MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 The Peabody Centennial Parade Peabody throws itself kicks off on Washington Street on 100th birthday party Sunday. By Leah Dearborn the city and included more than FOR THE ITEM 30 bands from across the country, PHOTO | with the NYPD Emerald Society PAULA MULLER PEABODY — The Peabody Pipe and Drums and Boston Fire- Centennial Parade celebrated the city’s birthday with a bang ghters Band in attendance. on Sunday. The entourage kicked off with “I haven’t been to a parade in a procession of police and re about 40 years,” said spectator department vehicles. Mayor Ed- and Peabody resident Arlene ward A. Bettencourt Jr. and a Denis. “I heard this one is going collection of Peabody of cials fol- to be good.” lowed on foot. The parade took nearly two years of planning on the part of CENTENNIAL, A7 Marblehead dumps $23M into trash By Gayla Cawley transfer station upgrade. groundwater, Petty said. ITEM STAFF The town’s existing land ll was In the early 2000s, the town en- constructed in the 1930s and the tered into a consent decree with the MARBLEHEAD — Land ll cap- incinerator was built in 1950. state Department of Environmen- ping, one of the largest ongoing projects in town, is expected to From 1930 to 1950, there was open tal Protection (MassDEP) to cap wrap up next month. pit burning, with material brought and close the land ll. If the town “We’re nearing the nal stages of on site, burned and placed in the didn’t comply with the consent de- the cap,” said Andrew Petty, direc- land ll. cree, the daily ne would have been tor of public health. Some products contained lead more than $1,000 per day. Before The land ll closure began in Au- and other heavy metals and those the capping, the town hadn’t land- gust 2014 and accounts for more burned items have long-term en- lled material since 1975. than $17 million of the $23 mil- vironmental impacts. Rainwater lion allocated for the Marblehead pushes the contaminants into the MARBLEHEAD, A7 CENTRAL SQUARE ROCKS Street smart in Swampscott By Gayla Cawley Cathy ITEM STAFF Cordero crosses the SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott is new cross- poised to join nearby Lynn and Salem walk on in adopting a complete streets policy Humphrey aimed at making roadways safe for all Street, in forms of travel. Swampscott, “The idea is making sure your road- with her ways are usable for everybody,” said bike. Peter Kane, director of community de- velopment. A complete street provides safe and ac- PHOTO | cessible options for all travel modes, in- PAULA MULLER cluding walking, biking, transit and ve- hicles, for people of all ages and abilities. The town is asking for public feed- back on its complete streets policy, available on its website, before the Board of Selectmen votes to adopt or PHOTOS | PAULA MULLER deny the measure on Oct. 19. The public comment period ends on Above: The Lynn English High School JROTC starts the Clock to the Rock 5K at Cen- Oct. 12. If approved, the policy will tral Square in Lynn. Below: The Young Stones kicked off the 5K by playing hits from then have to be passed by the Massa- The Rolling Stones. From left, Thomas Wallace, Melina Laganas, Adam Lynch and chusetts Department of Transporta- Thomas Martin. tion (MassDOT). By Leah Dearborn STREET SMART, A7 FOR THE ITEM LYNN — Despite a little rain, no one was cry- ing “gimme shelter” Saturday morning as rock ‘n’ roll and running combined to turn Central INSIDE Square into a fun, albeit wet place to be. In Opinion The Clock to the Rock 5K from Central Fish fracas Square to Red Rock Park and back got off to in Saugus. A4 an electric start thanks to a melodic boost from School of Rock musicians dubbed “The In Peabody Young Stones,” who took the race crowd’s at- Car crashes tention away from the weather while paying into house. A6 tribute to the The Rolling Stones’ half centu- ry-old Lynn connection. In Sports Beverly comes back ROCK, A7 to beat English. B1 Gladys Knight A soulful Knight out in Lynn performs at the Lynn City Hall By Bill Brotherton That’s what friends are for. Auditorium on ITEM FEATURES EDITOR Let’s get down to the real nitty gritty: Saturday Atlanta native Knight, 72, looks great evening. LYNN — There was a real love fest in- and can still sing the hell out of every side Lynn Auditorium Saturday night. song she tackles, no matter the style. ITEM PHOTO | Gladys Knight, the seven-time Gram- Saturday night, she and her exceptional- SPENSER HASAK my-winning Empress of Soul, spent 80 ly tight ve-piece band and four backing