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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018 Swampscott wants to Inspectional Services hear from its residents rebuilds its department By Bella diGrazia food trucks will be on site with compli- By Gayla Cawley deputy building commissioner. ITEM STAFF mentary food for attending residents. ITEM STAFF Muche’s salary will cover the cost to “I love hearing people’s ideas and help- hire a third building inspector, which SWAMPSCOTT — It’s “your town, your ing bring them to reality,” said Peter LYNN — Michael Donovan, the city’s is approximately $53,000 to start and ideas,” say Swampscott of cials, and the Spellios, chair of the Swampscott Board Inspectional Services Department (ISD) increases to $59,000 after three years, town is giving residents the platform to of Selectmen. “People get a lot of satis- chief, has been given the go-ahead to according to Donovan. The base salary share them. faction from helping good ideas come to hire a third building inspector by the for a deputy building commissioner is Swampscott boards, committees, and reality, so our greatest opportunity is to City Council. $78,906, but with education incentives, of cials will host its rst townwide make sure that happens.” Although an additional building in- Muche was making north of $90,000. idea exchange on Saturday, Dec. 1. Res- Spellios was the rst to initiate the spector was not budgeted, Donovan said A building inspector is a mayoral ap- idents are invited to the high school, idea for the exchange. In the absence of that the funds have become available pointment and there’s a residency re- from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to share their the annual Fall Special Town Meeting, within the department’s budget follow- quirement for the position. Donovan visions for the town, with of cials only ing Mayor Thomas M. McGee’s decision in attendance to lend their ears. Local SWAMPSCOTT, A3 to not reappoint Clint Muche, the city’s ISD, A3 Lynn, Saugus Lynn eld, cashes Peabody, in with Saugus to Green the rescue By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF By Thomas Grillo ITEM STAFF SAUGUS — Nearly $243,000 worth of ener- Crews from Lynn, Lynn eld, gy-saving improvements Peabody, and Saugus were among have just been completed the nearly two dozen re depart- at the library and Public ments that fought a seven-alarm Safety Building and are blaze which destroyed the First expected to save taxpay- Baptist Church overnight. ers about $30,000 in an- “We were asked to set up in nual energy costs. front of the church to ght the The money was award- heavy re,” said Lt. Kevin Mutti ed to the town through a of Lynn eld. “It was quite seri- Green Communities grant ous and we stayed on scene for in 2017 to fund energy seven hours.” conservation measures in Wake eld Fire Chief Michael both buildings. Grants to- Sullivan said he was grateful to taled $14 million during all the communities, as far away this round of awards and as Middleton, that responded to 72 Massachusetts com- the call. munities bene ted from “In total, we had 20 engines them. and seven ladder trucks,” he The measures included said. “I’ve been on the job for 10 the installation of interior years and this is the biggest re and exterior LED light- ing at both buildings and I’ve seen and the help was appre- HVAC improvements at ciated.” the Saugus Public Library. As the Boston Red Sox were The library and Public preparing to take on the Los An- Safety Building are two geles Dodgers in the rst game of of the highest energy con- the World Series at Fenway Park sumers of all municipal Tuesday night, lightning struck administrative buildings, the church’s 150-foot steeple at excluding the schools, ac- 7 p.m. Several 911 calls were re- cording to a statement ceived, as well as the automatic from Town Manager Scott alert from the church on Com- Crabtree. mon Street, Sullivan said. “This necessary con- “When we arrived, we spotted version to LED lighting what we thought was a small re at the library and Pub- at the base of the steeple,” Sulli- ITEM PHOTO | ANNE MARIE TOBIN lic Safety Building alone van said. “But as we threw water will save taxpayers an Lightning struck the steeple of the First Baptist Church Tuesday night and gutted the FIRE, A3 estimated $25,441 annu- 147-year-old building on Common Street. ally,” said Crabtree. “Not only have all ve of these projects been completed INSIDE at no cost to our residents, Moulton, but they will also contin- Opinion ue to save the town tens Charles: This day of thousands of dollars in was a win. A4 Schneider spar energy savings each year.” Saugus was designat- Twists and turns ed a Green Community in Nahant. A4 in lone debate in 2015, which means the