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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 Lynn lot stuck in park By Thomas Grillo QUESTIONS ITEM STAFF LYNN — The city is FOR THE planning to add two doz- en new parking spaces on Blake Street in the down- CANDIDATES? town to accommodate the demand. LYNN — The Item/Itemlive.com will But the project, which host an hour-long debate between May- has been in the planning or Judith Flanagan Kennedy and chal- stages for two years, is lenger state Sen. Thomas M. McGee on stalled while the city Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Mar- searches for $160,000 to shall Middle School auditorium at 100 put a shovel in the ground, Brookline St. according to Robert Stil- Readers are invited to submit ques- lian, the city’s parking di- tions through Tuesday, Oct. 10. Our ed- rector. itorial board will select four questions to Under the plan, the eight be asked by debate moderator and Item parallel parking spots on News Editor Thor Jourgensen. ITEM PHOTO | JIM WILSON Blake Street would be re- Please submit questions to news@item- North Reading resident Debbie Bennett, who is dressed like a St. Pauli Girl with con gured so that cars live.com and write “debate question” on gluten-free crinkle-cut German Fries. would park at an angle the email subject line or send a written creating 25 more spots. question addressed to Editor, Daily Item, TOPSFIELD — It’s Thursday for his colorful quotes as he was Construction diagrams 110 Munroe St., Lynn, MA 01901. afternoon at the Tops eld Fair for his pitching talents. call for moving the curb by Thank you for your participation. about seven feet into the and our mission is to eat our But I take a drug to lower my adjacent municipal lot and way through the Food Court. cholesterol, so no worries. I’m BY BILL BROTHERTON erecting a new fence. There are more than 100 ready to pig out. I survived the Cindy Steger-Wilson, a INSIDE options at America’s oldest Houston Rodeo, which included Lynn Community Health fair. Most are disgustingly un- deep-fried versions of every food Center spokeswoman, In Saugus Food healthy, some are only moder- known to man. How bad can this said parking became a Looking for a sign on ately unhealthy, and a handful be? Bring on the fatty foods, STAT! problem two years ago parking in Saugus. A2 won’t cause heart palpitations. • when the city’s Buffum I’m joined by Beth Bresnahan We resist the urge to start Municipal Lot went per- In Opinion fare and Jim Wilson, the CEO and our day with a towering, awe- mit only. “Parking has al- U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton: COO of Essex Media Group, The some-looking Bacon-Cheeseburg- ways been an issue for our Why not Lynn? A4 Item’s parent company. We are er-surrounded-by-Grilled-Cheese patients,” she said. “But ne at more than up to the challenge. monstrosity, opting instead to try when the city restricted In Sports “Avoid fried meats which an- the more sensible choice: a quar- parking in the lot to only Classical, Tech football teams gry up the blood,” said Satchel ter-pound chocolate-dipped bacon permit holders that ex- stay undefeated. B1 Paige, the legendary baseball acerbated the problem Fair player who was as well known FAIR, A7 because the only other op- tions are metered parking for two hours or less.” The lack of parking cre- ates a burden for patients Lynn eld Bike path leads who are handicapped or not feeling well, she said family because they have to park from China so far from the clinic on Union Street. keeps “We’ve had patients to Revere leave in the middle of a an open By Thomas Grillo procedure because they ITEM STAFF were worried about get- ting a ticket,” Steger-Wil- REVERE — It got a little easier to get around son said. “Many of our pa- mind Revere this week when a Beijing-based start- tients are very low-income By Adam Swift up launched a bike sharing program. and a ticket is a nancial ITEM STAFF The eight-week pilot program by ofo de- hardship, especially when ployed 200 bright yellow bicycles citywide they can’t pay it right LYNNFIELD — From available for $1 an hour. If it’s a success, the away and it snowballs Pillings Pond to the Bow bikes will be back next spring. into a higher fee.” Ridge Reservation, Lyn- “It’s designed to give residents more options Ward 5 City Councilor n eld has a wide array for commuting and leisure,” said Mayor Bri- Dianna Chakoutis, who of conservation and open an Arrigo, in a statement. “This bike-sharing has been spearheading space areas. program can provide a