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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017 Spotlight Baby, it’s really cold outside set to City of cials face the shine on heat for lack thereof By Thomas Grillo McGee ITEM STAFF LYNN — As the region faces record By Thomas Grillo low temperatures, Chicquera White ITEM STAFF and her 10-year-old daughter have been without heat for a week. LYNN — Mayor-elect “I don’t have a thermometer in my Thomas M. McGee’s parents apartment, but my guess is the tem- will not be at their son’s perature is not much warmer than swearing in next week as he outside,” she said. “I’ve had to put my becomes the city’s 58th may- Maria Lopez whole head under the covers because or, but Thomas W. and Ann of Gloucester my nose was freezing.” McGee will be there in spirit. is trying to White, who lives in a 12-unit apart- “I’ve felt their presence stay warm at ment building on South Common throughout the campaign,” the Lynn train Street, is not the only Lynn tenant he said. “They were a big station as she feeling a chill. part of my life, they inspired waits for her The city’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) said so far this me and made me who I am. train to arrive month the number of no-heat com- I carry them with me every- to take her day and I know they would plaints has reached 19, more than home on double the November count. have been proud.” Friday. Former House Speaker “No heat is a critical violation that Thomas W. McGee died in must be corrected within 24 hours,” ITEM PHOTO | said Clint Muche, Lynn’s deputy 2012, and his wife died a JIM WILSON year later. building commissioner. “We expect Despite his sadness, the HEAT, A3 new mayor wants the in- augural to be a celebration and he’s invited residents to join the party at the City Hall Auditorium on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. New Year’s a Among the special guests include U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Massa- family affair chusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, State Auditor Suzanne Bump, and Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. at Kowloon City Council President Darren P. Cyr will emcee the By Bridget Turcotte event. ITEM STAFF Lynn Police and Lynn Fire Department Honor Guards SAUGUS — Nothing beats watching the will be accompanied by Sgt. ball drop in Times Square from the comfort Ned Shinnick and Capt. Kev- of your living room while eating Chinese food. in Cronin on bagpipes. And the longstanding tradition of chowing McGee and his wife, Ma- down on egg rolls and crab rangoons as the ria, and their two children, year ends is not going away, restaurant own- Katherine and Thomas, will ers say. be escorted by Police Chief The last night of the year is also the busiest Michael Mageary; Fire Chief for the Kowloon, the landmark restaurant on James E. McDonald; Martin Route 1. Robichaud, U.S. Army; Darryl “People started making reservations, some, Bradley, U.S. Marine Corps; over a month ago,” said state Rep. Donald Jorge Rodriguez, Army Na- Wong (R-Saugus), who owns the business tional Guard; George Fitzhen- with his family. ry, U.S. Navy; and Harry Mc- Kowloon was started by Wong’s grandpar- ents in 1950 with seating for 24. It was then Cabe, U.S. Air Force. ITEM PHOTO | JIM WILSON The School Committee and passed on to his parents in 1960 and later to City Council will be in atten- Wong and his three brothers and two sisters. Stanley Wong of Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus packages a take-out order dance. The building has been expanded four times on Friday. Wong said his restaurant is prepared for the heavy load of take- out orders for the holiday weekend. He has a system that has orders ready McGEE, A3 KOWLOON, A7 for customers at an exact pickup time. Item takes a bite out of year’s top stories By Bridget Turcotte Lynn saw a dramatic increase ITEM STAFF in the murder rate in 2017 with a dozen homicides. That’s the most The Item is taking a look back at since 1994, when there were 14 2017 and the most-read stories of killings, according to the Lynn the year. Police Department. Records from While many readers were the FBI con rm this has been the caught up in reports about crime, second-bloodiest year in the city the most popular story of the year since they began keeping records was about a property that was in 1960. once home to berglass cows, and The number doesn’t include the some of the juiciest sizzling steaks death of Vanessa MacCormack, in the state. a mother and Lynn teacher who AvalonBay Communities pur- was allegedly brutally murdered chased the former Hilltop Steak by her husband Andrew Mac- House site in Saugus and unveiled Cormack in their Revere home. plans for a $100 million develop- Andrew MacCormack is facing ment in January. Developers re- charges of rst-degree murder. