MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Swampscott moves toward choosing plan for new school

By Jim Correale line survey next on the agenda. our needs.” remaining option involves reno- ‘What are you willing to compro- FOR THE ITEM “We’ve been listening to the The next step is whittling the vating and enlarging the Hadley mise?’” community and designed sever- six options down to one. Three school. The coronavirus pandemic has SWAMPSCOTT — The pro- al options that meet the educa- designs would be at the present “There are a lot of moving made the work of the SBC more cess of choosing the design for tional vision of the district,” said location of the Hadley school, parts to the plans,” said Wright, difficult. Wright said that com- a new elementary school in the Suzanne Wright, the chair of two at the site of the Stanley who is also vice-chair of the mittee members have been at town will move toward a conclu- the School Building Committee school and one where the middle Swampscott School Committee. the farmers market every week, sion in the coming weeks, with (SBC). “I’m really pleased with school currently stands. All but “Whatever we do is going to be community forums and an on- the design team. They’ve met one call for new buildings; the a compromise. The question is, SCHOOL, A3 Peabody Nahant settles wades on hybrid into school water opening upgrades By Elyse Carmosino ITEM STAFF By Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF NAHANT — Water main PEABODY — It may have upgrades are underway in taken more than three hours, Nahant. but after a spirited and live- Last week, Town Admin- ly debate among committee istrator Antonio Barlet- members, parents and teach- ta announced that work ers, the School Committee vot- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK would begin today and ed 4-3 to start the school year continue through Septem- Lynn attorney Loring Fluke says the Greater Lynn Bar Association is among the oldest ber to replace water mains with a hybrid learning mode in in the nation. all schools. in two separate locations Superintendent of Schools in the community. Dr. Josh Vadala presented a Department of Public revised reopening plan to the Bar association has provided Works Superintendent committee that recommend- Zach Taylor said the ob- ed a full remote model for the jective of the project, high school. counsel in Lynn for 130 years which is funded through But, with the vote deadlocked Massachusetts Water Re- at 3-3, Mayor and School Com- By Thor Jourgensen Fluke, who says the association Salem, partnering with Samuel sources Authority-spon- mittee Chairman Ted Betten- ITEM STAFF is one of the country’s oldest. Putnam, an attorney and promi- sored zero-interest loans, is to improve water qual- court cast the deciding vote to Fluke wrote a short history nent member of the Essex Coun- ity and water pressure in reject the superintendent’s rec- LYNN — A champion for those of the association that records ty Bar Association. ommendation as it pertained least able to afford legal repre- how Benjamin Merrill, originally the area. Merrill became president of the “(It will) aid fire-fighting to the high school. sentation, the Greater Lynn Bar from Worcester County, became Essex County Bar Association in capabilities,” he said. “I tried to weigh decisions Association has counted Greater the first lawyer to open an of- 1845, undertaking work that set Work for the first up- not only as a mayor and school Lynn’s most esteemed attorneys fice in Lynn on South Common the stage for its Lynn counterpart grade will replace two 1¼- committee chairman but as among its members. Street in the mid 1800s. “to further the cause of justice; inch diameter pipes that a parent with four children, Founded in 1890 as the Lynn A controversial figure in Lynn to sustain and improve the law run along Furbush and three of them in the schools Bar Association, the organiza- who was branded as being “prej- and its administration; to ensure Walton Roads with new, (one at the high school). It gives tion’s history is a hobby for Lew- udicial to the interest of the me comfort that people can opt is Street attorney Loring Paul community,” Merrill resettled in BAR, A3 WATER, A3 out and go remote under a hy- brid plan,” he said. “Ultimately I would like to try to give our students a chance and go with a hybrid. I think adolescents Supporters need to be around other adoles- cents and that we have to give the opportunity for students again deliver to to develop bonds with their teachers and other students, and that’s obviously very, very for post of ce difficult to do that in a hybrid By Elyse Carmosino format.” ITEM STAFF Committee members Bever- ley Griffin Dunne, Joseph Am- SALEM — Dozens of protestors showed ico and Andrew Arnotis were support for the U.S. Postal service Saturday particularly vehement in their morning, gathering outside the Salem Post opposition to in-school learn- Office amid growing concerns that a series ing, voting against the hybrid of federal changes within the agency have plan. been designed to reduce mail-in voter ac- “I am concerned about safe- cess ahead of the 2020 election. ty. We are in yellow right now As she stood beside the front steps hold- (on the state’s risk map) and ing a large homemade sign that read “SAVE surrounded by communities USPS,” Salem resident Flora Tonthat said already in red, Lynn, Salem, she worries Postmaster General Louis De- Saugus and Everett and Re- Joy’s recent cost-cutting measures — which vere,” Arnotis said. “I am con- include eliminating overtime pay, reducing cerned we will get to the red post office hours, and removing mail-sort- level and be forced to go remote ing machines from a number of USPS facil- on a dime. Can say tonight we ities — will severely impact the quality and are ready to open up our build- cost of the country’s mail delivery system. ings to hundreds and thou- “I’m here to support the United States sands of people? We need to be Postal Service,” said Tonthat, who added cautious.” she plans to drop off her mail-in voter ballot He also cited child care con- directly at City Hall, rather than contribute cerns. to USPS’ rising mail volume. “They work “That leaves a giant question hard every day and we need their services no matter what option we take, in every town, everywhere.” ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK but if we start hybrid and then Since DeJoy was appointed to his position by President Trump mid-June, widespread Protesters gather in front of the Salem Post Of ce on Saturday to express go to remote on a day’s notice, growing concerns that a series of federal changes within the agency have how do parents get child care POST, A5 been designed to reduce mail-in voter access ahead of the 2020 election. the next day? I won’t vote for a plan that will pull the rug out from under people.” Dunne said she was stunned to learn that the number of Seniors and disabled offered a Lyft INSIDE children in Peabody with the virus is now 66. By Gayla Cawley not related to The Ride, populations during the sential workers. Opinion “We are not ready to provide ITEM STAFF a transportation service COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to increase Three out of four still available to Lynn In response to the cri- access to transporta- Americans are credit a safe environment for learn- LYNN — A partner- residents, even though sis, Lyft has activated tion for those who need challenged. A4 ing if everyone goes back into ship among the city, GLSS is no longer one more than 500 LyftUp it, particularly to meet • the buildings,” she said. “We Greater Lynn Senior of the vendors, said partners, including pub- their essential needs Avoiding don’t know what the long term Services (GLSS) and aftereffects of the virus are, Holly Jarrell-Marcinel- lic health entities, local during this time,” said a ‘twindemic’ Lyft will provide ac- particularly in children.” li, director of consumer governments, and com- Bob Metcalf, Lyft’s New in the U.S. A4 cess to transportation During public participation, services for the agency. munity health organi- England regional direc- for seniors and resi- several attendees expressed The partnership is zations, to provide free tor. Sports their concerns over in-person dents with disabilities part of LyftUp, Lyft’s ride credits and free de- “By activating LyftUp, Peabody Champions fall learning. through next Monday, comprehensive effort to livery of essential goods we’re able to partner with behind in North Shore Aug. 31. expand transportation for vulnerable commu- Baseball League nals. B1 HYBRID, A3 The arrangement is access to vulnerable nities as well as to es- GLSS, A5

OBITUARIES ...... A2 LOOK! ...... A8 DIVERSIONS ...... B5 HIGH 84° VOL. 141, ISSUE 215 OPINION ...... A4 SPORTS ...... B1-3 CLASSIFIED ...... B6-7 LOW 69° POLICE/FIRE ...... A5 COMICS ...... B4 HEALTH ...... B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 OBITUARIES Evelyn Cahill, 95 Brenda Ann Beal, 56 Mederic Babineau, 91 1964-2020 LYNNFIELD — Evelyn Ca- LYNN — Brenda Ann Beal LYNN — Mr. Mederic Babin- hill, 95, of Lynn eld passed went home to be with her eau, 91, of Lynn died on Sat- away peacefully at Massa- parents the late Susan V. urday, August 22, 2020 at chusetts General Hospital on (Marston) Beal and Howard Massachusetts General Hos- August 18th from complica- F. “Toby” Beal, on Wednesday, pital after a brief illness. He tions following surgery. Evelyn August 19, 2020. Brenda was shared 68 years of marriage was born in Maine and lived surrounded by her loving fam- with his loving wife Mrs. Rhea in Maine and Vermont as a ily as her 2 year battle with Marie (Legere) Babineau. He child. She came to Lynn in lung cancer ended. Born in was born and raised in New 1942 to attend Lynn Hospital Lynn, Brenda was brought up Brunswick Canada, the son of School of Nursing and served by her late grandmother Ev- the late Delphis and Eveline at Cushing Army Hospital in elyn R. (Sprague) (Marston) (Richard) Babineau and came Framingham as a member of Hernando with her brother to Lynn in 1955 to raise his the Cadet Nurse Corps. She Danny-Ray Beal-Morabito of family. became a Registered Nurse Florida and a host of aunts He was a carpenter for Local and worked at Lynn Hospital and uncles that were like sib- 595, Carpenters Union in Lynn. for many years until it closed lings, including Linda Clayton He was a communicant and Cormier all of Canada and in 1983. She then worked for of Lynn, Bonnie Lee Storino of active parishioner of the for- Jeannita Cormier of Lancaster, several years in the rst aid Lynn, Robin Hernando of Lynn, mer St. Jean Baptiste Church MA. He is the brother of the nephew John Sands and his station at Suffolk Downs. Ev- Timothy Hernando of Flori- in Lynn, later a communicant late Edgar Babineau, Norman wife Audrey of Peabody; Mary elyn married Richard Cahill, da, Diana Hernando of Lynn, of Sacred Heart Church and a Babineau, Herve Babineau Roblee of Saugus, nieces and a long-time Item employee, Donna Estes of North Reading Quintana and her many cous- supporter of their St. Vincent and Edith Goguen. nephews in Maine, Penn- in 1947 and they celebrated and Mark Hernando of Salem. ins and friends. In addition to DePaul Society. He remained Service information: Vis- sylvania, Georgia, Alabama, 57 years of marriage before Brenda was born and raised her parents, she was prede- active in woodworking into his iting hours will be held on Oregon, and the Marshall Is- in Lynn and attended Lynn ceased by her uncle Michael retirement. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 his death in 2004. She was a lands, and many friends who lifelong Red Sox fan, enjoyed Public Schools and Lynn Clas- Marston and grandparents In addition to his wife he from 9 to 10:20 a.m. in the will miss her. She was prede- sical High School. She lived Evelyn R. (Sprague) (Marston) is survived by his children Solimine Funeral Home, 426 college football, and rooted ceased by her parents, Ches- for the Patriots. Evelyn moved the majority of her life in Lynn Hernando and Everett Mar- Reginald Babineau and his Broadway (Rte 129) Lynn. ter and Charlotte Drinkwine, of and lived in Hollywood, Flori- ston. wife Deborah of Scituate, MA, Adhering to the guidelines of from Lynn to Lynn eld in 2014 Maine, her husband Richard, and made many new friends da from 2002-2004. Brenda Brenda was very grateful for Marie Louiselle Giglio and her the Commonwealth of Mas- her daughter Jane, and her worked many different jobs her medical providers at Lynn husband Joseph of Peabody, sachusetts and the CDC, vis- at the Colonial Gardens Apart- sisters Marjorie Drinkwine, ments. Her family appreciates including managing at Mc- Community Health Center and MA, Norman Babineau and itation will be limited to 40 Elizabeth Cannon, and Janice Donald’s for many years. She those at the Cancer Center at his wife Carol of Windham, family members and friends the support from Evelyn’s rel- Kirschner. atives and many friends and attended Calvary Christian MGH Danvers. Brenda beat NH, Annette Robertson and at a time. Funeral services Service information: Ar- Church and was active at both Breast Cancer in 2011 and her husband Scott of Paler- will be private. Burial will neighbors during the past rangements will be handled few years that allowed her to the Knights of Columbus and she truly appreciated those in mo, ME, and Delphis Babin- be in St. Jean’s Cemetery. In by the Parker Funeral Home eau and his wife Maura of lieu of owers, donations in continue to live her life the St. Mary’s Bingo. No matter the medical eld. Brenda even of Lynn. Due to the current Marblehead, MA, as well as his memory may be made to way she wanted. We can never who you were and where you introduced her son Michael to health situation, there will by 9 grandchildren and 10 the St. Vincent DePaul So- thank you enough. came from, Brenda always his wife, Andrea, when Andrea not be visitation or a funer- great-grandchildren who he ciety, Sacred Heart Church, Evelyn is survived by her accepted you. She made ev- was one of her home health al service. Interment will be eryone feel special and im- nurses. held close to his heart. He is 571 Boston Street, Lynn, son, Thomas Cahill, and his at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in also survived by his brothers Massachusetts 01905. Di- wife Margaret of Chesapeake, portant from a bus driver to Service information: A Lynn with a limited graveside a janitor, she would instill a private Funeral Service and sisters Rene Babineau, rections and guestbook at Virginia; her grandson Nich- service at 10 a.m. on Tues- Ronald Babineau, Bertha www.solimine.com. olas D’Agostino, her brother value you never knew you had. will be held in the Calvary day, August 25th. Guest book Her greatest joy was spending Christian Church, Lynn eld Chester Drinkwine and his at parkermemorialfuneral- wife Claire of Alabama, her time with her beloved grand- and private burial will be in home.com. children who knew her as nieces Katherine Sands of Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Nana or Nana Boo. Lynn and Barbara Sands and Arrangements entrusted to Joyce E. Bird, 79 Brenda was the proud moth- her husband Donald Baker of SOLIMINE FUNERAL HOMES, er of Jessica Beal and her Hampton Bay, New York; her LYNN. In Lieu of owers, do- partner Tonya Nash of Salem, nations in Brenda’s memory MIDDLETON – Mrs. Joyce E. Melvin Satterwhite, Jr. and his may be made to the Brenda (Smith) Bird, 79, of Danvers, partner Rosanna Fernandez of Ann Beal Memorial Scholar- formerly of Saugus and 40 J. Frank Herlihy, 78 Lynn and Michael Satterwhite ship Fund at https://www. year resident of Middleton, be- and his wife Andrea of Lynn; gofundme.com/f/bren- loved wife of the late Frederick 1942-2020 the loving grandmother of Tan- da-beal-scholarship?utm_ T. Bird, whom she shared over isha Rivera, Isaiah White, Ava source=customer&utm_me- 48 years of marriage, passed FLORIDA — J. Frank Herlihy Satterwhite, Anaiya Satter- dium=email&utm_cam- away on Friday, August 21, passed away on his birthday white, Shakarri Beal, Aneyah paign=m_pd+share-sheet 2020 at Beverly Hospital, with at the age of 78 in Naples, Sims, Melvin Satterwhite, III, or by mailing a check made her family by her side. FL. Frank was born on August Arianna Satterwhite, Markus payable to Brenda Ann Beal Born in Lynn, she was the 11, 1942 in Chelsea to Ger- Satterwhite and she shared Memorial Scholarship to 41 daughter of the late Lloyd and trude and Frank Herlihy, Sr. He a special bond with Zacha- Bridle Path Rd., Lynn, MA Evelyn (Powell) Smith. Raised graduated from Chelsea High ry Kromah and Logic Nash. 01904. Online guestbook for and educated in Saugus, School in 1960 and then from Brenda is also survived by family and friends to offer Joyce was a graduate of Sau- Suffolk University in Boston her niece Nycole Kilburn and condolences at www.solimi- gus High School. where he earned his bache- her husband Nate Kilburn of ne.com. Joyce spent her professional lors and masters degrees in Savanah, Georgia and neph- career as a diligent Bookkeep- Education. ew Michael Morabito and his er for Sears, Roebuck and Co., Following in his father’s partner Ashley Avicolli of Flor- where she received several footsteps, Frank served the ida; her God Daughter Karina awards as employee of the Chelsea public schools for month, dedicating decades to son Frederick Bird and his 25 years. rst as a history the company until the time of wife Altie of Exeter, NH, and her daughters, Joanne Lister teacher, next as a guidance watching the Red Sox win the her retirement. counselor, and then assistant A loving wife, mother, grand- and her husband Jason of World Series for the rst time. Russell Warren Lorette, 72 Sandown, NH, Donna LeB- high school principal before He spent many of his sum- mother and great-grand- becoming superintendent of 1948-2020 mother, Joyce loved her fam- el and her husband Dan of mers in Kennebunkport, ME Middleton, Lorna Hood and the Chelsea Schools. He also where he formed a lifelong LYNN — Russell Warren Lo- ily and was happiest when served as superintendent in spending time and making her husband Brandon of Mid- love of Goose Rocks Beach. rette, aged 72, passed away dleton, and Deanna Bird of Nahant and as assistant su- Any time he visited the beach, on Friday, August 21, 2020 memories with them. Her perintendent in Littleton. In his children, grandchildren and Exeter, NH, her 10 grandchil- he would brave the cold water peacefully at Salem Hospital. dren, 8 great-grandchildren, years of service, he balanced and  oat down the river, wav- He was the beloved husband great-grandchildren were truly her greatest loves and brought brothers, Bruce Smith and his his aptitude with numbers ing to anyone on the shore. of Cynthia M. (Downey) Lor- her so much joy during her wife Wendy, of Jacksonville, FL, and budgets with his beliefs He had a quick wit and sense ette. life. As a young mother, Joyce Michael Smith and his wife in what was best for students of humor and enjoyed telling Born in Lynn on April 27, was very active as a Sunday Debbie, of Rowley and her and teachers. a story with great detail and 1948 to the late Jean F. and School teacher, Camp Fire sister, Lisa Tricomi of Peabody, Frank was a devoted hus- dramatic  air. Geraldine (Dunn) Lorette. band to his wife Judith and Girl Leader, PTA member, and her sister-in-law, Norma Smith Frank is survived by his wife, Russell was a proud veteran of Atkinson, NH, and many they enjoyed traveling when- Judith of Naples, FL; son, Ryan, volunteered in her children’s who honorably served in the nieces and nephews. She was ever they could. He was also daughter, Kerry, and grand- school library. Her late hus- United States Marine Corps predeceased by her parents, a wonderful father to his two daughter, Saoirse of Gorham, band, Fred, was her constant during the Vietnam War. He her beloved husband and her children, Kerry and Ryan. He ME; brother, James Herlihy of companion since they were was a lifelong member of the 14 years old and his greatest brother Richard Smith. served on the local school Saco, ME and Bonita Springs, Danvers Fish & Game Club, board, umpired Little League, FL; and stepson, Jeffrey Dallal, joy was to make Joyce laugh. Service information: At the where he enjoyed spending Later in life, Joyce and Fred request of the family, all ser- and coached youth basket- wife Faith, and sons Ben and time with the guys on the ball. As a proud grandfather, Jacob of Scarsdale, NY. traveled together extensively vices are private. Assisting the range. Russell had a true pas- and especially enjoyed cruis- family with the arrangements he spent many hours con- Service information: In sion for cooking, but what he vincing his granddaughter to lieu of owers, donations es to exotic locations. One of is the Peterson-O’Donnell Fu- cherished most was his time call on Tuesday, August 25 their last trips together was neral Home, 167 Maple St., pledge allegiance to the Red can be made to The Harry spent with family. from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sox. Frank was a passionate Chapin Food Bank of South- to Hawaii. Joyce loved to stay (Rte. 62) Danvers. In lieu of In addition to his wife Cyn- the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral active and was an avid walk- owers, contributions may Boston sports fan and two west, Florida at https://do- thia, Russell is survived by Home, 157 Maple Street, nate.harrychapinfoodbank. er and practiced yoga well be made in Joyce’s name to of the highlights of his life his daughter Linda Karr; his Lynn. A funeral service will were meeting Tom Brady and org/. into her 60’s. Happiest while the Alzheimer’s Association, grandchildren Natasha Lor- follow at 11 a.m. in the fu- in her home, Joyce’s hobbies 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, ette, James Karr and Alysha neral home. Interment will included knitting, crocheting, Chicago, IL 60601 (alz.org). O’Neil; his brothers Gerald be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, reading and listening to Elvis Sharing written remembranc- IN-MEMORIAM SUBSCRIBE Lorette and Richard Lorette Lynn. In lieu of owers, me- records. Throughout her life, es and condolences during MICHAEL J. OLSON and his wife Stephanie; 6 morial donations may be Joyce was never without her this time will be essential in On His 60th Birthday 1960 ~ August 24th ~ 2019 great-grandchildren; sever- made to the ALS Associa- loyal cat companions. In re- helping Joyce’s family remi- al nieces and nephews, and tion, Massachusetts Chap- cent years, Joyce was residing nisce, celebrate and heal. We his pride and joy his Siberian ter, 685 Canton Street Suite at Seasons of Danvers where encourage you to share your Husky King . 103, Norwood, MA 02062 or she met and became like fam- memories by visiting her eter- Russell is also predeceased www.als-ma.org. ily to many of the residents nal tribute at www.odonnell- Call by his brother Stanley Lorette and staff. Gramma, you were funeralservice.com. 781-593-7700 ext. 2 and sister-in-law Susan Lorette. so loved and will be deeply Service information: Friends missed by us all. to set up your home ® subscripton. and family are invited to LIFE WELL CELEBRATED Joyce is survived by her

