THIS RINGS TRUE: Saugus Sports-Memorabilia Dealer Saves the Day for Former Sox Manager
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2019 THIS RINGS TRUE: Saugus sports-memorabilia dealer saves the day for former Sox manager By Elyse Carmosino pictures,’” said Castinetti. “I got the pictures and ITEM STAFF called Terry myself to see if his stuff was missing.” Sure enough, the rings were gone. SAUGUS — When Saugus-based sports-memo- “(Francona) said he had noticed a couple days rabilia dealer Phil Castinetti received a call last earlier that the rings weren’t where they were sup- month from a fellow dealer in Arizona, he was in for posed to be, and I told him ‘that’s amazing, because Saugus-based sports-memorabilia dealer Phil Casti- a shock. I just got a call, but the guy’s in Phoenix,’ Castinetti netti played a part in helping former Red Sox manag- The man claimed to have two championship World said. “He said, ‘well I live in Phoenix,’ so that made er Terry Francona get his World Series rings (includ- Series rings belonging to former Red Sox manager sense.” ing the 2004 hardware, pictured) returned after they Terry Francona. turned up missing. “I said, ‘that’s kind of hard (to believe). Send me RINGS, A3 Lynn eld ‘Getting my start in the city I grew up in was great.’ looks to — Lynn’s Charlie Gaeta combat anxiety, stress in school By Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF LYNNFIELD — School Commit- tee members learned rsthand from a panel of nine rst-grade teachers what Lynn eld’s two ele- mentary schools are doing to com- bat student stress through their Social Emotional Learning pro- gram. “We have spoken a lot about So- cial Emotional Learning the last few years and as you know, Social Emotional Learning is all over our school improvement plans,” said Superintendent Jane Tremblay. “We asked for a couple of teachers, and in rst-grade fashion, we got the entire team from both schools. Wine expert brings These are the people in the trench- es who experience what is being done every day, so I thought it would be great to hear from them.” a lot to the table Social and emotional learning has to be taught, just like academ- By Bill Brotherton ommendations. The three chat and Gae- Charlie Gaeta, ic subjects, said Summer Street ITEM FEATURES EDITOR ta disappears for a minute, then returns wine director of School teacher Jill Juliano. with two bottles of dessert wines he thinks Big Heart Hos- BOSTON — Charlie Gaeta smiles wide- “Students need to be able to would be the perfect end to their dinner. pitality, pours a ly as he approaches a youngish couple sit- manage their emotions, set goals, glass of red wine ting at a window table in Orfano, Tiffani He describes the merits of each, and in have empathy for others so they for a patron as he Faison’s new Italian-American restaurant unison they say “Yes, please.” Gaeta pours, can make good decisions and de- works the oor at velop life skills.” in the Fenway that has drawn raves from and they raise their glasses and toast the Orfano in Boston. Kate Mancinelli, who also teach- critics and customers alike. It’s the week sommelier. “Thank you for making this a before Christmas and the joint is jumping. very special day for us,” they gush. es at Summer Street, talked about ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Morning Meeting, a key element The couple is relaxing post-meal and com- For the past hour, Gaeta has done this at of the Responsive Classroom pro- pliments Gaeta, a 34-year-old Lynn native gram. who is Orfano’s wine director, for his rec- WINE, A3 “We start each day spending 20- 25 minutes with the Morning Meet- ing to build community,” she said. “We start with a greeting by name with eye contact so we can read body language and see what’s going on. We talk about sharing and have an activity that is designed to en- Home is courage cooperation and learning in the classroom. Finally, we have what we call the morning message, where the which is designed to spark kids’ in- terest with how the day is going to shape up for them.” heart is Huckleberry Hill teacher Katie Zampitella explained what goes By Bill Brotherton on in the co-taught classroom she ITEM STAFF shares with Katelyn Chambers. “The class includes students with A Lynn mother and her autistic 12-year- different needs who are included old son thought they had nally caught a as much as possible,” she said. “All break. After years of struggle, they had a day we celebrate diversity with small but nice apartment, and mom’s job 24th annual Nahant students accessing as much grade paid just enough for food and a place to level curriculum as they can. Stu- call home. There wasn’t much money left dents learn the way that works