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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018 TRUMP SLUMP Rough week continues on Wall Street. Page A3 Swampscott PD scores after 20 years Pickering By Gayla Cawley that our police department conforms from Burrill Street to their new station ITEM STAFF with professional standards. It’s import- on Humphrey Street in 2013. ant in terms of correcting de ciencies be- Madigan said of cers who were in- Part 2: SWAMPSCOTT — After a 20-year ef- fore they’re a problem.” volved in the accreditation process were fort, the Swampscott Police Department This is the rst time the department has earned state accreditation. Capt. John Alex, who was appointed as School committee Swampscott Police Chief Ronald Madi- has received accreditation, a process that the accreditation manager, Lt. Tom Ste- gan said the department was formally started at least 20 years ago, but was put phens, Lt. Paul Bartram, Lt. Gary Lord, votes again to try to awarded accreditation by the Massachu- on hold when it became apparent that Lt. Joe Kable and Sgt. Tim Cassidy, who setts Police Accreditation Commission on the old police station was de cient and worked hard to get this done. replace aging school Wednesday, which is the highest certi - would not support the accreditation pro- They divided the areas of function within cation a department can achieve from the cess, according to Madigan. the department and focused on function, By Gayla Cawley commission. The town’s new police station helped re- reviewed all policies and created policies ITEM STAFF “I think it’s an important standard,” vive the department’s interest in accredi- Madigan said. “It’s important to ensure tation, he said. Swampscott Police moved SWAMPSCOTT, A7 LYNN — The Lynn School Committee voted to try again on the replacement of Picker- ing Middle School on Thursday night. Saugus The School Committee voted to authorize Superintendent Dr. Catherine C. Latham to submit student a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for replace- says it ment of Pickering in the wake of last spring’s failed vote to build two new middle schools. Out Loud The School Committee also By Daniel Kane voted to allow Latham to send FOR THE ITEM a second statement of interest to the MSBA for an accelerated SAUGUS — Performing repair project for the Lynn Voca- under the bright lights of a tional Technical Institute Annex theater stage is nothing new at 90 Commercial St. for Saugus High School ju- Jared Nicholson, a school com- nior Erika Walker. mittee member, said the state- After getting involved in ment was for replacement of the the school’s drama club at existing annex roof, with a new the end of last school year, EPDM roof with three inches she says she found some- of insulation. An EPDM roof is thing she would like to do for de ned online as a durable syn- the rest of her life. thetic rubber roo ng membrane. “I fell in love with theater There was no discussion be- and drama,” she said. “I love fore each vote. being on stage and pretend- Mayor Thomas M. McGee, ing to be someone else and who also serves as chairman of coming into the character.” the school committee, said this Walker went from acting week prior to the meeting that on stage to competing on there’s a real need to take a it Wednesday afternoon as second look at how the city can she triumphed against sev- replace Pickering, which is des- eral peers in Saugus High’s perately needed. 7th annual Poetry Out Loud He said a larger future discus- Competition at the school’s sion would be on what replace- theater. ment would entail, including The national competition location of a new school and involves students analyzing whether that would include a a piece of poetry and then two-school option again. discussing and reciting the Nicholson said in a previous poem in front of a panel of interview that Pickering is the judges who evaluate several school with the largest need for things including accuracy, replacement in the city. There’s physical presence, pacing, an overcrowding issue and an understanding of the poem, issue with the condition of the and overall performance, ac- building, including heating cording to Saugus English problems. teacher Michelle Lee. POLAR PLUNGE, PER PEABODY Last March, voters over- Walker chose the poem whelmingly defeated a nearly “Violins” by Rowan Ricardo By Adam Swift of cers Justin Cecil, Taryn Broth- Peabody May- $200 million proposal to build Phillips. The poem involves a ITEM STAFF erton, Jonathan Blodgett, and Mi- or Edward A. two new middle schools to re- boy who lives in poverty and chael Bettencourt are running in Bettencourt Jr. place Pickering. the violins mentioned repre- PEABODY — It seemed like this year’s Boston Marathon with is pumped af- a good idea at the time, Peabody If approved, the city would sent a sort of upper class, ac- a