FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Lynn rides with bike network Saugus back

By Gayla Cawley in the case of North Common “This is a temporary measure ITEM STAFF Street, a shared bus and bike to kind of get people safer access lane, that will increase access to to the beach, but safer access in COVID LYNN — A new grant-fund- the downtown, according to City to and through downtown and ed program aims to make city Planner Aaron Clausen. (also connect) it to the Northern streets safer by beginning to On South Common Street and Strand,” said Clausen. “The idea build a bicycle network that Market Street, the protected was to prop up some bike lanes would connect the downtown to bike lanes will be located along and, in the case of North Com- red zone its surrounding neighborhoods. the designated route for the city’s mon, a bus/bike lane and net- Lynn has been awarded a portion of the Northern Strand By Gayla Cawley work of street corridors into the ITEM STAFF $125,000 grant from the Massa- Trail, which is currently under downtown.” Saugus extends chusetts Department of Transpor- construction, Clausen said. Through the project, the down- After weeks of being desig- virus testing tation (MassDOT) to implement The new temporary lanes will town would be connected to sur- nated a moderate risk com- the Lynn Safe Streets project. provide an immediate connec- rounding neighborhoods that in- munity for the coronavirus, Awarded through the agency’s tion to the future bike trail while Saugus is now in the red By Elyse Carmosino clude key institutions, such as the ITEM STAFF Shared Streets and Spaces grant design and engineering of the ex- YMCA, schools, City Hall and the again. program, the funding will enable tension for a permanent bicycle Saugus joins four other SAUGUS — One day af- the city to create bike lanes, and facility is nalized. LYNN, A3 North Shore towns — Lynn, ter the state once again Lynn eld, Revere and Win- declared it to be a red zone throp — that are shaded for COVID-19, Saugus will red on the state’s COVID-19 extend its free testing sites Nahant marathon woman map, the designation for through Oct. 31 in partner- high-risk communities that ship with the state for its are offered additional sup- Stop the Spread initiative, port for curbing the spread aimed at helping mitigate keeps the race in-house of the virus. the spread of the virus in New data released by the high-risk communities. state Department of Public By Elyse Carmosino As part of the initiative, Health shows that Saugus the town has also partnered ITEM STAFF has moved from a yellow to with AFC Urgent Care, red zone, with an average NAHANT — Ellen Goldberg is no nov- Fallon Emergency Medical daily incidence rate that has ice when it comes to running the Boston services (EMS), and Square increased to nine new cases Marathon. One Mall in a collaborative per 100,000 residents over As part of her annual effort to raise effort to downgrade Saugus’ the past 14 days. money for the Massachusetts Associa- newly-designated high-risk Saugus has had 42 posi- tion for the Blind, the 52-year-old Nah- tive tests out of 1,894 tests status by establishing mul- ant resident has run the grueling 26.2- that were conducted over tiple testing sites through- mile course every year since 2009. that same 14-day time peri- out the community. This year, however, she freely admits od for a positive test rate of AFC Urgent Care, located that 2020’s unusual, COVID-concious 2.22 percent. at 371 Broadway, is current- marathon setup made for an experience The town has 698 cases ly offering free testing by quite unlike any other on Monday as and 41 residents have died. appointment only on Sat- she completed her 288th mile — alone After falling out of the top urdays and Sundays from — from her basement treadmill. ve in terms of communities 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., while Fal- “Some would say it’s easier to run on a with the highest positive lon EMS at the Square One treadmill,” Goldberg said. “I wouldn’t say test rate last week, Lynn Mall will continue to offer that at all. It’s a different set of challenges.” now has the fourth highest free mobile drive-up testing Following Mayor Martin Walsh’s post- rate. The city’s 4.55 percent for Saugus residents in their ponement and eventual cancellation of rate is only exceeded by cars Monday through Satur- the event earlier this year due to the Lawrence (5.32), Chelsea day from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. No COVID-19 pandemic, Boston’s Athletic (4.72), and Everett (4.56). appointment is needed. Association (BAA) announced in May Revere is not too far behind, “We need to do whatever is that the 124th Boston Marathon would with a rate of 4.54 percent, necessary to keep ourselves, be held through a series of virtual events fth highest in the state. family, neighbors, and commu- during the second week of September. Those hot spots far exceed nities safe,” said Town Man- In order to receive a medal, runners the state’s average positive ager Scott Crabtree. “Please who quali ed were given the option test rate of 0.9 percent over continue to wear your masks, to complete the 26.2 miles within a that same time period. wash hands, avoid gatherings, six-hour time period over a span of 10 In terms of communities and continue to follow the days, resulting in participants all over ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO with the highest daily in- CDC and MDPH guidelines.” the globe taking to their local neighbor- cidence rate, Lynn is sixth The Massachusetts De- hoods this week to run what may very Ellen Goldberg explained how she ripped a piece with an average of 12.7 new partment of Public Health of printer paper with a nish line on it after com- MARATHON, A3 pleting the race. RED ZONE, A3 TESTING, A3 Lynn health center works to contain breach By Steve Krause ITEM STAFF LYNN — The Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) is in the process of notifying patients of a recent data security incident that impacted the email account of an employee. Announcement of the breach came earlier this week, when the LCHC noti ed its clients about the issue. As of Monday, the LCHC said it has no indication that any of its clients’ personal information was breached. LCHC, A2 Swampscott’s ‘kindergarten cops’

Opinion which identi es children who are ex- Clarke Elementary School Jourgensen: We need a do-over year. A4 By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF hibiting developmental delays in or- teachers, from left, Joanne Sports der to better inform instruction and Wheeler, Julie Ward, and Chris- SWAMPSCOTT — Some of Clarke Marblehead hires Elmer Magana individualize learning plans. tine Morgan, screen, from left, Elementary School’s youngest stu- as new boys soccer coach. B1 The purpose of the state-required Lila Bennett, 5, Riley Kurkul, dents got their rst taste of kinder- • early screenings is to determine 5, and Toby Lento, 5, to place garten on Thursday. St. Johns Prep’s Eric Wing which incoming students need to be them into their Kindergarten commits to St. Joseph’s baseball. B1 Clarke started its mandatory kin- classes on Thursday. dergarten screening on Wednesday, SWAMPSCOTT, A2 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK

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Hans Jeppesen, MD charterhealth.net • 55 Highland Ave, Suite 304, Salem • 978-354-4611 A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 OBITUARIES This summer, Rosa M. Newhall, 96 Lauren B. Greene, 49 fast-warming 1924-2020 1970-2020 Mrs. Rosa M. (Federico) Ne- Lauren Greene, 49, passed Gulf of Maine whall, better known as Rosie, away after a long battle with passed away on September Huntington’s DIsease. She is 13, 2020 at the age of 96 at survived her Mother - Nancy recorded hottest day her son’s home in Venice, . Greene of Lynn, Sister-Kar- She is formerly of Lynn (and en (Greene) Lopes of Rhode BANGOR, Maine (AP) ous record of 68.99 degrees you know the song). She was Island, Brothers - David and — The warming Gulf of Fahrenheit on Aug. 23, 2012, born in Dover, New Hampshire Michael Greene, both of Maine recorded its hottest the newspaper reported. and the wife of the late Eu- Lynn, and Daughter - Lind- single day this summer, To determine the gulf’s gene S. Newhall Sr. She was sey Greene of Lynn. Lauren reaching 69.85 degrees average temperature, sci- daughter of the late Michael spent the last years at the Lee Fahrenheit. entists use readings tak- and Cecelia (Faiella) Federico, Healthcare Facility in Lee, MA. The reading was taken on en by various methods, at who ventured here from Italy. Lauren loved working out and Aug. 14 in what’s already multiple locations, and at She was raised in Lynn and walks on the beach. She had one of the fastest-warm- different times of day. a graduate of Lynn Classical the best laugh that made you ing bodies of water on the Most of the surface tem- High School. She lived there laugh and she will be greatly planet, but researchers at perature readings are ob- most of her life in Lynn, where missed by all of us. Gulf of Maine Research tained via satellites, but she raised a son and doted Service information: We Institute only realized this relative heat measure- on her granddaughter until will have a burial gravesite week that it marked a new ments also are obtained via grandchildren, Robyn Newhall gate on Boston St at 1030 moving to VA, where she dot- service on 9-25-20 at 11:00 record, the Bangor Daily buoys, aquatic gliders, and Bell (Scott), Patrick Newhall ed on her two grandsons. She at the Pine Grove Cemetery. for the procession to the News reported. ships, and other means, ac- and Michael Newhall. She was their greatest cheerleader Please meet at the main service. That was a full degree cording to Kathy Mills, a also leaves her sister Theresa warmer than the previ- research scientist at GMRI. at their sporting events and Blomster and several nieces carted them wherever they and nephews. She is the sister needed to go. This was heaven of the late Jino, John, Anthony, to her. Julia, Philomena and Anne. Lynn health center During her life in Lynn in the Service information: Her 1940’s she was employed at funeral will be held on Tues- the General Electric Company. day, September 22 at 11:00 Later she worked for the De- AM in the Solimine Funeral fense Logistics Agency of the Home, 426 Broadway, Lynn. works to contain breach United States Government in Burial in St. Joseph’s Cem- Boston as a Data Processing etery. Visiting hours are on LCHC employee’s email account the affected email account potential measures those Manager for DCASR. Rosa Monday, September 21, From A1 to prevent further access. and, therefore, informa- patients can take to moni- loved to travel, and she and 2020 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. During its investigation of tion such as birth dates, tor and/or protect their in- her sisters made annual trips Adhering to the guidelines of The incident came to the incident, it used inde- phone numbers, mailing formation. Patients whose to Las Vegas. Her favorite past the Commonwealth of Mas- light in July, when the pendent digital forensics addresses, insurance in- Social Security numbers times were gambling, play sachusetts and the CDC, LCHC learned that an cards, going to movies, all experts to determine the formation, medical record may have potentially been visitation and services will unauthorized person had scope and extent of the numbers, diagnoses and impacted received an offer while having some chocolate. be limited to 40 family and gained access to the email There was always a stash of potential breach and to other clinical information for complimentary credit friends at a time, along with account of one of its em- search for any personal in- were potentially accessi- monitoring and identity chocolate in the house, pock- ployees as a result of a a jar of chocolate kisses. Di- formation in the impacted ble to the unauthorized theft protection services. etbook, car or night table. Thus rections and guestbook at “phishing” scheme. Phish- account. The organization individual. However, the Patients who have reaching the unbelievable age www.solimine.com ing is when a hacker rep- of 96…and a half! licates an email from a concluded that the “phish- LCHC does not believe questions regarding this She is survived by her son, trusted source and directs ing” efforts were limited to any of that information incident can call (781) Eugene S. Newhall, Jr. (Eileen) it to a third party. Once that single account, and got into the hands of any 715-6226 with their con- of Venice Florida, her three that recipient responds, were effectively thwarted unauthorized person. tact information. The call it can be a means to gain at the same time. The LCHC has begun will be returned as soon unauthorized access to the The LCHC is still in- notifying patients whose as possible from Monday email account of the recip- vestigating, but it found personal information was through Friday. Teresa Simpson, 76 ient. that personal information contained in the impact- Steve Krause can be Upon learning of the in- of current and former pa- ed email account and pro- reached at skrause@item- 1944-2020 cident, LCHC secured the tients was contained in viding information about live.com. Teresa (Terry) Simpson, Age76, of Lynn passed away at her home on September 17, 2020 after a long battle with ALS with which she so courageously struggled. She was surrounded by her loving husband Herb with whom she spent  fty years of marriage and her loving family. Born in Lynn to Irene and Eugene Na- deau, Teresa graduated with honors from Lynn English High School where she was voted “Miss Venus” in 1962. Former- ly she served as a Legal Sec- retary in Lynn and also served as Executive Secretary to the Register of Deeds in Salem. Teresa was very active in her tionship with her sister Donna church serving as a Eucharis- Nadeau of North Situate, R.I., tic Minister for many years at Jolene Hyde and her husband Our Lady of the Assumption in Skip of Lynn, Mary Cuculo and Lynn eld and at the Carmelite her husband Joe of North- wood, N.H., and her brother Chapel in the Mall in Peabody. Eugene and his wife MaryNell She also taught CCD at Our of Kennesaw, GA. and her late Lady’s. brother James of Lynn. She Teresa was also an active also had a warm and loving ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK lay Carmelite since 1989 relationship with her many serving as its director for Christine Morgan, a Kindergarten teacher at Clarke Elementary School, administers a test to nieces and nephews. Toby Lento, 5, of Swampscott, during Kindergarten screenings at the school on Thursday. many years. Terry always felt so blessed Terry was a very much loved by the love and care shown to stepmother and leaves sons her during her illness by her James H. Simpson and his children and family for which Swampscott’s ‘kindergarten cops’ wife Debbie of Lynn and Mark she thanked God every day of H. Simpson and his compan- her life and especially for her ion Kathy Slaven of Salem. daughter Julie Webber who SWAMPSCOTT pointed that she won’t be think it’s going to be ne.” said, noting that only two She also leaves daughters along with Terry’s faithful hus- From A1 in the building when she Clarke Principal Ma- of the 40 families who were Trynda Clark and her former band Herb as caregivers for starts kindergarten next rybeth Shea said all initially registered opted husband Alden of Lynn and her long illness. referred for further evalu- Monday, but was making children entering kin- to hold their children back Julie Webber and her husband Teresa (Terry) rests now in ation. the most of her experience dergarten in Massachu- due to the remote start to Paul of Nahant and the late the arms of her loving God. But for many children on Thursday. setts are screened each the school year. If health Thomas H. Simpson and his Service information: A who attended Thursday’s “Lila was excited to year for developmental metrics allow, the district former wife Deborah Waters of Funeral Mass will be held screening session with just get out and see her delays. In order to allow plans to shift to a hybrid Nahant. on Monday at 10:00AM in their parents, the day was school,” said Bennett, not- for social distancing this model on Oct. 26. Teresa also leaves grand- Our Lady of the Assumption about nally getting to see ing that she was con dent year, all Clarke families Shea said school staff their new school. children Terri Simpson, Thom- Church 17 Grove Street Lyn- that her daughter would had to make a 30-min- wondered how the chil- This year’s screening as Simpson, Eric Simpson, n eld, MA followed by buri- do well academically, but ute appointment for their dren would adapt to the Kayla Simpson, Donna Perry, experience at Clarke is al in St. Mary’s Cemetery, was concerned that the screening, which was con- screening being held out- Samantha Jo Webber, Gina unique not only because Lynn. In consideration of the remote start would result ducted under a tent out- side, with social distanc- Simpson, Charles Clark, it was conducted in a so- health of family and friends in missed social growth side the school, she said. ing and requirements, but and Natalie Clark, and two cially distant outdoor en- the family has asked that opportunities. Screening activities they were pleasantly sur- great-grandchildren, Laura visiting hours be private. Di- vironment, but because it Simpson and Kaleigh Simp- will provide incoming kin- Stephen Lento said his were aimed at testing the prised at how easily they rections and guestbook at 5-year-old son, Toby, who children’s balance, check- adapted. son. www.solimine.com dergarteners with their Closeness of family was only glimpse of their new was screened on Thurs- ing for delays and speech “(The) children are re- always an important aspect school for weeks since day, was excited to start problems, and assessing sponding as they normally of Terry’s life. She cherished Swampscott is starting the school year. their gross and ne motor would,” said Shea. and maintained a warm rela- the year remotely. “It’s going to be differ- skills, Shea said. Gayla Cawley can be Clarke parent Courtney ent,” he said. “I don’t really A total of 38 children will reached at gcawley@item- Bennett said her 5-year- know what to expect. We’ll be entering kindergarten live.com. Follow her on old daughter, Lila,is disap- see what it looks like, but I at Clarke next week, Shea Twitter @GaylaCawley. Selling a house? Buying a house? 781-593-7700 Find out what properties Publishing Daily, except Sundays USPS-142-820 ISSN-8750-8249 recently sold in your area. Periodicals postage paid at Lynn, MA ITEM CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! and additional of ces. Check out Copyright ©2020 The Daily Item the Real Estate page Subscriptions Prepaid by mail to all parts of the United States in Saturday’s paper. $30.00 for 4 weeks $95.00 for 13 weeks Call Customer Service to place an ad $185.00 for 26 weeks $340.00 for 1 year Send payment to and POSTMASTER, send address changes to: 781-593-7700, ext. 2 The Daily Item 110 Munroe St. P.O. Box 5 Lynn, MA 01903 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A3 Nahant marathon woman Saugus keeps the race in-house back in COVID

