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By Allysha Dunnigan vaccines ITEM STAFF By Anne Marie Tobin LYNN — The Great Amer- ITEM STAFF ican Rain Barrel Company PEABODY — As The Beatles (TGARB) is teaming up once sang, sometimes, you get with the city’s Department by with a little help from (your) of Public Works (DPW) to friends. create a Lynn 2021 Rain Just ask Peabody Director of Barrel program, offering Health and Human Services residents rain barrels at a Sharon Cameron. discounted price of $69, un- This week, Cameron was pre- til April 1. paring for the city’s 12th vaccine Rain barrels can be used clinic, this one to administer sec- for outdoor water use, such ond doses to about 105 residents, as washing cars, lling up most of them congregate care and the pool, gardening and shelter residents and staff with a washing off porches and pa- few health care workers and rst tios. They are an energy-re- responders sprinkled in. ducing source that also When Cameron learned the saves money while being week’s vaccine delivery was de- environmentally conscien- ITEM PHOTO |SPENSER HASAK layed due to adverse weather tious. In an effort to allow restaurants more space for outdoor dining amid the pandemic, throughout much of the country, “We are encouraging res- Swampscott shifted the double yellow line along Humphrey Street over the summer to she reached out to the city of idents to use rain barrels allow curbside dining. because they help the city Lynn, asking if it could come to manage its water resources the rescue. by reducing runoff, lowering It did, sending Peabody 100 municipal water demands, Double vision is annoying doses of the vaccine. saving energy at treatment “Usually we get noti ed on plants, and improving res- Monday night that doses are idential storm manage- to drivers in Swampscott being shipped out for overnight ment,” said Lisa Nerich, delivery. When we didn’t receive that noti cation we reached out DPW associate commission- By Tréa Lavery the original lines were covered ever, it is unclear whether that er. “Rain barrels provide to Lynn Board of Health on Tues- ITEM STAFF in blackout paint, which keeps will happen soon, because the homeowners with a supple- day to see if they would lend us them from showing up and con- town hasn’t yet decided if the mental water supply during doses for our Wednesday clin- SWAMPSCOTT — To accom- fusing drivers. However, over periods of drought. Home- lane shift will become perma- ic,” Cameron said. “Thankfully, modate more outdoor dining months, that paint has rubbed owners who use rain barrels nent. Lynn allowed us to borrow those over the summer, the double off, making the lines visible have decreased their water “The only reason I’m waiting doses, which will be returned to yellow line that runs along the once again and re ecting light bills up to 40 percent. It’s to do it permanently is that I’m Lynn.” center of Humphrey Street be- at night. a win-win for the town and not sure what the Select Board The clinic was a success, with tween Redington Street and Gino Cresta, director of the wants to do next year for out- 105 people receiving second the homeowner.” Fuller Terrace was shifted a few The pandemic brought on town’s Department of Public door dining,” Cresta said. shots. Leftover doses were ad- feet. a wave of gardeners, as well Works, said that to x the lines, Cresta said that so far, the ministered to elderly residents Now, that well-intentioned de- as the trending victory gar- the town would need to mill lane shift hasn’t been a safe- living at the Peabody Housing cision is causing issues on the dens and outdoor activities. down the road between one- ty issue, and has not gotten in Authority. As of Friday, 1,197 road. eighth and one-quarter of an people have been inoculated in RAINING, A3 After new lines were painted, inch to remove the paint. How- DRIVERS, A3 Peabody. Lynn Public Health Director Michele Desmarais said she was happy to be in a position to help out Peabody. Salem State receives “During these dif cult and challenging times, it is very im- portant to me to help my fellow $6M to help seniors health director,” Desmarais said. “Fortunately, you have to reg- By Guthrie Scrimgeour Commonwealth’s nine state univer- ister for appointments and we ITEM STAFF sities. know ahead of time how many Salem State plans to use most of people will get the vaccine, so we SALEM — A $6 million gift from the funds, or $5 million, to estab- knew that loaning Peabody 100 Salem State University alumna lish the Viking Completion Grant doses was not going to affect my Kim Gassett-Schiller and her hus- Endowment, which will launch this responsibility to the residents of Lynn.” band, Philip Schiller, will be used to year and bene t 50 to 75 undergrad- Cameron said Thursday’s assist seniors in overcoming their uate students every year in perpe- nal nancial hurtle before gradu- statewide coronavirus vaccine tuity. ation. website crash had a ripple effect The endowment is aimed at The donation represents the larg- in Peabody. est cash gift ever made to one of the SALEM STATE, A2 VACCINE, A2 Saugus Health Department to offer

ITEM PHOTO |SPENSER HASAK Kristen Reed, a registered nurse and holistic COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents health coach, meditates in the backyard of her Lynn eld home. By Elyse Carmosino ceived very limited doses residents to call the Sau- is asking for everyone’s ITEM STAFF of the vaccine and is mak- gus Health Department patience during this local ing an effort to administer to schedule a vaccine ap- process,” said Crabtree. All is well for SAUGUS — The Sau- them to the town’s high pointment. “There are a very limited gus Health Department risk populations as soon Residents will need amount of vaccines avail- will offer opportunities for as possible. proof of Saugus residency able at the town level residents to receive the However, because the and other eligibility when and you are encouraged COVID-19 Moderna vac- Reed in Lynn eld health department has an appointment is sched- to schedule through the cine, Town Manager Scott not yet been provided ac- uled. Health department state vaccine site.” Crabtree announced on By Elyse Carmosino cess to the state’s online staff will take each per- Saugus residents cur- ITEM STAFF Friday. scheduling vendor soft- son’s information and call rently have several op- In a statement provid- ware that the town was them back with a date, LYNNFIELD — For Kristen Reed, holistic improve- portunities to receive the ed by the town manager’s initially promised for res- time, and place for ap- vaccine through limited ment of someone’s health works by improving every of ce, Crabtree said the idents, Crabtree said the pointment. part of their life. health department has re- town’s process will require “The health department “I’ve always been into the idea of integrative, proac- COVID-19, A3 tive healthcare where we’re integrating all different components of healing modalities and really seeing patients and people as the whole person and not just their disease or their surgery — really taking a look INSIDE at the entire body and systems,” Reed said. “When I came to Boston, I really started to hone in on that Opinion and became even more passionate about it.” Shribman: Whither She began to work on holistic nursing initiatives for patients and staff within her unit, going on to receive go the unsettled her board certi cation in holistic nursing with the in- Republicans? A4 tention of creating a wellness program for Brigham and Women’s. LOOK! Called Wellness Days, the program was originally Marblehead Chamber held in a room at the hospital where staff was offered access to multiple healing modalities, including mu- of Commerce sic, aromatherapy, and massages. hosts virtual coffee A nurse for more than a decade, Reed started her hours. A8 REED, A3

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Barbara L. Caristo, 83 Lynn, Peabody, Revere and 1937 - 2021 LYNN - Barbara Caristo (née Dell), age 83, of Lynn, Massa- Saugus stay red for virus chusetts, passed away on Feb- ruary 14, 2021 from compli- By Gayla Cawley test rate is still more than In Revere, 23 new cas- New cases were also re- cations due to COVID-19 and ITEM STAFF 2.5 times higher than the es were reported to bring ported in Lynn eld, Nah- Parkinson’s Disease. state average, it contin- its caseload to 9,409. The ant, and Salem on Friday, She is survived by her son New coronavirus cases ued to drop this week. The city’s death toll is 146, were reported in Lynn, but numbers were not up- Raymond Howell and his wife positive test rate in Lynn according to the city web- dated in Marblehead or Peabody, Revere, and Sau- declined from 8.19 to 6.89 site. The DPH reported a Maria Farrah Howell, and their Swampscott. children Isabel, Sam, and Ava gus on Friday, which are percent this week, and its decline in the positive and of Newton; her son Daniel all in the red for another daily incidence rate also daily incidence rates in Lynn eld (981 cases, 29 Howell and his wife Paula of week. decreased, from 57.2 to Revere as well this week, deaths) and Nahant (222 Wellesley; her sister Janis Mc- The four communities 43.7 new cases per 100,000 which decreased from 7.11 cases, six deaths) each Donough and her husband Jo- have consistently been residents, according to the to 5.77 percent, and 55.5 reported two new cases, seph of Peabody, their daugh- designated as having a state Department of Pub- to 46.3 new cases, respec- and Salem (3,999 cases, 72 ter Joanna McDonough and high risk for COVID-19 lic Health (DPH). tively. deaths) reported 23 new her husband Koosha Ra ee, spread throughout the Peabody has reported 55 Sixty-eight new cases cases. and their daughter Julianne pandemic. new cases and four addition- have been reported in Sau- As of Thursday, Marble- In Lynn, 31 new cases McDonough and her husband al deaths since Wednesday, gus since last Thursday, head had 1,137 cases and Tony Chen; and her partner of meatballs, banana bread, and were reported to bring the which brings its total num- which now has 3,450 cases 31 deaths, and Swamp- over twenty years, Frank Zipper holiday carrot cake. Her favor- city’s caseload to 15,344. bers to 6,067 cases and 289 and 63 deaths. The town’s scott had 919 cases and 16 of Lynn. ite foods included bagels, lasa- Of that total, 449 cases are deaths. The city’s positive positive and daily inci- She is predeceased by her gna, and eggplant parmigiana. active, 192 people have and daily incidence rates dence rates also declined, deaths. parents George and Grace Dell She loved going out for burgers, died, and 14,703 have re- also fell slightly, from 4.76 to from 6.15 to 5.01 percent, Gayla Cawley can be of Saugus, and her husband Chinese food and, especially, a covered from the virus, ac- 4.69 percent, and 36 to 35.5 and 51.7 to 40.6 new cases, reached at gcawley@item- Albert Caristo of Danvers. good pizza. cording to city data. new cases, respectively, the respectively, according to live.com. Follow her on Barbara was born in Boston Barbara enjoyed her con- While the city’s positive city and DPH reported. town and DPH data. Twitter @GaylaCawley. in 1937 and graduated from do on Lynn beach, where she Saugus High School in 1955, made many friends and was where she was voted best an active member of the con- dancer and most witty. do board. She was a volunteer She was outgoing, had a member of Friends of Lynn & good sense of humor, was Nahant Beach, and enjoyed fun to be around, and made working to improve and beau- friends easily. She was a hard tify the beach. worker and fast learner, and Service Information: Fam- she liked to get things done. ily and friends will come She raised two boys, both hard together to celebrate Barba- workers and rst-generation ra’s life and honor her mem- college graduates. ory at a post-pandemic date Barbara started her career as to be determined. a waitress, worked in retail, and Donations in her memory was an account manager. She can be made to: enjoyed her retirement years Friends of Lynn & Nahant wintering in Florida with her Beach partner Frank, playing golf, and P. O. Box 2264 spending time with her family. Lynn, MA 01903 She loved to dance, was Michael J. Fox Foundation a skilled golfer, and enjoyed for Parkinson’s Research watching tennis, golf, and the Grand Central Station Patriots. She liked to cook P.O. Box 4777 and bake, and her specialties New York, NY 10163 included pot roast, spaghetti &

COURTESY PHOTO IN MEMORIAM Catch up CINDY A. BURNS Workers set up for the city’s 12th COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Wednesday, bringing the total ON HER BIRTHDAY with your FEBRUARY 21, 2021 of people vaccinated in Peabody to 1,197. favorite team in Item Sports! Lynn lends Peabody a hand on vaccines

VACCINE homebound people.” book post last Sunday. “We Cameron, however, is From A1 Cameron said she ex- have the infrastructure, optimistic, saying she cur- pects the city will host resources, knowledge, and rently serves on a munici- “We got a lot of calls “a whole bunch of sec- experience to do more. Ad- pal vaccine working group A day doesn't go by from people trying to book ond-dose clinics in March,” ministering this life-sav- headed by Lt. Gov. Karyn that you're not thought of their second doses who Sadly Missed by Howie, Hannah, and the city is putting ev- ing vaccine as quickly as Polito and Marylou Sud- Shayna and Mom were frustrated,” said ery dose it receives into possible is our top priori- ders, secretary of Health Cameron. “Everyone has arms. ty. This is frustrating be- and Human Services. to use the same system “Nobody in Peabody is cause Peabody has such “It’s a group of about 25 so whatever brought the throwing away any vac- a great vaccine team in public health of cials and state system down even cine,” she said. “We might place at the Torigian Se- mayors who are able to affected our small private end up with ve or six nior Center.” have input on the need for clinics. Everyone wants to doses after everyone who Cameron said the city get vaccinated right away local involvement,” Cam- registered has received normally receives 100 dos- eron said. “We’ve been so I don’t think it was un- their vaccines, but not a es on average per week, meeting on a weekly basis expected that there was a single dose is wasted. We the same number of doses for about a month now. We huge surge in demand.” call people who may be on that neighboring Lynn- The city is focusing on its a waiting list until we run eld receives, despite the know our communities, we most vulnerable seniors. out of vaccines.” fact that Peabody’s pop- know our most vulnerable “We recognize the needs Mayor Ted Bettencourt ulation is more than four residents and we feel we of our more vulnerable se- has been pushing the state times larger. know our needs better. I niors living in senior hous- to send more vaccines to “It’s not just the size of believe that this group is ing or low-income areas Peabody, but his efforts the community, it’s about helping the state recog- Don’t let the and have already met with have been unsuccessful. the demographics,” said nize the important role the folks at the senior cen- “I am extremely disap- Cameron. “Peabody has that cities and towns play story go untold. ter and are surveying resi- pointed to learn that the more seniors, a more vul- in working out the details dents to learn their needs. state has denied our re- nerable population, but of vaccine allocation.” Share your loved one’s story. That’s good news for us. quest for additional doses the state has not changed Anne Marie Tobin can be We also expect guidance of COVID vaccine,” Bet- its strategy regarding dis- reached at atobin@item- [email protected] | 781-593-7700 from the state on plans for tencourt said in a Face- tribution to communities.” live.com.

