VIVA LA VOZ Committee Members Will Not Seek Re-Election
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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019 DEALS OF THE Lynn eld will meet Western Avenue site$DAY$ about rail trail design slated for townhousesPG. 3 By Thor Jourgensen meeting, tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. By Gayla Cawley and everyone felt the best use for that ITEM STAFF in the middle school. ITEM STAFF site would be residential,” said James “Based on the ballot referendum last Cowdell, EDIC/Lynn’sDEALS executive direc- LYNNFIELD — For the rst time in year, it should be fairly well attended,” LYNN — A $200,000 clean-up has tor. “We’re really happy that we were ve years the town is on target to host a said Crawford. turned a contaminated lot on Western able to clean up the siteOF and THE now turn it special town meeting with Sept. 26 the The last special town meeting was held Avenue into a place for new homes. into a residential project$ that everyone$ tentative date for debating $348,000 in in June 2014 to discuss the fate of the Economic Development and Industrial can be proud of.” DAY rail trail design spending. Centre Farm property in the town cen- Corp. of Lynn (EDIC/Lynn), the proper- If the development getsPG. the 3green light, Almost 300 residents signed a citizen ter. ty’s owner which last housed a gas sta- when completed, it would result in 16 petition circulated by the Friends of Crawford said the design estimate sub- tion 20 years ago, will soon enter into new townhouses and eight single-family Lynn eld Rail Trail to put trail design mitted in the petition mirrors trail de- an agreement with Lynn Housing Au- homes in the neighborhood. spending before a special town meeting. sign rm World Tech Engineering’s esti- thority & Neighborhood Development A groundbreaking is planned for next The group led the petition with the mate for a trail design costing $700,000 (LHAND). The nonpro t housing agency spring, pending furtherDEALS approval from town clerk on Tuesday. with Lynn eld and Wake eld splitting plans to develop the West Lynn proper- the City Council, the Zoning Board of Town Clerk Trudy Reid certi ed 209 the cost. ty into ve attached townhouses, which Appeals and PlanningOF Board. THE petition signatures — nine above the The proposed wording for the design they said will align with a similar hous- On Tuesday night, the City Council threshold required to schedule a spe- funding article is included in the petition ing development it has started in the voted to remove a commercial$DAY$ proper- cial town meeting. Board of Selectmen Friends of Lynn eld Rail Trail circulated: neighborhood. ty zoning restriction fromPG. 870 3 Western Chairman Philip Crawford said petition- “There’s a need for housing, and the ers requested Thursday, Sept. 26 for the LYNNFIELD, A3 elected of cials, the neighborhood LYNN, A3 TwoDEALS will OF THE sit$DA outY$ SaugusPG. 3 school board election By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF SAUGUS — Two School VIVA LA VOZ Committee members will not seek re-election. Liz Marchese and Lisa Morgante told The Item International avor for Sunday concert at Fraser Field Wednesday they would not run for another term By Bill Brotherton Cultura Latina Dance Academy, Ex- our diversity,” said Carolina Trujillo, on the board. ITEM FEATURES EDITOR tro El 23 y Cheska Fuentes, salsa star publisher of La Voz and Essex Media “I hope whoever gets Sebastian Medina, who is promoting Group community relations director. into of ce is able to work LYNN — An international roster of new single “Baby You’re My Angel,” “There is an open invitation for every- together as a committee,” top music talent and local performers and ballad singer Valentina. one to attend.” said Morgante. “They will share the stage on Sunday at the In addition to music and dance, Alexandra (full name Alexandra don’t necessarily have third annual Festival La Voz. to agree on everything, The festival at Fraser Field runs there will be food, beer and lots of fam- Cabrera de la Cruz) was in the duo ily-style fun. The Roberto Clemente Monchy and Alexandra until its disso- just respect one another’s from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. opinions and give any- Kazzabe will Headliners will be Dominican singer Foundation has organized a baseball lution in late 2008 after 10 years. The be one of the clinic for kids, and four Red Sox World duo sold more than one million albums one the opportunity to be Alexandra, queen of the Bachata; the heard.” headliners Series championship trophies will be and received several Latin Billboard lively Honduran band Kazzabe; and Marchese echoed the this Sunday on