MARATHON cause there was nothing to From A1 look forward to,” Goldberg said. “It was weird. I’m red zone well be the strangest mar- looking at the cobwebs, total, 559 cases are active, athon of their lives. RED ZONE I’m looking at the window, 117 residents have died Worried about the logis- From A1 I’m thinking ‘I’m just in and 4,118 have recovered tics of mapping out her the basement. This is real- cases per day over the from the virus, according own course, Goldberg said ly weird.’ past 14 days. The top five to city data. she ultimately made the “There’s a lot to say communities are Chelsea Revere reported nine decision to complete the about the whole experi- (22.9), Nantucket (18.9), new cases, but no addi- race from the safety of her ence, but the sad part is Revere (18.8), Lawrence tional deaths. The city basement. that my kids weren’t go- (16.9) and Everett (16.3). now has 2,596 cases and “There are a lot of posi- ing to be there. I was so By comparison, the 100 residents have died, tives about running on the sad that I wasn’t going to state’s daily average over according to the city web- treadmill. Number one, see them.” the past 14 days is 4.6 site. the bathroom is upstairs,” ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO Even though he wasn’t new cases per 100,000 Numbers remained the she said with a laugh. “You able to be there to cheer All virtual marathon participants received a residents, according to the same in Lynnfield (131 can also go fill up your wa- her on in person, Gold- package in the mail for registering. DPH. cases, 11 deaths), Nahant ter bottle really easily.” berg’s son, Ben Quigley, Other red communities (52 cases, six deaths), and The advantages stopped said his support for his the past day. Even if I was for the Blind. Since 2009, on the North Shore, Lyn- Swampscott (165 cases, there, however, as Gold- supporting her virtually, I Goldberg has managed nfield and Winthrop, have 11 deaths) and were not berg said she struggled to mother never wavered. was still supporting her. to raise a total of nearly an average positive test updated in Marblehead or complete the course with- “I’ve been at every Bos- It was the same feeling $90,000 for the organiza- rate of 1.65 and 1.21 per- Peabody. out the usual energy that ton Marathon she’s run, of pride and happiness as tion. cent respectively. The two As of Wednesday, Mar- emanates from the mar- so not being there for it was when I was there “Considering this is have a respective daily blehead had 266 cases and athon’s nearly 500,000 this one was definitely a watching her run in per- something I never intend- incidence rate of 10.4 and spectators. bit sad, but this is a year 30 deaths, and Peabody son. I’m so proud of her.” ed to (get into), I’ve done it 8.7 cases, according to the With her eldest son away of big changes and new had 1,262 cases and 182 DPH. at school and the rest of things,” said Quigley, 18. Although she wasn’t consistently for 11 years in deaths. her usual support team “I was so happy to be able thrilled with her final a row, including the year In Lynn, eight new cases Gayla Cawley can be stuck inside their own to see her finish, because time (“been better, been of the bombing,” she said. were reported on Thurs- reached at gcawley@item- homes, Goldberg said only even if it was virtual, she worse”) Goldberg said “I thought this might be day to bring the city’s live.com. Follow her on her daughter, Sarah, 14, still did it, you know? She she was happy to accom- my last year, but after I caseload to 4,794. Of that Twitter @GaylaCawley. was home to hold up the ran those 26.2 miles.” plish the goal that set her finished, I thought ‘I might makeshift finish line as He later added: “I got a on the marathon path 11 have to do another. I might she triumphantly crossed picture of her right when years ago. have to get to 100.’” Lynn rides with it five hours, 44 minutes, she crossed the finish line, Monday’s virtual race Elyse Carmosino can be and 42 seconds later. and I’ve looked at it prob- raised $6,000 for the Mas- reached at ecarmosino@ “It was really hard be- ably a million times over sachusetts Association itemlive.com. bike network LYNN downtown and connecting From A1 with Northern Strand.” Although new bicycle Lynn Public Library. and transit facilities im- Funding will support plemented as part of the the temporary creation Lynn Safe Streets project of bike lanes, or facilities, are near term and tem- on Neptune Boulevard, porary in nature, they Wheeler Street, State are the first step in im- Street, Broad Street, and plementing permanent a bus and bike only lane Cars line up changes to the roadway on North Common Street. that balances the needs of to receive free Under the grant pro- testing at the vehicles with pedestrians, gram, the funding must bicycles and transit users, Square One be used for street en- Mall parking Clausen said, noting that hancements that can be the city is working with lot on Thurs- quickly implemented at a day afternoon the Department of Con- relatively low cost, with servation & Recreation for in Saugus. the aim of making city additional funding. streets safer for all modes “We appreciate the tech- of transportation. ITEM PHOTO | nical assistance and fund- The corridors were se- OLIVIA FALCIGNO ing support from Mass- lected for quick deploy- ment and their location DOT to carry out these in high-crash areas, as quick build solutions identified by the Highway in response to changed Saugus extends virus testing travel behaviors due to Safety Improvement Pro- gram. the COVID-19 pandem- TESTING each day over the previous viously declared to be a Visitors to Fallon EMS The implementation of ic,“ said Mayor Thomas From A1 two weeks in each com- high-risk zone on Aug. 12 testing can register on- the bike lanes is under- M. McGee. “The bus and munity within the state. before slipping back into site using a tablet when way — Neptune Boule- bike only lanes included notified the town ofMore than eight cases per the moderate-risk zone they arrive. All samples go vard has been relined — with this project will pro- 698 confirmed cases of 100,000 translates to high the following week. directly to the Broad In- and needs to be completed vide safer roadways for all COVID-19 within the risk, between four and More information about stitution in Cambridge for by the first week of Octo- users, improve access to community on Wednesday. eight cases per 100,000 the testing sites is avail- immediate testing with a ber under the city’s grant non-motorized transpor- According to the Saugus is classified as moderate able on the town website, 24- to 36-hour turnaround agreement with Mass- tation in the near-term, Health department, this risk, and less than four and the state website: time. Notification of nega- DOT, Clausen said. while laying the ground- includes 41 deaths. cases per 100,000 is con- mass.gov. tive results will be made “It’s intended to build work for a future complete Early last month, Gov. sidered low risk. Residents can register via email, while phone quick interventions at street network buildout Charlie Baker announced Cities and towns with for an appointment at calls will be made for posi- a fairly low cost to pro- throughout the city.” a new metric for tracking the highest risk levels AFC Urgent Care online tive COVID-19 results. vide safer streets during Gayla Cawley can be the virus’ spread locally, have been shaded red at afcurgentcaresaugus. Elyse Carmosino can be COVID,” said Clausen. reached at gcawley@item- displaying the number of on the state’s COVID-19 com, or call (781) 233-1000 reached at ecarmosino@ “Ultimately, the vision is a live.com. Follow her on cases detected on average map. Saugus was pre- for more information. itemlive.com. permanent cycle track to Twitter @GaylaCawley. COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in U.S.

By Paul Wiseman The economy and job to see what Disney will do. A summertime resur- ASSOCIATED PRESS market have recovered “We have no idea when gence of COVID-19 cases in somewhat from the initial we’re going to get called the South and West forced WASHINGTON — The shock. Employers added back,’’ she said. many businesses to close number of Americans ap- 10.6 million jobs from May The extra $600 in week- again in July -- though the plying for unemployment through August, but that’s ly jobless benefits didn’t data firm Womply finds benefits fell last week to still less than half the jobs replace all her lost income that closings have mostly 860,000, a historically high lost in March and April. but helped. The reduced stabilized over the last few number of people that il- The recovery remains $300 she received brief- weeks. Womply did find a lustrates the broad eco- fragile, imperiled by con- ly from Trump’s program sharp increase in spending nomic damage still taking tinuing COVID-19 infec- made life “a little less at bars in southern and place nine months after tions as schools begin to stressful.’’ But Ward said western states, including the first case of COVID-19 reopen, and the failure to Congress needs to agree South Carolina, Tennessee was detected in the U.S. deliver another economic to another financial res- and Alabama, as college stu- The Labor Department rescue package in Wash- cue and do “what’s best for dents returned to campus. said Thursday that U.S. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ington. And companies working people.’’ But small businesses, jobless claims fell by continue to lay off workers In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, a customer leaves Last week, nearly particularly in restau- 33,000 from the previous as they absorb sales lost to a Pier 1 retail store, which is going out of busi- 659,000 people applied rants and retail, continue week and that 12.6 million the pandemic. ness, during the coronavirus pandemic in Cor- for jobless aid under a are collecting traditional to close their doors and Raytheon Technologies al Gables, Fla. new program that ex- lay off workers, according unemployment benefits, Corp. this week said it tends eligibility for the compared with just 1.7 off about 40,000 workers type of jobless benefits,” to consumer review site plans to slash more than first time to self-employed Yelp. The number of small million a year ago. 15,000 jobs this year at its starting Oct. 1. Nancy Vanden Houten, and gig workers, down companies that have tem- The pandemic has de- corporate offices, at jet en- An extra $600 in weekly lead U.S. economist at Ox- from 868,000 the previ- porarily or permanently livered a colossal shock gine-maker Pratt & Whit- unemployment benefits ford Economics, wrote in a ous week. The figure for shut down has increased to the economy. Until the ney and at its aviation and ran out July 31, squeezing resarch report. “Failure on those seeking Pandemic since mid-July, Yelp said pandemic upended the op- military equipment manu- households that had de- the part of policymakers Employment Assistance Wednesday, to more than erations of American com- facturer Collins Aerospace. pended on the beefed-up to enact another fiscal re- isn’t adjusted for season- panies, from factories to A sharp drop in travel payments. President Don- lief package poses signifi- al trends, so it’s reported 160,000, reversing a steady family diners, weekly job- has left the airlines with ald Trump issued an exec- cant downside risks to the separately. decline from the spring. less aid applications had tens of thousands more utive order Aug. 8 provid- economy and labor market Altogether, the Labor never exceeded 700,000 employees than they need ing a scaled-back version as the recovery appears to Department said that 29.8 LAW OFFICES OF in the U.S. They’ve topped to operate the vastly re- of the expanded jobless be losing momentum.’’ million people are receiv- JAMES J. CARRIGAN 700,000 for 26 consecutive duced number of flights. aid. Most states signed up Charissa Ward, 37, was ing some form of unem- • Social Security Disability weeks. This spring, the airlines for federal grants that let furloughed in April from ployment benefits, though • Workers Compensation The overall economy, as began receiving $25 bil- them increase weekly ben- her job as a server at a the figure may be inflated • Accidents measured by the gross do- lion in federal grants and efits by $300 or $400. restaurant in Disney’s by double-counting by 25 years located across from Lynn District Court mestic product, collapsed loans to keep workers That program is expir- Hollywood Studios resort states. Analysts also wor- at an annual rate of 31.7% on their payrolls for six ing. near Orlando, Florida. ry about evidence that the 15 Johnson St. from April through June, months. With that money “Layoffs remain wide- Since then, she’s been number of people collect- 781-596-0100 JAMES J. CARRIGAN by far the worst three ending Sept. 30, the three spread and a historically helping at her partner’s ing special pandemic aid ANNE GUGINO CARRIGAN months on record, as mil- biggest U.S. carriers are high number of individu- online retail business, ap- has been swollen by cases LISA A. CARRIGAN, OF COUNSEL lions of jobs disappeared. expected to furlough or lay als are still receiving some plying for jobs and waiting of fraud in California. www.jamescarriganlaw.com [email protected] A4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 OPINION We need a do-over year HOW TO REACH US

