Lynn 10-Year-Old Provides Some Rest for Homeless Swampscott's Soolkin
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 Lynn eld OKs school expansion Lynn eld resident By Anne Marie Tobin Meeting at Lynn eld Ellen Crawford ITEM STAFF High, overwhelmingly ap- spoke in favor of the proving the proposal by a proposed expansion LYNNFIELD — The vote of 386-17, well above town took another step of Huckleberry Hill the two-thirds superma- closer toward approval of and Summer Street jority threshold needed a $17 million elementary Elementary schools for the only article on the schools’ expansion project during Special Town warrant. Saturday. Meeting on Saturday. A special election will be Residents turned out in ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK droves for a Special Town EXPANSION, A3 Restaurateurs Lynn 10-year-old provides warming up some rest for homeless By Gayla Cawley for winter ITEM STAFF ITEM STAFF REPORT LYNN — Ten-year-old Ani- ya Andrade has raised more Obviously, the corona- than $1,400 to provide sleep- virus is bad, but it could ing bags and backpacks to have been worse for area the homeless. restaurants. Now comes Wednesday, Aniya and her the real test. Winter. mother, Ashley Spina will Two months into the distribute 60 backpacks lled pandemic’s shutdown, with sleeping bags and socks the weather got warm to homeless people in Lynn and restaurants were and Boston, but that won’t be able to take advantage of the end of Aniya’s charitable the state’s revised proto- effort. cols and open up for out- She plans to keep raising door dining. That created funds until Jan. 1 through scenes of sidewalk cafes a gofundme page that her and dining on decks and mother set up for the fund- under festival tents. raiser. Spina said their hope But now we’re heading is to collect another $1,200, into December, and things which would be enough to are about to change. purchase another 60 sleeping Or will they? bags and backpacks for the Deck the roof local homeless community. at the Tides In less than a week’s time, Aniya had far exceeded the Lisa Deveney, adminis- ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO $500 goal that Spina set for trator of Tides, says the the gofundme page, which was construction of a roof over 10-year-old Aniya Andrade has raised more than $1,400, which she used the existing deck should to purchase 60 sleeping bags and backpacks for the homeless. ANDRADE, A3 create something of a three-season dining room. “There will be ventila- From left, tion and air ow, but also Hildegaard Nahant heating, so that should Arnold Kiel, extend the season quite a and Ulrike bit,” Deveney said. Welsch, both For those comfortable opens of Marblehead, with indoor dining, Tides and Liz Ouadani has also installed glass COVID partitions between all of of Stoneham its booths and tables to enjoy a lunch create more secluded spac- separated by test site es for individual parties. glass walls at “Everybody kind of has Mission on By Elyse Carmosino their own area, so we feel the Bay in ITEM STAFF like we’ve made indoor Swampscott. dining pretty safe as well,” NAHANT — Nahant’s ITEM PHOTO | rst COVID-19 test site RESTAURANTS, A7 OLIVIA FALCIGNO is open this week only at St. Aquinas Church. Available to residents and employees of both Nahant and Swampscott, the site will be open for drive-through testing ahead of the Thanksgiv- ing holiday and requires no prior appointment. Swampscott’s Soolkin Nahant Town Adminis- trator Antonio Barletta said the site was paid for helps build new lives using Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se- By Gayla Cawley Natasha Soolkin, of curity (CARES) Act fund- ITEM STAFF Swampscott, is the ing and will be staffed by executive director of workers from Cataldo SWAMPSCOTT — Natasha Soolkin immigrated to the the New American Ambulance Service. U.S. from the former Soviet Union 30 years ago, settling Center, which “I want to thank Cat- in Swampscott, and she knows how dif cult it can be for provides services aldo and the town of the immigrants and refugees she works with to adjust to to refugees and Swampscott for partner- their new home in the United States. immigrants in Lynn. ing with us to make free The regional director of the New American Center in testing available to our Lynn was a young adult when she immigrated, and while ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK residents,” Barletta said. her path may have been easier than the refugees she “With COVID-19 numbers works with, Soolkin knows there is no such thing as an TEST SITE, A3 SOOLKIN, A2 INSIDE Lynn’s Bingham teams Local Century Bank to STOP THE SPREAD. FOLLOW THE RULES. close lobbies at all with Salvation