In partnership with Salem State receives $6 million to help seniors Selling a house? Buying a house? SALEM STATE “We owe it to them,” not- the university  exibility to risk dropping out for - From A1 ed Cheryl Crounse, execu- address its emerging prior- nancial reasons, we had to Find out what properties tive director of the Salem ities, according to SSU. step up,” said Kim. “This recently sold in your area. providing another re- State University Founda- “No words could ade- gift will remove that risk source to help students tion. “This is the most criti- quately describe our grat- and make earning a Salem Check out complete their degrees. It cal point in their education itude to Kim and Philip,” State degree possible. We will help students holisti- to make sure that they can said Keenan of the Massa- hope our gift will inspire the Real Estate page cally, both through direct achieve the social mobility chusetts-born couple who others to support our stu- in Saturday’s paper. nancial aid and addition- they want from a degree.” are currently living in dents in any way.” al one-on-one support, ac- Keenan said the grant California. The couple’s past support cording to SSU. bodes well for the univer- The rst in her family to has already helped former “It really will be transfor- sity’s nancial future. He earn a college degree, Kim SSU students who struggled mational for our students. hopes that students who Gassett-Schiller graduat- with nancial hardships. We have to get these stu- complete their degrees ed from SSU with a Bach- “I borrowed thousands of dents across the nish line,” will be successful and then elor’s degree in accounting dollars in student loans and said SSU President John “pay it forward” by giving in 1983 and has contribut- I paid my own tuition bill Keenan. “When you think back to the university. ed to the school ever since. while I was in school,” said about the impact of COVID “If we can solidify and “It’s incredible. Her rst Leeanna Singleton, a 2019 on our students and their stabilize our students and year graduating she gave SSU graduate who bene t- families, this gift could not make sure that they’re us a dollar a year,” said ed from a scholarship fund have come at a better time.” successful, then that will Keenan. “And now she is that Kim and Philip created Need to find “We started with seniors help our bottom line as in a position to give us $6 in 2013. “The generosity of because they’re so close to well,” he said. million and make a differ- the Gassett-Schiller family an article? the nish line,” added Bon- The remaining $1 mil- ence for thousands of stu- alleviated some of my nan- nie Galinski, SSU interim lion provided through the dents on the North Shore.” cial hardships and allowed vice president for enrollment couple’s gift will be used The Schillers have con- me to allocate more of my Subscribe to management and market- to fund two additional stu- sistently contributed to focus onto my studies. Their ing. “They’ve put time and dent resources, the Center Salem State initiatives new support is incredible. It e-edition on money into their education for Academic Excellence over the years. will help many, many stu- and we want to make sure and the Harold E. and “When we learned that dents like me.” we get them to graduation. Marilyn J. Gassett Fitness some Salem State students, Guthrie Scrimgeour This gift is going to be a ga- and Recreation Center. who achieve so much and can be reached at gscrim- Only $9.99/month mechanger for them.” The funds will also enable are so close to graduating, [email protected]. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM A3 Raining discounts in Lynn

RAINING multiple barrels together From A1 to gather more water. “Your roof is a huge sur- According to Garden face so your rain barrel taps Center Magazine’s 2020 into the gutter system, ll- Industry Report, vegetable ing within 10 to 20 minutes plants and herb sales in- during an average storm,” creased more than 15 per- she said. “One rain barrel cent from 2019. Since then, pays for itself in less than TGARB has increased its one season in New England. national sales more than I expect to see homeowners 50 percent from 2019. with outdoor water needs The erratic weather rag- expressing interest in this.” ing throughout the country The plastic barrels are and the changes brought not designed to endure on by the pandemic have the freezing temperatures increased concerns on re- and ice in the winter. Geb- serving water, energy and elein recommends putting money. The Boston Con- the barrels somewhere sulting Group conducted a indoors for the winter survey showing that since season, or upside down so COVID-19 began, 71 per- they do not attain water. cent of the people surveyed They also cannot be used were extremely concerned for drinking. The barrels ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK about water resource man- collect rain water that is agement. The rain barrel un ltered and unsafe to Swampscott shifted the double yellow line provides an alternate wa- consume. along Humphrey Street over the summer to al- ter supply, useful during a COURTESY PHOTO To purchase a rain barrel, low curbside dining. drought. The Great Rain Barrel Company is offering dis- visit www.greatamerican- The rain barrels from counted barrels to Lynn residents until April 1. rainbarrel.com/community TGARB are 100 percent and select your city and Double vision is re-purposed from food prompting the idea to reuse terest around the country.” state. Barrels are offered grade containers that are them for a bene cial cause. The original usage of the for $69, as opposed to the UV protected and BPA- Company owner Suzanne barrels for food ensures average price of $100-$120, free, offering healthy, Gebelein said that in the that the barrels are tightly and will be available for annoying to drivers chlorine and chemical free early 2000s following for- sealed so there is a lower pick up on Tuesday, April storage for rain water. mer Vice President Al Go- instance of algae, and they 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the The company began in re’s book “An Inconvenient are extremely durable. Lynn DPW, located at 250 in Swampscott 1988 as the original man- Truth,” the request and “I think we have the Commercial St. The dead- ufacturer of rain barrels. It searches for rain barrels most sensible product out line for purchase is April 1, DRIVERS stretch of the road. was originally a company soared. “Things started there,” said Gebelein. at midnight. From A1 “We understand the con- strictly for importing food, to get crazy and it’s been The barrels can hold 60 Allysha Dunnigan can cern about traf c, and we but was left with 60-gallon a rollercoaster ride ever gallons of water, but Gebe- be reached at adunnigan@ the way of snow plowing. have to balance that with containers after shipments, since,” she said. “We had in- lein said many people link itemlive.com. However, it did require the pedestrian safety and loss of bike lanes on both ensuring the businesses sides of the road, causing on Humphrey Street can the lane to disappear and continue to survive,” Fitz- All is well for Reed in Lynn eld come back later down the gerald said. “We do appre- street, and Cresta said he ciate that folks are being isn’t sure if this change patient, and we know REED will be permanent, either. people have to endure the From A1 Town Administrator challenges, but we’ll look Sean Fitzgerald said that career with inpatient into this and see what we the lines were a traf c nursing before transi- can do to try to address concern, but that the town tioning to travel nursing, traf c in our very thickly was looking into the best wanting to pursue an op- settled region.” solution to accommodate portunity to see the coun- Tréa Lavery can be both drivers and the small try while offering her ser- reached at tlavery@item- businesses along that vices in different medical live.com. centers as part of short- term assignments. “I had a colleague who Saugus Health had done it and she said ‘I think you would be great at it.’ I had never heard of travel nursing, but that Department to offer night I looked into it and within two weeks, I gave my resignation and set COVID-19 vaccine off,” she said. “I got to see the country and work with all different patient popu- to eligible residents lations and really broaden my skill set as a nurse.” When Reed was assigned COVID-19 zations.org/. to Beth Israel Deaconess From A1 The town also asks that Medical Center in Bos- residents visit the website ton, she immediately fell town-operated clinics, to search for an available in love with the city and some healthcare provid- appointment near them, ers, some pharmacies, and ultimately extended her ITEM PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK or dial 211 for assistance contract from 13 weeks to the state-operated region- in making an appoint- al distribution sites. almost a year. Kristen Reed, a registered nurse and holistic health coach, believes in ment through the state. The Commonwealth is Moving to Lynn eld in the importance of wellness during the pandemic. “As details and guidance currently phasing into di- 2018 with her ancé of- Wellness Days, pivoting it’s virtual, we encourage even keep the video off if from the federal and state fered Reed the small-town recting residents of Mas- from individual holistic people to come if they they don’t feel comfort- government has shift- feel they wanted to em- sachusetts to obtain their sessions to Zoom sessions. have the day off, and we able. They really experi- ed, the Saugus Health brace and coincided with vaccinations through the She thinks wellness offer different days and ence it at their own level.” Department has had to her inspiration to delve state-operated vaccine Reed, who also provides adapt to modify its plans,” further into holistic well- has achieved heightened times so we can touch on sites. Therefore, Saugus importance during the people’s needs depending health and wellness coach- Public Health Director said Crabtree. ness. To provide information Reed launched into pandemic, with people on what shifts they work,” ing and Reiki therapy to John Fralick and the state battling stress caused by she said. “They come from individuals and groups Department of Public needed by the Saugus conducting guided med- Health Department to itations and discussions isolation, employment the comfort of their own through her private prac- Health (DPH) are encour- anxiety and an array of home. They’re not worried tice, has been recognized aging residents to register schedule an appointment, about mindfulness and residents should contact gratitude while healthy other stressors. Achieving about nding people to on a larger scale for her for the COVID-19 vaccine, the department at (781) snacks and tea were pro- wellness couldn’t be more watch their patients, and work. which is now available 231-4117. vided to attendees. important for frontline it allows them a sense of In 2019, she was award- for eligible populations Elyse Carmosino can be The COVID-19 pandem- health workers. security and a little more ed the Holistic Nursing through the state vac- cine sites and website at reached at ecarmosino@ ic forced Reed to retool her “Because it’s Zoom and privacy to be at home, and Rising Star Award at the American Holistic Nurses https://www.maimmuni- itemlive.com. Association’s 39th annual

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Though, as I will Perot, won 19 percent of boards and commissions,” Ext. 5 argue later, we might be the vote in 1992 -- but he he said. “In the normal Retail and Online better off with fewer, like didn’t receive a single elec- partisan world, you make Advertising none at all. toral vote. The electoral 99 percent of your ap- [email protected] That, of course, is what vote champ was Theodore pointments from your own ADVERTISING the founders wanted: no Roosevelt, who in 1912 led Help our faltering party. These days, over 40 Ernie Carpenter Jr. parties at all. There never his Bull Moose faction out percent of the people are Director of Advertising has been an introductory of the GOP and captured unenrolled in either party. and Business Development, ext. 1355 course on American gov- 88 electoral votes, thrust- If you appoint only people [email protected] postal system ernment that did not in- ing the Republican can- of your party, you’ve elim- Ralph Mitchell clude the reading of Fed- didate, President William inated 40 percent of the Sales Representative, ext. 1313 [email protected] Editorial from the Baltimore Sun editorial eralist No. 10, which talks Howard Taft, into third talent pool.” board about factions, “united and place. In 1968, George C. My bet is that the po- Eric Rondeau actuated by some common Wallace won 46 electoral Sales Representative, ext. 1280 tential Republican exiles [email protected] It was one thing for holiday gifts and Christ- impulse of passion, or of votes on the American In- won’t leave and will stay Patricia Whalen mas cards to arrive a little late because of interest, adversed to the dependent ticket. and ght. They might pre- rights of other citizens” -- Today a potential new Sales Representative, ext. 1310 delays at the United States Postal Service vail if the partisan tem- [email protected] (USPS). What is no laughing matter is all the a long way of describing anti-Trump party that perature drops a bit and BUSINESS OFFICE other heartache, inconvenience and threat to political parties. James represents at best a fth if Trump fades a bit in the Madison, who wrote this Susan J. Conti people’s livelihoods and health that backlogs in of an established party Mar-a-Lago sunshine. entry, deplored factions, -- which itself represents Controller, ext. 1288 deliveries has caused. And there seems to be no Then again, some of and in fact the Era of Good only about a quarter of [email protected] end in sight to the troubles. them might drift into the Feelings, which excluded Americans -- is not exactly Ted Grant People’s bill payments aren’t getting to cred- Democratic Party, though parties, might be thought poised for victory. Publisher, ext. 1234 itors and banks on time. And W-2 forms have not many. [email protected] of to have begun in the But that is not because been delayed as well. Tenants are ending up There’s no one, except last year of the Madison of the power Trump has Marian Kinney delinquent on rent payments, and homeowners perhaps Rep. Liz Cheney ext. 1212 presidency. over Republicans. It is an on mortgages. Life-enabling prescription drugs of Wyoming, more out [email protected] Not that parties have American political sys- aren’t arriving in a timely manner, and busi- of step with Trump and Will Kraft been a scourge on our tem that favors two par- nesses’ products and inventories are languish- his allies than Sen. Lisa Chief Financial Of cer, ext. 1296 politics. The Republicans ties because there is only [email protected] ing in distribution facilities. Speeding tickets Murkowski of Alaska, a and other traf c violations are coming in after of Abraham Lincoln and one prize in our elections: Everett Dirksen gave civ- victory. We do not oper- relentless critic of the for- Paula Villacreses a ne is due, or close to it. mer president who last A/R Specialist, ext. 1205 A large part of the problem is that USPS is il rights a boost that the ate under a proportional [email protected] Democrats wouldn’t, or representation system, as summer prompted Trump experiencing an unprecedented crush of pack- to threaten to support a Mike Shanahan ages amid a pandemic-related increase in on- couldn’t. Franklin Dela- Israel, Italy and Belgium Chief Executive Of cer, ext. 1956 no Roosevelt’s Democrats do. And Israel (which primary candidate against [email protected] line shopping, and the busy holiday season her next year: “Get any compounded it all with a record 1.1 billion par- and Ronald Reagan’s Re- seems to have an election candidate ready, good or Carolina Trujillo cels sent. publicans asked searching every few months), Italy Community Relations Director, ext. 1226 bad, I don’t care, I’m en- Add to that employees missing work or having questions about the role of (which has had more than [email protected] dorsing,” the president to quarantine because of COVID-19 cases along government in our lives. ve dozen governments Jim Wilson tweeted. “If you have a with winter storms, and everything seems to be Now back to the idea since World War II), and Chief Operating Of cer, ext. 1200 pulse, I’m with you!” [email protected] working against the agency. Postmaster Gen- of a new party, split off Belgium (which last year When Murkowski, the eral Louis DeJoy didn’t help matters over the from the Republicans who broke its own record for CIRCULATION daughter of a Republican summer when he made operational changes to are at the moment in the time without a govern- Lisa Mahmoud cut costs, he said, though they were widely seen thrall of Donald J. Trump. ment -- 592 days) are not senator, was asked wheth- Manager, ext. 1239 as an attempt to interfere with the presidential There are, to be sure, inspiring examples. er she might defect to the [email protected] Democratic Party, she told election. Either way, the moves, which included true differences between There is, however, a place CUSTOMER SERVICE dismantling 600 mail sorting machines nation- the Trumpers and the for those Republicans dis- reporters last month, “I can be very discouraged La’ Mosha Ball wide, only hurt services. Never-Trumpers. And com ted by Trump and Customer Service, ext. 1276 There are calls to boot DeJoy from his job, it is likely true that the by the remarks of Sen. at times with things that [email protected] GOP secessionists feel Lindsay Graham, who last go on in my own caucus, which some had hoped would happen under a GRAPHICS new administration. Unfortunately that is not grave discomfort in a par- Sunday told Fox News, in my own party. But I easy. President Joe Biden does not hire or re ty where, according to last “We need Trump-plus.” have absolutely no desire Trevor Andreozzi week’s Quinnipiac poll, And for those like Pete to move over to the Dem- Designer the postmaster general, as that’s the responsi- [email protected] bility of the USPS Board of Governors. three-fourths of Republi- Wehner, who served in the ocratic side of the aisle. I What President Biden can do is quickly ap- cans want Trump to play a administrations of Reagan can’t be somebody that I’m Sean Casey not.” Designer point people to the three vacant positions on big role in the party. One and both Presidents Bush [email protected] the nine-member board. of the leaders of the group and who, in his 2019 book But a woman who truly The USPS needs people with vision on how exploring a new party “The Death of Politics,” is independent can be an Amanda Lunn called his old party “irre- wrote, “Many Americans Independent. Before long Designer to make the agency solvent and who are un- [email protected] hindered by special interests. A May 2020 re- deemable.” have lost hope that we can she might be. And she port by the Government Accountability Of ce Interesting choice of solve our problems using might not be alone. Edwin Peralta Jr. Designer said the current USPS business model is not words. The Redeemers the traditional means of A member of the Swamp- [email protected] nancially sustainable because of three main were a Democratic splinter politics.” scott High School Class of NEWSROOM problems: declining mail volumes, increased group in the South after Calling Angus King. 1972, David M. Shribman compensation and bene ts costs, and increased the Civil War who opposed King, from Maine, is a is the Pulitzer Prize-win- Mike Alongi the Republican-dominated former two-term governor ning former executive Sports Editor, ext. 1228 unfunded liabilities and debt — the latter [email protected] mainly from hundreds of millions of dollars in governments created un- who is now in his ninth editor of the Pittsburgh der Reconstruction. year in the Senate. He is Post-Gazette. Follow him Elyse Carmosino pension and retirement costs. And that was be- Reporter, ext. 1264 fore DeJoy took over, and just a few months into In any case, third parties an Independent. on Twitter @ShribmanPG. [email protected] the pandemic. Gayla Cawley The GAO report also noted that Congress will Regional Editor, ext. 1236 have to take a lead on any overhaul because of [email protected] laws that restrict what the Postal Service can Cheryl Charles do. The Postal Service with all of its problems is News Editor, ext. 1278 still an essential need in this country. [email protected] Allysha Dunnigan Reporter, ext. 1302 [email protected] LETTER TO THE EDITOR Spenser Hasak Photographer, ext. 1332 [email protected] Julia Hopkins Teens set a positive example Photographer, ext. 1224 [email protected] To the editor: and the city. Thor Jourgensen I have stated in previ- Editorial Page Editor, ext. 1267 I enjoy reading the Item. ous letters that there are [email protected] Over the past months, positives in Lynn includ- Daniel Kane there have been a lot of ing great employers, new Sports Reporter, ext. 1228 interesting and positive building growth, good [email protected] articles from the new re schools, and a well-run Steve Krause trucks to the number of government. Another ma- News Director, ext. 1229 [email protected] positive grants Lynn re- jor positive is the city’s di- ceives that help so many verse population. Tréa Lavery Reporter, ext. 1317 different areas of the city. Christian Gonzalez and [email protected] The headline on an arti- his friends are individu- Guthrie Scrimgeour cle in the Feb. 12 edition als we can all be proud of. Reporter, ext. 1222 read: “Lynn teen digs in More people should follow [email protected] for elderly and disabled.” their example. Anne Marie Tobin This young man, Chris- Assignment Editor, ext. 1307 tian Gonzalez, and his John S. Norton [email protected] friends are a positive re- Lynn TECHNOLOGY ection on his generation Tim Noyes Director, ext. 1247 TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS, PLEASE MAIL TO THE DAILY ITEM, P.O. BOX 5, LYNN, MA 01903 OR EMAIL TO [email protected] [email protected] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM A5 POLICE/FIRE