Popular sentiment un- United States’ formation more salute to their prow- Atomic bombs ended the derstandably favors con- and the heritage of people ess and sacrifice. war, but the end only came signing 2020 to a nonde- who lived on this conti- For Americans who after battle after bloody 110 Munroe St. script box in the darkest T nent long before Europe- fought in Europe, May 8, battle on Pacific islands. P.O. Box 5 corner in Time’s ware- ans bumped into it. 1945 was more a time for An August 15, 2021 VJ Lynn, MA 01903 house. I strongly disagree. Victory in Europe Day reflection than celebra- Day salute is right and Customer Service In fact, I hope 2021 sees and Victory over Japan tion. Soldiers who stood on fitting and marking VE us enjoying collective cel- Day should have been German soil looked back Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Britain, the Netherlands, and VJ Day next year is a ebrations acknowledging huge occasions for mili- 11 months, even longer if Connecting the United States and the chance to examine a ques- the momentous anniver- tary commemorations sa- they served in North Afri- All Departments: Wampanoag encompass- tion that hasn’t received saries that went by this luting the last veterans ca, Sicily and Italy, and re- much debate: How do 781-593-7700 ing five Native American membered comrades and year with only virtual rec- who fought their way into Americans perceive their ognition. tribes all claiming an his- the heart of Nazi Germa- friends who died. 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As President displaced in Europe whose lives sisted Cubans fleeing Fidel Cas- Over the past three years, the Reagan noted, welcoming the Susan J. Conti oppressed is not the same as an Controller, ext. 1288 the IRC helped rebuild amid the tro. U.S. has lowered the cap on the [email protected] rubble. President Jimmy Carter es- number of refugees admitted open-border immigration policy. Examine any decade since the tablished the Refugee Act of to the United States. At 18,000 Refugee policy is managed. 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All address information, particu- Wednesday on Pleasant Rescuers reach people cut off larly arrests, reflect police records. Street. In the event of a perceived inac- curacy, it is the sole responsibility PEABODY by Gulf Coast hurricane of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and Accidents By Jay Reeves, have the department issue a no- Angie Wang and tice of correction to the Daily Item. Police received a report of Bobby Caina Calvin Corrections or clarifications will not a motor vehicle accident at ASSOCIATED PRESS be made without express notice of 2:52 p.m. Thursday on Wash- ington St. PENSACOLA, Fla. — change from the arresting police Rescuers on the Gulf Coast Police received a report of department. used high-water vehicles a motor vehicle accident with Thursday to reach people LYNN injuries at 1:56 p.m. Thursday cut off by floodwaters in in the vicinity of Pulaski Street the aftermath of Hurricane Arrests and North Central Street. Ar- Sally, even as flooding re- lington towing was notified. mained a problem along David Donovan, 60, was rivers and creeks swollen by arrested and charged with the storm’s heavy rains. trespassing at 4:59 p.m. Complaints Across southern Alabama Thursday. Police received a report at 3 and the Florida Panhandle, Danny Joazard, 34, of 17 homeowners and business- p.m. Thursday about an argu- Nazing St., Dorchester, was es began cleaning up, and arrested and charged with ment between a patron and officials inspected bridg- drug possession with intent customer over a haircut on es and highways for safe- to distribute and Class B Lowell Street. An officer was ty, a day after Sally rolled drug possession subsequent dispatched to document the through with 105 mph offense at 6:32 p.m. Wednes- incident. winds, a surge of seawater day. and 1 to 2 1/2 feet of rain in Officers received a report of PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeffrey Lopez, 18, of 30 many places before it began Rand St., was arrested and an illegally parked motor ve- to break up. Members of a citizen response team from Indiana assist in a high water charged with carrying a fire- hicle in the Bus Zone on Lynn Sally’s remnants were over rescue of residents, Thursday in Pensacola, Fla. arm without a license, pos- St. by the ice cream parlor South Carolina on Thurs- session of a large capacity next to Brown School. Officers day afternoon and were day,” said Escambia County storm were cresting in Al- out, though authorities said weapon, feeding firearm, un- expected to move into the advised the subject to move emergency manager Eric abama and the Panhandle no one was in immediate lawful possession of ammo Atlantic within 24 hours. A the vehicle. Gilmore. on Thursday, although the danger. without a firearm identifica- rainmaker to the end, what Laura Coale, commu- Shoal, in Florida was still Richard Wittig and his tion card, receiving a stolen Police received a call at was left of the storm was nications director for Es- rising, expected to crest by family were among scores of motor vehicle, motor vehicle 12:12 p.m. Thursday from a forecast to dump as much as cambia County, Fla., said late Thursday or Friday, said people hemmed in by flood- lights violation, and snow/ woman on Penn Road com- 8 inches in isolated areas in Steve Miller of the National waters on an island at the recreational vehicle helmet vi- plaining that her neighbor the Carolinas and southern rescue crews were taking olation at 9:24 p.m. Wednes- Virginia, prompting warn- a secondary pass through Weather Service in Mobile, tip of the point. Two gen- day. continues to walk his dog off- flooded areas Thursday Ala.. Near Crestview, Fla., erators were powering his leash. ings of widespread flash flooding and “moderate” afternoon to see if anyone portions of Interstate 10 house, fueled by 30 gallons Police received a com- Accidents river flooding. As much as 8 who declined to leave ear- and U.S. Highway 90 — the of gasoline Wittig bought plaint at 11:40 a.m. Thurs- lier would like to evacuate. two main roadways running ahead of the storm. A report of a motor vehicle inches of rain had fallen in day about excessive barking central Georgia by midday. Officials’ biggest concern east to west through the “If I didn’t have a working crash at 3:01 p.m. Wednes- was keeping people off the Panhandle — were closed. generator, we’d be dead. No- day at Chestnut and Mason coming from three dogs on In hard-hit Pensacola Allen Road. Officers were dis- and surrounding Escam- roads so power trucks can Crews carried out at least body can get to us,” said the streets; at 3:42 p.m. Wednes- work and people can clean 400 rescues in Escambia 77-year-old Wittig, who said day at Commercial Street patched for more information. bia County, where Sally’s debris safely. County, Florida, by such he and his son rely on oxy- and Lynnway; at 5:15 p.m. floodwaters had coursed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis means as high-water vehi- gen machines to keep them Wednesday at 88 Broad St.; Larceny through downtown streets at 10:05 a.m. Thursday at and lapped at car door han- urged Panhandle residents cles, boats and water scoot- alive. not to let their guard down ers, authorities said. The Florida National Chatham and Collins streets; A man walked into the sta- dles on Wednesday before receding, authorities went even though the hurricane Rescuers focused their ef- Guard said it had deployed at 1:10 p.m. Thursday at KFC tion at 12:45 p.m. Thursday door-to-door to check on res- had passed. “You’re going forts Thursday on Innerar- about 500 soldiers and air- at 720 Lynnway; at 1:58 p.m. to report that $900 in cash Thursday at 108 Boston St.; idents and warn them they to see the rivers continue to ity Point, a narrow strip of men to help local author- at 2:08 p.m. Thursday at Nep- was stolen from his residence were not out of danger. rise,” DeSantis said after an land close to Pensacola that ities evacuate 113 people, tune Street Court and South while in a People’s United “Please, please, we’re not aerial tour of the Panhan- is home to waterfront homes though it did not say when Street; at 4:52 p.m. Thursday Bank Envelope on top of a out of the woods even if dle. and businesses. Floodwa- and where the rescues took at 159 Commercial St. bookshelf. Officers took down we’ve got beautiful skies to- Most rivers fed by the ters covered the only road place. A report of a motor vehi- a report. cle hit and run crash at 5:28 p.m. Wednesday at Lloyd and Washington streets. SAUGUS Assaults Complaints A report of an assault Police received a call at and battery at 10:24 p.m. 7:41 p.m. Wednesday from Wednesday on Washington a man who reported his wife Street. was slapped about 10 min- Breaking and entering utes prior by her coworker in their home. The suspect left A report of a breaking and the scene in an unknown ve- entering at 1:06 p.m. Thurs- hicle. day at 309 Boston St. A party called the station at Theft 6:56 p.m. Wednesday to re- port a male stumbling around A report of a motor vehicle and carrying his sneakers on theft at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday Walnut St. Dispatched officers at 112 Federal St. A report of a larceny at reported the party was picked 9:46 a.m. Thursday at 282 up by a friend. Lynnway. Police received a 911 call A report of a robbery at at 6:31 p.m. Wednesday re- 10:07 a.m. Thursday at 173 garding an altercation among N Common St. seven individuals in the park- Vandalism ing lot of Alltown Convenience on Broadway. Dispatched of- A report of motor vehi- ficers reported it was a gath- cle vandalism at 5:58 p.m. ering of family members and FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday on Tranfaglia that there was no altercation. Road; at 11:12 a.m. Thursday Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va. in at 7 Liberty Square. Police services not necessary. July. A caller reported at 5:22 MARBLEHEAD p.m. Wednesday that a white car was speeding down Em- Accidents ory St. after the occupant U.S. judge blocks Postal Service exchanged words with the A car reportedly hit a pole at 11:56 a.m. Wednesday at caller. The caller described Green Street and West Shore the vehicle’s driver as a His- changes that slowed mail Drive. A caller reported a car panic male with black hair was cut off and hit a pole. wearing a black sweatshirt By Gene Johnson peatedly attacked voting by to President Donald Trump them to the Postal Regula- Police reported two cars were and glasses. The suspect re- ASSOCIATED PRESS mail by making unfounded and the GOP, announced tory Commission for public merging into the same lane. portedly displayed a black claims that it is rife with he was suspending some comment and an advisory One car hit the pole and the SEATTLE — A U.S. judge handgun that was placed in fraud. Many more voters changes — including the opinion, as required by fed- other car kept driving. on Thursday blocked con- are expected to vote by mail removal of iconic blue mail- eral law. They also said the A report of a motor vehicle his truck. Dispatched officers troversial Postal Service this November because of boxes in many cities and changes interfered with crash at 12 p.m. Wednesday reported the matter is under changes that have slowed the COVID-19 pandemic, the decommissioning of their constitutional author- on Auburndale Road. investigation. mail nationwide, calling and the states have ex- mail processing machines. ity to administer their elec- them “a politically motivat- pressed concern that delays But other changes re- tions. Complaints Vandalism ed attack on the efficiency might result in voters not mained in place, and the At the hearing, Justice of the Postal Service” before receiving ballots or regis- states — including the Department attorney Jo- A person was reportedly A caller at 6:44 p.m. the November election. tration forms in time. battlegrounds of Michigan, seph Borson sought to climbing all over his wall at Judge Stanley Bastian “The states have demon- Wisconsin and Nevada — assure the judge that the 10:32 a.m. Wednesday on Wednesday reported a group in Yakima, Wash., said he strated the defendants are asked the court to block Postal Service would han- Ocean Avenue. Police report- of teenagers were vandalizing was issuing a nationwide involved in a politically them. The states sought to dle election mail promptly, ed the climber was instructed the trees in front of Veterans preliminary injunction about the high tide mark. motivated attack on the have the “leave behind” pol- noting that a surge of bal- Elementary School. Dis- sought by 14 states that efficiency of the Postal Ser- icy revoked; election mail lots in the mail would pale patched officers reported no sued the Trump adminis- vice,” Bastian said. treated as First Class mail in comparison to increases Theft signs of vandalism. tration and the U.S. Postal He also said the changes rather than as slower-mov- from, say, holiday cards. Unemployment fraud Service. created “a substantial pos- ing categories; the rein- He also said slow-downs was reported at 8:47 a.m. SWAMPSCOTT The states challenged the sibility many voters will be stallation of any mail pro- caused by the “leave be- Wednesday on Pleasant Postal Service’s so-called disenfranchised.” cessing machines needed hind” policy had gotten bet- Street. A woman reported she Accidents “leave behind” policy, where Bastian, an appointee of to ensure the prompt han- ter since it was first imple- had received four different trucks have been leaving former President Barack dling of election mail; and mented, and that the Postal unemployment packages with A report of a motor vehicle postal facilities on time re- Obama, said he planned to that the court hold DeJoy Service in reality had made gardless of whether there is pre-loaded debit cards that crash with personal injury at issue a written order later to his promise to suspend no changes with regard to had four different names on more mail to load. They also in the day, but that it would other changes. how it classifies and pro- 3:24 a.m. Thursday at 433 them. She was not familiar sought to force the Postal be substantially the same Led by Washington Attor- cesses election mail. DeJoy with any of the names. Puritan Road. Police checked Service to treat election as that sought by the states. ney General Bob Ferguson, has repeatedly insisted A report of a larceny/ the area and could not find mail as First Class mail. Following a national up- the states said the Postal that processing election forgery/fraud at 3:25 p.m. the scene of the crash. The judge noted after a roar, Postmaster General Service made the chang- mail remains the organiza- hearing that Trump had re- Louis DeJoy, a major donor es without first bringing tion’s top priority. A6 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Gov. Baker pushes flu shots; courts plan for jury trials

By Steve LeBlanc the current vaccination ther virtually or in-person. ASSOCIATED PRESS rate for elementary stu- UPDATED VIRUS dents is 81 percent, but NUMBERS BOSTON — Getting a the state can do better. flu shot this year is one State public health of- Massachusetts health of the best ways to help ficials last month an- officials reported 419 the state guard against a nounced flu shots will be new confirmed cases of spike in demand for health required for all students COVID-19 and 15 addi- care services caused by and children six months tional virus-related fatal- any potential new surge and older attending child- ities on Thursday. in coronavirus cases, Gov. There have now been Charlie Baker said Thurs- care, preschool, K-12, and colleges and universities more 124,000 confirmed day. cases in the state and Public health officials in Massachusetts. 9,051 fatalities, according have warned that an in- The state is also stock- to the Department of Pub- crease in both diseases piling additional flu shots, lic Health. could put pressure on according to Secretary of The 7-day rolling aver- the state’s hospitals and Health and Human Ser- age of daily new cases in health care system, the vices Marylou Sudders. Republican said at a news Typically, the state ac- Massachusetts has risen conference at a CVS Phar- quires 900,000 doses from over the past two weeks macy in the Roslindale a flu season. This year, the from more than 355 new neighborhood of Boston. state is upping that to 1.15 cases per day on Sept. 2 to “As we continue to fight million doses or about a 28 more than 365 on Wednes- percent increase, Sudders day, according to the Johns COVID-19, it’s critical that PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS we do everything we can said. Hopkins University Cen- to minimize the impact In the 2019-2020 flu College students wear masks our of concern for the coronavirus on the ter for Systems Science of the flu and other respi- season, there were 40,000 Boston College campus, Thursday, in Boston. and Engineering. ratory diseases,” Baker cases of the flu reported The 7-day rolling aver- said. “Having the flu and to the state Department jury trials on or after Oct. limitations on the number transmission in the state. age of the positivity rate in COVID-19 surge in the of Public Health. About 23. of peremptory challenges Courts will continue to Massachusetts has risen commonwealth at exactly 6,600 people in the state Phase 1 of the plan will available to each party. conduct most business slightly over the past two the same time would be died, according to Sudders. consist of a limited num- Court officials are an- virtually and courthouses weeks, yet remains well an incredibly difficult sit- ber of six-person jury ticipating that Phase 2 will continue to be physi- below 1 percent, Johns COURTS PLAN FOR uation for them to manage trials conducted in per- will begin in February, cally open to the public for Hopkins said. RETURN OF JURY their way through.” son in a select number of although plans regarding limited purposes, includ- The number of people in TRIALS Baker said the state locations, with no more the resumption of jury ing certain in-person pro- the state’s hospitals with must also push harder to The state Supreme Judi- than one trial at a time trials may be adjusted in ceedings. the disease was up to 377 make sure all students cial Court is planning for conducted in each loca- response to changes in the Judges will continue to on Thursday, from 352 the receive a flu shot. He said the gradual resumption of tion, and with specified rate of the coronavirus conduct bench trials, ei- previous day.

NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS Police make arrest in misleading police for al- Federal funding threatened over legedly helping her elude weekend shooting in authorities for five days Springfield until her arrest Wednesday. transgender athlete policy SPRINGFIELD (AP) RI finds toxins in soil at — Police have made an By Pat Eaton-Robb arrest in a fatal weekend highway construction site ASSOCIATED PRESS shooting in Springfield. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) HARTFORD, Conn. — Christian Velez, 37, was — Rhode Island officials The U.S. Department of arrested at a Chicop- have found toxins in soil Education is threatening ee home on Wednesday, brought in by a contractor to withhold some federal Springfield police spokes- building highway inter- funding from Connecticut man Ryan Walsh said. Po- change in Providence and school districts if they fol- lice also recovered a gun. have ordered its removal. low a state policy that al- He faces several charges Samples taken from the lows transgender girls to including murder and car- soil at the construction site compete as girls in high rying a firearm without a at the interchange between school sports. license, police said. Routes 6 and 10 contained In response to a com- Velez shot Isaunder Pe- elevated levels of contam- plaint filed last year by rez-Gonzalez, 26, of Spring- inants, Rhode Island offi- several cisgender female field, on Saturday morning cials said on Wednesday. track athletes who argued at Velez’s apartment not far The Massachusetts-based that two transgender fe- from police headquarters contractor Barletta Heavy male runners had an un- on Pearl Street, according Division brought in the fair physical advantage, to the Hampden district at- contaminated soil as back- the federal agency’s office torney’s office. fill from another project, for civil rights determined The investigation found officials said. in May that Connecticut’s that the victim came to A spokesperson for the policy violates the civil the apartment to speak state’s Department of rights of athletes who are FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS with Velez and there was Transportation said it had not transgender. an argument before the Danbury High School sophomore Alanna Smith speaks during a news ordered the contractors to School districts includ- gunfire, police said. The conference at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. remove all contaminated ing New Haven, as well as victim was pronounced soil and dispose of it at a the Capitol Region Educa- dead at the scene. But the U.S. Education tive staff that support our Department’s acting as- licensed facility. tion Council, were asked The shooting is the city’s Department’s Office for program that are fully sistant secretary for civil Officials are also barring around the beginning of 15th homicide of the year. Civil Rights argues the funded by this grant.” rights, calling the depart- the contractor from bring- September to sign a doc- There were 20 homicides policy violates the civil He and Timothy Sulli- ment’s action “an unprec- ing in any additional soil ument to receive grants in Springfield in 2019. rights of girls who are not van Jr., the superinten- edented overreach.” from its other projects to from a program for mag- No information about an transgender under Title dent of schools for the ed- “This case is anything the site. net schools that states arraigmment was released IX, the federal law that ucation council, said they but normal, and it is clear The $410 million project they will “not participate and it’s not clear if the sus- guarantees equal opportu- have no intention of sign- that OCR is unwilling to includes repairs to seven in any interscholastic pect has an attorney. nities in education. ing the document. enter conversations with bridges, according to the sporting events” unless The department did “It is unconscionable that (grant) recipients, even to Department of Trans- Woman charged with murder in the Connecticut Inter- not immediately respond the federal government discuss reasonable options portation website. Work scholastic Athletic Confer- Thursday to a request for would threaten to take such as waiting until the stabbing death in parking lot started in 2018. ence changes its policy on comment. away funds that support court ruling on CIAC’s pol- Local 57 of the Interna- transgender athletes. New Haven Mayor Jus- Hartford area children icy,” the delegation wrote. QUINCY (AP) — A man tional Union of Operating The Federal Magnet tin Elicker said his city during a pandemic, and we The dispute over trans- fatally stabbed in a Mas- Engineers, whose mem- Schools Assistance Pro- could lose the final two will fight to keep the mon- gender participation in sachusetts liquor store bers are working at the gram Grants are worth years of funding for its ey in our community,” he Connecticut high school parking lot last week ap- site, first reported toxins about $3 million a year to five-year magnet school said. “However, no amount sports is the subject of a parently did not know in August, the Providence New Haven and the edu- grant federal when the of money will deter us from federal lawsuit, filed in the 22-year-old woman Journal reported. cation council. federal fiscal year ends accepting all children for February by cisgender charged with killing him, The athletic conference this month. who they are and provid- track athletes who argue prosectors said in court. Police shoot dog that was has said its policy is de- “It would basically mean ing equitable access to pro- they were denied cham- Alyssa Dellamano, of attacking 2 people, other dog signed to comply with a that New Haven schoolchil- grams and services. pionships and potential Quincy, was held without state law that requires dren would have less access The state’s congressional college scholarship oppor- bail after pleading not PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) all students to be treated to educational opportuni- delegation also sent a let- tunities as the result of guilty to murder at her ar- — Police officers in Rhode as the gender with which ties,” he said. “There are ter Thursday to Kimberly having to compete against raignment Wednesday in Island shot a dog that lat- they identify. teachers and administra- Richey, the U.S. Education two transgender girls. connection with the death er had to be euthanized last Friday of Cameron because it would not stop Nohmy, 24. attacking another dog and Dellamano was already two people, including a CVS to double number of in the parking lot of the 14-year-old girl, police said. Quincy store with friends Two pit bulls attacked when Nohmy, in the pas- a husky mix in the yard pharmacy coronavirus testing sites senger seat of a pickup of a Providence home truck, pulled in with his on Wednesday morning, WOONSOCKET, R.I. testing,” Jon Roberts, act- past two weeks has not ater company announced friends, prosecutors said. Cmdr. Thomas Verdi said. (AP) — CVS Health is ing president and chief changed, and was at 1.22 Thursday that it would Surveillance video When the husky’s own- doubling the number of operating officer, said in a percent on Wednesday, ac- not produce any in-person, shows Nohmy getting out er, a 14-year-old girl, tried drive-thru COVID-19 test- statement. cording to the Johns Hop- indoor performances until of the truck, and some- to intervene, the pit bulls ing sites at its pharmacy The self-swab tests, kins University Center for the fall of 2021. one walking up to him turned on her, police said. locations around the coun- available only by appoint- Systems Science and En- Trinity Rep at first said and stabbing him several The owner of the pit bulls, try, the company said in a ment, are conducted un- gineering. it would delay the start of times, prosecutors said. who lives in the same mul- statement Thursday. der the supervision of a The seven-day rolling its season until August. Nohmy was taken to a tifamily home, was also The Woonsocket, R.I., qualified CVS employee. average of daily new cas- But that was pushed back Boston hospital where attacked when he stepped company plans to add Most test results collected es in Rhode Island has until the winter of 2020 he was pronounced dead. in, police said. more than 2,000 testing at CVS are available with- risen over the past two through the fall of 2021. Prosecutors did not dis- One officer tried using sites for a total of more in two or three days. weeks from more than 89 Now the season has been close a motive. an electronic stun gun, but than 4,000 by mid-Octo- NEW DATA on Sept. 2 to more than 97 delayed until fall 2021. Dellamano then left the it did not stop the attack- ber. on Wednesday, Johns Hop- “While we are eager to area in an SUV with some- ing dogs. One pit bull ran The Rhode Island De- kins reported. The first 400 of the new get back onstage in front one else, prosecutors said. in the house before four partment of Health on The state has now had testing sites are scheduled of our beloved audience, it “There will be plenty of officers opened fire on the Thursday reported 101 nearly 23,500 confirmed to open Friday. The ex- is becoming increasingly time to figure out what second pit bull, injuring it. new confirmed cases of cases and 1,085 fatalities. happened and who did It was taken to an ani- isting sites have already COVID-19 in the state There were 88 patients clear that we won’t be able this,” Dellamano’s attor- mal hospital where it was performed about 3 million and four more virus-relat- with coronavirus in Rhode to do so in a safe or practi- ney, Thomas Iovieno, told euthanized, Verdi said. tests. ed fatalities. Island hospitals on Tues- cal fashion this winter and The Patriot Ledger. “My The girl and the pit bulls’ “Since opening our first The new cases were out day, up from 86 the day spring,” Artistic Director thoughts and prayers are owner were checked out at test site in March, we’ve of more than 8,200 test before. Nine were in inten- Curt Columbus said in a with the victim and his the hospital. been able to quickly adapt results, a positivity rate of sive care. statement. family — he seemed like a The owner of the pit to the changing landscape about 1.2 percent. In the meantime, Trinity nice kid.” bulls faces a vicious dog in order to make it easier The state’s seven-day THEATER Rep will continue its an- One of Dellamano’s hearing. Police did not re- for people in the commu- rolling average of the PRODUCTION DELAY ti-racism, education and friends is charged with lease any names. nities we serve to access positivity rate over the A Rhode Island the- digital content initiatives. 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ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Kristopher Siriani of Lynn walks along the railing of the seawall like a tightrope near King’s Beach in Lynn on Saturday. “I like nature and I try to dive deeper into a sense of being,” says Siriani. Balancing while walking along the railing helps bring him inner peace. “Sometimes I can do the whole thing in one shot if I’m not distracted.”

Tim Sullivan of Marblehead, who Thomas Londi, 7, of Middleton, looks for ap- organized the Marblehead Virtual ITEM PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK proaching runners as he stands at Devereaux Boston Marathon, cools off after Beach during the Marblehead Virtual Boston A crowd of supporters cheers as two runners enter the final lap completing the marathon at De- Marathon. of the Virtual Boston Marathon in Marblehead on Saturday. vereux Beach on Saturday.

ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO Starting Sunday, Swampscott has designated areas of town as ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK “mandatory-mask zones.” Lynn resident Mac Carroll, 43, walks Steven Thibeault of Nahant helps Cheerio, a 3-year-old American black duck, with his dog, Larry Bird, on Sunday afternoon on King’s Beach in show off his Nahant Historical Society medal which the duck received last Swampscott. week, making him the first non-human member of the society.

Cristian Hidal- go, 5, of Lynn, plays on the fencing around Sewell-Ander- son Elementary School in Lynn as his mother, Josephine Ma- yard, registers him for kin- dergarten on Wednesday. ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO An MBTA conductor leans out of a train as it approaches the Lynn train stop. ITEM PHOTO | The MBTA plans to increase commuter rail service to Lynn this fall. SPENSER HASAK

Johnson School Principal Kevin Andrews addresses a virtual crowd for the ceremonial flag raising at the school on Wednesday as brothers Grey, Quinn, and Bingham Palmer wait to recite the Pledge of Allegiance while Cath Sullivan, the school’s ad- ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO justment councilor, holds Parents and children line up around the a computer which was corner of Lynn English High School to live-streaming the event. pick up school equipment on Tuesday af- ternoon in Lynn. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK A8 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 LOOK! National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, National Respect Day