goal of raising $50,000 as a team ter completing have built a 652-student school Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr. cording to her analysis. for the non-pro t. a polar plunge near the Pine Grove Cemetery said just before plunging into the She chose the poem be- Thursday’s polar plunge was the with Peabody and Breeds Pond Reservoir on icy waters off Short Beach. cause it reminded her of her result of Harkins’ efforts to kick Police Sgt. James Parkland Avenue. A second Bettencourt, Peabody Police father, who she says didn’t start fundraising efforts. Harkins, center, school would have housed 1,008 Chief Thomas Grif n, and Sgt. come from the greatest cir- “I wanted to do something to get and Chief Tom students on McManus Field on cumstances as a child. Thomas Harkins took the polar fundraising going, and I came up Grif n. Commercial Street. According to Lee, Walker plunge Thursday afternoon as with this idiotic idea,” said Har- owned the stage. part of a fundraising effort for kins. “I said that if I raised $1,000, ITEM PHOTO | Gayla Cawley can be reached Cops for Kids with Cancer. Har- SPENSER HASAK at [email protected]. Follow SAUGUS, A7 kins, along with fellow Peabody PEABODY, A7 her on Twitter @GaylaCawley. Northeastern expansion plan matriculates in Nahant INSIDE In Lynn By Bridget Turcotte is small. We can’t handle something like that.” opposition from residents and shermen. They School suspension ITEM STAFF Director Geoff Trussell will present prelim- will respond to concerns they’ve heard and rates declining. A3 inary plans for a new research and teaching submit a new plan by the end of the month. NAHANT — Plans for the expansion of building to be constructed behind the existing The proposed intake project would have led In Opinion Northeastern University’s Marine Science facility, but he said he’s sure residents will to an almost ve-fold increase in the amount A lot of questions in Center will be revealed in a meeting at Na- also want to hear about the proposed seawater of water collected. The existing system isn’t Marblehead. A4 hant Town Hall next Thursday night at 7:30. intake project. enough to support the center’s work, said “We’re going to try to work together on this,” The university withdrew its proposal to Trussell. In Sports said chairman of the Board of Selectmen Enzo dramatically increase seawater intake for re- Clougherty helps Barile. “A lot of people are really upset. Nahant search last week after it was met with strong NAHANT, A7 propel Jets to win. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 33° VOL. 140, ISSUE 53 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-8 LOW 28° HOME .......................................A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018 OBITUARIES Ernest J. Spaulding Sr., 80 Medford council appeals 1938-2018 GROVELAND — Er- body in their time of nest J. Spaulding Sr., need. He was a true ZBA lawsuit dismissal 80, passed away on family man and loved Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 his children, grand- By Steve Freker erty owner, Equity One, Medford Council Pres- the land’s owners and after an extended ill- children and great FOR THE ITEM to build a 490-unit apart- ident Richard Caraviello ceased legal opposition, ness. grandchildren more ment complex. said an appeal of the Land “we had over 100 people He was born in than anything in the MEDFORD — The City The council sued the Court’s dismissal decision here” in a meeting in June Lynn on Feb. 3, world. Council wants to go anoth- Zoning Board in 2016, cit- allows the council to keep 2016 where councilors 1938, the son of He leaves his de- er round in court despite a ing a ruling by the Mass. pursuing the matter. backed the opponents of the late Elwood and voted sons, Ernest January dismissal of its Attorney General’s office Opponents cited traffic the Zoning Board’s move. Elizabeth (Balfour) Spaulding. J. Spaulding Jr. of Hampton, legal challenge against its that the board had violat- concerns and the size of Equity One’s plans in- Ernie was born and raised N.H., and Daniel W. Spaulding own Zoning Board. The ed the state’s Open Meet- the project and questioned clude the demolition of in Lynn. After high school he and his wife Tracy of Grove- council wants to overturn ing Law and “exceeded its the number of ordinanc- the existing 60,000 square entered the United States land; his daughter, Cheryl But- a decision by the Zoning authority in granting vari- es, as the Zoning Board foot former Shaw’s market Army and served his country ler of Revere; and his seven Board of Appeals to ap- ances because none of the approved all 11 variances building and the still-in-op- honorably overseas in Ger- grandchildren and nine great prove the construction of statutory criteria are met requested by Equity One, eration, 5,000-square-foot many during the Korean War.