TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Candidates line up to pull papers in Lynn By Allysha Dunnigan ITEM STAFF LYNN — Election season began Mon- day in Lynn as incumbent politicians and newcomers ocked to City Hall to obtain nomination papers for local polit- ical of ces. Familiar faces visited the city’s home base to run for City Council and School Committee seats and for the mayor’s of- ce, which is up for grabs after Thomas M. McGee announced he would not seek re-election this fall. ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS City Council President Darren Cyr Swampscott High School students receive COVID-19 tests from technicians at the state emergency mobile started off the day as the rst candidate testing unit. to pull nomination papers for mayor, fol- lowed by School Committee members Jared Nicholson and Michael Satter- white, who are also seeking the corner A 2021 test at Swampscott High: COVID of ce. By Tréa Lavery return to fully-remote learning until at all but one reported since March 17). An Cyr said it felt great to make it of cial ITEM STAFF least April 5. High school students were additional 76 people at the high school Monday morning at City Hall. originally meant to transition Monday have indicated that they were exposed “The response has been humbling,” he SWAMPSCOTT — A COVID-19 out- to a ve-day in-person schedule from or are still awaiting test results. said. break at Swampscott High School last their current two-day schedule. Sports It is estimated to be the largest out- Satterwhite, who was accompanied by week is sending the district scrambling and other extracurricular activities have break in the town since the start of the his wife and their three children, said for ramped-up testing and contact trac- also been canceled. pandemic. that it was a surreal feeling. ing. As of Monday afternoon, according to WCVB reported Sunday that the out- CANDIDATES, A2 The district offered a drive-through the district’s COVID data dashboard, break has been traced to a house party COVID testing site Monday at the high 26 cases have been reported among attended by 30 to 40 students last week- school for faculty and staff of the school. students and staff at the high school in end. Contact tracing is also ongoing. March (29 total cases have been report- The outbreak caused the high school to ed in the district during that time, with TEST, A2 Lynn eld police hope to raise autism awareness By Anne Marie Tobin donated to the Northeast Arc ITEM STAFF Autism Center in Danvers Lynn eld resident Susan Par- LYNNFIELD — April is Na- ziale is spearheading the initia- tional Autism Awareness Month tive. When she became aware of and the Lynn eld Police Depart- the success in the program in ment is launching a patch pro- Reading, Braintree and Stone- gram to help support the cause. ham, Parziale said she initiated The department will roll out a a discussion with the police de- City Councilor-at-Large Buzzy Police Autism Patch Program on partment a few years ago about Barton was among the candidates April 1. The program will consist who got nomination papers Mon- of selling limited edition patches implementing it in Lynn eld. day from Election Coordinator for $10 apiece, with all proceeds AWARENESS, A3 Sarah Bullock. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER R. HASAK Rosario Ubiera-Minaya of Salem is the executive Cemetery is director of Amplify Latinx. a welcoming Ubiera-Minaya place in Salem By Allysha Dunnigan ampli es Latinx ITEM STAFF SALEM — The city of Salem and the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) voices in Salem have announced that the museum’s By Guthrie Scrimgeour historic Samuel Pickman House ITEM STAFF will be used as the new Charter Street Cemetery welcome center SALEM — Amplify Latinx Executive Direc- when the cemetery reopens to the tor Rosario Ubiera-Minaya moved to Salem public on May 1. from Santo Domingo in 1992 when she was Charter Street Cemetery was es- 15 years old and settled with her family in the tablished in 1637 and, as Salem’s Point Neighborhood, where she encountered The Samuel Pickman House on Charter Street in Salem oldest burial ground, it contains certain challenges. will be the new welcome center for the historic Charter “I had to learn and adapt to many different Street Cemetery. CEMETERY, A2 things,” said Ubiera-Minaya, who did not speak English at the time. In Salem, it was dif cult at that time to nd role models in the schools or city government who understood her experience. “That experience really opened up my eyes about the need to have representation from communities of color,” said Ubiera-Minaya. “We are the backbone of our