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK cently broke ground that will yield The third-most-popular story of A porbeagle shark washed up on the shore of the Pines River near the intersections 280 apartments, shops, and at of Millis and Wadleigh avenues in September. least one restaurant, 110 Grill. STORIES, A7 INSIDE Lynn eld considers line to leave complaints In Lynn venient way to complain about problems in government is people are coming in all the State Police K9 helps nd By Adam Swift ITEM STAFF their neighborhoods, and get them xed. time with something and you don’t want home invasion suspect. A3 Two years ago, Boston implemented the something to get lost in the shuf e.” In Sports LYNNFIELD — The new year could bring platform as a way to better enable residents A tracking system would be valuable to another way for residents to make complaints. to report issues such as graf ti, potholes, bro- make sure any problems get solved fast, the Rams, Spartans split Robert Curtin, interim town administrator, Boverini titles. B1 ken street lights, and access to city services. interim administrator said. is exploring a system to report issues such as Curtin said he is also examining smaller “I think this is well worth looking into,” said potholes or unplowed roads. communities that use 311 or a similar data- Selectman Richard Dalton. “It’s a way to hold “It’s called 311 in other communities,” said base program to track complaints. ourselves and our employees accountable to A NOTE TO OUR READERS Selectmen Chairman Christopher Barrett. “Sometimes you have an issue that involves the citizens.” These non-emergency 311 call systems more than one department, you need a cou- Curtin said he will update the panel on a The Item will not publish have become increasingly popular in Mas- ple of sign-offs, and you need people to get 311 or database program at its rst meeting on New Year’s Day sachusetts. They give residents a quick, con- together,” he said. “The nature of municipal in January. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 20° VOL. 140, ISSUE 19 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 7° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017 OBITUARIES Robert D. Bryant, 90 John P. Seward, 64 Marie Stratos, 97 1927-2017 1953-2017 1920-2017 LYNN — Robert children and 12 BYFIELD — John P. his partner Renato PEABODY — Mrs. and Joanne Dubray “Bob” Bryant, a life- great-grandchildren Seward, 64, a resi- Oliva of Seattle; as Marie (Coukos) Stra- and her husband long resident of Lynn, along with her sisters, dent of Byfield, died well as nieces and tos, age 97, of Pea- Kevin of Beverly; passed away peace- Elaine Kalapinski of Tuesday, Dec. 26, nephews, Michael body and formerly of her grandchildren, fully at home on Dec. Lynn, Rebecca Dana 2017 at Lahey Clinic Seward and his wife Lynn, died on Thurs- Sophia, Christo, 28 after a brief illness. of Balston Lake, N.Y., in Burlington. Stacy of Alton, Thom- day, Dec. 28, 2017, Annie, Andrew, Jil- Bob served his and Peggy Blomster He was born on as Seward of Alton, at the Rosewood lian and John; her country in both the of Lynn; many nieces Nov. 5, 1953 in Lynn Brian Seward and Nursing and Reha- seven great-grand- Merchant Marines and nephews and ex- to the late Patrick his partner Sherry of bilitation Center, Pea- children and two and the Army Air tended family. He will and June (Baldwin) Lynn, Edward Morley body. She was the great-great-grand- Corps during WWII. Upon his be greatly missed. Seward. John was raised and and his wife Mary of Green- wife of the late John Stratos. children; her brother, Chris return he worked for Gener- A special thanks to Beacon educated in Lynn and was a field, Justin Morley and his Born in Lynn in 1920, Marie Coukos of Peabody; and al Electric in Lynn for more Hospice of Beverly for their ex- graduate of Lynn Vocational wife Natalia of Lynn, and Me- was the daughter of the late several nieces, nephews, than 40 years before retiring traordinary care. and Technical Institute. Fol- lissa Morley Lapean and her Harry and Sophia (Athanase- cousins and friends. She was in 1988. He and his wife Service information: Visiting lowing his graduation John husband Tim of Turners Falls. los) Coukos. She was raised the mother of the late Harry June (Dryer) enjoyed a long hours will be held on Thursday, worked as a truck mechanic John was predeceased by his and educated in Lynn, grad- Stratos and sister of the late retirement full of family and Jan.