Peabody Partnership with Vaccine Provider in Doubt
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MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021 Peabody partnership with vaccine provider in doubt By Anne Marie Tobin The saga began with a statement made (March 3) when Gov. Charlie Baker an- in vaccinations for educators beginning ITEM STAFF by Superintendent Dr. Josh Vadala at the nounced that teachers can begin getting Saturday, March 13th.” March 2 School Committee special meeting. the vaccine on Thursday, March 11. The email went on to provide detailed PEABODY — When it comes to when, “In Peabody, we are in a uniquely bet- The announcement prompted Vadala to instructions and information on sched- where and how educators will get vacci- ter situation than many other communi- send an email to district employees out- uling vaccination appointments with nated, let’s just say it was a long — and ties,” said Vadala. “Pediatric Health will lining the detailed process by which Pea- PHCA, stating “PHCA has begun the rocky — week for Peabody schools. pre-register any educator that has a de- body teachers would get the vaccine. scheduling process (and) believes they The turmoil boiled down to one ques- sire to be vaccinated, so we have over 700 “(Wednesday’s) exciting news from the will be able to schedule everyone on our tion — has the district entered into a educators pre-registered. As soon as we Governor to allow educators to be eligible list within two to three days.” partnership with Peabody-based Pediat- get the green light, they will get the vac- for the vaccine is certainly a step in the Not so fast, said PHCA President Man- ric Health Care Associates (PHCA) to ad- cinations. We are doing everything in our right direction,” said Vadala. “I am happy aging Physician Dr. Stephen Kanarek, minister the vaccine to educators? power to get the teachers vaccinated.” to report that our partnership with Pedi- The answer depends on who you ask. That green light came the next day atric Health Care Associates will result VACCINES, A3 ‘Cannamom’ sold A new on health bene ts course of cannabis set for By Allysha Dunnigan nally prescribed opioids, ITEM STAFF which helped the pain but Nahant’s made her groggy, tired and LYNN — Barbara Van lazy. After consulting with Hoosen, who gave her- her husband, she stepped Kelley self the nickname “can- out of her comfort zone namom”, spends her days and tried medical canna- Greens as a senior wellness con- bis, saying that it changed sultant at Revolutionary her life for the better. Clinics, advising people of By Elyse Carmosino “I thought at rst, no I ITEM STAFF the health bene ts of med- can’t do that I’m a moth- ical cannabis use. er and a rule-follower,” NAHANT — After more Van Hoosen, of Lynn, is she said. “It has really than a year of contract ne- gotiations, town of cials a cannabis user herself, changed my life in a posi- have nally approved a turning to the drug to ease tive way, I can really reduce her chronic back pain. She Barbara Van Hoosen is a Senior Wellness Consultant, advising people lease for Kelley Greens said that she was origi- CANNAMOM, A3 on medical cannabis use. Golf Club and Restaurant. Following a lengthy bid process, Nahant’s Golf Course Committee and the Board of Selectmen Churches announced Thursday that Brett Waterman and Rhi- annon Evans of R & B deliver a Management have been INSIDE selected as the course’s new lessees. Negotiations Opinion healthy for the property were - Dr. Seuss: nalized Friday. Part Horton, message Town Administrator part Grinch. A4 Antonio Barletta said • he hopes the news will By Guthrie Scrimgeour bring about much-need- Don’t ignore and Trea Lavery ed changes for the prop- Medicare crisis. A4 ITEM STAFF erty’s restaurant, which closed inde nitely when LYNN — It was a morning of Lynn the COVID-19 pandemic worship and learning Sunday, as re extinguished began last March. the largely-Spanish church Min- before major damage. “The restaurant was al- isterios Vision Cristiana part- A6 most shut down and we nered with Dr. Catherine Reyes were changing contracts, Peabody of the Lynn Community Health so even though the course Center to educate the congrega- Boat catches re. A6 has continued to operate tion on the ongoing vaccination throughout COVID, the Sports process. restaurant really hasn’t After the usual services at the Lynn eld football to been running at full Ministerios Vision Cristiana on strength,” Barletta said. lean on senior class. Union Street, which included B1 “Hopefully with COVID song and dance to a live Span- restrictions lightening up ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS ish-language Christian rock and a contract signed with soundtrack, Dr. Reyes — who has a new management group, Dr. Catherine Reyes, a provider from