MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 Lynn A GRIM TOLL REPRISED has a History is repeating plan for itself 103 years later By Thor Jourgensen housing ITEM STAFF History leaped 103 years to repeat itself in By Allysha Dunnigan grim parallels highlighting similarities be- ITEM STAFF tween the 1918 global in uenza outbreak and LYNN — The city of ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK COVID-19 onslaught beginning a year ago. Lynn, in partnership with From public of cials’ initial efforts to down- Marita Gove, a nurse the Lynn Housing Au- play the outbreaks, to the mounting death thority & Neighborhood practitioner at Lynn tolls spurring desperate efforts to ght the Development (LHAND), Community Health pandemics, the in uenza epidemic and has adjusted its housing Center, works at the COVID-19 did not discriminate in their dead- triage desk inside the production plan following ly rampage. PHOTO | BARBARA POREMBA a robust public comment center, handling pa- By early October 1918, the Daily Evening period that called for more tients who come in for A 1918 public service message urging people to mask affordable housing in fu- COVID-19 tests. INFLUENZA, A2 up in the ght against in uenza. ture developments. The city’s consultant, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) announced the nal ver- Swampscott sion of the city’s housing production plan, Housing Lynn: A plan for inclusive schools growth, last week, which has to receive approval from the Lynn Planning return to Board and City Council. The original drafted plan included a target of remote 15 percent of new devel- By Elyse Carmosino opment consisting of af- ITEM STAFF fordable units for house- holds that have incomes SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott at or below 80 percent of High School returned to a remote the area median income learning model last week after a re- (AMI). cord-breaking number of COVID-19 After public comments cases were identi ed in the commu- expressed that these num- nity. bers were not receptive to The town’s health department and local need, the target was school department said the outbreak adjusted to 10 percent of stemmed from an increasing number new development consist- of cases occurring among high school ing of affordable units for students related to a non-school households with incomes event last week, according to a state- at or below 50 percent ment from the town administrator’s AMI, and 5 percent will be of ce. for households at or below In a letter to families Friday, Super- 80 percent of AMI. intendent Pamela Angelakis referred “The city of Lynn is com- to the outbreak as “the largest … the mitted to providing safe, town has seen” since the beginning of inclusive, and affordable the COVID-19 pandemic. housing for all Lynn resi- “It has resulted in a large number dents,” said Mayor Thom- of positive individuals and even large as M. McGee. “Housing numbers of close contacts, and these Lynn: A plan for inclusive numbers are still evolving as contact growth provides the city tracing continues,” she said. with a comprehensive By Elyse Carmosino Jatinder Kaur, On March 22, the district planned framework and actionable ITEM STAFF owner of to have all elementary and special recommendations to make Peabody Little Stars education students return to their that goal a reality. It is the PEABODY — In 1998, Jatinder Kaur was Daycare at overworked and overwhelmed. original classrooms from other spac- result of many months of Mills 58 in es in which they had been learning, intense collaboration and daycare The mother of an infant son at the time, Kaur worked long hours at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Ev- Peabody, while high school students were ex- community input.” reads a story pected to transition from a two- to a The public comment erett alongside her husband, Kamal Singh, in relieves order to pay the family’s bills. While the young to one of the ve-day in-person learning schedule. period for Housing Lynn classes at her Angelakis said the high school will lasted three weeks from couple took on as many shifts as they possi- bly could, their combined salaries still weren’t daycare. instead remain completely remote Jan. 7-28 to allow the Saugus for the next two weeks until Mon- public enough time to re- enough to make ends meet or cover their son’s expensive childcare costs. ITEM PHOTO | day, April 5 — the day slated by Gov. view the plan and submit SPENSER HASAK Charlie Baker to be when all districts written comments. The mother KAUR, A3 across the commonwealth must return HOUSING, A3 REMOTE, A3 INSIDE Peabody Black Box sets stage for ramped-up events Peabody Admissions open in its theater, setting the stage to and Aspire Developmental Ser- ray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney By Anne Marie Tobin for preschool. A2 ITEM STAFF begin bringing back some of its vices. Weaver. most popular events. Black Box is also sponsoring an “We are so excited that the Opinion PEABODY — Peabody’s Black state COVID reopening plans Box theater is ramping up plans That will begin with a visit 1980s Throwback Movie Night Making the case will allow us to increase capaci- for telehealth. A4 for what it hopes will be the be- and photo session with the Eas- series during April vacation. The ter Bunny on Saturday, April 3 series begins on Friday, April 23 ty in the Black Box beginning on ginning of a return to normalcy. Monday,” said Black Box Events Sports Beginning Monday, the Black from 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. The event at 7 p.m. with “Ghostbusters,” the KIPP pulls away late to Box will have expanded capacity is sponsored by Salem Five Bank 1984 classic starring Bill Mur- BLACK BOX, A2 remain unbeaten. B1 Nahant church to host sunrise Easter service By Elyse Carmosino ITEM STAFF NAHANT — In the spirit of new beginnings, Nah- ant Village Church will hold its Easter service out- doors at sunrise. The service, meant to be a creative way to keep worshippers safe while providing them with an op- portunity to gather with their church community during the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place rain or shine. “In these COVID times, it’s important for people to get together, and this is a way we can do it safely while we can’t go into the sanctuary,” said Nahant Village Church Pastor Terri Motley. “Faith is some- thing that’s shared. The spirit visits us when we’re together in ways that it doesn’t when we’re praying by ourselves.” EASTER, A3