display. vocalist Francisco Lemus Algodon of and Lo Nuestro awards. Alexandra sentiment, adding that for Festival El Salvadore. “Festival Latino La Voz is a call to La Voz. LA VOZ, A3 the district needs and de- Lynn area entertainers will include celebrate our culture and to admire serves a committee that can work together. While no incumbent STEVE KRAUSE School Committee mem- Swampscott COMMENTARY bers have pulled papers to run, the other three mem- bers — Jeannie Meredith, Rotary bangs Linda Gaieski, and Marc The man Magliozzi — say they plan to. They have until Sept. the drum they call 13 to obtain papers and until Sept. 17 to return them with at least 50 sig- for Africa Yaz ... is 80? natures. A divide between mem- By Bella diGrazia bers became clear after ITEM STAFF I will put this directly and succinctly: Carl Yastrzemski the panel voted to lay off SWAMPSCOTT — The phrase “ser- is 80 today. Please. How is the School Department’s vice above self” came full circle for the this even possible? When did custodians and hire a Swampscott Rotary Club on Wednes- this happen? Who stole him private cleaning compa- day. from the Summer of Love ny. The board voted 3-2 The group met for a luncheon at and turned him into an old on the issue in June with Morgante and Marchese Mission on the Bay to honor the BAR- man? opposed. KA Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-pro t Carl Michael Yastrzemski. Superintendent David charitable organization that provides The Man We Call Yaz. He DeRuosi estimated that clean, puri ed water by drilling wells was the principal architect the unpopular decision in African villages and creates jobs of the best year of my life as could provide “potential for the people of the village. For more a baseball fan. overall cost savings” of than six years, the Swampscott club, That seems counterintui- $1.1 million annually that in collaboration with the Marblehead tive. The Red Sox have won could be used for educa- Rotary Club, has organized several four world championships, tional programs. efforts to raise money for the founda- all of them in my adult life. Gaieski said the decision tion, including the annual Blessing of But as an adult, it’s easier to was dif cult but necessary SWAMPSCOTT, A2 YAZ, A2 SAUGUS, A3 Members of the BARKA Foun- dation, from left, Luc Yoda, Ina Anahata, co-founder of the INSIDE foundation, Karim Combari and I-kodjo Baucé perform for the Sports Opinion Rotary Club of Swampscott. Senior captains set Cawley: Spider-Man the tone for Saugus could soon be ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK football. B1 farther from home. A4 Celebrate culture and community: Festival La Voz, Sunday, noon-5, Fraser Field, Lynn. For tickets and information: FestivalLaVoz.com OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 90° VOL. 141, ISSUE 217 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 68° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019 LYNN BRIEF OBITUARIES Lynn Republican cookout City Committee, the Saturday after- Councilor Rick Starbard with and auction Aug. 24 noon festivities start at 1 p.m. and run more speakers scheduled to be through 5 p.m. at Committee Chair- announced. Joseph Attubato Sr. With two scheduled speakers and man John Krol’s 26 B St., Lynn home. Anyone interested in attending more planned, the Aug. 24 Lynn GOP Speakers include Greater Lynn should RSVP Krol no later than Aug. cookout and auction promises to be an Chamber of Commerce Chair- 20 at 617-515-9849. The suggested SAUGUS — Mr. Joseph At- afternoon serving up food for thought man Rick Wood, state Rep. Don- donation for the cookout and auction tubato Sr. died peacefully at Sponsored by the Lynn Republican ald Wong and Lynn Ward 2 City is $20 with an Aug. 31 rain date. his residence in Saugus on Tuesday, Aug. 20, surround- ed by his family. He was the husband of Marion (Nocella) The man they call Yaz ... is 80? Attubato. Born in Lynn, he was the son like everybody else on the story. It was more than son chased him the rest of of the late Antonio and Clem- YAZ entina (Natale) Attubato. Joe From A1 planet, came up short. numbers. Time and time his career. “Just Yaz” wasn’t a again he stepped up. He Yet he had his moments. was a lifelong resident of Sau- put these things in their bum, though. He won the threw runners out trying He played left field like a gus, and lived on School Street proper context. Life goes American League bat- to advance. He took the 20-year-old, as opposed to his entire life. Joe grew up on one way or the other. ting title in 1963 and hit extra base. He won a Gold a 36-year-old, in 1975 after and attended Saugus Public Things don’t change, even .312 in 1965 — one of the Glove as a left fielder.