WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 COMMENTARY SEN. BRENDAN CRIGHTON Private company will clean Saugus schools REP. DANIEL CAHILL REP. PETER CAPANO By Bridget Turcotte would lose their jobs through a notice dis- On June 26, in a ve-minute public meet- REP. LORI EHRLICH ITEM STAFF tributed on June 18. ing that followed a three-hour executive In a statement, Superintendent David session, the panel voted, 3-2, to outsource SAUGUS — Lynn-based Complete Clean- DeRuosi said replacing the custodians with custodial duties of the public schools with ing Company, Inc. has taken over the custo- a private company saves the district about a private cleaning company. Members Lisa We need dial duties of the Saugus Public Schools. $1.1 million per year. Morgante and Liz Marchese voted against The private company was awarded a one- “The School Department is making these the change. Marc Magliozzi, Jeannie Mere- year, $664,000 contract to clean four ele- decisions, through this sometimes-challeng- dith and Linda Gaieski voted in favor. mentary schools, the high school, Belmonte ing period of recon guration, in the best in- Meredith, chairwoman of the School Com- transit. Middle School and the Roby Administration terest of the students of Saugus,” he said in mittee, said that the vote was “to reiterate Building effective July 1. June. the original motion made on May 8.” The contract for the district’s 21 custodi- The money will instead be used to imple- Marchese and Morgante said on May 8 Rapidly. ans, who had a combined 17 years of experi- ment language, science and technology cur- ence, expired on June 30. They learned they riculum, said DeRuosi. SAUGUS, A3 We met recently as Lynn’s legislative delegation with top state transportation of - cials who con rmed what we and our constituents already know: Traf c in Massachu- CITY OFFICIALS SEIZE ‘SEAS’ setts has never been worse. While some may argue that the crisis is but a symp- tom of a booming economy, we strongly disagree — it is instead a clear and urgent sign that what we need now is a transformative trans- portation policy. We cannot continue to think incrementally about transportation improve- ments, unless we want those improvements implemented at the same pace as com- muter traf c on the North Shore. Rather, we need to be bold in our expectations for our multi-modal transporta- tion system, including roads, transit, and water trans- portation, in order to build a system that is robust, reliable, and resilient. Our roads have become more and more clogged due to road and bridge projects. Trains arrive at capacity but charging higher fares, and with a ferry dock in Lynn that sits unused, it is beyond frustrating to realize there are no immediate plans for relief from our transporta- tion woes. In fact, it seems that transportation has replaced the weather as the default topic of our daily laments. On the radio, in the papers, in posts and tweets, a steady Nonpayment of marina slip fees sinks cabin cruiser stream of frustration and dissatisfaction makes it By Thor Jourgensen Markopoulos. “Seas the Day” was clear that some residents ITEM STAFF Markopoulos said “Seas the Day” owner impounded by the are reconsidering whether to Kathryn Kobelski owes the city Community City of Lynn in stay and continue to work in LYNN — It doesn’t take much imagination Development department $6,132.09 in past- April of 2018 and Massachusetts. to picture “Seas the Day” oating in the balmy due slip fees. Community Development owns sits in the corner of Every day brings another Caribbean instead of sitting high and dry in and manages Seaport Marina, and boaters the DPW lot. headline about a derailment the city’s Commercial Street extension work pay slip fees to dock there. and the ensuing delays fur- yard. The overdue fees date back almost 10 years, ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ther reinforces that transit The 42-foot “Bestway” cabin cruiser isn’t ex- and Markopoulos said the city and Kobelski is unreliable and leads to actly a ghost ship, but it is a ship without a at one point agreed on a payment plan for the more cars on the roads. At a port since city of cials ordered it moved more fees that never produced payments. time when we should be get- than a year ago from Seaport Marina. “We’ve sent numerous letters but the owner ting more people to choose to “The harbormaster declared the boat to be has been unresponsive,” Markopoulos said. in really poor condition and said it was basi- TRANSIT, A3 cally going to sink,” said city Solicitor George SEAS, A3 Peabody xer upper for sale at $3 million By Thomas Grillo ent uses.” ITEM STAFF The