WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 Lynn plants pot shop on Oxford St. By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF LYNN — Recreational pot is coming to downtown Lynn. The City Council approved a proposal from Natural Selections to open a pot shop at 193 Oxford St., which would be next door to The Blue Ox, an upscale restau- rant. Natural Selections is the second compa- ny to receive approval from the City Coun- cil to operate a pot shop in Lynn. Apothca opened a medical marijuana facility on the Lynnway in November and plans to open its recreational component at the shop in March. ITEM 2017 FILE PHOTO | PAULA MULLER “We’re very excited about this relation- ship with the city and we’re ready to start building,” said Aidan O’Donovan, owner of Staying busy strikes Natural Selections, following the vote on Tuesday night. “We’re excited to be here.” Ward 4 Councilor Richard Colucci was the lone vote against the proposal. He a chord with Brian Maes said he voted “no” because he’s a member of East Coast International Church and and Ledger, both in Salem, at Rol- Brian Maes, agreed with its pastor, who spoke against the future shop. ly’s Tavern in Lynn, and Four Oaks keyboard, and Pastor Kurt Lange, of East Coast Inter- guitarist Barry Country Club in Dracut. His band national Church, located on the adjacent BY BILL BROTHERTON plays regularly at area clubs and he Goudreau Munroe Street, said downtown Lynn is not has a busy teaching schedule. perform at the right place for recreational pot in the LYNN — Brian Maes is one busy Apparently, that’s not enough. The Lynn Memorial city, but spoke about his moral concerns musician. The lifelong Lynn resident Berklee College of Music grad is back Auditorium. with providing access to pot as well. hosts an open mic with his band ev- writing songs with Barry Goudreau, “(I’m) reminded of the great consequence ery Tuesday night at Breakaway in the Lynn native/Swampscott resident we invite into our city by allowing these Danvers. He has regular solo piano/ vocal gigs at the Hawthorne Hotel MAES, A3 LYNN, A3 Swampscott Developers have permits Saugus looking up nally click By Bella diGrazia ITEM STAFF SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott’s Build- ing Department has nally moved to the internet. Residents and contractors looking to build in the town can now access, and submit, any of the department’s permits online, according to Building Commission- er Max Kasper. At $18,000 a year, with a few initial upfront costs, the department moved its entire access database onto a software called Viewpoint. “We save a tremendous amount of paper and eventually it will save everyone a lot of time,” said Kasper. “When I took the po- sition, it was one of those things I identi- ed as a need for the department. Having been a contractor myself and seeing how other communities offered permitting sys- tems, I knew we were in the dark ages. It was time to modernize.” Kasper became the acting commissioner ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE in September 2017 and received the full title a year later, he said. The department By Bridget Turcotte allow them to increase the height of The developers had a soft launch with employees before it ITEM STAFF three buildings from 64 feet to just of Essex Land- went completely live on Jan. 1. over 67 feet. ing are asking People can now pay for their building SAUGUS — Three buildings that The problem, said developer Mi- the town to surround the orange dinosaur could permits and submit documents or blue- allow them to print plans online. Kasper said if someone be a little taller, if the Board of Se- chael Touchette, is that required increase the is building an addition to a house, they can lectmen approves of the changes ductwork won’t t without adding height of three upload those plans along with the permit Wednesday night. about 4 inches to each oor. application. The developers of Essex Landing, “On these three residential units we buildings. “We are an incredibly busy department,” an eight-building residential and are going to raise the roof and lower the ITEM PHOTO | said Kasper. “This reduces our needs for commercial complex at the former parapet (a low protective wall along OWEN O’ROURKE site of Route 1 Miniature Golf & Bat- SWAMPSCOTT, A3 ting Cages, are asking the town to SAUGUS, A3 Class size a growing concern INSIDE Nahant Sports Maccario looks to Linton nets in Lynn middle schools secure seat on board 1,000th career point of selectmen. A2 in English win. B1 By Bella diGrazia “Meeting the needs of every stu- with a total of 120 students. His ITEM STAFF dent, the way