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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Lynn Community Health Center ready for COVID and the cold By Gayla Cawley tients and staff from the elements. move to a bigger site that was more ITEM STAFF The move, approved by both the conducive to having trailers during Lynn City Council and Off-Street the winter months. LYNN — The delivery of two new Parking Commission, became nec- Fortunately, there won’t be much trailers next week will enable the essary after the building located on of an adjustment for residents, as Lynn Community Health Center to their current site in the Element the new site is located across the continue offering outdoor COVID-19 Care parking lot, 9 Buffum St., street in the Buffum Street parking ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO testing this winter. was sold, according to Dr. Geoffrey lot. The 60-foot trailers, which will be Pechinsky, LCHC chief medical of - With the cold and u season cou- A woman walks through one of Swampscott’s delivered to the health center’s new cer. pled with an anticipated second Mandatory Mask Zones along Humphrey testing site on Buffum Street next Pechinsky said that regardless of wave of COVID-19 approaching, Street. Thursday, will replace the tents that what happened with the property, LCHC, A3 Swampscott are currently used to protect pa- the health center was planning to weighs in on Revere mandatory masks cinema By Guthrie Scrimgeour headed for ITEM STAFF SWAMPSCOTT — With Swampscott’s mandatory mask zones in place for almost a month now, citi- Amazon? zens were generally supportive of the zones, which By Elyse Carmosino were created on Sept. 13, and include areas on Hum- ITEM STAFF phrey Street, Puritan Road, Vinnin Square and Essex Street. REVERE — National Amuse- Missey Donohoe of Marblehead said that she com- ments, Inc. has reached an agree- pletely agreed with the mask zone and with mask ment with Massachusetts-based precautions in general while expressing her concern real estate rm NorthBridge with some people’s anti-mask sentiments. Partners for the sale of its histor- “It shows that this country is so divided when some ic Showcase Cinemas de Lux site people are attacked or shamed for wearing masks,” in Revere. she said. According to published reports, Kyriaki Belostock, a Swampscott resident who lives NorthBridge is likely to lease the near the Vinnin Square mask zone, appreciated the 22.5-acre, Squire Road property change. to Amazon, making the site Am- “Everyone wears a mask here now,” she said. “It’s azon’s second in Revere. good.” In a statement provided to The pro-mask sentiment was not universal, however. ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO The Item Thursday, Mayor Bri- “I think it (stinks),” said one resident who an Arrigo praised the online A sale of Showcase Cinemas de Lux in Revere is pending and MASKS, A3 the site may become an Amazon facility. SHOWCASE, A3 Old Glory Baker Center days for Lynn completes apartments new facility By Gayla Cawley By Paul Halloran ITEM STAFF FOR THE ITEM LYNN — The new 10-story develop- WALTHAM – Construction has been com- ment on Munroe Street will feature lux- pleted on the Baker Center for Children and ury apartments, ground- oor commercial Families, a multi-service behavioral health space, a rooftop pool … and a bit of pa- center designed to meet the mental-health triotism. needs of children and families in the MetroW- Construction crews spent Thursday est region. morning installing a 48-foot aluminium The Baker Center for Children and Fam- agpole into the top two oors of the ilies is located in 4,000 square feet of space downtown Lynn building with a massive in a newly designed of ce building on South crane. Street, less than a mile from Brandeis Uni- An American ag now sits atop the Munroe versity and easily accessible from Route 128 structure, hovering over Munroe Street Street in and the Mass Pike. and marking another milestone in a $90 Lynn was While the majority of services continue to million project that is expected to be com- shut down be delivered through telehealth during the pleted by December. for part of pandemic, there will be some in-person eval- Daniel Skolski, owner of DMS Design, Thursday uations done in the new facility as necessary. the Peabody-based architectural rm morning as Referrals are being accepted. that designed the building, said placing construc- “I am so pleased to be able to bring our ser- the American ag in the center of the tion crews vices to the MetroWest region through our building was planned from the beginning. with a crane new state-of-the-art satellite clinic,” said Rob- “I thought it was