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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 FRIDAY JULY 23, 2021 DEALS OF THE School candidates tested by students Saugus$ DAgetsY$ By Allysha Dunnigan Prevent the Cycle President Adriana year, and they were very involved in PG. 3 ITEM STAFF Paz said the organization began a con- that sense, but then the question came: $98,000 to versation last year about how to make What next? What can they do with all of LYNN — Youth involved in Prevent the changes they were looking to see that energy?” Paz said. “So, we decided the Cycle’s summer pilot program will locally, including preventing the cycles to create this path for them where they create a safer host a forum at the Lynn Museum on that exist around lack of representation can engage in not only the election pro- Aug. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. for the candi- and systemic racism. cess, but how the city works in general.” DEALS dates for School Committee. One of the factors included in this Paz said by creating this pilot youth CliftondaleOF THE The forum was planned by members of conversation was the lack of partici- program — which she hopes to expand Prevent the Cycle ages 16 to 22 as a way By Sam Minton pation by community members in the to year-round — youth members can $ $ to incorporate younger residents into ITEM STAFFDAY election process, speci cally related to participate in the political processes that PG. 3 the campaigning process; these youth youth engagement. SAUGUS — Cliftondale Square will be members will host the event as well. “We saw a lot of youth protesting last PREVENT, A7 getting some improvements thanks to the Shared Street and Spaces Grant Program. The program awarded the town $98,000 Harbor Voices speak the Truth to improve the sidewalks and traf c in the square, an action thatDEALS comes on the heels of years’ worth of researchOF identifyingTHE in- frastructure improvements in the area. The Shared Streets $andDA SpacesY$ Grant Program was created inPG. response 3 to COVID-19 and allows cities and towns in the commonwealth to apply for funding to assist their needs regarding safer outdoor recreation, commerce, community activi- ties and mobility. Saugus will now lookDEALS to fund what is called a “road diet” for the rotary in the square. A road diet is OFdescribed THE as a best practice in transportation$DA planningY$ that reduces the width of a roadPG. to 3 better or- ganize and slow down traf c, which im- proves mobility and safety for walkers and riders alike. The town is hoping to add ADA-accessi- ble crosswalks, recon gured travel lanes, designated bus stops, crosswalk bumpouts and improved parking accessibility. “Cliftondale Square is a special neigh- borhood within the town of Saugus, and it has been a long-term goal of this ad- ministration to revitalize it,” said Town Manager Scott Crabtree. “With this grant award, the town will be able to make the ITEM PHOTO | JAKOB MENENDEZ necessary investment to improve safety A new art installation that was unveiled last night at 451 Broad St. in Lynn tells stories of 100 within the square, and take initial steps young residents and their opinions on the pandemic, the economic crisis, and racial injustice. towards attracting more business, visitors, More photos on A7. and residents to this beloved area within the community.” Crabtree added that Saugus is grateful for the support from the Baker-Polito ad- Swampscott ministration. BLM mural will Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley has lived in Cliftondale just about ends COVID her entire life. As Saugus has grown, she paint the town said, safety has become a concern in the area due to speeding and truckers cutting state of By Allysha Dunnigan through to avoid Route 1. ITEM STAFF “This grant is great news, and will be used as it is intended to help address traf- emergency LYNN — After more than a year of planning and advocating for c, safety and economic development in a Black Lives Matter street mural, volunteers and artists working Cliftondale,” said Riley. “Being a member with the group One Lynn, One Love will nally begin painting it on on the Cliftondale Revitalization Commit- By Tréa Lavery Essex Street this weekend. ITEM STAFF tee, this grant will help fund the priorities This project was initiated by recent Lynn English High School that the residents have let us know they SWAMPSCOTT — The Board of Health vot- graduates Carlos Prudencio and Damianny Garrido — both of care the most about, like safety, parking ed Wednesday to rescind the emergency order whom will be attending American University in the fall — follow- and economic development.” ing the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police