SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020 NSCC in a class of its own on community engagement By Thor Jourgensen ITEM STAFF LYNN — North Shore Community College is the only community college in Massachusetts to win the prestigious 2020 Carnegie Community Engage- ment Classi cation thanks in part to its close ties to Lynn organizations. The college, with its Broad Street campus and locations in Danvers and Beverly, is one of only three community colleges nationwide to receive the desig- nation for 2020. To cap off the honor, this is the college’s second Carnegie Foundation distinction. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK “Recognition from the Carnegie Foun- dation is an excellent acknowledgement A turkey, nicknamed Vinnie by the residents of Swampscott, makes life dif cult for drivers as they of progressive advancement in NSCC’s make their way down Paradise Road. continued efforts to expand upon our commitment to community and civic engagement for our students, faculty and staff,” said NSCC President Dr. Swampscott sits as turkey trots Patricia A. Gentile. The classi cation, designated by By Elyse Carmosino Shoppers and employees comes back around fall, Swampscott Animal Con- the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad- ITEM STAFF have reported several run- before Thanksgiving, and trol officer Diane Treadwell vancement of Teaching, recognizes ins with the large fowl who directs traffic — walks said the bird in question — “the collaboration between institu- SWAMPSCOTT — One was described as “unafraid” around, gobbles at anyone affectionately named Vin- tions of higher education and their particularly belligerent of loud traffic by Lindy, an who beeps at him or tries to nie by some — has actually larger communities (local, regional/ turkey has staked his employee at the Petco in ad- shoo him away. only inhabited the inter- state, national, global) for the mutu- claim over the intersection jacent Vinnin Square. “He’s not scared whatso- section since summer, and ally bene cial exchange of knowledge on Swampscott’s Paradise “I’ve been here about two ever. I’ve literally sat there, added the problem has been and resources in a context of partner- Road, hindering drivers years. He’s been here the in the middle of the road a divisive one for the town. ship and reciprocity.” as they pass through the entire time,” said Lindy, with a big truck beeping “Half of the town hates In NSCC’s case, Gentile and college busy entrance to Swamp- who requested the Item next to me, and (the turkey) spokeswoman, Linda Brantley, said scott Mall. not use her last name. “He just sat there gobbling.” VINNIE, A3 the collaboration is built on solid bonds forged between the school’s Lynn cam- pus and local institutions. Gentile took the lead in organizing The Carbon monoxide Lynn eld CommUniverCity, a Lynn-based urban education-workforce development col- laboration involving NSCC, Lynn pub- sends Marblehead offering lic schools, Salem State University, the city of Lynn, Lynn Community Health janitors to hospital Center, and the North Shore Workforce students Investment Board (WIB). By Thor Jourgensen “In addition to the broad impact of ITEM STAFF more CommUniverCity, our students vol- unteer and do service learning proj- MARBLEHEAD — Two people were taken to Massa- ects in many Lynn businesses and chusetts General Hospital in Boston after emergency options CBO’s. We host the monthly mobile crews responded Friday morning to a possible carbon markets and are providing the loca- monoxide incident at Coffin Elementary School. The By Anne Marie Tobin tion for the winter Lynn food market. school was closed after the incident for the remainder ITEM STAFF Those are what immediately come to of the school day. Interim School Superintendent William McAlduff LYNNFIELD — Sam mind,” Brantley said. said in a mid-morning statement the Turner Road Cooke’s memorable lyric, CommUniverCity’s goal, according school was evacuated at 7:45 a.m. after a boiler mal- “don’t know much about to a statement provided by the col- function released carbon monoxide gas and triggered history,” won’t apply to lege, is to “work in integrated tandem high carbon monoxide monitor readings. town schools with the to increasing the number of Lynn Two maintenance workers who were in the boiler room School Committee’s deci- residents who attend and complete were transported to the hospital for precautionary mea- sion to accept a new High post-secondary training and educa- PHOTO | PAULA MULLER sures having