All address information, particu- a.m. Friday at Lahey Medi- Mother of Salem shooting victim larly arrests, re ect police records. cal Center at 1 Essex Center In the event of a perceived inac- Drive. curacy, it is the sole responsibility A report of a motor vehicle crash at 2:24 p.m. Friday at raising funds for his recovery of the concerned party to contact Santarpio’s Pizza at 71 New- the relevant police department and bury St. By Allysha have the department issue a no- Dunnigan tice of correction to the Daily Item. Complaints ITEM STAFF Corrections or clarications will not A report of suspicious ac- The mother of the be made without express notice of tivity at 4:18 p.m. Thursday 26-year-old Lynn vic- change from the arresting police at 4 Sherman St. A caller re- tim, identi ed as Delroy department. ported a man in his early 20s Lindsay, of the Sunday was walking up and down night shooting in Salem LYNN the street and looking down on Derby Street created a driveways. Police spoke with GoFundMe page to assist Arrests the person, who said he was with the nancial aspect scouting for a parking spot for of his recovery. Milton Liriano, 35, of 41 when the parking ban goes Kendra Owens orga- Light St., was arrested and into effect. nized the fundraiser, charged with assault and bat- with a goal of $20,000, on tery with a dangerous weapon SAUGUS Thursday as she stated at 10:31 a.m. Friday. that Sunday was a “devas- Armando Ramirez-Santos, Arrest tating day for my son.” of 11 Autumn St., was arrest- She wrote that “he left ed on warrant charges of un- Robert Cassinell, 45, or the house excited and COURTESY PHOTO licensed operation of a motor North Andover, was arrested ready for a great Valen- vehicle and speeding at 9:55 and charged Thursday with a tine’s evening at Brothers Delroy Lindsay, 26, of Lynn, remains hospitalized after he was shot in a.m. Friday. pre-trial probation violation. Taverna, a place he fre- Salem last Sunday. Derrick Smith, 30, of 43 quented and loved.” “You know he was al- hospital and is stable. His her son begins his battle to South St., was arrested and Accidents Lindsay was shot, by a ways the one in the group mother wrote that he will recovery. She also includes charged with OUI liquor sec- man he did not know, af- that mended any prob- put in the work to get bet- her Cash App, $kso2020, ond offense at 8:27 p.m. A caller reported a minor ter a brawl broke out at lems he saw. It was im- ter and the emotional sup- on the GoFundMe page Thursday. motor vehicle accident with the establishment and the portant to him that ev- port of friends and family and asks people to contact James Wooten, 53, of 10 property damage on the Wal- suspect, David Avalo of eryone got along or were is vital to his recovery. her directly for donations Farrar St., was arrested on nut Street ramp on Broadway Hyde Park, allegedly red at least civil and for this Owens wrote that med- larger than $500. warrant charges of cocaine at 6:49 a.m. Friday. shots in the adjacent alley, he has suffered,” she ical costs will include The GoFundMe page possession with intent to Police received a report according to Owens, who wrote. “He goes out of his months of physical re- distribute and Class D drug of a motor vehicle accident stated on the GoFundMe way to make others laugh habilitation. The Salem has already accumulated possession with intent to dis- with injuries outside Polcari’s page that her son was shot but also has the heart of News reported that Delroy more than $13,000. Ow- tribute at 11:22 a.m. Friday. Restaurant on Broadway at as he was trying to help a lion that propels him was likely to be paralyzed, ens wrote that every dol- 11:52 p.m. Thursday. Two par- his friends. to protect others. Delroy but this has not been con- lar helps and encourages Accidents ties were transported to Mel- Owens described her son is strong and he is stub- rmed by the police. people to share the link. rose Wake eld hospital. as having a huge heart, born.” Owens gives thanks for Allysha Dunnigan can A report of a motor vehicle Police received a report at outgoing personality and According to Salem po- the continued consider- be reached at adunnigan@ crash at 5:11 p.m. Thursday 10:08 p.m. Thursday of a mo- full of laughs. lice, Lindsay is still in the ation, love and support as itemlive.com. at Breed Square and Summer tor vehicle accident with prop- Street; at 6:52 p.m. Thursday erty damage only near Kelly’s at Camden and Ida streets; at Roast Beef on Broadway. 12:27 p.m. Friday on Broad- Federal Reserve sees modest way; at 1:44 p.m. Friday at Breaking and Entering Fernwood Avenue and Maple Street; at 1:46 p.m. Friday on A man called the station at Stanwood Street. 7:47 a.m. Thursday to report pickup in hiring this month A report of a motor vehicle that when he arrived to work crash with personal injury at in the area of Kristos Beer By Christopher this year a robust econom- 1:17 a.m. Friday at Buchanan and Wine on Essex Street, he Rugaber ic recovery should be un- Bridge on Western Avenue. saw a smashed window to a AP ECONOMICS WRITER derway,” Rosengren said business in the plaza. Of cers in prepared remarks. Assaults were dispatched for more in- WASHINGTON — The In a separate section of formation. Federal Reserve says the semi-annual report, A report of an assault and there’s evidence that hir- the Fed also spelled out battery at 7:04 p.m. Thursday Complaints ing has picked up in re- changes in its thinking at Walmart at 780 Lynnway. cent weeks, though the that has led it to push Police received a call at job market remains badly harder for lower unem- Theft 1:55 a.m. for a ght in prog- damaged by the pandemic. ployment and place less ress between two male par- In its semi-annual mon- emphasis on potential A report of a robbery at ties on Austin Court Friday. etary policy report re- threats of ination. 2:06 p.m. Thursday on N Police received a call at leased Friday, the Fed “Economic performance Common Street. 2:21 p.m. from a man who said it has been watching in recent decades, in- A report of a larceny at 8:29 reported a male party was job data compiled by pay- cluding during the previ- p.m. Thursday at 433 Chest- knocking on his back door on roll processor ADP. The PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ous economic expansion, nut St. School Street and he wasn’t Fed has constructed its A passer-by walks past an employment hiring has demonstrated that a sure who it was. A dispatched own measurement of hir- sign while entering a Target store location, in strong labor market can ing using the ADP data, LYNNFIELD of cer reported it was a mis- Westwood, Mass. be sustained without in- understanding and the two and said that gauge has ducing an unwanted in- Accidents parties know each other. closely matched the gov- given the speed of the re- ed that if they were count- crease in ination,” the ernment’s monthly jobs cession, which eliminated ed as unemployed, the job- Fed said. A report of a motor vehicle SWAMPSCOTT reports throughout the 22 million jobs in just two less rate would be roughly In 2019, the unemploy- crash at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday pandemic. months this spring. Just 10 percent. ment rate fell to a 50-year at 1100 Main St. and 228 Accidents “The ADP data indicate 55 percent of those jobs Still, Fed of cials believe low of 3.5 percent, without Lowell St. Middleton Police that employment im- have been recovered. the economic outlook for any sign of ination. Pow- reported a vehicle was stuck A report of a motor vehicle proved modestly through The report will form the later this year has bright- ell and other Fed of cials in a snowbank. crash at 4:33 p.m. Thursday early February,” the Fed’s basis for Federal Reserve ened, according to minutes have pointed to that trend A report of a motor vehicle at 104 Windsor Ave. report said. It also said Chair Jerome Powell’s tes- of their January meeting, as justi cation for keep- crash with personal injury at that its measure shows timony next week before released on Wednesday. ing rates ultra-low until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Complaints that the battered leisure committees in the House The distribution of vac- hiring has fully recovered. Route 128 Northbound Exit and hospitality industry and Senate. cines and the enactment The Fed has pinned its 44A. One person was taken A report of suspicious ac- — which includes restau- Hiring has stalled in of a $900 billion economic short-term interest rate to Lahey Clinic. tivity at 1:55 p.m. Thursday at rants, bars, hotels and en- the past three months, rescue package late last at nearly zero since last A motor vehicle crash was 531 Humphrey St. tertainment venues — has with job gains averaging year has lifted the econo- March, when the pandem- reported at 6:13 a.m. Friday A report of a gunshot at started adding jobs again, just 90,000 a month from my’s prospects, the min- ic intensi ed. at 565 Walnut St. 8:09 p.m. Thursday at 14 after a “temporary down- November through Janu- utes said. Previously, Fed of cials Preston Court. A caller report- turn” at the end of last ary. And the Fed’s report Eric Rosengren, pres- often felt it was neces- PEABODY ed two gunshots, or possibly year. underscored that the job ident of the Federal Re- sary to raise its bench- reworks, had come from the The Fed has in the past market is a long way from serve Bank of Boston, one mark rate when the un- Accidents beach side of their property. several years turned in- what the central bank con- of the Fed’s 12 regional employment rate neared Police spoke with the home- creasingly to non-govern- siders “full employment.” banks, echoed this view its estimate of maximum A report of a motor vehicle owner and reported there was mental sources of econom- Roughly 4 million Amer- in a speech Friday at the employment, just on the hit and run crash at 11:42 nothing unusual in the area. ic data to get a quicker, icans have fallen out of Yale Economic Develop- prospect that ination more timely read on the the labor force since the ment Symposium. would soon increase. But economy. In its report, the pandemic began, meaning “A successful vaccina- Fed policy now is to not central bank said this has they are no longer work- tion rollout by the middle raise rates until ination proved particularly use- ing or looking for work. of the summer suggests has sustainably reached ITEM CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! ful during the pandemic Powell has previously not- that by the second half of its target of 2 percent.

