DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018 DEALS STEVE KRAUSE OF THE AT LARGE Positive development on the Lynnway$DAY$ PG. 3 Where Flea market could give have all wayDEALS to $192M investmentOF THE the kids $DAY$ By GaylaPG. 3Cawley gone? ITEM STAFF LYNN — A new $192 million waterfront apart- Inside. ment community could be comingDEALS to the Lynnway; This isn’t going to make a developer’sDEALS proposal to the people who have been redevelopOF theTHE Lynnway trying — for a half century Mart Indoor Mall & Flea — to bring the United States Market$ hasDA beenY given$ the into the world of the “Beau- green lightPG. by 3the Conser- tiful Game” very happy, but vation Commission. statistics by the Sports & Patrick McGrath, owner Fitness Industry Association of the Lynnway Mart In- show that soccer is lagging door Mall & Flea Market, behind other American is planning to demolish sports when it comes to ear- and replaceDEALS the indoor ly participation. And lagging mall with 550 market-rate ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK signi cantly. apartments.OF THE Before anyone sees this The Lynnway Mart Indoor Mall & Flea Market could be turned into 550 waterfront units with as an excuse to launch an commercial space. $LYNNWAY,DAY$ A7 all-out frontal assault on the PG. 3 sport (I can do that all by myself), it should be noted that baseball and basketball have actually begun to rise Candidates again. And at least in the case of baseball, that runs counter to conventional speak their wisdom — which says the sport’s lack of continuous action hurts it. minds in Nahant The New York Times re- ported, the same day France By Bella diGrazia the answers given by each played Croatia in the World ITEM STAFF of the candidates. Cup nal, that the number The one prepared ques- of 6-12-year-olds regular- NAHANT — Candi- tion asked the candidates ly playing soccer dropped dates for the 11th Dis- about their views on the nearly 14 percent while bas- trict state representative Northeastern University ketball and baseball have seat agreed on issues re- expansion in Nahant and begun to rise. Tom Farrey of garding the Northeastern if it should be moved to the Aspen Institute’s Sports University expansion and Lynn. They were asked & Society Program says that the many odors of the whether or not they stood soccer has lost more partic- Lynnway during a public with The Nahant Pres- ipants than any other sport forum Thursday night. ervation Trust and Keep in the U.S. Peter Capano, Hong Nahant Wild in opposing This would indicate the Net, and Drew Russo, all the 60,000 square foot U.S. is failing in its efforts members of the Demo- expansion at East Point to become competitive with cratic party and residents and what their thoughts the rest of the world in a of Lynn, answered many were on getting it moved sport that seems to thrive of the pressing questions to their neighboring city everywhere else except here Nahant residents had in past the rotary. (note the U.S. didn’t even mind for them at the Na- ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE Capano, Net, and Russo qualify for this year’s World hant Life Saving Station. all agreed Nahant is not Cup). Eleventh District candidates for state representative, Peter Capa- The packed room of Nah- the right place for such a no, Hong Net and Drew Russo, appeared at a candidates forum held ant and West Lynn resi- KRAUSE, A7 at the Nahant Life Saving Station on Thursday. dents cheered on many of NAHANT, A7 Necco’s abrupt closing Sail on, sailor leaves sour taste in Revere By Thomas Grillo up their nal paychecks Friday. ITEM STAFF “We are disappointed Round Hill could not follow through on the enthusiasm it expressed REVERE — The city is smarting from the when it acquired Necco barely two months abrupt closure of the New England Confec- ago,” said Mayor Brian Arrigo in a statement. tionery Co. (Necco) manufacturing plant. “We received no advance word about the sit- Round Hill Investments LLC said Tuesday uation from any of the involved parties and they are selling the company’s brands to an- only learned about it after receiving a media other manufacturer and shuttering its Ameri- inquiry. Obviously, we would have preferred, can Legion Highway plant. at the very least, some fundamental noti ca- The company purchased Necco for $17.3 tion.” million at a bankruptcy auction in May. Still, Arrigo said his of ce is working with Round Hill did not identify Necco’s new prospective new employers who could hire the owner or say if candy production will resume. laid-off employees. The closure came as a shock to the 230 work- ers at the plant