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Lynn, MA 01903 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A3 OBITUARIES Lisa Young, 64 Bar association has provided 1956-2020 LYNN — Lisa Christine Cleary counsel in Lynn for 130 years Schultz Young, age, 64, of Bealleau Blvd passed away on August 22, 2020, in her BAR home, surrounded by her fam- From A1 ily, after her short battle with small cell carcinoma cancer. conformity to a high stan- Born in Lynn on February dard of professional duty 29, 1956, daughter of Edward and to promote the profes- Greeley Cleary Jr. and Marilyn sional and social interests Frances (Johnson) Cleary. De- of the Bar.” voted mother of Christopher That mission statement Young, and his wife, Jennifer, ensured the association of Somersworth NH, Melissa never backed off conten- Snow and her husband, Cliff, tious legal topics during of Hoosick Falls, NY, Michelle its history. Led by presi- Greene, and her husband, dent Jacob Tupman, Asso- Phil, of Bow, NH, Meaghan ciation members in 1953 Schultz, and her partner, Gi- backed a resolution to al- ulia Finazzo, of Gloucester Lisa also had a strong love low lawyers to participate MA, Michelina Palmer, and for Wakefield and passed in Social Security. As the her husband, Christopher, of away while in the comfort of third-largest bar associ- Rochester NH, and Isabella her own home, with a beau- ation in the state at the DiMambro, and her husband, tiful view of the lake and her time, the organization was John, of Brookfield NH. Lisa trees. well-positioned to have its was a loving grandmother to Service information: A Fu- voice heard. 8 grandchildren: Emily, Kayla, neral Service will be held In 1966, members dove Zackary, Nathan, Nicholas, on Wednesday, August 26, into a several year-long 2020 at 12:00/Noon at battle over how best to Hayden, David, and Adelyn. Attorney the Autumn Green Funeral provide free legal aid to Lisa was also survived by Loring Fluke her former husband, William Home, 47 Oak Street, in Al- the poor. maintains Young. Predeceased by her fred, Maine. A calling hour A federally-approved and dear brother, Patrick Cleary, in begins for friends at 11:00 funded legal program, a list of 1995 and her first husband, a.m. Immediately following overseen by representa- attorneys Carl Schultz, in 1998. the service will be committal tives of local community who were Lisa worked as a lunch aid prayers and burial at Pine organizations, faced asso- well-known in and support staff in the Sau- Tree II Cemetery in North ciation criticism. Attorneys their times. gus, MA school district for Waterboro, ME. opposing the program many years as well as Zayers. To leave a message of called it a complicated ITEM PHOTO | She enjoyed doing genealogy condolence for her family, version of the direct legal SPENSER HASAK and had a passion for craft- please visit www.autumn- aid provided to indigent ing, arts, and crocheting. She greenfuneralhome.com local residents by attor- a backlog in small claims It also encourages sachusetts and chief jus- always loved a good family The Autumn Green Funeral neys for free. court cases. members to volunteer to tice of the Massachusetts gathering with all her children Home is respectfully han- An association study Three years later, mem- conciliate civil matters, Supreme Judicial Court; and grandchildren. dling arrangements. committee that included bers elected attorney small claims and land- the Honorable Henry T. notable local attorneys Elizabeth Weber the as- lord-tenant disputes at Lummus, associate justice including Theodore Reg- sociation’s first woman the Lynn District Court of the Massachusetts Su- nante, Joseph Casey and president. In the last through the Essex Coun- preme Judicial Court; the Patricia M. Nicholas, 64 Daniel Horgan, slammed three decades, the asso- ty Bar Association Pro Honorable James H. Sisk, the program, warning its ciation has fought to im- Bono conciliation program. associate justice of the 1956-2020 structure could lead to “ prove public defender pay Greater Lynn Bar Associ- Massachusetts Supreme PEABODY — Patricia M. ...stirring up of litigation and strengthen alterna- ation members also visit Judicial Court and former Nicholas, 64, of Peabody, which is contrary to the tive-resolution programs. Lynn public schools an- president of the American passed away unexpectedly at Canon of Ethics of the The association produc- nually as part of the Lynn Bar Association, Massa- her home Friday afternoon. bar.” es a continuing legal ed- District Court Law Day chusetts Bar Association She was the loving wife of The association fought ucation program called curriculum. and Lynn Bar Association; James Nicholas and mother a 1967 compulsory auto- “The John P. McGloin In his history, Fluke lists Attorney Guy Newhall, of Lauren Nicholas. mobile insurance bill. Its Memorial Lecture Series.” a partial list of Association a nationally-recognized Patricia was born in Salem, members balanced phil- The program is jointly attorneys who were well authority in probate and on June 15, 1956, daughter anthropic initiatives with sponsored with the Essex known in their time, in- fiduciary Law; and the of the late Lester and Loretta advocacy work during the County Bar Association cluding the Honorable Jo- Honorable David A. Lowy, (Burke) Keilty. She was raised next two decades. In 1992, and is a primary source of seph L. Tauro, chief justice currently an associate jus- in Peabody. She was a proud the Association took aim continuing legal education of the U.S. District Court tice of the Massachusetts alumni of Bishop Fenwick squarely at the courts and in Essex County. for the District of Mas- Supreme Judicial Court. High School ’74; and went on to attend Salem Hospital School of Nursing ’78. She had worked as a regis- Swampscott moves toward tered Nurse for Salem Hospi- tal and New England Ortho- pedic Specialists. In her spare ly friend, Dean Andersen of time, she enjoyed going to Swampscott; her dog, Callie, choosing plan for new school the movies, sitting out in the and many nieces, nephews, sun, shopping, reading books, friends, and neighbors. She SCHOOL “Consolidating grades 2007. ly home to grades K-4, was predeceased by her solving crossword puzzles, but From A1 is a goal of the district,” Also unclear is how prop- was built in 1911 and last most importantly spending brothers, Kevin and Timothy according to Wright. Cur- erty taxes will be affected. renovated in 1925. Wright Keilty. time with her family. She will but social distancing and rently, students in grades Whichever plan is chosen, said that the building “has be dearly missed by all who Service information: A limiting exposure to at- 1-4 attend three different a vote on funding the proj- exceeded its useful life.” knew her. visitation will be held on risk populations have schools, while kindergar- ect isn’t expected until a “It has its charms, but it Those who knew Tricia will Thursday, August 27, from 4 made it harder to meet ten classes are held at two town meeting in the fall of isn’t working for today’s never forget her infectious – 8 P.M. at the Conway, Ca- with more residents. of those sites. Wright also next year. laugh, beaming smile, and hill-Brodeur Funeral Home. “People have been en- noted that most of the op- Swampscott residents educational environment. kind heart. She devoted her 82 Lynn St., Peabody. Her gaged in the process and tions will result in space shot down plans for a new It has a tiny cafeteria and life to helping others and funeral mass will be held we’re listening,” Wright opening up in the middle elementary school in 2014, barely a gym. It’s not built loved being a nurse; but her on Friday, August 28, in St. said. “But we’ve seen a school. with the proposal failing for the 21st century.” biggest success in life was be- John the Baptist Church, 17 lot of the same people. We The estimated price tag to get a two-thirds major- The Stanley Elemen- ing a mother. Chestnut St. Peabody at 11 haven’t been able to get to for the project is some- ity at a town meeting and tary School, grades K-4, Besides her loving husband A.M. Memorial contributions the senior center or to oth- where between $64 mil- losing outright in the elec- was built in 1929 and and daughter, she is survived may be made in her memory er events.” lion and $114 million, de- tion that followed. Wright last renovated in 1954. to St. Jude Children’s Hos- by her siblings, Terrance Keilty Two virtual community pending on which plan is said that the concerns at The Clarke Elementary & his partner Camille of Pea- pital, 501 St. Jude Place, forums have been sched- chosen, and the Massachu- the time included the size School, grades 1-4, was body, Daniel Keilty & his wife Memphis, TN 38105 and to uled – one forTuesday eve- setts School Building Au- of the proposed building, built in 1952 and last ren- Jane of New York; her sisters- the MGH-North Shore Can- ning and again on Tues- thority will kick in some having too many grades at ovated in 1995. in-law, Paula Keilty of South cer Center, 102 Endicott St., day, Sept. 8 – to gather of that money. It’s unclear the same site, and traffic. Carolina, Dale Callahan of Danvers, MA 01923. For on- more input from residents. exactly how much, but the She said that the cur- Details on the work of Peabody; a lifelong fami- line obituary and guestbook, Wright also said that a agency funded between rent options have “dealt the SBC, the six proposals, please visit ccbfuneral.com. survey will be released on- 35 percent and 40 percent with the issues from last and upcoming meetings line tomorrow, with copies of the cost of building the time.” can be found at sites.goo- sent through the mail as current Swampscott High The Hadley Elementary gle.com/swampscott.k12. Nahant wades well. School, which opened in School, which is current- ma.us/sbc/home. into water Peabody settles on hybrid upgrades school opening HYBRID the district has enough worried about bringing presentation. “Decisions From A1 PPE (personal protective students back. I am feel- will be made based on the WATER Howe Road and Mills Ter- equipment) and whether ing both sides. I am feeling community rating over a From A1 race with eight-inch water Teacher and parent the virus will spread to extremely conflicted and 14-day period and shared Vicky Waite asked ques- mains. students and staff alike think that in that in order with the public,” adding eight-inch water mains. tions about teachers tak- despite the best efforts to to meet the needs of all of Work for the second that new data is expected Crews will also install a upgrade is expected to ing leaves under the Fam- prevent it. She also said our students, we cannot new hydrant at the mid- ily Medical Leave Act and she believes remote learn- have a one-size-fits-all.” to be released on Sept. 2 last approximately three and Sept. 9. point of Furbush Road as weeks and will ultimate- the impact it has on pen- ing will give students Vadala said a key factor part of an effort to loop the sions, medical insurance more time with teachers in his recommendation ly eliminate two sections Anne Marie Tobin can town’s water system into of aging and undersized and retirement decisions, and paraprofessionals that Peabody High be lim- asking, “will I still have a be reached at atobin@ an existing hydrant at the water mains. It will also Vadala said the district ited to remote learning end of Forty Steps Lane. teaching position when I has already purchased only was Peabody’s des- replace a previously dam- itemlive.com. A press release from the come back?” enough PPE for 12 weeks ignation as a yellow com- aged hydrant at the end town stated the purpose Peabody Federation of (based on 100 percent of munity under the new col- of Mills Terrace, the Town is to eliminate both Na- Teachers President Mary students in schools) which or-coded risk level metric LAW OFFICES OF hant’s smallest diameter Administrator’s office Henry said while “educa- will last sufficient for 24 implemented by the state. JAMES J. CARRIGAN said. main, as well as eliminate tors want nothing more weeks under a hybrid Yellow communities may • Social Security Disability the town’s longest dead- “The MWRA loan pro- than to be in the class- plan with only 50 percent adopt only hybrid or re- • Workers Compensation end section of pipe that gram helps make im- room, at this point they of students. mote models. • Accidents currently runs down Forty provements like this believe there are too many “This is an incredibly “We will continue to 25 years located across from Lynn District Court Steps Lane to the hydrant possible,” Town Adminis- unanswered questions to complex situation with a closely monitor the data at the end of the street. trator Tony Barletta said, immediately implement lot of moving parts. Ev- within our community and 15 Johnson St. The second upgrade is adding: “This project im- the hybrid plan,”adding eryone I have talked to make decisions about the 781-596-0100 proving our infrastructure JAMES J. CARRIGAN slated to begin Sept. 7 and she has concerns about is conflicted, Vadala said. most appropriate learn- ANNE GUGINO CARRIGAN will replace six-inch diam- is much needed in these adequate heating and “They want to bring stu- ing model to implement,” LISA A. CARRIGAN, OF COUNSEL eter pipes that run along areas of the community.” cooling systems, whether dents back,but they are Vadala stated during the www.jamescarriganlaw.com [email protected] A4 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 OPINION

