors that have suf- members with a 15 per- Mystic, Conn., to Plym- provide some relief from fered at least a 35 percent cent credit on their Sep- outh, Mass., after an $11 the financial struggles loss of revenue due to the tember premiums. stolen gun in road million renovation project. brought on by the corona- ongoing pandemic. MBTA BUS SERVICE The Mayflower II made an virus pandemic. HEALTH The MBTA is amending unscheduled stop in New The industry has been INSURANCE its bus schedules later this rage incident Bedford, Mass., this week hit hard by restaurant PREMIUM RELIEF month to meet increased to shelter during Tropical closures and supply chain Health insurer Blue demand and prevent over- NORTH KINGSTOWN, town and in the course of Storm Isaias. It was sched- disruptions, state Energy Cross Blue Shield of Mas- crowding during the coro- R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Is- the investigation, locating uled to visit Newport, R.I., and Environmental Af- sachusetts will return navirus pandemic. land man used a stolen a stolen 9mm handgun in on Thursday. fairs Secretary Kathleen $101 million to its custom- Service is being add- handgun during what po- the vehicle, state police Massachusetts Gov. Theoharides said in a ers by waiving or decreas- ed on 23 routes effec- lice described as a road said. Charlie Baker earlier this statement Thursday. ing premiums. tive Aug. 30, while some rage incident, state police Tariq Famogun, 21, of week required people from The state Division of The refund is in response routes with low ridership said Thursday. Providence, faces several Rhode Island or those who Marine Fisheries worked to many patients postpon- or routes with other ser- South Kingstown Police charges including carry- have visited the state to with industry stakehold- ing or delaying health care vice options nearby will advised area law enforce- ing a stolen firearm when quarantine for two weeks ers to develop a plan to during the coronavirus have service frequency re- ment agencies at about committing a crime of vi- because of a rising num- distribute the assistance, pandemic. duced or will continue to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday that olence and possession of a ber of coronavirus cases which has been approved “Since many elective have service suspended, they were investigating a stolen firearm. there. by the National Oceanic procedures and routine the Massachusetts Bay road rage incident where Famogun was held on “Due to Governor Bak- and Atmospheric Admin- visits have been deferred Transportation Author- a firearm was brandished $25,000 bond at his ar- er’s recent change to the istration. during the pandemic, our ity said in a statement by an occupant of a car. raignment Thursday. He restrictions on travel to “The fishing and sea- medical costs during the Wednesday. North Kingstown and did not enter a plea and states including Rhode food industries are inte- second quarter were lower Also, routes that were state police stopped the was referred to the public Island, Plimoth Planta- gral parts of the econo- than we originally antic- halted during the pan- suspect in North Kings- defender’s office. tion has decided out of an my, history and culture ipated,” Andrew Dreyfus, demic will resume opera- abundance of caution to of Massachusetts,” Gov. president and CEO of Blue tions and some routes that keep Mayflower in New Charlie Baker said in a Cross, said in a statement have been operating on a ITEM CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! Bedford ... until Saturday, statement. “Our admin- Wednesday. reduced Saturday sched- August 8 when the ship istration remains dedi- Certain insurance cus- ule will begin operating Call Customer Service to place an ad will make its way to the cated to supporting these tomers of Blue Cross will weekday service or close Massachusetts Maritime industries, and we look be credited 15 percent of to it. 781-593-7700, ext. 2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A7 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive ahead of Trump visit By Farnoush Amiri and Dan Sewell ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, an early advocate among Republicans of wearing masks and other pan- demic precautions, tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. The Republican gover- nor’s office said he took the test as part of stan- dard protocol before he PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS was to meet Trump at an Robert Lewis takes a selfie in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, airport in Cleveland. He Wednesday. had planned to join the president on a visit to the Whirlpool Corp. plant in northwest Ohio. VP contender Karen Bass’ Cuba “A big surprise to me and certainly a big surprise to baggage a burden in Florida our family,” DeWine said at a late afternoon news By Adriana Gomez crats argued, as President views on the embargo have conference broadcast from Licon and Bobby Barack Obama embraced given Democrats hope. his porch on his farm in Caina Calvan engagement with Cuba A 2018 poll of Cuban Cedarville in southwest- ASSOCIATED PRESS and in 2014 declared he Americans in Miami-Dade ern Ohio, where he plans would “bury the last rem- County showed a massive to quarantine for 14 days. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — Until recent- nant of the Cold War.” generational and age di- Dewine, 73, said he Ohio Governor Mike DeWine shrugs his shoul- ly, Robert Lewis had never But Bass’ comments vide in the county in their didn’t know how he con- ders in response to a reporter’s question about heard of Karen Bass, the provide fresh evidence to views about U.S.-Cuba tracted it. He said he’s California congresswom- him testing positive for COVID-19 Thursday, in the contrary. While poll- policy. The poll by Florida already been spending Bexley, Ohio. an in contention to be ing shows young Cubans International Universi- much of his time at his Democratic presidential in Florida open to new ty poll found that among farm keeping his distance Ohio attorney general and Trump’s visit to Ohio candidate Joe Biden’s run- from family members and policies, they also remain those who migrated to the lieutenant governor. comes amid signs that ning mate. But the recent staff. His diagnosis should skeptical of the Cuban United States before 1980, His office said DeWine he faces a tight race with college graduate had long not lessen the importance government and, experts about 3 in 5 opposed es- had no symptoms. Before heard stories from his of wearing a mask and former Vice President Joe note, wary of politicians tablishment of diplomatic Trump landed, DeWine grandfather recounting practicing social distanc- Biden in a state he carried who aren’t. Even for some relations, while about 70 headed back to his offi- the days of oppression in ing, DeWine said. by 8 percentage points in young Cubans, the con- percent of those who were cial residence in suburban Cuba under Fidel Castro. gresswoman’s remarks born in the U.S. or arrived “The lesson that should 2016. When he learned that come from this is that Columbus, where he was DeWine becomes the sec- are troubling — and a re- after 1980 were in favor. tested a second time along Bass had called Castro’s minder that Castro still But the same poll found we’re all human, this vi- ond U.S. governor to test death “a great loss,” the rus is everywhere and this with his wife, Fran DeW- positive for the coronavi- stirs strong passions. evidence that Trump, who ine. DeWine then drove to 22-year-old considered it a virus is very tough,” DeW- rus after Oklahoma Gov. “Say it ain’t so, Joe,” opposes the Obama-era Cedarville. disregard for the plight of ine said. “And yes you can Kevin Stitt announced he said one poster on a Face- policies, may have hard- Trump offered DeWine those who suffered at the contract it even if wearing contracted the virus last book community called ened views. Support for the his best wishes and said hands of Castro’s govern- “Cubanos Con Biden,” a a mask.” embargo has grown among “he’ll be fine” in remarks month. ment. 6,000-member group par- those who migrated before The governor said “the The number of posi- odds are dramatically bet- after arriving at the air- “Through the stories tially run by the Biden 1980 with 68 percent in tive cases in Ohio had ter” of avoiding a positive port, where he was greet- from my grandparents campaign. It has been support in 2018, up from decreased after the first and because of my up- test if people wear a mask. ed by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, dominated by discussion 57 percent in 2016. surge, hitting a low in late bringing, it makes me DeWine, in his first who tested negative. about Bass in recent days. That’s not necessarily May. But numbers again feel like their experiences term as governor, is one of “A very good friend of Hispanics account for evidence that Bass and began to rise in mid-June were my own,” said Lew- one-fourth of the popula- her comments would hurt Ohio’s most familiar poli- mine just tested positive,” as Ohio began to reopen is, a political independent tion of Florida, a critical Biden’s chances in Florida, ticians, previously serving Trump said. He added businesses. More than who is still weighing his presidential battleground, noted Guillermo Grenier, as a U.S. congressman, that DeWine “has done a choices ahead of the presi- and 1 in every 5 of its the poll’s lead researcher. two-term U.S. senator, fantastic job.” 3,600 Ohioans have died. dential election. 13.8 million voters. The Rather, he said, it’s likely Lewis’ reaction is a blow Pew Research Center esti- that many Cuban Amer- to Democrats who in re- mates that nearly a third ican voters have already cent years have tried to of Florida’s Hispanic vot- solidified around Trump. pull young Cubans in ers have roots in Cuba. “The folks who are pro- Florida away from the Re- Republicans have long Trump are going to stay publican Party, the politi- dominated with those vot- pro-Trump. There is a cal home of many of their ers, in part by taking a hard small number of undecid- parents and grandpar- line on maintaining the ed, but if they are swayed ents. The next generation embargo meant to isolate by the selection of Bass as is less focused on the past the island and its now-de- VP, they really weren’t un- and open to change, Demo- ceased leader. But shifting decided,” he said. Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans By Kat Stafford ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS on Black Americans, urg- ing them to stand up to Campaign workers David Woodruff, left, and Jason White, right, deliv- President Donald Trump er boxes of initiative petitions signatures to the Missouri secretary of the way their ancestors state’s office in Jefferson City, Mo. stood up to “violent racists of a generation ago.” The one-minute ad, Obama’s Medicaid expansion which was shared exclu- sively with The Associat- keeps gaining ground under Trump ed Press before its digital and television release on By Ricardo Act, covering about 12 mil- pressure to expand,” said Thursday, is meant to Alonso-Zaldivar lion people, while nearly Blase. “Eventually all drum up support among ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 million others get sub- states are going to expand Black Americans, a key sidized private insurance. unless the enhanced (fed- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS constituency for Biden, WASHINGTON — Pres- If present trends con- eral) match rate changes.” ahead of November’s gen- Democratic presidential candidate former ident Donald Trump is tinue, it’s only a matter Voters in another conser- eral election. The ad, ti- Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign still trying to overturn of time until all states ex- vative state — Oklahoma tled “Better America,” also event at the William “Hicks” Anderson Commu- “Obamacare,” but his pre- pand Medicaid, acknowl- — approved a Medicaid takes a direct swipe at nity Center in Wilmington, Del. decessor’s health care law edged Brian Blase, a for- expansion earlier this year, Trump, without mention- keeps gaining ground in mer health care adviser in although the margin was ing the Republican presi- decisive primary win in The buy reflects the Biden places where it was once the Trump White House, much closer than in Mis- dent by name. South Carolina. campaign’s improved fund- unwelcome. who remains opposed to souri. Of the seven states “We must choose to fight But Black Americans, raising machine. But this Missouri voters this the expansion. that have expanded Medic- for that better America,” who form one of the par- ad also signals the former week approved Medicaid “Medicaid expansion is aid in the Trump years, six the narrator states. “And ty’s most loyal voting vice president’s continued expansion by a 53 percent terrible policy, but it is have done so by referen- to 47 percent margin, mak- just like our ancestors who blocs, have been hit dou- effort to connect with Af- attractive to states be- dum, said Rachel Garfield, ing the conservative state stood up to the violent rac- bly hard by the COVID-19 rican Americans during a cause it’s almost all fed- a senior policy expert with the seventh to do so under ists of a generation ago, we pandemic — they have time of immense turmoil eral spending and the the nonpartisan Kaiser will stand up to this pres- Trump. The Republican died from the virus at across the nation. A cam- insurance companies and Family Foundation. ident and say, ‘No more,’ president readily carried disproportionate rates paign spokesman said in hospitals get lots of dol- “This is an indication because America is better Missouri in 2016, but the across the country, and a statement that the ad is lars when a state expands that there is large popu- than him. So we choose to Medicaid vote comes as they’ve borne the brunt of the start of a series of con- Medicaid,” he said. lar support for providing be bigger. We choose to be its economic fallout. And more people have been The federal government health care coverage for tent aimed at Black voters. bolder. We choose to bring in recent months, histor- losing workplace health pays 90 percent of the low-income people, and it “Our robust paid me- back justice, respect and ic protests against police insurance in a treacher- cost of covering people is quite possible that this dia strategy, which will dignity to this country. We brutality and systemic ous coronavirus economy. through the expansion, support has increased giv- choose Joe Biden to lead racism have changed the include the largest gen- That leaves only a doz- a much higher matching en what’s going on with the us all towards that Ameri- national discourse around eral election investment en states opposed to using share than for low-income pandemic,” Garfield said. can promise together.” race, thrusting it into a in African American paid the federal-state health disabled and elderly peo- The six states where vot- African Americans have national spotlight and at media by a presidential program for low-income ple traditionally covered ers have approved Med- largely supported Biden’s the heart of the presiden- campaign, will allow us people as a vehicle for by Medicaid. Blase ar- icaid expansion in the presidential bid and tial campaign. to disseminate Vice Pres- covering more adults, gues that’s an incentive to Trump years are Idaho, have been credited with The ad is part of the ident Biden’s policy pro- mainly people in jobs that waste federal dollars. Be- Maine, Missouri, Nebras- single-handedly trans- Biden campaign’s planned posals and targeted initia- don’t provide health care. fore the ACA most low-in- ka, Oklahoma and Utah. forming the Democrat- $280 million digital and tives that speak directly to Medicaid expansion is come adults couldn’t get In Virginia, the legisla- ic presidential race and television ad buy that was Black communities across a central feature of for- Medicaid unless they were ture passed a Medicaid ex- cementing his status as announced Wednesday and the United States,” the mer President Barack caring for children. pansion after Democrats front-runner after his will run through the fall. statement said. 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By Amanda other Olympians are call- Lee Myers ing on the Internation- ASSOCIATED PRESS al Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic & LOS ANGELES — Ath- Paralympic Committee to letes Stephen Scherer, do much more to address Jeret Peterson and Kelly the problem. Catlin have two things in Phelps said the first common: They all reached step is “treating people their dream of becoming like humans” instead of Olympians, and they all something on an assem- died by suicide. bly line. Olympians are known “We’re just products,” the for pushing their bodies to 35-year-old Phelps said the extreme but much less from his home in Scotts- understood are the men- dale, Ariz. “It’s frightening. tal and emotional rigors It’s scary. And it breaks FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS paving their road to great- my heart. Because there ness. Michael Phelps, the From left, Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom, Olympic skier Jeret Peterson, Olympic speed skater Apo- are so many people who most decorated Olympi- lo Ohno, and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. care so much about our an in history, says he had physical well-being but I suicidal thoughts even at hen also detail their own a competition that lasts define ourselves.” mental struggles that he never saw caring about the peak of his remark- struggles in the film. minutes or mere seconds. That becomes the break- was he was dealing with.” our mental well-being.” able swimming career and “It was important for The difference between ing point for some athletes. But Bloom said he “was In a statement to The calls depression and sui- me for the American pub- winning and losing can be Bloom’s friend, aerial not equipped at all. Associated Press, the IOC cide among Olympic ath- lic to see, ‘Hey, you have a fraction of a second, and skier Jeret “Speedy” Peter- “I had no idea the things said it “recognizes the letes an “epidemic.” celebrated these athletes millions are watching. son, killed himself in 2011 to ask, the things to say. I seriousness of the topic” Phelps is opening up and it’s been amazing that And then, it’s over. Ei- just a year and a half after just felt like he was having and assembled a team of about his mental health you’ve done that.’ But it’s ther for another four years winning a silver medal. a bad night,” he said. “And I international experts to struggles in “The Weight of not all what you think it or forever, depending on He was 29. wish I could go back to that review scientific literature Gold,” a new documentary is,” said Ohno, who has the athlete and the sport. To Bloom, Peterson had moment and know what I on mental health issues that premiered last week on won two gold, two silver “It does define you, and always seemed like “the know now and be able to be among elite athletes in HBO. The film explores de- and four bronze medals. you lose your human iden- happiest guy.” Except the a better support for him ... 2018, resulting in a men- pression and suicide among Like Ohno, the vast ma- tity,” said Jeremy Bloom, night Peterson knocked And so I said, ‘Well, I better tal health working group. the world’s top athletes and jority of Olympians spend a three-time world cham- on his door at the Olympic educate myself, better get The committee said the what should be done to ad- most of their childhoods pion skier and two-time Training Center in Lake smarter about it, and I bet- topic has been discussed dress the problem. competing in their given Olympian. “That’s where Placid around 2005. ter start talking about it more openly at forums Other high-profile sport. As they progress, it becomes dangerous. Be- “He was in tears. I’ve because that’s what Jeret and panels in recent years Olympians including competition becomes the cause at some point, we all never seen him cry. He’s would want me to do.’” and that the IOC has speed skater Apolo Anton main focus of their lives lose sports. We all move like, ‘I just need to talk to Phelps, a co-executive launched a series of webi- Ohno, snowboarder Shaun before family, friends, on. We all retire or the you,’” Bloom said recently producer on “The Weight nars to help athletes cope White, skier Bode Miller, school or fun. For years sport kind of shows us the from his home in Boulder, of Gold,” said the need for with COVID-19, and plans hurdler Lolo Jones and they work toward that door because we age out. Colo. “He really opened up change also is what drove other initiatives, including figure skater Sasha Co- goal for what amounts to And then we’re left to re- to me about some of the him to speak up. He and a helpline.