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BOSTON (AP) — A day idents are now eligible clear if the state ban on as the Holyoke Soldiers’ after Massachusetts res- and because supply is still large gatherings will be Home, which was hit hard idents trying to sign up severely limited by the lifted by then, organizers by the coronavirus pan- for a coronavirus vaccine federal government, it is said in a statement Fri- demic. were frustrated by a web- expected to take at least day. If conditions allow, The Democrat visited the site crash, they encoun- a month for residents to this year’s parade will be state-run veterans care fa- tered a different problem book appointments,” the moved to the fall. cility on Thursday where on Friday: a lack of open statement said. “We know that the pan- he met with interim Chief appointments. Meanwhile, the state demic has severely impact- Medical Of cer Thomas About 60,000 people vendor responsible for the ed the LGBTQ+ commu- Higgins, Masslive.com re- were able to sign up for signup portal apologized nity and we are working a slot on Thursday even for the crash. on virtual events to bring ported. though the signup portal “As public health ser- together the communi- “The Soldiers’ Home is was down for about two vants and your partner, we ty in June,” Boston Pride stabilized,” he said, adding hours in the morning. are sorry for not meeting President Linda DeMarco that most residents and State of cials said there expectations,” Prep Mod said in a statement. “Over staff have been vaccinat- were no more openings said in a statement Thurs- the last several months, ed. available at mass vaccina- day. “Unfortunately, the we have pursued the dif- “They feel like they are FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS tion sites in Boston, Fox- system did not scale fast cult but necessary work working in a much saf- Dr. Jennifer Lo, medical director of the Boston borough, Danvers, Natick, enough to accommodate of transformation and we er environment,” Markey Public Health Commission, said she tempo- Dartmouth and Spring- the increased volume. We want those efforts to be a said. rarily relocated with her family to Hawaii for eld. will work continuously to central part of our Pride During the spring, 76 personal reasons, including to take care of two People who went to vax- ensure that the system is celebrations this year.” residents died after con- sets of aging parents. nder.mass.gov on Friday responsive to and accom- Virtual events being tracting COVID-19 in one to book an appointment modating for the people planned for June include of the worst outbreaks in were told none were avail- seeking COVID-19 vacci- the Pride ag raising at a long-term care facility able. nations.” City Hall Plaza and the in the country. Two former Key player in A statement from state PRIDE PARADE Pride Lights ceremony to top administrators have health of cials said “a CANCELED honor all those lost to and small number of appoint- The Boston Pride Parade affected by HIV/AIDS. pleaded not guilty to crim- Boston’s pandemic ments for other locations,” and Festival has been can- SOLDIERS’ HOME inal negligence charges. including pharmacies and celed for the second year U.S. Sen. Edward Mar- The state plans to re- regional collaboratives, in a row over coronavirus key said a $1.9 trillion place the facility. The ad- response working would be posted over the concerns. COVID-19 relief bill ministration of Gov. Char- next few days. This year’s event was pending before Congress lie Baker recently led a “Currently, approxi- scheduled to take place in includes veterans care $400 million bond bill to mately one million res- June, but it remains un- funding for facilities such build a new home. from Hawaii BOSTON (AP) — The ically to play.” medical director of the Lo, in an email to the CEOs, college execs summit to call city agency coordinat- station, said she and her ing Boston’s response husband made “the diffi- to the coronavirus pan- cult decision” to tempo- demic has been working rarily relocate to Hawaii for immigration overhaul remotely from Hawaii for personal reasons, for several months, and including to take care By Philip Marcelo ing in the country illegal- said. ties have seen consecutive even though she has per- of two sets of aging par- ASSOCIATED PRESS ly, starting with essential Drastic cuts to refugee years of declining enroll- mission to do so, some ents. She said plans on workers and those on De- admissions imposed by ment from international critics say it may hinder BOSTON — From Har- returning to Massachu- ferred Action for Child- former President Donald her effectiveness. vard’s president to an students in part because setts this summer. hood Arrivals, or DACA, Trump were among the Dr. Jennifer Lo relo- executive in Boston’s of the nation’s outdated She offered to resign, and Temporary Protected factors preventing Maine booming biotech industry, immigration policies, he cated with her family in but the commission “de- Status, or TPS. companies from growing dozens of New England said. November with approv- termined I would be able The northern New En- and expanding in recent business, higher educa- “We’re at a critical turn- al from Rita Nieves, the to effectively continue gland states of Maine, years, said David Barber, tion and political leaders Boston Public Health my work remotely while Vermont and New Hamp- whose family founded ing point,” Bacow said. on Friday urged Congress Commission’s executive maintaining the same shire face “strong head- Barber Foods, a Portland, “We’re saddled with im- director, NBC10 Boston to overhaul the nation’s level of responsibilities winds” that can only be Maine-based purveyor of migration laws that have reported Friday. immigration laws, fol- required in this role,” reversed by an infusion frozen foods. not been revised in 30 Since then, the city lowing the introduction she wrote. of new residents and im- “Businesses in Maine do years.” has had to deal with a of President Joe Biden’s Nieves said she con- migrants, argued David not have enough people to Yvonne Greenstreet, post-holiday surge in wide-ranging immigra- sulted with other city Greene, president of Col- ll all their jobs,” he said. president of Alnylam cases and the vaccine tion bill this week. leaders before approving by College in Waterville, “Without immigration, Pharmaceuticals in Cam- rollout. Speakers at the New En- Lo’s work arrangement. gland Business Immigra- Maine. Maine would have had a bridge, said the Biden ad- As medical director, The three states have net population loss from Lo’s job is to advise the She added that it took tion Summit, which was ministration needs to lift about a year to fill the held virtually, highlighted among the oldest and 2010 to 2016.” the nation’s cap on H-1B commission on medical least diverse populations The country also needs policy issues. position the last time it federal immigration mea- visas and allow more opened and she didn’t sures they argued would in the nation, see more to address delays and ex- Atyia Martin, a for- skilled workers to come to want to risk being with- help the region and na- deaths than births annu- tended wait times for vi- mer director of disaster the country. out a medical director tion’s economies recover ally and have seen stark sas, as well as create more preparedness for the “Great science needs during an emergency. from the coronavirus pan- declines in high school opportunities for interna- commission, said she global talent,” she said, demic. graduation rates in recent tional students to remain was shocked to learn Lo Lo is technically not an Among the issues they years, he said. in the country for work, noting that more than 20 was working from so far employee of the commis- stressed were increasing “These statistics should said Harvard University percent of the country’s away. sion, but is subcontract- worker visas and creating be ringing alarm bells for President Lawrence Ba- biotech industry is made “We are in what ed from the health care a pathway to citizenship all of us who care about cow. up of immigrants. “Inno- amounts to the Super organization she is affil- for millions of people liv- New England,” Greene Colleges and universi- vation requires diversity.” Bowl of emergencies,” iated with, and therefore she said. “It’s hard to not subject to the Boston imagine that key mem- residency requirement, Former Red Sox All-Star Johnny Damon bers of the team aren’t Nieves said in an email there in the game phys- to commission workers. arrested after DUI stop in Florida Man pleads guilty WINDERMERE, Fla. the had been instructed (AP) — Former All-Star to stay inside while they baseball player Johnny waited for another of cer to involvement Damon was arrested Fri- to show up, and she ig- day in central Florida on nored the of cer’s orders, a charge of resisting an according to the report. of cer after he was pulled The of cer grabbed in cock ghting over for suspicion of driv- Mangan-Damon’s wrist ing under the inuence, and tried to push her according to court and against the car. Damon operation jail records. got between them and Damon, 47, was booked the of cer and former NORTHAMPTON (AP) cock ghting and were dis- into the Orange County ballplayer scufed as the — A Holyoke man has covered during a barn in- Jail early Friday after an of cer tried to put Damon pleaded guilty to charges spection. incident in Windermere, and his wife in handcuffs, connected to his involve- Two other co-defendants Florida, a wealthy sub- according to the report. ment in a cock ghting urb of Orlando popular The second of cer ar- — Salvador Cruz, 60, of operation that included Florence, and John Merca- with professional ath- rived and the couple were more than 400 chickens do, 49, of Easthampton — letes. He is charged with handcuffed and separat- and roosters on a western resisting an of cer with- ed. Massachusetts farm in earlier pleaded not guilty out violence, a rst-de- When asked to perform 2018. and are due back in court gree misdemeanor. a sobriety test, Damon The Daily Hampshire Feb. 26. An online court dock- said he would because Gazette reported that Marty Irby, executive di- et did not show an at- he is “a big boy.” During 59-year-old Miguel Ro- rector of Animal Wellness torney listed for Damon the rst test, which re- driguez pleaded guilty Action, said it’s “shameful who could comment. quired him to follow a red in Northampton District to see cock ghters in Mas- Jail records show that LED light with his eyes Court on Thursday to sachusetts are merely giv- Damon’s wife, Michelle without moving his head, owning, possessing and en a slap on the wrist.” Mangan-Damon, also was Damon kept turning his training animals for ght- “Cock ghting remains a arrested. She is facing head despite repeated ing and an animal cruelty high-risk breeding ground charges of battery on an instruction not to, the po- charge. of cer and resisting with lice report said. Judge Jacklyn Connly for the next COVID-19 type pandemic as game- violence. During a walking test, COURTESY PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS sentenced Rodriguez to A police of cer pulled Damon took three steps, two years of probation, cocks utilized in this ille- over Damon’s SUV after stumbled and apolo- Former Red Sox player Johnny Damon was ar- with the rst six months gal practice are frequently it swerved, hit a curb and gized. He then held out rested Friday in central Florida on a charge of to be served under home shipped around the globe drove past a stop sign, his arms for balance and resisting an of cer after he was pulled over for con nement, the paper re- and carry highly trans- according to the Orlando took an additional eight suspicion of driving under the inuence, ac- ported. missible plagues such as Sentinel, citing a police steps, the report said. cording to court and jail records. Rodriguez will be Newcastle Disease and report. Damon agreed to take equipped with a GPS mon- Avian Inuenza,” Irby said was cited for running a was a key member of the Authorities said Da- a breath test at a DUI itoring device while con- in a statement. “The U.S. mon slurred his words stop sign and driving un- 2004 World Series cham- testing center where his ned to his home, accord- Dept. of Justice should in- and he seemed unsteady blood-alcohol level mea- der the inuence of alco- pion Boston Red Sox team ing to the Northwestern tervene and take serious on his feet. When asked sured between .300 and hol. that broke the franchise’s district attorney’s of ce. how much he had had to .294, more than three Damon, who grew up in 86-year title drought. He The plea comes nearly action against Rodriguez drink, Damon said, “Just times the state’s legal Orlando, was a two-time later signed with Bos- three years after police and his cohorts engaged a little bit,” according to limit for driving, accord- All-Star out elder who ton’s hated rivals, the discovered hundreds of in this criminal activity the police report. ing to the report. played for seven Major New York Yankees, and birds in squalid condi- and prosecute them to the Damon’s wife got out Besides the misde- League Baseball teams helped the Yankees win tions. The birds were sus- fullest extent of the feder- of the car even though meanor charge, Damon from 1995 to 2012. He the 2009 World Series. pected of being raised for al law.” SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM A7 Cities slammed by winter storms face new crisis: No water By Paul J. Weber and left without heat or elec- Acacia Coronado tricity for days after ice ASSOCIATED PRESS and snow storms swept through early in the week, AUSTIN, Texas — States forcing utilities from Min- slammed by winter storms nesota to Texas to imple- that left millions with- ment rolling blackouts to out power for days have ease strained power grids. traded one crisis for an- Texas’ grid operators other: Broken water pipes said Friday that the state’s brought on by record-low electrical system returned temperatures have cre- to normal for the rst time ated a shortage of clean drinking water, shut down since a storm knocked out airports on Friday and left power to more than 4 mil- hospitals scrambling. lion customers. Smaller Texas authorities or- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS outages remained, but Bill Magness, president of the dered 7 million people Water is loaded into the trunk of a car at a City PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS — a quarter of the popu- Electric Reliability Coun- of Houston water distribution site in Houston. lation of the nation’s sec- cil of Texas, said the grid Carlos Mandez waits in line to ll his propane ond-largest state — to boil senger ights Friday due to and drinking, but resi- now has enough capacity tanks in Houston. tap water before drinking water pressure issues. dents had to drive to pick to provide power through- it because low water pres- And in Jackson, Miss., it up – leaving elderly and out the entire system. sure could have allowed most of the city of about those living on icy roads Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas governor’s bacteria to seep into the 161,000 had no running vulnerable. an investigation into the system. A man died at an water. Crews pumped wa- Lisa Thomas said her failure in the energy capital Abilene health care facil- ter to re ll city tanks but driveway on a hill in Jack- of the U.S., while ERCOT ity when a lack of water faced a shortage of chemi- son was a sheet of ice. Her of cials have defended their biggest donors: pressure made medical cals for treatment because husband, who is on a de- preparations and the deci- treatment impossible. icy roads made it dif cult brillator and heart mon- sion to begin forced outages About 260,000 homes for distributors to deliver itor, is running out of his early Monday as the grid and businesses in Tennes- them, Mayor Chokwe An- heart medication, with only reached a breaking point. Energy industry see’s largest county, which tar Lumumba said. enough to get him through The storms also left more includes Memphis, were “We are dealing with Sunday because she hasn’t than 330,000 from Virgin- told to boil water because an extreme challenge been able to make it to the ia to Louisiana without that failed of to water main ruptures with getting more water pharmacy to re ll it. power and about 71,000 and problems at pumping through our distribution “People are in dire need in Oregon on Friday were By Paul J. Weber boy,” Talarico said. stations. Memphis Interna- system,” Lumumba said. here,” Thomas said. still enduring a weeklong and Nomaan The crisis has put the tional Airport canceled all The city was providing The water woes were the outage following a mas- Merchant fossil fuel industry that incoming and outgoing pas- water for ushing toilets latest misery for residents sive ice and snow storm. ASSOCIATED PRESS lavishes the Texas Capitol with money in the cross- AUSTIN, Texas — As hairs in ways that Abbott frozen Texas reels under has not had to navigate 25 asylum-seekers who were one of the worst electrici- when steering Ameri- ty outages in U.S. history, ca’s second-largest state Republican Gov. Greg Ab- through other disasters, waiting in Mexico released in U.S. bott has blamed grid oper- including hurricanes and ators and iced-over wind the ongoing pandemic. turbines but gone easier For the rst time Thurs- By Elliot Spagat and Trump’s “Remain in Mex- on another culprit: an oil day, Abbott called on Tex- Julie Watson ico” program, which forced and gas industry that is as to mandate that power ASSOCIATED PRESS people seeking protection the state’s dominant busi- plants be winterized. in the U.S. to wait south ness and his biggest polit- SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Oil and gas built and of the border until their ical contributor. enriched Texas, and with government on Friday re- court hearings. Author- And as the toll deepened leased 25 asylum-seekers that its politicians, in- ities can process up to Friday from a week of his- cluding those who became into the country with no- 300 asylum-seekers a day toric winter storms, which tices to appear in court, president. But none has at the San Diego border have killed more than 20 reaped campaign contri- ending their long waits crossing, but Hopkins said people in Texas, the dog- in Mexico and marking a butions on the scale of it’s not known when they piling on a power grid that Abbott, who in six years milestone in unraveling a will change the target of is proudly isolated from key immigration policy of in of ce has raised more 25 a day. the rest of the country ig- than $150 million from former President Donald People also are expect- nores warnings known by Trump. donors, more than any ed to be let into the coun- the state’s GOP leaders governor in U.S. history. The asylum-seekers test- try starting Monday in for years. ed negative for COVID-19 Texas’ energy interests Brownsville, Texas, and “It’s almost like a mur- are the biggest backers of in Mexico and were tak- next Friday in El Paso, PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS der suspect blaming their en to San Diego hotels to his political rise, and he Texas. A woman from Honduras waiting to cross into right hand for committing quarantine before they has not ruled out a White Jewish Family Service, the United States, center, combs her hair as the crime,” said Democrat- House run in 2024. More take a plane or bus to operating under a coali- ic state Rep. James Tala- their nal destinations children pass in a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. than $26 million of his tion of nongovernmental rico. His suburban Austin contributions have come in the U.S., said Michael groups called the San Di- winter clothes if needed. several hundred who are home lost power for 40 from the oil and gas in- Hopkins, chief executive ego Rapid Response Net- “We’ll make sure they appealing decisions. U.S. hours and had no working dustry, more than any of cer of Jewish Fami- work, will provide hotel are healthy and in good of cials are warning peo- faucets Thursday, when other economic sector, ac- ly Service of San Diego, rooms, arrange transpor- shape to travel,” Hopkins ple not to come to the roughly 1 in 4 people in cording to an analysis by which is playing a critical tation and perform health said in an interview. U.S.-Mexico border and Texas woke up under in- the National Institute on support role. screenings, Hopkins said. Friday’s arrivals are to register on a website structions to boil water. Money in Politics. Hopkins said the U.S. Jewish Family Service the rst of an estimated that the U.N. High Com- Like most of the state’s As Texas’ grid rst be- is expected to release 25 will buy bus or plane 25,000 people with ac- missioner for Refugees 30 million residents, gan buckling early Mon- people a day in San Di- tickets if asylum-seek- tive cases in the Remain is launching early next Talarico’s power is con- day, Abbott drew over- ego who were enrolled in ers can’t afford them and in Mexico program and week. trolled by grid manag- night backlash after going ers at the Electric Reli- on Fox News and laying ability Council of Texas, fault on solar and wind Prosecutor son seeks father’s which Abbott again laid producers, at a time when into Thursday after more natural gas, coal and nu- than 4 million people at clear energy systems were one point were enduring responsible for nearly release in fatal Brink’s heist outages in subfreezing twice as many outages. By Michael Hill die in prison,” said Chesa ing Kathy Boudin, walk out the Republic of New Af- temperatures. Pressed on those com- ASSOCIATED PRESS Boudin, sworn in as dis- of prison. rika. But that is not where ments later, Abbott took a trict attorney last year. As one of many voices Brink’s guard Peter the responsibility ends, softer tone and acknowl- David Gilbert went to Boudin ran a progres- lobbying New York Gov. Paige and two Nyack po- as power plants that feed edged every source of prison a revolutionary, sive campaign in which he Andrew Cuomo, Chesa licemen, Sgt. Edward the grid were knocked of- power had been compro- raising his st and scorn- said visiting his parents Boudin’s support for his O’Grady and Of cer Wa- ine by the extreme cold, mised. But he accused ing authorities who prose- Kathy Boudin and Gilbert father’s clemency is per- verly Brown, were killed and natural gas producers ERCOT of misleading the cuted him for an infamous in prison showed him the sonal. But the case also in the holdup and ensuing didn’t protect wellheads public with messages that 1981 armored truck rob- from freezing. “ERCOT criminal justice system revolves around questions shootout at a nearby road- the grid was ready for the bery in which a guard and of justice the Democrat block. is a convenient whipping storm. two police of cers were was broken. Gilbert is among the last and former public defend- killed. er deals with as a district Four decades later, ad- surviving people still im- prisoned in the bungled attorney. vocates for the 76-year-old “No matter whether my inmate’s release include 1981 Brink’s robbery north Local news on your doorstep of New York City, often seen father lives the rest of his San Francisco’s chief pros- life in a cage or wheth- ecutor, the son left behind as a last gasp of ‘60s radi- calism. The robbery still er he’s released to spend at 14 months old when his few remaining years stirs emotions, especially both his parents were ar- with family, we can’t undo among local of cials and rested. the harm that his crime relatives of the slain men “As long as I can remem- cost. And we can’t bring who have watched with ber, I’ve known that the back the men who were most likely scenario is exasperation as others con- so wrongfully killed that that my father is going to victed in the crime, includ- day.” he said in a recent interview. “At what point is enough enough? I don’t know.” Gilbert is serving a 75-year-to-life sentence at the Shawangunk Correc- tional Facility for the Oct. 20, 1981 robbery of $1.6 million from a Brink’s truck at a suburban Rock- Home delivery starts at only $4.50 per week. land County mall. 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ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS Jen Bellamura of Malden, who finds herself in Nahant most days walking dogs like Rascal, Footprints in the snow are illuminated by neon carries an umbrella in the light snowfall as she makes her way past Short Beach in Nahant on light after light snowfall in Lynn. Friday.