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider took to social media to condemn anti-maskers who went into a Florida Target store blaring the group’s hit “We’re Not Dee Snider Gonna Take It” while rip- from the band ping off their masks. Twisted Sister In a tweet Wednesday, performs on Snider called the stunt the Fox News “moronic,” and shared a Channel’s “Fox video that was recorded & Friends” by an upset customer show, in New inside the Target at York. Coral Ridge Mall in Fort Lauderdale. The video FILE PHOTO | had more than 30 million FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS views. Amy Locane enters the courtroom to be sen- Snider said the group dent Chris Nelson told caption said. Federal health officials tenced in Somerville, N.J. doesn’t have his “permis- the newspaper that his The small group of have said masks could sion or blessing to use my group, ReOpen South anti-maskers approached effectively halt the spread song for their moronic Florida, organized the customers inside the of COVID-19 and have cause.” “flash mob.” He also post- store. begged the public to ‘Melrose Place’ The stunt drew quick ed a YouTube video of it “We’re Americans, embrace them. Robert action from Broward breathe,” a woman yelled. Redfield, director of the from their vantage point County officials. Target “It’s all a lie!” Centers for Disease Con- actress headed was fined for not enforc- on Tuesday. Another woman trol and Prevention, told a ing the county’s mask “In celebration of Burn screamed that a customer committee of U.S. sena- law and citations were Your Mask Day we should take the mask off. tors on Wednesday that a mailed to the protesters, decided to spread some “You don’t need it,” she simple face covering could back to prison the South Florida Sun freedom dust over the said. be more effective than Sentinel reported. shoppers and employees If a guest complied, the a vaccine in protecting for 2010 crash Fort Lauderdale resi- of Target!” the YouTube group cheered. people from the virus. By David Porter now featured four sen- ASSOCIATED PRESS tencings in front of three Poop knives, arachnophobic judges, plus numerous A former “Melrose Place” appeals. actress who has already Locane — who acted in served a prison sentence 13 episodes of the popular entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobels for a fatal 2010 drunken 1990s Fox series and has driving crash in New also appeared in several By Mark Pratt and it took us months, but perimental Archaeology Two Legs Make all the Jersey is headed back movies — was convicted ASSOCIATED PRESS we got it done,” said Marc Lab, used real human Difference,” appeared in behind bars after a judge on several counts includ- Abrahams, editor of the feces frozen to minus-50 the the journal American agreed with prosecutors Maybe this year’s Ig Annals of Improbable degrees Centigrade and Entomologist in 2013. ing vehicular manslaugh- Nobels, the spoof prizes Thursday that her initial Research magazine, the filed to a sharp edge. Vetter, a retired re- ter, and faced a sentencing for dubious but humorous sentence was too lenient. event’s primary sponsor. He then tried to cut search associate and spi- range of five to 10 years scientific achievement, Saying Amy Locane This year’s winners also meat with it. der specialist who worked still refuses to fully ac- on the most serious count. should have been re- included a collection of “The poop knives failed in the entomology depart- knowledge her culpability The state initially sought named the Ick Nobels. world leaders who think miserably,” he said in ment at the University of in the crash that killed a seven-year sentence, but An anthropologist who they’re smarter than a telephone interview. California Riverside for 60-year-old Helene See- a trial judge sentenced tested an urban legend by doctors and scientists, “There’s not a lot of basis 32 years, found during the man and severely injured her to three years in 2013. fashioning a knife out of Seeman’s husband, state An appeals court ruled he frozen human feces, and a and a team of Dutch and empirically for this fan- course of his work that Superior Court Judge misapplied the law, but at man who found that spi- Belgian researchers who tastic story.” many insect lovers hate Angela Borkowski sen- a resentencing, the same ders oddly give scientists looked at why chewing The study is a little spiders. tenced her to eight years judge declined to give her who study insects the and other sounds people gross but makes an “It always struck me as in state prison. State law additional time. heebie-jeebies, are among make drive us crazy. important point: There funny that when I talked requires her to serve more Last year, a different the 2020 winners. Metin Eren has been are a lot of narratives out to entomologists about than six years before be- judge sentenced her to Because of the coronavi- fascinated since high there based on phony or spiders, they would say ing eligible for parole. five years, but an appeals rus pandemic, Thursday’s school by the story of an unproven science. something along the lines Locane apologized to the court ruled he didn’t fol- 30th annual Ig Nobel cer- Inuit man in Canada who “The point of this was to of, ‘Oh, I hate spiders!’” Seeman family in a brief low guidelines it had set emony was a 75-minute made a knife out of his show that evidence and he said in a telephone statement. She was placed and ordered yet another prerecorded virtual affair own excrement. The story fact checking are vital,” interview. in handcuffs and taken sentencing. Locane’s at- instead of the usual live has been told and retold, he said. He found that many bug into custody by court depu- torney, James Wronko, event at Harvard Univer- but is it true? Richard Vetter won lovers had had a negative ties after the proceeding in had argued unsuccess- sity. Even so, it managed Eren and his colleagues an Ig Nobel for his paper experience with a spi- state court in Somerville. fully that sentencing her to maintain some of the decided to find out. looking at why people der, including bites and It was a startling devel- again would violate dou- event’s traditions, in- Eren, an assistant who spend their lives nightmares. The fact that opment in a case that has ble jeopardy protections cluding real Nobel Prize professor of anthropology studying insects are spiders are often hairy, bounced around the New since she had already laureates handing out the at Kent State University creeped out by spiders. fast, silent and have all Jersey court system for completed her initial sen- amusing alternatives. in Ohio and co-director His paper, “Arachnopho- those creepy eyes freaks nearly a decade and has tence and parole term. “It was a nightmare, of the university’s Ex- bic Entomologists: Why out entomologists, he said. WEATHER LOTTERY

SUN, MOON, TIDES National weather TODAY’S FORECAST MARINE FORECAST Forecast for Friday, September 18, 2020 Cloudy. Slight chance of a N winds 15 to 20 kt with MASS. EVENING: MASS. MID-DAY: Sunrise today 6:26 a.m. Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. rain shower. High 62F. Winds gusts up to 25 kt. Waves Thursday...... 5508 Thursday...... 4909 Sunset today 6:49 p.m. NNE at 10 to 20 mph. around 2 ft, except 3 to 5 ft Wednesday...... 1885 Wednesday...... 1124 at the outer harbor entrance. Sunrise tomorrow 6:27 a.m. H Tonight: Clear. Low 44F. Winds Tuesday...... 0906 Tuesday...... 4971 N at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight: N winds 10 to 15 kt Yesterday’s payoff: Yesterday’s payoff: High tide today 12:28 p.m. with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves Low tide today 6:38 p.m. 2 to 3 ft. EXACT ORDER EXACT ORDER L All 4...... $4,518 All 4...... $5,270 H SALLY High tide tomorrow 1:16 p.m. First or last 3...... $633 First or last 3...... $738 Any 2...... $54 Any 2...... $63 Any 1...... $5 Any 1...... $6 ANY ORDER ANY ORDER Fronts All 4...... $376 All 4...... $439 Cold Warm Stationary Pressure First 3...... $211 First 3...... $123 H L SEPT. 24 OCT. 1 High Low Showers Rain T-storms Flurries Snow Ice TODAY TOMORROW SUNDAY Last 3...... $105 Last 3...... $246 <-10 -0s0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110+ Cloudy | High 62, Low 44 Sunny | High 61, Low 45 M’Sunny | High 57, Low 47 NATIONAL SUMMARY: As Sally pushes off the Carolina coast today, rain will end over much of the South, but river flooding will continue. Downpours will soak South Texas and the Florida Peninsula. Showers and thunderstorms are in store from the Northwest to part of the northern Rockies. Chilly and frosty air will extend from the Midwest to the Northeast.

©2020 AccuWeather, Inc. SPORTS B FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Marblehead hires Elmer Magana as new boys soccer coach By Mike Alongi face, as he has been doing ing ten goals in each of the to look to, especially in a ITEM SPORTS EDITOR an outstanding job with the last four seasons. Magana strange season like the one JV boys soccer team for the also works as a World Lan- we’ll be having,” said Maga- As the prospects of a fall last nine years,” said Mar- guage teacher at Marble- na. “Almost all of these guys season creep closer and blehead Athletic Director head High, and his passion were my players in junior closer, the Marblehead Greg Ceglarski. “He has in the classroom and on varsity over the years, so athletic department an- proven to us he has the ex- the athletic eld is rarely being able to continue this nounced this week that it perience and ability to con- matched. journey along with them has hired Elmer Magana as its new varsity boys soccer tinue building a successful As the Magicians get set will be very exciting.” coach. Magana, who has team.” to hopefully embark on an- As for what’s next, Maga- served as the junior varsity Magana will take over the other season, Ceglarski is na is hoping that his team coach at Marblehead for the program that former head secure in knowing that his can get out on the eld and past nine seasons, becomes coach Scott Laramie has led new boys soccer coach is compete against the rest of the rst Latino coach of the for the last nine seasons. already entrenched in the the Northeastern Confer- Magicians varsity program. “We want to thank Scott Marblehead way. ence as soon as possible. “I’m extremely excited to for his time and energy “We are thrilled to have “We’re hoping that things become the next head coach given to the program, as he Elmer at the forefront of continue in a positive di- of Marblehead soccer,” said was a valuable asset to the the Marblehead boys soccer rection and we’ll be able to Magana, a native of El Sal- Marblehead coaching staff,” program,” said Ceglarski. get out on the eld,” said vador. “It’s a great honor to Ceglarski said. “He brings passion, energy, Magana. “We’ll certainly continue the winning tra- Magana has had great and a wealth of knowledge follow all of the guidelines success with the JV boys to the school and we have that the MIAA has put in dition here and also to con- COURTESY PHOTO tinue to grow our program soccer program; posting no doubt it will be a smooth place and we’ll do our best year by year.” winning seasons the last transition.” to compete against all of the Elmer Magana will become the rst Latino “Elmer comes to the pro- six years, going undefeated “I’m happy that the guys great competition we have coach of Marblehead boys soccer’s varsity pro- gram as a very familiar last year and only conced- will have a familiar face in our league.” gram this season. Prep’s Eric Wing commits to St. Joseph’s baseball

By Mike Alongi to adapt and just keep in attendance. ITEM SPORTS EDITOR working. We couldn’t see a “He was hitting the ball ton of coaches or play in a great at the Lynn Invi- Missing your junior sea- bunch of showcases, so we tational,” Letarte said of son of high school baseball did mostly video work. But Wing. “He knocked a few as an upcoming college in the end it all worked balls out to the wall at prospect is a tough blow to out.” Fraser Field and the St. take, but that didn’t stop “Eric just gets up and St. John’s Prep incoming Joseph’s coaches were senior Eric Wing. After grinds every day and he standing behind home his spring season was can- always maintains that plate watching the whole celed due to the COVID-19 work ethic,” said St. John’s time, and that was that.” pandemic, Wing found a Prep baseball coach Dan “The Lynn Invitational way to adapt, played any- Letarte. “He was able to was a great opportunity where he could and earned get a lot of solid work in for me and I really tried to himself college offers. This over the summer simply make the most of it,” said week, Wing made his because he refused to take Wing. “It was one of the commitment to play his time off.” few showcases that was college baseball at St. Jo- Wing took advantage of still on.” seph’s College in Standish, his opportunity to play in Both Letarte and Wing Maine. the Lynn Invitational this noted how important the “Missing my junior sea- summer, one of the few Lynn Invitational was in son and not being able to baseball showcases in the getting Wing college of- play for basically the en- area that was held this fers, especially in a year COURTESY PHOTO tire rst month of summer, year. He put on a hitting stymied by the pandemic. it was really tough,” said display that impressed St. John’s Prep senior Eric Wing will continue his baseball career at St. Wing. “But at the same both Letarte and the St. WING, B2 Joseph’s College. time, I had to nd ways Joseph’s coaches who were Thomas takes Celtics look to bounce back in Game 2 U.S. Open lead with 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot

By Doug Ferguson mind, and I was focused. ASSOCIATED PRESS I just was sticking to my routine and playing ev- MAMARONECK, N.Y. ery shot, as opposed to — This wasn’t the kind getting ahead of myself. of fun Justin Thomas had It’s one of those rounds in mind for a U.S. Open where ... next thing you at Winged Foot. know, you make the putt For all the hype and on 18, you’re done for the history of how much pun- day.” ishment Winged Foot has He played with Masters doled out over the years. champion Tiger Woods Thomas took advantage and PGA champion Collin of a surprising soft and Morikawa, who couldn’t gentle Thursday morning get done fast enough. with a 5-under 65, the Woods was in ve bun- lowest score in six U.S. kers through ve holes Opens on this tough Till- and then appeared to inghast design. steady himself with three And all that got him straight birdies around was a one-shot lead over the turn to get under par, Patrick Reed among ear- but only brie y. He made ly starters, with Rory three bogeys coming in, McIlroy another shot still had a chance to post behind and starting to a reasonable score and swing freely. then let it get away. Thomas went into the From short of the steep week saying it was a shelf fronting the 18th “different kind of fun” to green, he  ubbed a  op grind over pars, to hit shot, pitched the next middle irons to dif cult one about 8 feet beyond pins instead of the low the pin and missed the scoring at so many oth- putt to take double bogey er tournaments. He de- for a73. livered six birdies and “I did not nish off the nished with a 25-footer round like I needed to,” on the 18th on a putt he Woods said, a feeling he barely moved to get it conveyed ve more times started down one of the out of the six questions PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS many wicked slopes on he faced after his round. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (right) attempts a shot over Miami Heat forward Bam Winged Foot’s greens. Neither did Morikawa, “Yeah, 65 is fun no mat- who shot 40 on the back Adebayo (left) during the rst half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference nals Thursday ter where you play, espe- nine for a 76. night. Despite Miami getting off to a torrid start to the game, Boston battled back behind cially at Winged Foot,” strong play from Kemba Walker, Smart and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics were eventually Thomas said. “I was in U.S. OPEN, B2 able to stretch out their lead to as many as 17 points in the rst half. As of press time, the a really good frame of Celtics led the Heat, 60-47, at the end of the rst half. B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