Poet Tammi Truax looks over her recent work while seated at her writing table at her home in Eliot, Maine.

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By Holly Ramer etry as a Bridge,” including write the poem until the ASSOCIATED PRESS using poetry to cultivate a day she submits it. more meaningful relation- “Sometimes things are CONCORD, N.H. — Val- ship between the residents percolating all week long, erie Rochon is eager to of Portsmouth and its sister and sometimes on Sat- read her email every Mon- city of Nichinan, Japan. urday morning I have no day morning, even when it But after a planned trip idea,” she said. “But we makes her cry. there with high school are living through ex- In addition to the endless students was scrapped in traordinary times, and ev- Zoom meeting invitations, April due to the pandem- ery week seems to provide each week brings a new ic, she instead she wrote a ample material for me to poem tucked into otherwise poem honoring the nurs- respond to.” matter-of-fact messages ing students whose gradu- about the coronavirus pan- One poem evokes the ation they were supposed toppling of monuments — demic from the Portsmouth to attend. And she has city manager. Tammi Tru- a nod to the Black Lives been highlighting Japa- Matter movement — while ax, the city’s poet laure- nese forms of poetry, such another describes police ate, has been contributing as haiku — “Some nights in Madrid delivering bou- to the newsletters since are so dark/that the moon quets of tulips to hospital early April, elevating the alone is sure/morning will workers. collection of public health come” — and tanka, which updates and community re- she described as more per- For the July 4 holiday sources with a layer of emo- sonal and metaphorical weekend, she produced a tion and introspection. — “The bramble extends/a “found poem” by extract- “I think she’s absolute- thorny cane offering/per- ing words from an Alex- ly brilliant,” said Rochon, fect raspberries/while ev- ander Hamilton essay. who leads the Portsmouth erywhere else I look/an The following week she chamber of commerce. “I imperfect world festers. marked the birthday of Lynn Drug Task Force 781-477-4444 look forward on Monday Having long believed Frida Kahlo with a poem mornings to getting my in the power of poetry to questioning what the art- Hotline CALL 24 HOURS A DAY week started with the wis- help people through diffi- ist, who was bedridden for Spanish menu available dom and beauty that she cult times, Truax said she months due to illness and or text the word tiplynn shares.” gladly took on the chal- later injury, would make All reports of neighborhood and your tip to When she was named lenge of composing poems of “those of us bemoaning activity will be investigated. poet laureate last year, Tru- weekly, even though that’s isolation” and unwilling Callers may remain anonymous. “tip411” (847411) ax planned multiple proj- different from her usual “to forego what we want, ects around the theme “Po- process. Often she doesn’t think we need, do desire.” WEATHER LOTTERY

