DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 DEALS OF THE Drugs and racial language rock Lynn Police Department$DAY$ PG. 3 By Tréa Lavery text messages he sent to the violence against Black people. cers have been placed on ad- the department PGsaid.. 3 ITEM STAFF victim. Although those charges Acting Police Chief Lenny ministrative leave during the Carrie Kimball, a spokeswom- were dropped, the of cer’s text Desmarais acknowledged the investigation. an for the Essex County District LYNN — Seven of cers in the messages and emails were in- use of racial language between The identities of the seven of - Lynn Police Department are the spected and revealed a group two of cers in a private text cers involved were not disclosed. Attorney’s of ce, said the of ce subject of an internal investiga- chat with the other six of cers conversation. However, “In the “The Lynn Police Department was not currentlyDEALS investigating tion for off-duty drug use. OF THE where they discussed cocaine course of our continuing inves- has spoken to the Essex County any misconduct within the de- The investigation was trig- and steroid use. tigation, we have not found any- District Attorney’s of ce regard- partment. gered when one of cer was ar- In addition, the of cers had thing concerning or intending ing the matter and will conduct $DAY$ rested in Salem on a warrant made statements using racial violence against Black people.” a transparent investigation into Tréa Lavery canPG .be 3 reached at for domestic violence based on slurs and describing intended Desmarais said several of - the conduct,” a statement from [email protected]. THOR JOURGESEN COMMENTARY Northeastern:DEALS EminentOF THE Police $DAY$ should domain PGcould. 3 cost Nahant reform By ElyseDEALS Carmosino ITEMOF STAFF THE NAHANT — Representatives for police Northeastern University say a push by local of cials to$ DAenact Yeminent$ do- Now that a police of - main over Nahant’s PGEast. 3 Point may cer is headed to prison for be more costly for residents than ini- murdering a Black man, tially proposed. what is the next step for During a virtual Eminent Domain racial reckoning and po- Information Session hosted by the lice reform in America? school Thursday, Ralph Martin, senior I think a lot of people vice president and general counsel at ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS wish the answer was just Northeastern, said that if the town to get rid of racist and lu- Pabel Perez, left, and his sister, Victoria Perez, are seeking justice after a woman were to seek to enact eminent domain natic cops. But that's not with a baby carriage stole a row of their father’s tulips on two occasions under the but ultimately choose to abandon the simple. cover of darkness from their family garden in Saugus. effort due to cost, the nancial burden The Derek Chauvin tri- to taxpayers could potentially be in al, and the deaths of Black the hundreds of thousands. Americans at the hands “If the town walks away from the of police of cers since last A blooming crime taking, it will owe Northeastern the May 25, has shown that damages Northeastern will suffer police departments are from delaying its expansion project,” not exempt from racism Martin said. “In a litigation process that pervades all sectors spree in Saugus the selectmen themselves say will of American life. last two to three years, those delayed I talk to one Black damages will be substantial, in the American on a regular Family angered by tulip thefts on Essex Street range of $6-9 million.” basis who tells me that Earlier this month, the Board of Se- being Black in America By Elyse Carmosino is the rst time our family has owned anything lectmen voted, 3-0, to place an article means acting one way ITEM STAFF with so much land,” he said. “We like plants, we on the annual Town Meeting warrant with Black people and like trees, we like anything that has to do with SAUGUS — A Saugus family is looking for an- that would give the town authority to another way with white nature.” swers after a thief was caught on camera stealing take control over a portion of the East people. Interacting with Hoping a garden would help brighten up the from their Essex Street garden on two separate Point property currently occupied by white people in a grocery yard, Perez’s father planted several dozen bulbs occasions earlier this month. Northeastern University’s Marine store, at the bank or in with the idea that the family would be able to Pabel Perez said when he and his mother, fa- Science Center. almost any other social enjoy a tulip garden of their own come spring. ther and sister moved in 2019 to Saugus from If passed, Article 22 would allow the transaction means endur- However, it wasn’t long after the owers began Chelsea, the family — all avid gardeners — was town to enact eminent domain — a ing suspicion, racist as- to bloom that the Perez family noticed something excited to have a large yard. law that provides the government the sumptions and questions “We lived in a really small house before, so this a white person would not THIEF, A6 ask another white person. DOMAIN, A7 This interaction, my col- league tells me, is hyper intensi ed when Black people are questioned by These parties reveal so much about us law enforcement. So what lesson should KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — One New Hamp- several neighboring towns could hear the No injuries were reported from the explo- white people in Amer- shire family's gender reveal party was de - explosion and some thought it was an earth- sion, police said. ica learn from George nitely a blast. quake. Many called 911. Others said the ex- The source was 80 pounds of Tannerite, an Floyd's death beneath a Kingston police said they received reports of plosion was so strong it rocked their homes. police of cer's knee? Be- over-the-counter, explosive target used for a loud explosion Tuesday that could be heard "We heard this god-awful blast," Sara Ta- fore attempting to answer rearms practice sold in kit form, police said. in several towns and as far away as Massa- glieri, who lives in a home that abuts the the question, it's proba- The person who purchased and detonated the chusetts. They responded to Torromeo quarry quarry, told the television station. "It knocked bly worth asking if most explosives has turned himself into police. He Americans are even inter- where they found people who acknowledged pictures off our walls ... I'm all up for silliness was not identi ed. ested in reckoning with holding a gender reveal party involving ex- and whatnot, but that was extreme.” race and policing in this plosives and thought this would be the safest Taglieri's husband, Matt, told the TV sta- Police said an investigation is ongoing and spot to hold it. tion the blast cracked the foundation of they will make a determination on what REFORM, A6 NBC 10 Boston reports that residents in neighbors' homes. charges will be forthcoming. STEVE KRAUSE COMMENTARY INSIDE LOOK! A perfect ending coming for Walloon’s food truck opens brick-and-mortar store in Swampscott Swampscott or Marblehead (Nelson Sanchez, owner, is pictured at left). A8 There's just something about those chance at going to a Super Bowl. Thanksgiving Day football rivalries, Marblehead won a game with a eld Opinion even if they're played — as they are this goal, with no time left on the clock, that Msgr. Garrity: Time year — in April. just about tore the heart out of then- to repeal the Second It's certainly odd to be talking about coach Bill Bush. The Magicians also won Amendment? A4 Thanksgiving football in April. In fact, a game in a blizzard when Ray Forbes, it's incongruous, counterintuitive, and whose father played for coach Stan Bon- Lynn any other of those complicated words delevitch and the Big Blue, caught a City of Lynn alleges six that end up as Jeopardy clues. But we pass that it's a good bet only he could counterclaims against bus all know why, so there's no use dwelling see. Because those of us watching cer- company. A3 on it. tainly couldn't. But do you know what else is odd? This A year later, Marblehead, with Chris Nahant game has never been a battle of unbeat- McGrath leading the way, was on its Two vie for Planning ens. We'll nally get one Friday night (6) way to a Northeastern Conference Board seat in upcoming when the two teams play each other at championship until it ran into a moti- Nahant election. A3 Blocksidge Field in Swampscott. vated Swampscott. The Big Blue were There have been battles for the league just itching to get back at the Magicians Sports championship. There have been stun- for spoiling their championship season Revere boys soccer takes ning upsets. Each team has pulled a in 1984. down Classical. B1 victory out of thin air that kept the oth- It has gone that way forever. Back and er from winning a title and having a RIVALRIES, A6 ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 50° VOL. 142, ISSUE 115 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ 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