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Susan A. (Slattery) Ross LYNN - Susan Alice (Slattery) Ross - 61 years, Lynn, MA - Fa- ther, William Slattery of Saugus - Predeceased by mother, Nan- cy (Kehoe) Slattery of Saugus - died on Wednesday March 10th, 2021 following a lengthy illness. Beloved mother of Kelly Ross Archibald of Lynn (prede- ceased), and Robert (Bubba) Ross of Lynn, and Donald (DJ) Blandini of Saugus. Susan was the grandmother of Meah Archibald and Scar- let and Jacob Blandini, and long-term companion of Bruce Robbins of Lynn - sister to Sal- ly DeCotis of Florida, Bill and Jolene Slattery of New Hamp- special place in her heart for shire, Sandra Tobin of Saugus, her son “Bubba” Ross. Scott Slattery of Lynn, Sean Suzy loved her friends, read- Slattery (predeceased) of Lynn ing, cooking, her cats, and trav- and his wife, Chandra Slattery, eling to New Hampshire. and dozens of nieces and Suzy was a Godmother to nephews. many, but most of all, she was Suzy was funny and a big sister - and always will be quick-witted. She loved her - to her five siblings, who will daughter, “Kelly Bum”, and always love and miss her. none of us were too surprised Service Information: A Me- Black Box Events Coordinator Lisa Geczi said the theater is ramping up its programming that Suzy passed on Kelly’s morial Service will be held at this month. birthday (3/10). Suzy made Goodrich Funeral Home, 128 a point to tell anyone and ev- Washington Street, Lynn, eryone that her son, DJ, was a MA 01902, on Wednesday, Saugus Fireman, and Iraq War March 24th, from 4pm-6pm. Peabody Black Box sets stage Veteran, but she held a most All are welcome to attend. Admissions open for ramped-up events BLACK BOX month to be able to start 2020 event was canceled tickets is available. Tick- From A1 up with wedding and an- due to the pandemic. ets for a group of no more for preschool niversary celebrations. Geczi said Black Box than four persons are $10 Coordinator Lisa Geczi. “We’re back to hosting is currently working on apiece. Two tickets are re- “We have spent the last dance and theater groups a couple of Mother’s Day quired for groups of more in Peabody weeks measuring, plan- and we want everyone to events. than four. ning and plotting different know that it’s safe as we “We have some ideas Additional movie mat- By Elyse Carmosino to a maximum of 15 stu- configurations and we are run an extremely tight and hope to be able to an- inees are scheduled for ITEM STAFF dents, and the program ready to help people with ship.” nounce something soon,” Saturday, April 24 and operates a morning ses- planning their next iconic While disappointed that Geczi said. Sunday April 25 at 2 p.m. PEABODY — Applica- sion from 8:30 to 11 a.m., event.” the Salem Film Festival is The Easter Bunny will A limited number of tick- tions for Peabody’s inte- and an afternoon session Geczi said the theater not returning to the Black travel down Main Street ets is available for all grated preschool program will be able to hold approx- Box, Geczi says she is con- to the Foster Street the- from noon to 2:30 p.m. three movies at a cost of are now being accepted imately 55 guests for most fident the event will be ater via fire engine, start- Students must turn 3 $7 per person per movie, for the 2021-2022 school events, which is about half back next year. ing at the Stop & Shop. years old before Aug. 31, which includes a choice of year, Superintendent Dr. of its normal pre-COVID “Had we had a little more “It will be great, our 2021 in order to be accept- soda or water along with a Josh Vadala and McCa- ed into the program. Any capacity. advance notice we might sponsors will be giving rthy Elementary School “We still can’t have cock- have been able to pull it away treats and goodies bag of popcorn. student who turns 5 years For more information principal Michelle Zottoli old on or before Sept. 1, tail-style settings, but off,” she said. “We offered and swag bags, so it will announced. our guests say they are them some space for if really be a little com- about coming events at 2021 will be directed to the Black Box, email the The McCarthy Elemen- enroll in kindergarten. extremely comfortable they needed it, but it just munity feel-good day,” tary preschool program and feel safe at their own didn’t work out in terms of said Geczi. “It’s similar theater at blackbox@ne- Parents and guardians arc.org. is the only integrated who were unable to at- tables, which are caba- timing, and that’s OK, we to what the malls do in preschool program in the tend last week’s virtual ret-style,” said Geczi. “We totally understand.” terms of the photos, but district, meaning the pro- Anne Marie Tobin can meet-and-greets are en- are just thrilled to be back The Black Box hosted we are way cooler than gram is open to students be reached at atobin@ couraged to watch a virtu- hosting events and are the festival for the first the mall.” with and without disabil- al open house video about looking forward later this time two years ago. The A limited number of itemlive.com. ities and provides special the McCarthy integrated education services to stu- preschool program, which dents who qualify. can be viewed at https:// Classroom teachers and www.dropbox.com/s/qjb- History is repeating paraprofessionals work p3yq2wvh7i0p/McCar- closely with the program’s thy%20School_FINAL_ students to help them FINAL.mp4?dl=0. develop and strengthen The priority deadline for itself 103 years later their social skills, such as turn-taking and par- submitting an application ticipating in large group is Friday, March 26. If the INFLUENZA frontline medical workers. tion imposed by COVID-19 October 7. Over the next activities, and learning to school receives more ap- From A1 “Women are going into had its parallels to 1918. three days, the death toll regulate their emotions. plications than the num- the home of the sick mak- Telephones were a rela- increased by 40 people. Students also learn ber of students it can ac- Item had begun running ing beds, caring for what- tively new phenomenon Swampscott was tally- pre-academic skills, in- cept into the program, a an influenza victims list. ever they can for the affil- for many Americians. The ing up influenza deaths cluding identifying their public lottery will be held. “James Umber Curtis, iated,” the Item reported. new technology relied on a daily basis and town name in print, growing If a lottery is needed, it 30 years, 140 Humphrey A year ago this week, on telephone exchanges organizations rallied to their vocabulary, improv- will be held virtually on street, Swampscott. national and state officials staffed by operators who mobilize volunteers. Mar- ing their pronunciation, Monday, April 5. If a lot- Mrs. Sophia Rodman, 22 hammered home COVID- began contracting the flu. blehead in early October and identifying letters, tery is not held, program years, 124 Shepard street. 19’s reality with an- The flu reached into lo- reported a nurse short- numbers, colors, and assignments will be made Walter O. Poor, 37 years, nouncements that schools, cal hospitals and killed age and Saugus officials 44 Cherry street.” shapes. and shared with families public gathering places, the people working to warned: “Physicians in that day. More informa- In a 1968 Item retro- The program encourag- including restaurants, and keep others alive in a grim this town are pretty well tion about such a lottery spective on the influenza es students to participate many businesses needed parallel to the risks faced exhausted and help is very will be shared with fam- outbreak, Item writer Jim in art projects to help to close immediately to last year by medical work- much needed.” ilies should a lottery be Tagalakis recounted how cultivate their fine motor stop the virus’ spread. ers treating coronavirus But by the middle of Oc- necessary. the city’s health commis- skills, direction-following After delivering the victims. tober, precautions ranging abilities, and gives them Parents and guardians sioner as late as Sept. 17, startling news on Septem- “Miss Mary A. Spears are advised they will need 1918 said flu or “grip” re- from quickly identifying an opportunity to practice ber 24 that an estimat- … is the second nurse at flu sufferers and confining literacy skills by sharing to specify which of the dis- ports “did not constitute ed 10,000 city residents (Lynn Hospital) to die of trict’s preschool programs any cause for alarm.” them to bed and precau- stories about what they might have been exposed the disease since the epi- tions against gatherings made. they wish their child to at- In a frightening parallel to the flu, Donovan issued demic started. Miss Spears to March 2020, flu case and assemblies started In addition, the program tend. There is also a Title a general alert to residents gave her life to serve oth- reports were quickly sup- to reverse the flu’s dead- offers opportunities for I preschool program at the advising that “ ...any signs ers, for she gave tender plemented by flu death ly course in the city and students to take part in Welch Elementary School. of cold in the head or com- care to many afflicted ones reports. Five deaths re- across the country. sensory play — focusing The Passos preschool pro- plaining of headache or before she was taken down ported on September 18 Tagalakis chronicled lo- on their hearing, sight, gram is held at the South chilliness… “ should con- as a victim of the epidem- spiked to 11 on September cal school and theater re- taste, touch, smell, move- and West Elementary fine people to their homes ic,” mourned an Item story. 23. openings on October 20. ment, and balance, which Schools. and send children to bed.” September ended with Like national immunol- “Lynners were once more allows students to use More information about Between September 24 21 more deaths and Oc- ogist Dr. Anthony Fauci, able to walk the streets scientific processes while the application process is and 25, the Item report- tober began with the Riv- they create and explore. available online at pea- who found himself thrust and gather together into the controversial role ed how 18 more local flu er Works reporting 2,260 “Art projects further sup- body.k12.ma.us/registra- deaths were reported and employees out of work, without the fear of death tion. Those with addition- of COVID-19 point person port social and emotional 2,000 students were re- nearly all of them with the stalking over them,” he al questions can contact last spring, Lynn’s health well-being,” a statement ported absent from local flu. The 14,000-employee wrote. Principal Zottoli by email- commissioner Dr. Michael from Vadala and Zottoli schools with the flu. workforce typically re- Influenza’s reign of ter- ing zottolim@peabody. R. Donovan was bombard- said. “The program strives “Miss Lillian Barnard, corded 300 people out sick ror lasted weeks while k12.ma.us. ed with anxious questions to cultivate a love of learn- 20 years, 787 Western av- on a day in 1918. COVID-19’s spanned a ing in students early on, as influenza gripped the year. But the flu still cut a city. enue. Lynn officials estab- and to help students learn Elyse Carmosino can be deadly swath globally, kill- reached at ecarmosino@ On the 24th, 10 deaths Miss Helena Laubner, 29 lished a bureau for logging to enjoy attending school.” years, 99 Collins street. flu case reports and a Mu- ing an estimated 20 mil- Class sizes are limited itemlive.com. were reported in 24 hours and the Red Cross ap- Mrs. Nonie M. McGinty, tual Benefit Association lion people by mid-1919, pealed for cots and bed- 26 years, 22 Morris street.” coordinated multiple ef- including a half million ding donations even as By Sept. 26, 1918, Lynn forts to wage war against Americans. the city decided to “seize” and cities across the North- the epidemic. In Lynn, the death toll Don’t let the a mansion atop the High- east were slowly shutting Mayor Walter Creamer totaled 300. By contrast, lands and use it as an down with schools and on October 3 announced COVID-19 killed 203 local story go untold. emergency hospital. theaters closed and min- schools and public gath- residents as of March 19. In Saugus, volunteers isters meeting to consider ering places would stay mobilized by the Red shuttering churches until closed through October Thor Jourgensen can be Share your loved one’s story. Cross took risks similar to the epidemic subsided. 14. Fifteen more Lynn res- reached at tjourgensen@ ones faced by COVID-19 The instantaneous isola- idents died from the flu on itemlive.com. [email protected] | 781-593-7700 Lynn Drug Task Force 781-477-4444 Hotline CALL 24 HOURS A DAY In partnership with or text the word tiplynn and your tip to “tip411” (847411) All reports of neighborhood activity will be investigated. Spanish menu available Callers may remain anonymous. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM A3 Peabody daycare relieves Saugus mother KAUR at Cambridge College in giving some people jobs From A1 Boston, deciding to pursue and I’m helping everyone a Bachelor’s degree with that I can, but sometimes “It was so hard and I was the intention of one day it felt like the city didn’t not making so much mon- making the transition from really want it.” ey,” said Kaur, who moved running a daycare to teach- By 2018, however, Kaur’s to the U.S. from India in ing or pursuing a career in business, which she 1991. “Whatever I was education administration. named Little Star Child making I was just (using) In 2001, after two years of Care Center, was finally to pay for childcare.” preparation and schooling, up and running, and she It wasn’t until a conver- she opened her first day- quickly attracted 35 ded- sation she had with her care based out of her home icated clients. From every son’s daycare provider that in Everett. However, the ex- angle, it seemed she had Kaur thought she might perience wasn’t without its finally made her dream have found a solution to share of challenges. — nearly 20 years in the the family’s problems. “I didn’t know all the reg- making — a reality. “The lady who used to ulations surrounding child- Then the COVID-19 pan- take care of my son, I was care,” Kaur said of the long demic hit last March. More trying to explain to her one months beforehand. “I was than 60 percent of her fam- day that this is very hard learning little by little.” ilies stopped using her ser- (and that) I won’t contin- The family eventually vice, and Kaur was left to ue with childcare because moved from Everett to Sau- pick up the pieces, relying if I make $300, I pay her gus in 2015, and Kaur tem- primarily on social media $200, so what’s the point to porarily took a break from ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK as a cheap form of adver- work?” the mother of two running the daycare. She Jatinder Kaur, owner of Little Stars Daycare at Mills 58 in Peabody, tising to keep her daycare now-adult children said. found brief employment as reads a story to one of the classes at her daycare. from going under entirely. Empathetic to Kaur’s situ- a kindergarten teacher in Now, one year on, she’s ation, her son’s care provid- Somerville but although struction, we were think- While her family re- I’m not that powerful yet.” finally starting to rebuild, er suggested she explore the she enjoyed the work, the ing everything would be mained unfailingly sup- She added she often felt and this time, she’s hop- idea of opening a childcare long commute ultimate- done in six months, but it portive, she said that as she had to work harder to ing to come back stronger center in her own home. ly sent her searching for took more than a year,” she an immigrant, she often be taken seriously, noting than ever. Doing so would allow something closer to home. said. “The process was very felt brushed aside by a city one particularly frustrat- “When you try so hard her to not only take care While she worked a tem- difficult because getting all in which she had few con- ing instance where the and you achieve your of her own son, but would porary job at the Melrose the licenses from the city, nections and little power. city seemed reluctant to goals, it really makes you also bring in more money YMCA, Kaur decided to getting all the inspections “Sometimes I feel like take action to reduce the happy,” she said. “I enjoy than her job at Dunkin’ hunt for a location outside done — I didn’t know any- there is public discrimina- number of speeding vehi- working with the kids. I Donuts, and Kaur, 48, was of her home to open a new thing about the business. tion because I’m not from cles on the road right out- love to see them happy intrigued. daycare. “I was putting all of my America and (English) side the daycare — some- and play all day. As soon “From there, I never She found a place — a savings into this thing is not my first language. thing Kaur said became a as you walk in the class, stepped back in the day- small spot at Mills 58 on that I didn’t know if it Because I’m a second serious safety hazard. you can see the whole care,” she said. “I contin- Pulaski Street in Peabody would work.” language learner, there “When I opened the cen- class running to hug you. ued to take classes in ear- — and went to work. Aside from the usual is some stuff I might not ter in Peabody, I felt that “Those are the times I ly education, and I started “In the beginning, it was woes of starting a busi- (understand),” Kaur said. the city should have helped feel like, ‘OK, I’m doing learning more about chil- hard. I never thought I’d ness from the ground up, “I adopt this culture, but us more, getting the licens- something to make some- dren. I said, ‘OK, maybe I be a business woman,” Kaur said she often found I’m not 100 percent into it. ing and all that help,” she body happy.’” want to do something bet- Kaur said, noting that the herself at odds with city “It makes a big differ- said. “I opened the business ter in the future.’” undertaking took longer officials, many of whom ence, you know. Sometimes for myself, but at the same Elyse Carmosino can be Kaur signed up for early than she anticipated. she felt failed to take her I feel like some things I time, I opened the business reached at ecarmosino@ education and care classes “Once we started the con- or her business seriously. want to do, I can’t because to help the community. I’m itemlive.com. Swampscott schools Nahant church to host return to remote sunrise Easter service REMOTE not been vaccinated get Angelakis said drive- EASTER to the COVID-19 pandem- having it delivered sepa- tested for COVID-19,” said through testing will be From A1 From A1 ic. rately. Town Administrator Sean provided to faculty and “The people who braved Questions and virtual to fully in-person learning Fitzgerald. “We all know students Monday at This isn’t the first time models. the dangers of this dead- Swampscott High School. the cold to come out (for signups can be directed to the congregation has opt- “This is an important re- ly virus and we all must “We’re really looking for- the earlier services) really the Rev. Jeffrey MacDon- minder for all of us that the maintain our vigilance as ward to getting everyone ed to host services out- seemed to enjoy it,” Motley ald at revjeffnvc@gmail. pandemic is ongoing, and we look to return to nor- back to school. This is an side. said. “People really want com. we cannot let our guards mal in a phased manner. unfortunate setback and Motley said Nahant to be together.” “(Anyone who plans to down,” said Marianne Hart- is a stark reminder to our “Swampscott is one of Village Church man- Worshippers will meet attend) should be pre- mann, chair of the Swamp- the most densely settled students that we’re in the aged to hold a handful scott Board of Health. “We communities in the Com- middle of a pandemic,” An- at the intersection of pared to either meditate all must continue to follow monwealth, and we must gelakis said. of COVID-friendly, out- Cliff Street and Nahant on or share what they all proven public health be mindful that our indi- No pre registration for door services last No- Road at 6:15 a.m. and hope will be reborn for prevention measures, like vidual actions impact the testing will be required. vember, but the onset of begin the service with a them in this next year to wearing masks and social public health of our entire The testing time slots and cold weather eventually few short readings before come,” Motley said. “Eas- schedule are as follows: distancing in order to keep community.” forced the congregation to making the trek to a pa- ter is a time of rebirth everyone safe during this Swampscott Middle 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — turn back to virtual ser- rishioner’s property at pandemic.” School and the town’s SHS faculty and staff. and resurrection. I would A statement from the elementary schools will 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — vices over the long winter 6:23 a.m. encourage people to think town administrator’s office still remain as regularly SHS Junior students. months. An additional live- about for themselves said the Swampscott Health scheduled. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — SHS With spring fast ap- streamed service will be what they would like to Department remains in reg- Current case numbers Senior students. proaching, however, pa- held later in the day, and see reborn or resurrect- 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — SHS ular communication with in Swampscott have not rishioners are looking residents who wish to at- ed.” the Massachusetts Depart- yet been released, but as fall 2 sports teams. forward to not only better tend the virtual service ment of Public Health re- of Thursday, there were Elyse Carmosino can be garding the outbreak. 994 confirmed cases of Elyse Carmosino can be weather, but the possibili- will be given the option of “It is critical that Swamp- COVID-19 in the commu- reached at ecarmosino@ ty of a light at the end of picking up communion at reached at ecarmosino@ scott residents (who) have nity, including 19 deaths. itemlive.com. the tunnel when it comes Nahant Village Church or itemlive.com. Lynn street Lynn has a plan for housing HOUSING vision and goals and an The community events the state for approval as From A1 analysis of development that contributed to the plan a formal housing produc- sweeping constraints and opportu- brought more than 650 peo- tion plan. The plan will be plan received a total of 96 nities. It will also consider ple together throughout the discussed and voted on in emails and four comment the city’s current housing project’s timeline. The pro- upcoming public meetings. letters, including respons- toolkit and recommended cess also included a devel- The final plan can be schedule es from the Greater Lynn actions to help advance opment webinar featuring viewed at mapc.org/hous- Chamber of Commerce, affordable housing pro- Chrystal Kornegay of Mass- inglynn. Harborlight Community duction, preservation, and Housing, Andrew DeFranza Partners, Lawyers for Civ- tenant protections. of Harborlight Community Allysha Dunnigan can announced il Rights and the North Although the plan does Partners, and Matt Zahler be reached at adun- By Allysha Dunnigan cles off of the street. Shore Realtors. not set a specific target of MPZ Development [email protected] ITEM STAFF The DPW said that Twenty-six respondents for units for households According to the MAPC, downtown business own- also sent a letter drafted with incomes at or below the city’s plan will meet LYNN — The Lynn ers and residents can as- by the New Lynn Coali- 30 percent of AMI, the city all the requirements of a LAW OFFICES OF Department of Public sist with keeping Lynn tion, while another advo- made a commitment in housing production plan JAMES J. CARRIGAN Works (DPW), located at clean by picking up trash cacy group, Lynn United the document to support and set a clear agenda for • Social Security Disability 250 Commercial St., an- in front of their establish- for Change, had 30 respon- production at that afford- housing development and • Workers Compensation nounced that downtown ments, calling the DPW if dents that sent a letter, ability level with current housing policy over the • Accidents street sweeping will begin along with a comment let- resources and future op- next five years. 25 years located across trash is overflowing, and from Lynn District Court on Monday April 5 and oc- ter sporting 282 signatures. portunities. The plan also Jeffrey Weeden, the man- cur from 4 to 8 a.m. until sweeping sidewalk and 15 Johnson St. gutter lines. Housing Lynn will estab- indicates that the new af- ager of planning and devel- the following Friday. lish a vision for Lynn that fordable housing must be opment at LHAND, said 781-596-0100 The Lynn DPW encour- JAMES J. CARRIGAN The DPW urges people includes safe, affordable and appropriate for a range that Housing Lynn estab- to avoid parking in street ages residents to contact ANNE GUGINO CARRIGAN them with any further accessible housing, as well as of household types, from lishes a much-needed infra- LISA A. CARRIGAN, OF COUNSEL sweeping zones during new housing that will meet www.jamescarriganlaw.com questions at 781-268- families in need of multi- structure and a road map these designated times, the needs of Lynn residents [email protected] 8000. ple bedrooms to seniors. for housing policy in Lynn. as cars in these zones will and increase the strength LHAND Executive Di- “The city will be able to receive a $20 ticket. They Allysha Dunnigan can and vibrancy of neighbor- rector Charles Gaeta said continue its efforts to usher advise people to watch hoods, city officials said. that the recommendations in new development while for posted times on street be reached at adun- 781-593-7700 The document was drafted in the plan will produce also putting in safeguards signs and move all vehi- [email protected]. Publishing Daily, except Sundays by the MAPC in partner- an infrastructure with for current residents that USPS-142-820 ISSN-8750-8249 ship with the city and the lasting changes that will are more vulnerable to this Periodicals postage paid at Lynn, MA Lynn Housing Authority & stabilize and protect res- challenging housing mar- and additional offices. 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E¦¡¦ M. G DIRECTORS Making the case for telehealth President and Publisher Edward L. Cahill M§¢ H. S¢¢ Chief Executive O cer John M. Gilberg Edward M. Grant E C J. GŸ C¡Ÿ Given what we have other patients wondering utilizing telehealth and Advertising Director Regional Editor Gordon R. Hall all just gone through, what disease they might organizations can flexibly 110 Munroe St. W J. K T¢  J £¤ Monica Connell Healey (and are continuing to go harbor and/or are spread- (even instantly) structure P.O. Box 5 Chief Financial O cer Editorial Page Editor J. Patrick Norton Lynn, MA 01903 J N. W  C  T£¥ Michael H. Shanahan through) with the global ing. There is also speed service provision. Chief Operating O cer Community Relations Director Chairman pandemic, does the ques- for patient care because It is better to turn round Customer Service tion about whether we physicians can be located and face a future where Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PUBLISHERS should be using or sup- anywhere and anytime to many or even most health Connecting Horace N. Hastings, 1877-1904 porting telehealth ser- meet the needs of the pa- interactions can be deliv- Charles H. Hastings and Wilmot R. Hastings, 1904-1922 All Departments: Charles H. Hastings, 1922-1940 vices really need answer- tient. ered faster and virtually. 781-593-7700 Ernest W. Lawson, 1940-1960 ing? For physicians, there is And they should be. It is Charles H. Gamage and Peter Gamage, 1960-1982 Ext. 2 Peter Gamage, 1982-1991 To think in terms of also the benefit of conve- more convenient for the Peter H. Gamage, 1991-1996 having in-person only nience — driving, waiting, patient. More efficient for Classified/Legal Advertising Brian C. šayer, 1996-1999 or office visits right now and scheduling — that the provider. It saves mon- [email protected] Bernard W. Frazier Jr., 1999-2005 Peter H. Gamage, 2005-2014 is so “last year” (or the patients experience. But ey. It saves time. It is more Subscriptions year before). It’s retro there is also safety to flexible. [email protected] John S. Moran, Executive Editor, 1975-1990 thinking — the kind of consider in the midst of A telemedicine system is Circulation thinking where a teach- a pandemic and profes- flexible and scalable (both [email protected] er would insist on sharp sional efficiency that is up and down) — because Ext. 3 pencils, not tablets. Now required in order to see organizations can’t easily Newsroom that we know about the as many patients as pos- add floors to an office suite [email protected] benefits of telehealth, sible. or collapse them back [email protected] there is no going back. More patients can be again. Ext. 4 Let’s start with the fi- seen in the same number Wisely-chosen telemedi- Sports nancial aspects of tele- of minutes that a physi- cine systems are a far bet- [email protected] ter option. Their average EDITORIAL health. Systemically, cian is working, and, if Ext. 5 telehealth can save pa- needed, patients can be cost — the platform ser- vice cost, if used at scale Retail and Online tients dollars by provid- virtually transitioned to Advertising ing a visit virtually, it other providers as neces- — is a few cents per min- [email protected] ute of service. can save doctors money, sary or virtually-provided ADVERTISING and it saves the overall support functions. Physi- Making the right choice health system money as cians can also add provid- is critical — poorly-chosen Ernie Carpenter Jr. Director of Advertising Fixing well. But the financial ers without adding offices telemedicine systems can and Business Development, ext. 1355 benefits are only the tip of and parking spaces, It be mind-numbingly ex- [email protected] the iceberg. Let’s dive into levels the playing field al- pensive, complicated, and Ralph Mitchell looking at the benefits for lowing patients access to end up padlocking your Sales Representative, ext. 1313 the new each group. healthcare whether they hands and feet. But good [email protected] For a large minority of are one or 100 miles from choices will lead to good Eric Rondeau patient/provider inter- a doctor or healthcare fa- outcomes — for all parties, Sales Representative, ext. 1280 actions, a virtual visit is cility. the patient, provider, and [email protected] quicker and more conve- For overall health sys- system. Patricia Whalen border crisis Virtual visits via tele- Sales Representative, ext. 1310 nient. There is flexibility tems, there are real sav- [email protected] about when and where ings of cost, capital in- health provide the best a patient can experience vestment, and facility of health with immedi- BUSINESS OFFICE Editorial from the Bloomberg Opinion ed- care by the physician. Be- management. A single acy, convenience, and Susan J. Conti itors cause the patient doesn’t physician can be used expertise — without the Controller, ext. 1288 [email protected] need to travel, there are more or less, as and when “worst” of health — the no traffic jams, parking needed, and can provide inconvenience of appoint- Ted Grant A potential crisis and a grave political Publisher, ext. 1234 tickets, or allotted drive- ments, waiting, traffic, embarrassment for the new administra- service remotely less ex- [email protected] time back and forth to the pensively than if they oc- gas money, time off work, tion have collided on the U.S. southern etc. Marian Kinney appointment. There are cupy 100 square feet, 70 ext. 1212 border. Migrant crossings, especially of no childcare needs, sitting hours a week. The cost [email protected] Matthew Davidge is unaccompanied children, have surged, in a waiting room, read- of rent, heat, electricity, Will Kraft and the systems meant to cope with such ing dog-eared magazines, and other utilities is sig- CEO and founder of Chief Financial Officer, ext. 1296 arrivals are under pressure. President and staring nervously at nificantly cut back when Bluestream Health. [email protected] Joe Biden needs to move quickly before Paula Villacreses A/R Specialist, ext. 1205 the problem gets any worse. [email protected] February saw almost 100,000 people Mike Shanahan apprehended at the border, a nearly 30 Chief Executive Officer, ext. 1956 percent increase over January and the [email protected] highest number for that month in five Carolina Trujillo Community Relations Director, ext. 1226 years. U.S. border shelters are already [email protected] overwhelmed. Jim Wilson Much of the blame rests with Biden’s Chief Operating Officer, ext. 1200 [email protected] predecessor. The previous administra- tion denied border authorities the re- CIRCULATION Lisa Mahmoud sources they need to do their job quick- Manager, ext. 1239 ly and humanely, and relied on cruelty, [email protected]