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©2020 AccuWeather, Inc. SPORTS B FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 Sibley, Gannon excited to host Public Links Championship By Mike Alongi a week) and maintain ITEM SPORTS EDITOR an up-to-date Mass Golf/ GHIN Handicap Index not With the opening round exceeding 12.0. of the 39th Massachusetts The idea of Gannon host- Amateur Public Links ing a big Mass Golf tour- Championship at Gannon nament has been in the Golf Club just three short works for several years days away, Gannon head now. The course has host- professional David Sibley ed three quali ers for can’t wait for the festivi- the Public Links over the ties to get started. past four years, and that “We couldn’t be more eventually evolved into excited to host this cham- an opportunity to host the pionship, it’s a real hon- championship proper in or and a big deal for the 2020. club,” said Sibley, who is “We’ve been very for- in the midst of his seventh tunate to have had the year as head professional opportunity to host a few at Gannon. “We know we quali ers over the past have a great course here several years, and it’s real- and we’re ready to put our ly helped us build a great best foot forward. We’re relationship with Mass glad that we get to share Golf,” said Sibley. “We g- this course with some ured we were a bit of a of the best players from longshot to host the cham- around the state.” pionship proper simply The Massachusetts Am- because the course is con- ateur Public Links Cham- sidered fairly short and we pionship is open to ama- don’t have a driving range, teur golfers who are bona but we were thrilled when de public course play- Mass Golf came to us and ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO ers at a public Mass Golf offered a chance to host member club (a course/ the championship proper.” Head professional David Sibley and the rest of the club at Gannon Municipal Golf Course have club that provides play- been highly anticipating the chance to host the 39th Massachusetts Amateur Public Links Cham- ing opportunities for the pionship. general public seven days GANNON, B2 Pats Hall Of Fame launches new virtual exhibit The Patriots Hall of Fame Attendees will be able to presented by Raytheon check their registration Technologies has launched status and register to vote a new digital exhibit called through easy to use text- Patriots Memories. to-code and QR codes or by The Hall solicited fans visiting a Patriots online along with members of the voter registration tool at media and team alumni www.rockthevote.org/Pa- to submit their favorite triots. Patriots memories and The Patriots Foundation what made those recol- is sponsoring the event lections special. Was it an and supplying up to 1,000 iconic game, a road trip, a attendees with “Be the record-breaking moment, Change” Legends Brand the people with whom Hoodies. The 2020 “Be the you shared the moment, Change” voter registration a weather phenomenon, initiative was started by a chance encounter with Willie McGinest, a Legends team members, or some- Brand partner, to provide thing entirely different? voter registration aware- The Hall received sub- ness and resources in missions from ESPN’s California. The movement PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Mike Reiss, Patriots alums has now extended coast- Jason Day of Australia watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the rst round of the PGA Matt Chatham and Pete to-coast and includes part- Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park Thursday in San Francisco. Brock, the voice of Gil- ners like the New England lette Stadium John Rooke, Patriots and Rock the Vote. former Patriots PR guru The focus of this initiative Don Lowery, New England is to register as many vot- Jason Day leads PGA as Koepka Sports Museum curator ers as possible nationwide, Richard Johnson, along and to encourage them to with fans both far and vote in all local and federal continues to be a major force near. elections to effect positive The online exhibit lives change and ensure a gov- on The Hall’s website, ernment of the people, by SAN FRANCISCO (AP) years in a row. It was last stretch toward the end microphone on the rst www.patriotshalloffame. the people. — Jason Day took his rst done 64 years ago. of his round that offset a tee, and he stuck with the com, and will include sub- To vote in Massachu- step toward a return to He’s still a little annoyed few mistakes. He opened tradition when introduc- mitted photos, videos or setts, individuals must the spotlight in the ma- that he missed a similar with a 68, a solid start for ing past PGA champions. Hall-selected photos of a be registered to vote in jors Thursday at the PGA chance last year down a 15-time major champion Woods has won it four related artifact or an action advance of the registra- Championship. the Paci c coast at Pebble who has played just one times. shot from the memorable tion deadline. In 2020, it Brooks Koepka never Beach, when he nished tournament in the last six “It still funny,” Rory game cited by the sender. is important to register seems to leave. runner-up in his bid for a months. McIlroy said. “You know, Since Patriots fans cannot early to take advantage Day took advantage of third straight U.S. Open. Woods put a new putter ‘99, 2000, 2006, 2007 PGA currently visit The Hall, of multiple voting options, a TPC Harding Park that He hasn’t won in more into play — this one is a champion, Tiger Woods. we are bringing The Hall especially if voting by ab- never felt this accommo- than a year. His left knee little longer, which he says And then there’s nothing. to our fans. Patriots All Ac- sentee or mail-in ballot. dating during the practice has been bothering him helps him practice longer That’s pretty interesting. cess will also highlight one Those planning to register rounds. With only a mild since last August. No without straining his sur- That’s de nitely different.” memory per week through- should bring their current breeze and a welcome ap- matter. After a slow start, gically repaired back — McIlroy, Woods and Jus- and it came in handy. He out the 2020 season. The ID issued by the Massa- pearance by the sunshine, Koepka powered his way tin Thomas, the No. 1 play- made a 30-foot birdie early. Hall will also continue to chusetts Registry of Motor he nished his bogey-free to six birdies and made a er in the world, each start- series of key putts for par He was most pleased with accept new submissions Vehicles and know the last round of 5-under 65 with ed with a birdie on No. 10 an approach to 6 feet for — and one 12-footer for a 20-foot par putt on No. 18 to no applause. They still and add those to the exhib- four digits of their social birdie on No. 9, the tough- bogey — that gave him an as he made the turn. And had the largest following it as they are received. security number. Mas- est hole on the course at ideal start to this major. he was thrilled with the in two months, some 60 BE THE CHANGE sachusetts residents can 518 yards. He was at 66 with eight weather. people — reporters, pho- WITH WILLIE pre-register at the age of That allowed him to other players, a list that in- “I thought anything to- tographers, camera crews, MCGINEST 16 so that they are auto- break out of a large pack cluded former major win- day in the red was going to a few park rangers. And The Patriots Foundation matically registered when one shot behind, a group ners Justin Rose, Martin be good,” Woods said. there were fans along the is teaming up with Rock they turn 18. The dead- that included major cham- Kaymer and Zach John- Instead of the wind and road beyond the fence on the Vote and The Legends line to register to vote in pions from years gone by, a son, rising star Xander chill and the thick ma- the 12th hole shouting for Brand to host a “Be the the Massachusetts state PGA Tour rookie and the Schauffele and tour rookie rine layer, it was pleasant Woods. Change” voter registration primary on Sept 1, 2020 one guy — Koepka — who Scottie Schef er. enough to make this feel McIlroy overcame three event at Roxbury Commu- is Aug. 22. The deadline shows up at every major “It’s only 18 holes right like a casual round of golf. straight bogeys early in his nity College (1234 Colum- to register to vote in the no matter what kind of now,” Koepka said. “I feel It sounded like that, too. round for an even-par 70. bus Avenue, Parking Lot 1) Federal election on Nov. 3, shape his game is in. good. I feel con dent. I’m Woods is used to tourna- Thomas was going along on Saturday, Aug. 8 begin- 2020 is October 24. Koepka is the two-time excited for the next three ment golf in the COVID-19 ne until a pair of double ning at noon. Patriots Hall The registration process defending champion, pre- days. I think I can de nite- era. Spectators have not bogeys, one on the seventh of Famer Willie McGinest is easy and required to sented the opportunity ly play a lot better. Just been allowed at any tour- hole when his ball never will host the gathering vote. Those who are unable this week to become only need to tidy a few things nament since the PGA came down from a Monte- with support from two to attend the voter regis- the seventh player in the up, and we’ll be there come Tour returned two months rey Cypress tree. He shot tration event on Saturday, of his former teammates 160-year history of ma- Sunday on the back nine.” ago. So that was noth- 71. Aug. 8 are encouraged to and fellow three-time Su- jor championship golf to Tiger Woods ran off ing new. Still, there was per Bowl Champions Ty register online at www. win the same major three three birdies in a four-hole a starter speaking into a Law and Tedy Bruschi. rockthevote.org/Patriots. PGA, B2 B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020

TV/RADIO Auto racing Sibley, Gannon excited to host 6 p.m...... NASCAR Truck: Michigan 200...... FS1 Baseball 6:30 p.m...... NY Yankees at Tampa Bay...... MLB Network 7:30 p.m...... Toronto at Boston...... NESN 9:05 p.m...... LA Angels at Texas...... FS1 9:30 p.m...... San Francisco at LA Dodgers...... MLB Network Public Links Championship Pro basketball 4 p.m...... Oklahoma City at Memphis...... NBATV 5 p.m...... WNBA: Chicago vs. Connecticut...... NBA TV GANNON Gannon has a number to mention, Gannon is a same time, I think the 6:30 p.m...... Orlando at Philadelphia...... TNT From B1 of its own members who course where you need course will hold up well. 7 p.m...... WNBA: New York at Washington...... ESPN2 qualified to play in the some local knowledge, so It’s a place that has a lot 9 p.m...... Boston at Toronto...... NBCSB, TNT championship on their they might have a bit of of uneven lies and some WNBA: Los Angeles at Las Vegas...... ESPN2 From the minute the Golf club was given the cham- home course. Five mem- an advantage.” tough greens, so I think 1 p.m...... US Women’s Amateur (quarterfinals)...... Golf pionship, talk around the bers — John Boland, Sibley is also excited for it’ll be a great test for ev- 4 p.m...... LPGA: Marathon Classic...... Golf club started to bubble up. Jon Gagnon, Dave Ste- players from all over the eryone.” PGA Championship...... ESPN Pro hockey “People were really ex- vens, Alex Fiste and Rob state to experience the The 39th Massachusetts 12 p.m...... NY Islanders at Florida...... NBCSN cited when they found out Thomas — qualified at course. Public Links Champion- 2:30 p.m...... Nashville at Arizona...... NHL Network we were hosting, I think it various sites around the “I’ve been looking at the ship will begin Monday, 4 p.m...... Pittsburgh at Montreal...... NBCSN was really a point of pride state. qualifying scores from all August 10 at 7:30 a.m. at 6:45 p.m...... Edmonton at Chicago...... NBCSN 8 p.m...... Toronto at Columbus...... NHL Network that their course was cho- “We’re all so happy for the sites this year and Gannon Golf Club. Golfers 10:45 p.m...... Vancouver at Minnesota...... NBCSN sen to host a big event like them,” Sibley said of the it looks like a lot of the will be playing off of the Horse racing that,” said Sibley. “When qualifiers. “It’s definite- top finishers were shoot- first and 10th tees, with 1 p.m...... Saratoga Live...... FS2 you’re lucky enough to get ly another point of pride ing near or under par, so Gannon member Alex Men’s soccer 2:40 p.m..Champions: Real Madrid at Manchester City...... CBSSN to host an event like this, for the membership when I think there’s a chance Fiste a part of the first 7:30 p.m..Champions: Olympique Lyonnais at Juventus...... CBSSN it’s always an honor.” they see some of their we’ll see a few guys go group off of the 10th tee at Tennis And not only that, but own qualify to play. Not low,” Sibley said. “At the 7:30. 10 a.m...... WTA: Palermo (quarterfinals)...... Tennis

