Saugus Getting Ready for High Water Red Cross Closing a Chapter in Peabody
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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 DEALS OF THE Saugus $DAY$ getting PG. 3 ready DEALS for high OF THE $DAY$ water PG. 3 By Thor Jourgensen ITEM STAFF Peabody may vote More voters part of SAUGUS — The town’s DEALS partnership with the state to prepare for major cli- to bag plastic plan for candidatesOF THE mate change impacts could have a side bene t for local By Thomas Grillo Laurie Silk of By Steve Krause From$DA left,Y Lynn$ residents: Reduced ood ITEM STAFF Salem loads ITEM STAFF CommunityPG. 3 insurance rates. her paper bags Television’s PEABODY — Paper or plastic? LYNN — The most passionate moments Saugus is conducting full of grocer- Mukala Kabon- a climate vulnerability It won’t be a choice in the city for long. of Thursday night’s forum among candi- The Peabody City Council is expected to ies into her car dates for Councilor-at-Large candidates go served as assessment after being after shopping moderator for awarded a $33,000 state approve a plastic bag ban at its next meet- at the Lynn Community Television station at Stop & Shop Thursday’s fo- grant in September. Town ing in two weeks. came when the four incumbents and three DEALS of cials are coupling the “We’re the only community on the North in Peabody. challengers discussed ways to involve more rum involving planning process with ef- Shore that is not doing something,” Rita- citizens in the electoral process and the BuzzyOF Barton,THE marie Cavicchio told the city’s Industrial ITEM PHOTO | need for a city planner. Jose Encar- forts to make Saugus a SPENSER HASAK participant in the Nation- & Community Development Committee In all, councilors Buzzy Barton, Hong nacion,$DA BrianY$ al Flood Insurance Pro- Thursday night. “In terms of optics, it’s bet- Net, Brian Field and Brian LaPierre, along Field,PG. Joel 3 gram’s (NFIP) Communi- ter for us as a community to take a stand.” with challengers Jose Encarnacion, Joel Hyppolite, Bri- ty Rating System. The Peabody activist launched a petition Hyppolite and Lennin Pena answered nine an LaPierre, “We are working to nd on change.org to ban one-time use plastic questions posed by Lynn Community Tele- Hong Net and ways to become a partic- bags. At press time, the petition had nearly vision’s Mukala Kabongo on a variety of Lennin Ernes- ipant community in the 400 signatures. issues facing the city, ranging from how to to Pena. NFIP’s Community Rat- ing System and in turn PEABODY, A3 LYNN, A3 help reduce ood insur- ance costs for the resi- dents of Saugus,” said Town Manager Scott Crabtree, citing CRSRe- Red Cross closing a chapter in Peabody sources.org. Depending on the rating, By Thor Jourgensen residents in Special Flood ITEM STAFF Hazard Areas can receive discounts ranging from 5 PEABODY — One of the best-known volun- percent to 45 percent of teer organizations is joining the exodus from their ood insurance pre- brick-and-mortar locations with the American miums. Red Cross’ decision to move out of its Lowell As a coastal communi- Street building. ty with the Saugus River Lloyd Ziel, Red Cross Massachusetts commu- bordering local neighbor- nications chief, said the Red Cross will prob- hoods and wetlands ex- ably vacate the Lowell Street building next tending along Route 107, May. A search for smaller-sized locations in Saugus is vulnerable to Peabody is underway. ooding. “We’re looking in this area. The services are The state climate change going to remain here,” said Ziel. planning grant will pay Named after Red Cross benefactor John A. for town of cials working McCarthy, the building is used as a training with professional plan- site, complete with a mock hospital ward, for ners to nd ways to reduce people preparing to take the state nurse assis- ooding. tant training test. Under the rating sys- “We are not leaving Peabody. If anything, we tem, ood insurance pre- are reaching out to our partners to help us con- mium rates are discount- tinue this skills focus,” Ziel said. ed to reward community Mayor Edward Bettencourt offered a mixed actions that meet three reaction in a statement about the move. goals: reducing ood dam- “We are disappointed that the Red Cross will age to insurable proper- be leaving their Lowell Street headquarters. ty, strengthening ood The relationship between Red Cross and the city has been a long and an especially produc- insurance coverage, and ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK encouraging a compre- tive one. We are grateful that the Red Cross An old poster for the American Red Cross hangs in the organization’s build- hensive approach to ood- RED CROSS, A2 plain management. ing on Lowell Street in Peabody. The rating system uses a class-rating system that is similar to re