THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 Grand slam Peabody directs its in Saugus attention to By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF community SAUGUS — A piece about a girl who lost her fa- ther to his heroin addiction took rst place in the development seventh grade age category of Belmonte Middle School’s poetry slam Wednesday night. By Adam Swift Performed by Aiva Brusgulis, the poem’s persona ITEM STAFF talks about her father’s demons and how they even- tually became her own. PEABODY — Curt Bellavance sees “How could you be so blind to not see that I needed municipal planning as a way to help improve communities. you here with me?” As Peabody’s new community de- Brusgulis ended the night with a score of 29.9 out velopment and planning director, of 30. Bellavance will be using his knowl- Sixth-grader Yessenia Guevara, with 30 points, edge and experience to help better and eighth-grader Olivia Tamanga, with 29.7 points, ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE his hometown of 24 years. also took rst place. “It will be great to be in Peabody,” Amanda Pires, an eighth-grader at the Belmonte Middle School, SLAM, A7 said Bellavance, who recently re- competes in this year’s poetry slam. signed as Tyngsborough’s town ad- ministrator after he was offered the planning position. “When this role came up, it was perfect for me and my desire to help.” Bellavance replaces Karen Sawyer Conard, who stepped down late last year to take the top job at the Mer- rimack Valley Planning Commission. He said he hopes to continue much of the progress Conard made during her seven years, especially in the downtown. “There’s a lot that’s been done in the downtown, but I don’t want to forget about the Centennial Indus- trial Park and all the other busi- nesses that have been in Peabody for some time,” said Bellavance. Retaining the businesses that are already in the Tanner City and bring- ing in new industry are among Bella- vance’s goals. “There are also the everyday chal- lenges in the community, large and small,” he said. “And the mayor men- tioned that he has a list going.” Before working as town adminis- trator in Tyngsborough, Bellavance was the director of economic and community development in North Andover. He said he took the town administrator job as a way to ex- pand his horizons and try some- thing new. “I missed the planning aspect, although there was no planner in Tyngsborough and I did work on a lot of the planning projects,” Bellavance said. “I found that DEVELOPMENT, A7 ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE Members of the Nahant Fire Department in the back of the company ambulance are, from INSIDE left, Josh Mahoney, Nick Papagelis, Lt. Dave Doyle, and Austin Antrim. In Lynn Families come together ing the service. By Bridget Turcotte at Marshall. A3 Fire ghters ITEM STAFF But the Finance Committee is not rec- • ommending Town Meeting support the Girls Inc. NAHANT — The Nahant Fire ghter’s article, stating that the town “should not Association is knocking down the Finance curbing tobacco sound siren act in haste” and recommending inde nite use among youth. A3 Committee’s opinion that an Ambulance postponement. Enterprise Fund is not necessary. According to the Department of Reve- In Opinion over Nahant Fire Chief Michael Feinberg submitted a nue, an Enterprise Fund “establishes a A childhood free Town Meeting article to adopt an Enter- separate accounting and nancial report- of bigotry. A4 prise Fund to defray the cost of operating ing mechanism for municipal services for ambulance an ambulance service. Feinberg said the which a fee is charged in exchange for In Sports account is designed to capture the revenue goods or services. Revenues and expenses Magicians lacrosse start from ambulance transports and use it di- slow, nish strong. B1 proposal rectly to offset the operating cost of provid- FIREFIGHTERS, A7 Child-abuse scars not always visible in Lynn and was a user as well. In 2014, the most recent data BY BILL BROTHERTON By Thomas Grillo ITEM STAFF I didn’t get hit, but I was put in available, Massachusetts report- positions a child should never be ed the highest rate of abused LYNN — Michael Satterwhite in.” and neglected children in the Love live in Lynn was never physically abused by his Satterwhite spoke Wednesday at nation. There were 31,863 vic- mother, but he still bears the scars the Lynn Community Connections timized children in the Bay Darlene Love has always from his childhood. Coalition’s (LCCC) 16th annual State, or 23 victims per 1,000 been 20 feet from stardom. “Child abuse is not always vis- Child