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GLSS ed to know how they From A1 could connect people to these services, and came the city of Lynn and GLSS to us.” to fill mobility needs and Jarrell-Marcinelli said increase access to essen- that since GLSS pro- tial services for the Lynn vides a variety of services community.” and supports promoting The initiative aims to consumer health and ensure that vulnerable well-being and overall populations are able to community liveability, access essential services, the LyftUp initiative was such as rides to and from a logical partnership for grocery stores and phar- both GLSS and the city of macies, in a reliable and Lynn. affordable way during the “Access to reliable and pandemic. affordable transporta- Though GLSS and tion for our residents, the Massachusetts Bay particularly our seniors, Transportation Authority has always been a prior- (MBTA) — which provides ity for me,” said Mayor The Ride — severed their Thomas M. McGee. “The relationship earlier this access that Greater Lynn year, Jarrell-Marcinel- Senior Services and Lyft li said the service is still are teaming up to provide available to Lynn resi- will help meet the crucial dents. mobility needs of our se- “Individuals within niors.” Lynn still have access to The way it works is sim- The Ride,” she said, add- ple. By using a code in the ing that residents can still Lyft app, residents will call the same number for get access to a free trans- The Ride they called be- portation credit up to $50, ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK fore. which can be redeemed for rides to and from grocery Protest organizer Rod Kessler of Salem speaks during a protest of the recent federal changes “There is more than one within the USPS that have been designed to reduce mail-in voter access ahead of the 2020 elec- vendor for The Ride,” she stores, pharmacies, medi- tion in front of the Salem Post Office on Saturday. said. “GLSS was just one cal providers, employment of them.” appointments, or other The Ride transports essential services through many seniors and others Aug. 31. Supporters again deliver for post office with disabilities to essen- Jarrell-Marcinelli said tial services, such as su- that even after Aug. 31, POST ernment service.” on election mail, I am sus- timately have on the U.S. permarkets and doctors’ if customers have left- From A1 Kessler added that the pending these initiatives mail delivery system. offices. over Lyft codes, they can purpose of the protest was until after the election is Former postal worker LyftUp will provide an be used for rides. Beyond reports of mail delays have to increase awareness of concluded.” Robin McGlone spent 35 adjunct to that service that, she was not sure caused an uproar from the situation among the He also assured voters years working for Salem’s for the short term, Jar- what arrangements would those who fear changes general public. the USPS is still equipped post office. She said she rell-Marcinelli said. be made. are the administration’s “We still have an awful to handle any volume of also felt compelled to at- “Lyft had approached To inquire about a Lyft attempt to meddle in an lot of people who don’t un- mail it receives this elec- tend the rally due to her the city sometime (ear- code, residents can call election that, due to the derstand that there’s an tion season, adding: “Even concerns that reduced lier this year) to provide GLSS at 781-599-0110 coronavirus pandemic, issue going on,” he said. with the challenges of funding to USPS will transportation resources and ask for an options will see more mail-in votes In a statement released keeping our employees cause more than just dif- counselor. to the community. Lyft than any other election in Aug. 18, DeJoy said the and customers safe and ficulties with mail-in vot- had Identified different U.S. history. new changes he’s imple- healthy as they operate ing. Gayla Cawley can be In a widespread display communities hard-hit by mented are meant to se- amid a pandemic, we will “The Post Office is a very reached at gcawley@item- of public anger, Saturday’s COVID, and reached out cure the Postal Service’s deliver the nation’s mail refined institution. It’s live.com. Follow her on rally in Salem was one of to those cities. Lynn was success and long-term on time and within our impeccable the way they one of them. They want- Twitter @GaylaCawley more than 600 that took place across the country. sustainability, and that well-established service run it,” she said. “And vet- “What I think is going significant reforms are standards. erans, elders, everybody on in a larger sense is that crucial to that objective. “The American public needs their medications. Need to find the (Trump) administra- “In the meantime, there should know that this is It can actually kill them to tion would really love to are some longstanding our No. 1 priority between not get their medications just privatize the post of- operational initiatives — now and election day. The on time.” an article? fice,” said event co-orga- efforts that predate my ar- 630,000 dedicated women However, McGlone said nizer Rod Kessler. “I sort rival at the Postal Service and men of the Postal Ser- she also felt emboldened Subscribe to of see what’s happening — that have been raised vice are committed, ready seeing the strong display (with) the post office as as areas of concern as the and proud to meet this sa- of support for the Post Of- e-edition on more than just election nation prepares to hold an cred duty.” fice and its workers. interference, which is bad election in the midst of a Election concerns aside, “It’s such an inspira- in and of itself, but part of devastating pandemic,” he some protestors still worry tion,” she said. “It just a larger attempt to help said. “To avoid even the about what other effects goes to show that we the Only $9.99/month people lose faith in gov- appearance of any impact these new changes will ul- people are in charge.” A6 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 POLICE/FIRE

All address information, particu- ton St.; A report of larceny at Execution of Native American larly arrests, reflect police records. 3:03 p.m. Saturday on Willow In the event of a perceived inac- St. curacy, it is the sole responsibility MARBLEHEAD man stirs emotion within tribe of the concerned party to contact By Felicia Fonseca mutilated them and bur- the relevant police department and Complaints ASSOCIATED PRESS ied some of the remains have the department issue a no- while dragging others into tice of correction to the Daily Item. A caller stated at 2:40 a.m. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — the woods. They burned Late on a fall evening in Corrections or clarifications will not Sunday stated she was being the victims’ belongings harassed by a man on Face- 2001, Alyce Slim and her and washed their knives be made without express notice of granddaughter stopped at change from the arresting police book. She said he told her in a stream nearby. he resides in Marblehead. a gas station on the Nava- Days later, tribal police department. According to the registry, he jo Nation after searching found the pickup truck resides in Haverhill. She was for a traditional healer for abandoned in Tsaile where Arrests advised to contact Haverhill leg ailments. many tribal members There, in an area where Carla Mejia, of Lynn, was police. make a living by ranching, Police received a tip about hitchhiking is common, farming and doing arts arrested at 9:48 a.m. Satur- Slim agreed to give two day on charges of conspiracy parties at Barnicle Rest not and crafts. Mitchell and males a ride. They got into to violate a drug law and traf- wearing facemasks or social others tried to torch the her pewter-colored pick- ficking in cocaine. distancing. truck, but the windows Terrance Moore was ar- A woman called the station up truck and when she were rolled up and the fire at 6:37 p.m. Saturday to re- stopped later to let them had no oxygen. rested at 1:20 a.m. Saturday FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS on charges of assault and port a road rage incident in out, they didn’t budge. “All they did was make a battery with a dangerous the vicinity of Brookhouse Dr. Instead, Lezmond Lezmond Mitchell, who is scheduled to be exe- smoky mess on the interi- weapon. A party reported at 4:14 Mitchell and Johnny cuted on Wednesday at the federal prison com- or of the truck and leaving Soeun Seng, of Lynn, was p.m. Saturday that there was Orsinger stabbed Slim plex in Terre Haute, Ind. all the relevant evidence arrested at 12:18 a.m. Sun- a maroon-colored honda with 33 times and placed her related to the murder, the day on charges of OUI liquor, a NJ license plate that had lifeless body next to the told The Associated Press. only Native American cur- carjacking and the robbery child endangerment, and a been idling on Glendale Rd. 9-year-old in the back seat “He took my daughter rently awaiting execution. behind,” said former FBI as they drove to an aban- lights violation. for about three hours. The away, and no remorse or He ended up on death row agent McDonald Rom- doned sheep camp. They Ashley Terrio, of Lynn, was party could not locate the anything like that. The Na- because he was convicted inger, who worked the case. owner. The owner was later told Tiffany Lee to prepare arrested at 12:36 a.m. Sat- vajo Nation president, the of carjacking resulting in Navajo Nation lawmaker located. to die and slit her throat. urday on charges of an unin- council, they don’t speak death — a crime that car- Carl Slater, whose grand- Police received a loud She was still breathing, so parents testified against sured motor vehicle, an un- for me. I speak for myself ries the possibility of capi- music complaint at 2:39 they dropped rocks on her the death penalty in Mitch- registered motor vehicle, and and for my daughter.” tal punishment regardless p.m. Saturday in the area of head, killing her, too. ell’s case, said the details of a number plate violation. Under federal law, Na- of where it happens. Winthrop Ave. Officers drove As the 38-year-old Mitch- His upcoming execution the crime make defining a tive American tribes can through the area but did not ell sits on federal death row, is the first of a handful set just punishment uncom- Overdose decide whether they want hear music. his execution scheduled for after the government said fortable. Still, the tribal their citizens subjected to A report of an overdose at Police received a report Wednesday, the Navajo it would carry out execu- government has asked 12 a.m. Saturday on Essex at 10:38 a.m. Saturday of a government is asking of- the death penalty for a set tions following an infor- President Donald Trump St.; at 1:08 a.m. Saturday on white substance on the beach ficials to spare his life on of crimes involving Natives mal 17-year moratorium. to grant Mitchell clemency. Boston St.; At 3:34 a.m. Sun- at Fort Sewall Ln. that was not the basis of cultural beliefs on tribal land. Nearly all The case has stirred emo- “We can never lose sight day on Light St. natural to the area. The sub- and sovereignty. The stance 574 federally recognized tion among tribal mem- of the big picture, be for- stance was later determined is pushing up against the tribes, including the Nava- bers and painful remind- ward-looking,” Slater said. Complaints to be seafoam. wishes of some of the vic- jo Nation, have opted out. ers of the grisly crime. “Every action creates prece- tims’ family for the execu- Mitchell was the first Na- dent, especially when you’re A report of a noise com- Mitchell and others used Motor Vehicle Accidents tion to move forward, in- tive American sentenced to a governing body. This is not plaint at 12:21 a.m. Saturday Slim’s truck in an armed cluding Tiffany’s parents. death since the resump- just going to impact the Na- on Western Ave; at 12:33 a.m. A party reported at 5:02 robbery. He and Orsinger tion of the federal death Saturday on Bridal Path Rd.; A p.m. Saturday that he clipped “An eye for an eye,” the returned to where they vajo Nation. It’s going to im- report of suspicious activity at a vehicle while driving his girl’s father, Daniel Lee penalty in 1994 and the dumped the two bodies, pact all of Indian Country.” 1:38 a.m. Saturday on Trem- trailer on Beacon St. He ont St.; A report of suspicious wasn’t immediately available activity at 2:30 a.m. Saturday to leave a note, so came back Task force emails show early on Bessom St.; A report of later and realized someone a disturbance at 3:19 a.m. had already left his informa- Saturday on Parkland Ave.; A tion. The man said he wanted report of suspicious activity at it on record that the incident division on economic reopening 6:19 a.m. Saturday on Mun- was not a hit and run. roe St.; A report of suspicious Police received a report of By Holly Ramer Sen. Sharon Carson, a activity at 5:47 p.m. Saturday a minor fender bender on ASSOCIATED PRESS member of the task force, at Lafayette Park.; A noise Ocean Ave. at 4:16 p.m. Sat- said complaints about the complaint at 6:13 p.m. Sat- urday. No injuries reported. CONCORD, N.H. — In presentation started roll- urday on Atlantic St.; A noise an April 30 email titled ing in before the meeting complaint at 6:32 p.m. Satur- SALEM “Comments on reopening,” even ended, prompting the day on Atlantic St.; A neighbor Robert Paul simply wrote: task force to turn to the problem at 6:44 p.m. Satur- Complaints “Don’t.” Five hours later, state Board of Barbering, day on Cottage St.; A distur- Joe Condi sent a blank Cosmetology and Esthet- bance at 6:50 p.m. Saturday Police received a report of email with the subject line: ics instead. on Walden St.; A disturbance a suspicious motor vehicle on “OPEN-OPEN-OPEN.” “I figured the best thing at 7:02 p.m. Saturday on New Derby St. at 3:02 p.m. The two messages to do was to go right to the Strawberry Ave.; A noise com- Friday.; A report of a scam on were among the nearly professionals,” she said. plaint at 7:04 p.m. Saturday North St. at 2:46 p.m. Friday.; 1,800 sent to Gov. Chris Salons were allowed to on Ashland St.; A neighbor A dispute on Rainbow Ter. at Sununu’s Economic Re- open May 11, with masks problem at 7:04 p.m. Satur- 1:21 p.m. Friday.; A distur- opening Task Force be- required for workers and day on Cottage St.; A noise bance on Leach St. at 11:25 tween April 22 and May customers and limits on complaint at 7:10 p.m. Sat- a.m. Friday.; A dispute on 1, when The Associated the services allowed. In a FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS urday on Atlantic St.; A noise Commercial St. at 8:30 a.m. Press requested copies. phone interview earlier South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, complaint at 1:16 a.m. Sun- Friday. The emails, which were this month, Barnes said speaks during a COVID-19 briefing as state ep- day on Greenwood Ave.; A turned over two and half she reopened that day, and idemiologist Linda Bell, left, looks on in West noise complaint at 1:28 a.m. SWAMPSCOTT months later, add up to while she is satisfied with Columbia, S.C. Sunday on Newhall St. nearly 3,000 pages of the current guidelines, she Arrests stark division over what felt as if her industry was a misdirected plea to open very unfair that someone Accidents should reopen and what used as a guinea pig. golf courses from a Massa- can buy alcohol and I can’t Helvio Carvalho-Ribeiro, should stay closed during “The whole thing really chusetts woman who in- buy clothes!” A report of a motor vehicle 39, was arrested and charged the coronavirus pandemic. came off as they weren’t cluded her children’s hand- Separately, The Asso- accident at 6:44 a.m. Sat- with a crosswalk violation In contrast to Paul and taking us seriously or our written notes addressed to ciated Press also filed urday at Dunkin Donuts on and unlicensed operation of Condi’s brevity, some of profession seriously,” she Gov. Charlie Baker. open-records requests Walnut St.; At 10:14 a.m. Sat- a motor vehicle at 8:53 a.m. the longest letters tackled urday on Joyce St.; At 12:28 said. “From the top down, Several other moms in May seeking copies of Saturday. what emerged as one of the from the governor to the p.m. Saturday on Union St.; At wrote expressing anxiety communications between most tangled topics: hair task force to then getting 4:47 p.m. Saturday on East- over their daughters’ up- governors’ offices and Assaults salons. Hundreds of salon the information to us, and ern Ave.; at 5:59 p.m. Satur- coming weddings, while health, business and local owners and workers wrote then us relaying all this to another complained that day on Western Ave.; At 6:02 A report of an assault at government organizations in, many of them incensed our clients, it just seemed her daughter was two p.m. Saturday on Park St.; At 6:54 p.m. Friday on Manson during a critical period 7:44 p.m. Saturday on West- St. by comments made by the like there was something months overdue in having head of the New Hamp- amiss.” her braces removed. And when they were consider- ern Ave.; At 9:05 p.m. Sat- Breaking and Entering ing reopening plans. Thou- urday on Market St.; At 1:04 A breaking and entering shire Cosmetology Associa- Many of the other emails then there was the email tion during one of the task called for opening specif- from a mom-to-be, ex- sands of pages of emails a.m. Sunday on Centre St. report at 5:55 p.m. Friday on provided to the AP show Salem St. force’s early meetings. ic industries, from tattoo pressing disgust that her Larceny “I have never been so em- shops to a business billing “basic rights” had been that governors were inun- Complaints barrassed in my 23 years itself as the state’s only taken away. “I am preg- dated with reopening ad- A report of larceny at 10:40 as a stylist,” wrote Ports- competitive and recre- nant and have no clothes vice from a wide range of a.m. Saturday on Western A report of a disturbance at mouth salon owner Jami ational aquatic training fa- and THAT SHOULD BE industries, and sometimes Ave.; A report of shoplifting at 1:17 a.m. Saturday on Para- Barnes. “No one in our in- cility for dogs. There were ESSENTIAL RETAIL,” allowed businesses to help 2:20 p.m. Saturday on Bos- dise Rd. dustry has ever heard of lots of letters about camp- she wrote. “I don’t own write the rules for their this organization.” grounds and golf, including anything that fits and it’s own operations.