harsh rhetoric and a largely irrelevant CUSTOMER SERVICE wall to help deter migrants. That ap- La’ Mosha Ball proach had to go — but Biden erred in Customer Service, ext. 1276 conspicuously reversing those tactics [email protected] without also preparing for the conse- GRAPHICS quences. Trevor Andreozzi On Tuesday, a lengthy statement by Designer [email protected] Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Sean Casey Mayorkas described what’s happening Designer and what the government is doing in re- [email protected] sponse — but it accepted no responsibil- Amanda Lunn ity for the mess. Designer [email protected] Biden needs to reconsider. Mayorkas’ LETTER TO THE EDITOR Edwin Peralta Jr. statement cited efforts to create a more Designer humane version of the “Remain in Mexi- [email protected] co” policy. Good idea — but this highlights Darren Cyr rolls up his sleeves NEWSROOM the urgency of deepening U.S. diplomatic To the editor: could understand the city complaints. I contacted Mike Alongi engagement with Mexico’s government Sports Editor, ext. 1228 instead of just complain- Darren and he knocked [email protected] (the new administration still hasn’t ap- Born and brought up liv- ing. I received a good on my door that Satur- Elyse Carmosino pointed an ambassador). ing in Salem, I was some- education and found out day morning with four Reporter, ext. 1264 Mexico will need help to rapidly ex- what reluctant to move that councilors do not just rat traps. He said the city [email protected] to Lynn: It had a stigma sit by and attend parades, pand its capacity to house asylum-seek- would be by, “but these Allysha Dunnigan I will not choose not to kiss babies, and collect a ers until their cases can be heard. The should hold you over until Reporter, ext. 1302 dwell on. check. then.” [email protected] U.S. should also develop in-country Leaving my townhouse Let me share a few He also addressed con- processing centers in Central America and moving to a new city things I know about Dar- Tréa Lavery cerns about a truck and Reporter, ext. 1317 to obviate the need for dangerous trips was hard. But my son and ren Cyr. [email protected] I purchased a two-family He has always returned a car parked in a front to the border and deprive drug cartels yard and he addressed Gayla Cawley of a growing source of revenue. in a nice, well-maintained my calls in a reasonable Regional Editor, ext. 1236 neighborhood. amount of time and never speeding on our street [email protected] The administration is right to propose and got speed limit signs We settled in and met ignored my concerns. Cheryl Charles new funds to mitigate the humanitari- some wonderful people In 2010 during a spring posted on both ends of News Editor, ext. 1278 an crises in Honduras, El Salvador and and I eventually asked, storm, a tree came down, the street. [email protected] Guatemala — while insisting, also right- who is my ward city coun- blocking wires, and we I got to know Darren Cyr Spenser Hasak cilor? I found out, at the were told it would be sev- through his actions and Photographer, ext. 1332 ly, that additional aid is tied to action on [email protected] corruption and abuse of power. Without time, it was the late Char- eral hours before power his love for this city. That lie O’Brien. My neigh- was restored. Less than love cannot be measured a more stable, secure and prosperous Julia Hopkins bor who had lived on my two hours later, a truck in rhetoric. He is a man Photographer, ext. 1224 Central America, migration will contin- street for more that 55 came down the street: It who rolls up his sleeves [email protected] ue to test U.S. governments. years asked if I would was Darren with coolers and is not afraid to work Thor Jourgensen Most urgently, at the border, Biden join him with a few others loaded with ice, which he Editorial Page Editor, ext. 1267 for the greater good of this [email protected] should do all he can to speed the pro- to meet Darren Cyr, who dispersed to all in need. fine city. Daniel Kane cessing of asylum-seekers so that suc- was running for Ward 3, Worried about an aban- Darren Cyr has the ex- as Mr. O’Brien was mov- Sports Reporter, ext. 1228 doned house in back of perience and he is the [email protected] cessful applicants can be promptly ing to a councilor-at-large mine, I called Darren admitted and unsuccessful applicants man we need now to fol- Steve Krause seat. and he came by that Senior Writer, ext. 1229 promptly denied. This is partly a ques- We sat and discussed night and observed the low up the leadership shown by Mayor McGee [email protected] tion of resources — a lot more will need the issues and picked his building’s condition: and move the city for- Guthrie Scrimgeour to be spent on personnel and facilities brain. He answered all Two days later, it was all Reporter, ext. 1222 my questions, so I decided boarded up. ward. [email protected] — but giving asylum officers broader This is why I support to support Darren’s candi- When I contacted the Anne Marie Tobin authority to rule on cases would also dacy. city to complain about Darren Cyr for mayor. Assignment Editor, ext. 1307 help. I also attended some rats, I was told rodent [email protected] council meetings in order control was running be- L. Robert Nadeau TECHNOLOGY to listen and learn, so I hind in responding to Lynn Tim Noyes Director, ext. 1247 TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS, PLEASE MAIL TO THE DAILY ITEM, P.O. BOX 5, LYNN, MA 01903 OR EMAIL TO [email protected] [email protected] MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 A5 Community Calendar Monday, March 22 - Sunday, March 28

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COA Strength Exercise School Complex School event (education, enter- of Commerce presents a Finance Committee, 7 Class. 8:30-9:30 a.m. via Council meeting. 2:45-4:45 tainment, municipal), free webinar on relief for p.m. via Zoom. Tuesday, March 23 Zoom. p.m. via Google Meet. place and time of event. shuttered venue opera- ducation E Municipal tors. Go to business.pea- Tuesday, March 23 Tuesday, March 23 School Committee meet- Zoning Board of Appeals bodychamber.com for log- LYNN ing will be cablecast live on information, 4-5 p.m. Education - Hearing Notice. 5 p.m. Municipal on Verizon channel 30 and School Committee, Hig- Hadley Elementary via Zoom. Board of Selectmen School Reuse Advisory Monday, March 22 Comcast channel 8, 6 p.m. Community Preserva- gins Middle School library, 85 Perkins St., 7-9 p.m. meeting. 7-9 p.m. via Committee, 6 p.m. via Municipal tion Committee. 7 p.m. via Zoom. via Zoom. Zoom. Wednesday, Zoom. Lynn Housing Authority Entertainment March 24 Entertainment meeting at LHAND offic- Peabody Recreation Wednesday, New England Innocence es, 10 Church St., 1 p.m. Education Tuesday, March 23 presents Tuesday morn- March 24 Project Executive Director The public library spon- ing madness with Moe Education Municipal Rhada Natarajan, virtual sors an open mindful- - games, dance and art Tuesday, March 23 Nahant School Commit- talk, 6 p.m. via Zoom. Reg- ness workshop online creation for ages 3-5 with Conservation Commis- tee meeting - Public Hear- ister on library website or Municipal with Lynnfield resident accompanying adult - see sion meeting. 7-9 p.m. via ing. 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. by calling 781-596-8867. GAR Board of Trustees and psychology professor peabodyma.myrec.com Zoom. Finance Committee meeting via Zoom, 7:30 Vasundhra Ganju. Con- to register, Glen Meadow Municipal ednesday meeting. 7-9 p.m. via p.m. tact Samantha Totman, W , Golf Course clubhouse, 80 March 24 Zoom. 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Monday, March 22 p.m. via Zoom. ing via Zoom, 5:30 p.m. your elevator pitch” - go to Conservation Commis- wakefieldchamber.cham- sion virtual meeting - see Education Municipal bermaster.com to register, PEABODY city website calendar for School Building Com- Finance Committee, 7 LYNNFIELD 3:30-5 p.m. log-in instructions, 7 p.m. mittee, 7 p.m. via Zoom. p.m. via Zoom. Learn about what makes Monday, March 22 Monday, March 22 a great garden through Thursday, March 25 Entertainment Thursday, March 25 the public library’s semi- Municipal “Coronacation: Local Municipal nar with former landscape Licensing Board virtual Municipal History,” a virtual tour Municipal Housing Authority vir- architect Joanne Pearson. meeting - see city website City Council virtual of historical sites in and Harbor and Waterfront tual meeting - see town Contact Katherine Decker, calendar for log-on infor- meetings - go to city web- around Swampscott. 7 Advisory Committee, 7 website calendar for log- [email protected] for mation, 6:30 p.m. site calendar for log-on in- p.m. via Zoom. Register p.m. via Zoom. Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied By Joyce M. to be able to place an or- than a handful, according Rosenberg der to factories in China to the Marine Exchange AP BUSINESS WRITER and expect to receive his of Southern California, a products in 30 days. Now, service that monitors port NEW YORK — A trade with problems throughout traffic and operations. bottleneck born of the the supply chain, “we’re “With this type of back- COVID-19 outbreak has adding an additional two log, it will take several U.S. businesses anxiously months,” he says. And that weeks to work through awaiting goods from Asia two months is “iffy” — it that. It doesn’t go away. — while off the coast of Cal- can take even longer. And new ships are sail- ifornia, dozens of container Bras’ company, Wom- ing to the U.S. even as we ships sit anchored, unable ple Studios, sells monthly speak,” says Shanton Wil- to unload their cargo. subscription boxes with cox, a manufacturing ad- The pandemic has educational crafts and ac- viser with PA Consulting. wreaked havoc with the tivities for children; many But there are choke supply chain since early of the products are cus- points on land as well. It 2020, when it forced the clo- tom-made, so he can’t eas- can take 8,000 trucks to sure of factories throughout ily find substitutes. haul the cargo away from a China. The seeds of the cur- Bras has found him- ship, says Kip Louttit, exec- rent problems were sown self spending more time utive director of the Marine last March, when Ameri- on logistics rather than Exchange of Southern Cal- cans stayed home and dra- product development, and ifornia. But when all those FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS matically changed their more time apologizing to trucks hit the road, there buying habits — instead of Joe Peters, front, sits on the back porch at his daughter’s home for des- the Oakland, Calif., com- aren’t enough available clothes, they bought elec- sert in Cincinnati. pany’s customers who when dockworkers are try- tronics, fitness equipment expect a shipment each ing to unload the next ships and home improvement month. Customers have in port. Freight rail traffic products. U.S. companies been understanding — has also been affected. Grandparents in the pandemic: responded by flooding re- they realize the pandem- “When you have more opened Asian factories with ic has upset shipping and cargo, you have a less effi- a lost year, but now some hope orders, leading to a chain trade worldwide. cient cargo moving system,” reaction of congestion and The cluster of ships off- Louttit says. The pandemic snags at ports and freight some beginning steps for- losing time with the shore are perhaps the most itself is also slowing down By Dan Sewell hubs across the country as ASSOCIATED PRESS ward for Year 2, saying youngest. dramatic symptom of an the flow of goods, sidelining the goods began arriving. fully vaccinated grandpar- “They’re 3, 4, and 5 years overwhelmed supply chain. workers in warehouses at Main Street business- CINCINNATI — No ents could visit in a single old and a whole year has As production surged in the ports, he says. es are now forced to wait sleepovers with popcorn household with healthy gone,” Nancy Peters says. Asia, more ships began ar- Put all the problems to- and Disney movies. No children and grandchil- “They’ve changed a lot months instead of the usu- riving in the fall at ports in gether, and when a ship dance recitals or holiday dren without masks or ... and Amelia would say al weeks for a delivery from Los Angeles, Long Beach gets into port, it takes five pageants, let alone any other special precautions. each day to her Mom, ‘I am China, and no one knows and other West Coast cities to seven days to unload in- Grandparents’ Day for vis- Doris Rolark blew air going to have a sleepover when the situation will be than the gateways could stead of two to three, says iting the kids’ classrooms. kisses to her mask-wear- at Grandma’s when coro- resolved. Owners do a lot handle. Ships holding as Shruti Gupta, an industrial No hugs. ing grandchildren and navirus is over.’ of explaining to customers, many as 14,000 containers analyst with the consulting The first 12 months of great-grandchildren when “And now she isn’t 3 any- order more inventory than have sat offshore, some of firm RSM. “That again has the pandemic represent a they dropped off pres- more,” she says. usual and lower their ex- them for over a week. At consequences on truckers lost year for many in the ents on her 78th birthday Both Peters and Rolark pectations for when their times there have been as and rail service, because largest group of grandpar- last month. She resumed have been fully vaccinat- shipments will arrive. many as 40 ships waiting; they have to wait until the ents in U.S. history. Most hugs last week after the ed as the shot pace has Alejandro Bras used normally, there’s no more port clears,” she says. of the nation’s some 70 CDC guidelines were an- picked up nationally in million grandparents are nounced. recent weeks, with an esti- in the fourth quarter of “It was great. I’m getting mated 60 percent of those their lives, and the clock excited to see the rest of 65 and older getting at has kept running. them,” says the Middle- least one dose so far. But “Working with older town, Ohio, woman, who the CDC reports that only adults, I’m seeing a lot has three grandchildren 10 percent of the popula- of depression, a lot of in- and 16 great-grandkids. “I tion as a whole has been creases in loneliness,” says hope it’s going to be better fully vaccinated and re- Nick Nicholson, a nursing now.” minds that vulnerability professor and researcher Joe and Nancy Peters increases with age. The on aging at Quinnipiac had one of their 11 grand- CDC says eight of 10 peo- University in Hamden, children over to visit last ple who have died in the Conn. “It’s been really dif- week as they began “cau- United States from the vi- ficult ... the anxiety, the tiously returning to nor- rus were 65 or older. despair, the social isola- mal,” he says. Both retired Nicholson says that tion. Over time, there are educators in their 70s, while some older adults so many adverse effects. they were used to being are “just breaking down The sooner we expand heavily involved with the the door to get out” after the bubble, the better, so grandchildren, all living a year of isolation, others people can start healing near them in suburban remain apprehensive with FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS together.” Cincinnati, before the variant strains and other The federal Centers for pandemic and its safety unknowns ahead. A high number of container ships, a cruise ship, and a small sailboat, dot Disease Control and Pre- restrictions hit. “They wonder: Is it safe?” the coast of Long Beach waiting to dock at the Ports of Los Angeles and vention last week offered It was especially tough he says. Long Beach off the California Coast. A6 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 POLICE/FIRE

All address information, particu- Saturday; at Essex and Liberty Mexico limits non-essential larly arrests, reflect police records. streets at 2:24 p.m. Saturday; In the event of a perceived inac- at Flint and Walnut streets curacy, it is the sole responsibility at 6:02 p.m. on Saturday; at 799 Western Ave. at 10 a.m. travel on southern border of the concerned party to contact Sunday. the relevant police department and By María Verza ASSOCIATED PRESS have the department issue a no- Assaults tice of correction to the Daily Item. CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — The Mexican Corrections or clarifications will not A report of assault and bat- tery on Mt Vernon Street at banks of the Suchiate riv- be made without express notice of 12:46 a.m. Saturday. er dawned Sunday with change from the arresting police A report of an assault on a heavy presence of im- department. Chase Street at 5:38 p.m. migration agents in place Saturday. to enforce Mexico’s new LYNN limits on all but essential Complaints travel at its shared border Arrests with Guatemala. A report of a fight at Mc- Dozens of immigration Gerard Arpin, 42, of 100 Donald’s at 60 Boston St. at agents lined the riverside asking those who landed Newhall St., was arrested and 12:17 a.m. Saturday; at 27 on the giant innertube charged for armed robbery at Union St. at 1:16 a.m. Satur- rafts that carry most of 9:10 p.m. Saturday. day; at 1 Witt St. at 2:03 a.m. the cross-border traffic for Eddie Cabrera, 54, was ar- Saturday. documentation and turn- rested and charged with two ing many back. counts of assault and battery Theft But those turned away with a dangerous weapon and weren’t migrants, they disturbing the peace at 10:43 A report of motor vehicle were the small-time Gua- a.m. Sunday. theft at Dunkin’ Donuts at temalan merchants and PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS 116 Lewis St. at 8:26 a.m. Marisol Coovert, 26, of residents from Tecun Guatemalan travelers cross the Suchiate River, the border between Saturday. Uman, across the river, 26 Faulkner St., Malden, was Guatemala and Mexico, into Mexico aboard a raft near Ciudad Hidalgo. arrested and charged with who buy in bulk in Mexico to re-sell in Guatemala or operating a vehicle with a PEABODY This time there is no comes from the negoti- sometimes put migrants purchase household items suspended license, operat- large migrant presence ation with the United who can pay on such when the exchange rate ing an unregistered vehicle, Accidents across the river, but Mex- States, it’s very clear.” flights to avoid highway favors it. operating an uninsured motor ico is again under pres- “What is going to happen checkpoints in Mexico. A motor vehicle crash was “They haven’t let us en- vehicle and on a warrant for sure to slow the flow of is that they’ll be pushed On Friday, hundreds of reported at 1 Andover St. and ter because they think armed robbery at 8:48 p.m. migrants north as the U.S. more into secrecy and the National Guard troops Pulaski Street at 3:26 p.m. we’re migrants when re- Sunday. government wrestles with trafficking of people,” Sal- and immigration agents Saturday. There were no in- ally we’re only coming vador said. paraded through the capi- Luichy Mariano, 34, of growing numbers, espe- juries and the vehicle was to shop,” said Amalia Juan José Ramírez, a tal of the southern state of 593 Summer St., was arrest- Vázquez, a Guatemalan cially of families and un- towed. accompanied minors. Guatemalan who crosses Chiapas. On Sunday, few ed and charged with a failure citizen with her baby tied to Mexico daily just upriv- soldiers were visible along to stop at a stop/yield sign, to her back and seven oth- Many of those, however, Complaints are believed to be travel- er at the Talisman cross- the river. resisting arrest, assault and er relatives accompanying ing with smugglers who ing, said he didn’t note “It’s all a show,” said battery on a police officer, A report of graffiti at About her. Vázquez said her fam- any change Sunday at the a woman with a sweets ily travels the 100 kilome- can simply choose among possession to distribute class Face Kitchens at 27 Walnut the hundreds of unmon- port of entry. stand in the market, who drugs, disorderly conduct ters monthly from Quet- “They only asked for my asked to remain anony- St. on Saturday. zaltenango to buy plastic itored crossing points on and possession of a knife at Mexico’s long jungle bor- border visitor card, but mous to avoid retaliation. items and sweets they re- “They don’t let the ones 11:12 a.m. Saturday. Theft ders with Guatemala and the taking of the tempera- sell at home. ture and all of that, they coming to buy pass, but Paul Morissey, 65, of 100 Belize. After a negotiation, im- stopped awhile ago,” he the smugglers are very ac- Willow St., was arrested and A report of larceny at Zumi- The government said migration agents allowed said. “It was only at the tive.” es at 210 Andover St. was the measures that went charged with trespassing and her sister and another beginning (of the pandem- Mexico’s National Im- made at 6:41 p.m. on Sat- into effect Sunday — one two warrants for miscella- relative to pass, but they ic) when it was worse.” migration Institute says urday. year into the pandemic — neous municipal ordinance had to leave their IDs The Mexican govern- smugglers are telling Cen- violation at 8:28 a.m. Satur- with agents while they were aimed at slowing the ment last week also an- tral American migrants to day. SWAMPSCOTT shopped. Nearby, other spread of COVID-19. But nounced a new effort bring children to improve Amy Weiner, 38, of 3 Alba- agents turned away a man most saw it as a cover to against the smuggling their chances of entering ny Terrace, was arrested and Accidents who said he was just com- again try to control illegal of families with minors. Mexico and the United migration and no one was charged with reckless endan- ing to buy his medicine. They said they would in- States. A motor vehicle crash was talking about health con- germent to a child on a war- The Mexican govern- crease patrols in areas The flow hasn’t reached reported at 12:41 p.m. at ment has interrupted cerns. The U.S. and Mexi- rant at 12:57 a.m. Saturday. and checkpoints and use early 2019 levels yet, but CVS Pharmacy at 413 Para- the usually free-flowing co have had a similar limit drones and night vision to the U.S. government is on non-essential travel on Accidents dise Road on Friday. cross-river traffic here watch crossing points. worried by the rapid in- A hit and run crash was before, infuriating mer- their shared border for a On Saturday, Mexico’s crease in illegal entries A report of a motor vehicle reported in the Whole Foods chants on both sides. In year, but Mexico is one of immigration agency an- since last fall. the few countries to oth- crash on 225 Boston St. at parking lot at 1:44 p.m. on recent years, as migrant nounced that authorities “It isn’t much that we caravans arrived in Tecun erwise not impose health 1:25 p.m. Saturday; at Cow- Saturday. An employee re- had detained 95 Central take for reselling,” said Uman, Mexican troops restrictions on people en- American and Cuban mi- María Vázquez, Amalia’s drey Avenue and Lynnfield ported that her car was struck lined the Mexican side of tering the country by land grants who arrived by sister, while she negotiat- Street at 1:59 p.m. Saturday; while parked in the lot and a the Suchiate and largely or air. plane to the northern city ed the price of some cook- at Boston and North Bend witness observed the crash stopped the raft traffic. “There’s no reason that of Monterrey. Among them ies and her family waited streets at 2:36 p.m. Saturday; and provided police with a The last time was in this would help public were eight unaccompanied by the river. “The migrants at Belleaire and Western ave- photo of the car and the li- January 2020 when hun- health,” said Yuriria Sal- minors. The flights origi- traveling in groups really nues at 2:37 p.m. Saturday; cense plate of the other car dreds of soldiers blocked vador of the Fray Matías nated in southeast Mex- harm us and the pandem- at 99 Cottage St. at 2:41 p.m. involved. large groups of migrants de Cordova Human Rights ican cities, Villahermosa ic too. They never asked us trying to cross. Center in Tapachula. “It and Cancun. Smugglers for documentation.” Police chief says Miami partying “couldn’t go on any longer”

