THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Some Saugus students return to in-person learning By Elyse Carmosino ITEM STAFF SAUGUS — A wave of students head- ed back to school this week as Saugus cautiously moves toward the hybrid ed- ucational model it proposed to the De- partment of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in August. Roughly 90 of the district’s special education students in grades pre-K through 12 sat through a half day of in-person classes Tuesday -- a notable feat since schools across the state closed New Lynn park honors Frederick Douglass inde nitely nearly six months ago. Their return follows an Oct. 1 vote by By Gayla Cawley Lynn in the 1800s. weekly farmers market, which ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK the school committee to move the entire ITEM STAFF Located at the corner of Ex- was relocated to allow for the district to a hybrid of in-person and re- Jimmy Jodoin of Lea- mote learning on Nov. 5, provided that change and Union streets in park’s construction. LYNN — The $750,000 trans- hy Landscaping, wa- the community is able to remain out of the heart of the city’s arts and “It’s obviously a small park, ters newly laid sod at formation of a downtown va- cultural district, the park will the state’s designated high risk classi- but we were trying to tie it The Frederick Doug- cant lot into a new community include lots of grass, a perfor- cation zone for COVID-19. Saugus is lass Park, on the cor- park is nearly complete. mance stage, pathways, and into the (park) next door at the currently considered to be in the yellow, It’s been approximately six perimeter seating and benches. museum, but make it so that it ner of Union and Ex- or moderate-risk zone. months since construction The site, which abuts the could be used for concerts,” said change streets. “It was so heartwarming to see,” started on the new Frederick Lynn Museum and Historical Eric Loth, managing director said Pupil Services Executive Director Douglass Park, named for the Society and LynnArts build- abolitionist leader who lived in ings, formerly housed the city’s PARK, A3 STUDENTS, A3 Peabody will put the focus on children’s mental health By Thor Jourgensen remote learning. Focused for more than In-person attendance ITEM STAFF “Self-regulation is a 35 years on education and takes place at Olio, a wed- complex set of skills that mental health, Fitzger- ding business with a large PEABODY — Mental health expert Jeanine exert in uence over ald teamed up with Pea- space at 43 Main St, with K. Fitzgerald is ready internal sensations and body-based North Subur- virtual attendance on to teach children and states. These skills are ban Jewish Community Zoom. In-person space is parents behavioral and necessary for consistent Center to sponsor a Thurs- limited and pre registra- stress reduction skills performance, behavior day, Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m. tion is required. to ease stress from and school readiness,” workshop on early child- COVID-19 worries and said Fitzgerald. hood and mental health. HEALTH, A3 Saugus ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK police Michael Larosa, owner of Buy New England Lobsters, holds up lobsters as he prepares an order to ship to the West Coast. want to Lynn eld prevent lobster business domestic abuse is on a roll By Steve Krause By Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF ITEM STAFF Saugus is participating in LYNNFIELD — Michael Larosa, a 32-year-old town ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO Domestic Violence Aware- native, built his company, Buy New England Lobster, ness month, and police chief LLC, from a business run out of a shack to a $20 mil- A new crowdfunded documentary intends to cover the career of Lynn Michael Ricciardelli is of- lion annual business with a global customer base. English basketball coach and former NBA player Antonio Anderson. fering the department’s full Larosa, Lynn eld High School Class of 2006, found- support to those who may be ed the company in 2010 and in 2018, he and his pater- experiencing abuse. nal aunt, Laura DePalma, bought out a partner and Lynn’s Antonio Anderson Ricciardelli also warns the company has been on a roll ever since. that the COVID-19 epidemic His largest international orders come from custom- makes recognizing the signs ers in France, Spain, and Italy. His business in South- is aiming to inspire of domestic abuse more im- east Asia is also strong. Larosa said retailers in Texas, portant than ever. “I hope that people, especially Lynn Florida, and Georgia are his top American customers. By Guthrie Scrimgeour According to the National ITEM STAFF Buy New England buys directly from Boston boats people, can use my story as motiva- Coalition Against Domes- tion,” he said. and also sends trucks to Marblehead and the South Local lmmaker Jake Fay launched tic Violence, more than 10 Shore where he buys from other dealers who have a crowdfunding campaign Wednesday Anderson grew up in Lynn, played million people in the United purchased directly from lobstermen. to produce a documentary on the life four years of Division 1 basketball at States are victims of physi- Larosa’s company processes anywhere from 10,000 of former NBA player and current Memphis and had a brief stint in the cal abuse by a partner each to 20,000 pounds of lobsters a day, ve to six days a Lynn English basketball coach, Anto- NBA before his career was cut short year. On average, one in week. nio Anderson. by a rare eye condition and hearing three women and one in four “We used to send four trucks out every day, but Anderson conceived of the project, loss. men experience some form which he hopes will inspire others in of physical violence by an LOBSTER, A2 the community. ANDERSON, A3 intimate partner, the depart- ment wrote in a news release. The domestic violence ho- CORRECTIONS Inside COVID-19 tline reports that the number ® Egg Rolls With a of domestic violence cases OCTOBER 2020 Twist (and a Dip!) page 6 Bye-bye, Boring Lynn, Peabody, and Revere report Lunches! page 14 Due to a reporter’s error, a story on Page Due to a reporter’s error, a story on Page Speedy are on the rise as a result of Skillet Chicken relish page 18 1 of Wednesday’s Item indicated that 1 of Wednesday’s Item listed the wrong new coronavirus cases. 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B6-7 LOW 40° LOOK! .......................................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Lynn, Peabody, Revere report new virus cases By Gayla Cawley body since Monday. The ITEM STAFF city now has 1,336 cas- es, 185 deaths, and 1,003 New coronavirus cases, people have recovered, ac- but no additional deaths cording to the health de- were reported in Lynn, partment. Peabody and Revere on Numbers remained the Wednesday. same in Lynneld (148 Numbers remained the cases, 14 deaths) and Na- same or were not updated hant (52 cases, six deaths) in other North Shore com- and were not updated in munities. Marblehead, Saugus or In Lynn, 16 new cases Swampscott on Wednes- were reported to bring the day. city’s caseload to 5,052. Of As of Monday, Marble- ITEM PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK that total, 312 cases are head had 276 cases and active, 118 people have 30 deaths and Saugus had Buy New England Lobsters LLC owner Michael Larosa, third from left, stands with part of his died, and 4,622 have re- 727 cases and 42 deaths. team, from left, Tim Ryan of North Reading, director of operations Harry Jones of Everett, and covered from the virus, ac- Swampscott (168 cases, 11 manager Dan Pare of Lynn, in their shipping facility in Charlestown. cording to city data. deaths) has not released Revere reported 12 new updated numbers since cases to bring the city’s to- last Wednesday. tal numbers to 2,812 cases Lynneld lobster business is on a roll and 104 deaths, according Gayla Cawley can be to the city website. reached at gcawley@item- And eight new cases live.com. Follow her on LOBSTER have been reported in Pea- Twitter @GaylaCawley. From A1 now we are buying more second-hand from whole- Lynn church feeding salers,” Larosa said. “It’s a much cleaner sale as opposed to buying from 15 Lynn families different boats.” Larosa grew up in the lobster business. By the ITEM STAFF REPORT to raise additional funds time he was in high school, to provide $50 grocery LYNN — Greater Beth- he was spending his sum- vouchers for families in mers working on his fa- lehem Temple Pentecostal the Lynn area,” states the Church invites residents ther, David Larosa’s, boat. website. He learned about the busi- who need help obtaining The Bennetts initiated Left, a fresh food to visit the church ness, even as he sketched the church food assis- out his future.