been exposed to the gas. School Program of Stud- tion goals and enter into sustaining McAlduff said at the time of evacuation, only staff and Nick Israelson(33) and Don- ies for the 2020-2021 year. careers in area industry.” one student were in the building. Emergency medical ovan Clark(10) try to defend In its noti cation letter, the Carnegie Among the program personnel were available at both Coffin and Eveleth Classical’s Jeff Barbosa(10) name changes were For- Foundation stated that NSCC’s “… ap- (where some Coffin staff had gone to be with the Coffin Friday in Saugus. eign Language is now plication documented excellent align- children) to check out any staff who felt they had carbon World Language; History ment among mission, culture, lead- monoxide symptoms. ership, resources, and practices that Once the evacuation decision was made at 8 a.m., is now History and Social support dynamic and noteworthy com- McAlduff said school was cancelled for the day and INSIDE Science, and Guidance is munity engagement, and you were able school workers informed parents dropping their chil- now School Counseling to provide exemplary institutionalized dren off for school about the incident and the decision Opinion and Guidance. practices of community engagement.” to close. Shribman. A4 Physics CP will now be Gentile is slated to retire in July and Children who walked to school or were dropped off offered to juniors as well the search is underway for her replace- were put into a Marblehead school bus to keep warm. Sports as seniors, while the math ment. She said civic engagement is at Once it was determined that school would not reopen, Saugus boys basketball upsets sequence has also been the core of NSCC’s mission statement. these 20 students were bused to the Eveleth School Classical. B1 rearranged with seniors “NSCC believes educating and train- where parents were called. • now having the option of ing today’s workforce goes hand in “The school department has informed parents and will Swampscott girls basketball falls taking statistics. continue to provide updates to our families,” McAlduff to Danvers. B1 The program had been NSCC, A3 said. presented to the board at its Jan. 7 meeting by Prin- cipal Bob Cleary, who not- ed a great majority of the SUV breaches Mar-a-Lago; changes were semantics in nature or simple name two in custody after chase changes. “Physics used to be only By Terry Spencer Palm Beach resort at the time, for seniors, but this gives ASSOCIATED PRESS although he was scheduled to kids more flexibility so arrive there later in the day. that by the time of the se- nior year they are free to PALM BEACH, Fla. — Law Roemhild was not at any time take other elective cours- enforcement agents opened fire “even remotely close” to getting es, such as forensics,” on an SUV driver who smashed into the “inner perimeter” of the through two security check- Cleary said. “Sometimes president’s resort, Palm Beach physics classes get over- points at Mar-a-Lago on Friday County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw in what authorities described as loaded with seniors. If said at a news conference. maybe a few more take it the actions of “an obviously im- He said Roemhild, “obviously paired” driver but not an inten- as a junior, then they are impaired,” was dancing on top tional attack on President Don- taking something else as of her vehicle when an off-duty a senior and freeing up ald Trump’s resort. Florida Highway Patrol officer space.” The driver, Hannah Roemhild, who was working private secu- Cleary said the option for 30, from Connecticut, was lat- rity at the Breakers hotel first seniors to take statistics FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS er arrested at a nearby motel. approached her. gives students another The Mar-a-Lago resort owned by President Donald Trump No one was injured, authorities in Palm Beach, Fla. said, and Trump was not at the MAR-A-LAGO, A3 CURRICULUM, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... 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She was the wife of key, Aunt and cousin of sev- (Parker) Fijux, he was born in — A Rhode Island bill from the three bridges, the the late Edward Sharkey. Born eral and Godmother of Robin Cambridge, lived in Belmont would require safety bar- Rhode Island Department in Springvale, Maine, she was Painchaud of Lynn. She was and graduated from Belmont riers or netting on bridg- of Health told the Daily the daughter of the late Ed- the mother of the late Susan High School in 1972.