MLB American League National League Jason Day leads PGA as Koepka East Division East Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB New York 9 2 .818 _ Miami 5 1 .833 _ Baltimore 5 6 .455 4 Atlanta 8 5 .615 ½ Toronto 4 5 .444 4 Washington 4 5 .444 2½ Tampa Bay 5 7 .417 4½ Philadelphia 2 4 .333 3 continues to be a major force Boston 4 8 .333 5½ New York 5 8 .385 3½ Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB PGA his confidence is grow- Minnesota 10 3 .769 _ Chicago 10 2 .833 _ Chicago 7 5 .583 2½ Milwaukee 4 5 .444 4½ From B1 ing. Cleveland 7 6 .538 3 St. Louis 2 3 .400 4½ Ditto for Koepka. He Detroit 5 5 .500 3½ Cincinnati 5 7 .417 5 Kansas City 3 10 .231 7 Pittsburgh 3 10 .231 7½ Thirty-one players missed the cut at the 3M West Division West Division managed to break par Open in Minnesota two W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Oakland 9 4 .692 _ Colorado 9 3 .750 _ from the morning group. weeks ago, went home Houston 6 5 .545 2 Los Angeles 9 4 .692 ½ Bryson DeChambeau to Florida and during Los Angeles 5 8 .385 4 San Diego 7 6 .538 2½ and Jon Rahm were Seattle 5 9 .357 4½ San Francisco 6 8 .429 4 one range session was Texas 3 8 .273 5 Arizona 4 8 .333 5 among those playing so frustrated he heaved Thursday’s Games Cincinnati (Bauer 1-0) at Milwaukee (Lauer 0-0), in the afternoon as the a few clubs. But a quick Pittsburgh 6, Minnesota 5 8:10 p.m. wind began to increas- Colorado 6, San Francisco 4 Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-0) at St. Louis (Flaherty video review and some Detroit at St. Louis, ppd. 1-0), 8:15 p.m. ing, making the start of technical work revealed N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. Arizona (Weaver 0-2) at San Diego (Davies 1-1), Day — and Koepka — his weight was on the Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. 9:10 p.m. look even better. Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m. Colorado (Senzatela 2-0) at Seattle (Kikuchi wrong side. He made Houston at Arizona, 7:07 p.m. 0-0), 9:40 p.m. It was a good sign for Philadelphia at Miami, ppd. the adjustment and tied San Francisco (Samardzija 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers Toronto at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Day, the former No. 1 (Urías 1-0), 9:40 p.m. for second last week at Baltimore at Miami, 7:35 p.m. player in the world, be- Saturday’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. a World Golf Champion- Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. cause he has struggled so Friday’s Games ship. Baltimore (Milone 0-1) at Washington (TBD), Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. much since his last win Baltimore at Washington, 6:05 p.m. And this is a major. Big 6:05 p.m. two years ago. His back Atlanta (Wright 0-1) at Philadelphia (Velasquez Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Game Brooks is at his 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. gives him trouble. Off Detroit (Boyd 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 0-0), 7:05 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. the course, his mother best in these. p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. “He seems to find his Miami (Alcantara 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Wacha 1-1), Colorado at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. was battling lung cancer 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. in Australia. And then comfort zone in these he finally made a clean tournaments, in these NBA break from his longtime environments, for what- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS coach and lifetime men- ever reason that is,” Brooks Koepka hits toward a green during EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE tor, Collin Swatton. McIlroy said. “I think we practice for the PGA Championship golf tour- Atlantic Division Southwest Division are all just lucky that he W L Pct GB W L Pct GB But he registered three nament at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, x-Toronto 49 18 .731 — x-Houston 42 25 .627 — top 10s coming into the doesn’t find it every oth- x-Boston 45 23 .662 4½ x-Dallas 41 29 .586 2½ Tuesday. x-Philadelphia 41 27 .603 8½ Memphis 32 37 .464 11 PGA Championship, and er week.” Brooklyn 32 36 .471 17½ San Antonio 29 38 .433 13 New York 21 45 .318 27½ New Orleans 29 39 .426 13½ Southeast Division Northwest Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB x-Miami 43 26 .623 — x-Denver 45 23 .662 — Orlando 32 37 .464 11 x-Utah 43 25 .632 2 Charlotte 23 42 .354 18 x-Oklahoma City 42 25 .627 2½ Washington 24 44 .353 18½ Portland 31 38 .449 14½ Atlanta 20 47 .299 22 Minnesota 19 45 .297 24 Central Division Pacific Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB y-Milwaukee 55 14 .797 — z-L.A. Lakers 51 16 .761 — x-Indiana 42 27 .609 13 x-L.A. Clippers 45 22 .672 6 Chicago 22 43 .338 31 Phoenix 30 39 .435 22 Detroit 20 46 .303 33½ Sacramento 29 39 .426 22½ Cleveland 19 46 .292 34 Golden State 15 50 .231 35 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Thursday’s Games Sacramento at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Sacramento 140, New Orleans 125 Orlando at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix 114, Indiana 99 Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Milwaukee 130, Miami 116 Boston at Toronto, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Portland at Denver, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 1 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 9 p.m. Utah at Denver, 3:30 p.m. Friday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 6 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto Edmonton N.Y. Rangers 0, Carolina 3 Chicago 2, Edmonton 1 Saturday, Aug. 1: Carolina 3, N.Y. Saturday, Aug. 1: Chicago 6, Edmon- Rangers 2 ton 4 Monday, Aug. 3: Carolina 4, N.Y. Monday, Aug. 3: Edmonton 6, Chica- Rangers 1 go 3 Tuesday, Aug. 4: Carolina 4, N.Y. Wednesday, Aug. 5: Chicago 4, Rangers 1 Edmonton 3 Florida 1, N.Y. Islanders 2 Friday, Aug. 7: Chicago vs. Edmonton, Saturday, Aug. 1: N.Y. Islanders 2, 6:45 p.m. FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Florida 1 x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Edmonton vs. Chi- Tuesday, Aug. 4: N.Y. Islanders 4, cago, TBD Penn State All-American linebacker Micah Parsons (right) is one of several players projected to Florida 2 Calgary 2, Winnipeg 1 Wednesday, Aug. 5: Florida 3, N.Y. Saturday, Aug. 1: Calgary 4, Winnipeg be first-round talents in the 2021 NFL Draft to have opted out of the 2020 college football season. Islanders 2 1 Friday, Aug. 7: Florida vs. N.Y. Island- Monday, Aug. 3: Winnipeg 3, Calgary ers, noon 2 x-Sunday, Aug. 9: N.Y. Islanders vs. Tuesday, Aug. 4: Calgary 6, Winnipeg Florida, TBD 2 More top-tier college football Montreal 2, Pittsburgh 1 Thursday, Aug. 6: Winnipeg vs. Cal- Saturday, Aug. 1: Montreal 3, Pitts- gary, 10:30 p.m. burgh 2, OT x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Calgary vs. Winni- Monday, Aug. 3: Pittsburgh 3, Mon- peg, TBD treal 1 Arizona 2, Nashville 1 players opt out of season Wednesday, Aug. 5: Montreal 4, Pitts- Sunday, Aug. 2: Arizona 4, Nashville burgh 3 3 Friday, Aug. 7: Montreal vs. Pitts- Tuesday, Aug. 4: Nashville 4, Arizona ASSOCIATED PRESS Parsons was already ex- tions for the 2020 season, The versatile Moore burgh, 4 p.m. 2 pected to be high first- I decided I needed to make was an All-American as a x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Pittsburgh vs. Wednesday, Aug. 5: Arizona 4, Nash- Penn State All-Ameri- round selection. Rousseau a choice not for myself, freshman in 2018 and was Montreal, TBD ville 1 can Micah Parsons and and Moore also have first- but for my son and those limited to four games last Columbus 1, Toronto 1 Friday, Aug. 7: Arizona vs. Nashville, two more college stars Sunday, Aug. 2: Columbus 2, Toronto 2:30 p.m. round potential nearest to me,” Parsons year because of a knee in- 0 x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Nashville vs. Arizo- announced Thursday they The three join Virgin- said in a video released on jury. The 5-9, 180-pounder Tuesday, Aug. 4: Toronto 3, Columbus na, TBD are opting out of the com- ia Tech cornerback Caleb Instagram. “While I felt finishes his career with 0 Minnesota 1, Vancouver 2 ing college football season, Farley and Minnesota re- safe with the safety stan- 143 catches and 1,645 Thursday, Aug. 6: Columbus vs. Sunday, Aug. 2: Minnesota 3, Van- which is in doubt because Toronto, 8 p.m. couver 0 ceiver Rashod Bateman as dards to return to Penn yards in 17 games. Friday, Aug. 7: Columbus vs. Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 4: Vancouver 4, Minne- of the coronavirus pan- prominent college players State for workouts, the po- “Given the unprecedent- 8 p.m. sota 3 demic, and looking toward who have decided to sit tential risk to the health ed circumstances we are x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Toronto vs. Colum- Thursday, Aug. 6: Vancouver 3, Min- the NFL draft. out the season and con- and well-being of my son currently living in, the bus, TBD nesota 0 Parsons made his an- ROUND ROBIN (determines Stanley Friday, Aug. 7: Minnesota vs. Vancou- centrate on preparing for far outweighed my urge to best choice for my fam- Cup Playoff seeding) ver, 10:45 p.m. nouncement with a social professional careers. play football this season.” ily and Iis to opt out of Sunday, Aug. 2: Philadelphia 4, Bos- x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Vancouver vs. Min- media pos t as did Purdue Parsons, 6-foot-3 and Rousseau was second in the upcoming season and ton 1 nesota, TBD receiver Rondale Moore a 245 pounds, led the Nit- the nation in sacks last prepare for the 2021 NFL Monday, Aug. 3: Tampa Bay 3, Wash- ROUND ROBIN (determines Stanley few hours later. The news ington 2, SO Cup Playoff seeding) tany Lions with 109 tack- season as a redshirt fresh- Draft,” Moore said in a Wednesday, Aug. 5: Tampa Bay 3, Sunday, Aug. 2: Colorado 2, St. Louis about Miami defensive les, and had 14 tackles for man with 15.5. Twitter post. “This is a bit- Boston 2 1 end Gregory Rousseau loss and five sacks as a The 6-6, 260-pound tersweet decision because Thursday, Aug. 6: Philadelphia 3, Monday, Aug. 3: Las Vegas 5, Dallas was delivered by Hurri- sophomore last season. He third-year sophomore I always assumed I had Washington 1 3 canes coach Manny Diaz, Saturday, Aug. 8: Washington vs. Wednesday, Aug. 5: Colorado 4, Dal- ended his college career played two games in 2018 more great moments at Boston, TBD las 0 who found out about his with maybe his best game. as a freshman before Ross-Ade Stadium ahead Sunday, Aug. 9: Tampa Bay vs. Phila- Thursday, Aug. 6: St. Louis vs. Las sack leader skipping the In a Cotton Bowl victory breaking his ankle and of me. and I will greatly delphia, TBD Vegas, 6:30 p.m. season during a confer- against Memphis, Parsons taking a redshirt. He had miss the entire commu- Saturday, Aug. 8: Colorado vs. Las ence call with reporters. Vegas, TBD had 14 tackles, two sacks a breakout season in 2019, nity. Please accept my Sunday, Aug. 9: St. Louis vs. Dallas, All three will be eligible and two forced fumbles. finishing strong with 10.5 heartfelt gratitude. #Boil- TBD to the 2021 NFL draft. “As I consider all my op- sacks in the second half. er4Life.” FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION 1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends By Paul Wiseman and the West has spread ASSOCIATED PRESS elsewhere and upended hopes for a speedy econom- WASHINGTON — ic recovery as bars, restau- Nearly 1.2 million laid- rants and other businesses off Americans applied for have had to delay or re- state unemployment ben- verse plans to reopen and efits last week, evidence rehire staff. that the coronavirus keeps All told, 16.1 million forcing companies to slash people are collecting tradi- jobs just as a critical $600 tional unemployment ben- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS weekly federal jobless pay- efits from their state. For Boats are piled on each other in the marina following the effects of Hurricane Isaias in South- ment has expired. months, the unemployed port, N.C., Tuesday. The government’s report had also been receiving Thursday did offer a smid- the $600 a week in federal gen of hopeful news: The jobless aid on top of their number of jobless claims state benefit. But the fed- Hurricane Alpha? Amped up season declined by 249,000 from eral payment expired last the previous week, after week. Congress is engaged rising for two straight in prolonged negotiations weeks, and it was the low- over renewing the federal forecast means names may run out est total since mid-March. benefit, which would likely Still, claims remain at be extended at a reduced By Seth Borenstein age hurricane season from ricanes and three major tivity comes after August alarmingly high levels: It level. ASSOCIATED PRESS 60 percent to 85 percent. hurricanes. Lead Colorado 6, with mid-August to is the 20th straight week “It looks like this season State forecaster Phil Klot- mid-October as peak sea- In the meantime, mil- Already smashing re- that at least 1 million peo- could be one of the more zbach said all the factors son. So far this year, there lions of the unemployed cords, this year’s hyper- ple have sought jobless aid. active in the historical re- that cause hurricane sea- have been nine named suddenly have less money active Atlantic hurricane Before the pandemic hit cord,” but it’s unlikely to sons to be busy are dialed storms, with most setting to pay for essentials. Many season is about to get hard in March, the num- be beat 2005’s 28 named up, including increased a record for being early. of them are among the 23 even nastier, forecasters ber of Americans seeking storms because the oceans storminess in Africa that The most destructive so million people nationwide predict. In the coming unemployment checks had were warmer and other seeds the biggest hurri- far has been this month’s who are at risk of being months, they expect to run never surpassed 700,000 conditions were more con- canes, warmer water that Hurricane Isaias which evicted from their homes, out of traditional hurri- in a week, not even during according to The Aspen ducive to storm formation fuels storms and reduced killed at least nine people the Great Recession of cane names and see about 15 years ago, said NOAA high level winds that kill and left millions of people Institute, as moratoriums twice as much storm activ- 2007-2009. enacted because of the lead forecaster Gerry Bell. storms . without power. Rubeela Farooqi, chief ity as a normal year. This year’s forecast of up “Everything looks ready “Nine storms to this date coronavirus expire. The National Oceanic U.S. economist at High Last week, an addition- to 25 is the highest num- to be a pretty huge year,” is crazy,” Klotzbach said. and Atmospheric Admin- Since 1995, when the At- Frequency Economics, al 656,000 people applied ber NOAA has ever pre- said University of Miami istration on Thursday lantic started a more ac- called the drop in week- for jobless aid under a dicted, beating the 21 pre- hurricane researcher Bri- upped its seasonal fore- tive period for hurricanes, ly claims “a move in the program that has extend- dicted for 2005, Bell said. an McNoldy, who said it’s cast, now predicting a Colorado State Universi- likely that there will be the average season has right direction.’’ But in a ed eligibility for the first far-above-average 19 to 25 ty, which pioneered hurri- more storms than names. seen 12 named storms research note, she added: time to self-employed and named storms — seven to cane season forecasts de- There are 21 names as- forming after August 5, he “Repeated shutdowns for gig workers. That figure 11 of them to become hur- cades ago, on Wednesday signed to a hurricane said. virus containment remain isn’t adjusted for seasonal ricanes and three to six amped its forecast to 24 season. If there are more The number of storms a threat to the labor mar- trends, so it’s reported sep- of those to become major named storms, 12 hurri- than 21 storms, meteorol- don’t matter as much as ket, which is already weak. arately. hurricanes with winds of canes and 5 major hurri- ogists turn after Wilfred where they go, MIT me- The possibility of mount- The Labor Department at least 111 mph. That’s canes — all higher than to the Greek alphabet — teorology professor Kerry ing layoffs that could be- said Thursday that a total a few more storms than their June forecast. Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Emanuel said, noting the come permanent is high. of 31.3 million people are the agency’s May forecast. An average year, based so on. busy 2010 hurricane sea- Without effective virus now receiving some form The agency increased the on 1981 to 2010 data, is In a normal year, about son that barely touched containment, the recovery of unemployment benefits, chance of an above aver- 12 named storms, six hur- 90 percent of storm ac- the United States. remains at risk from on- though the figure may be going job losses that could inflated by double-count- further restrain incomes ing by some states. and spending.’’ A study released Mon- Seeking refuge in U.S., children The pandemic, the lock- day by Cornell University downs meant to contain it found that 31 percent of and the wariness of many those laid off or furloughed fleeing danger are being expelled Americans to venture back because of the pandemic out to eat, shop or travel had been laid off a second By Nomaan going back to Honduras.” have delivered a devastat- time. An additional 26 per- Merchant More than 2,000 unac- ing blow to the economy cent of people who were ASSOCIATED PRESS companied children have despite the government’s called back to work re- been expelled since March emergency rescue efforts. ported being told that they HOUSTON — When under an emergency dec- The nation’s gross domes- might lose their jobs again. officers led them out of a laration enacted by the tic product, the broadest After the springtime detention facility near the Trump administration, measure of economic out- lockdowns, restaurants U.S.-Mexico border and which has cited the coro- put, shrank at an annual and bars had begun to re- onto a bus last month, the navirus in refusing to pro- rate of nearly 33 percent open. Yet many soon had 12-year-old from Honduras vide them protections un- from April through June. It to re-close as viral cases and his 9-year-old sister be- der federal anti-trafficking was by far the worst quar- surged, especially in the lieved they were going to a and asylum laws. Lawyers terly fall on record, though Sun Belt. In Texas, for in- shelter so they could be re- and advocates have sharp- the economy has rebound- stance, just 26 percent of united with their mother in ly criticized the adminis- ed somewhat since then. bars were closed on June the Midwest. tration for using the global FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS On Friday, the govern- 21. Two weeks later, the They had been told to sign pandemic as a pretext to In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, immigrants ment is expected to re- figure had shut up to 74 a paper they thought would deport children to places of port a sizable job gain for percent, though it has tell the shelter they didn’t danger. who entered the United States illegally wait to July — 1.6 million. Yet so since come down slightly, have the coronavirus, the No U.S. agents looked board a plane for a deportation flight. deeply did employers slash according to the data firm boy said. The form was in at the video the boy had payrolls after the pandem- Womply. English, a language he and saved on his cellphone citing the virus, they were ferred to a government fa- ic paralyzed the economy In Florida, whose tour- his sister don’t speak. The showing a hooded man never tested for COVID-19, cility for youth and even- in March that even July’s ism industry has been only thing he recognized holding a rifle, saying his the boy said. tually placed with their expected gain would mean pummeled by the pan- was the letters “COVID.” name, and threatening Three weeks after their mother. Instead, they were that barely 40 percent of demic, John Brenner has Instead, the bus drove to kill him and his sister, uncle was killed, the chil- expelled on July 24 after the jobs lost to the corona- lost his position as a hotel five hours to an airport weeks after the uncle car- dren fled Honduras, cross- three days in U.S. detention virus have been recovered. manager. A 38-year-old where the children were ing for them was shot dead ing the U.S.-Mexico border and now live in Honduras And the pace of hiring is from Plantation, Florida, told to board a plane. in June. And even though alone. Under the normal with another uncle who is clearly slowing. A resur- Brenner has now been out “They lied to us,” he said. they were expelled under process set out by U.S. law, looking to leave the country gence of cases in the South of work for four months. “They didn’t tell us we were an emergency declaration they would have been re- himself. Stocks drift higher as Wall Street waits for aid on economy By Stan Choe The Nasdaq composite such worries, in part on ex- ing a deal by week’s end, spring a week ago, and its the Federal Reserve has ASSOCIATED PRESS was up 0.9 percent and pectations that Washington though that is appearing stock has climbed every pinned short-term rates at headed for another record. will work through partisan increasingly out of reach. day since then. The gains record lows. NEW YORK (AP) — The day’s headline eco- disagreements and strike Despite the market’s have been so strong that it Some analysts have been Stocks are perking higher nomic report showed that a deal on more assistance gains, slightly more stocks may become the country’s concerned about the wide on Wall Street Thursday nearly 1.2 million workers for out-of-work Americans, in the S&P 500 were fall- first company to be worth disconnect between the after a report showed the applied for unemployment along with other measures. ing than rising, with the $2 trillion. After rising bond market, which is still pace of layoffs across the benefits last week. It would Investors say it’s crucial health care sector the 3.5 percent, it’s at roughly showing so much caution, country is slowing, though have been an astounding that the aid comes, and heaviest weight on the $1.93 trillion. and the stock market, it remains incredibly high. index. Becton Dickinson Sealed Air, the company The S&P 500 was up 0.6 number before the corona- quickly, after $600 weekly which has rallied back to- percent in afternoon trad- virus pandemic leveled the in jobless benefits from the sank 8.9 percent after it behind Bubble Wrap and ward record heights. Even ing after spending much of economy. But it’s a slow- U.S. government recently gave a forecast for earn- Cryovac packaging, rose though the stock market the day waffling between down from the prior week’s expired. The economy has ings this fiscal year that 8.9 percent for one of the is not the economy — it’s smaller gains and losses. slightly more than 1.4 mil- shown signs of improve- fell short of analysts’ ex- biggest gains in the S&P increasingly dominated by It’s on pace for its fifth lion, and it was also not as ment since the spring, pectations. 500 after it reported stron- a handful of Big Tech com- straight winning day, and bad as economists were ex- but it’s still hobbling, and Western Digital, which ger earnings for the lat- panies that can profit even it’s rallied back to within pecting. worries are high that it makes hard disks and oth- est quarter than analysts during a pandemic, and 1.2 percent of its record The easing in claims was may backtrack amid a re- er storage for electronics, forecast. It also gave a bet- profit is what drives stock high set in February. . the first after two weeks of surgence in coronavirus slumped 16 percent for ter-than-expected forecast prices in the long run — The Dow Jones Indus- increases, and economists counts. the largest loss in the S&P for earnings this year. critics say the degree of trial Average was up 174 called it an encouraging Democrats and Repub- 500 after it gave a profit The yield on the 10-year the gap between them is points, or 0.6 percent, at step. But the threat of more licans traded criticism of forecast for the current Treasury dipped to 0.53 concerning. 27,375, as of 2:53 p.m. business closures due to each other on Thursday, quarter that wasn’t as percent from 0.54 percent Gold also continued its Eastern time, as investors the continuing pandemic following a Wednesday strong as Wall Street’s. late Wednesday. It pared record run as investors also waited for Congress means the path remains session that produced no More gains for Apple a steeper drop from the looked for safety. Gold and the White House to treacherous. progress. Negotiations are helped to lift the market. morning, but it remains for delivery in December reach a hoped-for deal on Investors have been push- continuing, and both sides The iPhone maker report- very low amid worries rose $20.10 to settle at more aid for the economy. ing stocks higher despite have set a goal of reach- ed blowout profits for the about the economy and as $2,069.40 per ounce. B4 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 COMICS

