TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017 Three BY BILL BROTHERTON A new seek direction Special for arts school LYNN — Carolyn Cole, who grew up in the Pine Hill sec- tion of the city, remembers job elementary school eld trips to the “shoe museum to make By Gayla Cawley paper shoes.” ITEM STAFF It started a love for the arts that continues to evolve. Cole LYNN — Superintendent is the new director of the Dr. Catherine C. Latham is Lynn Cultural District, hav- expected to make her rec- ing been promoted from her ommendation for the next position of program manager. administrator of special ed- She succeeds Kate Luchini, ucation to the Lynn School Committee on Thursday. who is devoting more time Members of the school to her burgeoning jewelry committee unanimously put business and other artistic forward two names for the endeavors. superintendent’s consider- Making those paper shoes ation, Ellen Kelleher-Rojas unleashed a creativity that and Lesia Diego. John Ford, has stayed with Cole. As a ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE a school committee member, youngster, she took acting also submitted a third name, “I am so happy to be here, to be home where so much is happening,” said Carolyn Cole, the ARTS, A7 Jeffrey Lappin. new director of the Lynn Cultural District. Information on the nal- ists’ backgrounds, including current job positions, was not made available by school of cials on Monday. But Ford Making the said all of the candidates are working in various aspects of special education in Massa- past present in chusetts school systems. Latham could not be reached for comment. Swampscott Jared Nicholson, a school committee member, said By Gayla Cawley the position will pay about ITEM STAFF $110,000, but could vary slightly based on experience SWAMPSCOTT — The Swampscott Public Library is and education. He said the looking into its “Past, Present and Future of the Library” person hired would oversee to kick off centennial celebrations with a panel discussion all of the special education headlined by Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker. services in the Lynn Public Baker is expected to be joined by Massachusetts Board Schools. of Library Commissioner Mary Ann Cluggish and another Nicholson said the com- undecided panel member in the program Saturday, Jan. 21 mittee would have to vote on at 3 p.m. at the library. Louis Gallo, unof cial town histo- a candidate, but ultimately rian, was initially slated to speak, but had to withdraw for hires on the recommenda- health reasons. tion of the superintendent. “Our library itself is the focus, past, present and what Six people were interviewed the future holds for our library,” said Alyce Deveau, library by the school committee and director, of the event. top administrators public- Deveau said Baker is going to talk about the library as it ly last week, and from that is now, and how it helps with literacy. Gallo planned to dis- pool, three nalists were cuss the library’s history, which will instead be presented chosen. by his replacement. Cluggish will be talking about where “I thought they had good libraries are headed in the future. leadership experience, good Deveau said people sometimes think that libraries are subject matter experience,” dead. They’re not dead, she said, but are morphing and Nicholson said of Kelle- changing along with society. her-Rojas and Diego, the two “We want people to be aware of that, where we’ve come names he put forward. (from) and where we’re going,” Deveau said. He said they were able to discuss formally what their LIBRARY, A7 philosophies were for special education, how to run the One step at a time department and had more relevant experience than the other candidates. for Saugus re ghter Nicholson said he was looking for experience in a Saugus re- candidate, someone who has By Bridget Turcotte in-depth involvement in spe- ITEM STAFF ghter Marco cial education and is ready Tirella, who to take on a position of great SAUGUS — Fire ghter Marco Tirella lost ve toes in was injured a motorcycle accident last summer and needs a pros- responsibility and great im- in a motorcy- portance to the district. He thesis to return to full duty. cle accident Tirella, 28, hopes to return to his former position by was also interested in the last August, philosophy they bring and summer. To help him reach his goal, the Saugus Fire is working the commitment to making Relief Association has planned a Feb. 15 fundraiser at light duty be- sure students have all of the Spinelli’s in Lynn eld. Tickets went on sale Monday hind a com- resources they need. morning. puter at the Ford said he also submitted Tirella was struck by a car that ran a red light in re station Lappin’s name because