THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 STEVE KRAUSE COMMENTARY WEST LYNN DeLeo Stop COMES FULL CIRCLE speaks playing out on name game taxes Speaker aces Native American logos are nothing new to me. Tedesco talk From the time I was old enough to know what a By Thomas Grillo baseball was, I knew who ITEM STAFF the Cleveland Indians MARBLEHEAD — were, and thought noth- House Speaker Robert ing of it when I started DeLeo signaled his sup- following football and port for the millionaire’s started hearing about the tax and perhaps one on Washington Redskins. short-term rental hous- I didn’t know until ing, but would not commit much, much later, that a to raising the minimum Brave was a Native Amer- wage to $15. ican, as was a Chief and In a question and an- a Blackhawk and many swer session from report- others. I took it for granted that ers following his speech to the Sioux had a propen- the North Shore Chamber sity for ghting, and that of Commerce on Wednes- was why the North Da- day, the Winthrop Demo- kota hockey mascot was crat said while he is op- a Fighting Sioux (though posed to any broad-based not anymore). tax hikes, a tax on mil- Of course, that also lionaires and Airbnb are Traf c fair game. meant that the Irish were Magrane Square gets rounded off makes way a contentious lot, that “I will vote for the mil- Wednesday lionaire’s tax,” DeLeo told they drank to excess as will be transformed. By Thomas Grillo around the The Item as more than a matter of cultural heri- ITEM STAFF The traf c lights are gone, a rotary has new Magrane tage, and there was noth- been built and the two lane road has been Square rotary. DELEO, A7 ing untoward about an LYNN — David Ackerman has been reduced to one. American university with watching construction at the convergence “The old way was dangerous, that’s for a French name calling its of Western Avenue, Federal, and South sure,” said Ackerman. “Construction work- PHOTO | SCOTT EISEN mascot the Fighting Irish. Common streets for weeks and wondering ers tell me this will be a lot safer for the I’m surprised the Irish what lies ahead. simple reason the traf c is narrowed to haven’t lobbied to get that “I don’t know what to make of it,” said the one lane and it will slow cars naturally.” changed. After all, it’s 71-year-old retiree. James Cowdell, executive director of the not very complimentary “I was so used to the other way.” Economic Development & Industrial Corp. to the Irish. At least the By the end of June, the congested, and (EDIC), the city’s development bank, said some say unsafe intersection near Magrane MASCOT, A7 Square in front of the new Market Basket ROTARY, A7 From left, Paul Price, trustee; Bruce Gordon, St. Mary’s president, Columbia Construction; William Mosakowski, chair, breaks ground Board of Trustees; Glenn Morris, chair, By Paul Halloran FOR THE ITEM Building Futures cam- paign; James Ridley, LYNN — St. Mary’s broke ground principal; Grace Cotter Wednesday on a building project that Regan, head of school; will transform the school’s urban cam- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Rev. Brian Flynn, pas- pus and signi cantly upgrade educa- tor, St. Mary’s Parish; tional opportunities in critical subjects. Massachusetts House James Lyle, trustee; About 50 trustees, administra- Speaker Robert De- Marnie Moore, trustee; tors, alumni and friends gathered in Leo addresses the Darrin Ball, Building front of the William F. Connell Cen- North Shore Chamber Committee; and Susan ter, which opened in 2005, for a cer- of Commerce break- Blanchard, trustee. emonial groundbreaking on a new fast at the Tedesco Country Club Wednes- COURTESY PHOTO ST. MARY’S, A7 day. Massachusetts Sec- Revere puts a ribbon on progress retary of Housing and Economic De- By Gayla Cawley Upton & Partners. velopment Jay Ash, ITEM STAFF “This is awesome,” Ash said. “To the city council, congratulations on what you’ve left, helps Budge REVERE — Ocean 650 Apartments, a new been able to accomplish here. This is really Upton, a partner luxury apartment complex on Revere Beach, something that you should take a great deal at Upton & Part- was christened by city and state of cials of credit for. Lots of communities (would) be ners, Revere Mayor on Wednesday, who hailed it as setting the very happy to have what you have here and Brian Arrigo, and standard for future development in Revere. are very envious here today. To be able to de- Xander Dyer, V.P. Jay Ash, state secretary of housing and liver such quality development to the com- T.A. Associates economic