Lynn Protesters Demand Charges Against Three Men Be Dropped
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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020 DEALS Marblehead OF THE Lynn protesters demand charges$DAY$ Race Week PG. 3 will get against three men be dropped By Gayla Cawley later start ITEM DEALSSTAFF By Steve Krause LYNN — Hundreds of people gath- ITEM STAFF ered on the Lynn CommonOF THE Friday eve- MARBLEHEAD — Race Week, the annu- ning for a protest centered$ around$ the arrests of three black menDA byY the Lynn al four-day regatta that alternates among PG. 3 the town’s three yacht clubs, will be a little Police last week. late to get started this year. Speakers, including the alleged vic- The race, officially known as the Nation- tims and community activists, called for al Offshore One-Design Regatta at Marble- what they considered unlawful charges head Race Week since 1998, was to be held to be dropped. July 23-26 out of the Corinthian Yacht Club. Following the speakingDEALS portion of the But because of continuing concerns about event, which involved several chants, such as “Enough is Enough,” and “No the COVID-19 virus, it’s now scheduled for Protesters OF THE Justice, No Peace,” protesters marched two weeks later, and will be run over three march to the Lynn Police $Station, where$ the days, from Aug. 7-9 — still at the Corinthian. from Lynn DAY “As a result of regulations and restric- demonstration ended. Common to PG. 3 tions in place due to COVID-19, and after Alexandros Armand, Scott Reed, and conferring with our host club and Mar- Lynn Police Victor White claim they were “unlaw- blehead Racing Association, we are all in Headquarters fully arrested, assaulted and falsely agreement that for the health and safety as they call charged” by Lynn Police officers, who of everyone involved, Sailing World will for charges to were sent to investigate a noise com- postpone the NOOD with the intent to be dropped plaint at White’s homeDEALS on Brightwood hold it on Aug. 7-9,” spokeswoman Jennifer against Terrace Monday, June 15. Davies said in a statement this week. “We Victor White, Armand, 26, and White,OF THE 32, work for look forward to racing in August.” Alexandros Tufts Dining Services$ and are members$ The national one-design circuit was put Armand, and of Unite Here Local 26,DA the laborY union together by Sailing World Magazine in Scott Reed. that organized the protest.PG. 3 The third 1998 in Newport, R.I. to help foster what man, Reed, 55, is White’s neighbor. it felt was a growing interest in the sailing ITEM PHOTO | world in racing one-design keelboats. Mar- SPENSER HASAK PROTEST, A2 blehead is one of five national sites — the others being St. Petersburg, Fla., in Feb- ruary; Chicago (canceled due to the pan- demic), Marblehead, Annapolis, Md. (Aug. 28-30) and San Diego, Calf. (Sept. 4-6). Salem of cer killed A fifth regatta is run in the British Vir- gin Islands Oct. 27-Nov. 1. Race Week in Marblehead was estab- INSIDE in head-on crash lished in 1889 and takes place during the Dana Mazola grew up in Swampscott last full week of July. In conjunction with Lynn Junior Race Week — run out of the Pleon Lynn Public Schools was 56. For years, his father, Yacht Club — the tournament typically at- starts new system. A5 By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF Ernie, owned Mazola’s Cor- tracts upwards of 200 boats. • City Hall expands ner store and gas station on In a one-design regatta, all events are or- SALEM — Family, friends outdoor services. A5 Essex Street in Swampscott, ganized by boat classes. J70s race together, and the Salem Police De- Rhodes, Town Class, Vipers, Etchells and a popular gathering place in Opinion partment are mourning the the community. others stay among themselves. NOOD re- loss of veteran police Officer gattas are easier to run because boats do We have not achieved His wife of nearly 30 years, justice for all. A4 Dana Mazola, who died after Florene Mazola, said she was not have to be handicapped in a Perfor- a car crash. mance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) sys- in bed when police officers Sports Salem Police said Mazo- came knocking on her door to tem, which makes scoring relatively simple. Graduates presented with la was killed in a head-on tell her the tragic news. If all classes of boats are racing togeth- scholarship awards at collision with another vehi- Florene said her family, in- er, they have to be handicapped, much like Peabody Golf Day. B1 golfers of differing abilities, based on sev- cle near 321 Jefferson Ave. cluding the couple’s 24-year- eral criteria. shortly after 11 p.m. Thurs- old twin daughters, Amanda day. and Savannah, was doing OK, Of cer Dana Mazola Steve Krause can be reached at