MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 Swampscott Cybersecurity sets pathway to Mentorship manufacturing program offered By Tréa Lavery ITEM STAFF By Allysha Dunnigan ITEM STAFF SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott High School stu- dents entering 9th grade in 2021 will be able to LYNN — The MassCyberCenter at the MassTech participate in an advanced manufacturing pathway, Collaborative is currently accepting applications Principal Dennis Kohut announced last Wednesday. for the second edition of its Cybersecurity Mentor- At last week’s School Committee meeting, Kohut ship Program, beginning in March. explained that the engineering-related track with- The mentorship is a three-month program that in the school was developed as part of the state’s pairs diverse students from around the state with Innovation Pathways program. skilled mentors working in the cybersecurity eld “We’ve talked about this for years: how can we in hopes to increase the diversity within the cyber- provide an opportunity for kids who aren’t on that security workforce. traditional college-bound path?” Kohut said. “We The program began last September with 10 stu- also want to be able to create highly engaging pro- dents and mentors that were paired based on sim- gramming at the high school.” ilar interests and experiences. Students met with Students who take part in the program will take their mentors virtually at least once a week, get- two or more classes related to engineering tech- ting to know each other in preparation for their nology and design through the high school. They collaboration on the nal project. Students can will also be required to take two or more advanced ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS choose what kind of project they would like to work courses, either Advanced Placement courses at the on, including building, breaking and xing some- Swampscott resident Kristina Bowen, a computer net- school or college-level courses at North Shore Com- thing or creating something to show cybersecurity munity College, and complete a 100-hour internship working student at NSCC, participated in the Mass Cy- vulnerability. bersecurity internship with the Mass Tech Collabora- ENGINEERING, A3 tive last fall. CYBERSECURITY, A3 NORTH SHORE IS TAKING ITS SHOTS Saugus is Lynn to offer looking after vaccine clinic its most for veterans By Gayla Cawley vulnerable ITEM STAFF By Elyse Carmosino LYNN — Any Massachusetts ITEM STAFF veteran, aged 50 and older and SAUGUS — The town of enrolled in the VA Healthcare, is Saugus is still working to eligible to receive the COVID-19 secure vaccines for the com- vaccine at a clinic that will be munity’s older and more open in Lynn this Saturday. vulnerable residents, Pub- Lynn was one of four Massa- lic Health Director John chusetts communities selected Fralick announced. to run a veterans COVID-19 In a statement released vaccination clinic, which will be Friday, Fralick said health among the rst clinics to offer of cials are helping res- the vaccine to veterans as young idents eligible for vacci- as 50 years old. nations under Phase 2 of Eligible veterans will receive the state’s vaccine rollout the P zer-BioNTech vaccine on program to schedule ap- a rst-come, rst-served basis, at pointments through the Breed Middle School, 90 O’Cal- Commonwealth’s online laghan Way, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. software scheduling vendor. Anyone seeking the vaccine is The town continues to encouraged to make an appoint- report high numbers of ment beforehand. COVID-19 cases among The federally-funded pro- residents. gram is being offered through As of Thursday, Saugus the Department of Veterans Services in partnership with had reported a total of 3,382 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK COVID-19 cases within the Lynn-Swampscott Veterans the community, which has Priscilla Carbone lifts her sleeve as she receives her rst dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Services of ce, which is provid- steadily been classi ed by vaccine from school nurse Caitlin McCarthy at Lynn eld Middle School on Saturday. ing logistical support, accord- the state as a red zone for ing to Michael Sweeney, the virus transmission since Lynn-Swampscott veterans ser- August. Smooth sailing at Lynn eld COVID clinic vices director. However, during a Board “We welcome the VA to our of Health meeting ear- By Anne Marie Tobin niors may be getting vaccinated elsewhere.” community and encourage vet- lier this month, Public ITEM STAFF “The Senior Center has a lot of relationships erans to take this opportunity Health Nurse Teresa Ri- with these people and when they started calling to receive the vaccination,” said ley-Singh noted that Sau- LYNNFIELD — It was smooth sailing