Need for a New Fire Station Is Heating up in Lynn
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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 DEALS OF THE For Saugus of cials, One friend sticks$DA itY$ the less said the better to another over phonePG. 3 By Bridget Turcotte Committeeman Marc Magliozzi request- By Gayla Cawley But when the victim refused to give ITEM STAFF ed the policy at a meeting in September. ITEM STAFF him the phone, Lopez-ChilelDEALS hit him in “With everything that’s been going on the head and arm with a broomstick, SAUGUS — School Committee mem- LYNN — With friends like this, who in town lately — whether it’s teachers, leaving him with a lacerationOF THE on the top bers could soon be told to bite their needs enemies? tongues — or hold their ngers — when whether it’s football, whether it’s getting A 24-year-old man told police his of his forehead and an$ injury to $his arm, let out of school early because it’s hot, or Kmiec said. DAY it comes to sharing on social media. “friend” attacked him with a broomstick PG. 3 Two members of the school commit- staying in school all day because it’s hot — after he refused to hand over his phone, The victim was treated at Salem Hos- tee, chairwoman Jeannie Meredith and can we have the policy subcommittee look Lynn Police Lt. Michael Kmiec said. pital for his injuries. committeewoman Linda Gaieski, will at something with our social media pres- It wasn’t clear whether the “friend,” iden- Of cers on patrol encountered the al- look into a social media policy for school ence as elected of cials?” Magliozzi asked. ti ed by police as Amilcar Lopez-Chilel, tercation in the area of 757 Western Ave. committee members in their capacity as 22, of Lynn, was asking to use the phone the policy subcommittee for the board. SAUGUS, A3 or attempting to rob the victim. BROOMSTICK,DEALS A3 OF THE $DAY$ Feeling PG. 3 the heat, Nahant DEALS OF THE wants a $DAY$ do-over PG. 3 By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF NAHANT — A Special Town Meeting will be held Dec. 1 for residents to decide whether a Wetlands Protec- tion bylaw adopted at the end of August should be re- scinded. Selectmen voted, 2-1, in favor of the meeting, with selectman Richard Lombard opposed. “I’m not in favor of this at all,” he said in a meeting in September. “I don’t believe we need another Special Town Meeting. Nahant has spoken.” Nahant has an open Town Meeting, meaning any regis- tered voter who lives in town can vote. More than 500 res- idents did so at a Special ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE Town Meeting in August. Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer straightens the ag on the Hollingsworth Street re station, that was In a meeting that lasted built in 1912. more than 3½ hours and left not a single chair — or square inch of oor space — unoccupied, a yes or no ballot Need for a new re station was handed out, as voted by the body, and 285 returned the slip in favor while 278 were opposed to an amend- is heating up in Lynn ment to the town’s bylaws to change the permitting pro- By Thor Jourgensen he pointed to a decaying iron column Titanic sank. The Pine Hill and Tower cess for projects within the ITEM EDITORIAL DIRECTOR in the station’s basement. The column Hill re stations were built in the 19th town’s wetlands. is one of several holding up the garage century and the re department must The bylaw, which was ap- LYNN — With its leaky brick walls oor where a re engine and ambu- proved by Attorney General and oor partly supported by wood- take care to assign its smallest re en- Maura Healey on Sept. 13, in en shoring beams, the Hollingsworth lance park. Heavy wooden beams sup- gines to Pine Hill and Tower Hill with essence prohibits the remov- Street re station is an example, said plement support provided by the col- their garage bays built to house horse- al, lling, dredging, building Fire Chief Stephen Archer, of how time umns. pulled equipment. upon, degrading, discharging is slowly running out for the city’s old- Hollingsworth Street, where the re A spending plan for city maintenance into, or otherwise altering est rehouses. department’s Engine 1 and Medic 1 are needs drawn up in 2015 included money “This is the kind of thing you see with based along with a half dozen re ght- NAHANT, A3 time and age,” Archer said Monday as ers, was built in 1912 — the year the STATION, A3 Swampscott Lynn sees police alarmed absenteeism by car break-ins as a symptom By Gayla Cawley “Every now and then, By Gayla Cawley a symptom of something ITEM STAFF we’ll just get a