who say they were told to pick NECCO, A7 Slain Lynn man’s memory put to song By Bella diGrazia how much he is missed. ITEM STAFF “My hope for tomorrow is just for people to see this isn’t something that shouldn’t be talk- LYNN — A month after the death of Ro- ed about,” said Hernandez. “Everyone should mel Danis, friends and family will honor him try to connect with someone because so many during a concert at Boston City Hall Plaza on people are lost or they’re depressed. We need Friday. to be there for each other because if the right While most families continuously struggle people were there for Romel that night we with grief after the loss of a loved one, Danis’ wouldn’t be having to do this.” family is doing what they can to start conver- Hernandez met Danis and his older brother, sations and spread awareness about stopping Jhonny Bryan, in 2012 when they started a the violence. This weekend, as part of Boston’s musical group called Prodigy. The three, along INSIDE Puerto Rican festival, Danis will be honored with a few others, spent endless nights creat- with a concert performance from one of his ing music and coming up with video skits to- Lynn Opinion Sports best friends, Dennis Hernandez. The Lynn vo- gether at the home of Danis and Bryan. As the Forty Steps Dance Jourgensen: Marblehead Race calist will perform an original song that men- ends season with A day to Week opens with tight tions Danis’ impact on everyone he met and SONG, A7 performance. A2 remember. A6 competition. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE ......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 88° VOL. 140, ISSUE 194 LOOK .................................... A4-5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-8 LOW 71° OPINION ...................................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018 OBITUARIES Comedy show Richard A. Badger Ann Riddell, 93 for Black Box 1930-2018 Richard Alan Bad- and Marion spent SWAMPSCOTT O’Connell of Swamp- ger passed away four years living in — Ann (Cardillo) scott and her sons on Sunday, July 22, Belgium and travel- Riddell, age 93, of Sean O’Connell and in Peabody 2018, seven months ing through much of Swampscott, died Jason Burbridge and after losing the love Europe. Wednesday in a local their families, all of PEABODY — Join the participate. The results of his life and wife In 1993, Richard nursing home after whom have become Accidentally on Purpose are unpredictable, timely, of 67 years, Marion and Marion retired a lengthy battle with a part of the Riddell Comedy Improv Troupe at high risk and often bril- Teresa Badger. to Beverly, near his dementia. She was family. She was the the Northeast Arc’s Black liant. Richard was born late son Mark in the wife of the late sister of the late Jo- Box Theater, 22 Foster St., Comedians Jason Mer- on April 25, 1930 in Newburyport and his George T. Riddell. seph Cardillo and on Saturday. rill and Jim Ruberti are Lynn. He was the son of Wil- sister Natalie, where they en- A lifelong resident of Frances Ronzano. Doors open at 6 p.m. the opening acts. Jason liam Lawrence Badger and joyed 25 years in retirement. Swampscott, she was the Service information: Her with performances from impresses audiences with Lillian (Tinkham) Badger and Richard loved camping, hik- daughter of the late Charles funeral will be held on Mon- 7-9 p.m. The style of Ac- his real-life experiences brother of Natalie Bacheller. ing, gardening, gol ng, trav- and Jennie (Scala) Cardil- day at 9 a.m. from the SO- cidentally on Purpose is and nds the humor in ev- He graduated from Lynn En- eling, history, and the Celtics, lo. She was a graduate of LIMINE Funeral Home, 67 similar to the TV show eryday life. Jim bases his glish High School in 1948. Red Sox and Patriots. Swampscott High School, Ocean St. (Route 1A), Lynn, “Whose Line is it Any- comedy on his former jobs Richard was the youngest One of Richard’s favorite where she began her lifetime followed by a funeral Mass at way?” complete with au- as a high school teacher Eagle Scout, at the time, in places was the White Moun- involvement with Big Blue Ath- 10 a.m. in St. John the Evan- dience interaction. Come and disciplinary dean. Massachusetts. He lived by tains in New Hampshire. He letics. gelist Church, Swampscott. with suggestions for the Tickets for this 21+ show the Scout Law being Trust- would vacation with his sis- Ann had worked as a wait- Burial will be in Swampscott group, then sit back and are $20 each ($18 for se- worthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, ter Natalie and family every ress for Nandee’s Functions Cemetery.