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DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 DEALS OF THE Candidate Gonzalez $DAY$ talks a Blue streak PG. 3 By Gayla Cawley summer after Baker cut ferry service to ITEM STAFF Boston this year, citing a lack of rider- DEALS ship. The service ran in 2014, 2015 and LYNN — Democratic gubernatorial 2017. OF THE candidate Jay Gonzalez promised to Under former Gov. Deval Patrick — bring ferry service back to Lynn and ex- Gonzalez was Patrick’s budget chief $DAY$ tend the Blue Line to the city during a — the state contributed $8.5 million to PG. 3 brief visit with local supporters on Mon- build the ferry pier and a parking lot off day. the Lynnway. Gonzalez is vying to unseat Gov. Char- On a chilly afternoon, the parking lot lie Baker, the Swampscott Republican was largely vacant. running for a second, four-year term. “In the grand scheme of things, the The election is Nov. 6. cost (of bringing back ferry service) is DEALS Gonzalez chose to make his remarks nominal and it is exactly the kind of at the Blossom Street ferry terminal on OF THE the Lynnway, which was not in use this GONZALEZ, A3 Jay Gonzalez$DAY$ PG. 3 QUESTION 1 DEALS OF THE Patient-nurse limits: This proposed law would limit how many$DA patientsY$ could be assigned to each registered nurse in MassachusettsPG. 3 hospitals and certain other health care facilities. Tedesco’s Green YES NO driving toward By Karla Robles By Noelle Dulong Every day in Massachusetts, patients in I am a Lynn resident, an emergency de- retirement our hospitals push a call button and wait … partment bedside nurse, and up until last and wait … for a registered nurse to come to month, a member of the Massachusetts By Steve Krause Tedesco Coun- their aid. You could be one of those patients. Nurses Association (MNA). I am voting No You might be in severe pain, or frightened on Question 1 and respectfully ask that you ITEM STAFF try Club club or disoriented. You need help, but you wait, do the same. pro Bob Green MARBLEHEAD — Bob sometimes for hours, to receive the care you From the day I started my nursing career, announced Green has rubbed elbows with need. Thankfully, in some cases the wait experienced colleagues helped me under- the crème de la crème of golf. Monday that causes no serious harm. But with some fre- stand the needs of complex patients. We But he says that at the end of he will be quency, the lack of a quick response from a were nurses working together with other the day, what gives him the stepping down nurse can trigger a downturn in a patient’s medical professionals to make decisions most satisfaction is knowing at the end of condition; or lead to a serious and costly that ensured the highest quality of care. he’s been involved in the hap- next year. complication. And a two-day hospital stay Even in the most chaotic of emergency sit- piest parts of people’s lives. turns into a six-day stay. uations, we made sure our patients were Green, 69, announced Mon- ITEM PHOTO | Today, you are only admitted to a hospital treated with the highest possible care. day he will be stepping down OWEN O’ROURKE if your medical condition is severe enough Question 1 forces voters in Massachu- at the end of next year, which that you require around-the-clock monitor- setts to approve nurse staf ng ratios that would be his 41st as the club ing and care from a registered nurse. How- strip decision-making from registered pro at Tedesco Country Club. ever, hospital executives assign nurses too nurses. If it passes, a rigid law will de- Green hasn’t lost his passion many patients to safely care for at once, a termine how many patients a nurse can for the game of golf or the busi- dangerous practice that leads to more pa- handle, regardless of skill, experience, or a ness of overseeing a pristine tient infections, bedsores, medication er- patient’s speci c needs. Our exibility will golf course and the ever-rotat- rors, and worse. be stripped away, leaving inexperienced ing group of young people who Don’t be fooled by the millions of dollars nurses on their own with patients of var- help him do it. But, he says, on deceptive advertisements from the hos- ied complexity, increasing emergency room the grind of all can wear him pital industry making false claims and wait times, and reducing access and quali- out, and that he wants to enjoy stoking fear among the public. Massachu- ty of care for all. retirement — and golf — while setts’ hospitals can afford to invest in better For all RNs, patients come rst. We look he’s still healthy enough to