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State’s highest court considers “Our mission is simple: crats vying to succeed U.S. The old rules limited cod Mayflower Wind commit The Woonsocket Police primary election lawsuit Every vote postmarked Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a fishing to September 15 to the facility to full-time off- Department said offi- by Sept. 1 should count,” Democrat who is challeng- 30. The new rules expand shore wind work from 2023 cers arrested 37-year-old BOSTON — Massa- Grossman said in a state- ing U.S. Sen. Ed Markey the season for private into 2027 and are worth James Grilli of Pawtucket chusetts’ highest court is ment when she filed the in the primary. boats to include April 1 to more than $32.5 million, several hours after Satur- weighing whether to grant suit earlier this week. 14. The season for for-hire according to state officials. day night’s incident. more time to count mail A spokeswoman for Mas- NOAA will expand recreational boats will be expanded to “With this announce- The victim, 40-year-old ballots in the state’s Sept. sachusetts Secretary of cod fishing off New England September 8 to October 7 ment, the Commonwealth Erika Belcourt, died at the 1 primary election amid State William Galvin, who and April 1 to 14. continues its national lead- hospital after police and concerns of U.S. Postal is named in the lawsuit, PORTLAND, Maine — NOAA is also expanding ership on clean energy and paramedics found her in- Service delays. didn’t respond to an email The federal government is the open season for had- ensures Massachusetts jured but conscious in the The state’s Supreme Ju- seeking comment Friday. expanding the recreation- dock, another sport fish workers will benefit from parking lot of her apart- dicial Court is slated to Galvin, a Democrat, has al fishing season for cod in found off New England. the jobs and economic op- ment complex. hear arguments Monday previously suggested ex- the Gulf of Maine in the portunities provided by this Authorities say Grilli and in a lawsuit filed by Becky tending primary deadlines coming year. Wind projects sign leases to new industry,” Gov. Charlie Belcourt had a dispute in Grossman. could impact the state’s Cod fishing is tightly stage at New Bedford facility Baker said in a statement. Belcourt’s apartment. The The Democratic candi- ability to send out election monitored because the couple continued the argu- date for Congress wants documents to military and fish’s population off the NEW BEDFORD (AP) Police: Man fatally struck ment after going outside to extend the deadline for overseas voters for the No- Northeast has dramati- — Two offshore wind farm woman with car following before Grilli got in his car. counting state primary vember election. cally declined in recent projects have signed leas- argument “Belcourt tried to pre- ballots by ten days so that Monday’s hearing will decades. However, the es to use the New Bedford vent Grilli from leaving by ballots mailed by Sept. 1 take place before the full National Oceanic and At- Marine Commerce Termi- A Rhode Island man has standing in front of Grilli’s have enough time to ar- panel of judges by telecon- mospheric Administration nal as the primary staging been charged with murder vehicle,” according to a po- rive at local election of- ference, and the audio will said in a statement the and deployment base for and domestic assault with lice report on the incident. fices. Under current state be streamed live. recreational fishing rules construction and installa- a deadly weapon after po- “It is alleged that Grilli law, mail ballots must ar- Grossman, a Newton “can be liberalized some- tion, state officials said. lice say he fatally struck intentionally accelerated, rive at the offices by Sept. City Councilor, is among what” without risking ex- The lease agreements his girlfriend with his ve- knocking Belcourt down 1 to be counted. a crowded field of Demo- ceeding fishing quotas. with Vineyard Wind and hicle in Woonsocket. and running over her.” MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A7 Winds could fan already enormous California fires

By Daisy Nguyen plexes that were ravag- “You could overlay half and Frank Baker ing forest and rural areas of one of these fires and ASSOCIATED PRESS in and around the San it covers the entire city of Francisco Bay Area. They San Francisco,” Bennett SAN FRANCISCO — A have burned 1,175 square said Sunday. calm overnight allowed miles (3.043 square kilo- He estimated more than firefighters to make prog- meters), destroyed almost 240,000 people are under ress against a trio of mas- 1,000 homes and other evacuation orders and sive wildfires burning in structures and killed five warnings. Northern California but people, three of them who Responding to the emer- they were girding for a were found in a home in gency, President Donald weather system Sunday an area under an evacua- Trump on Saturday is- that will bring high winds tion order. sued a major disaster dec- and thunderstorms that Other casualties in- laration to provide federal could spark new fires and cluded ancient redwood assistance. Gov. Gavin fan existing blazes that trees at California’s old- Newsom said in a state- destroyed nearly 1,000 est state park, Big Basin ment that the declaration homes and other struc- Redwoods, plus the park’s will also help people in tures and forced tens of headquarters and camp- counties affected by the thousands to evacuate. grounds. Smoke from the fires with crisis counsel- The “complexes,” or fires made the region’s air ing, housing and other so- groups of fires, burning on quality dangerous, forcing cial services. all sides of the San Fran- millions to stay inside. Fire officials, mean- cisco Bay Area were started “Tuesday night when I while, have struggled to by lightning strikes that went to bed I had a beau- get enough resources to PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS were among 12,000 reg- tiful home on a beautiful fight the biggest fires be- istered in the state in the A burned out vehicle is left in front of a fire-ravaged residence as smoke ranch,” said 81-year-old cause so many blazes are past week. The National from the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire fills the sky Saturday, in Hank Hanson of Vacaville. burning around the state. Weather Service issued a Boulder Creek, Calif. “By Wednesday night, I The wine country fire “red flag” warning through have nothing but a bunch has only 1,700 firefighters Monday afternoon for the about the weather and the firefighters and police are do their job and for police of ashes.” on scene. By comparison, drought-stricken area, thunderstorms that will people who refuse to leave to protect property. It’s The fire that burned the state had 5,000 fire- meaning extreme fire con- bring high winds and “dry” the evacuation zone out of also inherently danger- Hanson’s home is the fighters assigned to the ditions including high tem- lightning, a term used stubbornness or because ous for civilians, with fires LNU Lightning Complex Mendocino Complex Fire peratures, low humidity when such storms have they want to protect their burning unpredictably fire in wine country north in 2018, the largest fire in and wind gusts up to 65 little or no rain. Radar homes and others who and tree branches falling of San Francisco. It’s been state history. mph that “may result in images from late morning use the chaos to commit -- one hit a patrol car and the most destructive, ac- “All of our resources re- dangerous and unpredict- showed lightning offshore crimes. Brunton said he damaged the windshield. counting for all the deaths main stretched to capacity able fire behavior.” and approaching the coast. was “sickened” to learn “Please, please, please and 845 destroyed homes that we have not seen in At a morning briefing on Chief Mark Brunton, a that a fire commander leave the evacuation and other buildings. It recent history,” said Sha- the so-called CZU Light- battalion chief for the Cal- was robbed while helping area,” he said. and a fire burning south- na Jones, the chief for Cal ning Complex fire in the ifornia Department of For- coordinate efforts on Sat- Since Aug. 15, state fire east of the Bay Area are Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Santa Cruz Mountains estry and Fire Protection urday. Someone entered officials said more than among the five largest unit. south of San Francisco, (Cal Fire), said the winds the commander’s fire ve- 500 fires of varying siz- fires in state history, with Underscoring the danger fire officials said they had can blow a fire in any di- hicle and stole personal es have burned through- both burning more than the fires pose for firefight- increased containment to rection and while he’s con- items, including a wallet out California, scorching 500 square miles (1,295 ers, the Sonoma County 8% and with the better fident firefighters did the and “drained his bank ac- a million acres, or 1,562 square kilometers). sheriff’s office released weather on Saturday dug most with the time they count.” square miles (4,046 square Officials surveying maps dramatic video of the heli- more protective fire lines had to prepare, he’s not Santa Cruz Sheriff’s kilometers). Of those, at command centers are copter rescue Friday night around vulnerable com- sure what to expect. Department Chief Depu- about two dozen major astonished by the sheer of two firefighters trapped munities, including the “There’s a lot of potential ty Chris Clark said when fires were attracting much size of the fires, which are on a ridge line at Point University of California, for things to really go cra- people don’t heed evacu- of the state’s resources. larger than many cities, Reyes National Seashore. Santa Cruz. zy out there,” he said. ation orders it makes it Most of the damage was said Cal Fire spokesman They were hoisted to safe- But there is concern Another challenge for harder for firefighters to caused by the three com- Brice Bennett. ty as flames advanced. As shoppers stay away, small Trump’s vision stores are seeking refuge online of American

By Joyce M. Rosenberg in. The strategy has helped AP BUSINESS WRITER but sales remain well be- greatness at low Witt’s expectations. NEW YORK — For She hopes to boost sales by small retailers across the selling at an outdoor mar- country, the coronavirus ket where shoppers can feel center of outbreak has turned an more comfortable. already challenging busi- Still, Witt is grateful to ness environment into be open — there are emp- never-ending uncertainty. ty stores in the shopping convention Amy Witt might have 20 center where Velvet Win- customers on a good day in By Zeke Miller crossed party lines to her Dallas women’s cloth- dow is located. ASSOCIATED PRESS back Biden as an indict- ing store, and then none Small retailers, especially ment of Trump’s leader- WASHINGTON — Re- the next. those selling non-necessi- AP FILE PHOTO ship, the GOP lineup will publicans will aim to “It’s a rollercoaster we ties like apparel, are still primarily feature figures Monique Kursar, left, completes a purchase with recast the story of Don- ride every day,” says Witt, struggling months after on the conservative me- Amy Witt, owner of the Velvet Window, in Dallas. ald Trump’s presidency whose store, Velvet Win- state and local govern- dia circuit with the hope when they hold their dow, reopened May 1 after ments lifted shutdown or- stop in rather than order professional women. Her that they can deliver national convention, fea- being closed since March. ders aimed at containing from a big online retailer. customers, suddenly stuck red meat for the presi- turing speakers drawn “We’re doing everything the virus. With the virus far But for some owners, dis- at home, no longer needed dent’s loyal supporters from everyday life as we can to cover expenses from under control in many appointing sales and an outfits for the office, din- — though planners say well as cable news and and keep the store stocked areas, however, consumers uncertain outlook have ners and business trips. they will feature some the White House while with inventory.” worried about getting sick forced them to close their Singh has permanently people who did not vote drawing a stark contrast Many of Witt’s older cus- are staying home and doing stores for good and stake closed her two stores in Se- for Trump in 2016. with Democratic pres- tomers are still shy about their purchasing online or, the future of their busi- attle, knowing they couldn’t Planners insist they idential nominee Joe going into stores, espe- if they venture out, going to nesses on the internet. be sustained. She’s adapted will put forward a more Biden. cially since the virus has big stores like Walmart and Washington was one of her online business to meet “positive” convention than resurged in Texas. As she Target where they can do the first epicenters of the customers’ rapidly changing Trump is looking to shift Democrats’ roasting of reopened the store in May, one-stop shopping. virus, and one of the first needs — they wanted dif- his campaign away from Trump. Yet the president Witt told The Associated The weak sales and states to shut down its ferent clothes, like luxury being a referendum on a also appears intent on try- Press she planned to use erratic customer traffic economy. Ambika Singh loungewear or more dress presidency ravaged by a ing to seize on the nation’s services like private shop- have forced store owners felt the impact immedi- shirts to look business-like pandemic and econom- cultural divides, particu- ping hours to encourage re- to be creative in hopes of ately: Her company, Ar- on videoconferences even as ic collapse and toward larly around issues of ra- luctant customers to come persuading customers to moire, rents clothing to they wore sweatpants a choice between vastly cial injustice and policing, different visions of Amer- drawing on grievances to ica’s future. Reshaping motivate his base. the national conversation The officials outlined The search ends for 2 still missing around the race has tak- the campaign plans to The en on greater urgency for Associates Press on the Trump, who trails in pub- condition of anonymity after Texas port explosion lic and private surveys as to discuss the emerging the coronavirus contin- schedule. ues to ravage the nation’s The opening night CORPUS CHRISTI, The cause is still being economy and his reelec- Monday will highlight Texas (AP) — The search investigated, officials said. tion chances. the “Land of Promise,” for two crew members of The Waymon L Boyd is The four-day event is aiming to show how a dredging boat who went owned by Houston-based themed “Honoring the Trump helped renew the missing following an ex- marine construction con- Great American Story,” American dream. Fea- plosion last week in the tractor Orion Marine according to four Trump tured speakers include Port of Corpus Christi in Group. campaign officials in- South Carolina Sen. Texas has been ended, The fire onboard the ves- volved with the plan- Tim Scott, who will de- the U.S. Coast Guard an- sel was first extinguished ning process but not au- liver the coveted closing nounced. Friday afternoon, but thorized to discuss it by speech of the televised The end of the search sparked again and was name. The convention prime-time block; former was announced late Sat- finally put out at approx- will feature prominently Ambassador to the U.N. urday night, a few hours imately 10 p.m. Friday, a number of well-known Nikki Haley; presiden- after the Coast Guard shortly before the vessel Trump supporters, in- tial son Donald Trump, said the bodies of two oth- broke apart and sunk, the cluding members of the Jr.; staunch congressio- er crew members of the Coast Guard said. Trump family, but also nal defenders Reps. Matt dredging vessel Waymon The vessel carried a those whom the GOP say Gaetz of Florida and Jim L Boyd had been found. maximum of about 6,000 are members of the “si- Jordan of Ohio; and Re- “Our Coast Guard crews PHOTO | U.S. COAST GUARD VIA AP gallons of diesel fuel. lent majority” of Ameri- publican National Com- worked intently alongside The Texas General Land cans who have been aided mittee Chairwoman Ron- state and local partners to In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Office, which investigates by Trump’s policies. Some na McDaniel. locate the two crew mem- Coast Guard crews respond to a dredge on fire oil spills, has said diesel have been “silenced” by a Tanya Weinreis, a Mon- bers who remained miss- in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, is being recovered from “cancel culture” pushed tana coffee shop owner ing, but unfortunately, Aug. 21, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Texas. the channel and around by Democrats, the cam- who received federal loans we were unable to locate environmentally sensitive paign officials said. to pay her employees them,” said Capt. Ed- ered before suspending at about 8 a.m. Friday areas. Trump himself was ex- during the coronavirus, ward Gaynor, commander, a search. We extend our when the vessel struck Air quality tests have pected to appear each will also speak, as will Coast Guard Sector/Air heartfelt condolences to a submerged pipeline, found no air pollution and night in the key 10 p.m. Andrew Pollack, whose Station Corpus Christi. the friends and families of according to the Coast testing of the waterway is Eastern hour, planners daughter Meadow was “The decision to suspend the missing crew members Guard. Port of Corpus planned, according to the said. among those killed in the a search is never easy and during this difficult time.” Christi officials said it was Texas Commission on En- Where Democrats high- 2018 school shooting in a lot of factors are consid- The explosion happened a natural gas pipeline. vironmental Quality. lighted Republicans who Parkland, Florida. A8 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 LOOK! International Strange Music Day, Vesuvius Day, National Waffle Day, Can Opener Day

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By Dan Gelston ASSOCIATED PRESS Kevin Costner as he appears DOVER, Del. — Erik in the 1998 Moses has been named president of Nashville movie “The Superspeedway, the first Postman.” Black man to hold that ti- tle at any NASCAR track. FILE PHOTO | Moses most recently TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE served as president of the XFL’s DC Defenders and now leads the charge of Kevin Costner says the scheduled Nashville reboot in 2021. The 1.33- mile concrete track was Trump’s USPS built in 2001 by Dover Motorsports and hosted interference ‘spits on NASCAR and IndyCar events until 2011. Dover announced the 200 years of freedom’ hire before Saturday’s Cup race at the Monster By Nardine Saad a time machine or some- Mile. LOS ANGELES TIMES thing? How did he know? “Our partnership with How could he be so wrong NASCAR is for them to In light of the Trump in 1997 and so right now?” put on the race and bring administration’s latest as- We’re certainly living the circus to town,” Moses sault on the United States said. “Our job is to make through the real-life PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Postal Service, Kevin reboot in 2020. certain that the big top Costner is also reassess- Costner, 65, campaigned is ready. Make certain Zane Smith crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Truck Series auto ing the “prophetic” nature for presidential hopeful that everybody in and race at Dover International Speedway, Friday, in Dover, Del. of his 1997 post-apocalyp- Pete Buttigieg in the around middle Tennessee tic Western, “The Post- Democratic primary but and the rest of that area to lead that effort. I’m “We are very excited this season — which man.” And the actor-direc- said he’s an independent understands we’re going also thankful to the folks and fortunate to hire an cushioned the blow of tor has also made it clear voter who has voted for to have a Cup Series race at NASCAR for their outstanding leader and moving the race to Nash- he doesn’t care for how the both Democrats and Re- and they can look forward confidence in me, as well. executive such as Erik, ville. The company said it president is handling the publicans. to the type of experience I’m going to focus on the who has tremendous would pump $8 million to embattled USPS. He called Trump’s that NASCAR fans expect job. I got hired to do a job, experience in all areas of $10 million into the track Costner’s under- attempts to meddle with and deserve.” not because of what color sports, events and live en- for capital improvements performing, Razzie- the postal service in an Moses said he was wel- I am.” tertainment,” said Dover and does not plan to add winning film resurfaced effort to undercut voting comed to the industry this Moses championed Motorsports CEO Mike permanent seating be- Tuesday when “The Late by mail in the 2020 elec- week by NASCAR Pres- the Washington sports Tatoian. “Erik’s addition yond the 25,000 capacity Show With Stephen tion “terrible,” “danger- ident Steve Phelps and scene for most of his to our company and the currently at track. Colbert” opened with a ous” and “shameful.” The takes control in a year career, and supervised outstanding reputation he “We are engaged with mock trailer that both only remedy would be to where the series has been the completion and grand has in the industry punc- our colleagues from insulted and praised the get out and vote anyway. swept up in the reckon- opening of Nationals tuates our commitment NASCAR and some other actor’s second directorial “What you have to try ing of the nation’s racial Park. He helped devel- to revitalizing Nashville groups to help us modern- effort. The trailer’s to lean on is that every issues. op and host two annual Superspeedway and serv- ize the track for NASCAR apologetic voiceover said four years we get to decide “Any time that you have college football games in ing the Middle Tennessee fans and to make certain the movie was a “critical whether we’re going in the the distinction of being the Military Bowl, the community.” that the venue and facili- and box-office disaster” right direction or we’re the first at anything first NCAA-sanctioned Dover has been a NA- ty that we invite our fans in its day; however, given not,” he said. “And we now, professionally, it is a bowl game in the nation’s SCAR home since 1969 into for that Cup race and the new mail-delaying because of the way the humbling kind of honor,” capital, and the AT&T and the site of two race for other events is going policies at the USPS, country is set up — which Moses told The Associated Nation’s Football Clas- weekends each year since to be commensurate with it also deemed the film is beautiful — we have Press. “That said, I’m not sic. The XFL had eight 1971. There was little ap- their expectations,” Moses “chillingly accurate.” that opportunity. And naive enough to believe franchises and played five petite among race fans for said. “I know there’s a lot “Looks like somebody anyone who would inter- that I’m the first person games out of a planned two NASCAR weekends of work to do. Facilities, owes Kevin Costner an fere with that process in a of color qualified enough 10-game schedule before at Dover International upkeep, maintenance, re- apology,” the trailer said, re- deliberate way to have an to run a NASCAR track. canceling the remainder Speedway — noted by the vitalization is something playing goofy-but-prescient outcome — that’s crim- I am thankful (to Dover) of its season in March seating capacity of rough- I’ve done a lot of with the moments from the movie. inal. And it spits on 200 for their confidence in my because of the COVID-19 ly 135,000 seats in 2001 DC Sports and Entertain- “Did Costner have, like, years of freedom.” experience and ability pandemic. stripped to about 55,000 ment Commission.” Three new movies are testing out reopened movie theaters