Lynn Community Health worked at the Lynn Community Center, is ghting for equitable vaccine distribution through in- the restaurant and the golf creasing access and awareness for Lynn residents. REYES, A3 GREENS, A2 Swampscott High students conduct a special soap sale By Tréa Lavery ITEM STAFF SWAMPSCOTT — Like everyone else, students in Swampscott High School’s Discovery Learning Cen- ter are spending a lot of time lately washing their hands to stay healthy. Unlike everyone else, they have their very own homemade soap to help them do it. And soon they will start selling that soap PHOTO | BOB DAVIS to others in the district. Dunkin’ on Route 1, North reopened its new-look store. From left, Teacher Emily Borden Store Manager Mildred Guerrero, Saugus Selectman Debra Panetta runs the DLC, a special and Saugus Selectman Corine Riley; co-owner Christopher Furtado; education program that Bob Davis, superintendent of World Series Park; Town Manager Scott teaches students vocation- Crabtree; and Operations Manager Renee Porter. al and life skills through community-based instruc- By Elyse Carmosino fundraiser to raise money tion. Borden said when ITEM STAFF to install lights at the eld the COVID-19 pandemic Dunkin’ this spring. Park super- started, she had to get cre- SAUGUS — Furtado intendent Bob Davis said ative with her curriculum. (home) Management, owner of lights will complete the So she came up with proj- four Dunkin’ locations on eld by allowing it to offer ects that both her remote the North Shore, has do- night games and prevent ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK and in-person students nated $1,000 to the World games from being stopped could enjoy. runs in Series Park Lighting Fund. mid-match at nightfall. Swampscott High School student Kelvin Angei- “We had to learn how to Dunkin’s donation was ra adds glitter to melted soap to give it a nice World Series Park is in shimmer once the bar sets. SOAP, A2 Saugus the midst of a year-long DUNKIN’, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 37° VOL. 142, ISSUE 76 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 29° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021 Swampscott High students conduct a special soap sale SOAP From A1 integrate communi- ty-based learning without going out into the com- munity,” Borden said. “So instead, we turned our classroom into a small business.” During non-pandemic times, DLC students run a school store and a cof- fee cart for students and staff in the building. With the pandemic, the group started making holiday cards that they sold to fac- ulty and staff through an online platform. They had success with that, so they started thinking about what they could do next to build on what they had learned. “We all talked as a group about the pandemic, and ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS how there’s really a couple underlying themes during Carla Wallenda has no fear of flying in Paw- Discovery Learning Center teacher Emily Borden instructs Swampscott the pandemic, and one tucket, Rhode Island on July 16, 1982. High School senior Kaio Stevens on how to trim pieces of soap in class. of them is self-care and self-awareness,” Borden glitter. sorted them into a bucket selling the soaps within Carla Wallenda, said. “And one really cool On a recent day in of other assorted shapes to the district for now. How- thing about taking care of the classroom, students be added to bars of soap. ever, she hopes that next yourself is giving yourself chopped, melted, stirred, He said that his favorite year, or even over the sum- member of famed and all-expenses-paid spa and poured soap, design- soap shape was the ones mer, they might be able to day!” ing both scented and un- that looked like dolphins. start visiting craft mar- high-wire act, dies at 85 Borden and her students scented bars. Each stu- Nearby, Kelvin Angueira, kets and farm stands and had made melt-and-pour dent had their own task, a postgraduate student, selling their work there. By Terry Spencer — all performed in the act. soaps before to give as working together from so- chopped up clear pieces of “Because of COVID, ASSOCIATED PRESS She began appearing in holiday gifts and had had cially-distanced tables to soap, melted them in a mi- we’re learning something the family’s show in 1947, fun, so it seemed the ob- make each batch, while re- crowave and poured them new, and we like it,” Bor- FORT LAUDERDALE, but not on the high wire at vious choice. She crowd- mote students researched over other colored shapes. den said. “So we’re not go- Fla. — Carla Wallenda, first, according to her biog- sourced funds on the ed- different soap-making Borden said that be- ing to stop when COVID a member of “The Flying raphy on the family’s web- ucation-oriented platform methods.