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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 EDITORIAL Make America great again: Joe Biden for President In the six years Essex Media Group has owned The Item, we have been careful to avoid endorsements that denigrate an op- posing candidate. This will be the exception. Our endorsement for president is as much a case against Donald J. Trump as it is in favor of Joseph R. Biden Jr. Plagued by a pandemic that has killed 220,000 Americans, and striving to survive in an economy staggered by COVID-19, Americans need a president who demon- strates steady, even-handed leadership fo- cused on bringing people together. Donald J. Trump is not that person. He is the Great American Political Disas- ter. A very huge disaster, as he might say. Inexperienced in politics, Trump won elec- tion four years ago by tearing up the tradi- tional political playbook. He wrote his own based on vanity and blatant dishonesty. He has devalued the office of the president. The pandemic and the nation’s divi- siveness have cast a glaring spotlight on Trump’s ineffectiveness and the need for Americans to banish him to the history ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO books. Cambridge resident and Colombian native Antuan Castro Del Rio speaks into a megaphone at Saugus Trump has utterly failed to comprehend Town Hall on Sunday afternoon to counter-protest the Saugus police and re rally. what it means to be the leader of the world’s greatest democracy. He treats the presiden- cy as a giant megaphone he can use to sew division and fear. He challenges the integri- Lynners make Saugus rally ty of the Nov. 3 election and, by extension, the very core of American democracy. He uses violent language at campaign rallies and refuses to denounce hate groups. He the case for mixes Black pits immigrants against American workers and refuses to understand the complexities and dynamics of immigration. He cozies up to dictators and lacks any understanding of police reform and Blue America’s role in the world. He debunks cli- By Guthrie reading “We Support Our mate change and turns his back on interna- By Elyse Carmosino Ahead of the meeting, on Scrimgeour Police”. tional efforts to reverse global warming. He ITEM STAFF Oct. 13, the council urged ITEM STAFF Selectmen Anthony Cog- refuses to draw a line between his business Mayor Thomas M. McGee to liano (chair), Jeff Cicolini interests and his public duties. He ignores LYNN — Lynn residents consider several new policies SAUGUS — It wasn’t long Mike Serino were among women’s right to choose. He doesn’t demon- overwhelmingly voiced their and programs that would re- before the pro-police rally those in attendance. strate any appreciation for America’s rac- support for local police re- form policing in the city. at Saugus Center got ugly. “I’m from a family of law ist history and the racial equity movement forms during Saturday’s The council order recom- The event began at 1:30 enforcement dating back sweeping the country. special City Council meet- mended that McGee review p.m. Sunday, with about three generations,” said Ci- Perhaps his most horrific shortfall is his ing, which was held in re- the “advisability, feasibility, 30 supporters of the police colini. “Not all cops are bad intentional trivialization of COVID-19, his sponse to a petition sub- and utility” of requiring Lynn force posted up on both and I know that first-hand. disdain for mask-wearing and, worse, crass mitted by six community sides of the street, wav- insults of scientists and their warnings groups earlier this year. POLICE, A3 ing flags and holding signs RALLY, A2 about the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention published a study that puts the U.S. death count at nearly 300,000 if it includes those indirectly related to — but would not Kindergarteners have occurred without — the virus. Columbia University researchers estimate that 130,000 enjoy outdoor of the 220,000 COVID-specific deaths could have been avoided with a response to the vi- rus similar to that undertaken in Europe. learning in Nahant These failures in themselves state the case for Joseph R. Biden Jr. By Elyse Carmosino Joe Biden is a former United States sen- ITEM STAFF ator and two-term vice president who can walk into the presidency in January know- NAHANT — Attending art class outside was ing what the job entails, and how to do that a treat, not a COVID-19 drawback, for a class of job. Biden helped former President Barack nearly 20 kindergarteners at Johnson Elementary Obama rebuild the nation’s economy in School Friday. 