OFF THE MARK / MARK PARISI MODERATELY CONFUSED / JEFF STAHLER DILBERT / SCOTT ADAMS

ROSE IS ROSE / PAT BRADY

GARFIELD / JIM DAVIS BIG NATE / LINCOLN PEIRCE

ARLO AND JANIS / JIMMY JOHNSON

HERMAN / JIM UNGER ZIGGY / TOM WILSON

THE BORN LOSER / ART AND CHIP SANSOM

CROSSWORD DEAR ABBY Guilt remains 40 years after job reference was withheld DEAR ABBY: About pears to be so centered 40 years ago, I did some- Dear Abby is written by Abigail upon himself that there’s one an injustice, and I Van Buren, also known as Jeanne little room to worry about have felt guilty ever his “children’s” welfare. since. I worked for a con- Phillips, and was founded by her What do I think? I think sulting firm in Washing- mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact that if you love your fa- ton, D.C., that fired an Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. ther, you should give him accounting clerk who was an occasional call, but in my small office. I didn’t Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. when you do, expect noth- know why she was fired, ing in return. And you and I never heard a cross should thank your lucky word exchanged between DEAR GUILT-RIDDEN: was, “I’m the adult; you stars you have a darling her and her supervisor. Some companies, on the should be checking on father-in-law who takes She seemed to be capable advice of their legal coun- me.” (I have two grown up the slack. and friendly. sel, strictly adhere to a children and two grand- A prospective employer policy of disclosing only children, so I was taken DEAR ABBY: I have called me for a reference, dates of hire and dis- aback by the thought two close, dear friends. and because my company charge of employees. This that I was not an “adult.”) They’re my inner circle. told me that it did not re- has nothing to do with I mentioned that because Both are extroverts and spond to requests for ref- race or ethnicity. It was he is not in a nursing quite talkative. I’m an in- erences, I didn’t give her not a mistake to do as home, in jail or has to go trovert and quieter. My one. Ever since, I have your employers instruct- to work, I figured he was problem is, I can’t get a wished I had shared what ed, and you should not much safer than my hus- word in edgewise when I knew about her. If I was feel guilty for having band and me, who still we’re together. I’m not allowed a do-over, I would done so. must go out to work ev- sure how to tactfully ad- have told the employer ery day and be in contact dress this subject with about my positive experi- DEAR ABBY: My heart with hundreds of people. them. Any ideas? ence with her and my be- is heavy as I write this. I feel like my father lief that she was capable doesn’t care about us like INTROVERT IN and friendly. Her being Since the pandemic start- THE SOUTHWEST ed, my father-in-law has my father-in-law does. Black and not having my What do you think? reference may have in- called us every couple of DEAR INTROVERT: creased her difficulty in weeks to ask if we are DISAPPOINTED IN Yes. Speak up and say finding a job. I am sharing safe and OK. I have FLORIDA exactly what you told me this with your readers so heard nothing from my — “Hey, folks, I can’t get a they may avoid making a own father. DEAR DISAPPOINT- word in edgewise!” If you similar mistake. I finally called him, ED: I agree that your fa- say it with a smile, it mentioning that I ther doesn’t care about shouldn’t be regarded as GUILT-RIDDEN IN thought he would call to you the same way your insulting because it’s the TEXAS check on us. His response father-in-law does. He ap- truth. BRIDGE