communities. But we come with a perspective that is not fully rep- resented.” She now works to tackle that described lack of representation in her position with Ampli- fy Latinx, a non-partisan, collaborative move- ment that describes its mission as building Lat- inx economic and political power by increasing Latinx civic engagement and representation in leadership positions. VOICES, A3 INSIDE Opinion Sports An ugly chapter Strong offense powers coming to a close in Winthrop girls soccer to Swampscott A4 win over Tech B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 56° VOL. 142, ISSUE 89 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 40° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 OBITUARIES A 2021 test at Thomas J. Mailloux, 73 Karen A. ( Dellanno) Domenicis, 72 1947 - 2021 1948 - 2021 Swampscott High: LYNN - Thomas J. Mailloux, of LYNN - Mrs. Karen A. (Del- Lynn, died Thursday, March 18, lanno) Domenicis, 72 years of 2021 peacefully at home due Lynn, died on Sunday March to declining health. He was the 21, 2021 in Massachusetts COVID General Hospital after a brief son of the late Joseph Mailloux to school, which was slat- and Alice (Dion) Mailloux. Tom illness with her husband by TEST ed to happen on April 5. had worked as an inspector for her side. She is the wife of From A1 “Right now, everything Ametek for over 30 years until Charles W. Domenicis. She was Superintendent Pamela his retirement. born in Boston, the daughter is really shutting down, Angelakis said in a state- like sports are all canceled He is remembered by his of the late Domenic and Flor- ment that she is aware only for the next few weeks, beloved wife, Denise; his chil- ence (Recchia) Dellanno. She that it was an out-of-school and everything is hectic,” dren, William Mailloux and his was raised in East Boston gathering and does not wife Lisa, Ken Mailloux, Amy and Jamaica Plain and was a know where it was held. Hankins said. “The re- Croce, Allison Mailloux, and graduate of Roxbury Girls High Alex Hankins, a junior mote kids are already re- her husband Michael Huges; School. She has lived most of at the high school who has mote, so I don’t know if it’s as well as his grandchildren, her life in Lynn. been fully remote for the going to change for us. It Zach, Gabby, Cassidy, Kyle and She was employed as an past few months, said that might be longer now.” Aviana. Tom will be missed by assembler for Textron in the he isn’t sure how the shut- Tréa Lavery can be reached his three sisters; Carol O’brien electronics field. She retired down will affect his return at [email protected]. and her husband Terry, Patricia Tom enjoyed traveling with in 2014 after 30 years of ser- Service Information: Her Ragnio and her husband Phil- his wife to different parts of the vice with them. She loved her funeral will be held on Friday ip, and Maureen Mailloux; as world, his favorites were Wash- grandchildren above all. She at 9:00 AM from the Solimi- well as many beloved nieces ington D.C., Alaska and Spain. loved animals especially her ne Funeral Home, 426 Broad- Candidates and nephews who knew him as His hobbies included playing a cats. She enjoyed gardening, way (Rte 129) Lynn followed Papa Tom. Tom is predeceased good game of cribbage, bowl- crocheting and bowling. She by a funeral mass in St. Pius by his late brother, John Mail- ing, solving cross word puz- and her husband were mem- V Church at 10:00 AM Buri- line up to pull loux. zles and making sure the bird bers of the Volunteer Yacht Club al in Puritan Lawn Memorial Tom was an avid fan of fish- feeder was full. Tom was an in Lynn. Park, Peabody. Relatives and ing and held many titles over easy going man who you could In addition to her husband friends are invited. Adhering papers in Lynn the years at the Lynn Fish and always find having a good con- with whom she spent the last to the guidelines of the Com- Game Protective Association. versation and enjoying life out- 40 years together she leaves monwealth of Massachu- CANDIDATES ers over the next couple of her children, Kimberly Maraio setts and the CDC visitation He formed lifelong friendships side at the family cookouts. From A1 months in a safe and orga- within the club and made Service Information: Fami- of Beverly, Stacey Simpson of will be limited to 50 family nized manner. many memories over the years. ly and friends are invited to Nahant, Debra Pino of Pea- and friends at a time. Please “Honestly, since I was School Committee mem- He also enjoyed his time be- attend a celebration of life body, Christina Servidio and wear masks and practice so- a kid, I would do small ber Donna Coppola visit- longing to the League of Essex held at a later date.