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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 Lynn eld superintendent Saugus School Committee announces her retirement ushers in new optimism By Anne Marie Tobin ucator in the Lynn- By Elyse Carmosino board after a 16-year hiatus, said he’s ITEM STAFF eld Public Schools. ITEM STAFF witnessed a de nite dip in morale since My time spent as a his previous tenure. LYNNFIELD — Lynn eld school su- classroom teacher, SAUGUS — After a particularly dif- “It’s a different culture now,” said perintendent Jane Tremblay announced elementary princi- cult election season, Saugus’ newest Hatch, who has a daughter in seventh Tuesday that she will be retiring at the pal, and superinten- school board members are eager to get grade and a son in 12th. end of the 2019-2020 school year. dent has brought the ball rolling at their rst general “There seemed to be much more pride Tremblay, a Danvers resident, made me immeasurable meeting Wednesday. in the district back then. It celebrated the announcement via a Nov. 19 letter personal and profes- In addition to reviewing the district’s more successes than failures.” addressed to parents and guardians that Jane Tremblay sional happiness and nancial report, setting future meeting The school committee, now headed she shared on Facebook. grati cation.” dates, and getting initial introductions by Thomas Whittredge, along with Jo- In the letter, Tremblay wrote, “This Tremblay began her career in Lynn eld out of the way, several of the board’s seph “Dennis” Gould, Arthur Grabows- was not an easy decision for me and one as a Huckleberry Hill School teacher and members say they plan to focus much of ki, Ryan Fisher and Hatch, hasn’t had that I have re ected upon deeply for the moved up the ranks to principal of the their energy going forward on creating an easy year. From a hard-fought battle better part of the past year. Summer Street School before succeeding a supportive environment within the by students and faculty to prevent the “I am truly blessed and privileged to schools and among the committee. have spent the past 33 years as an ed- LYNNFIELD, A3 John Hatch, making his return to the SAUGUS, A3 LHAND proposes ve-year plan for housing By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF LYNN — The city is devel- oping a ve-year plan to in- crease its affordable housing stock. Coined Lynn Housing for All: A plan for Inclusive Growth, the document would meet all of the requirements of a Housing Production Plan (HPP), a proactive strategy for planning and develop- ing affordable housing that would have to be approved by the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). A housing production plan Pinkham artists open their is typically undertaken by communities that have less than 10 percent of its units designated as affordable, studios this weekend which is used to develop strategies for housing pro- By Bill Brotherton four oors, and Bassion anticipates a larger Kirsten Bassion, owner duction aimed at meeting that state requirement un- ITEM FEATURES EDITOR crowd will visit this weekend. of The Clay School and der Chapter 40B. “It’s a wonderful chance to meet talented art- founder of Open Studios, Since the city has met that LYNN — When Kirsten Bassion opened The ists and buy some unique holiday gifts,” said center, evens out the Clay School in 2005, she persuaded fellow art- Bassion. “There will be handmade items, gour- threshold, with 12.5 percent base of her clock during of its units considered af- ists in the Lydia Pinkham Building on West- met specialties, artist demonstrations and our a demonstration as her ern Avenue to open their studios to the public fordable by the state’s Sub- excellent new onsite restaurant, Uncommon class, from left, Kathy on the same day. About 100 visitors showed up sidized Housing Inventory, Feasts Cafe, will prepare lunch boxes.” Lynn Conroy of Marblehead, to look at and buy the work of some 10 artists. the plan being developed by Girl Scout Troop 86287 will set up a table of Valerie Wyckoff of Mar- On Saturday and Sunday, nearly 60 artists/ Lynn Housing Authority & baked goods for sale. blehead and Louise Buc- craftspeople and 40 studios will take part in The growth of Open Studios coincided with Neighborhood Development chiere of Saugus look on. the 14th annual Lydia Pinkham Open Studios. the creation and curating of a website and social (LHAND) and the Metropol- itan Area Planning Council Last year, more than 2,000 art lovers attended ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK the event, which takes place on the building’s ARTISTS, A3 (MAPC) is not a requirement. “We’ve never had to be con- cerned