THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 Swampscott rolls out the welcome mat $14M By Gayla Cawley of hotels, motels, inns and bed & breakfast would be allowed anywhere in the Hum- ITEM STAFF establishments. Part of that zoning change phrey Street Overlay District by special included revising the regulations and de - permit, according to Peter Kane, director of loan SWAMPSCOTT — Town Meeting mem- nitions of those tourist lodging establish- community development. bers will be asked to approve a zoning ments, reads a warrant article. There is currently only one bed & break- change in May, which could bring a hotel or Now that the overlay and regulations/ fast in town, which is on Humphrey Street, inn to the historic downtown. de nitions have been approved and updat- and there are no hotels, motels or inns. bails The zoning article is sponsored by the ed, the Planning Board would like to extend The tourist lodging overlay district ap- Planning Board, which will hold a public those uses within the historic downtown, proved last year includes the portion of hearing on the proposed change on Monday. which is included in the Humphrey Street Humphrey Street from the Lynn line to the out Town Meeting approved a new Tourist Overlay District, the article reads. monument. There are also the properties on Lodging Overlay District last May, which If the zoning change is approved, hotels, was meant to encourage the development inns and bed & breakfast establishments SWAMPSCOTT, A7 Lynn By Thomas Grillo Saugus ITEM STAFF LYNN — Gov. Charlie Bak- er and the Legislature signed library off on a $14 million loan this week to x the city’s nancial woes. plays Because tax bills can’t be mailed until the city has a bal- anced budget and that won’t happen until City Hall secures it safe cash from the loan, fourth quarter tax bills will be mailed By Bridget Turcotte a month late, on May 1. ITEM STAFF “We can’t send the bills out until we have money from SAUGUS — While the loan in hand,” said Peter the library’s doors will Caron, the city’s chief nan- be locked until 1 p.m. cial of cer. “And we won’t close on Tuesdays, inside the on the loan until late April.” building, staff will be Historically, real estate tax trained on crucial safety bills are sent on April 1. Prop- and security procedures. erty owners will still have 30 Librarians and other days to pay. employees have already The 10-year loan is intend- completed active-shoot- ed to close the $8.1 million er training, practiced budget de cit the city is fac- sheltering in place, and ing this year and the approx- brushed up on re drills, imately $3.5 million de cit it said Library Director could have next year, accord- Alan Thibeault. Next ing to Mayor Thomas M. Mc- week, they’ll move on to Gee. learning CPR training, The new trash fee will also and in the coming months, make its debut in May. Home- how to use de brillators. owners must pay $45 twice a Each segment is conduct- year. There’s a $20 discount ed by personnel from the per bill for seniors 69 and Saugus Fire and Police over. Condominiums, nonprof- departments. its and commercial properties “We did have an active who hire their own trash col- shooter training, which lectors are exempt. is something that a lot of The trash fee is expected to libraries are doing right generate about $2 million an- now,” said Thibeault. “For nually. Other new sources of the last two to three years, Inspiration STEMs revenue include money from it has gotten an increased the marijuana clinics that are emphasis in schools and expected to contribute 6 per- libraries. The reasons are cent of gross revenues to the obvious, but there are dif- from Girls Inc. summit city’s coffers. ferent thoughts on how to Initially, the city plans to react.” said Allee DeFronzo, the Girls Inc. Myraim Melon- borrow $9.5 million to get City While sheltering in place By Bella diGrazia FOR THE ITEM STEM coordinator. “Getting them to Hall though the scal year works well in a school court, left, and try new things is really important at Janessa Lopez which ends on June 30. setting, it’s less effective LYNN — With their 16th Annual “Our de cit for this scal in an open-layout library, this age because it allows them to be have success in Smart Girls Summit, Girls Inc. of Lynn open to new opportunities, which will the hydraulics year is about $8.4 million,” said Thibeault. His staff has taken its mission of inspiring girls Caron said. “There’s a little learned that the most im- help them gure out where they want workshop at a step further by exposing them to the extra in there in case