development, joined Mayor Brian munity and a community that very much Realty, cut the Arrigo and other city of cials for a ribbon wants to have development … take place is ribbon at Ocean cutting on the rooftop of the apartment com- really something you should be proud of.” 650 Apartments on plex on Ocean Avenue, which holds 230 mar- Upton said the building opened about ve Ocean Avenue in ket-rate units, ranging from $1,750 to more months ago, on a budget of $50 million, and Revere. than $4,000, according to the developer, Budge Upton, partner with Dedham-based REVERE, A7 ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE INSIDE Medford sends off its seniors In Lynn By Leah Dearborn cutters and reminded the graduates of a sto- Lynn caterer serves up FOR THE ITEM ry he told them in their rst year, about a language lessons. A3 cookie factory that underwent a revolution. • MEDFORD — Never estimate the pow- The cookies, once identical and uniform, GE employees er of “thank you,” faculty speaker Andrew decided to break their molds and each be- have a field day. A3 Milne told the Class of 2017. Facing a crowd of hundreds at Tufts come a different shape, he said. In LOOK! University on Wednesday night, Milne in- “They grew up to be giants,” said Milne Jared Nicholson sisted that the graduates of Medford High of the metaphoric cookies. He passed on going for two. A8 School and Medford Vocational Technical some other advice to the seniors as well. High School could never replace the pow- “Get a bike, get a passport. Get yourself to In Sports er of sincere gratitude with any amount of your own starting line.” Leahy lights out as money. Class president Anthony McKillop rem- Swampscott softball Milne asked the students to reach back inisced during the commencement about moves on. B1 in their memories to when they were fresh- men. He held up several misshapen cookie MEDFORD, B8 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 HIGH 70° VOL. 139, ISSUE 154 LYNN .........................................A3 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 LOW 52° OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 OBITUARIES Swampscott is Robert A. Chandler, 84 Michael T. Ring, 64 1953-2017 ranked top user LYNN — Robert er. Bob is survived LYNN — Michael T. of the world! He A. Chandler, 84, of by his step-son Wil- Ring, 64, of Lynn en- often referred to his Lynn, passed away liam Conrad Sr. of tered into eternal rest many friends at the of Green power on June 4, 2017, at South Carolina and at Salem Hospital on club as his “other Salem Hospital with his step-daughters, June 1, 2017, after a family.” Mike was a SWAMPSCOTT — energy and ensures that family by his side. Cathi Merryman, her brief illness. passionate sports Swampscott has been rec- customers have a choice Husband of Jac- husband Scot Merry- He was the loving fan that followed all ognized as a top user of queline A. (Conrad) man and Caren Con- because of a three-tier son of the late Leo F. sports at the high green power, as only one of Chandler of Lynn, rad, both of Maine. structure and transpar- Ring and Jacqueline school, college and two Massachusetts munic- son of the late The- He also leaves be- ency in the supply costs, M. (LeBlanc) Ring professional levels. ipalities to appear on the resa (Miller) and Augustus hind several grandchildren, officials said. and the nephew of the late He could often be found on U.S. Environmental Protec- A. Chandler. Bob Served in great-grandchildren as well The community power Robert “Bobby” and Thomas many warm summer nights tion Agency’s Green Power the Army during the Korean as brothers and sisters in program is an electrici- “TC” LeBlanc. Mike is sur- cheering on the girls’ softball Communities list. War and retired from the U.S. laws, nieces and nephews. ty aggregation, a form of vived by his cherished sister teams at Frye Park in Lynn. He The town appears for the Postal Service after 30 years. Service information: A pri- group purchasing where and brother: Denise M. Han- also enjoyed playing cards and first time on the Environ- His favorite past-times were vate graveside service will be a municipality selects an na and her husband Mark of his weekly pool games. In his mental Protection Agency going to Foxwoods, reading held at the convenience of electricity supplier on be- Lynn and Leo F. Ring and his younger days, he loved to trav- (EPA) list at No. 37, town and playing on the comput- the family. wife Betty of Lynn and San- el to Las Vegas and Foxwoods half of its residents and officials said. Wellesley is businesses.