By Josh Rottenberg and for one month.) The thriller “Tenet.” Jen Yamato “Unhinged,” the YA adaptation Theaters remain closed in LOS ANGELES TIMES “Words on Bathroom Walls” and a handful of states, however, the heist film “Cut Throat City” including the critical markets of In an alternate and unde- — three fairly small movies New York and California. And it niably better universe, the that might otherwise have been is far from clear to what extent summer movie season would overshadowed by big-budget audiences spooked by months be winding down right about behemoths — now find them- of dire headlines about the pan- now. Studios would be tallying selves leading the charge back demic are ready to venture back the takings from tentpoles like to what Hollywood hopes is a into the roughly 70 percent of “Black Widow,” “F9” and “Won- sustainable future, paving the them that are open. New York der Woman 1984.” Box office ob- servers would be making their way for the long-delayed do- Gov. Andrew Cuomo defend- lists of the season’s winners mestic opening of Christopher ed keeping his state’s theaters and losers. Moviegoers sated Nolan’s mind-bending action closed earlier this week, saying on spectacle would be looking film “Tenet” on Sept. 3. that “on a relative risk scale, a ahead to the headier prestige The new titles arrive as the movie theater is less essential fare of the fall. three major exhibition chains and poses a high risk.” Instead, Hollywood finds itself — AMC, Regal and Cinemark Given the stakes for the entire trying to salvage what little re- — reopen this weekend in 100 industry, the performance of mains of a summer battered to to 200 locations each, according each of this weekend’s cinematic near oblivion by the coronavirus to screen listings, with reduced canaries in the coal mine will be pandemic. capacity and increased cleaning closely scrutinized. “None of us This weekend, three movies and safety protocols. That will can resist the temptation to look will open exclusively in theaters push the total number of open at that first weekend and try to across much of the country, the U.S. theaters over 1,500 (includ- figure out what it means,” says first new films to do so since ing around 300 drive-ins), up Mark Gill, chairman and chief multiplexes were forced to shut from about 1,100 last weekend, executive of Solstice Studios, their doors five months ago. per box office measurement which is releasing “Unhinged.” (For historical perspective, at firm Comscore. Additional “There’s nothing like walking FILE PHOTO | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE the height of the 1918 flu pan- phased reopenings are expected into the white-hot spotlight and demic, an embargo was placed to roll out leading up to Labor hoping that you remembered to Russell Crowe stars as ‘the man,’ in the psychological on the release of new films Day weekend and the release of put your clothes on.” thriller, ‘Unhinged.’ WEATHER LOTTERY

SUN, MOON, TIDES National weather TODAY’S FORECAST MARINE FORECAST Partly cloudy skies. A stray SW winds around 5 kt, be- MASS. EVENING: MASS. MID-DAY: Forecast for Monday, August 24, 2020 shower or thunderstorm is coming SE in the afternoon. Sunday...... 0162 Sunday...... 9685 Sunrise today 5:59 a.m. Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. L possible. High 84F. Winds S Waves 1 foot or less. A Saturday...... 2165 Saturday...... 6649 at 10 to 15 mph. chance of showers and tstms. Sunset today 7:32 p.m. L Friday...... 9300 Friday...... 0200 Tonight: Partly cloudy skies. Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Sunrise tomorrow 6:00 a.m. Low 69F. Winds WSW at 5 to Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy Yesterday’s payoff: Yesterday’s payoff: High tide today 4:15 p.m. H 10 mph. fog. A chance of showers and EXACT ORDER EXACT ORDER tstms. Low tide today 10:34 p.m. H All 4...... $5,191 All 4...... $5,723 H First or last 3...... $727 First or last 3...... $801 High tide tomorrow 5:12 p.m. Any 2...... $62 Any 2...... $69 Any 1...... $6 Any 1...... $7 1 MARCO ANY ORDER ANY ORDER

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©2020 AccuWeather, Inc. SPORTS B MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Peabody Champions fall to Kingston Night Owls in rst game of NSBL nals

By Mike Alongi After four scoreless in- tossed the nal 2/3 in- ITEM SPORTS EDITOR nings on both sides, the nings. Ladd allowed two Night Owls were able to runs on four hits. The No. 8 Peabody pull away with a four-run For Kingston, Jeff Wil- Champions simply bottom of the sixth inning. liams earned the win on couldn’t put together Marc Crovo (1-for-3, run the mound after pitching a enough offense to get the scored) and Andrew complete game and allow- job done Saturday night, only gathering ve hits O’Neill (0-for-3) each had ing two runs on ve hits and two runs in a 6-2 loss one RBI in the loss for with ve strikeouts. to the No. 3 Kingston Peabody, while Peter Offensively for the Night Night Owls in Game 1 of Messervy (2-for-3, run Owls, Rob Wirtanen (2-for- the North Shore Baseball scored) and Derek Lyons 3), Christian Allaire (2-for- League nals at Trinity (2-for-3) had multi-hit 3), Kyle O’Neill (2-for-3), Stadium in Haverhill. games. Andrew Thibault (1-for-4) With the loss, the Champi- Despite taking the loss and Brett Blackwell (1-for- ons now trail in the best- on the mound, John Doyle 3) each had one RBI. of- ve series 1-0. had a solid performance The Champions will aim Kingston took an early for the Champions. Doyle to rebound in Game 2 of lead in the bottom of the went 5 1/3 innings, allow- the series, which was orig- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK rst and Peabody quickly ing four runs on ve hits inally set for Sunday night tied it in the second, but with 12 strikeouts. He was but had to be postponed The Peabody Champions, who got into the North Shore Baseball League the Champions never got pulled after throwing 94 until Monday night (7:45) playoffs as the No. 8 seed, are currently down 1-0 to the No. 3 Kingston any real momentum going. pitches, and Greg Ladd at Twi Field in Danvers. Night Owls in the NSBL nals.

Brad Tufts wins fth straight Tedesco club championship

PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Kemba Walker scored 32 points to lead the way for the Celtics in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday afternoon. Celtics sweep 76ers in opening round of NBA playoffs

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Philadelphia has failed to Fla. (AP) — Kemba Walk- advance past the second er scored 32 points and round. the Boston Celtics pulled Joel Embiid led the away in fourth quarter to 76ers with 30 points and complete a rst-round se- 10 rebounds. Tobias Har- ries sweep of the Philadel- ris added 20 points and phia 76ers 110-106 on ve rebounds despite leav- Sunday. ing brie y after a scary Jayson Tatum added 28 fall that bloodied his left points and had a playoff eye. career-high 15 rebounds for Harris was trying to con- Boston, which advances to test a shot by Tatum at Eastern Conference semi - the 2:40 mark of the third nals and a meeting with quarter and inadvertently had his legs taken out the winner of the rst- from under him by Tatum. round matchup between Harris fell on the left side Toronto and Brooklyn. ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO of his face and laid on the Boston’s win marks the court for several minutes Brad Tufts holds the Tedesco Country Club men’s championship trophy as his son, Jack and rst sweep in 15 playoff as medical staff attended daughter, Addy, look on Sunday afternoon. He shot a three-day total score of 216 (70-73-73) series meetings between to him. to win the championship by 10 strokes. Tufts has now won ve straight Tedesco men’s club the teams. It also is the championships and eight overall. third straight season that CELTICS, B2 Johnson blitzes the eld at TPC Boston to win Northern Trust NORTON (AP) — Dustin placed perfectly in front of owns the record on the Johnson looked dominant the fourth green for a sim- mainland. as he ever as, and nothing ple up-and-down for birdie. It was reminiscent of Fri- could stop him Sunday in It was like that all day. It day, when he was 11 under The Northern Trust. was like that all week. through 11 holes and the Not even the weather. He led by ve and went only question was wheth- Johnson played the nal out in 30, stretching his er he could become the two holes in near darkness lead to seven shots at the rst player to shoot 57. He after a late storm delay turn. On the 500-yard 12th made seven straight pars and nished with a birdie hole, where on Saturday for a 60. for an 8-under 63 and an he hit a tight draw with a This closing stretch was 11-shot victory over Harris 6-iron to a foot, this time different. Johnson cares English. he hit a slight fade with a more about trophies than It was the 22nd victory of 6-iron to 3 feet for anther records, and getting his his PGA Tour career, and birdie. round nished was all that he never made it look eas- The only drama was mattered. ier. Johnson won his fth whether he could set two It was like that three FedEx Cup playoffs event PGA Tour scoring records years ago at Riviera, when — tied with Rory McIlroy — 31-under par by Ernie he was poised to break for most — and returned to Els at Kapalua in 2003, Lanny Wadkins’ 72-hole re- No. 1 in the world. He n- and the 253 by Justin cord at Riviera, the longest ished at 30-under 254. Thomas at the Sony Open standing on the PGA Tour Staked to a ve-shot lead in 2017. schedule. But he nished over Harris English going But after that birdie on with three bogeys over the into the nal round, John- the 12th put him at 29 un- last 10 holes playing con- son sent a towering 7-iron der, Johnson settled into servatively, and only later over the water to a front four straight pars. He is said he didn’t know what PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS pin on the par-5 second, only the third player to the record was. Nor did he the ball settling 8 feet next nish 30 under, joining Els care. After weekend rounds of 60 and 63 on the weekend, Dustin Johnson won to the pin for an eagle. Two and Jordan Spieth, also the PGA Tour’s rst playoff tournament, The Northern Trust, by 11 shots at holes later, his 3-wood was at Kapalua. So he at least PGA, B2 TPC Boston Sunday. B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020

TODAY IN SPORTS August 24 game shut out over the Mets. The 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the right-hander becomes the first pitch- men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn er in modern history to throw a shut- Tennis Association singles title. out and hit a homer in his first game. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out 2003 — Jockey Julie Krone be- Bill Squires in the 13th round at comes the first female rider to win Sydney, Australia to retain the world a million-dollar race taking the Pacif- heavyweight title. ic Classic at Del Mar aboard Candy 1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her Ride. third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis As- 2007 — The NFL indefinitely sus- sociation singles title with a 3-6, 6-0, pends Michael Vick without pay 6-2 victory over Kathleen McKane. just hours after he acknowledged An hour later, Wills teams up with in court papers that he did, indeed, bankroll gambling on dogfighting Mary K. Browne to win the doubles and helped kill some dogs not wor- title. thy of the pit. 1929 — Helen Wills wins her sixth 2008 — On the final day of the Bei- U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles jing Games, Kobe Bryant hits two title by defeating Phoebe Holcroft 3-pointers in a big fourth quarter to Watson, 6-4, 6-2. help the United States defeat Spain 1963 — The Little League World Se- 118-107 and win the gold medal ries in Williamsport, Pa. is covered by for the first time since 2000. China ABC’s Wide World of Sports for the has one of the most dominating and first time. diverse performances at an Olym- 1963 — Don Schollander becomes pics ever, winning a games-leading the first swimmer to break the 51 golds and an even 100 overall. two-minute barrier in the 200-meter The United States finishes with 110 freestyle with a time of 1:58.4 in a medals and trails well behind the meet at Osaka, Japan. Chinese in golds with 36, the first 1963 — John Pennel breaks the 17- time since 1992 it doesn’t lead the PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS foot barrier in the pole vault with a category. 17-0¾ vault in a meet at Miami. 2008 — Danny Lee becomes the Jayson Tatum (center) scored 28 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in a win over the 1988 — Minnesota North Stars for- U.S. Amateur’s youngest champion, Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA playoffs Sunday afternoon. ward Dino Ciccarelli is sentenced to supplanting Tiger Woods by holding one day in jail and fined $1,000 for off Drew Kittleson 5 and 4. The 18- hitting another player with his stick. year, 1-month-old Lee is six months Ciccarelli, who was given a match and 29 days younger than Woods Celtics sweep Sixers out of NBA playoffs penalty and 10-game suspension when he won the first of his three by the league for the Jan. 6, 1988 Amateurs in 1994. Intensity was high hanging in defensively shortcoming for a 76ers attack on Toronto’s Luke Richardson, CELTICS 2014 — U.S. teenager Katie Le- throughout the game, with against a Boston team team that entered the sea- is believed to be the first NHL player From B1 decky slices almost six seconds off Philadelphia’s Harris, that ended the regular son with much higher as- to receive a jail term for an on-ice at- her own world mark in the wom- tack of another player. en’s 1,500-meter freestyle, winning The team said he suf- Josh Richardson and season boasting one of the pirations after adding Al 1996 — Hsieh Chin-hsiung sets a in 15 minutes, 28.36 seconds to fered a left eye laceration coach Brett Brown all league’s most efficient of- Horford in free agency to Little League World Series record post her second world record in and was cleared of a possi- drawing technical fouls. fenses. But the 76ers had play in the frontcourt with his seventh home run as Taiwan as many nights at the Pan Pacific ble concussion. He re- Marcus Smart also re- issues scoring points down alongside Embiid and wins the title for the 17th time with a championships. It’s her fifth gold turned to the game with ceived one for Boston. the stretch in close games. Harris. 13-3 victory over Cranston, R.I. medal of the meet and the third 5:12 left in the fourth with The 76ers entered the That included Embiid, TIP-INS 2001 — Colorado starting pitcher time in 13 months she set the mark a bandage over his right playoffs without All-Star who despite posting back- Celtics: Sixers’ 19 free Jason Jennings goes 3-for-5 in his in the 1,500, and the second in eye. guard Ben Simmons, who to-back 30-point games in throw attempts in the first three months since her 15:34.23 at major league debut, including a ho- With Harris out, Boston underwent season-ending Games 2 and 3, at times quarter were the most mer, while pitching a 10-0 complete Shenandoah on June 19. scored the final nine surgery on his left knee struggled to keep up the Boston’s allowed in the points of the third quarter following an injury during scoring load in the second opening period all season. TV/RADIO as part of a 12-0 run. The the seeding portion of the half of games. He also had 76ers: Led 32-27 at the TV Celtics’ lead grew to 96-79 bubble schedule. two critical mistakes in end of the first quarter in the opening minutes of Philadelphia did its best Game 3. thanks in part to an 11-0 NBA Playoffs the fourth. to adjust without him, The loss was the latest run late in the period. 1:30 p.m...... Milwaukee at Orlando...... NBATV 4 p.m...... Houston at Oklahoma City...... TNT 6:30 p.m...... Indiana at Miami...... TNT Dustin Johnson laps the field at TPC Boston 9 p.m...... LA Lakers at Portland...... TNT Stanley Cup Playoffs PGA Johnson didn’t miss a shape in his bid to lock up in range of the green on 7 p.m...... NY Islanders at Philadelphia...... NBCSN From B1 green in the final round. a spot in the Tour Cham- the par-5 closing hole. He 9:45 p.m...... Dallas at Colorado...... NBCSN Kevin Kisner, who grew pionship. He had said all managed a two-putt birdie MLB English tried to hold his up playing junior golf with week he wanted to take in the dark to lock up the own, three times match- Johnson in South Caroli- care of that at the TPC 70th spot. 7:10 p.m...... Chi. Cubs at Detroit...... FS1 ing birdies with Johnson. na, has seen this all before. Boston instead of having Robby Shelton closed 9:40 p.m...... Colorado at Arizona...... ESPN He finished with a bogey “He can absolutely dis- to deliver next week in the with a 63, enough for him Golf that didn’t matter, shot mantle a golf course when BMW Championship at to be among six players 6 p.m...... Champions: Charles Schwab Series...... Golf 69 and moved to No. 6 in he’s on,” Kisner said. “I’ve Olympia Fields, a course who moved into the top Australian Rules Football the FedEx Cup. English been watching it for 25 he has never seen. 70. The others were Oost- 5 a.m...... North Melbourne at Collingwood...... ESPN2 started the year without years. I’m pretty accus- The top 70 in the FedEx huizen, Harry Higgs, Alex Track and Field a full card. Now he has tomed to it. When he’s on, Cup advance to the BMW Noren, Russell Henley and locked up a spot in the I just step to the side and Championship, and there Jason Kokrak. Five of the 2:30 p.m...... IAAF Diamond League...... NBCSN Tour Championship. try to add to my bank ac- was one shot that mat- six players knocked out There’s just no stopping count.” tered when play resumed. missed the cut, including MLB Johnson when he puts all Kisner did that part well. Louis Oosthuizen at No. Phil Mickelson. The other AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE parts of his game togeth- He closed with a 66, well 99 in the standings was was Denny McCarthy, who East Division East Division er, particularly the irons. enough that he is in good in the 18th fairway, easily shot 73 on Sunday. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 19 10 .655 _ Atlanta 16 11 .593 _ New York 16 9 .640 1 Miami 11 11 .500 2½ Baltimore 14 14 .500 4½ New York 12 14 .462 3½ Toronto 13 13 .500 4½ Washington 11 14 .440 4 Boston 9 20 .310 10 Philadelphia 9 14 .391 5 Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Minnesota 19 10 .655 _ Chicago 17 10 .630 _ Cleveland 17 11 .607 1½ St. Louis 9 8 .529 3 Chicago 17 12 .586 2 Cincinnati 11 15 .423 5½ Detroit 11 15 .423 6½ Milwaukee 11 15 .423 5½ Kansas City 11 17 .393 7½ Pittsburgh 7 17 .292 8½ West Division West Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Oakland 20 9 .690 _ Los Angeles 22 8 .733 _ Houston 15 13 .536 4½ San Diego 18 12 .600 4 Texas 10 17 .370 9 San Francisco 14 16 .467 8 Seattle 11 19 .367 9½ Colorado 13 15 .464 8 Los Angeles 9 20 .310 11 Arizona 13 16 .448 8½

