DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020 DEALS OF THE Saugus Question$DAY $in makes a SwampscottPG. 3 healthy is what’sDEALS OF THE choice next $afterDAY$ By Elyse Carmosino PG. 3 ITEM STAFF forum SAUGUS — It isn’t an easy task to be appoint- By David McLellan ed a town’s new Public ITEM STAFF Health director in the SWAMPSCOTT —DEALS Many of those who middle of a pandemic, but participated in a virtual community John Fralick III is up for forum with Select BoardOF THEmember Don the job. Hause still want him to resign or be re- As his rst week in called. $DAY$ the role comes to a close, The feeling wasn’t unanimous,PG. 3 howev- Fralick said he’s been able er, and others said more effort should to hit the ground running ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK be put into making real changes in in Saugus, which has been Lynn nurse Nicole Branzell is urging the public to remain vigilant about Swampscott — such as creating more without a full-time Public mask-wearing and other restrictions. affordable housing — instead of attack- Health director since Da- ing Hause. vid Greenbaum resigned Hause, who was accusedDEALS of calling the in February 2019. Black Lives Matter movement “liberal So far, much of Fralick’s ‘Wearing the mask is bull****” during anOF overheard THE dinner focus has remained on the conversation at Mission on the Bay, coronavirus pandemic and held a virtual community$DA forumY$ Tues- keeping the public safe, day, in which he answeredPG. 3 questions but he said he looks for- essential right now’ from some of his critics. ward to helping the town The Zoom meeting was held in the move forward on some of midst of an effort by some residents its pressing public health Lynn nurse urging public to follow safety guidelines to recall Hause, and people have been issues. standing outside Town Hall and the “(This week) we were By Gayla Cawley is used to seeing death, but she has been Swampscott Farmers Market gathering hitting the streets and ITEM STAFF astounded by how quickly people have been signatures for a recall election. making sure that ev- dying from COVID-19 over the past several LYNN — After helping a family connect Hause said the comments attributed eryone is following the months. to him are inaccurate. Nonetheless, the through FaceTime for the nal time before (COVID-19) guidelines Two of those recent deaths were especial- majority of those who joined the virtual that have been put forth two of their members died from the corona- ly personal for Branzell, a Revere resident meeting were critical. by the state,” Fralick said, virus, a Lynn nurse is urging the public to who has worked for All Care VNA & Hos- “We’re all in different stages of the who says he’s already be- remain vigilant about wearing masks and pice in Lynn for the last decade. learning process of becoming anti-racist, gun work on “streamlin- adhering to other restrictions. and it’s clear you are in the very early ing the department.” As a veteran nurse, Nicole Branzell, 45, NURSE, A3 Going forward, Fralick HAUSE, A2 said streamlining will be a big factor in accomplish- ing one of his primary COVID-19 goals, which is to make in- Raising up Lynn, Revere report formation more accessible new virus cases. A3 to residents. “Something that I’m go- in Lynn Opinion ing to prioritize is having Jourgensen: When a constant source of factu- About 50 members of summer said to al information versus hav- the Raise Up Massa- slow down. A4 ing to go through a bunch chusetts coalition of of different mediums to community groups, State get the information you faith-based organi- Baker faults decision need,” he said. “I think zations and labor to shift data collection from CDC. A6 that’s very important and unions, protested what we’re looking to do is against anticipated establish that line.” Sports cuts to the state bud- Luders hits the ground Before coming to Sau- get outside Lynn City gus, Fralick spent the last running with Navs. B1 Hall Thursday after- 10 years as the Health noon. For additional Department director in MASCAC cancels Stoneham, where he over- photos, see LOOK! fall sports. B1 saw a department of more Page A8. Finals set for Mass. Amateur title. B1 SAUGUS, A2 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Let there Salvation Army be lights at keeps on giving By David McLellan Saugus park ITEM STAFF LYNN — Since expanding its food program to By Elyse Carmosino ve days a week in March, the Lynn Salvation ITEM STAFF Army has donated about 1.5 million meals during 43,000 visits to its 1 Franklin St. location. SAUGUS — World Series Park in Sau- According to Salvation Army organizer Captain gus has