Saturday people, they were told they already got their dos- Sweeney, who noted the chal- gus saw a marked decline at Lynn eld’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the es. We’re fortunate,” added Senior Center Direc- lenges veterans have been facing in COVID-19 cases between middle school. tor Linda Naccara. “What we heard from these during the COVID-19 pandemic, December and January, Not only did 77 residents, ages 75 to 102, get calls was many people indicated they had already including the isolation of being prompting cautious opti- their rst shots of the Moderna vaccine, but the registered at different sites or had already gotten separated from their loved ones. mism from health of cials town learned that a larger number of its senior their shots.” “By offering direct and imme- who were hopeful the num- population may actually be inoculated, or regis- Davis said there are 1,240 seniors, aged 75 and diate access to the vaccine, we bers may indicate a positive tered to be inoculated, than previously thought. older, in Lynn eld, according to the most recent hope this will give a more posi- trend for the community. “We still don’t know how many people over the census data. tive outlook for 2021 for so many According to Riley-Singh, age of 75 are due,” Fire Chief Glenn Davis said. Judith O’Brien, a 46-year Lynn eld resident, who have served our nation,” he Saugus reported a total of “We did a lot of community outreach for this clinic said the clinic ran like clockwork. said. and had reserved 90 appointments, but we couldn’t SAUGUS, A3 ll all of the spots. We hope this means that our se- LYNNFIELD, A2 LYNN, A3 Nahant Village Church welcomes interim pastor INSIDE Lynn By Elyse Carmosino ating from Brown University Rev. Jeffery Fire engulfs triple- ITEM STAFF as a news reporter, completing MacDonald decker home in an internship at The Salem is serving as West Lynn. A6 NAHANT — The Rev. Jeffrey News before eventually mov- Nahant Vil- MacDonald is bringing new ing on to a bigger newspaper lage Church’s Opinion A new start perspective to Nahant Village interim pas- gig in North Carolina. for the arts. A4 Church. After working for four years tor while the As the congregation’s in- in the news industry — a for- congregation terim pastor and consultant, Sports ay he described as a “great ex- conducts a St. Mary’s MacDonald, who began his perience” — MacDonald said search for a basketball takes tenure in January, has expe- he wanted to explore different permanent down rival Fenwick rienced a somewhat unusual avenues, ultimately deciding to replacement. in CCL Cup. B1 career trajectory. pursue a new role in the church. The Marblehead native spent ITEM PHOTO | his rst few years after gradu- PASTOR, A3 SPENSER HASAK OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 32° VOL. 142, ISSUE 58 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 30° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 OBITUARIES Stella G. Kaivas Arthur H. Roberts, Sr. LYNN - Mrs. Stella G. (Pre- April 16, 1948 - February 9, 2021 kete) Kaivas, of Lynn, died on MERRIMAC - Monday, February 8, 2021 at Arthur H. Roberts Sr., of Mer- Salem Hospital after a brief ill- rimac, MA, passed away sud- ness. She was the beloved wife denly on Tuesday, February 9th, of the late Charles Kaivas who at the age of 72. passed away in 2017. Born in Husband of the late Sandra Megalopolis, Greece, she was (Palmer) Roberts, he was the the daughter of the late Greg- son of the late Cecil and Pearl ory and Anna (Athasopoulos) Roberts of Atkinson, NH. Mr. Prekete. She came to the US Roberts is survived by his son, in 1966 and lived in Lynn since Arthur “Artie”H. Roberts, Jr.; then. Stella and Charles loved granddaughter Courtney Na- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS to travel. Stella also enjoyed varro and her husband J; broth- gardening and loved walking er, William Roberts and his wife A baby whale that was injured near St. Augus- all over the City. She was a Sheila; brother-in-law, Scott tine, Fla. member of St. George Greek Palmer and his wife Sally; his Orthodox Church, Lynn. great-grandchildren, along with Stella is survived by her sis- many nieces and nephews. Endangered baby right ters Valorie Haralabatos and Pine Grove Cemetery. Those An avid fisherman, boater, her husband Costa of Melrose, desiring may make memo- and motorcycle enthusiast, Mr. 4 to 7 P.M. at the Highland whale found dead on and Nitsa Gaitani of Greece, rial donations to St. George Roberts was born in Melrose Chapel of Paul C. Rogers and several nieces and neph- Greek Orthodox Church, 54 and graduated from Saugus Family Funeral Home, 2 ews. She was also the sister of So. Common St., Lynn, MA High School, Class of 1966. Hillside Avenue, Amesbury. Florida beach the late Soula Nicholas.