Coffin Ies Are Bugging Saugus
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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 THURSDAY JULY 22, 2021 DEALS Nahant man pleads guilty to child rape, human traf OFcking THE $DAY$ By Sam Minton eight counts of child rape, four child rape with force was life in daughter (The Item does not Markos said the PG.victim 3 began to ITEM STAFF counts of rape, two counts of in- prison. The rape charges car- not name victims of sexual as- feel intimidated and threatened decent assault and battery and ried a maximum sentence of 20 sault) in 2014 when she was by Marston, who also hit her at NAHANT — Michael Marston one count of human traf cking. years. 13. The abuse continued for ve home. pleaded guilty in Essex Superi- Following the plea, Associate “I don’t know if there is ever a years, Markos said, and was Despite the sexual abuse and or Court Wednesday afternoon Judge Tom Drexler sentenced perfect sentence,” said Essex As- discovered during a counseling physical violence the victim en- to repeatedly raping his step- Marston to six to eight years sistant District Attorney Maria session. It was there that the dured at theDEALS hands of Marston daughter over a ve-year peri- in state prison, followed by ve Markos, adding that the victim victim described the abuse, say- — who was arrested in July od in their Nahant home, abuse years of probation that will in- agreed with the sentence recom- ing that it made her feel like a 2019 for the crimesOF THE — the victim that started when the girl was clude GPS monitoring. mendation. prostitute at times and led her said she still views him as a father just 13 years old. The maximum sentencing for Markos said Marston start- to cut herself and drop out of $DAY$ Marston, 45, pleaded guilty to the counts of child rape and ed sexually abusing his step- school. During that time period, PG.GUILTY, 3 A6 Condo Cof n DEALS ies are parkingOF THE $DAY$ bugging disputePG. 3 Saugus Blossoms By Sam Minton inDEALS Lynn ITEM STAFF SAUGUS — The town is By AllyshaOF THEDunnigan ITEM STAFF buzzing after hearing that $ $ entomologists have discov- DAY LYNN — MorePG. 3than a doz- ered “cof n ies” in Saugus. en residents appeared before Tony Kiszewski, an ento- the Zoning Board of Appeals mologist and professor at Tuesday night to speak in Bentley University, was orig- opposition to a planned lux- inally brought in to investi- ury condominium develop- gate the town’s y issue as a ment on Blossom Street. part of a WBZ I-Team inves- Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to the NBA champi- onship Tuesday, but Swampscott native Kim Hughes-Flout- Prior to the meeting, a peti- tigation, which was prompted tion had been circulating on when residents complained sakos remembers “The Greek Freak” as a skinny little boy who showed up in her English class in 2001. social media, calling for res- about the insects causing a idents and abutters to show nuisance on Pemberly Drive up to voice their displeasure near Fiske Brook. with the project, which is Town Manager Scott Crab- ‘The Greek Freak’ gets being developed by property tree stated that the town owner Patrick McGrath. and the health department When completed, the have been investigating this an assist from Swampscott four-story residential build- issue for about six weeks. ing at 150 Blossom St. will The town started looking By Mike Alongi members walked into her known Swampscott business- feature 75 one-bedroom into the matter following the ITEM SPORTS EDITOR classroom with a tall, skinny man and coach. “He and his units and 15 two-bedroom news report and has enlisted 7-year-old. family were very poor at the units. Kiszewski as a consultant. SWAMPSCOTT — Kim “Giannis wasn’t enrolled time, and we all did our best City zoning dictates that “Any town issue like this Hughes-Floutsakos remem- in the school at the time, to help him out with things the development requires is pretty serious,” said Crab- bers the rst time she met but he was hanging out in like clothes and food and 135 parking spaces, but the tree. “We’re working with NBA superstar Giannis “The front of the school’s gate and current plan only calls for the state and obviously a whatever else we could give.” Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo. one of the men at the school 104 parking spaces. consultant we have brought Antetokounmpo’s rise from It was 2001 and the Swamp- just kind of assumed that Saying he was speaking on board to help us assist in son of impoverished immi- scott native was teaching En- he should be in school and on behalf of more than 26 trying to identify the source grants to NBA superstar and glish in a suburban Athens brought him into my class- residents who had signed a of what’s creating this issue.” champion with the Milwau- private school called Athens room,” said Hughes-Floutsa- petition in opposition to the A resident told WBZ-TV kee Bucks is one of the most developer’s parking plan, that they have found the College, and all of a sud- kos, who is the daughter of den one of the male faculty the late Jim Hughes, a well- GIANNIS, A2 Lynn resident and Reverend ies — which go by multiple Everett “E.E.” Scho eld read names including scuttle ies the document during the — in their food and drinks, meeting. and have even breathed them “We believe the exception in while sleeping. The issue Reps drive to this rule should not be has been so dire that residents allowed at this time,” said don’t even feel comfortable Scho eld. “More needs to eating in their own homes. road funding be done to make sure this As part of his investiga- project doesn’t hurt people tion, Kiszewski took sam- and the surrounding neigh- ples from residents’ homes for region borhoods. The project needs and the brook. The fact that to bene t and include Lynn these ies are in Saugus By Tréa Lavery residents, not people coming caught the entomologist ITEM STAFF from outside into Lynn.” off guard because they are McGrath’s attorney, Paul usually found in tropical cli- BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker this mates, Kiszewski said. week signed a bill approving $350 mil- Keating, said the project “My rst encounter with lion through the Chapter 90 program complies with all other as- them was as a U.S. Navy en- for municipal and state transportation pects of the city’s ordinance, tomologist working in Okina- infrastructure projects, including fund- but they are seeking relief wa, Japan with the USMC’s ing for local communities on the North from Section 9 of the zoning 3rd Medical Battalion,” said Shore. bylaw regarding required Kiszewski. “I once discov- “In addition to investing $200 mil- parking spaces. Keating ered larvae and pupae of lion to ensure the safety of our roads brought a petition seeking this species infesting ketch- and bridges, I’m proud that this legis- zoning relief to the ZBA, say- up bottles (in) a Marine mess lation invests $150 million across the ing the development team ITEM FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK hall on Camp Hansen. Their Commonwealth in creating a more af- needs the variance passed larvae can exploit a wide va- fordable and environmentally-sustain- Lynn eld DPW employees Rick DeGrande, left, in order to continue with the riety of substrates, but they able transportation system,” said state and Steve deBettencourt install the newly-re- project, which he said will are particularly well known Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn). “This stored town bell at the common. bring in an annual tax rev- for infesting animal carcass- legislation will fund projects like dedi- enue of approximately $1 es and human corpses.” cated bus lanes and other critical im- million. Town Director of Public provements to public transit that will One parking spot will be Health John Fralick men- help create a more affordable, reliable Lynn eld bell provided for each condo. tioned that the area by the and equitable transportation system.” Ninety-one spaces will be lo- brook is heavily wooded with Of the approved funding, $200 million cated in a parking garage be- “a high instance of coyote ac- will go to cities and towns for projects low the units and there are tivity.” Fralick also told The to maintain, improve and repair road- mystery: Solved plans for 13 surface spaces. Item that his department is ways, bridges, sidewalks and bikeways. The 71,000-square-foot looking for possible ruptures Locally, Lynn will receive $1,495,100, By Anne Marie Tobin Now, they do, thanks property was previously oc- in sewer lines. Lynn eld will receive $406,241, Mar- ITEM STAFF to Historical Commission cupied by former newspaper “We’re working very closely blehead will receive $451,912, Nah- Chair Kirk Mans eld’s re- distributor North Shore News LYNNFIELD — Many cent discovery of an old let- and will be constructed in the with the DPW (Department of ant will receive $90,765, Saugus will town residents are familiar Public Works) to verify no or- receive $638,779 and Swampscott will ter penned by former Parks same manner as McGrath’s with the town’s historic bell, and Cemetery Commission- other housing development at ganic matter is leaking out of receive $294,285, . which dates back to 1859 the sewers and we’re working “Chapter 90 money is so important er Donald R. Ross. 164 Blossom St. and was used as a re alarm “The history of the bell is The planned development on a plan of attack in terms of to all our towns and cities,” said state at the Meeting House from investigating the surrounding Rep.