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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 Revere will build a new high school By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF REVERE — The state has given the city the green light to build a new high school. A location for the building has not yet been determined. “Optimistically, I’d envision a new high school at a new site,” said Super- intendent Dianne Kelly. “This would enable us to convert the current high school to a central middle school, and then repurpose our current middle schools as elementary schools.” The plan would allow for smaller class sizes, which would have a powerful im- pact on the district’s ability to prepare students for life after high school, said ‘Brotherhood’ breaks down Kelly. It will be six to eight years before stu- dents roam the halls, said Mayor Brian barriers to attending college Arrigo. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) announced its ini- By Bella diGrazia executive director of the YMCA. Their efforts Lynn Superintendent tial approval of the city’s bid for a new ITEM STAFF are part of a bigger state initiative, “100 Males of Schools Dr. Patrick high school Wednesday. The MSBA, a to College: Brotherhood for College Success,” LYNN — Male students of color say the bar- Tutwiler addresses quasi-independent government author- riers prohibiting them from going to college which was launched to increase college access, Lynn Classical stu- ity that helps fund the construction of continue to get in their way, so educational in- enrollment, retention, and success for low-in- dents in the 100 Males school buildings, invited Revere High stitutions across the city are working together come male students of color. to College group School into a 270-day eligibility period to change that. Jiménez said the barriers include being a during the Annual during which they will work together to Lynn Public Schools, the Lynn YMCA, North rst-generation college student, living in a Lunch with the Super- determine the district’s nancial and Shore Community College, and Salem State low-income family, not having access to the intendent Wednesday. community readiness for the project. University are combining efforts to remove “This is news we have wanted to hear those barriers, according to Audrey Jiménez, BROTHERHOOD, A3 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK for the past three years,” said Arrigo. “This assures that future generations of Revere Public Schools students will have the opportunity to avail them- GAYLA CAWLEY selves of the technological features and COMMENTARY Swampscott resident accommodations that form the pillars of high school education in the modern age.” named Lynn clerk magistrate Since its inception in 2004, the MSBA Bridesmaid’s has made more than $13.4 billion in re- By Thomas Grillo trict Court where he later became clerk imbursements for school construction burden: ITEM STAFF magistrate. projects. Since last year, he has served as the “The eligibility period is a critical step BOSTON — Brian V. Sullivan of temporary clerk magistrate of the Cam- in the MSBA’s process of evaluating po- nding the Swampscott has been nominated as clerk bridge District Court. tential work on Revere High School,” magistrate to the Lynn District Court. “Brian Sullivan’s experience presiding said executive director Deborah B. In recommending the appointment, over a variety of courtroom matters and Goldberg. “We look forward to our con- right dress Gov. Charlie Baker said his nominee has assisting the public will allow him to tinued partnership with the district as lots of court experience. serve Lynn’s busy court well,” said Baker it enters the eligibility period.” Two weeks ago marked my second A Chelsea native and Northeastern in a statement. Arrigo tempered any unrealistic ex- time trying on bridesmaid dresses University graduate, Sullivan has spent In an interview with the Item, Sulli- pectations of how soon the doors would in the past several years and both more than three decades in the Massa- van, 60, said he’s looking forward to the open at the new school. chusetts court system. He started his ca- occasions had a similar theme. SULLIVAN, A2 REVERE, A3 Conversation centered around reer as a probation of cer in Chelsea Dis- self-consciousness with how the dresses t and surprise or disap- pointment with being a bigger size than we thought we were. Lynn: As most girls nd out when they try on their rst bridesmaid dress, the garment ts are based on mea- Gannon bid surements and there’s no vanity sizing like many clothing lines use not up to par Here’s how to appeal to customers and encour- age sales. By Gayla Cawley Item Santa It’s a little disappointing when ITEM