over an of cial hous- ing production plan (before),” Opinion CAROLINA TRUJILLO said Jeff Weeden, LHAND’s Coming soon: A War on COMMENTARY planning and development Terror Memorial. A4 manager. “We felt as though LOOK! with the new development An Angelic day as Pink A real-life education in Lynn coming, we wanted to be pro- Angels hold Lynn Woods active and make sure we’re keeping pace with both the trail run/walk. A8 The Lynn School Committee responsible person I’ve ever met, er and provide for you.” My mom market-rate and affordable Sports last week voted unanimously did not graduate college because made the dif cult decision to im- units. We wanted to make to allow birth control, condoms during her rst semester, when migrate to this country to seek Classical powder puff sure we’re ful lling the and sex education to be offered she was 17, she got pregnant better opportunities, leaving me eyeing fth straight needs of the community.” at high schools. As a mother of with me, and had to drop out. behind to live with my grand- win. B1 According to the MAPC an 18-year-old son, I’m thankful She swore to herself that she mother. My point is that thanks website, housing production for this type of forward-thinking would nish eventually, but to my mother putting my needs plans don’t only strategize Krause: MIAA initiative. once I was born, she and my dad before hers, I had the unique ways to produce affordable was right in its Medford I’m part of the rst generation separated, and the idea became opportunity to get an education. housing. They also help mu- punishment. B1 in my family to obtain a college a blurry memory. I missed out on being with her, nicipalities better under- degree, and the rst one in my As she has told me repeatedly, but I was given the key to unlock stand local housing need and Captains set the entire clan to obtain two mas- “My time to go to school was oc- standard for KIPP. B1 ter’s degrees. My mom, the most cupied by my time to be a moth- TRUJILLO, A3 LHAND, A3 Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call National Securi- ty Council aide By Lisa Mascaro doubts about his loyalty to the United Lt. Col. Alexan- and Mary Clare Jalonick States. der Vindman ASSOCIATED PRESS Arriving on Capitol Hill in military blue testi es before WASHINGTON — A career Army of- with medals across his chest, Lt. Col. Al- the House Intel- cer on Donald Trump’s National Se- exander Vindman told impeachment in- ligence Commit- curity Council testi ed Tuesday he was vestigators he felt no hesitation in report- tee on Capitol duty-bound to object to the president’s ing the president’s request of Ukrainian Hill in Washing- clearly “improper” phone call seeking President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. ton Tuesday. Ukrainian investigations of U.S. Demo- crats. Republicans answered him with VINDMAN, A3 PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 41° VOL. 141, ISSUE 293 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 36° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 OBITUARIES Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw Michael J. Kairevich Jr. cited by toy safety watchdog Michael James Kairevich Jr., of Lynn and Nahant, passed BOSTON (AP) — A Nerf away, peacefully, recently at dart gun, ice cream-scent- the Veterans Memorial Hospi- ed Nickelodeon slime and tal in Bedford with his close a plastic Power Rangers family at his bedside, after a claw are among the toys lengthy illness. topping a consumer safety Born in Lynn to Barbara El- group’s list of worst toys der Kairevich and Michael Kai- for the holidays. revich, he and his sister Nanci World Against Toys Kairevich Mahoney, of Lynn Causing Harm unveiled and North Conway, N.H., lived its annual list Tuesday at and thrived together as close a Boston children’s hospi- siblings. Dad, Grampy, Big tal. Jim, Iron Mike, Jimmy Fusco A realistic toy machine will always be with everyone gun, a “pogo trick board,” a who were close to him and his yeti teddy bear and a pull- family. along caterpillar toy for He attended Lynn schools infants also made the list. as a child, including St. Commander of the Nahant The Massachusetts non- Mary’s and Lynn Classical American Legion Post 215, a profit has been releasing High School, in which he was member of the Nahant Knights the list for more than 40 a three-sport captain during of Columbus, and a friend and years. his senior year. After gradua- sponsor of and for Bill W. and It says many of the prod- tion he enlisted in the United his followers. He also worked ucts present choking, eye States Navy, where he became as an assistant harbormaster and other safety hazards a quartermaster in the naviga- in Nahant.