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TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 Lynn’s Mcclain grows Swampscott into her role as a pioneer High and By Steve Krause ITEM STAFF Essex Tech LYNN — Nicole Mcclain contemplates her status as the rst-ever Black join forces woman to run for a city- wide City Council elec- By Tréa Lavery tion. ITEM STAFF COURTESY PHOTO “It’s perplexing,” said Mcclain, who announced SWAMPSCOTT — Students at Swamp- Staff Sgt. Edi Zaimov- in late March that she scott High School will be able to take vo- ic enlisted in the mil- is seeking a council- cational training at Essex North Shore itary after graduating or-at-large seat. “I’m not Agricultural and Technical School start- from high school and sure why it has taken un- ing next year. now works as a U.S. til 2021. I think it’s over- Superintendent Pamela Angelakis an- Army recruiter in Pea- due. Absolutely.” nounced the partnership with the Dan- body. Mcclain looks around vers school in a Wednesday night School and doesn’t see too many Committee meeting, saying that she was people of color in local excited to offer the program. Peabody government — something “We’ve talked for years and years about she nds rather odd con- this missing piece for a cohort of our stu- sidering the makeup of dents,” Angelakis said. “Now we’re at the recruiter Lynn’s residents. place where we have something to offer, “When our city is mi- and I couldn’t be prouder.” was born nority-majority, it shows The program will be offered to rising there’s a lack of repre- juniors, who can participate during their sentation in cultural junior and senior years. Enrolled stu- into war thought,” she said. “If I’m dents will take classes at Swampscott able to run successfully, High School in the morning, take a bus and win, I could support to Essex Tech in the afternoon, and then and sworn our local government and take a bus back to Swampscott after daily be that voice, and see dismissal. things from a culturally The buses will be paid for by a grant to serve diverse point of view. Just from the Massachusetts Department of to provide another per- Elementary and Secondary Education, By Guthrie spective is an honor for which has also organized similar partner- Scrimgeour me, actually.” ships with other districts in the area. ITEM STAFF Mcclain is the founder Students will be able to enroll in train- ing for auto collision repair and re n- PEABODY — Staff Sgt. of the North Shore June- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ishing, automotive technology, construc- Edi Zaimovic, 27, who now teenth Association — tion, design and media communications, works as a U.S. Army re- Juneteenth being the old- Nicole Mcclain, founder and president of the North electrical and plumbing. Angelakis said cruiter in Peabody, credits est nationally-celebrated Shore Juneteenth Association, stands in front of the United States military the Frederick Douglass Bandstand on the Lynn with saving his life. MCCLAIN, A2 Common. SCHOOL, A2 “I don’t know if I would be alive without every- thing the country has done,” said Zaimovic. Brother and sister and Salem launches When he was a very young child in Bos- nia-Herzegovina, during free curbside the Bosnian War of the opposing coaches in Lynn 1990s, his small mountain town came under siege By Allysha textile recycling from mortar and sniper Dunnigan re, placing civilian lives ITEM STAFF at risk. By Allysha Dunnigan LYNN — Longtime ITEM STAFF The attackers’ route into players and siblings the town led over a soli- Travonne Berry-Rogers SALEM — The city of Salem is partnering tary bridge. Peace-keep- and Shardayé Berry, who with the textile collection company HELPSY ing forces, led by U.S. mil- coach the rival Lynn En- to offer free curbside pickup of clothing and itary units, destroyed the glish and Lynn Classical household textiles for recycling beginning on bridge before the attack- girls basketball teams, Saturday, April 24. ers could reach the town, say their excitement and Pickups will occur each Saturday by appoint- saving townspeople. passion for the game has ment only. Residents can go to www.helpsy.co/ “Luckily we had that never stopped. SalemMA to ll out the pickup request form to protect us,” said Zai- The siblings have and choose a pickup time. There will be sever- movic. “Some other towns played basketball since al pickup dates to choose from, and donations weren’t so fortunate.” they were 6 years old, and should be left at the curb before 7 a.m. on the His family remained in were in uenced to coach chosen date. Bosnia for the duration of by their father, Douglas, HELPSY accepts clean, dry, and bagged the war, then resettled in who used to coach them clothing and fashion accessories including Kentucky, where Zaimovic during their playing