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©2021 AccuWeather, Inc. SPORTS B SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Marblehead boys hockey falls to Danvers By Mike Alongi of the net,” said Marble- Danvers cashed in with a ITEM SPORTS EDITOR head coach Chris Wells. goal from Tyler Robinson to “We didn’t come out with take a 1-0 lead into the rst LYNN — The Marble- as much enthusiasm as I intermission. head boys hockey team put would’ve wanted, but we The second period was plenty of pressure on the righted the ship and played largely scoreless as well, Danvers defense through- well in the second period. but Marblehead controlled out Friday’s game, but in the end it was Danvers that Unfortunately, a couple of the pace. The Magicians was able to take advantage mistakes in the third cost red 14 shots on goal in the of its opportunities to hand us the game.” frame, constantly pressur- the Magicians a 4-1 loss in Will Shull scored the lone ing the Danvers defense. a Northeastern Conference goal in the loss for Marble- Eventually, Marblehead battle at Connery Rink. The head, while JT Monahan broke through when Shull game was tied 1-1 in the had one assist. knocked home a loose puck third period before Danvers The game was tight in front of the net after a scored twice in the nal from the beginning, with JT Monahan shot from the seven minutes of the game the two NEC foes battling blue line to tie the score at to take home the win. to a scoreless tie through 1-1 with just 36 seconds to “It was just one of those the rst 12-plus minutes go in the second. games where we had chanc- of play. But after getting a es but couldn’t nd the back chance on the powerplay, MARBLEHEAD, B2

ITEM FILE PHOTO |OLIVIA FALCIGNO St. John’s Prep’s Jake DiNapoli scored the lone goal for the Eagles in a season-ending loss to Catholic Memorial Friday. Eagles comes up short in Catholic Conference semi nal By Mike Alongi to lose a game like this notched his second straight ITEM SPORTS EDITOR because we were hoping shutout in the victory. to play for the league title “He was excellent when MIDDLETON — The No. tomorrow, but the guys bat- we faced him a year ago, 2 St. John’s Prep hockey tled the whole way. We just he was excellent when we team knocked on the door made a few too many mis- faced him last week and all afternoon on Friday, but takes in this one.” he was excellent again the Eagles simply couldn’t Jake DiNapoli scored the (Friday),” Hanson said of nd the back of the net in lone goal for the Eagles, Walecka. “He’s become a 3-1 loss to No. 4 Catho- while Zach McKennelley probably the most depend- lic Memorial in a Catholic had one assist. Prep goalie able goalie in the league. Conference Tournament Cam Smith made 15 saves We sent plenty of shots semi nal game at Essex in the loss. at him and tried to get in Sports Center. While Prep dominated the front of the net to take his “We certainly didn’t have shots on goal by a margin eyes away, but I guess we our best game out there in didn’t do a good enough job ITEM FILE PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO of 29-17, the Eagles could terms of execution,” said not nd a way to get a puck of that.” Marblehead’s Will Shull scored the Magicians’ lone goal in a loss to Prep coach Kristian Han- past Catholic Memorial Danvers Friday. son. “It’s obviously tough goalie Dom Walecka — who PREP, B2 Winthrop boys basketball knocks off NEC foe Swampscott

Winthrop (2-12) plays its Callahan scored 18 points. season nale on the road at SCHOOL ROUNDUP season nale Saturday af- Jack Perry was close behind Marblehead Sunday (12). ternoon (2) against North- with 17 points and Kyle Marblehead 33, By Mike Alongi east Tech. Webster scored eight points. Danvers 32 (OT) ITEM SPORTS EDITOR For Swampscott, Evan St. John’s Prep ends the The Magicians won a close After allowing 22 points Roth scored 15 points to season with a record of 6-3. won over Danvers thanks to in the rst quarter, the Win- lead the way, while Jason GIRLS BASKETBALL great games from Annika throp boys basketball team Aucone added 11 points. Winthrop 52, Haley at point guard and locked down defensively Ryan Ward scored eight Swampscott 28 Fehr Gillett (four points, 10 and defeated Northeastern points, while Jacob Cooke The Vikings got back to rebounds) and Cam O’Brien scored their winning ways Fri- Conference foe Swampscott, “This was one of those four points each. day afternoon, knocking off 52-47, on the road Friday games my father used to Swampscott (6-2) wraps Northeastern Conference afternoon. The Vikings only say no one deserved to lose,” allowed 25 total points over up its season with a home foe Swampscott at Chris Marblehead coach Paul Mo- the nal three quarters to game against Masconomet Tsiotos Court. ran said. “Molly Cronin hit a earn the win. Saturday afternoon (12:30). Maddie Stiglets led the Senior captain Cam Con- BOYS BASKETBALL way for the Vikings with 14 big three to get us close and way had a huge game for Catholic Conference points, while Grace Galuris force overtime and Emily the Vikings, notching a dou- Tournament Semi nal added eight points. Clough hit the free throw to win it.” ITEM FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ble-double with 24 points Malden Catholic 91, Winthrop (11-4) closes out and 14 rebounds, while St. John’s Prep 77 its season Saturday morn- Marblehead has a quick Cam Conway had a double-double with 24 senior captain Chris Cap- Rollie Castineyra was the ing (11) at home against turnaround with a game points and 14 rebounds in Winthrop’s win over puccio added 12 points and top scorer for the Eagles Danvers. against Beverly Saturday Swampscott Friday. eight rebounds. with 24 points, while Aidan Swampscott (4-4) plays its morning (8:30). Chris Sale not looking too far ahead after elbow surgery

By Kyle Hightower ton’s pitchers and catch- season of a $160 million, ligament replacement sur- volved in this process. So, the coaches, it’s going to ASSOCIATED PRESS ers arrived in Fort Myers six-year contract. gery was the best option. the mound comes when it help him. It’s not easy go- to join him for their rst But after helping the He eventually underwent comes and I just take it a ing through a rehab,” Cora Chris Sale has tried not spring training workout on Red Sox win the 2018 the procedure on March 30. day at a time and I’m do- said. “I have the utmost re- to think about the future Thursday, Sale said he’s a World Series, he went just While Sale said he be- ing everything I can to get spect for Chris. ... I’m look- as he began working his full-go and is concentrat- 6-11 in 2019 with a 4.40 lieves there’s no doubt he back out there.” ing forward to penciling his way back from Tommy ing on checking off each ERA in 25 starts last year, will be a better pitcher af- When Sale does return, name into the lineup one of John surgery in April. benchmark of his throwing marking his fewest wins ter having the surgery, he he’ll join a pitching staff these days.” As virtually the only per- program as he inches clos- and starts, highest ERA, isn’t allowing himself to that looks vastly differ- Sale said he stayed in son at the Red Sox’s train- er to a return. and the rst time he failed ponder what it will look ent. But he says he’s con- contact with Cora through- ing facility in Florida this “I was here by myself the to nish among the top six like yet. dent the group will be out last season and expects offseason, it helped keep whole summer, it’s nice to in Cy Young Award vot- He’s yet to throw off the able to nd its way with that even a younger team the 31-year-old left-hander get back and have people ing in any full season as a mound, but is content to be Alex Cora back for his than the one Cora led in sane as he began the rst around and be like a ball- starter. doing the conditioning and second stint as manager 2018 will bene t from his steps of a recovery pro- player again,” Sale said He then missed the start limited baseball activities after serving a one-year presence in the clubhouse. gram expected to take a Thursday. “I’ve never been of spring training in 2020 that he’s allowed to at this suspension for his role in “Camaraderie, trust, minimum of 14 months. more excited for spring with an illness that the point. the Astros sign-stealing passion,” Sale said of He has had a few hur- training. ... Just, you know, team described as a  u that “I’m not looking at, a scandal the attributes that Cora dles that have slowed the feeling normal again.” it said turned into pneu- month from now, two Cora said Thursday that brings. “You can’t you can’t process, including neck in- That journey has been a monia. The Red Sox later months from now, even there is currently isn’t a talk to him about anything jury and a mild bout with slow one for the seven-time revealed he had a  exor really even a season,” he timeline for Sale’s return. and not know that he’s all COVID-19 last month that All-Star who is 109-73 in strain near his pitching el- said. “I can’t. That wouldn’t “I do believe that with in.” required him to quarantine 10 major league seasons bow, and after consultation be fair to myself for my his teammates around, for two weeks. But as Bos- and is entering the third with doctors Sale decided teammates or anybody in- the whole group around, SALE, B2 B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE St. John’s Prep comes up short in SATURDAY Girls Hockey Boys Basketball Peabody/Lynnfield at Newburyport (2) Masconomet at Swampscott (12:30) Masconomet at Winthrop (3) Winthrop at Northeast Tech (2) Gloucester at Marblehead (4) Catholic Conference semi nal Girls Basketball CCL Cup Final Marblehead at Beverly (8:30) St. Mary’s at Matignon (5) PREP COVID shutdowns Danvers at Winthrop (11) Gymnastics CCL Cup Final Beverly at Marblehead (1:30) From B1 during the year while Bishop Fenwick at St. Mary’s (4) Bishop Fenwick at Winthrop (4) trying to acclimate a Boys Hockey Swimming After battling to a host of new varsity play- Bishop Fenwick at Essex Tech (12) CCL Championships (2) ers, Hanson is proud of Beverly at Winthrop (12:40) Danvers, Gloucester at Peabody (4) scoreless tie at the end Saugus at Danvers (6) SUNDAY of the first half, both how his team persevered Peabody at Swampscott (6:40) teams came out firing in until the end. Marblehead at Masconomet (7:30) Girls Basketball CCL Cup Final Swampscott at Marblehead (12) the second. It was Catho- “It was a solid year for St. Mary’s vs. Archbishop Williams Girls Hockey lic Memorial that struck us, and I think by all ac- (7:10) Winthrop at Marblehead (2:40) first, with Dylan LaM- counts we overachieved,” onica knocking home a said Hanson. “We had NBA loose puck to take a 1-0 probably 75 percent of lead just four minutes our players play their EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Southwest Division into the half. Ten min- first varsity minutes this W L Pct GB W L Pct GB utes later, Seamus Burke year, so it was a building Philadelphia 19 10 .655 — San Antonio 16 11 .593 — Brooklyn 19 12 .613 1 Memphis 12 12 .500 2½ found the back of the net process. We dealt with Boston 14 14 .500 4½ Dallas 13 15 .464 3½ to extend the lead, then two shutdowns, our op- Toronto 14 15 .483 5 New Orleans 12 16 .429 4½ New York 14 16 .467 5½ Houston 11 17 .393 5½ Glen Considine scored ponents getting shut Southeast Division Northwest Division an empty-net goal to put down and a host of oth- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Charlotte 13 15 .464 — Utah 24 5 .828 — Catholic Memorial up er issues, but our guys Atlanta 12 16 .429 1 Portland 18 10 .643 5½ 3-0 in the final minute. found a way to work Miami 12 17 .414 1½ Denver 15 13 .536 8½ Orlando 11 18 .379 2½ Oklahoma City 11 17 .393 12½ DiNapoli scored for the through it and I’m real- Washington 9 17 .346 3 Minnesota 7 22 .241 17 Central Division Pacific Division Eagles with 15.6 seconds ly proud of their accom- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB to play, but it was too lit- plishments. We’ve got a Milwaukee 16 13 .552 — L.A. Lakers 22 8 .733 — Indiana 15 14 .517 1 L.A. Clippers 21 9 .700 1 tle, too late for the Prep. young, talented group Chicago 12 15 .444 3 Phoenix 17 10 .630 3½ St. John’s Prep wraps coming back next year, ITEM FILE PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO Cleveland 10 19 .345 6 Golden State 16 13 .552 5½ Detroit 8 20 .286 7½ Sacramento 12 16 .429 9 up the season with a so we’re looking forward St. John’s Prep goalie Cam Smith had 15 saves 3-3-4 record. After two to the future.” in a loss to Catholic Memorial Friday. Friday’s Games Indiana at Houston, 8 p.m. Denver at Charlotte, ppd Miami at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Denver at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis, 9 p.m. Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Chicago, 9 p.m. Marblehead boys hockey falls to Danvers Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Portland, 10 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Dallas at Houston, ppd Boston at New Orleans, 3:30 p.m. MARBLEHEAD head aggression and got game and they pushed Conference North Divi- Detroit at Memphis, 8 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m. From B1 odd-man rushes going the hard to win that game in sion title, as the two teams Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Minnesota at New York, 7 p.m. other way. The Falcons the third. They just took are in a three-way tie with Toronto at Minnesota, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7 p.m. The third period was cashed in both times, get- advantage of our mis- Winthrop for rst place Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. a stalemate until the - ting goals from Robinson takes.” with 17 points each. Saturday’s Games Denver at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. nal seven minutes. While and Brian Taylor to jump Robinson added an emp- “I think the key for us is San Antonio at New York, ppd Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 8 p.m. Golden State at Charlotte, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Milwaukee, 9 p.m. Marblehead had plenty of ahead 3-1. ty-net goal in the nal to just go out and win and momentum and was con- “We had chances during minute of the game to let the chips fall where tinuing to put pressure on that stretch but we just complete his hat trick and they may,” said Wells. “The NHL Danvers in the offensive couldn’t get a stick on any give Danvers the win. guys de nitely want the zone, the Magicians’ ag- rebounds,” said Wells. “If Marblehead (8-3-1) plays league title and it’s always East Division West Division gressiveness eventually we score there, maybe we its nal game of the season good to end the season GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 15 10 3 2 22 44 33 St. Louis 17 10 5 2 22 55 51 back red. On two separate change the momentum on the road at Masconom- with a win, but we know Phila 14 8 3 3 19 48 44 Vegas 14 10 3 1 21 43 31 occasions in the nal sev- a bit. But I’ve got to give et Saturday night (7:30). we’re going to have to Wash 15 8 4 3 19 53 53 Colorado 13 8 4 1 17 41 27 en minutes, Danvers took credit to Danvers, they The game could very well work for it against a tough NYI 16 8 5 3 19 39 38 Arizona 16 7 6 3 17 42 45 Pittsburgh 15 8 6 1 17 48 51 LA 15 6 6 3 15 47 46 advantage of the Marble- were red up the whole decide the Northeastern team.” NJ 11 6 3 2 14 31 30 Anaheim 17 6 8 3 15 33 45 NYR 15 5 7 3 13 36 41 Minnesota 13 7 6 0 14 33 35 Buffalo 13 4 7 2 10 32 41 San Jose 15 6 7 2 14 40 54 Central Division North Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 14 10 2 2 22 48 43 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 18 9 5 4 22 52 51 Toronto 18 13 3 2 28 67 48 Tampa Bay 14 10 3 1 21 54 32 Montreal 15 9 4 2 20 52 39 Carolina 14 10 3 1 21 53 40 Edmonton 18 10 8 0 20 63 60 Columbus 18 8 6 4 20 53 60 Winnipeg 16 9 6 1 19 55 46 Dallas 12 5 3 4 14 40 34 Calgary 16 8 7 1 17 45 45 Nashville 16 6 10 0 12 36 55 Vancouver 20 8 11 1 17 62 72 Detroit 18 4 11 3 11 35 56 Ottawa 19 4 14 1 9 44 78

Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m. Florida at Detroit, 7 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, ppd Saturday’s Games Minnesota at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Buffalo at New Jersey, 12:30 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 12:30 Sunday’s Games p.m. Vegas vs. Colorado at Edgewood Philadelphia vs. Boston at Edgewood Tahoe Resort, 3 p.m. Tahoe Resort, 2 p.m. Florida at Detroit, 5 p.m. Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TODAY IN SPORTS

Feb. 20 2000 — Defending Winston 1887 — The International Cup champ Dale Jarrett wins FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Association, the first minor his third Daytona 500 in eight Chris Sale was the only player at the team’s facility in Florida for months as he began his rehab league baseball association, years. Jarrett’s win matches this offseason. He’s had a few hiccups, including a brief bout with COVID-19 and a neck injury. is organized in Pittsburgh. Bobby Allison’s total, leaving 1951 — In the wake of the him trailing only Cale Yarbor- college point-shaving scandal, ough with four and Richard Long Island University drops Petty with seven. Chris Sale not looking too far ahead basketball and all other inter- 2006 — Tanith Belbin and collegiate sports. LIU revives partner Ben Agosto snap the basketball in 1957. U.S. medals drought in the after elbow surgery, bout with COVID 1971 — En route to a record Olympic figure skating dance 76-goal season, Boston’s Phil competition with a silver. Bel- Esposito becomes the first bin and Agosto win the first SALE ing pitchers like 24-year- the table,” Sale said. with COVID-19 after de- player to score his 50th goal dance medal for the United From B1 old right-hander Tanner NOTES veloping a heart-related in February, but the Bruins States since the bronze won Houch, who went 3-0 in Cora said C Kevin complication because of it, lose to the Los Angeles Kings by Colleen O’Connor and Though he won’t be able three starts last season Plawecki was the only threw a bullpen session 5-4. James Millns in 1976. to contribute until at least and has a delivery which player to test positive Wednesday also has no 1972 — Larry Brown of the 2009 — Lindsey Van of the May or June, Sale said in has been compared to for COVID-19 thus far. restrictions. “He’s in great Denver Rockets set ABA United States nails a perfect Sale’s. Plawecki was placed on shape, worked hard during records for assists in a game the meantime he’s excited second jump to become the to provide whatever lead- “I’m obviously not play- COVID-related injured the winter,” Cora said of (23), half (18) and quarter first women’s ski jumping (10) during a 146-123 win ership he can in the inter- ing baseball and I’m mak- list on Wednesday. ... LHP Rodríguez. Very excited to world champion. Women’s ski im. ing a lot of money to do it. Eduardo Rodríguez, who have a full season and see over the Pittsburgh Condors at jumping debuts at this year’s Denver. That includes mentor- I better bring something to missed all of last season what he can do.” Nordic skiing world champion- 1974 — Gordie Howe, the ships in Liberec, Czech Repub- NHL’s career scoring leader, lic. Todd Lodwick wins the comes out of retirement and TV/RADIO opening Nordic combined signs a $1 million, four-year event to give the United Auto racing 7:30 p.m...... DePaul at St. John’s ...... FS1 contract to play with the Hous- 5 p.m...... Xfinity: Super Start Batteries 188 ...... FS1 San Diego St. at Fresno St...... CBSSN States two golds in one day. ton Aeros of the WHA and his Pro basketball 8 p.m...... Colorado at Oregon St...... ESPNU 2011 — Kobe Bryant wins his two sons, Mark and Marty. 8:30 p.m...... Miami at LA Lakers ...... ABC Colorado at Oregon State ...... ESPNU record-tying fourth All-Star Men’s college basketball San Diego at Gonzaga ...... ESPN2 1976 — Muhammad Ali beats game MVP award in front of 12 p.m...... Georgia Tech at Miami ...... NESN San Diego at Gonzaga ...... ESPN2 Jean-Pierre Coopman with a his hometown fans, scoring Michigan State at Indiana ...... ESPN Virginia at Duke ...... ESPN fifth-round knockout at the UCF at Tulane ...... ESPN2 8:30 p.m...... Arkansas at Texas A&M ...... SEC Network 37 points and propelling the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in 12:30 p.m...... Davidson at Saint Joseph’s ...... NBCSN Colorado State at Nevada ...... FS1 West to a 148-143 victory Puerto Rico to defend his La Salle at Saint Joseph’s ...... NBCSN 10 p.m...... Arizona St. at UCLA ...... ESPN2 world heavyweight title. over the East in the NBA All- 1 p.m...... Boston University at Colgate ...... CBSSN California at Washington ...... ESPNU 1988 — In Calgary, Alberta, Star game. Kentucky at Tennessee ...... CBS Women’s college basketball South Florida at SMU ...... ESPNU 11 a.m...... Army at Navy ...... CBSSN Brian Boitano of the United 2016 — Lindsey Vonn clinch- es a record 20th World Cup UConn at Villanova ...... Fox 2 p.m...... Creighton at DePaul ...... FS1 States wins the men’s Olympic Vanderbilt at Alabama ...... SEC Network Boxing figure skating gold medal on a crystal globe title and sur- 2 p.m...... Missouri at South Carolina ...... ESPN2 9 p.m...... Championship Boxing ...... Showtime technical merit tiebreaker and passing Swedish great Inge- North Carolina State at Wake Forest ...... NESN 10 p.m...... Berchelt vs. Valdez (super featherweights) ...... ESPN nearly flawless free skating mar Stenmark. It’s Vonn’s Notre Dame at Syracuse ...... ACC Network Golf performance. record eighth downhill title — Texas Tech at Kansas ...... ESPN 1 p.m...... PGA: Genesis Invitational ...... Golf adding to four overall globes Texas Tech at Kansas ...... ESPN 3 p.m...... PGA: Genesis Invitational ...... CBS 1993 — Julio Cesar Chavez Pro hockey plus five in super-G and three UCF at Tulane ...... ESPNU records a fifth-round TKO over 2:30 p.m...... Geo. Mason at VCU ...... NBCSN 12:30 p.m...... NY Rangers at Washington ...... NHL Network Greg Haugen in a WBC super in combined. Sweden’s Sten- 3 p.m...... BYU at Loyola Marymount ...... CBSSN 3 p.m...... Vegas at Colorado ...... NBC lightweight title bout before a mark held the previous record West Virginia at Texas ...... ABC 7 p.m...... Chicago at Carolina ...... NHL Network record crowd of 130,000 at of 19 globes established from West Virginia at Texas ...... ABC 10 p.m...... Calgary at Edmonton ...... NHL Network Mexico City’s Aztec Stadium. 1975 to 1984. 3:30 p.m...... Georgia at Florida ...... SEC Network Men’s college hockey Illinois at Minnesota ...... Fox 5 p.m...... Maine at Boston College ...... NESN 1998 — Tara Lipinski, 15, 2018 — South Korea wins the 4 p.m...... Auburn at LSU ...... ESPN Women’s college hockey becomes the youngest Olym- penalty-filled women’s 3,000- Auburn at LSU ...... ESPN 4:30 p.m...... Boston College at Boston University ...... NESN Plus pic figure skating champion in meter short-track relay final at Stanford at Washington St...... ESPN2 Horse racing history, jumping over fellow the Pyeongchang Olympics. 4:30 p.m...... Duquesne at Richmond ...... NBCSN 8 a.m...... Saudi Cup undercard ...... FS1 teen and U.S. teammate China and Canada are disqual- 5:30 p.m...... Purdue at Nebraska ...... Big Ten Network 12 p.m...... Saudi Cup ...... FS1 Michelle Kwan to take the ified. Italy takes silver and the Seton Hall at Georgetown...... CBSSN Motocross 6 p.m...... Arizona at USC ...... Fox 7 p.m...... AMA Supercross: FIM World Championship...... NBCSN gold. Lipinski, at 15 years, 8 Netherlands earns bronze Louisville at North Carolina ...... ESPN Sailing months and 10 days, is two after being elevated to the Louisville at North Carolina ...... ESPN 10 p.m...... Prada Cup ...... NBCSN months younger than Sonja podium after winning the B Mississippi St. at Mississippi ...... SEC Network Men’s soccer Henie was in her 1928 victory. final in world-record time. Oklahoma at Iowa State ...... ESPN2 7:30 a.m...... Premier: Chelsea at Southampton ...... NBCSN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead

By Ellen Despite all the other chal- new federal lands and wa- “It’s not about how many Knickmeyer and lenges, Biden said, speaking ters to exploration and days. It’s the political sym- Seth Borenstein to the Munich security con- drilling. Biden is working bolism that the largest ASSOCIATED PRESS ference, “we can no longer to overturn those mea- economy refuses to see the delay or do the bare min- sures and additionally has opportunity of addressing WASHINGTON — World imum to address climate pledged a $2 trillion remake climate change.” said Chris- leaders welcomed the Unit- change. This is a global ex- of U.S. power grids, trans- tiana Figueres, the former ed States’ of cial return to istential crisis, and all of us portation systems and oth- United Nations climate the Paris climate accord will suffer if we fail.” er infrastructure to sharply chief. She was one of the Friday, but politically trick- Biden signed an execu- cut fossil fuel pollution. leading forces in hammer- ier steps lie just ahead for tive order on his rst day While Friday’s return ing out the mostly voluntary President Joe Biden, includ- in of ce reversing the pull- is heavily symbolic, world 2015 agreement in which ing setting a tough national out ordered by President leaders say they expect nations set their own goals target in coming months for Donald Trump. Trump said America to prove its serious- to reduce greenhouse gases. cutting damaging fossil fuel soon after he took of ce that ness to the cause. They are One fear was that other emissions. he would start the process particularly eager for the nations would follow Amer- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS And even as Biden not- of pulling the U.S. from the United States to announce ica in abandoning the cli- ed the country’s rst day Paris accord, but it didn’t its new national 2030 target mate ght, but none did, President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual back in the climate pact, the take effect until Nov. 4, for cutting fossil fuel emis- Figueres said. She said the event with the Munich Security Conference in globe’s dangerous warming 2020, because of provisions sions, which scientists agree real issue was four years the East Room of the White House. was just one of a long list of in the agreement. are altering the Earth’s cli- of climate inaction by the ical and nancial realities. urgent problems he raised Of cially, the United mate and worsening the Trump administration. world, but she said she has in a video speech to Euro- States was only out of the extremes of drought, hur- American cities, states and no doubt it will when it sub- Settling on a U.S. emissions pean leaders on Friday, a worldwide global climate ricanes, ooding and other businesses still worked to mits its required emissions goal by April, when Biden month into his administra- pact for 107 days. It was part natural disasters. reduce heat-trapping car- cutting targets. plans to host world leaders tion. Before bringing up cli- of Trump’s withdrawal from United Nations Secre- bon dioxide but without the “We hope they will trans- for an Earth Day summit, mate issues, he touched on global allegiances in general tary-General Antonio Gu- participation of the federal late into a very meaningful would help the administra- the global pandemic, sput- and his oft-stated but false terres said Thursday that government. reduction of emissions, and tion prod other countries for tering national economies view that global warming the of cial American reen- “We’ve lost too much time,” they will be an example for ambitious emissions cuts as and tense relations with was a laughably mistaken try “is itself very important,” Figueres said. other countries to follow,” well. That spring meeting China, among other matters take by the world’s scientists. as is Biden’s announcement Inger Andersen, the envi- Guterres said. should see countries start that threaten to impede and More broadly, Trump re- that the U.S. will return ronment program director The Biden administration “to put the down payments delay tackling the nation’s versed Obama-era initia- to providing climate aid to at the United Nations, said is working now on a target on the table,” John Kerry, status as the world’s top tives to rein in oil, gas and poorer nations, as promised America has to prove its that balances meaningful Biden’s climate envoy, said carbon polluter after China. coal emissions and opened in 2009. leadership to the rest of the cuts in emissions with polit- Friday. Guns in capitol buildings divide states after armed protests

