THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018 Talking trash: What’s the delay? By Thomas Grillo While the $90 annual fee was expect- bills, they were never mailed, he said. ITEM STAFF ed to raise $2 million annually to help The original ordinance was unwork- relieve the city’s nancial troubles un- able, he said, because there were so LYNN — It’s taken a year, but bills for der former Mayor Judith Flanagan many exemptions. For example, own- the newly-imposed trash fee will nally be mailed next week. Kennedy, bills were never sent. er- occupants were not charged for their Last June, City Council President Peter Caron, the city’s chief nancial unit, but if they owned a multi-family Darren Cyr pleaded with the 11-mem- of cer, blamed the delay on two factors. dwelling, the other units were subject to ber panel to charge property owners for The original fee, passed last summer, the fee. garbage pick-up. was a logistical nightmare, he said, To reduce the confusion, the council ap- At the time, he told his fellow council- because it was only imposed on out-of- proved a home rule petition in February ors, “The city is in such a nancial mess town landlords. Since the city had no … we need to do something.” way to determine who should get the TRASH, A7 More room(s) ITEM PHOTO | JIM WILSON Seth Albaum will soon host the re- for hotels turn of vinyl open mic night the third Thursday of every month at IronBound Marketplace on Mt. Ver- in Revere non Street. By Thomas Grillo ITEM STAFF Albaum REVERE — The city is on track to nearly double the number of hotel rooms by 2020, a sign that brings vinyl developers recognize Revere is among the best places to add rooms minutes from Boston. back to Lynn “The hundreds of rooms that have been proposed and permit- ted shows the value we offer as By Bella diGrazia a community,” said Mayor Brian ITEM STAFF Arrigo. “We are so close to the LYNN — The vinyl open mic night that airport, colleges, and downtown became well known at White Rose Coffee- Boston.” house is making a comeback. Today, Revere has 800 rooms When the local coffee shop closed down in ve hotels, most located near Logan International Airport. late last year, residents became worried There’s Hampton Inn, Comfort about what would happen to the hosted Inn & Suites, Four Points by weekly events they had grown to love. Sheraton, Rodeway Inn, and the Seth Albaum, curator of Lynn’s turntable Quality Inn. show-and-tell, decided it was time to bring There are eight hotels under back the event, a favorite among locals. construction or in the permitting “My rst thought after deciding to do stages, according to the city’s De- it was how people have been asking me partment of Planning and Com- if I’m going to do it again, and now I can munity Development. tell them that I am,” said Albaum. “I hope They include a 175-room Wyn- the old crowd nds it here and maybe new dham Hotel at the former Ship- people who never went to White Rose will wreck Lounge site on Revere walk by and see it and maybe even run Beach Boulevard; a 172-room home to grab a record and come back.” Marriott SpringHill Suites at Albaum’s newest stage will be at Iron- Waterfront Square; a 175-room Bound Marketplace on Mt. Vernon Street, Revere Beach Hotel on Revere the most recent addition to the list of Beach Boulevard; a 152-room downtown Lynn’s hottest hangout spots. Holiday Inn Express/Staybridge The 33 1/3 Thursdays Vinyl Open Mic Suites on Revere Beach Bou- Night will happen every third Thursday levard; a 175-room Parc Hotel; of the month starting June 21. a 100-room La Quinta Inns & “Justin Morley, my administrative co- Suites at the former Papa Gino’s ordinator, is the one that talked to me site on Squire Road; and a 100- about it because he had seen Seth doing room hotel at the current Revere it at White Rose before and said how fun Moving on up in Saugus Car Wash on American Legion it was, so I’m fully for it,” said Cisco Mene- Highway. ses, owner of IronBound. “Music and art The Hampton Inn on Lee Bur- are going to be the key pieces down here, By Bridget Turcotte was one of three students to Hayssa DeAm- bank Highway is adding three you have to have some reason to come ITEM STAFF receive an award for earn- orim waits to dozen rooms. In addition, there down here, and I think spinning some old ing nal grades between 90 give her sister are plans for a pair of hotels at vinyl is a great idea.” SAUGUS — A small group and 100 percent for both Daisy DeAm- Suffolk Downs and there’s