Try to identify the danger opponent One of the toughest topics in de- finesse. Even though the finesse los- clarer-play is the danger hand. As es, West cannot hurt South. If West you can guess, that is the theme switches to a club, declarer wins with of today’s deal. South is in three the ace and claims his nine tricks: no-trump. After West leads his one spade, three hearts, four dia- fourth-highest spade, what should monds and one club. declarer do if East either plays the What happens when East wins queen, or wins with the ace and re- trick one with the spade ace and turns the spade nine? returns a spade? If South wins with South starts with seven top tricks: the king and takes a losing round- one spade, one heart, four diamonds ed-suit finesse, the opponents may and one club. He can generate extra tricks in the rounded suits, but which be able to cash enough spade tricks finesse should he try? to defeat him. Instead, declarer plays First, let us consider the situation the spade jack and takes the third when East plays the spade queen. round with his king. Now he must After South takes the trick with the keep West off the lead. South runs spade king, who is the danger hand? the club jack. Yes, that finesse also Right — East. If he gets in, he will loses, but when East shifts to a heart, lead a spade through declarer’s jack. declarer wins with his ace and has So South should cross to the dummy 10 tricks: one spade, one heart, four with a diamond and take the heart diamonds and four clubs. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B5 TV BEST BETS Howard One lifelong collector shows how being Disney+ This documentary film celebrates the life of Os- car-winning lyricist Howard Ashman, who wrote the tunes for such Disney classics as The Little Mermaid, a fan means there’s never enough Elvis Beauty and the Beastand Aladdin. Selling Sunset By David Cohea Presley swagger came roar- Netflix ing back, and soon the flood- Season Premiere! REMIND MAGAZINE gates of superstardom opened The real estate agents handling high-end residen- Joe Krein, from upstate wide again for him. The next tial properties in Los Angeles are back for a third New York, became an Elvis year, he opened a four-week season of the reality series that follows them again fan at age 12 when his grand- gig at the International Hotel navigating the drama of their personal and profes- mother gave him a stash of in Las Vegas, and his flashy, sional lives. The new season comes quickly on the LPs and 45s. He says he was lip-curling, hip-flinging per- heels of Season 2, which became somewhat of a into a lot of bands back then, formances told everyone the quarantine-viewing hit after it dropped it May. but there was something King of Rock ’n’ Roll was Wizards: Tales of Arcadia about Elvis that had him back. He went on to perform Netflix hooked. more than 600 sell-out shows Season Premiere! He started out collecting in Vegas, completely redefin- In the final chapter of producer Guillermo del Toro’s “all the [Elvis] vinyl” he could ing the Vegas spectacle for animated Tales of Arcadiafranchise, the trolls, aliens find. He’d heard that the first generations to come. and wizards face off in an apocalyptic battle for con- album fetched a good price For Elvis collectors, there is trol of their magical world. and was so proud when he a mother lode of Elvis Vegas Work It was able to buy one used. “I collectibles to be had, from Netflix thought I was in the money,” menus (festooned with Elvis’ Original Film! he says. “I didn’t even con- image), table cards, posters, In this dance/comedy film, an awkward teen vows to sider that long scratch right postcards, matchboxes, dice transform her gawkiness through dance. down the middle.” and swizzle sticks. Krein Summer Under the Stars: “Sylvia Sidney” Eventually a collector says that ’70s memorabilia TCM, beginning at 6am taught him the basics. “The Catch a Classic! first thing he told me is that is another favorite he collects Some viewers may know Sylvia Sidney most from it’s not how much you own, — pins, tour programs and her late-career appearances in Tim Burton’s Beetle- but the quality of what you posters, jewelry, belt buckles, juice (1988) and Mars Attacks!(1996, her final film) have,” he says. “And quality lipstick cases. when she was in her 70s and 80s. But as you’ll see means provenance, condition After the King’s death from the first-time Summer Under the Stars honor- and rarity.” in 1977, Elvis memorabil- ee’s film lineup today, her career extended far be- Krein especially likes ia flooded the market. One yond that. Scheduled SUTStitles for Sidney include ’50s-era memorabilia, from source, according to Krein, is name was in the theaters. He also offered a few words the network premieres of Thirty Day Princess(1934) when Elvis was first mak- an aunt of Presley who was The collecting business was of warning to new Elvis col- and You and Me(1938), as well as her headlining ing it big. There are plenty living at Graceland; afraid one thing before the internet, lectors. “First of all, stay away role alongside Spencer Tracy in Fury (1936), and of collectibles from the era, she was soon going to get with more face-to-face sell- from autographs. There are the 1973 feature that earned her a Best Supporting as Elvis’ image was licensed thrown out, “she sold stuff off ing at fan conventions. eBay so many fakes.” He said that Actress Oscar nomination: Summer Wishes, Winter for a universe of items sold left and right.” changed things considerably, when Elvis toured, fans of- Dreams. to young consumers — re- Joan Deary was the cura- making collecting Elvis a ten got fake autographs from NBA Basketball cord players, bracelets, toy tor of Elvis Presley records more anonymous and pricey crew members. “If someone TNT, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Live guitars, bubble gum cards, at RCA when Colonel Tom enterprise. can make money on an Elvis The Orlando Magic vs. the Philadelphia 76ers and autograph books — even dog Parker sold the record com- Krein, who launched his item, it can and often will be the Boston Celtics vs. the Toronto Raptors are fea- tags, after Elvis went into the pany rights to all previously own website (elvis2001.net) counterfeited.” tured in tonight’s NBA doubleheader on TNT. Army. unreleased Elvis recordings. as a way to meet up with oth- Krein displays his Elvis Being Reuben Elvis’ recording career hit Deary found an amazing er collectors, says the Elvis collectibles in a specially out- The CW, 9 p.m. a lull in the ’60s, resulting in hoard of tapes at Graceland, collecting field is not quite fitted den dressed up to look New Series! slim pickings for collectors — recordings that became the what it was — it’s gotten too like a diner, complete with Fourteen-year-old Reuben de Maid, a talented teen records and movie parapher- basis of a six-LP Golden Cel- expensive for many collec- booths, a tabletop jukebox, a juggling social media stardom with real-life squab- nalia, mostly. His image in ebration set released in 1984. tors. But then there are al- bar, a vintage aqua cigarette bling siblings, became an internet sensation after the Hollywood glare became While she was there, Deary ways new fans coming into dispenser, framed posters shooting to fame following an appearance on Little more reserved, his movies loaded up stacks and stacks the fold, bringing new excite- and other memorabilia, dis- Big Shots. The Welsh teenager is a singer, influenc- grew formulaic, and popular of acetates (master pressings ment. play cases, and racks of LPs, er and makeup expert, and now has a high-profile music moved on. never intended for general Asked if he had any sug- videos and CDs. To call it an career. In this fun, inspiring and warmhearted new Then came his ’68 come- release), one of which even- gestions for newbie collec- Elvis shrine would be a gross docuseries, we follow Reuben as he grows into his back TV special. At 33 years tually ended up in Krein’s tors, Krein pointed to record understatement, but it serves glamorous new life, while still grounded in his reality old, reunited with his old collection — the single “G.I. shows, Elvis Week celebra- much of the same purpose for at home in Wales with siblings Coco and Sonny, and band and sporting a variety Blues,” released in 1960 tions and fan clubs as a great Krein. “I love to just go in his mother Vicky. of jaw-dropping outfits, the when the movie of the same way to find collectible items. there and think.”