he Groveland, traveling at about 30 miles per hour. until spring. thought he was worth notice. “I think I saw it coming at me and turned away from “I just thought I saw some- it,” Tirella said. “I was extremely lucky.” thing in him that might be ITEM FILE PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE ITEM PHOTO | He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. good,” Ford said. “His resume OWEN O’ROURKE Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker will kick Aside from injuries to his right foot, he suffered from was pretty good.” off centennial celebrations at Swampscott Public Library by leading a panel discussion. FIREFIGHTER, A7 SCHOOL, A7 INSIDE Nahant charting course for Coast Guard housing In Lynn eld Airbnb owner By Bridget Turcotte The town of Na- taking town to ITEM STAFF hant will send out a survey to land court. A2 NAHANT — Residents will voice their opinions on residents to get the fate of the 12 Coast Guard housing units through a a feel for what In Opinion town-wide survey. Riding with the “The survey is intended to seek a community consen- they want to do Snowball Posse. A4 sus on which options are preferred,” said Town Adminis- with the Coast trator Jeff Chelgren. Guard housing In Sports Nahant purchased the property at Castle Road and God- on Goddard St. Mary’s boys dard Drive from the U.S. government for $2.1 million in Drive. basketball wins 2004. The 12 existing homes date back to World War II when EMass title game ITEM PHOTO | rematch. B1 NAHANT, A7 OWEN O’ROURKE OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 40° VOL. 139, ISSUE 29 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 38° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017 OBITUARIES Lawyers trade the David J. Webster, 45 Phyllis Mary Amaral, 92 1971-2016 1924-2017 blame in meningitis David J. Webster, as a landscaper in LYNN — Mrs. Phyllis years at Seven Rivers beloved son of Patri- Florida. In addition Mary “FiFi” (Camuso) Regional Medical outbreak trial cia Webster and the to his mother, David Amaral, age 92, of Center, Crystal River, By Denise Lavoie gal meningitis, and more late Raymond Web- is also survived by Lynn, died on Sun- Fla., and collected ASSOCIATED PRESS than 700 were sickened ster Jr., twin brother several nieces and day, Jan. 8, 2017, at bottle tabs for the Li- by the tainted steroids. of the late Raymond nephews. North Shore Medical ons Club. BOSTON — The former Varghese said the contam- J. Webster III, lost his Service informa- Center, Union Hos- Phyllis is survived president of a compound- inated drugs caused the battle with addiction tion: His memorial pital, surrounded by by her loving children ing pharmacy blamed for “largest public health cri- on Dec. 1, 2016. Da- service will be held her loving family, fol- Scott Smith of Derry, a deadly meningitis out- sis in this country ever by vid graduated Lynn Saturday, 12–2 p.m. lowing a brief illness. N.H., Nancy Miller of break in 2012 put “profits a pharmaceutical drug.” English and was a program in the GOODRICH Funeral She was the wife of the late Colonie, N.Y., Suzanne Brown over patients” and ignored “It’s a story of greed, cut- director at Greater Lynn Men- Home, 128 Washington St., Leonard Amaral and the late and her husband Alan of Gray, repeated warning signs ting corners and fraud,” tal Health. He was employed Lynn. Clinton Smith. Maine, and Pamela Gallant that drugs manufactured Varghese said. Born in Cambridge on Dec. and her husband Dick of Lynn, by his company were be- Cadden is charged with 25, 1924, Phyllis was the her grandchildren Tiffany, Jan- ing contaminated by mold, 25 counts of second-de- daughter of the late Alfonso ice, Christine, Robin, Dan, a prosecutor told jurors gree murder under rack- and Mary Grace (Annese) Nick, Micah, Jolene and Brad, Monday in a federal rack- eteering law and dozens Donnalee M. Jones Barnes, 65 Camuso. She was raised in her 17 great-grandchildren, eteering trial. Wakefield, attended Wakefield her brother Richard Camuso Barry Cadden, the former of other felonies. He has Public Schools and graduated and his wife Evelyn of Saugus, head pharmacist at the pleaded not guilty. LYNN — Donnalee Fall River and Ricky from Wakefield High School. and many nieces, nephews, now-closed New England Cadden’s lawyer, Bruce “Donna” M. (Thomp- Cameron of Lynn, She married Clinton Smith cousins, in-laws and close Compounding Center in Singal, told the jury that son) Jones Barnes, sister of Stanley and the couple moved to Mel- friends. In addition to her Framingham, is charged Cadden oversaw the com- age 65, of Lynn, Thompson, Darleene rose, where they raised their parents and husbands, Phyl- with causing the deaths of pany’s operations, but was passed away Jan.