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It's Called COVID Fatigue, and It's Exhausting SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 It’s called COVID fatigue, and it’s exhausting By Gayla Cawley Locally, Lynn’s Public Health “I think that there are a lot of ITEM PHOTOS | OLIVIA FALCIGNO ITEM STAFF Director Michele Desmarais at- people who are social gathering Left, Saugus resident Cheryl McGrath, 56, has been wait- tributes much of the city’s surge whether it’s family parties or the With coronavirus cases skyrock- ing in line to get her COVID test for about 2 hours on over the past couple of months to holiday season’s upon us,” said eting across the commonwealth Thursday afternoon at the Square One Mall in Saugus. the same phenomenon. Desmarais. “I really just believe and nation this fall, some health Middle, Lynn resident Danny Hurtado, 26, waits in It’s been nine months into the it’s COVID fatigue. People are experts are placing the blame on the cold for a COVID test at the Lynn Community pandemic, and the restrictions tired of not being able to go out. “COVID fatigue.” Health Center on Thursday afternoon in Lynn. that have accompanied it, and People are tired of not being able People are tired and aren’t tak- to socialize. It’s changed their more people are itching to social- Right, Swampscott resident Danielle Murr, 43, ing mitigation measures as se- whole way of life.” ize with friends and family out- looks out of her car window to check out the line riously as before, U.S. Surgeon Several North Shore residents General Jerome Adams told NPR side of their households, Desma- at First Church Congregational in Swampscott on last week. rais told The Item last week. FATIGUE, A3 Thursday afternoon. LHAND and Saugus United Way closing team up in on for families hit-run By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF driver LYNN — United Way is team- By Elyse Carmosino ing up with Lynn Housing Author- ITEM STAFF ity & Neighborhood Development SAUGUS — The hit- (LHAND) to provide Thanksgiving and-run driver who struck meals to more than 1,000 families and injured a pedestri- this weekend. an in Saugus earlier this On Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., week has been identi ed, LHAND will distribute $50 Market state police say. Basket gift cards to 1,060 Lynn fam- The driver of the car, be- ilies, which they can use to purchase lieved to be a white sedan, a turkey, mashed potatoes, vegeta- reportedly hit the victim bles and other items needed to serve while driving southbound a traditional Thanksgiving meal. on Route 1 around 10 a.m. The gift cards, provided by United Swampscott couple gives Salem Wednesday. Way of Massachusetts Bay and Mer- Police say the victim, rimack Valley, represent a departure identi ed as a 24-year- from the organization’s Thanksgiv- boxing club a ghting chance old Gloucester man who ing drive in past years. works for a business in For the past 21 years, United Way the area, had stepped into has partnered with local agencies, By Elyse Carmosino cided to take the plunge and go Misty Alvarez, 3, of the roadway to retrieve such as LHAND, to distribute shop- ITEM STAFF after a dream they’d harbored Swampscott throws a a barrel that had blown ping bags full of all of the xings fam- for years: owning and operat- punch at a children’s into the road when he was ilies would need to prepare a Thanks- SALEM — With only min- punching bag at Alvarez ing their own boxing studio on hit by the driver, who re- giving meal, such as green beans, utes left on the clock last New Family Boxing in Salem. portedly failed to stop and the North Shore. rice, stuf ng, onions and potatoes. Year’s Eve, Swampscott couple instead continued on to In Lynn, recipients would also re- Eddie and Carley Alvarez de- BOXING, A3 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Route 99. ceive a $15 gift card to purchase a The man was transport- turkey at the grocery store, as the ed to Massachusetts Gen- housing agency lacks refrigeration eral Hospital with serious at its distribution site on Church COVID Opinion LOOK! Sports injuries. Lynn, Peabody, Revere, Cities need Lynn eld Library zooms Classical, English set FAMILIES, A3 Saugus in the red. A2 a Fed lifeline. A4 in on the holidays. A8 to join GBL. B1 SAUGUS, A3 Swampscott’s Vogel making a difference in Lynn eld By Anne Marie Tobin of Schools Kristen Vogel. learning track. ITEM STAFF In the early days of the pan- Vogel accepted the job in ear- demic back in late winter, Vo- ly April, but it was clear to her SWAMPSCOTT — Nearly gel was among a select group by May, that she had a huge every business you can think of of candidates in the nal in- task in front of her. has faced unimaginable chal- terview pool for the position. “I came to the