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Declaration of Nationality CITY OF LYNN ELECTION WARRANT - 2020 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: guillermo polanco, maximo To all inhabitants of the City of Lynn who are qualified to vote in the SEPTEMBER antonio©, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, by natural issue, 1, 2020 PRIMARY. The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage the beneficiary and heir of: GUILLERMO POLANCO, MAXIMO ANTONIO©, corp.sole Sample Ballots for all Wards and Precincts are available on the City website and in dated September 17, 2004 given by Louis F. Wolfe and Winifred A. Wolfe to Dba.: MAXIMO ANTONIO GUILLERMO POLANCO©, and, GUILLERMO, MAXIMO©, the Election office for public viewing. Votes will be cast for: Senator in Congress, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, recorded in the Essex County corp.sole Dba.: MAXIMO GUILLERMO©. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I Representative in Congress, Councillor, Senator in General Court, Representative in (Southern District) Registry of Deeds at Book 23410, Page 96, the undersigned am: guillermo, yolanda maria©, formerly known as: gonzalez, yolanda maria©, in General Court and Register of Probate. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee of Upland Mortgage Loan Trust full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, by natural issue, the *EARLY VOTING WILL ALSO BE HELD IN CITY HALL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, A being the present holder of said mortgage by Assignment of Mortgage from beneficiary and heir of: GUILLERMO, YOLANDA MARIA©, corp.sole Dba.: YOLANDA AUGUST 22 AND 23 FROM 8:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND AUGUST 24 - 28, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation to Mortgage Electronic Registration MARIA GUILLERMO©, and: GONZALEZ, YOLANDA MARIA©, corp.sole Dba.: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 8:30 - 4 PM, TUESDAY 8:30 - 8:00 PM Systems, Inc. as nominee for Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC dated September YOLANDA MARIA GONZALEZ. Collectively having reached the age of majority, being AND FRIDAY 8:30 - 12:30 PM 24, 2009 and recorded in with said Deeds in Book 28974, Page 112, Assignment aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Islands, the continental Americas, being duly sworn, hereby affirms to declare our A todos los habitantes de la ciudad de Lynn que estén calificados para votar en el Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC, its successors and assigns, to Secretary of intention to be as our pedigree subscribes, as : moorish american moslem PRIMARIO PRESIDENCIAL en SEPTIEMBRE 1, 2020. Las urnas se abrirán a las Housing and Urban Development dated August 10, 2015 and recorded with said nationals , but not citizen's of the United States. We declare permanent, and 7:00 a.m. y cerrarán a las 8:00 p.m. Las boletas de muestra para todos los Deeds in Book 34317, Page 316, and Assignment of Mortgage from Secretary of unalienable, allegiance to the Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al barrios y distritos están disponibles en el sitio web de la ciudad y en la oficina Urban Housing and Development to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Maurikanuus Estados / United States Republic, The Constitution for the united electoral para vista pública. Se emitirán votos para: Senador en el Congreso, Trustee of Upland Mortgage Loan Trust A dated June 13, 2019 and recorded at States of America, Article III Section 2, The Barbary Treaties, International Law, Representativo en el Congreso, Concejal, Senador en la Corte General, Book 37641, Page 200, for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and all Natural Representativo en la Corte General y Registro de Sucesiones. purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at: laws governing moors and hereby Declare and Proclaim our nationality as: moorish *TAMBIEN HABRÁ VOTACIÓN ANTICIPADA EN EL CITY HALL EL SABADO Y 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 american moslem nationals. Any and all facts contained in this publication, are DOMINGO, AGOSTO 22 Y 23 DE 8:00 AM A 2:00 PM Y AGOSTO 24-28, LUNES, upon the hereinafter-described premises, known as and numbered as 20 Sargents fully applicable to any and all private tribal issue offspring of: guillermo polanco, MIÉRCOLES Y JUEVES DE 8:30 - 4:00 PM, MARTES 8:30 - 8:00 PM Y VIERNES Court, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, all and singularly the premises maximo antonio©, & guillermo, yolanda maria©, formerly known as: gonzalez, 8:30-12:00 PM described in said mortgage, to wit: yolanda maria©, Nunc pro tunc, not limited to but including : 1. guillermo sok, jayda ravy©, the beneficiary and heir of: GUILLERMO SOK, JAYDA RAVY©, corp Ward and Precinct Locations: Locales de Distritos y Precintos: The land in said Lynn, with the buildings thereon, bounded: sole, Dba: JAYDA RAVY GUILLERMO SOK©, 2. guillermo, messiah julian©, the 1-1 Shoemaker School - Clearview Ave Easterly by Sargents Court, forty (40) feet; beneficiary and heir of: GUILLERMO, MESSIAH JULIAN©, corp sole, Dba: MESSIAH 1-2,3,4 Sisson School - 56 Conomo Ave Southerly by land now or formerly of Shinick, seventy-four (74) feet; JULIAN GUILLERMO©, 3. Guillermo, dianilis©, the beneficiary and heir of: 2-All St. Pius Lower Church Hall - 215 Maple St Westerly by land now or formerly of Mace et al, forty (40) feet; and GUILLERMO, DIANILIS©, corp sole, Dba: DIANILIS GUILLERMO©. I am that I am: 3-All Marshall Middle School - 100 Brookline St Northerly by land now or formerly of Hutchinson, seventy-four (74) feet. guillermo polanco, maximo antonio© from this day forward, in harmony with my 4-All Harrington School - 21 Dexter St Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: '' maximo el ali©". I am that 5-All Lynn Vocational Technical Institute Annex - 90 Commercial St For reference to title see deed recorded with Essex South Registry of Deeds at I am: guillermo, yolanda maria©, formerly known as: gonzalez, yolanda maria©, 6-All Lynn Tech Fieldhouse - 80 Neptune Blvd Book 6098, Page 544. from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall 7-All Breed Jr. High School - 90 O'Callaghan Way be known as: '' yolanda el ali©".Notice of Merging of Legal Title with Equitable The above-described premises shall be subject to all easements, restrictions, Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, Per order of: City Council municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens or claims in the nature of liens, title, and interest, in the property, Re: GUILLERMO POLANCO, MAXIMO ANTONIO©, Janet L. Rowe, Chair, Election Commission outstanding tax titles, building, zoning and other land use laws and all permits and corp.sole Dba.: MAXIMO ANTONIO GUILLERMO POLANCO©, and, GUILLERMO, ITEM: August 7, 2020 approvals issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, orders of MAXIMO©, corp.sole Dba.: MAXIMO GUILLERMO©, as well as: GUILLERMO, conditions, and existing encumbrances of record created prior to said Mortgage, if YOLANDA MARIA©, corp.sole Dba.: YOLANDA MARIA GUILLERMO©, and: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS there be any. Said premises are to be sold subject to the right of redemption of GONZALEZ,YOLANDA MARIA©, corp.sole Dba.: YOLANDA MARIA GONZALEZ, & all THE TRIAL COURT the United States of America, if any there be. aforementioned properties 1-3 etc., to the depositor, and or the capacity as PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Guardian/Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees: '' maximo el ali©", Docket No. ES20P1758EA TERMS OF SALE: The highest bidder shall be required to make a deposit of nom deguerre: guillermo polanco, maximo antonio©, and or, '' yolanda el ali©", INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE $10,000.00 to the holder of said Mortgage, in cash or by certified or bank nom deguerre: guillermo, yolanda maria©. All property , of the same issue and cashier's check at the time and place of said sale of said premises. The balance of amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit Essex Division the purchase price is to be paid to said holder in cash, by certified check or bank order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: '' cashier's check, and thereupon the deed shall be delivered, in thirty (30) days maximo el ali©", nom deguerre: guillermo polanco, maximo antonio©, and or, '' Estate of: Carleen Marie Maiuri from the date of sale at the firm of Cunningham, Machanic, Cetlin, Johnson, yolanda el ali©", nom deguerre: guillermo, yolanda maria©, as a special deposit Also Known As: Carleen M. Maiuri, Carleen Maiuri Harney & Tenney, LLP, Attorneys for said holder, 220 North Main Street, Suite order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit Date of Death: June 16, 2020 301, Natick, Massachusetts. The successful bidder shall be required to sign a of : MAXIMO EL ALI TRUST, and or, YOLANDA EL ALI TRUST, both respective trust Memorandum of Terms of Sale. The description of the premises contained in said being a private foreign islamism ecclesiastical trust. All aforementioned properties To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Mortgage shall control in the event of an error in publication. Other terms, if any, to 1-3 etc. are hereby conveyed to each respective beneficiaries trust when the be announced at the time and place of sale. beneficiary reaches the age of majority. This deposit is not to be commingled with Petitioner: Cynthia E Maiuri Saugus MA general assets of any bank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. All Rights Reserved. Cynthia E Maiuri Saugus MA Present Holder of Said Mortgage, By its Attorneys, Item: July 17, 24, 31 and August 7, 2020 has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to CUNNINGHAM, MACHANIC, CETLIN, serve without surety on the bond. JOHNSON, HARNEY & TENNEY, LLP 220 North Main Street, Suite 301 Nahant Conservation Commission The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Natick, MA 01760 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without (508) 651-7524 supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with A Public Meeting will be held on August 19, 2020 at 7:30 PM via Zoom Online the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration Item: August 7, 14 and 21, 2020 Meeting to hear a Notice of Intent filed by Northeastern University for the property from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating located at 430 Nahant Road (Map 1B, Lot 1) to construct a new building and to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. associated appurtenances within Coastal Bank, Land Subject to Coastal Storm Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings Flowage, and the 100 foot buffer Bordering Vegetated Wetland, Coastal Bank and and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage. Copies of the plan are available for review Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and by contacting the Conservation Commission at [email protected]. To join Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89600451416 or by phone 929-205-6099, Meeting ID: 896 0045 1416 Item: August 12, 2020

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MELBOURNE, Austra- lia (AP) — A bright side for plant nurseries of Mel- bourne’s first pandemic stay-at-home order was that many householders took the time to garden. But the latest lockdown in Australia’s second-largest city is far tougher. More than 250,000 peo- ple were thrown out of work on Thursday. Those whose jobs are deemed essential need govern- ment-issued permits to travel the near-empty PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS streets of a virtual ghost town to get to their jobs. Pellegrinis Cafe and The Paperback book store The rolling restrictions are closed during lockdown due to the continu- have created confusion ing spread of the coronavirus in Melbourne. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS and uncertainly in a popu- Shoppers organize themselves as they wait to enter Mercabal wholesale lation navigating Austra- think that will take a day state but is less restric- market in Havana. The government is letting private businesses buy lia’s toughest-ever lock- or so to sort out and things tive beyond Melbourne, wholesale for the first time. down that makes masks will move on, but clearly was expected to cost the compulsory and imposes the business is not going national economy up to 9 an 8 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew. to be the same through billion Australian dollars Melbourne gardener this lockdown,” van der ($6.5 billion) in the Sep- Cuba launches some Simon Collings said the Horst said. tember quarter. nursery and hardware Downtown bookshop The government forecast industries became the owner Bill Mort also of- the lockdown would push long-delayed reforms surprise winners of the fers a service known as up Australia’s underlying city’s original lockdown click-and-collect, in which unemployment — that’s in March when home im- customers buy at a web- HAVANA (AP) — With or buy on the black mar- media reported. A similar what the unemployment provement became a pop- site then collect from the its airports closed to com- ket. That has limited the market has been opened rate would be if the gov- ular pastime. store since he was forced mercial flights and its private sector’s growth to entrepreneurs in the ernment wasn’t paying “The first time, every- to close on Thursday. But economy tanking, Cuba and made entrepreneurs eastern city of Holguin, employers to retain staff body went: ‘Oh my god!’ there is some uncertainty has launched the first in a constant target of crim- according to state media. — from just over 11 per- and then everything about whether a desire for a series of long-promised inal investigation. Government officials cent to almost 14 percent. turned out to be fine,” a book is reason enough to reforms meant to bolster With the essential tour- have not said how many “This is a heavy blow. Collings said. justify leaving home un- the country’s struggling ism business cut off by import/export contracts A heavy blow,” Morrison “Gardening was one of der the latest pandemic said. private sector. the novel coronavirus and have been signed. the few things you could rules. The lockdown and the The island’s thousands the government running Private business own- do at home, so nurseries “There’s a gray area or worsening situation in of restaurants, bed-and- desperately low on hard ers said they welcomed did well for three or four a question as to whether Victoria compared to the breakfasts, auto mechan- currency, the government their new wholesale ac- months ... but it has a to- buying a book is necessary rest of the country — ics and dozens of other last month announced cess, although some said tally different feel this or not and a number of largely free of COVID-19 types of private business- that it would allow private they were skeptical giv- time,” he added. booksellers are grappling es have operated for years restaurants to buy whole- en Cuba’s long history of Customers can order de- with the click-and-collect community spread — is without the ability to im- sale for the first time. failing to follow through liveries or buy online and ... aspect of this,” Mort taking a toll on residents’ port, export or buy sup- Ministers also announced on economic reforms, or collect but cannot enter said. welfare. plies in wholesale mar- that private businesspeo- of periodically launching a range of businesses in- “I think there’s a fair The contrast between kets.While the communist ple could sign contracts to crackdowns on what it cluding nurseries. amount of room for in- Melbourne and the rest of government began allow- import and export goods considers illicit or exces- John van der Horst, who terpretation within these Australia could hardly be ing widespread private through dozens of state- sive private sector wealth. also owns a Melbourne restriction guidelines,” he starker. Victoria set a new enterprise a decade ago, run companies with im- “It’s a really good ini- nursery, said the new added. daily record of 725 new it maintained a state mo- port/export licenses. tiative,’’ said Tony Baró, shopping restrictions had The Melbourne lock- cases on Wednesday. Else- nopoly on imports, exports Within four days of its the 51-year-old owner of “changed things dramat- down is not only hitting where in Australia, only and wholesale transac- opening to private busi- a restaurant in Havana’s ically.” The real economic the local economy. Mel- 14 new infections were tions. ness, 213 restaurant own- Vedado neighborhood who pain to nurseries is ex- bourne usually accounts found. As a result, the country’s ers signed up to buy beer, was signing up to pur- pected to come in Sep- for a quarter of Australia’s After enduring a second roughly 613,000 private flour, yeast, shrimp, sugar, chase in the market last tember with the Southern economic activity. lockdown of four weeks, business owners have rum and cooking oil at a 20 week. “It’s not meeting all Hemisphere spring. Prime Minister Scott tougher restrictions have been forced to compete for percent discount off retail the expectations yet, but “Right at the moment Morrison said Thursday been imposed on Mel- scarce goods in Cuba’s un- at the Mercabal wholesale we hope that it will in the (business) is slow and that the lockdown, which bourne residents for an- derstocked retail outlets market in Havana, state future.’’ might be confusing, but I extends across Victoria other six weeks. Marcon promises help to Beirut, residents blast leaders

