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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 Saugus extends Square One Mall virus testing LYNN RENTS By Elyse Carmosino ing to keep the site open,” said town’s close proximity to more pretty transient in the sense ITEM STAFF Town Manager Scott Crabtree. populated cities, as well as its that we have a lot of visitors “The state indicated to the busy commercial industry along here because of Route 1 retail SAUGUS — The state has Health Department that they Route 1, where businesses often and restaurants. That poses a announced it is extending op- were going to keep it open as see hundreds of patrons on any unique challenge for Saugus be- erations of Saugus’ Stop the long as they could. Those are given day. cause of the uctuation in pop- Spread COVID-19 test site at their plans at this point.” “Saugus obviously has its ulation during the day.” Square One Mall inde nitely. Saugus has remained consis- challenges because we’re sur- Since March, Saugus has re- The site was originally only tently in the state’s high-risk rounded by communities that ported a total 3,060 cases of scheduled to operate through category for virus transmission are red and are more densely COVID-19 within the community, Jan. 15. since August — a fact Crabtree populated,” Crabtree told The “It’s great that they’re go- previously attributed to the Item in August. “We’re also TEST SITE, A3 End of Trump 15% Muslim ban IN 2020 By Guthrie Scrimgeour brings relief ITEM STAFF A new report shows that By Guthrie Scrimgeour the rent of a median Lynn ITEM STAFF one-bedroom apartment jumped 15.1 percent in Members of the North Shore Muslim com- 2020, making Lynn the munity say they’re relieved and optimistic sixth most expensive city after former President Trump’s “Muslim in the Boston Metro area. ban” — which prohibited travel from seven The report, from the predominantly Muslim countries — was ter- apartment listing site minated by an executive order on President Zumper, analyzed active Joe Biden’s rst day in of ce. listings that hit the mar- “It’s like a breath of fresh air,” said spiri- ket in December 2020, tual leader Fawaz Abusharkh of the Islam- which were then aggre- ic Society of the North Shore, a community gated by city to calculate organization based in Lynn. Several of the median asking rents, and families that he works with were directly af- compared to data from the fected by the ban. previous year. “The hate and the bullying and the disre- Lynn’s 15.1 percent spect was all over the place, and it was em- jump was among the boldened by the administration,” Abusharkh largest of the 20 cities said. surveyed, second only to Trump made a series of anti-Muslim com- Brockton, who’s rents sky- ments on his 2016 bid for the Presidency, rocketed 19.1 percent. including brie y agreeing to, then walking According to the report, back on, the idea of a “Muslim database” and the city’s median rent was advocated for a complete ban on all Muslims $1,910 — $180 greater than the $1,730 median MUSLIM, A3 rent statewide. “It’s high but it’s not shocking,” said City Plan- ner Aaron Clausen of the increase. “What we’re see- ing in Lynn are really sig- ni cant increases on rent- al properties and homes.” He added that census “Balloon buddies” are being given to elderly residents in Swampscott data showed that rents in efforts to help them deal with the loneliness and isolation caused by had increased 25 percent the COVID-19 pandemic. cumulatively over the pre- vious three years. By Gayla Cawley He speculated that the ITEM STAFF jump was a result of mar- ket forces, a “depiction of A request SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott resident the lack of supply with Carolina Velasquez is encouraging the com- the demand that’s there,” munity to “Adopt a Grandparent,” a nation- and that it might have lled with al initiative she has joined that aims to been skewed by the re- bring joy to seniors during the COVID-19 cent opening of the luxu- pandemic. ry Caldwell Apartments hope in “Adopt a Grandparent” is an initiative the development on Monroe balloon community has been rolling out this Street. month. It consists of various entertainment Lynn trails only Brook- Swampscott: businesses partnering with local senior cen- line, Cambridge, Boston, ters and assisted living facilities to provide Beverly and Medford in Adopt a the elderly with “balloon buddies.” one bedroom rent, and is ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO “The idea is that community members will more expensive than sev- buy a ‘balloon buddy’ and once every senior eral other North Shore cit- Salem resident Fawaz Abusharkh