HOMING in on RACE RELATIONS Lynn’S Legacy Examined by Those Who Lived It
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 Swampscott ramps up for Saugus board chair steps annual Town Meeting away from ‘unity rally’ By David McLellan chosen to offer a smaller warrant to be By Elyse Carmosino movement. ITEM STAFF voted on, focusing on the most essential ITEM STAFF The two parties had planned to march items, such as the budget, and putting together from Blessed Sacrament SWAMPSCOTT — It is unknown SAUGUS — Saugus Board of Select- off other articles to later meetings. Church to Stackpole Field. However, whether Swampscott will have a virtual men chair Anthony Cogliano has with- or in-person Town Meeting this year, but Town Moderator Michael McClung drawn his involvement in a combined Cogliano said he and Jones have called the state has passed legislation allowing said he hopes the entire meeting can be protest against police brutality sched- off their involvement because the two do virtual meetings to take place due to the done in one session, starting at 6 p.m. uled to take place this Thursday. not agree with what they referred to as COVID-19 pandemic. with check-in for Town Meeting mem- Cogliano said he and longtime friend “anti-police” sentiments shared online Swampscott’s Town Meeting will be bers, and nishing at 10 p.m. or even Danielle Jones originally planned to by those af liated with the Black Lives held Monday, June 22. Because of the later. host a ‘unity rally’ in collaboration with Matter protest. likelihood the Town Meeting will be There will be six nancial articles on Saugus resident Seven Greer, who will “I couldn’t agree with that division as virtual or at least severely altered due be holding a protest on the same day to the pandemic, the Select Board has SWAMPSCOTT, A5 in support of the Black Lives Matter SAUGUS, A2 HOMING IN ON RACE RELATIONS Lynn’s legacy examined by those who lived it LYNN — Five local people from the up in the ’60s and remember what hap- was a protest and they had differ- black community gathered for a con- pened after MLK died, protests after ent things they were trying to do to versation on Monday that was facili- Rodney King (who survived being beat- quell the unrest and people were not Emerson Foster, center, anked by tated by Daily Item News Editor Cheryl en by police in Los Angeles). very happy about what had happened Lynn resident Carvel Cox, left, and Charles. Buzzy Barton: I don’t see a lot of dif- during that time. Foster’s son, Devin, participated in The participants were Lynn City ference. It’s like history keeps repeat- Barton: As a young boy, I can also re- last Saturday’s silent racial justice Council Vice President Buzzy Barton, ing itself over and over again. member going to the Briar Cliff lodge, protest in Boston. Salem State University student Isis Willie Dupree: I remember when picket back in the day when George Bryant, Willie Dupree, who works for Martin Luther King was assassinated. Wallace came to the city of Lynn and the City of Boston, local business own- I was in the South and they would have they were throwing rocks at us and this er Ed Thurman and Darius Woumn, a tanks that would park right beside the was people in the city of Lynn. When silence teacher at St. Mary’s High School. house. I see the uprising — burning Charles: How much do you know of This conversation has been edited places and just trying to get your voice that history? Were you taught that or and condensed for space. Not all at- heard. it’s sort of similar to what’s go- was this something that was washed speaks louder tributions are phrased verbatim. The ing on right now. over? video can be seen on itemlive.com Ed Thurman: I was living in Rox- Isis Bryant: Honestly, I learned website. bury and was 7 at the time. I remember about the LA riots and everything. telling my parents, there was a crowd Just from hearing other people’s (view- than words Cheryl Charles: We’ll be talking coming up the street. They had gone points) on it, history does repeat itself By Thor Jourgensen about Black Lives Matter, current now and just destroyed everything and but it’s all about how we change it now ITEM STAFF events, history and what comes next. looted all the buildings. together as people of a society. How does this compare to what we’ve Throughout the night, things were LYNN — International business executive seen in the past, those of us who grew being burned, the same as now. There RACE, A3 and Classical High School graduate Emer- son Foster said the Boston Men’s Dinner Group is already planning an action to build on the group’s silent racial justice protest or- ganized last Saturday. Women who are among the 400-500 busi- ness leaders af liated with the group