the A few years ago, Albaum was hanging of Saugus graduates crossed terms of fth grade and the orim owers possibility of another at the out at a bar in Cambridge on a Sunday the stage Wednesday morn- nal term of fourth grade, at the end of former Wonderland Greyhound when he saw people walking up to a re- ing, bright-eyed and excited had a word of advice for her the moving on Park. cord player, which was propped up with no for their next chapter — peers as they prepare to ceremony at “These hotel operators are not one spinning it. Strangers began picking middle school. enter the Belmonte Middle the Oakland- only attracted to our proximity vinyls out of a box and queuing them up Fifth-graders at the Oak- School. vale School on to the airport, but all the other without hesitation and Albaum immedi- landvale Elementary School “Wake up on time and Wednesday. things Revere has to offer, in- ately became intrigued. Shortly after is celebrated the end of their do your homework,” said cluding its waterfront,” said Rob- when he brought the event to Lynn’s for- elementary school days with Brown. “We should stick to- ITEM PHOTO | ert O’Brien, the city’s director of mer coffeehouse. a “moving on” ceremony, at- gether.” OWEN O’ROURKE Economic Development. tended by their parents. VINYL, A7 Rhiannon Brown, 10, who SAUGUS, A7 REVERE, A7 INSIDE SUV takes out Lynn Library featured on Gateway City Bill & Bob’s Library Trail. A2 PEABODY — Bill & in drive she reversed Opinion Bob’s Roast Beef was into the building.” Cawley: Serving back in business less Fire, health and up success. A4 than a day after a wom- building department Sports an drove her SUV into of cials were in the 2 Swampscott baseball the venerable restau- Central Street location comes out on wrong rant’s facade. Wednesday morning to side of slugfest. B1 The car drove into assess the damage, take Bill & Bob’s Roast Beef apart equipment and to at 6:57 p.m. Tuesday, assess food that may be according to Peabody contaminated. Police. Nobody was in- Lagonakis said he re- jured in the ordeal. ceived clearance from “The older lady came the Peabody board of in to get food, when she health to operate by ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE left she reversed her car,” early Wednesday after- said Bill & Bob’s owner noon. A car drove into Bill & Bob’s Roast Beef in Peabody on Tuesday evening. By Angelo Lagonakis. “In- “I’m glad no one got Wednesday afternoon the restaurant was back in business. stead of putting the car hurt,” said Lagonakis. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 78° VOL. 140, ISSUE 158 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 55° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018 OBITUARIES Herbert E. Brook Jr. Centerboard tees off success LYNN — He loved at first golf event, fundraiser Herbert E. the Macy’s Brook Jr. Day parade Lynn resident Mark De- 20 years at Centerboard, a raiser sold out within the a larger venue to accommo- passed May and also Joie made powerful strides Lynn-based nonprofit or- first several days of an- date the number of folks we 29, 2018 the Me- at Nahant Golf Club for ganization that revitalizes nouncement, a fact that turned away this year.” after a brief morial Day Centerboard’s inaugural communities by investing event organizer and Cen- Centerboard serves more illness. or Fourth golf outing and fundraising in their people and places. terboard Board member than 2,000 people each Lifelong of July pa- event last week. The event’s “Wow, the turnout we got Shawn Ford says, “It was year through housing, ac- resident of rades. He proceeds will support fami- is just so wonderful and easy to interest anyone who cess to employment and Lynn. watched lies, children and youth on helps so many deserving knows Centerboard’s great education, and financial Born and raised in Phila- the Olympics with great re- delphia, Pa., entered the U.S. spect and adoration for all the North Shore experienc- families get what they need reputation in the North empowerment. For more Navy at age 17. He was sta- who participated. 60 Minutes ing homelessness. to get themselves back on Shore community of help- information, visit Center- tioned in The Philippines, Bou- was a favorite and earlier DeJoie has been chief ex- their feet,” DeJoie said. ing families in need. Next board’s website at www. gainville, Australia, and the years he loved to watch The ecutive officer for the past The golf event and fund- year, we may have to find centerboard.org.