low-cost way to con- the effort to expand down- But many residents are nect residents to work, school, the MBTA, the town parking, said a solu- unaware of all these recre- Northern Strand Community Trail, or Revere tion needs to be found ational opportunities, ac- Beach.” soon. cording to Lucy Madden. To rent a bike, users must download the ofo “It’s clear that we need The Lynn eld High School app. Once installed, cyclists can nd a nearby more parking in the down- junior has created a sur- bike, scan the QR code on the lock at the rear town,” she said. “We have vey to update the town’s of the bike, unlock it, and start their ride. Once more businesses, con- Open Space and Recre- the ride is complete, locking the bike ends the dos, and apartments and ation Plan as her Girl trip and the user will receive a digital receipt. there’s nowhere to park. Scout Gold Award project. Payments can be made by credit card inside It’s tapped down there, all The 10 question survey the app. the lots are full.” ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK will also be used to amend At the end of their ride, users may park the Deborah Smith Walsh, the document, which can Thanks to Revere’s new ofo bike sharing program, bicycle anywhere that it is legal to do so. the clinic’s community be used to apply for rec- Michael Piccardi is riding from his house to his reation and conservation job at City Hall instead of walking. BIKE, A7 LOT, A7 grants. “I’ll also be setting up nature walks and activ- ities to advertise these different areas that most Saugus students in orbit citizens might not know about,” she said. Some of those hidden over NASA projects jewels include the Par- tridge Island Boardwalk By Bridget Turcotte and Space Administration student activities, and other and Trail and the Kallen- ITEM STAFF (NASA). multimedia content. They burg Quarry, according to WGBH was awarded will be distributed and Madden’s mother, Erin, SAUGUS — A 6th grade about $10 million from made available to millions a member of the Open science teacher is bringing NASA in 2016 to complete of students and teachers Space and Recreation the universe into America’s the ve-year project to nationally for free through Committee. classrooms. develop teaching models PBS LearningMedia. The survey is avail- Kim Martino, a teacher and digital media tools for Martino is in her ninth able online on the town’s at the Belmonte Middle science, technology, engi- year of teaching sixth grade website on the recreation School, was one of 50 teach- neering and math (STEM) at the school and her pas- page. Paper copies are COURTESY PHOTO ers chosen from more than teaching and learning for sion is sharing her knowl- available at the library, 6,000 applicants nation- grades K-12. edge with children in hopes Town Hall, and the senior Belmonte Middle School student Kurt wide to serve as a teacher The resources will in- that they will love science as center. Bates works on a Mars exploration proj- advisor in a project with clude videos, interactive much as she does, she said. ect as part of a lesson plan developed by a team from WGBH and programs, data and data LYNNFIELD, A7 sixth grade science teacher Kim Martino. the National Aeronautics visualizations, lesson plans, NASA, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 74° VOL. 139, ISSUE 257 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 66° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 OBITUARIES Looking for a sign on parking in Saugus John H. Beaulieu, 92 By Bridget Turcotte the complex during that their car will pick them up. William Stewart, com- ITEM STAFF time, they won’t make it Cars pull up to the last no missioner of the Saugus through. parking sign and students Housing Authority, called LYNN — Mr. John H. sons; John, James, SAUGUS — Police will The demographics of get in the cars. They move it a very dangerous situ- recommend whether par- Beaulieu, age 92, of and Joseph Beaulieu, Heritage Heights include out and the next group ation. ents should be prevented Lynn, died on Thurs- a daughter, Judith about a dozen people in pulls up. It is very efficient “You cannot get a fire from parking on one side day, Oct. 5, 2017, at Pearson, a sister, their 90s, more than 40 and all the students are of Talbot Street after a truck through that street the Kaplan Family Mary Benoit, eight people in their 80s, more picked up within approxi- resident raised safety con- at school closing time,” he Hospice House after grandchildren, sev- than 30 in their 70s, eight mately seven minutes.” said.