By Kelli Kennedy “to engage in lawlessness One commissioner asked ASSOCIATED PRESS and an anything goes par- whether a toll could be ty attitude.” He also noted levied on non-residents to FORT LAUDERDALE, that the crowds weren’t discourage visitors. Sev- Fla. — Pointing to over eating at restaurants or eral said it was time for 1,000 arrests in one of patronizing businesses a new marketing cam- the nation’s top party generating badly needed paign to help rebrand spots, Miami Beach offi- tourism dollars, but merely South Beach’s as a party cials warned Sunday that congregating by the thou- city, pointing to the small the unruly spring break sands in the street. handful of arrests in near- crowd gathering by the Officers in bullet proof by Fort Lauderdale over thousands, fighting in the vests dispersed pepper spring break. streets, destroying restau- spray balls Saturday Local officials and busi- rant property and refusing night into a defiant, but nesses have struggled to to wear masks has become mostly non-violent crowd, balance courting tour- a serious threat to public refusing to submit to the ists to boost the economy safety. curfew that had only been while doing so safely amid During a last-minute enacted four hours earlier. the ongoing coronavirus meeting Sunday, city of- Some people responded pandemic. Local residents ficials voted to extend a by jumping on top of cars, highly unusual 8 p.m. cur- complained they spent twerking and throwing three to four hours in few for another week along money into the air. famed South Beach, with traffic after bridges were A military style vehi- closed during the curfew the possibility of extending cle was seen rolling down it well into April if needed, and some restaurants the palm-tree lined Ocean asked for permission to and stressed this isn’t the Drive as outnumbered Mi- continue food delivery af- typical spring break crowd. ami Beach police officers ter the curfew. They said it’s not college struggled to disperse the Miami tourism officials students, but adults look- raucous crowds Satur- say billions of dollars were ing to let loose in one of day. Tourists were urged lost when the pandem- the few states fully open to stay inside their hotels ic first erupted last year, during the pandemic. and pedestrians or vehi- Law enforcement of- cles were not allowed to FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS canceling spring break and forcing beach closures ficers from at least four enter the restricted area Despite the coronavirus, spring breakers return to South Beach and across the Sunshine State. other agencies, along with after 8 p.m. walk along Ocean Drive that is closed to traffic. SWAT teams, were added Miami Beach Police The city’s tourism arm just spent $5 million on its to help contain the rau- Chief Richard Clements was the right decision,” stampede that she was during a commission cous crowds, but it wasn’t initially became concerned By Friday night, police transported to the hos- meeting Sunday. biggest national advertis- enough. After days of par- Monday when the crowds said the partying was out pital where they initial- Local officials haveing campaign in 20 years. tying, including several seemed larger than nor- of control. One restaurant ly thought she had been struggled to enforce At the same time, local confrontations with police, mal on what is typically was “turned upside down” shot, police said. COVID ordinances. Flori- officials banned alcohol Miami Beach officials en- a quieter day. A group in the melee, “chairs were “How many more things da has no statewide mask from the beach, along with acted a highly unorthodox of vehicles blocked the used as weapons,” and bro- are we going to allow to oc- rules, limits on capaci- all alcohol sales after 10 curfew Saturday from 8 street “and basically had ken glass covered the floor. cur before we step in,” said ty or other such restric- p.m. in an effort to curb p.m. until 6 a.m., forc- an impromptu street par- Next door, the iconic bar, Chief Clements. tions, courtesy of Repub- partying. The city even ing restaurants to stop ty,” he said. By Thursday, the Clevelander South Miami Beach Mayor Dan lican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ sent cellphone text mes- outdoor seating entire- the crowds were grow- Beach, announced it was Gelber said he has trouble pro-business stance. sages to tourists warning, ly during the three-day ing, fights were breaking temporarily suspending sleeping at night, worried “I think there are very “Vacation Responsibly or emergency period, and en- out, setting off dangerous all food and beverage oper- about the out-of-control few places that have been Be Arrested.” couraging local businesses stampedes of people flee- ations until at least March parties. open as our state have been “I just feel like it’s really to voluntarily shut down. ing for safety. 24 after crowds crammed “When hundreds of peo- open,” said Gelber. “We’re not fair,” tourist Heather More than half of the “We couldn’t go on any Ocean Drive, breaking out ple are running through in the middle of a pandem- Price told NBC 6. “Peo- more than 1,000 arrests longer,” Chief Clements into street fights. the streets panicked, you ic. The virus is still very ple paid a lot of money to were from out of state, said said during Sunday’s After gunshots were realize that’s not some- present in our community. come all the way out here, City Manager Raul Aguila, meeting, defending the fired, a young woman thing that a police force We have 1,000 infections a just to not be able to do the adding many are coming city’s curfew. “I think this cut her leg so badly in a can control,” he said day on most days.” activities they wanted to.” MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM A7 A year into pandemic, veterans NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS Police investigate deaths New Shoreham police of man, woman hiring seasonal police halls ‘barely hanging’ on found dead in river of cers, interns COLRAIN (AP) — Po- NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. By Philip Marcelo lice are investigating the (AP) — Anyone who has ASSOCIATED PRESS deaths of a man and a wanted to be a police of - NEW BEDFORD — woman who were found cer in a vacation paradise Paul Guilbeault knew the dead in a river near where now has a chance. writing was on the wall a Jeep had entered the New Shoreham, the for the last Veterans of water in Colrain, Mas- town on Block Island, Foreign Wars post in this sachusetts of cials said announced this week city south of Boston when Sunday. that it is has opened businesses across Massa- Police discovered the the hiring process for chusetts were ordered to bodies of the Franklin seasonal officers for the close as the coronavirus County man and woman, summer, when the is- pandemic took hold last who were in their 30s, on land’s population swells March. Saturday morning near with seasonal residents Within six months, the the convergence of the and tourists. 90-year-old Korean War east branch of the North The department is also vet was proven right. VFW River and Foundry Village launching a new paid in- Post 3260 in New Bedford, Brook, the Northwestern ternship program for col- a chapter of the national District Attorney’s Of ce lege students interested fraternity of war vets es- said. in pursuing a career in tablished in 1935, had sur- The Of cer of the Chief law enforcement. rendered its charter and Medical Examiner will The seasonal of cers sold the hall to a church. determine the cause of will help year-round po- “The economic shutdown their deaths. Foul play lice of cers to provide is what killed us,” said is not suspected, of cials public safety and enforce Guilbeault, who has over- said. The deaths are un- traf c laws on the island, seen the post’s nances der investigation, of cials with a focus on moped for years. “There’s no way said. use and impaired driving, in the world that we could FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS interim Chief Capt. Mat- make it. A lot of these Elderly couple found thew Moynihan said in a posts are barely hanging Paul Guilbeault, quartermaster at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3260, statement. on. Most don’t make a poses outside the building former home of the post in New Bedford. dead in home after Seasonal of cers must huge pro t.” carbon monoxide leak have completed a Rhode Local bars and halls matic stress disorder and out thousands of dollars to his wedding reception at Island police academy or run by VFW and Ameri- other wartime trauma hundreds of posts to help the hall in 1967, the year METHUEN (AP) — An an equivalent out-of-state can Legion posts — those have lost a critical safe cover facility costs and it opened. He’s been a elderly couple has died police academy and be community staples where space amid an isolating other expenses. dues-paying member pret- after a suspected carbon current with their certi - “A post could conceivably vets commiserate over pandemic, leaders say. ty much ever since. monoxide leak in their cations. “They can talk about lose these things and still beers and people celebrate “It’s been a part of my Methuen home, re of - The department will things here that hap- continue as a post,” said weddings and other mile- whole adult life,” Pelletier cials said. also hire six interns for pened to them in the war John Raughter, spokes- stones — were already said. “It’s been a second First responders were the Community Service that they’d never say to man for the Indianapo- struggling when the pan- home at times.” called to the home on Of cer Internship Pro- their psychiatrist or even lis-based American Le- demic hit. After years of But like VFW posts na- Saturday by the couple’s gram designed for stu- their families,” said Har- gion. declining membership, tionwide, the New Bedford son who found them dents interested in pur- old Durr, commander of Some facilities have restrictions meant to slow hall struggled to draw when he came to visit, suing a career in law American Legion Post 1 in found workarounds to the spread of COVID-19 new members. In the ‘60s, Methuen Deputy Fire enforcement. The Com- Santa Fe, N.M. keep bringing in money, it had more than 1,000 Chief Scott Sullivan munity Service Of cers became a death blow for Like a number of posts which goes to a wide range paying members; by last said. many. nationwide, Durr says his of community work, from will be used in busy vis- The closures have added year, it had roughly 100, The man and woman itor areas, providing in- facility quali ed for fed- hosting free lunches for were believed to be in to the misery from a pan- eral and local pandemic disabled veterans to spon- the majority in their 70s formation, directions and demic that’s hit military and 80s. their 80s. Their names reminding visitors of lo- relief, though most of it soring high school ROTC have not been released. veterans hard. The U.S. could only be used to cov- programs and offering free “The stigma of just being cal laws. Department of Veterans a bar is hard to overcome,” The deaths are being in- Details about both job er employee salaries, not gathering space for Scout vestigated. Affairs recently estimated utilities and other expens- troops and other groups. said Del no Garcia, the opportunities are posted the death toll in its facil- post’s last commander. on the New Shoreham es. Members of the VFW About 270 Providence ities alone was approach- He says the shuttered Post 2718 on Long Island, “Younger vets want some- Police Department web- ing 11,000. post, which includes a bar N.Y., have been dipping thing different. You’ve got teachers get site. In many states, veterans and hall, has largely re- into reserves and organiz- to be more family-orient- displacement notices posts were ordered to close lied on donations to pay ing fundraisers until they ed. You’ve got to make it Boston of cer accused like other bars and event monthly costs. can fully reopen their hall. more hospitable. VFWs PROVIDENCE, R.I. of possessing drugs halls last spring. Their “We’ve had a rough go,” Their next effort is a rst- are struggling to adapt to (AP) — The Providence in New Hampshire supporters argued that says the 75-year-old Navy time Mother’s Day plant that new reality.” School Department has the spaces serve a great- vet, who served in the sale, said John McMana- Guilbeault, who joined noti ed 270 staff, mostly CONCORD, N.H. (AP) er community purpose Vietnam War. “But we’ve my, a former post com- the post in 1956 after teachers, that they will — A Boston police of cer than their for-pro t coun- got to stay open. We’ve ex- mander. serving in the Air Force, need to apply for differ- is facing charges of pos- terparts and should have isted for 100 years. There’s In Massachusetts, the has no regrets about wind- ent jobs this spring as a sessing drugs while in been allowed to reopen no way we can let it close.” New Bedford post is the ing things down. result of ending one-year New Hampshire, of cials sooner. How many vets halls and only one that’s dissolved With mortgage pay- positions and failure to said. They say many posts bars have permanently for pandemic-related rea- ments and other bills meet certi cation require- Andrew Johnson, 51, quickly pivoted their com- shuttered or risk closure sons so far, but the state mounting, he had put in ments. of Chestnut Hill, Mass., munity service efforts to because of the pandemic is risks losing some 20 per- The U.S. Justice De- was arrested Thursday in respond to the pandemic. more than $5,000 of his hard to quantify. cent of its VFW build- partment has ordered West Roxbury, Massachu- In Lakeview, Mich., VFW own savings in those - The national VFW and ings if they are forced to the school district to hire setts, and released to turn Post 3701 made hundreds nal days. He eventually American Legion organi- remain closed into the more English as a Sec- himself in to New Hamp- of masks for workers and recouped the money when zations say the number of crucial summer months, ond Language teachers shire authorities, of cials operated blood drives with said Bill LeBeau, head of the building’s sale was posts that dissolved com- after the federal depart- said Friday. the Red Cross. In Queens, pletely last year was at the VFW Massachusetts, nalized in September, ment found rampant de- He is accused of being N.Y., American Legion or lower than prior years. which oversees local posts. and the remaining pro ts ciencies in the way the in possession of metham- Post 483 ran a food pantry But the organizations say Closing VFW Post 3260 went to the state VFW. “In a way, it’s been a Providence schools edu- phetamine and amphet- that fed thousands. And they do not track bars and in the historic shing port cate students who do not posts from Connecticut to blessing to let it go,” Guil- amine during an incident halls because they are lo- city some 60 miles (97 ki- speak English pro cient- North Carolina have been beault said. “If we’d kept on Jan. 23 in Woodstock, cally controlled. lometers) south of Boston ly, the Providence Journal hosting vaccine registra- has been bittersweet for going, we’d still be closed. N.H., New Hampshire Many posts, they say, reported. tion drives and clinics. do not run halls or bars. longtime members. There was no sense keep- Deputy Attorney Gener- Tenured staff will re- The closure of some halls Still, both organizations Dennis Pelletier, a ing it open. All we were al Jane Young and State main employed with the and bars also means vets launched emergency grant 75-year-old Marine who doing was accumulating Police Col. Nathan Noyes district next year but dealing with post-trau- programs last fall, doling served in Vietnam, had debt, debt, debt, debt.” said in a written state- their titles or duties may ment. change. It was not known if In February the dis- Johnson is being repre- NH expands vaccine eligibility; trict informed about 50 sented by an attorney elementary school teach- and there is no available ers that they must enroll phone listing in his name. to be certi ed to teach “Anyone who may have St. Patrick’s Day event back English as a second lan- information about crimi- guage or they will be re- nal activity involving Mr. A look at pandemic-re- tance of community.” Good Shepherd Food Bank together.” assigned. Johnson in the area of lated news around New RHODE ISLAND on the donation project. The music video is called Jeremy Sencer, vice Woodstock, N.H., or any England on Sunday: The shermen’s associ- “Chanjo,” which means “to president of the Provi- surrounding towns, is Schools around Rhode MASSACHUSETTS ation said the program is vaccinate” in Swahili, she dence Teachers Union, asked to please contact Island may resume hav- designed to help sher- said. said Saturday that some New Hampshire State The Boston St. Patrick’s ing spectators at youth men in the state by buy- Sara Chesbrough, who teachers agreed to pur- Police Detective Shawn Day Breakfast is back, vir- sporting events starting ing local sh, using local works on equity issues for sue the certi cation but Torsey at (603) 223-8940 tually. on Monday. businesses to process and the Vermont Health De- still got displacement or shawn.m.torsey@dos. The event was canceled WPRI reports that the package it, and donating partment, said the state notices, the newspaper nh.gov,” the statement last year because of the Rhode Island Interscho- it to people suffering from has made coronavirus reported. said. coronavirus pandem- lastic League Principals’ food insecurity. The group information available in ic. The “bring your own Committee On Athlet- said it has purchased English and the 10 other breakfast” version hap- ics has unanimously ap- about 145,000 pounds of most commonly spoken YOUR pened Sunday morning proved eliminating the no local seafood. languages in Vermont. via Zoom, NBC Boston re- spectator policy due to the SOURCE The association said it But she said grassroots ported. changing guidance from FOR has been supported by efforts like Webster’s can Boston Mayor Marty the state. hundreds of individuals, help build trust among Walsh, Gov. Charlie Bak- Venues and school ath- foundations, nonpro ts people who may be hes- er, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, letic facilities may impose and businesses as well as itant to get a vaccine or U.S. Reps. Stephen Lynch additional conditions or the state via the federal who may not be tuned into Offering clear understanding and and Ayanna Presley, At- restrictions to comply coronavirus relief act. communication throughout the entire process! torney General Maura with executive orders and traditional government VERMONT Healey and Senate Pres- regulations, the station re- messages, the news sta- ident Karen Spilka were ported. A Vermont musician is tion reported. expected to participate. trying to get more new MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE “While the event this Americans vaccinated year will be a bit different, A shing group in Maine through a music video. 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FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Britain’s Prince Harry arrives in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in London. ‘Genius: Aretha’ makes Queen of Soul come alive through her iconic wardrobe By Julie Hinds with clothes. “She’s very Prince Harry DETROIT FREE PRESS collaborative and ... in her own personal style, she’s Aretha Franklin knew adventurous. You’ve seen gives advice to what becomes a legend her red carpet looks. She’s most. She liked to wear willing to step out of her “onstage outfits as dra- own comfort zone and try grieving children matic as her four-octave different things.” voice,” as Glamour de- A sense of adventure clared. The Queen of Soul helped because Franklin’s loved fashion, understood style was always evolving in new book the power of fashion and, with the latest trends. By Danica Kirka provide you comfort in at one point, contemplat- Although she loved sequins, ASSOCIATED PRESS knowing that you’re not ed entering the business feathers, furs and beading alone,” Harry wrote in the of fashion herself. LONDON — Britain’s for her ultra-sophisticated foreword. “When I was a “There is an interview formal gowns, she also Prince Harry has writ- young boy I lost my mum. ten the foreword for a new that I came across in embraced a variety of casual At the time, I didn’t want book aimed at the children my research where she wear, from mod, fitted dress- to believe it or accept it, of frontline workers who mentioned (the possibility es in the 1960s to flowing and it left a huge hole died in the COVID-19 of) doing a fashion line. caftans in the early 1970s inside of me. I know how pandemic, sharing the Somewhere in the back like the ones she wore for you feel, and I want to pain he suffered as a boy of her head, that was on her performances at a Los after the death of his assure you that over time her list of things to do,” Angeles church that became mother, Princess Diana. that hole will be filled says costume designer the “Amazing Grace” gospel Harry wrote that losing with so much love and Jennifer Bryan, who album and documentary. his mother at age 12 left support.” studied the Detroit diva’s Bryan had extreme diffi- “a huge hole inside of me,” Harry has on several incomparable looks for culty locating a fabric that FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS according to excerpts of occasions reflected on the the National Geographic matched or even resembled the book printed in the enduring pain he experi- series “Genius: Aretha,” Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo plays Aretha the green silk caftan that Times of London. Diana enced from his mother’s which debuts Sunday. Franklin with Malcolm Barrett as her husband/ Franklin donned for those died in a Paris car acci- sudden death. He has Bryan grew up in Jamai- manager Ted White. sessions. “It had a large, dent in August 1997. made mental health ca and earned a fashion what I would call exploded, “Hospital by the Hill,’’ awareness a key part of degree at Brooklyn’s Pratt projects yet. It involved draping. “You think fab- paisley print. Couldn’t find by Chris Connaughton, his charitable work. Institute before building thousands of costumes rics are around forever? it. Searched high and low.” is the story of a young “We all cope with loss in a career in costuming for and required hundreds They’re not,” explains Finally, she had to have person whose mother a different way, but when movies and television. Her of extras to be in period Bryan. “Forget about the a fabric custom-made to worked at a hospital and a parent goes to heaven, I costume design credits clothing for certain scenes. print or the color. Just the replicate the caftan. died during the pandemic. was told their spirit, their include AMC’s “Better Call Most crucially, Bryan actual weave or texture of Franklin’s clothes spoke to It is being given to chil- love and the memories Saul,” “Halt and Catch had to create or find out- fabrics change. The poly- the awareness and sensitivi- ty that she brought to every dren who have experi- of them do not,” Harry Fire” and “Breaking Bad” fits to accurately depict ester back then is not the occasion. She knew what enced similar losses. wrote. “They are always and the CW’s “Vampire Di- Franklin’s clothing from polyester we have now.” was appropriate to wear, “While I wish I was able with you, and you can aries” and “The Originals.” the 1950s, when she was Sometimes, the perfect whether it was to accept a to hug you right now, I hold on to them forever. I “Genius: Aretha” is singing her first solos at look was just waiting to major award as a performer hope this story is able to find this to be true.” one of her most complex her father’s church in De- be discovered. One of the or show her support for civil troit, through the decades standout costumes in the rights as an activist. that followed. series is an orange, green Bryan notes that Frank- Bryan scoured decades’ and burgundy knit suit worn by actress Cynthia lin, who spoke out about worth of publications for the need for designer fash- Local news in the palm of your hand photos of Franklin, from Erivo, who plays Frank- lin, in scenes involving ions in larger sizes, had a music trade publications contemporary take on body to magazines like Ebony 1967 recording sessions in Muscle Shoals, Ala. image. “Nowadays, we talk and Jet aimed at Black “That is actually a vintage about being body positive readers to, yes, the singing piece that I found. It was and comfortable in your superstar’s hometown just like a miracle. It really size. I think she was ahead newspaper, the Free Press. was. It was in immaculate of the curve with that. ... “I probably curated over shape. No holes, no snags, She worked with her body 1,000 photographs of the no faded colors. It was like, as her body changed.” time (periods) and specific ‘Ahhhh,” says Bryan, imitat- In addition to being in ones of Aretha Franklin ing a choir of angels. “And it charge of Erivo’s looks as herself and her family and fit Cynthia to a T.” Franklin, Bryan also had her father. The further you Among the outfits to dress the actors playing go back, the harder they designed by Bryan, one of other characters, including were to find,” she says. her favorites came from Detroit’s own Courtney B. Though the visual histo- a drawing she made after Vance as Aretha’s father, ry was an invaluable guide, meeting with “Genius: the Rev. C.L. Franklin, the pictures had their Aretha” executive pro- who was known as the limitations, especially the ducer Suzan-Lori Parks man with the million-dol- Full digital access for only $9.99 per month. early snapshots. 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©2021 AccuWeather, Inc. SPORTS B MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 KIPP pulls away late to remain unbeaten Quarterback Piero Ca- KIPP’s offense couldn’t FOOTBALL nales got into a great get on the scoreboard for By Mike Alongi passing rhythm, complet- the rest of the rst half, ITEM SPORTS EDITOR ing 10-of-17 passes for but the Panthers’ defense 175 yards and two touch- made sure that initial LYNN — The KIPP foot- downs while also rushing score held up. KIPP held ball team overcame a slow for one touchdown. Run- Greater Lowell to -17 start and had a huge sec- ning back Dave Filias yards of total offense in ond half Saturday after- stepped into the back eld the rst half, never allow- noon, eventually rolling to after Daniel Oluwasuyi ing a play of more than a 33-6 win over Greater went down with an injury, ve yards at any point. Lowell Tech at Manning and Filias nished with “I think we have one of Field. The defense was the 117 rushing yards and the best defenses in the story for KIPP, as the Pan- two touchdowns. Victor North Shore, and our guys thers allowed less than Mafo had four receptions have really rallied around 100 yards of total offense for 57 yards and one the idea of not giving the for the entire game. touchdown, while Joseph other team an inch,” said “To be honest, we didn’t Tolentino had two recep- Rabbitt. “Our guys really have the greatest week of tions for 35 yards and one  y around on defense, practice and it de nitely touchdown. they’re ball-hawks and translated into the start of After a three-and-out on they make plays. I’m real- this game,” said KIPP their rst offensive pos- ly proud of the way those coach Jim Rabbitt. “We session of the game, KIPP guys have stepped up.” came out with a sloppy forced a three-and-out on Despite having been in start and made plenty of defense to get the ball control for the entire rst mistakes, and we needed right back. The Panthers half, KIPP was in danger our defense to bail us out capitalized this time of throwing that all away a bit at the start. Eventu- around, running a sev- early in the second half ally we were able to get en-play drive that was when Greater Lowell con- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK back to our style of foot- capped off with a 31-yard nected for a 73-yard KIPP receiver Joseph Tolentino celebrates as he runs into the end zone ball and I was happy with touchdown pass from Ca- touchdown pass to tie the during a win over Greater Lowell Tech Saturday afternoon at Manning the way the guys respond- nales to Tolentino to make game at 6-6. Field. ed.” it 6-0. KIPP, B2

ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Lynn eld’s Jack Ford hauled in six passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns Saturday. Lynn eld makes a late stand to hold

off Newburyport ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK game. Trailing 7-0 with Peabody quarterback Shea Lynch completed 12-of-18 passes for 156 yards, two touchdowns and FOOTBALL less than three minutes to one interception in his rst varsity start Saturday afternoon. By Mike Alongi play in the third quarter, ITEM SPORTS EDITOR the Pioneers turned on the afterburners in the LYNNFIELD — It all fourth quarter to race Peabody rally comes up just short came down to a defensive ahead. stand on fourth-and-three cians a 20-13 victory in a For Marblehead, run- yards. Receiver Jack Ford had with less than 30 seconds FOOTBALL Northeastern Conference ning back George Percy Marblehead did all its a big game for the second to play for the Lynn eld By Mike Alongi battle at Piper Field. rushed for 130 yards and scoring in the rst half, week in row, hauling in football team, and the Pi- ITEM SPORTS EDITOR Quarterback Shea one touchdown in the jumping ahead in the six passes for 150 yards oneers made the stop to Lynch completed 12-of-18 win. Quarterback Josh and both of Lynn eld’s rst quarter on a three- secure a hard-fought 13-7 MARBLEHEAD — The passes for 156 yards, two Robertson completed 14- touchdowns. Quarterback yard touchdown run by win over Cape Ann League Peabody football team touchdowns and one in- of-23 passes for 100 yards Austin Sutera completed Robertson to put the Ma- foe Newburyport at home rallied back from a terception in his rst var- and one touchdown, 13-of-25 passes for 245 gicians up 7-0. That score Saturday afternoon. 20-point de cit to Mar- sity start under center, while also rushing for 47 yards and two touch- held until midway In a much different type blehead and had a chance while receiver Brandon yards and one touch- downs, while DJ Capachi- through the second, when of game than Week 1’s 46- to tie the game Saturday Pszenny had ve recep- down. Connor Cronin etti led the ground attack Percy found the end zone 21 win over Triton, the afternoon, but in the end tions for 124 yards and had 57 rushing yards and with nine carries for 59 on a three-yard run of his Lynn eld offense had a late interception by two touchdowns. Cam one receiving touchdown, yards. own to make it 14-0. trouble getting into a true Marblehead’s Mark Cuzzi added 48 rushing while James Doody had rhythm for much of the LYNNFIELD, B2 Paquette gave the Magi- yards in the loss. four receptions for 68 PEABODY, B2 Bishop Fenwick doesn’t miss a beat in return to the gridiron three touchdowns, while re- rushed for 134 yards and SCHOOL ROUNDUP ceiver Angel Martinez two touchdowns in his sea- By Mike Alongi caught three passes for 80 son debut, while quarter- ITEM SPORTS EDITOR yards and two touchdowns. back Victor Harrington Running back Jake Connol- completed 15-of-26 passes The Bishop Fenwick foot- ly added 64 rushing yards, for 228 yards with two ball team didn’t miss a beat 34 receiving yards, one touchdowns and two inter- in its return to the eld rushing touchdown and one ceptions and also rushed for Saturday evening, scoring receiving touchdown in the one touchdown. Receiver 26 points in the rst quar- win. Defensive lineman Jackson Delaney had seven ter en route to a 45-6 win Matt Juneau contributed receptions for 141 yards over Dracut in a non-confer- ve tackles, a sack and a and one touchdown, while ence battle to open up the fumble recovery for the win- receiver Jessie Ofurie had season. ners, while Connolly also ve receptions for 71 yards The Crusaders’ offense came up with an intercep- and one touchdown. was explosive from start to tion. St. John’s Prep (1-1) trav- nish Saturday, with quar- Fenwick (1-0) hosts Bish- els to Catholic Memorial terbacks Chrys Wilson and op Stang Friday night (6). Saturday afternoon (12). Steven Woods combining for FOOTBALL BOYS TRACK ve touchdown passes. BC High 37, Austin Prep 60, Woods completed 8-of-9 St. John’s Prep 35 (2OT) St. Mary’s 22 passes for 164 yards and The Eagles were close to The lone winner on the three touchdowns, while victory on multiple occa- day for the Spartans was Wilson completed 3-of-4 sions Saturday afternoon, Anthony D’Itria, who n- passes for 47 yards, two but in the end BC High was ished rst in the high jump touchdowns, one intercep- able to make one more play ( ve feet, four inches) and tion and also rushed for a and take home the win on a second in the 100-meter FILE PHOTO | JOE BROWN team-high 82 yards. Receiv- successful two-point conver- (12.4 seconds). er Stefano Fabiano had ve sion. Bishop Fenwick’s Stefano Fabiano had ve receptions for 83 yards receptions for 83 yards and Running back James Guy ROUNDUP, B2 and three touchdowns in a win over Dracut Saturday evening. B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE MONDAY Boys Basketball Boys Soccer Classical at Malden (4) Greater Lawrence at KIPP (4) English at Everett (4) Tech at Winthrop (6) Girls Basketball Girls Soccer Classical at Malden (6) Winthrop at Tech (4) English at Everett (6) Volleyball Boys Soccer Lynnfield at Georgetown (4) KIPP at Greater Lawrence (4) Swimming Winthrop at Tech (4) English at Revere (6:30) Girls Soccer TUESDAY Tech at Winthrop (4) Volleyball Boys Hockey Marblehead at Danvers (4) Medford at Lynn Jets (3) Tech at Nashoba (4) Volleyball Peabody at Beverly (5) Lynnfield at Hamilton-Wenham (6:30) Notre Dame at KIPP (5) Track Swampscott at Salem (5:30) Winthrop at Swampscott (3:30) Saugus at Winthrop (5:30) Gloucester at Peabody (4) WEDNESDAY Danvers at Marblehead (4)

TV/RADIO TV NBA 9 p.m...... Boston at Memphis...... NBCSB 9 p.m...... Indiana at Milwaukee...... NBATV Men’s College Basketball 12:10 p.m...... NCAA second round: Oregon vs. Iowa...... CBS 2:40 p.m...... NCAA second round: Oklahoma vs. Gonzaga...... CBS 5:15 p.m...... NCAA second round: Abilene Christian vs. UCLA..TBS 6:10 p.m...... NCAA second round: Ohio vs. Creighton...... TNT 7:10 p.m...... NCAA second round: LSU vs. Michigan...... CBS 7:45 p.m...... NCAA second round: Colorado vs. Florida St...... TBS 8:45 p.m...... NCAA second round: Maryland vs. Alabama...... TNT 9:40 p.m...... NCAA second round: USC vs. Kansas...... CBS Women’s College Basketball 12 p.m...... NCAA first round: BYU vs. Rutgers...... ESPNU 12 p.m...... NCAA first round: Drexel vs. Georgia...... ESPN2 12 p.m...... NCAA first round: North Carolina vs. Alabama...ESPN 2 p.m...... NCAA first round: Stony Brook vs. Arizona...... ESPN2 2 p.m...... NCAA first round: VCU vs. Indiana...... ESPNU 3 p.m...... NCAA first round: Wright State vs. Arkansas...... ESPN 4 p.m...... NCAA first round: Belmont vs. Gonzaga...... ESPN2 4 p.m...... NCAA first round: Mount St. Mary’s vs. Maryland...... ESPN ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK 4 p.m...... NCAA first round: UCF vs. Northwestern...... ESPNU 6 p.m...... NCAA first round: Michigan St. vs. Iowa State....ESPN KIPP quarterback Piero Canales completed 10-of-17 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns and 6 p.m...... NCAA first round: Troy vs. Texas A&M...... ESPN2 also added a rushing touchdown in a win over Greater Lowell Tech Saturday. 7:30 p.m...... NCAA first round: UC Davis vs. Missouri St...... ESPNU 8 p.m...... NCAA first round: Bradley vs. Texas...... ESPN2 8 p.m...... NCAA first round: Marist vs. Louisville...... ESPN KIPP football pulls away in second half 10 p.m...... NCAA first round: South Dakota vs. Oregon..... ESPN2 10 p.m...... NCAA first round: Wyoming vs. UCLA...... ESPN KIPP by Filias. down in the offensive bar- excited for it,” said Rab- NHL From B1 From there, it was all rage to close out the game. bitt. “This is a Thanksgiv- 7:30 p.m...... Anaheim at Minnesota...... NBCSN KIPP. The Panthers’ de- KIPP (2-0) takes on ing rivalry game even 10 p.m...... Winnipeg at Vancouver...... NHL Network But the veteran KIPP fense held strong for the cross-town rival Tech Fri- though it’s not Thanks- MLB Spring Training group never wavered, as rest of the game, while day night (7:30). giving, so we know every- 1 p.m...... St. Louis at Miami...... MLB Network the Panthers responded Canales rushed for a “We didn’t even need to one is going to be pumped 4 p.m...... Chicago Cubs at LA Angels...... MLB Network with an eight-play, 70- 9:30 p.m...... LA Dodgers at Seattle...... MLB Network yard drive of their own touchdown and threw an- tell the guys who we’re up to play. We’re expect- Radio and retook the lead after other to Mafo. Filias also playing next week, they ing our guys to rise to the NBA a 16-yard touchdown run rushed for another touch- already know and they’re occasion.” 9 p.m...... Boston at Memphis...... WBZ-FM 98.5