three-story brick building was built in 1877 on 12 acres overlooking Craig’s PEABODY — Following strong neigh- Pond in South Peabody. The 90,000-square- borhood opposition to housing at the aban- foot mill with its 13-foot ceilings and wood doned L. Fine Factory on Lynn eld Street, beams is zoned for lab space, light manu- the owner has listed the sprawling proper- facturing, distribution warehouse, or tech ty for sale at $3 million. of ces. “The idea of housing at the mill was not Ward 1 City Councilor Jon Turco, who well-received,” said Charles T. Hinds, bro- can see the factory from his home, said the ker-owner of Hinds Associates, the listing building has been an eyesore for as long as broker. “Now, we’re marketing it for uses he can remember. that comply with zoning. It’s only been “I hope they do sell it,” he said. “It’s a For sale: the former L. Fine Factory on Lynn eld Street for $3 million. listed for a few days, but we’re getting lots Needs work. of interest from people pitching all differ- PEABODY, A3 INSIDE Doggone it, Lynn without an animal-control of cer Lynn Juvenile arrested By Gayla Cawley nearly two months. to try to nd the dog in the sweltering heat. on gun charge. A6 ITEM STAFF Richards, of Everett, was visiting a friend’s A poster of the missing dog was also widely house in Lynn when her dog somehow es- shared on Facebook. LOOK! LYNN — Kayla Richards, 28, found herself caped the gated backyard while she was in- Hours later, Richards was noti ed that KIPP senior chosen living a pet owner’s worst nightmare when side getting him some food and water. By the Bruin had been found by an Everett animal as Bank of America her dog went missing for three hours on Sun- time she got outside, Bruin, the 1-year-old control of cer. It appeared the dog had been Student Leader. A8 day. German shorthaired pointer and Australian hit by a car and had later taken refuge under- She contacted the Lynn Police Department, mix, was nowhere to be found. neath a different vehicle. He had deep gashes Sports and was referred to the city’s animal control After exhausting her options in Lynn, she on his head, arms and hind legs, which re- Lynn softball closes pool of ce, where she left a message, but never decided to reach out to neighboring Swamp- quired stitches, and lost some tendons that play with solid win. B1 received a call back. It wasn’t until her dog scott’s police department, which prompt- may later require surgery. was found badly injured and bleeding un- ly put her in touch with the town’s animal “It was very frustrating,” Richards said. “I Wyoma on to City Series derneath a car that she learned the city has control of cer and kicked off an hours-long, title game. B1 been without an animal control of cer for multi-law enforcement department search LYNN, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 76° VOL. 141, ISSUE 192 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 66° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 OBITUARIES Anne S. Lowell Teresa P. Drew, 81 Joseph F. Molloy, 87 1945-2019 1938-2019 Anne Shirley Lowell, born LYNN — Teresa Pauline LYNNFIELD — Joseph F. Mol- Feb. 2, 1945 in Spring eld, (Flynn) Drew, age 81, of Lynn, loy, age 87, of Lynn eld, died daughter of the late Arthur died peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at and Doris Henson, passed on Sunday, July 21, 2019, sur- the Kaplan Family Hospice away July 20, 2019. rounded by her loving family. House in Danvers following a She leaves one son, James She was the beloved wife of brief illness. He was the hus- R. Lowell and wife Susan of George T. Drew, with whom she band of the late Kathleen C. Salem; one daughter, Evelyn shared 54 years of marriage. (Gannon) Molloy. Prieto and her husband Anto- Born in Glenfarne, County Born in Boston and raised nio of Brooklyn, N.Y. Cherished Leitrim, Ireland, in 1938, the in Brookline, he was the son grandmother of Michelle Low- youngest of 11 children, Te- of the late John A. and Flor- ell of Peabody, Roman and resa was the daughter of the ence M. (Campbell) Molloy, Lucia Prieto of Brooklyn and late John Peter Patrick and the seventh of 10 children. He precious great-granddaughter, Rose (Cullen) Flynn. She was attended and graduated from Mia Manuppelli; ten siblings, raised and educated in Ire- St. Mary’s School in Brook- Barbara Granese, Sandra land and immigrated to the line. Joe enlisted in the United Rice, Rolane Henson, Candy United States at the age of States Air Force and served in Dunlop and Darrell Henson, all 17, living with her older sister a rescue unit during the Ko- of Lynn, Cheryl Bloch and Gail Agnes in Dorchester before rean Con ict.