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Swampscott Firefighters Quarantining Brickyard Collaborates TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 Swampscott re ghters quarantining Positive tests leave the town’s Fire Department 15 percent short By Gayla Cawley last couple of weeks.” It’s also unclear done. They are out on the front lines ITEM STAFF how the virus was contracted within and they get exposed.” the department, he said. In response to the positive tests, Ar- SWAMPSCOTT — Five Swampscott The ve COVID-positive re ghters cher said the department has hired a re ghters are quarantining after test- make up approximately 15 percent of private company to sanitize the Bur- ing positive for COVID-19, according to rill Street re station building. He said Fire Chief Graham Archer. the 33-member Swampscott Fire De- partment, Archer said. re ghters have been more cognizant of All ve re ghters are about “mid- COVID-19 precautions and that the de- way through” their 10-day mandatory “That’s kind of a lot, especially when you consider the close contacts and partment has been in contact with the quarantine period, Archer said, noting Lynn Fire Department, which can pro- that the period would be extended for those people needing to quarantine as well,” said Archer. “Those guys are out vide mutual aid if the spread becomes any department member who begins to worse in Swampscott. show symptoms. there. They’re out there responding. “The re ghters have doubled down Archer could not provide an exact date The town is experiencing a signi cant on their mask-wearing and being aware for when the re ghters were infected, surge in cases and they’re responding but said they tested positive “within the to medical (calls) as they have always SWAMPSCOTT, A3 ITEM PHOTO |OLIVIA FALCIGNO The Brickyard Collaborative has been awarded $100,000 to help Lynn businesses deal with COVID-19. A Lynn poster designed by a local Lynn art- awarded ist is displayed in the workspace. Brickyard $1.2M in collaborates COVID relief with Lynn By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF businesses By Guthrie Scrimgeour LYNN — The city of ITEM STAFF Lynn has been awarded an additional $1.2 million LYNN — The Brickyard Collaborative, a in federal coronavirus re- Lynn makerspace, was surprised to receive lief funding, which will be a $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts used to boost struggling Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC), businesses and nonpro ts. COURTESY OF PEABODY HISTORICAL SOCIETY which aims to help small businesses cope Awarded through the This photo from 1921 shows members of the University of Peabody football team, with the technical issues of COVID-19. U.S. Department of Hous- including Edward Brawley, top right, who coached the team in the 1920s and 30s. “They were supposed to announce them ing and Urban Develop- at the end of August and I didn’t hear, so ment (HUD), the funds I’d just forgotten about it,” said Ted Dillard, have been allocated to the executive director and janitor of the Brick- city through the Corona- University of Peabody? yard Collaborative. “Then mid-December virus Aid, Relief, and Eco- they told us. I’m excited. It’s going to allow nomic Security (CARES) us to do quite a lot of cool stuff for Lynn.” Act, which was signed into Yes, it really existed. The MGCC’s Small Business Technical law last March. Assistance Grant Program is intended to The funds will be ad- provide “technical assistance and training ministered by the city’s By Daniel Kane in college and still hungry for guise was calling themselves ITEM STAFF some time on the gridiron, a university to attract teams grants to small businesses located in Gate- Department of Commu- way cities, and other under-resourced and turned to the University of to play them.” nity Development (DCD) PEABODY — When you low- (to) moderate-income communities in and the Economic Devel- Peabody to scratch the itch. And the team didn’t just at- picture thousands of peo- Massachusetts,” with a particular focus “on opment & Industrial Cor- The team’s name in itself tract opponents. They often ple ocking to a stadium to under-resourced and low- (to) moderate-in- poration of Lynn (EDIC/ was a bit misleading. The beat them. watch football on a Sunday university had no campus, come businesses and entrepreneurs.” Lynn), which will then The football “university” The collaborative is already using the distribute grants ranging night, the bright lights of the no buildings, no classes and played games from 1921 grant for several projects: making posters from $2,000 to $10,000 to NFL probably come to mind. no students, just high-per- to 1936, winning state and graphics, signage, data collection, soft- local small businesses and But at