MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 Saugus super makes the grade ITEM PHOTO | STEVE KRAUSE By Bella diGrazia Jason Thompson with his wife, Jodi, at Fen- ITEM STAFF way Park. SAUGUS — It’s too soon to know how the School Committee will Lynn runner grade the superinten- dent’s performance. But based on Satur- day’s workshop, it scores for seemed clear he gets an A on transforming the schools’ culture. veterans The Saugus School Committee and Su- Park. Around 50 runners By Steve Krause perintendent David ITEM STAFF who set out to do the DeRuosi Jr. met with nine meters 2010 have a representative from After the Boston Red gone on to take part in the Massachusetts Sox won the World Se- all 10 events, says Lynn’s ries in 2007, the team Association of School Jason Thompson. He is Committees early Sat- visited the Walter Reed one of them. Army Hospital in Wash- The assault ri e and stolen pistol police recovered in a urday for a presenta- Thompson, who was a tion on the updated ington after its visit to transportation specialist routine inventory check on Sunday. the White House. annual superintendent in Saudi Arabia during evaluation format. There, Tom Werner and Operation Desert Storm, Larry Lucchino, co-own- While his evaluation considers himself for- is just starting, he and er and CEO of the club tunate in that he’s nev- ARMED AND the five-member panel respectively, saw many er exhibited any signs soldiers who were being dissected the admin- of PTSD. But when he istrator’s performance treated not for physical heard about the race, injuries but for PTSD — ASLEEP IN in the last year. They from a friend of his wife discussed his success- Post-Traumatic Stress Jodi, who works at Mass. Disorder. When they got es and the issues that General, he saw it as a need to be worked on. back to Boston, they con- way to help fellow vet- tacted Massachusetts SWAMPSCOTT DeRuosi, with a sal- erans who are suffer- General Hospital. As a ary of $175,000, has ing from conditions not Officers approached the car and result of reaching out, By Bella diGrazia been the town’s super- readily apparent to the ITEM STAFF found three men asleep, including the Red Sox and MGH intendent since 2016. naked eye. the operator at the wheel, and had founded Run to Home “We’ve charged him “We say ‘never leave a SWAMPSCOTT — Three men to knock on the front window for 20 Base, and ran their first (DeRuosi) with trying soldier behind on a bat- were arrested early Sunday morn- seconds before they woke up. to change a culture that 9K road race in 2010, tlefield.’ That has to ap- ing after officers found them sleep- The operator and two passengers exists in this town and, with proceeds going to- ply when they get home ing in a car with a trunk full of fire- were reported as under the influ- for anyone that’s tried ward the program. too,” said Thompson, who arms. ence of alcohol and were deemed to change culture, it Saturday was the 10th joined the Army in 1989 Swampscott police officers came unable to drive, said Stephens. Giv- creates a lot of unrest, annual Run to Home after graduating from across a car stopped at a traffic en the car had to be towed, officers argument, sometimes Base race, which begins light for several cycles at 5:57 a.m. and ends at Fenway THOMPSON, A7 Sunday, said Lt. Thomas Stephens. GUNS, A7 DERUOSI, A7 Lynn eld schools anticipate rise in enrollment By Thomas Grillo ing an architect to conduct ITEM STAFF a feasibility study at both elementary schools for the LYNNFIELD — School possible expansion. In ad- enrollment in Lynnfield is dition, Robert Dolan, town Lynn eld expected to rise over the administrator said the Stra- Lynneld Public Schools Superin- next five years and officials tegic Planning Committee tendent are planning ahead. Enrollment Estimates is preparing a Request for of Schools Superintendent Jane Proposal for the possible 1000 Jane Trem- Tremblay said while there’s purchase of portable class- enough room for everyone 990 blay, seen rooms. at Huckle- in September, the town The options include giv- 980 must be prepared, for the berry Hill ing up the art rooms and 970 Elementary student population is slated having it taught in regular to increase by nearly 11 per- 960 School, says classrooms, installing mod- the town cent by 2023. ulars, and making additions 950 must get “The options are: do noth- to the Summer Street and 940 ready for ing, or if we need more room Huckleberry Hill elementa- 930 a student and how do we achieve ry schools where it’s getting population that?” she said. crowded. 