Abuse Prevention Communi- children statewide, making it Darlene Love? The name ible,” he said. “My mother never ty Breakfast. The nonpro t’s mis- the highest per capita rate in is familiar to most mu- laid a hand on me, but she was sion is to strengthen families and sic fans. Some know she one of the biggest drug dealers prevent child abuse and neglect. ABUSE, A7 worked with the legendary Phil Spector in the ’60s and sang on some of his classic Wall of Sound hits. But ask them to list a few Malden looks out for those at risk of her classic songs, and By Steve Freker Everett and other communities in their training as they draw a blank. FOR THE ITEM addiction recovery coaches. Even a music a cionado The new recovery coaches completed a 30-hour like David Letterman, the MALDEN — Fast becoming one of the most respon- retired “Late Night” host, sive and proactive agencies in the region in address- training program administered by the Connecticut got confused. Love said, in ing the epidemic of substance use disorder, Malden Community of Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery COURTESY PHOTO a phone conversation on Overcoming Addiction (MOA) marked perhaps its Coach Academy at Malden High School. The academy most impressive milestone to date. trains people to help those in the community who wish Darlene Love will be Tuesday, that Letterman’s bandleader Paul Shaffer With nancial backing from both the Malden Police to overcome addiction. front and center at and Fire departments and funding from the city of Lynn Auditorium. LOVE, A7 Everett, MOA sponsored 20 volunteers from Malden, MALDEN, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 59° VOL. 139, ISSUE 120 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 51° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 ENTERTAINMENT .......................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 OBITUARIES Mary C. Karish, 89 Victim of Lynn assault LYNN — Mrs. Mary ert A. Karish and his dies from injuries of attack C. “Clare” (Carney) wife Kristine of Sa- Karish, 89, of Lynn lem, her daughters, By Thomas Grillo and released from Union been struck with a base- sodomized the victim with died on Tuesday, Mary V. Karish-Dodge ITEM STAFF Hospital. ball bat, and instructed a guitar and broom, the April 25, 2017, in a and her husband Darrin Stephens, 50, officers to check on a sec- report said. local nursing home Jeffrey of Attleboro, LYNN — A man who and John Michelin, 31, ond injured person inside Blood was found after a brief illness. Joan F. Karish of was beaten and sodomized of Lynn, were originally the apartment, the police throughout the apart- She is the wife of Mr. Lynn, Patricia M. Kar- with a broom at a Chase charged with aggravat- report said. ment, and it appeared Robert J. Karish. She ish-Friedman and her Street apartment earlier ed rape and assault and Police found Reilly in the someone had tried to clean was born in Somer- husband Stephen of this month has died from battery with a dangerous basement with a bloody up a pool of blood. Police ville, the daughter of the late New York, three grandchildren, his injuries, according to weapon. But the charges white T-shirt over his also saw a towel soaked in Paul D. and Mary C. (McMul- Ora Schrier of New York, Jeffrey the Essex County District will be upgraded to mur- head and his pants down blood in the kitchen, court lin) Carney. She was raised Dodge of Attleboro and Maura Attorney’s office. der and the pair are being to his ankles, according to documents say. in Dorchester and Nova Sco- Dodge of Attleboro. She also Bret Reilly, 48, of Lynn, held without bail, the DA’s court documents. Police Stephens and Michelin tia. She attended schools in leaves a great granddaughter was one of the victims in office said. said there appeared to be are scheduled to return Dorchester and Nova Scotia. Yonina Schrier and several the late night attack. The Police responded to 8 blood and trauma to his to Lynn District Court on She was a graduate of St. nieces and nephews. She is medical examiner has Chase St. for a report of anal area. May 8. Matthews Grammar School the sister of the late Edward not determined the cause an assault around mid- Police found a blood- and of St. Joseph’s High and Paul Carney. of death. A second man, night April 9 and found soaked wooden baseball Thomas Grillo can be School in Cape Breton, Nova Funeral service: Her fu- whose name has not been a man bleeding from his bat and guitar. Stephens reached at tgrillo@item- Scotia. neral will be held on Mon- made public, was treated hand. He told police he’d told police that Michelin live.com. Mrs.