Bacon, Eggs, and Deficit in Nahant Spelling Bee Hopefuls Are Put to the Test NAHANT from A1 SPELLING Giovanni Said

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 Spelling bee hopefuls are put to the test By Bella diGrazia feeling nervous because I never ITEM STAFF really go on stage or do things like that in front of people but I LYNN — Thanks to spelling, had a fun time after getting used fth-grader Giovanni Ciafardoni to it. I conquered that fear.” was able to overcome his fear of Mariah DeRosa, Giovanni’s being on stage. coach and Ingalls Elementary The Ingalls Elementary School School’s spelling bee coordinator, student is a hopeful contender said the January event was an for the 34th Annual Daily Item hour and a half long and served Regional Spelling Bee. After up the most words she had seen outspelling his classmates in in her ve years at the school. November, Giovanni took home Giovanni’s winning word was the win for the schoolwide bee in “invalid.” January. “In the last round, with the last ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK “It was amazing and I couldn’t Ingalls Elementary School fth-grader Giovanni Ciafardoni is being coached by teach- believe I won,” he said. “I was SPELLING, A3 er Mariah DeRosa before the spelling bee. Bacon, eggs, and Peabody girl de cit in Nahant feared missing is found safe By Thomas Grillo ITEM STAFF PEABODY — A 14-year-old student who went missing on Thursday was found safe in Boston early Friday morning, according to the Peabody Police Department. Kamari Unique Bunn, who attends the J. Henry Higgins Middle School on Perkins Street, attended classes but did not return home after school. Police issued a “be on the lookout” call for the girl. An of cer called her cellphone last night at 3 a.m. and she agreed to go to the Massa- chusetts State Police headquarters at Leverett Circle for a ride home. “She was with another female juvenile from Peabody and they were both safe,” said Lt. Wil- liam Cook. “We’re glad it worked out.” Police issued a request for help to nd Bunn on their Facebook page on Thursday. This is not the rst time Bunn, a transplant from Texas, has gone missing. Last October, au- thorities said she left a note telling her family she was running away from her Crane Brook Way home. She was found later that night. Todd Bucey, Higgins’ Middle School princi- pal, did not return multiple calls seeking com- ment. Superintendent Cara Murtagh declined to provide any details about the girl’s disappear- ance. “I can con rm that she was in school today,” By Bridget Turcotte letta at the town’s community breakfast at the A crowded room she said. ITEM STAFF Nahant Village Church. “We don’t have any of Nahant resi- money in savings, we have a ton of outstand- dents looks on as Thomas Grillo can be reached at tgrillo@ NAHANT — Over eggs and toast Friday ing debt, and we have known capital needs Town Administra- itemlive.com. morning, Town Administrator Tony Barlet- that we are going to borrow for if we don’t tor Tony Barletta ta described the town’s nancial situation make some changes.” speaks about the to include a $13 million budget, $1.2 million Barletta, who became the town’s administra- town’s budget INSIDE structural de cit, $11 million in debt, and no tor in August 2018, is proposing a Proposition concerns during savings. 2 ½ override to close the gap. The override the monthly com- LOOK! The town will likely eliminate the position of would raise the tax rate 67 cents per $1,000 in munity breakfast My Brother’s Table to host a full-time re chief as a result of budget lim- home value from $11.12 to $11.79. at Nahant Village Founders’ Celebration. A8 itations, Barletta announced last week. Fire The average home in Nahant, valued at Church Friday. Chief Michael Feinberg, whose contract is set $647,034, would see a tax bill increase of Sports to expire on June 30, will “likely be departing $433.51. ITEM PHOTO | English pulls away late his position” this summer because of the bud- The town has been balancing its operational SPENSER HASAK in Div. 1 North win. B1 get constraints, said Barletta. “We are just balancing our budget,” said Bar- NAHANT, A3 Classical boys fall to Lowell. B1 Lawmakers want to throw Lynn schools goalie youth football for a loss plays with a Gallant heart By Thomas Grillo By Harold Rivera ITEM STAFF ITEM SPORTS EDITOR If two Beacon Hill law- LYNN — Jets senior makers get their way, el- goalie Jack Gallant knows ementary school athletes what it’s like to face ad- will have to nd an alter- versity. Shortly after he native to tackle football. was born, doctors noticed But opponents are push- something troubling. ing back, saying the mea- “Two days after I was sure is misguided. born the doctors noticed House Minority