STAFF you think about it. Here we were, a group of success- LYNN — The clock is ticking for helped me ful women, who should have been the city and the incumbent man- focused on celebrating one of our agement team to negotiate a one- By Gayla Cawley best friends getting married and the year extension to continue over- ITEM STAFF excitement of another step closer seeing Gannon Municipal Golf to the big day, but instead some of Course after their bid for a new PEABODY — A young Pea- the anxious chatter was on whether contract was rejected by the Lynn body girl will see her Christ- we should buy the dress that day or Park Commission Tuesday night. mas wish come true this year wait to see if we could lose weight If an agreement can’t be reached thanks to Item Santa. and go down a size rst. by the end of the month, Gannon Danyelle Williams wrote In my case, the future bride is my will be left without a manage- a letter to Item Santa last best friend who gave me the honor ment team and the course will month on behalf of her of being one of her two maids of be forced to close. Following the 5-year-old granddaughter, honor, a scenario we’ve both been rejection, the city can’t send the Ayvah Gomez, who simply eagerly anticipating for years. property out to bid again for at asked for a gift on Christ- Although I tried not to make any least 45 days. mas. self-deprecating comments on the The City of Lynn is seeking to Williams and her wife of 13 day of trying on dresses, I did make lease the property, which is lo- years, Brenda Williams, have a remark to my mother the night cated on Great Woods Road and raised their granddaugh- before that I was relieved I had was built in 1929, to a rm that ter for the last ve years at recently dropped 25 pounds or else would provide professional man- their Peabody home. Ayvah, the day would have been hell for agement and maintenance for a pre-K student at Welch me. the 190-acre golf course, along Elementary School, calls I don’t want to speak for all with operating and managing Danyelle “papa” and Brenda women, but I will anyway — we’re the banquet/restaurant facilities, “nana.” all guilty of focusing on perceived bar concession, function hall, pro Danyelle Williams, left, and her wife, Brenda Wil- Item Santa helps families aws, whether we’re a size zero or shop and snack shop. liams, received help from Item Santa this year to in need each year by allowing size 12. Even at my thinnest and provide a Christmas gift for their granddaughter, 20 pounds lighter, I still thought I GANNON, A2 Ayvah Gomez. ITEM SANTA, A3 could stand to lose more weight. On this occasion, one of the girls was stressed about having to go up to a size 6. A couple of the other INSIDE girls were a perfectly healthy size 8, but usually wear a 6. Hearing Opinion LOOK! Sports Pot a problem LynnArts puts a bow on annual Winter The Item’s 2018 CAWLEY, A3 for drivers — or not? Holiday Sale this weekend. A8 football all-stars. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 32° VOL. 141, ISSUE 5 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 28° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 STYLE ........................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 OBITUARIES Cynthia Zwicker, 63 Retired judges call on ICE to 1955-2018 SAUGUS — Cynthia notes in their lunch- end arrests at courthouses Zwicker (nee Crom- box or working for bie), of Saugus, died weeks on elaborate By Alanna Vitiello to add courthous- at the age of 63, on birthday ideas. Durkin Richer es to the list of so-called Saturday, Dec. 8, sur- Cindy was happiest ASSOCIATED PRESS “sensitive locations” that rounded by her loving outdoors and found are generally free from husband and family. solace in nature’s BOSTON — Dozens of immigration enforcement, Cindy was born unaltered beauty. retired state and feder- like schools and places of on July 19, 1955 to She enjoyed hiking al judges called Wednes- worship. They say that Zelda and Richard with her husband day on U.S. immigration only “unequivocal guaran- Crombie. She is survived by in the mountains. Her family officials to stop making tees and protections will her husband, Richard; her knows that like the beauty of arrests at courthouses of restore the public’s con- children, Renee, Adam, Jake a mountain view, the warmth people suspected of being fidence that it can safely and Jared; and her four grand- of a summer’s sun and the in the country illegally, pursue justice in our na- children. nostalgic embrace of a cool saying immigrants should tion’s courts.” Cindy was a devoted moth- fall breeze, Cindy’s spirit will be free to visit halls of jus- The Brennan Center for er who loved her children.

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