do patient care. This is a $28 billion industry, out for both the people in our care and it. almost exclusively comprised of large, top- the other nurses and medical staff on our “I’ve been fortunate enough heavy corporate healthcare networks. But teams. We value our autonomy but rely on to be healthy,” said Green, who hospital executives make choices about one another. We adjust to changing circum- spent the fall as coach of the what to do with their vast resources, and stances and make staf ng decisions based Marblehead High golf team they should be choosing to make this in- on patient need and the skill level of our — a job he loves and hopes to vestment in patient care for the safety of team. When we need help, we ask for it, and keep after he retires from Te- you and your loved ones. other nurses and care team members come desco. “That’s a big thing to Currently, there is no limit on the number to our aid. GREEN, A3 YES, A3 NO, A3 Prosecutors will seek death penalty in synagogue shooting INSIDE Opinion By Allen G. Breed, Mark Scolforo professors, dentists and physicians. preliminary hearing on Thursday, when pros- Brotherton: Lucky, and Maryclaire Dale Bowers was charged with offenses that in- ecutors will outline their case. He did not en- indeed to share the ASSOCIATED PRESS cluded causing death while obstructing a per- ter a plea. Sox with Dad. A4 son’s right to the free exercise of religion — a During the brief proceeding, Bowers talked PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors hate crime — and using a gun to commit mur- with two court-appointed lawyers and said Sports are pressing for the death penalty against St. Mary’s golf wins 46-year-old truck driver Robert Gregory Bow- der. He was also charged under state law with little more than “Yes” in a soft voice a few criminal homicide, aggravated assault and times in response to routine questions from Division 3 state ers, the alleged gunman who authorities say championship. B1 ethnic intimidation. the judge. Courtroom deputies freed one of his expressed hatred of Jews during the attack Bowers was released from the hospital cuffed hands so he could sign paperwork. that killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh syna- Krause: Colombo was a where he was treated for wounds suffered in gogue Saturday morning, who later told po- He was expressionless. coaching legend. B1 lice, “I just want to kill Jews” and “All these a gun battle with police. Hours later he was “It was not the face of villainy that I thought Jews need to die.” wheeled into a downtown federal courtroom in we’d see,” said Jon Pushinsky, a congregant St. Mary’s boys soccer The youngest of the 11 dead was 54, the old- handcuffs to face charges. dominates in win. B1 est 97. The toll included a husband and wife, A judge ordered him held without bail for a SHOOTING, A3 Marblehead student charged with making social-media threat By Gayla Cawley lice Chief Robert Picariello. to not be credible after an investigation Marblehead High School administration ITEM STAFF According to the police log, a father re- and identi ed the student who sent the takes this seriously and will continue to ported his daughter received a text mes- message. be vigilant when information such as this MARBLEHEAD — A 16-year-old stu- sage sent to a group regarding possible The incident is under investigation and is brought to our attention.” dent has been arrested after allegedly threats and was concerned because of the Picariello said he doesn’t expect anyone threatening on social media to bring a nature of the threat. else to be charged at this time. The stu- School Superintendent Maryann Perry weapon to Marblehead High School. Marblehead High School Principal dent arrested was charged with making a did not respond to a request for comment. Marblehead Police were alerted to the Daniel Bauer said in an email to parents threat to school. threat on Sunday evening and had a a “concerning social media exchange” ref- “The student who was identi ed in the Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcaw- presence at the school on Monday out of erenced a student bringing a weapon to threat will not be in school during the in- [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @ an abundance of caution, according to Po- school. He said police deemed the threat vestigation,” Bauer said in an email. “The GaylaCawley. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 49° VOL. 140, ISSUE 261 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... 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