a good piece of sym- installed a ert Franks, president and CEO of Judge Bak- bolism,” said Skolski. “I see that Lynn 48-foot er Children’s Center. “We will offer families is a really fantastic American city and agpole on the highest quality, evidence-based services was founded and grown by immigrants, the 10th oor and look forward to partnering with the com- and that’s what America is all about. I of the new munity to improve access to care.” thought it was really powerful.” apartment “There is a real demand for services in that The ag is meant to be a nod to Lynn’s building area,” said Rick Breed of Marblehead, chair of history and symbolize the signi cance of on Munroe the JBCC board of trustees, who added that the project’s role in reshaping the down- Street. a consultant charged with identifying areas town, but Skolski also added it to honor of expansion determined that JBCC should ITEM PHOTO | FLAG, A3 SPENSER HASAK BAKER CENTER, A3 INSIDE STEVE KRAUSE COMMENTARY Lynn Girls Inc. of Lynn offers virtual after-school It would have been a great programs. A2 Opinion day in the life of John Lennon Jourgensen: The Fay Estate’s grand lady. A4 There was never any guar- been so much better had he at years ago. I can still hear How- antee,on Dec. 8, that had Mark least been given the chance. In- ard Cosell announcing the news Sports David Chapman not shot him to stead of retrospectives speaking on Monday Night Football that Peabody girls soccer death John Lennon would still of Lennon in the past, we could Lennon had been assassinated blanks Salem. B1 be alive to celebrate his 80th be celebrating his life and his outside his Manhattan apart- • birthday today. accomplishments in the present ment building across from Penalty shot pushed After all, Lennon did a good tense. Central Park. And I can still Marblehead eld hockey deal of burning the candle at His murder is still as fresh PHOTO | PRNEWSFOTO past Beverly. B1 both ends. But it would have in my mind now as it was 40 LENNON, A2 John Lennon OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 75° VOL. 141, ISSUE 254 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 52° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 OBITUARIES Susan Mary Maguire, 69 Girls Inc. of Lynn offers 1951 - 2020 NORTH HAMPTON, NH - Su- virtual after-school programs san Mary (Benevento) Maguire, age 69, of North Hampton, NH ITEM STAFF REPORT “Odyssey” is a virtual interactive, girls received become an entrepreneurs; and formerly of Lynn, MA, died after-school program for activity kits with the sup- and Career Path, a ca- peacefully in her home follow- Students looking to be girls in grades 6-8. The plies for these programs so reer exploration and job ing a lengthy illness on Tuesday, engaged in fun and learn- fall program runs from 3-6 they can follow along. Con- readiness program which October 6, 2020, surrounded ing in the afternoon will p.m. with academic sup- tact Melody Gregory, Su- includes bi-weekly career by her loving family. She was nd a variety of options at the beloved wife of James E. port and mentoring daily. pervisor of Middle School panels, Informed and In Girls Inc. of Lynn. From 3-4 p.m., girls can Programs at mmancinell@ Charge where girls talk Maguire with whom she shared “We continue to offer 43 years of marriage. participate in program- girlsinclynn.org. about relationships, sexu- programs for all ages ming facilitated by Girls High school girls have a ality, STI and pregnancy Born in Lynn in 1951, along with academic she was the daughter of the Inc.’s high school peer variety of programs to se- prevention and and Access support and mentoring,” leaders, covering topics lect, which are free to all Your Potential where high late Dominic and Mildred said Deb Ansourlian, the (McIsaac) Benevento. She was such as marine and envi- Girls Inc. of Lynn mem- schoolers learn about the group’s executive direc- raised in Lynn, attended Lynn ronmental science, sub- bers. Daily homework help technology, nancial and Public Schools and graduat- tor. “Our comprehensive, stance misuse prevention is offered from 5-6 p.m. career essential skills to ed from Lynn Classical High intentional after-school and healthy sexuality. and tutoring is available. succeed. School in 1969. programming continues to Staff-lead enrichment Programs include Col- Contact Lena Crow- Following high school, Sue her closest lifelong friend, Mar- focus on the development programs from 4-5 p.m., lege Prep Mentoring, She ley, Director of High attended Empire Cosmetology cia Procopio and several other of the whole girl. including Ancient Civili- Votes and Takes Action, School Programs at (781) School in Lynn and had a long close friends.