Sunday’s Games dez 2-2), 9:10 p.m. Baltimore 5, Boston 4 Miami (López 2-1) at Washington (Voth Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4 0-2), 6:05 p.m. Detroit 7, Cleveland 4 Cincinnati (Bauer 3-0) at Milwaukee (Ander- Chicago Cubs 2, Chicago White Sox 1 son 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4 Kansas City (Keller 3-0) at St. Louis (Fla- Seattle 4, Texas 1 herty 1-0), 8:15 p.m. San Diego 5, Houston 3 Colorado (Castellani 0-1) at Arizona (Kelly Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 4, 10 innings 3-2), 9:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Tuesday’s Games Washington 9, Miami 3 Boston at Toronto, 6:37 p.m. Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 4 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m. St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2 Chicago Cubs at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco 6, Arizona 1 Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 3 Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:08 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Toronto (Roark 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Snell L.A. Angels at Houston, 9:10 p.m. 2-0), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Mills 2-2) at Detroit (Mize Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Maeda 3-0) at Cleveland (Civa- Pittsburgh at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. le 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Oakland (Luzardo 2-0) at Texas (Lynn 3-0), Seattle at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. 8:05 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS L.A. Angels (Sandoval 0-3) at Houston (Val- L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. Kevin Pillar crosses the plate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a loss to the Balti- NHL PLAYOFFS more Orioles Sunday afternoon. Saturday, Aug. 22 At Edmonton At Edmonton Vancouver vs. Las Vegas, 9:45 p.m. Dallas 5,Colorado 3, Dallas leads Wednesday, Aug. 26 Red Sox split series after falling to Baltimore series 1-0 At Toronto Sunday, Aug. 23 N.Y. Islanders vs. Philadelphia, 3 p.m. BALTIMORE (AP) — Rio in his third game with the “Tommy won us the game, some breathing room in Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 8 p.m. At Toronto Ruiz drove in four runs, Orioles, who climbed back getting those 13 outs,” Hyde the seventh with a double At Edmonton Boston vs. Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. Colorado vs. Dallas, 10:30 p.m. Thomas Eshelman provid- to .500 (14-14) with their said. “Just a really great job to left following singles by At Edmonton ed exceptional relief for in- second straight win follow- of pitching.” Pedro Severino and Chance Vancouver vs. Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 At Toronto jured starter Wade LeBlanc ing a six-game skid. Eshelman had never be- Sisco. Monday, Aug. 24 Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. and the Baltimore Orioles After Boston’s Kevin Pil- fore come into a situation “Those couple of add-on At Toronto At Edmonton beat the Boston Red Sox lar homered on the game’s where he received all the runs were enormous,” Hyde N.Y. Islanders vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Las Vegas vs. Vancouver, 9:45 p.m. 5-4 Sunday to earn a split second pitch, LeBlanc faced time he needed to warm up said. “Look at the final At Edmonton Friday, Aug. 28 Dallas vs. Colorado, 9:45 p.m. At Toronto of the four-game series. three more batters before after replacing an injured score. Those were some big Tuesday, Aug. 25 Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m. Ruiz came in batting .161 leaving with left elbow pitcher. RBIs.” At Toronto At Edmonton in August and was dropped stiffness. The extent of the “It was definitely an in- Tanner Scott gave up a Boston vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Colorado vs. Dallas, 10 p.m. to the No. 8 slot in the line- injury was unclear and a teresting experience,” he two-run homer to Jackie up, from where he singled bit surprising, given that said. “I was just trying to Bradley Jr. in the ninth be- NBA PLAYOFFS in two runs in the third the crafty left-hander had get to the fifth inning be- fore getting the final out for inning and delivered a two- pitched in a combined 108 cause we had some arms his first career save. Saturday, Aug. 22 Denver vs. Utah, 9 p.m. Milwaukee 121, Orlando 107, Milwau- Monday, Aug. 24 out, two-run double in the games over the previous in the bullpen. I was hop- Baltimore went ahead 3-1 kee leads series 2-1 Milwaukee vs. Orlando, 1:30 p.m. seventh. three seasons. ing they would pick me up, in the third inning against Miami 124, Indiana 115, Miami leads Oklahoma City vs. Houston, 4 p.m. “I understand what I’m Manager Brandon Hyde which they did.” Zack Godley (0-3) and Jef- series 3-0 Miami vs. Indiana, 6:30 p.m. going through. It’s frustrat- said LeBlanc would get an Miguel Castro started the frey Springs. Three walks Oklahoma City 119, Houston 107, OT, L.A. Laker vs. Portland, 9 p.m. ing,” he said of his slump. MRI on Monday. sixth and immediately gave loaded the bases before Houston leads series 2-1 Tuesday, Aug. 25 L.A. Laker 116, Portland 108, L.A. x-Toronto vs. Brooklyn, TBD “But I was glad I was able Eshelman (2-0) entered up a single to Pillar, Bos- Springs came in and gave Lakers leads series 2-1 Denver vs. Utah, TBD to help out the team today.” and walked Christian ton’s first hit since the lead- up a two-out single to Ruiz. Sunday, Aug. 23 L.A. Clippers vs. Dallas, 9 p.m. Anthony Santander Vazquez, then retired the off homer. Xander Bogaerts Andrew Velazquez then Boston 110, Philadelphia 106, Bos- Wednesday, Aug. 26 stretched his hitting streak next 13 batters as Bal- doubled in a run before dropped a two-out bunt ton wins series 4-0 Milwaukee vs. Orlando, TBD to 18 games and high- timore built a 3-1 lead single down the third-base Dallas 135, L.A. Clippers 133, OT, x-Oklahoma City vs. Houston, TBD Michael Chavis struck out series tied 2-2 x-Miami vs. Indiana, TBD ly touted prospect Ryan against the last-place Red with two on and two outs. line that brought in Mount- Toronto vs. Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Laker vs. Portland, TBD Mountcastle doubled twice Sox. Ruiz gave the Orioles castle. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes By Rebecca Santana, Experts said computer “What we know is there’s Jeff Martin and models show Laura could going to be storm surge Seth Borenstein make landfall with winds from Marco, we know that ASSOCIATED PRESS exceeding 110 mph, and that water is not going to the overlapping storms recede hardly at all before NEW ORLEANS — The could bring 2 feet of rain Laura hits, and so we’ve Gulf Coast braced Sun- day for a potentially dev- to south-central portions not seen this before and PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS astating hit from twin of Louisiana. that’s why people need to A protester holds a banner as President Donald Trump’s motorcade en- “There has never been be paying particular at- hurricanes as two strong ters the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Sunday. storms swirled toward anything we’ve seen like tention,” Louisiana Gov. the U.S from the Gulf of this before, where you John Bel Edwards warned Mexico and the Caribbe- can have possibly two at a Sunday briefing. an. Officials feared a his- hurricanes hitting within Along the main drag on Trump to announce tory-making onslaught miles of each over a 48- the barrier island of Grand of life-threatening winds hour period,” said Benja- Isle, south of New Orleans, and flooding along the min Schott, meteorologist Starfish Restaurant man- coast, stretching from Tex- in charge of the National ager Nicole Fantiny could plasma treatment as to Alabama. Weather Service’s Slidell, see an exodus of people A storm dubbed Mar- Louisiana, office. driving off the island. co grew into a hurricane The prospect of piggy- “They are all packing up authorized for COVID-19 Sunday as it churned up backed hurricanes was re- and leaving,” she said. the Gulf of Mexico toward viving all-too-fresh memo- Fantiny wasn’t planning By Jonathan Lemire The blood plasma, taken Mark Meadows did not Louisiana. Another poten- ries of damage caused by to leave, at least for Mar- and Mike Stobbe from patients who have deal in specifics, but said tial hurricane, Tropical Hurricane Katrina, which co, but she was anxious Associated Press recovered from the corona- that “we’ve looked at a Storm Laura, lashed the struck the Gulf Coast on about the possible one-two WASHINGTON — Af- virus and rich in antibod- number of people that are Dominican Republic and Aug. 29, 2005. The storm punch from both storms. ter expressing frustra- ies, may provide benefits not being as diligent as Haiti, and was tracking has been blamed for as Her husband works with tion at the slow pace of to those battling with the they should be in terms of toward the same region many as 1,800 deaths and the town’s fire and police approval for coronavirus disease. But the evidence getting to the bottom of it.” of the U.S. coast, carrying levee breaches in New Or- departments, so she said treatments, President has been inconclusive as “This president is about the risk of growing into a leans led to catastrophic they are always among Donald Trump was set to to how it works or how cutting red tape,” Meadows far more powerful storm. flooding. the last ones to leave. announce on Sunday the best to administer it. said in an interview on “This emergency authorization Many scientists and phy- Week” on ABC. “He had to of convalescent plasma for sicians believe that conva- make sure that they felt the COVID-19 patients. lescent plasma might pro- heat. If they don’t see the The announcement will vide some benefit, but it is light, they need to feel the come after days of White far from a breakthrough. heat because the American House officials suggesting It is rich in antibodies people are suffering.” there were politically mo- that could be helpful in The push on Sunday tivated delays by the Food fighting the coronavirus, came a day after Trump and Drug Administration but the evidence so far has tweeted sharp criticism on in approving a vaccine and not been conclusive about the process to treat the vi- therapeutics for the disease whether it works, when rus, which has killed more that has upended Trump’s to administer it and what than 175,000 Americans reelection chances. dose is needed. and imperiled his reelec- On the eve of the Re- The White House had tion chances. The White publican National Con- grown agitated with the House has sunk vast re- vention, Trump was set to pace of the plasma approv- sources into an expedit- issue the emergency order al, but the accusations of a ed process to develop a — it would make it easier slowdown, which were pre- vaccine, and Trump aides for some patients to obtain sented without evidence, have been banking on it PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS the treatment — in a news were just the latest assault being an “October sur- People line up to enter retail chain Costco to buy provisions in New Or- conference Sunday eve- from Trump’s team on the prise” that could help the leans, Sunday, in advance of Hurricane Marco, expected to make land- ning, according to White “deep state” bureaucracy. president make up ground fall on the Southern Louisiana coast. House officials. White House chief of staff in the polls. Emergency postal Tensions heightened over fatal aid stalls as White police shooting of Black man House rejects LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) plight of the Black man, — Community activists from the person of color said they will present who is fighting to be equal House-passed bill their frustrations and de- and have his life valued mand racial justice from the same as a white per- the leaders of a Louisiana son’s life is valued,” he a $10 billion postal res- By Hope Yen, city on Sunday, following said. cue as part of the next Matthew Daly a night of violence that The activists also ex- and Lisa Mascaro COVID-19 relief package. erupted after police shot pressed discontent that ASSOCIATED PRESS “Hopefully what will and killed a Black man. leaders did not offer con- happen is the Republican Dozens of people took to dolences to Pellerin’s WASHINGTON — Help senators will take this the streets of Lafayette family at the news con- for the U.S. Postal Service bill when it comes across, on Saturday in response ference. landed in stalemate Sun- they’ll amend it and ac- to the death of Trayford “Josh Guillory is lower day as the White House tually address many of dismissed an emergen- the things that are hurt- Pellerin, 31. On Friday than a dog for that,” Tay- cy funding bill aimed at ing America right now in night, officers followed lor said. shoring up the agency Pellerin on foot as he left Tensions surrounding terms of this pandemic re- PHOTO | BRAD KEMP/THE ADVOCATE VIA AP before the November elec- sponse and be able to get a convenience store where the fatal shooting follow tions as “going nowhere” it to the president’s desk,” he had created a distur- Marja Broussard, center, president of the La- a global reckoning over and House Speaker Nan- Meadows said. bance with a knife, Lou- fayette chapter of the NAACP, walks down police tactics and racial cy Pelosi urged senators Pelosi, however, called isiana State Police said. Evangline Thruway with others demanding injustice that stem from to act quickly. Meadows’ proposals “bare Stun guns failed to stop justice for Trayford Pellerin, Saturday, in La- the death of George Floyd “The public is demand- leaves,” saying they don’t him, and the officers shot fayette, La. on May 25 under the knee ing action on this now,” address children facing Pellerin as he tried to en- of a white Minneapolis po- Pelosi said. “I can’t see food insecurity, people ter another convenience talked to the daytime number of arrests and lice officer. how the Senate can avoid grappling with evictions, store, still with the knife, protesters about the Civil whether those arrested National civil rights at- it unless they do so to coronavirus testing and according to a news re- Rights era’s legacy of non- were from Lafayette or torney Ben Crump said he their peril.” treatment or money for lease. violent protests, and “it elsewhere. was representing Peller- White House chief of state and local govern- The shooting was cap- seemed to resonate with “We do support people’s in’s family, and that he staff Mark Meadows re- ments. tured on video, and the them.” First Amendment rights,” and Baton Rouge attorney jected the legislation the “What they want to do state ACLU condemned At the Shell station Lafayette Parish Sheriff Ronald Haley have begun House passed late Satur- is not the right path,” what it described as a where Pellerin was killed Mark Garber said. “How- their own investigation by day to provide $25 billion she said Sunday. “All the “horrific and deadly in- and where the daylight ever, when it comes to the interviewing witnesses. and block operational president wants is this cident of police violence protest disbanded, “there destruction of property, we “The officers involved changes by Postmaster one thing: He wants his against a Black person.” was an influx of people are not going to have La- should be fired immedi- General Louis DeJoy. name on the letter to go Both the ACLU and the who were not with the fayette set on fire.” ately for their abhorrent Meadows called it a “po- out with a check in it, and Southern Poverty Law original protesters,” she The activists attempted and fatal actions,” Crump litical statement,” stress- he doesn’t care about the Center quickly called for said. to attend the news con- said in a statement Satur- ing that President Donald rest of it.” an investigation. Officials said at a news ference but were “escort- day. Trump would consider With heated debate over Saturday afternoon’s conference late Saturday ed out” because Lafayette Pellerin’s mother said additional money only as mail delays, the House protest started peaceful- that fireworks had been Mayor-President Josh her son was intelligent, part of a broader corona- approved the legislation ly, but violence broke out shot at buildings and fires Guillory said it was pri- shy and had sought ther- virus relief package. in a rare Saturday ses- as night fell — leading to set in the median of a road vate, Lafayette NAACP apy for social anxiety. “That bill was not a se- sion. More than two doz- officers clearing the crowd where demonstrations President Marja Brous- Pellerin became anxious rious bill,” Meadows said. en House Republicans with smoke canisters, had taken place. sard said. They planned to in groups and may have “And my conversations broke with the president Trooper Derek Senegal “Our intent is not going confront Guillory on Sun- been frightened by the with a lot of the Demo- in backing the bill, which said. to be to just let people dis- day at 5 p.m. at Lafayette officers, Michelle Pellerin crats on Capitol Hill yes- passed 257-150. Trump Local activists blamed rupt our town and put our City Hall. told The Advocate. He had terday is, if you want to had urged a no vote, rail- outside agitators for the citizens and our motorists Taylor said they plan to sought professional help be serious about it, this ing against mail-in bal- violence, which they said and our neighborhoods in ask Guillory’s resignation earlier this year, she said. president is willing to put lots expected to surge in broke out after the local danger,” Interim Police and to try to recall him if The family believes forth money and reforms.” the COVID-19 crisis, and protest ended Saturday. Chief Scott Morgan said. he won’t resign. An earli- Pellerin may have been Meadows said he the White House said he Jamal Taylor, a commu- Arrests were made, Mor- er decision to close parks having a mental health planned to speak with would veto it if it reached nity activist, said Sunday gan said, but an exact and recreation centers crisis, Crump said. Pelosi later Sunday. The his desk. Millions of peo- that he did not recognize number wasn’t immedi- — most of them in Black Lafayette police asked legislation heads to the ple are expected to opt for people shown in videos ately available. neighborhoods — and his state police to investigate Senate, where Majority mail-in ballots to avoid setting fires. A call was made to the statement about Peller- — standard procedure in Leader Mitch McConnell, polling places during the Attorney Shytishia city police spokesman in’s death indicate “a per- the state for shootings by R-Ky., has been eyeing pandemic. “Sam” Flugence said she Sunday to ask about the son disconnected from the local officers. B4 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 COMICS

OFF THE MARK / MARK PARISI MODERATELY CONFUSED / JEFF STAHLER DILBERT / SCOTT ADAMS

ROSE IS ROSE / PAT BRADY

GARFIELD / JIM DAVIS BIG NATE / LINCOLN PEIRCE

ARLO AND JANIS / JIMMY JOHNSON

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THE BORN LOSER / ART AND CHIP SANSOM

