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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 DEALS OF THE Great debate in Saugus: Healthy$DAY$ Is it a mural or a sign? dealPG. 3for city and DEALS unionsOF THE By Gayla$DA CawleyY$ ITEMPG. STAFF 3 LYNN — A tentative agreement between the city and its dozen unions includes retroactive raises, despite the city’s scalDEALS stability of cer and chief nancial of cer as- sertion thatOF Lynn’s THE proposed $367.93 million scal year 2020 budget$DA doesn’tY $allow for wage increasesPG. through 3 collective bargaining. The document, a Health Insurance Memorandum of Agreement between the city of Lynn and its unions, obtained DEALSby The Item, also shows the city will contin- ue to useOF the THEsame health insurance plan administra- tor, Harvard$DA PilgrimY$ Health By Bridget Turcotte and present iconic landmarks. Saugus wants Care. The agreement,PG. 3 which ITEM STAFF “The Hilltop is gone, the dinosaur has been a mural at Cap provides coverage from July moved, all these things on Route 1 are kind of World that pays 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022, SAUGUS — Days after a local business un- disappearing,” said Scott. “Things have gone out tribute to the veiled a mural that depicts the iconic history of has not been rati ed by the of business. What we discussed was a mural that town and Route 1 unions. Route 1, the town demanded it be removed. depicted the history of Route 1.” removed. “We had a building that was unpainted and The decision on health in- But after eight months and thousands of dol- surance was made despite ugly,” said Andrew Scott, manager of Cap World. lars worth of work, building inspector Fred ITEM PHOTO | “We wanted to beautify it and pay tribute to the a report, recommended by Varone deemed the mural a violation of the OWEN O’ROURKE Sean Cronin, the city’s scal town and the history of Route 1.” town’s sign bylaw. Varone could not be reached stability of cer, that showed The business has been located on Route 1 in for comment. Lynn could have seen a bud- Saugus for 37 years. “If you look at our de nition of a sign in the bylaw, get savings of $10.4 million Muralist Philip Coleman was hired to create SAUGUS, A3 this year if it switched to the a piece that showcases many of the road’s past commonwealth’s Group In- surance Commission (GIC). Cronin declined a phone in- terview, but in a statement, Nahant pilot PEABODY UNITES called the decision “disappointing” in the midst of the city’s nancial woes. ew into “Based on the mayor’s com- AGAINST HATRED ments the evening the budget was presented to the City Council, it is clear that the history city and its employees are not moving to the commonwealth’s Group Insurance 75 years ago Commission (GIC), which is disappointing since the By Thor Jourgensen city is foregoing a signi - ITEM STAFF cant amount of savings that would position the city for Kenneth Gavin climbed into the night long-term scal stability and sky over England 75 years ago and crossed allow much-needed invest- the English Channel into France. ment in its capital and infra- He watched from the co-pilot’s seat as structure needs,” said Cronin aircraft around him burst into ames and in an emailed statement. plummeted to the ground. The AIlied inva- The memorandum also in- sion to liberate Europe from Adolph Hitler cludes retroactive employee had begun. raises of 1 percent for July 1, “There was a lot of re. You could see it. 2018 and 0.5 percent for Jan. It was wild but we were so intent on keep- 1, 2019, which are applicable ing formation,” Gavin said. to base salaries. The city’s The 99-year-old Nahant resident co-pi- proposed FY20 budget does loted a twin-propeller C-47 towing a glider not factor in potential wage along with dozens of other planes assigned increases through collective to the 437th Troop Carrier Group. By Thomas Grillo The mayor and the Peabody Peabody Mayor bargaining. Attached by ropes to “tow ships” like The July 1, 2018 raise ITEM STAFF Clergy & Ministerial Associ- Edward Betten- Gavin’s airplane, the engineless gliders would be paid upon the exe- ation quickly organized the were lled with troops or equipment. Re- court Jr. speaks cution of the agreement and PEABODY — Under cloudy protest after Rabbi Nechemia at the unity ral- leased by tow planes over designated as- skies, more than 200 resi- the Jan. 1, 2019 raise would sault targets in German-occupied France, Schusterman, co-director of ly on the steps be paid during the rst quar- dents, clergy and politicians the Chabad of Peabody Jew- of Peabody City the gliders helped launch D-Day even as rallied on the City Hall green ter of FY20, or no later than paratroopers jumped into combat and