BEIRUT (AP) — Res- place, had been detained. agency that a stockpile of The explosion, powerful $10 billion to $15 billion. American, Middle Eastern idents of Beirut vented He said 18 had been ques- explosive chemicals stored enough to be felt in Cy- Furthermore, the di- and other donors to raise their fury at Lebanon’s tioned, including port at the port was dangerous, prus across the Eastern saster struck at a time money for food, medicine, leaders Thursday during a and customs officials, ac- Lebanon’s customs chief Mediterranean, killed when people’s savings housing and other urgent visit by French President cording to the state news told the Associated Press more than 130 people, have melted away, and aid. Emmanuel Macron, blam- agency. — a report that could raise wounded thousands and unemployment and pov- But he warned Leba- ing them for the deadly But while investigators questions of high-level ne- blasted buildings for erty have mounted in the non’s political elite that explosion that ravaged the focus on port officials, glect. miles around. Two days financial crisis. Few have he wouldn’t give “blank capital. Shouting, “Rev- many Lebanese put the That stockpile of 2,750 later, some 300,000 peo- capacity to rebuild homes checks to a system that no olution!” they crowded blame squarely on the po- tons of ammonium nitrate ple — more than 12 per- and businesses, and the longer has the trust of its around the visiting leader litical elite and the corrup- set off the massive blast, cent of Beirut’s population government is scraping people.” He called on them who promised to press the tion and mismanagement apparently when touched — can’t return to their for dollars. to create a “new political politicians for reform. that even before the disas- off by a fire at the port. homes, officials estimate. After talks with Leb- order.” A military judge lead- ter had pushed the coun- The chemical had been Damaged hospitals are anese leaders, France’s He promised a “clear and ing the investigation into try to the brink of econom- left sitting in a warehouse still struggling to deal Macron announced his transparent governance” Tuesday’s blast said 16 ic collapse. ever since it was confis- with the wounded. Dozens country will organize a so that the aid goes direct- employees of Beirut’s port, The Cabinet was previ- cated from an impounded are still missing. Officials conference in the next ly to the population and where the explosion took ously warned by a security cargo ship in 2013. have estimated losses at few days with European, aid groups.

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By Kyle Arnold Elise Eberwein, American’s ex- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE ecutive vice president of people and communications. “We don’t DALLAS — American Airlines want the deadline to pass and flight attendants were warned for them to come to work with recently that flying won’t be the expectations and for it to be to- same after Oct. 1, even for those tally different.” who avoid furloughs and keep Life will also change for em- their jobs. ployees at Dallas-based South- Flight attendants will work west Airlines, despite leaders’ more hours, trips will be longer expectation that there won’t be and more will be assigned to on- furloughs this year. call “reserve” shifts, even those Lyn Montgomery, president of with 35 years of experience. Transport Workers Union Local Some flight attendants may 556 representing flight atten- have to relocate across the coun- dants at Southwest, said flight try to remain employed. attendants already have had The future of flying is starting to adjust to the risks of flying to take shape at major airlines, during the COVID-19 pandemic. and it won’t be as friendly as the Flight attendants are tasked past seven years have been for with enforcing face mask poli- employees. cies. After a flight, they may have Airline executives say traffic to wait longer for shuttle buses will be down 30 percent in the because, just like airplanes, few fall, and some predict it’ll take want to pack themselves togeth- at least three years for travel to er in a van or bus. When they get rebound to 2019 levels. to hotels late at night, there are Fewer passengers mean fewer fewer restaurants open and room flights, and fewer flights mean service has been cut. fewer employees and planes for “It’s settling in that this is the airlines. state of things,” Montgomery American Airlines said it will said. need 20,000 fewer employees SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE Southwest’s deadline to accept on Oct. 1 and sent out potential early leave or retirement has furlough notices last month to Life won’t be easy for flight attendants after Oct. 1 — ­ even for the ones who manage to already passed and the compa- 28,000 workers, including those survive the pandemic. ny has said it expects to honor at regional carriers. Because air- all requests, although some em- lines accepted billions in payroll partial pay. There’s no indication work hours and tasks once as- ey into savings first. “Do you go ployees opting for time off may grants from the federal govern- yet that furloughed employees signed to their junior colleagues. back to obviously a very scary be called back earlier if there is ment, they were prohibited from would get any pay or benefits, More than a third of American situation medically? Do you go an uptick in flying during the layoffs, furloughs and wage cuts although some would get sev- Airlines’ flight attendants were back to a company when it will holiday season. before October, but airlines are erance through their union con- given furlough notices, and any- be harder flying, longer days Any furloughs would likely hit now preparing for that to end. tracts. one hired after April 2002 is at and shorter overnights? Do you new hires the hardest since cuts “The reality is our business is Employees and union leaders risk of losing their job, according go back to the flying, not sure would be based on seniority in going to change, moving forward say workers are being put in a to the APFA. That would push what the flying will be like?” unions. and for the long-term,” said a no-win situation: Take a year or the age of American’s already She is leaning toward early An East Coast-based pilot for letter to flight attendants from more off with little pay or risk aging flight attendant workforce retirement, although that would one of American Airlines’ whol- Jill Surdek, American’s vice being furloughed without choice. higher. The age of its average mean getting another job. The ly-owned regional carriers, who president of flight services. “This is really devastating, to flight attendant would be in the severance package for buyouts also spoke with The News anon- Southwest Airlines has said it say the least,” said Julie Hed- late 50s. would give her roughly half her ymously because employees are likely won’t need furloughs this rick, president of the Associa- One American Airlines flight pay for a year and up to $150,000 barred from speaking to the me- year, but that was only after tion of Professional Flight At- attendant, who spoke with The for a medical spending account. dia about their jobs, said he is nearly 17,000 employees signed tendants, which could see nearly Dallas Morning News anony- The deadline for American Air- prepared to be furloughed since up for extended leaves and buy- a third of its members, or 10,000 mously because employees are lines employees to take one of he has been with the airline for outs. workers, furloughed. “It has tak- barred from speaking to the me- the packages is Aug. 5, five days less than a year. He invested more American has offered employ- en us a long time ... to have all dia about their jobs, said she is later than the previous deadline than $60,000 for flight training in ees the option to take 15, 18 these new hires. Some of them right on the cusp of those facing to give workers more time to addition to extra training to reach or 24 months of leave, enough have been hired maybe a year furlough on Oct. 1. consider the packages and ask minimum flight hours. time for air traffic to hopefully ago or less.” “I’ve been balancing the pros questions. “I’m hoping it will be a year return to previous levels. Em- Senior flight attendants who and cons,” said the flight atten- “We want to be realistic with or less, but I guess I’ll probably ployees would still get medical were used to picking schedules dant, who is nearing retirement our employees about what it will look for another job somewhere and flight benefits, along with will now have to take on routes, age but wanted to put more mon- be like coming to work,” said else,” he said. U.S. jobless claims fall to a pandemic low By Reade Pickert of millions of Americans’ TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE unemployment checks, but in the meantime, U.S. applications for un- the extra $600 that has employment benefits fell helped keep incomes and more than expected last spending afloat in recent week to the lowest since months has expired. the pandemic started, in a Data out Wednesday broad decline across near- from the ADP Research ly all states, suggesting Institute showed hiring at the labor market is im- U.S. companies remained proving. positive in July, but the Initial jobless claims in pace of job growth slowed regular state programs sharply, with some indus- fell by 249,000 to 1.19 tries, like financial activ- million in the week ended ities, even seeing small Aug. 1, Labor Department declines. The monthly jobs data showed Thursday. report on Friday is ex- The median forecast in a pected to show a similar SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE Bloomberg survey of econ- picture, with the median omists called for 1.4 mil- record-low mortgage rates — the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage costs less than 2.9 percent estimate calling for a 1.5 lion. Stock futures erased — have prompted Americans with good credit to refinance and cut their borrowing costs. But million monthly increase earlier declines after the that opportunity hasn’t been available to everyone. in nonfarm payrolls after figures. Continuing claims — the a 4.8 million surge in June. total number of Americans Despite the improve- Americans cutting back on debt claiming ongoing unem- ment in claims, the picture ployment benefits in those could deteriorate in the programs — decreased by coming weeks and months since records started in 2003. interest from accruing. By Alex Tanzi 844,000 to 16.1 million in as businesses exhaust and Shahien Nasiripour Record-low mortgage rates — the An unprecedented wave of one- the week ended July 25, funds from the Paycheck average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage time checks from Washington, extra TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE compared with a median Protection Program. One costs less than 2.9 percent — have unemployment benefits and gener- projection of 16.9 million. survey showed one-fifth of Americans cut back on credit cards prompted Americans with good ous loan forbearance programs from small companies are plan- and other types of consumer borrow- The drop in those ap- credit to refinance and cut their bor- lenders across the country have plying for jobless benefits ning to dismiss workers or ing in the second quarter as the pan- rowing costs. But that opportunity combined to help Americans stay have already done so after demic froze the economy, sending was the largest in almost hasn’t been available to everyone. current. The serious delinquency two months, a welcome using up their PPP loans. overall household debt down for the Mortgage credit availability is down rate on consumer debt fell by half Another showed about one first time in six years even as mort- improvement after weeks more than 30 percent from a year between the end of March and the of plateauing at elevated in four workers hired back gage loans continued to rise. ago and near its lowest level since end of July, to 0.7 percent, data from levels. With claims still thanks to PPP were told Total debt declined 0.2 percent to 2014, according to the Mortgage the credit bureau Equifax show. exceeding a million on a by their employer they $14.27 trillion, from $14.3 trillion Bankers Association. About 7 percent of student debt weekly basis, the job mar- may be fired again. in the first quarter, the Federal Re- Extra Payments was 90-plus days delinquent or in ket has a long road to fully On an unadjusted basis, serve Bank of New York said in a Lenders also tightened standards default in the second quarter com- recovering. initial claims decreased to report published Thursday. The de- last quarter on credit cards, auto pared with almost 11 percent in the “Today’s numbers were 984,192 nationwide, the cline was led by a drop in outstand- loans and other kinds of household first quarter, the New York Fed re- a very welcome devel- first time since mid-March ing credit-card balances, which fell debt, according to the April Senior port said. opment as it shows that it dropped below 1 million. by $76 billion as shutdowns limited Loan Officer Opinion Survey on “Protections afforded to American the improvement in the All states but Rhode Is- consumer spending and households Bank Lending Practices, released on consumers through the CARES Act overall job market seems land, which showed little set aside more cash to clear their li- Monday. have prevented large scale delin- to be back on track,” said change, posted declines abilities. Auto and student loan balances quency,” said Joelle Scally, admin- Russell Price, senior econ- from the prior week. Even Meanwhile, mortgage borrowing were roughly flat in the second quar- istrator of the Center for Microeco- omist at Ameriprise Fi- in states where corona- rose by $63 billion in the quarter to ter. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and nomic Data at the New York Fed. nancial Inc. virus cases have been $9.78 trillion. Almost 70 percent of Economic Security (CARES) Act, “However, these temporary relief Lawmakers are still elevated, including Cali- mortgage originations were among the main pandemic relief effort ap- measures may also mask the very working toward a stim- fornia, Texas and Florida, borrowers with a credit score of at proved by Congress in March, sus- real financial challenges that Amer- ulus package that would applications for benefits least 760, the highest percentage pended student debt payments and icans may be experiencing.” once again bolster the size fell in the latest week.