SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018 Barely time to breathe Lynn mayor marks rst 30 days in of ce By Thor Jourgensen ITEM NEWS EDITOR LYNN — Floods, re and city nance worries — Mayor Thomas M. McGee has packed much into his rst 30 days as the city’s chief executive. Lynn’s 58th mayor, surrounded by fami- ly and friends, savored the moment when he was sworn into of ce during his Jan. 2 inaugural. But McGee barely had a day Lynn Mayor Thom- to spare before the demands of his new as M. McGee looks job became reality. He was surrounded by out on the city from police, re and Inspectional Services De- his of ce. partment representatives on Jan. 4 as the ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK McGEE, A7 Homecoming Dads, daughters for new Peabody dance the Chamber night away director By Adam Swift ITEM STAFF PEABODY — Malden’s loss is Peabody’s gain. The Peabody Area Chamber of Com- merce has hired Jenna Coccimiglio as their new executive director. She has led the Malden Chamber since 2013, and will By Daniel Kane dance. start her new position next month. FOR THE ITEM “It’s our rst time, we’re having a blast,” they said. “We’re pleased to welcome Jenna to MARBLEHEAD — Amelie Benner the Peabody Area Chamber of Com- DJ Kathy Zerkle led the crowd and her father, Greg, went all out on through a variety of popular dances, merce team,” said Christopher Feazel, the Greg Ben- the dance oor Friday night as he games like the limbo, and changed board’s chairman and an A ac sales coor- ner lifts his swung her around by her arms at the pace with a slow dance several times dinator. “With her years of chamber and daughter, Marblehead Community Center. throughout the night. management experience, we’re con dent Amelie, 6, “We’ve been excited all week and she she will have a positive impact in shaping up in the has been looking up all sorts of swing “The kids are amazing,” she said. the growth of our business members.” air as they dancing videos,” he said. Taking a break from dancing there The chamber role will be a return to dance It was all part of the fun at the 8th was also a build-your-own-cookie table working in Peabody for Coccimiglio. Be- during the annual Daddy Daughter Dance held along with other refreshments. fore joining the Malden Chamber, she Daddy by the Marblehead Recreation and Hazell Wright and Camilla Cross were worked for the Simon Property Group, one Daughter Parks department. two of the many girls piling on purple and pink frosting, along with candies, to of the largest mall owners in the country, Dance in Fathers, grandfathers, and guard- create a delicious masterpiece. including a position as guest service man- Marble- ians and their girls lled the gymna- “It’s my rst time at a dance,” Wright ager for the Northshore Mall. head on sium which served as a tting dance said. “I’m excited about the opportunity to Friday. oor with colorful disco lights and glow be instrumental in promoting business sticks lighting up the scene and pink Camilla and her father, Joe Cross, growth in the greater business community ITEM PHOTO | and purple balloons spread through- were continuing a tradition, attending and look forward to ful lling the needs of SPENSER HASAK out the oor. their third Daddy Daughter Dance. our current membership while contribut- Father and daughter Kiley and Steve “It’s nice to get all dressed up and ing some fresh ideas,” she said. “As a busi- Lewis were also busting some nice looking nice,” he said. “It’s been amaz- ness owner myself, I believe passionately moves before partaking in the chicken ing so far.” PEABODY, A7 Giving a legend his due Who’s your By Bella diGrazia Zion Baptist Church representative FOR THE ITEM Brenda Womack, author Tom Dalton sweetheart? and Mass Humanities representative LYNN — Frederick Douglass is one of Wendy Joseph met each other while Did you literally the best-known abolitionists in Ameri- attending a variety of local events. The bump into your future can history. group formed the Douglass 200 Com- betrothed on a crowd- What is less known is Douglass’s time mittee to highlight all that took place ed street? Is the love of in Lynn during the pivotal years of his when Douglass and his family lived in your life the little kid career. A group of Lynn historians have Lynn. you teased on the play- joined together to shed light on one of “Douglass, who died in 1895, was ig- ground? Is your intend- the city’s best-kept secrets. nored for decades. And the famous au- ed the person you end- “This is an opportunity for Lynn, and tobiography about his life as a slave ed up sharing a plate I think it’s