THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 Businesswoman’s hat won’t North let curls unfurl in Peabody Shore nets By Anne Marie Tobin importance of proper nutrition. ITEM STAFF Much of her time was spent outdoors, leaving Pena in a no-win situation. funding for PEABODY — It all started with a bad “I spent most of the day outside in the hair day — a lot of very bad hair days hot sun and this caused major damage in fact. to my hair,” Pena said. “If I wore a sun re safety 2010 Peabody High graduate Char- hat it would atten my curly and volu- lene Pena was minding her own busi- minous hair and if I left my hair bare it ness working at CitySprouts in Cam- would fry in the sun.” education bridge following graduation from After experimenting with scarves and Framingham State College in 2016. other forms of headwear, Pena hit pay- By Elyse Carmosino She was working as an intern, teach- dirt a couple of years later when she ITEM STAFF ing middle school children how to grow their own food and cook, as well as the PEABODY, A3 Charlene Pena Fire departments across the North Shore will soon have more funding to teach re safety in schools and throughout local communities. Skiing in Swampscott The Baker-Polito administration announced Wednesday that 248 mu- nicipal re departments will receive almost $2 million in grants to fund re safety programs for children and seniors state-wide. Departments include Lynn, Lynn- eld, Nahant, Peabody, Saugus, and Swampscott. Each town will receive amounts between $2,055 and $10,656 to put toward Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) and Senior S.A.F.E. programs. Lynn Fire Chief Steve Archer said the grant funds would likely become available to se- lected communities sometime in the next two months. “The programs have borne some really good fruit,” Archer said of the success S.A.F.E. has shown in Lynn and other nearby towns. “We know they’re having an effect on the num- bers of people killed and injured in res even locally.” As part of the programs, funded by the Executive Of ce of the Pub- lic Safety and Security, re ghters trained in S.A.F.E. curriculum visit schools and senior centers to give talks and demonstrations about re safety. In a press release from the Mas- sachusetts Department of Fire Ser- vices, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey praised participating de- partments. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK “The re departments being sup- “It’s more fun than running,” says Geoff Poister of Swampscott, who breaks out his cross-country ported in these public education skis and does laps around Phillips Park whenever the snow permits. efforts are increasing the safety of the people in their communities,” he said. The release also stated since the student S.A.F.E. program was in- Wilson promises fun, fun, fun in Lynn troduced in 1995, Massachusetts has seen a 76 percent drop in child By Blake Maddux Wilson,” in 2016. To esh out his re deaths. As a result, the senior FOR THE ITEM ever-so-terse responses, I have S.A.F.E. program was introduced six included material from that book years ago to reduce the number of LYNN — Just a minute or so in his responses. re-related injuries for another vul- into my recent interview with I hope this “enhanced” Q&A nerable population. Beach Boys legend Brian Wil- “The senior program has been son I was, to quote the title of his serves as a suitable preview to his “Greatest Hits Live Tour” per- great,” Archer said. “We’ve been do- 2004 solo album, gettin’ in over ing home visits and smoke detector my head. formance at Lynn Auditorium on Friday. This show is rescheduled and carbon monoxide installations I immediately fell into the jour- … It’s a really good way to safeguard from last year’s concert, which Brian Wilson nalistic mode of presuming that them. was postponed due to Wilson’s brings his “Great- all interviewees understood that “The two programs have just been “mentally insecure” state of mind. est Hits Live Tour” each question was an invitation outstanding and we’re really excited to Lynn Auditori- to elaborate. I forgot I was talking to be receiving this grant.” um Friday. to the most laconic of icons. Q: “Pet Sounds” is considered to Thankfully, Wilson, 77, pub- Elyse Carmosino can be reached at ITEM FILE PHOTO lished his memoir, “I Am Brian WILSON, A3 [email protected]. Community food group Lynn eld gets thriving after rst year going on gazebo By Thor Jourgensen partners spent 2019 launching By Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF projects to, according to its web- ITEM STAFF site, “build a food system that LYNNFIELD — The plans to build