CROSSWORD DEAR ABBY Family wishes to acknowledge friend’s support and devotion DEAR ABBY: My fam- why you want the name ily has suffered a great Dear Abby is written by Abigail change. Perhaps when loss. My older sister died they hear that the person by suicide. My younger Van Buren, also known as Jeanne whose name was thrust sister’s best friend “Car- Phillips, and was founded by her upon you was a rapist rie” drove four hours mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact and substance abusing from Michigan to be with bully who mistreated our family. From the day Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. your mother, they will be after we found out and Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. more understanding and for almost a week, Carrie less willing to cling to the was by our side, comfort- name they are so “proud” ing us, helping with ar- sister should write Carrie last name to that of my of. If not, then suit your- rangements and any- a letter telling her how bio father, but never did. self. I wish you luck. thing else that needed to much her kindness is ap- I recently had DNA test- be done. She even worked preciated and telling her ing that proved this in- DEAR ABBY: My boy- all night with our old she is now truly a mem- formation to be accurate. friend and I have been family videos to digitize, ber of the family. I’m sure My last name is still living together for 10 edit and set them to mu- it would mean the world not the name of my bio- years, although he is still sic so it would be done in to her. In addition, con- logical father, and I re- legally married. When we time for the wake. sider giving her some- cently learned that the met, he and his wife had Now, as we are begin- thing that belonged to man named on my birth been separated for five ning to write thank-you your older sister, such as certificate was a rapist, years. Neither one had notes to all of those who a piece of jewelry. Your an alcoholic and a bully. the money to get di- were there for us, my younger sister should be This is very upsetting, vorced. My question is, if family is wondering how the person to select it. A and I would like to legal- anything should happen we can express our grati- to my boyfriend, would keepsake would, I am ly change my name to tude to her for her sup- she have claim to any of sure, be deeply appreciat- match my actual father’s. port during this awful his assets? (He doesn’t ed and treasured. The problem is I’m now time. We would like to do 70, married with wonder- have much beyond his ve- or give her something hicle.) DEAR ABBY: At age ful kids and grandkids special because we truly who are proud of our consider her to be a part 17, my pregnant and un- JUST WONDERING wed mother married a name. I don’t want the of our family, but we don’t fake daddy’s name on my IN PENNSYLVANIA schoolmate of my biologi- know what. tombstone. Any advice cal father. I was given the for this distressed guy? DEAR JUST WON- APPRECIATIVE IN schoolmate’s last name. DERING: Yes, as his THE EAST Several years later, my DISTRESSED surviving spouse, she mother divorced her first SENIOR MAN will be entitled to what- DEAR APPRECIA- husband and married my ever assets he leaves be- TIVE: The head of the biological father. They DEAR DISTRESSED: hind, which includes the family or your younger discussed changing my Talk to your family about vehicle. BRIDGE

Which opponent has the monarch? When the auction is competitive, East won the club lead with his and your partnership has a good king and returned a trump. Would trump fit but insufficient high-card you have finessed or gone up with values for game, you should usual- the ace? ly apply the Law of Total Tricks. You The percentage play was to fi- should bid as high as your combined nesse, but Blakset stopped to work number of trumps. So, with nine out the distribution of the missing trumps between you, take the bid- honors. East was marked with the ding at least to the three-level. club ace-king and a high heart hon- North chose to limit his hand im- or. (If West held the heart ace-king, mediately, not respond one heart. he would have led one.) West had to East’s double was responsive. It have the other honors to justify his showed the values to act, but with no takeout double. So, declarer put up clear-cut bid available; typically, no his diamond ace, and West grudging- four-card major. South, knowing his ly dropped the king. Blakset claimed, partner wouldn’t bid two diamonds conceding one spade, two hearts with fewer than four trumps, raised and one club. to three diamonds despite holding East could have made life much a minimum opening. This ended harder for South if he had won the the auction, and then the declarer, first trick with the club ace rather Danish international Knut Blakset, than the king. True, it would have justified his bidding with excellent misled West, but that couldn’t have card-reading. mattered here. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B5 TV BEST BETS CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS Summer Under the Stars: “George Raft” TCM, beginning at 6 a.m. Catch a Classic! Impractical Jokers talk Ed Harris, tattoos, Actor George Raft is making his first appearance as the focus of a SUTS day. Raft is recognizable and how they cope with self-quarantine from his roles in many gangster/crime drama/ film noir films, so it makes sense that several of those show up on today’s lineup. You can watch Raft portraying the main thug in Billy Wilder’s comedy classic Some Like It Hot(1959), which also stars Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Mar- ilyn Monroe. Raft will also be featured in They Drive by Night(1940), Johnny Angel(1945), Red Light (1949), the network premieres of Loan Shark(1952) and I’ll Get You(1953), and other films. Love Island CBS, 8 p.m. Season Premiere! Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return with an all-new cast of Is- landers for Season 2, filmed inside a “bubble” at a Las Vegas hotel. Love Islandfeatures a group of singles who come together in a stun- ning setting, ready to embark on a summer of love, friendships and relationships. American Ninja Warrior: “Cincinnati City Qual- ifiers” NBC, 8 p.m. The competition heads to Cincinnati for the fi- nal City Qualifying Round. Competitors will face up to six challenging obstacles including Sling Shot, which is new to the course this year. By Barb Oates cial-distance birthday party very intimidating gentleman. was a great sport about it. We for me at my home — the guys When asked about the dif- exchanged contact informa- Below Deck Mediterranean: “Welcome Back” We’ve been enjoying belly- just came over for a quick bite ficulty of pulling of pranks tion, and I swear to you, every Bravo, 9 p.m. aching laughter for almost at my house outside — that these days, Vulcano comment- two months I get a text mes- Down a stew in the wake of Hannah’s depar- 10 years now as we tune in was June 5, but we hadn’t ed, “It is definitely harder to to the hidden-camera antics sage from him asking how I’m ture, Bugsy fights to keep the interior afloat with seen each other since the last film now than when we first doing, how my family’s doing. I a skeptical Jess by her side. Malia struggles to and improv banter of Joe day of production, which was started, and it gets a little Gatto, James “Murr” Murray, guess we have a special bond.” manage a frustrated deck team, while helping around March 12. That was harder each year with a lit- Murr shares, “The punish- Brian “Q” Quinn and Sal Vul- the longest time in 30 years tle more success, but there’s Tom navigate his first charter. Finally, the interior cano of truTV’s Impractical ment that stays with me to team is relieved when a new second stew ar- that we had gone without see- just so many people in New Jokers and TBS’ The Misery ing each other, besides when York that if one person knows this day … there was an ep- rives onboard. Index. The hilarious four- we were away for college.” us, hopefully the second per- isode where the guys decided Botched some are Staten Island high Quinn shared this tidbit son doesn’t. … We won’t use to shave my eyebrows and it E!, 9 p.m. school buddies who’ve spent about a Dinner Party episode, someone if they know us or took three months for my eye- OK, we had to leave out the episode title, but it the better part of their lives “Jeff Daniels [who has been they know the show.” brows to grow back, but to this involved pepperoni and a breast, as a patient cracking jokes and doling out on their show in the past] was As for the punishments the day and until 2024 this is still with large areolas wants to make them smaller. unbelievably embarrassing on To Kill a Mockingbirdon guys inflict on each other? my driver’s license photo with Tonight finds Dr. Paul Nassif using a ground- punishments to one another. Broadway, and when he va- Well, it’s all in good fun, but no eyebrows, so when I go to They’ve built an entertain- breaking technique to rebuild a patient’s nose cated the role, Ed Harris took some of these really are doozys. the airport that’s how I look.” ment empire around their it over. I was walking in Times Vulcano says, “We were not al- And Joe admits, “I haven’t after her tip turned black and died. And Dr. Terry family-friendly laughs, and Square and I saw Ed Harris lowed to see what we were get- Dubrow calms a patient who’s terrified of going had it all that bad. In the Jokers is now cable’s No. 1 coming out of the theater, and ting tattooed on us. Joe chose first season, I had to go down under the knife a fifth time. unscripted comedy of 2020. out of some misguided loyalty for me to get a tattoo of Jaden on the Boardwalk in New Into the Unknown: “The Night Marchers” As self-quarantines in New to Jeff, which he never asked Smith — a very accurate, very Jersey, and I held a bunch of York pushed the guys into iso- for, I shot Ed Harris a dirty professional portrait of Jaden Travel Channel, 11 p.m. envelopes and it said “tell me lation, the Jokers introduced look. We told the story on the Smith on my left thigh when According to ancient Hawaiian legend, the Night what I have to do,” and when Impractical Jokers: Dinner show and it turned into this he was 15. Five years later he Marchers are the ghosts of long-dead warriors [someone picked} an envelope who rise on the darkest nights of the year to Party on truTV, a virtual “us against Ed Harris.” Then surprised me and posed for a meetup of random banter and and opened it and it said “put march in a terrifying procession through the Joe one-upped me and got Ed full-color portrait of a 21-year- fun. The guys shared with us Harris to confront me about old Jaden on my right thigh. your big toe in my mouth,” islands. Facing his deepest fears, Cliff Simon some of what’s been going on it on [Dinner Party]. And like So I live with this. When I got and she just told me she was is determined to encounter this bone-chilling at home, and how the Dinner Jokers we don’t know these the first one, [Jaden Smith] down at the beach and hadn’t phenomenon himself as he arrives on the Big Party episodes come together.. things are happening, so I was had no idea, but when we did showered in a few days. It was Island a few days before the dark moon. Gatto says, “We had a so- gobsmacked. Ed Harris is a our movie he did a cameo … he absolutely disgusting.”

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B6 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Protests keep Domingo denies pressure on abusing power Opera’s Domingo denies abNAPLES, Italy (AP) Belarus head — Opera legend Pláci- do Domingo denied ever MINSK, Belarus (AP) edly received 80 percent of abusing his power during — More than 100,000 the vote, are fraudulent. his management tenure protesters demanding the The size and duration of at two U.S. opera houses resignation of Belarus’ the protests have been un- in an interview with The authoritarian president precedented for Belarus, a Associated Press on Sun- rallied Sunday in a vast former Soviet republic of day, as he embarks on a square in the capital and 9.5 million people that Lu- full-throttle campaign to later marched through the kashenko has ruled with clear his name after two city, keeping up the mas- an iron fist for 26 years. investigations found cred- sive outburst of dissent The 65-year-old lead- ible accusations he had that has shaken the coun- er appears to be flailing engaged in ‘’inappropriate try since a disputed presi- about for a strategy to conduct’’ with multiple dential election two weeks counter them. He has re- women over a period of PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ago. peatedly blamed Western decades. Sunday’s demonstra- interference, claimed the A woman waves an old Belarusian national flag Domingo deflected direct Placido Domingo tion overflowed Minsk’s protests were backed by standing on the roof as Belarusian opposition questions about whether sprawling 7-hectare the United States and ac- supporters march to Independence Square in he ever sexually harassed Los Angeles Opera and (17-acre) Independence cuses NATO of building Minsk Sunday. women, accusations that Washington National Op- Square. There were no up troop concentrations in were first reported by the era. Numerous women official figures on crowd Poland and Lithuania on Lukashenko has been able hit with protest strikes by AP last summer. The al- said Domingo had dangled size, but it appeared to Belarus’ western border, to unify everybody, from workers fed up with gov- legations have crippled career opportunities as he be 150,000 people or which the alliance denies. workers to intelligentsia, ernment polices. Those his career in the United pursued sexual relation- ships with them and then more. The demonstrators He also claimed that Rus- in the demand for change,” strikes not only threaten States, as well as his na- withdrew the offers or then marched to another sian President Vladimir said protester Slava the already-ailing econ- tive Spain. stopped hiring them when square about 2.5 kilome- Putin was willing to offer Chirkov, who attended omy, but show that op- ‘’I never promised a part they rejected his advanc- ters (1 1.2 miles) away. security assistance to his Sunday’s demonstration position to Lukashenko to a singer, or never take a part from a singer,” he es. Police made no imme- government to quell the with his wife and son. extends beyond educat- diate efforts to break up protests if he asked for it. said. “I have spent my The American Guild They held a sign declar- ed white-collar circles the gathering. Earlier this Lukashenko has con- whole life helping, and you of Musical Artists and ing “Lukashenko, your and into his traditional month, some 7,000 people sistently repressed oppo- know, encouraging and LA Opera investigations blue-collar base. were arrested, many of sition during his time in milk has gone sour,” refer- driving people.”’ He added found the sexual harass- them beaten with clubs or office and weariness with encing Lukashenko’s for- “Are you going to work that responsibilities with- ment allegations to be wounded by rubber bul- his hardline rule, as well mer job as the director of a for a dictator? Strike — in opera companies are credible, but only AGMA lets, in the protests after as dismay over the coun- Soviet-era collective farm. that’s our answer,” Sergei divided, meaning he never concluded that he also the Aug. 9 election that try’s deteriorating econ- A similarly enormous Dilevsky, leader of the had sole sway over casting abused his power. officials say handed Presi- omy and Lukashenko’s crowd turned out for a strike committee at the decisions. Domingo focused almost dent Alexander Lukashen- cavalier dismissal of the protest a week ago and Minsk Tractor Works, one Multiple performers told solely on the abuse of pow- ko a sixth term in office. coronavirus pandemic, ap- daily demonstrations have of Belarus’ largest indus- the AP that Domingo ha- er allegations during a Protesters say the of- pear to have galvanized taken place since the vote. trial enterprises, told pro- rassed them and abused wide-ranging interview in ficial election results, in opponents. Several of the country’s testers at Sunday’s second his power while he held the library of his Naples which Lukashenko report- “Belarus has changed. key factories have been rally site. management positions at hotel. CLASSIFIED

