A Lot of Potential on Western Avenue Homes, Sweet Homes
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 Homes, sweet homes Neighborhood development on Gertrude Street By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF LYNN — East Lynn cel- ebrated the construction of four new single-family homes in the Gertrude Street neighborhood. Each open concept house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The kitchen features granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. It also includes a high-ef cien- A lot of potential cy heating system and a deck or patio. They are valued at about $425,000, accord- on Western Avenue ing to Peggy Phelps, di- rector of planning and By Thomas Grillo it development bank, has This former gas sta- development of Lynn ITEM STAFF applied for a $200,000 tion on Western Av- Housing Authority & Environmental Protection enue is a brown eld Neighborhood Develop- ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE LYNN — More than 20 ment (LHAND). Agency grant to clean up site. The city has years after a Western Ave- Rich Powers of Century 21, top center, and applied for a $200G Three of the four homes nue gas station closed and the so-called brown eld city councilors, from left, Buzzy Barton, Dan Environmental Pro- are already occupied. The left a blighted lot behind, site and make it safe for Cahill and Darren Cyr watch Neighborhood tection Agency grant houses are sold individ- the city is hoping it will be homes. Brown elds are ually but are part of a Development Associates chairwoman Chris- to clean it up. the next location for much abandoned contaminated community homeowners tine Newhall, center, and Peggy Phelps of needed housing. commercial sites. Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood De- ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE association. Lynn Economic Develop- The saga began in 1988 “We’re seeing people velopment at Friday’s ribbon cutting to cele- ment and Industrial Corp. brate the construction of four new homes in (EDIC), the city’s nonprof- BROWNFIELD, A7 HOMES, A7 the Gertrude Street neighborhood. Marblehead provides a blazing Nahant goodbye to Christmas season homeowners By Bethany Doane hold back FOR THE ITEM MARBLEHEAD — A pillar of smoke rose above the water as the ood more than 300 people young and old gathered for Marblehead’s By Bridget Turcotte Feast of the Epiphany Christ- ITEM STAFF mas tree burning at Riverhead Beach. NAHANT — Many residents will see Fire Chief Jason Gilliand esti- lower ood insurance bills thanks to the mated that about 400 trees made town’s Federal Emergency Management up the massive blazing moun- Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Study tain at Friday night’s event. Committee. “The Marblehead Environment FEMA, a federal hazard prevention and Conservation, Fire Department, response agency of the U.S. Department Tree Department, Highway De- of Homeland Security, accepted a letter partment and Parks and Rec- of map revision (LOMR) that will change reation Department all teamed previously mapped ood zones. together to make the evening a As a result of the revisions, some home- great success that will continue owners will be removed from ood zones for years to come,” said Gilliand. while others will get lower ood rates, The annual event was halted said Enzo Barile, selectman and chairman in 2008 because of construction of the committee. on the causeway. Last year was “FEMA agreed with our analysis on the the rst time since that the tree town and lowered the base ood elevation burning was brought back to life. in some spots by 15 feet,” Barile said. “We Marblehead’s Department of all feel very good about it. It was a group ef- Public Works collected trees fort and we did a good job. We got the fund- from the roadside after Christ- ing for it and we pushed it through. FEMA mas, but some residents took a really admitted that they made a mistake.” more hands-on approach, pass- The maps were completed in 2012 and ing their trees to members of the rezoned two years later, changing the el- re department just moments evations and adding at least 50 houses to before the burning commenced. What Gilliand likes most about NAHANT, A7 the event is that “it’s a fantastic family and community event for winter, and everyone has an awesome time.” INSIDE Cat house William Stevenson, who has lived in Marblehead for 12 years, Opinion moves to likes the tree burning even more Shribman: than the town’s Independence Presidents Day reworks, he said. end up with Peabody “This is a nice, neighborly one label. A4 thing. You see everyone you By Adam Swift know and have a sense of nostal- Sports FOR THE ITEM Johnson gia and small-town ambiance,” PHOTO | PAULA MULLER Stevenson said. leads the PEABODY — Stray Onlookers watch as the pile burns at Riverhead Beach in Marble- way for cats will now