insur- Opinion ance rating to determine Jourgensen: A house Lynn improves grade on MCAS ood insurance premium shares its secrets. A4 reductions for residents. LOOK! By Gayla Cawley senteeism and advanced coursework completion. Rate classes are rated ITEM STAFF The new scores, part of the Massachusetts De- from nine to one. Lynn eld partment of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Mindful of the signi - author drawn to LYNN — This year’s report card from the state (DESE) accountability system and shared during cant amount of work relat- the macabre. A8 shows Lynn Public Schools has shown a signi cant ed to storm management improvement in meeting its achievement targets, but Thursday’s School Committee meeting, have upgraded Sports the district’s status from “partially meeting targets” and ood control, the town KIPP rolls to win over there’s still a lot of work to do with meeting the needs is applying to the state for of its English Language Learners and special educa- to “showing substantial progress toward targets.” Mystic Valley. B1 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Tutwiler said the des- more climate vulnerabili- tion students. ignation is one step away from the highest the state ty planning money. Peabody boys soccer Results show Lynn is meeting 64 percent of its tar- offers. A district is considered to be meeting targets at “If awarded, this nancial stays hot with win over gets, up from 45 percent last year, which is based on assistance will continue Marblehead. B1 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System 75 percent. (MCAS) scores, student growth, high school comple- SAUGUS, A3 tion, progress toward English pro ciency, chronic ab- MCAS, A2 N.E. Newspapers & Press Association honors Item By Bella diGrazia lled with award-winning journalists ITEM STAFF who seek the truth and share the stories that need to be heard. WORCESTER — Some days this job The Publick Occurrences Award, in rec- takes a lot out of me. Then there are days like yesterday. ognition of New England’s most outstand- My colleagues and I headed to the AC ing journalism in 2019, was established Marriott Hotel in Worcester early Thurs- in 1990. It’s meant to recognize individu- day. There, we were honored with a Pub- al and team merit at New England news- lick Occurrences Award from the New papers to mark the 300th anniversary of The Item won its fourth straight New England Newspapers & Press As- England Newspapers & Press Associa- the founding of Publick Occurrences, the sociation award, for its Hunger: Hiding in Plain Sight series. Staffers tion for our work on a six-day, 23-story rst newspaper published in America. who worked on the series included, from left, Roberto Scalese, Bridget series that ran last summer, Hunger: Four days after the country’s rst paper Turcotte, Steve Krause, News Editor Cheryl Charles, Bella diGrazia and Hiding in Plain Sight. Gayla Cawley. It was beyond inspiring to be in a room AWARD, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 56° VOL. 141, ISSUE 259 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 53° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 OBITUARIES Catherine M. Higgins, 88 Sharon M. Legere, 69 Christos Meimeteas, 81 1931-2019 1950-2019 LYNN — Catherine M. “Kay” Sharon M. Legere, 69, Christos E. Meimeteas, 81, (Capano) Higgins, 88 years passed away peacefully, sur- beloved husband of 59 years old, of Lynn, died Oct. 8, rounded by her loving family of Maria (Alimonos) Meime- 2019, in Massachusetts Gen- on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at teas, passed away surrounded eral Hospital in Boston after North Shore medical Center by his family on Wednesday, a lengthy illness. She was the after a lengthy, courageous Oct. 9, 2019, following a wife of the late Richard E. Hig- battle with renal disease. lengthy illness. gins. Sharon was born Jan. 25, Born and raised in Neocho- She was born on Feb. 14, 1950 to the late Joseph P. and ri, Greece, to the late Evange- 1931, Valentine’s Day, in Re- Rita M. ( Doherty) Legere. los and Stavroula (Mazareas) vere, the daughter of the late Sharon was a 35-year em- Meimeteas, Christos was a tal- Vincent and Elizabeth (Cario- ployee at Verizon, retiring at ented artist and carpenter. He ti) Capano. She was raised in age 55 due to health issues. owned his own construction Revere and attended Revere Sharon was also employed at company for many years, and schools. She has lived in Lynn GLSS for the past 10 years. enjoyed creating and painting since 1956. A lifelong resident of Lynn, Eclectic and Byzantine Icons, She worked at Kressge and she graduated from Lynn En- which he donated to count- Woolworth’s retail stores. She glish High School in 1967 less churches and monas- also worked as a garment and North Shore Community teries that he had visited in Bramante.