that every teacher class sizes range from 28 to 32 wants to, requires a lot of indi- students, which isn’t that bad com- LYNN — Class sizes throughout vidual attention and a lot of data pared to recent years, he said. Bol- Lynn’s middle schools are a grow- collection and re ection,” said len, who has been teaching in Lynn Richmond Pharmacy ing concern citywide. Matthew Bollen, an eighth-grade for seven years, said he remembers Free prescription pick up and delivery Many of the core content class- science teacher at Marshall. “We one year when his smallest class rooms have about 30 students to need to see and determine where was 32 students. Hours: one teacher, said Lynn School Su- our students are and where they Marshall currently has 447 Mon. to Fri. - 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. perintendent Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. are progressing in the classroom, sixth-graders, 466 seventh-grad- As of Jan. 1, there are 1,248 stu- and that requires more time with ers, and 407 eighth-graders, Sat. and Sun. - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. dents at Breed, 1,320 at Thurgood that many students. Every night according to the LPS data. At 499 Eastern Ave., Lynn Marshall, and 664 students at you see countless teachers still in Breed, there are 535 sixth-grad- Pickering, according to data from the building after hours in order to ers 454 seventh-graders, and 439 781-592-4172 the city’s public school administra- do this.” In business for 75 years tion. Bollen teaches four classes a day, SCHOOLS, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 43° VOL. 141, ISSUE 39 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 41° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 OBITUARIES Dante R. Palombo, 80 Nahant resident looks NAHANT — Dante loved cars. to secure selectmen seat Robert Palombo, age He is survived by 80, of Nahant, died his son, Dean Palom- cario returned to govern- wait for them to get here. Saturday, Jan. 19, bo and his wife Di- By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF ment service and began It’s a major concern for 2019 in a local nurs- ane of Nahant; two his career with the federal me.” ing home after a brief grandsons, Connor J. NAHANT — A resident government in the Trans- illness. Palombo and Joel H. In addition to the town’s with a background in portation Security Admin- Born and raised Durgin and his wife emergency preparedness, homeland security has his istration (TSA) as deputy in Lynn, he was the Rebecca, all of Nah- Maccario said he’s con- sights set on a seat on the assistant federal security son of the late Dan- ant; his brother, Ralph cerned with the aging Board of Selectmen. director. He helped to de- te Robert and Mary (LeBlanc) Palombo and his wife Wendy of infrastructure and the Carl Maccario, a 30-year sign, develop, and imple- Palombo. He had lived in Na- Newburyport; as well as three proposed expansion of resident, said he returned ment the rst behavioral hant for the greater part of his nephews. He was the former Northeastern University’s his nomination papers screening program for life. Dante was a graduate of husband of the late Carol Marine Science Center. with the required 32 sig- the U.S. aviation industry Lynn Classical High School, (Morris) Palombo, and brother “The town’s current in- natures to Town Clerk at Boston Logan Interna- and received his associates of the late David Palombo. frastructure can barely Margaret Barile on Thurs- tional Airport. degree from North Shore Service information: Fu- support what’s here now,” day. In 2015, Maccario left said Maccario. “The water Community College. neral services will be held at “Having been involved He had worked for a later date. Arrange- his position to create his system, the sewer system, in emergency manage- own business. He teach- the roads. They do great many years as a drug ments by the SOLI- ment, there are a lot of and alcohol counsel- MINE Funeral Home, es clients in professional things with their science big issues facing Nahant,” security and law enforce- labs but I think they need or. Prior to that he had Lynn. Guestbook at said Maccario. “I wanted worked for the John www.solimine.com. ment and in sales and to do more to support the to get more involved in the Carl Maccario is the negotiation positions how town.” Fagone Hair Salon in town and try to contrib- Marblehead. Dante only candidate who to read nonverbal clues, If Northeastern is go- ute to making the right has returned signed about domain awareness, ing to build on East Point, served in the United States decisions and making this Army National Guard.