any is- portant thing would be to to go in life.” the 16th Annu- many careers in science, technology, en- Local students representing KIPP al Smart Girls sues arise.” get away from the gunman The rest of the money, $4.5 gineering, and math. Academy Lynn, Pickering Middle School, Summit at Girls and out of the building. If million, will be borrowed in unable to get away from a “The purpose of the summit is ex- Thurgood Marshall Middle School and Inc. of Lynn on posing our girls to STEM careers that December as the city prepares gunman, they were taught Breed Middle School spent the day in Wednesday. to set the tax rate for next year. to throw nearby items at they have never heard of and just see- workshops that focused on science, tech- the offender. ing women in STEM show them that nology, engineering and mathematics. ITEM PHOTO | Thomas Grillo can be girls are capable of doing that and OWEN O’ROURKE reached at tgrillo@itemlive. LIBRARY, A7 have every right and ability to do it,” STEM, A7 com. A night of excellence in Lynn By Bella diGrazia INSIDE FOR THE ITEM LYNN — A mouthful of new foods, In Opinion exposure to different cultures, and Marblehead’s a showcase of their latest academ- Grizzly Mom. A4 ic projects highlighted Wednesday In Saugus night’s Annual Night of Excellence Accident leaves man in at Breed Middle School. critical condition. A7 The event celebrated students’ ex- emplary work in math, science, art, In Sports social studies and language arts. Lynn eld softball The presentations, spread all over looking to bounce back the school, allowed prospective fam- after down year. B1 ilies to tour the building. “It’s a showcase for incoming sixth-graders, but it’s also a way for us to display work that our students have done and a lot of them come in with their parents which gives ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK them a chance to see what actually From left, Dasha Sagastizado, Yarib Arriaza, Adam and Annah Malima look at the skulls happens in the classroom and what decorated in honor of Dia de los Muertos and Hispanic History Month by Eva Ciudad’s eighth grade Spanish class on display for the Night of Excellence at Breed Middle School. LYNN, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 52° VOL. 140, ISSUE 94 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 38° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 OBITUARIES MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS Spicer to help raise funds Animal Welfare released for Warren’s challenger three dolphins into the Mary Mulherin, 86 Nancy E. Scotina, 55 ocean after they were 1931-2018 BOSTON (AP) — For- stranded Monday after- mer White House press noon. Mary Mulherin, dry Marble, and one LYNN — Nancy El- and won the title of secretary Sean Spicer is The group initially 86, died on Tuesday, grandnephew, Ed Mc- len Scotina, age 55, Miss Lynn in 1980. wading into the Massa- heard about five dolphins March 27, after a Feeters. from Lynn, residing She attended Saint chusetts U.S. Senate race. swimming near the shore short illness at Rose- Mary took great in Peabody, passed Anselm College, ma- Spicer will be the through a tip from the wood Rehabilitation pride in the assis- away peacefully in joring in nursing. She featured speaker at a Brewster Natural Resourc- in Peabody. She was tance she gave to her home on Sunday, excelled as a nurse, fundraiser for Republican es Director, Chis Miller. the wife of Thomas P. her brother Sonny March 18, surround- where she provided state Rep. Geoff Diehl Rescuers found three Mulherin of Peabody. throughout his life. ed by the presence compassionate and on April 12 at the Union dolphins beached, but in Born in Salem, May Sonny required spe- of God and her lov- loving care for more Oyster House in Boston. healthy condition. They 26, 1931 to the late cial attention and ing family, after an than 34 years. She were released into deeper Michael and Cecilia Sullivan. housing most of his life which incredibly courageous battle went on to obtain two Master Diehl is among a hand- ful of Republicans chal- waters off West Dennis She went to Wallis Elemen- Mary provided lovingly. with cancer. of Science degrees in Meta- Beach. tary School and graduated Mary is remembered best She will be forever remem- physics and Holistic Ministry lenging Democratic U.S. from Peabody High School in for the kindness she spread bered and adored by her lov- from the American Institute Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 1948 where she was a foot- to her son, grandchildren and ing husband and best friend of Holistic Theology.