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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 Saugus Health Roller Center World short shut on shots By Allysha Dunnigan ITEM STAFF down LYNN — The Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) will receive only half of its By Allysha requested supply of COVID-19 vaccines Dunnigan and Elyse Carmosino for the rst week of March, due to a state- ITEM STAFF wide shortage. The Lynn Tech Field House Vaccine Site, SAUGUS — Roller a partnership between Lynn Community World on Route 1 in Sau- Health Center (LCHC) and the city’s Depart- gus was shut down Sun- ment of Public Health (DPH), will not receive day night as photos and vaccines for rst‐dose appointments for the videos of people crowded week between March 3 and March 10. together in large groups According to Kimberly Eng, the chief op- at the popular spot circu- erating of cer at LCHC, the health center lated on the internet. places an order for vaccines every Tues- The Saugus Board of day and is informed of the allocation it Health was told about will receive each Friday. However, when the social media posts LCHC placed its order last Tuesday, it and visited the premises, was not informed of the shortage of vac- shutting it down around ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK cines until Monday, almost a week later. 6:30 p.m. A police detail “This is really frustrating for the com- was present to make sure Grady Goldberg, a physician’s assistant student at Northeastern University munity because they want us to open up everyone vacated in an or- draws a dose of the Moderna vaccine at the city’s vaccine clinic at Lynn Tech on derly fashion. Tuesday. SHOTS, A3 “We observed a good amount of people in there on Sunday night,” Sau- gus Health Director John Fralick said. “There was Lynn re Cullinan a counter at the door and we clocked them at having about 340 people in the leaves 16 will run establishment when we were down there.” Roller World has been for his closed for almost a year homeless because it falls under one of the last phases of the By Guthrie Scrimgeour own seat state’s reopening plan. ITEM STAFF By Elyse Carmosino Indoor theaters and per- LYNN — Sixteen people were formance venues, roller ITEM STAFF displaced and one re ghter was skating rinks, trampoline injured Monday night as re ght- NAHANT — Board of parks, and other indoor ers battled the elements and a Selectmen chair Mark recreation businesses blaze at a three-family home in Cullinan will seek to are in the second step of Phase 3 and were granted West Lynn in freezing cold weath- keep his position during permission by Gov. Char- er with winds gusting up to 50 this year’s Town Elec- lie Baker to reopen on miles per hour. tion. Monday. However, reports According to Fire Capt. Joseph Cullinan, who an- circulated online that Zukas, the re department re- nounced late last month Roller World opened a day ceived multiple calls around 11:29 he had submitted the earlier. p.m. Monday for a re at 12-14 necessary signatures Roller World, which rst Murphy Ave. to run for re-election, opened in 1981, has an oc- The home was fully occupied cited Nahant’s aging cupancy permit of 1,000 at the time with ve adults and infrastructure, coastal ooding from climate people. 11 children, who were all able to ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK The restrictions in place evacuate safely before re ghters change, Northeastern for Step 2 Phase 3 states arrived. District Fire Chief Daniel Lozzi speaks to an employee of Ac- University’s expan- that establishments can Around 40 re ghters arrived to tion Emergency Management on Murphy Avenue in Lynn af- sion plans, and housing ter a re ripped through a three-family home Monday night among the town’s most SAUGUS, A3 FIRE, A2 into Tuesday. pressing issues. “I would like to think that the experience I bring to the table On the bright INSIDE working for the town, including strong scal Opinion management skills … side: There’s That last normal combined with my pas- week. A4 sion for this town as a lifelong Nahant resi- little to no u LOOK! dent, make me the most An Item editor, quali ed candidate,” By Elyse Carmosino photographers, Cullinan said. “Our ITEM STAFF and reporters. challenges are big, but It seems the North Shore has been And a duck. A8 our budget is not, and spared a ‘twindemic’ feared by health • we need to manage that. experts ahead of this year’s u sea- Item Regional “I think we have made son. Spelling Bee some progress during For months, as the one-year anni- takes place online the past year, and would versary of when the COVID-19 pan- March 9. A8 look forward to continu- demic rst hit the country last March