little rash ITEM STAFF larger,” said Deputy Su- of breaks like this and it perintendent Kimberlee SWAMPSCOTT — Po- stops or, hopefully, we’ll LYNN — School admin- Powers. “We’re able to lice are warning residents catch them,” Cassidy said. istrative of cials believe identify those students to lock their vehicles after “We have guys out there an initiative that focuses who may be in need of a substantial increase in concentrating in that on getting kids to school greater support.” car break-ins with theft area.” every day will help stu- Powers was referring to over the last two weeks. Cassidy said police be- dent achievement increase targeting at-risk students In a town that typically lieve the breaks are being as absenteeism decreases. with chronic absenteeism, doesn’t see any car break- committed by the same “Every Student, Every de ned as being absent 18 ins on an average week, person, or by a couple of Day” is the Lynn Public or more days, or missing there were 15 reported people who know each Schools K-12 attendance 10 percent or more of a last week and four on Sun- other. The breaks are un- plan being rolled out this school year. day night, Swampscott Po- der investigation, but po- school year. It’s one of the A poster for the initiative lice Sgt. Tim Cassidy said. lice do have a potential two major initiatives of being distributed identi es Most breaks have oc- suspect in mind, some- Superintendent Dr. Pat- attendance as the missing curred overnight near the one who has a history of rick Tutwiler. He is also piece of a puzzle for stu- Lynn line and all targeted breaking into cars. INSIDE focused on improving the dents that includes suc- vehicles were unlocked. Most of the thefts have performance of English cess, connections, dreams, Some have been by Fair- involved change stolen Lynn Sports Language Learners, who graduation, opportunity, view Avenue, Prospect from the cars, with nothing Police investigate Classical golf are most at risk of drop- learning, and goals. Street and Eastern Ave- alleged armed robbery swings past rival ping out in the district. nue, Cassidy said. SWAMPSCOTT, A3 of teen, 15. A6 English. B1 “We see absenteeism as ABSENTEEISM, A2 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 HIGH 61° VOL. 140, ISSUE 247 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 BUSINESS ................................B8 LOW 60° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 OBITUARIES LYNN BRIEF Early voting for state Tuesday, and 8:30 a.m. to election starts Oct. 22 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Joseph M. Martin, 67 Pantaleon Paikopoulos, 92 Early voting will take 1950-2018 1926-2018 Early voting for the Nov. place outside the Election 6 state election will begin Of ce, room 203, and into LYNN — Joseph M. his bachelor’s degree LYNN — Pantaleon “Lee 40 years. on Monday, Oct. 22 during the rear of the auditori- Martin, 67, a lifelong at Northeastern Uni- Paikos” Paikopoulos, 92, He worked for more than 20 regular City Hall busi- um. resident of Lynn, versity in Boston. He passed away on Sept. 30, years as the overnight bak- ness hours and will end passed away on Sun- was an electronics 2018 at home in the pres- er at Dunkin’ Donuts at 333 on Friday, Nov. 2. The last day to register day, Sept. 30, 2018. engineer and worked ence of his loving wife Maria, Lynnway in Lynn. He was a Business hours are 8:30 to vote is Wednesday, Oct. Joe was the beloved at Applied Materi- his daughter, Efthimia, and his believer in education, history a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, 17. City Hall will be open husband of Kathleen als in Gloucester for son, James. and loved telling stories about Wednesday and Thurs- from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Codair) Martin of many years. Joe en- Pantaleon, known by his Greece and his family. day; 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on on that day. Lynn, with whom he joyed playing guitar, friends in America as Pan- He is survived by his wife, shared 46 years of camping, and travel- talee, Lee, and Peter, was born his daughter, his son as well marriage. ing to Twin Rivers Casino. His in Agoriyiani, Laconia, Greece as his daughter-in-law, Lauren MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS Born in Lynn, Joe was the favorite times were spent with on Aug. 4, 1926 to Dimitrios Barbieri; his granddaughter, beloved son of the late Jo- his family and friends. and Margo (Vergathos) Paiko- Livia Paikos, his granddaugh- Baker not too and the Kendall Square seph and Helen (Flynn) Mar- Service information: Vis- poulos.