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BEIRUT (AP) — The to the worst single-day authorities for failing to 10 firefighters who re- catastrophe in Lebanon’s pay port fees. It never left ceived the call shortly be- tragic history. the port; it sank there in fore 6 p.m. — a big fire at Across the city, resi- February 2018, according the nearby port of Beirut dents who noticed the to Lebanese official docu- — could not know what grey smoke billowing over ments. awaited them. the facility were drawn to The Port of Beirut is con- The brigade of nine men streets, balconies and win- sidered one of the most and one woman could not dows, watching curiously corrupt institutions in a know about the stock- as the fire grew larger. country where nearly ev- pile of ammonium nitrate Phones were pulled out ery public institution is warehoused since 2013 of pockets and pointed to- riddled with corruption. along a busy motorway, ward the flames. Port officials are notorious in the heart of a densely The firefighters piled for taking bribes. A bribe populated residential area into a fire engine and an from an importer, for ex- — a danger that had only ambulance and raced to ample, will ensure an in- grown with every passing the scene — and to their coming shipment is misla- year. doom. beled to get lower customs They and nearly all the Seven years ago, a ship duties — or escapes duties population of Beirut were named the Rhosus set out and taxes completely. Con- simply unaware. They from the Georgian Black fiscated goods are some- were not privy to the Sea port of Batumi carry- times sold off on the sly warnings authorities had ing 2,755.5 tons of ammo- for a profit. received, again and again, nium nitrate destined for For years, Lebanon’s rul- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS and ignored: ammonium an explosives company in ing political factions have nitrate is highly explo- Mozambique. divvied up positions at the Injured are evacuated after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. It sive, used in fertilizer and It made an unscheduled port and handed them out was 20 minutes before 6:08 p.m. when the Beirut fire brigade received sometimes to build bombs. detour, stopping in Bei- to supporters — as they the call from an employee at the nearby port reporting a big fire. Ten The stockpile was degrad- rut on Nov. 19, 2013. The have ministries, public firefighters, including a female paramedic, piled into a fire engine and ing; something must be ship’s Russian owner said companies and other facil- an ambulance and raced toward the scene, and their ultimate death. done. he struggled with debts ities nationwide. They knew, of course, and hoped to earn extra The longtime head of The Hezbollah militant the airport, which it con- thorities are sometimes that they lived in a dys- cash by taking on pieces of customs is known to be a group and, even more, its trols and uses to ferry in more concerned with their functional country, its heavy machinery in Leba- loyalist of President Mi- Shiite ally the Amal fac- cash from Iran. scams than with proper non. That additional cargo chel Aoun, for example, tion headed by Parliament The result is a port di- government rife with cor- functioning. And govern- ruption, factionalism and proved too heavy for the while the head of the port Speaker Nabih Berri, also vided into factional fief- negligence that caused Rhosus and the crew re- is in the camp of Saad have loyalists at the port, doms that don’t neces- ment officials avoid look- so much pain and heart- fused to take it on. Hariri, the Sunni lead- though Hezbollah doesn’t sarily work together and ing too closely at goings-on break. But they could not The Rhosus was soon er who has repeatedly have the same influence are sometimes outright at the port to protect their know that it would lead impounded by Lebanese served as prime minister. as it does at, for example, rivals. Individual port au- loyalists. Iran retrieves data, Russian cockpit talk from dissident’s wife, aide Ukranian plane visit him TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s Civ- Iran has retrieved some il Aviation Organization, BERLIN (AP) — Alexei data, including a portion Capt. Touraj Dehghani Navalny’s wife and a top of the cockpit conversa- Zangeneh, said on Sunday aide visited him Sunday tions, from the Ukrainian that the plane’s black box- in a Berlin hospital where jetliner that was acciden- es have only 19 seconds of the comatose Russian dis- sident is being treated by tally downed by the Rev- conversation following the German doctors after a olutionary Guard forces first explosion, though the suspected poisoning. in January, killing all 176 second missile reached the Navalny was flown to people on board, an Irani- plane 25 seconds later. The Germany on Saturday an official said Sunday. report quoting him did not from Siberia after doctors That’s according to a elaborate. determined he was stable report on the website of He said the first missile enough to be brought to Iran’s Civil Aviation Orga- explosion sent shrapnel the capital’s Charité hos- nization, which described into the plane, likely dis- pital for treatment. the official’s remarks as rupting the plane’s re- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS After his arrival, hospi- part of the final report corders. He did not reveal tal spokeswoman Manue- that Tehran plans to is- any details of the cockpit Afghanistan’s Taliban delegation arrives for the agreement-signing be- la Zingl said the 44-year- sue on the shootdown of conversation that was re- tween Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar earlier this year. old would be undergoing trieved. Ukraine International extensive diagnostic tests Airlines Flight 752. Representatives from and that doctors wouldn’t The development comes the U.S., Ukraine, France, Pakistan seeks to enforce comment on his illness or months after the Jan. 8 Canada, Britain and Swe- treatment until they were crash near Tehran. Irani- den — countries whose able to evaluate the re- an authorities had initial- citizens were killed in U.S. sanctions on Taliban sults. ly denied responsibility, the crash — were present On Sunday, Navalny’s only changing course days during the process to gath- wife, Yulia Navalnaya, and later, after Western na- er data from the recorders, ISLAMABAD (AP) sanctioning the Afghan speak to the media. aide Leonid Volkov visited tions presented extensive Zangeneh said. — Pak­istan has issued group, freezing their as- Last year, the Par- the Russian opposition evidence that Iran had In the months since the sweeping orders enforc- sets and restricting their is-based group put Pa- leader in the hospital but shot down the plane. downing of the plane, Iran ing financial sanctions travel. The foreign min- kistan on a grey list of did not speak to reporters. The shootdown hap- has struggled with vast against Afghanistan’s Tal- istry statement said the countries with a high risk Navalny, a politician and pened the same night domestic economic prob- iban, just as the militant new orders reflect the U.N. of money laundering and corruption investigator Iran launched a ballistic lems and a major health group is in the midst of a sanctions. terrorism financing but who is one of Russian Presi- missile attack targeting crisis. It has the Middle U.S.-led peace process in The timing of Pakistan’s which have formally com- dent Vladimir Putin’s fierc- U.S. soldiers in Iraq, its East’s largest and deadli- the neighboring country. decision to issue the or- mitted to working with est critics, fell ill on a flight response to the American est outbreak of the coro- Pakistan’s foreign min- ders again could be seen the task force to make back to Moscow from Sibe- drone strike that killed navirus, with more than istry in a statement late as a move to pressure the changes. Currently, only ria on Thursday and was Guard Gen. Qassem Solei- 358,000 confirmed cases, on Saturday said the sanc- Taliban into a quick start Iran and North Korea are taken to the hospital in the mani in Baghdad on Jan. including 20,643 deaths. tions are not new but rath- to intra-Afghan negoti- blacklisted, which severe- city of Omsk after the plane 3. The Iranian government er are laid out in a 2015 ations, the next step in a ly restricts a country’s made an emergency land- At the time, Iranian is also grappling with both U.N. regulations. The or- peace deal signed in late international borrowing ing. His supporters believe troops were bracing for crushing U.S. sanctions, as ders, which were issued on February. capabilities. Pakistan is that tea he drank was laced a U.S. counterstrike and well as the Trump admin- Tuesday, enforce the U.N. Taliban political spokes- trying to get off the grey with poison — and that the appeared to have mistak- istration’s push to impose regulations and are issued man Suhail Shaheen said list, said the officials. Kremlin is behind both his en the plane for a missile. so-called “snapback” sanc- routinely, the statement Saturday the financial Pakistan has denied illness and a delay in trans- Iran, however, has not tions on Iran over what said. A similar order was sanctions have been in giving sanctuary to Tal- ferring him to Germany. acknowledges that, only Washington says is Iran’s issued in 2019. place for some time. But iban members following While his supporters saying that after the mis- violation of the 2015 nucle- The U.N.-imposed penal- he said any tightening of their ouster in 2001 by the and family members in- sile attack, its air defense ar deal with world powers. ties target dozens of indi- a ban on travel could hurt U.S.-led coalition but both sist that Navalny was was sufficiently alert and Last month, an initial viduals including Taliban peace negotiations. While Washington and Kabul poisoned, doctors in Omsk had allowed previously report from the Iranian chief peace negotiator Ab- the first round will be routinely accuse Islam- denied that, saying a met- scheduled air traffic to investigation said that a dul Ghani Baradar and held in Doha, Qatar, sub- abad of giving them a safe abolic disorder was the resume — a reference to misaligned missile bat- several members of the sequent talks will be held haven. most likely diagnosis and the Ukrainian plane being tery, miscommunication Haqqani family, including elsewhere. Several coun- Still, it was Pakistan’s that a drop in blood sugar allowed to take off from between troops and their Sirajuddin, the current tries, including Germany, relationship with the Tal- may have caused Navalny Tehran amid such an un- commanders and a deci- head of the Haqqani net- have offered to host. iban that Washington to lose consciousness. precedented crisis. sion to fire without autho- work and deputy head of “It will hamper the peace eventually sought to ex- Russian health authori- The Ukrainian passenger rization all led to the fatal the Taliban. process if there is a travel ploit to move its peace ne- ties on Saturday said tests plane was apparently tar- downing of the jetliner. Many Taliban leaders, ban on all members,” Sha- gotiations with the insur- so far haven’t shown any geted by two missiles. The That report said the sur- including those heading heen said in an interview. gent movement forward. poisons in his system. plane had just taken off face-to-air missile battery the much-feared Haqqani “There is a need for a re- The U.S. signed a peace When German spe- from Tehran’s Imam Kho- that targeted the Boeing network, have lived in Pa- laxation of such curbs and deal with the Taliban on cialists arrived Friday meini International Airport 737-800 had been relocated kistan since the 1980s. In embargoes because we Feb. 29. The deal is intend- morning aboard a plane when the first missile ex- and was not properly reori- those years they were part are entering into another ed to end Washington’s equipped with advanced ploded, possibly damaging ented. Those manning the of the Afghan mujahe- phase of (finding a ) peace- nearly 20 years of military medical equipment at his its radio equipment. The missile battery could not deen and allies of the U.S. ful solution of the Afghan engagement in Afghani- family’s behest, Navalny’s second missile likely direct- communicate with their to end the 10-year inva- issue.” stan, and has been touted physicians in Omsk initial- ly struck the aircraft, as command center, they mis- sion by the former Soviet The orders were issued as Afghanistan’s best hope ly said he was too unstable videos from that night show identified the civilian flight Union. It ended in Febru- as part of Pakistan’s ef- for peace after more than to move. The dissident’s the plane exploding into as a threat and opened fire ary, 1989. forts to avoid being black- four decades of war. supporters suggested that a ball of fire before crash- twice without getting ap- Many of the group’s listed by the Financial But even as the U.S. has was just a ploy to delay his ing into a playground and proval from ranking offi- leaders are known to own Action Task Force, which already begun withdraw- departure until any poison farmland on the outskirts cials, it said. businesses and property monitors money launder- ing its soldiers, efforts to was out of his system. of the Iranian capital. Western intelligence offi- in Pakistan. ing and tracks terrorist get talks started between The Kremlin denied that For days after the crash, cials and analysts believe The list of sanctioned groups’ activities, accord- Kabul’s political leader- resistance to the transfer Iranian investigators Iran shot down the air- groups included others be- ing to security officials ship and the Taliban have was political, with spokes- combed the site, sifting craft with a Russian-made sides the Taliban and is in who spoke on condition of been stymied by delays man Dmitry Peskov say- through the debris of the Tor system, known to keeping with a 5-year-old anonymity because they in a prisoner release pro- ing that it was purely a plane. NATO as the SA-15. United Nations resolution were not authorized to gram. medical decision. B8 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 HEALTH How to get vaccine skeptics to listen to you

ASSOCIATED PRESS fection which complicates diagnosis and treatment. An estimated 24,000 to Achieving herd immuni- 62,000 people died from ty is a steep climb. We con- the flu in the United ducted a national online States during the 2019-20 survey, with 1,264 par- flu season. And that was ticipants, between June a relatively mild flu sea- son, which typically starts 22 and July 18. We found in October and peaks be- that only 56% of adults tween December and Feb- said they were likely or ruary. extremely likely to get The latest computer the COVID-19 vaccine. model predicts 300,000 Westerners were most deaths from COVID-19 by accepting (64%), followed Dec. 1. by Midwesterners (58%), With the advent of flu with Southerners (53%) season, and COVID-19 and Northeasterners cases rising, a public (50%) least likely. health disaster even worse Anti-vaxxers, promoting than what we’re now expe- unlikely scenarios and outright falsehoods about PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS riencing could occur this fall and winter. Two very vaccine risks, are not help- Dr. Rogers Cain speaks with one of his patients who tested positive for COVID-19,last month. dangerous respiratory dis- ing. Cain’s practice alone has had about 60 coronavirus cases and eight deaths as the pandemic has eases could be circulating With all this in mind, we run through Florida. at once. would like to share some This will put the general myths and truths about population at risk as well how to increase rates of as the millions of people vaccinations. How starving public health who have pre-existing Facts don’t convince peo- conditions. Hospitals and ple health care workers would People who support likely be overwhelmed vaccination sometimes fueled a COVID fire in Florida again. believe their own set of We are scholars from the myths, which actually may of 18%, according to data JACKSONVILLE, Fla. tients that morning before to protect communities Edward R. Murrow Cen- stand in the way of getting (AP) — On a sweltering noon. Three of her grown against disease, staffing from the National Associ- ter for Media & Health people vaccinated. One July morning, Rose Wil- children had contracted and funding fell faster and ation of County and City Promotion Research at such myth is that people son struggled to breathe the virus, too. further in the Sunshine Health Officials. Washington State Univer- respond to facts and that as she sat in her bed, the “It started as a drip, State, leaving it especially Even before the pandem- sity. As we see it, the only vaccine hesitancy can be light from her computer drip, drip in May,” said unprepared for the worst ic hit, that meant fewer in- way out of the reopening overcome by facts. illuminating her face and Cain, his voice muffled by health crisis in a century. vestigators to track, trace and reclosing cycles is to the oxygen tubes in her his mask. “Now it’s more Although Florida’s pop- That is not necessarily and contain diseases such convince people to get the true. Actually, knowledge nose. like a faucet running.” ulation grew by 2.4 mil- flu vaccine in early fall – as hepatitis. It meant few- alone rarely convinces Wilson, a retiree who Cain and Wilson are ner- lion since 2010 to make and then the COVID-19 er public health nurses to people to change behav- worked as a public health vous. Over the past two it the nation’s third-most vaccine when it’s avail- teach people how to pro- ior. Most decisions are in- department nurse super- decades, both watched as populous state, a joint in- able. Right now, up to 20 tect themselves from HIV/ formed – or misinformed visor in Duval County for the county health depart- vestigation by KHN and COVID-19 vaccine candi- AIDS or the flu. When the – by emotions: confidence, 35 years, had just been di- ment was gutted of mon- The Associated Press has wave of COVID-19 inun- dates are already in hu- agnosed with COVID-19- ey and people, hampering found, the state slashed its threat, empathy and wor- dated Florida, the state man trials. Chances seem induced pneumonia. She Duval’s ability to respond local health departments’ ry are four of them. was caught flat-footed good that at least one will had a telemedicine ap- to outbreaks, including a staffing ― from 12,422 full- Another myth is that when it mattered most, its be available for distribu- pointment with her doctor. small cluster of tubercu- time equivalent workers tion in 2021. people can easily separate main lines of defense evis- Staring back from her losis cases in 2012. And to 9,125 in 2019, the latest But recent studies sug- accurate information from cerated. screen was Dr. Rogers now they face the menace data available. gest that 35% might not the inaccurate. This is not Cain, who runs a tidy lit- of COVID-19 in a city once According to an analysis Now, confirmed cases want to get a COVID vac- always true, either. With so tle family medical clinic a slated to host this week’s of state data, the state- have soared past 588,000 cine, and fewer than half much misinformation and couple of blocks from the Republican National run local health depart- and deaths have ris- received a flu vaccine for disinformation out there, Trout River in north Jack- Convention, in one of the ments spent 41% less per en to more than 10,000. the 2019-2020 season. people are often overcon- sonville, a predominantly states leading the latest resident in 2019 than in Concerns over the virus Getting coverage fident about their ability Black area where the coro- U.S. surge. 2010, dropping from $57 prompted Republicans To arrest the pandem- to discern good from bad. navirus is running rough- Florida is both a micro- to $34 after adjusting for to cancel plans for an ic’s spread, perhaps 70% Our research during the shod. Wilson, 81, was one cosm and a cautionary inflation. Departments in-person convention in to 80% of the population H1N1 epidemic showed of Cain’s patients who’d tale for America. As the nationwide have also cut Jacksonville, opting for must opt in and get the that overconfidence can tested positive — he had nation starved the public spending, but by less than a pared-down version in vaccine. They also need lead to faulty conclusions seven other COVID pa- health system intended half as much ― an average North Carolina. the flu shot to avoid co-in- that increase risk. New U.S. dietary guidelines may limit men to a drink a day

By Simone Jasper ly better for health than drink- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE ing more.” In the United States, one Men should restrict alcohol drink is considered a 12-ounce consumption to one drink each beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 day, a group recommending new ounces of 80-proof liquor, ac- U.S. dietary guidelines says. That would be stricter than cording to the CDC. current guidance, which limits Health officials last week said men to two drinks daily, ac- a public comment period about cording to the Centers for Dis- the advisory committee’s re- ease Control and Prevention. port had ended. The document Under the proposed change, is expected to help the U.S. De- men would be urged to stick to partments of Agriculture and SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE Health and Human Services de- the same one-drink cap recom- In many people, depression can cause unexpected physical symptoms such as back mended for women. velop 2020-2025 dietary guide- pain and headaches. “The fact that most existing lines by the end of the year, the evidence indicates increased government said. risk of all-cause mortality The report comes as the CDC among men drinking 2 drinks this month revealed about 5% There’s a strong link between per day compared to 1 drink per of adults were heavy drinkers. day, and the possibility that no That means they “consume an protection exists for low volume average of more than 14 alco- pain and depression — both ways drinking on (cardiovascular dis- holic drinks per week for men ease), changing recommended or more than 7 drinks per week MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK for each condition. However, some treatments limits to 1 drink daily for men is for women,” according to a sur- may help with both: justified and should be strongly vey conducted in 2018. Pain and depression are closely related. De- Antidepressant medications may relieve both considered,” the 2020 Dietary pression can cause pain _ and pain can cause Increased alcohol use has pain and depression because of shared chemical Guidelines Advisory Committee depression. Sometimes pain and depression been recorded during the coro- messengers in the brain. report said. create a vicious cycle in which pain worsens navirus pandemic. Researchers Talk therapy, also called psychological coun- The proposal is among the symptoms of depression, and then the resulting have said free time, stress and seling (psychotherapy), can be effective in treat- suggestions under consider- limited access to treatment depression worsens feelings of pain. ation for official U.S. dietary In many people, depression causes unex- ing both conditions. could be behind the trend, Mc- guidelines, which the govern- plained physical symptoms such as back pain Stress-reduction techniques, physical activity, Clatchy News reported. ment says are designed to help or headaches. This kind of pain may be the first exercise, meditation, journaling, learning cop- But drinking more than rec- people make nutrition deci- or the only sign of depression. ing skills and other strategies also may help. ommended can come with risks, sions. Pain and the problems it causes can wear you Pain rehabilitation programs, such as the Several of the recommen- health officials warn. down over time and affect your mood. Chron- Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Center at dations, which the committee “Heavy drinking is associ- ic pain causes a number of problems that can Mayo Clinic, typically provide a team approach compiled into its July report, ated with an increased risk of lead to depression, such as trouble sleeping and to treatment, including medical and psychiatric address drinking in modera- alcohol use disorders, suicide, stress. Disabling pain can cause low self-esteem aspects. tion. interpersonal violence, traffic due to work, legal or financial issues. Treatment for co-occurring pain and depres- “Do not begin to drink alco- injuries, liver disease, certain Depression doesn’t just occur with pain re- sion may be most effective when it involves a hol or purposefully continue to cancers and infectious diseases, sulting from an injury. It’s also common in peo- combination of treatments. drink because you think it will and adverse birth outcomes in ple who have pain linked to a health condition If you have pain and depression, get help be- make you healthier,” the report pregnant women,” according to such as diabetes or heart disease. fore your symptoms worsen. You don’t have to said in one of its suggestions. the CDC. To get symptoms of pain and depression un- be miserable. Getting the right treatment can Another recommendation Distributed by Tribune Con- der control, you may need separate treatment help you start enjoying life again. urges “drinking less is general- tent Agency, LLC.