over, but they were happy. Christmas parade rolls on best for them so they all get what And then disaster: A re in their build- they need.” ing. Having no insurance, the two lost ev- By Elyse Carmosino of the procession’s onlook- Trucks line Huckleberry Hill School teacher erything and have had to start over. They ITEM STAFF ers. The family attends up before the Alexander Pesaturo explained how have been living in a shelter for the past the parade every year and start of Nah- NAHANT — Nine-year- Huckleberry uses personalized few months. said they were excited to ant’s annual old Nahant residents Lilly learning, an approach that is tai- “I never thought we’d be homeless,” wave to friends who would Christmas lored to each student as a teaching wrote the mother in a letter to Item San- and Nikki Carr made sure be driving by on their own parade Sat- model. ta. “My boy has been through a lot, and I they had a prime spot to watch the festivities this oats. urday night. LYNNFIELD, A3 ITEM SANTA, A3 Saturday for the town’s “We love it, we absolute- 24th annual Christmas ly love it,” Catherine said. ITEM PHOTO | ELYSE CARMOSINO parade. “It’s a tradition. We come LOOK! Sports The twins and their here every year and kind of walk back and forth, Lynn councilor, Santa on mother, Catherine, sta- St. Mary’s boys hockey St. Mary’s girls tioned themselves at the and we are the rst ones.” hand as Brothers Deli starts season with second basketball wins very end of Cliff Street, holds toy drive. A8 straight win. B1 Hoosac tourney. B1 making them the very rst NAHANT, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 HIGH 54° VOL. 142, ISSUE 13 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 COMMUNITY CALENDAR ............A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 LOW 34° HEALTH .....................................B8 $1.50 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 PAGE A8 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2019 OBITUARIES Warren, back in Oklahoma, Nina E. Dobbins 1953-2019 sees tribal leaders in private Nina Elaine (Langley) Dob- bins, born Oct. 17, 1953, died By Sean Murphy teewoman from Oklahoma Dec. 18, 2019 at her home. ASSOCIATED PRESS who attended the meet- Nina spent her early years ing Sunday in Tulsa. “She in Saugus. She was wife of OKLAHOMA CITY — didn’t meet with them be- the late Thomas Dobbins. She Returning to the state cause of that issue. She met leaves behind her son, Tom his where she was born, Dem- with them because she gen- wife Sandra; and four grand- ocratic presidential can- uinely cares about tribal children, Jason, Taylah, Cole didate Elizabeth Warren leaders and the issues that and Kennedy. She leaves be- met privately with Native are important to them.” hind her brother, Wayne and American tribal leaders Representatives came his wife Aura; sisters, Edith, Sunday and offered no from several of the 39 fed- Marsha and her husband Tom; new apology for the DNA erally recognized Native as well as many nieces and test she took to counter American tribes based in nephews. President Donald Trump’s Oklahoma, including the In her later years she worked taunts about her claim to Caddo Nation, Shawnee unsel shly with the elderly American Indian heritage, Tribe and Alabama-Quas- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS and helping to care for her according to a meeting sarte Tribal Town, said older sister Marsha. She loved participant. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Eliza- Free, a citizen of the Choc- spending time with her family, mains to the UMass Medical Warren had released the beth Warren, D-Mass., seen Saturday in Iowa, taw Nation. especially her grandchildren. School. DNA analysis in October met with Native American tribal leaders in “It was a very thoughtful In her last act of unsel sh- Service information: A pri- 2018, before entering the Oklahoma Sunday. meeting,” Free said. “She ness she made arrangements vate service will be held for 2020 race, as she tried to took questions one on one to aid students leaving her re- family at a later date. defuse the issue. Trump But Warren came under fered a public apology at a and engaged each of the had long mocked the Mas- criticism from some trib- forum on Native American tribal leaders. She took sachusetts senator for her al of cials who said DNA issues, directly addressing time to listen to what they ancestral claims and re- tests were useless to de- an issue that had proved had to say and gave very peatedly referred to her as termine tribal citizenship. to be a political liability. thoughtful responses to Ann Kostan, 93 “Pocahontas,” a racial slur The Cherokee Nation com- “She’s apologized for that, the issues.” he still employs.