days. dresses, shirts, pants, suits, coats, gloves, hats, grew up. “I kind of had that belts, ties, scarves, wallets, purses, backpacks, “We were refugees after knack for it, to give back the war. Due to the geno- to the next generation of RECYCLING, A3 cide, my parents needed to kids and the up-and- com- get away from all that,” he ing basketball players,” said. said Berry-Rogers, 27. INSIDE He was drawn to the The pair said the rival- military after graduating ry that occurred between Opinion high school, and he en- their teams during high Krause: Money always nds a way. A4 listed in the Army as an school — and persisted ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS LOOK! information technology into their coaching years Service is middle schooler’s motto. A8 specialist. — was strictly left on the Siblings Shardayé Berry and Travonne Berry-Rogers, “When I was 16, I knew court. Once the game is the coaches of Lynn Classical and Lynn English girls Sports basketball respectively, play together at Flax Pond bas- Classical boys soccer tops Tech rivals. B1 RECRUITER, A2 COACHES, A3 ketball court in Lynn. Food for Free will serve local students Marblehead Charter leads the effort By Allysha blehead, Lynn, Nahant, Dunnigan Peabody, Salem and Bev- ITEM STAFF erly that have students attending the charter MARBLEHEAD — school. Cambridge-based Food The program delivers for Free is partnering about 42 boxes a week with the Marblehead to the Marblehead Com- Community Charter Pub- munity Charter Public lic School to provide stu- School, where families dents with reliable access can load the boxes into to fresh and nutritious their cars from the back food through the nonprof- of the building. it’s Just Eats grocery box Each box includes about program, which is aimed 25 pounds of produce and at low-income families in the communities of Mar- FREE, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 71° VOL. 142, ISSUE 112 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 48° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 OBITUARIES Josephine Amara Edmund Carleton Brown Lynn’s Mcclain 1921 - 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Edmund REVERE - Josephine (Piaz- Carleton Brown Sr., 102, of Fay- grows into her role za) Amara of Revere, formerly etteville, North Carolina passed of the West End, passed away away April 3, 2021. on Friday, April 16, at the age Carleton was born October as a pioneer of 99. She was the devoted 29, 1918 to Edmund W. Brown wife of the late Frank Amara; and Ruth C. Reesby in Sau- gus, Massachusetts. Carleton MCCLAIN “They (the city council) she is the loving mother of did not bring (Diversity Dominic and his wife Virginia graduated Lynn English High From A1 School and Wentworth Institute Square) to anyone’s at- of Revere, and Anthony (Tony) commemoration of the end of Technology. Carleton was a tention,” she said. “To de- and his wife Kathleen of Lynn. of slavery. And while she She leaves behind her grand- lifelong member and Trustee of cide this Diversity Square Bethel African Methodist Epis- has been quick to take on without any public input children Stacy Amara and her civic roles such as June- partner Roderick Redman of copal Church, Lynn. Together at all … I believe there’s with his wife, Pearl, owned and teenth, she was reluctant hesitation on the part of Clarksville, MD, Nikki Amara to take this step. Myers and her husband Rich- operated Brown’s Cleaners, local government because Chestnut Street for 28 years. He “I wasn’t always en- of their own personal ard of Needham, Ryan Amara thusiastic about it,” she and his wife Jenna of Tewks- was also a life insurance bro- views. But what this really ker; President, Board member, said. “But I have spoken should be is a way to reach bury and Renee Carvalho and to people who have taken her husband Dennis of Cary, Program Director Lynn Com- Edmund Carleton Brown III, Ka- our younger generation of this step (run for ofce) NC, and ve great-grandchil- Cleansers, a dry cleaning and munity Minority Cultural Center lamazoo, MI, Dr. Michelle Pearl residents and show them and they say it changes dren. She was the beloved tailoring shop in Woodlawn, Ev- (CMCC); substitute teacher Cooke, Mount Pleasant, SC, how the process works, your inuence, and that daughter of the late Antonio erett. She loved spending time at Lynn Vocational Technical Great grandchildren Quintin, how things get done. And Jr., Joel, Isaac and Aimee Ev- it changes your voice in a and Josephine Piazza, and the with her family, playing bingo, High School, and Community they’re not taking this op- Involvement Director Walmart ans, Hope Mills, NC and many good way.” eldest sister of Mary Kessler baking cookies, and making portunity.” store #2139 distributing com- nephews and nieces along the Mostly, Mcclain feels a and her husband Joseph of pasta.