TODAY IN SPORTS Sept. 18 2003 — Atlanta clinches its 12th St. Johns Prep’s Eric Wing commits 1899 — A tennis tournament known straight division title when sec- as “The Cincinnati Open” begins. ond-place Florida is mathematically Today, it is the oldest tennis tourna- eliminated from the NL East race. ment in the United States still played The record title streak started in to St. Joseph’s baseball in its original city and is now known 1991, when the Braves won the NL as the Cincinnati Masters & Wom- West. They moved to the East Divi- en’s Open. sion in 1994 and trailed Montreal by WING helped me out,” Wing said. get back after it for his behind him will really free 1946 — Joe Louis knocks out Tami six games when the strike stopped Mauriello in the first round at Yankee From B1 As for why Wing chose St. senior season with the him up to have a great se- the season in August. Joseph’s, it was pretty sim- Eagles. Letarte is excited nior year.” Stadium in New York to retain the 2004 — Maurice Drew of UCLA rush- world heavyweight title. es for a school-record 322 yards and “(Lynn Invitational ple — the school reminded that he gets one more year Wing is ready to put in 1960 — Goose Gonsoulin intercepts five touchdowns in the Bruins’ 37-31 founder) Tim Fila is one him of St. John’s Prep. to help mold Wing, and the work to make that four passes to lead the Denver Bron- victory over Washington. By halftime, cos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo of my good friends, and we “I was looking for a he’s looking for a lot from happen. he had 235 yards on 13 carries. Bills. smaller school, and once one of his star seniors. “Making this decision 2005 — Green Bay’s Brett Favre absolutely love what he 1965 — In his first collegiate game, joins Dan Marino and John Elway does with the Invitational I got to St. Joseph’s it just “I’m expecting a lot from has taken a huge weight quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El with 50,000 yards passing and also Paso gains 483 total yards against every year,” Letarte said. really reminded me of St. him, I’ll be honest,” said off my shoulders, but the breaks Elway’s single-stadium NFL North Texas State. Receiver Chuck “It provides such a great John’s Prep,” said Wing. Letarte, whose teams con- work is just beginning,” touchdown record of 180 with a Hughes has 349 of those yards. “At that point, the decision sistently compete for Divi- said Wing. “I’ve been 4-yard toss to Tony Fisher with 4 sec- opportunity for kids to be 1967 — U.S. yacht Intrepid beats seen by college coaches. wasn’t really tough at all. sion 1 and Super 8 titles. working three years to get the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in onds left of a 26-24 loss to Cleve- four straight races to defend the land at Lambeau Field. We send kids every year Once I saw that things “He’s got a lot of power to this point and have my America’s Cup. 2011 — At 16, Lexi Thompson and we always see great were really similar to St. and the ability to drive in senior season, and I can’t 1977 — U.S. yacht Courageous becomes the youngest player to win results.” John’s, I just felt that I a lot of runs, and we’re go- wait to get back out there. beats the challenger Australia in four an LPGA Tour event. The 16-year-old straight races to defend the Ameri- Floridian closes with a 2-under 70 to “I’ve recommended the could definitely stay in ing to want to see that out For now, I’ll just be grind- ca’s Cup. win by five strokes over Tiffany Joh at Lynn Invitational to a that kind of environment of him. We’ll also want to ing all fall and winter just 1996 — Roger Clemens equals his the Navistar LPGA Classic in Pratt- number of my teammates for another four years.” see leadership from him. I preparing to get after it own major league record, fanning 20 ville, Ala. Thompson shatters the age because of how much it This spring, Wing will think having this decision next spring.” batters and pitching a four-hitter to record for winning a multiple-round lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers tournament held by Paula Creamer, 4-0. who won in 2005 at 18. TV/RADIO

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE East East W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 NE 1 0 0 1.000 21 11 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 17 20 Miami 0 1 0 .000 11 21 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 16 26 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 17 27 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 17 27 PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS South South W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 27 20 NO 1 0 0 1.000 34 23 Justin Thomas plays a shot from a bunker on the 17th hole during the first round of the US Open Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 16 14 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 25 38 Golf Championship, Thursday in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Houston 0 1 0 .000 20 34 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 30 34 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 20 27 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 23 34 North North W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 38 6 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 27 23 Thomas takes U.S. Open lead with Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 26 16 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 43 34 Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 13 16 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 23 27 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 6 38 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 34 43 West West W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 34 20 Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot LAC 1 0 0 1.000 16 13 L.A. Rams 1 0 0 1.000 20 17 Las Vegas 1 0 0 1.000 34 30 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 38 25 Denver 0 1 0 .000 14 16 San Fran 0 1 0 .000 20 24 U.S. OPEN ker, leaving him no chance plan going into the week. ace. I’ll take it either way.” Thursday’s Games Denver at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. From B1 to get it close. There were Yeah, I need to respect the Reed prefers the U.S. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m. Minnesota at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. few complaints the rest of course. But if I’m driving Open to be a battle for par, Sunday’s Games Washington at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Most irritating to Woods the way. it well and playing well, and so it was for those who Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Houston, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 1 p.m. was a missed chance to He also made three bird- I do need to try to make got out of position. Even Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m. ies around the turn, nar- some birdies.” then, he delivered. Reed p.m. score. Low clouds added Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. to the soft feel of Winged rowly missing a fourth Reed did better than clipped a tree on the 16th Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. New England at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Monday’s Games Foot. The greens were fast in a row from just inside that. Starting with four and was some 300 yards L.A. Rams at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Las Vegas, 8:15 but not as firm. Jordan 10 feet at the par-5 12th. pars and a double bogey from the green and man- Atlanta at Dallas, 1 p.m. p.m. Spieth discovered that on Thomas felt at easy, and on No. 5, Reed hit driv- aged to escape with par. the first hole. He was try- Winged Foot allowed him er to the left edge of the Ditto for the 17th, where MLB ing to figure out if his ap- to feel that way. At least rough on the short par-4 he hammered a hybrid proach would take a hard on Thursday. sixth and chipped to 6 feet. out of thick grass and let American League National League hop and release or land The previous low score Then, he hit 9-iron that it run hot onto the putting East Division East Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB soft and spin back. He for a U.S. Open was a 66 one-hopped into the hole surface. Tampa Bay 31 18 .633 _ Atlanta 29 21 .580 _ guessed wrong, the ball by Fuzzy Zoeller in the for an ace on No. 7, and the McIlroy can make the New York 28 21 .571 3 Miami 25 23 .521 3 Toronto 26 22 .542 4½ Philadelphia 24 24 .500 4 rolled down the slope to second round in 1984. awkward pause of making game look easy anywhere, Baltimore 22 27 .449 9 New York 22 27 .449 6½ the front of the the green “The greens are very sure it was a hole-in-one and such was the case He Boston 19 32 .373 13 Washington 18 29 .383 9½ and he three-putted for soft,” Thomas said. “I because there are no spec- birdied three of the par 3s, Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB bogey. He also shot 73. thought they’d be a little tators around to cheer. and only a pair of three- Chicago 32 17 .653 _ Chicago 30 20 .600 _ Thomas judged it cor- firmer, but I also under- “It would have been nuts. putts — one for par, one Minnesota 31 20 .608 2 Cincinnati 25 26 .490 5½ Cleveland 26 23 .531 6 St. Louis 22 23 .489 5½ rectly with a short iron left stood that they need to Up here in New York, the for bogey — slowed him. Detroit 21 27 .438 10½ Milwaukee 23 26 .469 6½ of the flag that spun back err on this side of they fans are amazing,” he said. “It was one of those Kansas City 21 29 .420 11½ Pittsburgh 14 34 .292 15 West Division West Division close to the hole for bird- can get them how they “It was unfortunate the rounds I felt like could W L Pct GB W L Pct GB ie. His only dropped shot want this weekend. ... It’s fans weren’t here because have been a little lower Oakland 31 19 .620 _ z-Los Angeles 35 15 .700 _ came at the par-3 third be- still Winged Foot. You’ve that would have been an than it was, but at the Houston 24 25 .490 6½ San Diego 32 19 .627 3½ Seattle 22 27 .449 8½ San Francisco 24 24 .500 10 cause the ball settled on a still got to hit the shots. awesome experience. But at same time 67 is a really Los Angeles 20 30 .400 11 Colorado 22 26 .458 12 downward slope of a bun- That kind of was my game the same time, an ace is an good start. Texas 18 31 .367 12½ Arizona 19 31 .380 16 z-clinched playoff berth

Thursday’s Games Kansas City (Duffy 3-3) at Milwaukee (Houser Boston 5, Miami 3 1-5), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Hafley makes debut as Boston Minnesota (Hill 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks Arizona at L.A. Angels, 4:10 p.m. 5-4), 8:15 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Texas (Benjamin 1-0) at L.A. Angels (TBD), 9:10 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:35 p.m., 1st game Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Paddack 3-4) at Seattle (Kikuchi College heads to Duke Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m. 2-3), 9:40 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:35 p.m., 2nd game San Francisco (TBD) at Oakland (Bassitt 4-2), Friday’s Games 9:40 p.m. By Aaron Beard before the pandemic shut Philadelphia (TBD) at Toronto (TBD), 4:05 p.m., Saturday’s Games ASSOCIATED PRESS 1st game down college and profes- San Francisco at Oakland, 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Stiever 0-0) at Cincinnati sional sports. (TBD), 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. New Boston College coach Then the Eagles had to Cleveland (Plesac 3-2) at Detroit (Fulmer 0-2), Cleveland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m. Jeff Hafley had to wait an 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 7:07 p.m. wait an extra week to start N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Boston (Pérez 3-4), 7:30 Arizona at Houston, 7:10 p.m. extra week in the schedule when the ACC unveiled a p.m. Kansas City at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. to make his debut with the Tampa Bay (Glasnow 3-1) at Baltimore (Cobb revamped scheduling mod- N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:30 p.m. 1-4), 7:35 p.m. Eagles while most of the At- el built around 10 league Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. Toronto (TBD) at Philadelphia (TBD), 7:35 p.m., lantic Coast Conference got games and one nonconfer- 2nd game Minnesota at Chicago Cubs, 8:15 p.m. to play opening games. Arizona (Gallen 1-2) at Houston (Greinke 3-2), San Diego at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. ence game played in the 8:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:10 p.m. “Looking back,” Hafley home state of the member said, “I was kind of jealous school. Eleven of 15 teams NBA PLAYOFFS that those guys all got to played last weekend, leav- play and that we didn’t.” ing only BC, North Carolina Hafley’s debut comes Sat- State, Virginia and Virginia FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, Sept. 15 Sunday, Sept. 20 urday when Boston College Tech on the outside. Miami 117, Boston 114, OT, Miami Denver vs. L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. leads series 1-0 travels to Duke, the first Hafley said the team Jeff Hafley speaks at a news conference where Denver 104, L.A. Clippers 89, Denver Monday, Sept. 21 chance for the former Ohio spent some of the extra time he was introduced as the new NCAA college wins series 4-3 Boston vs. Miami, TBD State co-defensive coordina- studying for the Blue Devils football head coach at Boston College. Thursday, Sept. 17 Tuesday, Sept. 22 tor to see how much the Ea- (0-1, 0-1 ACC). But much L.A. Lakers vs. Denver, 9 p.m. Miami vs. Boston, 7 p.m. gles have picked up through of the extra time was spent Dame, which marked the great opponent,” Cutcliffe Friday, Sept. 18 Wednesday, Sept. 23 limited spring practices and focusing more on improv- debut of Clemson graduate said. “You prove it by win- Denver vs. L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x-Miami vs. Boston, TBD altered offseason routines. ing their own execution and transfer Chase Brice as the ning. And what this team Saturday, Sept. 19 Thursday, Sept. 24 The school hired Hafley fundamentals. starting quarterback as well has to do is put the bumps Boston vs. Miami, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers vs. Denver, 9 p.m. for a spark after going 44- “Our kids are really exited as coach David Cutcliffe and the bruises behind you. 44 in seven seasons under to play in a real game,” Ha- The Week 1 to Week 2 im- NHL PLAYOFFS Steve Addazio. He had to fley said. “They’re excited to taking over play-calling du- wait to officially start work play against somebody be- ties as well. provement is there for you, Tuesday, September 15 Thursday, September 17 until after the Buckeyes lost sides ourselves. I think that “To prove that we’re a depending upon how much N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1, 2OT, Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m. to Clemson in the College they’ll be locked in.” good football team, you don’t energy you have and the ef- Tampa Bay leads series 3 - 2 Saturday, September 19 Football Playoff, then only The Blue Devils are com- prove it by playing well, fort you put into the prepa- x-N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. had five spring practices ing off a loss at No. 7 Notre and playing well against a ration.” FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION ‘Fired up’ Biden discusses strategy with Senate Democrats By Lisa Mascaro and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Bill Barrow D-Mich., a party leader ASSOCIATED PRESS who organized the event. Biden’s message, said, WASHINGTON — A Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., “fired up” Joe Biden was clear: “They’re ready.” joined Senate Demo- Biden’s campaign team crats for an online lunch has come under scrutiny Thursday and told allies in recent days over its PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS that he is taking nothing outreach efforts, particu- for granted in the race Attorney General William Barr speaks during larly for what some see as for the White House and a press conference about Operation Legend short shrift with Latino the down-ballot effort to at the Dirksen Federal Building Wednesday in voters. At the same time, wrest the Senate’s major- Chicago. ity control from Republi- Democrats have mixed cans. views over the party’s get-out-the-vote effort The 30-minute event PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS was a homecoming of that largely bypasses tra- Barr under fire sorts for the former Del- Democratic presidential candidate former Vice ditional door knocking to aware senator who now President Joe Biden speaks after participating avoid health risks during is his party’s presidential in a coronavirus vaccine briefing with public the pandemic, instead nominee. Yet it took place health experts, Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. relying on virtual out- over comparison at a grave moment, with reach. Vice presidential the COVID-19 crisis and week over the president’s to claim a vaccine would nominee Kamala Harris economic distress hang- handling of the corona- be ready as early as next scheduled an event in of virus lock-in ing over an election like virus crisis. He planned month, just before the Philadelphia on Thurs- no other. Biden fielded to be near Scranton, Pa., Nov. 3 election. day with Latino leaders questions, particularly his boyhood hometown, “Mark my words — if and elected officials. from senators facing re- later Thursday for a I’m president, I’ll always Concerns run high to slavery election, about his strat- CNN town hall, follow- level with the American among senators over egy win back the cham- ing Trump’s on ABC this people, and I’ll always Russian election inter- By Eric Tucker prosecutors who work for ber and defeat President week. The appearances tell the truth,” Biden said ference, stalled funding ASSOCIATED PRESS him, including in crimi- Donald Trump. have been considered in a statement.. to shore up state election nal cases involving associ- “You could tell he’s real- tuneups before the three On the private call, systems and Trump’s at- WASHINGTON — Attor- ates of President Donald ly fired up and he’s work- presidential debates; the Biden did not take on tempts to starve the U.S. ney General William Barr Trump. But in his remarks, ing hard and is going to first is Sept. 29. Trump directly, but out- Postal Service of need- drew sharp condemnation he rejected the notion that be be out there and be As Trump prepared lined what’s at stake, ed money just as many Thursday for comparing prosecutors should have fi- much as he possibly can,” for an evening rally in senators said. Americans will be mail- lockdown orders during the nal say in cases that they said Michigan Sen. Gary Wisconsin, Biden seized “He just said, ‘You know ing in their ballots to coronavirus pandemic to bring. Instead, Barr de- Peters, who is seeking for on the president open- what we’re up against. avoid crowds at polling slavery. scribed them as part of the a new term. ly contradicting the na- You know why this is stations during the virus In remarks Wednesday “permanent bureaucracy” Biden is on offense this tion’s top health officials so important,’” said crisis. night at an event hosted by and suggested they need Hillsdale College, Barr had to be supervised, and even called the lockdown orders reined in, by politically ap- FBI director says antifa is an the “greatest intrusion on pointed leaders account- civil liberties in American able to the president and history” since slavery. Congress. His comments, at a North- “The men and women ideology, not an organization ern Virginia event hosted who have ultimate author- by the school, also criticized ity in the Justice Depart- By Eric Tucker and though such designations his own prosecutors for be- ment are thus the ones on Ben Fox are reserved for foreign having as “headhunters” in whom our elected officials ASSOCIATED PRESS groups and antifa lacks the their pursuit of prominent have conferred that respon- hierarchical structure of targets and for using the sibility — by presidential WASHINGTON — FBI formal organizations. Director Chris Wray told weight of the criminal jus- appointment and Senate The hearing before the lawmakers Thursday that tice system to launch what confirmation,” Barr said. House Homeland Security antifa is an ideology, not he said were “ill-conceived” “That blessing by the two Committee, — established an organization, testimony political probes. political branches of gov- after the Sept. 11 attacks that puts him at odds with Rep. James Clyburn, ernment gives these offi- to confront the threat of President Donald Trump, D-S.C., the No. 3 House cials democratic legitimacy international terrorism — who has said he would des- Democratic leader, told that career officials simply ignate it a terror group. focused almost entirely on CNN that Barr’s remarks do not possess.” Wray did not dispute that domestic matters, including were “the most ridiculous, Barr himself has been antifa activists were a se- violence by white suprema- tone-deaf, God-awful things aggressive as attorney gen- rious concern, saying that cists as well as anti-govern- I’ve ever heard” because eral in pursuing certain antifa was a “real thing” ment extremists. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS they wrongly equated hu- categories of prosecutions, It underscored the shift man bondage with a mea- and that the FBI had un- FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies be- including using federal stat- of attention by law enforce- sure aimed at saving lives. utes to charge defendants in dertaken “any number of fore a House Committee on Homeland Security ment at a time of intense “Slavery was not about the unrest that roiled cities properly predicated investi- hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill Washington. gations into what we would divisions and polarization saving lives. It was about after the death of George describe as violent extrem- inside the country. But one devaluing lives,” Clyburn Floyd. But he warned that ism,” including into indi- area where foreign threats think of threats in terms of at sowing discord and said. “This pandemic is a prosecutors can become viduals who identify with were addressed was in the left, right, at the FBI. We’re swaying public opinion as threat to human life.” overly attached to their antifa.” presidential election and focused on the violence, not well as efforts to denigrate It’s not the first time Barr cases in ways that lose per- But, he said, “It’s not a Russia’s attempts to inter- the ideology,” he said later. Democratic presidential has condemned stay-at- spective and judgment, list- group or an organization. fere in the campaign. The FBI director said ra- nominee Joe Biden. He said home orders. ing a series of prosecutions It’s a movement or an ide- Wray sought to make cially motivated white su- that the U.S. had not yet He has previously said — including under previous ology.” clear the scope of the premacists have accounted seen targeting of election that some orders were “ administrations — in which That characterization threats while resisting law- for the most lethal attacks infrastructure like in 2016. disturbingly close to house he said he believed the gov- contradicts the depiction makers’ attempts to steer in the U.S. in recent years, “What concerns me the arrest,” and the Justice De- ernment had taken extreme from Trump, who in June him into politically charged though this year the most most is the steady drum- partment sent letters to positions. singled out antifa — short statements. When asked lethal violence has come beat of misinformation several states warning that “Individual prosecutors for “anti-fascists” and an whether extremists on the from anti-government ac- and sort of amplification some of their virus-related can sometimes become umbrella term for far-left- left or the right posed the tivists. of smaller cyber intru- restrictions might be unlaw- headhunters, consumed leaning militant groups — biggest threat, he pivoted Wray also affirmed the sions,” Wray said. “I wor- ful. Prosecutors also filed with taking down their tar- as responsible for the vio- instead to an answer about intelligence community’s ry over time that they statements of interest in get,” Barr said. “Subjecting lence that followed George how solo actors, or so-called assessment of Russian in- will contribute over time several civil cases challeng- their decisions to review Floyd’s death. Trump “lone wolves,” with easy ac- terference in the November to a lack of confidence of ing some of the restrictions. by detached supervisors tweeted that the U.S. would cess to weapons were a pri- election, which he said was American voters and cit- Barr has faced scrutiny ensures the involvement be designating antifa as a mary concern. taking the form of foreign izens in the validity of for overruling the decisions of dispassionate deci- terrorist organization, even “We don’t we don’t really influence campaigns aimed their vote.” of Justice Department sion-makers in the process.” Infection rates soar in college towns as students return By Casey Smith, Similar examples abound ones and those with under- Irena Hwang and in other college towns lying health problems — Collin Binkley across the nation. Among and trigger a new wave of ASSOCIATED PRESS the 50 U.S. counties with cases and hospitalizations. the highest concentrations Some worry that colleges MUNCIE, Ind. — Just of students and overall pop- could overwhelm hospitals two weeks after students ulations of at least 50,000, already bracing for increas- started returning to Ball State University last 20 have consistently report- ing cases of COVID-19 and month, the surrounding ed higher rates of new virus flu this fall and winter. county had become Indi- cases than their states have “There’s this waiting ana’s coronavirus epicenter. since Sept. 1, according to game. Does it stay on college Out of nearly 600 stu- an Associated Press analy- campuses or will it escape?” dents tested for the virus, sis. said Dr. Jeff Pothof, chief more than half have been On average, infection quality officer at the Uni- positive. Dozens of infec- rates in those 20 counties versity of Wisconsin medical tions have been blamed on have been more than three center in Madison, where off-campus parties, prompt- times higher than their cases among college stu- ing university officials to states’ overall rates. dents have been climbing. admonish students. At James Madison Uni- While universities have University President versity in Virginia, which emerged as hot spots in Geoffrey Mearns wrote recently sent students nearly every state, many that the cases apparently home through September of the worst outbreaks were tied not to classrooms amid a surge in cases, the have been scattered across or dormitories but to “poor county is averaging a week- the South and Midwest. personal choices some stu- ly infection rate of nearly 90 Of the 50 college counties dents are making, primar- cases per 100,000 people, or analyzed by the AP, James FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ily off campus.” more than eight times the Madison’s had the highest “The actions of these statewide average. infection rate, followed by Partiers congregate on the balcony of a downtown apartment in Co- students are putting our Health officials fear that counties that are home to lumbia, Mo., near the University of Missouri campus earlier this month. planned on-campus in- surges among college stu- the University of Georgia, College towns across the U.S. have emerged as coronavirus hot spots in struction and activities at dents will spread to more Florida State and Indiana recent weeks as schools struggle to contain the virus. risk,” he said. vulnerable people — older University in Bloomington. B4 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 COMICS