Sports ing to work alongside ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK drew near, doctors and infectious dis- Selectmen Josh Antrim ease specialists everywhere braced Marblehead volleyball and Gene Canty, and A pedestrian walks past a poster on the side of a bus stop at themselves for what seemed like an looks to rebound this Town Administrator Central Square station in Lynn, which urges people to wear season. B1 masks. FLU, A5 CULLINAN, A5 Turco wins Democratic Swampscott Town Meeting primary for state rep votes to replace school roof By Tréa Lavery for the Democratic nomination with 36.2 By Tréa Lavery next step and make a major replace- ITEM STAFF percent of the vote. Jaramillo came in ITEM STAFF ment of this roof,” said Max Kasper, the second after a very close race, with 30 town’s facilities director. “We cannot REVERE — Jeffrey Turco won Tues- percent of the vote. SWAMPSCOTT — Voters overwhelm- continue to have water in ltrating into day’s Democratic primary election in The House seat opened after Robert ingly approved a measure to replace a the building. You start to risk having the race for the Massachusetts House of DeLeo, the longest-serving House Speak- signi cant portion of the roof of Swamp- additional issues beyond just the roof.” Representatives seat for the 19th Suffolk er in state history, announced his resig- scott Middle School at a special Town Kasper explained that while the town District, which covers Winthrop and por- nation in December in order to accept a Meeting Monday night. had originally sought funding for the tions of Revere. position at Northeastern University. The roof replacement, which was ap- project from the Massachusetts School Turco defeated Revere resident Juan The special election to ll the seat will proved by a vote of 204-3, is estimated Building Authority, the application was Jaramillo and Winthrop residents Val- to cost the town $1.9 million. entino Capobianco and Alicia DelVento TURCO, A5 “It’s really critical that we take the ROOF, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 47° VOL. 142, ISSUE 72 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 29° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 OBITUARIES Harriet Rexinis, 93 Vernon Jordan, activist, former 1927 - 2021 LYNN - Mrs. Harriet Rexinis, Clinton adviser, dies at 85 age 93, of Lynn, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at her By Jeff Martin and dan took a strategic view home in Lynn. She was the be- Errin Haines of race issues. loved wife of the late Peter N. ASSOCIATED PRESS “My view on all this busi- Rexinis with whom she shared ness about race is never to ATLANTA — Vernon get angry, no, but to get 55 years of marriage. Jordan, who rose from even,” Jordan said in a Born in Perivolia, Sparta, humble beginnings in the New York Times interview Greece, she was the daughter segregated South to be- in 2000. “You don’t take it of the late Yianni and Despi- come a champion of civil out in anger; you take it na (Pantos) Heliotis. Harriet rights before reinventing out in achievement.” spent many years with her hus- himself as a Washington Jordan was the rst band and family here in Lynn. insider and corporate in- lawyer to head the Urban She was a devout member uencer, has died at the of St. George Greek Orthodox age of 85. League, which had tradi- Church, Lynn. His niece, Ann Walk- tionally been led by social Harriet leaves behind her two er Marchant, conrmed workers. Under his lead- sons, Nicholas Rexinis and his Tuesday that he died ership, the Urban League wife Evelyn of Lynn, and Yianni peacefully Monday night. added 17 more chapters Rexinis and his ancé Lana of will be held on March 5th at Former President Bill and its budget swelled to Lynneld; her two daughters, 12 p.m. at St. George Greek more than $100 million. Clinton remembered Jor- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Angela Liakopoulos and her Orthodox Church, Lynn. Buri- dan as someone who “nev- The organization also late husband John of Lynn, and al will follow at Pine Grove er gave up on his friends Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble begin- broadened its focus to in- Debbie Nirgianakis and her Cemetery, Lynn. As an ex- or his country.” nings in the segregated South to become a clude voter registration husband Costa of Peabody; her pression of sympathy, in lieu Jordan “brought his big champion of civil rights, died at 85. drives and conict resolu- sister Dina Aggeldou of Athens, of owers, donations in Har- tion between Blacks and brain and strong heart to face of Black America’s from Vernon Jordan’s wise Greece; her 8 grandchildren, riet’s honor may be made to everything and everybody law enforcement.