920 Student growth in the el- boom. Ellen Crawford, an agent 910 ementary schools will not with William Raveis R.E. & happen overnight. Next 900 ITEM PHOTO | Home Services, said many SPENSER HASAK year, enrollment is expected of the buyers in Lynnfield 890 to rise by 3.2 percent, 3.7 are young couples with 880 percent the following year, young children living in a less than 1 percent in 2022, condominium in the city. 870 and 2.5 percent in 2023. PHOTO | JOE BROWN “They want a community 860 The School Department with great schools, conve- 850 Holding on tightly to the mechanical posted a message on its nient shopping, but still be bull is Alex Gonzalez, age 9, at the Lynn Facebook page telling res- Latino festival, Saturday. idents the district is seek- ENROLLMENT, A7 2020-2021 2019-2020 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 INSIDE By Gayla Cawley whether he closes on the sale said Smith. “If it’s really seriously ITEM STAFF depends on the results of an en- contaminated, I don’t think you Opinion Hazardous vironmental analysis of the site, could go forward. No one really Putting the policy focus LYNN — A Western Avenue according to his attorney James knows what’s possible until you on Africa. A4 waste may junkyard shut down by the city Smith, who declined to disclose understand what’s on the site and last year on charges of illegally the potential purchase price. what the possibility is of it being Sports dumping potentially hazardous Smith said his client doesn’t Lynn American Junior salvaged to become useful.” materials on the site could soon know how he would redevelop Legion Baseball Team dog sale of The junkyard, owned by Mark have a new owner seeking to clean the site, which is located near the Jirtian, who lives in Florida, has won both its games this up and redevelop the property. weekend in the Mass. Saugus River, but housing is un- been the subject of legal and envi- Raymond S. Falite has a pur- State Tournament. B1 West Lynn likely. ronmental scrutiny for more than • chase and sale agreement in place “If he does close on the property, a decade. The police log will not junkyard for Caps Auto Wrecking Corpora- his goal is to clean it and bring it appear in Today’s Item. tion on 1069 Western Ave. But back to a useful site for the city,” JUNKYARD, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 50° VOL. 141, ISSUE 196 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 12° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 OBITUARIES John Andriopoulos, 94 Patricia Pasquale, 83 1924-2019 LYNN — John An- were unmatched. PEABODY — Mrs. iel of Peabody, 10 driopoulos, age 94, John was instrumen- Patricia (Devlin) grandchildren, Brian of West Lebanon, tal in organizing his Pasquale, 83, of and Caitlin Pasquale, New Hampshire and Army Battalion re- South Peabody, died Amy and Matthew formerly of Lynn, unions and helped Saturday, July 27, Mcelwain, Scott and passed away at the spearhead the proj- 2019 at the Beverly Heather Pasquale, Jack Byrne Center ect for the erection Hospital after a brief Jessica Loughnane, for Palliative & Hos- of a monument at Ft. illness. She was the Daniel Comeau, Mi- U.S. District pice Care on Satur- Devens to honor all daughter of the late chael and Matthew Attorney of day, July 27, 2019. those who served in William Patrick Devlin Quinlan, Victoria Massachusetts John was born on August 7, the 168th Engineers Combat and Sarah F. (Kehoe) Devlin. “Tori” and Robert Shaw, a Paul Markham. 1924, in West Lynn. He was Battalion. John was one of a She was born in Boston, brother, Robert Devlin and the oldest son of Andrew and kind and the last of one of the raised in Lynn and attended his wife Betty of Peabody, and FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgia (Theodoropoulos) greats of his generation. His St. Mary’s High School, Lynn. many nieces and nephews. Andriopoulos. He married his generosity and willingness to Pat was maried to the late She was known as “GG” to her loving wife, Chrisafula Olga help others and service to his Robert Pasquale Sr., with great grandchildren. She was (Panos) Andriopoulos on Au- country will not be forgotten. whom she shared 51 years of predeceased by her brother Lawyer, Kennedy gust 22, 1954, in Bennington, In addition to his wife Chis- marriage. William Devlin of No. Caroli- Vermont. John graduated from afula, he leaves his daughter, She was well known to a na and her grandson, William Lynn Classical High School in Georgia Sofronas and her whole generation of South “Billy” Pasquale Jr. friend involved in June 1943 and was inducted husband Demo of Norwich, Peabody children as “Mrs.