OFF THE MARK / MARK PARISI MODERATELY CONFUSED / JEFF STAHLER DILBERT / SCOTT ADAMS

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 Newly sober mom regrets pain she caused her family DEAR ABBY: After brother and his wife. I smoking marijuana for Dear Abby is written by Abigail have tried and been met 20 years, I quit two days with yelling and tears. Is ago. My head is starting Van Buren, also known as Jeanne there anything to be done to clear now, and things Phillips, and was founded by her at this point? are coming into focus. I missed so much, and I mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact GUILTY BY feel terrible about it. Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. ASSOCIATION How many times did I Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. say no to my kids because DEAR GUILTY: Al- I was lazy? How many though I wholeheartedly times have I yelled at agree that children who them for just asking a are you yelling, Mom?” I is necessary to prevent it are adopted should be question? My 6-year-old have so many regrets. and join a support group told at an early age, the would have this fright- Can I make up for them? if necessary. I wish you decision to reveal or with- ened look because he What can I do so my kids success in your sobriety. hold that information re- wanted something and I will remember good times sides with the parents, yelled because he inter- and not just me yelling? DEAR ABBY: My not you. At some point, rupted me from doing Not sure where or how to brother and sister-in-law their child may need ac- nothing. start erasing the bad. Any adopted their child at curate information for I was at my in-laws’ on advice would be appreciat- birth. It was something I medical reasons. Father’s Day and started ed. assumed the baby would How your children could yelling at my husband for grow up knowing. Unfor- think you and your part- getting mad at me be- SMOKE IS tunately, it has never ner are liars for not telling cause I told his father, CLEARING been revealed to the them something that’s re- “Heck, you’re not my dad, child, and the “child” is ally none of their business so what do I care?” The DEAR SMOKE: You now practically an adult. mystifies me. There is neighbors heard me, I’m have already taken the I know it isn’t my place to NOTHING for you to do at sure. My father-in-law first step in making it up say anything, but the this point, so please resist didn’t even come out of to your family by admit- truth hangs over me like the urge to venture further his bedroom, and I’m ting your smoking was a dark cloud, and I feel into this minefield. sure my husband won’t hurting them and quit- complicit in the lie. forget it. ting. The next step will be My children, who are TO MY READERS: As Although I’m not the to apologize to each of younger, don’t know, and the sun sets tonight, Rosh nicest to him at times, he your family members for I worry that if they ever Hashana, the Jewish loves me. I can be down- your behavior and let discover it, they will New Year, begins. As we right disrespectful, and them know you know it think my partner and I begin this time of solemn my kids see this. It’s the was wrong and hurtful are liars and resent us introspection, let me wish reason I quit smoking. and that it won’t continue. for not being honest all you all, “L’shana tova ti- Almost daily, I hear my The last steps may be these years. katevu” — may you be 13-year-old say, “Stop the most difficult. Resolve This is a sensitive sub- inscribed in the Book of yelling, Mom,” or, “Why not to lapse back into the ject to broach to my Life and have a good year. old patterns, do whatever — Love, ABBY BRIDGE

To try to win a trick is natural Carl Jung wrote, “The meeting of suade South to take a shot at game. two personalities is like the con- Declarer saw three sure losers: one tact of two chemical substances: if spade and two hearts. But there was there is any reaction, both are trans- also a risk of a diamond loser. How- formed.” ever, he could see 10 winners: four We have reactions to all manner of spades, one diamond and five clubs. different stimuli. At the bridge table, So what was the problem? though, one that a less-experienced A declarer who must try to take ev- player has is not to let an opponent ery trick calls for the heart king, hop- take a trick that the tyro could have ing that West has underled the ace. won. But he soon learns that con- Here, though, East wins the trick and ceding a trick now might save two or returns a low heart. West takes that more tricks in the long run. and shifts to a diamond. The contract In this deal, how should South play is no longer makable. in four spades after West leads the Now go back to trick one and heart two? play the heart eight from the board. In a competitive auction, jump Yes, East wins the trick with his jack raises of partner’s suit should be and cashes the heart ace, but what preemptive. With a game-invitational does he do next? If he shifts to the raise or stronger, cue-bid the oppo- diamond jack, South wins with his nent’s suit. So, here, North cue-bid queen, knocks out the spade ace two hearts. That was sufficient to per- and cruises home. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B5 TV BEST BETS THIS WEEK IN MOVIES

Long Way Up Apple TV+ New Series! Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman (Long Way Time For Tenet Round and Long WayDown) reunite for more motor- bike adventures, this time through South and Cen- tral America. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Netflix New Series! This animated kids series is based on the blockbust- er feature films. Ratched Netflix New Series! Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) is an execu- tive producer of this suspenseful drama that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched, the iconic character featured in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In 1947, Mildred (Sarah Paulson) arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital, where unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. Mil- dred’s stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smoldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born. Cynthia Nixon, Judy Davis and Sharon Stone also star. Wilmore Peacock New Series! Emmy-winning producer, actor and comedian Larry Wilmore brings his distinct voice to this weekly spe- cial series. Wilmore will have real discussions with high-profile people from all different backgrounds including sports, politics and entertainment. Each episode will not only cover the election but will also engage in the important conversations of the week. All In: The Fight for Democracy Prime Video This documentary examines the issue of voter sup- By Paul Hall film. John David Washington That confusion can either Despite all the positives, pression in the U.S. The film interweaves personal plays that lead character, and be looked at as a good thing Time, as a construct, has al- the film as a whole didn’t feel experiences with activism and historical insight to his lack of a name actually or a bad thing, and will lead ways been a linear equation. as clean as many of the oth- expose a problem that has corrupted our country works in expressing truly the to some folks liking the film er narratives that Nolan has from the beginning. With the expertise of Stacey It’s something that is always nameless occupation he has more than others. Myself, I delivered. Still, a lower qual- Abrams, the film offers an insider’s look into the bar- moving forward and we nev- in the film. He’s a government like to have to think. I believe riers to voting. er have enough of it. We have ity Nolan film is head and agent for an agency that has that Nolan is a master at shoulders above many other TCM Birthday Tribute: Greta Garbo afterthoughts and look back him circling the globe on a making me think. But in Ten- efforts that hit theaters. And TCM, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at what we may or may not variety of missions. His char- et, I did get a bit confused. I Catch a Classic! have done differently. But acter resembles James Bond chalked it up to needing to yet that is also a story with Screen icon Greta Garbo was born on this day in what if someone developed in a number of ways, from the see this film multiple times this film. The return to the- 1905, so TCM is honoring the Swedish American the ability to go backward in exotic locales to the interac- to really process it and it led aters can slightly cloud some- actress with nine and a half hours of her classics. time? To see events unfold tions with a variety of char- me to a “What did I just see?” one’s judgment. Moviegoers The lineup includes The Painted Veil(1934); Con- and correct wrongs — to in acters. It didn’t matter what moment as the lights came are dealing with concerns quest(1937); Camille(1936), for which she received essence change reality? Time the character’s motivations up in the theater. about real life, and to think a Best Actress Oscar nomination; another Best Ac- is just one of the pieces of the were, good or bad, he is al- Performances throughout this hard in a theater while tress-nominated performance in Ninotchka (1939); new film Tenet. ways cool as a cucumber. the film are solid and on- under a mask and isolated and Grand Hotel(1932). Director Christopher Nolan The situations Nolan puts point, from Washington’s icy from other patrons can cre- has long been known for in- World’s Funniest Animals Washington in are explosive ability to create a character ate a unique bubble. But just depth and twisted journeys The CW, 9 p.m. and action-packed. We are who is nameless, to Debicki’s maybe, maybe that bubble is through the mind. His ability New Series! constantly thinking about very real struggle with her about to burst and viewers This all-new series is hosted by Elizabeth Stanton to engage the viewer’s mind what he could be up to in the relationship, to Branagh’s can enjoy the effort on the big who, along with her celebrity guest panel, looks at is a big part of the split in grand scheme of the plot. As villainous behavior and Pat- animals doing the funniest things ever caught on opinions on his work. Do not Nolan introduces Robert Pat- tinson’s sidekick helping screen in front of them. I did. video. The series includes viral internet clips of funny think you can sit down to a tinson, Elizabeth Debicki and Washington accomplish his After many delays and the animal moments, hilarious animal clips from major Nolan film and not do some Kenneth Branagh, the pace goals. The acting is spot-on interruptions that real life motion pictures and your favorite TV series, animal mental processing. And Tenet never slows. It’s in that pace and even when doing a cari- can present, I really believe outtakes that surprise the whole cast and crew, vid- is no exception. that we lose ourselves and cature of their character, they it is time for Tenet. eos of babies and pets, as well as celebrities and Our lead character goes Nolan gets us off-balance and are able to create the right their pets. nameless throughout the confused. atmosphere. Paul’s Grade: B