town committed to Sports By Gayla Cawley reducing its energy con- St. Mary’s shuts out ITEM STAFF sumption by 20 percent Latin Academy. B1 within ve years. At the BEVERLY — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton time of the designation, (D-Mass) and his Republican challenger Big Blue soccer tops the town was awarded vying to unseat him in the Sixth Congres- Marblehead. B1 $208,000 for the purchase sional District, Joseph Schneider, differed of two battery electric ve- on how to improve the country’s divisive hicles and to install two Lynn resident political atmosphere and their positions on Yaritza Lopez, a charging stations behind immigration on Wednesday night. the Department of Pub- dancer with the The pair’s only scheduled forum ahead Veronica Robles lic Works. The grant also of the Nov. 6 election became heated when covered lighting upgrades Cultural Center, Schneider challenged Moulton’s bipartisan performs a tra- at Veterans Memorial voting record and accused him of accepting Elementary School and ditional Latin dark money for his campaign, along with Belmonte Middle School, American dance repeating his challenge for the Salem Dem- and the analysis and im- during the His- ocrat to agree to more debates. provements to the HVAC panic Heritage The “Talk the Vote” forum, hosted by system and the installa- Celebration “The WBZ Newsradio 1030 at Endicott College, tion of variable frequency Power of Lati- came the same day pipe bombs were sent to drives and ef cient mo- no Leadership, homes of prominent Democrats, including tors at Veterans Memorial Contribution former President Barack Obama and pres- Elementary School. and Culture,” idential candidate Hillary Clinton, along The most recent allo- at Breed Mid- with CNN. Moderator Dan Rea mentioned cation in July was for dle School on the attacks in the discussions on political $250,000 for sustainabil- Wednesday. For divisiveness and violence. ity-related projects, in- more photos, see “Our country is at a time in history where cluding the conversion of LOOK! Page A8. we don’t have civil discourse. There’s deep uorescent bulbs to LED divisions in our country,” said Moulton, bulbs at the Town Hall ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK DEBATE, A3 SAUGUS, A3 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 HIGH 49° VOL. 140, ISSUE 567 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 TRAVEL......................................B8 LOW 33° LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018 Top law enforcers in Boston could soon be people of color By Alanna top law enforcement offi- for ending cash bail, to no consequences offend- Durkin Richer cials in Boston would all hire a more diverse slate ers will figure, why not ASSOCIATED PRESS be people of color, marking of prosecutors and to col- resist?" Boston Police a new era for a city long lect data to find potential Patrolmen's Association BOSTON — Rachael dominated by white men biases among her staff. President Michael Leary Rollins shocked observers and roiled by a racist past. After defeating four told WBZ-TV last month. when she beat the candi- "There's only ever been Democratic opponents in Rollins says those date backed by the long- men looking at these is- the first contested race for charges would be out- time incumbent and po- sues and running this of- Suffolk County district at- right dismissed or treat- lice groups to become the fice. ... There's only ever torney in 16 years, Rollins ed as civil infractions, Democratic nominee for been overwhelmingly one is now seen as the favor- although prosecutions Boston's top prosecutor. race or nationality," Roll- ite to win Nov. 6 with the could be brought in "ex- Should she win again ins, a 47-year-old former backing of popular Dem- ceptional circumstanc- next month, Rollins, a federal prosecutor, said in ocrats like U.S. Sen. Eliz- es." She says she wants black woman who vows to an interview. "I'm excited abeth Warren and Boston to focus her resources fight mass incarceration about bringing a new lens City Councilor Ayanna on prosecuting killings, and racial disparities in to this role." Pressley, who upset long- clear the courts of low- the justice system, would Rollins hopes to follow time U.S. Rep. Michael er-level crimes commit- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS be the first woman of color in the footsteps of can- Capuano in a primary ted overwhelmingly by Dorcas Reilly died on Monday and her family to become a district attor- didates like Larry Kras- last month. In addition to the mentally ill, the poor will celebrate her life on Saturday in the town ney in Massachusetts. And ner in Philadelphia to be Boston, Suffolk County in- and those struggling where she lived, Haddonfield, N.J.