WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 But for restaurants, a bare Market(Street) in Lynn eld By Anne Marie Tobin has been reduced to a virtual ghost an eerily empty Apple Store. formation on takeout and delivery The parking lot ITEM STAFF town. With limited traf c, MarketStreet options at several eateries to “help at MarketStreet A drive through MarketStreet on is nonetheless actively encouraging keep your family fueled and com- was nearly LYNNFIELD — How has the a bright and sunny Sunday after- the public to support its restau- fortable during this dif cult time.” empty with most coronavirus affected the popular noon during the lunch hour nor- rants that are still open with its At the time, there were eight of the shops MarketStreet shopping center? mally brings with it an exasperat- latest promotion, #TheGreatAmer- restaurants offering takeout or de- closed due to It depends on where you look. ing search for a place to park. icanTakeout, which it announced livery options, but by Sunday the the outbreak of At Whole Foods Market, it’s busi- Not so this past weekend when via email on Tuesday. Patrons are list had dwindled to six. COVID-19. ness as usual with shoppers coming the most common sights weren’t asked to order takeout or delivery Wahlburgers has taken a unique and going all day long, crowding consumers, but pedestrians, jog- from their favorite restaurant and approach, including a $5 gift card ITEM PHOTO | into the store as they check off their gers and even a resourceful young post to social media. with every food purchase and has SPENSER HASAK grocery lists. boy playing street hockey — alone MarketStreet sent out a mass The rest of the center, however, — in the middle of the street near email last week with detailed in- LYNNFIELD, A3 Saugus Salvation BillBill records Army is BrothertonBrot its fourth in retreat By Steve Krause Senior COVID case ITEM STAFF The COVID-19 health crisis has af- moment By Elyse Carmosino fected the Salvation Army in a few ITEM STAFF ways — and in a few locations. SAUGUS — More cases of COVID-19 While the Lynn citadel at the bot- at the have been diagnosed in Saugus, bring- tom of Franklin Street has expand- ing the total number of local cases up ed its food program to run ve days to four. a week instead of its usual three, grocer Town Manager Scott Crabtree an- the donation and drop-off center in Saugus along with the family thrift nounced Monday the Saugus Health It’s dark and rainy as I Department received noti cation that store, all on Route 1 South next to the 99 Restaurant, have been closed pull into the parking lot more residents tested positive for the at the Market Basket in virus, which the CDC reports is trans- until further notice. “We would appeal to the public to Middleton. It’s 5:28 a.m. mitted primarily via respiratory drop- I’m going food shopping lets produced when an infected person please hold off on donations to our with the old people. coughs or sneezes. drop-off sites and our main loca- I’m not the rst one “The Town of Saugus is asking parents tion site in Saugus,” said Lt. Joseph here. There are about 50 to avoid sending kids to the parks and Swistak, administrator for business cars outside. A steady play areas where the virus may be trans- of The Salvation Army Adult Reha- mitted and/or social distancing cannot bilitation Center in Saugus. “There stream of seniors hurried- be maintained pursuant to the governor is nobody there to man these sites, ly shuf e into the grocery and Saugus Health Department orders,” and what happens is that they get store. Market Basket, like read a statement by the Town Manager’s picked through, and the donations most supermarket chains, of ce. “Fields, tennis courts, and other end up being something that’s not is opening its stores early elds have been locked where applicable usable.” — 5:30 to 7 a.m. Tuesdays for the safety of the public.” While the distribution center and through Thursdays — for Test results are typically provided by thrift store remain closed, the adult the elderly during this the MDPH to the local Board of Health, rehabilitation center, also on Route coronavirus crisis. and Saugus’ positive cases as of Sun- 1, remains open — with provisions. The non-elderly are day were included in the 525 cases an- The main provision is that until the wisely home in bed, sleep- nounced by the Massachusetts Depart- crisis has been judged to have passed, ing like babies. Chrono- ment of Public Health on the same day, nobody is going either in or out. logically-challenged folks March 22. Capt. Kevin Johnson of the Lynn Salvation “Everyone there is sheltering