one point, in order forming athletes — and that semi-professional football ware upgrades and workforce-management grant amounts depending to get those massive crowds was enough for the locals to championships in 1923 and solutions. on need to nonpro ts. and a showcase of top-tier eat it up. 1924. Dillard cited several examples of services All funding is subject to football talent, you didn’t “It was really a group of They did it all playing out they have provided to small businesses, HUD regulations, which have to travel any farther guys that played high school of a stadium that was located including providing electronic occupancy include prioritizing funds than Peabody. ball and, for the most part, on Central Street. The site of counters and personal protective equip- for residents who have Just about 100 years ago never went to (college),” said the eld is now located be- ment materials, as well as helping busi- low- and moderate-income to the date, athletes, some Nora Bigelow, assistant cura- hind the Peabody Housing nesses navigate the grant process. The levels, and businesses that just graduating from high tor of the Peabody Historical retain and create low- to school, others having played Society and Museum. “Their PEABODY, A3 LYNN, A3 moderate-income jobs, ac- cording to Mayor Thomas M. McGee’s of ce. STEVE KRAUSE “This additional CARES Act funding is long over- COMMENTARY Salem supports city COVID due and desperately need- ed for the local business- es and nonpro ts, which It’s the age response, but not country’s have been adversely af- The federal government’s Mayor Kimberley Driscoll. fected by the COVID-19 By Guthrie Scrimgeour response was considered “The data from this survey pandemic,” said McGee. of the aged ITEM STAFF “poor” by 69 percent of Sa- is being closely reviewed by “This has been an incredi- lem residents, while the bly challenging year for so These last few months have been an im- our city’s COVID Response SALEM — A survey of city’s response was only con- many within our commu- probable combination of the lms “The Curi- Task Force, and we will de- Salem residents showed a sidered “poor” by 5 percent nity who have lost their ous Case of Benjamin Button” and “Cocoon.” velop additional strategies stark disparity in how they of residents. jobs or businesses. You remember those. In the rst, the pro- and approaches based on viewed the city’s response Also viewed positively was this important informa- “We’ll continue to work tagonist ages backwards. In the second, gee- to the COVID-19 pandemic with and advocate for ad- zers in a retirement community discover a the state response, which tion.” compared to that of the fed- was considered “excellent” Residents felt the city was ditional resources for our pool with these weird pods on the bottom, eral government. swim in it, and recapture their youth. or “good” by 69 percent of doing a “good job” of provid- local businesses through Of the 2,463 residents who our state and federal part- That’s what life feels like in 2020 and 2021. residents surveyed. ing testing opportunities, responded to the survey, 81 ners as we move forward It actually began in the middle of last year “I’m very grateful to the with 88 percent of respon- percent rated Salem’s re- in this pandemic,” he said. when the 74-year-old incumbent president thousands of Salem resi- dents reporting that they sponse to the pandemic to be The city’s proposed was the younger of the two who were vying dents who took the time to have generally good access “excellent” or “good,” while breakdown of the $1.2 for the job. The other guy — the one who share their feedback and to COVID testing and 85 only 13 percent said the million includes $812,525 won — was 78 when he was inaugurated thoughts with us as we con- percent saying that the city for small business grants, last week. same of the administration tinue to plan and implement is doing an “excellent” or $220,000 for reimburse- of former President Donald actions to respond to the ment of small business AGE, A2 Trump. COVID-19 pandemic,” said SALEM, A2 grants, and $180,000 for nonpro ts, according to a legal ad placed by the city. INSIDE “It’s much-needed in the business community,” said Opinion STOP THE SPREAD. FOLLOW THE RULES. James Cowdell, EDIC/ Sheon Karol: Lynn executive director. Are we resilient or STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN WASH YOUR HANDS “We will be able to help fragile? A4 over a hundred businesses with those grant monies.” LOOK! With grants ranging Lynn eld Recreation from $2,000 to $10,000, Department offers how much a business re- new programs FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING ceives will be based on a starting late COVID, A3 January.
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