plans to install lights in the Kevin Johnson, the service — already the larg- Spring of 2021. est food pantry in Lynn — expanded in direct re- Most of the funds needed to complete the sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson said project will be available next year, and a food insecurity has increased because of lost jobs fundraising effort is currently underway, and paychecks during the pandemic. with Wheelabrator Saugus kickstarting “It’s helping people. I mean, realistically, a lot of the project with a donation of $5,000. people are living paycheck to paycheck, especial- “Through the generosity of a lot of peo- ly here because of the high cost of rent,” Johnson ple and businesses, World Series Park has ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK said. “And, a lot of them are trying to recoup what’s nanced everything we have in creating been lost because of the last three months of being this rst-class baseball facility for the A man carries groceries away from the Salvation Army in in quarantine.” Lynn on Thursday which has given out 1.5 million meals to PARK, A3 people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. DONATIONS, A3 MORTGAGES TO FIT YOUR EVERY NEED MEMBER FDIC / MEMBER DIF EQUAL HOUSING LENDER NMLS #406738 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS ..............A7 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 77° VOL. 141, ISSUE 183 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 68° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020 OBITUARIES Rhode Island launches second Gerald R. Peloquin, 82 antibody testing program PEABODY — Mr. Gerald R. Peloquin, 82 years, of Pea- body, died on Tuesday, July 14, PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) measuring the impact of the hospital with the dis- sion, isolation, suicide and 2020 in North Shore Med- — Rhode Island health COVID-19 in Rhode Is- ease as of Tuesday, the lat- substance abuse that we ical Center, Salem Hospital of cials are coordinating land, and is critical to est date for which the data are seeing during these after a long illness. He was a second round of coro- inform our efforts to pre- is available, rose to 64, up challenging times.” the husband of the late Mary navirus antibody testing vent the spread of the vi- from 59 the previous day. MASK DONATION Lou (Sullivan) Peloquin, and to better understand the rus,” Dr. Philip Chan, the Just four of those patients A company that makes longtime partner of Nancy E. prevalence of the disease department’s consultant are in intensive care. handcrafted bed, bath- Hanlon of Peabody. in people in high-contact medical director, said in a The number of infections room and table linens is He was born in Fall River, professions. statement. is thought to be far high- donating 50,000 reusable the son of the late Paul and First responders, Na- The state conducted an er because many people masks to the Providence Melina (Simonin) Peloquin. tional Guard members, initial round of serology have not been tested, and public school district for He was raised in Fall River state Department of testing in May. studies suggest people can use by students and teach- and was a graduate of Durfee Health staff, prison work- The new effort is being be infected with the virus ers this fall. High School, Class of 1957. ers, and hospital and conducted in collaboration without feeling sick. Superintendent Har- Gerald lived in Malden and nursing home staff will with the federal Centers MENTAL HEALTH rison Peters said the Lynn and the past nine years be able to schedule a test for Disease Control and GRANTS donation will allow the in Peabody. online starting Friday, the Prevention and the U.S. The Rhode Island Foun- 24,000-student district to Jerry was a veteran of the riage, Donna, Diane, Jerry and health department said in Department of Health and dation is making nearly issue each student a free Army National Guard. He was Michael. He leaves his brother a statement Wednesday. Human Services. $1.7 million in grants to mask at the start of the a member of the union at the Larry Peloquin and his wife Ar- The program is volun- In other coronavirus-re- organizations that are school year. Roman Catholic Archdiocese lene of Port Richie, Fla.; and tary and results will be lated developments from helping residents deal Matouk is based in Fall of Boston Cemetery. He was his sister Helen Hainois of At- made available in about Rhode Island: with the mental health River, Mass., but CEO employed as a foreman and tleboro and brother of the late four days. HEALTH stresses of the coronavirus George Matouk and Cre- groundskeeper at the Catholic Paul R.