have TREES, A7 head Friday night during the annual burning of the Christmas trees. Classical. B1 a ghting chance to make it through the winter. Thursday night, the Peabody City Council Weather or not, Airport approved a special per- mit for a no-kill, cat-on- area is prepared shooter ly adoption center on Main Street operated by By Leah Dearborn Animal Umbrella Inc., a ITEM STAFF kills ve volunteer nonpro t. “I think this will be a Treacherous travel conditions are expected late By David Fischer great asset to the city,” this afternoon and evening with several inches of ASSOCIATED PRESS said Councilor-at-Large snow predicted to fall. Anne Manning-Martin. The National Weather Service on Friday esti- FORT LAUDERDALE, “It is certainly needed mated an 80 percent chance of precipitation for Fla. — An Army veter- to help these stray an- an who complained that Saturday snowfall. In Lynn, three to ve inches PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS imals and take them off of accumulation before 10 p.m. is possible. the government was con- the streets for the win- Residents should check city and town websites An injured woman is taken into Broward Health trolling his mind drew ter. I commend these for updated information on parking restrictions Trauma Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a a gun from his checked volunteers.” shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Inter- WEATHER, A7 national Airport on Friday. SHOOTING, A6 CATS, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 26° VOL. 139, ISSUE 27 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 14° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 OBITUARIES Kelley Coman, 45 Warren to seek re-election, LYNN — Kelley Co- portant in Kelley’s life. repeats vow to fight Trump man, age 45, of Lynn, Her smile and laugh- died in her sleep af- ter could brighten any By Bob Salsberg Warren was starting her ter struggling with ill- room. She was a lov- ASSOCIATED PRESS campaign early because ness for the past few ing daughter, mother she had a lot of work to do. years. and friend. Kelley BOSTON — Democratic “Her record has exposed She was the was an angel on this U.S. Sen. Elizabeth War- her as a hyperpartisan bul- daughter of Katherine earth and touched ren said Friday she will ly more interested in scor- run for a second term in Coman and Gerald many lives along her ing political points than de- 2018, signaling again that Lorette, granddaugh- journey. livering actual results, and she plans to be one of her ter of the late Walter and Mary Every time we think of her, Massachusetts has little to party’s fiercest critics of Coman. She leaves a daugh- we will hug her in our hearts. gain by sending her back to Donald Trump and the ter, Karissa Coman Rodriquez; Service information: A Washington,” Hughes said. uncles Richard Mooney, Kevin service will be held in the Republican-led Congress. Warren was among Coman, Edward Sharrib, and GOODRICH Funeral Home, Warren made the an- Democrats vetted by Hil- many friends, especially Jodi 128 Washington St., Lynn, on nouncement — which had Howard and Tammy Mazola. Tuesday, Jan. 10, during the been expected — in a mes- lary Clinton for the party’s Family and friends were im- visitation of 3-6 p.m. sage to supporters. vice presidential nomina- “This isn’t the fight we tion, which went to Virgin- were expecting to fight,” ia Sen. Tim Kaine. Warren Warren wrote. “But this is FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS has also figured in very early speculation about Dorothy E. Flight, 95 the fight that’s in front of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listens to a us. And the people of Mas- the 2020 presidential race. question during an interview at her office in sachusetts didn’t send me In a recent interview to Washington to roll over Boston. with The Associated Press, DENTON, Texas — her son, John Flight and play dead while Don- Warren did not rule out a Dorothy Edna Flight Jr. She was the lov- cumbent Republican Sen. fights in the Senate over ald Trump and his team future White House run died on Saturday, Dec. ing grandmother to Scott Brown in her first the next two years and her of billionaires, bigots and but added that it wasn’t 31, 2016 in Denton, Justin, Kimberly, Tif- Wall Street bankers crush political contest. re-election campaign to be something she was think- Texas, at the age of 95. fany, Paige and the the working people of our Potential GOP oppo- “uglier and nastier than ing about at the moment. Born in Chelsea, late Brian Flight and Commonwealth and this nents in 2018 include for- anything we’ve ever imag- She was recently named she was the daugh- great-grandmother to country.” mer Boston Red Sox pitch- ined,” adding she would to the Senate Armed ter of the late William Nicholas, Jac, Zack, ing star Curt Schilling, a take nothing for granted.