is for our current location is ‘adopted,’ we will ies, including Revere and the leader of the Islamic Society of Grandparent the North Shore. ADOPT, A3 RENT, A3 Nahant Vaccine brings mother-daughter worried bond to new level in Peabody by virus By Anne Marie Tobin Corbishley, a Lynn resident, works as a ITEM STAFF certi ed technician in the pharmacy de- partment at a CVS store in Woburn. Bar- PEABODY — It is said that opportu- Judi trend rett, 86, had lived in Lynn all of her life Corbishley nity knocks but once. In the case of Judi before moving to an assisted living unit By Elyse Carmosino Corbishley and her mother, Alma Bar- administers at the Harriet and Ralph Kaplan Estates a COVID-19 ITEM STAFF rett, it knocked twice. in Peabody in October 2019. Thanks to a little ingenuity and a de- vaccine to NAHANT — Nahant Since visitation restrictions were re- her mother, sire that would not be denied, Corbishley laxed by the state in early June, Corbish- has reached 200 cases Kaplan not only nagled a way to only hug her ley, her four siblings and uncle have each of COVID-19, highlight- mother for the rst time in nearly a year Estates ing a troubling trend in been able to visit Barrett only once every but, in the process, she also found a way six weeks due to Kaplan’s policy of allowing resident the community accord- to personally administer her mother her Alma ing to Public Health rst dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. VACCINE, A3 Barrett. Nurse Deb Murphy. “For the month of No- vember, we had 21 cas- es total. For the month of December, we had 50 INSIDE STOP THE SPREAD. FOLLOW THE RULES. cases total. Now in Jan- Opinion uary, on the 21st, we’re Now, the Democrats STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN WASH YOUR HANDS already up to 51 cases,” must defend and Murphy told Nahant’s implement plans. A4 Board of Selectmen Thursday. “We’re see- Sports ing a trend line going Gabby Davern scores unfortunately in the 100th career point for Fenwick girls hockey. FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING wrong direction.” B1 VIRUS, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 35° VOL. 142, ISSUE 40 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 22° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B7 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 OBITUARIES Anthony A. Annese, 90 Michael O’Donnell, 67 1930 - 2021 1953 - 2021 ROWLEY - Mr. Anthony A. LYNN - Lovell, Maine. Michael “Tony” Annese, 90 years of O’Donnell 67 of Lynn, passed Rowley and formerly of Lynn, away peacefully in his sleep, on died unexpectedly on Wednes- January 9, 2021. day January 20, 2021 in Anna Born in Lynn on April 13, Jacques Hospital in Newburyp- 1953, Mike was the oldest of ort. He was the former husband five children born of the late of Linda (O’Brien) Annese. He Joseph G. and Patricia M. (Mul- was born in East Boston, the len) O’Donnell. son of the late Antonio and Mike grew up in Lynn, grad- Nelsie (Genica) Annese. He uating from St. Mary’s High was raised in East Boston and School. Saugus. He was a graduate of Following graduation, Mike Saugus High School. He lived enlisted in the army, serving in Lynn most of his life and during the Vietnam conflict be- FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS most recently in Rowley. tween 1971 and 1974. He was an Army Veteran of After retiring from a career Voice of America building stands in Washington. the Korean War. He served as in the Lynn Police department, a Corporal in the Mili- Mike settled down in Glouces- tary Police in Germany. Wayne of Buzzards ter , eventually moving to Lovell, his sister Linda Cancellieri and New leaders named He was recalled to duty Bay MA, Carolyn Fuller Maine where he got to enjoy his husband Steven of Beverly and and served from Febru- and her husband Tim- love of the outdoors, especially sister Karen Mahon and hus- ary 1948 to November mi of Atkinson, NH. He fishing. band Brian of Franklin. He also at U.S.-funded 1951. He was a Lynn also leaves a sister Ida Mike was predeceased by leaves behind several nieces Police Officer for 31 Thompson of Saugus, his brother Paul. He leaves and nephews. years retiring in 1992. 12 grandchildren, a behind his brother John and Service Information: A international Tony loved to go camping in great grandchild and several his wife Debra of Lynnfield , service for Mike was held New Hampshire and Florida. nieces and nephews. He is privately. He loved the outdoors, fishing, the father of the late Antony A. broadcasters skiing and horseback riding. Annese and brother of the late WASHINGTON (AP) cy head, Michael Pack, only He loved to play golf and go Michael Annese.