minutes singing about affairs of the singers wowed the crowd with a slick but heart and professed her love for the fans far from rote Vegas-style performance. who continue to buy tickets to her shows The night ended with a rousing ver- and have supported her for more than sion of “Midnight Train to Georgia,” 50 years. They, in turn, responded with her signature song, one of the greatest cries of “We love you Gladys” and loud, R&B singles to ever grace the Billboard rapturous applause after nearly every one of the 20 songs she performed. KNIGHT, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 67° VOL. 138, ISSUE 256 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 54° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 OBITUARIES Marijuana labs spawn Betty P. Best, 88 Mary Spanos, 87 1928-2016 lethal explosions DANVERS — Betty Mass., and Brian K. PEABODY — Mary Greek foods. Mary across the country Pauline (Brown) Best, Best and his wife (Zarules) Spanos, will be dearly missed 88, died peacefully Mary of Salem; one 87, of Peabody, by all. By Verena Dobnik recent years across the on Sept. 30, at the grandchild, Emily E. passed away Satur- Mary is survived ASSOCIATED PRESS country, similar methods Hunt Nursing & Re- Best of Salem. She day afternoon at the her son Timothy used to produce more po- habilitation Center, also leaves six sib- Hunt Nursing Home Spanos and his wife NEW YORK — An explo- tent marijuana extracts after a lengthy illness. lings; Evelyn Flem- in Danvers following Janet of Peabody, sion that destroyed a New Betty was born ing of R. I., Norma a brief illness. She her daughter Virginia York City home and killed have resulted in explo- June 8, 1928, in L. Brown of Danvers, was the devoted wife Spanos and her long a firefighter has drawn at- sions and other catastro- Danvers, the daugh- Patricia Frohman of of the late Ernest T. time partner, Dana tention to marijuana-mak- phes. ter of the late Homer Clay- Danvers, Jacqueline Getchell Spanos. Jones of Lynn. She was prede- ing methods that are legal Indoor gas use “is a ton Brown and Alice L. “Lois” of Beverly, Paul H. Brown of Born in Peabody, she was ceased by her siblings, George in many states — but can standard way to grow Sweeney. She graduated from Danvers, and Susan Harrison the daughter of the late Zarules and Agnes Lignos. also be lethal. marijuana,” says Michael Holten High School in 1946. of Beverly, as well as many Charles and Virginia (Bogas) Service information: Her A New York fire battal- O’Hare, a professor at the She lived in Danvers most of nieces and nephews. Zarules. She was a life long funeral service will be held ion chief died responding University of California in her life and worked as a wait- Service information: Vis- resident of Peabody and a on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at to the blast Tuesday in Berkeley who is an expert ress at many Danvers restau- itation on Tuesday from graduate of Peabody High the CONWAY, CAHILL-BRO- a Bronx home that au- in cannabis cultivation. “If rants, including the Hyland 4:30-6:30 p.m. followed by School. DEUR Funeral Home, 82 Lynn thorities say had been you raise the CO2 level, Diner and the Village Green. a memorial at 6:30 p.m. at Mary was employed for sev- St., Peabody to which rela- converted into an indoor it’ll grow faster.” She later worked at Devcon, the MACKEY Funeral Home, eral years at Travel Rite Leather tives and friends are kindly marijuana farm. They’re Some growers rely on retiring in 1990. She loved 128 S. Main St.,Rt 114, Mid- in Peabody, worked alongside invited to attend. Visiting investigating whether the traveling with her sisters and dleton, MA.For memorial do- her husband running Ernie’s hours will be held on Tues- propane or butane gas alleged growers tampered because using large also loved to sew and crochet. nations and condolences go Cape Ann Diner in Gloucester day from 4 until 8 p.m. and with gas lines and mis- amounts of metered gas Betty leaves two children; to www.mackeyfuneralhome. for many years and later was burial will be in Puritan Lawn handled other materials from a utility could draw Pamela J. Best of Fairhaven, com. employed as a sales clerk at Memorial Park, Peabody. In in ways that caused the Hickory Farms in Danvers. lieu of flowers, donations explosion. the attention of author- Mary had a tremendous can be made in her name to Indoor marijuana farm- ities, who might ques- sense of humor and had an Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan ers can create potential tion why so much fuel is Jacques J.