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JERUSALEM (AP) — cases, including 1,163 baths and other religious synagogue services due The comments came af- “I took this afternoon Eating apples dipped in deaths, as of Wednesday, facilities will remain open. to social distancing rules, ter British Prime Minis- off, unpaid, and I won’t honey on Rosh Hashana is according to Health Min- Israelis have been frus- hold prayers and hear the ter Boris Johnson warned be able to work tomorrow a Jewish tradition to sym- istry figures. trated since the gains traditional sounding of that authorities will have now,’’ the 28 year-old said. bolize a sweet start of the Religious and secular made with the first lock- the shofar — a ceremoni- to impose tougher mea- “They’re supposed to put New Year. But in Israel, bit- Israelis alike mark Rosh down — when the vi- al ram’s horn — on street sures to combat the spread these things in place to terness prevails on the eve Hashana with festive holi- rus seemed to have been corners or at home. of COVID-19 and “protect’’ get people working again. of the holiday as the country day feasts with family and brought under control — The Chabad-Lubavitch the Christmas holidays. Now they’ve got all these faces a second nationwide friends. They pack syn- were erased within weeks, movement of Hasidic Ju- In a piece published in people congregating here lockdown to stem a raging agogues, often spending with authorities unable daism has recruited thou- The Sun newspaper, he and nobody to test them.” coronavirus outbreak. hours in prayer, especially to stem the spike that sands of volunteers to said that the only way to Daily infection rates Israeli Prime Minister during the fast of Yom Kip- followed. Weekly protests blow the shofar at public be certain the country can recently rose to levels not Benjamin Netanyahu’s pur, the Day of Atonement, have drawn thousands to squares and street corners enjoy the winter holidays seen since late May, forc- government has imposed which falls later this month. Netanyahu’s Jerusalem worldwide. “is to be tough now.’’ ing the British government a three-week lockdown, But this year, traditional residence, with demon- “The unique circum- “So if we can grip it now,’’ to impose limits on public beginning on Friday after- family gatherings will be strators demanding his stances that leave millions Johnson said, Britain can gatherings. noon — just hours before muted, synagogue prayers resignation over his han- outside the synagogue ``stop the surge, arrest Figures released late Rosh Hashana starts. Is- will be limited to small dling of the virus, the pan- doors this year contain also the spike, stop the second Wednesday showed 3,991 rael’s first lockdown, in groups and travel restric- demic’s fallout and his cor- the silver lining of helping hump of the dromedary, new confirmed cases during March and April, put a tions will leave many ruption trials. them rediscover, reinte- flatten the second hump.” the previous 24 hours, up damper on Passover, the roads deserted. Some of The lockdown rules have grate and celebrate the Over the past three days, from 3,105 a day earlier. Jewish spring holiday the liberal streams of Ju- also deepened the rift be- holiness of the true center opposition lawmakers Hancock said the gov- marking the deliverance daism, particularly in the tween secular and religious of Jewish life — the Jewish have criticized Johnson’s ernment decided to im- of the ancient Hebrews United States, are turning Jews in Israel. A proposal home,” said Rabbi Zalman handling of the COVID-19 pose tighter restrictions in from slavery in Egypt. to technology to help con- to lock down only on com- Shmotkin, spokesman for crisis and said his govern- northeastern England at Now, the Jewish High nect people. munities with high out- Chabad-Lubavitch. ment lacked a cohesive the request of local officials. Holidays look to be simi- In Israel, movement breaks — mainly ultra-Or- An Israeli online ap- plan to tackle a second ``We agree with the lo- larly subdued. during the lockdown will thodox areas where initial plication is helping pair wave of the pandemic. A cal councils that we must Israel has seen new dai- be restricted to within 500 restrictions were ignored, shofar blowers with those shortage of testing capac- follow the data...and the ly cases of COVID-19 sky- meters (yards) of one’s allowing infections to surge who want to hear the horn ity is a particular con- data says we must act rocket in recent weeks, home. Gatherings are lim- — was scrapped, apparent- in their neighborhoods. cern, with people around now,’’ he said. climbing to more than ited to 10 people indoors, ly following pressure from In the U.S., more liberal the country complaining Newcastle City Council 5,000 on Wednesday — and 20 outside, restricting ultra-Orthodox leaders, be- Jewish streams have pro- they were unable to book leader Nick Forbes said one of the highest per cap- the number of faithful who fore Netanyahu announced duced alternatives for con- appointments for tests or the controls are seen as ita infection rates in the can attend synagogue ser- the nationwide lockdown. gregants who use Zoom, directed to testing centers “preventative” measures world. Since the pandemic vices. Bars, restaurants, Many Jewish worship- Facebook and other digital far from their homes. that will help avoid a full- began this year, it has re- and cultural venues will pers elsewhere in the platforms during the High Widespread testing is scale lockdown. corded more than 169,000 be shut, but many ritual world will have to forgo Holidays. Trump Friends: nerve gas chided on in Navalny’s water MOSCOW (AP) — Col- Thursday showed mem- leagues of Russian oppo- bers of his team in plastic ‘forest city’ sition leader Alexei Na- gloves inspecting his hotel valny said Thursday that room in Tomsk shortly a water bottle with a trace after he left the city on of the Novichok nerve Aug. 20 and collapsed on remark agent was found in his a flight home. The plane hotel room in the Siberian made an emergency land- BERLIN (AP) — The Austri- city of Tomsk after he fell ing in Omsk, where he an government has spoken up ill on a flight from there to was hospitalized before to correct U.S. President Donald Moscow last month. being taken to Berlin two Trump’s claim that people in its Navalny later was flown days later on a medevac country live in “forest cities.” to Germany, where he was plane. Trump recently cited Austria kept in an induced coma Navalny’s Instagram and other European countries as for more than two weeks post said they went to the models of good forest management as he was treated with room an hour after learn- that U.S. states like California, an antidote at Berlin’s ing that he had fallen ill, which has seen devastating wild- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Charite hospital. Mem- accompanied by a lawyer, fires lately, should learn from. bers of his team accused and packed half-empty Calling in to Fox News on Tues- A woman rides with her horse through a forest near Lofer, the Kremlin of involve- plastic water bottles and day, Trump said, “You look at coun- Austrian province of Salzburg. The Austrian government has ment in the poisoning, unspecified other items tries, Austria, you look at so many spoken up to correct U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim charges that Russian of- for further inspection. In countries. They live in the forest, that people in their country live in “forest cities.” Trump has ficials have vehemently the video post, someone they’re considered forest cities. So recently cited Austria and other European countries as mod- denied. who appears to be a hotel many of them. And they don’t have els of good forest management. The Kremlin has bris- employee could be heard fires like this. And they have more tled at calls from German telling members of the explosive trees.” “However, the gravity of current she added, but not because they’re Chancellor Angela Merkel Navalny team that they In an article Thursday for the events make Trump’s words much more combustible. and other leaders to an- need to ask police before London-based Independent, more worrying — after all, right at “To clarify: No, we don’t have any swer questions about the taking any items from the Austria’s agriculture minister this moment, thousands of people exploding trees in Austria,” Koest- poisoning, urging Germa- room, and one of them re- sought to set the record straight. are fighting horrendous wildfires in inger said, though she did confirm ny to provide its evidence. fuses to do that. “There have been both serious and On Tuesday, Navalny “Two weeks later, a Ger- life-or-death situations,” she said. Trump’s assertion that “we have humorous conversations on social “In reality, Austria is a country posted a picture of him- man laboratory found a found a way to give our trees the media about the ‘exploding trees’ situated in the heart of Europe, self from his hospital bed, trace of Novichok on a space they need.” (Trump) mentioned, as well as the where people do not live in the for- hugged by his wife and bottle from the Tomsk ho- fact that he claimed we live with- est, but rather with the forest and “This does not make us ‘forest children. “I still can’t do tel room,” they said. “And in ‘forest cities’ which never catch in a close, sustainable relationship people,’ but shows how important almost anything on my then another three labs fire,” Elisabeth Koestinger wrote. with the natural environment,” understanding our environment own, but yesterday I man- that took Alexei’s sam- “As Austrians, fortunately blessed Koestinger wrote. and our natural resources is,” she aged to breathe on my ples proved that he was with a healthy sense of humour, we Sustainable management of for- said, adding that “taking climate own for the entire day,” he poisoned with it. Now we normally take such clichés about ests, which cover almost half the change seriously and mitigating its added in the post. understand: It was done our country in our stride.” nation’s territory, is important, effects is a huge part of this.” A video posted on Naval- before he left his room to ny’s Instagram account on go to the airport.” B8 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT Call it ‘One prequel over the Cuckoo’s nest’

By Kate Feldman son order at Netflix, but TRIBUNE NEW SERVICE Paulson said Murphy has talked about a four-sea- Sarah Paulson start- son plan that gets them ed with a simple ques- to the timeline of “One tion: Who broke Nurse Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Ratched? Nest.” But first they have Screenwriter Ryan Mur- to film “American Crime phy’s longtime favorite ac- Story: Impeachment,” in tress was getting ready to which Paulson plays Lin- take on fiction’s most infa- da Tripp alongside Clive mous nurse, but first had Owen’s Bill Clinton and to figure out how she got Beanie Feldstein’s Monica there. Lewinsky. Production was Paulson and Murphy are about a week away from collaborating once again starting when the corona- in Netflix’s “Ratched,” a virus pandemic shut down prequel series about Mil- Hollywood. dred Ratched, the unbend- For now, the mysteries of ing villain of Ken Kesey’s “Ratched” revolve around “One Flew Over the Cuck- the woman herself. Paul- oo’s Nest,” set in 1947 — son doesn’t have many an- more than 15 years before swers. the book and subsequent “Is it possible that we movie. have to come up against “God knows, Louise our own expectations of Fletcher couldn’t have what we want from a wom- been more brilliant in that an in a position of power? movie,” Paulson told the We still want her to be soft Daily News of the actress and we still want her to be who won an Oscar and cuddly and we still want Golden Globe for her por- her to be gentle and we trayal of Nurse Ratched. want her to be maternal,” “It felt like the respectful Paulson told The News. and proper thing to do was mysterious relationship ror Story” season about “The fact that she wasn’t to keep her performance between a neighbor (Co- a psychiatric hospital in any of those things, we as close to my heart and in rey Stoll) and a billion- which Paulson played a then, collectively as an my mind as often as possi- aire down the coast (Sha- gay journalist committed audience, decided she was ble, so I did, but it was also ron Stone). Everything to Briarcliff against her cruel when in fact she may a great opportunity to re- Ratched does appears to will. But where “Asylum” have been a person who verse engineer this story.” be with singular purpose. focused on the church’s was adhering to a patriar- The Netflix series, which “She’s driven by a very, influence on the mental chal structure within that premieres Friday, starts very strong motivation to health industry, “Ratched” hospital that she didn’t with Ratched’s hiring rectify a years-old wrong, is purely about, well, want to contest. Bringing at Lucia State Hospital, and so therefore she is Ratched. your humanity into it was where she insists she be- going to do anything she “It’s not to say I didn’t see considered unprofessional, longs, regardless of the needs to do to do right by the correlation, but I need- so maybe she was doing opinions of Dr. Richard the most important per- ed not to play it,” Paulson the best she could with Hanover (Jon Jon Briones) son in her life and, sub- told The News. “At least, the tools she had and was or head nurse Betsy Buck- sequently, she may kill for me, ‘Asylum’ was solely maybe just not a natural et (Judy Davis). a person,” Paulson told about Lana’s homosexuali- activist in terms of reject- Ratched’s motivation The News. “Maybe. I don’t ty being used against her or ing what she had been becomes clearer as the PHOTO | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE know. She may not. She criminalized in a way. This taught. cast is revealed: prisoner Top, Sarah Paulson as Mildred Ratched in the might be a murderer, she story is different to me. “Or maybe she had been Edmund Tolleson (Finn Net ix series “Ratched.” Above, Finn Wittrock might not be. It depends The mental health concern so traumatized as a child, Wittrock), accused of kill- as Edmund Tolleson in the series, which is be- on your interpretation of we have, for me, anyway, is as we suggest in our show, ing priests; Gwendolyn ing billed as a prequel series about Mildred murder.” Ratched’s state of mind and that what in the world Briggs (Cynthia Nixon), Ratched, the unbending villain of Ken Kesey’s “Ratched” feels reminis- being inside of that.” could you expect?” the press secretary to the cent of “Asylum,” Murphy’s “Ratched” was an- Distributed by Tribune “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set in 1947. California governor; the previous “American Hor- nounced with a two-sea- Content Agency, LLC. Obama memoir due by election day

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