Lead- something wasn’t right,” er Bradley Jones Jr. Gallant, who attends En- (R-North Reading) and glish High, said. “I was Rep. Paul Schmid III born with a congenital (D-Westport) have pro- heart defect. I had surgery posed No Organized Head that same week. They said Impacts to Schoolchildren if I didn’t have that sur- or the NO HITS Act. The gery it would’ve been 100 controversial measure percent fatal. That has would limit the contact had a really big impact sport to eighth-graders in my life. It’s amazing and older. that I’m out there playing If enacted, tens of thou- hockey now.” sands of youthful football Fast forward to the 2017 ITEM FILE PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK players would be sidelined hockey season, Gallant’s Jett Nichols tries to get by Anthony Brown in Lynn Jets senior goalie Jack Gallant pulls FOOTBALL, A2 a Pop Warner game at Manning Field. GALLANT, A3 down his helmet as he heads back to practice. OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 35° VOL. 141, ISSUE 72 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ...............................B7 LOW 26° ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 Maine’s lobster catch, value grew last year, officials say By Patrick Whittle The state is by far the consumers and strong re- were in line with the pre- competitive in that mar- more popular than ever ASSOCIATED PRESS biggest lobster producer in tail prices. vious year, but industry ket. in the United States, with the United States, and the “The demand for lobsters members have cautioned Warming waters are $30 lobster roll sandwich- ROCKPORT, Maine — industry is in the midst of will always stay strong,” that the exports were off also a concern, as the es taking up increasing Maine lobstermen brought a multiyear boom. Howev- Kristan Porter, president by 30 to 50 percent from Gulf of Maine, a critical space on New York City more than 119 million er, the catch and its value of the Maine Lobstermen’s previous years after the fishing area for lobsters, menus in recent years. pounds of the state’s sig- have fluctuated wildly in Association, said Friday tariffs took effect. is warming faster than The strong economy nature seafood ashore last year, an increase that recent years. to a packed audience at Another concern is com- most of the world’s oceans. has given consumers the helped to propel the total According to updated the Maine Fishermen’s petition with Canada, To the south, scientists ability to order the pricey value of Maine’s seafood department numbers, the Forum, a trade show tak- where a large seafood in- have blamed warming seafood item, said John to the second-highest val- 2017 lobster haul was a ing place in Rockport this dustry harvests, process- waters for the depletion Sackton, a seafood indus- ue on record, state officials little less than 112 million week. es, sells and exports the of the southern New En- try analyst and publisher said Friday. pounds and was valued at The big-money lobster same species. Canadian gland lobster fishery, and of SeafoodNews.com. The value of the 2018 more than $438 million. industry is contending exporters face no Chinese have warned that similar “The economy right now lobster catch was more That was a drop from the with stresses, including tariff, which is a product of warming in Maine’s chilly has been really good, and than $484.5 million, and previous year. Chinese tariffs. American trade hostilities between waters could cause lobster there has been strong sales the total value for all Preliminary data from lobster exports suffered in the U.S. and China under populations to shift fur- at restaurants, strong hol- Maine seafood was more 2018 show that trend re- July when China slapped President Donald Trump. ther north. iday promotions,” Sackton than $637.1 million, ac- versed, for the year at heavy tariffs on numer- Canada’s government has The fishery is even con- said. “There has not been cording to the Maine De- least. The productive year ous U.S. products, includ- also brokered a trade deal tending with a bait short- a sense that lobsters are partment of Marine Re- by lobstermen coincided ing lobsters. U.S. lobster with the European Union age because of a lack of backed up, as people had sources. with high demand from exports to China for 2018 that makes the U.S. less herring. Still, lobster is feared.” It’s Bernie 2.0: More personal, more professional this time Katherine Hel- mond, best known By Steve Peoples could threaten to alien- as the grand- and Juana Summers ate voters who have been mother who was ASSOCIATED PRESS drawn to Sanders’ aggres- hot for housekeep- sive policies and no-frills NEW YORK — A young er Tony Danza on speeches.

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