NHL Marblehead holds on to take down Peabody EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE East Division West Division PEABODY on a slant route for a 17- GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 31 20 7 4 44 106 92 Vegas 28 21 6 1 43 94 63 From B1 yard touchdown to make N.Y. Islanders 32 20 8 4 44 96 72 Colorado 29 19 8 2 40 97 65 it 20-13. Pittsburgh 32 19 11 2 40 100 88 Minnesota 29 18 10 1 37 87 75 After getting the ball The two teams ex- Boston 28 16 8 4 36 77 66 St. Louis 31 16 10 5 37 96 99 Philadelphia 29 15 11 3 33 93 105 Arizona 31 13 13 5 31 77 92 back and making a late changed possessions until N.Y. Rangers 30 13 13 4 30 89 79 Los Angeles 29 12 11 6 30 85 83 push into the red zone, the final minute of the New Jersey 29 11 14 4 26 71 90 San Jose 29 11 14 4 26 83 103 Marblehead went up 20-0 Buffalo 29 6 19 4 16 61 101 Anaheim 32 9 17 6 24 71 110 game, when Marblehead Central Division North Division right before halftime punted back to Peabody GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA when Robertson connect- with 38 seconds left. The Tampa Bay 31 23 6 2 48 115 73 Toronto 32 20 10 2 42 107 83 ed with Cronin for a 10- Florida 31 20 7 4 44 105 88 Edmonton 34 21 13 0 42 116 97 Tanners ended up getting Carolina 30 20 7 3 43 101 78 Winnipeg 31 18 11 2 38 100 91 yard touchdown. to the 25-yard line with Columbus 32 13 12 7 33 86 103 Montreal 31 14 8 9 37 100 87 But Peabody didn’t run Chicago 32 14 13 5 33 95 106 Vancouver 35 16 16 3 35 99 111 about 15 seconds to play, away and hide at half- Dallas 27 10 10 7 27 77 71 Calgary 32 15 14 3 33 87 97 and the first shot to the Nashville 31 13 17 1 27 73 100 Ottawa 33 10 20 3 23 87 130 time, and instead the Tan- Detroit 32 10 18 4 24 71 104 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for OT loss. ners came out swinging. end zone fell short with nine seconds to go. On the Sunday’s Games Anaheim at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. It started when Lynch New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT Colorado at Arizona, 10 p.m. found Pszenny for a 75- next attempt, Paquette Tampa Bay 5, Florida 3 St. Louis at Vegas, 10 p.m. came down with the jump Vegas at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m. yard score to make it 20-6, Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. then the Tanners got a ball for Marblehead to Monday’s Games Tuesday’s Games seal the victory in the fi- Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Boston, ppd defensive stop to get the Calgary at Ottawa, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ball back early in the nal seconds. Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m. fourth quarter. The Peabody (0-1) travels to Edmonton at Montreal, 7 p.m. Florida at Chicago, 8 p.m. Lynch-Pszenny connec- Masconomet Friday eve- N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK tion came through for ning (5). Marblehead’s George Percy rushed for 130 yards Peabody again in the Marblehead (2-0) will NBA and one touchdown in a win over Peabody fourth, when Lynch found host Saugus Saturday af- EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Saturday at Piper Field. Pszenny over the middle ternoon (2). Atlantic Division Southwest Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Philadelphia 29 13 .690 — San Antonio 22 17 .564 — Brooklyn 28 14 .667 1 Dallas 21 19 .525 1½ New York 21 21 .500 8 Memphis 19 20 .487 3 Lynnfield stands firm at the goal line in win Boston 21 21 .500 8 New Orleans 18 24 .429 5½ Toronto 17 24 .415 11½ Houston 11 30 .268 12 Southeast Division Northwest Division LYNNFIELD utes to play. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Atlanta 22 20 .524 — Utah 30 11 .732 — From B1 An interception by Ba- Miami 22 21 .512 ½ Portland 25 16 .610 5 kari Mitchell with 4:29 to Charlotte 20 21 .488 1½ Denver 25 17 .595 5½ Newburyport scored on play nearly sealed the Washington 15 25 .375 6 Oklahoma City 18 24 .429 12½ Orlando 14 28 .333 8 Minnesota 10 32 .238 20½ a touchdown run from Ja- deal for the Pioneers, but Central Division Pacific Division cob Buontempo in the Lynnfield couldn’t quite W L Pct GB W L Pct GB first quarter to jump Milwaukee 27 14 .659 — Phoenix 27 13 .675 — run out the clock and had Indiana 19 22 .463 8 L.A. Lakers 28 14 .667 — ahead 7-0, and the score to kick it back to New- Chicago 18 22 .450 8½ L.A. Clippers 27 16 .628 1½ remained there until the buryport. The Clippers Cleveland 15 26 .366 12 Golden State 22 21 .512 6½ final seconds of the third Detroit 12 29 .293 15 Sacramento 17 25 .405 11 proceeded to drive down quarter. Sunday’s Games Sacramento at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. the field and get into the It was at that point that Indiana 109, Miami 106, OT Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m. red zone, eventually get- Oklahoma City 114, Houston 112 Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. the Lynnfield offense New Orleans 113, Denver 108 Boston at Memphis, 9 p.m. ting forced into a fourth- woke up a bit, as Sutera Boston 112, Orlando 96 Indiana at Milwaukee, 9 p.m. and-three situation with Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 9 p.m. connected with Ford on a Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 9 p.m. 52-yard touchdown pass less than 30 seconds to Washington at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m. play. Philadelphia at New York, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s Games with 11 seconds to play in Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m. Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m. the third to tie the game When Newburyport L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. snapped the ball on that Monday’s Games Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m. at 7-7. After a couple of stops on defense, the Pio- fourth down play, the neers went back to that Lynnfield defensive line TODAY IN SPORTS same well one more time broke through and forced March 22 1969 — Lew Alcindor leads UCLA as Sutera once again an errant pass to force a 1952 — The St. John’s Redmen to the NCAA basketball title with turnover on downs and ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK found Ford alone behind avenge an earlier 41-point loss, a 97-72 win over Purdue, and the defense — this time seal the victory. beating top-ranked Kentucky 64-57 is chosen as MVP for the third Running back DJ Capachietti led the Lynnfield for a 39-yard score to put Lynnfield (2-0) hosts straight year. in the East Regional championship ground attack with nine carries for 59 yards in Lynnfield ahead 13-7Pentucket Friday evening game of the NCAA Division I Men’s 1969 — West Chester State beats Western Carolina 65-39 to win the a win over Newburyport Saturday. with just over five min- (5:30). Tournament. St. John’s, led by Bob first-ever women’s collegiate na- Zawoluk’s NCAA tournament record tional championship. The game is 32 points, advances to its first Final played using the six player format. Four. St. Mary’s track comes up empty against Austin Prep 1986 — Trevor Berbick wins a 1953 — The United States beats unanimous 15-round decision host Chile, 49-36 to win the first over Pinklon Thomas in Las Vegas ROUNDUP in the one-mile (5:01.1), GIRLS TRACK (30.6) and third in the 100 FIBA World Championship for Wom- for the WBC heavyweight title. From B1 Matheus Menezes-Aven- Austin Prep 54, St. (14.7), while Kelsey Kwi- en basketball tournament. 1994 — The NFL announces the danha finished third in Mary’s 28 atek finished second in the 1958 — Vern Hatton and Johnny addition of the 2-point conversion, John Nowicki finished the 1000 (3:16.9), Dylan The Spartans got wins one-mile (6:19.7), Roisin Cox combine for 54 points to give the league’s first scoring change second in both the 55 hur- Moroney finished third in from Kaelyn Jennings in O’Regan finished third in Kentucky an 84-72 victory over Se- in 75 seasons. attle in the NCAA basketball cham- dles (9.4) and the 200 the 200 (24.9) and Jaiden the 55 hurdles (10.0), Juli- the 200 (31.8) and Sophia 1997 — Tara Lipinski’s jumps, (24.6), while Declan Dor- pionship. the cleanest and the surest in Madden finished third in ana Taborda in the 600 O’Brien finished third in 1967 — Muhammad Ali knocks women’s figure skating, lift the gan finished third in both the 100 (12.4). (1:51.3) and Anna the 1000 (4:29.5). out Zora Folley in the seventh round 14-year-old into history as the the 55 hurdles (10.2) and St. Mary’s (0-2) hosts Ar- Fringuelli in the 1000 St. Mary’s (0-2) hosts Ar- at Madison Square Garden to retain youngest women’s world champi- the high jump (4-8). Kyle lington Catholic Saturday (3:49.9). Summer Marston lington Catholic Saturday his world heavyweight title. on ever. Kwiatek finished second morning (10). placed second in the 200 morning (10). MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION Biden aims to prevent border crossings from swamping agenda By Jonathan Lemire we address the needs of ASSOCIATED PRESS vulnerable children who arrived at our borders.” WASHINGTON — The Biden officials have done Biden administration is away with the “kids in cag- scrambling to manage a es” imagery that defined growing humanitarian the Trump family sepa- and political challenge at ration policy — though the U.S.-Mexico border Trump used facilities that threatens to over- built during the Obama shadow its ambitious leg- administration — but islative agenda. have struggled with cre- With the number of mi- ating the needed capacity grants surging, adminis- to deal with the surge. Un- FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS tration officials say Biden inherited an untenable sit- accompanied children and A bartender pours a drink from a bottle of Jack teenagers in Customs and Daniels at a bar in San Francisco. uation that resulted from what they say was Presi- Border Protection custody dent Donald Trump’s un- FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS must be transferred to the care of Health and Hu- dermining and weakening Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro May- Whiskey makers face of the immigration system. man Services within three orkas speaks during a press briefing at the days, although the minors But as Congress pivots to White House in Washington. worsening hangover immigration legislation, sto- coming now are being held for days longer than that. ries of unaccompanied mi- made a decision that we to travel to the United Officials are trying to nors and families trying to will not expel young, vul- States. While the new ad- build up capacity to care from trade dispute cross the border have begun nerable children.” ministration was working for some 14,000 migrants to dominate the headlines, The White House has on immigration legislation By Bruce Schreiner sion to slap tariffs on Euro- distracting from the White steadfastly refused to call to address long-term prob- now in federal custody ASSOCIATED PRESS pean steel and aluminum. House’s efforts to promote the situation a “crisis,” lems, it didn’t have an on- — and more likely on the Since then, American the recently passed $1.9 leading to a Washington the-ground plan to man- way. Critics say the ad- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A whiskey exports to the EU ministration should have hangover from Trump-era trillion COVID-19 relief bill. battle over the appro- age a surge of migrants. are down by 37 percent, The White House dis- priate description of the “We have seen large been better prepared. tariff disputes could be- costing whiskey distill- “I haven’t seen a plan,” come even more painful for patched Homeland Secu- tense situation. Career numbers of migration in ers hundreds of millions said Rep. Michael McCaul, American whiskey distill- rity Secretary Alejandro immigration officials had the past. We know how to in revenue between 2018 R-Texas. “They have creat- ers unless their entangle- Mayorkas to four Sunday warned there could be a address it. We have a plan. and 2020, the council ed a humanitarian crisis ment in a trans-Atlantic news shows in an effort to surge after the November We are executing on our said. American whiskey down here at this border trade fight is resolved soon. stress that it was working election and the news that plan and we will succeed,” exports to the UK, the to get things under control. Trump’s hard-line policies Mayorkas said. But, he that you have seen now. Bourbon, Tennessee industry’s fourth-largest whiskey and rye whiskey “Our message has been were being reversed. added, “it takes time” and And the reason why they market, have fallen by 53 straightforward — the In the first days of his is “especially challenging are coming is because he were left out of recent percent since 2018, it said. breakthroughs to start border is closed,” Mayor- term, Biden acted to undo and difficult now” because says words do matter, and The tariffs amount to a kas said. “We are expelling some of Trump’s mea- of the Trump administra- they do. The messaging is rebuilding U.S. trade re- tax, which whiskey produc- lations with the Europe- families. We are expelling sures, a rollback inter- tion’s moves. “So we are that if you want to come, ers can either absorb in re- single adults. And we’ve preted by some as a signal rebuilding the system as you can stay.” an Union and the United duced profits or pass along Kingdom in the wake of to customers through high- Donald Trump’s presiden- er prices — and risk losing cy. Tariffs were suspended market share in highly Gun waiting periods rare in U.S. on some spirits, but the competitive markets. 25 percent tariffs slapped Amir Peay, owner of the on American whiskey by Lexington, Kentucky-based the EU and UK remain in James E. Pepper Distillery, states but more may be coming place. And the EU’s tar- said American whiskey has iff rate is set to double to become “collateral dam- By Lindsay Whitehurst The purchase was a nor- 50 percent in June in the age” in the trade disputes. ASSOCIATED PRESS mal transaction at Big key export market for U.S. It’s cost him about three- Woods Goods, a shop north whiskey makers. fourths of his European Not long before the dead- of Atlanta that complies A leading spirits advocate business, and the looming ly Atlanta-area shootings with federal background is imploring top U.S. trade 50 percent EU tariff threat- spread fear and anger check laws and is cooper- through Asian American envoy Katherine Tai to not ens to drain what’s left. ating with police, said Matt communities nationwide, leave whiskey producers “That could possibly end Kilgo, a lawyer for the store. police say the attacker behind. The Distilled Spir- our business in Europe “There’s no indication its Council of the United made a legal purchase: a 9 as we’ve known it over there’s anything improp- States urged her to press mm handgun. the years,” Peay said in a er,” he said. for an immediate suspen- Within hours, they say, phone interview Thursday. The vast majority of sion of the European tariffs he had killed eight people, He’s already curtailed states are like Georgia, al- and to secure agreements some whiskey shipments seven of them women and lowing buyers to walk out of removing them. to Europe as a hedge six of Asian descent, in a a store with a firearm after “Swift removal of these against the potential rampage targeting mas- a background check that tariffs will help support doubling of the EU tariff. sage businesses. sometimes can take min- FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. workers and con- His distillery’s signature If Georgia had required sumers as the economy bourbon and rye brand is him to wait before getting utes. Waiting periods are Robyn Thomas, executive director of the Giffords and hospitality industry James E. Pepper 1776. a gun, lawmakers and ad- required in just 10 states Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, testifies be- continue to recover from Peay spent years and vocates say, he might not and the District of Colum- fore the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the pandemic,” the council significant money culti- have acted on his impulse. bia, although several states gun violence, at Capitol Hill in Washington. said in a recent statement vating European markets, “It’s really quick. You are considering legislation after Tai was confirmed by especially in Germany, walk in, fill out the paper- this year to impose them. harming themselves or to introduce legislation the Senate. France and the UK. He work, get your background Gun control advocates someone else. Studies sug- that would require people American whiskey mak- was planning to double check and walk out with a say mandating a window gest that waiting periods to wait five days between of even a couple of days ers have been caught up his European business be- gun,” said Robyn Thomas, may help bring down fire- buying a gun and getting in the trans-Atlantic trade fore the trade disputes hit. executive director of the between the purchase of arm suicide rates by up to it, said Rep. David Wilker- dispute since mid-2018, “The way things are go- Giffords Law Center to a gun and taking posses- 11 percent and gun homi- when the EU imposed tar- ing, everything that we Prevent Gun Violence. “If sion can give more time cides by about 17 percent, son, who is minority whip iffs on American whiskey invested to date looks like you’re in a state of crisis, for background checks and according to the Giffords in the Statehouse. and other U.S. products in it could be destroyed,” he personal crisis, you can do create a “cooling off” peri- Center. “I think a waiting period response to Trump’s deci- said. a lot of harm fairly quickly.” od for people considering Georgia Democrats plan just makes sense,” he said. U.S. defense chief arrives in Kabul on first trip to Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor ment released by the pres- peace process to end Af- and Rahim Faiez idential palace both sides ghanistan’s decades of war. ASSOCIATED PRESS condemned the increase in Washington has also giv- violence in Afghanistan. en both the Taliban and KABUL, Afghanistan There was no mention of the Afghan government — U.S. Defense Secre- the May 1 deadline. Wash- an eight-page peace pro- tary Lloyd Austin arrived ington is reviewing the posal, which both sides are Sunday in Kabul on his agreement the Trump ad- reviewing. It calls for an first trip to Afghanistan ministration signed with interim so-called “peace as Pentagon chief, amid the Taliban last year and government” which would swirling questions about has been stepping up pres- shepherd Afghanistan how long American troops sure on both sides in the toward constitutional re- will remain in the country. protracted conflict to find form and elections. State-owned Radio and a swift route to a peace Ghani has resisted an in- Television Afghanistan agreement. terim administration caus- and popular TOLO Tele- In a sharply worded letter ing his critics to accuse him vision reported Austin’s to Ghani earlier this month, of clinging to power. He arrival in Kabul from In- U.S. Secretary of State Ant- says elections alone would dia. He met with senior ony Blinken said it is ur- be acceptable to bring a Afghan government offi- gent to make peace in Af- change of government. cials, including President ghanistan and all options Both the U.S. and Kabul Ashraf Ghani. remain on the table. He also have called for a reduction According to the Wash- warned that it is likely the in violence leading to a ington Post, which was PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Taliban would make swift cease-fire. The Taliban say among the small group of territorial gains if U.S. and a cease-fire would be part U.S. media travelling with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, walks on the red carpet NATO troops withdrew. of the peace negotiations. him, Austin said senior with Acting Afghan Minister of Defense Yasin Zia as they review an hon- The United States spends However, the insurgent U.S. officials want to see or guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. $4 billion a year to sustain movement has not attacked “a responsible end to this Afghanistan’s National Se- U.S. or NATO troops since conflict” and “a transition the war,” Austin said. between former President Taliban negotiation team, curity Forces . signing the agreement. to something else.” President Joe Biden Donald Trump’s adminis- told reporters that if U.S. The Taliban warned However, U.S. military “There’s always going to said last week in an ABC tration and the Taliban, is troops stay beyond May 1, America against defying commanders and NATO be concerns about things News interview that it extended, it wouldn’t be by “it will be a kind of viola- the May 1 deadline at a leaders have argued that one way or the other, but I will be “tough” for the U.S. a “lot longer.” tion of the agreement. That press conference in Mos- the Taliban have not lived think there is a lot of ener- to meet a May 1 deadline In response, the Taliban violation would not be from cow, the day after meeting up to their part of the peace gy focused on doing what to withdraw troops from on Friday warned of conse- our side. ... Their violation with senior Afghan gov- agreement, which includes is necessary to bring about Afghanistan. But he said quences if the U.S. doesn’t will have a reaction.” ernment negotiators and a reduction in violence and a responsible end and a that if the deadline, which meet the deadline. Suhail Austin met with Ghani international observers to a separation from al-Qaida negotiated settlement to is laid out in an agreement Shaheen, a member of the and according to a state- try to jumpstart a stalled and other terror groups. B4 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 COMICS