By Iris Samuels and do not have metal detectors a vote by the full Senate. Capitol in August, shat- Lindsay Whitehurst at the entrance to their cap- “The purpose of openly tering a window as they ASSOCIATED PRESS itols. The statehouses are carrying a weapon is to chill pushed and shoved into a open to the public even as other people’s voices. And gallery. HELENA, Mont. — In many have closed because the past year, insurrection- it works,” said its sponsor, In Montana, though, Re- of the coronavirus pandem- Democratic state Sen. Pat- publican Rep. Seth Berglee ists have breached the U.S. ic. Capitol and armed protest- ty Kuderer. said the U.S. Capitol riot Several other states, In nearby Oregon, crowds didn’t affect his thinking ers have forced their way though, are moving to re- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS into statehouses around opposed to the Statehouse about the law he spon- strict guns inside their cap- being closed to the public sored. the country. But the ques- itols. In Michigan, where President Joe Biden tours a P zer manufactur- during a pandemic-related “People that have a tion of whether guns should armed protesters forced ing site in Portage, Mich. session stormed the build- permit are extremely be allowed in capitol build- their way inside the State- ings remains political, and house last year and the FBI ing, including at least one law-abiding, and they are states are going in opposite said it uncovered a plot to person armed with an AR- the type of people I would Biden tours P zer directions. kidnap the governor, a state 15. And in Idaho, self-styled want to have around. I see In Montana, a law signed panel banned the open car- “patriots,” anti-vaccination them as being a deterrent Thursday allows anyone ry of guns after the Jan. 6 groups and others forced to bad things happening,” vaccine plant as with a permit to bring a riot in Washington, D.C. their way past police at the he said. concealed rearm into the Democratic state Sen. Statehouse, reversing a Dayna Polehanki said that weather delays decadeslong ban and ful ll- “tensions are high” in Mich- ing a longtime hope of Re- igan following the assaults, publicans who took control and she’s disappointed that of the governor’s mansion concealed weapons are still millions of shots and the Legislature this allowed in the Statehouse. By Zeke Miller and should be delivered in the year. GOP-dominated Utah “What they said is that Ricardo next several days, Slavitt passed a law this month al- weapons, guns, bullets are Alonso-Zaldivar said, still con dent that lowing people to carry con- still welcome in our state ASSOCIATED PRESS the pace of vaccinations cealed weapons in its Cap- Capitol as long as we can’t will recover. itol and elsewhere in the see them. It doesn’t make PORTAGE, Mich. — Biden has set a goal of state without a permit. anyone safer,” she said. President Joe Biden administering 100 mil- Guns are allowed in Vermont lawmakers, toured a state-of-the art lion shots in his admin- statehouses in some form meanwhile, are consider- coronavirus vaccine plant istration’s rst 100 days, in 21 states, according to a ing expanding their State- Friday as extreme win- and it seemed likely that review by The Associated house ban on guns to other FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ter weather across broad could be easily accom- Press. Eight states allow government buildings. In swaths of the U.S. handed plished before the storms. only concealed rearms Washington state, a mea- A bill signed into law Thursday by Montana his vaccination campaign The plant Biden toured, inside their capitols, while sure that would ban open Gov. Greg Gianforte allows concealed rearms its rst major setback, de- near Kalamazoo, produc- two states allow only open carry of guns in the Capitol to be carried in most places in the state without laying shipment of about es one of the two feder- carry. and near permitted demon- a permit, and it expands the list of places where 6 million doses. ally-approved COVID-19 Montana and Utah are strations has cleared a guns can be carried to include university cam- The disruptions caused shots. According to the two of at least 13 states that committee and is awaiting puses and the state Capitol. by frigid temperatures, CDC, the two-dose P z- snow and ice left the er-BioNtech vaccine has White House and states been administered about Pentagon chief urges immediate scrambling to make up 30 million times since it lost ground as three days’ received emergency use worth of vaccine ship- authorization from the ments were temporarily Food and Drug Adminis- reduction in Taliban violence delayed. The president’s tration on Dec. 11. By Lolita C. Baldor this process deliberately.” clear that the Taliban vio- country does not descend trip to see P zer’s largest Nonetheless bad weath- plant had been pushed and Robert Burns Afghanistan is shaping lence “must decrease now,” into chaos. er forced many injection ASSOCIATED PRESS back a day due to a storm up as a major national and that progress in nego- “Withdrawal must not sites to temporarily close, security dilemma for Aus- tiations with the Afghan mean that the wrong affecting the nation’s cap- WASHINGTON — De- from Texas to New En- tin and the rest of Presi- government must move forces get the upper hand ital. gland, and held up ship- fense Secretary Lloyd dent Joe Biden’s edgling forward. again,” she said. At the Michigan plant, ments of needed doses. Austin, in his rst news national security team. Austin, a retired four- Austin, who met with Biden walked through an In Memphis, a city conference as Pentagon There is little political ap- star Army general who NATO defense ministers area called the “freezer where some of the doses chief, said Friday that petite to keep U.S. troops oversaw U.S. forces in Af- this week, said he assured farm,” which houses some are stranded, the storm progress toward peace in in Afghanistan, but pull- ghanistan and across the allies that they will be 350 ultra-cold freezers, stymied 77-year-old Bill Afghanistan and an end to each capable of storing Bayne in his pursuit of U.S. military involvement ing them out risks further Mideast for three years kept informed as the U.S. 360,000 doses of the P z- his second dose. He got his there depends on the Tal- empowering the Taliban during the Obama admin- considers its options. And, er-BioNtech vaccine. Dou- rst shot Jan. 29 and was iban reducing attacks. He and causing a resurgence istration, said the Biden he said he told them that ble-masked, the president told he’d hear back about said, right now, “clearly in terrorism. administration is review- “the United States will stopped to talk with some the second sometime this the violence is too high.” Under the deal with ing the options for its not undertake a hasty of the workers, but it was week. With local vaccina- He refused, however, to the Taliban struck by the next steps in Afghanistan, or disorderly withdraw- dif cult for reporters on tion sites shut down, no say when the U.S. will de- Trump administration where U.S. troops have al from Afghanistan that the trip to hear what was noti cation came. cide if it will meet the May one year ago this month, been deployed for nearly puts their forces or the said. Bayne said the eight 1 deadline for full troop the United States prom- 20 years. alliance’s reputation at Earlier in the day, inches of snow outside withdrawal, or if Amer- ised a phased withdrawal American forces make risk.” White House coronavirus his home is the most he’s ica and its NATO allies of troops, so that by May up about 2,500 of the In remarks earlier Fri- response adviser Andy seen in 50 years of living will try to renegotiate the 1, 2021, all foreign troops roughly 10,000 troops day to a virtual meeting Slavitt said the feder- there. peace deal with the Tali- would be gone. For their training and advising the of the Munich Security al government, states “I want that shot bad ban and keep some troops part, the Taliban commit- Afghans. And allies have Conference, Biden gave and local vaccinators are enough,” Bayne said. “I there longer. ted to starting peace talks suggested a willingness no indication of his plan going to have to redou- would’ve gotten there “We are mindful of the with the Afghan govern- to continue the mission if for troop levels in Af- ble efforts to catch up some way.” looming deadlines, but we ment, ending attacks on needed. ghanistan. He pledged to after the interruptions. White House adviser want to do this method- American forces, and pub- German Chancellor support the peace process The setback comes just Slavitt said the 6 million ically and deliberately,” licly renouncing all ties Angela Merkel said Fri- and to ensure that Af- as the vaccination cam- doses delayed won’t spoil Austin said. “But we’re fo- to al-Qaida and other ex- day that her government ghanistan does not revert paign seemed to be on the and the vaccine is “safe cused on making sure that tremist groups. is willing to keep troops to being a launching pad verge of hitting its stride. and sound” under refrig- we make the right deci- Speaking to Pentagon in Afghanistan longer if for international terrorist All the backlogged doses eration. sions, and we’ll go through reporters, Austin made it needed to ensure that the attacks. B4 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 COMICS

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ROSE IS ROSE / PAT BRADY

GARFIELD / JIM DAVIS BIG NATE / LINCOLN PEIRCE

ARLO AND JANIS / JIMMY JOHNSON

HERMAN / JIM UNGER ZIGGY / TOM WILSON

THE BORN LOSER / ART AND CHIP SANSOM

CROSSWORD DEAR ABBY Story of wrongful conviction is shared without permission DEAR ABBY: I’m a plans for the future, etc. gay man in my late 40s, Dear Abby is written by Abigail At least once a year, I partnered with a man in ask him how he views our his late 50s. There are a Van Buren, also known as Jeanne relationship, but I only lot of issues from my past Phillips, and was founded by her get the same response that I try hard to move mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact that things are ne the beyond and let go of. I way they are. I have now was wrongly accused and Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. started back in college convicted of a crime I Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. while maintaining a full- didn’t commit, for which I time job, but I’m so frus- was sentenced to life in trated I feel like giving prison. do so? The shame and DEAR FRUSTRATED: up on the relationship I sat in prison seven embarrassment of facing You not only have to and moving on. I’m actu- years before I was able to this trauma of my past on speak up, but you also ally stuck between a prove my innocence and have to be heard. That breakup and keeping a regain my freedom. Even a regular basis isn’t healthy for me. How can your much older partner friendship. Any advice? then, I was forced to ac- dismisses your feelings is cept certain require- I get him to understand UNCERTAIN IN that he needs to stop do- controlling and conde- ments to keep my free- scending. He has no right ALABAMA dom, regardless of being ing it? I’m afraid to say any- to disclose VERY person- DEAR UNCERTAIN: proven innocent. Unfor- al information about you thing to him about it. He Of course your “guy” tunately, I’m nding it with strangers. dif cult because my part- dismisses my feelings thinks things are ne the most of the time when I You wrote that this is ner keeps sharing my your rst relationship. If way they are. They are story with people who are bring up things he does this continues, it may not for him. I’m delighted complete strangers to me. that upset me. be your last. Present it to you decided to return to When they meet me, the I love this man with all your partner in exactly college and get your de- rst words out of their of my heart. He was one these terms. Couples gree. By doing so, you are mouths are things like: of only two people who counseling may save your taking control of your “You poor man, I’m so stood by me during my relationship, but only if life, which is moving in sorry,” or “Wow, I can’t trauma and made it pos- the balance of power is the right direction. believe you went through sible to prove my inno- adjusted. Please understand that that,” and “Man, you cence. He was also my you may not only out- must be a strong person “ rst.” My love for him DEAR ABBY: I was grow the relationship, to have gotten through has only grown over the friends with my guy be- but also this young man. that.” years, but this issue of fore getting into a rela- By all means, keep him How do I move past my story being revealed tionship with him seven as a friend if you can. Be this, if he keeps telling has to stop. years ago. The problem a role model if he’s able to people a story that is is, I feel like we are not learn from your example, NOT his to tell, but mine FRUSTRATED IN growing. He is still living but continue to broaden to disclose if I choose to THE MIDWEST with his mom, we have no your horizons. BRIDGE