in like 66-year-old me are (As of Tuesday, March 24, that num- Army citadel hands out a box of food. The facili- place,” said Swistak. “We are trying unrealistically frantic ber has climbed to 777.) ty’s gym has been turned into a food center. Be- to keep everyone safe. that Gov. Charlie Baker hind him is social worker Emily Mercado, who SAUGUS, A3 is keeping track of the food being distributed. SALVATION ARMY, A3 BROTHERTON, A3 Opinion Sweet success for Swampscott businesswoman Commentary: Some of us can’t By Gayla Cawley wasn’t taken as seriously because she isolate. A4 ITEM STAFF was a woman. Even today, she deals with some of those same attitudes in Commentary: SWAMPSCOTT — There have been her business dealings with male com- The chip on our strides since Erin Calvo-Bacci, now a petitors because her short stature shoulder. A4 successful business owner, was break- makes her appear younger than she is. ing into the manufacturing eld two “There is a lot that women have to Sports decades ago, but she said women are put up with, which is frustrating,” said English’s Guzman still facing some of the same “concern- Calvo-Bacci. “However I’m almost 50. commits to Franklin ing” challenges. I have three daughters. So, everything Pierce. B1 Calvo-Bacci, 49, is the owner of CB I have gone through are teachable mo- Stuffer, which has its chocolate man- ments and talkable opportunities to Saugus’ World ufacturing plant in Swampscott. The not been easy. Calvo-Bacci said she’s Series Park prepare them for the world.” welcomes another company’s products are sold online faced unique challenges as a woman in For instance, when she was pregnant local sponsor. B1 and in specialty stores across the the business world. with her rst child, Calvo-Bacci found ITEM FILE PHOTO country. When she was breaking into her Erin Calvo-Bacci However, getting to that point has eld, Calvo-Bacci found that she SWAMPSCOTT, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 45° VOL. 141, ISSUE 89 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 37° POLICE/FIRE .............................A7 FOOD ........................................B3 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 OBITUARIES Sylvia M. Parker, 87 Multiple Tony-winning playwright METHUEN — Sylvia M. (Alley) Parker, age 87, of Methuen, Terrence McNally dies at 81 formerly of Lynn, died Sun- day at Holy Family Hospital in NEW YORK (AP) — Valour! Compassion!” Methuen after a brief illness. Terrence McNally, one earned him another Tony She was the wife of the late of America’s great play- Award for its portrayal of Roger S. Parker. wrights whose proli c eight gay men facing is- Born and raised in Lynn, she career included winning sues of delity, love and was the daughter of the late Tony Awards for the plays happiness. Clarence and Alberta (Ellison) “Love! Valour! Compas- “Theater changes hearts, Alley. She was a graduate of sion!” and “Master Class” that secret place where Lynn English High School, and the musicals “Rag- we all truly live,” he said Class of 1950 and received time” and “Kiss of the at the 2019 Tony Awards, her Bachelor of Science de- Spider Woman,” has died where he accepted a life- gree in Education from Salem of complications from the time achievement award. State Teacher’s College in coronavirus. He was 81. “The world needs artists 1954. She had lived in Lynn McNally died Tuesday at more than ever to remind for the greater part of her life Sarasota Memorial Hospi- us what truth and beauty until moving to her daughter tal in Sarasota, Florida, and kindness really are.” according to representa- Diane’s home in Methuen in ily feels blessed to have had F. Murray Abraham, tive Matt Polk. McNally 2015. her in their lives and will miss the Oscar-winner who was a lung cancer survivor Sylvia had worked as a her greatly. appeared on Broadway She is survived by her son, who lived with chronic in- fourth grade teacher at the FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS in “The Ritz” said of Mc- Bruce Parker and his wife Lin- ammatory lung disease. Callahan School in Lynn for Playwright Terrence McNally attends the 73rd Nally: “His plays are a many years until her retire- da of Woburn; two daughters, His plays and musicals annual Tony Awards “Meet the Nominees” pleasure to do, but what ment. She had also worked Diane Perez of Methuen and explored how people con- as a receptionist for H&R Susan Rielly and her husband nect — or fail to. With press day in New York. he says is important, too. Block in the late 1970s and Tim of Brockton; two grand- wit and thoughtfulness, And he’s like a fountain he early 1980s.