OFF THE MARK / MARK PARISI MODERATELY CONFUSED / JEFF STAHLER DILBERT / SCOTT ADAMS

ROSE IS ROSE / PAT BRADY

GARFIELD / JIM DAVIS BIG NATE / LINCOLN PEIRCE

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THE BORN LOSER / ART AND CHIP SANSOM

CROSSWORD DEAR ABBY Promising relationship falls victim to miscommunication DEAR ABBY: Two and certainly don’t want months ago, I met a lady Dear Abby is written by Abigail to overshadow the wed- I will call Amber. We were Van Buren, also known as Jeanne ding, I don’t see why we instantly attracted to can’t tell them a few days each other. The first date Phillips, and was founded by her before the wedding so went well, and we mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact that it’s in person and I reached first base (kiss- Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. won’t have to answer a ing). On the second date, Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. bunch of questions from we reached second base close family about why (fondling). On the third I’m not drinking at the wedding. My brother’s fi- date, which was also go- BRAND-NEW IN first child. We have been ancee and I do not get ing well, after I finished NEW JERSEY married for five years, along, and I’m not in the paying the check for din- and while we are still wedding party (if that ner, I asked her if she DEAR BRAND-NEW: fairly young, this has makes a difference). wanted to continue where Amber may have become been a long time in com- Please advise. we had left off. Amber offended when, after she ing. For both of our fami- said no. I was fine with it. declined to proceed with lies, this will be the first ANONYMOUS Later that night, when further intimacy, you told grandchild. her she “hadn’t even” MOM-TO-BE we spoke over the phone, My brother is getting thanked you for the din- I pointed out, nicely, that married next month. We DEAR MOM-TO-BE: I ner. When I read that line, she did not even say live in a different state for a moment I wondered am voting with your hus- thank you for dinner, and but plan to fly home for band. Do not upstage Amber got offended. I de- if you equated the two and had expected that af- the wedding. My hus- your brother and his cided to end things after ter buying her dinner you band says we cannot tell bride-to-be, tempting as it that phone call. I felt she were guaranteed sexual our families about the may be. To do otherwise was being disrespectful favors in return. The two pregnancy on this trip will take the spotlight off of my feelings by not lis- of you have a significant because we don’t want to the happy couple and aim tening to what I was say- communication deficit.“overshadow the happy it directly at your belly. ing. Contact her again only if weekend with additional While this might seem Fast-forward: Her you are willing to ac- good news.” This means like a welcome opportuni- birthday is in two weeks, knowledge that fact and we would need to tell ty to stick your finger in and I don’t know if I hope she is willing to them over video chat (not the eye of a woman you should bury the hatchet work on it with you. in person), since going dislike, keep in mind that by dropping her a Happy home for a separate trip in a short time she will be Birthday text that day DEAR ABBY: My hus- is not an option due to family and impossible to because I really did over- band and I recently found COVID. avoid. The less friction all like her. out we’re expecting our While I see his point the better. BRIDGE

Inside a senryu is a convention Anne Maverick of Baton Rouge, Forcing to uncover the 5-3 heart fit. Louisiana, did not enter the Christmas Against four hearts, West leads the Competition, but she did submit sev- diamond king. How should South eral senryu. Four of these she labeled continue? “to help remember conventions.” Let’s Note that North goes down in three start this week with those. no-trump if East leads a spade or a First: Partner opened, said / One diamond. no-trump after my bid / New Minor In four hearts, there is a danger of a Forcing. loser in each suit. However, declarer’s New Minor Forcing is a useful tool basic plan should be to discard his after the start to an uncontested auc- spade loser on dummy’s club ace. tion of one of a minor - one of a ma- So, at trick two, declarer runs the jor - one no-trump. Then responder’s rebid of two of the unbid minor is arti- club queen. Here, it loses to East’s ficial. It announces at least game-invi- king. Let’s suppose he switches to the tational values, and the responder al- spade jack. South wins with his ace, most always hopes opener can show takes his two top trumps and cash- three-card support for his major — as es the club ace and jack, discarding in today’s diagram. his remaining spade, whether East North might have raised one heart ruffs in or not. Declarer loses only one to two hearts because of his weak di- heart, one diamond and one club. amond holding. But after he preferred Finally, note that NMF can also be one no-trump, South used New Minor employed after a two-no-trump rebid. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM B5 WHAT TO WATCH CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS

8 p.m. CW Bulletproof Cynthia Erivo plays Queen of Soul Aretha In the new “South Africa: Episode 2,” Bishop and Pike (Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters) may find them- selves under arrest at the moment, but that doesn’t Franklin in Nat Geo’s Genius Anthology mean they can’t use their time in the local prison to By Ryan Berenz their advantage. As the case takes an unexpected After exploring Albert Ein- turn, Arjana (Vanessa Vanderpuye) turns to Tanner stein and Pablo Picasso in its (Lindsey Coulson) for some help, but it may be too first two installments, Na- late to count on the A-team — Bishop and Pike — for tional Geographic’s Genius much assistance. series presents the transcen- 8 p.m. dent life, career and music of A&E Aretha Franklin over a four- Hoarders As this acclaimed docuseries opens Season 12, night, eight-episode third “Eric” looks at the case of a grieving widower whose season. mourning reaches a new depth when the clearing Franklin sang gospel songs out of his massive hoard reveals a forgotten but in her father’s church in De- beautiful interior design left by his late wife, Sylvie. troit in the 1950s, then blos- Psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio and organizer Dorothy somed into a pop singer in Breininger do their best to restore order to Eric’s life, the 1960s. By the end of the but the presence of at least 10,000 pieces of cloth- decade, she was crowned ing and piles of unopened online purchases to deal “Queen of Soul,” and she with, that’s definitely an uphill battle. would go on to leave an indel- 9 p.m. ible legacy as performer, pio- BRAVO neer, activist and icon. Below Deck Sailing Yacht “Aretha had such an amaz- The suspense is excruciating as the Parsifal crew ing and long career. She lived anxiously awaits some very important test results in a beautiful life that was full the new episode “Barrie’d Alive.” After the sun sets, of peaks and valleys that led the group gives themselves over to a naughty game to her incredible success,” of Truth or Dare. During the course of the evening, says Arethashowrunner Su- Sydney can’t help noticing obvious signals that the flirtations between Alli and Gary are heating up, so zan-Lori Parks. “So many she quickly takes matters into her own hands. things that she went through 9 p.m. — the highs, the lows — HBO would have crushed a lesser Beartown being, in my opinion.” As this limited drama series from Sweden draws to a Aretha was larger than close, the entire hockey community holds an emer- life, and it requires an ex- gency meeting to decide whether Peter (Ulf Sten- traordinary talent to portray berg) has any future with their program. Meanwhile, her. The honor of that chal- Maya (Miriam Ingrid) reaches her breaking point in lenge goes to Cynthia Erivo, the face of hostility from her neighbors and endless a Grammy, Emmy and Tony harassment at school. After the police close their winner and Oscar nominee investigation, she squares off with Kevin (Oliver Du- (Harriet). faker) in a chilling confrontation. “I love Aretha. I’ve been 10 p.m. listening to her since I was PBS little. I learned to sing and Independent Lens tell stories through song, by In a world that is increasingly datadriven, filmmaker listening to her,” Erivo says. Shalini Kantayya’s critically acclaimed new docu- “I approached playing Are- mentary “Coded Bias” explores the threat to indi- vidual civil liberties posed by artificial intelligence. tha by listening to her music, tha as a person as well as her tor, it’s been nothing but fun booth, or is it Cynthia Erivo?’ The film follows MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buol- paying attention to her voice, But that’s the beauty in what amwini and other experts from around the world as and honing in on how she music. I allowed myself to be to watch her really embody they fight to expose discrimination inherent in prev- communicates with her mu- a geek about someone and this character,” says execu- I love seeing a real actor do. alent facial recognition algorithms. Buolamwini was sic. ... I’ve also been poring something I really love — tive producer and director They step out of themselves among the first to discover such technology often over her interviews to learn that’s how I’ve been getting Anthony Hemingway. “And if and really step into the shoes cannot detect dark-skinned faces with real accuracy. her cadence and the ways in to know her.” you close your eyes and just of the character that they are In short, the algorithms are only as unbiased as the which she spoke. I’ve really “Just Cynthia being such a listen to her sing, you are portraying. And Cynthia is humans and historical data programming them. enjoyed learning about Are- talented artist, a talented ac- questioning, ‘Is Aretha in that doing that.”

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NOTICE OF PROPOSAL APPLICATIONS PURSUANT TO THE HOUSING AND NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE (SEAL) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992 and the By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT OF 1990 given by Tomas Jose to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee LAND COURT for 1-800-East-West Mortgage Company, Inc., dated March 28, 2005 and DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT The City of Lynn will accept proposal applications as part of the citizen's recorded in the Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 24132, 21 SM 000254 participation process under the above Acts and regulations hereunder. Page 288, as modified by a certain modification agreement dated March 25, 2009, and recorded with said Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds ORDER OF NOTICE The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fiscal Year 2021 in Book 28678, Page 414 of which mortgage the undersigned is the present To: estimated entitlement grants appropriations are Community Development Block holder, by assignment from: Katherine M. DiGangi, Personal Representative of the Estate of Stephen M. Horlick; Grant ($2,391,494) and Emergency Solutions Grant ($211,174). These Heirs, Devisees, and Legal Representatives of the Estate of Stephen M. Horlick; appropriations will be used to fund local housing and community development Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., recorded Daniel Horlick activities in the City's Fiscal Year 2022 and may include economic development on February 9, 2009, in Book No. 28309, at Page 177 activities, homeownership assistance, housing rehabilitation, public services, and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 public facilities and improvements, acquisition, disposition, clearance and for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, U.S.C. c. 50 §3901 (et seq) demolition, relocation, housing services, construction of housing, microenterprise the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 PM on April 5, 2021, on the assistance, technical assistance, rehabilitation and preservation, planning and mortgaged premises located at 499 Boston Street, Lynn, Essex County, U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee management, design, etc. Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, for RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT

Proposal applications are now available to be completed online and emailed to TO WIT: claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Saugus, our office. Applications can be found on our website www.cityoflynnoecd.net or The property known as 499 Boston Street, Lynn, Essex County, MA more numbered 6 Bacon Drive, given by Stephen M. Horlick to Mortgage Electronic can be emailed when a request is sent to [email protected]. particularly bounded and described as follows: Land in Lynn, with buildings Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Saugus Federal Credit Union, dated thereon, known as 499 Boston Street, being shown as Lot C on a plan dated December 22, 2003, and recorded in the Essex County (Southern District) Registry All proposal applications and written comments must be received by the Office October 17, 1922, drawn by Eastman & Bradford, C.E., recorded with Essex South of Deeds in Book 22250, Page 80 and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, of Community Development on or before Friday, April 16, 2021 at 12:30 P.M. District Registry of Deeds in Book 2530, Page 505, and bounded; SOUTHERLY by has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of to allow time to organize and copy all such proposal applications and/or Boston Street, thirty and 10/100 (30.10) feet; WESTERLY by Etna Place, Defendant's/Defendants' Servicemembers status. letters and make them available to the Citizens Advisory Board (CAB). There ninety-two and 67/100 (92.67) feet; NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of will be no CAB public hearing. Cryan, twenty-five and 10/100 (25.10) feet; and EASTERLY by Lot B on said plan, If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United eighty-one and 76/100 (81.76) feet. This conveyance is subject to and with States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers James M. Marsh benefit of an easement recorded in Book 4207, Page 192 in said Registry. This Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above mentioned property on Director conveyance is subject to and with the benefit of all rights, restrictions, easements that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer Community Development and agreements of record, if any there be, insofar as the same are now in force in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before April 19, and applicable. Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named 2021 or you may lose the opportunity to challenge the foreclosure on the ground Charles J. Gaeta mortgagor (s) by deed recorded with Essex South District Registry of Deeds in of noncompliance with the Act. Executive Director Book 19799, Page 219. Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development Witness, Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice of this Court on March 5, 2021. For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Essex County (Southern District) Attest: Deborah J. Patterson AVISO DE SOLICITUDES DE PROPUESTAS DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA LEY DE Registry of Deeds in Book 19799, Page 219. Recorder 2016040572 VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO COMUNITARIO DE 1992 These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all Y LA ACTA NACIONAL DE VIVIENDAS COMPETENTE DEL 1990 rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the Item: March 22, 2021 nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax La Ciudad de Lynn aceptará solicitudes de propuestas como parte del proceso de titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or CITY OF LYNN participación ciudadana en virtud de las leyes y reglamentos anteriores. liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, DIABETES WELLNESS PROGRAM Las asignaciones de subvenciones de derecho estimadas del Departamento de easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) para el año fiscal 2021 son la Subvención en The City of Lynn is seeking proposals to implement, administer, and consult Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario ($ 2,391,494) y la Subvención para TERMS OF SALE: regarding diabetes wellness program for members (enrollees, dependents and Soluciones de Emergencia ($ 211,174). Estas asignaciones se utilizarán para retirees) covered on its self-insured health plan. The goals of the wellness program financiar actividades de desarrollo comunitario y de vivienda local en el año fiscal A deposit of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will are to reduce claims and improve health outcomes for members who have 2022 de la ciudad y pueden incluir actividades de desarrollo económico, be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance diabetes. asistencia para la propiedad de vivienda, rehabilitación de viviendas, servicios is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 públicos, instalaciones públicas y mejoras, adquisición, disposición, limpieza y California St., Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Specifications may be obtained starting, Monday, March 22, 2021 at the City of demolición, reubicación, servicios de vivienda, construcción de vivienda, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the Lynn Purchasing Department, Room 205, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA 01901. asistencia a microempresas, asistencia técnica, rehabilitación y preservación, date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full Specifications are available by email/mail on request at [email protected]. planificación y gestión, diseño, etc. of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage Specifications are available until the due date specified below. shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Las solicitudes de propuestas ahora están disponibles para completarse en Non-Price proposals and price proposals must be sealed and clearly marked in línea y enviarse por correo electrónico a nuestra oficina. Las solicitudes se Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. separate envelopes as outlined in request for proposal instructions. Any pueden encontrar en nuestro sitio web www.cityoflynnoecd.net o se pueden proposal not received in this manner will be rejected. Emailed proposals will not enviar por correo electrónico cuando se envía una solicitud a WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. be accepted. [email protected] . Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, Proposals in form must be submitted to the City of Lynn at the above address no Todas las aplicaciones de propuestas y comentarios por escrito tienen que ser HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. later than 12:00PM on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. recibidas en la Oficina del desarrollo de la Comunidad en el día o antes el 150 California St. Viernes, 16 de abril, del 2021 a las 12:30 P.M. para permitir tiempo de Newton, MA 02458 The City of Lynn reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all organizar y copiar aquellas aplicaciones de propuestas y/o cartas y ponerlas a (617)558-0500 proposals or any part thereof and make award as may appear in the best interest disposición de la Junta Asesora de Ciudadanos (CAB). 2009120739 of the City. No habrá audiencia pública de la CAB. Item: March 8, 15 and 22, 2021 The City of Lynn Purchasing Agent will prepare the notice of award and awarding of James M. Marsh this contract. Director Community Development CITY OF LYNN Chapter 30B M.G. L. §6 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Charles J Gaeta NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Timothy Leonard Executive Director Purchasing Agent Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development The City of Lynn has declared for sale tools, equipment and vehicles. Surplus supplies include cars, trucks, heavy equipment, snow plows, tractor/skid loader Item: March 22, 2021 Item: March 22, 2021 attachments and miscellaneous tools and equipment. CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SUMMONS BY Interested parties must participate in an on-line auction. No offers can be made PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER 20CP0071LY, Trial Court of Massachusetts, directly to the City of Lynn. All bids must be completed through Auctions Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Essex County Selling a house? International, 11167 Bid Tree Road, EWast Aurora, NY 14052. For surplus Juvenile Court, 139 Central Avenue, Lynn, MA 01901 TO: Sara Perras AKA Sara description, photos and bidding instructions go to www.auctionsinternational.com Melendez: A petition has been presented to this court by Lynn DCF, seeking, as to /lynn. the following child, Ameyst L Perras, that said child be found in need of care and Buying a house? protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court All surplus supplies will be available for physical inspection on Thursday, March 25 may dispense the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to at 9:00AM, Lynn Department of Public Works, 250 Commercial Street, Lynn, MA consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship Find out what properties 01905. or any other disposition of the child named herein, if it finds that the child is in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child would be recently sold in your area. Auction will start on Friday March 26, 2021 and end on Friday April 9, 2021. served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth The surplus supplies will be awarded to the responsive bidder offering the highest above, on the following date and time: 05/17/2021 at 09:00 AM Rule 19 Check out price. Permanency Review You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the the Real Estate page The City of Lynn reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In addition, the City court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to reserves the right to reject bids and to dispose of a vehicle through a negotiated represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any sale, provided that the negotiated sale price is higher than the highest bid received date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this in Saturday’s paper. from a responsive bidder matter. For further information call the Office of the Clerk-Magistrate at 781-586-0415. All bidders must submit a signed Non-Collusion Form with bid WITNESS: Hon. Kerry A. Ahern, FIRST JUSTICE, DATE ISSUED: 03/11/2021, Judith M. Brennan, Bid under Chapter 30B M.G.L§15 Clerk-Magistrate