Pluck the tricks out of the air This week, we have been looking at he must pluck the right cards to defeat some defensive techniques. In each the contract. What happens in four deal, one defender could see how to de- hearts after West leads the club king? feat the contract, but it was not so clear In the auction, South correctly opened to partner. The in-the-know player had to one heart, not one no-trump. Always try take control immediately and hope that to show a ve-card major, and here partner got on the same page. South had no rebid problems. North It made me think of “carpe diem,” responded with one no-trump forcing. which I thought meant “seize the day.” (What would you bid in Standard Amer- Apparently, though, it was rst used by ican? It would be a nightmare.) On the Horace in 23 B.C., and really means next round, the jump to three hearts “pluck the day.” Loosely translated, showed game-invitational values with Horace wrote, “While we’re talking, en- three-card support. vious time is eeing. Pluck the day; put East took control immediately — there no trust in the future.” was no time to waste. He overtook his In bridge, of course, we need to “pluck partner’s club king with the ace, cashed the trick,” which is “carpe dolum” appar- the diamond ace and returned the club ently. ve. Then it was easy for West to take In today’s deal, one player cannot af- that trick and give his partner a dia- ford to spend time smelling the roses; mond ruff to defeat the contract. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 THE DAILY ITEM B5 WHAT TO WATCH EVENING TV LISTINGS SATURDAY’S TV FEBRUARY 20, 2021 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 Saturday feb 20 Sunday feb 21 BROADCAST STATIONS 8 a.m. WGBH Escape to the Cha- Miss Scarlet and the All Creatures Great The Long Song on Basic Stories- 10 Day Belly Slimdown with 8 a.m. ^ PBS teau “Glamping” Duke and Small Masterpiece Black Stage Dr. Kellyann ESPN2 ESPN2 WBZ Wheel of Jeopardy! NCIS: Los Angeles 48 Hours 48 Hours News Phantom In Touch NCIS: New Orleans 2021 Australian Open Tennis 2021 Australian Open Tennis $ CBS Fortune “Knock Down” Gourmet “Hard Knock Life” The culmination of two weeks of stellar For those hardy souls who are up at this WCVB News- Chronicle NBA NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers. 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About 200 people paid against the military coup their respects at a memo- in Myanmar died Friday, rial ceremony at sunset at her family said. the site of a police disper- It was the rst con rmed sal of demonstrators with death among thousands of water cannons last week. protesters who have faced “Please help, whoever off against security forces can help,” cried 56-year- since the junta took pow- old Khin Wai, who was er on Feb. 1, detained the attending the service. country’s elected leaders “Please don’t hurt other and prevented Parliament citizens. I am worried, so from convening. worried.” Mya Thwet Thwet Kh- Even before her death, ine was shot during a Mya Thwet Thwet Khine demonstration in the cap- had already been hailed as ital, Naypyitaw, on Feb. 9, a hero in small ceremonies two days before her 20th at several demonstrations. birthday. Video showed News of her passing is her sheltering from wa- likely to iname passions ter cannons and suddenly in the protest movement, dropping to the ground af- which has embraced non- ter a bullet penetrated the violent civil disobedience. motorcycle helmet she was “As protests continue to wearing. She had been on grow, Myanmar security life support in a hospital forces must cease carrying PHOTOS | ASSOCIATED PRESS with what doctors said and using lethal weapons was no chance of recovery. and must respect people’s A body bag, containing the remains of a young woman, is brought out of the 1,000-bed General Her sister, speaking right to peacefully express Hospital, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. from the hospital’s mor- their grievances,” Joanne tuary, urged people not to ing military did not deny were no independent ac- arrest activists, local me- ing — because elections Mariner, director of cri- that Mya Thwet Thwet counts of her taking part dia reported. Large but last November were taint- give up their struggle to sis response for Amnesty restore democracy. Khine had been shot by se- in any violence. peaceful protest marches ed by voting irregularities. International, said in an curity forces, but said at a Demonstrations contin- have taken place in the The election outcome, in “Please participate and emailed statement. “It is continue ghting until news conference this week ued Friday in Yangon, the city, with negotiations be- which Suu Kyi’s party only a matter of time be- that she was in a crowd country’s biggest city, and tween the demonstrators won by a landslide, was we achieve our goal,” said fore the same brutal and Mya Thatoe Nwe. She said that had thrown rocks at elsewhere. and the authorities to af rmed by an election abusive policing leads to police and the case was Security forces have avoid confrontations. commission that has since the funeral will be held more death and sorrow.” Sunday. under investigation. There been relatively restrained Tom Andrews, the in- been replaced by the mili- A spokesman for the rul- so far in confronting pro- dependent U.N. human tary. The junta says it will testers in Yangon, but rights expert on Myan- hold new elections in a appeared to be toughen- mar, told The Associated year’s time. ing their stance in areas Press this week that the The U.S., Britain and where there is less media initial restraint of police Canadian governments presence. in dealing with “robust have imposed sanctions on Police used force for a citizen opposition to the the new military leaders, second day to arrest pro- coup” has moved in some and they and other gov- testers in Myitkyina, instances to use of rubber ernments have called for the capital of the remote bullets, real ammunition Suu Kyi’s administration northern state of Kachin. and water cannons. to be restored. The Kachin ethnic minori- Speaking from the Unit- The coup was a major ty has long been in conict ed States, he also said setback to Myanmar’s with the central govern- “hardened” troops were transition to democra- ment, and there has been being deployed from bor- cy after 50 years of army intermittent armed strug- der areas to some cities, rule. Suu Kyi come to gle against the army there raising the possibility of power after her Nation- for decades. bloodshed and “a tragic al League for Democracy On Thursday night in loss of life.” party won a 2015 election, the southeastern city of The junta says it took but the generals retained Dawei, several people power — after detaining substantial power under were wounded by rubber national leader Aung San the constitution, which bullets when police staged Suu Kyi and preventing was adopted under a mil- People attend a memorial for Mya Thwet Thwet Khine in Mandalay, nighttime raids to try to Parliament from conven- itary regime. Myanmar. 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They cited speaking from the prime LONDON — Leaders of a collective $7.5 billion minister’s 10 Downing the Group of Seven eco- from the G-7 to U.N.- St. residence to the oth- nomic powers promised backed COVID-19 efforts. er leaders in their far- Friday to immunize the “This is a global pan- flung offices. “So, one of world’s neediest people demic, and it’s no use the things that I know against the coronavirus one country being far that colleagues will be by giving money, and pre- ahead of another,” Brit- wanting to do is to en- cious vaccine doses, to a ish Prime Minister Bo- sure that we distribute U.N.-backed vaccine dis- ris Johnson said as he vaccines at cost around tribution effort. opened the virtual sum- the world.” PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS But the leaders, under mit with the leaders Wealthy nations have Uber drivers of the (ADCU), App Drivers & Couriers Union, celebrate pressure over their vac- of the United States, snapped up several billion cination campaigns at as they listen to the court decision on a tablet computer outside the Su- France, Germany, Italy, doses of COVID-19 vac- preme Court in London. home, were unwilling to Canada and Japan. The cines, while some coun- say exactly how much vac- U.K. holds the G-7 presi- tries in the developing cine they were willing to dency this year. world have little or none. share with the developing UK top court gives world, or when. Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the G-7 leaders held a virtual meeting that fair distri- Uber drivers bene ts bution of vaccines was “an elementary question of fairness.” But she added, “No vac- in landmark ruling cination appointment in Germany is going to be By Kelvin Chan pany said it respected the holiday or sick pay. endangered.” ASSOCIATED PRESS court’s decision, which it “I am very pleased. It After their rst meet- argued focused on a small means I can go on holiday ing of the year -- held LONDON — Uber driv- number of drivers who without having to worry remotely because of the ers in Britain are entitled used the Uber app in 2016. about how to pay for it,” pandemic -- the leaders to bene ts like paid holi- “Since then we have Delphine said. “Things said they would acceler- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS days and minimum wage, made some signi cant have been worse because the country’s top court ate global vaccine devel- Britian’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts a changes to our business, of coronavirus. If we catch opment and deployment” ruled Friday, in a decision guided by drivers every the virus we should be en- virtual meeting of G7 world leaders, from within that threatens the compa- and support “affordable the Cabinet Room at Downing Street in London. step of the way,” Jamie titled to sick pay. It’s about ny’s business model and Heywood, Uber’s region- time we had some decent holds broad implications al general manager for pay and conditions.” for the gig economy. Northern and Eastern Uber and other app- Africa reaches 100,000 The ruling that the driv- Europe, said in a state- based ride-hailing services ers should be classed as ment. “These include giv- avoided a similar attempt “workers” and not self-em- ing even more control over in California to classify known COVID-19 deaths ployed is a big defeat for how they earn and provid- drivers as employees eli- the ride-hailing giant. ing new protections like gible for bene ts and job And it could inspire sim- free insurance in case of protections. The compa- ilar legal action against sickness or injury.” nies bankrolled Proposi- as danger grows other companies who rely Heywood said the compa- tion 22, a ballot measure on gig workers as well as ny would consult with its exempting them from the inuence courts in other U.K. drivers to understand state’s gig-economy laws By Cara Anna “We are more vulner- are beginning to nor- countries grappling with the changes they want. by keeping drivers classi- ASSOCIATED PRESS able than we thought,” malize deaths,” while the issue, experts said. The ruling clari ed that ed as independent con- health workers are over- the director of the Africa The seven Supreme drivers are considered to tractors able to set their NAIROBI, Kenya — whelmed. Centers for Disease Con- Court judges who heard be on the job when they own hours. Voters ap- Africa has surpassed The 54-nation continent trol and Prevention, John the case unanimously are logged in to the Uber proved it in November. 100,000 con rmed deaths of some 1.3 billion people from COVID-19 as the Nkengasong, told The As- rejected Uber’s appeal app in their territory and The British judges on has barely seen the arriv- against an employment continent praised for its sociated Press in an in- ready and willing to ac- Friday cited a number of al of large-scale supplies tribunal ruling that two early response to the pan- terview reecting on the cept rides, which could factors in their decision: of COVID-19 vaccines, Uber drivers were “work- demic now struggles with pandemic and a milestone be used to calculate min- Uber sets fares and con- but a variant of the vi- ers” under British law. a dangerous resurgence he called “remarkably imum wage and holiday tract terms and penalizes rus dominant in South Yaseen Aslam and James and medical oxygen often painful.” pay. Uber had argued that drivers who reject or can- Africa is already posing a Farrar, the two drivers, runs desperately short. He worried that “we drivers were only working cel rides. It also uses pas- challenge to vaccination cheered the outcome. when they were making a senger ratings to control efforts. Still, if doses are “This ruling will fun- journey with a paying pas- drivers and minimizes available, the continent damentally re-order the senger. communications between should be able to vacci- gig economy and bring an The case is now expect- drivers and passengers, nate 35 percent to 40 per- end to rife exploitation of ed to return to the em- which results in the ser- cent of its population be- workers by means of al- ployment tribunal for de- vice being “very tightly fore the end of 2021 and gorithmic and contract cisions on compensation de ned and controlled by 60 percent by the end of trickery,” said James Far- over lost pay for about two Uber.” 2022, Nkengasong said. rar said by email. The pair dozen drivers involved in “Drivers are in a posi- In a signi cant devel- took Uber to the tribunal the original claim. Anoth- tion of subordination and opment on Friday, an Af- in 2016, which ruled in er 2,000 drivers’ cases had dependency to Uber,” with rican Union-created task their favor. The decision been stayed pending the little ability to improve force said Russia has of- was upheld in two rounds decision. Drivers could be their economic position fered 300 million doses of of appeals before it arrived entitled to an average of and the only way to in- the country’s Sputnik V at the Supreme Court. 12,000 pounds ($16,800), crease their earnings is vaccine, to be available in San Francisco-based estimated law rm Leigh by “working longer hours May. The AU previously Uber, which has 65,000 ac- Day, which is representing while constantly meeting FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS secured 270 million doses tive drivers and 5 million drivers. Uber’s measures of perfor- Women walk past graves at a cemetery in Mog- from AstraZeneca, P zer regular users in the U.K., Uber drive Conrad Del- mance,” said judge George adishu, Somalia. and Johnson & Johnson. had argued that Aslam phine looked forward to Leggatt, as he read out a and Farrar were indepen- getting paid time off after summary of the ruling on Old habits imperil Iraq dent contractors. The com- years of working without a court livestream. as doctors warn of Local news in the palm of your hand second virus wave By Abdulrahman new curfew imposed by ago, have sharply in- Zeyad the government in re- creased, reaching 3,896 ASSOCIATED PRESS sponse to infection rates a day on Feb. 18 and ap- that have shot back up proaching September’s BAGHDAD — In the again after easing last daily peak of more than busy emergency room of autumn. The curfew runs 5,000. 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By Gene Balk population grew at an ex- stopped growing. From out, and the car popula- of renter households. That said, Seattle’s THE SEATTLE TIMES traordinary rate. In 2010, 2017 to 2019, Seattle tion remained steady. However Seattle got densely populated neigh- city residents had about gained about 25,000 peo- It’s not that homeown- there, it’s a good thing borhoods have much lower A few years ago, during 389,000 cars in total. The ple. ers are suddenly ditch- that the city’s car popula- rates of car ownership the height of Seattle’s his- number kept going up So what changed? ing their cars, although tion has stabilized for now. toric population boom, I than the citywide average. each year, and by 2017, it The answer surprised there has been an uptick That’s not just because The Chinatown-Interna- wrote about a remarkable in car-free owner-occupied more cars equals more hit 461,000 cars. me: It’s homeowners, not tional District and Pioneer trend: The city was adding homes (most likely, these traf c congestion and pol- cars as fast as people. And then, just like that, renters, who are behind Square neighborhoods it stopped. While the num- the trend. are condominium and lution. Even when they’re That trend appears to townhome owners living not being used, cars take have similar numbers of be over, at least for now. ber of vehicles in the city From 2017 to 2019, the cars per capita to New hasn’t gone down, it hasn’t total number of cars be- in Seattle’s high-density up a lot of space. Parking Census data shows that neighborhoods). issues are a big headache York. Parts of First Hill, Seattle’s car “population” gone up either. It’s stayed longing to homeowners the University District right around 460,000 declined by nearly 17,000. But the data suggests in many neighborhoods. — the number of vehicles that Seattle homeown- There’s no getting and downtown Seattle are through 2019, based on The number of cars belong- owned or leased by city ers have recently become around the fact that Se- just a little higher. the most recently avail- ing to renters increased by residents — has nally more likely to make do attle is, for a large and At the other of the spec- leveled off. able census data. almost the same amount. with a single car instead densely populated city, trum, one Seattle neigh- For most of the last de- That hasn’t happened These two changes basi- having two or more. An- very car-dependent. cade, Seattle’s vehicle because the population cally canceled each other borhood has nearly as other contributing factor Just look at per capita many cars as people. In is that the total number number of cars. It has the Arroyo Heights/En- of owner-occupied homes 460,000 cars for a popula- dolyne area in West Seat- in Seattle hasn’t increased tion of about 750,000. That tle, there are 922 cars for for the past several years. pencils out to 610 cars for The number of renter every 1,000 residents. every 1,000 residents. households, on the other Some other U.S. cit- Among Washington’s hand, has surged — in ies that are more or less largest cities, Seattle has fact, Seattle recently be- demographically similar the lowest number of cars came a renter-majority — San Francisco, Boston, per capita. In Bellevue, city. And while renter Washington, D.C. — all there are 662 owned or households without a car have a much lower ra- leased cars for every 1,000 are increasing at the fast- tio of cars to people than residents. Tacoma, Spo- est rate, there’s still been Seattle. Seattle even has kane and Vancouver are a bump in the raw number more cars per capita than all higher than 700. of renter households that Los Angeles. New York, of Because the most recent do have one or more cars. course, is lowest among data is for 2019, there To be sure, homeowners major cities, with just 239 remains an unanswered still own or lease the bulk cars per 1,000. of the vehicles in Seattle — In fact, among the 10 question: Has the COV- they have about 265,000 most densely populated ID-19 pandemic, and the of them, while renters major U.S. cities, only one rise of remote work, had have 195,000. And only 4 has more cars per capita any effect on car owner- PHOTO | KEN LAMBERT/THE SEATTLE TIMES/TNS percent of owner-occupied than Seattle: Long Beach, ship rates in Seattle? We’ll Cars in the University District are parked on a street with multiple rent- households are car-less, Calif., which has 621 cars have to wait for the 2020 al properties in Seattle. compared with 31 percent for every 1,000 residents. census data to nd out.

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