2009 after the financial crisis. He has a sol- Spaced out neatly on the pavement next to the id campaign platform topped by his commit- school’s outdoor classroom, the students waited ment to lead the nation out of COVID-19. patiently inside hula hoops as their teacher, Diana And he actually believes in science. Brandi, passed out materials for the day’s assign- He advocates amending the Affordable ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ment, which consisted of gluing dry leaves to a pa- Care Act with a public insurance option. per owl outline to create a feather-like effect. Johnson School teacher Britte Roossien talks with kin- “It’s been beautiful out lately and we’ve really been BIDEN, A4 dergarteners about their art projects as they work in the school’s outdoor learning space on Friday. JOHNSON, A2 INSIDE Party sends Marblehead High back to remote — for now Opinion We need that By Steve Krause were not followed, School Super- to a house party wherein young not a new thing for teenagers. stimulus bill. A4 ITEM STAFF intendent John J. Buckley wrote people were gathered together However, these are not ordinary in a letter to parents. without social distancing or face times. “ LOOK! MARBLEHEAD — Beginning Buckley discussed the matter Monday and extending for at The letter, dated Sunday, also coverings, sharing drinks and Saugus police of cer puts all athletics and other extra- generally ignoring the standards with a wide array of community promoted to sergeant. A8 least two weeks, classes at Mar- leaders, including Andrew Petty, blehead High are going back to curricular activities on hold until our community has set to man- at least Monday, Nov. 7, Buckley age COVID-19,” Buckley wrote. director of Public Health; Police Sports a 100 percent remote format due Chief Robert Picariello; Select said. “Upon the arrival of the police St. Mary’s boys, girls to a large house party that was Board Chair Jackie Belf-Becker; soccer teams split results broken up Friday, at which major “This past Friday evening, the attendees scattered so as not on Senior Day. B1 COVID-19-prevention protocols Marblehead police responded to be caught. We all know this is SCHOOL, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 53° VOL. 141, ISSUE 268 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 48° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 OBITUARIES Dorothy Bragen, 85 Kindergarteners enjoy ANDOVER - Dorothy J. Bra- gen, 85 of Andover, died on Monday October 19, 2020 outdoor learning in Nahant in Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence after a long ill- JOHNSON ness. She was born in Lynn, the daughter of the late Frank From A1 “Fiddle” and Mollie (Bunaska- able to take advantage of vich) Bragen. She was raised that,” said classroom as- in Lynn and was a 1954 grad- sistant Britte Roossien. uate of Lynn Classical High “They love being outside, School. She graduated from and personally, I think Boston University in 1957 with the more time kids get to a degree in Business Adminis- spend in the outdoors, the tration. She then received her better.” Master’s Degree in Education As one of only 13 schools from Salem State Teachers col- in the state to open fully lege. She has lived in Andover for in-person learning last the past 42 years. month, principal Kevin Phillips, and Ellen Gartner of Dorothy was a teacher, Vice Andrews said he’s been Florida, her niece and nephew, Principal and Principal in the grateful for the district’s Eric Bragen and Kimberly Bain, Lafayette School in Everett. resources. While there she forged bonds a sister in law Jelane Bragen Thanks to a small stu- with her students who still con- of Missouri and her partner’s dent population and tact her and are loved by her. Brother Edward Cronin of Ari- ample classroom space, She was a First Baseman for zona. She also leaves her best the Cagianno All Star Women’s friend since 7th grade, Pauline Johnson Elementary Softball Team. She was an out- ( Buchette) Batchelder. She School was able to of- standing softball first baseman is the sister of the late Barry J. fer Nahant families the and was recruited by the world Bragen. flexibility to choose for Champion Raybestos Bra- Service Information: A themselves whether they kettes of Stratford, CT. She was graveside service will be wanted their child to at- a former member of the WIBC, held on Tuesday, October tend school with fully the Woman’s International 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM in online or fully in-person Bowling Congress. In addition Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. instruction. to her love of softball, she was Please meet at the Main Andrews said that for an avid gardener and loved Gate on Boston Street, Lynn, his in-person students, animals. She would enjoy her at 10:45 AM. Arrangements the sense of normalcy has many trips to Foxwoods leav- are by the Solimine Funeral been welcome.