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By Jim Gomez ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel com- mander blamed for years of ransom kidnappings and on Sunday rescued the last of his four Indone- sian captives, the military Abu Sayyaf said. spokesman Marines wounded Am- Abu Sabaya, ajan Sahidjuan in a gun- right battle Saturday night and foreground, he later died from loss of is seen with blood on Kalupag Island his band in the southernmost prov- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS of armed ince of Tawi Tawi. Two extremists. Kim Yu Song, counselor at the North Korean other militants managed Embassy to Malaysia, carries his luggage into to flee and dragged along FILE PHOTO | a bus at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur. the last of four Indonesian ASSOCIATED PRESS hostages but troops final- ly rescued him on Sunday, the militants were at- Vinluan said the rescue elderly leaders, Radulan N. Korean diplomats regional military com- tempting to cross the sea of the Indonesian men, Sahiron, has fallen ill and mander Lt. Gen. Corleto border to Tambisan Island the last known hostages was wounded in a recent leaving Malaysia Vinluan Jr. said. in neighboring Malaysia’s held by the Abu Sayyaf, offensive in Sulu, he said. On Thursday night, Sabah state to release would allow government Sahidjuan, who uses three Indonesian men the captives in exchange forces to finish off the ran- the nom de guerre Apuh were rescued by police after ties are severed for a ransom of at least som-seeking rebels. Mike, has been blamed for who also captured one of $104,000, but the Philip- “It will just be relent- carrying out ransom kid- By Eileen Ng Korean diplomats 48 their Abu Sayyaf captors less in a massive and fo- nappings since the early pine military got wind of ASSOCIATED PRESS hours to leave. along the shores of South cused military operation 1990s. He was reportedly the plan and launched co- Kim Yu Song, the chargé Ubian town in Tawi Tawi. because, now, we would among Abu Sayyaf mil- KUALA LUMPUR, Ma- d’affaires and councilor The military said the vert assaults. not worry about kidnap itants who attacked the laysia — North Korean in Kuala Lumpur, said Abu Sayyaf militants led The officer, who has a victims getting hit,” Vinlu- southern largely Chris- diplomats vacated their Malaysia had “committed by Sahidjuan were flee- keen knowledge of an- an told reporters by tele- tian town of Ipil in 1995, embassy in Malaysia and an unpardonable crime.” ing assaults in nearby ti-Abu Sayyaf operations, phone. where they killed more were expelled Sunday, af- Echoing Pyongyang’s ear- Sulu province when their spoke to The Associated Vinluan said there were than 50 people after rob- ter the two nations cut lier statement, he accused speedboat was lashed Press on condition of an- about 80 Abu Sayyaf gun- bing banks and stores and diplomatic relations in a Malaysia of being subser- by huge waves and over- onymity because of a lack men left in Sulu and out- burning the town center spat over the extradition vient to the U.S. and being turned off Tawi Tawi. of authority to speak pub- lying island provinces. in one of their most auda- of a North Korean crimi- part of a U.S. conspiracy A military officer said licly. One of their remaining cious raids. nal suspect to the United aimed at “isolating and States. suffocating” his country. The North Korean flag “The Malaysian authori- and embassy signage were ty delivered our citizen to Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees removed from the premise the U.S. in the end, thus in a Kuala Lumpur sub- destroying the founda- urb. Two buses ferried the tions of the bilateral re- diplomats and their fam- lations based on respect 2020 profits drop to $49 billion ilies to the airport, where of sovereignty,” he said in they were seen checking a short statement outside By Isabel Debre able companies. in for a flight to Shanghai. the embassy, before head- ASSOCIATED PRESS “In one of the most chal- Malaysian Foreign Min- ing to the airport. lenging years in recent DUBAI, United Arab ister Hishammuddin Hus- North Korea has called history, Aramco demon- Emirates — Saudi Ara- sein said the expulsion the money laundering strated its unique value bia’s state-backed oil gi- was in response to Pyong- charges an “absurd fabri- proposition through its ant Aramco announced yang’s “unilateral and cation and (a) sheer plot” considerable financial and utterly irresponsible de- orchestrated by the U.S. Sunday that its profits operational agility,” Pres- cision” on Friday to sever and warned Washington nearly halved in 2020 to ident and CEO Amin H. diplomatic ties. will “pay a due price.” $49 billion, a big drop that Nasser said in a statement. “This action is a re- Some experts say cut- came as the coronavirus “As a result, our financial minder that Malaysia ting ties with Malaysia pandemic roiled global en- position remained robust.” shall never tolerate any was North Korea’s way of ergy markets. The company produced attempt to meddle in our showing anger with Presi- Saudi Arabian Oil Co. re- the equivalent of 9.2 mil- internal affairs and ju- dent Joe Biden’s adminis- leased its annual financial lion barrels per day of diciary, disrespect our tration, without jeopardiz- results a year after the crude oil over the course of governance system and ing an eventual return to pandemic sent the price the year, its annual results constantly create unnec- nuclear negotiations with of oil crashing to all-time said. Capital expenditure essary tensions in defi- lows as people stopped was down in 2020 to $27 Washington. FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ance of the rules-based in- North Korea has in- moving around the world billion compared to $32.8 ternational order,” he said sisted it won’t engage in to stem the spread of the Engineers walk in front of an oil separator at billion the year before. Ar- in a statement. talks with Washington virus. In recent weeks, a Saudi Aramco processing facility in Abqaiq, amco expects to spend $35 Ties between North Ko- unless it abandons what however, the price has Saudi Arabia. billion this year, some $5- rea and Malaysia have Pyongyang’s perceives as edged up as movement re- 10 billion lower than pre- been virtually frozen since a “hostile” policy. But ex- strictions ease, commerce government, which owns on Riyadh’s Tadawul stock vious estimates. the 2017 assassination of perts say North Korea will increases and more peo- more than 98 percent of exchange in 2019, offer Aramco facilities have the estranged half broth- eventually seek to return ple get vaccinated against the company. Aramco’s pol- valuable insight into the come under increasing er of North Korean lead- to diplomacy to find ways COVID-19. Still, analysts icy to pay dividends signifi- health of the region’s larg- attack as Yemen’s Iran- er Kim Jong Un at Kuala to get sanctions relief and caution that a peak in de- cantly higher than its 2020 est economy. Despite Sau- backed Houthi rebels across Lumpur International revive its moribund econ- mand may still be far off. free cash flow of $49 billion di Crown Prince Moham- the southern border target Airport. omy. Despite the 44 percent stands in sharp contrast med bin Salman’s efforts the kingdom’s oil refiner- Two days after Kua- Malaysia has defended drop in net income, Aram- to other oil giants that to diversify the economy ies and export terminals. la Lumpur extradited a its move to extradite Mun co said it would stick to its have cut payouts. Seeking away from oil, the king- In an interview with Sau- North Korean man to the Chol Myong, saying it was promise of paying quarter- a cash infusion to pay the dom remains heavily de- di-owned al-Arabiya TV on U.S. to face money laun- carried out only after all ly dividends of $18.75 bil- billions of dollars in the pendent on oil exports to Sunday, Nasser said an Ar- dering charges, a furious legal processes have been lion — $75 billion a year face of dwindling revenue, fuel government spending. amco facility in the capital North Korea on Friday exhausted. A top court — due to commitments the Aramco recently has is- Saudi Aramco profit of of Riyadh struck by drones announced it was termi- ruled Mun can be extra- company made to share- sued international bonds. $49 billion in 2020 is down days before “has started to nating ties with Malaysia. dited after rejecting his holders in the run-up to The public figures, oblig- from $88.2 billion in 2019 return to service,” adding Malaysia denounced the appeal on grounds that its initial public offering. atory ever since the most- and $111.1 billion in 2018. that the company “has con- decision and in a tit-for- the U.S. charges were po- Nearly all of the dividend ly state-owned company Still, Aramco remains one tingency plans to deal with tat response, gave North litically motivated. money goes to the Saudi listed a sliver of its worth of the world’s most valu- any assault.”

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CITY OF LYNN All real estate advertising in this JOB INFORMATION newspaper is subject to the Federal REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PAY CALLS APARTMENTS Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachu- PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM SERVICES SERVICES setts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston and Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances, which makes WEST LYNN APARTMENT FOR RENT it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or The City of Lynn is requests proposals from qualified vendors to implement, Pay Call Numbers NOTICE 2-3 bedroom apartment for rent. discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, administer and consult with the city regarding a prescription drug program to handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, (900, 976 and 550) For more information and assistance Totally renovated. Quite & excellent members enrolled in sponsored self-funded group health plans. age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, Advertiser telephone numbers with regarding the reliability of business neighborhood. Available April 1 and veteran's status, or source of income or any 900, 976 and 550 prefixes MUST opportunities, work-at-home opportuni- May 1. Section 8 welcomed. If you are intention to make any such preference, limitation Specifications may be obtained starting, Monday, March 22, 2021 at the City of or discrimination. disclose the price of the telephone ties, employment services and financ- interested, please call 781-589-1465. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any Lynn Purchasing Department, Room 205, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA 01901. call. When a number is published ing, the Daily Item urges its readers to advertising for real estate which is in violation of Specifications are available by email/mail on request at [email protected]. within the advertisement the per contact the Better Business Bureau REAL ESTATE the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all Specifications are available until the due date specified below. dwellings in this newspaper are available on an minute and/or flat charge must be Inc., 290 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite FOR SALE equal opportunity basis. To complain of included. If you dial a pay per call 102, Marlborough, MA 07152-4705 or discrimination, please call HUD toll-free at Non-Price proposals and price proposals must be sealed and clearly marked in 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E. area, call HUD at number from an advertisement appear- call 508-652-4800 617-595-5308. The toll-free number for the separate envelopes as outlined in request for proposal instructions. Any ing in the classified section and it hearing-impaired is 1-800-927-9275. proposal not received in this manner will be rejected. Emailed proposals will not DOES NOT disclose this information, NOTICE be accepted. please notify the Item classified Don't pay to find work before you get department immediately. Response to the job. Legitimate job placement firms Proposals in form must be submitted to the City of Lynn at the above address no any pay per call numbers will be that work to fill specific positions If you want an honest later than 12:30PM on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. charged to your telephone bill and cannot charge an upfront fee. For free opinion of value anyone under 18 years of age must information about avoiding employ- FREE SERVICE The City of Lynn reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all have parent's consent. ment service scams, write the Federal proposals or any part thereof and make award as may appear in the best interest Please call immediately for further Trade Commission at Washington, Zero down for veterans of the City. details or information. D.C., 20580 or call the National Fraud 3% down for non-veterans CLASSIFIED Information Center, The City of Lynn Purchasing Agent will prepare the notice of award and awarding of (781)593-7700 1-800-876-7060 this contract.

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Item: March 22, 2021 B8 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 HEALTH Vaccine hunters step in to help in competition for doses Michele Munz plicated world of  nding souri, found that during ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH COVID-19 vaccine ap- the last week of February, pointments. residents of the more pop- ST. LOUIS – Dr. Eliz- Every pharmacy, local ulous areas of St. Louis, St. abeth Bergamini works health department, hospi- Charles and Jackson coun- nights as a pediatrician. tal system, clinic or state ties were the most mobile During the day, she juggles mass vaccine event has in seeking vaccines. The caring for three children a different way to regis- report also showed that — ages 4 months, 2 and 5 ter or book appointments. the largest vaccination — while booking vaccine And one must be quick. appointments for others. gaps — the number of el- With appointments get- igible residents who have She estimates she’s helped ting snapped up as soon as about 500 people. She sits not gotten a dose — have they open, those with the remained in the urban ar- on the couch, while feeding time and savvy to monitor or rocking her baby, with eas for the past month. websites have a leg up. Competition is  erce. her laptop, her husband’s Residents able to travel to Grobe knows the times computer and phone. rural areas, where it’s eas- when pharmacies post “I spend a lot of time ier to get appointments, their next round of open stalking websites and re- also have an advantage. FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS freshing pages,” said Ber- Grobe said she’s helped appointments. She moni- tors social media accounts Army health specialists ll syringes with the P zer COVID-19 vaccine gamini, 31, of Wildwood. about 600 people get ap- in Miami. “It’s a million different lit- pointments, mostly at of locations, which often tle links. If you are not a lit- pharmacies and clinics share when they’ve re- tle bit tech-savvy, you can’t outside of urban areas. ceived shipments and plan A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout navigate these systems.” “A lot is outside of St. Lou- to open appointment times. Butch Hartmann of Rich- is,” she said. “There’s more Armed with her phone, mond Heights was in that demand in St. Louis than she checks the sites when back red in some U.S. states category. He saw a Feb. 17 we have appointments for she wakes up, during breaks performance. Conspiracy ing to vaccinate several story on the news about people. I have people going each day and at night. She By Carla K. Johnson and Nicky Forster theories, poor communi- hundred thousand people Mary Grobe, an area school to Farmington, Desloge, maintains a list of about 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS cation and undependable in the St. Louis area to teacher who was helping you are talking an hour or people to text, call or book shipments slowed efforts an additional half-mil- others  nd vaccine ap- more away, because they an appointment for when Despite the clamor to after the  rst vials of pre- lion people, but we still pointments. Hartmann, 78, want their vaccine.” she spots an opening. speed up the U.S. vac- cious vaccine arrived Dec. hadn’t vaccinated that called her school district A recent report from De- “And they know if I mes- cination drive against 14.  rst group, so it has been and left her a message. loitte Consulting, a  rm sage them,” she said, “they COVID-19 and get the But the size of the eligi- this mad dash,” Bergami- Hartmann was desper- hired by the state of Mis- better do it now.” country back to normal, ate to  nd a dose for his ble population was always ni said. “It has just been a the  rst three months of within the control of state whole hot mess.” longtime girlfriend, Betty the rollout suggest faster White, 74. With no com- of cials, who made widely “It got a little chaotic,” is not necessarily better. varying decisions about said Dr. Marcus Plescia, puter or smartphone, he A surprising new analy- was having no luck with how many people they in- chief medical of cer of sis found that states such vited to get in line when the Association of State the health systems. as South Carolina, Florida Grobe called him back, there wasn’t enough vac- and Territorial Health and Missouri that raced cine to go around. Of cials. “We created far and four days later, Grobe ahead of others to offer had scored White an ap- When the drive began, more demand than there the vaccine to ever-larg- most states put health was supply. That stressed pointment at Walgreens in er groups of people have Ferguson. All White had to care workers and nurs- the system and that may vaccinated smaller shares ing home residents at the have left the system less do was show up. of their population than “She’s super cool on front of the line. In doing ef cient.” those that moved more so, states were abiding Plescia said the analy- the computer, you know,” slowly and methodically, Hartmann said, “I call her by national recommen- sis suggests that “a more such as Hawaii and Con- dations from experts who methodical, measured, ju- the queen of the vaccine necticut. hunters.” also suggested doing ev- dicious, priority-based ap- FILE PHOTO | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE The explanation, as ex- erything possible to reach proach — despite people’s Grobe, 41, of St. Louis, perts see it, is that the rap- is one of several “hunters” Pediatrician Elizabeth Bergamini coordinates everyone in those two perception — actually can id expansion of eligibility groups before moving on be as ef cient, or more helping others navigate signing people up for appointments from her caused a surge in demand what has become the com- home in Wildwood, Mo. to the next categories. ef cient, than opening too big for some states to But faced with political things up and making it handle and led to serious pressure and a clamor available to more people.” SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER disarray. Vaccine supplies from the public, governors In retrospect, health proved insuf cient or rushed ahead. Both the workers and nursing unpredictable, websites outgoing Trump adminis- home residents were the crashed and phone lines tration and the incoming easy groups to vaccinate. became jammed, spread- Biden team urged open- Doses could be delivered AMERICA’S FAVORITE ing confusion, frustration ing vaccinations to older to them where they lived and resignation among Americans. and worked. many people. By late January, more “We knew where they “The infrastructure just than half the states had were and we knew who TV MAGAZINE wasn’t ready. It kind of opened up to older adults they were,” Wurtz said. back red,” said Dr. Re- — some 75 and above, oth- As soon as states went be- becca Wurtz, an infec- ers 65 and up. That’s when yond those populations, it tious disease physician the real problems started. got harder to  nd the right and health data specialist South Carolina expand- people. Nursing home at the University of Min- ed eligibility to people in residents live in nursing nesota’s School of Public Steven Kite’s age group homes. People 65 and old- Health. She added: “In the Jan. 13. Kite, 71, immedi- er live everywhere. rush to satisfy everyone, ately booked a vaccination West Virginia bucked governors satis ed few at a hospital. But the next the trend with both high and frustrated many.” day, his appointment was numbers of eligible resi- The  ndings could con- canceled along with thou- dents and high vaccina- tain an important go-slow sands of others because of tion rates in early March, SPECIAL lesson for the nation’s a shortage of vaccine. but the state started slow governors, many of whom “It was frustrating at and built its capacity be- BONUS have announced dramatic  rst,” Kite said. After a fore expanding eligibility. expansions in their roll- week of uncertainty, he Similarly, Alaska main- GIFT outs over the past few days rescheduled. 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