long overdue, to embrace was actually written in Lynn,” said of spaghetti with on not just our place in Douglass’s history Dalton. “The book ends with the words a double date? Or is it but really the important role Douglass ‘I subscribe myself, Frederick Douglass, the person you “swiped ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE played in our own history as a city,” Lynn, MA. April 28, 1845.” right”? The Douglass 200 members, from left, sitting, said Lynn Museum Executive Director Dalton, a former Item reporter who The Daily Item/Item- Wendy Joseph and Tom Dalton, standing, Bren- Drew Russo. live.com will have a da Womack, Drew Russo, and Julia Greene. Russo, local historian Julia Greene, DOUGLASS, A7 Valentine’s Day section feature sharing roman- tic memories and tales of how loved bloomed. Rail trail on track with funding boost INSIDE We invite you to share In Lynn your stories by sending By Thomas Grillo ty Trail in Lynn, Everett, Malden, is looking at the trail as one proj- KIPP Academy celebrates them with the subject 10th anniversary. A3 line Sweethearts to ITEM STAFF Revere, and Saugus. ect. Up until now, each communi- [email protected] by “This is huge,” said Clay Larson, ty has been developing it on their LYNN — A $12 million rail trail project director of Bike to the Sea, own.” In Opinion Friday, Feb. 9 by 5 p.m. that would connect the city to four Shribman: Clash of The best story wins a nonpro t that has been working When completed in 2020, the communities received a $1.5 mil- the cultures. A4 a $100 gift card to the for 25 years to promote construc- trail will span 12 miles along the lion boost this week. Tides Restaurant. tion of the bike and pedestrian former Saugus Branch Railroad In Sports The Baker administration re- trail from Malden to the Lynn and which operated from 1853 to 1958. Big Blue take down leased the cash to fund the design Revere waterfront. “It’s exciting Vikings on special night. B1 of the Northern Strand Communi- because for the rst time, the state RAIL TRAIL, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 29° VOL. 140, ISSUE 48 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 24° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018 OBITUARIES Elaine R. Lander, 74 US prosecutor: Oregon has big 1944-2018 pot overproduction problem Elaine Ryan Land- giving person. She er, 74, of Liberty Park, contributed so much passed away peace- to her family, her By Gillian Flaccus na is being produced and fully at home with friends and her com- ASSOCIATED PRESS how much of it winds up her family on Jan. 29, munity. From bringing on the black market, he PORTLAND, Ore. — Or- 2018. therapy pets to visit said. egon’s top federal pros- She was prede- residents in the nurs- Williams last month ceased by her par- ing home to volun- ecutor said Friday the wrote a guest column in ents, Dr. Roswell teering with Special state has a “formidable” a newspaper in which he Oliver and Mary Olympics to working problem with marijuana said the surplus attracts Catherine Woods, and her with Habitat for Humanity. She overproduction that winds criminal networks and son David Ross Ryan. She is was deeply committed to her up on the black market generates money laun- survived by her husband of al- family, with an especially close and that he wants to work dering, drug violence and most 40 years, Warren Land- bond with her grandsons. with state and local lead- draws down water sup- er; their daughter, Karen Ryan; She worked for many years ers and the pot industry to plies in rural communi- their grandsons, John and An- in customer service at Verizon do something about it. ties. drew Kaligandis; her brother, and then went on to become a U.S. Attorney Billy Wil- “Here’s what I know in Robert Woods; and her sister, master gardener. She enjoyed liams convened the un- terms of the landscape Catherine Hopp. playing cards and socializing precedented summit of here in Oregon, and that Elaine was a warm, kind and with her friends in The Villages. influential federal law is, we have an identifiable enforcement representa- and formidable marijuana tives, state officials and PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS overproduction and diver- marijuana industry sci- U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy sion problem,” he said Fri- ons after Attorney Gener- day. Kevin W. Carlton, 48 J. Williams, right, talks with Oregon Gov. Kate al Jeff Sessions withdrew Williams added: “And 1969-2018 an Obama administration Brown before the start of a marijuana summit make no mistake about memo that had guided in Portland, Ore., Friday.