a ish Center, and Rabbi Sruli Hall Wednesday. to ght hate as the Veter- Sept. 30, according to the naval armada sailed for the French coast, Baron, of the Tobin Bridge agreement. ans Memorial High School Chabad in Everett, reportedly ITEM PHOTO | It’s unclear how much of GAVIN, A3 Chorale sang John Lennon’s faced slurs and taunts while OWEN O’ROURKE an increase in expenses that “Imagine.” walking on Lowell Street over would be, but Chief Financial “This is a tremendous turn- Memorial Day weekend. Of cer Michael Bertino told out and a great show of unity,” Attendees arrived at the the City Council last month said Mayor Edward Betten- afternoon event with signs that a 1 percent raise would court Jr. “By joining us, you that read “Thank you Mayor result in an increase of about help send a very powerful Bettencourt for standing up $550,000. It’s unclear if that message that acts of hate will not be tolerated in this city.” PEABODY, A3 LYNN, A3 INSIDE Fresh perspectives Today, we introduce two new features. Carolina Trujillo brings her voice to our pages. Today she writes about the smiles and tears of graduation season. She joins our diverse group of Item columnists Bill Brotherton, Gayla Cawley, Cheryl Charles, Steve Krause and Bridget Tur- cotte. Opinion, Page A4. Also beginning today, Mark Singer of Swamp- scott, a certi ed nancial planner, will contribute a bi-weekly advice column on how to manage your ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK nances. Money, Page A7. U.S. Air Force veteran Kenneth Gavin, 99, was 24 years old when Opinion Sports he co-piloted a C-47 with a glider in The mission and Hot start propels ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE tow over the skies of Normandy on the moment. A4 Swampscott girls Revere High seniors applaud during their commencement D-Day. lacrosse to win. B1 on Wednesday. For more photos, see page A8. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 73° VOL. 141, ISSUE 152 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 59° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 TRAVEL......................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 OBITUARIES Opioid maker agrees to pay Ann R. Leonard, 92 1926-2019 $225M to settle federal probes BEVERLY — Mrs. Ann Rosa- survived by her seven grand- lie (Meagher) Leonard, 92, children, Colleen Leonard, Authorities have held of Beverly, passed away on Michael Leonard, Emily Day, By Michael Balsamo Insys up as an example Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Caroline Ruvido, Shawn Mc- and Alanna of their efforts to target the Kaplan Family Hospice Donald, Katie Greehan and Durkin Richer ASSOCIATED PRESS House with her loving family Marty Harrington; great-grand- those responsible for driv- at her side. She is the wife of children, Bridget, William and ing the drug crisis. WASHINGTON — An Opioid overdoses the late Martin J. Leonard. Timothy Greehan, and Cailey opioid manufacturer has Ann was born Aug. 25, 1926 and Kevin Harrington; and claimed nearly 400,000 agreed to pay $225 million lives in the U.S. between in Lynn, she is the daughter of several nieces and nephews. to resolve federal investi- the late Frank P. and Rose R. In addition to her loving hus- 1999 and 2017, according gations into allegations to the Centers for Disease (Lannon) Meagher. She re- band Martin and her parents, that it paid kickbacks and sided in Lynn for most of her Ann is predeceased by her Control and Prevention. used other illegal market- An estimated 2 million life until moving to Beverly 20 brother Frank P. Meagher and ing tactics to sell a power- years ago. She was a graduate her sisters Eileen Czajkowski people are addicted to the ful fentanyl spray, author- drugs, which include both of Lynn English High School, and Marilyn Foley. ities said Wednesday. Class of 1944. prescription painkillers Service information: Ann’s The settlement stems Ann was a real estate agent visiting hours will be in the such as OxyContin and il- from criminal and civil at A. James Lynch for many CUFFE-MCGINN Funeral legal drugs such as heroin. probes into Insys Thera- years until her retirement. She Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn, As part of the agree- previously worked as an an- on Friday, June 7, 2019 from peutics Inc.’s scheme to ment, Insys will enter into esthesia technician at Lynn 4-7 p.m. Her funeral will pay doctors in exchange a ve-year deferred prose- for prescriptions of the Hospital, an emergency room be from the Cuffe-McGinn FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS cution agreement with the nurse’s aide and a secretary drug meant for cancer pa- U.S.

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