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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 Lynn gets $252,000 to help residents x older homes By Thor Jourgensen Taunton, and Lawrence press release. velopment Block Grants ITEM STAFF rehabilitate some of their Nine cities, including (CDBG) to fund local older housing stock. Lynn, received $2.15 mil- rehabilitation loan pro- LYNN — Aging homes “Housing rehabilita- lion Friday to rehabili- grams, and the GHRP will in need of repair will get tion funds directly bene- tate 75 housing units and enable cities to augment some fix-up help from fit entire neighborhoods, make them available to those efforts and expand $252,000 allocated to the to new types of properties, city from state housing of- improve the physical low and middle-income and mental health of res- households. depending on the city’s ficials on Friday. current program. The money comes from idents, and most impor- According to the state- tantly, can keep people ment, the money will help “Whether we are cele- a new Gateways Housing brating new assets like in their homes,” stated communities leverage Rehabilitation Program the Berkshire Innovation Housing and Community existing housing rehabil- (GHRP) fund intended to Center, or investing in help Lynn and other cit- Development Undersecre- itation programs. Many ies including Worcester, tary Jennifer Maddox in a cities use Community De- GHRP, A3 Rap on Lynn ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Lynn eld Middle School seventh-grader Ra- chel Lim won her school’s spelling bee by gets a positive spin spelling the word “veracious” correctly. Can you spell ‘veracious’? Lynn eld Middle School student Rachel Lim can By Thor 41 students participat- Jourgensen ing in a follow-up round. ITEM STAFF No one was more sur- prised than Lim, a sev- LYNNFIELD — She enth grader, when she plays the clarinet and emerged victorious from the piano and, oh yeah, the elimination round. she is also the 684-stu- “I really didn’t expect dent Lynnfield Middle I would get that far,” she School spelling champi- said. “It was a chance to on. accomplish something.” Rachel Lim’s high score She credited older sis- on a tough, 40-question ter, Lauren, with help- spelling test set the ing her prepare for the stage for her to join other middle school spelling spelling test top scorers competitions and said at the 35th annual Dai- she looks forward to ly Item regional spelling competing in Lynn and ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK bee on March 24. maybe going all the way After 10 years in the music business, Lynn rapper Christopher “C Wells” Williams will have Lim, 13, survived pre- to Washington, D.C., to his rst headlining performance at the Middle East on March 12. liminary spelling bee take part in the Scripps rounds in January at her By David McLellan I make these Classics.” the city he loves is more Williams was in his ele- school to become one of RACHEL, A3 ITEM STAFF Christopher Williams, than a city of sin. ment. Wearing his own 26, has been rapping about “I don’t even know what clothing line, and excited LYNN — It takes just Lynn since age 16, going city people are talking for the release of his forth- INSIDE listening to the first line by the name C Wells. Wil- about sometimes,” Wil- coming mixtape and head- of C Wells’ song “Where liams has found success in liams said. “People say line show, he was easily Opinion Sports I’m From” to know the a career that started hum- Lynn, Lynn, city of sin, but recognizable. It only took The people who once St. Mary’s girls, English 26-year-old loves his home bly, but while his circum- it’s more than that… It walking a short distance bankrolled politicians boys basketball move on city. stances have changed, his has so much diversity.” down the street before are now running for in tournament. B1 “Technically I’m good musical goal hasn’t. Standing at a corner of of ce. A4 with the English, it’s how He wants people to know, Central Square Friday, C WELLS, A3 Crighton places bet on sports wagering By Thor Jourgensen and through web or mobile view earlier this month. ITEM STAFF apps under the legislation. The legislation’s descrip- Crighton called legislative tion provided by his office BOSTON — State Sen. action on his bill a positive Brendan Crighton’s pro- states the bill “ … allows posal allowing sports wa- step to making sports bet- establishments licensed to gering in licensing gaming ting legal in Massachusetts. offer gaming, wagering or establishments advanced “We have a market thriv- betting, and racing license favorably Friday out of a ing illegally. Why don’t we holders, to offer sports wa- legislative committee. regulate wagers and pro- gering in person at their Adults in Massachusetts tect consumers? There’s licensed facility or over the would be able to