Opioid Deaths Decline in Lynn
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 From mill to market in Peabody By Thomas Grillo Knowing it was a gamble, he spent ITEM STAFF $480,000 of his own money to build a 12,000-square-foot showroom. He PEABODY — When Edward Gree- loved the space with the exposed ley outgrew the space for his home brick and high ceilings and imag- remodeling business, he knew it was ined the 200,000-square-foot proper- time to think big. ty could be reborn. “I was looking for a large commer- “We are not just developing a prop- cial space and spotted this building,” erty, and this is not just a real estate he said in front of 58 Pulaski St. “To story,” Greeley said. “We are creating say it was disgusting is being kind. a destination and bringing in fami- It was a dumping ground for old ap- ly-oriented companies to serve the pliances, lled with trash, and 80 city.” percent vacant.” Last year, after he borrowed $8.2 Despite its condition, Greeley ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK million from Salem Five Cents Bank leased a corner on the rst oor of and secured a $500,000 construction Edward Greeley, owner of Mills58, stands in a space that he wants to feel like the four-story mill building in 2012 the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. to house his NE Cabinet showroom. PEABODY, A3 Opioid MY HEART deaths GOES OUT TO ... decline in Lynn By Steve Krause ITEM STAFF Lynn is exceeding the trend in Massachusetts when it comes to deaths by opioid overdoses. While state of cials said Wednesday that opioid-related deaths fell by 4 percent in 2018, BELLA DIGRAZIA Lynn Police Chief Michael Mageary said the COMMENTARY city’s decrease was 22 percent — from 70 in 2017 to 54 last year. No one’s going to judge you if you’re eating choco- “That’s a signi cant reduction,” Mageary said late-covered strawberries alone on Valentine’s Day. Wednesday. Because that’s usually what I do every year Mageary said a combination of factors have (shout out to my dad for always delivering contributed to the decrease: the fact that all po- them to my of ce). Corporate Amer- lice of cers on the street carry Narcan, the an- ica’s favorite holiday was a lot tidote to opioid overdoses; and the department’s more entertaining when I Behavioral Health Unit, a clinic within the was a kid. station that provides counseling inhouse and also nds the appropriate treatment for those ME, A3 arrested for possession. “It’s more important to get treatment for peo- ple like that as opposed to putting them in jail,” said Mageary Wednesday. “You have to start somewhere, though,” he said, acknowledging that even 54 is too high a gure when it comes to opioid-related deaths. The statewide decrease is the second in two ... ME years, the State Department of Public Health reported Wednesday. But of cials said the prob- lem is far from under control. The report also showed that fentanyl, a pow- erful synthetic opioid, was present in nearly nine of 10 deaths in 2018 in which toxicology re- INSIDE ports were complete. The connection of fentanyl Elections starting to Opinion to deadly overdoses has been rising steadily for Lynn puts the focus the past ve years. on showing up. A4 There were 1,617 con rmed opioid-related shape up in Nahant overdose deaths in 2018, with another 320 to 394 Charles: Daily expected to be added once cause of death is nal- By Bridget Turcotte Incumbents Robert Scanlan and Cal Valentines. A4 ized for those cases, the report said. The number ITEM STAFF Hastings have returned nomination pa- of con rmed or probable overdose deaths cur- pers to be re-elected as constable and a Let’s go 100 percent rently stood at 2,056 for the previous year. NAHANT — Three candidates have re- Planning Board member, respectively. No renewable to protect Fatal overdoses declined 2 percent from 2016 turned papers for the April town election. one has yet returned papers for the other the North Shore. A4 to 2017. Up for grabs is one three-year term on open seat on the committee. “While we are encouraged to see fewer opi- the Board of Selectmen, one one-year Papers have not yet been returned for LOOK! oid-related overdose deaths for a second consec- term on the Board of Assessors, one one- the remaining positions, but papers are Peabody Rotary Club utive year and a 35 percent decrease in report- year term for constable, a three-year still available to be picked up and are due sponsors a tasty ed opioid prescriptions since 2015, the opioid term on the Library Board of Trustees, back to the clerk’s of ce by Friday, March fundraiser. A8 epidemic continues to present a very serious a one-year term for town moderator, two 8 at 5 p.m. The signatures on returned pa- challenge that is made more dif cult due to the ve-year terms on the Planning Board, Sports pers have not yet been certi ed by Town Swampscott hockey grabs presence of fentanyl,” said Gov. Charlie Baker, and one three-year term on the School Clerk Margaret Barile. tourney spot with win in a statement. Committee. Voter registration deadline is Friday, over Saugus. B1 Fentanyl was present in 89 percent of toxicol- Carl Maccario and Joshua A. Antrim are April 5 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the town ogy screens ordered by the state’s chief medical both vying for one open seat on the Board clerk’s of ce. Voting is April 27. English girls basketball examiner in 2018, the report said. Figures pro- of Selectmen. The position is currently edges Classical in held by Chesley Taylor, who was voted in Bridget Turcotte can be reached at btur- vided for the third quarter of the year showed defensive battle. B1 for his rst term in 2016. Taylor was pre- [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter OPIOIDS, A3 viously a School Committee member. @BridgetTurcotte. National award Beyond Walls CEO Al Wilson says the pres- isn’t Beyond Lynn tigious Rudy Bruner Award By Bella diGrazia $10,000, according to the Wednesday an- for Urban ITEM STAFF nouncement. Al Wilson, CEO of Beyond Excellence has Walls, said the prestigious award has been LYNN — Beyond Walls, Lynn’s own mu- been on his on his team’s radar since the festival’s in- team’s radar ral festival, was named one of ve nalists ception in 2017. since the festi- for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Ex- “We are really pumped up and hoping we val’s inception cellence. can win this thing,” said Wilson. “The other in 2017. For the enhancement of future projects, nominated parties do great work but they the 2019 gold medalist will receive $50,000 ITEM FILE PHOTO and four silver medalists will each receive AWARD, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... 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Thomas DeMontier former longtime resi- Elaine O’Malley and as “Popi,” age 93, daughter Pamela 11, at Salem Hospi- and his wife, Tiffa- dent of Lynn, passed her husband Timo- passed away peace- and son-in-law Le- tal. ny of Melrose and away peacefully at thy of Peabody, and fully on Thursday, Roy, she is survived Elaine was born in Michael DeMontier his home on Tuesday, many devoted niec- Feb. 7 at Lafayette by her sister, Con- Lynn, the daughter of and his husband, Feb. 12, 2019. es, nephews, grand assisted living facility stantina Delalis of the late William and Andrew Farley of He was born in nieces and nephews in Marblehead after a Sparta, Greece, and Margaret (Dowling) Wake eld; the ador- Lynn in 1941, a son and cousins who brief illness. She was the cher- many nephews, nieces, Sullivan. She was a graduate ing great-grandmother of Ben of the late Alfred R. and Ellen each held a special place in ished and devoted wife of the grand-nephews, grand-niec- of Lynn English High School DeMontier; the dear sister of (McWalters) Langlois. Raised his heart. In addition to his late Andreas P. Zaharopoulos, es, great-grand-nephews and with the Class of 1949. She Donald Sullivan and his wife, in Lynn, he graduated from St. parents, he was predeceased with whom she shared more great-grand-nieces in Greece, earned her registered nurse Joanne of Lynn and the late Mary’s High School with the by his twin brother Richard P. than 40 years of wonderful the United States, and Cana- status at the Lynn Hospital William G. “Gerry” Sullivan Class of 1959 and later Mer- Langlois in 1994. marriage. da, who she loved and adored School of Nursing. She served and the late Philip Sullivan; rimack College in 1963.