conclusion that lenges during the coronavirus A few weeks later in early this is not going to be the same pandemic, but none, perhaps, March, the state shut down and realized that our entire has been more of an uphill (and public schools across the Com- summer would be consumed not to mention controversial) monwealth, leaving educators, ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK with guring out how to keep battle than education. parents and administrators teachers teaching and students Swampscott resident Kristen Vogel took over as Lynn eld Just ask Swampscott resident scrambling to nd alternative Superintendent of Schools in July. and Lynn eld Superintendent solutions to keep students on a VOGEL, A2 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 56° VOL. 141, ISSUE 291 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 32° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 STOP THE SPREAD. FOLLOW THE RULES. STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 OBITUARIES Kathryn A. McElroy, 52 Swampscott’s Vogel making 1968 - 2020 a difference in Lynnfield VOGEL women’s ice hockey and From A1 rowed. Vogel began her career learning,” said Vogel, whose as a teacher at then Gov- first official day was July 1. ernor Dummer Acade- “I knew it would be chal- my, teaching history and lenging, but had no idea coaching ice hockey and how challenging it would field hockey from 1990- be. Even today, some eight 1998. She taught history months since the start of and was the Social Stud- this pandemic, every day is ies Curriculum Director a struggle to find the right at Swampscott High from balance.” 1998-2005, then served As if coping with as that school’s Assistant COVID-19 isn’t enough, Principal of Instruction, Vogel has also been cop- Curriculum and Profes- SWAMPSCOTT - Kathryn A. don as a litigator for Dechert ing with the district’s ev- sional Development from McElroy, a daughter, sister, wife, Law firm, an experience which er-growing enrollment in 2005-2006. friend and devoted mother, offered more opportunities to the elementary schools. From 2006-2014, Vogel passed away Sunday, Novem- travel, sample new cultures, Saturday, a special town was an assistant princi- ber 1, 2020. She died at 52 and make new friends. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK meeting is being held pal at Bedford High be- years of age. Kathy attended North Ando- at 1:30 p.m. at the high Swampscott resident Kristen Vogel took over fore moving on to Tewks- Kathy was a talented corpo- ver High School, playing soc- school for the sole pur- as Lynnfield Superintendent of Schools in July. bury High in June 2014, rate attorney whose work ethic, cer and gaining many life-long pose of voting on a pro- where she served as prin- legal acumen, and compassion friends. After high school grad- posal that would add 10 a new high school. loved that when the kids cipal for six years. She for others characterized her 15- uation, Kathy attended Con- new classrooms to both “I’ve been through this were little we could walk also was an adjunct pro- year tenure as Vice President necticut College and earned of Lynnfield’s elementary before and that is exact- to the beach and walk to fessor of history at Salem and Counsel at Eaton Vance. a degree in International Re- schools. The project car- ly what is happening in get ice cream. They walked She previously worked for De- lations. Kathy’s education ries a hefty price — $17 Lynnfield. The bottom to school, which we loved.” State University from chert LLP in their Washington, culminated in her earning a million, a ticket that will line is there are already Vogel said she and John 2010-2014. D.C. office-where the long law degree from Northeast- cost taxpayers an average people doing lessons and weren’t really looking to When not leading the hours and synergistic goals ern University School of Law. of $205 annually for the work and tutoring in the move to Swampscott. school expansion charge fostered enduring friendships. In the summers between next 20 years. hallways. It’s needed right “At the time, my first or tending to other ad- While Kathy enjoyed her work, school, Kathy worked with a “My husband (John) now.” child was born, I was a ministrative duties, Vo- her primary focus was her twin group home for the Northeast and I were town meeting Vogel has lived in house parent, teacher and gel is enjoying the great 7 year-old boys, Max and Ryan- Arc- a job that intensified a members and John was Swampscott for 22 years, coach at Governor Dum- outdoors -either hiking in photos of whom covered every deep empathy for others and actually on the commit- raising her two daughters, mer, which I loved, but New Hampshire or steal- surface of her office.
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