bet on an opportunity to bring internet through interactive professional and Division people out of the shadows,” I college sports in person Crighton said in an inter- WAGERING, A8 Statewide tournament The 27 graduates of the Call/Volunteer Recruit Fire ghter Training Class #81 represent the 14 re departments of Boxford, Dunstable, gets schools’ approval Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Lynn eld, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Rowley, Tops eld, Tyngsborough, and Wenham. By Mike Alongi among athletic directors Basketball Tournament. ITEM SPORTS EDITOR of all member schools at St. Mary’s athletic di- Lynn eld and Nahant volunteer Assabet Valley Regional rector Jeff Newhall, who With a majority vote of Technical School. sits on the Tournament 193-140, the Massachu- The new tournament Management Committee re ghters are (eighty-) rst class setts Interscholastic Ath- structure, which will be (TMC) that proposed the letic Association member Nahant Fire Department, and James implemented in the Fall new format, believes this By Elyse Carmosino schools decided on Friday ITEM STAFF Anderson and Daniel Ciulla from the of 2021, will eliminate the new statewide tourna- to approve a new state- ment will be beneficial in Lynnfield Fire Department, were pre- current sectional tourna- Four Nahant and two Lynnfield fire- wide tournament propos- many aspects. sented certificates as members of the ment format, and replace fighters graduated Thursday from the al that will drastically “I’ve gotten to go around program’s 81st class during a ceremony it with a statewide tour- state’s Call/Volunteer Firefighter Re- change the look and op- the state and talk to a lot at Masconomet Middle School in Box- nament bracket based on cruit Training program. eration of the MIAA state of people, and I understand ford. tournament each season. divisions, similar to the Douglas Cronin, Tara Driscoll, Wil- The vote took place structure of the NCAA MIAA, A3 liam Hussey, and Evan Scourtas of the FIREFIGHTERS, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 38° VOL. 142, ISSUE 68 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 22° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 OBITUARIES Christopher P. Oesterlin, 28 Emery J. Arsenault 1991-2019 1921-2020 Christopher Philip (“Chris”) LYNN — Emery J. Arsenault Oesterlin passed away on Dec. was born in New Bedford in 13, 2019. He was 28 years old. 1921 and was raised in Den- Born in Salem Hospital, nisport. He was the husband Chris was a lifelong resident of the late Lauretta Doucette of Nahant. He was current- Arsenault who passed away ly a full time student at New in 2002. Emery leaves three England Law in Boston. Chris daughters and their husbands was a graduate of St. John’s Anne Marie and William Mul- Prep and Bucknell University. len, Louise and Donald Best, Chris’s passion was running Laura and Kevin Connolly. He PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS and he was a member of the will be missed by his grand- track and cross country teams children Amy Best, Kate King, Dartmouth College’s Matthew Delmont views at both St. John’s and Buck- Philip Best, Lisa Costantiello, the website he created, Black Quotidian, in his nell. He counted his team- Michelle Abbott, Elizabeth of ce on the school’s campus in Hanover, N.H. mates and coaches as among Mullen and Marie Bylund. He his greatest friends. had nine great grandchildren Chris leaves behind his par- Matthew, Lilly, Allyssa, Dylan, Website aiming to ents, Phil and Pam Oesterlin; Gavin, Aaron, Henry, Chloe and his companion, Jenna Travis and Norm Asmar. and Harper. He was prede- highlight lesser known Farmer of Lewisburg, Pa. He Service information: There ceased by his sister Alice until its closing. Emery was also leaves behind his lifelong will be a memorial Mass for Sentowski and brothers Hec- also a member of the Franco gures in black history caretakers Debbie, John and Chris later this spring. Ar- tor, Robert, Gerald, and Wil- American Amvets Post 161. Melissa Kasper; his beloved rangements are incomplete liam Arsenault. Emery joined Service information: Visi- figures. cousins, Jessica Brigham and will be announced at a the US Army at the age of 18 tation will be held on Tues- By Michael Casey ASSOCIATED PRESS Among them are Juani- Kinder and Tom Brigham, later date. and served in Hawaii. He was day, March 3, from 4 – 8P.M ta Blocker, the first black Elizabeth Eadler, Arielle Corm- Memorial Gifts in Chris’ one of the few remaining sur- at Conway Cahill Brodeur HANOVER, N.H. — A member of the Profes- ier, Brad Anderson, Joseph name can be made to St. vivors of the attack on Pearl Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., few years back, Matthew sional Women’s Bowling and Alicia Ricci, Ashley Travis John’s Prep, Advancement Harbor in 1941.