a gazebo on LYNN — Who thinks about works for everyone in the city.” the Town Common is on track. gardening in January? Answer: That work included creating “With the septic system installed and complet- Lynn Grows — the community better access to healthy food, garden-grown food organization ed, the next step is to integrate the proposed building community gardens, in- gazebo into the Common,” said Town Engineer celebrating a year on Saturday. creasing the availability of fresh Charlie Richter. “We believe that this will help Lynn Grows’ 25-member steer- FOOD, A3 attract people to the Common, as the Common is ing committee and community the focal point of the community. The best thing is being able to have a permanent, more polished bandstand than the temporary one we have been using, which really was an eyesore. Also, the ga- ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO Poll: Public doubts Senate zebo will be a perfect bookend with the Meeting St. Mary’s Joseph Abate-Walsh is House and will be a great opportunity for the trial will be revealing guarded by TechBoston’s Chris town.” Nornan Wednesday in Lynn. Abate- Richter, along with Lynn eld Historical Com- ASSOCIATED PRESS anything to change their minds, Walsh led the way with 26 points mission Board member Kirk Mans eld, ap- according to a poll from The As- in a Spartans win. For more, see peared in front of the Board of Selectmen at a WASHINGTON — Americans sociated Press-NORC Center for Sports, page B1. recent meeting to update the board. are sharply divided along party Public Affairs Research. Richter said the plans include brick walk- lines about whether President Overall, the public is slight- LOOK! Sports ways with Americans with Disabilities Act ac- Donald Trump should be removed ly more likely to say the Senate North Shore Swampscott boys cess compliance, crosswalks that will provide from of ce, and they doubt the Community College hockey clinches Senate impeachment trial will do TRIAL, A3 Dean’s List. A6 NEC South. B1 LYNNFIELD, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 46° VOL. 142, ISSUE 37 OPINION ...................................A4 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK .... A7-8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 29° POLICE ......................................A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 OBITUARIES William “Bill” A. DeAmelio, 64 William J. Coffey Sr., 82 Navius Loyer, 89 1955-2020 1930-2020 LYNN — William “Bill” A. NAHANT — William J. Cof- LYNN — Navius Loyer, 89, The churches’ combined ca- DeAmelio, age 64, a lifelong fey Sr. died peacefully at his of Lynn, Massachusetts suc- pacity of about 800 people resident of Lynn, passed home on Tuesday, January cumbed to cancer in the would maintain a witness for away surrounded by his lov- 21 at the age of 82. comfort of his daughter’s Christ where his family orig- ing family on January 21, Bill lived a full and exempla- home on January 12, 2020. inated. The schools would 2020. He was born in Lynn ry life inspiring those around Navius was born May 5, focus on educating and on July 12, 1955 to his be- him with his commitment to 1930 to Occius Loyer and feeding approximately 400 loved parents, the late Joseph family and community. He Mernolia (Jeune) Loyer in the children in the hope of break- DeAmelio and the late Janet was born in East Boston, small Haitian town of Corail ing the cycle of illiteracy and (Beaton) DeAmelio, and he the son of Mary (Sullivan) d’Aquin. He was the seventh poverty. Navius even took on was the loving husband of Coffey and former State Rep- of nine children but is survived the salaries of the 15 faculty resentative and Boston City Julia (Brady) DeAmelio, with by only three of his siblings: and staff that attached to the Councilor James S. Coffey. whom he shared 46 wonder- his beloved sister, Merilia churches and schools until ful years of marriage. He moved to Nahant in 1950 2011 when he began solicit- and met his beloved wife (Fi ) Brutus and his brothers, Bill was known to walk ing and accepting donations. Cornelia Cadigan. He gradu- Phédor and Edmond Loyer. around the neighborhood A man of vision, who was walking his dog Frankie and ated from Lynn English High Young Navius attended School in 1955 and the two “Ferme Ecole” in Fond des actively involved in so much making friends with everyone would likely neglect his fam- along the way, and his dai- were married at St. Thomas Nègres, Haiti where he rst DeAmelio; the dear brother- ily but not Navius. He loved ly trips to the store to get a Aquinas Church in Nahant on Karen Doherty and husband developed a love of learning.