sk- Mazola, who lived in Salem died in a collision [email protected]. and grew up in Swampscott, MAZOLA, A3 Thursday night. Lynn eld superintendent ready to change hats By Anne Marie Tobin cation with her husband, Greg, reached an agreement for Jane to starting in September, we know ITEM STAFF Tremblay will be stepping into a stay on with us through the year there will be peaks and valleys, so new role as a district consultant to work with Kristen (new Super- the thought is to stay on to guide LYNNFIELD — Jane Trem- at the end of next week. intendent Vogel).” and mentor Kristen as someone blay’s final day as Lynnfield School Committee Chairman Vogel, formerly the Principal who has been in education for a School Superintendent is just a Jamie Hayman made the an- at Tewksbury High School, was very long time,” said Tremblay, few days away — Tuesday to be nouncement Tuesday during the selected as Tremblay’s successor who served as superintendent for exact. final meeting of the school year. earlier this year. six years, adding that she and Vo- ITEM FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK While she may be officially rid- “We’ve all been going through an Tremblay said she intends gel already have an initial meet- ing into the sunset of retirement, unusual time with the buildings to maintain a low profile, “be- Tuesday will be Jane ing date in place to begin the Tremblay’s nal day she isn’t going away for long. being closed for three months, so hind-the-curtain” style. as superintendent. After a few days away on va- I am pleased to say that we have “Due to the pandemic and school TREMBLAY, A3 Swampscott looks MBTA garage to put students on to get tune-up By Thor Jourgensen path to success ITEM STAFF By Thor Jourgensen and work-based learning LYNN — Waiting for customers on a week- ITEM STAFF activities. Steering them day morning, taxi driver Rafael Espinal wish- onto the pathway can lead es the Market Street commuter garage was SWAMPSCOTT — students to opportunities the transportation mecca it was designed to School’s officially done for for meaningful careers in be three decades ago. the year and town educa- that industry sector upon “We used to pick up a lot of people,” said the tors are ready to hit the completion of the needed Garcia’s Taxi driver. “It’s slow now.” highway, connecting stu- post-secondary education “Slow” is the operative word for the sprawl- dents with future careers. and training,” Angelakis ing concrete structure with its two parking Dubbed Innovation stated in a June 24 sum- wings flanking two metal framework stair- Pathways by the state, the mary to the committee cases. education and workforce posted online under “The Fewer than half of the garage’s 978 parking connection is designed, Superintendent’s Blog.” spaces are filled on a weekday and that num- according to a summary Streamlining the con- ber mirrors parking volume statistics provid- provided by Superinten- nection between academ- ed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation dent Pamela Angelakis ics and workforce is a Authority (MBTA) for 2019 and 2018. to the School Committee, trend Swampscott schools Average parking use for the garage was 51 to connect students “to a are not alone in embrac- percent for the two-year period. Overlooking broadly-designed industry ing. Programs and class- downtown Lynn with its businesses and resi- sector that is in demand es encompassing science, dences, the garage saw as few as 44 percent of in the regional and state technology, engineering, its spaces filled in June 2018 and as many as economy.” the arts and mathemat- 59 percent used in February 2019 when the “Schools leverage strong ics (STEAM) are career ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK facility is a semi-sheltered parking area for partnerships with em- focused and Innovation Lynn drivers ordered to remove their vehicles ployers to provide stu- A man walks down a rusted staircase in the commuter dents career awareness PATHWAYS, A3 parking garage in Lynn. GARAGE, A2 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 82° VOL. 141, ISSUE 167 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 66° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020 OBITUARIES Shirley Mae Lowe Patricia D. Dineen, 90 John Steele Foley, 72 1934-2020 1929-2020 LYNN — Patricia D. “Pat” FLORIDA — John Steele Fo- present in his surroundings. (Donoghue) Dineen, age 90, ley age 72, passed away on Happiest when surrounded of Lynn, died on Thursday, June 8 in Largo, Florida after a by his family and friends, he June 25, 2020 at North Shore brave battle with brain cancer. found peace near the ocean, Medical Center, Salem Hos- Born in Malden MA, he was with sun on his face and sand pital following a brief illness.