are planning a silent protest for June 20 to draw attention to racial injustice and the need for police reform. Emerson stood with his son and fellow ex- ecutives in Faneuil Hall holding signs bear- ing the names of men of color. The silent pro- testers faced Boston City Hall in a symbolic request for answers to police responsibility for racial justice and a police accountability for the deaths of men and women of color. “I know that there are different ways to attack this issue. I wanted a visual that was very powerful. There are times when silence is just as powerful as yelling,” Foster said. Yelling and marching have de ned the ra- cial justice movement’s dynamics since May 25 when George Floyd died under a Minne- apolis police of cer’s knee. Foster, a 1985 Classical graduate and vice president for human resources North Amer- ica and global strategic accounts for the in- ternational food services and facilities rm SODEXO, said Floyd’s death was the last straw. He attributed a sense of “general frustra- tion” in the country ampli ed by social me- dia’s power for shoving the call for racial ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO justice into America’s streets. But Ahmaud From left, Ed Thurman, Cheryl Charles, Darius Woumn, Buzzy Barton, Isis Bryant and Willie Dupree sit FOSTER, A2 down for a conversation about race at The Daily Item of ce on Monday afternoon. COVID-19 It’s back to work for Small number of new Nahant welcomes cases reported in Lynn, Revere, Saugus and Lynn City Hall employees Swampscott. A2 Phase 2 with open arms By David McLellan reopening plan. The employees Lynn By Elyse Carmosino this summer in the wake of the ITEM STAFF have come back on “staggered” Union Hospital selects ITEM STAFF COVID-19 pandemic. schedules to limit the number of new developer. A2 “Nahant ourishes in the sum- LYNN — The physical City people in the building and follow NAHANT — Phase 2 of Mas- mer months,” said Town Admin- Hall is now staffed, following the state’s COVID-19 guidelines. Hindsight is 2020 sachusetts’ reopening plan — istrator Tony Barletta. “That’s months of being largely empty No more than 50 percent of the A look back at the last announced by Governor Baker our prime time to enjoy our com- due to the COVID-19 pandemic. workforce will be in the building four years at Bishop last weekend — has been met munity, whether it be business- City Hall employees went back at a time. Fenwick, St. Mary’s. A8-B1 with cautious optimism by Na- es, restaurants, beaches, our to work this week, according to There’s another rule for re- hant town of cials. parks, or the ocean. Our activity the of ce of Lynn Mayor Thom- Sports Since Monday, retail stores, opening: employees are required Prep senior Fagan is in a four-month window, so as McGee. Previously, only de- child care facilities, day camps, to check their temperatures be- commits to Stonehill. B2 we’re excited that Phase 2 has partment heads had returned to fore going into work, and giving lodging, youth sports, and out- begun and that some of those ac- work in the building. According their results upon arrival at the LOOK! door dining at restaurants have tivities we typically get to enjoy to McGee, the building is still building. Those with a tempera- Northeast Metro Tech all been given the green light during the summertime are on closed to the public, and will be ture above 100.3 degrees, as well holds commencement to resume limited operations, their way back.” throughout June. as those showing symptoms of events. B8 which means beach towns like He added that the news is also The development is part of Nahant may nally be able to the second phase of the city’s LYNN, A2 experience a sense of normalcy NAHANT, A5 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 SPORTS ................................ B2-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 HIGH 68° VOL. 141, ISSUE 152 OPINION ...................................A4 COMICS ....................................B4 LOOK! .......................................B8 LOW 64° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 PAGE B8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 OBITUARIES Small number Andrew Andrews, 62 William J. Camire, 72 1958-2020 1948-2020 of new COVID LYNN — Andrew Andrews, LYNN — William J. “Bill” age 62, of Lynn, died on Camire, age 72 and lifelong Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at resident of Lynn, died at his North Shore Medical Center, home on Monday, June 8, cases reported Salem Hospital. 2020 surrounded by his lov- Born in Lynn in 1958, he ing family, following a cou- was the son of the late Charles rageous battle with stomach By David McLellan cases, bringing its total to and Irene (Nicolocopoulos) cancer.