Army branch locations uting meals containing starting Monday. A2 By Gayla Cawley STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN WASH YOUR HANDS ITEM STAFF meat, vegetables and a starch at Manning Field, Opinion LYNN — Lynn resident Thank you, elected the Salvation Army’s food Alysha Bingham is team- of cials. A4 distribution site, from 1-4 ing up with the Salvation p.m. Sports FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING Army to distribute 100 The meals are being do- free hot meals to people in Bishop Fenwick nated through Bingham’s eld hockey wins need Tuesday afternoon. CCL cup. B1 Bingham will be distrib- BINGHAM, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 58° VOL. 141, ISSUE 292 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 34° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 OBITUARIES Swampscott’s Soolkin helps build new lives Donald W. “Skipper” Martin, Jr., 61 SOOLKIN 1959 - 2020 From A1 GLOUCESTER - Donald easy immigration. W. “Skipper” Martin, Jr., 61, “I know I can relate passed away Tuesday, Novem- very closely to what peo- ber 10, 2020 at Seacoast ple are experiencing,” said Nursing and Rehabilitation Soolkin. “I was young so center in Gloucester. Born in I can only imagine what Lynn, he was the son of Don- happens when people ald W. Martin, Sr., and the late come who are older or Maryellen (Weber) Smith. come with kids they need Skipper lived most of his life to take care of and they in Beverly. He attended Bev- don’t have any means to erly High School and he liked do that, or connections or playing hockey and working support system. It takes with his hands. He enjoyed a while before you start seeing his brother perform and feeling OK, feeling like would often be seen at events you are part of the com- or downtown. He was a union munity.” roofer and chef until he fell ill. She said children have He loved his family and friends to learn a new language so and, as surly as he was, he had son on the way; and great they can understand and a good heart. He will be dear- nieces and nephews Evan, communicate with their ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ly missed by those who knew Cameron, Lauren, Everly, and classmates and teachers Natasha Soolkin sits in her Swampscott of ce. him. Max; he was predeceased by at school. Adults with chil- In addition to his father his brother Thomas Martin, his dren have to nd a way grassroots organization, where people learn about many years, if not their Donald is survived by his wife step-father William Smith, and to earn money in order Mutual Assistance Associ- history and civics to pre- whole lives, Soolkin said. Jodi Martin; two daughters his step-mother June Martin. to support their families. ation Coalition, in order to pare for the interviews,” “That’s where we’re try- Shawna Martin, Sarah Han- Service Information: Vis- And seniors, who are al- meet the large numbers of said Soolkin. “Last year, ing to get in and show peo- cock and her husband Dan; iting hours will be held for ready an isolated popu- increasingly diverse new- we helped about 200-plus ple that it’s not survival,” one step-daughter Jenelle Donald on Thursday, Decem- lation, need to adjust to comers coming to Lynn. people to (become) ready said Soolkin. “It’s life and Santoro; two sisters Ruthann ber 17th, 2020 form 11 a.m. seeing the world outside of Soolkin said the center for the interviews. We they can enjoy it and turn Martin-Rehrmann and her hus- to 12 p.m. at the Campbell the walls they were used provides case manage- have people becoming citi- their heads from what was band Jim, Kim Gnerre and her Funeral Home, 525 Cabot to in their former coun- ment, programming and zens even in these COVID the most dif cult part of husband Anthony; three nieces Street, Beverly. Relatives and tries, Soolkin said. classes, which helps immi- times.” their lives.” Reena Paradis and her hus- friends are invited to attend. “You hear people tell grants and refugees learn The New American Cen- Like many other orga- Information, directions, and band Nick, Emma Martin-Rehr- you that they had a very English, gain employ- ter provides services to nizations, the New Amer- condolences at www.camp- mann and her fiancé Chris, Tara easy path,” said Soolkin. ment, adjust to their new 500 or 600 people a year, ican Center has had to Gnerre; one nephew Matthew bellfuneral.com “There’s no easy immi- but Soolkin said the ma- environment, and work to- adjust to providing ser- Martin-Rehrmann ; cousins Ki- gration because everyone jority of refugees are com- ward becoming American vices differently during ara, Kelsey, Pam, Patty, Kathy is experiencing hardships ing to Lynn from six coun- citizens.