of - enacted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 Riley added that she is grateful to the cer Derek Chauvin. pandemic, as well as all of the other emergency state for the funding and also to the town As the video of Floyd being suffocated went viral, communities orders following that. departments for making the application across the world came together through protests and the painting Public Health Nurse Neia Illingsworth told for the grant. of Black Lives Matter murals, as demonstrations of support for the the board that, in the past seven weeks, the Sam Minton can be reached at sminton@ town has seen only one new case of the virus, MURAL, A2 itemlive.com. bringing the total number of cases over the course of the pandemic to 1,166. The slowing of new cases is in part due to the high vaccination rates in Swampscott. As of Nahant musician July 15, 81 percent of the total eligible popu- lation in town has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. hits a high note The age groups with the highest vaccination rate are adults between 65-74 and 30-49, of which 95 percent are vaccinated (the state does By Sam Minton ITEM STAFF Gian Carlo not share statistics above 95 percent, making Buscaglia this the highest possible rate). Ninety-one NAHANT — Residents got to take a musical journey posing percent of residents aged 16-19 and 50-64 are on Thursday night. with a vaccinated and 89 percent of residents 20-29 The public library continued its summer concert se- funny ries — which features a new local artist each week — are vaccinated. The rate for adults over 75 is face while 87 percent and for children ages 12-15 is 83 with Gian Carlo Buscaglia, whose style was described as old-school Latin music by library staff member Carolyn performing percent. on the The town has not yet made a decision on Ziering. Ziering said Buscaglia and other musicians from the lawn of the whether it will require masks in the town’s Nahant public schools come September. The board is concert series have spent stints busking in the early stages of their careers, adding that it’s been great to give Public waiting for the state to issue guidance on this these artists a platform. Library. topic before making a nal decision. “I think it’s important to hear local musicians and we Tréa Lavery can be reached at tlavery@item- ITEM PHOTO | live.com. CONCERT, A7 JAKOB MENENDEZ INSIDE Red tide causes ban on North Shore shell shing Opinion Thor Jourgensen: By Tréa Lavery way. banned in certain shell sh-grow- Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Sau- A train of thought. A4 ITEM STAFF “Salem has no digging permits,” ing areas on the North Shore. gus, Swampscott and Winthrop. • said Capt. Bill McHugh, the har- Harvesting of all shell sh and In Marblehead, seasonal per- A toxin known as red tide that Let’s keep talking bormaster for that city. “The only carnivorous snails was banned in mits for recreational clam har- affects shell sh caused the state about race. A4 thing we have is sea worms, so other areas, but that ban mostly vesting run from Oct. 1 through to ban all shell shing in much of the end of April, said Shell sh the North and South shores last there’s no impact on us because affected the South Shore. Sports we have a moratorium on dig- Local communities included in Constable Jack Attridge, so they Shull named 2021 week until further notice. ging.” the ban are Beverly, Boston, Dan- have also been unaffected. In Item Player of the Year However, despite the ban, many Revere, where digging for clams The Massachusetts Division of vers, Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, for boys lacrosse. B1 local shermen have so far been and other shell sh is more com- Marine Fisheries on July 15 an- Lynn, Manchester-by-the-Sea, • unaffected, because many local mon, it was already temporarily Marblehead softball communities have not currently nounced that the harvest of soft- Marblehead, Nahant, Newbury, ready for regionals. B1 been allowing shell shing any- shell clams and razor clams was Newburyport, Peabody, Revere, SHELLFISH, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 76° VOL. 142, ISSUE 193 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 60° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 ENTERTAINMENT .......................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY JULY 23, 2021 OBITUARIES Thomas J. Wilson, 68 Edward F. Urbanski, 74 BLM mural October 31,1952 - July 11, 2021 1946 - 2021 MARBLEHEAD - Thomas J. SALEM - Edward Francis Ur- will paint Wilson passed away peaceful- banski, 74, of Salem, passed ly in his home in Marblehead away Monday evening, July 19, over the weekend at the age of 2021 at NSMC Salem Hospi- 68. Tom was born and raised tal.